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hi everyone, my name is pickpocket and i will be your host for the Armor Gamer Championship events. We will see a lot of excitement in this game. Here are the rules...
10 people can sign up at one time. all others must wait till the season ends to join. what will happen in this game is i will say a random game on AG. Once you know what the game is, you must go and play this game. once you play it, either take a screen shot, or simply post your high score on the leader boards. YOU CAN ONLY USE THE SCORE THAT YOU GOT THAT TIME. YOU CANNOT USE OTHER SCORES. you may replay the game and post higher scores. this will eliminate your lower score. keep replaying until you get the best score possible by the end of the week.
once 10 people are ready to play, the game will be announced. all players must go and play this game, or be disculalfied from the Championship. in the starting round, the people with the 4 LOWEST high scores are eliminated from the game. the remaning 6 will go onto the next weeks game. for the 2nd round, the 3 players with the worst scores are eliminated. this leaves 3 players on the third round. for this round, you must get the highest score of the three. the person with the highest score in the 3rd round wins the Championship! the winner is not alowed to play in the next season, but is alowed to give game recomendations to me for everyone to play. the winner can not play two season back to back, but can play after sitting out one round.
Who will be the ultimate Armor Gamer?
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Wednesday 12:00am on the dot?
11:59pm We get the full day.
I think by now its obvious. Shawner, congratulations, you have won the AG championship. Now to turn the game over to pickpocket again. I'll start sign ups for him.
Crushed by projects this week, but next week should be open, so I'll join again.
sign up list so far:
I really need something to help me get more active and I think that this could help. I'll join!
I'll sign again, I find these pretty fun.
Little pig! Little pig! Let me in!
I sign up.
Signing up again because why not. But guys, I didn't come alone.
^^^Not me btw, but he may be joining
I would love to be a part of this.
I guess this is where I say I sign?
I'd like to sign up too.
Let's make this a true AG vs Kong battle.
AG vs. Kong again, eh?
AG vs. Kong again, eh?
Just wait until the Armor Games World Championship.
Should I ask our good buddy MaistlinRajere to join?
Maybe even Ben? Best? Cirp?
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[Detail] The little train robbery / Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 1905
Collection Overview
Inventing Entertainment: The Edison Companies showcases the work of prolific inventor Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931). Known as the "Wizard of Menlo Park," Edison patented 1,093 inventions, including the phonograph, the kinetograph (a motion picture camera), and the kinetoscope (a motion picture viewer). In addition to being a renowned inventor, Edison became a prominent manufacturer and businessman by selling his inventions. This site features 341 motion pictures, 81 sound recordings, photographs, original articles, and other related materials.
Special Features
These online exhibits provide context and additional information about this collection.
- Edison Biography
- Edison Motion Pictures: The Edison Manufacturing Co. and Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
- Edison Sound Recordings: The National Phonograph Co. and Thomas A. Edison, Inc.
- Timeline for Inventing Entertainment
Historical Eras
These historical era(s) are best represented in the collection although they may not be all-encompassing.
- Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
- Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
Related Collections and Exhibits
These collections and exhibits contain thematically-related primary and secondary sources. Also browse the Collection Finder for more related material on the American Memory Web site.
- Alexander Graham Bell Papers, 1862-1939
- American Treasures of the Library of Congress
- Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey
- Before and After the Great Earthquake and Fire: Early Films of San Francisco, 1897-1916
- Inside an American Factory: Films of the Westinghouse Works, 1904
- Last Days of a President: Films of McKinley, 1901
- The Life of a City: Early Films of New York, 1898-1906
- Origins of American Animation
- The Spanish-American War in Pictures, 1898-1901
Other Resources
Recommended additional sources of information.
Search Tips
Specific guidance for searching this collection
To search for films throughout all American Memory collections, use the All Collections Search Engine. Be sure to limit your search results to "Motion Pictures."
Search all items in the collection using the keyword Search and Subject Index.
Browse only motion pictures using Alphabetical Title List of Edison Motion Pictures and Motion Picture Subject Index.
Browse only sound recordings using Alphabetical List of Edison Disc Titles and Sound Recordings Subject Index.
For help with general search strategies, see Finding Items in American Memory.
Please Note: The Alphabetical Title List on the Inventing Entertainment Home Page links to the database and search engine of the defunct American Memory collection, Early Motion Pictures. The contents of Early Motion Pictures are now available in a variety of film-related American Memory collections. To remain within the Inventing Entertainment collection, please browse for files using either the Alphabetical Title List of Edison Motion Pictures or Edison Disc Titles
U.S. History
The films in Inventing Entertainment document life during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries with footage of events such as the Spanish-American War, the Pan-American Exposition of 1901, and the funeral of President William McKinley. Unlike contemporary feature-length films, these short pieces were often exhibited as a series within a vaudeville program. Special Presentations in the collection chronicle Thomas Edison's life and his involvement in the phonograph and motion picture industries. The presentations also provide historical context for the development of the popular twentieth-century medium of narrative films.
Please Note: The bibliographic pages of the collection's items contain links to the Early Motion Pictures Search Engine. This search function accesses films from other American Memory collections that are not otherwise available via the Inventing Entertainment collection and its search engine. For best results, please be aware of which search function you are using at all times.
Thomas Edison
Thomas Alva Edison (1847-1931) was a prolific inventor and successful businessman who dramatically influenced modern life in the twentieth century. This collection's Special Presentations, magazine articles, and audio and video recordings provide information about Edison's personal life and his commercial success.
Edison earned the first of 1,093 patents in 1869 for an electric vote recorder. The Special Presentation, "The Life of Thomas Edison," explains that when politicians were reluctant to use the machine, "he decided that in the future he would not waste time inventing things that no one wanted." This emphasis on function and profit is reflected in the inventor's comments in "Edison Views the World at Seventy," (one of two 1917 interviews available in this collection), when he explains his recent work in chemistry:
For most of my life I refused to work at any problem unless its solution seemed to be capable of being put to commercial use . . . . I have always been more interested in chemistry than in physics, but I got into electricity and stuck there for a long time . . . . Oddly enough it was the war that gave me the chance I had been looking for to putter with chemicals. I mean that the cutting off of our supplies made it advantageous to find out how to manufacture [chemicals] in this country. (page 2)
- Which of Edison's inventions do you think were most important? Why?
- Why do you think that Edison was such a successful businessman?
- What does Edison's career suggest about the factors that influence invention? What is the impact of the public's reaction, the inventor's genius and interests, and the inventor's financial needs?
Another side of Edison is revealed in the 1919 recording, Let Us Not Forget. In this rare public speech, the inventor comments on the national sacrifices made during World War I, addresses the end of the conflict, and celebrates national courage: "The word, American, has a new meaning in Europe . . . We are proud of the North Americans who risked their lives for the liberty of the world."
- What contributions do you think that Edison made to his country?
- How might Edison have viewed his relationship to his country?
- Why do you think that Edison recorded the address, Let Us Not Forget?
Three years later, Edison allowed the motion picture camera to focus on its inventor in the six-part series, A Day with Thomas A. Edison. This documentary recorded the 74-year-old Edison's collaborations with his staff, conversations with industrial leaders, and supervision of the factory's production line. The majority of the film (parts 3, 4, and 5) chronicles Edison's trip to the incandescent light bulb factory and details its manufacturing process.
- Why do you think that Edison allowed cameras to document his activities in A Day with Thomas A. Edison?
- Why do you think that the film devoted so much time to the manufacturing of light bulbs?
- How do you think that the public might have perceived Edison?
- What do his public appearances (in the interviews, recording, and film) imply about Edison's status as a private businessman and a public figure?
- Do you think that there are any contemporary businessmen or inventors who rival Edison and his contribution to modern life? If so, then who? If not, then why?
The Phonograph and Motion Picture Industries
During the February 1917 interview, "Edison Views the World at Seventy," the inventor said that his favorite creation was the phonograph: "[T]he development . . . was most interesting, but it took a long time-thirty years," (page 2). The Special Presentation, "The Life of Thomas Edison" explains that the phonograph was an outgrowth of the inventor's work on the telephone and telegraph. He successfully recorded sound "with a tinfoil-coated cylinder and a diaphragm and needle" in 1877. A year later, he formed the Edison Speaking Phonograph Company.
This collection's histories of the "Edison Cylinder Phonograph" and "Edison Disc Phonograph" chronicle the machine's evolution from a business dictation system to a home entertainment luxury item. The transition in marketing the phonograph is reflected in two of the collection's films. The Stenographer's Friend (1910) presents the Edison Business Phonograph as a means to increase productivity in a modern office. The Voice of the Violin (1915) uses Edison's record shop and music laboratory as settings and explains that the new phonograph records are the result of "four years of research work in acoustics and chemistry and over two million dollars in experiments alone."
- How does the film, The Stenographer's Friend depict the concerns of a modern office?
- How do The Stenographer's Friend and The Voice of the Violin demonstrate the capabilities of a phonograph without the benefit of a soundtrack? How do the characters respond to the phonograph's performance?
- How does the representation of Edison's music laboratory in The Voice of the Violin compare to the manufacturing scenes of incandescent light bulbs in A Day With Thomas Edison (1922)?
Edison guaranteed the quality of his machines. In "Edison Views the World at Seventy," he declared: "[T]here is not much more to be done with the [improvement of the] phonograph," (page 2). The motion picture industry, however, was a different story.
Edison invented the Kinetograph, a single camera recording a series of images, in 1891. The Special Presentation, "History of Edison Motion Pictures," chronicles the evolution of the technology over subsequent decades as studios developed motion picture projectors and produced a variety of films for a growing audience. The filmography, "Chronological Title List of Edison Motion Pictures," supplements this history with examples from the first three decades of the motion picture industry.
- How did competition between various phonograph and motion picture companies influence the development of these technologies?
- What types of improvements were made in both industries during the first decades of the twentieth century?
- How were these technologies marketed to consumers?
Spanish-American War
On February 15, 1898, the U.S. battleship Maine exploded and sank in Cuba's Havana harbor killing 260 sailors onboard. While the cause of the explosion was unclear, many people in the United States sought to hold Spain accountable for the incident. A search on the term, battleship Maine, yields footage of the aftermath in the films, Burial of the 'Maine' Victims and Wreck of the Battleship "Maine," which was shot in Havana harbor two months after the blast.
International relations between the United States and Spain were already tense due to a debate over the island of Cuba and its independence from Spanish colonial rule. In April 1898, the United States proclaimed Cuba free from Spanish rule and declared war on Spain. A search on the phrase, Spanish-American War produces documentary footage and reenactments of the four-month conflict. (Additional footage and information on the war is available in the collection, The Spanish-American War in Motion Pictures and in the exhibit, "The World of 1898: The Spanish-American War.")
Documentaries from the war include footage of the first U.S. soldiers arriving on Cuban soil in U.S. Troops Landing at Daiquirí, Cuba and of Cuban Refugees Waiting for Rations. January 1899 footage of a triumphant U.S. Army parading through the streets of Havana in Troops at Evacuation of Havana and in General Lee's Procession is also available.
The risk was far too great for cameramen to film actual battles in the Spanish-American War but studios capitalized on the public's interest by filming reenactments of the conflicts. National Guard troops recreated several scenes in New Jersey, including an attack on a Spanish scouting party in Cuban Ambush and Spanish soldiers executing Cuban rebels in Shooting Captured Insurgents.
- How do you think that audiences might have responded to the documentary footage of the battleship Maine and of U.S. troops in Cuba?
- When describing the documentary, Cuban Refugees Waiting for Rations, the Edison catalog explains, "One expects to see just such men as these, after the centuries of Spanish oppression and tyranny. As they come forward, their walk, even, is listless and lifeless." How do the documentaries (and the Edison catalog summaries) depict the Cubans?
- How are the Cubans portrayed in the reenactments?
- Are there any differences in the representation of Cubans in the two formats? How do you think that U.S. audiences might have responded to these depictions?
- What aspects of war are featured in documentaries and reenactments? What do you think are the limitations of each format?
- Do you think that these films contributed to the U.S. war effort? If so, how?
The Paris Exposition of 1900 and the Pan-American Exposition of 1901
International expositions or "World's Fairs" were popular pastimes in the United States and Europe from the middle of the nineteenth century to the start of World War I. These venues entertained millions while celebrating culture, commerce, and technology.
A search on the term, Paris Exposition, produces footage from the Paris Exposition of 1900--the third such fair held in the city, which boasted approximately 40 million visitors between April and November. Films from this collection include, Panorama from the Moving Boardwalk, the Panorama of Eiffel Tower (a "temporary building" held over from the 1889 Exposition), the Palace of Electricity, and the Scene in the Swiss Village where children in native costumes performed for the camera.
A year later, the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, drew approximately 8 million people between May and November 1901. The official start of the Pan-American Exposition occurred on May 20, 1901 with Vice President Theodore Roosevelt leading a procession across the fairgrounds in Opening, Pan-American Exposition.
A search on the term, Pan American, yields additional footage of the fair's attractions, including the three-part series, A Trip Around the Pan-American Exposition. This film guides viewers on a tour through the canals bordering the perimeter of the Exposition and features a number of temporary buildings constructed for the fair. (A description of these scenes is available in the summary information on the film's bibliography page.) Meanwhile, films such as Pan-American Exposition by Night feature closer looks at the Temple of Music and the Electric Tower, a massive construction boasting over 35,000 light bulbs.
Other pieces in the collection feature performances from the fair's foreign villages, including Spanish Dancers, acrobats in the Japanese Village, and dogsleds running across the Esquimaux Village. The final day of the Exposition featured a Sham Battle between six Native American tribes and the U. S. infantry in the fair's stadium. The two-part film of this reenactment features cavalry charges, hand-to-hand combat, and a lot of gunplay.
- What types of architectural styles and technological innovations were represented in the buildings at these expositions?
- How do you think that fair visitors responded to the entertainment in the foreign villages such as the Spanish Dancers and the Sham Battle?
- How did the temporary buildings and performances at both fairs emphasize the themes of commerce and culture?
- What do you think that these fairs suggest about popular entertainment in the United States at the turn of the century?
- What do you think that events such as the Sham Battle suggest about popular entertainment in the United States at the turn of the century?
- Are there any contemporary events or locations in the United States that offer a similar entertainment experience to a World's Fair?
The Assassination of President William McKinley
The Pan-American Exposition became part of the tragic history of the United States on September 6, 1901, when anarchist Leon Czolgosz approached President William McKinley in the Temple of Music and fired two shots into the president's chest and abdomen. The film, The Mob Outside the Temple of Music . . . documents the crowd's attempt to reach the assassin moments after the shooting. President McKinley died eight days later due to complications from his gunshot wounds. He was the third U.S. president to be assassinated since the Civil War.
A search on the terms, McKinley and exposition, yield images of some of the president's last public appearances reviewing U.S. infantry troops and delivering his final speech on the day before the shooting. Meanwhile, a search on McKinley and funeral produces films of the president's funeral procession in Canton, including President Roosevelt at the Canton Station and McKinley's Funeral Entering Westlawn Cemetery. This series also includes The Martyred Presidents, a tribute to Presidents Lincoln, Garfield, and McKinley that the Edison catalog promoted as "most valuable as an ending to the series of McKinley funeral pictures."
In October 1901, Leon Czolgosz was convicted of the McKinley's assassination, sentenced to death, and executed. Execution of Czolgosz features an image of the execution site, Auburn Prison, on the morning of the event, as well as a reenactment of the assassin's death in the electric chair based on details from an eyewitness account.
- How do you think that audiences might have responded to the films documenting McKinley's last presidential actions and his funeral?
- Why do you think that the Edison company offered The Martyred Presidents as an ending to the funeral series? What does this film suggests about President McKinley's place in U.S. history?
- How do you think that audiences might have responded to the Execution of Czolgosz?
- Do you think that audiences viewed documentary films of current events and reenactments in the same way? What expectations might audiences have had of each format?
- What value does the footage of the exterior of the Auburn Prison on the morning of Czolgosz's execution add to the piece featuring the reenactment of the execution?
- Is there a difference in filming a live event and recreating it for a camera at a later date? If so, what?
- How are reenactments used in contemporary film and television? Are all contemporary reenactments clearly identified as reenactments? Do you think that there are any potential benefits to an audience failing to recognize footage as a reenactment?
- Do you think that there are any potential dangers to an audience failing to recognize a reenactment?
- Do you think that there are implications to using reenactments within a documentary-style production?
- Do you think that reenactments should be clearly identified if they are used in news programs?
Critical Thinking
The film and audio recordings collected in Inventing Entertainment provide opportunities to chronicle the evolution of the motion picture industry and its influence on popular entertainment. Footage of vaudeville performers provides a catalyst to assess the demise of theatrical film during the early-twentieth century. Films of the Western genre can prompt a discussion on how certain styles transcend the media after entering the nation's cultural vocabulary. Additional films can be analyzed to discuss the merits of public executions and to research historic firsts in technology and popular entertainment.
Chronological Thinking Skills
An August 1910 article on Thomas Edison, "Who's Who in the Film Game," describes the motion picture camera as "the absolute foundation of an amusement business that encircles the world, giving employment to thousands and numbering its daily devotees by hundreds and hundreds of thousands." The Special Presentations, "The Timeline for Inventing Entertainment," and "The Life of Thomas Edison" provide an opportunity to chronicle the early history of the motion picture industry and the relationship between technology and the development of narrative forms.
The filmography, "Chronological Title List of Edison Motion Pictures," features examples of motion pictures from the first three decades of the industry's history, beginning with the Dickson Greeting (1891). Non-fiction "actualities" of vaudeville performers, documentaries, and comic sketches featuring trick photography gradually gave way to longer narratives such as an adaptation of the fairy tale, Jack and the Beanstalk and original tales such as the famous Western, The Great Train Robbery (1903).
The motion picture industry of the early twentieth century provided an opportunity to create these new types of narratives but many studios based projects on the proven success of their competitors. The Special Presentation, "The History of Edison Motion Pictures," explains that competition often resulted in different studios remaking the same film. For example, How a French Nobleman Got a Wife . . . (1904) was a remake of the Biograph Studios film, Personal (1904), but Edison's picture became the most successful film of the year.
- How did competition and technological innovations in the motion picture industry influence the narratives of the films and establish certain genres?
- Why do you think that Edison's studio copied other studios' work?
- Do you think that copying other people's stories is a concern in the contemporary film industry?
Historical Comprehension: Vaudeville and Motion Pictures
Vaudeville was a popular stage entertainment in the United States during the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. Actors, singers, athletes, comedians, magicians, dancers, and other performers entertained middle-class audiences in theaters across the country. This collection features footage of vaudeville entertainers such as modern-day Hercules, Eugene Sandow, dancers such as the Leander Sisters and Carmencita, Venezuelan rope and slack wire walker Juan Caicedo, and the acrobatic comic duo, Robetta and Doretto. A search on the term, vaudeville, results in audio recordings of comic songs such as Gasoline Gus and His Jitney Bus and a variety of vaudeville films.
Film projectors entered vaudeville theaters in 1896 and they eventually became the biggest attraction on the bill. While the comic film, Uncle Josh at the Moving Picture Show exaggerates people's reaction to the realism of the silver screen, it also demonstrates how theaters featured a variety of short films. Motion pictures such as The Enchanted Drawing and The Magician employ trick photography as a modern magic show, almost impossible to duplicate as a live stage performance. Meanwhile, documentaries such as the series of films depicting the aftermath of a cyclone in Galveston, Texas, including, Panorama of Galveston Power House and the Panoramic View of Tremont Hotel, Galveston displayed both the devastation of the area and the impressive ability of the motion picture camera to provide news images across the country.
A year later, footage of President William McKinley's funeral circulated the theaters in a similar series. (Additional themes are listed in the Special Presentation, "Overview of Edison Motion Pictures by Genre.")
While vaudeville temporarily flourished by incorporating motion pictures in their programs, the film industry eventually took center stage as many vaudeville entertainers leapt to the silver screen and theaters were converted to accommodate movies. Additional films and other vaudeville materials are available in the American Memory collection, American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment 1870-1920.
- What styles of humor are used in comic songs such as Gasoline Gus and His Jitney Bus?
- Why do you think that so many vaudeville performers were featured in early films?
- What do you think were the potential benefits for audiences and motion picture distributors in featuring a vaudeville performance on film?
- How did vaudeville and other forms of popular entertainment influence the development of motion pictures?
- Why do you think that motion pictures eventually became more popular than vaudeville?
- Are certain elements of vaudeville still apparent in contemporary motion pictures?
Historical Analysis and Interpretation: The American West
During the nineteenth century, popular entertainment such as dime novels and stage plays established the Western genre while blurring the line between fact and fiction. For example, William Cody was a soldier, hunter, and Indian scout whose exploits were celebrated and exaggerated in Ned Buntline's Buffalo Bill dime novels. In 1872, Cody first portrayed Buffalo Bill on stage. He successfully adopted the public persona for future performances and later wrote his own dime novels and an autobiography about frontier life. He also established "Buffalo Bill's Wild West" in 1883.
This troupe of cowboys, Native Americans, and other performers dramatized frontier life for audiences across the United States and Europe with skill-demonstrations and reenactments of buffalo hunts, armed conflicts, and traditional dances. A search on the term, wild west, yields films such as Buffalo Bill's Wild West Parade, Native American performances of the Buffalo Dance and the Sioux Ghost Dance and skill-demonstrations such as a cowboy riding a bucking bronco and sharpshooter Annie Oakley firing at targets in Edison's New Jersey studio.
- How do the performances of Buffalo Bill's troupe depict life in the West?
- How do you think that audiences might have responded to the performers in Buffalo Bill's Wild West?
- How did Buffalo Bill's Wild West compare to other popular stage entertainments of the era such as vaudeville?
- How did the skills and feats of performers such as Annie Oakley and Native American dancers compare to their counterparts on the vaudeville stage?
- How did the performers in Buffalo Bill's Wild West compare to performers featured in the foreign village of the Pan-American Exposition of 1901?
- What does the employment of real Native Americans and cowboys contribute to these shows?
- How does the contemporary appeal of the Western genre in books, film, and television compare to the appeal of the Buffalo Bill's Wild West?
The traditions of the Western genre continued in early films such as The Great Train Robbery (1903), which Edison's motion picture catalog describes as the "faithful duplication of the genuine 'Hold Ups' made famous by various outlaw bands in the far West." In one of the most famous scenes from the movie, an outlaw fires his gun directly at the camera. Edison's catalog explains that the image can be used at the projectionist's discretion at either the beginning or the end of the film for dramatic effect.
- What elements of the West was this film trying to dramatize? Do you think that this is an accurate depiction of frontier life?
- How does this film compare to contemporary Westerns?
- What do you think are the enduring elements of the Western genre?
- Why do you think that Westerns have been popular for more than a century?
Historical Issue-Analysis and Decision-Making: Historical Reenactments of Executions
This collection contains battle scenes from the Boer War of South Africa, the Spanish-American War, and the United States campaign in the Philippines. These historical reenactments provided an opportunity to capitalize on an audience's interest in news events without jeopardizing the safety of a cameraman and his equipment.
While films such as Capture of Boer Battery by British, Cuban Ambush, and Capture of Trenches at Candaba feature smoke effects and the occasional wounded soldier, none of the participants appear to die. A search on the term, execution, however, produces three historical reenactments in which death is the main attraction.
The film, The Execution of Mary, Queen of Scots (1895), features the beheading of the sixteenth-century monarch as a "realistic reproduction of an historic scene" that greatly benefits from trick photography. In the midst of the Spanish-American War, Shooting Captured Insurgents (1898), depicted Cuban rebels struck down in a firing squad with the "flash of rifles and drifting smoke [making] a very striking picture." Three years later, eyewitness accounts were used to recreate the electrocution of President William McKinley's assassin in the Execution of [Leon] Czolgosz, with panorama of Auburn Prison.
- What do you think was the purpose of each reenactment of an execution? How do you think that audiences might have responded to these reenactments?
- Do you think that there is a different intention in depicting a Spanish firing squad executing Cuban rebels and a U.S. prison executing a presidential assassin?
- Do you think that it is necessary to have some knowledge about the events surrounding an execution to appreciate the significance of each film? Do you think that the interest of such films reside in their historical significance or in the spectacle of death itself?
- What does the reenactment of an execution in a motion picture provide that might be lacking in portrayals through other media such as photography or prose?
- What are the detriments to presenting an execution in a motion picture?
- Do you think that there is a difference between viewing a reenactment of an execution and viewing such a reenactment as part of a larger work of fiction?
- What might these films imply about the role of capital punishment in early twentieth-century society?
- Do you think that people would watch a reenactment of a contemporary execution?
- Do you think that people would watch a live execution?
Historical Research Capabilities
The essays in this collection describing the history of the Edison Cylinder Phonograph and Edison Motion Pictures provide an opportunity to further investigate the origins of both inventions. The collection also affords the opportunity to examine early experimental films such as the Dickson Greeting (1891), the Dickson Experimental Sound Film (1894) that combined a kinetoscope and phonograph, and the Panorama of Esplanade by Night (1901), which is alleged to be the first film taken at night by incandescent light in the United States.
In addition to technological firsts, some films in this collection provide scenes of other historic firsts in the United States, including the first annual Automobile Parade (1899) in downtown Manhattan, President McKinley taking the Oath to become the first U.S. president of the twentieth century, and Coney Island's establishment as the first amusement park.
Coney Island was a popular recreation area in the late-nineteenth century. It featured three race tracks, the nation's first roller coaster in 1884, a Ferris Wheel a decade later, and the first enclosed amusement park in 1895. Subsequent attractions followed and Coney Island developed into an historic entertainment area. A search on the term, Coney Island, yields films from the park's first decade. Shooting the Chutes (1896) features the park's water slides, Racing at Sheepshead Bay (1897) presents one of the area's three racetracks, and Rube and Mandy at Coney Island, (1903) features the rides found in Steeplechase Park and Luna Park. (Luna Park was the creation of the duo of Frederic Thompson and Elmer Dundy who created the "Trip to the Moon" ride at the Pan-American Exposition of 1901.)
Arts & Humanities
The materials available in Inventing Entertainment provide an opportunity to develop non-fiction and creative writing skills. Magazine articles and biographies can be assessed for a discussion of a writer's goals and technique and then used as an example in composing original articles based on the resources in this collection. Comic sketches from audio recordings of vaudeville performers can serve as the basis for creative writing projects. Other audio and video recordings in the collection can provide a catalyst for projects involving critical assessments of music and film, the development of newscasts, and the study of parody.
Biography and Magazine Writing
The 1910 Nickelodeon article, "Who's Who in the Film Game," uses Thomas Edison's biography to discuss the inventor's influence on the motion picture industry. (This article can be compared to the more comprehensive biography available in the Special Presentation, "The Life of Thomas Edison.")
- What is the main topic of the article, "Who's Who in the Film Game"?
- Who do you think is the author's intended audience?
- Where does the biographical information appear in this article?
- How does the biographical information relate to the rest of the piece?
Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter in the early twentieth century with an assignment to write an article about Thomas Edison and the music industry (e.g., "Who's Who in the Phonograph Business"). The articles in this collection, "Edison Views the World at Seventy" and "New Aspects of the Art of Music" feature interviews with the inventor regarding the state of the phonograph and popular music. Select a few quotes as the basis for your piece and use the information in the Edison biography and timeline to supply background information about the inventor.
Creative Writing: Newscasts
A search on the term, actuality, produces documentary footage of events such as Cuban Volunteers Embarking for the Spanish-American War and a Life Rescue at Long Branch, in which a drowning person is pulled to shore. Also available is a documentation of the Paris Exposition's technological innovations as featured on the Panorama from the Moving Boardwalk.
Films such as these can be used to create television newscast (performed live or on film) modeled after contemporary news programs. Search specific terms or browse the Subject Index for ideas about what to include in a variety of segments, including "World News" (Spanish-American War), "National News" (McKinley funeral), "Sports" (sports), "Weather" (Galveston cyclone), and "Entertainment" (vaudeville). Write a script introducing each piece, featuring transitions between reports, and including banter between the anchor and correspondents at the end of each piece.
Comic Dialogues
A search on the term, humor, yields audio recordings of comedy sketches in a variety of situations. For example, The Band Festival at Plum Center (1918) features citizens around a bandstand, while A Police Court Scene (1919) presents a judge assigning comic ruling such as giving a felon twelve months for stealing a calendar. The Shop Girl (1925), depicts the travails of a department store clerk fielding questions from customers.
Customer: Where can I get a silver tea pot?
Shop Girl: Do you want it solid?
Customer: No, I want to put tea in it.
- Do these sketches tell a specific story or present a string of jokes?
- How do these situations and characters generate the humor of each sketch?
- What are the similarities in the situations and characters of these comic sketches? What are the differences between the scenarios in each sketch?
- How are comic elements such as puns, exaggerations, and misunderstandings used in these sketches?
- Choose a situation in which a character is required to interact with many people. Develop a comic dialogue by brainstorming about the various characters that the protagonist might have to encounter.
Editorial Songwriting
Songwriters often comment on contemporary issues within their society by adopting a fictional persona who has a vested interest in the debate surrounding the issue. For example, the 1916 nativist song Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You imagines a dream sequence in which Uncle Sam is distraught about immigrants living in the United States who "come to him friendless and starving when from tyrant's oppression they fled / but now they just abuse and revile him." Uncle Sam finally responds in anger at these ungrateful citizens with the chorus:
If you don't like your Uncle Sammy then go back to your land o'er the sea
To the land from where you came, whatever be it's name but don't be ungrateful to me.
If you don't like the stars in Old Glory, if you don't like the Red, White and Blue,
Then don't act like the cur in the story, Don't bite the hand that's feeding you.
A search on the term, prohibition, produces two songs critical of the temperance movement. In the comedy sketch preceding the musical number in Dinnie Donohue, on Prohibition (1921), the Irish character criticizes the ban on alcohol with lines such as, "When we were young they gave us a bottle to keep us quiet and now when we need a bottle, they take it away from us." Meanwhile, Save a Little Dram for Me (1922) presents a comic song about men drinking in church when the preacher demands his share with comments such as, "Why drinkin' gin ain't against my teachin'" and "I've shared your joy and I've shared your sin / and believe me, brothers, I'm gonna share your gin."
- Why do you think that songwriters chose to adopt the personas of characters such as Uncle Sam, an Irishman, and a preacher to voice opinions on issues such as immigration and prohibition?
- What types of poetic elements (rhyme scheme, meter, imagery, etc.) do songwriters use to convey their message?
- How is dialect used in the songs about prohibition?
- Why do you think that a dialect was not used in the song discussing immigration?
- How do songwriters use stereotypes about these characters to convey their arguments?
- Choose a contemporary issue and write a poem from the perspective of a character who might be directly impacted by the debate surrounding that issue.
Parody and Satire
The Great Train Robbery (1903) was a wildly popular commercial and critical success about outlaws in the American West. Two years after its release, the parody, The Little Train Robbery (1905), featured children holding up a miniature train and stealing candy before being brought to justice. A search on the term, parody, yields satires such as European Rest Cure (1904), which depicts the misadventures at a European spa and Terrible Teddy, the Grizzly King (1901), a lampoon of Theodore Roosevelt featuring a man hunting a black cat while a photographer and press agent document his every move.
- How do these films exaggerate the nature of their subject matter?
- What is the relationship between a parody and the original work upon which it is based? What is the purpose of a parody? What makes a parody funny?
- Do you think that it is necessary to be familiar with the original subject matter to appreciate a parody?
- How do you think that audiences might have responded to these parodies?
- What is the purpose of a satire? What makes it funny? What kind of message does it convey and how?
- How is a satire different from a parody? What are the similarities between the two? What types of comic techniques appear in each?
- Choose a popular contemporary film and develop a parody.
Comedic Genre: Mischievous Children
In 1902, cartoonist Richard Outcault brought Buster Brown and his dog Tige to readers of newspaper comics pages. This trouble-making duo moved to the medium of film in 1904 with the "Buster Brown Series", in which Tige's athletic ability allows him to overcome almost any obstacle that the two face during their misadventures. (A few months after the films, the Brown Shoe Company purchased the rights to the characters for its children's shoes and dispatched midgets wearing Buster Brown costumes across the country to peddle their wares.)
Buster Brown was one of the most recognizable comic characters of its era, but he also fit well within the comic tradition of mischievous children. Many of the collection's films feature "bad" kids wreaking havoc on the adult world. Titles available in this collection include Little Mischief, Maude's Naughty Little Brother (1900), and Love in a Hammock (1901). In the latter film, two boys upset a happy couple's time together under an oak tree.
- What types of pranks do these children play on their elders?
- How do the adults become susceptible to these pranks?
- How do the adults respond to the children?
- What do these sketches suggest about the behavior of adults and children and their relationships with each other?
- How do these films use physical comedy in their gags?
- How do these films compare to the works comprising the literary tradition of mischievous children, such as Mark Twain's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn?
- Are there any contemporary films, comic strips, or cartoons in which this tradition continues?
- Write a short story or comic strip imitating these films.
Music and Film Criticism
When Thomas Edison was describing popular music in the May 1917 Edison Diamond Points article, "New Aspects on the Art of Music," he explained: "People like or dislike what they are told to. There is very little fresh and original thought upon the subject." Sample some of the recordings available in the "Alphabetical List of Edison Disc Titles."
- Are there certain melodies or stylistic themes that appear in a number of the recordings?
- Do you agree or disagree with Edison's claim that people "like or dislike what they are told to"?
- Do you think that contemporary audiences are told what to like?
Professional critics are one group of people who seek to influence popular tastes in the arts. Select a song, comedy sketch, or fictional film (available with a search on the term, drama) and write a critique of the work while keeping in mind the technological limitations of the era.
- How does the work make you feel?
- What do you think is the goal of the piece?
- Do you think the material successfully achieves this goal? Why or why not?
- What did you like most about the work? What did you like least?
- How does the work compare to contemporary efforts in the same genre?
- Would you recommend the piece to anyone you knew?
- Would you limit your recommendation to a select few? If so, who?


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"We educate students to make a difference."
Our High Schools, Northview and Southview both offer a comprehensive college preparatory curriculum as well as skills training in 12 career technical areas. They were also tabbed by Newsweek as one of the best college preparatory high schools in the nation based on a rigorous curriculum and high student achievement, Sylvania is a great place to learn and grow. We have also implemented a 21st Century Learning Initiative putting Chromebooks into the hands of our students.
Northview and Southview
The Sylvania School District and the Sylvania Community are dedicated to our students and their athletic endeavors. The Sylvania Athletic Foundation recently built the Mel Nusbaum Stadium at Southview High School which opened in Fall 2014. The stadium provided the Southview Cougars with a stadium at their school location allowing them to have true home games. The Sylvania Athletic Foundation also renovated Cats Stadium which is home to the Northview Wildcats.
We are extremely grateful to our community for their support in the passage of our levy. Due to that passage, we are able to offer a great education to our students, simultaneously ensuring that Sylvania Schools remains a destination location for young families looking for a great education for their children.
To ensure transparency, Sylvania Schools has adopted the Ohio Online Checkbook to allow all community members access to our finances. You may find our checkbook at OhioCheckbook.com.
Sylvania School District offers a myriad of art opportunities for students including art, band, and chorus.
The Department of Teaching and Learning supports the mission of educating our students to make a difference. We execute the district core values of excellence, student-centered learning, collaboration, accountability, diversity and community-oriented decision-making in everything we do each and every day.
The department oversees all aspects of the K-12 curriculum, district testing, course offerings, professional development, career and technical education services, gifted education, alternate learning opportunities and assists with intervention planning in all 12 schools. Our goal is to work collaboratively with teacher-based leadership teams at all levels to facilitate the development of curriculum aligned with Ohio's New Learning Standards for all academic areas.
These learning standards include the full implementation of the new English Language Arts and Mathematics Common Core Standards. Selection of new materials for classrooms and instruction is our top priority as we transition to these new standards. Through teacher-led professional development planning, our department is leading the way for positive change and development of best practices and systems to support teachers, parents, and students to be successful.
Along with intervention for students with learning needs, the department also oversees and supports the Gifted and Talented Education Department (GATE). Currently, the GATE program services students in grades 4-8 through a challenging and rigorous curriculum geared to qualified students through intense cognitive and achievement testing.
The department also coordinates the local and state assessment programs, assists with test preparation, analyzes test results to provide data to administrators and teachers in support of continuous improvement in student achievement. One of the challenges for the department is the facilitation of a comprehensive plan for the implementation of the new online Ohio Assessments for students in grades 3-12. These tests replace the pencil and paper state testing system.
A new and exciting program is the implementation of The Sylvania Schools' 21st Century Learning Initiative, through a partnership with the technology department. Today's students are "digital natives" using technology tools to learn at individual ability levels to succeed. In response to these changing learning needs, the departments developed a comprehensive 3-5 year plan to place technology in the hands of all 3-12 graders. An integral piece of the technology integration is professional development for teachers, parents and students! The initiative involves both short- and long-term intensive training for staff along with support for parents and their role in this change as well.
Offers students the opportunity to prepare with the academic and technical skills needed to be successful in postsecondary education and the workplace. It gives students the opportunity to obtain career knowledge needed to make informed career-decisions while earning high school and often times post-secondary credits. Also includes College Tech Prep programs within the department. Sylvania offers 20 different programs within six career pathways.
We encourage you to find out more about the many curriculum changes and services we provide for students and parents by clicking on the links below. Click here for more information about the Sylvania Career Tech Program or contact us for additional resources.
Sylvania students in grades 7-12 have an opportunity to participate in the College Credit Plus program. The purpose of the program is to promote rigorous academic and technical pursuits and to provide a wider variety of options to "college ready" school students. Eligible students can take a course and earn high school and college credit that appears on both the high school and college transcripts. There is no cost for the student to participate in College Credit Plus when the student is enrolled in a public college or university. Students choosing to enroll in a participating private college or university might incur costs. However, nonpublic institutions of higher education may not charge students who are economically disadvantaged. There are various delivery methods available for participating in this program including, but not limited to, attending a university or community college, participating in online coursework, or attending one of our high schools and enrolling in a course that is credentialed for college credit. Students must be accepted by the institution to which they apply as being "college ready". Students also are required to participate in a counseling session prior to participation pursuant to division B of section 3365.04 of the Revised Code.
Sylvania Students enrolling in grades 7-12 next year who are interested in participating in College Credit Plus must see their school counselor for full details. April 1 is the deadline for applying for the College Credit Plus program. A required informational meeting will take place on Monday, February 6, 2017 at Northview at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will take place in the Performing Arts Center to outline the details of this program. All interested students and parents must attend. The intent of the College Credit Plus program is not to replace already existing courses at Sylvania High Schools, rather to enhance the curriculum.
College Credit Plus Partners include: Bowling Green State University, Lourdes University, Northwest State College, Owens Community College, The University of Findlay, and
The University of Toledo
Credit flexibility options are designed for those students who demonstrate the ability, interest, and maturity to accept personal responsibility for their learning in a selected curricular area and have the opportunity to pursue it outside of Sylvania High School with a Sylvania BOE-approved program. The purpose of the credit flexibility option is to develop learners who devise their own research, learning objectives, and a plan whereby they will attain those objectives outside of the traditional classroom.
The policy will provide a personalized educational opportunity for all stents in which they will identify, acquire, and demonstrate the proficiency of their knowledge through agreed upon standards to earn graduation credit. Students will engage in activities beyond the boundaries of a classroom by taking part in an alternative learning experience to traditional "seat time" of classroom work, in which they will demonstrate identified learning standards. Students will be required to complete a Proposal for Credit Flexibility form in which they will define their educational goals, identify the standards they will demonstrate, and create a timeline for completion. Students may work independently or with a credit flexibility partner. Individuals and organizations wishing to partner with the student in an instructional plan will need to seek approval from the Sylvania City Schools.
Credit Flexibility Requirements:
Written plan or agreement between the students, parents and the Sylvania High School teacher of record and a Memo of Understanding with off-site program providers. The teacher of record must meet Ohio Department of Education certification requirements.
Grades will be reported to the guidance office and will be recorded on the student's report card and transcript.
All credit flex classes must be added and dropped within the same timelines of dropping and adding other classes as stated in the Program of Studies otherwise the student will receive an F for the class if work is not completed.
How to Apply for a Credit Flexibility Program:
Credit Flexibility Packets are available for download on the district website or from the district's Curriculum Office located on the third floor of 4747 N Holland Sylvania Rd.
Students must complete proposals for the following school year and return them to the district's Curriculum Office by March 30th.
Students will be notified of the status of the proposal after evaluation by the review committee.
Students are responsible for completing all assignments agreed upon in the Plan for Assessment to Receive Credit and Grades in order to receive a grade and credit.
Credit Flexibility Options and Procedures
Testing-out of a class
This option exists for students who believe they are ready to demonstrate all of the competencies required for a course. Students selecting this option must first complete a Test-out Request. Arrangements will then be made for the student to demonstrate proficiency. The demonstration of proficiency may include but is not limited to taking the Sylvania High school exams for the course, completing written essays and research papers, developing examples of subject area projects, and other items as specified in the proposal agreement. The Sylvania High School teacher of record will evaluate student work. Final grades and credits will be recorded on the student's transcript and calculated in the students GPA and class rank. A panel consisting of a highly qualified teacher in the subject matter, building administrator, and counselor will conduct grading appeals, if requested. A student who does not wish to accept the outcome of the credit flex plan may choose to enroll in the class via the traditional Sylvania High School classroom model. The grade of the credit flex plan would then be replaced by the grade from the Sylvania High School class. Students must fill out a Test-out Request form.
Creating a Flex Plan for a class
This option is for students who wish to develop a plan of study to address course objectives outside the traditional classroom. Prior approval for the proposal is required; there will be no awarding of retroactive credit. Off-site instruction providers must receive prior approval by the Sylvania Board of Education. In their proposal, students must extensively detail the goals/objectives of their proposed course, list methods of instruction, timeline segments of learning, and describe assessment measurements. The Sylvania High School teacher of record will evaluate student work. Final grades and credits will be recorded on the student's transcript and calculated in the students GPA and class rank. Students must fill out a Credit Flexibility Proposal.
Selecting a Sylvania Board approved Educational Option
Educational Options are designed to meet the special needs of students not available in the regular curriculum or not possible in the school day. Students may choose to participate in any of the following alternate means to earn credits: distance learning, on-line coursework, independent study, tutorial programs, summer school, mentorship programs, and early college entrance. Many of these options involve fees that will be paid by the parents to a third party provider. Some of these options may require the student to meet admission standards at a university or other educational option provider. Students must fill out an Educational Options Plan.
Appeals Process
All Credit Flex plans are reviewed by a District Credit Flexibility Team. A student has a right to appeal the decision. Appeals must be submitted in writing to the building principal within one week (7 calendar days) of notification. The decision by the building principal shall be final.
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TITLE: African Dilemmas of Self-Determination: Lessons from Sudan
SPEAKER: Francis Deng
RUNNING TIME: 53 minutes
Francis Deng, distinguished visiting scholar at the Library of Congress' John W. Kluge Center, presented a lecture titled "African Dilemmas of Self-Determination: Lessons from Sudan."
Deng believes Sudan has just embarked on an experiment that challenges the fundamental norms of the Organization of African Unity and its successor, the African Union. Although the preservation of borders inherited from the colonial powers has been a sacrosanct principle for the continent, the Comprehensive Peace Agreement concluded last year by the Sudan Peoples Liberation Movement/Army gives people of Southern Sudan the right to decide, after a six-year period, whether to remain in a united Sudan or to secede. The agreement, however, stipulates that efforts will be exerted during the interim to promote unity.
Is Sudan setting a precedent that threatens the fundamental norms of the African Union? Is separatism an end in itself or a reaction to fundamental inequities and indignities? Can these wrongs be corrected to make unity acceptable? What is required to make that possible? Deng planned to answer these questions in his presentation.
Speaker Biography: Equally known as a diplomat and a scholar, Francis Deng has held a number of senior posts in the Sudanese Foreign Service, including minister of state for foreign affairs, and has served as the Sudanese ambassador to the United States, Canada and Scandinavia. Deng is professor of international law, politics and society and director of the Center for Displacement Studies at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies of Johns Hopkins University.


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Have you ever wondered who "They" are?
In many planning and strategy sessions at ministries across the country, this mystery group or clique known as "They" always show up with an amazing list of expectations "They" have for the ministry. "They" have needs which tend to drive ministry programming, budget decisions and ministry planning. But interestingly enough, no one is quite sure exactly who "They" are. For most ministry leaders, we just know that "They" exist.
Of course, "They" are the people in our pews. Unfortunately, ministry leaders are regularly guessing at what's happening in the lives of the people who make up their congregation so we also guess at what their desires are for their local church. Some assumptions are spot on and hit the bull's eye right in the center. For example, any church today that is helping people deal with employment issues would be pretty accurate considering this economy. But how you do that should be approached by engaging "They" in the conversation of how. With some clear strategies of getting feedback from them, you will discover some amazing and creative ways to invest in their lives in a meaningful way.
Here are 4 tips for decoding the needs of your congregation:
- Your church can provide a monthly and/or quarterly environment where idea sharing takes place. You could call it Discovery Place or Vision Night or Family Talk. The point is to get everyone talking about the forward direction of the ministry.
- Your Pastor and Senior Leadership Team should regularly engage in strategic sessions to evaluate not just the "What" of your ministry, but the "How" of your ministry? The "What" focuses on the Vision and Mission, while the "How" focuses on the methods and strategies of implementation.
Do you evaluate why you do meetings on Tuesday nights versus Saturday mornings? How do you know that Tuesday's are the best days? Is that an assumption or have you had your target audience complete anonymous surveys?
- Allow for anonymous feedback about how your ministry is operating. In today's culture, many of the individuals who can provide amazing insights and perspectives will only do so if they can keep their anonymity. If any ministry leader demands that everyone's names and thoughts are visible, there may be a few valuable points of view that you are missing out on.
- Ensure that the congregation genuinely feels that they can be honest in their feedback. I've learned through discussions with a host of leaders across multiple denominations and ministry backgrounds that many members hesitate or have fear about sharing their true feelings at the risk of appearing insubordinate.
Insubordination always has the wrong spirit in its approach. Honest desire to see the ministry grow will allow feedback to be offered in the right spirit. If the leadership is intimated in their leading and opposed to ideas coming from everyone or if the leadership unwisely intimidates members into a controlled atmosphere at all times, members will always suppress their true feelings.
Bottom Line: There's no greater way to discover what "They" want and need than to ask "They."
There are formal survey opportunities that exist (e.g. surveymonkey.com) to get surveys out to all of the members electronically. There are also less formal, yet engaging ways to create environments where members can discuss their thoughts candidly (e.g. Polleverywhere.com)
And, of course, there are the traditional, yet effective, methods of face-to-face conversations, lunch/dinner meetings, small groups, coffee chats or even written assessments. The clear strategy here is to eliminate the assumptions and ask.
As a father, I have been guilty of making assumptions of how my children want to have fun. One day, as we were preparing to simply connect as a family, I rounded up my wife and kids, stopped by the bank to get cash for whatever adventure that my kids would suggest. When we asked them what they wanted to do that day, their response was amazingly humbling. It was simply, "Stay home and hang out with you all." We made assumptions that their request needed to be off-site, expensive and elaborate, while their hearts' desire was at home, free and surprisingly simple. It's forced us to ask more and assume less.
I believe your budget, ministry calendar, and volunteer investment could be much simpler if you would simply ask what "They" need and want.


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"Located 16 Km south in Jaipur Sanganer is a region that is famously inhabited by the notable traditional artisans that have been engaged in the textile printing for last several centuries. Sanganeri prints use the bright colors motifs on the white backgrounds that gives the Sanganeri print a unique identity and for the same reason this special kind of printing has been given the geographical identification GI Tag in 2010. The region is also famous for its handmade paper industry.
Handmade Paper
The handmade paper industry of Sanganer started as early as 1728. In fact it was the idea of Mahraja Sawai Jai Singh II who was famed for his progressive thinking. Over the period of time the artisans improved their skills and acquired new talents that not only polished the original art of handmade paper but also introduced many locally conceived technologies that helped in introducing innovative methods of paper production.
In fact till today the artisans who are actively engaged in the art of handmade papers belong to the family tree of the earliest inhabitants of the region who were patronized by the Maharaja and were known as the excellent craftsperson's. Today there are 10 handmade paper industries in the area. The handmade paper of Sanganer is world famous and is exported to different nations of the world apart from being supplied to various states of India."


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Many people today understand the church as a building or denomination which is very wrong. Paul refers to the church as the body of believers. The body of Christ is comprised of two aspects; first we have the universal church which consists of all those who have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. "For we were all baptized by one Spirit into one body—whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free—and we were all given the one Spirit to drink" 1 Corinthians 12:13 This verse says that anyone who believes is part of the body of Christ and has received the Spirit of Christ as evidence. The universal church of God is all those who have received salvation through faith in Jesus Christ. Secondly we have the local church described in Galatians 1:1-2 "Paul an apostle-not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the father, who raised him from the dead-and all the brothers who are with me, to the churches of Galatia:" In Galatia there were many churches which refer to as local churches which includes catholic church, Baptist church etc.
The purpose of the church
The church is to teach biblical doctrine so that we can be grounded in our faith. Ephesians 4:14 tells us, "Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming." The church is to be a place of fellowship, where Christians can be devoted to one another and honor one another Romans 12:10, instruct one another Romans 15:14 be kind and compassionate to one another Ephesians 4:32 encourage one another 1 Thessalonians 5:11 and most importantly, love one another 1 John 3:11. Another commission given to the church is proclaiming the gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ Mathew 28:18-20. The church is called to be faithful in sharing the gospel through word and deed. The church is to be a "lighthouse" in the community, pointing people toward our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The church is to both promote the gospel and prepare its members to proclaim the gospel 1 peter 3:15. The other purpose of the church is described in James 1:27, "Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world." The church is to be about the business of ministering to those in need. This includes not only sharing the gospel, but also providing for physical needs (food, clothing, shelter) as necessary and appropriate. The church is also to equip believers in Christ with the tools they need to overcome sin and remain free from the pollution of the world.


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Tod Wodicka is a novelist from Glens Falls, who now lives in Germany. His first novel not only has a really long title, All Shall Be Well; And All Shall Be Well; And All Manner of Things Shall Be Well, but also features a character named Burt Hecker, a mead-drinking, tunic-wearing medieval re-enactor from upstate New York — the town of Queens Falls, to be exact. No doubt a combo of Queensbury and Glens Falls. The novel will be available later this month in the U.S.
It was published last summer in Britain, where it has gotten great reviews. The New Statesman says the novel: "is a vibrant, original, at times hilarious novel. Burt is a memorable character, prone to witty observations (breakfasts, in Germany, are "terrifyingly premeditated"), embroiling himself in slapstick situations, with a keen eye for the ludicrous in life. But Wodicka's novel is more than a lively farce. It is a worthy addition to the school of studies in American dysfunction – in heritage, rebellion, the bonds and resentments of family love – reminiscent of Roth or Franzen (or The Royal Tenenbaums, for that matter)."
The BBC has already interviewed him, here. And the author has put up list of musical recommendations to go with his novel, which can be found here, at Amazon.com.
Here's how the publisher describes the novel:
Meet Burt Hecker: a mead-drinking, tunic-wearing medieval re-enactor from upstate New York. He prefers oat gruel to French fries because potatoes were unavailable in Europe before 1200 AD; and, at war with the modern world, he enjoys hosting large-scale re-enactments at the Victorian bed and breakfast he calls home.
But Burt has some serious problems. After an incident involving the New York State police and an illegally borrowed car, Burt is forced to join a local music therapy workshop to manage his anger. He gallantly accompanies the group to Germany for a festival celebrating the music of the visionary saint Hildegard von Bingen–but he has no plan to return home. His real destination is Prague: he must find his estranged son Tristan, who, he believes, has lost his way in the Bohemian city.
As we move between past and present, the tragic details of Burt's life are gradually revealed: the recent death of his beloved wife; the circumstances that separate him from his children; his complicated relationship with his mother-in-law. And we begin to understand, with heart-wrenching clarity, Burt's eccentric and poignant devotion to a time other than one's own.
Wildly inventive and mesmerizing, Tod Wodicka's debut is a modern-day Arthurian quest that introduces one of the most winning oddball characters to come along in years.


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THIS is the full statement released today by American businessman Bill Miller about his bid to buy Rangers.
HERE is the full statement from Paul Clark of Rangers administrators Duff and Phelps, issued on Friday, April 20.
RANGERS' administrators revealed tonight they have asked the Blue Knights to come back into the bidding process – but American Bill Miller still looks like the front-runner to take over the club.
A PAKISTANI passenger jet with 127 people on board crashed into fields today as it was trying to land in a thunderstorm at an airport near the capital Islamabad.
THE wait is almost over for the fun runners, amateur athletes, celebrities and elite sportsmen and women taking part in the Virgin London Marathon on Sunday.
KEEPER Jamie Langfield is set to make his Aberdeen return in tomorrow's trip to Inverness 11 months after a brain seizure, manager Craig Brown said today.
On June 2, Perth will be celebrating the Diamond Jubilee with the biggest party in Scotland.
NORWEGIAN far-right extremist Anders Behring Breivik shocked an Oslo courtroom today with his grisly descriptions of a massacre carried out on an island youth camp.
A FOOTBALLER was jailed for five years today for raping a teenager who was "too drunk to consent" to sex as two of his friends watched and tried to film it on a mobile phone.
FINANCE Secretary John Swinney met with officials from Doosan Power Systems, just a day after the Korean firm decided to drop plans to develop offshore wind turbines in Scotland.
SURVIVAL is Hibs midfielder Lewis Stevenson's sole focus as the Scottish Cup finalists return to SPL action against Kilmarnock on Sunday.
THE shadow home secretary has called for the Bahrain Grand Prix to be cancelled as the Gulf state braces itself for further violent demonstrations following months of political unrest.
THE PILOT of a coastguard helicopter has been suspended after images posted online appeared to show the aircraft stopping on a Scottish island to collect meat from a butcher.
ANDY MURRAY'S Monte Carlo Masters challenge is over after he lost an epic quarter final tussle with sixth seed Tomas Berdych today.
CELTIC No.2 Johan Mjallby reckons boss Neil Lennon was "vindicated" after being cleared of wrong-doing by the SFA following his sending off at Ibrox last month.
IT took defence QC Derek Ogg two and a half minutes to read out all 99 names contained on the police list of potential suspects in the High Court today.
A GLAMOROUS event just for women opened in Glasgow today with the help of Dancing on Ice judge Louie Spence.
AMERICAN businessman Bill Miller made public his plans for the Ibrox club and warned: "There is no time left" – just hours after Bill Ng withdrew his offer.
POLICE have issued a direct appeal to a missing schoolgirl to get in touch as a major search for her resumed.
OUR model search with the Scottish Fashion Awards continues tomorrow and on Sunday, when scouts will be out in Aberdeen and Dundee.
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond launched the SNP's local election manifesto today and rejected criticism that the SNP intend to use the polls as a springboard for their independence campaign.
10-year lease agreed on 4000 sq. ft west end property
GUITARIST Bert Weedon, who played with stars including Frank Sinatra and inspired millions to pick up the instrument with his Play In A Day books, has died at the age of 91.
DANNY LENNON insists starlet Kenny McLean could have as big an impact in football as Michael Owen and Paul Gascoigne.
A WOMAN has been arrested after a tailor's dummy, named Helena Torry, was entered as a candidate for the upcoming council elections.
INVERNESS keeper Jonny Tuffey is aware he's playing for his personal future as Caley seek to end the league campaign on a high.
DUNFERMLINE goalkeeper Paul Gallacher admits the agony is physical and mental as his team-mates battle for SPL survival.
HEARTS ace Danny Grainger insists they are focused on the SPL run-in and won't be distracted by an all-Edinburgh Scottish Cup Final on the horizon.
Part of £30m master plan for Royal Highland Show site
CRIBS rocker Ryan Jarman is at ease in front of big crowds but found himself on the spot when interviewed by a seven-year-old.
ALEX SALMOND has defended his push for a "renewables revolution" in a letter to US tycoon and windfarm opponent Donald Trump.
FISHERMEN were ordered to ditch a 12ft torpedo overboard after pulling it up in their nets last night.
THE search for a 16-year-old girl has moved into a third day.
SINGAPOREAN businessman Bill Ng has withdrawn his offer to buy Rangers saying he has become "increasingly uncomfortable and frustrated with the process of dealing with club administrators".
RANGERS boss Ally McCoist has called on his Ibrox troops to end a season of turmoil off the pitch on a high.
Alasdair MacLean, part of the TaxAssist Accountants network across Scotland
Hotel has undergone a multi-million pound refurbishment
Comares with drop of 17 per cent for the rest of the UK in Q1
DARREN O'DEA is set to return to Celtic after being told by Leeds United that he has no future at the club.
THE occupants of a car which went down an embankment in a road crash are trapped and thought to be seriously injured, police said.
MUSIC legend Levon Helm died in a New York hospital yesterday aged 71 after a long battle with throat cancer.
TEENAGE hitman Gavin Reilly struck an extra-time winner to send Queen of the South under 19s into the final of the SFA Youth Cup.
RESIDENTS of Eastern Perthshire will have the chance this weekend to find out more and try out the range of sports on offer in their area at a special Sports Showcase event.
A SELECTION of the best photographs from today's news, as chosen by our Picture Editor.
NICOLA Sturgeon has backed NHS Lothian but criticised PFI provider Consort after a surgeon was forced to finish an operation by torchlight when contractors shut off the power.
BOXING legend John McDermott is still coaching future Scottish champions at the ripe old age of 74.
A STRIKE by BBC workers is threatening a TV blackout of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebrations.
N-DUBZ rapper Dappy has been arrested following a fight at a petrol station which left three men with serious facial injuries.
A SEAL at a Scots aquarium is set to become a star on Japanese television.
CONOR Maynard and X Factor sensations Matt Cardle and Marcus Collins are the latest names added to the bill for In:Demand Live.


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Italy dashed hopes it would drop its veto on a free trade agreement between the European Union and South Korea, leaving Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to make a final decision at an EU summit.
EU trade deals with third countries require the backing of all 27 member states, but Italy has withheld its approval due to concerns about how the deal could affect its motor industry.
Despite being offered concessions, Rome used its veto over the pact, holding out for a delay to when the trade agreement comes into force.
A final decision is now expected to be made by Berlusconi, who will meet EU leaders in Brussels.
"Everybody thought that Italy would be in a position to lift its reservation, but this was not the case," an EU diplomat said on the sidelines of a meeting of EU foreign and Europe ministers in Brussels.
"So the presidency (of the European Council) asked for Italy to come back with a final position."
EU officials say the free trade agreement, initialled last October, will create about 19 billion euros' ($24 billion) of new exports for EU producers. Combined EU-South Korea goods trade was worth about 53 billion euros in 2009.
Other Concession
Italy fears the treaty will flood the European market with South Korean cars and wants to delay the deal until after June 30, 2011 rather than launching it next January.
EU governments refused Rome's demands for a six-month delay during a meeting of trade ministers on Friday but made other concessions diplomats hope will eventually soften Rome's line.
Among them are a promise that an EU-South Korea treaty will be at least as profitable as South Korea's planned accord with the United States, and a mechanism to protect car makers such as Fiat from surges in small car imports.
"I expect Silvio Berlusconi will reserve the right to make a final decision on whether or not to back the treaty," German Minister of State Werner Hoyer said.
The European Parliament, which must also approve the treaty, informally backed a provision last week that will allow Europe to tax or limit South Korean car imports in the event of a sudden import surge.
"This sends a terrible signal to the rest of the world. We should declare the EU as open for business but instead we are pulling up the drawbridge," said Robert Sturdy, a lawmaker and member of the European Conservatives and Reformists party.
"This is too big a deal for us to walk away from now. If we do not reach a deal with Korea soon, there is a significant chance that the United States will beat us to it, putting us at an enormous disadvantage."
Separately, Italy opposed a motion by European governments on Monday to update textile labelling rules, saying the new rules would not adequately protect Europe's textile industry.
Italy wants all clothing imported from non-EU states, such as China and India, to carry compulsory 'Made-In' labels in the hope of encouraging European consumer loyalty.
A reform proposal endorsed by all EU states except Italy foresees stricter textile labelling rules but does not include compulsory origin markings. (Reuters)


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I'm quite new to gardening and I think this is my first post here. I've just taken over the garden and have been through the seed inventory this evening and realised I'm quite behind on potting and germinating.
I need to get my potting done sharpish but have no potting compost and I'm on a zero budget. The compost hasn;t come to much from last year, Theough the C/N ratio is fine, there isn;t enough heat in there and there's not much humus at the bottom. Neighbours have been putting non-chopped up stuff in the compost bins, it has been colder than normal and due to critical illness in the family I didn't get the change to put more insulation round the compost bins
Can I recycle the compost from last year's tomato growbags? How could I sterilise it of for example blight microorganisms ? In the oven / microwave? There are various soil additives in the shed, bloodmeal, fishmeal, chicken waste if neede., It's not for potting tomato plants I know not to plant the same crops in the same soil twice. I want to get the peas, sprouts, broad beans, leek, cucumber and other Jan/Feb crops started off.
Any advice would be appreciated


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Main :: M5 / M9 / M13
by DemoColorScheme on 2010-08-15 02:58:35.4640
Hey guys (new member here),
I've recently been thinking about dropping my modded DL-4 and getting an M9 to place on top of my rack and connect it to MIDI to get this 'super multi-FX setup'. I'm not dropping other pedals, etc. I just think it's gonna be cool having the extra verbs, filters, mods and the DL-4 again, but this time in a MIDI-operational manner. It's gonna be a nice add-on to the G-System rig and makes for less and less tap dancing, with the M9, Damage Control TimeLine and t.c. electronic Nova Drive all being connected via MIDI.
I've heard there are some limitations with the M9 and MIDI. The latest firmware patch allows users to have 24 Patches via MIDI, max. To me, this isn't a problem since it still beats having 1 DL-4. However ...
I've done some research with the G-System guru Laird and we found out that it's gonna be a huge hassle connecting the M9 via PC messages. It'll have certain problems, like these:
Laird wrote:
The G-system has 3 banks of 100 presets.,
??? Factory Presets A0-1 through B9-5 are bank 0.
??? User Presets 00-1 through 19-5 are bank 1.
??? User presets 20-1 through 39-5 are bank 2.
When you change presets on the G, it actually sends TWO MIDI messages – a Bank Select (MSB) Message and a program change (PC) message.
This works great with the timeline, since IT TOO has banks and knows how to responds meaningfully to bank select messages.
If you send the timeline Bank Select 0, PC 14, then it will select a DIFFERENT preset than it would if you sent it Bank Select 1, PC 14.
Now, consider the M9, which does not have banks.
It probably ignores bank select messages.
?? When you Send the M9 Bank Select 0, PC 14 it will call up its "scene" 14.
?? When you send the M9 Bank Select 1, PC 14, it will STILL call up its scene 14.
This translates to the following on the G-System:
Preset A2-4, 02-4, and 22-4 ALL have to use the SAME M9 "scene".
Can you see what a disaster this is yet? The M9 MIDI implementation is REALLY bad in this regard
If I'd go into this, I'd even need the MIDI Solutions Event Processor (and program that via the computer) and a Power Adapter. The price of those added up is around €280,- whilst a new M9 is €350,- here. That's insane, for some MIDI implementation.
Now I've been thinking; The G-System sends out MIDI CC messages and the M9 can recognize those and allows for you to turn of single effects, like 1A, 2A, etc. I'd need to reprogram the buttons on the G-System and I'd probably only be able to change 6 presets (not even scenes), max. But still, if that would work, I'd really be open to that, since it still beats having just 1 DL-4 in front of me.
Anyways, no one has ever thought about integrating the M9 into a MIDI rig?
by DemoColorScheme on 2010-08-16 14:52:50.5600
by darealagentp on 2010-08-20 17:04:13.2260
I don't have access to a tc G-System to try and test that scenario out.
The way the M9 MIDI Program Change values are mapped out are:
(for Folder #1)
(for Folder #2)
and so on...
It sounds like the way G-Systems transmit MIDI Program Change data (or the behavior) is a deal-breaker. All I can really tell you is to try out the M9 at a local Guitar Center with your G-System before making a purchase decision.
It may not be the answer you were hoping for, but it's the best answer I can provide you with.
by DemoColorScheme on 2010-08-21 00:00:49.4420
Well, first of all, I live in the Netherlands ... We don't have GC over here, haha.
However, I don't mind changing stompboxes with MIDI CC - that would still beat just having 1 DL-4.
I'll get one anyway, if it doesn't work, I'll sell it again.
by darealagentp on 2010-08-23 14:08:55.8840
Please let us know your findings. I'm curious as to how it interacts with your G-System.
by DemoColorScheme on 2010-08-23 14:11:04.5910
Will do. I'm planning on controlling it with MIDI CC and hope to get the M9 this month.
The information above may not be current, and you should direct questions to the current forum or review the manual.


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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged the world to must find ways to bring global resource consumption and the resulting environmental impact within safe limits and called for international cooperation in the effort to achieve sustainable development.
"At the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, participants recognized that unsustainable consumption and production patterns form the biggest threat to the Earth's capacity to satisfy human needs," Mr. Ban told the opening of the high-level segment of the current session of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development.
"A decade later, in Johannesburg, Member States endorsed a framework to support national and regional efforts to promote sustainable consumption and production. Yet, the challenge continues to loom large," the Secretary-General said in a message to the session, delivered on his behalf by Sha Zukang, the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs.
He said this year's high-level segment of the Commission will focus on a number of critical issues, including chemicals, mining, transport and waste. It will also consider a 10-year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns.
"The sustainable consumption and production agenda should be viewed as a strategic priority that is embedded in an appropriate institutional framework," Mr. Ban added.
The need for the 10-year framework was agreed upon at the high-level meeting in Panama earlier this year, Mr. Ban said, encouraging the Commission to "mount a concerted response, conclude negotiations on just such a framework, and launch it without delay."
"This would be an important contribution to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio [de Janeiro] next year," he added.
Government ministers from about 50 countries are attending the high-level segment, which is designed to give impetus to preparations for the Fourth UN Conference on Sustainable Development, or Rio+20, which will be held in the Brazilian city in June 2012.


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I could swear I've seen reference to this problem before, but can't find it.
I have a page at www.belle-photography.com which "works" in IE6, IE7 and FF. But in IE6 it often first comes up with the nav buttons offset wrong in the vertical direction. It's like one or more of them has a bad margin or padding value vertically - not the same every time. If you refresh the page, all looks good. But of course it would be nice if the page worked right the first time. I've tried viewing the page source when it comes up wrong, and I don't see some part of the code randomly missing, and since it works after a refresh, I'm tempted to blame some caching gizmo, not my code
Any thoughts?


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Arlington eyes raising minimum age to buy cigarettes
Health officials in Arlington are looking to drastically overhaul tobacco sale regulations in the town, including raising the minimum purchasing age to 21 and prohibiting drug stores from selling cigarettes.
The Board of Health is proposing to raise the minimum age to buy cigarettes and other tobacco products from 18 years old to 19 years old beginning July 1. The minimum age would continue to increase in phases until July of 2015, when the minimum age to purchase tobacco products in the town would be raised to 21, under the proposal.
The changes are being considered in an effort to tackle smoking at Arlington High School, where about 12 percent of students report regularly using tobacco products, said
Christine Connolly, Arlington's director of health and human services.
"We would like to see the rates of tobacco use at the high school decrease," Connolly said.
Brookline and Belmont have recently approved similar age increases, and Needham was the first town in the state to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products in 2003.
Arlington's Board of Health will hold a public hearing on the proposal at 5:30 p.m. on April 3 on the first floor of senior center building at 27 Maple St., and the board will probably vote that night, Connolly said.
The Board of Health will also be voting on proposals to forbid the sale of "blunt wraps" and the sale of out-of-package cigarettes. The town is also looking to ban all commercial roll-your-own cigarette machines and prohibit the sale of tobacco products at any healthcare institutions, such as pharmacies and drug stores.
At the same hearing on April 3, the Board of Health will also be discussing new requirements for obtaining a permit to operate businesses that offer bodywork, such as acupressure, Japanese shiatsu and traditional Thai massage.


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