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MIDDLEBURY — The Vermont Chili Festival last Saturday afternoon generated the largest turnout in the annual event's four-year history, drawing a crowd that organizers estimate to be as large as 5,000 to downtown Middlebury (click here to read the story).
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iPhone Game Dev Credits Piracy for Doubling His Sales
Daniel Amitay, the creator of the iPhone app Punch 'Em!, says piracy is to thank for more than doubling his sales.
Game makers don't like piracy because, simply put, it costs them money. When somebody steals a game, developers don't get paid and despite what you may think about artistic expression for its own sake, that doesn't put food on the table. It's a valid point, generally speaking, and it's also well-rehearsed party line, which is what makes it especially unusual when a dev - an indie, no less - admits that piracy is actually doing him some good.
Punch 'Em! is a fairly simple 99 cent game that lets people virtually fight each other through their iPhone cameras. It was Amitay's first paid app and the recently-passed holiday season was his first as an app developer. He'd intended to write up a blog post about how the season gave his sales a substantial push, but as he examined the trends he came to a surprising realization: the holidays weren't responsible for his sales jump. Piracy was.
Amitay looked at two 17-day stretches, December 4 to 20 and December 30 to January 15, putting together a sales and piracy graph plotting the data. Over the first period, sales and piracy run flat, with sales appearing to marginally outpace piracy. But just before Christmas there was a "huge pirating push against Punch 'Em!" reflected in a piracy rate in the second time period almost 39 times higher than the first. But something else happened, too. Amitay's sales during that same stretch of time more than doubled.
He said he's still against piracy for the simple reason that it's stealing but added that at the end of the day, business is business. "Throughout Punch 'Em!'s paid lifetime, I couldn't raise its sales count in the long term," he explained on his blog. "So if thousands of users end up pirating my app, but hundreds buy it as a result of hearing about it from their pirate buddies, why should I cry?"
He also noted that an earlier version of the game included a code which checked to see if it had been cracked and if so, displayed a message asking the user to purchase the app and then exited. But that ultimately did more harm than good, as the game was pirated very little but his conversion rate was zero. "After all," he asked, "my app quit almost immediately, so why share it at all?"
And how does he know the holiday season isn't actually responsible for the bump? Sales tend to jump immediately following Christmas but the effect only lasts for a few days and app rankings don't change because everyone takes advantage of the same push. In his case, however, the situation is different. "My sales increase extended well past Christmas, and is still stable," he said. "My sales increase during Christmas was well beyond the standard 2x [caused by the holidays]. My app increased in rank over the period of time that my app was pirated."
It's an unusual perspective but under the circumstances, not an altogether surprising one. I don't imagine that Amitay wants to be seen as advocating for piracy but since most developers are critical of piracy because it costs them money, it's not unreasonable for him to be a little more upbeat about it when it's actually bringing some in. "Bottom line: people stealing my app has increased my sales," he said. "The alternative for me is no pirates, but fewer sales." And that's not really much of an alternative at all.
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Gezz people, stop sending me conflicted messages here is piracy the devil or not. Please tell me what to think!
but it costs 99 cents. seriously, is 99 cents really worth the hassle of pirating something?
Is a mod going to suspend Andy Chalk for advocating piracy?
I wonder...
Where do ppl get these number for pirated copies anyway?
Im serious. I honesty have no clue how that magic works.
Hmm... If he can make it stop the game if its pirated, why not just turn it into a demo or something? Let them play it a bit, and then have it butt-in and say "Okay, you've played it for free enough. If you want to keep going, please buy this app." and then have it close.
What do you say to that extra credits?
Proves my point, Piracy can do good, not saying the act itself is good, but it does result in good things.
.99$ just goes to show people pirate no matter the price. "i can't afford it" not even close to an excuse for this game.
You know how when anyone pulls out a games cause violence study and we all remind them that correlation does not mean causation? Yeah, same thing here. If the game experienced a surge of awareness both sales and piracy would rise.
The inquest says shortly after Amitary was last seen, several agents believed to be working for the big publishers such as EA, Sony & Ubisoft were seen entering his house.
Oh god, I hope pirates don't manage to twist this into just another justification ("I pirate games because it actually helps the developer! Go me!"). Piracy doesn't help game sales, awareness of the game does. If he found another way to get his app known, like, oh, I don't know, advertising, then I see no reason why his sales wouldn't double anyway. "Stealing equals increased sales" is the wrong message to send.
Yep, too true. It's interesting that they both rose so much over the same 11 day period - what happened over that Christmas week that changed the graph so much? Who told that apparently large chunk of people to pirate it? I mean, it's hard to feel how many purchases there were cos the graph isn't labelled (Andy, you lose a cookie), but that's a pretty huge shift to happen spontaneously :/
For that matter, why is the scale so fucked up there? It's at 2 day intervals up until that week, then boom with an 11 day interval exaggerating the sales spike. The most transparent example of statistical misleading I've seen for a while!
How about the fact that most people don't like dealing with the AppStore and most people don't like the fact that apple is pretty bitchy about what you can do with YOUR cellphone and what you can't.
Maybe in this case, it's not just about the dev, but about Apple's bad business practices.
Correlation does not imply causation. What I think I'm seeing here is an increase in awareness of the game, which caused an increase in both pirating and sales of the game, which is to say, an increase in aquistions.
I don't know what might have caused it, but it seems more likely that pirates suddenly start simultaneously pirating it and then telling about it to their non-pirating buddies.
It seems far more likely that over the 10-day gap, Word-of-mouth made his app more popular and thus increased sales. Along with that comes a massive increase in piracy, as many people who are only semi-interested now have knowledge of it.
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What the guy above me said.
I like how people are already saying things against piracy here like how it's just 99cents. Well some people don't like apple or their way of dealing with things and they jail broke their device. And Apple being the big nazi company they are will do anything to screw your device over once jail broken so some people just go fuck it and pirate it. It's kind of a lose lose situation, are they not in the right but it's not because of the just price sheesh.
There's many reasons people pirate games, I pirate games to see if they'll run on my PC, you know because so many developers release demos to test it on your hardware. I'm looking at you Activision and Cliffy B. Once I find if it runs on my system I go out and buy it...
I'm sorry, let me repeat that for you people who don't think piracy makes me buy my games.
I'm JUST saying guys.
Correlation is not Causation. The more likely reason is the fact that, during his "stretch" of missing data time was Christmas, where people get gifts, like iPhones. The most likely reason for this increase is due to the fact that more people got iphones for Christmas, thus a new market of people who are more likely to download apps to their brand new iPhone reached the market, found this app, and downloaded it.
The other explanation is that someone wrote an article between those 10 days that brought attention to the game, leading more people to pirate and download it.
However, to say that the increased piracy actually CAUSED the increase in sales is just flat out stupid, and is more than likely just an attempt to grab some attention using the hot piracy issue because I can't reasonably believe that someone who could program an iPhone app would be that dumb.
I love all these "we pirate .99 cent games because we don't like apple!"
Yeah, that doesn't fly, since you're not hurting apple, since you already bought their ipods and iphones. Pirating the game hurts the game MAKER.
I love pirates and their twisted sense of morales. And for the thread? I think it's just the holiday season that was the reason for the large sells. I mean come on, it was near Christmas! It doesn't take a genius to realize this.
So what caused the initial spike?
How did all these people find out about Punch 'Em! to begin with on the 20th of December?
Nice to get some good publicity for once.
If the people who own the game want to let it be pirated, then it shouldn't be illegal to pirate their game.
Otherwise, it should be illegal until the owners say so.
Then jailbreak the phone and don't pirate the indie software?
Piracy was not the cause of the "sales spike", word of mouth was. He just needed a better promo/marketing strategy. To credit pirates is just stupidity.
Out of interest, if every game came with a demo, would you stop pirating?
You know how pirates always claim that "how do we know these numbers (piracy = lost sales) are actually true?"
Well, suck it, because it works the same way the other way.
Yes I would, I very VERY much would. Basically all I do is play the first level, sometimes the second level/area whatever if the first wasn't very hard on my system. I just want to know if my system is able to handle it, and if they're not going to provide a test...then I will. It's not like I can return the game, or rent it for PC now is it? And system requirements ...yeah they've never been accurate. Is it even pirating when I get the game anyway? I call it...making my own demo!
What about the game that you don't get, if you download those copyright protected programs on to your computer and don't buy those then you are thief. Plain and Simple. Especially a torrent, even worse because your then also distributing parts of the program to other users without permission.
Well, if you're not lying through your teeth, then I don't see the problem. Time to get writing those letters to the developers...
Huh... funny, this story sounds sort of familiar... ah yes - that would be because it's echoing what I always say about piracy. Namely, don't pirate things, but don't pointlessly spend time and effort trying to stop it either - you can't, so you might as well take whatever word of mouth exposure you can get, regardless of how that word of mouth is generated.
There's a reason a lot of musicians come out in favor of file-sharing - they'd much rather have a million people downloading their material without paying than be stuck with just one hundred legitimate customers, because now a million people know who they are; presumably some of those people will tell other people about them, and maybe those people will actually buy stuff from them, or the freeloaders may go on to attend concerts or pick up band merchandise, etc.
With video games the software is largely the entirety of the service though, so encouraging people to spread it about without paying is somewhat counterproductive, as the word of mouth exposure you'd gain would be significantly offset by the bit where that game is how you're making any money (not just a part of it) - you're better off just ignoring piracy and focusing on quality assurance testing and marketing really - but piracy is still a form of advertising and, as we see from this example, it can indirectly benefit developers.
And how is disturbing a part of a file any different from the WHOLE file?
Anyway, great to hear that the Dev as able to make the system work for him. I won't tell everyone here what to think, (considering from what I've seen, too many people just don't get it...) but keep doing what you have to do, and pay your respect where it's due.
Snot, Awesome collection you got there, I hope to get mine as big soon, but it's a bit more padded with Import music CDs then games right now. ;) Still, once I can unbox my SNES and N64 games, I'll be extra happy.
Snotnarok, have you looked into sites like System Requirements Lab?
Huh...actual data on this sort of thing. Nice.
Unfortunately this instance is that of an indie dev - I had suspected that the indie market has a bigger potential to profit from piracy marketing and lo and behold...turns out that it does look this way.
However, it'd be really worthwhile to check these sorts of graph trends for bigger titles. The statistics tend to agree that the biggest titles of all also get pirated the most, as per the Escapists' own article...but the time and cost of creating those games is also higher and company politics most certainly complicate things even more.
Sadly I doubt we'll ever get reliable numbers on that. Any that'd come would always have to be approved by the company in question and what bigger company *doesn't* want a chance at squeezing an extra buck or two via the legal system, so what incentive do they have to be actually honest about it? But still...this is another tiny piece of the piracy puzzle that does help so - kudos to this person for actually being willing to reveal his findings in spite of his preferrence and kudos to the Escapist for covering it.
So I should just by the game on blind faith then? I should spend 60 dollars to find out if the game will run? The system requirements are often very wrong so how would you go about seeing if it works on your system? I can't rent the game and I cannot return it, there's no floor model to try either so how then? Also I don't seed so you're quite wrong on both fronts then. :)
See the trouble is here the developer or publisher is at fault because I WANT to buy their game but I want to know if it's compatible with what I have, but they don't provide it so I'm meerly trying out someone else copy. And if it doesn't work I erase it why the hell would I keep something that doesn't work? I'm not a thief, I'm also not so gullible to see that piracy isn't black and white. There's a middle ground and the fact that I have 96 steam games shows that I'm more likely to buy a game that I find that works so I'm glad that's settled. :)
I think the pics show that I buy the games that I try.
The increased sales are still dwarfed by the sheer number of pirates stealing the game. Sorry, but this still doesn't fly as a justification.
There are legitimate ways to find out if a game is good or not, even without a demo. Reviews, for instance, like at this site you're looking at right now? Just saying.
Again, that's great that you buy the game if you like it, but you're still helping other pirates torrent those games, so for that reason I can't accept your premise.
Again, you want me to spend 60 dollars on a gamble that my system can run it while a multimillion dollar company can't be asked to put out a simple demo so I can see if my machine will play it?
In a world where system requirements are basically optional I really don't feel the need to risk my money when I don't have the luxury of throwing it out there. This could ALL be avoided if you know they put out their own demos so we could test the God damn game. And yes system requirements are REALLY that off, Black Ops for instance didn't support Dual Core processors till about a few weeks ago, while it clearly says on the box (you know that I bough on blind faith) that it supports dual core processors.
Well guess what, the requirements were wrong and I couldn't play the game I spent 60 dollars on. I guess you could say the developer swindled me so you can just say when I "test" games I'm just trying not to be swindled.
It's not my responsibility what the other people do with their pirated games, I'm simply stating what I'VE done with my games. If you feel I'm wrong then think about this, I wouldn't buy the game if I didn't test it first so they've lost a sale right there. And to show you that you know little about torrenting you can actually not seed so just saying :)
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2) for decades, the only pins available in stationery shops in Italy have been these:
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I see no 3-hole circular pattern in this image.
brianv wrote:The first thing that jumps out at me nonho is this. By your own argument isn't it equally possible that these "bulletholes" may have been done by ...
I'll come back to the other points.
brianv wrote:Drawing Pins are more for pinning stuff to boards etc. Are you saying Italy never had Drawing Pins ?
nonhocapito wrote:brianv wrote:Drawing Pins are more for pinning stuff to boards etc. Are you saying Italy never had Drawing Pins ?
yep. That's what I'm saying. I can tell you since I grew up in the 70s and 80s in Italy and we never had anything but those three-pin thingies. Sure there probably were other kinds, but those were the most popular and the most common and I remember countless fights with the hammer and the wall, trying to put up posters in my teenager room using those shitty things.
When the pin came off, which was often, you had to move it slightly to the side because it could not go in the same holes: this quickly reduced the corners of your poster to a emmenthal.
brianv wrote:A question? In the images some of the holes have not completely penetrated, what do you reckon caused those? A change of mind?
The bloody thing is peppered in tiny holes from top to bottom, and the whole image looks like a cardboard cut out.
nonhocapito wrote:...it becomes crucial to find out how tall Aldo Moro really was. (corsarino, can you piece together the source for that information about Moro's height?). I had to make this post for intellectual honestly, since I argued before that it was not strange for Moro to fit into that trunk. I am not entirely sure anymore... [your bold-font emphasis, Nonho!]
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Mario Moretti allora sparò alcuni colpi prima con una pistola Walther PPK calibro 9 mm x 17 Corto e poi (dopo che la pistola si era inceppata) con una pistola mitragliatrice Samopal Vzor.61 (nota come Skorpion) calibro 7,65mm con cui sparò una raffica di 11 colpi che perforarono i polmoni del presidente democristiano.
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The stitching intersection in the middle, the '0'thickness point, is called the 'Occipital-pit' of Neckfit Classic and touches the surface of the bed. It means, when you use Neckfit Classic, your head rests on the bed and your spine is in its naturally correct position.
The central stitching parallel to its width is the Occipital-groove. The Occipital-groove is the place where your neck rests when you sleep on your back and is as long as your neck.
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Goodbye MLM HELLO REVIVEI have been using EOs for about 2 years. Of course I started with a popular MLM and bought into the mentality that they were the real deal and no one else could touch their quality. BOY WAS I WRONG! I am so happy a friend suggested Revive to me! I have been extremely happy with the quality of the oils I have purchased from Revive. I have even bought some of the signature blends that compare to the MLM companies and I cannot tell the difference. Several friends could not either when I put them side to side! Thank you for coming into my life. I can now purchase more oils for a fraction of the cost to create a healthier lifestyle for myself and my family.
Nothing Short of AmazingI had been toying around with joining YL and found an ad for Revive online. I checked out the website and was so excited about the pricing and free shipping. I ordered on a Sunday, my order shipped that Monday, and arrived to me by Wednesday. The oils are amazing and I cannot wait to build my collection.
Cant get enoughI discovered Revive essential oils thanks to a random facebook ad almost a year ago. Since then I have become completely hooked! The oils are such a great quality for literally a fraction of the price of other companoes. I no longer have to feel guilty everytime I need to restock. Some of my personal favorites are the peppermint, birch, and the joy blend. The joy has replaced my daily synthetic perfumes and the birch is a life saver for achy joints!
Customer 4 life!Okay, so within the last month, I've bought the peppermint, tranquility, anxiety ease essential oils. Today so got my first big purchase in the mail, the YL comparison blend kit, I could not be more stoked about my YL kit!!! I am so happy so stumbled upon your awesome company.
The oils are just as high quality, smell exactly the same , are CHEAPER on my wallet and you get more quantity!!! What's not to Love ?? Revive, I am a customer of your oils for life!! My next goal is to get the CBD not only for myself, but for my dog as well.
I am so excited to see what this company is going to do in the future. Please don't ever change!!!!
AMAZEDI can't even tell you how incredible these oils are. Please don't listen to distributors when they tell you that anything but MLMs arent trustworthy. These oils are changing my life and helping me support my family without going broke. Plz just try them out, place an order!! There return policy is totally worth giving them a try. You won't regret it!!!!
No Longer a SkepticI received my first order this week and I know I am already going to be a regular customer! I love the prices and the shipping was fast and free. Most importantly the oils I ordered are amazing and high quality. I was a little skeptical of ordering at first because I've only ordered oils from MLMs in the past, but I am SO GRATEFUL this company exists because I'm able to have the oils I want in my home for my family and guests, and not break the bank.
Revive is a great company with great productI placed an order with Revive to see how this would go. I have been purchasing from Young Living for a while, and wasn't sure about the quality, if they were equivalent, etc. They are AWESOME! I tried Purity (like Purification) - just the same. I tried the equivalent for Sacred Frankincense - amazing. And now I'm trying Fireworks - OMG! LOVE IT! It does focus your mind.
I did have a little snafu with the mail/delivery. USPS claimed they delivered the oils when in fact they did not. I was so bummed out and a little freaked out. But I ping'd Revive (ok, II texted, emailed and chatted on the site). And they were awesome! Super patient and offered to replace them right away. They did ask that I wait a day, just in case. I'm glad I did! In a day I got all of the items. But they handled it so well - they place the customer first. I'm so happy with Revive. I don't think I'll go back to Young Living. Can't wait to try other oils :) It's much more affordable without hurting quality.
LOVE THIS!I just received my first order of Revive oil, after using mostly Young Living. I can't believe how amazing this stuff smells. It's amazing. I just diffused it, and my house smells so great. I also bought the full strength CBD which I can't wait to try. I am definitely switching to Revive for all future oil purchases. Thank you for making such a great product.
Oils that really work!I, personally, am around many individuals that use EO. Some use YL and others Doterra, so my friends had MANY opinions when I told them I wanted to try it all out. I looked at these brands and realized I would have to dip my toe into the EO game once I saw their prices. But thanks to the horrifying technology that listens to me and records my google searches, my facebook ads introduced me to REVIVE. My friends were skeptical and so was I, but I couldn't pass up REVIVE's prices. No company beat them. I figured I would try it out, and if it didn't work out, I could always send it back. And with those prices, I saw no risk. I received my "Beginner's Kit" and was sincerely pleased with my order. My oils actually work just as well as compeating brands and don't hurt my bank account! I was shook honestly, but now I am a loyal customer. I am so thankful for REVIVE cause now I can fulfill my dream of being a hippie and still have money to eat. If you are considering this brand, stop considering, and just buy. Totally worth it. I mean, I wouldn't have sat here and written this long freaking review if it wasn't.
Very satisfiedMy sister got me hooked on oils and she is a Yl member. When my brother in law was talking about how much she spends a month on oils I started feeling bad about taking all the rollers she makes me monthly. So I researched revive and placed my first order! My first order was my 3 main blends, and only cost $50 for 10ml bottles!! Second, I recently purchased 6 bottles of oils all blends(joy, mommy fuel, courage, digizen, and zen) my sister made for me in the past and paid less than $100!! Each blend smells amazing and I actually prefer revives courage and zen over the ones my sister used to give me! The smell is more subtle and doesn't kill other people in the room who don't enjoy the smells the oils give off. Needless to say I am now a repeat customer and will continue to be!
Excellent QualityI'm totally pleased with both the quality and prices from Revive! I've been using YL for some time now and as others have mentioned become tired of the MLM platform. I'm on my second order and find your oils are as good or better! Ordering was easy and shipping was timely (especially pleased as it was coming to Canada!)
You definitely have a new customer :)
I just discovered Revive oils and received my 1st order Saturday. I am amazed by them.I just discovered Revive oils and received my 1st order Saturday. I am amazed by them. I ordered peppermint and immunity boost to make a comparison to the oils I used from a MLM company. My intention was to test them to see if they were comparable and now I'm sold on Revive. I put a drop of immunity boost and a drop of thieves on two separate pieces of paper and hours later, they smelled identical. I placed another order this morning and among the oils I ordered, is the Pumpkin Pie. I can't wait to diffuse it and smell the aroma of fall throughout my house.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!!!!I was a Young Living member and distribution girl and I couldn't afford them and no one wanted to buy from me because of the price it was the biggest complaint from me and everyone. So I come across Revive and done research for awhile and finally broke down and made my order. I received them and they are amazing. I got bigger bottles for half the price of YL and they smell and work just like my favorite blends from YL. I am one happy girl and I'm sharing with everyone I know that loves there oils as much as I do
Where have you been all my life?!?Just received my first Revive shipment. I ordered Protect and Pumpkin Pie. The Protect works just as well as On Guard, but the pumpkin pie, UH HELLO!!!!! ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!
It smells like the real deal, better than any candle or melting wax I've found. The moment I started to diffuse it I was smacked across the face with the biggest, most happy dose of nostalgia that I've had in a long time. Images of running through my backyard, playing in the leaves, drinking Apple cider, and Mom making homemade pumpkin pie on a brisk fall day came to mind. I am simply obsessed.
I'm going to be wearing this stuff as perfume, that's how awesome it is!
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
The best company and amazing oils!We love Revive essential oils! This company is one of the best around! They are amazing at helping when you need the help and even better oils! I made the switch from Young Living oils after they put an extremely bad taste in my mouth and I had a growing downline. I wanted to step away from the usual MLM's but we still needed oils. Our son has autism and is very young. We love revive and the oils for our whole family! They are so transparent and ready to lend a hand when needed. I continue to order monthly with top notch experience every time. P.s. even my son loves the sleep blend and your Zen blend. Thank you for very quickly becoming part of our family.
Great Products - Free shipping - No complaintsI love essential oils. However, the ones good for my medical condition also happened to be insanely pricey to use to justify using on a daily basis. Revive is transparent. You can just tap the link to look at current GC reports. There isn't the hassle of emailing lot numbers and hoping someone will get back with you. They are so much cheaper! I was skeptical, but paying more doesn't improve quality. Have tested against my favorite brands (have family members that sell for many of the MLM companies, I didn't have a preference, just had a few favorites from each company) and I can't tell a difference! (Well, my wallet can!) Would highly recommend to try! Have ordered many times. Only had one time the wrong oil was sent, I was allowed to keep the error and they immediately sent a new bottle. They responded to my email within the hour. Would highly recommend this company!
Excellent QualityI have a similar story to everyone here. Was paying too much money to an MLM over the past few years and hustling to make nothing business wise when all I wanted was to use and enjoy the oils. After reading and researching and trying a few health store brands, I decided to try Revive. Their dupe of Breathe (Breathe Air) is spot on. I got Litsea which was only available once through Doterra contingent on a $200 order and am now pleased I can have it anytime I want at an affordable price. The lavender and peppermint are awesome and do their job well. My first order, they accidentally sent their Headache blend instead of lavender. Within minutes of chatting with customer service, a free bottle was on the way. I can't complain and I got their awesome headache blend. I'm getting the quality oils I want at great prices with no pressure to place expensive minimum orders I order to obtain a "free" oil and to be a free salesperson for the MLM while paying an upline of middlemen.
10/10!!!I just broke up with my MLM company. And after reading all the reviews that they were the same quality but affordable, I had to try them out. I got courage and joy and they are truly the same quality!! Smell like heaven and still uplift my mood. Will never go back and can't wait to see this company thrive and release more products!!
Along Came ReviveSo, I was looped into buying the YL Membership, I wont lie I loved their oils, I dont really have anything negative to say in regards to that but the pricing is really what killed me. Then I researched some more and found out that up to half if not more of what I would spend on those oils would go towards my 'upline' ect.. I was NOT comfortable with that. I DONT make a ton of money, but I love oils and their benefits and wanted to find a company with Pure Oils and had a decent price point. Along came REVIVE! On my Facebook timeline, they snagged my curiosity. I researched for a few weeks and went back forth before finally purchasing two bottles, Tranquility (REVIVE version of Balance by Doterra) and of course Peppermint (a go-to). My oils arrived within 2 days, just like they said, neatly packaged, no damage.
I was extremely impressed with the quality of the oils, I ingest the peppermint almost daily and use Tranquility to help me out at work (I work in a call center) I love the oils, their quality is just as good as the MLM companies, (I actually think I like the Tranquility better than Balance, ITS SWEETER. A little less harsh than DoTerra.)
Needless to say I will definitely be purchasing more oils from this wonderful company! My next plan is to try the CBD oils, as well as The Zen and Courage blends (REVIVE version of YL 'and 'Peace and Calming and 'Valor')
I was a skeptic but I'm making the switch!After using doTerra for years I'm making the switch to Revive. I was taught that only doTerra sold quality oils. After hearing more and more about Revive I bought one bottle. I couldn't tell the difference. Bought a few more bottles. Still couldn't tell the difference. Now doTerra wants me to pay them the annual $25 to continue getting wholesale prices. Honestly doTerra bottles are prettier than Revive but I can't smell a difference and i am getting the same wonderful sleep using Revive Lavender and Vetiver. 🤷♀🤷♀🤷♀ I'm officially a Reviver and will no longer be helping my "upline" get bonuses and free product.
RE: those 5 low star reviewsLet me save you some time. I just scrolled through trying to find the outliers to the overwhelming 5 star feedback and noted the following:
1. most all 4 star reviews have glowing feedback and none that I read had anything negative to say. I have a feeling this is the subset of the population that never gives 5 stars for anything.
2. When I finally found those 2 star outliers they were a complaint about customer service (which I personally contest given my amazing experience), a complaint about product damaged in shipping, a complaint about a back order, and a diehard MLM fan that gave zero indication of if they have even tried these oils or were just commenting on principle that anyone should offer a competition.
As for my OWN experience:
Price point- I just ordered 13 oils for $140 including many MLM blends and most of the basics I need to make my own. Need I say more?!
Customer Service- I have contacted the company using email, voicemail, and chat while in the process of creating and refining my order. All three forms of contact were returned in a timely and courteous manner with my questions and comments fully answered and noted to my satisfaction. As a former senior manager of a contact center I would be ecstatic to have any of the 3 representatives I had contact to on my team.
The oils: TBD but I have every confidence they will live up to the overwhelming positive feedback. I will update (if the platform allows?) when I receive them or if needed create a second review focused just on the oils themselves. With the return policy such that it is (um, amazing!) I have zero concern that I will remain a satisfied customer!
Bottom line: If you found yourself here perusing before taking the plunge and joining an MLM, don't take my word for it. Ask Revive a question, order something small to try and save yourself a fortune like I just did ;)


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When I travel, I have a cute little nickname for myself: "Pastry Bag Lady". Because, you see, I keep on going from bakery to bakery, and while I eat some things as I go, some things I save for later (or save for Mr. CakeSpy to consume later).
And when I am in Pastry Bag Lady mode, it is very helpful to have a fashionable tote for my sweet treasures.
Enter "the handiest tote you'll ever own", from Natalie of Bake and Destroy! As she puts it,
Made with 100% recycled cotton – more sustainable than virgin cotton. A 12.25″ H x 12″ W x 6.5″ D tote with two sets of handles – one long enough to sling over your shoulder and another, shorter set for carrying by hand. (DIYers can snip off the short handles if you prefer a straight-up tote bag.)
And you can win one, sweet stuff! That's right, Natalie has kindly offered up one of these totes for a giveaway, for one lucky US entrant.
How do you enter? It's startlingly easy. All you have to do is leave a comment on this post with a response to this open-ended question: cookie, cake, or pie?
This giveaway will close one week from today, on February 17th, at Noon PST, and the winner will be announced shortly thereafter. Should you feel the need to buy a tote in the meantime, visit the Bake and Destroy store! Oh, and you should totally visit the site and Twitter too.


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Luftrausers is perfect on the Vita in the same way Vlambeer's Super Crate Box was perfect on the Vita. It's "perfect for the Vita" because it's a great game. While either title, with their minimal arcade sensibilities "make sense" on a portable (with buttons) for their quickness, you're not likely to play Luftrausers for just ten minutes on your commute.
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|May 08, 2014
Xerox Research Centre Canada and Battelle Memorial Institute Form Materials Science Research and Development Alliance
|(Nanowerk News) The Xerox Research Centre Canada (XRCC) and Battelle Memorial Institute have signed a strategic alliance to co-market and collaborate on materials science research services.
|The alliance will allow clients of XRCC and Battelle to access the deep capabilities of the two renowned research organizations including the use of XRCC`s pilot plant and manufacturing scale-up facility to augment their own resources in developing and bringing new products to market.
|Clients come to us because they have a great idea they want to bring to market or face a tough challenge they want to solve. Our alliance with Battelle expands XRCC's innovative capabilities and competencies, so we can achieve even greater advances in science and business concepts, said Paul Smith, vice president and director of XRCC.
|Both XRCC and Battelle also expect the alliance will attract new innovation services customers. Tapping into the strong capabilities of Xerox and Battelle is an agile and cost-effective way for businesses and government to add value, improve performance, gain competitive edge or create something entirely new, said Martin Toomajian, Battelle president of energy, health and environment.
|Scientists at XRCC specialize in the design and development of electronic materials and specialty components; environmentally responsible processes; coatings, applied nanotechnology; polymer science, engineering and pilot plant scale-up. XRCC is part of the global Xerox Innovation Group, comprised of five research centers around the globe that each leverage XRCCs unique, integrated, global materials research and development mandate.
|Battelle manages the worlds leading national laboratories and maintains a contract research portfolio spanning consumer and industrial, energy and environment, health and pharmaceutical and national security. From large government agencies and multi-national corporations to small start-ups and incubator projects, Battelle provides the resources, brainpower and flexibility to fulfill client needs.
|Battelle and Xerox share a unique historical connection. One of Battelles early clients was Chester Carlson whose invention of xerography launched Xerox Corporation. Seventy years ago, the two signed an agreement that provided Carlson with access to the Battelle labs in the interest of collaborative research, development and engineering work. Todays announcement marks the beginning of the next generation of collaboration between two of the worlds most renowned innovation organizations.
|About Xerox Since the invention of Xerography more than 75 years ago, the people of Xerox (NYSE:XRX) have helped businesses simplify the way work gets done. Today, we are the global leader in business process and document management, helping organizations of any size be more efficient so they can focus on their real business. Headquartered in Norwalk, Conn., we have more than 140,000 Xerox employees and do business in more than 180 countries, providing business services, printing equipment and software for commercial and government organizations.
|About Battelle
|Every day, the people of Battelle apply science and technology to solving what matters most. At major technology centers and national laboratories around the world, Battelle conducts research and development, designs and manufactures products, and delivers critical services for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio since its founding in 1929, Battelle serves the national security, health and life sciences, and energy and environmental industries. For more information, visit www.battelle.org.
|Source: GLOBALFOUNDRIES (press release)
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This week's spotlight is Aimee from Just Kidding Around Atlanta. This b log is #5 on the linky this week. Stop by and tell her hello!
I'm a married Mom of a 16 year old & a 7 year old. I am passionate about using coupons & finding great deals to stretch our one-income budget, I enjoy crafting & DIY decorating, plus baking & cooking. But being a Mom is my most favorite thing of all!
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XBRL and XWand
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eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) is an XML based language which allows organisations to create business reports in a machine readable format which can be easily shared with other organisations, including regulators.
Regulatory authorities around the world are embracing the use of XBRL to dramatically improve the efficiency, and quality of financial reporting. In 2009, the US SEC adopted a rule that requires public companies to submit XBRL documents along with their quarterly, annual, and other public filings.
European Banking Authority (EBA) and European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) have chosen XBRL as the Uniform Format for COREP/FINREP and Solvency II reporting from the 27 National Supervisory Authorities (NSAs) across Europe.Fujitsu, the Fujitsu logo, Interstage and Xwand are trademarks or registered trademarks of Fujitsu Limited in Japan and other countries. All other trademarks referenced herein are the property of their respective owners.owners.
The U.K. HMRC has mandated that all companies (approximately 1.7 million) submit their annual tax filings in Inline XBRL (iXBRL) beginning in April 2011.
To comply with these regulatory mandates, Interstage XWand provides the most advanced and complete XBRL solution on the market that makes creation and validation of XBRL documents for submission to the US SEC and HMRC and other regulatory bodies dramatically more efficient and cost-effective.
In Australia Fujitsu have developed tools, based on XWand, which match the specific requirements of Standard Business Reporting (SBR) and SuperStream.
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Here at Southern Motor Group in Tonbridge, we pride ourselves on giving our customers the highest quality in every area. As part of the authorised Volkswagen Van Centre network, our friendly staff are trained to Volkswagen's stringent standards and are always on hand to advise you whether you are looking for a standard Caddy, Transporter or Crafter panel van, Amarok Pickup truck or a specialist conversion. We can also provide many beneficial support services for your business, from maintenance and repair using specialist tools and equipment, and parts and accessories, to finance and insurance. If there is any way that we can help please contact us on 01732 669141.
You need complete confidence in the vehicles you buy. Every DasWelt Auto used van earns that confidence with a complete multipoint check, comprehensive preparation and thorough checks on mileage and validation. Once purchased, you also have the reassurance of Roadside Assistance and a Volkswagen warranty – at least 12 months for vehicles under three years old, and a minimum six-month warranty for any vehicle over three years.


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The first new-production DHC-6 Series 400 Twin Otter has taken its initial flight from Viking's final assembly facility in Calgary, Alberta.
The aircraft, manufacturers serial number (MSN) 845, Canadian registration C-FMJO, is the first new production Twin Otter since de Havilland Canada ended production in 1988 with the delivery of MSN 844. Sold to launch customer Zimex Aviation of Switzerland, MSN 845 is equipped with Honeywell's Apex IFR digital flight deck. It is to be used throughout North Africa servicing the oil and gas industry.
Steve Stackhouse, manager of flight operations, along with Viking President and CEO David Curtis, piloted the aircraft on the initial flight, commenting, "the aircraft performed exactly as expected, it felt very stable, fast, and even with my thousands of hours on type, this new Series 400 Twin Otter brought a smile to my face."
The first production aircraft has been registered C-FMJO in honour of Michael J. Orr, a former member of Viking's Board of Directors, who was a supporter of the plan to re-start Twin Otter production and passed away in October 2006. In keeping with Viking tradition of naming aircraft, "Mikey" has been fondly added to the nose of MSN 845. Several of Mike's family were in attendance to witness the first flight.
Viking announced the production re-launch of a modernized Twin Otter in March 2007 with the introduction of the DHC-6 Series 400 model, which features more than 400 modifications and improvements centered around a modernized flight deck and added safety systems while retaining the legacy aircraft's famous robust airframe design, company officials said. Most notable of these changes is the incorporation of the fully integrated Honeywell Primus Apex digital avionics suite, and Pratt & Whitney PT6A-34 turbines engines.
With Canadian certification imminent, Viking expects first customer deliveries to start shortly.
Manufacturing activities have continued through 400 Series development, with the first 10 serial numbered aircraft at various stages of final assembly, and production gearing up to reach a steady build rate of one and a half aircraft every four weeks, company officials said.
Viking, celebrating 40 years in business, provides OEM support for the worldwide fleet of de Havilland heritage line of aircraft (DHC-1 through DHC-7). Viking is part of Westerkirk Capital Inc., a Canadian private investment firm with substantial holdings in the hospitality, aviation and real estate sectors.
For more information: 800-663-8444 or VikingAir.com


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This is a guest post by Eric DeVries and is the fourth post in our series on "Evangelicals and Evolution: A Student Perspective". Eric is a post-grad biology student at Calvin College.
I'm an evolutionist, a theistic evolutionist to be specific. My transition to this position is relatively recent and I still have much to learn about the interaction between faith and science. I can't say that my journey is a unique story, but maybe it resonates with some readers of this series.
So here it is.
Early impressions of Evolution
I grew up in a typical, western Michigan, Dutch family. By this I mean to say my family was reserved, proper, and attended church every Sunday. Our first church was a mega-church named Calvary which we attended until I was in 4th grade. At this point my dad decided that he was tired of all the behind the scenes drama so we left to find a "better" church. Ironically we ended up at one of the spiritually deadest churches I have ever attended. It was there that the idea of evolution was first presented to me. And in a typical "good" Christian way, it was described as a theory which directly contradicted the bible and was therefore wrong; so wrong in fact that those who accepted it were ostracized as "unbelievers".
Attending a Conservative Christian school in a Liberal part of America
When I was in grade 6 my family moved to a part of California that many would describe as relatively liberal. Being the only Christian school in the area, my parents enrolled me in a conservative, Baptist school. Again the idea was taught that evolutionary science could not be reconciled with God's plan for humanity. Only this time instead of just hearing it, I integrated it into my belief system and self-identify. I came to believe that whomever held to the theory of evolution was at best direly misguided and at worst going to hell.
Instead of joining an existing church, my family connected with a couple other families to start our own church. We lived the challenges of launching a church in an area resistant to organized Christianity. One of the biggest challenges was church growth, which was extremely slow. This lead to quickly solidifying the relationship between my family and the few others who were part of the church and it was with these families that my love of the outdoors, of mountains and the ocean, developed. The hobbies of hiking and backpacking became central to my life in California, sparking my interest in biology. Evolution was not really avoided as a subject of discussion with this group of families; it was more put on a side burner, and not considered an important enough issue to waste energy discussing. Instead we went about meeting a much more diverse group of people, realizing that Christianity does actually consist of more than the conservative, Dutch social group we were part of in Michigan.
Learning to be more Open-Minded in a Conservative Heartland
Moving back to Michigan is a turning point in this story. The irony is that I started becoming more open minded in one of the most conservative places in America after I had learned to be a fundamentalist in one of the most liberal areas of the country . On the recommendation of my dad, I became connected with Young Life, which is a Christian organization in high schools. I loved it. These people, instead of hiding their failings, accepted them and worked those weaknesses into their stories, changing them into something that God could work with to teach others. My experiences in the conservative Christian school in California had taught me the exact opposite, to hide my failings and only deal with them between myself and God. It took me a long time to accept this new approach, nearly two years in fact.
We started attending a church in Grand Rapids which was pretty "radical". The pastor there had no reservations about discussing topics which most churches would avoid. The sermons opened up dinner table discussions. Our discussions became more open minded, and my parents tackled controversial topics; we were not afraid to ask some hard questions about our conservative brand of Christianity. We never outright denied specific traditional beliefs, but we were encouraged to ask questions about these beliefs. Yet through this entire time I never gave up on my belief that evolution was a theory from the devil, and that the proponents of evolution were like little demons running around spreading a theory directly against the will of God.
These discussions, along with my eventual acceptance of my failings, became a crucial point in my ability to mentally prepare myself to engage evolution once I went off to college.
Starting College and my investigation into Evolution
After graduating from high school I attended Calvin College. Calvin was like pouring alcohol on a fire as it caused my desire to ask questions, and in particular questions regarding evolution, to explode. Why did so many Christians at this Christian College actually accept this theory which I had been taught was wrong (notice the difference between belief and taught at this point in my life)? I began to dig deeper into the evidence for evolution; and the more I learned the more concerned I became. Evolution made sense, or at least its basic arguments made sense. Some of the particulars were, for me, a bit sketchy. But the basic claims of evolution had a logical ring to them, and they appealed to that left-brained side of who I am. So I accepted a conditional form of evolution which excluded the common ancestry of apes and humans. These new ideas brought tension between my faith and what I was beginning to accept about evolution. It was a real testament to the changes I had been going through since moving back from California that I was able to spiritually and intellectually engage evolutionary theory.
Evolution and Biblical Interpretation
My exploration of evolutionary theory, and its implications, made me revisit my ideas of biblical interpretation. I began to see that a literalistic interpretation of Genesis leads to many discrepancies. One, which may not seem as blatant as others, but oddly enough is the one I remember most, is the geography of the Garden of Eden. In Genesis 2 the garden is described as having 4 rivers flowing through it. One of those is located in Egypt, while two others are located in current day Iraq, and the fourth has its probable current day location in Ethiopia. How these four rivers found themselves, within the recent past (geologically speaking), to either originate or terminate in one area is still beyond me.
This rethinking of biblical interpretation was important in my journey. But even more important was the evidence supporting evolution. Coming back to Calvin, following a semester in Spain during my third year, I decided to take a J-term evolutionary biology class. This class was a three week course exploring the evidences behind evolution. I had previously studied population genetics, homology, and common ancestry in first two years of college, but had yet to see a condensed list of the evidence supporting each idea. We examined the various anatomies of the ear bone in the transition from land to water in the story of the whale. We read The Song of the Dodo by David Quamman, which sifts through the various ideas presented by naturalists over the past two centuries before delving into island biogeography and its affects on the composition and genetics of an isolated population. But most important was our discussion about genetics, which was spurred on by our readings in Quamman and our study of the whale. I began to see the picture of history painted by genetics using the mechanism of evolution.
And it convinced me.
Now I identify myself as a theistic evolutionist; an interesting transition.
I transitioned from a conservative creationist to a theistic evolutionist in a journey that took anywhere between 4 and 8 years, depending on the starting point. Today I see evolution as a beautifully fluid display of the creative aspect of God. But that does not mean I have all the pertinent questions answered. One of the biggest unanswered questions is how to explain death. Evolution is pushed forward by death, but according to the biblical account death is an evil only present in the world after "the fall". And for that reason how do I explain "the fall"? So evolution doesn't explain everything, and it actually presents new problems.
But evolution happens. For me the bible no longer dictates what I believe about science. I don't think it was ever meant to. Science describes science. That's that.
Monday, 9 November 2009
My Transition from a Conservative Creationist to a Theistic Evolutionist (albeit with some unanswered questions)
This is a guest post by Eric DeVries and is the fourth post in our series on "Evangelicals and Evolution: A Student Perspective". Eric is a post-grad biology student at Calvin College.
Posted by Steve Martin at 05:00
Labels: academia, guest posts, students
20 comments:
- Steve Martin said...
Eric: Thanks for sharing your story ... including the unanswered questions. Living with unanswered questions is an important part of the transition in my experience. Oh, most of the questions do get answered - and confirm that TE / EC is both an intellectually and spiritually coherent position)- BUT, new unanswered questions keep popping up.
- 9 November 2009 at 07:46
- Emiliano M said...
Great post Eric!
For me some of the most interesting implications of evolution in regards to Christianity lay in the fields of theodicy and the nature of death. In my opinion it helps in answering many questions but (as offten happens) raises others.
Paz de Cristo
- 9 November 2009 at 09:08
- Karl A. said...
I also want to thank you, Eric, for your story. I appreciate how you frame your journey in the context of grace and honesty (being able to admit you don't have it all together or have all the answers). May God continue to feed the various parts of your brain!
BTW, there's a good discussion of the role of death and the problem of evil, revisited in light of evolutionary theory, at http://cliff-martin.blogspot.com. Cliff's an "out of the box" thinker.
- 9 November 2009 at 09:11
- Rob Mitchell said...
Thanks very much, Eric, for sharing your story. One interesting part of the story is the transition to the church where evolution was held up as something contradictory to scripture and therefore invalid.
Forgive me if I assume too much, but since you grew up in a Dutch family I will assume that your church life at least had some contact with the Reformed Tradition (and I write as a Reformed believer).
I can see two interesting facets that emerge from your story, which are true of evangelicalism generally and the Reformed stream in particular.
The Reformed Tradition tends to do theology from above rather than from below, and combines with a high view of Scripture which brings along views which might be summarized as "Scripture trumps science" (probably a caricature on my part) and "Scripture is the lens through which we must view and interpret science," which phrase I have heard almost verbatim from several sources.
As Christians we want to be biblical; we have a high view of Scripture as authoritative - it is our only rule of faith and practice.
But when we impose an interpretive construct on Scripture which is foreign to the text, then use that construct as a blunt instrument, we get into trouble.
I don't find the view of Scripture and science as non-overlapping magisteria appealing - I think there is some overlap, but maybe not as much as popular creationism would suggest.
So I find the most comfort in the parenthetical portion of your post's title - to quote one evangelical leader, "Sometimes we need to learn to be more comfortable with unanswered questions than with unquestioned answers."
Thanks very much for sharing your story.
- 9 November 2009 at 09:55
- Bethany said...
Great story! Funny you should bring up the death question... I think that is one of the biggest unanswered questions, so I've made it my thesis question (evolutionary theodicy). We'll have to talk someday.
- 9 November 2009 at 10:42
- Eric said...
@ All. Thanks for the compliments on the story. It's helpful to know others share some of the same questions I do.
@ Emiliano
The statement "the nature of death" starts me thinking along the lines of death metaphorically rather than literally. Thanks for the boost in that direction, might help in providing a framework to answer some of my questions about death.
@ Karl A.
Thanks for the reference. I'm planning on checking it out, seems pretty interesting.
@ Rob Mitchell
Much of what you stated I agree with. The second church I attended (which denounced evolution) was less in the reformed tradition then in the baptist. It is in an area crowded with reformed churches and I'm positive was influenced, at least slightly, by reformed theology. Nonetheless they taught a very baptist doctrine. The school I attending in California, where true anti-evolutionary ideals were taught, was also baptist (this is not to say anything against baptists, just stating facts :) ). I actually began accepting evolution after attending a reformed school (Calvin College) as well as switching churches to the new one in Michigan, which does not associate itself with a specific denomination but does teach doctrine following the reformed tradition.
@ Bethany
I would love to chat sometime. The question of death and evolution was first presented to me a couple years ago by an evolutionary biology professor. I just recently began addressing the issue again. I would love some insight into it.
- 9 November 2009 at 13:08
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- 9 November 2009 at 13:18
- Jordan said...
Thanks for sharing, Eric. Theodicy and the origin of death is indeed a bit of a problem for evolutionary creationists, though I'm not certain that it's an insurmountable one. There have been many potential solutions offered in the literature, but my problem is choosing between any one of them. And as others have pointed out before, sin and death is an issue not just for evolutionary creationists, but for Christianity as a whole. I've often wondered, myself, about the purpose of the Tree of Life in the Garden of Eden, given the traditional neocreationist approach... it just doesn't make sense that physical death wasn't around beforehand!
- 9 November 2009 at 13:20
- Jimpithecus said...
Hi Eric,
Thanks for the testimonial. I am sorry that your path was so tortuous but it seems to have been relatively persecution-free. Interestingly, as I read your section on Biblical interpretation, I was reminded of a paper by geologist Carol Hill called The Garden of Eden: A Modern Landscape in which she lays out the plausibility of there having been an actual Garden of Eden. I don't find all of her argument persuasive but it is, at least, provocative.
I am consistently amazed by the sheer number of people out there that think that if you accept evolution, you are literally damned and believe the lies of Satan. They wouldn't think that way if I told them I accept the existence of Black Holes also. I think that, as scientists, we are often myopic to the visceral reaction that evolution gets and which is whoppingly disproportionate to what the theory actually posits. Reading these accounts, it almost makes me think I missed out by not growing up in a YEC church.
Eric, I was interested by your comments on theodicy. Lately, I have been doing some cursory research into Endogenous Retroviruses, which are responsible for a number of really bad things such as possibly MS, melanomas, other forms of cancer and other diseases. They are also, oddly enough, responsible for some major leaps in the genome and some ERV strings have been incorporated in to the functioning of the mammalian placenta. If evolution is God's plan, then the suffering we experience is offset by the plan to make humans what we are today.
Rob, you make the statement "But when we impose an interpretive construct on Scripture which is foreign to the text, then use that construct as a blunt instrument, we get into trouble." That is probably the most succinct appraisal of the YEC position that i have read in ages. It jumped off the page at me. Thanks.
- 9 November 2009 at 14:42
- Steve Martin said...
re: the reformed tradition and scriptural interpretation, I love Loren Haarsma's "Two Books Metaphor" slide in his Where is God in Science? presentation. See slide 46 … the picture says it all.
Re: that quote … that is very good … which evangelical leader was it? Do you have a reference?
Jordan: "sin and death is an issue not just for evolutionary creationists, but for Christianity as a whole" …
absolutely agree with this … similar to what I said a while back on theodicy in my post Theodicy and Evolution (which interestingly provides more questions than answers). My thoughts have developed since this post over 2 years ago .. BUT not sure the question to answer ratio has changed much.
- 9 November 2009 at 19:30
- Kristian Swearingen said...
Hi Eric-
Thanks for the story. I am one of the many whose story is similar to yours. I love the fact that you met pro-evolution (or even just okay with evolution) Christians at Calvin. Though I was raised non-denominational evangelical, I attended 1st-8th grade at a small Christian school run by a Christian Reformed Church and staffed entirely by teachers educated at Calvin. While my teachers were careful to avoid directly teaching about evolution and the age of the earth (likely to avoid the trouble it would have caused with parents like mine), they always encouraged us to use our minds and to think critically. When it became clear that the slim science text books available from Christian Schools International were below the standard of good education, the school administrators decided to use secular geology books for the junior high classes. My teacher told us plainly that the books taught an ancient earth, that we should discuss that issue at home with our parents, and that we would use the books because they had a better treatment of geology. The school administrator told us that if we believe God created everything, then the study of nature is the study of God. It is in no small part thanks to my Calvinist teachers that I am a scientist today.
- 9 November 2009 at 20:14
- Rob Mitchell said...
Steve: Thanks for your words. The comment about "Scripture being the lens through which we must view science" is from a recent personal conversation with one of my pastors. I will need to verify my accuracy and get permission before I attribute by name.
I will note that I responded that sometimes the lens analogy works both ways - it doesn't mean that our knowledge of science changes Scripture, but sometimes when we examine Scripture through the filter or lens of scientific knowledge, we may notice some things we didn't see before.
Perhaps it carries the analogy too far, but consider multispectral analyses of palimpsests - new spectra bring out heretofore unseen features of the papyri under study. Bear in mind this is just an analogy and a poor one at that.
- 10 November 2009 at 00:19
- Steve Martin said...
Rob: Sorry ... my question wasn't clear. The quote I to which I was referring was "Sometimes we need to learn to be more comfortable with unanswered questions than with unquestioned answers". Do you have a reference for that?
Bethany: I should have asked this last night (but was rushed). Do you have a few references you would recommend on evolutionary theodicy for those of us with an orthodox Christian faith that also accept evolution?
- 10 November 2009 at 20:31
- Jordan said...
Are you one of Denis Lamoureux's students, Bethany?
- 10 November 2009 at 20:50
- Rob Mitchell said...
Steve: the quote about being more comfortable with unanswered questions than unquestioned answers is from a Chuck Swindoll sermon I heard years ago.
On another note that doesn't relate to the current discussion - I simply HAD to post a link to Michael Paulkner's beautiful illustration of Ancient Hebrew Conception of the Universe here:
Look at the full size version here for the full effect:
HT: boingboing.net
- 10 November 2009 at 22:41
- Bethany said...
@ Eric and Steve,
The best resource that I can think of at the moment for evolutionary theodicy is Christopher Southgate's "The Groaning of Creation". It deals with the ambiguity of nature and offers some really helpful thoughts along with some ethical considerations. Lamoureux's big book "Evolutionary Creation" deals with some of the biblical questions in... I believe... the 8th chapter. There are also several edited volumes that look at it. "Physics and Cosmology: Scientific Perspectives on the problem of natural evil" edited by Murphy, Russell, and Stoeger has a couple of good articles. Mostly, the question is an up and coming one though, as evangelicals become more comfortable with evolution, the question will become more important and more time will be spent on it.
@ Jordan: I'm not one of Denis' students though I have had some close contact with him--I was a proof reader on both his recent books.
- 10 November 2009 at 23:15
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- 12 November 2009 at 20:39
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- 12 November 2009 at 20:52
- Steve Martin said...
Hi Edward,
I deleted all three of your identical comments in the last 3 posts. I have no problem with posts from those that disagree with the perspective shared here, or even links to resources that show another point of view. However, the method you utilized seemed like spam to me; I always delete spam.
All: I don't want anyone thinking that we as ECs have anything to hide from or fear; the Christianity that is fearful of science & other intellectual pursuits (eg. biblical criticism) is not a Christianity that shows trust in God. I encourage other Christians to look at other sides of the dialogue, so for example Edward's site where you can find all kinds of information on those disillusioned with Christianity - and under the mistaken impression that there is a linear progression from YECism to atheism. (For my own comments on this unimaginative view, see the new model post).
So, please read Dawkins, Harris, Hitchens etc. as well as McGrath & Polkinghorne etc; read Bart Ehrman as well as N.T. Wright. But let's also remember that our faith is not just about intellectual integrity. Putting too much effort / resources / time into the intellectual side can have a detrimental affect on our spiritual health; there needs to be balance. I'm really preaching to myself here.
- 12 November 2009 at 21:59
- Eric said...
@ Kristian
Thanks for relating your story. It's interesting how Calvin can have such a strong influence in quite a few areas around the country, and, from what I hear, the majority of it is good.
@ Bethany
Thanks for the references Bethany, I'll add them to that huge list of things I need to read.
@Steve Martin,
I completely agree with what you said in your last post, that the Christianity which is afraid of intellectual pursuits isn't the type of Christianity that shows trust in God.
@ all. Thanks again everyone for reading the story and leaving comments.
- 13 November 2009 at 09:12


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
The Quirky Lynn Buckham
And it turns out he was pretty good at situational comedy scenarios involving different character types.
But there was another side to Lynn Buckham's work that is a bit unexpected...
Buckham had a knack for drawing comical animals!
You might not think this is a big deal (and I suppose it really isn't) but it fascinates me because you don't see this oddball characteristic in the work of other artists who did the sort of "straight" realism so popular at that time.
In fact very few illustrators who did realistic illustration during the 50's ever showed a cartoony side in their work.
The exception would be the multi-talented Bob Jones, also from Cooper's.
Since we know so little about Lynn Buckham, its impossible to say where this quirky quality in his work originated. I just thought it was worth taking note of this unusual recurring device in Buckham's illustrations.
*My Lynn Buckham Flickr set.
8 comments:
i just had to write in and say you are doing all the artists out there a huge service...this blog is so so inspirational..i keep visiting here everyday. i was talking to my other friends this end who are in the arts..same thing...they love this space. So a HUGE HUGE THANK YOU..for taking time and doing this.
you are so generous for doing this!!
sincere regards
..oh and not to forget ..besides just inspiration, also the learning. i am personally being introduced to so many artists..ReplyDelete
again this blog is tops !!
Thank you SO MUCH for your enthusiastic, encouraging notes. You really made my day - my whole weekend, in fact!
- Howard Chaykin3:31 PM
Since we're talking about cartoon animals here, let's not forget the story--or is it a rumor--that Al Parker ghosted several weeks of Gus Arriola's GORDO when Arriola was laid up.ReplyDelete
Can anybody substantiate this?
Needless to say, I'm a huge fan of Parker, as my collection of tearsheets, my original, and my complete run of LITHOPINION with those two astonishing Parker pieces on jazz and magazine redesign will attest--but I also think Gus Arriola is pretty fantastic.
And further needless to say, you're doing amazing service here--even when I categorically disagree with you.
- Rich7:46 AM
What comical beast is this diving lady riding upon?ReplyDelete
Looks like some dragon and an elk crossbreedin'
Howard; thanks for your encouragement and support!ReplyDelete
... and when you categorically disagree with me, by all means, speak up - I am learning as I go along, and welcome the knowledge and opinions of others - especially those who own Parker originals and complete runs of LITHOPINION!
Rich; That creature is supposed to be "Moosie", the Loch Lure Monster, a fake beastie created by the protagonist of the story to lure tourists to the area.
a HUGE THANK YOU for all the posts so inspiring and great learning experienceReplyDelete
from all the posts.
you are really a great and generous for doing this.
sincere regards


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Show: I was lucky to host my very own import from Melbourne yesterday, in the form of my older brother; to spend the day in Sydney-town…
It was lovely to hang out, and enjoy a good time on a Tuesday … (Misfit Sarah, does this backdrop seem familiar?!)
Tell: Handmade earrings, Tatty Devine necklace, 'Her & Him Hato Group' shirt from op shop in Parramatta, Katies skirt from op shop, retail tights and socks, Fluevog shoes from Sole Devotion, Linda Jackson vintage bag.
On Saturday last weekend, we went to a dear friend's 40th birthday. Given the time of year, the theme was 'Día de Muertos' (Day of the Dead) and/or Mexican. The Hawaiian First Officer and I decided we wanted to go down the costume route of paying homage to great Mexico moments and/or people.
As I am sure you'll agree, the Hawaiian First Officer took the theme of celebrating the 1968 Mexico Olympics with gusto. This montage is an absolute *gif favourite* of mine! I'm thinking that gold medal was won for retro-dancing-boxing, yes?!
Now you best be a little warned about the next set of photos…
I went as 'Ugly Betty' because I think she's a gorgeous Mexican woman; she's cute; and, I always thought her fashion was fabulous from the get-go. The thing is, it turns out that if I put fake braces and teeth in, I look almost *nothing* like Ugly Betty and just closer to scary! As my dear brother said when he saw these photos today, "Yeeesh. You look sort of dead." So not cute. But I still pay my homage to Betty; I realise my entire wardrobe is built for her; and, we had a great time!
Also, turns out – again, perhaps not that surprisingly – I'm a full-time smiler, so fake teeth are just really annoying after more than a minute. Did I mention I really like talking too, which makes a mouth-guard at a party *very* annoying!
Here's the Birthday Lady, Antonia (who is also on The Social Outfit's Board). Her glitter make-up was *wonderful* … And fake eyelashes on both top and bottom? Yes please!
This photo below is Friday evening last week, hanging out with friends…
Tell: Handmade earrings and necklace, Tatty Devine necklace, vintage Escada silk short, Estillo belt. The Social Studio silk dress gifted by Jo, retail tights, Happy Socks, Fluevog boots, vintage TV purse gifted by Kath.
And finally, here's me the Saturday the weekend before, when a friend asked to interview me about my love of Ken Done (he's studying film-making). And whenever I hear the words, "Ken Done" I naturally turn to some of my most favourite Australian vintage gear…
Tell: Vintage Ken Done glasses, vintage earrings from op shop, Tatty Devine lip necklace, Ken Done vintage shirt, Ken Done doona made into skirt, retail tights, vintage Ken Done socks, Fluevog shoes.
So that's me. I think I'm caught up now… And who knows, there just might be a post here soon with actually only one outfit. Regular blogging? It just might be possible! xo


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Report of H. J. Strickler, Commissioner to Audit Claims of Citizens of the Territory of Kansas
Author: Strickler, Hiram Jackson
Date: 1859
R. D. McCamish submitted this claim (No. 46) for damages and losses to a hotel, storehouse, and other property on September 4, 1856. James Lane commanded the troops that did the damage to Mr. McCamish's property. Mr. McCamish lived in Johnson County. Each claimant had to submit an itemized list and have two witnesses attest to the losses claimed. Even though many of these claims were approved for payment, no funds were ever appropriated or distributed.
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2015-10-06 - Two legs, three wheels, and a baby in a good mood. That's all Kate Martini Freeman (33) from California needed this week to break a world record. Together with daughter Bardot Freeman (9 months) she ran the Huntington Beach End of Summer Marathon and finished in 3 hours, 25 minutes and 40 seconds.
The young mom from California set a record: her goal was to break the women's record for running a marathon with a stroller. The previous record was set at 3 hours and 31 minutes. "I was really nervous", Freeman tells. "Three weeks before the race I went for a 20 mile run with Bardot in the Bugaboo Runner. She didn't really like it, I had to stop a few times to play with her and to feed her. When I started the race Saturday, I was a little worried. I thought I was not going to be able to continue running, and I was thinking a lot about how I should keep Bardot in a good mood." But this time, Freeman didn't have to stop during the race. She credits her daughter for it: "The race started at 6.30 am. That made a huge difference. My daughter usually is in a pretty good mood in the mornings."
But it isn't just that. Baby Bardot also has a mother that prepared for this race a lot. She used the bar of the Bugaboo Runner and attached toys to it with straps. Every time Bardot would get bored during the race, Freeman would give her a new toy. "We started with a very old wooden dog. I thought it looked super cool, and so did Bardot. She played with it for an hour. After that, I gave her a bottle and put the stroller in sleep modus; Bardot felt a sleep and took a forty-minute nap. When she woke up, I was two hours into the race. During her nap I ran faster, because I didn't know in what mood she would wake up."In a very good mood, it turned out. Baby Bardot is used to being in the Bugaboo Runner. Her dad and her mom, who works as the director of a hair color company, take her for a run frequently. Freeman sees it as a true 'mother and daughter moment'. "If I run with her in the Bugaboo Runner, I can look at her all the time." Freeman's running story is extra special. She was still recovering from a broken leg when she got pregnant, and was walking with crutches during half of her pregnancy. A couple of months ago, Freeman started running with Bardot (now 18lb) in the Bugaboo Runner whenever she could. Together with her good friend Jessica, she started a runner club for families called Family Fun Runs. Every week, they run 5 to 6 miles together with their kids in the strollers.
Curious how baby Bardot did during the last part of Freeman's marathon? She woke up perfectly fine. Freeman saved the best toy for the last moments. "I gave her a toy with lots of lights, buttons and music. Bardot loved it. She really did an amazing job." If it's up to Freeman, she will soon run another marathon with her daughter in the Bugaboo Runner. She would love to finish even faster than she did this week, so that she can break her own record, together with her daughter.