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The Islamic State - the original vs. ISIS
One of the elements that drew me to the task of writing a novel about the clash between Islam and the Byzantine Empire in the early 8th century, at the apogee of the Caliphate at the end of the first century of Islam, was that the topic resonated so deeply with current events.
I know, it's not obvious to anyone but me, but bear with me.
The germ of my novel was planted by an encounter in Puri, on the shore of the Bay of Bengal in India, in 1998. I met a man by chance, walking down the street, just a random encounter. He was a local, spoke excellent English, and apparently was intrigued to find an American wandering around his town - one who was not Hare Krishna, anyway. We talked for some time. He was curious about my take on geopolitics, relations between India and the West (versus those between India and Russia), the stance of the US toward Islam as a whole, and, of course, Monica Lewinsky.
It was a fascinating conversation. He was well-read, and though his position on virtually every issue was very different from mine, I found the challenge to my world-view refreshing. The idea of growing up thinking of Soviet Russia as an idyll, rather than a tyrannical police state, was mind-bending. Seeing American foreign policy through the eyes of someone who had watched it closely from a very different vantage point - in many ways, had watched it more closely than most Americans do - was likewise enlightening.
I told a local friend about this encounter a few days later. He grew increasingly alarmed. He asked me a number of questions about this guy I had met. Then he said, "You need to be careful. That man is Al Queda."
At the time, this meant little to me. This was shortly after the bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, but years before 9/11. All I knew was that Al Queda was an extremist group, one of many that disliked America, but I felt no particular worry. I did resolve to be more careful, however. From that point on, I often pretended to be Canadian with anyone whose politics was doubtful. (I'm from Michigan. Playing Canadian isn't hard, especially when it isn't Canadians I'm trying to fool.)
Then 9/11 happened. And London, and Bali, and Madrid - all of them, places I had been and knew reasonably well. Daniel Pearl was murdered. And it went on. A confrontation between the West and Islam loomed.
I had spent much of my time in India, and thereafter, trying to learn more about the history of the country, which led me into the history of Islam, since it's difficult to delve too deeply into India's past without encountering the Mughals, which leads inevitably into the great waves of Muslim expansion. I was largely ignorant up to that point about Central and South Asia, about the Umayyads and the Abbasids, about Sunnis and Shi'a and all the rest. I hate being ignorant. And the more I dug, the farther back I went, the more I realized that this clash between East and West goes back millenia. It's not Israel versus the Palestinians, or Iran versus the US, or even the Crusaders against Islam. This has been going on since the Persians fought the Romans - hell, since the Persians fought the Greeks. Perhaps longer.
You could argue, and I do, that there is a mindset that is influenced by the particular geography and social fabric of the great Asian landmass, a continental way of thinking that is very different from the Greco-Roman tradition. The Mediterranean/European worldview has clashed with the Central Asian/Persian/Islamic for centuries.
The clash came to a head in 717-18, when Islam threw all its might against Constantinople, the last remaining bastion standing between the Muslim armies and the weak, disorganized states in Europe beyond. Islam lost, resoundingly. It would be nearly 700 years before they came back in force.
The conflict continues. Nothing has been settled, because there is nothing to be settled. These are not worldviews that are mutually exclusive, but neither is one going to defeat the other, no matter how hard they try. It's human nature to take the sea of information that overwhelms our capacity to understand, and assemble meaning and "story" out of those pieces that we are predisposed to find most resonant. Depending on the cultural, social, economic, geographical, ethnic, and other factors that surround us, we will select different sets of "facts" (or cultural myths, bogeymen, biases, blind spots, what have you) with which to build our understanding of the way the world works. And the way in which those worldviews interact can either enrich the vast span of human knowledge, or start wars.
This was brought home to me by that encounter on the streets of Puri, 16 years ago. It's brought home to me again, tragically, when I watch the news today. Hamas and Israel, Russia and Ukraine, and most powerfully, today, when a second American journalist was beheaded by brutal thugs claiming to represent a new "caliphate" that should rule all of Islam.
I've been studying the caliphate. The real one, the original one, the one that goes back to the Prophet. I know its early history. I know what made it grow, and what brought it down - or at least, I know of the various theories and competing arguments. These people in Syria and Iraq have it all wrong. All. Wrong.
The reason the early Islamic Caliphate grew so rapidly, spread so widely, became such a megalithic force in the world of the 7th and 8th centuries (1st and 2nd centuries A.H.), was not because of its unbending insistence on moral righteousness, its intolerance of dissent, or its brutality toward non-Muslims. On the contrary. Relatively small Muslim armies conquered virtually everywhere they went, for 100 years, because for the most part they rarely needed to fight. They were conquering people who wanted to be conquered, because they were ruled by regimes that were already unpopular. For the religious and ethnic minorities within, say, the Persian empire, or in Roman Egypt - to pick the most obvious examples - life under a tolerant, light-handed, broad-minded Islamic caliphate promised to be better than what they had known under the Persians, or the Romans. To the Monophysites, Copts, Nestorians, Jews, and other "heretical" sects, Islam offered protection instead of persecution. All they had to do was pay a tax and maintain order within their own communities, and they were given relative autonomy.
Islam spread because it was tolerant, not because it was brutal. Far from crushing dissent, the early Caliphs largely followed a live-and-let-live policy. Muslims, practicing Muslims (as opposed to those who merely recited the Shahada and otherwise went on their way), were likely a minority in many parts of the Caliphate well into the second and third centuries A.H. Indeed, conversion was often discouraged - non-Muslims paid higher taxes, after all, so mass conversions created economic crisis.
The only minorities that were systematically persecuted were those who threatened the Caliphate - and those were almost uniformly internal rebels within Islam, not Christians, Jews, or other non-Muslims. Most notably, the Kharijites, who engaged in a ruthless and ultimately losing war against the Caliphate because the Kharijites refused to accept interpretations of Islam that differed from their own.
ISIS, in my view, does not represent a renewal of the original, unified, all-embracing Caliphate of the Prophet and his immediate successors. It represents a modern-day version of the Kharijites. Brutally intolerant, socially and religiously ruthless, inflexibly dogmatic, and, ultimately, self-defeating.
It's important to remember, in this context, that it was not external enemies who brought down the Caliphate - not the Byzantines, or the Crusaders, or even the Mongols. What destroyed the unified Caliphate was internal dissolution. Rebellion from within, by other Muslims against their own.
As long as the clash can be represented as a defense of Islam against the cultural or military incursions by the West, a renewal of the Crusades against Muslim lands, a heroic stand against un-Islamic forces that would tear apart the fabric of Muslim belief, the forces of intolerance and hatred will hold sway. As evidence, just look at how the continued existence of Israel has served as a rallying force around which the most brutal of dictators could rally their people, distracting them from conditions at home by pointing them toward the perceived plight of the Palestinians and all the hyped-up injustices, real and imagined, the Palestinian people have suffered. When comparisons can be made, unquestioned, between the bulldozing of apartment buildings (traumatic to those who live in them or are hurt or killed resisting the destruction as this surely is) and the systematic, mechanized, fully conscious mass murder of millions of Jews and other minorities in the Holocaust, there are some mental synapses being shorted out. This kind of meta-hyperbole is only possible when a cultural archetype is under threat, something so powerful that it messes with people's minds.
Without the external threat, or perceived threat, the rallying point dissolves. That's when people like ISIS, or Hamas, can be seen for what they are - brutal, ruthless, inhuman thugs. More deadly by far to their own people than they are to the people they claim to hate. And that's when the forces of moderation and peace that are otherwise so inherent to the Islamic faith can take a stand and reassert sanity.
I suspect that had I confronted this alleged Al Queda affiliate in the streets of Puri that day, engaged him in heated rebuttals of his worldview in a head-on argument, the outcome might have been different. I chose, instead, to listen and learn, to engage in dialogue, and ultimately to write a book that delves into what happens when vastly different worldviews, and the cultures that embrace them, collide.
I'm not sure what I'm saying this might imply for geopolitics in today's world, except that I'm very glad I'm not a diplomat, a politician, or (God help them) a journalist. I ache for the people caught in the middle of the catastrophes that seem to be sprouting like fungus all over the nebulous border between Europe and Asia, from one end to the other. All I can say for sure is that I, for one, will keep trying to learn, listen, and understand. I still hate ignorance, after all these years. A hundred fifty books and counting, and I still can't say I have a good grasp on this whole East/West culture clash thing, on either the meta or the micro level, whether we're talking 1300 years or 13 days ago. But I'm still trying.


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REFERENCE SYLLABUS For FOURTH CLASS POWER ENGINEER S CERTIFICATE of COMPETENCY EXAMINATION
Introduction: This syllabus has been approved by the Standardization of Power Engineer Examinations Committee (SOPEEC) and the Association of Chief Inspectors (ACI). This Syllabus is intended to assist candidates studying for the New Fourth Class Engineer s Certificate of Competency Examination. The requirements to qualify for a New Fourth Class Engineer s Examination are outlined in the Safety Codes Act, Power Engineers Regulation.
Recommended Study Programme: It is recommended that, before undertaking a New Fourth Class Engineer s Examination, the candidate completes a New Fourth Class Power Engineering Course offered through a technical institute. In addition to the foregoing, it is recommended that the candidate becomes familiar with the pertinent publications listed in the Reference Material for Candidates for Engineer s Examinations , which is available from the various technical institutes or from the SOPEEC Website, www.sopeec.org.
Application to Undertake Examination: A candidate must submit an application and the prescribed fee at least twenty-one (21) days before the date of examination.
Examination Instructions: The examination consists of two papers, each of 3 hours duration. Each of the Paper A and Paper B examinations consists of 150 multiple-choice questions. To pass a 4th Class Power Engineer s Certificate of Competency examination, a candidate must obtain at least 65% of the total marks allotted for each examination paper. A candidate is allowed to use the following items in the examination room: The Safety Codes Act and Regulations under the Safety Codes Act; CSA B51, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Pressure Piping Code; CSA B52, Mechanical Refrigeration Code; Extract for CSA B51 and CSA B52 Codes; ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Codes except for Sections VI and VII; The 2007ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Academic Extract and Supplement produced by PanGlobal Training Systems; ASME/ANSI B31.1 Pressure Piping Code and B31.3 Process Piping Code; Handbook of Formulae and Physical Constants, Steam Tables and Refrigeration Tables are normally provided; A non-technical English language dictionary;General Information Fourth Class Syllabus 2002, 1998
Pens and pencils; Non-programmable calculator see important note and Drawing instruments and drawing templates. Note: The candidate must provide picture ID to the Examiner prior to the examination. No cell phone or any electronic communication devices are allowed to be brought into the examination room. The items referenced above must be shown to the examiner for approval. No other reference material is allowed. Important: If your calculator is programmable, you must reset it in the company of the examiner so that the examiner is sure that all memories are clear. Or the examiner may request that you remove the battery to erase all memory. This may be done during your examination time, so be aware that you may have less time to complete your exam. If the memories do not clear by resetting the calculator or by removing the battery, the calculator shall not be used. Also, if your calculator fails to function after reset or battery removal, the examiner is not responsible and you may be at a significant disadvantage. The information in the 1983 Edition of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Academic Extract is outdated. Using this 1983 Edition of the ASME Extract for any power engineering examination is not recommended. Besides using the 2007 Edition of the ASME Academic Extract and Supplement, candidates may use the current edition of the ASME Code.
General Information
Applied Mathematics S.I. units, basic arithmetical operations, fractions, decimals and percentages, ratio and proportion, simple algebra, mensuration, length, lines and simple plane figures, area and volumes
Elementary Mechanics and Dynamics Definitions of mechanical properties, moments and forces, simple machines, mechanical advantage, scalars and vectors, linear velocity and acceleration; force, work, pressure, power and energy, friction, stress and strain, factor of safety, power transmission
Elementary Thermodynamics Basic thermodynamic concepts, temperature and thermal expansion, specific, sensible and latent heat, thermodynamics of steam, steam tables, interpolation, basic chemical and physical properties
Mechanical Drawing, Administration Mechanical drawing fundamentals, various views, drawing instruments, writing fundamentals; sentence, paragraph and memo composition
Industrial Legislation i. Thorough knowledge of the Safety Codes Act, Occupational Health & Safety Act, and applicable regulations Codes ASME Section VI ASME Section VII Boilers CSA Standard B-51 CSA Standard B-52 - Recommended Rules for the Care and Operation of Heating Boilers - Recommended Guidelines for the Care and Operation of Power
- Boiler, Pressure Vessel, and Pressure Piping Code - Mechanical Refrigeration Code
Workplace Hazardous Materials WHMIS Classification of Controlled Products Labelling of Controlled Products Material Safety Data Sheets
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Plant Safety i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. Costs and effects of workplace injuries Personal protective equipment Isolation of mechanical and electrical equipment Confined space entry Handling of gases and hydrocarbon fluids Hydrogen sulphide safety First aid, CPR and artificial respiration Safety Committees
Plant Fire Protection i. ii. iii. iv. Fire fundamentals and procedures Fires and extinguishing methods Portable fire extinguishers; construction and operation Electrical fires
Environment i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Environmental terms and definitions Gas and noise pollution Solid and liquid pollution Potential environmental impact of liquids Potential environmental impact of vapours Potential environmental impact of operating facilities
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Material and Welding i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Engineering materials: selection and properties Heat treatment and case hardening Fabrication and welding methods Welding processes and electrode use and selection Welding terms and inspection Welder qualifications
Piping and Valves i. ii. iii. iv. v. Materials: sizes and identification Piping, pipe fittings and connections Expansion joints, bends, support, hangers and insulation Drainage: separators, traps, water hammer Valve types: construction and application
High Pressure Boiler Design i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Development of boiler design Boiler terminology Firetube boilers: construction, stays, tubes, tube sheets, shell Watertube boilers: construction, drums and walls Electric boilers Boiler construction: support, suspension, refractory
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High Pressure Boiler Parts and Fittings i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. Combustion theory, composition of fuel, fuel heating value Boiler draft equipment: natural, forced, induced, balanced Boiler combustion equipment: coal, oil and gas burners and safety Fluidized bed and grate systems Safety and relief valves Water columns and gauge glasses Steam Drum Internals Superheaters, reheaters, economizers, air heaters Insulation
High Pressure Boiler Operation i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. Boiler prestart, start-up, operation and shut-down Emergency boiler operation Soot blowers Continuous and intermittent blowdown Chemical and mechanical cleaning, boil out and lay-up Hydrostatic testing, inspection, safety precautions Cause and prevention of boiler furnace explosions
Feedwater Treatment i. ii. iii. External feedwater treatment: filtration, lime soda, zeolite, deaeration Internal feedwater treatment and testing Knowledge and control of: pH, sludge, scale, foaming, caustic embrittlement, blow-down and corrosion
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Prime Movers and Engines i. ii. iii. Heat engines, prime mover terminology Simple steam engine: construction, details, operation and maintenance, lubrication Steam turbines: construction, impulse, reaction, governing, overspeed trip, lubrication, startup, operation, shut-down Cooling towers, condensers Basic gas turbines: construction, applications, open cycle, regeneration, steam and gas turbine plants Internal combustion engines: construction, working cycles, fuels, lubrication, start-up, operation, shut-down
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Pumps and Compressors i. Pumps a. b. c. d. Pumping theory Pump operation and maintenance Reciprocating pumps: simplex, duplex, valves, drivers Centrifugal pumps: volute, diffusers, impellers, wear rings, seals, packing, start-up, operation and shut-down Turbine pump, rotary pump
Air Compression a. b. Theory, altitude, barometers Reciprocating compressors: construction, stages, cooling components, valves, control, lubrication and operation Axial: construction, components, lubrication and operation Systems: receivers, intercoolers, aftercoolers, driers, moisture, safety devices
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Lubrication i. ii. Lubrication: principles, lubricants, classes, viscosities, applications, systems Bearing lubrication: operation, maintenance, failure
Electricity i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. Electrical: terms, properties, measurement and calculations Power and work Magnetism and electromagnetism Electrical metering devices: voltmeters, ammeters, wattmeters Conductors, insulators Motors and generators: AC and DC, operation Transformers Electrical distribution circuits, breakers, switches, fuses Safe operation
Controls, instrumentation and computers i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. Instrumentation terms and definitions Methods of process measurement Basic control loop components Basic boiler instrumentation and control systems, gauges Low water fuel cut-offs, mercury switch, thermocouples Boiler programming controls Types of computers: principles, software programs, languages, applications, components Introductory process computer concepts Input and output devices, data recording and storage
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Heating Boilers i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. Watertube and tubular heating boilers Cast iron sectional and modular heating boilers Firetube heating boilers Oil and gas burners for heating boilers Steam heating boiler fittings, attachments and auxiliaries Hot water heating boilers; fittings, attachments Hot water and steam heating boiler operation and maintenance Cleaning, inspection, lay up, safety
Heating Systems i. Steam heating auxiliaries: radiators, convectors, unit heaters, coils, ventilators, air vents, valves, traps, vacuum pumps Steam heating systems: operation and maintenance Hot water heating auxiliaries: pumps, controls, valves, expansion tanks, converters, radiant panels, snow melt Hot water heating systems: operation and maintenance Warm air heating system equipment Warm air furnace components and maintenance: furnaces, humidifiers, air distribution, trouble shooting Ventilation and air filters Infrared and electric heating
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Heating Boiler and Heating System Controls i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. Heating boiler feed water controls Heating boiler operating controls Heating boiler combustion controls Pneumatic controls for heating systems Electric controls for heating systems Electronic controls for heating systems: indoor, outdoor, multi-zone, advantages, disadvantages
Auxiliary Building Systems i. ii. Lighting systems: principles, units, incandescent, fluorescent Building water supply systems: operation and maintenance, hot water heaters, controls and protection, trouble shooting Sanitary drainage systems: maintenance Snow melt systems
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Vapour Compression Refrigeration i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. viii. ix. Safety, CSA B-52 Thermodynamics of Refrigeration Properties of Refrigerants Compression refrigeration systems: components, auxiliaries, relief devices Refrigeration compressor components Heat exchangers for refrigeration systems Refrigeration metering devices and capacity controls Refrigeration cycle controls Refrigeration system accessories
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Compression refrigeration system pre start-up, start-up, operational checks and procedures, shut-down Compression refrigeration system maintenance, testing, charging, surging, trouble shooting
Absorption Refrigeration i. ii. Absorption refrigeration systems, components, auxiliaries Absorption refrigeration system operation and maintenance
Air Conditioning i. ii. iii. iv. v. vi. vii. Psychrometric properties of air Applications of the psychrometric chart and comfort conditions Fans for air distribution systems Air conditioning duct systems Coil types Coil operation Humidification, dehumidification
Air Conditioning Systems i. ii. iii. iv. v. Unitary and central air conditioning systems Combined air conditioning systems: components, auxiliaries, operation, maintenance Air conditioning heat recovery systems Air conditioning system controls Heat gains and losses in buildings, system components, auxiliaries
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Boiler Maintenance i. ii. iii. iv. v. Powerhouse maintenance - hand and power tools Powerhouse maintenance - ladders, scaffolding and hoisting Powerhouse maintenance - ropes, cables and fasteners Boiler maintenance, refractory, tubes, stays, safety valves Boiler cleaning, inspection, testing, lay up, welder qualification
Types of Plants i. ii. iii. Hot oil systems, components, auxiliaries, operation, maintenance Gas plant and pulp mill processes, equipment, operation, safety Steam related oil, food and sawmill processes
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Why Southern Cross was Cancelled
By John Falco (@MercuryFalcon)
The Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross is best known among anime fans as the series adapted into the second saga of the Robotech franchise. In Japan, Southern Cross is part of the "Super Dimension" series, a set of unrelated shows with emphasis on war, love, and transforming robots. Of the three shows that sport the "Super Dimension" moniker, the other two being The Super Dimension Fortress Macross and Super Dimension Century Orguss, Southern Cross was the least successful. Originally intended to run for 39 episodes, the network cut the series down to 23 halfway through its initial run due to low ratings. For years, fans blamed the series receiving a poor time slot for the lack of interest, however, on further investigation; Southern Cross suffered from a slew of production issues long before the first episode even premiered on Japanese TVs in April of 1984. From a hectic production cycle, to poor merchandising, and even just being in the wrong place at the wrong time, Southern Cross faced an onslaught of poor decisions and unfortunate circumstances that would earn the series its eventual infamy.
Pre-production began with a concept from controversial artist Aki Uchiyama, known for his pornographic comics focusing on lolicon and diaper fetish material. Uchiyama devised a premise for a comedy set in the future that parodied historical figures. The main characters were three little girls, with Uchiyama basing the main girl, Jeanne, after Joan of Arc. Early in development, Tatsunoko began to feel uneasy about the premise and disliked the art Uchiyama had presented to them. The team decided that in order for the show to be successful, it would have to be closer in line with popular anime trends. This meant dropping the comedy aspect and aging the main characters up by ten years. Uchiyama was dropped from the production team and wasn't credited in the final project
However, his contributions are still apparent in the main character's name remaining as Jeanne, the main cast all having European names, and the character design for Lana Isavia resembling a character from his comic "Abunai Chaidoru." Following Uchiyama's departure, the series was titled Science Fiction Sengoku Saga, and the setting was changed to a futuristic imagining of feudal Japan. The concept seemed to take cues from the sci-fi fantasy series Aura Battler Dunbine, which premiered in February of 1983 and ran until January of '84. Tatsunoko even hired Dunbine's character designer, Tomonori Kogawa, to create and recontextualize character designs for the series. Unfortunately, just as production began to make headway, another issue arose. Dunbine's medieval setting didn't resonate with Japanese audiences when it first aired, which is why part way into the series the setting was changed to present day Earth. At the same time, plastic model manufacturer Imai expressed dislike for the concept and suggested the addition of a giant robot. To appease their sponsors, Tatsunoko was forced to change the premise from science-fantasy to pure science-fiction. With the series now taking a purely science-fiction approach, sponsor Big West allowed Tatsunoko to use their Super-Dimension moniker.
However, since the project was now part of the Super-Dimension series, the production was expedited. With the Super-Dimension series, Big West had made it a custom to premiere each new series the week after the prior's conclusion. This meant Southern Cross would need to be ready to air in just three months, the week following Orguss' finale. As a result, the staff struggled to finalize the story and characters in time for broadcast. Crucial changes were being made so late in development that several finished scripts still used the series' preliminary title, The Super Dimension Cavalry Regulus. In an interview included in the This is Animation - Super Dimension Cavalry Southern Cross Special Guide, chief director Yasuo Hasegawa stated that one of the biggest issues prior to broadcast was the huge variety of settings they planned to feature in the show. This is an odd statement considering many episodes feel as though they run together due to the repetitive settings. A video uploaded by the anime fansub group, The Skaro Hunting Society, reveals that the original TV broadcast of Southern Cross had a slightly different opening where an animation cell depicting an array of robots was unintentionally omitted. Its inclusion in all later releases, despite lack of interest in the series that would warrant remastering, suggest it was intended to appear from the beginning, but was left out in error due to the hectic production cycle.
During pre-production, producer and then Tatsunoko president Kenji Yoshida wanted as much work done in-house as possible. Yoshida hired a group called Ammonite, a subsidiary of Tatsunoko, to design the robots and vehicles for the series. The artists from Ammonite who were assigned to work on Southern Cross were mostly storyboard artists and key animators with little to no experience designing intricate transforming robots. As a result, the mecha designs in Southern Cross are among the most underwhelming and impractical of their time, or at least in the burgeoning real robot genre immersing the world of TV anime. While in transport mode, Jeanne's Sparta hovertank lacks a canopy leaving the pilot completely exposed as it slowly traverses the battlefield. The tanks do eventually get canopies, but only after they are deployed in outer space. Once the Sparta transforms into robot mode, it properly conceals the pilot. Unfortunately, this transformation then reveals the robot's unremarkable design with its black and gray rectangle of a body with a head that lacks any of the personality seen in other mecha designs of the time. As boring as the design for the Sparta is, the worst design in the series has to be for the Logan fighter plane piloted by Mary Angel. The Logan, despite taking the form of a fighter jet in flight mode, transforms into a robot best described as 'what if a speedboat had arms and legs.' The fatal error of the Logan's design is the absence of a head, as it instead uses the nose and cockpit of the plane as its face, similar to the Gerwalk mode used by the Valkyries in Macross. However, in Gerwalk mode, the Valkyrie still operates much like a plane only utilizing its limbs for additional maneuverability and greater weapon access.
Halfway through the show, Mary upgrades to the Auroran, an actually quite interesting transformable attack helicopter reminiscent of the Switchblade from M.A.S.K. Similarly to Jeanne's hovertank, the issue with the Auroran is in its practicality. I imagine if the series wasn't cancelled, we would have seen the Auroran flying over the battlefields of Glorie. However, the only time we see the Auroran helicopter in series is during conflicts with the Zor in outer space, though they at least retract the helicopter blades in most of these battles. The Zor Bioroids are the only mecha design in the series that succeeds at being aesthetically pleasing and functionally practical. However, this is only because the design for the Bioroid borrows so heavily from Mobile Suit Gundam's Zaku. Reinforcing the Gundam reference, the character Seifreit is even referred to by the nickname The Red Bioroid, due to his inexplicably quick mecha.
Despite all its faults and shortcomings, Southern Cross delivers on some interesting concepts and characters, albeit in a sloppy, poorly paced manner. Regardless, the show was a financial flop; a circumstance many assume was due to the show's timeslot. However, ratings weren't the only reason the show was taken off the air. A year prior to the release of Southern Cross, Sunrise released Armored Trooper Votoms, a mecha military drama that drew heavily from films like Rambo, Apocalypse Now, Mad Max, and 2001: A Space Odyssey. Votoms also drew in low ratings due to a poor timeslot but was never cancelled and ran for 52 episodes, albeit with three recap episodes. That was because even though the show received poor ratings, plastic models of the Scopedog sold so well, that the show was still profitable. On the other hand, when a user on the Macross World Forums had the opportunity to ask a japanese fan about the series, he said that at the time the show was airing he never saw any toys and was unable to find any model kits in stores, with the exception of a few Hong Kong knock-offs. Model kit manufacturer Arii did make model kits of several characters wearing their battle armor including Jeanne, Lana, and Seifreit's Red Bioroid, but these sold poorly resulting in a meager shelf life. The kit for Lana even touted the function to switch out her breastplate with a piece that resembles actual breasts, though the anatomy is less than perfect.
Timing was another factor that led to Southern Cross's demise. The series began airing in April of 1984 and ended in September of that year. Less than three months after Southern Cross premiered its first episode, the film Macross: Do You Remember Love? hit Japanese theatres. Anticipation for the film's release swelled among fans from the moment it was first announced following the end of the Macross TV series in 1983. In the days leading up to the release, fans even waited outside theatres in tents to get their tickets. As the eagerness of fans intensified, viewers tuning in to the TV broadcast of Southern Cross would often see two to three ads promoting Macross toys and model kits during each commercial break, vastly overshadowing the commercial for the Southern Cross character kits. At the same time, 1984 was a bad year for Japanese toy makers in general. It was during that year that Takatoku, a Japanese company known for producing transforming robot toys, fell into financial disarray. Despite the immense success the company felt with the revolutionary transforming Macross VF-15 Valkyrie toy in 1982, the company failed to recapture that success in their later releases. Macross's sibling series Orguss failed to reach the heights of its predecessor, and Dorvack, a series created to showcase Takatoku's latest line of transforming robot toys, failed miserably. In early 1984, in the wake of their slew of poor performing products, Takatoku hoped to regain footing with toys of the newly designed Valkyries appearing in the film Macross: Do You Remember Love. However, Takatoku went bankrupt before the film's release, around the same time as the premiere of Southern Cross. Bandai purchased the rights to many of Takatoku's designs, including the Macross Valkyrie. Surprisingly, Bandai actually agreed to sponsor Southern Cross and announced plans to produce a transforming robot toy of Jeanne's hovertank. However, this toy never reached shelves as Bandai became so focused on selling Macross merchandise, there was no need to promote Southern Cross. If it isn't clear how bad the merchandising was by the fact that a mecha anime aired without any toys or model kits of the main mecha, then consider this: when Southern Cross premiered in the US as the second Saga of the Robotech franchise, Matchbox produced their own line of Robotech transforming robot toys, which included Jeanne's transforming hovertank. This led Japanese collectors to import the American toys, as they were the only ones in existence.
Another factor that diminished any potential fan base was the show's, attempts to appeal to the widest demographic. Macross accomplished this by seamlessly blending romance, action, and sci-fi, with relatable characters and revolutionary mech designs. Southern Cross tries to reach all these same peaks in a manner similar to combining pizza and ice cream with similar results. Along with the three main characters being young women, the anti-hero Seifreit sports long, curly purple hair causing him to resemble a shojo manga heartthrob rather than a shell-shocked renegade. This led to younger male viewers ignoring the series, while at the same time, the show failed to entice female viewers as the romantic drama rarely delved deeper than physical attractions. It didn't help that male and female viewers alike detested the main character Jeanne, who is portrayed as boy crazed, ditzy bimbo who openly admits she joined the military to find a rich husband and become a housewife. Along with plenty of scenes of war room chatter, almost every episode of Southern Cross for the first half of the series features a shower or bath scene in which the main character exposes her breasts and/or butt. The lyrics to both the show's opening and ending themes even mention 'showers' in their lyrics, insinuating this was intentional. With this in mind, it's perplexing that the majority of merchandise produced for the series was in the form of menko cards, collectible cards depicting characters from manga and anime, as well as a variety of different children's coloring books and the now infamous officially licensed Southern Cross rain boots, which by all accounts only came in children's sizes.
Despite claims of a poor time window undoing the series, further investigation shows that poor planning, poor marketing, poor timing, and poor quality were the greatest contributors to Southern Cross's commercial failure. Much to the joy of the Japanese producers, the series was at least given a second life when it was adapted into the second saga of Robotech, Robotech: The Masters. Due to the lack of interest in the series in Japan, Harmony Gold, the company that produced Robotech, was able to license the unused designs for Robotech II: the Sentinels as well as Palladium Books' Robotech RPG making use of the unused assets. Though it didn't help spread awareness of the series, the song Dandy Cologne was stolen from the soundtrack by film director Godfrey Ho and used as the theme song for the movie Ninja the Protector. Southern Cross was an underwhelming series brought down by a multitude of complications, but it is those very issues and circumstances that made the series fun to talk about over thirties years after its cancellation.


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WARNING: The following article contains spoilers for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, in theaters now.
Of all the twists and turns revealed over the course of Fantastic Beasts: the Crimes of Grindelwald, the most earth-shattering revelation is that Credence Barebone is, in actuality, Aurelius Dumbledore. A long-lost relative of future Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore, the film's final twist is punctuated with a phoenix arriving to join Credence, seemingly confirming Grindelwald's claim that the mythical bird appears whenever a Dumbledore family member is at their greatest moment of need.
Aurelius is a previously unmentioned member of Dumbledore's family; earlier novels and comments by series creator J.K. Rowling included younger siblings Ariana and Aberforth, with Ariana killed in the crossfire sparked by a duel between Albus, Aberforth and Grindelwald decades before the events of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Credence's true identity as a long-lost Dumbledore, as well as him becoming Grindelwald's latest protege, means Aurelius will be a powerful, personal opponent as the prequel series continues to unfold over its next three planned films.
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But in terms of its implications for the wider Wizarding World, the revelation shines a light on the often private, unseen life of Albus Dumbledore. While mentoring Harry Potter during his tenure at Hogwarts, precious little information about Dumbledore's personal background is revealed until the series' final installment, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. The Crimes of Grindelwald's final twist virtually guarantees that future sequels will delve deeper into Dumbledore's family history to ascertain how exactly Aurelius is related to Albus. While conventional wisdom would place Aurelius as a brother to the Hogwarts professor, this connection may not be as clear-cut as it initially appears.
The reveal that Credence is actually Aurelius Dumbledore comes after a revelation from Leta Lestrange that she had swapped babies in transit to America with her own half-brother to avoid her brother's incessant crying. Soon thereafter, the ship carrying them mysteriously sank, with Leta saving Aurelius while her half-brother presumably drowned with Aurelius' mother.
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Calon Segur 2009
Chateau Calon Segur
The 2009 has the highest percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon (90%) ever included in a Calon-Segur (the rest is Merlot and Petit Verdot). Completely different from its St.-Estephe brethren, it is more backward and structured with a dense purple color, lots of black cherry, black currant, loamy earth, forest floor and spice notes, excruciatingly high levels of tannin, and a wonderful inner core of sweetness and concentration. It could behave like the 1982, which, at age 30, is just becoming mature. The 2009 is an uncompromising, masculine, massive style of wine that needs 15-20 years of cellaring even in this luscious, flashy, flamboyant vintage. It is super-tight and needs lots of coaxing and aeration. Anticipated maturity: 2025-2050+. * Sadly, Madame Gasqueton, one of the great grands dames of Bordeaux, passed away recently. She was a no nonsense, always gracious lady who normally received me early in the morning, sometimes before the sun had even risen. I have many fond memories of her for her professionalism and her talent in making long-lived, traditional Bordeaux.
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Chateau Calon Segur
Chateau Calon Segur is a top rated wine production estate located in the Saint Estephe appellation, in Bordeaux, France. According to the official Bordeaux Wine Classification of 1855, Calon Segur holds the status of Third Growth. Among all the wineries in the Medoc region, Chateau Calon Segur is situated at the northernmost border.
Calon Segur was one of the three original vineyards in the Saint Estephe area; later on it was acquired by Nicolas-Alexandre, Marquis de Segur – owner of Chateau Latour and Chateau Lafite. By his own accounts, the Marquis stated that "his heart was with Calon"; as a result the label of this prestigious fine wine displays a heart around the chateau's name.
Reportedly, the ownership of Calon Segur was sold to a group of French investors, for a fee in the region of €200 million in July 2012. It had previously been managed by the Capbern-Gasqueton family since 1894.
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Original "Japanese Seaweed" Salad
Learn how to make an Original Japanese Seaweed Salad
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time10 mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 160kcal
Cost: $8
- 3.5 ounces Seaweed
- 1 Carrot
- 1/4 Cucumber
- 1/2 red Onion
- 1 stick Spring Onions
- 1 red chili
- 1.5 ounces coriander
- 0.1 ounces fresh Ginger roughly
- 1.5 tbsp Sesame Oil
- 0.5 ounces Sesame Seeds black
- 4 tbsp sweet chili Sauce
- 1 fresh Lemon
- Black Pepper Flakes
- Salt optional
- Place the dry Seaweed in 200 ml of water and allow to absorb. Takes about >10 minutes. You can rinse the salt off and drain it from excess water.
- Cut (lengthwise) the carrot and cucumber. Cut the spring onion into fine slices. Cut onion into fine rings. Finely chop the chili and coriander.
- Mix algae, carrot, cucumber, onion, chilli, spring onions and coriander in a large bowl. Rub the ginger into the bowl. Add sesame oil, dark sesame, sweet chili sauce and lemon juice. Add depending on your to taste with salt and pepper. Then mix the salad thoroughly.


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Why Sundays in College are the Best
Here are 5 reasons why Sundays are the best day of the semester.
1. It is a day for recovery: You cannot party forever.
2. An increased understanding of your major: It is easier to study without distractions.
3. You can plan for the week: Accomplishing your goals requires discipline.
4. Sundays remind you why you came to college: Sundays are a time to rekindle a passion for your major.
5. You can sleep: Sundays give you the best chance to sleep in and go to bed at a reasonable hour.


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Destiny, part 38
Seeing Old Russia and the Cosmodrome again felt good. For a brief instant I'm transported back a few years and re-living all the time spent in Destiny. All the enemies fought, the raids completed, the sparrows raced, it's all flowing through me in a dizzying and euphoric moment. In that moment in time, I am on a bridge between Destiny and Destiny 2 and the idea of what could be or what might have been fills me with excitement and just as quickly as the tempest begins within my head, it subsides and I'm left an empty husk of a man.
It still bothers me. Replaying the Thunderlord quest again on my Warlock and the dialogue from Amanda when you scan the wreckage of the car where you were found in the first game still bothers me. Who was I? What was I doing here? And why was I even chosen to be resurrected?
And more importantly, what were the Fallen after when they killed Master Ives? And why did they kill him? Hopefully all this gets answered somewhere along the line.


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Time for Braces | Willow Dental | Chilliwack, BC Family Photographer
Last summer we started the process of getting Kazia ready to have braces. She first had to get an appliance put in on her upper teeth and adjusted to help widen her upper jaw. This process was done to make room for her teeth to straighten out for when the braces would go on. She had lots of crowding and teeth growing in funny directions.
It took quite a few weeks of making adjustments and turning the appliance before they were aligning correctly. Once her upper and lower jaw aligned better, and there was room for the crooked teeth to straighten, she had to wait on a couple of her lower baby teeth to fall out. The initial plan was to have them pulled, but they started getting wiggly just before her alignment check, so we just had to wait. Those two bottom teeth finally came out and we were able to get her braces on this past weekend.
She was super excited, but also really nervous. Although, once the dental hygienist explained the process to her she was able to relax and went through the whole process like a champ.
She asked to have blue and teal on her braces.
We started by grabbing a quick pre braces portrait with her new Fuggler she bought herself (by the way, that is supposed to be a mix of "Funny Ugly Monster"), and its smile seems to match hers pretty well.
The format has changed for our scheduled 10 on 10 blog post circle to a simpler format, just documenting our daily lives and sharing it with you all.
Some months we may have a lot to share with you, and maybe other months we won't! But we want to share our Documented Days with you all so here we are.
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Actor Ranveer Singh has become synonymous to adjectives like energy, exuberance, effervescence and enthusiasm. Wherever he goes, he quite conveniently paints the precincts in his colour. His energy has made many wonder about the source of it and the star has doled out the secret. Ranveer said that his only policy is 'take it easy' and that he lives each day as his last.
"I have an immense love for life, I have a great zeal for life, I have a great lust for life, you could say, and therefore I live every day like it's my last and I do everything like it's either the first time I'm doing it or the last time I'm doing it. So, I really go after it with everything I've got," Ranveer told IANS in an exclusive interaction as the ambassador of toothpaste brand Colgate MaxFresh.
"I try and live in the moment as much as possible, and I think essentially that might very well be the secret of my energy - high energy," he said, flashing his pearly whites and looking cool in a pair of funky shades.
Often, due to this perception about Ranveer and his ability to take over a stage whenever he performs live or makes an appearance for a TV show, one would think he is a better performer than an actor -- even though one knows how he has showcased his versatility across films as varied as a "Band Baaja Baaraat", "Lootera", "Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela", "Gunday", "Dil Dhadakne Do" and "Bajirao Mastani".
What does he say about that?
"There are different kinds of performances -- you do different characters, you're a part of different stories, each filmmaker has a certain energy that the character requires, you know, it's different. Even acting is a kind of performance, so even in life when you're interacting with people, you could say that you're playing a character.
"When you're interacting with your mother, you're playing the son, when you're interacting with your sister, you're playing the brother, so performance is there at every level in life. There are just different modes, different energies," explained the 31-year-old, who is an entertainer at heart.
His next big screen outing is "Befikre". And the title reflects his own personality in a way.
"Life in the fast lane can be very stressful, of course, show business can be very stressful, but I've learnt that as a manipulator of one's moods, as an actor, as a performer, on a daily basis, you're manipulating your moods. So as a general rule of thumb, I try and keep things light. I like to smile a lot, laugh a lot, joke a lot.
"I like to have a convivial, sort of jovial atmosphere in my life, whenever I'm working. I think that's very important. It's good for health also," said the actor, who not just gets a kick in the morning when he brushes his teeth, but also with a hot cup of coffee.
Also, since fitness is an indispensable aspect of an actor's life, he ensures he works out.
"I try and workout. It gives you a rush of endorphins and that keeps you feeling good for the rest of the day... A good mood sort of flows from there," he said and added that even music sets a jolly mood for him.
"I listen to certain kinds of music that keeps me happy. For instance, today (when the interview was conducted) I started with 'Urvashi Urvashi... Take it easy policy'. I'm sure you know that song, everybody knows that song," he said, breaking into two lines from the peppy A.R. Rahman number which was famously picturised on Prabhudheva in the film "Hum Se Hai Muqabala".
"I believe in the philosophy, in this deep philosophy of this most famous song, 'Take it easy policy'. Take it easy is the best policy," he said.
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My research is at the intersection of organization design, innovation, and strategy. In particular, I study how firms can be organized to innovate and adapt effectively in complex and changing environments. Conceptualizing innovation as a search and learning process, I mainly develop formal theory through computational models of firms as complex adaptive systems. My research has been published or is forthcoming in Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Management, Organization Science, and the Strategic Management Journal, among others.
I received a Ph.D. in Business Economics from LMU Munich, a Diplom-Wirtschaftsingenieur (M.S. in Business Engineering) from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and an M.S. in Engineering Management from Portland State University. Prior to joining the University of Southern Denmark, I was a visiting scholar at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, and an Assistant Professor at LMU Munich.
Working papers: Klick here (SSRN)
Curriculum Vitae: CV (pdf)
Private website: Klick here
Ph.D. in Business Economics, LMU Munich, 2004-2008
Master of Business Research, LMU Munich, 2005-2007
M.Sc. in Engineering Management, Portland State University, 2002-2003
M.Sc. in Business Engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, 1999-2004
Full-time positions
Professor with special responsibilities, SDU, 2017-present
Associate Professor, SDU, 2011-2017
Assistant Professor, LMU Munich, 2008-2011
Research and Teaching Associate, LMU Munich, 2004-2008
Visiting positions
Max-Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, 2016 (April)
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2010 (fall)
EM Strasbourg Business School / Strasbourg University, 2009-2012
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 2007 (spring)
Research areas
Organization design, organizing for innovation, organizational adaptation and learning, behavioral micro-foundations of strategy, computational modeling, experimental methods
Management experience
Research group leader, Strategic Organization Design Unit, SDU, 2018-present
Vice research group leader, Strategic Organization Design Unit, SDU, 2015-2017
Member of the leadership team, Department of Marketing & Management, SDU, 2015-present
Budget coordinator, Institute for Information and Organization, LMU Munich, 2005-2010
HR coordinator, Institute for Information and Organization, LMU Munich, 2005-2008
Research areas
- Strategic Organizational Design
- Organizational Learning
- Matemetical Modelling of Organizations
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Research Output 2011 2019
Colleagues and Competitors: How Internal Social Comparisons Shape Organizational Search and AdaptationBaumann, O., Eggers, J. P. & Stieglitz, N., 1. Jun 2019, In : Administrative Science Quarterly. 64, 2, p. 275-309
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Effective Search in Rugged Performance Landscapes: A Review and OutlookBaumann, O., Schmidt, J. & Stieglitz, N., 1. Jan 2019, In : Journal of Management. 45, 1, p. 285-318
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Internal Comparisons Between Managers: From Performance Management to Organizational LearningBaumann, O., 27. Nov 2018, In : Ledelse i Udvikling. 2018, 5, p. 38-39
Research output: Contribution to journal › Contribution to newspaper - Newspaper article › Communication
Organization DesignJoseph, J. (ed.), Baumann, O. (ed.), Burton, R. (ed.) & Srikanth, K. (ed.), 10. Dec 2018, 1. ed. Emerald Group Publishing. (Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 40).
Research output: Book/anthology/thesis/report › Anthology › Research › peer-review
Reviewing, Revisiting, and Renewing the Foundations of Organization DesignJoseph, J., Baumann, O., Burton, R. & Srikanth, K., 10. Dec 2018, Organization Design. Joseph, J., Baumann, O., Burton, R. M. & Srikanth, K. (eds.). 1. ed. Emerald Group Publishing, p. 1-23 (Advances in Strategic Management, Vol. 40).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Activities 2011 2018
Activities per year
Seminar on the Role of Imagination in Organizational SearchOliver Baumann (Organizer)
Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
Cutting through the Fog of Demand: The Competitive Value of Customer InformationOliver Baumann (Guest lecturer)
Activity: Talks and presentations › Talks and presentations in private or public companies
Decision-Making and the Contours of DesireOliver Baumann (Organizer)
Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
Organization Design Community Annual ConferenceOliver Baumann (Guest lecturer)
Activity: Talks and presentations › Conference presentations
How to set performance targets for employees?Oliver Baumann (Organizer)
Activity: Attending an event › Conference organisation or participation
Projects 2017 2021
Projects per year
Developing and Implementing Strategy
Baumann, O., Billinger, S. & Knudsen, T.
15/11/2018 → 31/12/2019
Project: Research
Controlling Innovation in Complex Organizations
01/09/2017 → 31/08/2021
Project: Research
Organizing for Innovation and Performance
Baumann, O., Billinger, S. & Knudsen, T.
15/11/2018 → 31/12/2018
Project: Research
Press / Media
Complexity and Competitive Advantage
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
Teaching & Supervision
Advanced Strategy and Organisation Theory
|Oliver Baumann
01/02/2014 → 30/06/2015
Course: Teaching
Business Analytics
|Oliver Baumann
01/02/2018 → 30/06/2018
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
Business Performance Management
|Oliver Baumann
01/09/2015 → 31/01/2018
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
Corporate Strategy and Organization Design
|Markus Becker
01/02/2017 → 30/06/2017
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching
Foundations of Organization
|Markus Becker
01/09/2013 → 31/01/2018
Course: Teaching and supervision › Teaching


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Following Elijah's stunning victory over the prophets of Baal in 1 Kings 18, he turns his attention to drought that continued to linger over the land. Back in 1 Kings 17, Elijah had announced a drought on the land because of the apostasy of the people. They had backed into Baalism and paganism. And their failure to remain faithful to the Lord carried the judgment of God removing his word from the people, signified by the lack of rain or dew. This was also a polemic against Baal, the storm god. The Baal cycle would be broken and the LORD would show himself to be God.
"With which person in the Bible do you most identify?" This is a question I have often asked others in the church over the years. Most of us lack even enough self-awareness to able to answer the question. Others among us have a propensity to appeal to the best characters in Scripture.
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If you look around the United States today (with apologies to our overseas readers), several things stand out. First, we are a military power. We face threats, but we have confidence in our military might.
Then there is our economy – the most robust in the world. We live in a time of almost unprecedented prosperity.
But there are problems we sense too. We have had confidence in our security for years, but how secure are we?
This article is the third part in a series on the book of Jude. The first part is titled How to Wreck a Church, and the second is How to Contend for the Faith.
Humans have been fascinated by themselves since the earliest times in the history of our race. From the crude stick figures painted on the walls of caves in prehistoric times through to the sophisticated image of Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, or the mathematical musings around the Fibonacci sequence in the beauty and balance of the human form, there has been a never-ending search for the perfect paradigm for humanity.
I heard a comment recently from one of the young men in our church that gave me pause for thought. He said, 'I don't think I have ever heard a sermon about assurance.' My initial reaction was to frantically cast my mind back over the last 40 years trying to remember if I myself had ever addressed the subject (thankfully I have), but then I began to wonder why this vital topic has apparently been neglected both in the pulpit and in Christian literature in more recent times.
How many times have you heard a missions conference speaker exhort everyone to fulfill the Great Commission by going overseas? I've heard that numerous times because I grew up in a Christian tradition that put a heavy emphasis on evangelism and "soul winning." In fact, it was touted that the Summum bonum of one's Christian vocation was to become a missionary.
I was once asked what I considered the best theology text. I took a breath and as I did the person reiterated, "The best." Their emphasis on the definite article reminded me that they wanted one and only one. It brought me up short as does the question before me. What one book has made a singular impact on my Christian experience? What one book would I commend to others? It is The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan. There are so many things one might say about this book so let me pull from the obvious, the lessons Christian learns at the
Simonetta Carr joins Jonathan and James today. She opens up about very difficult times in her life, during which she dealt with schizophrenia in her family, which would ultimately claim her son.
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Westminster divine Anthony Burgess addressed Antinomianism in his book Vindiciae Legis: A Vindication of the Moral Law and the Covenants. In a passing comment, Burgess noted that God may have allowed "Antinomian errour" to grow in popularity in order rebuke Protestant ministers.
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Fort Worth Chorale gives stirring 'Cathedral Echoes' performance
A beautiful and deeply moving program of ancient and modern music whose texts had broad moral implications was presented by the Fort Worth Chorale on Sunday afternoon in University Christian Church.
The chorale's old name was Schola Cantorum of Texas, but it has adopted a new, more location-specific title while retaining the former one as an appendage. Sunday's program demonstrated that its old characteristics — precision of ensemble and beauty of tone — remain the same.
The title of Sunday's program, "Cathedral Echoes: No Greater Love," was a reference to the Crucifixion of Christ. But the composers of several pieces had other sacrifices in mind, as well.
The most jarring was J.A.C. Redford's "Rest Now, My Sister," whose text and music were written in memory of the composer's murdered sister-in-law. This is a wrenching sonnet, whose effect is intensified by Redford's striking music.
Another contemporary piece was Frank Ferko's setting of Pádraic Pearse's poem "The Mother," which was written shortly before Pearse and his brother were executed by the British for participating in the Irish uprising of 1916.
Mezzo Karla Martin was the moving soloist in the work, which was sung a cappella, as was much of Sunday's music.
The program reached far back in time for "Victimae Paschali Laudes," a Gregorian chant for Easter sung hauntingly by the men of the chorale. The women had a piece of their own, Philip W.J. Stopford's contemporary "Stabat Mater." There were even two female composers represented: Hildegard von Bingen's medieval "Caritas Abundant" and Eliza Gilkyson's contemporary "Requiem" — a striking composition.
More conventional masterpieces were not neglected. Perhaps the high point of the afternoon was the "Crucifixus" from Bach's B Minor Mass, though Mozart's "Ave Verum Corpus," Bruckner's "Christus Factus Est" and Fauré's "In Paradisum" from his Requiem scored points.
Conducting most of the program was the chorale's music director, Jerry McCoy, though Chris Hathaway conducted the Bruckner. Assisting briefly were pianist and organist Alan Buratto and a chamber orchestra.


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I'm developing a module that I want to add to other existing modules. I have inserted the following code into the edit.ascx for another module:
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How do I make it so that when the other module is saved, is sends a signal to save my module as well?
This sort of functionality is not by design in DNN - there is currently no sort of events type implementation in DNN that would all for actions on one module to trigger events on other modules.
What exactly are you trying to achieve ?