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Middle Knowledge is foreknowledge of counterfactuals which God possesses logically prior to His choice of which possible world to actualize. It's called "middle" knowledge because the theologian Luis De Molina (the founder of the theory known as Molinism) placed this type of knowledge in between God's knowledge of everything that could happen (Natural Knowledge) and everything that will happen (Free Knowledge) in logical priority. The question isn't whether God knows counterfactuals, but whether God knows them logically prior to His decision to actualize the world.
I recently read a blog post about a new argument for this on Free Thinking Ministries. Kirk MacGregor is the originator of the argument, but the blog post was written by Tim Stratton. MacGregor is regarded as one of the leading authorities on Luis De Molina and the theory which bears his name. Luis De Molina penned his works in Latin and much of them have never been translated. MacGregor has taken up the task of translating Molina's work into English. In fact, the Christian philosopher Dr. William Lane Craig has remarked that MacGregor reads Latin as well as he reads English!
I found MacGregor's argument both persuasive and fascinating, and that is why I'm writing this blog post. I want to share this new argument with you.
A Quick Glossary Of Terms
Well, before we look at the premises, let me explain the terminology to people who don't have a background in philosophy.
Logically Prior - For X to be "logically prior" to Y means that X is the explanation for why Y is the way it is. This doesn't necessarily mean that X temporally preceeded Y. For example, some Old Earth Creationist's say that Adam's sin is logically prior to the existence of natural evil and carnivorous activity, even though natural evil and carnivorous activity is temporally prior to Adam's sin by billions of years. Adam's sin is why God cursed the creation, but God cursed the creation billions of years before Adam fell. Regarding God's foreknowledge, the Molinist would say that our free decisions are logically prior God's foreknowledge, but God's foreknowledge precedes our free decisions in time. What we would choose and will choose are the explanation for why God knows our choices.
Logically Posterior - This is the inverse of the former. For something to be logically posterior means that Y is the explanation of X rather than X being the explanation of Y. Most Calvinists hold that God foreknows our decisions because He causally determines our decisions. He knows what we would and will do because He's the one making us do what we do. God's creative decree is the explanation for why God knows the future and counterfactuals.
Libertarian Free Will - When I use the term "Libertarian Free Will", I mean that a person is...
1: The origin and cause of his own actions.
2: In most cases, the person will have the ability to choose between 2 or more options. And whichever option he chooses, he did not have to make that choice. He could have chosen one of the alternatives. For example, if presented with A and Non-A, man chooses A, but he didn't have to choose A. He could have chosen Non-A instead. It laid within his power to choose Non-A. He just didn't exercise that power.
3: The Man's choice was undetermined. Nothing internal or external to the man made the man do what he did. His choice was undetermined.
What Are The Premises Of Kirk MacGregor's Argument?
MacGregor's argument goes as follows:
1: God either possesses knowledge of counterfactuals logically prior or logical posterior to His creative decree.
2: If human beings have libertarian free fill, Then God possesses His counterfactual knowledge logically prior to His creative decree.
3: Human beings have libertarian free will.
4: Therefore, God possesses His counterfactual knowledge logically prior to His creative decree.
This is a logically valid argument. The conclusion follows from the premises. If all 3 premises are true, then it follows that the conclusion is also true. So, are these premises true or are they false?
Premise 1: God Either Possesses Knowledge Of Counterfactuals Logically Prior Or Logically Posterior To His Creative Decree.
The first step in Kirk MacGregor's argument is indisputable. For one, The Bible undeniably presents us with examples of God stating counterfactual truths. Take a look at the following examples:
[Jesus is speaking here] "Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted to the heavens? No, you will go down to Hades. For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day." – Matthew 11:21-23
"No, we declare God's wisdom, a mystery that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. None of the rulers of this age understood it, for if they had, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory." – 1 Corinthians 2:7-8
"Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me to him? Will Saul come down, as your servant has heard? Lord, God of Israel, tell your servant.' And the Lord said, 'He will.' Again David asked, 'Will the citizens of Keilah surrender me and my men to Saul' And the Lord said, 'They will.' So David and his men, about six hundred in number, left Keilah and kept moving from place to place. When Saul was told that David had escaped from Keilah, he did not go there." - 1 Samuel 23:11-13
I don't think that this premise of the argument will be disputed by very many Christians.
Premise 2: If Human Beings Have Libertarian Free Will, Then God Possesses His Counterfactual Knowledge Logically Prior To His Creative Decree.
In defense of premise 2, MacGregor notes,
"Suppose God possesses his counterfactual knowledge logically posterior to his creative decree. Then it is God who decrees what every possible individual would do in any possible circumstances. In that case, no possible individual has soft libertarian freedom (a range of options from which they can choose). For any circumstance, God has locked them into one course of action. From these considerations (2) follows."
Consider this scenario: if people don't have libertarian free will (LFW), then unsaved sinners wouldn't even be able to choose between varying evil actions (e.g robbing a bank VS. robbing a gas station convenient store). It would be impossible for a Christian to choose between reading an NIV Bible or a KJV Bible. It would be impossible for someone to make a choice between listening to Skillet or listening to Kutless.
If every counterfactual that God knows regarding our choices, He knows as a result of His decision to create, then the statement "If Bob was in circumstance S, He would choose A instead of B" is only true because God decreed it to be true, and if the counterfactual statement is true because God decreed it to be true, then Bob would not be freely choosing A instead of B in circumstance S. He would be choosing what God made Him choose. If all of God's foreknowledge is logically posterior to His creative decree, then this world is a puppet world: God causally determines everything we've done, do, and will do. Moreover, His counterfactual knowledge is, in a sense, merely knowledge of what He would freely do in any given circumstance. It's knowledge of what He would causally determine us to do in other circumstances. If determinism is the logical entailment of logically posterior knowledge, then what that means is that if determinism is false, then what that means is that God knows what He knows logically prior to His creative decree.
Premise 3: Humans Beings Have Libertarian Free Will
In an argument, all of the premises must be true in order for the conclusion to be justified. If even one premise is false or cannot be demonstrated to be true, then the argument won't be any good. Most non-Molinists will be willing to grant premises 1 and 2, but the premise they'll deny in order to escape the conclusion will be 3. Calvinists deny that human beings have libertarian free will. They don't all share the same view on this, but all of them adhere to some form of determinism. They believe that God, or the sinful nature, or our desires, or our moral character causally determine us to make the choices we make. However, I think there are many biblical and philosophical reasons to affirm free will.
In defense of premise 3, MacGregor offers a (non-exhaustive) list of Scriptures that prove soft libertarian freedom. Here are some of the Biblical data to consider:
In 1 Corinthians 10:13, the apostle Paul wrote: "No temptation has overtaken you, except what is common to man. And God is faithful. He will not allow you to be tempted beyond your ability, but with the temptation, will provide a way of escape also so that you will be able to endure it." This is probably the most powerful evidence of libertarian free will, the most explicit example of libertarian free will, and the most difficult-for-determinists-to-get-around passage in the entire Bible. Paul says that the temptation that afflicts his readers isn't anything unusual, nothing unique to them. He then goes on to say that God is faithful, and won't allow the temptation to sin to be so overwhelming that it's impossible for them to resist it. Instead, God will provide "a way of escape" so that they'll endure it and ergo avoid sinning.
Paul is assuming here that his readers don't have to sin. Sin is not inevitable. God provides a way out so that we'll be able to avoid sin. If we do sin, it's because we refused to take "the way of escape" that God offered. If we don't sin, it's because we chose "the way of escape". This verse presupposes libertarian free will. It presupposes that the listener does not have to sin. He's faced with A (sin) and Non-A (The Way Of Escape). He can choose either and is responsible for whichever one he chooses. The determinist cannot make sense of this verse. If humans are causally determined to do everything we do, then "the way of escape" was not a possible option for those who sin. "The way of escape" on determinism, was nothing but an illusion! Only if man truly has the power to genuinely choose between alternatives, can we say that "the way of escape" was a possible option for those who sinned?
"See, I set before you today life and prosperity, death and destruction. For I command you today to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, I declare to you this day that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live long in the land you are crossing the Jordan to enter and possess. This day I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live." – Deuteronomy 30:15-19
In this passage, Moses was clearly giving the Israelites a choice to serve God or to serve idols. Now, if the Israelites thousands of years ago had a choice, why don't we have a choice today? In this passage, Moses was saying "I set before you A and Non-A. I'd prefer it if you chose A". Sounds like the libertarian free will to me!
"But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord." - Joshua 24:14-15
Joshua is clearly giving the Israelites a choice to serve God or to serve idols. Now, if the Israelites thousands of years ago had a choice, why don't we have a choice today?
Other biblical passages MacGregor points to are Genesis 4:6-7; Psalm 119:108-109; Isaiah 5:3-4; Proverbs 1:23, Proverbs 1:28; Jeremiah 26:2-4; Jeremiah 36:3, 7, 17-20; Ezekiel 18:21-24, 30-32; Ezekiel 33:11; Zecheriah 1:2-4; Matthew 23:37-39; Acts 5:4; 1 Corinthians 7:37; and Revelation 2:21.
In addition to biblical passages outright stating or implying that humans have free will, there are good philosophical arguments that can be combined with biblical data to make the case that humans have free will. Consider one of my examples from my blog post "5 Arguments For The Existence Of Free Will".
1: If humans are not free in a libertarian sense, they cannot be held accountable for their actions.
2: But God will hold humans accountable for their actions.
3: Therefore, humans are free in a libertarian sense.
This is a logically valid argument, following the rule of inference called modus tollens. If the premises are true, then the conclusion is also true. Premise 2 is indisputable. Anyone even reading The Bible in a casual manner will see that God has and will hold people accountable for evil doing. Passages like Revelation 20:11-13, Romans 14:12, and 2 Corinthians 5:10 say so explicitly. Ezekiel 18 is another passage one can point to for support of premise 2.
But is premise 1 true? I think it is. If God causally determines our actions, then how could it be the case that we are responsible for our actions rather than God? If God causally determines all of our actions, wouldn't God be the one to blame? If I push a car down a hill and it crashes into your house, who is to blame? Is the car to blame or am I to blame? Obviously, I am to blame. I'm the one who causally determined the car to go down the hill. The car didn't decide to go into your house, I did. Moreover, the car had no ability to choose otherwise. The car would not be the one appearing in court to face a hefty lawsuit. Or again, if I knock a ball off the table, would you blame the ball for falling off, or would you put the onus on me? Obviously, the onus would be on me. You see, causes are responsible for their effects.
If X causes Y to do Z, then X is responsible for Y doing Z. Y is not responsible. If God causes people to sin, God is responsible for people sinning. He, therefore, could not justly condemn someone on judgment day for doing evil. If He did, He would be akin to a man taking his child's hand, causing it to slap the face of the child's brother, and then spank the child for slapping his brother.
Moreover, we all intuitively realize that the ability to choose otherwise is a vital criterion for being held culpable. Usually, if someone couldn't help what they did, we excuse them. For example, if I knocked you over, you would be angry with me if the reason you fell was that I took my hands and shoved you, but you wouldn't be upset if the reason was that my shoe was untied and I tripped on it and fell into you. In the former case, you believe that it laid within my power to refrain from pushing you over. In the latter case, you realize that the circumstances were beyond my control. I don't know what I don't know. If I don't know my shoe is untied, I can't stop to tie it to prevent the fall. Moreover, I have no control over the laws of physics, so if I trip, I'm going down whether I like it or not. Given that in the latter example, I couldn't help what I did, you would excuse me.
It seems then that premise 1 is true, from which the conclusion follows: 3: Therefore, humans are free in a libertarian sense.
It isn't unheard of to use syllogistic arguments to support premises of a syllogistic argument, but I tend to prefer not to do that as it makes the treatment of the argument longer. This is why I only provided you with one example; The Argument From Accountability. For other examples, see my blog post: "5 Arguments For The Existence Of Free Will".
I think we've got more than enough evidence for the truth of premise 3.
4: Therefore, God possesses His counterfactual knowledge logically prior to His creative decree.
Given the truth of the 3 premises, the conclusion follows logically and necessarily. God knows what everyone would freely do in any circumstance He could place them in logically prior to His decision to actualize any possible world. God's counterfactual knowledge isn't the result of His creative decree. In other words: God has middle knowledge.
Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Grounding Objection?
One of the big objections non-Molinists have to middle knowledge is called "The Grounding Objection". The Non-Molinist typically argues that we have no way of grounding these counterfactuals of creaturely freedom, and therefore we ought not to believe God knows them. How do we explain how God possesses middle knowledge? What is it that makes CCFs true?
Well, it would seem to me that if MacGregor's argument is sound, then The Grounding Problem becomes a non-issue. If all of MacGregor's premises are true, then the conclusion follows. The only way to deny the conclusion would be to disprove one of the premises. If you grant all 3 premises, then you must grant the conclusion.
The Molinist can simply say, in response to the grounding objection "I don't know". I don't know how God possesses knowledge of counterfactuals logically prior to His decision to create, but that doesn't bother me any more than my inability to explain how God can create something without using previously existing materials. We are finite beings and we will never be able to fully comprehend God. I believe that God has middle knowledge because the philosophical and biblical data point me in that direction. I believe God can create out of nothing because the biblical and scientific evidence points me to that conclusion.
When the Grounding Objection is brought up, my mind translates the objection as "Explain to me how God can be omniscient!" I cannot, any more than I can explain how or why God is omnipotent or omnipresent. But my lack of ability to explain doesn't make me deny that He is omniscient, omnipotent, or omnipresent.
I was very pleased to have discovered this argument for middle knowledge. I've been a Molinist for 3 years now, because of its superb ability to reconcile God's Sovereignty and Free Will (both of which are taught in The Bible), and because of it' has superior explanatory power and scope regarding theological issues like predestination and eternal security. I accepted Molinism as an inference to the best explanation. It simply exceeds non-Molinist explanations in explanatory scope. However, I struggled to actually prove that God knew counterfactuals logically prior to His creative decree....until now. Thank you, MacGregor for formulating this argument, and thank you, Tim Stratton, for talking about it on your blog.


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Determining the Correct 3-Bet Calling Frequency
Using NoahSD's method as discussed previously, we combine the 18% 3-bet frequency with a quick hand history review off all such hands that were shown down. For this particular player, we have a range of approximately 22+, A7o+, A2s+, KJo+, and KTs+ (actually 18.5%). This is a fairly strong and not uncommon re-steal range.
For the simulation, I open min-raised every hand and then called with every single hand against the 18.5% range. Here is what we get:
Probably a little tighter that you would expect? The good thing is that this information is not privy to all players and they frequently make mistakes in this category...even when they [think they] understand what a shortstacker is doing. While a call with with KQs is just a marginal no-no, a call with KQo or KJs is just disastrous! Take a look at similar calls that often seem correct to players, like 22, A7o, and KJo. And they say that being suited is overrated?
Even when we reduce the effective stack size to 16BB, the calling range changes only slightly, with the addition that you can now also call with A9o, A8s, and KQs.
A much more dramatic thing happens when we begin begin tinkering with the stakes. Let's now run the simulation with 20BB's in a $.50/1.00 game. Here is what we get:
Looks like 44 is now a clear fold with the stronger impact of the rake. The effects become much more dramatic as we increase the re-steal range, but the evidence is clear- the rake matters. What's more is that it penalizes the calling player more, since the winning player is the one who pays it, and when you call you only have the option of winning at showdown.
4 comments:
- SSProdigy said...
I am currently playing 23/23 at 50nl 6max. If I understand this article correctly, are you saying it's incorrect to 4-bet shove without very good to premium hands versus the type of 3-bettor in your example? Example, I minraise 22 on the BTN, typical solid TAG 3-bettor (who knows I steal a ton, etc) 3-bets me, and as a shortstack my options are to fold or shove. Would shoving ATo be incorrect here? According to PT3 and HEM, every time you minraise and fold to a 3-bet, you lose 1BB/hand. So, in order to profitably 4-bet shove, or call a 3-bet resteal shove, you need to win more than 1BB (2bb) per hand, including rake, when you shove. It seems like any solid player who knows you are stealing a good amount can crush you in this case. Is the solution to steal less-or does the positional advantage versus fish and frequency of nits folding still make it worth it?
- August 23, 2010 at 1:21 AM
- Travis "The Dirrty" Rose said...
Without really looking at the math, my first impression/ answer to that would be to switch gears. As soon as they adapt you you, i.e. realize that you are stealing a certain percentage of the time, it will change their percentages and therefore the frequency and hand range with which you would 3 bet to begin with. I think that it is something that you always need to be aware with your regular opponents. They will either adapt to you or they are so shitty and un adaptive that they will probably go broke anyway. It all goes back to switching gears. Keep em guessing, it will drive them nuts to not be able to figure out why they can't beat you even though, according to your overall stats they think they have you figured out. Unless they take the time to look at your recent stats against them in particular, they will never be able to get a bead on you.
- August 23, 2010 at 6:35 PM
- SSProdigy said...
I like your idea a lot. I think it's a good idea to have 2 or 3 various general strategies to use every few weeks or whenever you feel your opponents are adapting too much. One might be more mathematically solid but the other will confuse them once you think you're playing a certain style. There are no cut-and-dry answers in poker...it's taken me many years to realize this.
- August 24, 2010 at 4:36 AM
- Lorin Yelle said...
Hi Jason,
Rather than address it directly, I was thinking that maybe it would be more helpful to point out the oft overlooked theory behind stealing.
We steal to either take advantage of tight pre flop play or bad post flop play. Essentially, we "steal" from those who are ineffective at protecting their property. When you look at it in this light, does it make sense to make light steal attempts against those players who have ramped-up home security?
Making bold calls against reshoves with less than premium hands has never been the path to success. If this player troubles you when you are in your most profitable spot, it is best to find another table.
- August 25, 2010 at 7:39 PM


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KENNEBUNK — Joel Stevens, the former president of Kennebunk Savings Bank and a man who gave his time to nonprofits throughout the county, died Feb. 20. He was 67.
This week, friends and colleagues remembered Stevens for what he brought to both the bank and the greater community.
Stevens spent more than 40 years in the banking field, beginning his career with Depositors Trust Co. in Augusta, which eventually became Key Bank of Maine. After a stint working at banks in New Hampshire, Stevens took up the reins at Kennebunk Savings Bank in 1993.
The banking industry as a whole was "stressed" at that time, said Chris Pinkham, president of the Maine Association of Community Banks.
"He arrived at a time when the industry was questioning how all of the banks could move forward successfully," he said.
Stevens, though, had an unusual skill set from working at larger banks, Pinkham said. He soon used that to help turn Kennebunk Savings — one of maybe only 800 mutual banks in the country — into a working example of what a mutual bank could be to its customers.
"Joel was responsible for the effective rebirth of Kennebunk Savings Bank when he began as CEO in 1993," said current Kennebunk Savings President Brad Paige. "He brought with him a vision of what a community bank should be — a financially sound institution with an unwavering commitment to its customers, its communities, and its employees."
Stevens was a man who thought about more than the bottom line, and his vision for what community banks should be was the driving force in the creation of a new corporate culture at the bank — one where employees are encouraged to volunteer in their communities.
And Stevens and Kennebunk Savings didn't just talk the talk — they walked the walk, pouring tens of thousands of dollars into community projects and nonprofits.
"Joel's legacy will truly live on in perpetuity here at the bank," Paige said.
Heather Harris, an assistant vice president at the bank, said Stevens took his commitment to the community beyond the bank and impacted all of York County.
"He really was an inspiration," she said. "He was a really good person and I will miss his straight talk and compassionate view of the world."
She isn't alone.
Kathryn Davis, president and chief executive officer of the United Way of York County, said she had received several e-mails from different groups in the past few days, all announcing Stevens' passing and talking about how much he meant to different people.
"He will be greatly missed by us," Davis said, who noted that Stevens had served on the United Way board for many years. "He was a model of corporate social responsibility."
As a result, she said, it will take many, many people to fill his shoes.
"He was a good man and a good friend," she said. "I can't imagine the world without Joel Stevens."
Visiting hours for Stevens will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 27 at Bibber Funeral Home, 67 Summer St., Kennebunk. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Feb. 28 at the South Congregational Church in Kennebunkport.


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I remember my first encounter with judo when I was in elementary school. I picked up a book about many different martial arts. It was an encyclopedia of sorts that every page had a different art form and a reader's digest like entry of what the art what about. I flipped the page from karate to judo. On the page there was one man totally getting drilled into the ground from a super power throw and it said "gentle way" underneath it. I said to my friend, "It doesn't look very gentle to me!" It didn't take an expert to see the contradiction being presented.
I have been falling deeper and deeper in love with the set of skills and traditions that come from Judo studies. I was recently reading a thread on JudoForum, where long time students and teachers of the art actually did not have a functional working knowledge of what the word Judo means. This surprised me because really the name of the art form should be it's defining thesis. It is what the art strives to search for.
Judo means 'Soft way' or 'path of softness' I like the 'gentle way' translation too.
When watching much of popular judo you can clearly see people have little concept of softness, or are even trying to obtain it. What then makes a soft technique? What is the goal on the soft way?


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Reviewed by Barb
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When applying the product, it soaks right in but then doesn't leave your skin soft. Instead, it leaves a kind of rough texture (maybe this is from the lifting properties the product purports to accomplish). I am a 55-year-old female with really good skin, a few surface lines, and little sun damage, but, I didn't find any lifting effects after using it for a month. My slackened jawline is, unfortunately, still the same. I applied it to my neck, also with no visible results. I will caution to use a little of it, because I did find I had some pesky breakouts on my chin and around my nose after using it. I typically never break out, so I do attribute it to the cream. The other huge advantage of this cream is that it is a great insect repellent – I live in the South, so that is a really good thing.
All in all, I give this cream an 8 out of 10. What can be improved? I think it needs to be thicker and a lot more hydrating. Surprising that it's not, considering most of the ingredients in it that are moisturizing, or so I thought. They need to make this cream into a body moisturizer – one that you can use liberally! Love it. The smell is the best!
(Editor's note: Also read Marta's review and Mark's review of the Royal Nectar Moisturizing Face Lift.)
Ingredients: Distilled Water, Nectar Ease (manuka honey, bee venom), Lanette Wax, avocado oil, tocopherol oil, apricot kernel oil, rose hip oil, rose water, bees wax, evening primrose oil, optiphen plus, cocoa butter, natural fragrance, ticaxan, marshmallow extract, manuka oil, lavender essential oil
Royal Nectar Moisturizing Face Lift- reader reviewed
Our Rating:
ProsUsing less is more effective than more
ConsMay cause breakouts, could more be hydrating
Reviewed by Barb
Thanks so much Marta! Now if we can only get the company to make a body lotion, I'd be thrilled!
Thanks for a great review Barb. Personally, I wish Royal Nectar hadn't used the word Lift because, as you found, it doesn't. I think that this is a great lightweight daily moisturizer and, like you, would lobby Royal Nectar to make a body lotion (I frequently use it as a hand cream). By the way, I do find the Bee Venom Mask by Royal Nectar to be more lifting/firming.


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Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce that the SUNY Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the University Faculty Senate will be hosting a conference entitled "Awareness to Action: Building a Culture of Inclusive Excellence" on November 9-10, 2016 at the Albany Marriott Hotel, located at 189 Wolf Road, Albany, New York. This conference will leverage SUNY investments in student success and diversity while exploring best practices in recruitment and retention of students, faculty and staff within the domain of higher education.
We invite you to share the "Save the Date" card with your faculty and staff. Also included is the "Call for Proposals" letter which provides details on the submission of proposals for workshop and poster presentations focusing on the following seven strands:
- Building an Accessible System for Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators
- Strategies for Success for Students, Faculty, Staff and Administrators
- Campus and Community Climate
- Strategic Diversity Leadership
- Inclusion is an Action Word
- Social Justice, Activism and Critical Pedagogy
- Teaching and Learning through Film/Video and Social Media.
We would be delighted to have your support on our Twitter page (@SUNYDiversity) where we will promote diversity and information about this conference.
We are thrilled to have Dr. Damon Williams (Senior Vice President of Programs, Training and Youth Development for the Boys and Girls Club of America), Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva (Professor of Sociology at Duke University), and Dr. Nancy "Rusty" Barcelo (retired President of Northern New Mexico College (NNMC), join us as our three keynote speakers at this conference. For more information on this event, please visit our website at www.suny.edu/2016diversityconference.
We hope you will be able to join us for this seminal conference as we collaborate and share best practices that will continue to help SUNY grow in this critical dimension.
Best regards,
Carlos N. Medina, Vice Chancellor and Chief Diversity Officer
Office of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion The State University of New York State University Plaza, T501 Albany, New York 12246


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September 2012
South Dakota Icon Sherwin Linton's "Ghost Riders" Coat Disappears
South Dakota Country Singer Sherwin Linton has been a regular performer at the South Dakota State Fair since the 1970's. Linton is also known for his very personalized unique and sometimes garish stage wardrobe. One of these costumes is a "Black Long Rider Duster Coat" with a very intricate depiction of "The Ghost Riders In The Sky" painted on it by Award Winning Western Artist Billye Jane Kruse. Kruse used acrylic paint to create an amazing dimensional and eye catching portrayal of cowboys chasing long horn steers through a stormy sky filled with glowing reflective lightning bolts. Linton has recorded "The Ghost Riders " song and often opens his show wearing this coat. During an intermission between shows at the 2012 South Dakota State Fair Linton opened his large Anvil Wardrobe Case located in the back-stage area and found the coat was missing. Linton appraises the value at $1200.00$1500.00. Having had it for nearly 20 years and wearing it on several TV shows and major stages Linton also has a strong sentimental bond to it. Linton hopes that someone will come forth with information regarding this special part of his stage wardrobe and is offering a substantial reward for its return.
Linton requests that anyone possessing this item or with information about it please contact Sherwin Linton Entertainment by e-mail using this address: firstname.lastname@example.com
A cash reward will be delivered in exchange for the undamaged coat.
August 2012
State Fairs Here We Come
Sherwin, Pam and "The Cotton Kings" have enjoyed two months of county fairs, festivals, city celebrations and performing arts concerts! The summer schedule culminates with the state fair circuits. Sherwin, Pam and "The Cotton Kings" appeared on the KARE-11 TV "Morning Show" live from the Minnesota State Fair on August. 27th. Click here for a portion of their performance!
After finishing at the Minnesota State Fair the group heads west for five days at the South Dakota State Fair performing on the "Centennial Stage" located on "Cotton King Avenue" on the northwest corner of the grounds. Shows are at 11:00 AM, 2:00 & 4:00 PM daily!
Highway Headin' South Heads Into The "New" Digital Age
Music media and technology continues to change. Someday in the future the compact disc (CD) as we know it today will go by the wayside joining its predecessors the 78 rpm and 45 rpm record, 8 track tape and cassette tape. The newest technology on the market is the "Digital Download Card." Black Gold Records has partnered with "Soundtrax" to produce Sherwin's first release in this media form. Sherwin's new CD "Highway Headin' South" retails for just $10.00 when purchased on a digital download card. How does it work? When you purchase the digital down load card, which looks like a credit card, you sign on to the "Soundtrax" web site on your computer and enter the code on the back of the card. The music selections will download to the computer desktop. Then you can play them on their computer, move them to your favorite MP3 player, or burn them to CD. Each download card allows the buyer two complete title downloads. The buyer gets all the music but does not get the CD booklet, a gel box or a digi pack!
Sherwin Linton Crib Rods and the Origins of the B-Bender Continued
Many of you are familiar with the story of the origins of the B String bending device attached to Sherwin s guitar. (The funny looking metal bar that extends from the headstock above and along the neck of Sherwin's guitar.) Premier Guitar Magazine has documented it in a March 2010 article (click here to read it). Well the story of this unique device continues! We'll quickly refresh your memory and bring you up to date! Sherwin's idea for his B-Bending invention came while working at the Flame Cafe with Carl Perkins in 1961. Carl was playing an Earl Scruggs Bluegrass Banjo classic "Flint Hill Special" on his Gibson guitar. As he played it he would use his index finger to stretch the B string behind the nut (bridge located at the base of the guitars headstock) on the guitar to change its pitch in the song. Needless to say this was causing some uncomfortable wear to his finger. In the dressing room following the show Sherwin and Carl visited about a better way to bend the B, possibly with a mechanical solution. The next night Carl arrived at the Flame with a small piece of coat hanger attached to the B string at the headstock. Using the hanger as a lever Carl showed Sherwin how it would move the B string up and down. Because of the weakness of the hanger the contraption did not function with any exactness. Sherwin headed home following the show that night determined to fashion a more reliable version. Removing the metal rods from the underside of one of his children's baby cribs, and with minimal tools Sherwin fashioned a rough bender that worked! Sherwin attached the crude device to his guitar and several years later hired a machinist to craft the long lever that extends along the neck of his guitar. The use of the device is evident in Sherwin's 1971 live recording "Hello, I'm Not Johnny Cash." After years of use the Plever, as Sherwin affectionately called it, began to wear out and not operate consistently. About three years ago Sherwin was forced to discontinue its use. With the help of design engineer Alex Nyhus, plans for a new Plever to be called The Linton Lever were drafted and printed. Those plans were submitted to Tom Hargreaves at RothGreaves & Associates, Inc. in Long Lake, MN for manufacture of a prototype. Sherwin's 1959 fender Jazz Master Guitar has spent several days at RothGreaves for measurements and fittings. On August 15th Sherwin picked up his guitar with the new Linton Lever B-String Bender in place. The familiar sound from the past has returned to Sherwin's guitar style! Sherwin now plans to update the patent of this unique invention and market it for other guitar players to enjoy.
1966 Promotional Photo
Sherwin with the doubleneck guitar he built.
Notice the "B" Bender Lever along the top of the upper neck.
April 2012
Spring has sprung early here in the mid-west. With the mild weather in Minnesota there would have been no reason to escape winter here this year, but we did have commitments and engagements in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas. There has been a lot of new good news. We were so busy with our heavy performance schedule that we have not been in good communication with everyone, so here are some updates!
"Hillbilly Heaven" CD Update
Yes, it was just one year ago this month that we released the CD "Hillbilly Heaven." This great Historic collection of duets with many of Sherwin's Country Music friends has been very well received. In November 2011 Sherwin was notified by NARAS (National Academy of Performing Arts and Sciences) that this CD had received three first round Grammy nominations! We were delighted to be included among the nominees for Country Music CD of the Year, Country Music Song of the Year for the title cut "I Dreamed of a Hillbilly Heaven" and Country Music Duet of the Year for the song "I Would Be In Love Anyway" recorded with Brittany Allyn. Sherwin did not make the top five nominees on the second ballot so we were not in Hollywood for the awards event. We were very excited as Sherwin continues to receive more national recognition in his 56 year career. Starting mid April, "Hillbilly Heaven" will be marketed nationally in a TV offer which will air on the RFD-TV Network.
Sherwin & Pam Linton and The Cotton Kings New CD "Highway Headin' South"
Our newest CD "Highway Headin' South" was released in February of this year. This project was developed with so many of our Winter Texan friends in mind. Sherwin penned the lyrics to the title cut "Highway Headin' South" in January of 2011 while driving from Minneapolis to McAllen, TX.
On a highway headin' south to the Rio Grande Valley
Where the bougainvilleas bloom and the snow don't fly
I'm gonna rest my chilly bones in the Texas sunshine
And be a Winter Texan till I die
On a highway headin' south to the Rio Grande Valley
Where the bougainvilleas bloom and the snow don't fly
I'm gonna rest my chilly bones in the Texas sunshine
And be a Winter Texan till I die
Because so many mid-westerners make the trip each winter for the southern climate the song caught on quickly and was a nightly request. Sherwin decided to record it and eleven other songs including some Tex-Mex songs, love songs, novelty songs and Gospel songs all on one CD! We recorded this project at Track Record Studios in St. Paul with Sherwin's band The Cotton Kings also featuring special guest Dick Moebakken who adds his vocals to several of the selections and delivers the love story, Allis Chalmers in the style of Grandpa McCoy. Several selections take the listener on a heartwarming romantic trip to Old Mexico and days gone by.
Titles Include: Highway Headin' South, Spanish Two Step, Livin' With The Mexicans, Mexican Joe, Do You Remember These, Hot Rod Race, Hot Rod Lincoln, Allis Chalmers, Love Me Forever Today, The French Song, Clinging To A Saving Hand, Heaven
New CD "Highway Headin' South"
For our on-line friends we are offering Sherwin's two new CD's for just $30.00 plus shipping or $18.00 each. Simply send your Name, Shipping Address and Payment of $35.00 ($21.00 for one CD. Please include the CD title you wish to order "Hillbilly Heaven or "Highway Headin' South.") Prices include first class shipping. Allow 14 days for delivery.
Send to:
Black Gold Records
Hillbilly Heaven - Highway Headin' South Package Offer
P.O. Box 48100
Minneapolis, MN 55448
Rio Grande Valley Tour - F.A.M.E. Awards 2012
Our energetic 2012 Rio Grande tour included 39 shows between the dates of January 20 and March 13! There never seemed to be a dull moment and some days there were two performances in a day in two different locations! This made for lots of time spent setting up, tearing down, and loading and unloading equipment. Our thanks to the many friends who seem to always be there to lend a hand when our schedule was tight! We had warm enthusiastic audiences everywhere we went so it seemed like every day was a party! All of our hard work was recognized at this year's F.A.M.E. Awards. (Families Advocating Moral Entertainment) On February 27ththe F.A.M.E. organization awarded Pam Linton 2012 Female Vocalist of the Year and Sherwin Linton was recognized for his ongoing contributions to the Entertainment Industry with the 2012 Entertainment Legend of the Year Award. Sherwin and Pam were both greatly humbled by this recognition. Pam thanked the audience and asked that everyone in attendance find the time in their busy lives to mentor a child in whatever vocation they could. She credited those who had taken the time to mentor her as being responsible for her receiving this award.
Sherwin & Pam Performing - 16th Annual F.A.M.E. Awards - Pharr, Texas
On stage with "The Link Family"
Pam Linton 2012 F.A.M.E. "Female Vocalist of the Year"
Sherwin Linton 2012 Recipient F.A.M.E. "Entertainment Legend of the Year Award"
(Families Advocating Moral Entertainment)
There is so much to look forward to in the months ahead. If you wish to follow Sherwin's career activities more closely we encourage you to join us on Facebook. Just search for Sherwin Linton Music. We would love to have you among our Facebook friends!
© 2016 Sherwin Linton Entertainment Enterprises


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This little blog will chronicle my ventures into selling vintage items in a local antique market.
My booth is called Mad Maine Vintage Shop - it features items inspired by a certain popular TV show,
and I am located in lovely Maine. Viva Vintage!
Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Last Silly Goodwill Shop-Along of 2013 (for ebay, antique booth, and for me!
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A Lot of Dogs Live on Farms, but How Many Ride Horses? Hekan Does!
Steve Jeffrey's has a border collie. He's named "Hekan" – after Philippians 4:13, which says "I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me." The border collie is still only one-year old, but he manages to help Steve on his Australian horse farm. How?
Well, he even rides horses.
"Well it really just happened," Steve said while explaining how Hekan got his can-do attitude. "I had the dog, I needed things done, and he was the only one that I had to do it."
Hekan retrieves different items for Steve, walks horses with a lead, and he can even hold his horses still while they are being saddled.
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Vancouver Miniature Painting ContestOctober 3rd, 2009
Today was Main Street Drift, it also was the 3rd year of Darren's Immortal Brush Competition. This was the first year I was in the store for the announcement of the winners and the first year I didn't enter a thing.
The first year I entered every category but one, and I may have even won twice. The second year I entered the same four categories and won Sci-fi Big for the second year in a row. This year I never had the time to paint a 28mm scale vehicle but I had a new Chosen squad I finally finished. They were all converted, all had resin bases, they may have done well. Pictures are on Flickr.
The judges were the artist featured in the drift and the sculptor from Ultraforge. Next year I will enter something, and I'll try my hand at the special Ultraforge category, with a Pleasure Daemon me thinks.
With the supposed demise of West Coast Mayhem, this may become the biggest miniature painting contest in Vancouver. I subscribed to his new RSS feed so hopefully I won't miss the contest next year.
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We carved our pumpkins this past weekend. Joshua has been waiting to do this since the moment I bought them:))
Why is the inside of a pumpkin so gross?!?!
Working hard on our creations.
Mommy and Keegan's ghosts
Krys' cat, the ghosts, and Joshua's witch:))
They are sooo proud...hard to tell, but the pumpkins are lit up:)
This past weekend we also went to the pumpkin patch. I think pumpkin patches are sooo beautiful, I just LOVE rows of pumpkins!
And I LOVE LOVE LOVE this pic:))
Joshua loved the bounce house obstacle course.
Keegan enjoyed all the little rides:)
This was the coolest --- Punkin Chunkin!!
What little boy would NOT like a giant sling shot?!?!
Pony Rides
Oh...how my little boys have grown. Go HERE to see last years pics:)
This one is SOOO typical, Joshua hides from the camera and Keegan waves:))
What a fun day with our little family!


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Join us on Thursday and meet Matt Nalker, the director of the Arc of Mississippi. He will be here to give us an overview of the Arc, and we will have a "round table" discussion. This meeting is open to all members and friends of the Arc!
Thursday March 24th at 2 PM - 3 PM
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Fixed rate
A mortgage is probably the biggest financial decision you are ever going to make, so it`s important you make the right choice. Although there are a lot of different mortgage products on the market today, when you get down to it, there are really only two types of mortgages. These are fixed-rate and adjustable-rate. Which one is best for you depends on a number of factors.
Fixed-rate mortgages
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Adjustable-rate loans
Adjustable-rate loans come in many varieties, but the basic premise of these loans is that they have an initial fixed-rate period and when it expires, the rate can fluctuate.
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Case Study 5. Karl Kitching on racism in schooling in Ireland
|Also of interest to:
Education, Social Psychology and Sociology
|Psychology, Cultural Studies
Analytic Method:
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Discourse Analysis
|Discursive approaches to grounded theory, use of discourse in thematic analysis.
Background to the Project
This gives some details of racism and racialised language.
Videos on the analysis
Here Karl explains why he chose discourse analysis, and how he analysed some passages.
Video 1. Why discourse analysis?
Video 2. Collecting the data and selecting what to analyse.
Video 3. Detailed analysis of several interview extracts.
The Write-up
Here Karl talks about how he moved from the analysis he had done, to the final write up.
The Thesis
Here is a link to Karl's final PhD thesis so you can see how all this analytic work was finally written up. The thesis was submitted to the Institute of Education in London, UK and Karl graduated with a PhD in April 2011. Karl is now a lecturer at the School of Education, University College Cork, Ireland.
Resources available in this case study
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Process Monitoring and Optimization With a Single dataTaker System
CAS DataLoggers has just provided the data logging solution to a major dairy product manufacturer monitoring cheese- shaping machines on the production line. Like many others of its kind this facility is heavily automated and requires precise machine timing to achieve its production targets. The plant uses a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to drive the valve sequencing for its machinery. The system is designed to produce 3000 kg of product per hour, but in practice it is unable to achieve this rate. In order to increase profitability, the plant saw the need for a data logging solution to determine where the PLC algorithms could be optimized to meet its quotas.
After speaking with a CAS DataLoggers Applications Specialist, the plant installed adataTaker DT80 Intelligent Data Logger. The dataTaker DT80 is a cost-effective data logger expandable to 100 channels, 200 isolated or 300 single-ended analog inputs. Capable of low-power operation, the stand-alone DT80 can scale and log nearly any physical value at 18-bit resolution, connecting to most sensors and data measurement sources. The DT80's built-in display shows current readings, while dataTaker's ease of use enables operators to group sampling, logging, alarm and control tasks within schedules to fit their needs.
The plant's engineer wired the dataTaker DT80 to monitor and record the output states of the PLC, specifically to record the time and valve state whenever a valve is opened or closed. The DT80 also records the number of cycles of each cheese-shaping machine. This is achieved by connecting the control lines to the DT80's digital inputs, which continually monitor these lines for any changes in digital states. The dataTaker's Modbus slave and master functionality allows connection with Modbus sensors and devices and to SCADA systems. The dataTaker's smart serial sensor channels can interface with RS232, RS485, RS422 and SDI-12 sensors.
The DT80 can store approximately 10 million data points, which is large enough to be able to record high-speed digital states of PLCs for extended periods of time. Users can also choose to overwrite or stop logging once this allocated memory is full. The data logger also includes USB memory stick support for easy data and program transfer. This way users can make changes to the logger's programming on the fly or update the firmware without having to connect the dataTaker to a PC. The datalogger's built-in web and FTP server gives users remote access to logged data, configuration and diagnostics.
The recorded data can be presented as a state machine which shows the exact timing of each valve. From this, the variations of each machine can be determined and the valve sequencing optimized in the PLC algorithm. This will in turn allow the manufacturer to increase cheese production to reach their 3000kg targets and increase profitability. Throughout, dataTaker's rugged design and construction provides the plant with reliable operation even under extreme industrial conditions.
The dataTaker graphical interface—dEX—is included FREE with the datalogger and uses a pre-installed Windows Explorer-style interface enabling quick setup and configuration. Users configure and run dEX directly from a web browser, accessible either locally or remotely over the Internet. Any of the logger's built-in communications ports can be used to view dEX, including Ethernet, USB and RS-232.
This application is just one example of many showing how a smart data logger can be paired with a PLC to accomplish complex tasks and solve business-critical timing problems. Using the dataTaker to keep watch over the PLC's data, users can optimize production with just a single system. Both hardware and software are easy to use even for novices, enabling a quick start to this and many other industrial monitoring projects.


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Monday, March 7
One Shoe
I had bought me a new pair of penny loafers and went to see Hindman vs. Hazard. It got down to the last minutes and one point was holding Hindman and I remember so well the Referee made a call that me and the rest of the crowd thought was entirely out of order and I got carried away, pulled off one of my new shoes and threw it at the Ref hitting him right in the back. They started looking for someone with only one shoe and my boyfriend told me to fake a faint sort of which I did. He covered me up with a big coat and carried me to safety and to this day I don't think anyone except those nearby ever knew what happened.
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New Video: 40 Glocc x Spider Loc "On The Block"
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New Music: Black Rob "Nothin"
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The new release plan
The first thing on the list was bringing the website up to date. It still had some pointers to the build-farm in Utrecht and some tips to work around missing functionality that actually exists nowadays. I also tried to make it more clear what the intention of the project is, although I think it can still be made more explicit. Fortunately, this is also an item on the list :)
A second item on the list was the cause for a large number of mails from Jira send to the psat-commit-list. I made up a new release plan of PHP-Sat / PHP-front and also removed some issues/features that where no longer wanted. Let us take a look at the new milestones for the two main projects:
The 0.1 release must be capable of parsing, pretty-printing and reflection on PHP4 and PHP5 code. Furthermore, constant propagation need to be supported for procedural code without function calls. Within the 0.2 release this support is to be extended towards function calls and object creation. Support for more information about the environment of PHP, for example the types of internal functions, is planned for version 0.3.
The release structure is closely related to that of PHP-Front. Within the 0.1 release it must support procedural code without function calls and object creation. These language constructs must be supported within release 0.2. The purpose of the 0.3 release is to add many new bug patterns.
In both projects we can see that the number of issues that need to be fixed before the first release is quit low. So hopefully we can make a first release around the end of the year!
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Hello, i start to play with php-sat & Co, despite the installation process and the installation documentation which is a bit 'too short' somethime :) especially when you can use your fancy installer :) I succeed in launching the tools, and i start to collect results.
So, the big question, is, do you plan to describe how to define customized rules for analyzing code ?
- Eric Bouwers said...
> Hello, i start to play with php-sat
> & Co,
> despite the installation process and the
> installation documentation which is a
> bit 'too short' somethime :) especially
> when you can use your fancy installer :)
Mmm, please let me know if there are any gaps in the documentation and how you filled in the gaps. There is always room for improvement :)
> I succeed in launching the tools, and
> i start to collect results.
Good to hear!
> So, the big question, is, do you plan
> to describe how to define customized
> rules for analyzing code ?
Well actually, there is already a way to describe custom rules. Simply write your own Stratego program which uses the php-front/php-sat library to apply and analyze your custom rules. If you take the existing bug-patterns as a starting point you should be able to get a kick-start.
On the other hand, I can completely imagine that this is too much effort in order to get the right results in a short time. Unfortunately, there is currently no way to easily define custom rules in for example XML, nor are there any short-term plans to facilitate such a thing.
Still, it would be nice to have a help-page that explains how to add a bug-pattern within the current code-base. I'll see what I can do!


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I love a home decked to the nines in holiday decorations. Holiday mantle decorating and pretty lights are key in my plans. They make everything feel so festive and bright! Even our new house which is in need of the massive remodel we have planned for 2014, feels homey and cheerful with the twinkling of lights. To warm up this room which is the room most in need of love (eh, 80's wallpaper and brick wall anyone?!), I started with some fresh decorative greens from ProFlowers. They make the whole room come alive and smell great! Then on a side table I set up the RedEnvelope porcelain luminaria village. I love Christmas village sets and this sleek white village is the perfect blend of a modern look and traditional feel. Apparently my 2 year old agrees and decided that his Little People needed a new home for the holidays. I chuckle every time I see them.
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Have you ever been watching a movie and thought to yourself, "Damn, I wish I had her wardrobe?" I do that all the time, which is why I created the post on "How to Get All the Looks From The Devil Wears Prada."
The real stars of some of the greatest fashion films in history are not the actresses themselves, but the costume designers. For me personally, my favorite film characters' looks include Jennifer Garner in 13 Going on 30 (Susie DeSanto), Jennifer Aniston in The Breakup (Carol Oditz), the entire cast of Sex & the City (Patricia Field), Amy Adams in American Hustle (Michael Wilkinson), again, the entire cast of The Devil Wears Prada (and again, Patricia Field), Elizabeth Hurley in Bedazzled (Deena Appel), Michelle Pfeiffer in Scarface (Patricia Norris), and Sharon Stone in Casino (Rita Ryeck).
What are your favorite movie or TV character wardrobes? Watch them again and make notes. Pause the screen and snap a photo or look them up online. Then take that inspiration with you the next time you go shopping. It's perfectly acceptable to steal their style. Just don't forget to thank the costume designer.
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Underweight, Androgynous and Magical
I gamble that Andy did not know that after being bitten by a "hard tick" the result would be a body plagued with Borrelia (Lyme disease). Having been vegan for quite some time and someone for whom eating an egg was a stretch (when the acupuncturist suggested that it be done) I am sure there would have been no thought to spray permethrin on clothes before going out into the woods. As someone whose poems were about queerness and gender, I am sure that it was Andy who wanted to push hardness in the direction of biting a lover (not a "hard tick" pushing its hardness into Andy). Perhaps this person was not psychically predisposed to avoiding an upcoming condition that would cause so much physical angst.
Andy is a spoken word champion and though we have not seen each other in months, though there's no return of my phone calls, I still want to call Andy my friend. Knowing that fatigue and depression are probably intensified by the disease I have tried to give Andy a break, I have kept calling, I continue to attempt to imagine applicable relief.
On the day that Andy threw all of the knives in the house onto the roof (in hopes of avoiding suicide) I wonder if "strong" was a self-chosen adjective? I certainly saw Andy that way. I knew that one of the best stone butches of all time (Leslie Feinberg) was also dying of Lyme. Did Andy know this? I am not afraid of finding Andy dead. I am afraid of never being able to find Andy again. Andy, my friend, are the bands around your wrists tight enough now that they have finally been tattooed there? Do they lastingly hold you in?
While in my childhood experience of him, my young friend Michael was the most gigantic boy I had ever seen: a boy who was a largeness in which I wished to save (in which I was able to save). Though Andy certainly packs a punch, I have never seen a smaller or more androgynous boy.
Dear Andy,
Did you change your pronoun to and?
Dear Andy,
Please don't be the one to prove that I was unable to save you. If you die before I ever get to see you again, who will give you these three Koi fish balloon-skins: skins long deflated after being caught and pierced in the winter trees at the local park?
Monk's Moan
Great White Flood (as Opposed to Great White Shark)
What situations or circumstances would constitute a self-made monk presenting as sudden aggressor? A great white flood in which monk was required to bob above the water then back below, judging the fates of their own past tense embodiments as those embodiments are attempting to cross the flood (to get from there to a new here) as method of progressing? Or it could be by way of background wounds unavoidably filling a foreground (but with no inherent way to touch the wounds or alert them as they weave from back to impossible to effect front)? Sureties can be made out of whitewater shocks; whitewater shocks are felt, then moved on from.
The crossers are sinking into previous ink. Panic pulses as the oasis crumbles. Parts are spilling from the pyre. Piles of used razors are being strategically arranged atop of our only pillow. Cyclical declension might be the only tenacity capable of enabling, capable of acting as omni-appendage (in a space such as this is). Fur is growing on my notes. Pyrite seems to be spilling from a cunt that (though no one sees it or has access to it) keeps opening and opening.
Sate the aggressor by serving them a colossal human storyline made entirely out of frothing-but-somehow-stitched clinchers.
On the Day that Brandon Teena Died
It was not until I changed my name (so that it incessantly reflected my gender) that I abruptly remembered: on the day that Brandon Teena died by corrective rape, I had a hasty vision, a daytime nightmare. In it, innumerable butch and transmen martyrs were being hung from crosses: their beards sprouting out of their beautiful chins like fine china being catapulted up and into the wind as release. As the dusk sun intensified, its presence gave them the five o'clock shadows with which they had long identified (regardless of where they were in transition).
Was this wide-eyed nightmare a Golgotha on which I could finally weep? I admit it: with such a dramatic image of the loss of my dears it was possible that I would not be able to avoid it. Maybe as I wept and tore at my eyes, a phantom of a hysterical Magdalene would arise and join me.
Germane Golgotha: a community of the living and the dead, slack yet growing in the sultry sun.
Using the Men's Restroom at the Opera
I knew how to pee standing up, but without a pump ("The Pisser") I would have had to straddle the dried piss on that rounded and protruding part of the men's urinal and that overt straddle would certainly have resulted in my not passing. Instead, when entering the men's restroom (in which sometimes I got curious looks from the men and sometimes they failed to notice me (I was obviously passing, then)) I would go into the stall, lock the door and pee sitting down through the straps holding my dick firmly over my pubis (it there, rubbing my thighs (where the straps pinched) raw). A dick that had to be strapped on, mine was in some ways a private dick, a dick that, even if my relationship to it changed dramatically, I was never going to discard (regardless of how it was attached to me it would always be there with me). How to best pass while also wielding a private dick? A social anomaly for a physical anomaly?
If we do with them what enables and enlivens us, trials can be enabling and enlivening, can be what takes us from self-exploration to self-expansions. We have the power to turn trial into compliant undertows.
In American society we are pressured by predetermined notions of binary gender or we live to generate our own genders as epigrammatic paths beyond historical strictures. It is possible to feel that in one gender, there is no possibility of experiencing certain kinds of slake, while in another gender slake is the inborn shale, an indelible grounding of that place.
Will the granite-colored undertow that I am wielding continue to gather force, preparing to launch up from below the stained piss cages within the lowest parts of the urinal bowls? How much of me is a man? Will this undertow take me and all of these men along with it?
j/j hastain is a writer and maker of things. j/j performs ceremonial gore. Chasing and courting the animate and potentially enlivening decay that exists between seer and singer, j/j, simply, hopes to make the God/dess of stone moan and nod deeply through the waxing and waning seasons of the moon.


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Cordless Top Down/Bottom Up Shades Now Available
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Although CellularWindowShades.com has long offered Cordless Top Down/Bottom Up shades, we've kept its availability pretty close to the vest…
But these are GREAT Shades! So now we're crowing about them!
Our customers have long loved the TDBU — shorthand for Top Down Bottom Up — feature,
just read COMMENTS posted on our blog!
And see some Before and After pictures featuring TDBU shades here.
I have one of these shades over my desk, in my office. When the sun comes beaming in hot enough to fry my poor little radio, I can pull down the bottom and drop the top. The electronic is saved, but I still get the sunlight streaming in. At night I raise the top to keep prying eyes from peering in. And all the raising and lowering is done with a gentle and steady upward push or downward pull. No Strings to Tug On! — Or worse, on the TDBU, no string pooled on the floor if the shade should happen to be TALL. A fantastic advantage!
- Cordless Top Down Bottom Up shades are operated by a handle in the middle of the bottom rail
- Out of reach cordless shades can be operated with an optional pole
- Cordless shades offer a safer alternative for homes with young children and pets. Learn more.
- The White headrail has a color coordinated insert to match the fabric and bottom rail.
The CORDLESS Top Down Bottom Up, therefore, is a great deal — dare I say a STEAL — especially this month with our Cordless TDBU sale price of $40 off!
The Cordless Top Down Bottom Up is a wonderful addition to any room — living room, as seen above; dining area, as seen below; bedrooms, and children's rooms. Anywhere where privacy might be an issue, or where strings and cords are a bother, this feature on your Cellular Window Shade will be your life-saver!
Here is a PERFECT use of a Top Down Bottom Up shade: the upper windows are left uncovered (ie, the top has been dropped down).
What's wrong with this picture?
Searching for some *new* images of a Cordless Top Down Bottom Up shade, I found that the pickin's were slim…
The above stock photo made me chuckle. Can you see the GIANT Crank-handles for the windows?? I first spotted it on the left side, behind the potted-plant stand: you can see the shade is fully let down, but sits at an angle on the sill. Time for a T-Handle! What's a T-handle??
Take a look at our website, it not only discusses why you might want to swap out that bulky crank, but also lists via PHOTOGRAPHS all the T-Handles we carry, by color and type.
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It is a very innovative concept in which a window can work as a door also with the help of shades.
It prevents the extra sunlight causing glaring problem.There is a variety of shades available in the market so a buyer is free to pick and choose the color and design of their own.


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Geocoder will convert any U.S. address into its longitude and lattitude. Course, another, graphical way to do this is to locate the address on Google Maps and find the link on the page labelled "Link to this page". Contained in that URL is your longitude and lattitude with the lattitude and longitude coming after "ll=" in the URL. They're comma separated. First is lattitude and next is longitude. You may have to magnify the map or click elsewhere on the map to get the link URL to contain the coordinates.
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Convert any US address to longitude and lattitudeJuly 17, 2006
VMware server is released!July 13, 2006
VMWare has released VMware Server, a free VM environment that runs on Windows or Linux. If differs from VMware Player in that you can create VMs as opposed to just running them. Download from this link. Pre-configured virtual machines complete with a configured operating system (aka "appliances") are available here including the most recent Ubuntu (from this link) and CentOS (from this link on LinuxTracker.org) as a torrent.


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A baseball field can be an awfully dangerous place, even before a game.
Or, perhaps better stated, especiallybefore a game. READ
A baseball field can be an awfully dangerous place, even before a game.
Or, perhaps better stated, especiallybefore a game. READ
It's hard for a baseball team to win when it's not hitting. The North Fork Ospreys finally did something about that Monday.
After going winless through their first seven games of the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League season, Game No. 8 was a welcomed hit for the Ospreys. READ
Call them summer rentals.
That is essentially what the players in the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League are. Colleges entrust their players to the care of the HCBL clubs for the purpose of training and development. The Riverhead Tomcats' new manager, Mike Amendola, had an apropos analogy.
Bob Furlong has a lot of people in his corner in his fight against leukemia. That much was evident Sunday on Bob Furlong Day when admirers and friends came to Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton to pay tribute to Furlong and the work he has done for the club as general manager. READ
Opening day is a special day in baseball. The pageantry, the anticipation and the high hopes teams take into the new season all contribute to a setting that is about as American as it gets. A clean slate is ready to be written on. The story it will tell is anyone's guess.
The Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League celebrated its third opening day with three games on Sunday, including a matchup between the North Fork Ospreys and the Riverhead Tomcats at Veterans Memorial Park in Calverton. They were the first games in an expanded 42-game regular season for the seven-team league. (more…)
Welcome to the league where parity is king.
This captivating horse race of a Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League regular season went down to the wire. With the top six teams running neck and neck in the standings, and a razor-blade thin difference between each of them, the scenario on Saturday was quite remarkable before teams played their 40th games of the 40-game season. All four playoff spots had finally been secured, but there was — get this — a four-way tie for first place.
How about that? (more…)
The North Fork Ospreys all stars and their manager wanted to take a group photo, but they were short one. So, they waited patiently while their on-field leader, Austin Miller, was being interviewed for a webcast. When Miller was done with the interview, he picked up his newly won prize, an engraved bat, and trotted over to his waiting teammates, who happily cheered and embraced him.
It was a warm welcome for the most valuable player of the 2014 Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League All-Star Game. (more…)
The conclusion to the Hamptons Collegiate Baseball League's inaugural season was nothing less than fantastic for the North Fork Ospreys. At the same time, it was fantastic in another sense — as in remarkable.
Who would have believed that a team that started the season by losing eight of its first 10 games could rise to the top? Who would have believed that a team that spent some time in last place would pull itself above all the others?
Well, the Ospreys did.
While the Ospreys may have been true believers in themselves, the rest of the league received plenty of convincing Sunday night when the North Fork club captured the first HCBL championship in the decisive third game of the league finals. Gloves and caps flew in the air after Ospreys center fielder Nick Heath caught a fly ball for the final out in a thrilling 2-1 triumph over the Center Moriches Battlecats. Moments later, the Ospreys were piling on top of each other in front of the pitchers' mound at Jean W. Cochran Park in Peconic.
"I threw my glove in the air and I tackled [relief pitcher David] Deliz on the mound," Ospreys third baseman Ryan Burns said. "The next thing I know is I was getting crushed on the mound and getting dirt rubbed in my face. I loved it. Dirt never tasted so sweet."
It is the second league title in four years for the Ospreys, who were the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League champions in 2010.
It was high drama as the Ospreys snapped a 1-1 tie in the bottom of the eighth inning. With two outs, Heath came through with an infield single that second baseman Stefan Trosclair couldn't barehand. After the fleet-footed Heath stole second base, Austin Miller rapped a double to left field, bringing Heath home with the go-ahead run.
For his efforts, Heath was named the championship series most valuable player. He had a .455 batting average, scored five runs, drove in two runs and stole three bases.
The Battlecats made the Ospreys uneasy in the ninth, though. Mike Roehrig drew a one-out walk before advancing to third base on a wild pitch and a passed ball. But Deliz struck out Trosclair and then got Zach Persky to fly out to Heath, ending the game and starting the celebrations as Queen's "We Are the Champions" played over the sound system.
After the game, the league president, Brett Mauser, presented the championship trophy to Ospreys general manager Jeff Standish, who in turn passed it over to his jubilant players. They raised it high in the air for all to see.
"It's just a great success," Miller said. "… This is what we came here to do."
That included winning two playoff series in six pressure-packed games.
"The pitchers really competed in the tough spots, and we made the key plays when we had to and got the critical hits we needed," Ospreys manager Bill Ianniciello said. "It wasn't one thing. It was a little bit of everything."
The Ospreys, who finished the regular season in third place, came a long way. They played like champions over the past few weeks, winning 15 of their last 18 games.
"We were resilient," Burns said. "We never gave up, and that is a great story, I guess. You can't write that."
The Ospreys wrote their own script, turning themselves into the league's hottest team at the right time.
"At the beginning of the year, everyone was like, 'You guys are horrible,' and I'm like, 'No, we're fine,' " shortstop Eric Solberg said. "We started winning games and everything clicked together."
As they did Sunday.
The Ospreys had the first break of the game. Heath socked a double to lead off the first. A wild pitch and an errant throw on the same play allowed him to trot home for a 1-0 lead.
It wasn't until the eighth when the Battlecats drew even. A Persky hit and walks by Nick Nunziato and Rob Moore loaded the bases for Matt Hinchy (3 for 4), who singled to tie it at 1-1.
The Battlecats were denied further runs thanks to a sensational play by Solberg. Charles Galiano ripped a grounder back up the middle, and Solberg made a great diving stop before stepping on second base and firing to first baseman Mike Hayden for a double play to end that half of the inning. Solberg said it was the greatest play he ever made in his baseball career.
"That's a lifetime play for a kid like that," Ianniciello said. "You can't make a better play in a more important spot."
The Ospreys had a tough task batting against Battlecats pitcher Mike O'Reilly, a former Shoreham-Wading River High School star who plays for Flagler College (Fla.). O'Reilly recorded eight strikeouts, giving up five hits and one walk over seven innings.
O'Reilly didn't factor in the decision, and neither did the Ospreys' starting pitcher, David Jesch. Jesch also went seven innings, with nine strikeouts and one walk. He scattered eight hits.
Deliz got the win, striking out three in one and two-third innings.
And so the great turnaround brought about the ending the Ospreys were looking for.
"We knew it was going to be a long summer and anything can happen, so we just never quit," Heath said. "You never know what's going to happen in baseball."
A group of players who were strangers only two months ago managed to pull together for a memorable finish. It's a team Ianniciello will not easily forget.
"I remember every team," he said, "but a championship team and a team that came as far as this team came, that's a special group, absolutely."


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And it only took 5 months to finish. Well, that's the beauty of working full time and trying to be a parent and trying to enjoy the kids and have a bit of a hobby. There's naff all time to get things done. To be fair, I've been playing around with crochet a lot too- so many people I know needed a new beanie over Christmas! Even if they didn't want one. Especially those people.
My daughter is now requesting a fairy quilt. I've got a few other projects up my sleeve too. A few weeks ago I made a new quilt top for myself. It's been ages since I've made one for my own room! Exciting times. The fairy quilt may have to wait a little while.
Anymahoo- this quilt was pretty easy to make, and looks so effective. I can recommend it! And to get two quilt tops out of one layer cake- bargain I tells you!
I kept the quilting really simple- basically stitched in the ditch, along the outside of the white sashing of the centre square patches in the blocks. This was so much quicker than free motion embroidery. Although FME would have probably looked better. Oh well, nae bother!
My favourite photo of it is this one, on the lower bunk (with a crocheted dinosaur I made Master C for Christmas).
What 3 year old boy wouldn't love it?


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With the hot summer weather, now is a good time to purchase a Lioness Club custom-made steering wheel cover to protect hands from hot steering wheels. Proceeds from the sale of the covers go toward one of the Lioness Club's ongoing philanthropic projects such as Guide Dogs of the Desert and Helping Our People of Elsinore (HOPE).
According to Lioness Lavern Cann, creator of the unique covers, they are made of many different materials and patterns and work equally well during the cold months.
The price is $8 for one cover or $15 for two. To purchase, contact Laverne Cann at 951-244-5715.