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Denis Alexander on Understanding Creation Theology
In this video Conversation, Denis Alexander asserts that contemporary Christians are not taking the early chapters of Genesis seriously enough.
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In this video Conversation, Denis Alexander asserts that contemporary Christians are not taking the early chapters of Genesis seriously enough.
In this talk, originally delivered at the BioLogos President's Circle meeting in October 2012, Dr. John Walton discusses the origin stories of Genesis 1-3, and why their focus on function and archetypes mean there is no Biblical narrative of material origins.
In addressing the subject of creation, William P. Brown contends that there is not one story but seven contained in the sacred texts of the Judeo-Christian tradition. The books of Genesis, Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Isaiah each provide unique perspectives of the natural world.
Robert C. Bishop explains that many believe two things about creation: that the universe was created out of nothing by God and that he accomplished this in six days. This overly simplistic view does not do the robust Doctrine of Creation (DoC) justice, and it unnecessarily hinders much of the dialogue between evolution and Christianity. Bishop "recovers" the DoC by exploring the limitations of creation, God's sovereignty in the process, God's Trinitarian activity and ongoing purpose for his creatures, and the salvation of creation in space and time.
To understand and apply Genesis 1 correctly, we have to consider issues of genre and intention. Too often these chapters are read as if they present a purely straightforward historical and even scientific account of cosmic and human origins.
It has been my experience that many Christians have not given sufficient thought to how the Old Testament was composed––that is, to the "human" side of the inspiration of Scripture.
Although the Framework View has existed for about ninety years, its attitude toward the Genesis "days" is similar to that held by Augustine. He taught that God created all things at once and told us about it in the pattern of six days, in order that we could understand it. The days themselves, however, were "unknowable" and not meant as a "literal" description of the passage of time.
In his sermon, Dave Swaim discusses the early chapters of Genesis that seemingly contradict scientific evidence, and he suggests that Christians have simply asked the "wrong questions" about this ancient text, which has led to warfare between the two. In light of this, Swaim wraps up his sermon with the three concluding points that he feels sums up the Biblical truth of creation: there is an all-powerful God, he has a perfect plan, and he has given us his love through Jesus Christ.
Philosopher Robert Bishop explores the Biblical doctrine of creation, which he describes as "perhaps one of the most helpful pieces of theology for thinking about science", and describes why the doctrine needs to be recovered from narrower, contemporary interpretations of creation.
In these two brief video Conversations, John Walton discusses the problem of trying to integrate ancient scripture with our modern worldview.
"As a Christian and a biblical scholar, I care both about Scripture as truth and about the ongoing scholarly conversation regarding the composition of the Hebrew Scriptures. And so, when I was asked to speak on the story of creation in Genesis 1, I welcomed the opportunity to give my thoughts on the interaction between this text and its ancient Near Eastern context."
In this video Conversation, N.T. Wright explores how the ancient Jewish audience read Genesis before and up to the time that Jesus arrived. He asserts that readers of Genesis today who focus simply on the number of days of creation and whether there is evidence in the text pointing to an old or new earth—are in effect not reading the complete text.
John Walton offers some important reminders in this video with regard to how we should approach a reading of the book of Genesis. While it is a text that is written for us—in the sense that it was written for all people in all times and places—it was not written to us.
Genesis 1 and 2 tell the story of creation, and it says things that are at odds with what modern people know to be true of the world and universe around us. One of those issue concerns the second day of creation (Genesis 1:6-8), where God made the "expanse" or the "firmament".
Professor Denis Lamoureux presents the theory of evolutionary creation, which claims that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit created the universe and life through an ordained, sustained, and design-reflecting evolutionary process. The view of origins, says Lamoureux, fully embraces both the religious beliefs of biblical Christianity and the scientific theories of cosmological, geological, and biological evolution.
In the ancient world people were inclined to be much more interested in issues like order, functions, roles and general operations than in the material stuff of the physical world. Because of this, even their thinking about creation is more focused on the functional rather than the material.
What we do learn from scripture is that there is only one Creator and that there's a clear distinction between God and the created world. And that we who are created in the image of God are able to investigate a creation that is remarkably tuned for our discovery.
In recent decades, evangelical Biblical scholars have reconsidered non-literal interpretations of Genesis. The Accommodation view of St. Augustine and John Calvin is supported by recent discoveries about ancient cultures. Literature from these cultures shows interesting parallels and differences with Genesis accounts. The differences are striking, such as stories where creation is a battle among many gods rather than the acts of one sovereign Creator. The similarities, however, show how God accommodated his message so that the Israelites could understand it. For example, the Egyptians and Babylonians thought the sky was a solid dome. This solid dome appears in Genesis 1 as the firmament created on day 2. God did not try to correct the "science" of the Israelites by explaining that the sky was a gaseous atmosphere. Instead, God accommodated his message to their cultural context. Many evangelical Biblical scholars have concluded that Genesis is not meant to teach scientific information.
In this week's video, biblical historian John Dickson speaks about how to read the text of Genesis 1.
The more we grasp Israel's understanding of creation, the less likely we will be to expect from the Old Testament things it was never intended to deliver.


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The Penn Museum Invites Visitors to Share in Recent "Re-Discovery"
Rare 6,500-Year-Old Skeleton from Ur Excavation Site in Iraq
Moves to "In the Artifact Lab" Conservation Project Space Saturday, August 30
PHILADELPHIA, PA AUGUST 2014—Following an early August announcement of a "rediscovered" find in a Physical Anthropology storage room—a rare, fragile, but largely intact 6,500-year-old human skeleton from the famous Ur excavations in what is now Iraq—the Penn Museum will be moving the skeleton to a public space beginning Saturday, August 30.
Read more: Rare 6,500-Year-Old Skeleton Moves to Public View
September through December 2014 at the Penn Museum
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2014—French historian Fernand Braudel (1902-1985) once noted, "The mere smell of cooking can evoke a whole civilization." This fall, the Penn Museum, home to art and artifacts from civilizations around the world, invites visitors to explore the international galleries with an eye to food, drink, culture, and cuisine as experienced by humans throughout the ages.
Read more: Culinary Expeditions: A Fall Celebration of Food and Cultures
Can Offer New Insights into Human History at Famous Ur Excavation Site in Iraq
Philadelphia, PA Summer 2014—Sometimes the best archaeological discoveries aren't made in the field. Scientists at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia have re-discovered an important find in their own storage rooms, a complete human skeleton about 6,500 years old. The mystery skeleton had been stored in a coffin-like box for 85 years, all trace of its identifying documentation gone. This summer, a project to digitize old records from a world-famous excavation brought that documentation, and the history of the skeleton, back to light.
Read more: 6,500-Year-Old Skeleton Newly "Discovered" in the Penn Museum
A Talking Orangutan Recounts Tales of Discovery and Adventure
at Free, Multimedia Program in Museum's Harrison Auditorium
PHILADELPHIA, PA Summer 2014— An adventurous, late 19th century scientific expedition, richly documented in the Penn Museum's Archives, is the inspiration for Borneo Odyssey, a new multi-media theatrical production, presented free of charge Saturdays, August 23 and September 13, 3:00 pm in the Penn Museum's Harrison Auditorium. (Separate admission fee required to view Museum galleries.). The September 13 production is a featured event of the 2014 Fringe Festival.
Read more: "Borneo Odyssey," Experimental Theater Piece, Inspired by Museum Expedition
At the Penn Museum Wednesday, August 13, at 1:00 pm
Event Features Ceremonial Passing of the Wampum
PHILADELPHIA, PA, 2014—Long before the first Swedish settlers, before William Penn's arrival, before there was a United States of America, the Lenape people lived and thrived in Philadelphia and a wide region that included what is now eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and southern New York. The history and culture of the Lenape Indians is an integral part of this region.
On Wednesday, August 13 at 1:00 pm, members and friends of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, who will be 13 days into a 17 day "Rising Nation" Delaware River journey by canoe, take a slight detour to visit the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street in Philadelphia, inviting area neighbors, friends, organizations and families to participate at the signing of the Treaty of Renewed Friendship. Participants who choose to sign indicate their support of the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania as partners and caretakers of their sacred homeland.
Read more: Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania Invites the Public to Sign the "Treaty of Renewed Friendship"
Penn Museum's Penn Cultural Heritage Center, Smithsonian Institution Join Forces
To Offer Emergency Workshop, Training, Support for Syrian Museum Collections
JULY 2014—In addition to the high toll that Syria's four-year-old civil war has had on its people and infrastructure, Syria's cultural heritage has been and continues to be destroyed at an unprecedented rate. World Heritage sites like the historic city of Aleppo and Krak des Chevaliers, as well as medieval Christian cemeteries and numerous archaeological sites and museums, have been subjected to extensive raiding and looting.
In an effort to help stem the loss of the region's significant cultural heritage, Penn Museum's Penn Cultural Heritage Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., in cooperation with the Syrian Interim Government's Heritage Task Force, have come together to offer assistance for museum curators, heritage experts, and civilians working to protect cultural heritage inside Syria. A three-day training program, "Emergency Care for Syrian Museum Collections," focusing on safeguarding high risk collections, was completed in late June; additional training programs are being planned, pending funding.
This Planet is Doomed: A Sun Ra Celebration
At the Penn Museum Thursday, July 10, 7:00 to 10:00 pm
In celebration of the 100th anniversary of Sun Ra's arrival on Earth, The Galleries at Moore and Ars Nova Workshop (ANW), in partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum), present This Planet is Doomed: A Sun Ra Celebration, an evening of poetry, futuristic sounds, archival films and an Afro-Futurist dance party. The event is free and open to the public.
PHILADELPHIA, PA 2014—This July and August, the Penn Museum in Philadelphia is offering all visitors a HOT DEAL: $10 general admission.
Adults, seniors, and children get in for one cool price (and 1/3 off regular adult admission): $10. (As always, Penn Museum members, children under 6, PennCard holders and active military—and, summer only through Labor Day weekend, active military families—enjoy free admission.)
Read more: HOT DEAL, Cool Offerings at the Penn Museum July and August
Philadelphia, PA 2014—Wednesday nights throughout the summer are synonymous with two things at the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street in University City—eclectic live music and laid-back fun. Now in its fifth year, the popular Summer Nights Concert Series, presented by Dogfish Head Brewery, runs Wednesdays from 5:00 to 8:00 pm, June 18 through September 3, 2014. Concerts are held in the Museum's outdoor Stoner Courtyard, replete with fountains, gardens, and a lawn. General admission for guests ages 6 and up is just $10 (and includes Museum admission). The program is free for children under 6, Museum members, PennCard holders, and Penn Health System employees.
This year's lineup features a diverse mix of bands and musicians—offering lively Samba, raucous Turkish fusion, rhythmic Afro-Cuban jazz, and more—as well as American-influenced music drawing from blues, zydeco, and old-fashioned rock n' roll. The Penn Museum's international galleries remain open, with an optional, docent-led mini-tour in between music sets at 6:30 pm. Outside, guests of all ages can explore ancient Rome via touchable (and even wearable) artifacts at a Cartifact station.
Read more: Penn Museum's Summer Nights Concert Series Returns June 18
Penn Museum Presents Summer Wonder Series, Family-Friendly Programs Featuring Music, Dance, Storytelling and More Five Wednesday Mornings, 11:00 am – 12:00 pm, July 2 through 30
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Penn Museum's Summer Wonder series returns this season with a diverse lineup of performances and demonstrations perfect for children 5 to 13, and the whole family. This weekly morning program offers an opportunity to enjoy international music and dance, hear stories from around the world, and more!
Read more: Belly Dance, Chinese Music for Families at the Penn Museum's Summer Wonder Series, July 2-30
TWO SHOWS—Sunday, June 1 at 1:30 PM and 4:00 PM
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Relâche, Philadelphia's internationally-renowned new music ensemble, concludes its "New Sounds and Cinema" series on Sunday, June 1, with two performances of "Scott's Penguin and Hitchcock's Lodger," 1:30 pm and again at 4:00 pm, at the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street on the University of Pennsylvania campus. Performances are held in the Museum's newly renovated Widener Hall.
Relâche concert tickets are just $15 ($10 for Museum members), in advance or at the door, and $10 for Penn students with PennCard, at the door. A ticket may be used to enter and explore the Museum's international galleries anytime after 3:00 pm on the day of the concert. June 1 tickets may be purchased online (penn.museum/calendar) or at the concert, while supplies last.
Read more: Scott's Penguin and Hitchcock's Lodger: Relâche New Music Ensemble Concert
Tastings of Select Ales and Lagers Highlight Distinctive Regional Ingredients of Central, South America
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Sip outside the usual happy hour routine. On Thursday, May 8, 6:30 to 8:30 pm, the Young Friends of the Penn Museum present Cerveza! Celebrating the South American Tradition. Dr. Clark Erickson, American Section Curator-in-Charge, talks about south-of-the-border beer traditions and his recent research and collaboration with Dogfish Head Brewery to replicate traditional South American chicha beer, before inviting guests to sample beers representing the region. Admission to Cerveza! Celebrating the South American Tradition is $30, general admission; $25 for members of the Penn Museum. Admission includes talk, beer tastings, and South American-themed hors d'oeurves. Visit www.penn.museum/calendar or call 215.898.4000 for details and to purchase tickets.
Read more: Cerveza!—a South American Tradition—Celebration at the Penn Museum Thursday May 8
Pyramid, Mummies, Cleopatra, and Tutankhamun: Recent Discoveries and Insights
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Dr. Zahi Hawass, a world-renowned Egyptian archaeologist who has served at most of the archaeological sites in Egypt during a long, high-profile career, offers a public lecture, "Pyramids, Mummies, Cleopatra, and Tutankhamum: Recent Discoveries and Insights," Saturday, May 3, at 2:00 pm in the Harrison Auditorium of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, 3260 South Street in Philadelphia. The program concludes with a book signing of his newest book, Discovering Tutankhamun: From Howard Carter to DNA (available for purchase in the Museum Shop).
Tickets to the program are $20 per person; $15 for Penn Museum members (Museum admission is additional). Advance online reservations are strongly recommended.
Over a career spanning decades, Dr. Hawass began as an inspector of antiquities and rose to the height of the profession in Egypt, becoming Secretary General of the
Supreme Council of Antiquities, as well as the first Minister of State for Antiquities.
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New Book Benefits the Penn Museum
"The mere smell of cooking can evoke a whole civilization."
—Fernand Braudel, French Historian
Culinary Expeditions: A Celebration of Food and Culture Inspired by Penn Museum Treasures, a new book available beginning May 5, 2014, provides readers with fresh ingredients to explore world cultures and culinary traditions. The 133-page, full-color, hardcover book features cultural and culinary stories, 80 tested recipes, and glorious photography of food-related artifacts from the international collections of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.
With Culinary Expeditions, readers are invited to explore the world of food through eight great cultural regions, all well represented in the Penn Museum collections: Africa, Asia, Egypt, Greece and Rome, Mesoamerica, the Middle East, and Native America. Short essays follow the evolution of food in each region, emphasizing local ingredients, culinary traditions, and cooking techniques.
Read more: Culinary Expeditions Offers International Journey Via Culture and Cuisine
New Publication Explores a World of Food at the Penn Museum May 5, 2014
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Museum Director, Book Editor Offer Perspectives on International Food and Culture
Philadelphia, PA—Calling all foodies! On Monday, May 5, 2014, the Women's Committee of the Penn Museum launches a new book, Culinary Expeditions: A Celebration of Food and Culture Inspired by Penn Museum Treasures, at a festive—and delectable—luncheon celebration from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm at the Penn Museum, 3260 South Street, Philadelphia. Julian Siggers, Ph.D., Williams Director of the Penn Museum, and Jane Hickman, Ph.D., Editor of the new book, speak. Tickets to the luncheon program are $125, and include a copy of Culinary Expeditions, special shopping opportunities, and complimentary valet parking. All proceeds will benefit the Penn Museum.
Read more: "Culinary Expeditions" Book Launch and Luncheon Benefit
Expanded Exhibition of Large-Scale Photographs by Renowned Turkish Photographer
Captures Grandeur of Byzantine Churches
"We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth...we only knew that God dwells there among men."—Ambassadors to Prince Vladimir of Kievan Rus' on seeing the churches of Constantinople, 987 CE.
PHILADELPHIA, PA—The splendor of Byzantine Christian art—preserved through the ages in early Christian churches in both Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and the Cappadocia region of Turkey—is the focus of an expanded, large-scale photography exhibition opening April 12, 2014 at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia.
Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug, a two-part exhibition fittingly presented under the vaulted ceilings of the Penn Museum's first floor Merle-Smith Galleries, features 26 works by innovative, acclaimed Turkish photographer Ahmet Ertug. Through his lens and with his exceptionally large-scale prints (some as large as six feet wide), Ertug captures the grandeur of the ancient Byzantine churches, all designated UNESCO World Heritage sites, in crisp, bright, detailed photographs. A digital-screen slide show of exterior images of the churches, and an interactive kiosk where visitors can explore the rich iconography depicted in Ertug's photographs, enhance the exhibition.
For the most updated information on programs offered at the Penn Museum, and for online pre-registration (optional or required for some programs) visit the Museum's website: www.penn.museum/calendar.
Wednesday, April 2, 6:00 pm
"Great Voyages: Travels, Triumphs, and Tragedies" Lecture Series
The Odyssey, Nostalgia, and the Lost Home
The Odyssey, Homer's tale of the wandering hero, has loaned its name to the English language for the very idea of a long wandering voyage. In this talk, Dr. Peter Struck, Associate Professor of Classical Studies, University of Pennsylvania, discusses the idea of displacement in the epic poem, and considers how Odysseus negotiates his status as someone separated from where he belongs. Admission with advance registration: $5 ($2, Penn Museum members); $10 at the door based on availability. To register, visit www.penn.museum/greatvoyages.
Exhibition Opens at the Penn Museum in Philadelphia Saturday, March 1, 2014
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now, a new exhibition opening at the Penn Museum March 1, 2014, challenges visitors to leave preconceptions about Native Americans behind—and discover a living tapestry of nations with distinct stories, identities, and contemporary leaders.
Read more: New Exhibition Challenges Preconceptions about Native Americans
The Penn Museum's exclusive caterer brings Native recipes to Philadelphia from its award-winning café at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian
PHILADELPHIA, PA—Far from having disappeared into the American "melting pot," today's Native Americans are culturally distinct and diverse. So are their recipes, as the Pepper Mill Café at the Penn Museum invites guests to discover during their visit to Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now. The Café offers a changing variety of Native American-inspired lunch menus to extend the Native American experience during the opening weekends of the new exhibition, March 1 through April 6, 2014.
Read more: The Pepper Mill Café at the Penn Museum Launches Native American-Inspired Menu, Regional Cuisine...
Native Americans from around the Country
Join the Opening Celebration at the Penn Museum
Saturday, March 1
Native Americans from around the region and across North America come to the Penn Museum Saturday, March 1, 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, to share their art, culture, and perspectives and to celebrate the opening of Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now. Native Nations Dance Theater performs in an afternoon that features talks, demonstrations and storytelling by Native American leaders in film and journalism, scholarship, community development, archaeology, sports, language retention and social activism. Mini-workshops, special activities for families, and Native American foods on the Pepper Mill Café menu, round out the day.
Penn Museum Williams Director Julian Siggers joins Exhibition Curator and Senior Keeper of the American Section Lucy Fowler Williams, Keeper of the American Section William Wierzbowski, and advisors and consultants from the Native American community, at an 11:00 am ribbon cutting ceremony to officially open the new exhibition.
Read more: Exhibition Opening - "Native American Voices: The People—Here and Now"
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Like it or not, studying is a vital part of life for any college student. But studying with low or high blood sugar won't get you anywhere because your brain and body won't be functioning to the best of their abilities. Following are some tips for managing your diabetes while keeping up with the demands of your academics. As a student with type 1 diabetes, be sure to pay attention to signals your body may be sending. Your grades are important, but no matter what, your health always comes first.
How do highs and lows affect concentration?
Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) and hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) can affect concentration. Elevated blood sugar levels can cause blurred vision. Low blood sugar can cause fatigue and disorientation. When you're up late cramming for an exam, make sure you pay attention to how you feel. Do you feel too tired to write another word? Are the letters on the page jumping around or not focusing? Test your blood sugar if you start to struggle and see where your blood sugar is. You could need a snack or some insulin.
What should I do when I'm studying in a group?
Studying in a group is a great way to keep your study sessions lively, informative, and competitive. If you are studying in a group, let someone there know that you have type 1 diabetes. Sometimes during intense concentration, it can be difficult to be aware of symptoms of high or low blood sugar. If you have someone hitting the books with you who will know what signs to look out for, then he or she can be a resourceful reminder to you that it's time to test. Also, don't be afraid to speak up if you feel your blood sugar is dropping and you need to take a break to test and wait for your blood sugar to rise.
Are there any habits I should avoid?
Occasionally you may need to pull an all-nighter because you are cramming for an exam. This can lead to irregular sleeping patterns and exhaustion throughout the day. All-nighters are not recommended for anyone, but it's especially important not to take any pharmaceutical drugs to stay awake, as they can be habit-forming. It's important to avoid forming any addiction to drugs, either legal or illegal.


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Anyone who is an animal lover and has rehabilitated an animal might be able to relate to this heartwarming story of a pup, who got a second chance in life. This is the journey of Fiona, a little poodle who was blind, flea infested, frightened, and rescued from a pile of trash


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I manage the Facebook page for an Orchestra, and the plain text format of the event description makes it difficult to create a readable listing. I'd like to be able to use bold, italics, bullets, etc., in the description of these Facebook events. Is there any way to do this (or perhaps even include arbitrary HTML)?
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Is it possible to add formatting (such as bold and italics) to the description of a Facebook event page?
There isn't a way to add formatting to the event description; it does not accept HTML markup. If you have event details that you want formatted in a certain way, I suggest putting the details on a separate web page and pasting the URL into the event description, or post a link on the event's wall. It will open in a separate tab when clicked.
Yes, there is, just edit it. Click settings and it should say "description format" and click on it and then it should pop up so you can format it the way you want. It should work because I do it on my iPad all the time.


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Letters to Elena (Cartas a Elena)
In the beautiful hills of Copper Canyon in Chihuahua, a young boy Emilio is adopted by the postman Matt. As part of their daily tasks, they not only deliver the mail and read the letters to the habitants, also take dictation, since most are illiterate. The young Emilio quickly learns to read and write but is saddened by the difficult stories sent in by relatives who have migrated north of Denver, Colorado in search of a better future. One day, Emilio takes over the post and with great imagination, changes the letters so they are happy and optimistic. In just days, the town is transformed. While on duty, Emilio meets a young girl named who becomes his first love.
Cast: Mario Humberto Chavez, Héctor Álvarez, Diana Carranza, Elsa Cárdenas, Miguel Alcaraz
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O4PETESAKE wrote:
Corndawg13 wrote:I think this is a "dumb" question....BUT......is it $1 for however many CTP's or do we pay $1 for each CTP we want to do??
djester wrote:
Seems like a lot of money for $5 action and $1 ctp's.... But it is all optional, like even going.
O4PETESAKE wrote:Corndawg13 wrote:I think this is a "dumb" question....BUT......is it $1 for however many CTP's or do we pay $1 for each CTP we want to do??
You'd pay $1 for each one you want to participate in. Hole #2 is going to be a second shot ctp. If you go to the website for sign-up, you gotta select the number of CTP's in your final cart.
If you already signed up and didn't change the CTP quantity, then Nick should be emailing you for confirmation.
Cha Ching wrote: Do we need to specify which holes we bought ctp's for? I just signed up, and didn't see a place for it. I bought 11 of em, but i need to pick the holes!
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PS- You can buy in and then randomly stroke your opponent? How does that work?
PS-Is there going to be any problem with showing up on Sat to sign up?(of course I will plan on being there prior to 8:30 am).
O4PETESAKE wrote:Greg,
Strokes for the opponent will work like 'antihandicap' . Any player can be assessed a total of 3 strokes to the overall score. If you think someone should be playing in the pro division, but they play Ams...just start them with ground to make up on the field. Or, stroke the top pros to level the playing field. Yeah, I see the humor in that I might throw a dollar or two on Dan O'reilly just for drawin' such an awful disc stamp
Right now there are around 40 open spots, but if you want to be sure to get a player's pack, use the free on-line sign-up
Lewis wrote:I love the tiger stamp design. Is it all Excaliburs, or are there other molds among the fundraiser discs?
Big Red wrote:Who won this? Does anyone know?
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grease wrote:No, I don't. I know I shot like a newborn horse and didn't come close.
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Bridgeport Hospital patients now have access to a variety of imaging services at four new outpatient locations:
These services, acquired by the hospital from Russo Radiology (Robert D. Russo, MD and Associates Radiology), include X-ray, mammography, ultrasound and bone density exams. The Bridgeport outpatient office also provides CT scans. MRIs are provided at a separate Stratford office, 2595 Main Street.
"By partnering with an experienced and established provider of radiology services and contracting with the Yale School of Medicine for professional services, Bridgeport Hospital will ensure that the level of quality and service set by Russo Radiology will be maintained and enhanced," said William M. Jennings, Bridgeport Hospital president and CEO, and executive vice president, Yale New Haven Health System.
"Operating outpatient radiology services allows the hospital to maintain consistent standards of care in both inpatient and outpatient settings," he added. Another benefit of the acquisition is that the new Bridgeport Hospital outpatient radiology sites implemented the state-of-the-art Epic electronic medical record system at the same time it was introduced at the hospital's main campus in late September.
The new Epic system is in use throughout the Yale New Haven Health System. This helps enhance quality and safety, while providing convenient access to information for patients and healthcare providers.
Bridgeport Hospital Outpatient Radiology is opening a new office suite at 5520 Park Avenue in Trumbull at the end of 2013. Diagnostic imaging services will include X-ray, mammography and ultrasound.


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By Ashley A. Jones –
In an effort to reach out and provide assistance to Haiti earthquake victims, Dr. Reginald L. Woods and staff of Life Changing Ministries in San Bernardino visited Haiti from February 17-26, 2010 to offer humanitarian aid. Other So Cal churches to join their effort by donating funds were Dr. John Woods, Jr., Pastor, Praise Christian Center of Montclair, Ca and Pastor Larry Weaver, Atherton Baptist Church in Hawthorne, Ca.
On January 12, 2010, over 2.3 million Haitians were affected by a massive 7.0 magnitude earthquake resulting in the destruction of the impoverished nation. The 35-second earthquake injured thousands of individuals and contributed to a death toll surpassing 100,000.
Haiti's estimated population is 9,035,536. Of this figure, 95% of the population is Black and the remaining 5% are White and mulatto.
Senior Pastor Dr. Woods and staff members Minister/Evangelist Juanita Jackson and Deaconess Saundra Birdsong arrived in Santiago, Dominican Republic on February 17, 2010 where they were met by their host and transported to Cap Haitian, Haiti. Cap Haitian is north of Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince. According to Dr. Woods, the primary purpose of the visit was to provide assistance and support to the Haitians, as well as to encourage them by letting them know more help would be on the way.
"Haiti was already in great need prior to the earthquake. The infrastructure, the government, the roads, everything about it screamed out poverty and distress. It was definitely going to take international help because they were not in a position to help themselves," said Dr. Woods.
The group met with local Cap Haitian Pastor Ecclesias Donation of the Tabernacle of Praise, who led the group to the earthquake site and other surrounding cities within the country. The group had the opportunity to meet with the Haitians and assess their needs.
"The Haitian people were warm but some were reserved. They definitely appreciated our care and concern," said Dr. Woods.
"The biggest thing they need is prayer. They need God's intervention. And second of all, they need a government leadership that will be accountable. They've had corrupt leadership for so long. The U.S.A has given Haiti over a billion dollars of support but the nation doesn't show it, that's the problem. Where is all the money going? Well the money has been going to the pockets of the politicians," said Dr. Woods.
According to Dr. Woods, the nation is greatly in need of global support. Specifically, the Haitians need monetary and technological support. "They need to develop an infrastructure that would meet modern society standards. Other nations have had powerful earthquakes but have not been as devastated because they have a better infrastructure," said Dr. Woods.
"The greatest thing I received from the visit was the opportunity to bond my heart with the people of Haiti. Also, I've come back and have found myself serving as an ambassador, speaking about their needs and also having received several thousands of dollars from people to channel back to Haiti and I will be retuning personally as well as taking people that desire to go," said Dr. Woods.
Since the visit to Haiti, Life Changing Ministries has had the opportunity to host Pastor Ecclesias Donation and other key stakeholders in Haiti including a young candidate running for 2010 presidency in Haiti. Additionally, Dr. Woods has visited multiple organizations to deliver an oral presentation of the visit and have submitted funds to Haiti on behalf of several organizations. Currently, LCM is assisting pastor Donation and his staff in building a well 15 miles from Cap Haitian to provide water and crops to 350 school children.
"In summary, I'd say that we all need to live to give. That is, live beyond ourselves. The Bible says it's more blessed to give than to receive. I would encourage every Christian, every human being to look beyond their own needs and be concerned about the needs of others. Life is more fulfilling when we are a blessing to others and not focused solely on our own needs," said Dr. Woods.
To learn more about joining LCM's effort to support Haiti, please contact the church at (909) 882-2337. You may also contact the church if you would like to have more information about receiving an oral presentation of LCM's visit to Haiti from Dr. Woods. The church's website is located at lifecm.org.


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|What Do the Tango and Horace Greeley Have in Common? Vermont of course.
There is always a wide range of things to see and do here in VT . . . but usually not this wide.
I got a chuckle of this and thought you might too. And just to give you an idea of the diversity of things to do in VT, here is a weird coupling: the sensuous and dramatic I Tango show and the Horace Greeley Writers Symposium both of which are this weekend.
The I Tango show is in Burlington and and the Horace Greeley Symposium is in Poultney VT. Greeley has a connection to VT because he was a printer's apprentice in Poultney. He is most often thought of as the man who said "Go west young man" and although he did write that in one of his editorials, he was actually the second newspaper writer to do so. A writer from a Terra Haute IN newspaper actually wrote that line first, about 14 years before Greeley did but it was Greeley with a large New York city readership who popularized the term.
Wikipedia has a brief biography of Greeley.
The Symposium is being held at Green Mountain College in the picturesque village of Poultney VT.
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GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.—One day when John Sherry was 10 years old, his parents picked him up from school and drove to a Ford dealership. They walked into a large showroom with Mustangs parked out front. He watched his parents, neither of them college graduates, ink the paperwork to buy a new, dark-green Taurus. Greg and Beth Sherry let their son sign his name at the bottom of one of the pages, just for fun.
John, who's now 29, says it was the first time he realized that purchasing a car was a bigger deal than buying groceries or a shirt. "I thought, 'Someday, I'm going to be doing that.' " But now, he says, his lips tight and flat, "I don't see myself buying a new car"—ever. "That seems out of my grasp."
Unlike his parents, John Sherry enrolled in college after graduating from high school in Grand Junction, a boom-bust, agriculture-and-energy outpost of 100,000 inhabitants on Colorado's western edge. John lasted two years at Metropolitan State University in Denver before he dropped out, first to bag groceries at Safeway, later to teach preschool children, a job he still holds. He knew it was time to quit college when he failed statistics two semesters in a row. Years passed before John realized just how much the economic statistics were stacked against him, in a way they never were against his father.
Greg Sherry, who works for a railroad, is 58 and is chugging toward retirement with an $80,000-a-year salary, a full pension, and a promise of health coverage for life. John scrapes by on $11 an hour, with few health benefits. "I feel like I'm working really hard," he says, "but I'm not getting ahead."
This isn't the lifestyle that John's parents wished upon their younger child. But it reflects the state of upward—or downward—mobility in the American economy today.
You see a generation working harder outside of the home but failing to get ahead like their parents expected them to.
Americans love to believe that anyone can get ahead, that they can build a better life than their parents had, simply by working hard enough. The evidence suggests, however, that this is less and less the case. Just working hard will no longer suffice, especially for Americans who haven't been born with wealth or particular talents. More and more, education has become the key to moving up—from poverty into the middle class, from the middle class into affluence—or to holding onto the middle-class lifestyle in which one was raised.
There is also growing—though still nascent—evidence that from one American generation to the next, mobility is declining. It's getting harder, that is, to work your way into a higher income level than the one into which you were born. A son's adult income in the United States is about half dictated by how much his father made, a percentage that is nearly as high as in any country in wealth-by-birthright Europe, according to the Organization of Economic Cooperation and Development. In Europe, family connections and the circumstances of one's birth are considered crucial determinants of success, a consequence of the entrenched aristocracies in the United Kingdom and, to a lesser extent, Italy and France.
This is far from the up-by-the-bootstraps, Horatio Algeresque self-image that most Americans hold dear. In the United States, immobility is a way of life, especially for the very rich and the very poor. Brookings Institution economist Isabel Sawhill estimates that 40 percent of children born into the topmost or bottom income quintile won't budge as adults from where they began. Katharine Bradbury, a senior economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, agrees. "Most of the long-term poor are stuck at the bottom; most of the long-term rich have a strong grip on the top; and each of these two groups is somewhat more entrenched than the corresponding groups 20 years earlier," she concluded in a research paper last spring.
But this declining mobility also applies to Americans born into the vast middle class. Even they were less likely to bounce up or down in income during the past 10 years than in earlier decades, Bradbury found. By her calculations, Americans in the highest and lowest quintiles of income are far more likely to stay at the same level over a decade than are people in the three middle quintiles. But lately, members of the middle class have also been getting stuck: Between 1996 and 2006, they were 25 percent likelier to stay where they were, compared with the middle class in the 1976 to '86 period. Americans feel the change. The Pew Research Center reported in August that 71 percent of middle-class adults say it's harder to get ahead now than 10 years ago. That's a jump of 9 percentage points since the Great Recession struck in 2008.
Still, middle-class mobility in the United States is hardly a thing of the past. Americans born into middle-income brackets remain, as adults, equally likely to climb up or to slide down the income ladder, Sawhill writes. What's the surest way to climb? On that, there's a clear prescription, reflecting a quiet transformation in our notion of how upward mobility works. Nowadays, hard work will get you only so far. If you want to move from poverty into the middle class—or to avoid falling from the middle class into poverty—there's only one route, if you're not Beyoncé or Bill Gates: graduate from college.
This article appears in the September 21, 2012 edition of National Journal Magazine.


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Mission Type: Lander, Orbiter
Launch Vehicle: Titan IIIE-Centaur (TC-3 / Titan no. E-3 / Centaur no. D-1T)
Launch Site: Cape Canaveral, Fla., USA
NASA Center: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Langley Research Center
Spacecraft Mass: 3,527 kg
Spacecraft Instruments: Orbiter:
1) imaging system
2) atmospheric water detector
3) infrared thermal mapper
1) imaging system
2) gas chromatograph mass spectrometer
3) seismometer
4) x-ray fluorescence
5) biological laboratory
6) weather instrument package (temperature, pressure, wind velocity)
7) remote sampler arm
1) retarding potential analyzer
2) upper-atmosphere mass spectrometer
Deep Space Chronicle: A Chronology of Deep Space and Planetary Probes 1958-2000, by Asif A. Siddiqi, NASA Monographs in Aerospace History No. 24
NSSDC Master Catalog, http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/
Viking-A was scheduled to launch before Viking-B, but had to launch second due to a problem with its batteries that had to be repaired.
After a successful launch and a midcourse correction on 19 September 1975, Viking 2 entered orbit around Mars on 7 August 1976, nearly a year after launch.
As with Viking 1, photographs of the original landing site indicated rough terrain, prompting mission planners to select a different site at Utopia Planitia near the edge of the polar ice cap where water was located, that is, where there was a better chance of finding signs of life.
The lander separated from the orbiter without incident on 3 September 1976 and, after atmospheric entry, landed safely at 22:37:50 UT about 6,460 kilometers from the Viking 1 landing site. Touchdown coordinates were 47.968° north latitude and 225.71° west longitude
Photographs of the area showed a rockier, flatter site than that of Viking 1. The lander was in fact tilted 8.5° to the west. The biology experiments with scooped-up soil produced similar results to that of its twin -- inconclusive on the question of whether life exists or ever has existed on the surface of Mars. Scientists believed that Martian soil contained reactants created by ultraviolet bombardment of the soil that could produce characteristics of organisms living in Earth soil.
The orbiter continued its successful imaging mission, approaching as close as 28 km to the Martian moon Deimos in May 1977. A series of leaks prompted the termination of orbiter 2 operations on 24 July 1978, while lander 2 continued to transmit data until 12 April 1980. In total, the two orbiters returned 51,539 images of Mars at 300 meters resolution, that is, about 97 percent of the surface. The landers returned 4,500 photos of the two landing sites.


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