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Here's a view about propositions:
A proposition P is a set of ordered pairs <A,G> where the first object is an individual and the second a property. These propositions are generally expressed by declarative statements such as my utterance of the sentence `Alvin is Green'. Call this `Structured Propositions'.
Here's an argument against this view of propositions.
P1) If propositions are structured then one must either: a) become Meinongian, or b) accept gappy propositions.
P2) According to Russell, Meinongianism entails contradictions, so it's unacceptable.
P3) Gappy propositions cannot explain informative speech acts where true negative existential are asserted. Such speech acts cannot express gappy propositions. So, gappy propositions are unacceptable.
P4) From P2 and P3, it follows that we should neither be Meinongian nor gappy proposition theorists.
C) Propositions are not structured.
Here's an argument for P1.
Suppose that the name `Alvin' is referenceless. I go on and utter the sentence `Alvin is Green'. Which proposition did I assert? If propositions are structured, then what I asserted looks either like this ‹A, G› or like this ‹ , G›. The first one requires you to believe that Alvin, who does not exist, IS in fact some kind of object: a non-existent, or subsistent one. That's Meinongianism. The second option requires you to believe that there are gappy propositions: propositions with unfilled spots in their structure.
For Russell's argument for P2, read his "On Denoting''.
As for P3, here's an argument. Suppose you reply to my assertion by uttering the sentence `Alvin does not exist', which happens to be true. Which proposition did you assert? Assuming that you cannot be Meinongian, the proposition looks something like this: NEG‹A, E›, where `NEG' stands for negation and `E' stands for the property of existence. The proposition is, clearly, a gappy one. The problem is that it should not be.
Here's why. We need evidence to show that a particular speech act ends up having a propositional gap. More often than not, this is signaled by a presupposition failure. The traditional example is Russell's King of France: `The present King of France is bald' presupposes that there is some such thing as a present King of France. Since this presupposition is not fulfilled then the utterance does not express a full-blown, truth-evaluable proposition. Suppose, for argument's sake, that that's a good paradigm of propositional gaps. Does that happen with true negative existentials?
The answer is no. In general no existential claim carries existence presupposition. If they had then they would all be useless: i.e., they would all be asserting what they are presupposing. Your reply, for example, would like these:
Let us suppose that Alvin exists. By the way, Alvin does not exist.
Or, think of the more problematic, affirmative existential claim:
Let us suppose that Alvin exists. Now let me tell you something about Alvin. Alvin exists.
The absurdity of these speech acts goes to show that existential claims in general do not carry existence presuppositions. If you want, you can run the usual "hey, wait a minute'' tests and see this for yourself. The main point here is that existential claims in general do not carry existence presuppositions.
How does this help? Well, if they don't carry existence presuppositions, then your utterance of the true sentence `Alvin does not exist' doesn't carry an existence presupposition. If so, then the fact that `Alvin' is referenceless does not affect the presuppositions of your speech act. In particular it does not make it so that there is some presupposition failure involved in it. And this is important because if there is no presupposition failure then there is no reason to think that what you uttered has any propositional or truth-value gap whatsoever.
It follows then that whenever someone utters a true negative existential claim they manage to convey a full-blown proposition. But non-meinongian fans of structured propositions are forced to say that these speech acts express a gappy proposition. Which is simply false. True negative existentials cannot express gappy propositions.
Structured proposition theorists are forced to be Meinongians. I referred to Russell's argument against this view. But here's a brief, sketch of it. What would happen if you become Meinongian in order to save the day for Structured Propositions? Well, you would end up having something like this: NEG ‹A, E› which literally says that there IS an object that does not exist. Of course, Meinongians would like to distinguish between ways of existing. What the proposition really says is that there IS a Subsistent object that does not exist. But Meinongians should also accept that there is an important set of things that REALLY do not exist: like the square circle. Otherwise you run into contradictions. So they have to distinguish between objects like Alvin and the square circle, they all have different ways of not existing. And all that just seems ridiculous.

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I've always been jealous of Audrey's unique beauty; and I get annoyed in 'Funny Face' when her face gets called funny! Still, Funny Face is a brilliant film – you should watch it if your into films with musical numbers!
I thought I'd include a little segment in between outfits to show my own version of her look!
My favorite feature of her would have to be the eyebrows – they just shape her face so elegantly. I tried to recreate the shape of her eyebrows as best as I could – but as everyone's natural eyebrow shape is different no one can be exactly the same!
In this tutorial, I use only two items. Eyebrow kit by Sleek – which includes the wax and powder. Benefit also do a good one; however the Sleek one is almost identical, and it saves a few pennies!
I also finish it off by using brown eyeshadow by Natural Collection. This gives the eyebrows a more natural colour, especially for me as my hair is quite red and need the right shade for my eyebrows to match!
My natural eyebrow shape are quite narrow – however I have quite prominent arches so I could get a good shape by following the natural line!
I began by using the wax to make a line where I will fill later! It felt really weird to make my eyebrows so wide – but I felt more comfortable as I began to fill the whole space with wax.
After carefully putting the wax within the space and on my real eyebrows, I then covered it with the Sleek eyeshadow. I noticed when comparing the two pictures together that my descending line was too vertical – as Audrey's is more horizontal. I recovered it by making it into a nice flick, something different which I hadn't tried before.
I tided up the smudges using a cotton wool bud. I then used the eye shadow just to gloss over the eyebrows to merge the two shades to both my skin tone and hair colour. I felt alot better with this look as I added eyeliner, as my eyeliner wing looks nice and vintage below the eyebrow flick! I know Audrey didn't always wear eyeliner with a flick but this is my kind of trademark! 😀
In future I would probably make sure the lines are more horizontal, which would give off a more Audrey look!
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I've been trying to get more serious about practising my recorder. Here are a couple of tools that help me. The metronome is a task master, keeping me to a selected speed. It is great for exercises and for practising tough passages in a sonata, but once you start really finding the music, it does not allow for nuance. The tuner, another tough teacher is about trying to keep a note at pitch without wavering - much harder than it sounds. I'm working on it and am now experimenting with alternate fingerings - a tough challenge for both body and mind!
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During the night on Thursday 18 February or in the early hours of
Friday morning, our 3 pet donkeys were stolen from our small holding in
Greenbushes. The fence on the Old Cape Road was cut. Our donkeys are
part of our family. King, the male was bought from the Walmer Township
when he has just a few months old and he has grown up on our property.
Lady is a Save-a-pet donkey and their off-spring, Lucy, was born on our property. They have never been seperated and get very distressed if for any reason they are away from each other even for the shortest period of time. They have not been "broken-in" and they are extremely territorial. We cannot even begin to imagine what the thieves must have done to get them to leave their home.
If anyone can shed any light on their whereabouts we will be very grateful. We are understandably very upset and worried about their safety and under what conditions they are being kept.
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Famous for it's bell cage and unfinished tower, St. Mary's present building of brick, flint and stone (probably from an earlier building) dates from about 1350. Incomplete and roofless, the west tower has remained as a picturesque ruin ever since the Reformation. Various repairs have occurred over the centuries. However in recent times the masonry has been badly decaying and now fragments of mortar and flint have been falling onto the path, causing grave safety concerns.
Emergency repairs must be carried out.
If you are interested in helping to preserve our beautiful church, donations can be made online by visiting
St. Mary's Church East Bergholt Preservation Society, registered charity 1063444, was inaugurated in 1997 to raise funds to help preserve this vital part of village heritage for the benefit of future generations.
East Bergholt Village Pram Race: 'Music Legends – Dead or Alive'
Monday 29th May 2017
We are delighted to announce that the Preservation Society is this year's chosen charity for the legendary East Bergholt Village Pram Race. The unfinished church tower is in desperate need of repair. Although the tower has stood for hundreds of years, it has lost a good deal of fabric due to absorbed rainfall and subsequent frost damage. The structure is now saturated and it is most likely that the deterioration will further accelerate. We very much appreciate the support of the whole village and trust everyone will enjoy this wonderful annual event. Further details can be found here.
A Card for Constable – Exhibition
Sunday 11th June 2017
John Constable was born in East Bergholt on June 11, 1776 and the East Bergholt Society is organising a celebratory event: villagers, visitors and professional artists are invited to paint a card for his birthday. Plain cards are available from Patricia Wright and from St Mary's Church, the Fountain House Tearooms and Flatford Mill Field Studies Centre. All the cards will be exhibited for sale, all at the same price, on June 11, 11.00 to 17.00, in the Lambe School (with birthday cake and tea in the afternoon) and the profits will be divided between St Mary's Church Preservation Society, The Lambe School and the Constable Hall.
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Man restrained by passenger after trying to open emergency exit on flight to Sydney
A New Zealand man says he helped restrain an agitated passenger who tried to open the emergency exit on a Vietnam Airlines flight to Sydney.
Mark Ansley said he was alerted to the man on board the flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney when he was awoken by screams from other passengers.
"This p---k tried to kill himself and all others onboard VN773 by jumping out emergency exit," Ansley said on his Facebook page.
"Luckily three lads held him down while I stunned him with head shots then cable tied him," he said.
The incident happened about an hour into the flight.
Mr Ansley said he became concerned the man might have been a distraction for something else.
The air crew crowded round the man after he was incapacitated, and it turned out the door could not have been opened at the altitude the plane was flying.
"He [the man] was claiming he had been kidnapped and drugged ... People were waiting for him in Sydney to kill him."
Mr Ansley said he had tried to find out whether the man had been travelling alone or with anyone else, and had gone through his possessions.
The crew were "lost" and he had told them what to do.
Australian police removed the man from the plane, Mr Ansley said.
Since the flight, he had been in touch with the airline, which was waiting for a report from the crew before deciding what further steps to take.
The Australian Federal Police confirmed they were alerted on Wednesday, after a 27-year-old man from the Sydney suburb of Greenacre was restrained by airline staff and passengers after allegedly trying to open an exit door on a flight from Ho Chi Minh City to Sydney.
The man had an initial medical assessment at St George Hospital and was then issued a notice to appear in court for the offence of endangering the safety of an aircraft.
He was to appear at Downing Centre Court on December 16, an AFP spokesman said.
Passengers reportedly opened or tried to open emergency doors on Vietnam Airlines planes on at least three other occasions.
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Homeland Security Officials Reassure Public of Transit Safety
By Samantha L. Quigley
American Forces Press Service
This comes in light of the explosions of four bombs July 7 in London. Three in the subway system detonated within 50 seconds of each other and one exploded on a double-decker bus within a half hour of the others. The blasts killed at least 49 and injured more than 700, according to news sources.
"There are not guarantees in this world," Fran Townsend, the president's homeland security adviser said on "Fox News Sunday." "We are working hard to ensure the safety as best we can." That, she noted, includes increased patrols of transit systems and using canines trained in detecting explosives.
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff reinforced that view on ABC's "This Week." He said since the Madrid bombing March 11, 2004, the U.S. has "steadily put more emphasis on mass transit."
"There is no perfect security in life," he pointed out, "but we are constantly raising the base line of our security and we're making sure that we are using a multiple-faceted approach in terms of our tactics and our layers of protection."
The U.S. security level for passenger rail and mass transit was raised from "yellow" to "orange" in the aftermath of the London attacks. Chertoff said U.S. homeland security leaders officials would wait to see what develops out of the British investigation before reviewing the U.S. security level.
That investigation is being monitored hourly, Chertoff said, adding that FBI agents with forensic backgrounds have been sent to London to assist British authorities.
Chertoff said there was no specific credible information that would have indicated a pending attack in London. He refused to draw conclusions on who might have carried out the attack, such as followers of known terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
"We know that Zarqawi is a very dangerous and evil terrorist," Chertoff said. "There's no question he's done things in Iraq which are about as bad as you can do. But ... before we reach a conclusion, let's look at all the evidence, let's see what they develop on the ground.
"I think we're going to pursue all the theories," he continued. "We're not going to jump one way or the other until we've actually completed the analysis in London."
Townsend said the timeline of the explosions would indicate that at least the first three bombs were on timers.
"The emergency response in Britain by British authorities may have prevented that fourth bomb from going into the tube (subway) system," she said, noting that after the first three explosions, the bus was diverted from its normal course.
Both Chertoff and Townsend contended funding is adequate for securing the country's rail and transit systems. "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos asserted that billions have been spent on aviation security, while only $250 million in federal dollars has been spent on securing passenger rail and transit systems.
"Many of the funds spent on rail and mass transit security are done at the state and local level, which are not factored (into the federal funds total)," Townsend said on "Fox News Sunday."
She added that there is more than $600 million from infrastructure protection that can be requested for beefing up rail and mass transit security. The funds are administered by the Department of Homeland Security and come in the form of grants.
That doesn't include more than $8 billion in the Urban Area Security Initiative that could be used for the same purpose, Townsend said.
Both homeland security officials agreed that it's better to be pre-emptive than to wait too long to react to a potential threat.
"You can't wait until the fuse is lit to arrest somebody," Chertoff said. "You've got to lean forward and anybody who is out there who has been trained by al Qaeda, who's gone, knowing that they are getting training from a terrorist group, is obviously a danger. And where we can find some way to make a case against that person, whether it be a criminal case or an immigration case, we have to do it promptly.
"We can't wait until a cell becomes operational because that is often waiting too long," he noted.
That includes working to make U.S. borders more secure.
"I would tell you there's more we have to do," Townsend said. "We do have a plan now and includes increasing personnel."
She said the government is also looking at leveraging technology to aid in border protection, adding that unmanned aerial vehicle have already proven to be a great asset.
"We're always looking at putting more into resources in terms of prevention," Chertoff said. "We want to do it in a disciplined way. We want to do it in a risk-focused way.
"And we want to be driven not just by last week's events, but by all kinds of threats. Because, you know, we still worry about aviation, we worry about bioweapons. So we're looking across the board at a strategic way of applying resources to protect Americans."
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Amazon debuts high-profile interview series via Kindle Singles
Fans of long-form interviews should be excited about Amazon's launch of the new Kindle Singles Interview series today, which could provide a brand new source of revenue to digital magazines.
The company is teaming up with a handful of publications to produce a new series of thorough (and presumably interesting/entertaining) interviews with famous or important people that you'll be able to purchase in the Kindle store for $1. Amazon launched Kindle Singles in 2011 as a way to help single-out short stories and essays by notable author — not to be confused with its Kindle Serials, which allow authors to release a portion of an on-going story as it's completed (sort of like TV show episodes for books).
The Kindle Singles Interview series actually seems like a pretty good idea, considering digital-only magazines still haven't gained mass appeal from consumers the way print magazines did decades ago. Decades ago, an appealing long-form interview within an issue of a magazine could drive sales by itself, and publishers were able to build a business out of offering lots of content and advertising around those interview center pieces. Now, Amazon is able to offer consumers a way to purchase only those interview, while cutting the magazines in on a portion of the revenue. The business model is akin to picking only the handful of songs you like out of an entire album of music.
The first piece in the Kindle Singles series is an interview with 89-year-old Israeli president Shimon Peres from Harper's Magazine contributing editor David Samuels in conjunction with Jewish news-focused publication Tablet Magazine. The piece is titled "The Optimist," and is available today in the Kindle store.
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Arts and crafts kits were one of my favorite gifts as a child to receive. Heck, to this day I still love getting stuff so that I can create. Thankfully, Paige loves it too.
We got to try out Gel-A-Peel and had a fantastic Mommy-Daughter afternoon of crafting. These gel jewelry kits are incredibly easy to use and while there are suggestions on what to make, you can still design your own stuff!
Each kit comes with four or more tubes of gel, and I didn't see that many crossed over which is fantastic. With two kits, you had plenty of choices. The gel colors are fun too – jewel tones to pastels to glow in the dark. And to use the actual gel pen? Barely any set up – unscrew the cover, pop out a protective barrier, twist on a cap and go! The caps were a fun surprise. They reminded me of the different tips to frost cakes with.
Each Gel-a-Peel kit comes with a clear plastic to create on, accessories for you to create with such as headbands, earrings, hair clips and more, as well as templates/instruction sheets. Each sheet has different designs and tells you which cap to use. It recommends colors but no biggie if you don't follow. One of the kits included molds of emojis, shapes and layers too!
The suggested crafts range from simple to complex. Paige made a few molds, which did take a bit of time as you needed to wait for stuff to dry before adding a new color or layer. The instructions also counted out how long it would take.
The toughest part was letting the gel dry. Trust me, we ruined a few designs by trying to move forward too soon. Thinking about it later, I'm wondering if the freezer or a hair dryer would be able to help? I'll need to check!
Gel-a-Peel was a huge hit with not only Paige but me too. Easy to use, simple that Paige could do it on her own and the only clean up was putting the kit away.
I'm excited for Paige's friends to come over during rainy days this summer as we have the perfect way to keep them entertained.
You can learn more about these products on the Gel-A-Peel website. You can keep up with Gel-A-Peel on social media, on Facebook. You can purchase Gel-A-Peel products from Amazon, as well as Walmart, Target, ToysRUs and Michael's.


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Middletown budget includes tax hike; 0.5 mill increase would be first since 2008
By 4-3 vote Middletown Borough Council during its Nov. 6 meeting approved for advertisement a proposed general fund budget for 2018 that includes the borough's first property tax increase since …
Middletown budget includes tax hike; 0.5 mill increase would be first since 2008
By a 4-3 vote, Middletown Borough Council approved for advertisement a proposed general fund budget for 2018 that includes the borough's first property tax increase since 2008.
A 0.5 mill hike would increase by half a percent the tax bill on assessed property in the borough. For example, it would increase by $50 the tax bill for someone with property in the borough assessed at $100,000, or by $100 on property assessed at $200,000.
Voting to advertise the proposed 2018 general fund budget was Council President Damon Suglia, Vice President Dawn Knull, Ben Kapenstein and Ian Reddinger. Voting no were councilors Anne Einhorn, Diana McGlone and Robert Reid.
The vote was Monday, Nov. 6. The council's regular Tuesday meeting was moved to Monday because of the election.
Under a plan proposed by Kapenstein, council would use the $124,000 in additional revenue brought in by the tax increase to close a deficit in the proposed 2018 general fund budget of just less than $271,000.
Surplus electric revenue would be used to close the rest of the deficit, under Kapenstein's plan.
The proposed 2018 general fund budget totals just over $6.1 million, compared to spending in the current year budget of $5.8 million.
The 2018 proposed budget can be found on the borough website, www.middletownborough.com, because council has now approved the spending plan for advertisement. Final budget adoption is set for Dec. 5.
The budget would add two new officers to the Middletown police department; one full-time and one part-time. The budget also includes funding to promote one officer to sergeant in 2018.
The budget also provides funds for new equipment for the police department, including three new vehicles and 16 new laptop computers.
The price of these equipment purchases is being offset by the anticipated sale of the McNair House property for $90,000. Less commission being paid to a real estate firm, the borough expects to have $83,000 from the sale to help cover the police equipment purchases.
The police department increases account for the biggest spending increases in the budget overall, borough Manager Ken Klinepeter said in an email to the Press & Journal the morning after council's action on Nov. 7.
Besides the increases for manpower and equipment, Klinepeter noted "significant increases" in the police budget for officer training, renting vehicles for undercover work, cash to pay informants, and higher information technology costs to cover maintaining computers, servers, and video/data management.
The budget is also setting aside funds to cover the anticipated settlement of a new collective bargaining agreement between the borough and the police association, Klinepeter said.
Middletown officers have not received a raise since July 2014. The last contract between the borough and the association expired at the end of December 2012. The July 2014 pay increase was called for in an arbitration award.
Klinepeter did not have a firm figure, but estimated that at least $250,000 will be needed to cover the costs if a settlement is reached in 2018, including retroactive pay increases to the police officers who are part of the bargaining unit.
Police spending is to increase from $2.5 million in 2017 to nearly $2.7 million in 2018, and makes up the biggest chunk of the public safety budget.
Public safety — which also includes the fire department, codes, emergency, and planning and zoning — at 52 percent makes up over half the spending in the entire general fund budget, followed by public works at 35 percent.
Council is increasing its 2018 allocation to the fire department by $40,580 over 2017, Klinepeter noted.
The proposed 2018 budget also contains a large increase in money budgeted to run the borough-owned municipal swimming pool next year — from $24,500 in 2017 to $111,650 in 2018.
This anticipates a proposed restructuring of the Olmsted Regional Recreation Board expected to go into effect in 2018. The restructuring calls for the borough to bear all costs related to the swimming pool from now on, whereas under the existing arrangement the borough has received funds to help cover the pool from the three other entities that make up the regional recreation board — Lower Swatara Township, Royalton, and Middletown Area School District.
The proposed 2018 budget also adds a new full-time position being split between the codes and electric departments, a new part-time position for public works, and promotion of an existing public works employee.
In addition, Klinepeter said that the 2018 budget includes $70,000 to cover a compliance and technical services officer, with the cost to be split between administration and code enforcement.
McGlone in a prepared statement said the tax increase is not necessary "when significant economic growth projects are on the horizon for next year, as the Woodland Hills (housing) development is due to break ground and will provide millions in electric revenue and additional properties will be on the tax rolls."
"We have $6 million cash combined between the electric and general funds that are unrestricted, even after the $1.3 million electric fund transfer outlined in this year's budget," McGlone said. "We have a surplus of electric revenue this year alone of over $420,000, all of which can be used to cover any deficit."
She contended the town "cannot sustain" the tax increase when 15.8 percent of Middletown residents live in poverty, and $40,789 is the median household income.
The tax increase will also make it harder for the town to increase its rate of owner-occupied housing of 48 percent, compared to 52 percent of borough residents living in rental housing, McGlone said.
Suglia said that most of the tax increase is going to support the borough having its own police department, which is what residents have said they want.
"We heard the people speak at an earlier meeting that they don't want (police) regionalization, they want to keep our own police force. Well this is what we need to do in order to help protect our own police force, is by putting a small millage raise on the taxes," Suglia told the Press & Journal after the vote.


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aiding the terrorists
Another point worth making on the whole Quran mess is that this kind of behavior actually harms our ability to prevent terrorism. Since 9/11, Americans have been fortunate to not experience another terrorist attack within our borders. That has been in no small part due to the loyalty of American Muslims and their refusal to […]
truth in politics
I agree with Meredith that the Quran incident in the Oklahoma legislature is revolting. However, I wouldn't call it political pandering. Rep. Rex Duncan and his ilk seem to be genuine bigots.
From TPM Muckraker: This summer the House Judiciary Committee launched an effort to collect tips from would-be whistleblowers in the Justice Department. The U.S. attorney firings scandal had shown that much was amiss in the Department, and with the danger of retaliation very real, the committee had set up a form on the committee's website […]
hating our freedom
On the day of the September 11 attacks, Egyptian national Abdallah Higazy was staying in a hotel across the street from the World Trade Center. He was evacuated along with the rest of the guests, leaving most of his belongings behind. When he returned a few days later to retrieve his stuff, he was met […]
interfaith dialogue of the day, part VI
Check out this nifty animated map tracing the spread of the world's major religions over the past 5,000 years.
biofuels… and beyond
Today's Our View tries to push back on the biofuels hype, but for all the wrong reasons. Oklahoma's annual biofuels conference has its share of over-optimistic claims by energy and agriculture companies just looking to make money. They play up the benefits and downplay drawbacks of whatever pet technology has the spotlight at that moment. […]
sympathy for Larry Craig
Andrew Sullivan, who knows firsthand the difficulty of being a conservative homosexual in public life, pens a powerful statement on Larry Craig: He grew up in a different time, and a different place, where even the possibility of being gay was inconceivable. I don't think he even thinks of himself as gay, or has any […]
crazy and dangerous
I hinted at this before, but here is a video really laying it out. If your analysis of the last 7 years is that George W. Bush hasn't started enough wars in the Middle East, then Rudy's your man. If, on the other hand, you believe that dividing our friends and uniting our enemies by […]
There's nothing I can write here today that would be a better use of your time than Tiara's article. Go read it.
an undoing world
Photo by Flickr user .ash used under a Creative Commons license. Meredith has religion covered today, so I guess I have to do a post on foreign affairs. If we are betting on what will be the most significant long-term consequence of the Iraq War, my money is on the refugee crisis. I posted earlier […]
interfaith dialogue of the day, part V
Actually a remix of the original ad, but I like this version even better. And if you can't see how this is an interfaith dialogue, you just aren't trying hard enough.
great moments in corporate PR
Because when you hear "strong environmental program and social giving," you think of Wal-Mart… Right?
a common cause
One thing that the Christian Right and I can agree on: Stopping the ignorant and dangerous Rudy Giuliani from becoming President.
dictates of faith
At the Dallas Observer, the always provocative Bible Girl tells the story of Brother Andrew, a person who shows what it really means to put his religion above politics. Brother Andrew is an evangelical by the most basic definition: a man whose sole pursuit is converting people to follow Jesus Christ. He first became known […]
*spoilers* Top Chef blogging
If you haven't seen the season finale of Top Chef yet and don't want it spoiled, stop reading. … … … Okay, here goes. I have to say I love how it turned out. I even teared up a little bit at the end. Hung took a lot of flack from viewers and the other […]
Oklahoma going blue?
I promise not to dwell too much on poll results, and they are fairly meaningless this early in the campaign. But it's interesting to note that a Survey USA poll has John Edwards beating Giuliani, Thompson, and Romney in Oklahoma (though Thompson is within the margin of error).
the disenrollment trend
Another angle on the Cherokee Freedmen story is that it is part of a larger problem in Indian Country of disenrollment being used as a political tactic. An unfortunate side effect of rising wealth in the tribes is a new temptation for unscrupulous groups to reduce the number of people they have to share with.
Cherokee Freedmen comments
Tazmin: Thank you for the comments. We will probably continue to disagree, but I appreciate hearing your perspective. I've put up a response at my new blog here. I do agree that the media has not done the best job of covering the issue, so if there are better sources of information that you would […]
comments on Cherokee Freedmen
Tazmin comments on a post at my old blog about the Cherokee Freedmen: On the other hand, with so many wannabe groups out there claiming to be Native American with the intent to scam the unknowing public, verifying legitimate groups are essential. If someone is not Native American then they should not be a citizen […]
crossing the lines
I've spent a couple of posts criticizing one-sided or needlessly inflammatory portrayals of a Christian viewpoint, so I want to point out this post showing what a more nuanced perpective might look like. Gary Stern, religion reporter for the Westchester Journal News, has been blogging from the Religion Newswriters Association convention. He summarized a presentation […]


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Every student at Baptist College of Ministry is enrolled as a Bible Major. In this program, students participate in core classes that develop a strong doctrinal foundation for their ministry, as well as courses dealing with the practical aspects of the Christian life, such as prayer, evangelism, and personal Bible study.
God's people are to "walk worthy"of their calling, uniting with other believers to serve the Lord through the local church (Eph. 4). God gave the leadership gifts to the church in order that every believer would be equipped to do the work of the ministry. We are committed, therefore, to training like-minded students through hands-on experience in local church ministry.
We are producing graduates who believe God to do a reviving work through their lives because He has already used them during their college experience. Through studying the Word of God, they have developed firm Baptist convictions and standards of personal holiness, coupled with an ever-growing love for the Lord Jesus Christ. We praise the Lord for the mighty work He is doing around the globe through our faith-filled graduates.
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) program provides the academic foundation necessary to prepare students to think logically, study independently, and communicate effectively. The general studies core curriculum includes requirements in English, history, speech, foreign language, philosophy, and music. Along with their general studies, every student is enrolled in the Bible major which is designed to develop in students a comprehensive knowledge of the Word of God, the ability to understand and interpret the Scripture accurately, the ministry experience to know first-hand the power and effectiveness of God's Word, and the fervency to proclaim earnestly the gospel to a lost world. The Bible major includes course work in Bible and theology, coupled with a ministry core curriculum which emphasizes the practical application of biblical principles in life and ministry. In addition to the Bible major and ministry core, each student selects a minor program emphasizing his or her particular focus for ministry preparation. A total of at least 103 semester hours is required for the Bible major. The number of credits required for each minor program varies. Students enrolled in the double major are required to complete additional hours.
BIBLE MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (36 semester hours)
BI111 Old Testament Survey1 (3)
BI121 New Testament Survey (3)
BI131 Methods of Bible Study (2)
BI207 Ministry of Prayer (2)
BI228 Life of Christ (3)
BI313 Hebrew History (3)BI231, 2 Bible Doctrines I and II (6)
BI335 Hermeneutics (3)
BI338 Dispensational Theology (3)
BI425 Romans (3)
BI Bible Elective [women must take BI 404] (2-3)
TH433 Contemporary Theology (3)
GENERAL STUDIES CORE REQUIREMENTS (48 semester hours)
EN English Composition [EN 101 and 102, or 102 and 103] (6)
EN Literature [EN 211, 313, or 314] (3)
HI101,2 History (6)
SP Speech and Public Speaking [SP 101 and 212] (6)
AL Foreign Language [AL 101, 102, 201, and 202] (112)*
PH 301 Philosophy (3)
MU Music [MU 101or 221, MU 102, MU 432, MG 101-108] (10)**
OR 101, 2 College Orientation (2)
*All students at Baptist College of Ministry are required to take biblical Greek in fulfillment of the foreign language requirement. Students with college-level foreign language credit in another language may receive three credits in transfer, and may then complete their study of Greek through the 201 level.
**Every undergraduate student must participate in a college choir during each semester in which he or she is enrolled as a full-time student.
**Students who pass the General Music Exam may enroll in Written Theory and Skills I (MU 221) instead of MU 101. Music degree students must test out of MU 101 and must complete two additional music elective credits to replace MU 101. A music student may enroll in private lessons in another proficiency to satisfy these requirements.
Electives should be a concentration on one field of study. Students who desire a double minor (5 year program) may apply these electives toward their second minor.
MINISTRY CORE REQUIREMENTS (19 semester hours)
HT313 Baptist Polity (2)
HT341 Baptist History (2)
CM142 Personal Evangelism (1)*
CM201 Philosophy of Church Ministry, (2)**
HM315 Personal Finances (2)
HM405 Marriage and the Family (3)
HM 311Biblical Homemaking [women] (3)
MI201 Introduction to Missions (2)
SP325 Homiletics and Pulpit Speech [men] (3)
MU201 Philosophy of Church Music (2)
*Personal Evangelism (CM 142) utilizes the NETCASTERS soul winning plan. Credit for CM 142 must be earned in residence at Baptist College of Ministry unless the student has attended a Revival Focus Ministries sponsored NETS Seminar. Students satisfactorily completing a NETS Seminar will be assigned credit for course number PT 442, which may then be substituted for CM 142.
**Credit must be earned in residence for the courses Philosophy of Church Ministry (CM 201), Philosophy of Church Music (MU 201), and Marriage and the Family (HM 405). Transfer credit will not be granted for these courses.


text: LittleFoot Energy is hosting the Renew America Roadtrip car at Northeast Sustainable Energy Association HOME at the Boston Seaport World Trade Center on March 10th... Tommorow! If you're in the area, they're giving rides in the car for those signing on to the 'On track challenge' Zero-to-Sixty in a Heartbeat: Accelerate Energy Projects & Get a Ride in the Lightning Quick Tesla Roadster - Littlefoot Energy . It'll be part of the BuildingEnergy10 show that starts today and runs through Thursday.


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Content marketing is the discipline of creating and/or curating and distributing content in order to generate awareness, interest, purchasing intentions, bookings, sales or and/any other actions an organization wants from its target market or markets.
Content production. Guest blogging. Ghost writing blogging.
According to the Content Marketing Institute, "Content marketing is a strategic marketing approach focused on creating and distributing valuable, relevant, and consistent content to attract and retain a clearly defined audience — and, ultimately, to drive profitable customer action."
Cactus Rock offers you content production and distribution services. Content can be in the form of photos, text, video and/or music written specifically for your campaign (instrumental or full songs with lyrics). We publish content to our blogs and Facebook pages. All commissioned content is available for your own digital "embassies" and will be further marketed to audiences via Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and email marketing list. If you prefer exclusive content, we can also provide you with ghost writing and guest blogging services.
In collaboration with Public Relations firms in Mexico and Canada, I can help you devise a strategy to achieve your brand, reputation, media goals in either country.
For more information contact E: jaime.horwitz (@) cactusrock (dot) com
I have worked on campaigns for these wonderful organizations.
PR Central (Destination Canada reps/Mexico)
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Abiega Operadora de Viajes (Mexico City)
Ministry of Tourism for the State of Campeche, Mexico
In addition I have created and published content for the Commonwealth of Virginia and Brand USA (National Parks Centennial)
My websites have been affiliated to Expedia in the past and currently we have an affiliation with TripAdvisor
You work hard to make your tourism business the most attractive to travelers it can't be. You welcome people from all over the world. But you want a bigger share of the growing Mexican inbound market to Canada. PR is the best way to get your destination or attraction "in front" of millions of affluent Mexicans interested in Canada. In 2016, Mexican inbound has been growing at a rate of 17% compared to 2015. This rate will increase dramatically in 2017 with the upcoming lifting of visa requirements for Mexican visitors. This is the time to invest in your brand in Mexico. Let me assist you with that. I collaborate closely with one of the top Mexican PR firms in Mexico City. Let us know if we can help. CONTACT ME
If your firm has operations in Mexico, you know relationships and reputation are extremely important in the country. A good PR strategy is a critical success factor in Mexico. The PR professionals I collaborate with in Mexico have experience helping Canadian firms in this regard. Let us help. CONTACT ME
Canadians are the second largest inbound tourism market for Mexico with over 1.9 million Canadians visiting Mexico every year. Most of them visit Mexico's beautiful beach resorts, but more and more they are discovering other destinations that offer cultural and gastronomical treats. But for Canadians to visit, they first need to know the destination exists and how to get there. If you work for a destination in Mexico and would like to go beyond what has traditionally been done to promote it in Canada, I would like to assist you in working with some of the best travel and tourism PR firms in Canada. CONTACT ME
Los Canadienses son el segundo mercado para el turismo en México. Hoy día casi 2 millones de canadienses visitan Mexico cada año. El Consejo de Promoción Turística de México hace un gran trabajo promocionando el país a los canadienses, pero tal vez tu destino tenga planes para promover más agresivamente en Canadá. Mis colaboradores en relaciones públicas en Toronto son expertos en promoción turística con todos los medios de comunicación canadienses, tradicionales y digitales. Podemos trabajar con usted en estrategias anuales para posicionar su destino de manera muy atractiva en la mente de los viajeros canadienses. CONTACT ME
"Every woman needs a little black dress," goes the phrase attributed to Coco Channel. In content marketing, every brand needs video. Video has become ubiquitous in the digital world with most platforms offering some kind of video capability (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and of course YouTube). It used to be that one would produce a video, edit that video and then upload the video (to YouTube or Vimeo) for distribution. While this is still good practice for videos that require higher production values, the trend today is live video broadcasting. All businesses, especially those targeting the consumer or the traveler should come up with a video and live video strategy to stay competitive in the content marketing wars.


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Gaby active
Gaby Sanchez is active and in tonight's lineup for the Zephyrs, who are looking to bounce back from a tough 11-inning loss to Oklahoma City last night. The Z's have been stuck between 4.5 and 6 games out of first place for the last three weeks, so now would be an ideal time to string together a few wins. Adding Sanchez to a lineup that has been hitting the ball very well recently will surely help.
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Hey everyone!
Sorry for my absence lately. I am working hard planning my sister in law's baby shower. She also had not registered anywhere so I have been spending countless hours doing that with her. I can tell she is excited!
Tonight I have day 4 of Erica's February Challenge - Inspired by a pattern. I had no idea what I wanted to do so I went to google and searched patterns. This is what I came up with.
Here is what I got on my nails
I don't know why but my nails remind me of ice cream haha!
I will have to update what polishes I use when I get home (Currently spending the night at my sister in laws) and I didn't get a chance to write down the polishes down.
Here is what is left:
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Apple announced the detail about this year's Back to School promotion. Qualified students, parents of students and educators will be offered a free pair of Beats Solo3 or BeatsX when they purchase eligible Mac with education pricing for a limited time.
Eligible Mac models include any MacBook, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, iMac, or Mac Pro, while the Mac mini and refurbished Macs are not included in the deal. To be specific, customers who buy MacBook, MacBook Pro,iMac or Mac Pro will be given Beats Solo3 as a present, and customers who purchase 10.5/12.9 inch iPad Pro will be offered BeatsX (or Powerbeats3/Solo3 with the price difference being filled).
What's different from last year is that Apple does not prepare any promotion sales for iPhone. As for the iPad lineup, Apple is taking $20 off the regular price tag on top of the free headphones if customers buy eligible iPad Pro, iPad, and iPad Mini 4.
The special offer is currently available in select countries, including United States, Canada, Mexico, Singapore and some. And it is supposed to expand the coverage after a few weeks to countries like United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands. Faculty, staff, students, and parents of students at higher education institutions that are eligible for the promotion can achieve the offer at Apple's online store for education, Apple retail stores, and Apple authorized campus stores.
Apple's Back to School promotion starts today and ends September 25, 2017 in the United States and Canada. The Back to School headphone bundle is in addition to the normal education discount. Students who want to participate in the promotion are required to verify their enrollment or acceptance in a higher education institution.
At the software level, the company is currently introducing students to use its professional application suite for education purposes, which include Final Cut, Logic Pro, Motion, Compressor and MainStage. It also promotes Apple Music discount for students. Eligible students can subscribe to Apple Music for $4.99 per month


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If the soundness and success of Obamacare is measured by insurance coverage firm profitability issues are bettering. Too dangerous there isn't a PCMH futures market ; the DMCB may make some critical cash. I watched the interview that Ralph Deedes posted a link to in one among his comments here. What an eye-opener, and but in a manner, not more than I had anticipated. Taras H, Potts-Datema W. Chronic health circumstances might also affect youngsters's growth and academic performance. J College Health 2005;75(7):255-sixty six.
Look to historical past, and also you see that from among the most oppressive societies can come the best of humanity. Russia, a nation which has by no means in its history skilled true political freedom for the person, has managed to supply some of the greatest music, artwork, expression and literature as a vibrant outcry of humanity from a society so overcome with the need to control it.
Some college students could have single dad and mom. The foundation explanation for this is the increase within the divorce rate among the married couples. Residing with a single mum or dad can have an effect on the emotional health of the child. The in flip can affect its academic efficiency at school. Another situation is where both the mother and father of the kid are working and find less time to cater to the emotional wants of the child. The dearth of affection and a spotlight shatters the confidence of the kid to a higher extent.


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Lyon clinch third, battle for fourth still on
Juninho's 100th Ligue 1 goal helped Lyon secure third place and claim a spot in next season's Champions League with a 3-1 defeat of Caen on Saturday. Toulouse moved into fourth thanks to victory at Nice, while Paris Saint-Germain slipped back after losing at Valenciennes.
Saturday 23 May 2009
Olympique Lyonnais / SM Caen : 3 - 1
Claude Puel's men had stated their intention of clinching a place in European football's elite competition next season, and their determination was clear as they dominated.
Karim Benzema had a goal ruled out for offside, before Juninho - fittingly - gave the hosts the lead on 36 minutes with his 100th goal for Lyon.
The Brazilian had been felled by Reynald Lemaître, and picked himself up to coolly slot home the spot-kick and spark delirium in the stands at the Stade Municipal de Gerland.
The OL captain, who had admitted the game could well be his last for the club, was engulfed by supporters who had spilled onto the pitch, with one in particular clearly urging him to stay for a ninth season.
Sidney Govou will definitely end his career-long association with OL this summer, and the French international signed off in fitting style, crashing home a second-half shot twenty minutes from time.
The standing ovation Juninho received when he was substituted late on was a fitting tribute to a man who has helped turn Lyon into a Ligue 1 superpower. His tear-filled eyes suggested that the task of taking the club higher in the future will now be that of other men.
Steve Savidan's cross ten minutes from time evaded everyone to nestle in the bottom corner to give the visitors hope, but Benzema's 17th goal of the season means Caen face a nervous last day of the campaign.>> Team Sheet
OGC Nice / Toulouse FC : 0 - 2
André-Pierre Gignac's first-half double set Alain Casanova's men on their way to a first win in six league fixtures and keeps the south-west club's ambitions of snatching fourth place very much alive.
Gignac's goalscoring prowess has been much in evidence this season, and he has shown that he hardly needs the helping hand the Nice defence gave him as he opened the scoring 13 minutes in.
The home rearguard failed to deal with a threatening Gignac centre and as Olivier Echouafni and Cédric Kanté left it to each other to clear the danger, the Toulouse forward stole in to fire home his 23rd of the season.
Just after the half-hour mark, he added another to his tally, though this time it was all his own work.
A delightful touch brought a long ball down perfectly and wrongfooted Nice defender Vincent Hognon before Gignac drove a low shot beyond David Ospina to double his side's advantage.>> Team Sheet
Stade Rennais FC / FC Lorient : 3 - 1
Rennes remain in contention for a place in the Europa League after earning themselves local bragging rights in Brittany.
Moussa Sow's ninth goal of the season put the hosts in front five minutes before half time, and full-back Rod Fanni touched home the second a minute before the interval after Carlos Bocanegra had flicked on a corner at the near post.
Marama Vahirua pulled one back for the visitors, but a delightful through ball from Jérôme Leroy gave Jirès Kembo the opportunity to hammer in a third with ten minutes left.>> Team Sheet
Valenciennes FC / Paris Saint-Germain : 2 - 1
Paris Saint-Germain's ambitions of European football are in the balance after they saw a stubborn Valenciennes side come from behind at the Stade Nungesser.
Mateja Kezman hopes a change of coach at PSG will kickstart his Ligue 1 career, and he confirmed the fine form he has shown since the announcement of Paul Le Guen's departure with a cool finish to a sweeping move just 11 minutes in to register his second goal in three games.
Valenciennes, though, found a second-half leveller - Gaël Danic's free-kick was met with a firm downward header from Johan Audel that was too good for Mickaël Landreau.
Landreau then blocked a close-range effort from Grégory Pujol only for the ball to somehow squirm from the goalkeeper's grasp and over the line to leave PSG hanging on to a top-five spot.>> Team Sheet


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I'm certain that this is the millionth blog I have started. I can't promise that I will keep it going, but I fully intend to. I feel obligated to legitimize this blog (as I have all my others) even though I am questioning whether or not that is what sets these things up for failure. So this time I want to point out why this one will succeed where the others have failed. For one, the scope of this blog is too large to get tied down trying to prove something. I'm not spouting out my economics beliefs (although I will), and I'm certainly not trying to fit into a mold of a scene (catch ya later livejournal RIP sorrowingxstar). This time it is just me, being me, completely honestly. I'm hoping that I can share things on here that I won't even admit to myself. Secondly, I feel like the more I experience, especially within the literary world, I understand that there is a fine line between being a horrible writer and a great one. I am determined not to let my self-consciousness about my writing deter me writing publicly.
After what I perceive is a sufficient legitimization for this experiment, I want to move onto something more important to me for this blog. The content. Thanks for reading the intro, and keep abreast (haha breast) for updates.


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Walter and Carol Noona are the authors of this series which is published by Heritage Music Press. The Noonas have published several piano methods, so it can be a bit confusing to sort through all of the Noona options. In addition to the Noona Comprehensive, there's the Noona Basic, the Noona Clavier Method, the Noona Digital Method, and the Noona Music Magic for early beginners. The teacher's dilemma at deciding which to use is worsened by the fact that the publisher has not made page shots available for viewing online, and even the online descriptions at the publisher's site are minimal. I believe that it's worth ordering at least a level's worth of these books to have them in your library and get to know them as another option for your students. I've used and liked the Clavier method and the Music Magic, but for brevity's sake, I'll limit this review to the Comprehensive method. (Incidentally, I'm not getting any affiliate kick-backs here - I just really like this method.)
The Noona Comprehensive Piano Library includes six-levels, beginning with a "Starter" book and continuing with Level 1, 1+, 2, 3, and 4. However, the Starter book can be replaced by either or both the Noona Music Magic Pre-Primer and Primer. The Pre-Primer is a pre-reading book which can be skipped, and the Primer is geared for younger beginners (age 4-7). So, you have three points of entry to choose from before you move into Level 1. Each level includes a "Lesson" book, "Playing With Sound" book, "Complete Performer" book, and beyond the Starter level, each level includes a duet book for two equal parts. "Playing With Sound" is more than a theory book; it also includes sight-reading and ear-training and suggests creative ideas for, well, playing with sound! "The Complete Performer" is also more than just a solo book. I love the way it addresses technique with short exercises followed by a solo which utilizes that particular skill. The pieces are recital-worthy. At Levels 1+, 3, and 4, there is a supplement called "Keyboard Skills" which includes scales, pentascales, etc. There are also MIDI disc accompaniments for the various levels.
Reading is taught with a combination of Guideposts, intervals, and middle C approaches, and I have found it to be highly effective without creating "position problems*." The pieces are highly musical, fun to listen to and fun to play. Beyond the mere mechanics of playing, the Noonas weave in good thoughts about how to play musically. Consider these "thoughts about melody" from Level 2:
A melody is created from a chain of intervals. This "golden chain or thread" should be followed and projected throughout the piece of music. Connect each deep legato melody tone to the next as you shape the dynamics of the melody. The softer accompaniment serves as a background for the melody.
Nice, huh?
I've included a photo of a portion of a page here (Level 1, pg. 30-31) because I know that it's very important to me that the illustrations support the music, not overwhelm it, and at the same time, look appealing and colorful. Noona does all of that with illustrations that do not look dated.
So, who do I choose the Noona Comprehensive series for? It's a favorite of mine for the student who is a quick study. I often transfer a student into it when I see that he may soon grow bored with a slower-paced method. These books are shorter than average, but content-dense. It's one of the few methods where I actually use of all of the pieces without skipping any. There's no unnecessary repetition. By the end of Level 1, the student is playing eighth notes, dotted quarters, accidentals, and in the keys of F and G Major. This is a great method for that student who is a beginner at age 7-9 or who is particularly bright.
To sum up, this is indeed a "comprehensive" method. I love the musicality of the pieces, the musical insights, the structure of the books, the quicker pacing, and the fact that it gets students into other key areas early. I think you'll find it an excellent choice for bright students.
*"Position Problems" is my name for a syndrome that is widespread these days. The student has learned to read mostly with finger numbers, does not know the names of lines and spaces, and the first thing he says when he looks at a new piece is "What position am I supposed to be in?"


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A short story for the wicked...
He walked into her life and at that moment, she didn't even know he was what she was missing. They both experienced something that couldn't be described in words. Their eyes were parched, glazing back at one another, hungry to uncover the labyrinth of each other's souls. Their mouths were dry, the way the inside of your tongue feels after you drink an old-world, high acidity wine. A wave of uncertainty passed through them, but the curious possibility of discovery halted any doubt.
He made conversation, attempting to sound witty, hoping to be liked. She engaged with banter, trying to define her personality, hoping to be loved. She had been someone that, at any given moment, had many men in love with her. She offered those men nothing more, but a friendship they had never known, but they always wanted more. It wasn't that she took lightly the desire that she aroused of her friendly companions; she was just searching for the unordinary. But he was different. He showered her with obeisance, expressed admiration and even a fascination that she had not known before. She was intrigued.
It was a fleeting certainty that had vanished just as fast as it had come. She wasn't certain whether it was a game, or simply the guise of a game, not knowing someone, yet being entirely moved by them. Perhaps she thought, it is the idea that circulates around a mysterious encounter; one in which excites you in the moment, yet makes you fascinated for the next part. But perhaps it is more acute than an amorous communion. The very conception of which was arduous, but whose force she could not and would not deny.
For a moment, time stopped and there was nothing but endless conversation that kept them both held in captivity. They both were dreaming of this moment before it had even happened.
Coco wears a Forever 21 Culotte Jumpsuit, Christian Louboutin Pigalle Heels, YSL Vintage Python Belt.
Photography by Lena Xiao at the Richard Prince Exhbition at the Nahmad Contemporary Gallery, Mood by Dustin O'Halloran, "An Ending, A Beginning"


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I make this video for those who have limited knowledge about Linux partition lvm groups.
Note: This is an example how to make a partition on Centos 6 for KVM virtualization I make custom drives and set custom space on virtual box.
You can visit Solus VM documentation site
KVM Host
/ 80GB+ (KVM templates & iso's will be stored in /home/solusvm/kvm)
SWAP 4GB+ (Virtual servers may use host swap if there is a real memory shortage)
Logical Volume Group (LVM) remaining space (Logical Volume Group Only, SolusVM will create the logical volumes for the virtual servers inside this group)
The Volume Group Name CANNOT be KVM as /dev/kvm/ is a directory created on install.
The PE Size should be set to 32M not the Default of 4M.


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Undergrads use top-level nanotechnology in new laboratory
Undergrads use top-level nanotechnology in new laboratory
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Engineering educators have long believed that the laboratory is an important component of instruction.
The hands-on learning can improve students' critical thinking skills and their understanding of course material. Students in this semester's Electrical Engineering 441 course are getting the best of both worlds; for the first time, their classroom instruction is held in the newly constructed Nanofabrication Laboratory located in the Millennium Science Complex.
Professor of electrical engineering Theresa Mayer said undergraduate students take the class to learn the nanofabrication processes that support silicon integrated circuit technology.
The same steps can be used to fabricate optical devices such as light emitting diodes (LEDs) and lasers, energy harvesting structures such as solar cells, microelectromechical systems (MEMS) such as accelerometers and ultrasound transducers, and even lab-on-a-chip devices for chemical and biomedical analysis.
The class was formerly conducted in a teaching lab that offered only a limited tool set.
"This semester we transitioned the lab into the state-of-the-art nanofabrication research cleanroom," Mayer said. "We are now able to integrate more advanced processes that are commonly used in industry today."
Electrical engineering professor Srinivas Tadigadapa said he taught the EE 441 class for the last several years, when it was still conducted in the older laboratory facilities.
While the previous lab still offered a great learning experience, its 30-year-old equipment cannot compare with the sophisticated nanofabrication lab.
"Students need to see what is contemporary," Tadigadapa said. "Here they have exposure to the newest technology, using the latest materials."
Eugene Freeman, a doctoral candidate and EE 441 teaching assistant, said the class observes the steps involved in creating modern silicon transistor devices and circuits through a series of experiments.
The class emphasizes the importance of how all of these steps come together to make working devices by taking them through the entire process, from beginning to end. Without having access to the tools available in the nanofabrication cleanroom, this would not be possible.
One such process, atomic layer deposition (ALD), is one of the most important steps in a modern silicon transistor fabrication process, according to Freeman. It is required to make high-performance integrated circuits used in today's smartphones and laptops.
"By incorporating modern techniques in our process we ensure Penn State students have the knowledge to be competitive in the semiconductor industry," Freeman said.
Mayer said that advanced processes like ALD were not available in the teaching lab.
"By bringing undergrads into the state-of-the-art research lab, we can give them much better educational and training experience using state-of-the-art tools," she said.
Because the technology available in the lab is applicable to so many fields, many disciplines are represented in the EE 441 class.
This semester, aerospace, computer science, materials science and electrical engineering students are taking the course. Mayer said there are often students from physics, chemistry and mechanical engineering as well.
"I think there's a lot of excitement," Mayer said. "The course is already oversubscribed for next semester."


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St. John Vianney
May 8, 1786 – August 4, 1859
Of the many responsibilities and duties that clergy have in the modern world, it is easy to become distracted from our priestly identity. We need stark reminders of what the essence of the priesthood is in order to call ourselves out and get back to basics. In the life of St. John Vianney, patron saint for all priests, we have such a reminder to challenge us to get back to basics.
A deeper look into the life of the Holy Cure` of Ars does not reveal any new parish programs or exciting tactics to draw people to Jesus Christ. The life of St. John Vianney shows one who lived the basics of the priestly vocation with conviction and dedication. He was a simple man who came from a simple family, like many of us. Yet, he shines as a model priest because he remained utterly faithful, with the help of God's grace, to all that priesthood demands.
The Church asks her priests to have the Eucharist at the center of their lives, while ever deepening their love for Mary, our Mother. Not to oversimplify, but the two central themes that permeate the entirety of Vianney's interior life are a voracious love for the Eucharist, and a deep, committed, tender relationship with the Blessed Virgin. Without a doubt, so much of his strength, energy, and prayer was drawn from these deep wells of grace which overflowed into his priestly care for souls.
Considering the priesthood in light of Theology of the Body illuminates the multifaceted expression of how the one, High Priest, lived the priesthood. Christ reveals himself as Bridegroom to his Bride, the Church, in his priesthood – "This is my body given for you." Our Lord calls himself the Good Shepherd who seeks out the lost.
Finally, through His healing ministry – both bodily and spiritually – Jesus shows himself as the divine physician. It is this last expression of Christ as Divine Physician that St. John Vianney magnifies through his priesthood.
Most priests hear confessions at some point during the week; whether Saturday afternoon before the vigil Mass, or sometime during the weekdays when it is more convenient for parishioners. There are always the drop-ins or random appointments where a soul who is really struggling needs a bit more time and attention. All of this is included in the 'YES' that a priest says on the day of his ordination – and it truly is a privilege and a joy.
Yet, I have often tried to wrap my mind around how Vianney spent 16-18 hours a day towards the end of his life hearing confessions. I have only been able to understand this by seeing Jesus live his priesthood as Divine Physician through the Holy Cure` of Ars.
I have seen images of the shroud of Turin and read enough about it to get a sense of how badly our Lord was beaten before He was crucified. His body, His flesh underwent such torture and trauma that as Isaiah writes:
There was in him no stately bearing to make us look at him, nor appearance that would attract us to him. He was spurned and avoided by men, a man of suffering, accustomed to infirmity, One of those from whom men hide their faces, spurned, and we held him in no esteem. Yet it was our infirmities that he bore, our sufferings that he endured, while we thought of him as stricken, as one smitten by God and afflicted. But he was pierced for our offenses, crushed for our sins, Upon him was the chastisement that makes us whole, by his stripes we were healed. (Isaiah 53:2-5)
Once aware, not only of the horror of sin, but the ravaging effects of what sin does to the person, to the soul, to the body of Christ, how could one – having the remedy at their disposal – not give everything to make that remedy available to the wounded, broken, bleeding parts of Christ's body. St. John Vianney poured himself out in service to our Lord's body, the Church, allowing the healing balm of divine mercy to flow through his priesthood, as he generously ministered to all seeking this remedy as their Divine Physician.
My brothers, only a few years ago we celebrated the Year for Priests, where the Church invited us to go deeper in our own priestly identity. Have you responded with a greater devotion to the Eucharist and a deeper love for your Mother, Mary? Is there evidence in your ministry of this growth or lack of growth? How generous are you in your role as Divine Physician, making extra time for healing the wounded, broken, bleeding part of Christ's body, the Church?
Let us ask St. John Vianney, our Patron, to pray for us that we may receive the grace to get back to basics, and to be as faithful as he was to all that Priesthood demands.
To download a PDF version of this homily, click here: St. John Vianney
Father Jon Schnobrich was ordained a priest for the diocese of Burlington, Vermont in 2007 and serves as the Director of Vocations. He has attended numerous courses with the Institute as a student and chaplain. He contributed to the TOBI In the Person of Christ: TOB & Priestly Prayer curriculum.


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Review: Flap! at Marlborough Jazz Festival
You get the feeling that Aussies abroad Flap! are not taking this whole music career thing seriously.
Their gypsy-folk-jazz-ska-disco repertoire includes jaunty versions of songs by Brit miserablists The Specials and The Jam, and they've even covered the 8-bit bleepy tune that accompanies the 1989 Nintendo game Tetris... and added lyrics.
Oh, and they do a uplifting number called The Apocalypse.
Behind the cheerful Aussie demeanour, though, there's some serious musical talent. Trumpeter and vocalist Eamon McNelis won the 2012 National Jazz Award, while Shannon Barnett (trombone) was named Young Australian Jazz Artist of the Year in 2007. And in Jess Guille, the band have a beguiling vocalist, ukulele player and spokeswoman.
They certainly had toes tapping – and eventually people on their feet dancing – at packed Brewin Dolphin Bandstand, where they played a mid-afternoon slot at Saturday's Marlborough Jazz Festival.
They're a long way from home, but if they do come back to Marlborough in the future, I reckon they'll command a bigger stage.


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When Andy started working at Worlds Apart, a GoGlow light was the first product he was involved with – in fact, it was a brand new product for us then too. Ten years on, we've asked him to tell you about the family of children's night lights, torches and pals that he's helped to create.
Hi Andy, so tell us all about GoGlow!
GoGlow is a range of torches, night lights and light-up plush toys. They're two-in-one, combining all the usefulness of a light, with the fun and play that makes them great for kids.
When did Worlds Apart make its first GoGlow light?
10 years ago. We hadn't done much with electronics before, so you could say it was a step into the dark! It was all about finding new suppliers and building up relationships. Since then GoGlow has grown into a successful family of products.
What's the most important thing to consider when designing a GoGlow?
Children! They are the end users and if we don't consider them we're not doing our job. As creatives it's important that we push the boundaries of what's possible and never forget that a kid might be unwrapping a GoGlow on Christmas Day.
What's special about GoGlow?
It's like a friend to a child and for that reason it's reassuring. A child feels ownership over it – it's better than a plug in night light because they can engage with it. It is something the child wants, at a time when they need to be comforted.
Can a GoGlow help with a child's development?
There are GoGlow clocks that help with sleep training – parents choose a time for Thomas the Tank Engine to be awake or asleep and the child copies it. Our torches and night lights can also help with bed wetting, as they give a child the confidence to get up and use the toilet in the night.
Tell us about the most recent product – the GoGlow Tilt Torch.
I love the product. It's got a magic interaction – there is no on or off switch! A child can just pick it up and it turns on automatically, it also turns on if you tap the table. On top of this it looks beautiful and elegant. We spent a long time making sure that it has a clean, uninterrupted light with no shadows. It's those little things that the consumer only really notices when a product's not right.
If you had to pick a favourite, which would it be?
The Cars Tilt Torch. The style guide that we used was "Cars at Night", which really aligned with the product and gave us the opportunity to do some nice things with design – when you turn the torch on, Lightning McQueen lights up.
Have your kids ever had a GoGlow at home?
My kids think I have the coolest job in the world! I bring home toys and my office is full of them. When they were little I took a GoGlow home – it was cool to be able to say I helped to create it.
With lights to soothe late-night wake ups and familiar characters to banish bad dreams, a GoGlow night light, torch or cuddly pal could help everyone get a peaceful night's sleep. Explore the range here.