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I spend a lot of time online -- more than I should perhaps. One of my favorite online activities is reading blogs. Since you're reading this, chances are fair that you're a fan of blog reading as well. As much as I love reading them, I sometimes wonder if they are tempting us to hold ourselves to standards that are much too high. I'll see photos of gorgeous mantels, tablescapes, and beautifully-prepared dishes, and next thing I know, those feelings of inferiority start to creep in.
And then there is the whole yard and flowers thing; I'd love to profess that I was a wonderful gardener prior to my injury, but the reality is that I've just never really been into gardening. I couldn't tell you the difference between poison ivy and Virginia creeper if my life depended on it. My sole experience with landscaping took place during Hubs' remote to Korea. After a disastrous battle with a weed whacker (that may or may not have involved an overseas phone call involving tears, followed up by another phone call to my Daddy complete with more tears), I finally killed what little grass I hadn't already massacred, covered that whole fenced-in area with landscape rock, set out a few potted plants, and called it a day. Of course, I had chosen white rock, so every time it rained, there was this odd-looking chalky white runoff, but at least I wasn't endangering innocent bystanders with my (lack of) weed whacker skills.
And let's not forget all the super moms out there. You know who you are. You started planning your child's Halloween costume last March instead of last night. Your children's teachers count on you to provide holiday goody bags (complete with organic lollipops and educational toys). You know not just your children's activity schedules, but those of the neighbors' children as well, since you're the one who creates the monthly carpool schedule. It's color-coded and laminated, of course.
Then there are the Martha Stewart types. In your home, planning meals is a weekly activity for you; no blank stare gazing into the freezer is ever necessary. There are no "Honey, can you stop at the Commissary on your way home?" phone calls in your family. Oh, no. After you made that weekly meal plan, you created a grocery list, then headed off to shop the next day -- neatly organized coupon binder in hand, of course. After you work on your latest trash-to-treasure transformation, you start on dinner, being sure to take photographs of every step so that you can demonstrate to the rest of us how it's done.
And don't worry, I didn't forget about you. You're the one power-walking through the neighborhood in your Juicy sweats, ponytail swinging pertly behind you. In case you missed me, I'm the one desperately trying to convince myself that my raggedy college sweatshirt qualifies as exercise wear. Your perfect little body wouldn't dare sweat; you simply glow. You shop in the juniors' department, while I try to convince myself that if I cut the size tag out of my pants, they somehow won't still be that size.
Does any of this sound familiar to you? Do you identify with one or more of the scenarios? (Please tell me I'm not the only one who identifies with ALL of them!) Next time you're tempted to let that self-doubt get hold, take a reality check: most likely behind those gorgeous glossy photos on the internet likely lies a woman just like you or me, with the same piles of dirty dishes and unfolded laundry, the same never-ending to do list and the same 24 hours in her day. Perhaps your impossibly fit neighbor with the gorgeous yard is envious of your children, and would trade her perfect body and yard for your fertility in a heartbeat. It could be that your fabulously artistic friend struggles internally with a learning disorder that keeps her from being able to produce those meal plans that you whip out so easily. And maybe the woman who seems to have it all together is barely hanging on.
Bottom line? We're all in this military sisterhood together. Don't underestimate yourself. The rest of us don't, and we're sitting back watching you in wonder, trying to figure out how it is that you do what you do.


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Some slow browsing tonight. I wanted to post more but Gmail is loading like molasses in… well, right now. 'Why? Why could that be?' I hear you cry. Well, it appears our lovely ISP is having some minor issues.
4% packet loss to yahoo.com and google.com.
Averages are ok at around 40ms but both come back with a max ping time of around 1275ms. (For the non-techies, that's loads.)
For the record, it's not usually that bad.
Currently on 126.96.36.199 as a gateway.
DNS queries from .18 are responding very quickly.
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TIVOLI, TEXAS. Tivoli is at the intersection of State highways 35 and 239, near the mouth of the Guadalupe River in northeastern Refugio County. It was founded by rancher and entrepreneur Preston R. Austin in 1907 and named after his Tivoli Ranch. Austin and his partner, Jesse C. McDowell, had previously established a large cotton gin and commissary nearby. In August 1907 surveyor J. W. Ward platted a townsite of five blocks. In 1913 L. A. Gueringer replatted the townsite and added five more blocks. Among the earliest buildings in the town was the Catholic church built and donated by Austin around 1908. He also donated the town's first school about the same time. A post office opened in 1912 with M. M. Landgraf as postmaster. During the first few years of the town's existence most of the freight and passengers bound for Tivoli came by way of the Guadalupe River, two miles north. In 1912, however, a branch of the St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway was extended through Tivoli, and the settlement began to grow rapidly. The town emerged as a shipping point for area cotton farmers and ranchers in the fertile, coastal blackland country. By 1914 Tivoli had an estimated population of 400, two general stores, a bank, a drugstore, a blacksmith, a hotel, and telephone service. By 1928 it reached a peak population of 700. With the onset of the Great Depression and the decline in the cotton industry in the early 1930s, however, many residents moved away, and by 1933 the population dropped to 350. It was 500 in 1940, where it remained steady. In 1990 Tivoli had a population of 540. The population reached 550 in 2000. Principal industries include ranching, oil and gas, and tourism.
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Chocolately Biscuits
Love these super quick and easy chocolatey biscuits - and they are not too chocolate overkill either - just nice in face. Daisy seemed to agree because the whole of the first batch out of the oven seemed to mysteriously disappear!!!
I am reliably informed they are nice made into a sandwich biscuit with either peanut butter or Nutella or both!
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Why is ethical fashion not yet the norm?
The power to change the unethical side of the fashion industry lies in a better understanding of the processes of producing and consuming fashion, according to UNSW Canberra Cultural Geography PhD Candidate Breeze Mojel.
Previous research, exploring the exploitation of factory workers within the supply chain, has largely focused on industry processes, with little attention to the relationship between fashion and the consumer. However, Ms Mojel said this must be explored to make improvements within the industry.
"No matter how many policies or schemes are introduced at the level of factory production, their benefits and gains are undone by the consumers' actions and involvement with fashion," Ms Mojel said.
"Consumers tend to spend no more than what they deem necessary for a product and to favour aesthetics over morals for their decisions making process."
In turn, brands intent on producing a profit pressure factories to meet the demands for cheap labour.
"While often registering these factors, researchers have persisted at tackling this issue at the factory production end of the supply chain." Ms Mojel said.
"Traditional modes of thought surrounding production and consumption have resulted in a lack of understanding of what the consumer's relation to fashion actually is."
Taking this line of inquiry and informed by her work with the research cluster, the Difference Lab, Ms Mojel investigated this relationship by interviewing and observing producers of fashion, specifically designers of small-scale fashion lines.
"Producers do not only themselves wear and purchase fashion, but also consume materials in the production process and their engagement with these materials is often much more complicated than the conventional understanding of design allows," she said.
Ms Mojel's interviews demonstrated that production is often not the deliberate act that it is portrayed as.
"When a garment is designed, made or worn it is done so through a simultaneous engagement of the material, the designer or wearer, the body and the environmental, political and micro-perceptual data."
Ms Mojel said a designer who exemplifies this is Anne-Sophie Cochevelou. Rather than formulating a fully realised design on paper and then locating the materials and producing the exact design, Cochevelou's works are created mostly through chance encounters with objects, which she then allows to evolve into wearable art or fashion.
Anne-Sophie Cochevelou's studio.
"The difference this approach makes is often apparent when you attend a fashion show," Ms Mojel said.
"The designs that really captivate the audience, regardless of how ordinary or bizarre they are, are those that have been allowed to evolve though a contemplation of all of these components rather than trying force a narrative on the material."
Expanding on this, Ms Mojel notes that it is not just the fabric that experiences a creative change, but also the designers, wearers and observers.
Designs by Anne-Sophie Cochevelou. Photo credit: Anthony Lycett.
"The beauty, repulsion or magic we experience when encountering fashion objects is not necessarily the object itself, but the encounter we have with it," Ms Mojel said.
"The greater this aesthetic encounter, the greater effect it has on us and thus the more we desire it and are able to overlook its often not so ethical means of production."
Ms Mojel said the majority of ethical brands fully rely on ethics as their selling point but in the long run, this often isn't enough. Successful ethical brands, such as the Social Outfit, push their aesthetic side along with their ethics, allowing their consumers to still participate in this magical moment that fast fashion traditionally provides.
Designs by The Social Outfit. Photo credit: Levon Baird.
"Rather than focusing purely on fashion's factory production, research should also pursue ways that enhance ethically produced fashion to a level where it produces a greater affectual experience for the consumer than traditional fast fashion. In pursuing such a task, I believe ethical fashion can truly start to become the norm."


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CSI papers published: Modeling early Titan's ocean composition8 Oct 2019, 19:57 UTC
Modeling early Titan's ocean composition by CSI members Marika Leitner and Jonathan Lunine; email: email@example.com
We model the stability fields of minerals in contact with an interior water-ammonia ocean on Titan. Using constraints on the ammonia abundance from Titan's orbital state, and updated kinetic data, we show that earlier pre-Cassini work by Engel et al. (1994) was qualitatively but not quantitatively correct. We calculate a salinity of the ocean of 1%, consistent with the ocean density derived from Cassini data on Titan's tidal response, and within the range found for Enceladus' ocean. We also consider the sources and sinks of the observed 40Ar in the atmosphere, and conclude that what is observed is only a small fraction of what might be dissolved in the ocean or trapped in clathrate in the crust. Thus, the efficiency of degassing from the core must be much higher than in previous estimates (e.g., McKinnon, 2010) to account for what is observed in the atmosphere. One self-consistent model is that of a partially hydrated core from which much of the potassium has been leached into the ocean, as suggested by the thermal model of Castillo-Rogez and Lunine (2010). Our picture of present-day Titan is that of a slightly salty ocean—about 1% salinity— atop an actively heated and hydrated rock core.
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Staying Warm as a Goalkeeper
It's that time of year again when games start to be called off due to the weather, and when games are on the conditions are usually really cold. These are hard conditions to play in for us goalkeepers, while all the other outfield players are running around we're left to stay and guard the goal in the freezing cold. There are ways we can stay warm however, as soon as we get cold there's no way back so it's important to be proactive and plan for the worst weather!
Here is a list of top tips for keeping warm when playing in goal –
1. Wear a base layer underneath your kit – There are loads to choose from and you can often get one in the same colour as your keeper kit to match, even padded ones. I find the skin tight ones are best, there are lots of different types so have a search and find what suits you best. Popular makes are Nike, Underarmour and Skins but Just4Keepers have just launched their own base layers which are padded for extra protection and are made available at a much cheaper price than the so called "big brands"
2. Warm up in a hat and pants – There's nothing worse than that first dive onto the wet grass, wearing some old tracksuit pants for warming up will really help. They can get really heavy however after lots of diving as they hold water so be sure to take them off before kick off.
3. Keep your match kit dry for as long as possible – You could bring your kit in a plastic bag or have it in the car ready but don't put it on until just before kick off. So many times I've seen goalkeepers shivering before kick off because they've been warming up in their match kit and now have to stand around for 90 minutes in a wet kit.
4. Staying on the move – During the game there will be times when the ball will be out of play or up the other end of the field. We can't switch off as a goalkeeper however and a great way to stay concentrated and also warm is to do some jumps, skips, side steps, running etc around your area. Make sure you always face the match and never turn your back when doing these as you don't know what could happen next. If we stand still for an amount of time the cold will get us.
Goalie wars at J4K Wigan
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After clinching a playoff spot against the Calgary Dinos a week ago, UBC fell 44-12 at the hands of the same team on Friday afternoon.
Just like last week, Calgary sought to dominate right from the get-go and scored in the opening minutes as sophomore flanker Sarah Thomas caught the lineout for Calgary and powered her way to a try. Minutes later, fifh year Dinos veteran Temitope Ogunjimi scorched the Thunderbirds' defence from beyond the 22-metre line to extend their lead to 10-0.
Despite giving up another score to the Dinos, UBC's hero last week — Lyric Atchison — broke free and set up full-back Dalaney Aikens for a T-Birds try. The score midway through the first half: 17-7 Calgary.
From there, it went south for the 'Birds — Calgary scored 15 unanswered points to make it 32-7 at the half. This quick collapse was a result of UBC being overwhelmed physically and being outpaced. The Dinos were able to win the scrum and lineout consistently, setting their deep back line up to speed by UBC's defence.
The 'Birds were able to get one back in the 45th minute after a nice 22-metre catch-and-run by centre Madi Gold. The ensuing convert was short, putting the score to 32-12. UBC wasn't able to gain any traction from the play however, surrendering another try five minutes later to Calgary's DaLeaka Menin — the hometeam was showcasing some fluid offloads in the process.
The wear and tear UBC sustained was finally starting to show as T-Birds forwards started to tackle high. Calgary won a subsequent lineout and took the rolling maul to the house, also converting — hammering the final nail in the coffin.
The match ended 44-12 in favour of the Dinos.
Although this was a crushing defeat for the Thunderbirds, they never gave up — even when the opponent showed no mercy. Another important note is the makeup of each team age-wise. The Dinos are made up of many fourth and fifth year students, allowing the team to play a more risky and aggressive style, knowing that they can rely on their size to win lineouts and scrums if they give up penalties.
Nevertheless, the 'Birds have some takeaways to work — most notably their speed — in order to improve moving forward.
The T-Birds will now face Lethbridge in the bronze medal Canada West game at 11 a.m. on Sunday. The Dinos, on the other hand, head to the Canada West championship to battle the University of Victoria for gold and a berth in the U Sports national championships.


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This Bible Study podcast surveys the Book of Genesis from a Messianic perspective. Have your study Bible handy, and be prepared to take notes!
For further examination, you are encouraged to purchase a copy of our ministry's commentary, A Survey of the Tanach for the Practical Messianic.
Book of Genesis
posted 29 September, 2019
reproduced from A Survey of the Tanach for the Practical Messianic
Approximate date: 1440-1400 B.C.E. (Right); 1300-1200 B.C.E. (conservative-moderate); 500s B.C.E. (Left)
Time period: the Creation of the world to Israel in Egypt
Author: Moses exclusively (Right); Moses, Joshua, and later editors (conservative-moderate); compiled traditions and mythologies (Left)
Location of author: wilderness journey after the Exodus (Right, conservative-moderate); Babylon and/or Land of Israel (Left)
Target audience and their location: wilderness journey after the Exodus (Right, conservative-moderate); Babylon and/or Land of Israel (Left)
Theological Summary: The Hebrew title of the first book of the Bible is Bereisheet (pronounced Bereishis in the Ashkenazic tradition), coming from the first sentence in the text, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth" (1:1). Our English term "Genesis" is derived from the Greek Septuagint, which uses the term geneseōs in Genesis 2:4, describing "the book of the generation of heaven and earth" (LXE). This passed over into the Latin Vulgate as Liber Genesis. In the Jewish tradition, the full title of Genesis is Sefer haBereisheet, and referred to by some as Sefer haYesharim or "Book of the Upright."[1]
The theme of the Book of Genesis is undoubtedly beginnings. "Genesis covers an immensely long period of time, longer perhaps than the rest of the Bible put together. It begins in the distant past of creation, an event about whose absolute date we cannot even speculate, through millennia to reach Abraham at the end of chapter 11" (Dillard and Longman).[2] If the lifespans of the early genealogies in chs. 5 and 11 are added together, then the text itself covers almost 2,400 years.[3] Specifically, it would cover 1,948 years from Adam to Abraham,[4] and then 361 years to the death of Joseph, equaling 2,309 years.[5] If one considers there to be missing generations or individuals via a telescoped genealogy, then the timespan between Creation and the Patriarchs becomes considerably longer,[6] with human history certainly going back 18,000-20,000 years or much , much more. The wide breadth of space and history that Genesis covers cannot be ignored by any able interpreter. Several, if not multiplied millennia of human history, are covered in Genesis' first twelve chapters.[7]
Geographically, Genesis can be divided into two principal segments. This first segment, chs. 1-38, comprises a great deal about what we know about humans living in Mesopotamia. Many conservative scholars are agreed that the Garden of Eden was likely located in Mesopotamia. Mesopotamia was the original home of Abram, Isaac's wife Rachel was from Mesopotamia, and Jacob lived in Mesopotamia for twenty years. The homeland of the original Hebrews was, in no uncertain terms, found in Mesopotamia. Various other parallels exist between the customs and laws followed by the Patriarchs,[8] and what was followed in Mesopotamia, in spite of them transplanting themselves to Canaan. Of extreme importance is the fact of distinct Mesopotamian influence on the first parts of Genesis. Harrison notes that "On the whole, English translations of the first dozen or so chapters of Genesis are so literal that they betray the translators' ignorance of the Mesopotamian background that Genesis so faithfully reflects" (ISBE).[9]
"There can be no real question as to the immense antiquity of the source material that is to be found in Genesis" (Harrison).[10] We cannot ignore some distinct parallels between what we see in the Hebrew Bible and what is recorded in Mesopotamian works such as the Enuma elish creation story and Epic of Gilgamesh disastrous flood.[11] However, it must be noted that there are severe differences as well. "The Babylonian account depicts the Creation as taking place as a result of the sexual union of the gods…It is patently mythical and pagan in its orientation" (NIDB).[12] This is contrary to a Divine Creator making humankind in His own image, and being One who cares for His creatures. The Mesopotamian stories are nothing more than perverse preservations of the true Biblical account. "[I]t would not then be at all surprising if the story concerning them should come to be mythologized in pagan traditions, while being preserved in authentically historical form within the stream of tradition of which Gn. 1-11 is the inspired deposit" (Kline, NBCR).[13] It is probable though, that the author of Genesis knew of these myths when composing the text.[14]
This first segment of Genesis can largely be broken up into two halves. The first half deals with what we might call primeval or pre-history, the period from Adam to the appearance of Abraham (1:1-11:26). This largely covers the Creation and Fall of humanity, the spread of sin in the early world, Noah's Flood, and the Tower of Babel. The second half of this segment deals with the Patriarchal history (11:27-38:1), covering the lives of Abraham and Isaac (11:27-25:11), and then with Isaac and Jacob (25:19-35:29; 37:1). These parts record Abraham's journey to Canaan, the judgment of God upon Sodom and Gomorrah, and Abraham offering up Isaac for a sacrifice. They are interspersed by the genealogies of Ishmael (25:12-28) and Esau (ch. 36).
The second major segment of Genesis, chs. 39-50, that covers far less time, sees the scene shift from Canaan to Egypt. From 39:2-50:26 we see the lives of Jacob and Joseph, and the twelve sons of Israel having to move into Egypt. We also get a feel for the Ancient Hebrews' lives in Egypt, and as a result, we see that the author of Genesis is quite familiar with the Egyptian civilization, with careful attention given in this part to specific agricultural advances made and perfected by Egypt.
The authorship of Genesis is a lively debate in modern theology, and has been since the mid-Eighteenth Century. Most, regardless of their position, are agreed that Genesis should not be read on its own without some connection to the rest of the Torah or Pentateuch (Exodus-Deuteronomy), as the story continues on. It is important that we remember Genesis "was not written as an independent and complete volume" (New Interpreter's Study Bible).[15] But as one can imagine, reading the Book of Genesis in light of the rest of the Torah has caused a great deal of controversy.
Historically, both Jews and Christians have held to the position of some kind of Mosaic authorship, even though Genesis is, in a strict sense, totally anonymous.[16] Varied ancient traditions, both inside and outside of the Bible, Jewish and Christian, almost all attest to Moses being the author of Genesis (at least before 1750). The principal witness that we have attesting to genuine Mosaic authorship—as Believers—is actually the Apostolic Scriptures or New Testament. Acts 15:1, for example, treats the rite of circumcision as being "according to the custom of Moses" (even if here it involved some Rabbinic additions), a direct allusion to Genesis 17. A consensus reading of the Apostolic Scriptures assigns some level of the Torah's authorship to Moses (Mark 12:26; Luke 24:27; Romans 10:5; 2 Corinthians 3:15), especially John 1:45 and 5:46:
- "Philip found Nathanael and said to him, 'We have found Him of whom Moses in the Law and also the Prophets wrote—Yeshua of Nazareth, the son of Joseph'" (John 1:45).
- "For if you believed Moses, you would believe Me, for he wrote about Me" (John 5:46).
All of the specific quotations in the Apostolic Scriptures from Yeshua or the Apostles ascribe Moses as being the author of the Torah. "[T]he NT endorses the Jewish tradition of Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch, not excluding Genesis" (Kline, NBCR).[17] Sailhamer further repeats, "It appears relatively certain that Jesus and the writers of the NT believed that Moses was the author of the Pentateuch" (EXP).[18] So, for anyone to deny Moses' hand in composing the Torah, such a person is going against the authority of the Messiah and the Apostles.
There are, however, conservative-moderates who believe in principal Mosaic authorship of Genesis, but do allow for post-Mosaic editing in some distinct references. "The concept of Mosaic authorship does not demand the belief that Moses was the first to write every word of each account in the Book of Genesis. It is generally understood today to mean that much of his work was compilation" (NIDB).[19] Verses that clearly indicate post-Mosaic editing of Genesis include the mention of "Dan" (14:14), a list of kings that reigned in the land of Edom (36:31), and a reference to the "land of Ramses" (47:11). Many "conservative Christians have been too quick to distance themselves from the possibility of sources and too closed to any evidence of significant post-Mosaic activity" (Dillard and Longman),[20] and the idea of exclusive Mosaic authorship of Genesis permeates the vast majority of today's Messianic community, with almost no room to move.
In affirming Mosaic authorship of the Book of Genesis, none of us can conclude that Moses is the author of every single letter. First, we do not know if he used scribes to compile the earliest edition of Genesis, and secondly, it is quite probable that Moses did incorporate outside materials in its composition. Harrison speculates that the material for chs. 1-36, including the story of Creation and the Flood, originally existed on cuneiform tablets, and that information was adapted by Moses for our canonical Genesis account:
"If it is correct to assume that the first thirty-six chapters of Genesis had originally had an independent existence as cuneiform tablets, it would have been a comparatively easy matter for a talented person such as Moses to compile the canonical book by arranging the tablets in a rough chronological order" (ISBE).[21]
Conservatives generally believe that "the writer of the Book of Genesis appears to have composed his work from 'archival' records of God's great deeds in the past…the narratives within the Book of Genesis appear to be largely made up of small, self-contained stories worked together into larger units by means of various geographical and genealogical tables. If such is, in fact, the case, one should not expect to find absolute uniformity of style, etc., among all the individual narratives any more than an absolute uniformity can be expected in later historical books" (Sailhamer, EXP).[22] Some divide the material for Genesis 1:1-37:2 into eleven possible tablets,[23] noting "to what extent [Moses] wrote any of its contents, with the possible exception of all or part of the Joseph narratives, is unknown" (Harrison).[24]
Moses may better be described as the "principal compiler" of Genesis, if indeed he took Patriarchal traditions that had been passed down in the community of Israel, and via God's Spirit integrated them into His authorized religious Instruction. It is notable that having been raised in Egypt, he would have seen that the original Genesis was written on leather, a more preferred and durable material than clay.[25] The author of Genesis has a knowledge of Egypt (13:10) and the Egyptian language (41:43-45), certainly pointing to Moses. We must, however, consider the fact that whatever was written in Moses' time was composed in the paleo-Hebrew or Phoenician script, whereas what we have today is in Assyrian or Babylonian block script, acquired by the Jewish exiles who were taken to Babylon. The Talmud tells us that Ezra the Priest was responsible for the final composition of the Tanach in the current block script (b.Sanhedrin 21b),[26] and so the Torah, and thus Genesis as we have it today, is a product of the post-Babylonian exile.
Our ministry falls well within the conservative-moderate position of Mosaic authorship of the Book of Genesis, and we are certainly not advocates of the liberal view.[27] We cannot ignore the broad array of events and history that Genesis covers,[28] including the incorporation of outside sources into Genesis, so it is best to say that we believe in the "essential authorship" of Moses (Dillard and Longman),[29] allowing for possible later editing by individuals such as Joshua or Ezra the Priest.
The liberal view of the composition of Genesis, and indeed the entire Torah, is one that most Messianics are not even aware of. Liberals all deny any Mosaic authorship of Genesis, and instead adhere to some kind of "documentary hypothesis." The most widely advocated of these theories is commonly called JEDP, which is believed to string together various religious traditions from a distinct element or religious tradition within Ancient Israel. Forms of this theory have existed since the mid-1700s, and were popularized in Germany in the mid-1800s, specifically by Julius Wellhausen. It is often based on factors such as differing literary styles, usage of the Divine name YHWH, alleged contradictions in the text, and perceived developments in Israel's religion[30]—although there have been significant scholars who have challenged it.[31]
Liberals advocate that the Jews returning from Babylonian exile in the Sixth Century B.C.E. compiled various traditions into what we now call the Torah, ascribing authorship to Moses. Extreme liberals believe that the story of Creation and the Flood are largely myths, coupled with other "local legends" such as the judgment upon Sodom and Gomorrah.[32] Perhaps Abraham existed as an historical figure, but never as prominent as Genesis portrays him. Furthermore, many have tried to postulate that the religion of Ancient Israel developed from polytheistic to monotheistic, so any references in the Hebrew text to "YHWH" (J) or "Elohim" (E) are actually to be viewed as references to two different deities. This view came to prominence in a time highly dominated by social Darwinism, and is undeniably affected by the theory of evolution.[33]
Liberal views which deny the historicity of the Book of Genesis are frequently developed by people who deny anything supernatural. Conservative views are commonly criticized as being "shaken by modern natural science, especially by biology and Darwinism" (IDBSup).[34] While JEDP is a very common theory to hear in liberal Christian seminaries, many Jews likewise believe in it.[35] Many in Jewish and Christian institutes think that they "have to" believe it because "everyone else does," but as Sarna validly points out, "it is beyond doubt that the Book of Genesis came down to us, not as a composite of disparate elements but as a unified document with a life, coherence, and integrity of its own. For this reason, a fragmentary approach to it cannot provide an adequate understanding of the whole."[36] A good trend in Biblical scholarship among liberals appearing more and more is acknowledging some kind of unity in Genesis on literary grounds,[37] recognizing that all readers have to deal with the text in its final form, even though some Mosaic involvement in Genesis' composition will still be denied by these people.
From a textual standpoint the major witnesses that we have of the Book of Genesis are the Hebrew Masoretic Text (MT), Samaritan Pentateuch, the Greek Septuagint (LXX), and Genesis fragments found among the Dead Sea Scrolls.[38] On the whole, the Hebrew textual witnesses of Genesis are very good, but on occasion it can be necessary to find a better reading evident in a secondary version because of Genesis' antiquity.[39] This is especially true of translation into English where the Hebrew can be unclear or vague, and the Greek LXX will often give a translator clues as to what a clearer rendering in English can be.
The theological message of Genesis is clear to anyone who reads it. Genesis must be understood for a person to understand the rest of the Bible.[40] Genesis lays the groundwork via the promises given by God to Abraham for the establishment of the nation of Israel, and most importantly lays the groundwork for understanding the Messiah to come. Genesis is highly monotheistic as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph are all seen relating themselves to a single deity. We see God relating to humanity in both love and judgment in Genesis, characteristics seen throughout the rest of Scripture.
As Genesis lays the foundation for the rest of the Bible, and specifically the Torah, we see that Israel is not just an emerging nation brought about by random chance, but by God directly intervening in the lives of people. We see that God has a plan of blessing all the peoples of Planet Earth through the line of Abraham (12:1-3), and the beginning of the people who will accomplish this blessing as His representatives. Sarna summarizes that "the entire Hebrew Bible is both God-centered and Israel-centered,"[41] so any examination of Genesis by us as Messianic Believers today must be done by us seeing what God's ultimate agenda is for the world: to see humanity's restoration to Himself. Not surprisingly, some of the themes seen at the beginning of Genesis are repeated at the end of Revelation.[42]
When we consider the theology of today's Messianic movement, some challenges exist in our present approach to Genesis. While many Messianic Believers engage in a consistent study of the Torah, including Genesis, some tend to make the reverse mistake of liberals who deny that its miraculous events took place. Some Messianics have an "overly mythical" view of Genesis that largely comes from consulting ultra-Orthodox and Chassidic Jewish sources, at the expense of understanding Genesis in the context of the Ancient Near East. Honest inquiries about human origins and the greater universe are often dismissed. We would do well in the future to adapt a more conservative-moderate view of Genesis, where we fully affirm the accuracy of the text, that God did indeed create the world intentionally with humans made by His intelligent design, that these people and the events actually did take place, and that these accounts give us a vivid picture of God's love, but also His judgment. We need to engage with more commentaries and references that do not skirt around the controversies which exist with Genesis, so that our faith can be strengthened, and we can truly see the supernatural interacting with the natural.
Dillard, Raymond B., and Tremper Longman III. "Genesis," in An Introduction to the Old Testament, pp 37-56.
Eissfeldt, O. "Genesis," in IDB, 2:366-380.
Harrison, R.K. "The Book of Genesis," in Introduction to the Old Testament, pp 542-565.
____________. "Genesis," in ISBE, 2:431-443.
Hiebert, Theodore. "Genesis," in New Interpreter's Study Bible, pp 1-84.
Hendel, Ronald S. "Genesis, Book of," in ABD, 2:933-941.
Kline, Meredith G. "Genesis," in NBCR, pp 79-114.
Levenson, Jon D. "Genesis," in Jewish Study Bible, pp 8-101.
McComiskey, Thomas Edward. "Genesis," in NIDB, pp 380-382.
Sailhamer, John H. "Genesis," in EXP, 2:3-284.
Sarna, Nahum M. "Introduction," JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis, pp xi-xvi.
Westermann, C., and R. Albertz. "Genesis," in IDBSup, pp 356-361.
[1] Nahum M. Sarna, JPS Torah Commentary: Genesis (Philadelphia: Jewish Publication Society, 1989), xi.
[2] Raymond B. Dillard and Tremper Longman III, An Introduction to the Old Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1994), 37.
[3] O. Eissfeldt, "Genesis," in George Buttrick, ed. et. al., The Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible, 4 vols. (Nashville: Abingdon, 1962), 2:368.
[4] Sarna, Genesis, xii.
[5] Ibid.; such a basic approach is reflected in Nosson Scherman and Meir Zlotowitz, eds., ArtScroll Tanach (Brooklyn: Mesorah Publications, 1996), 2024.
Note the chart in Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, 150 with the different ages given in the textual witnesses of the Hebrew MT, Greek LXX, and Samaritan Pentateuch.
[6] Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, pp 147-152.
[7] For a further discussion on this, and related issues, the author recommends Hugh Ross, The Genesis Question: Scientific Advances and the Accuracy of Genesis, second expanded edition (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2001) and A Matter of Days: Resolving a Creation Controversy (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2004).
[8] Thomas Edward McComiskey, "Genesis," in Merrill C. Tenney, ed., The New International Dictionary of the Bible (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987), 380.
[9] R.K. Harrison, "Genesis," in Geoffrey Bromiley, ed., International Standard Bible Encyclopedia, 4 vols. (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988), 2:438.
[10] Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, 552.
[11] Ibid., pp 555-558; Ronald S. Hendel, "Genesis, Book of," in David Noel Freedman, ed., Anchor Bible Dictionary, 6 vols. (New York: Doubleday, 1992), 2:938-939.
[12] McComiskey, "Genesis," in NIDB, 381.
[13] Meredith G. Kline, "Genesis," in D. Guthrie and J.A. Motyer, eds., The New Bible Commentary Revised (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1970), 79.
[14] Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, 552.
[15] Theodore Hiebert, "Genesis," in Walter J. Harrelson, ed., et. al., New Interpreter's Study Bible, NRSV (Nashville: Abingdon, 2003), 1; Harrison, "Genesis," in ISBE, 2:431-432; Dillard and Longman, 37.
[16] Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, 542; Dillard and Longman, 39.
[17] Kline, "Genesis," in NBCR, 79.
[18] John H. Sailhamer, "Genesis," in Frank E. Gaebelein, ed. et. al., Expositor's Bible Commentary, 12 vols. (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1976-1992), 2:5.
[19] McComiskey, "Genesis," in NIDB, 380.
[20] Dillard and Longman, 39; cf. Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, 542.
[21] Harrison, "Genesis," in ISBE, 2:437.
[22] Sailhamer, in EXP, 2:4.
[23] Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, pp 548-551.
[24] Ibid., 542.
[25] Harrison, "Genesis," in ISBE, 2:437-438; cf. Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, 552.
[26] "And even though the Torah was not given through [Ezra], the script was changed through him" (b.Sanhedrin 21b; The Babylonian Talmud: A Translation and Commentary. MS Windows XP. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2005. CD-ROM).
[27] Cf. Dillard and Longman, 38.
[28] Cf. Sailhamer, in EXP, 2:3-4.
[29] Dillard and Longman, 40.
[30] Eissfeldt, "Genesis," in IDB, 2:369-373; C. Westermann and R. Albertz, "Genesis," in Keith Crim, ed., Interpreter's Dictionary of the Bible: Supplementary Volume (Nashville: Abingdon, 1976), 358; Hendel, "Genesis" in ABD, 2:933-938; Dillard and Longman, pp 40-44.
[31] Harrison, "Genesis," in ISBE, 2:433-437.
[32] Eissfeldt, "Genesis," in IDB, 2:376-378.
[33] Ibid., 3:379.
[34] Westermann and Albertz, "Genesis," in IDBSup, 356.
[35] Jon D. Levenson, "Genesis," in Adele Berlin and Marc Zvi Brettler, eds., The Jewish Study Bible (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004), 11.
[36] Sarna, Genesis, xvi.
[37] Dillard and Longman, 46-47; cf. Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, 564.
[38] Hendel, "Genesis," in ABD, 2:933.
[39] Harrison, Introduction to the Old Testament, 565.
[40] Dillard and Longman, 37.
[41] Sarna, Genesis, xii.
[42] Harrison, "Genesis," in ISBE, 2:432.


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Tips for Washing Dark Clothes Without Fading
Soaking bright fabrics in salt or vinegar before washing them is thought to prevent dyes from bleeding, but experts say this so-called trick doesn't work. If the worst happens and your clothes bleed onto one another in the wash, separate each article of clothing and wash them again. After washing a second time, dyes should remove themselves on their own. Never put clothing with bleeding dyes into a dryer, because the heat will cause the colors to set and become permanent.
Often, the only way to fix faded garments is to redye them. However, dyes are only helpful to washable natural fibers. Nylon, for example, will not allow the new color to adhere. Dying your own clothing is extremely difficult to do; it rarely covers a garment evenly. When dying clothes in the wash, be sure to run a short, empty cycle when you're through to ensure that no coloring is left behind to ruin future loads of laundry.
For help with dying a piece of clothing back to its original color, look no further than your neighborhood dry cleaner -- but prepare to empty your wallet for this specialized service. Dry cleaners charge a pretty penny for their expertise -- you can expect to pay anywhere from $100 to $500 depending on the garment you wish to dye. No matter how dire the circumstance may be, even the professionals fail sometimes. In fact, according to Joseph Hallak Jr., the president of the National Cleaners Association, despite their high cost, dry cleaners' success rate with dying clothing is usually less than 75 percent.
So if you have a favorite pair of figure-hugging dark jeans that you would hate to see fade over time, simply don't wash them as much. When you wear a garment for a brief time, hang it back in your closet to wear again at a later date -- but only if it passes the sniff test. No risk of fading is ever worth the offensive -- and embarrassing -- stench of body odor.
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ABS – Accountability Bible study
There is not greater joy in the Church than to fellowship with brother and sisters in Christ. There is no greater joy than to share and encourage each other in God's word when we gather together.
However living in a city such a Bangalore, where life is hectic and busy and travel is crazy, it often gets hard to meet together and enjoy time to meditate with Gods word. In an effort to study the bible together we took up another approach
ACCOUNTABILITY BIBLE STUDY. We used the Precept Ministries book called 'Unleashing the Holy
Spirit'. This was 13 week study on the Book of Acts.
The ABS follows a system where each person uses the Inductive study series book and walks through one book of the Bible. The church decided to do this together. We were accountable to each other in the following aspect
1. Following the Precept book as our main study material
2. Reporting our personal thoughts and meditation with the entire church
3. Being accountable to the church elders and each other in completing the material in a suitable time. In addition to the Inductive Study Series we also used a bible to mark our keywords and dwell deeply into the theme and personalities in this book.
As a celebration of completing the ABS – Acts study, a fellowship with all those who were part of this study was planned. Quizzes, learnings and joy was shared. Prizes were won and everyone was encouraged to keep at the word.
Luke 18:27 'What seems impossible to man is possible to God!'
Sometimes it seems like an impossibility to study the word of God with a group more than 3-4 people. Here God provided us with a study and the technology for over 20 people to study together.
All Glory to HIM
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We have a set of spreadsheets that are linked for YTD and Performance information and calculations. There are 17 "stores" which fill in their monthly data and forward to the office for consolidation. The new months are copied into a master file of all stores. These files are linked to a YTD file. They all reside in a common folder. It seems when the folder is moved or copied the links do not get updated and therefore contain the old file references which are no longer available (change of computer or file location). This seems especially to occur if the set of files is sent by email and therefore packaged as zip files. EDIT LINKS straightens them out but takes an iterative execution (one per store). Is there any way to prevent this and if not a more global way to EDIT all links?
Links not updating when files are moved or emailed
Honestly, if Edit Links works consistently for this task and it is only 17 files, I would stick with that.
It might also work to have all files in the same directory and to then have them all open at the same time and refresh the links.
You could also just change the process by which you send the files and aggregate the data and make it so the workbooks are not linked but just use them to import the data inot the main file, or use Office online and have only 1 main source for all of the files or you could try Google Sheets.
Sending linked files is often a pain, unfortunately.


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By William G. Lycan
What's cognizance? the reply to this query has been reflected upon, grappled with, and argued approximately due to the fact that time immemorial. There hasn't ever been a solution that accomplished consensus; definitely philosophers have by no means agreed. during this e-book, William Lycan defends an unique thought of brain that he calls "homuncular functionalism." He argues that people are "functionally geared up information-processing structures" who've no non-physical components or houses. despite the fact that, Lycan additionally acknowledges the subjective exceptional features of psychological states and occasions, and an incredible experience within which brain is "over and above" mere chemical subject. alongside the way in which, Lycan studies a few varied philosophical debts of consciousness-including these of Kripke, Block, Campbell, Sellars, and Castañeda, between others-and demonstrates how what's beneficial in each one opposing view should be accommodated inside of his personal thought. realization is Lycan's such a lot formidable publication, person who has engaged his consciousness for years. He handles a desirable topic in a distinct and certainly debatable demeanour that may make this e-book a mainstay within the box of philosophy of brain. A Bradford ebook
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A taste of Italy will delight residents of Bishop's Stortford on 13 October. Italia in Piazza Food, a travelling Italian market, will be in North Street, Bishop's Stortford from 9am until 3pm. Fresh parmesan, olives stuffed with garlic, and extra virgin olive oils are just a few of the delights that will be on sale.
The team at Italia in Piazza frequently travel around Italy to source and hand select the best fresh produce, from the roots of Calabria famous for its chillies to the port city of Genova famous for its pesto, bringing the best Italian food to Bishop's Stortford.
Maybe you have visited Italy and have a favourite food you'd like to rediscover or you just want to indulge in some Italian atmosphere, whichever a taste of Italy will be on your doorstep.
A few of the items on sale are:
Cured meats
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Extra virgin olive oils & balsamic vinegars
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Pizza and Calzone
Mini pizzas
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Alberto Ámez
1963 · Spain
Artist biography
Art is a way of investigating reality. In this artistic research, some things take part, ie the scale, the time, the personal history, so it involves a profound attention into different worlds.
I have chosen my present art work to be oil paintings of small and medium size, painted in a traditional way.
By traditional way I mean the XIX century painting, just after neoclassicism and before the avantgarde movements. Please notice that they are not appropiatonist, cynic or ironic paintings. I try to hold link with classic painting, I remember attending many years ago an exhibition of a classic Spanish painter. He was old. During the many days the show took place, he attended it, with some relatives. To this day I remember the sentiment I felt. I call it dignity.
Technically, they are made with professional-grade oil colours on professional-quality linen canvas, museum standard. Made to last.
The way these paintings are made is inspired by traditional XIX century painting. The point is not to recreate or copy that kind of art. Just using the traditional tools and ways of making a painting, to create an image that is coherent with my life, emotions and thoughts. And they are emotional paintings, because I try to depict the simbolic and emotional links that exist between the diverse elements.
By painting this art works, I not only am coherent with my personal story osr emotional life, I get a crossover work of Art, that can be disfruted by people with quite dissimilar cultural backgrounds. I am in the territory of the classic work of Art, with all the cultural referents attached to it. A pure crossover.
I sometimes think these paintings are somewhat apparently close to naive, amateur or weekend-painter Art. These types of Art in fact rely on deeply based aesthetics standards, that wer established in that period, and that probably are the foundations of our present good taste. I don't worry about that loose thoughts, my path is clear. These are conscious paintings, and they belong to contemporary Art. Trying to revive the spirit of traditional european paintings is not the worst thing you can do, in my opinion. Respect and tribute to our antecesors used to be a proper way of getting proficiency in Art. But since the end of orthodox European painting, circa early years XX century, the general scheme of things is a bit like the financial system after Bretton Woods, no longer a root gold patron, value and price is based on the interdependency of several actors. That is the world we live in. A complicated cultural ecosystem. A lot of people grow up almost addicted to strong emotion and spectacular cultural products, provided by the media. Fast, faster. No subtlety. Forever young and enthusiastic, full of adrenalin and strong emotion, contributing to an endless economic growth.
The most important theme in these paintings is landscape. This theme was present in my previous art work. I am also exploring the classic genres of still life and portrait.
Special mention to the theme of vegetable gardens. It is a strong symbol of cultivation, in the sense of culture cultivation, whis I think is crucial for human beings. So there is an opposition between cultivation and the wild life. Some years ago, reading Pig Earth by John Berger was a revelation.
In some landscapes we find figures. People, animals... These elements add another layer of meaning in a novelesque and narrative way, which is lovely. They are simbolical, for instance a naked woman represents the truth, a couple hughing each other represents not a carnal atraction but the love for truth. The monkey has monkey mind so he escapes and heads for the way. He just can't stop. Whereas the wise people who know stay in the place.
In a really good painting, each element of it, for example a landscape accident, has its precise meaning. Composition and elements working toguether contribute to thicken the semantic load in a painting.
What about the portraits. Well, in this part of my work you can notice that I paint full body portraits inmersed in a scenery. Inspired by european painting traditional full body portraits, I consider this as a way to paint emotional portraits. This way we can see a relation between people and Nature. I think this is a proper way to live, because, for our good wellbeing, we need to connect with our surroundings. Opposite to this would be the portrait with no or limited scenery, that can be extremely psychological but is a different game.
About the still lifes. Along with landscapes and portraits, they are the third classic genre. There is something special in a still life, something that cannot be delivered by the other types of paintings, something about a sentiment of solitude. They allow to release overtension and to get a different perspective on my paintings.
A healthy human being needs to share contact with... things. And when I paint a portrait, I want the best for the portrayed, I don't want to project individual or collective neurosis over it. Remember: A person, a potential neurosis, a family, idem, the work place, idem, a town, a country...
What I want in a work of Art is it to project good humane energy. Art is a way of investigating into the reality. Don't do it by screwing people in the proccess.
This work can be considered rearguard painting, in opposition to avantgarde painting. Both parts are important in an army. And the this type of work in certain way is like a travel in time, or a trip to an abandoned park. In that place we find old strings and ropes. We can try to pull some of them, yes, Art used to be a subtle matter. Heaps of abandoned knowledge that we can scarcely spot in museums. A world of sentiments and not spoken words. Almost forgotten world and events, a different world. The European painting, with all its regional deviations.
In this trip, one of my ethical-based goals is to avoid spectacular or shocking visual appearance.
I think a painting proves its quality by standing the passing of time. A good work or Art never lets you down.
I'm a painter and I paint.
(Alberto Ámez, April 2017)
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'Cloned' tractor stolen from UK charity recovered in Ireland
A tractor, which was stolen from a donkey charity in the UK, was recently recovered in Ireland following a nine-month disappearance.
UK charity the Donkey Sanctuary announced earlier today that a tractor stolen from its Sidmouth headquarters in Devon, England was recovered by Gardai in Ireland.
The John Deere 6220 tractor and loader was stolen from the Trow Farm in November 2017.
Glen Gardiner, head of UK farms, said: "We're very thankful to the authorities in Ireland for recovering our tractor. Our grooms rely heavily on tractors to help provide the best possible care for the 7,000 donkeys and mules in our care."
According to the charity, the Donkey Sanctuary relies on tractors to transport the donkeys' feed and bedding, particularly over the harsh winter months.
The group is currently in negotiation with its insurance company to buy back the tractor, for which it has already been compensated for.
If successful, the tractor could then be used at the group's Ireland Sanctuary, which is "in desperate need of a suitable farm vehicle", the charity said.
Wheat worth £100,000 burnt in arson attack
Meanwhile, police in Scotland are appealing for witnesses following a suspicious fire at a farm that led to the destruction of £100,000 (€112,229) worth of wheat.
The incident – which occurred in East Lothian, not far from Edinburgh – happened at approximately 9:05pm on Friday, July 27, at a property in Athelstaneford.
A grass verge next to a wheat field was set alight, resulting in the flames spreading.
As a result, crops worth in excess of £100,000 were completely destroyed, according to Police Scotland.
Constable Craig Purves from Haddington Police Station said: "While no one was injured as a result of this fire, the financial impact on the farm is likely to be devastating."


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My previous build (not listed on here) was a 6600K / GTX1060 6gb machine and worked well, but I built it to a strict budget and it showed. I made many cuts here and there along the way and picked the cheapest of everything. I always had a urge to build something new - something without all the compromises I made last time. I'm not saying these parts are the best out there - but GPU aside, the bits i wanted.
So far it absolutely destroys anything I put in it's way - VR gaming in the rift is solid 90fps with all settings turned to max - something my 1060 / 6600k would struggle with.
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8700K overclocked to 5.0 @ 1.35v so not particularly lucky on the silicon lottery, but with the H100i and some thermal grizzly kryonaut paste in place - temps are kept largly under control with extended stress tests topping out about 80° C - usually sat in the 60's for gaming.
CPU Cooler
I swapped out the stock TIM for some Thermal Grizzly Kyronaut knowing the 8700K would run hot when OC'd - no issues to report, although the Link software to control the fan speed / RGB logo is a bit buggy.
Gaming 5 seems to OC well, Bios isn't as nice as my old Strix board but still does everything I need to.
RGB elements are nice - Fusion software does seem to control the Trident Z memory too.
Stunning to look at, XMP'd to stated speeds and horrendously overpriced. Welcome to PC building in 2018, lol
Boots to windows in under 10 seconds. Only used as a boot drive though so hardly putting it through it's paces
Video Card
Unfortunatly as I began collecting parts in December '17 the whole GPU / Mining thing kicked off and the 1080ti's I wanted quickly either went out of stock or shot up in price. A real bad time to build anything, especially with DRAM pricing the way it is also... Being a little (i.e. VERY) impatient and having 99% of the parts sat there ticking out their warranties in boxes I took the plunge to purchase a Star Wars Titan XP direct from Nvidia. In stock, delivered next day and not subject to the price rises seen in stores.
At the time of purchase a 1080ti (that was in stock) was pushing over £900 for a decent brand/design - Still A LOT of money but if I was going to break my bank account - I'd at least have something nice to look at. And boy is it beautiful!
My wife actually bought this for me for Christmas. She knows me very well and building in it was a dream. lots of cable management. Airflow seems to be adequate, maybe because the Titan XP vents its heat out the rear instead of into the case it helps keep things down.
Power Supply
Does what it says on the tin. I wont be going SLI so more than enough power. I coupled it with the optional sleeved cable kit from Corsair for looks.
Case Fan
HD120's as I knew they were bright so could illuminate the case interior without any RGB strips. Louder than I thought they would be, although still messing around with the Link software to get the fan profiles just right.
Case Fan
Included LED hub isn't too large and fit nicely into the rear of the PC. Suppose the only downside is the excess of cables to fit 4 of them....


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A new Web site that rates consumer products on their toxic chemical content launched Wednesday, providing information on goods ranging from automobiles and pet products to school supplies and women's accessories.
The HealthyStuff.org site lists more than 900 products, with data on lead content in women's purses, wallets and handbags collected by the Center for Environmental Health in Oakland. The site is run by the Ecology Center in Michigan.
The site focuses on levels of lead, cadmium, chlorine, arsenic, bromine and mercury in products, in part because they've been identified as "problematic chemicals" by regulatory agencies, according to a statement, in addition to the tendency of some of them to accumulate in people and the environment.
The Web site's launch coincided with a Wednesday news conference announcing a renewed push by federal lawmakers to reform the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act. Environmental and health advocates criticize the law as requiring limited or no human health testing for 81,000 chemicals listed in its inventory.
"This year we have a chance to reform the 33-year-old, never-updated Toxic Substances Control Act," said Charlotte Brody, national field director for Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families. "It's out-of-date and out-of-sync."
This fall, Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and Rep. Bobby Rush, D-Ill., are expected to introduce legislation calling for greater scrutiny on the health effects of industrial chemicals, and more publicly available information on the chemicals contained in consumer products.
"America's system for regulating toxic chemicals is broken," Lautenberg said in a prepared statement. "Far too little is known about whether the hundreds of chemicals that end up in our bodies could damage our health."
The American Chemistry Council, an industry trade group, stated on its Web site that it supports a revision to the toxic chemicals act. "It should be modernized to keep pace with advances in science and technology," the organization stated.


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This week: Kesha
Classics: Bruce Springsteen
Kesha: Rainbow [Kemosabe/RCA, 11/08/2017]
Overdoing the not-needing-a-man defiance, would you blame her? Country music doesn't need a lift or a "revival" but leave it to the mainstream aficionados to do it anyway. Beyoncé, Lady Gaga, Kesha—good girls stay good. If only the boys realised. It's nice to hear music and Kesha in the same sentence after the long court debacles and legal issues. And it's nice to hear it this thought out—plenty of [self-]examination. (7/10)
Bruce Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A. [Columbia, 04/06/1984]
Springsteen could always perform the simultaneous commercialism and commercial-bashing with poise and passion, neither underselling the other, and both making pure sense in the studio and on the fly. Born in the U.S.A. was always that exact statement. His mix of Americana-loving (never loathing, as much as the hippies could only wish he conveys) and patriotic anti-jingoism was always this record's/his charm. And at no point does he flounder on where he came from, where the music industry is/was, and, forgive me, who he is—the longing (that makes sense), the gratefulness, and making the most of youth and "growing old" before the US of A snatches both from right under your nose. But he likes it that way, and so do most of the red-white-and-blue brigade. It gives them—and the rest of us—a talking point for the rest of their/our days. What is making the most of youth and "growing old"? The former is squeezing every ounce out of those three-minute records; the latter is realising that that was all futile bollocks but worth the ride anyway. But if those records constitute standing up for the needless loss of our brothers at Khe Sahn, I can put up with the bollocks long after I should pack it in. No surrender. (9/10)


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WASHINGTON — The House voted last week to require consumers to be notified of breaches that could compromise personal data on new government health care websites.
WASHINGTON — The House voted last week to require consumers to be notified of breaches that could compromise personal data on new government health care websites.
Lawmakers voted 291-122 for the bill, with 67 Democrats joining on the Republican measure.
The bill requires individuals to be informed within two days of a cyber attack that threatens personal information on any of the online health care marketplaces.
Pointing to a security breach at Target that resulted in a leak of private data affecting more than 70 million customers, Rep. Fred Upton, R-Mich., said the bill "seeks to provide peace of mind to people who have submitted personal information to the health exchanges."
"Why wouldn't we want the public to know and be alerted right away?" Upton said.
Democratic leaders called the legislation no more than the latest Republican "scare tactic" to undermine Obamacare by discouraging people to sign up for insurance.
"There have been no successful breaches of healthcare.gov," said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., "Republicans seems eager to find bad news. They want to stir up phony fears that personal information is not secure on the site."
Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, voted for the bill, as did Reps. Tom Cole and Markwayne Mullin, both R-Okla.
Superfund law overhauled
The House voted 225-188 to expand the role of states in cleaning up "Superfund" hazardous waste sites.
The bill would allow states every five years to add potential sites to the cleanup list kept by the Environmental Protection Agency. States would need to approve sites added to the federal list, and EPA would need to consult with states as they are cleaned up.
The bill also eliminates the government's legal shield against state actions dealing with the decontamination of toxic waste sites.
Rep. Bill Johnson, R-Ohio, said the bill would "go a long way toward making the states partners with the EPA in cleaning up hazardous waste sites."
Critics said the bill would weaken federal cleanup powers. The White House threatened a veto, saying it could result "in significant site cleanup delays, endangering public health and the environment."
The vote fell mostly along party lines, with all but four Republicans for it and all but five Democrats against it.
Hall voted for the bill, as did Cole and Mullin of Oklahoma.
Fed Chairman confirmed
The Senate voted 56-26 to confirm Janet Yellen as chairman of the Federal Reserve. The California economist, 67, became the first woman to head the central bank.
Democrats voted to endorse President Barack Obama's nominee to succeed outgoing chairman Ben Bernanke. Votes against Yellen were cast by Republicans to protest the Fed's money management policies.
Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both R-Texas, voted against Yellen. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., voted for Yellen while Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla., voted against her.


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On May 21, Schwermann, Vice Dean of School of East Asia of Ruhr University of Bochum (RUB) and Director of Department of Chinese Language and Literature, and Van Veen, Director of Personnel and Legal Affairs Department, visited ZZU. Vice President Han Guohe met with the guests.
Vice President Han hoped that ZZU could enhance cooperation on Chinese language and characters with RUB and discussed the possibility of setting up Confucius Institute in RUB. He also wished that both sides could strengthen cooperation on joint training of postgraduates and exchanges and learning between teachers and students.
Schwermann said that ZZU has its owning Chinese civilization center standing a broad prospect in cooperation with RUB. Director Van Veen hoped that both sides could strengthen communication between management and carry out pragmatic cooperation on many levels.
In the afternoon, Schwermann gave a special lecture for teachers and students from School of Chinese Language & Literature of ZZU.(translator Song Gencheng)
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British Home Secretary Theresa May is now on course to become the country's second female prime minister after rival Andrea Leadsom dropped out of the race.
Mrs Leadsom is said to have taken the decision following controversy over statements she made to The Times that as a mother she has a greater stake in the country's future than Mrs May, who was unable to have children.
Mrs May is now expected to become the new Conservative leader, and as a result is expected to be the
UK prime minister who leads the country into withdrawal from the European Union.
Mrs May, who supported 'remain' during campaigning, has said she would not trigger article 50, to begin the leaving process, until there is some more clarity about what deal Britain will be negotiating for – and not until next year. She has said she is not in favour of a second referendum being held.
Mrs Leadsom said she gave her full support to Mrs May, and that it was best for the country that there should not be a drawn-out leadership campaign at this 'critical moment'.


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So here it is our annual live recording at Oggcamp as tradition dictates it is released 'as is' (Although Keith has tweaked it a bit) this episode is especially for the swine's that went to listen to that Linux Voice drivel and missed what was far superior entertainment. Hopefully, you'll enjoy Pete totally cocking up the opening, if only this were video you would see the look of shock and disbelief on Matt's face.
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Summer Scenes - The Draw of the Beach!
Good Friday morning! It hardly seems that this week should be over and I'm still chasing myself. You know, I might get caught up one day, but I truly doubt it. I need to have about two uninterrupted days in the stamp room. Make that three days. It is such a mess at the moment that I can't find anything. I still have all these unmounted images all over the place that need to be cataloged and put away. Jeanne will be back this coming Tuesday (we are heading to CHA) and she doesn't have a place to work right now. Actually that mess has to be cleaned today, because I have Stamp Club tomorrow.
Sydney is still with Kate. I checked in last night and she seems to be doing better, but it's still too early to bring her home. Well, maybe she is home because she is Kate's dog. Who knows, Kate may decide to keep Syd after all . . . if she does, I'm sure we'll be looking at that new pup Mallory is dying for. Oh please . . . one more dog is all I need. But then again, I'm traveling so someone else has to take care of them while I'm gone. They won't be satisfied until there is a herd of 30 running around!
I had a heads up on today's SCS Limited Supply Challenge, but just by a few minutes. I did get my card done and uploaded to my SCS Gallery, but didn't get the blog post written before uploading. I normally do that. Write my blog post and then upload to SCS. It was just too late and I was a little mushy headed. Today's challenge is to make a card with a summer theme. One of my favorite places is the beach, so I had to make a beach card.
I decided to use one of the new Kittie Kits and break out my reinkers for a change. I painted the water, sand and sky first, laying down a light layer of color. All the images were stamped in brown, and I went over the sea oats with greens. The chair was stamped over the sand in the same color of browns, then painted in darker colors. To add some highlight to the water, I lightly brushed/dabbed on some Tulip Puffy Paint and then heat set it. To finish the card, and because we were limited on layers and no designer paper. Do you think they realize what they are doing to me – no designer paper? Minimum layers? Well, it is a challenge, isn't it? Anyhoo, to add some interest to the card, I sponged the edges of the layers.
- Stamps: Kittie Kit Cause a Scene Beach Master SKU:KKCS M002, Kittie Kit Cause a Scene What's For Lunch #5 SKU:KKCS S005, and Rubbernecker Sentiments Happy Brthday SKU:25-02 from Rubbernecker Stamp Company
- Paper: Canson Watercolor Paper, SU Soft Sky and Always Artichoke
- Ink: Ranger Tim Holtz Fired Brick, Aged Mahogany, Broken China, Antique Linen, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Mustard Seed, Peeled Paint, and Weathered Wood Distress Inks; SU Soft Sky and Always Artichoke
- Accessories: Ranger Tim Holtz Distress Reinkers; Water Brush; Cup of Water; Tsukineko Sponge Dauber; Ribbon; Tulip Puffy Paint
Hope y'all have a great day! I'm moving down to the basement to start picking up. Oh and Carrie if you are reading this, why don't you come to Stamp Club tomorrow morning?
8 Responses to "Summer Scenes – The Draw of the Beach!"
WOW – this is so soft and pretty – just Gorgeous!!!
cute card. I am the little sis of Sherry, and what is so funny about a herd of 30 dogs is her husband said no dogs in the house about 18 mos go. So it really is too funny. Sorry Sherry, had to add that. hahahaha
That looks like a great place to be right now, awesome job!
I love this card!! I also love the interplay about the herd of dogs!! I started with one English bullie named Maggie as a rescue and now I have 10!! There is always another rescue bullie out there looking for some love! Of course, they give it back ten-fold! Hope to hear that you get that new puppy soon!!!
I love this! The soft colors and the water on the shore is just gorgeous!
i love this beach scene. it looks like it is a real picture.
What a beautiful little scene. Gorgeous card. Joan
Wowza! You are amazing! This is absolutely stunning! LOVE it! 🙂


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C. Bowen, C. Hoffmann (eds). Representing Wars from 1860 to the Present: Fields of Action, Fields of Vision
Référence bibliographique : Claire Bowen and Catherine Hoffmann (eds). Representing Wars from 1860 to the Present: Fields of Action, Fields of Vision, Brill-Rodopi, collection "Textxet: Studies in Comparative Literature", 2018. EAN13 : 9789004353237.
Representing Wars from 1860 to the Present: Fields of Action, Fields of Vision. Edited by Claire Bowen and Catherine Hoffmann, University of Le Havre, France. Published by Brill-Rodopi, Leiden (Netherlands) February 2018. Price: 100 euros/$120
Representing Wars from 1860 to the Present examines representations of war in literature, film, photography, memorials, and the popular press. The volume breaks new ground in cutting across disciplinary boundaries and offering case studies on a wide variety of fields of vision and action, and types of conflict: from civil wars in the USA, Spain, Russia and the Congo to recent western interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq. In the case of World War Two, Representing Wars emphasises idiosyncratic and non-western perspectives - specifically those of Japanese writers Hayashi and Ooka.
A central concern of the thirteen contributors has been to investigate the ethical and ideological implications of specific representational choices.
Contributors: Claire Bowen (Université du Havre-Normandie, France), Catherine Ann Collins (Willamette University, Salem USA), Marie-France Courriol (University of Cambridge UK/Université de Lille, France), Eliane Elmaleh (Université du Maine, France), Teresa Gibert (Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia, Madrid, Spain), William Gleeson (Université du Maine), Catherine Hoffmann (Université du Havre-Normandie, France), Sandrine Lascaux (Université du Havre-Normandie, France), Christopher Lloyd (Durham University, UK), Monica Michlin (Université Paul Valéry-Montpellier 3, France), Guillaume Muller (Centre for Japanese Studies, INALCO, Paris, France), Misako Nemoto (Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan), Clément Sigalas (Université Paris-Est- Marne-la-Vallée, France).
Readership: Scholars and students in modern languages and literature, film studies, photography, cultural studies. Anyone interested in representations of distant or forgotten conflicts, and neglected aspects of major wars.
Part 1 The Spectacle of War
1. Monica Michlin: Deconstructing the Spectacle of War? Brian de Palma's Redacted, Nick Broomfield's Battle for Haditha, Paul Haggis's In the Valley of Elah and the Iraq War
2; Sandrine Lascaux (trans. Claire Bowen): The War in Images: The Poetics of Plasticity in Juan Benet's Herrumbrosas lanzas
3. Clément Sigalas: The Second World War Seen from the Balcony: Representations of the Spectacle of War in the French Post-War Novel
Part 2 At a Distance from War
4. Catherine Hoffmann: The "Comic Opera" of Alied Intervention in Russia: Off-Staging War in William Gerhardie's Early Novels
5. Teresa Gibert: Margaret Atwood's Representation of Modern and Imaginary Warfare
6. Catherine Collins: Memory Keeping and Visual Narratives of Commemoration: Representing Interned Japanese Americans during World War II
Part 3 Bringing the War Home
7. Eliane Elmaleh: Martha Rosler, an American Artist at War with war
8. Marie-France Courriol: Conflicting Documentary Strategies and Italian Counter-propaganda in the Spanish Civil War
9. Christopher Lloyd: Revisiting the Congo's Forgotten Wars: Jean Lartéguy's Les Chimères noires
10. Claire Bowen: "A Boy and His Dog...": The War in Afghanistan and Storytelling
Part 4 Expriencing War and Bearing Witness
11. William Gleeson: Aphonic Images: Aurality and Silence in Civil War Photography
12. Guillaume Muller: Profiles of War by Hayashi Fusao: A Writer's Approach to War
13; Misako Nemoto: Ooka Shohei's Democratization of the Self
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'The developing fodder crisis cannot be ignored any longer'
The developing fodder crisis cannot be ignored by the Minister for Agriculture, Michael Creed, any longer, according to the president of the Irish Farmers' Association (IFA) Joe Healy.
Healy also called for a further meeting of the Fodder Action Group, which was established by the minister in December.
The first and only meeting of the group to date took place on December 11 and the next meeting is expected to take place early this month, but no date has been set as yet.
Chaired by Teagasc, the group comprises all the main stakeholders – including feed merchants and co-ops, as well as banking and farm bodies.
Commenting on the fodder crisis, Healy said: "A Teagasc survey has clearly established that 85% of farmers affected by fodder shortages in the north-west region have, on average, less than half of the fodder they need for the winter.
"That is a very stark situation for the farmers affected and the very poor weather of the last number of days will only add to the problem.
The minister has been aware of the dire situation for some time, he has acknowledged the difficulties farmers are experiencing – but, has yet to offer any tangible support; immediate action is required.
"It is very disappointing that the minister has – to date – failed to support a meal voucher system, which we strongly believe would have been the best and most efficient solution.
"We are now seeking a commitment from the minister to fund the significant cost of transporting fodder to the areas in need," he said.
Last month the IFA revealed it has mobilised its national county and branch network to support those farmers in most difficulty.
Counties have been twinned with a view to identifying farmers who are in a position to contribute feed, so that fodder can be transported to areas in need.
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