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"The system Wesley inaugurated, instead of reviving debate on whether churches should be Episcopal, Independent, Presbyterian or whatever, aimed first at spreading the gospel by every available means. And the Methodist structure was flexible enough to operate effectively across the world - whether in England, or among the black slaves of the American South, or in Fiji, Tonga and other islands of the Pacific. What is beyond dispute is that in gospel effectiveness Wesleyan Methodism often outstripped other bodies; it reached slaves, soldiers, convicts and cannibals; it gave birth to vibrant churches which multiplied themselves as missionary agencies. This should at least make us cautious about dismissing the structure in terms of mere expediency... I am not about to suggest that we should all exchange our church structure for the one-time Methodist pattern. But I think Wesley prompts us to re-examine the relationship between zeal for the salvation of souls and church practices and procedures. We are prone to think that variations and changes in church order means laxity, but could it be that we need to re-examine what is most suited for the advance of the gospel in our generation? Is it not possible we could be in danger of allowing theory to prevent the introduction of changes that could be of blessing to people who are presently lost and far from God?" [pages 148-149]
"Wesley was accused of lowering the position of the minister. It is true that men were sometimes admitted as Assistants and itinerants who were unworthy, but taking the early Methodist history as a whole, failures were not the norm. The men who constituted the norm were often men of a standard which puts us to shame. The life of the itinerant preacher was a far harder one than the life of a man settled quietly to minister just to the needs of a local congregation. The itinerant had to find a pulpit wherever he could, whatever the weather, whatever the hostility. He was far more on horseback than ever he was at a fireside. Self-denial and sacrifice were a regular part of his existence, and, being married, he could not continue unless he had a wife of equal spiritual determination. We might think that they sometimes carried self-discipline too far, but there is no denying that they came closer than most to Paul's description of the gospel ministry in 2 Corinthians 6:4-9: 'In all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distress, in stripes, in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in distresses ... By honour and dishonour, by evil report and good report; as deceivers yet true; as unknown, and yet well known; as dying and behold we live.'" [pages 149-150]
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Iain Murray on what Presbyterians can learn from John Wesley
A while ago I read some of Iain Murray's book called Old Evangelicalism - Old Truths for a New Awakening. Below are some excerpts I found challenging, particularly in regard to having a too convenient view of ministry...
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Christmas tree ornament gets teched up
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Who would've thought the humble Christmas tree bauble would end up with an LCD display? Well the future has already arrived, and this interesting Christmas tree decoration (I sworn I've seen it sometime before somewhere…) houses a 1.5″ LCD display with enough internal memory to store up to 50 different pictures – surely this is more interesting than the tangled mess of glowing bulbs. Each of these baubles will retail for $34.95 and run on two AA batteries – talk about chalking up a large investment if you've got say, 50 of these on your tree!
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ThomasGR wrote:Well, this is exactly the way how Greeks pronounce "z", and it does not sound like "dz" or "zd".
Originally, Latin didn't have "z" in its alphabet and was later adopted from the Greek one, sometimes in the second or first century BC, together with K, X and Y, which were used only for words loaned from Greek.
Here's a modern Greek talking...
yadfothgildloc wrote:So, is eta pronouced (xsampa) /e/ or /E:/? I was taught /e/ (and that it should be differentiated from epsilon-iota (/Ei/), but that page says it's a long epsilon.
However, at some time in the 4th century BCE the change to the modern Greek pronunciation of z as [z] was already taking place. Aristotle (Metaphysics, 993a) writes that whereas some people would analyze z into s+d, others consider it as a separate sound which does not consist of already recognized elements. At the same time there starts to be some confusion between z and s in Greek inscriptions (e.g., anabazmous instead of anabasmous, 329 BCE).
Further evidence for a later continuous (fricative) pronunciation of z ([z]) comes from ancient Greek grammarians (e.g., Dionysius Thrax), who divide consonants into two primary categories: the aphona (beta, gamma, delta, kappa, pi, tau, theta, phi, and chi), and the hemiphona (zeta, ksi, psi, lambda, mu, nu, rho, sigma). In Aristotle's Poetics (1456b) the aphona are described as "having contact" (= "meta prosboles"), but not being pronounceable without a vowel. In modern parlance we would say that aphona are the plosives, pronounced instantaneously, while hemiphona (of which zeta is a member) are fricatives, and those other consonants that can be pronounced continuously, without the need for a following vowel. This agrees with a pronunciation of z as [z].
Ancient Persian names that contain the consonants [zd] are transliterated in Greek through z. For example, in Plato we have Oromazes (Ωρομάζης) for Persian Auramazda; and in Xenophon we find Artaozos (Αρτάοζος; in Herodotus: Artavazos) for Artavazda. The Hebrew name Ašdod, we find it in Herodotus as Azotos (Άζωτος).
ThomasGR wrote:Ancient Greeks were never keen to render the sounds of foreign words correctly, but rather to improve them and make more easier for a Greek to pronounce, in other words to "hellenise". Therefore this evidence does not count. According to that tradition we have
Phraortes for (Persian) Kshatrita (not even close),
Cyaxares for Uwakshatra (!),
Astyages for Ishtumegu (!),
Cyrus for Kurush,
Cambyses for Kambujiya,
Darius for Darayavahush,
Xerxes for Xshayarsha,
Artaxerxes for Artaxshassa
Arses for Arsha
Hystaspis for Vishtaspa (!).
In your sense of Greek, can you shed me a light how the name of master Zhuangtsu should be transliterated in Greek, especially ancient?
The above link that is mentioned says that after the fourth century BC zeta is pronounce as "z".


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Lawrence P. Jakobi | Palmdale, CA USA | 09/05/2007
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"Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake / Nureyev, Letestu, Martinez, Paris Opera Ballet [HD DVD]Since purchasing both a HD DVD and a Blu-Ray player, we have been wondering why there isn't much of a selection for the classical performing arts. Surround sound and high-def picture both lend themselves perfectly to programming such as Ballet, Opera, and Theatre. Swan Lake was the first offering we saw and ordered it immediately. We were not disappointed. The surround sound provided center seating acoustics as well as the live performance sound of the dancer's feet upon the stage......very live performance type of experience. The high-def picture was flawless and provided a depth that gave the impression of a bird's eye view of a live performance. Equipment used Toshiba HD-XA2 HD DVD player; Denon AVR-4806ci receiver; Polk 7.1 speakers; HP MD5880N high-def TV. All connected via HDMI."
Great first ballet HDDVD
Dance Geek | 07/06/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"First, the bad. On my HDA2, this disc craps out with an error at 1:05 into the ballet. I'm not sure if this is a player error or a format/DRM/SW error. This is not the only disc/instance that reports of this error has been mentioned. Checkout avsforum for details. I hope a future firmware update would fix this.
Now, the good. Ballet is glorious in HD and the POB is one of the finest companies in the world. I had seen POB live in Paris so I was looking forward to adding this to my collection. POB dancers are not as spectacular as ABT dancers with their acrobatic turns and jumps. But, you can really see the solid technique in everything they do, which sometimes takes your breadth away. In some respects HD reveals too much detail that most live audiences would never see. Ballet technique is top notch but you start to notice the emotionless acting (especially with Jose Martinez). Video editing work could be alot better as camera changes were too often and erratic for my taste. I would rather include alternative closeups as bonus material. The music was wonderful but all stage sound were suppressed. Again, this is my preference for not over producing a live performance."
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C. Gonzalez Aviles | La Serena, Chile | 12/08/2007
(3 out of 5 stars)
"The first few performances of Swan Lake were not very succesful. It all changed when the Petipa/Ivanov version appeared. This has become the "standard version" and has made this ballet very popular. But this is not the version on this disc. In fact, I very much disliked the coreography (Nureyev, 1984), which differs from the Petipa/Ivanov coreography in significant ways. More to the point, Mr. Nureyev has decided that the Prince's tutor and Rothbart are one and the same person! Why mess with the Petipa/Ivanov version? The fact that the picture and sound quality of this HD disc are excellent is not sufficient compensation, at least for me, for these departures from the highly succesful Petipa/Ivanov version. Here is an example: the "battle" scene in the finale (the Prince vs. Rothbart) has been played down to a few steps! The other negative point of this performance is the spartan bareness of the theater. Why didn't they dress-up the stage at least during the ball scene? There is one redeeming aspect to Mr. Nureyev's coreography, though. The geometrical figures depicted by the swans in the later acts, superbly captured by cameras hovering above the stage, are splendid."
S. Bodine | Ohio | 08/27/2007
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"Quality excellent over all but as an earlier review said the camera work could be better."


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guys good news now u can again add ur friends to ur fan page cool isnt it?
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Visiting the show for the first time in three years, it was interesting to see how little had changed. Most of the booths were the same, offering much the same kind of material. It made me feel less like I had been missing out by not being at the show every single year, and that in itself was a relief.
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I didn't buy much more because, well, everything was so expensive. It seems every booth is pushing an "exclusive" item costing anywhere from $20 to $75 and up, and very little appeared to be discounted. Perhaps that's just a function of exhibitors needing to recoup as much as possible the rather expensive booth rate at the show. Either way, it put a dampener on my shopping interests, especially since almost everything I was interested in can be acquired via a local comics shop or online, often for less and without the need for me to lug it around the show.
The highlight of the day was the Sequart: Advancing Comics as Art panel, during which I talked about my book, Mutant Cinema: The X-Men Trilogy from Comics to Screen, in conjunction with the upcoming documentary Comics in Focus: Chris Claremont's X-Men run on the series. Director Patrick Meaney and producer/cinematographer Jordan Rennert showed some footage from the doc. It was cool to see how well the shots they took of my original X-Men comics collection turned out, as they were going for a different look when presenting the work from an older, more analog era.
I also jumped at the chance to join Patrick, Jordan and Sequart founder Julian Darius as they interviewed Louise Simonson for the Claremont documentary. I can now check her off my very short list of comics pros whose work I admire who have not yet had a chance to meet.
If there is one reliable result of attending Comic-Con, it is for me a revitalized interest in comics. I've been pulling out stuff to read ever since and have managed to catch up on some of my immense reading backlog to very enjoyable effect. I'll write about some of the more interesting stuff soon.


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Yasmina returned from vacation and joined last week's conversation in which Grace & Tziporah discussed the topic of God's will. We invite you to share your thoughts in the comments section below.
Grace, you are absolutely right. The concept of God's will is one of the central beliefs in Islam, and Tziporah's explanation of this concept in Judaism describes what it means and entails in Islam, as well. This belief applies to past and future events, and we use the phrases "In Sha Allah" and "Ma Sha Allah" to express it. Believing in God's will is actually one of the first concepts children learn as they hear their parents respond to their demands: When children ask about going to the park in the afternoon and parents respond, "In Sha Allah," they wonder if the answer is a "yes" or a "no." Soon they realize that it's a "yes, unless something happens to interfere with our plans."
The words "Ma Sha Allah" are used when referring to events that have already occurred and when expressing admiration—for someone's children or home—to ward off the evil eye. More importantly, they are a verbal expression of the heart's eye that fully accepts and submits. For example, Muslims will say "Ma Sha Allah" when misfortune befalls them, accepting what God has decreed for them. This verse illustrates the point that we must equally accept the good and the bad: "And if God should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no one who repels His bounty. He causes it to reach whom He will of His servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful." (Yunus, 10:107)
As to the matter of justifying one's actions by stating that they are God's will, this demonstrates ignorance or twisted motives. When catastrophes such as the recent shootings occur, the one thing to remember is that although God has allowed the perpetrators to act, this in no way means that He has blessed their deeds. Understanding and accepting the tragedy that befalls us may be a test of our patience and trust in God's wisdom, but this is a topic for yet another conversation.


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Yahoo! Does! Adsense! In! Reverse!
Yahoo! today ushered in advertising network deals with three major publishers - Forbes.com, Cars.com and Ziff Davis Media, to add a little sparkle to its Q3 earnings.
QLogic hypes 'network consolidation' with FCoE
SNWQLogic is giving a preview of its latest gear at Storage Networking World in Dallas, including the claimed first complete Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) converged network.
Microsoft throws unified communications party
Today, in downtown San Francisco, Microsoft's long-awaited lineup of "unified communications software" was officially announced by chairman Bill Gates, business division president Jeff Raikes, and a surly-looking guitarist in a red velvet jacket.
DMSL punts local IT support to small.biz
BT reseller DMSL has created a IT repair service that will compete with the likes of the Geek Squad and PC World's Tech Guys by offering support services for home users and small businesses across the UK.
Nokia wants to reach out and Touch
Nokia has announced that S60, the popular interface layer for Symbian smartphones, will from next year allow users to prod screens with their fingertips - though apparently this innovation owes nothing to Apple's uber-phone.
Yahoo! accused! of! lying! to! Congress!
The House Committee on Foreign Affairs is calling Yahoo! chief executive Jerry Yang to a hearing on 6 November to explain why the company lied to Congress in early 2006 about its knowledge of the investigation into Chinese journalist Shi Tao.
MiFID gives most firms a headache
Firms across Europe have just two weeks to comply with a law that aims to create a single European market for financial services. But most are struggling with the directive's record-keeping duties, according to survey findings published today.
Cisco Brazil hit by massive police raid
Cisco offices in Brazil were raided yesterday and executives arrested during a massive raid against alleged illegal avoidance of import duties.
Bone phone promises clearer conversations
Japanese carrier KDDI has unveiled a 3G mobile phone that lets users hear a conversation through their bones, a technique it claims can give a much clearer conversation in noisy environments.
Symantec pushes Backup Exec with Altiris
SNWSymantec plans to integrate its latest Windows recovery software into the Altiris management platform next month. The move was made today in step with Storage Networking World in Dallas.
Hardware slowdown sours IBM numbers
IBM's customers are putting off big hardware buys until the firm refreshes its processor line, the company's latest financials show.
AMD to launch DirectX 10 integrated chipsets next January?
AMD will roll out DirectX 10-compatible integrated chipsets for its desktop processors early next year, it has been claimed.
Bell Micro still working on accounts probe
Bell Micro is still investigating its accounts and restating previous results, but yesterday gave preliminary figures for the third quarter of 2007 ending 30 September.
Sony Ericsson feels margins pinch
Sony Ericsson has started to feel the margins pinch from its shift to lower-priced handsets, although it is still managing to keep a more successful balance than most of its rivals. Strong demand for its phones were the highlight of mixed third quarter results at Samsung, which remains hobbled by weakness in the semiconductor division.
Seagate says storage demand better than expected
Seagate surprised itself in the last quarter by shipping 47 million disk drives, more than it had actually planned for.
Panasonic preps 4x dual-layer Blu-ray burner
Panasonic has launched its second Blu-ray Disc burner capable of writing a BD-R disc at 4x speeds. This time, the drive can handle dual-layer, 50GB media.
Ofcom: no comeback for TV on analogue spectrum
Britain's communications watchdog has warned broadcasters they have no God-given right to reoccupy the analogue TV spectrum that they began vacating this week.
Opera and Mozilla step up mobile browser pressure
The first key milestone on the road to a genuinely appealing mobile web experience is an effective browser, and the competition to provide that vital tool is heating up. The Apple Safari open source platform has made the running so far, both in the iPhone and Nokia's homegrown browser, which is Safari-based.
OSI gives nod to Microsoft shared source licences
The Open Source Initiative (OSI) has approved two of Microsoft's shared source licenses. The controversial move paves the way for developers to use the Microsoft Reciprocal License and the Microsoft Public License as a valid methodology for creating open source applications.
US Patent Office decimates Amazon's 1-Click Patent
Most of the claims in Amazon's controversial patent for shopping with a single mouse click have been rejected by the US Patent Office. It follows a campaign by a New Zealander who filed evidence of prior art with funding from readers of his blog.
Orange's Apple deal to bear unlocked iPhones
Orange will indeed offer Apple's iPhone on France, but the most interesting aspect of the two firms' partnership will be the availability, for the first time, of officially unlocked handsets.
Skype in MySpace hook-up
MySpace has agreed to let eBay's IP telephony damp squib Skype plaster its pages with click-to-call buttons.
Pennsylvania woman in legal doo-doo for lav profanities
While swearing at work is apparently good for you, swearing in your bathroom isn't. Pennsylvania housewife Dawn Herb is preparing to fight charges of disorderly conduct brought against her after she swore at her unruly loo, and shortly afterwards a law enforcement officer.
Facebook promises stronger safeguards
Social networking site Facebook has reached agreement with the New York Attorney General to strengthen the way it polices its site to make it easier to remove obscene or offensive content.
George Lucas announces Star Wars TV spin-off
George Lucas announced yesterday he'd "just begun work" on a live action TV spin-off set in the Star Wars universe, but warned fans not to expect a cathode ray tube outing for Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader.
Boffins plot to disrupt underground black markets
Academic researchers are developing techniques to disrupt underground black markets frequented by malicious hackers and virus writers.
Fasthosts admits email destruction fiasco
Fasthosts, "the UK's number 1 web host", has admitted to a botched update to its mail server that permanently deleted customer emails.
SAP sings 'Only You' to Yasu
SAP has snaffled up Indian rules management vendor Yasu Technologies, its second acquisition in a week.
LHC@home gets new home
The distributed computing project LHC@home is moving to London from CERN in Switzerland.
Met's de Menezes photo 'manipulated', says prosecution
A composite image of Jean Charles de Menezes and Hussain Osman "was manipulated so as to mislead", it was claimed at the Old Bailey today. The composite was produced by the Metropolitan Police in evidence in order to illustrate similarities between the two men, and to show that police could have difficulties distinguishing the two.
Sony Ericsson S500i mobile phone
ReviewWith its pulsing lights and back-to-nature themes, Sony Ericsson's S500i is aimed at the supposed style-savvy consumer. But does this sliderphone have the functionality and appeal to really grab fashion-phone followers?
iTunes battles Amazon with DRM-free price drop
Apple has responded to the launch of Amazon's DRM-free music download store with a price cut to its own iTunes Plus.
Serial typosquatter settles FTC charges
An internet hijacker who allegedly registered 5,500 copycat web addresses in a bid to divert lost surfers onto a porno site has agreed to hand over $164,000 to settle charges brought against him by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC).
Mobile content site offers chance to bypass operators
Kiwi-based Voeveo will flick the switch tonight on a portal where anyone can upload mobile content and charge people to download it, in return for 30 per cent of the sale price.
Samsung shows Symbian satnav smartphones
Samsung has expanded its smartphone range with two new models, the SGH-i550 and SGH-i560, both unveiled at this week's Symbian show in London.
Revenue IT boss gets top job
Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs' IT boss Steve Lamey has been promoted to chief operating officer.
LEDs replace hands in bonkers Japanese watches
These watches may look as though they're from a future era, but the LED-based timepieces could be just the thing to adorn your wrist and compliment your I-LUV-UNIX T-shirt.
Symbian CEO finds his 'inner caveman'
Smartphone ShowThe 1990s mania for Flintstones anthropology has been on the wane for some time. It was freighted with too many dodgy agendas, and people twigged fairly quickly that you can simply make up any "evolutionary psychology" you wanted. Studies such as the one that suggested rape provided evolutionary advantages didn't exactly help the cause. Stephen Jay Gould called it "Just So Stories", and EP turned out not to be an exciting new branch of science, or even social science, but gothic fiction - to be filed under "Creative Writing".
SNIA forms green coalition
SNWTrade organization SNIA, the Storage Networking Industry Association, has formed yet another eco-cause group.
Apple opens up iPhone to app developers
The iPhone and iTouch are to get a Software Developers Kit in February next year, allowing developers to create proper native applications for the platform and allowing it to properly compete with other smart phones, Steve Jobs announced on the company's website today.
Skype Trojan steals login credentials
Skype users, Beware a new Trojan that uses subtle social engineering tricks to try to steal your login credentials
Ex-Linspire chief defects to Ubuntu
Former Linspire CEO Kevin Carmony has shown all the loyalty of a free agent athlete. Just a few months after resigning from Linspire, Carmony has traded in his old company's Linux operating system for Ubuntu.
US ID theft bill seeks redress for victims
Senators on both sides of the House have backed a bill that would allow American victims of identity theft to seek restitution for the money and time they waste repairing their credit histories.
Removable hard disks make a come-backup
There's always something a little off-beat around the edges of these shows, and this time it was a small company, called Idealstor, pushing an ejectable hard disk called Teralyte as a replacement for tape backup.
Early Visual Studio 2008 to bolster Vista?
It's been a long time coming - but the much-anticipated proper release of Microsoft's Visual Studio 2008 could make it to market before the end of the year. Officially the Visual Studio 2008 is slated to be part of a massive Microsoft product launch at the end of February 2008. But there has been talk that it will arrive earlier.
RIAA aims lawyers at usenet newsgroup service
The Recording Industry Ass. of America has now attacked a company that provides access to internet newsgroups.


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The hard-line fundamentalist clerics who run Iran may yet yield their grip on power under pressure from its burgeoning - and restless - population of 20-somethings. But until then, their morals police have found a new source of crime on which to crack down: barbers. Barbers? Yes, earlier this month in Isfahan, the nation's No. 2 city, the cops swooped in and arrested two for cutting the hair of female patrons so short that they can pass for males ... and thus go out in public minus the mandatory head scarves and neck-to-toe garments that hide their shapes. One of those arrested was a woman dressed as a man.
If survey results mean anything, it's just as well that the US doesn't need to count on the people of Belgium to make the year-end holidays a commercial success. The consulting arm of international accounting giant Deloitte Touche Tomatsu found Belgians plan to spend less, on average, than any other Europeans on all aspects of Christmas: $608. By contrast, respondents in the Republic of Ireland said they're shelling out $1,395 per capita.
Rating states on accidents where alcohol is a factor
To kick off a new effort to discourage drunk driving, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released the results of a comprehensive study. It found 0.63 alcohol-related fatalities nationwide last year per 100 million vehicle miles - less than half the 1982 rate. But state rates varied widely. States with highest and lowest rates, according to the NHTSA study:
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1. Utah 0.29
2. Vermont 0.36
3. New York 0.38
4. Minnesota 0.42
5. New Jersey 0.43
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2. Louisiana 1.08
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4. Washington, DC 1.01
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'Consumers seem to be saying one thing and doing another. They're saying they're cutting back, but then they're coming in and buying from our higher-end ... stores.'
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10 years and a few days ago
I quit smoking. I didn't tell anyone about it at first. Quitting was a frequent thing for me, and I figured people were bored by my attempts. Cravings came strongest when drink was involved, and readers of this blog and folks who know me can correctly ascertain that drink was frequently involved. Days would end with me thinking 'I didn't smoke today'. Those days then stretched into weeks until it wasn't that big a deal to me anymore. I was proud of myself, don't get me wrong, but I never puffed my chest out. Not that I remember, anyway. Some folks I know may disagree.
I picked up some odd habits to help me cope. Hanging out outside with assembled smokers always appealed to me and I kept doing it, in spite of never sparking up myself. If friends are smoking, I still like to join them outside while they light up. Sometimes, usually in the pub, I would ask if I could borrow a cigarette and play with it, unlit. I would even mime smoking it for a second. That usually satisfied any hitherto dormant cravings. The lender - always a friend - would shake their head at the weirdness of it all.
Some quitters find the smell still torments them. I never did. I didn't really like the smell when I smoked, and so it grew more abhorrent to me once I quit. I missed the finger movements though, and to this day I still clumsily flip pens around my digits.
I have hazy memories of some friends, quite early in my cigarette abstinence, making hashish infused-yoghurt for my benefit. It tasted wretched and got me high as a kite. I never tried it again. After a couple of years, I indulged in the odd cigar, though the hangovers of Cubans mixed with booze led to far more regret than pleasure. The odd joint passed my way and I would partake, though as I get older all it seems to do is make me tired.
Perhaps the strangest thing I've done since quitting is also the rarest: to treat a cigarette like a cigar, puffing on it but refusing to inhale. I've never done this sober and memories of the act are always blurry. I don't know why drinking brings on the urge to once again burn a trail down my lungs, but it does.
From time to time, I imagine starting again. It never lasts for more than a moment or two and it's never with any real urgency or need, but the thought crosses my mind nonetheless. When I dismiss it, it's not with revulsion but with a reassurance that I am not a smoker anymore. The various hangovers of the habit suffice and dwindle in frequency with every passing year, though I will probably always flick pens clumsily around my fingers.


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We are excited to announce that Wanda Bass has joined the T/TAC at VCU as a program specialist in secondary transition.
By Mary Tobin, M.Ed.
Virginia is one of many states joining a growing movement to establish standards for measuring the quality of early childhood programs.
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Finding time to effectively plan during the school day is a dilemma for many teachers. For co-teachers, maximizing planning time is essential for quality instruction.
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This is the final article in a series of articles on the transition process and describes essential features of a transition portfolio that may be used to document transition outcomes.
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For those of us asked to provide professional development related to AT, a common response is, "Everyone seems so busy — how will we find the time?" This article offers ideas on how to make time for AT training and how o make the most of the time we find.
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Have you ever reached a point in the school year when you feel your students could use a little extra push to keep them on track? Are you finding that productivity is lagging in your classroom?
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Educators have been called to use "scientifically based research" to guide their instructional practices by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and other federal programs.


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Partnership's CEO steps up
Monske says collaboration throughout region is key
Deputy mayor takes reins of group in March
Dean Monske, left, deputy mayor for external affairs, is introduced by David Waterman of the partnership board downtown. Mr. Monske was key during the recent talks with Chinese developers.
Dean Monske, the Regional Growth Partnership's new chief executive, said Friday he will push for regional cooperation among local economic development groups as he works to attract investment to the area.
Mr. Monske, Toledo's deputy mayor for external affairs, is to start at the partnership March 14. At a news conference, he said he plans to partner with private businesses, local governments, and such groups as the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority, the Toledo Regional Chamber of Commerce, and the Northwest Ohio Regional Economic Development Association.
"I promise to continue to push an expanding, collaborative way to work throughout the region, and promise to work with anyone that wants to be part of making this region a better place for all of us to live and work," Mr. Monske, 46, said.
As deputy mayor, Mr. Monske is paid $90,000 a year. He declined to discuss how much he will be paid at the privately held partnership.
Mr. Monske played a key role in talks with Chinese investors who plan to buy the city-owned Docks complex for $2.15 million, and he is slated to attend a China trade mission in May with Mayor Mike Bell and local business leaders. He participated in a similar trip in September. It is unclear whether the growth partnership will fund any part of Mr. Monske's trip.
David Waterman, growth partnership chairman, said the organization approached Mr. Monske about the job after Steve Weathers left the post in October. Mr. Weathers is now CEO of the Savannah Economic Development Authority in Georgia.
The partnership's search committee looked at 36 candidates to replace Mr. Weathers. The other finalist was Odis Jones, director of real estate development for the New Jersey Economic Development Authority.
Mr. Waterman said Mr. Monske, a Toledo native who lives in Sylvania Township, has a successful local track record and shares the agency's vision for building the region.
"Dean has all the local knowledge that we highly valued from the beginning," Mr. Waterman said. "He's done an outstanding job in all of his prior roles in economic development."
This will be Mr. Monske's second time at the growth partnership. He was the agency's vice president before he was named to Mr. Bell's Cabinet in late 2009.
Prior to joining the partnership in 2006, he held local development roles, including executive director of the Oregon Economic Development Foundation, regional director for the Ohio Economic Development Association, and president of the northwest Ohio regional economic development group.
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Quals 8/8/2015
Results for Crown Quals, 8/8/2015. Heavy rain ended park day early, written entries and judge's booklets were ruined by water. Entrants have been strongly encouraged to submit written entries into Storm Fall Mesa's Dragonmaster next month.
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Matt Lucas: Little Britain would 'upset people' now
- Bang Showbiz
- 4 October 2017
Matt Lucas has admitted his views have changed since he and David Walliams first made 'Little Britain', but he wouldn't do it now because it would "upset people"
Matt Lucas wouldn't make 'Little Britain' again because it would "upset people".
The 43-year-old comedian no longer wants to joke about transvestites or portray black characters because "society has moved on a lot" and he has changed his own opinions, but insists he and the show's co-creator David Walliams were merely trying to "show off" when they made the programme.
He said: "If I could go back and do 'Little Britain' again, I wouldn't make those jokes about transvestites.
"I wouldn't play black characters. Basically, I wouldn't make that show now. It would upset people.
"We made a more cruel kind of comedy than I'd do now.
"Society has moved on a lot since then, and my own views have evolved. There was no bad intent there - the only thing you could accuse us of was greed. We just wanted to show off about what a diverse bunch of people we could play."
Matt and David also created 'Rock Profile', a comedy show which featured Jamie Theakston interviewing the pair, who starred as famous musicians, such as Take That's Gary Barlow and Howard Donald - and the 'Doctor Who' star has since said sorry to the 'Back For Good' hitamker.
Speaking to The Big Issue, he added: "Now I think it's lazy for white people to get a laugh just by playing black characters. My aim is to entertain, I don't have any other agenda. And as I've got older, I've become more empathetic, I care more about hurting people.
"I've only met Gary Barlow a few times, but I've apologised every time."
'Little Britain' featured sketches of the likes of fictional teenage delinquent Vicky Pollard, played by Matt, and he and David also portrayed transvestites Florence and Emily Howard, whose catchphrase was: "I'm a lady!"


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We are having 2 girls!
At least our DR is 95% sure. I have my fancy, schmancy level 2 u/s tomorrow for a complete confirmation. I will also have a cervix check (last one was two weeks ago) and growth measurements. Like most people, I'm still waiting for the other shoe to drop. This pregnancy, I am doing progesterone shots (back to that) once a week because apparently it is as effective as a cerclage.
I broke out the ugly maternity uniform. I'm 18 weeks. The other uniform fit but it made me look fat. The hospital commander has decided he wants us in dress blues every Monday. There is no way i'm spending $200.00 for a uniform I can only wear for 4 months! This way, there is no question I'm pregnant.
My Dr told me to only prepare to work about month to 6 weeks more. I was hoping to make it to December ,I have 4 students this semester. We shall see. But so far, I feel great. GD is under control and I've gained 3 lbs so far. I am not a little girl.
Now names for my lovely ladies…that may be an issue. DH has proposed that he name one and I name the other with no veto rights. That scares me…what do you think?


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BA Photojournalism, Digital Storytelling
Katie Basile is a freelance photographer from Southwest Alaska. She is currently based in Brooklyn and commutes to Alaska often to explore digital media and storytelling with students and teachers. Katie directed and launched a youth initiative with Slideluck Potshow, an arts nonprofit in New York City dedicated to bringing communities together over food, art and multimedia slideshows.
Prior to living in Brooklyn, Katie lived in the Czech Republic where she worked for a small photo agency. Katie has a BA in Photojournalism from the University of Montana and is currently working towards a Facilitators Certification from the Center for Digital Storytelling.