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Second Notebook – Paragraphs 671-680
671. In my spiritual life, I will always hold on to the priest's hand. About my soul's life and its needs, I will speak only with my confessor.
672. + August 4, 1936. Inner torment for more than two hours. Agony Suddenly, God's presence pervades me and I feel as though I am coming under the power of the just God. His justice pervades me to the marrow; outwardly I lose strength and consciousness. With this, I come to know the great holiness of God and my own great misery. A great torment affects my soul; the soul perceives its deeds to be not without blemish. Then the strength of trust is awakened in the soul, which longs for God with all its might. Yet is sees how miserable it is and what utter vanity everything that surrounds it. And face to face with such holiness, Oh, poor soul …
August 13
673. I was tormented by terrible temptations all day; blasphemies thrust themselves upon my lips, and I felt an aversion for everything that is holy and godlike. Yet I struggled throughout the day. In the evening, my mind became oppressed: what's the use of telling this to the confessor?
He will ridicule it. A feeling of aversion and discouragement filled my soul, and it seemed to me that I could by no means receive Holy Communion in that condition. At the thought of not receiving Communion, such a terrible pain seized my soul that I almost cried aloud in the chapel. But I suddenly realized that the sisters were there and decided to go to the garden and hide myself there so as to be able to at least cry out loud. Then suddenly, Jesus stood by me and said, Where are you intending to go?
674. I gave no answer to Jesus, but poured out all my sorrow before Him, and Satan's attempts ceased. Jesus then said to me, The inner peace that you have is a grace, and suddenly He was gone. I felt happy and unaccountably peaceful. Really, for so much peace to return within a moment – that is a thing only Jesus can do, He, the most high Lord.
+ August 7, 1936.
675. When I received the article (note136) about Divine Mercy with the image [on the cover], God's presence filled me in an extraordinary way. When I steeped myself in a prayer of thanksgiving, I suddenly saw the Lord Jesus in a great brightness, just as He is painted, and at His feet I saw Father Andrasz and Father Sopocko. Both were holding pens in their hands, and flashes of light and fire, like lightning, were coming from the tips of their pens and striking a great crowd of people who were hurrying I know not where. Whoever was touched by the ray of light immediately turned his back on the crowd and held out his hands to Jesus. Some returned with great joy, others with great pain and compunction. Jesus was looking at both priests with great kindness. After a while, I was left alone with Jesus, and I said, "Jesus, take me now, for Your will has already been accomplished." And Jesus answered, My will has not yet been completely accomplished in you; you will still suffer much, but I am with you; do not fear.
676. have been talking much with the Lord about Father Andrasz and also about Father Sopocko. I know that whatever I ask of the Lord he will not refuse me, and He will give them that for which I ask. I sensed and I know how greatly Jesus loves them. I am not writing about this in detail, but I know this, and it makes me very happy.
August 15, 1936
677. During a Mass celebrated by Father Andrasz, a moment before the Elevation, God's presence pervaded my soul, which was drawn to the altar. Then I saw the Mother of God with the Infant Jesus. The Infant Jesus was holding onto the hands of Our Lady. A moment later, the Infant Jesus ran with joy to the center of the altar, and the Mother of God said to me, See with what assurance I entrust Jesus into his hands. In the same way, you are to entrust your soul and be like a child to him.
After these words, my soul was filled with unusual trust. The Mother of God was clothed in a white dress, strangely white, transparent; on Her shoulders She had a transparent blue; that is, a blue-like mantle; with uncovered head [and] flowing hair, She was exquisite, and inconceivably beautiful. She was looking at Father with great tenderness, but after a moment, He broke up this beautiful Child, and living blood flowed forth. Father bent forward and received the true and living Jesus into himself. Had he eaten Him? I do not know how this took place. Jesus, Jesus, I cannot keep up with You, for in an instant, You become incomprehensible to me.
678. The essence of the virtues is the will of God. He who does the will of God faithfully, practices all the virtues. In all the events and circumstances of my life, I adore and bless the holy will of God. The holy will of God is the object of my love. In the most secret depths of my soul, I live according to His will. I act exteriorly according to what I recognize inwardly as the will of God. Sweeter to me are the torments, sufferings, persecutions, and all manner of adversities by divine will than popularity, praise, and esteem by my own will.
679. Good night, my Jesus; the bell is calling me to sleep. My Jesus, You see that I am dying from the desire to save souls. Good night, my Beloved; I rejoice at being one day closer to eternity. And if You let me wake up tomorrow, Jesus, I shall begin a new hymn to Your praise.
680. July 13. During meditation today, I came to understand that I should never speak about my own interior experiences, [but] that I should conceal nothing from my spiritual director; and I will especially ask God to enlighten my spiritual director. I attach greater importance to the words of my confessor than to all the lights taken together that I receive interiorly.


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8-9 October 2018. Symposium on Governing by numbers at international scale New relationships between the State and Professions in Education?
16-17 January 2017, Forum on Leadership Policy for Equity and Learning. Take it to the students, European Policy Network, on School Leadership, Malte, European Presidency
1-3 September 2016, International Organizations and the Globalization of Public Instruments and Ideas: Micro-Processes and Actors' Configurations, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme d'Alsace (MISHA)-Université de Strasbourg, en partenariat avec l'Ecole National d'Administration.
22-28 August 2016, Changing Teachers Role, Identities and Professionalism, World Congress of Comparative Education Societies, Beijing Normal University, Pékin
25-26 January 2016, Governance and Adaptation of Modes of Innovation in European Higher Education, Ecole Supérieure de l'Education Nationale, de l'Enseignement Supérieure et de la Recherche, in partnership with RAND Europe.
21-24 September 2015, first summer school of network 28 Sociologies of European Education (European Association of Educational Research) Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme d'Alsace/ Institute of Advanced Studies, Strasbourg, University
17-18 March 2015, international seminar Academic Work Today. Challenges in an Age of Globalization, Maison Interuniversitaire des Sciences de l'Homme d'Alsace/Institute of Advanced Studies, Strasbourg University
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Solio Deo Gloria ToursTimeline & Costs
When is the next visit?
Going to SCOAN is in the Spirit by the Spirit (not like a holiday when dates are fixed). In other words, we commit all to the Lord for Him to direct our steps. First we do screening, then we submit information to SCOAN for an invitation letter. After receive the invitation letter, we get finances from you before we confirm and book flights. Then only you can apply for leave at your work places. (SCOAN arrange visas for us and we obtain the visa at LAGOS airport.)
When must I pay for the tour?
You finances must be already available when you apply. We ask the payment when you are invited. Budget at least R25 000 to fly with SAA straight flight. The amount will be finalized on day of invitation and is influenced by the exchange rate fluctuations and flight availability. By grace if you are invited we will expect you to do payment within 2 days. No partial or late payments are accepted. Tour price is with electronic transfers. Cash deposits will be charged an additional fee than the tour price due to bank charges.
If your funds are not ready now, do not apply now. Wait until you are ready. SCOAN spend many hours on your application by working through all your information, photos, videos, medical reports and passport information. Do not despair if you not ready now, let us know when you are ready, and we will help you visit our next screening.
If you have your resources in place you are welcome to apply…
What Does The Tour Price Include?
1) visas,
2) return flights from Johannesburg to Lagos,
3) transport between Murtala Muhammed International airport in Lagos and SCOAN
4) one week "standard dormitory" accommodation at SCOAN
5) three meals per day.
What does the tour price exclude?
- Transport to OR Tambo international airport.
- Connection flights to Johannesburg if you come from out of town; accommodation if you sleep over in Johannesburg before/after our tour flights and pocket money. If you need to sleepover in JHB close to the airport, get accommodation close by. Note, should you book a connection flight upon return, please include sufficient time at the airport should the return flight be delayed.
- Passport charges, luggage insurance.
SCOAN Accomodation
The church has many rooms available for international visitors. The accommodation is either dormitories or private rooms – all with en-suite hot showers, toilets and air conditioning. Pillows are provided with pillowcases and beds are covered with fitted sheets; however no blankets are provided. If you are someone that will get cold with the air conditioning you need to bring yourself a blanket to sleep warm. Important notes: The standard dormitory will be included in the standard tour price. The dormitories are separated for men and ladies. Husbands and wives should pack their clothing separately. Private rooms are 4000$ per room for 2 adults and a child.
There is a special dining room for international visitors where three full meals are served a day. Coffee and tea are available throughout the day. Limited drinks, snacks and toiletries are all available for purchase at the shop on the church premises. Two restaurants opened in 2012 which provided Western food as well as Chinese food. Note that these two restaurants are in addition to your meals, and should you want to place an order it will be at your own expense.
No ATM's are on The SCOAN premises.
No consumption of alcohol or any illegal drugs during flights or at SCOAN is permitted. No smoking facilities or smoking rooms are available and smoking is strictly prohibited during the stay at the SCOAN.
The SCOAN accommodation does not have lifts or escalators for dormitories. Visitors must be medically capable to climb stairs of five-story building without assistance and move around without assistance. People are required to climb stairs several times a day between the dining room, dormitory and auditorium. There are also no doctors, nurses and hospital equipment to look after people before the prayer line. Lagos is also very hot and humid.
What If I Am Unable To Travel
You might think "I realize my health is not favourable for SCOAN accommodation what must I do?"
- You may choose to ask a family member to visit SCOAN to stand proxy for you (having a photo of you in the healing line) and bring you anointing water by grace of God.
- You may choose to apply on the SCOAN website to be a daytime visitor for the prayer line at www.scoan.co.za.
- You may choose to phone the SCOAN / LAGOS prayer warriors to pray with you over the phone. See contact numbers on scoan.org.


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Since 1996, we have built 16 homes and repaired many others in Calaveras County.
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Friday, August 8, 2014
Friday Update
Right now I'm chilling on the couch watching the morning news. I have the day off to take Lil Punk school shopping. She is still sleeping so I'm just catching up on blogs, balancing my checkbook, checking Twitter, just relaxing. It's a little unreal that Lil Punk just turned 5 and starts school in less than two weeks. After shopping today, I'm dropping her off with Y's parents to go to the lake for the weekend. I'm looking forward to spending the whole day with her.
Lil Punk and I had dental appointments this week. I need a crown. I do have very good dental insurance but my out of pocket would still be $438. I might wait until after the first of the year so I can flex more for 2015.
Last weekend we had Lil Punk's birthday party at Chuck E Cheese. It was not frugal but it was fun. Total spent was $103. Honestly it was nice to not worry about getting ready, hosting and cleaning up. Plus, it was fun. The kids loved it.
Our daycare bill goes down starting in September to only $800 per month. I also won't be paying for preschool so that is a savings of $85 monthly. Combined that is $340. Y's annual raise also went through and is $80 net monthly.
Also, Y said I could quit my job if we paid off our mortgage. Some days it is tempting. We only owe $204k. He said we could just work part time jobs. Maybe we could buckle down for a few years and get it paid. Haha!
Off to go shopping with my big little girl!
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We owe 110k on our mortgage and it seems as if it is going to take forever to pay off. We refinanced after we moved in twice and that put us behind. oh well, someday.ReplyDelete
Enjoy your day of fun and shopping. I miss when I would take Anna. I don't miss taking DJ, he was a crab. She is coming in for the weekend. Her room has become storage so I'm not sure where I will put her. Maybe the couch.
I am sorry for your friend. Having been there myself, I know this is a tough time.ReplyDelete
Is Lil Punk excited about Big Girl School? Hope you have a fun day shopping...maybe lunch too?
I am so sorry for your friend that is so hard. I just remember Lil Punk as a baby. What happened?ReplyDelete
Sorry about your friend... :(ReplyDelete
Parties where someone else does the clean up are always the best kind of parties! ;) lol!!


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The Use of Interpreters for the Deaf and the Legal Community's Obligation to Comply with the A.D.A.
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Strook v. Kedinger, 316 Wis.2d 548, 766 N.W.2d 219, 230 (2009)
Property owner brought action against neighbor, alleging trespass. Neighbor, with an alleged hearing impairment, filed cross-and counterclaims, a motion to dismiss, an indigency petition, and a motion for sign language interpreter.
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"In coming to its apparent conclusion that it would have conducted the hearing without the need for an interpreter, some assumptions were made by the circuit court that this court finds troubling. For example, the court thought Kedinger could probably 'lip read.' Our initial problem with this is that the record is devoid of any support for this conclusion, other than assumption and hearsay. But more importantly, the court's statement shows that the circuit court is misinformed about the value of 'lipreading.' As one commentator wrote, the ability to lip read is more a function of myth than fact. See Jo Anne Simon, The Use of Interpreters for the Deaf and the Legal Community's Obligation to Comply with the A.D.A., 8 J.L. & Health 155, 175-76 (1994). While many deaf people can lip read to some extent, only 25% to 40% of the English language is visible on the lips in the best of conditions. Id. at 176. It is seldom sufficient in and of itself. Id."
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A Comparative Strategy Using PI & Fuzzy Controller for Optimization of Power Quality Control
This paper explores the analytical study and simulation of fuzzy logic controller and PI controller, to control the dc output voltage of shunt active power filter for harmonic reduction and power quality improvement in case of nonlinear load. Here we have exercised an effort to design and evaluate a converter to compensate the harmonics for 1-phase AC to DC bridge rectifier which is working as the main converter in unregulated mode. The work depends on the scheme where an ancillary converter is linked in shunt with the main or primary converter whose turn on and turn off time is controlled by an appropriate controller (pi/fuzzy logic) for harmonic compensation of the primary converter which is working as nonlinear load. The Model of converter is proposed on MATLAB\SIMULINK Software and the results are analyzed satisfactorily.
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From Wilberforce and the Clapham Sect in the 18th century, the enduring work of church organisations like The Salvation Army, through to modern charities like Hope for Justice, CARE and International Justice Mission, believers in Jesus are often at the epicentre of efforts to end oppression and injustice throughout the world.
The UK Church and Christian community have pioneered to end slavery, forced and compulsory labour, and human trafficking in its various forms.
In our most recent audited accounts 16/17, we state:
The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is a positive piece of legislation aiming to safeguard workers from exploitation. Stewardship has a zero tolerance approach to modern slavery and human trafficking. As far as is possible Stewardship ensures that the organisations we provide grants to, do not use the funds in ways that are contrary to this Act.
By way of context, in that period our total turnover was £74.9m, the majority of which came from charitable gifts received from our over 35,000 giving account customers. These amounts are held in restricted funds as part of our 'Donor Advised Fund' service, to be distributed on the advice of each customer to charitable causes in the UK and overseas, in accordance with our due diligence processes.
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Chris Chandler
Clientless Monitoring with Sensu
Chris Chandler, currently a Principal Engineer at T-Mobile, has worn many hats in his two decades in Tech. Whether he worked on VoIP and Contact Center solutions, Enterprise Social Software, or running an IaaS platform, there has been one common thread: making things work together and making sure they stay that way… or at least putting systems in place to let people know when they don't. While monitoring is his true love, Chris is currently tackling a new challenge: Release Engineering (AKA: "automated cat herding").
Talk Title: Look Ma! No Clients!
We all know and love sensu-client, but there are some times where deploying the client is either sub-optimal (e.g.: a box you don't control) or impossible (e.g.: appliances, 3rd party services).
I opted to tackle these kind of challenges Serverless-style, running my own code, then shipping the check outcome to the /results API.
Some reasons for going this route include:
- Sometimes you simply need to do more than the community plugins offer, which means you're already writing custom code anyway. All you need to do is do a POST to the /results API, and boom.
- I didn't want to manage "bastion" clients that do proxy client style monitors, because I don't live in a world where I can run Configuration Management tools against boxes at-will. Running in a PaaS/Serverless mode gave me more autonomy to iterate.
- Checks can be more dynamic vs having to re-run Configuration Management to change sensu-client configs. For example, I can pull a list of service endpoints from Service Registry in real-time, then iterate that list in your code. Having to re-trigger Ansible/Chef/Puppet when endpoints light up/die would cause alot of churn in highly dynamic environments.
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We are a small and dedicated team who specialise in matching adventurous travellers with their dream holidays, both in New Zealand and beyond. We are passionate about active travel, wild places and their conservation and nothing makes us happier than sharing our wilderness discoveries with others. As avid hikers, mountain bikers, canoeists and "give anything a go" people we use our unique knowledge and experience to design adventures that will exceed your wildest expectations.
Working in the outdoors has always been a priority for Daniel. His progression from agriculture to tourism started with a role as a walking guide in Spain in the late 90's. Daniel doesn't get to guide too many tours these days but he still manages to get out there and do some inspiring tour research and development. Mongolia today... who knows where tomorrow?
Growing up in rural New Zealand it was no wonder that this country girl returned to work involving the outdoors. She tried to become a city slicker with her commerce degree under her wing but she packed in the corporate life when she met Daniel and moved to Spain. Anne's post-graduate teaching qualification she gained, upon her return to New Zealand, and time in the classroom is invaluable whilst we develop our youth and school group tours.
Even before he could walk, Malcolm was being carried through the New Zealand wilderness in a pack on his father's back. Since those early and rather puzzling days, he has hiked, climbed, sea kayaked and mountain biked throughout New Zealand and the globe. He squeezed in time to get a science degree in physical geography and co-authored a guidebook, Classic New Zealand Adventures.
Ange has roamed as far south as McMurdo (Antarctica) for work, as far north as the top of Europe for cycle touring, trekked amongst the peaks of the Himalaya and wandered the wilderness of NZ (naturally!). There is a good chance Ange will handle all of your booking as she is our sales guru - lucky you, she is great!
Michelle left a career in tourism operations and publishing to look after her young family but the opportunity to join the Hiking New Zealand team was too much for this outdoor obsessive to resist. Michelle's enthusiasm for anything active and adventurous is contagious. When she's not out mountain running she's putting her boundless energy into keeping the rest of us free-range adventurers in line and our operations system running like a well oiled machine.
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Martin has always had a great interest in exploring the outdoors. It is no surprise that this has been the main thread throughout his life. After studying Earth Sciences at university he began his long career as a high school teacher focusing on outdoor and environmental education. He couldn't be happier to now be a guide at Hiking New Zealand, where he can practise his biggest hobby: being in the natural world.
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Carpet Repair and Cleaning Services
The most of modern carpets need regular and deep cleaning. It is rather difficult to clean the carpet just with the help of vacuum cleaner. It is useless to remove juicy spots, dust or animal dander. So, the only one way to bring your carpet to order is carpet repair and cleaning services. Let's talk about it!
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Wall-to-wall carpeting needs special attention. Of course, it seems to be silly to take it out of the house at least once a year. There is no need to make efforts. Carpet cleaning is a unique opportunity to say good bye to dirty spots and stains. You know, there are no general rules for carpets cleaning. Individual approach is taking into account. It is important to choose cleaning reagents for every concrete carpet surface, depending on character and rate of pollution, texture and hair length.
Professional carpet cleaning is complex procedure that needs special approach and rich experience. Specialists think that carpet cleaning is divided into periodical cleaning (once a year or oftener) and special cleaning. You have to order special cleaning if your carpet was extremely and suddenly polluted with something unexpected: coffee, juice or something.
Carpet repair and cleaning services are the cleaning support of your house, blankets, pillows, interior items. It is very important to send your carpets for regularly cleaning from time to time. Experienced cleaners remove dust, dirt and dangerous spots with pleasure and no questions asked.
Why Do You Need Carpet Cleaning?
Sending your carpet for cleaning or waiting for cleaning experts, you expect for the best result. It is all about professional approach and strong guarantee that your carpet will be clean and restored without any additional questions. Professional cleaning is also ready to solve the problem of foul smell and dangerous microorganisms.
There are 4 reasons to send your carpet to cleaners:
First of all, strong pollutions can be dangerous for your health. Carpet repair and cleaning services give 100% guarantee in solving this dirty problem. Of course, you cannot reach the best results if you are going to clean your flooring at home with your own efforts.
Secondly, you are not professional cleaner. You know a little about professional cleaning chemicals, mixed helpful combinations. You can damage your carpet or your health. Instead, professional cleaners work just with safe ecologic clean reagents and combinations.
Thirdly, dirt and dust is dangerous for your flooring because they can destroy carpet natural structure forever and ever. How to make your carpet live longer? Just send it to professional cleaners at least once in two-three months and forget about your troubles.
At fourth, specialists know for sure what measures they take to save your carpet and pass by such typical but dangerous problems as loosing color, deformation and others.
Make your own list of advantages! As you can see, professional carpet cleaning has many advantages and positive characteristics. Finally, this is the guarantee of high class result.
What Is Dry Carpet Cleaning?
Dry carpet cleaning is one of the best-selling services for today. People really need their carpets to be absolutely clean. Of course, there are many reasons for that. The first and the main, your carpet is cleaned without water to reduce the risk of deformation, mold, losing color. You will never think of dirty streaks and loosing hair. Strong pollutions are removed with the help of special chemicals to reach maximally best result. Dry cleaning is gentle and soft method to take your floor to order. Never afraid of prices. As a rule the price for cleaning depends on many factors like carpet size, condition, pollution character.
What About Delivery?
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An effort by a local artist is underway to erect a sculpture to honor the late Stanley Caulkins in front of his longtime place of business on King Street. The Leesburg Town Council was briefed on the plans during its Monday night work session.
Tom O'Neil, chairman of the town's Commission on Public Art, said the unsolicited proposal was presented to the panel and endorsed by the commission. Artist Diane Caney initially proposed placing the sculpture in Mervin Jackson Park, but COPA, in consultation with the Parks and Recreation Department, recommended the location in front of the former Caulkins Jewelers space on King Street as being more appropriate. The space was the longtime home of the jewelry store and is now the site of Black Hoof Brewing and the Be Beauty makeup studio.
The sculpture would depict Caulkins sitting on a bench just outside the Be Beauty window adjacent to the alleyway. Property owner Michael O'Connor has granted his consent to have the sculpture placed there, according to a staff memo.
O'Neil said there would also be a sign or some type of marker near the sculpture describing Caulkins' legacy. The longtime downtown businessman and former Town Council member was involved in many community efforts in his 92 years, not the least of which was putting the wheels in motion for the opening of Leesburg Executive Airport, where the terminal building is named in his honor.
Caulkins died Jan. 12.
The sculpture is to be funded entirely by private sources, and hopes are to have it installed for what would have been Caulkins' 93rd birthday on Oct. 6.
Council members are expected to formally approve the sculpture project at their April 10 meeting.


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This started out as a blog about buying my first place... but now I'm not sure what it is... for now... the name stays just because.
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Where's Lenore when you need her?
Over American Idol TiVo'd the night before,
While I blogged, quietly typing, I wondered when there'd be a tapping,
As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my condo door.
`'Where's my visitor,' I muttered, `no one's at my condo door -
They've forgotten my appointment once more.'
Two appointments. Both canceled. I should have known. The only times my appointments actually happen when they are scheduled are when I'm the one running late.
So OK, not a huge deal. Schedules change, things "come up." I understand. Do me a favor though. Before I get up early, before I clean the bathroom, before I arrange to be home... call me and let me know you can't make it. Don't make me call you. I don't want to call you. It's awkward for me, it's awkward for you.
My building manager and I planned on meeting in my unit at 1p to look at some grout/sealant that had been "touched up" around my windows. I don't think they did a good job touching up. Not being a grout/sealant expert, I don't really know though. At 1:30 I called to just check and make sure I had the right time. She was not on the property at all. In fact, she was not planning on being on the property today. Why oh WHY would she agree to a 1p meeting IN MY UNIT (which is in the building) when she wasn't going to be here at all!?
My other appointment was with the plumbing contractor to take a listen to the ticking, a tapping, as of some one gently rapping, rapping in my bathroom wall that occurs when I flush. He was supposed to be here at 1:30p. This one I am blaming on the guy who answered the phone when I called to set up the appointment. The guy who set it up sounded asleep and not particularly interested. When I called today at 2:30 to find out where my plumber dude was, a DIFFERENT guy answered the phone and he had no idea what I was talking about. So that's been rescheduled for, "maybe tomorrow" between 1 and 6p.
So no appointments today.
Quoth the condoblooger, Nevermore.
5 comments:
- Paul said...
Don't you just love contractors? They seem to have their own sense of time.
- February 21, 2007 at 3:46:00 PM EST
- Sorted said...
There is nothing more aggrevating when you TAKE time OUT of your SCHEDULE and THEY don't have the DECENCY to let you know they can't make it.
- February 22, 2007 at 6:08:00 AM EST
- somewhere joe said...
All too typical these days. And is it getting worse or is it just me?
- February 22, 2007 at 4:37:00 PM EST
- Matt said...
You Poe guy.
Get it? "Poe" guy? I crack myself up ...
Seriously, that sucks. That's worse than the phone company telling you they'll be there "between 10 and 3". Yeah, my boss will LOVE that!
- February 22, 2007 at 8:21:00 PM EST
- CondoBlogger said...
Matt - GOOD ONE!!! I was trying to come up with "Poe" puns but nothing seemed good. That would have been a good "title" for this post!
- February 23, 2007 at 4:43:00 AM EST


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|Sometimes you just gotta Destroy All Humans
There's a lot of D&D that's predicated upon the idea that Capital-G Good and Unspeakable Evil are at odds with each other. And a lot of it more or less involves almighty, inscrutable Gods picking sides in a cosmic war with ramifications that are supposed to be beyond the ken of mortal minds.
At least, that's what Clerics and Paladins are all about. There's a battle between Good and Evil, and you had better be on their side. But that never really sat well with me from a less-cosmic perspective.
See, Gods are supposed to have this level of foresight, knowledge, and influence that extends far beyond what Mortals understand. Gods scheme, Gods demand odd quests that (usually) turn out in their favor, Gods play by different rules that mortals only scratch the surface of...
Except they really don't. Gods do pretty much what their dogma demands of them. Pelor lights the heavens and burns away those who are on the other side of the war. Asmodeus swindles souls and attacks those who are on the other side of the war. Moradin forges steel and smites those who are on the other side of the war. Etc, Etc.
Part of this is because, eventually, a Dungeon Master has to play those Gods and their desires. And it's a lot easier to say "this God is Good because he wants to destroy Evil" than "this God is Good because his actions are Good". It's easier to inform an attribute than play it out.
For the most part, these "teams" of Good/Evil/Law/Chaos are perfectly fine for defining where a deity stands among the heavens. After all, they are Gods. If a Good God has to smite a few thousand folks to stop Evil, well, that's a drop in the bucket compared to what they would have lost if Evil won.
That doesn't mean the Gods are useless though - we'll come back to that.
But for mortals, the idea of Free Will changes everything. Why can't an evil person see the error of their ways? Why can't a good adventurer begin to walk a darker path?
These tropes are common in both fiction and real life, but in D&D the idea of "Alignment" tends to lock a character into a certain morality/societal position. And the characters in D&D are worse for it.
So, then, what makes a good character good? And what makes an evil character evil? Where is the crossover point? And how can we use this to make better NPCs?
Good and Evil
|Moustache-twirlingly evil
Despite the propensity this creates for cartoonishly evil NPCs, it does have a benefit: the players know right away if they are "allowed" to kill these characters. They can take sides with their Gods and blithely murder every person who the DM has marked "evil".
But the problem with that is twofold: First, these characters aren't particularly realistic. If a DM wants to create a richer world, they will have trouble doing so with such blatantly evil NPCs. Second, if murder makes a person evil, then your players are going to become evil by killing. Does that change their alignment? Their position with the government? Does the city watch arrest evil characters?
So we need a different way to tell Good and Evil. And simply defining actions or claiming they are on Team Evil isn't very narratively satisfying.
Here's my solution. Don't look at the actions or the affiliation. Look at the intent.
A good person intends to help others. An evil person intends to help themself. This way, the action is less important. Why did a character commit a murder? Was it to take the victim's money? Evil. Was it to protect another person from the victim? Good.
This also allows for smaller types of "good" and "evil". A shopkeep who overprices their goods could be doing it to pay their family (good) or their gambling addiction (evil). But even though the shopkeep might never steal or commit murder, they can still have these selfish/selfless tendencies.
And yes, that means a single NPC could be good in one situation and evil in another. That's generally how people act in the real world. All "good" people have a breaking point where they don't care about anyone but themselves. All "evil" people have something outside of themselves they care about. But neither person would admit that.
So, to apply this to a normal game situation, let's look at a group of bandits. They can have various motivations for joining the bandit gang, but let's look at three.
- A bandit who simply loves luxury and the things that entails (evil)
- A bandit who likes feeling more powerful than their victims (evil)
- A bandit who desperately needs money to pay for their children (good)
Note that this isn't the action of stealing: just the reason behind it. But it makes all the difference. The 3rd bandit wouldn't fight to the death, in fact, would probably surrender the moment the PCs have advantage in the fight. Meanwhile, the 1st bandit might try to grab some gold and flee, while the 2nd bandit would be the most likely to fight to the death.
The goal here is to add depth to the characters. An "evil" NPC like a bandit, pirate, assassin, etc. might have good intentions. The key is making sure the character gets a chance to show it off.
Before I move on, I want to talk about Neutrality. A lot of people seem to think neutrality is simply ignoring the morality system and living by your own rules. But I think we can get more detailed than that, since most of the time such a character would actually be evil.
Neutrality comes down to what you intend to to and what you believe the intent should be. A good character intends to be selfless, and thinks that's the right thing to do. An evil character intends to be selfish, and thinks that's the right thing to do. A neutral character could be selfish or selfless, but either way, they think they should be doing the other one.
Han Solo is a great example of a morally neutral character. He claims to be a selfish person, uninterested in others, and when someone does a selfless thing, he tells them they need to wise up. However, his actions are overwhelmingly in favor of helping others. So he's neutral - his intents and beliefs straddle the line between good and evil.
This means there are really two flavors of neutrality: Those who are evil but think good is best, and those who are good but think evil is best. Exploring these options can add a lot to character depth.
However, there's a distinction that I want to make: A neutral character who (for example) is evil but thinks good is best may not want to be good. They might espouse good ideals but be evil because they feel like they have to for some other reason. Maybe it's more efficient. Maybe they are surrounded by evil people and have to fit in or die. The point is: neutral isn't an inherently unstable alignment. Sometimes, it's necessary.
Dealing with Stupid
|I swear I didn't mean to...
Obviously an evil character wouldn't hurt others without reason. And normally a good character is benefited by helping others, either by their relationships, faith, karma, etc. But what about a situation where a character isn't acting in their own self-interest?
Well, that kind of transcends good and evil.
A person whose intent is helping others but is also harming themselves is what we would consider a "powerless" person. They could be enslaved, coerced, or even bound by guilt and obligation to sacrifice while others gain.
You can see how this ties in elements of good, but with an extra element that prevents the person from helping themselves. This element makes the person not quite good - they don't have the benefit of choosing to do anything else. People don't purposefully hurt themselves until they don't have another option.
This makes the "Powerless" archetype particularly good for tragic characters, hostages/slaves, and low-income peasants. Just remember: if they manage to gain the power to help themselves, they will likely use that power to fulfill their goals, which included helping people. These characters are nearly always good at heart.
On the flip side of things, a person who intends to hurt others and themselves would also transcend good/evil alignment. Though there are a few other character archetypes that might venture into this territory, the most common are classified as "unaware".
An "unaware" character, in essence, doesn't understand what they are doing enough to know that it is hurting them. Again, people don't purposefully hurt themselves in most cases. However, what differentiates them from the Powerless is that nobody benefits: they are making the world a worse place and bringing themselves down with it.
Although unintelligent characters are fairly common (especially in 5e - Int is a common dump stat), this ventures more into unwise territory. A Construct is a great example of an "unaware" character - it could walk off a cliff without realizing it, destroying itself and depriving its owner of a construct.
"Unaware" characters are hard to deal with, since they are generally unpredictable. However, they also don't last long under adventuring circumstances, so using them in a campaign should be done with great caution.
I want to make one final note here: when we talk about "intends to hurt others and themselves", we can't include suicidal terrorists in the mix. This is because they don't intend to hurt themselves, in a metaphysical sense. They are hurting others to help their cause, which might include glory for themselves in their afterlife. They are more evil than "unaware".
As a final note, I don't think this philosophy really allows for any "unaligned" monsters. Even a beast that can't express intent via words can still intend to hurt others, protect their own, and sacrifice. In this way, I would regard most animals as "Neutral", which meshes well with the idea that druids are more inherently neutral.
A Matter of Opinion
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Fortunately, the fantasy world provides a solution for this problem: Gods. See? I told you they were useful for something!
Because Gods exist and are actively involved in a D&D setting, a character in that world doesn't need to guess at whether a large choice is morally good or evil. They have a chance to speak with a being that can guide them to whatever end they wish. So being "moral" in D&D is more about which God you choose. Let me give an example.
If you worship Pelor, you believe that the way to make the multiverse great is by helping others. You believe in doing the greatest good. So if you were presented with the trolley problem, you'd probably choose to kill the 1 person over the 5. That could change if you knew the 5 people were criminals or murderers, but for the most part you'd try to save as many lives as possible.
If you worship Asmodeus, you believe that the way to make the multiverse great is by gaining power and control over others, and leading those blinder than yourself. You believe that most people can't make decisions on their own. So in the trolley problem, you'd likely save the group that offered you the most riches, that swore fealty to you, or that you could manipulate into your benefit. If all six people promised you a reward, you'd likely choose to kill the 1 person over the 5, to maximize your benefit.
The same problem lead to the same outcome, but the intent changed the morality of the situation. And people in fantasy worlds can justify any intent, because they can always find a God that will support that intent.
In the real world, the lack of concrete evidence of a moral structure from a creator-God has lead to many different religions and interpretations of those religions. In a fantasy world, the multitude of moral structures passed down from on high would lead to many different religions as well. In essence, anyone can be justified in their intent, since having thousands of Gods produces the same religious justification as having an absent God.
So in this sense, a character in a fantasy setting can create any intent they want to, and as problems get larger and more morally complex, they can justify their position by pointing to the God that espouses it. A Paladin can go around killing and still have good intentions, and an Evil King can create a strong local economy for purely selfish reasons.
This might be getting very gray for some people. But that's the point: people are complex, and they can justify anything they do or say. This leads to a lot of problems. And many of them can't be solved by killing monsters in a dungeon.
Some Other Considerations
|Evil with a super-capital E
In the past, this literally meant that your character was defined by your alignment choice: Paladins must be Lawful Good, you couldn't enter a good-aligned church while having an Evil alignment, and in the early editions, you knew an entire language that could only be understood by those who shared your alignment.
In 5th edition, I think the designers made an excellent choice in updating these effects. Instead of picking out alignments, they focus on creature types instead. You can't tell if a person is good or evil, but you can tell if they are secretly a devil, demon, fey, undead, celestial, or elemental.
This provides some implications for how these creatures function in the D&D cosmology: they are extraplanar, obviously, but they are also considered "Good" or "Evil" by those in the multiverse. Devils and Demons are from evil planes, Celestials are from good planes, undead are linked to the Shadowfell, etc.
But that means that they are always picked up by these detection and protection spells, by hallowed ground and magic circles. Which implies that these extraplanar creatures don't have a choice as to what intent they have. They are servants of a greater force, which means they are bound to follow a specific alignment.
In my settings, I always specify that mortals are distinct from extraplanar beings. Those beings exist as almost an extension of the great wheel of alignments, unable to even conceive that they could alter their intents. Mortals, on the other hand, live on a plane that intersects all others, the Material Plane. This gives them a great power over the Gods: free will.
So, if characters can choose their path, and aren't bound to particular alignments, how do we create hallowed ground that rejects evil? How do we make a magic item that can only be wielded by the darkest of hearts?
Well, to be frank: you don't. At least, not in the old way.
Instead of having a church that rejects evil people, make a church where those who act selfishly within its walls are burned by divine fire. The more hurtful the gesture, the more painful the flames. That's a mechanic that a player could engage with, instead of just sitting outside the church and waiting for their companions to return.
Instead of having a sword that requires an evil alignment, make a sword that only cuts those weaker than the wielder. It will chop down hordes of goblins with ease, but if you try to depose an unjust king, it's about as effective as a baguette. You could make that based on wealth, challenge rating vs level, or even amount of HP remaining. The weapon becomes an interesting tactical challenge instead of an item that only one person in the party can use.
I covered a lot of ground here, but I still have a couple more points to cover. Next week, I want to talk about how a player can be good or evil, and what that means to their party.
Hopefully, though, this article gave you some good ideas for creating characters who aren't just insane, cruel, or cartoonishly evil. It's always better to give your bad guys depth: otherwise, your game loses its soul, and becomes simply a hack-and-slash murderfest.
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Punk's Dead exhibition is celebrating the photographic work of Simon Barker (aka Six) in Prague.
This will be a unique opportunity to see for the first time Barker's work capturing London's early punk scene. Barker is a photographer and artist who was a member of the 'Bromley Contingent' from 1976 to 1977. This series of previously unseen images has the power to transport you back to the very beginning of the punk movement and allows us to meet its seminal protagonists such as Jordan, Siouxsie Sioux, Poly Styrene and Ari Up.
Barker's remarkably candid photographs show the founders of punk in their bedrooms and kitchens, and at forgotten private parties where they were experimenting with the extremes of dress and style that later became synonymous with punk – but at this time was still restricted to the creative use of their grandmothers' wardrobes. Barker's unassuming lens perfectly captures the spirit of the moment, before the twin forces of media and commerce inevitably sunk their claws into the heart of punk's style and latent politics.
Exhibited alongside Punk's Dead will be Simon Barker's historic photographic sequence TEA. This shows Romanian tyrant Nicolae Ceauşescu, who was always greedy for royal treatment, hanging out with our Queen in the royal carriage during the 1977 Jubilee celebrations.
Also available at the show will be Barker's recently published photographic book Punk's Dead. This book is an exclusive historical and cultural document featuring an extended selection from Barker's previously unpublished punk archive, as well as author's introduction followed by notes from witnesses of the scene, and newly commissioned short essays by Michael Bracewell and Peter Tatchell amongst others.
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Property graph data model
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