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Kitchen. Monday , October 08th , 2018 - 04:08:28 AM
When choosing furniture for your kitchen, ask yourself if you want to use art as inspiration behind your furniture choices. Modern art employs simple shapes, clean lines and bold color choices. The fewer design elements, the happier the artist becomes. A kitchen chair, for example, will consist usually of a single-piece seat that sits on four straight legs. The kitchen cabinets should be in simple shapes: squares or rectangles with simply shaped handles. These cabinets should be in bold colors or white. Chrome handles are common in the modern kitchen. If these ideas do not appeal to you, your kitchen might be based upon other design elements.
Typically, in a kitchen, there is little decoration. The most decoration will come from the color chosen for the cabinetry, furniture and appliances. Some choose to paint everything a single color. Others choose to paint the walls and cabinets a single color while choosing appliances and cookware that is painted in a sharply contrasting color. If your kitchen space is small, you can create the illusion of space by choosing a single color for your walls and appliances. If your kitchen is larger, you can create textures and a decorative feel by choosing contrasting colors.
The kind of lighting found in contemporary kitchen areas keeps all the corners of the space well lit. You are complimentary to pick the kind of lighting for your kitchen area. Storage is likewise another essential element of your ultimate kitchen. Ingenuity will certainly ask for means of managing big quantities of items provided the space available. You can incorporate pull-out racks, drawers and racks which will certainly put everything at an easy-to-reach position.
For the purposes of this article, we will use the terms modern and contemporary interchangeably. While in terms of art history the two are very different, when looking at furniture, there is not a lot of difference between the two.
Cabinetry of a modern luxury kitchen will distinctly lack extra features found in traditional style designs. Most modern cabinets are simple, square or rectangular shaped, without fancy door handles. Although 'plain' the look of the cabinetry is sleek, clean, and highly functional. The look is all about working properly and showcasing your personal style. In fact, you may wish to completely leave cabinet doors off for the sheer convenience of access and sexy open look.
While technology can pose an image of cold and uninviting, a modern kitchen embraces state-of-the-art innovation with classic design ideas - clean lines, clear countertops, bold colors, contrasting design elements, and simple shapes. A modern kitchen can be both a technologically advanced and warm and inviting space.
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My power button is mashed in and will not let me turn on my computer. I was going to take it apart and see if I could clean or replace it. I have removed 4 screws and it still is not coming out. Wanted to know the best way to go about.
How did it get mashed in? Is it just dirty and sticky or did something get dropped on it? What happened?
Don't have a clue. It is there but will not work. I used a safety pin and gently pried the power button up and it seems fine. Didn't look dirty. The connector (which looks like a little mother board part) is white so I used a pencil and tried to push it in. It didn't do anything.
The computer shows the on light when plugged in, it just won't turn on with the power button. I looked at the button when I took it off and it looked in good condition. I put it back on.
I removed about 4 or 5 screws from the back of the laptop to see if I could gently pry the little plastic plate off. I thought if I could get it off I could buy a replacement part. I priced them and they are about 30 to 60 dollars. I couldn't ever get it to release and didn't want to break it so put the screws back in.
The power button felt like it sorta clicked when I would turn it on but now it doesn't feel like it is connecting at all.
If the button was stuck in it may have done some damage. Hopefully not though. Try removing the battery and the AC power. Then depress the power button a few times. Now replace the battery and AC connection and try to start it up.
It didn't work. I don't know maybe the screen LED is not working. It would flicker before. It may not be working. However if the power button powered it on I would hear a noise. I am not hearing anything. The blue battery light is on and the amber light close to where you open the lid is on. Nothing else. Thanks for your suggestion.
There isn't much more you can do with a laptop except take it in for evaluation and/or repair. If the laptop is still under warranty then contact an authorized repair facility.

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Last updated on November 1st, 2019
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Even as the scale of rioting in England has rattled nation's political class - so much so that Prime Minister David Cameron had to deliver a stern message to those who are burning down London - the last 72 hours have also revealed the dark side of social networking - the anti-social network.
Rioters are using Twitter, Facebook and BlackBerry Messenger to co-ordinate attacks and dodge the police. In a terrible free for all, youth caught up in the thrill of criminality are breaking into shops, filling their arms with the loot and vanishing into the night. As London burns, social networking sites are in the line of fire for fueling the riots. Brazen rioters posted pictures of their loot online. When a youth posed with the loot, the show of bravado was one of the many pictures police claimed encouraged others to join the riot.
A rioter posted on a website, "What ever ends [area] you'r from put your ballys [BlackBerry] on link up and cause havoc, just rob everything. Police can't stop it."
BlackBerry handsets were turned into weapons to spread information about where to strike next and how to escape the police.
"It's so bad. Those who are doing it just want to spread mayhem. I'm scared about my safety," a civilian said.
Shocking scenes that played on the streets were posted on the web. A police car being under attack was posted on YouTube to a rap soundtrack. Another showed a bleeding teenager being robbed by thugs pretending to help him.
Those who stripped shelves bare also gave hapless citizens the same treatment. The rioters even robbed people of the very clothes on their backs.
In the line of fire for surrender on the streets, the police have vowed to bring the guilty to book.
"I and my officers will pursue all those that are engaged in criminality and will put them in front of the courts," said Acting Scotland Yard Commissioner Tim Godwin.
The UK Home Secretary said, "Police is looking at the CCTV...will soon catch all those responsible."
There are some things uniting the London rioters. Almost all are under 20. The youngest arrested is 11 years old. Some in the police even believe that the young rioters are recreating scenes from a violent video game Grand Theft Auto.


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Leaving my therapist – White City Escorts
I had been seeing this therapist to help me cope with some of the quirky ideas that I had going on in my head. It all started when I was in my teens. I found out that I had this need to dress up to have fun with my boyfriends. Most of them were a bit freaked out by it, so I thought that I was doing something wrong. Ever since then I have had this need to dress up but I have never really let it out to play. That is to say until I met my boss at White City escorts.
One night, I was having a drink with a couple of friends in a bar when I started to chat to this guy. He was really easy to talk to and I felt myself being drawn towards him. In the end, I told that I was into dressing up. He did not think it was such a big deal. It was then I told him about my very expensive therapist and how I was trying to change my ways. He thought it was funny and said that he knew how to fix it.
That is how I found myself working for White City escorts and giving up my therapist. It may seem mad to most people but I have let my little fantasy out to play instead. Lots of guys at White City escorts would like to date different characters and that is what I am so good at. At first, I did not think that I was going to like it, but now I love it. As it a personal thing, I put a lot of effort into it and I think that is why it pays off for me. I really do love to have fun with my different characters.
Some of my characters are kind of funny, and they have popped out of my mind. I am always being asked which one of my characters is my favourite one and I have to say Barbie. The role is very popular with my gents at White City escorts and is the girl that my gents like to spend time with most often. My Barbie is kind of naughty and if you want to be my Ken, you have to be a little bit naughty as well.
My therapist said that I was nuts to leave and that I should not let my characters out to play. In all honesty, I feel so much better since I joined White City escorts and let my characters out to play. It has been kind of liberating and I think that I should have done it a long time ago. But, I had never thought that my characters would earn me money. Now that when they are earning me money, I am more than happy. Who needs a therapist when you can go to play at White City escort services? I certainly don't and I love my new exciting life working for one of the best agencies in White City.


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Pastor Jim West
October 16, 2016
Being Transformed
Acts 9:19b-31
Our journey through Acts continues as we pick up the story of Saul's conversion and what took place following his encounter with Christ on the road to Damascus. Please stand and let's read Acts 9:19b-31.
If you recall, Saul was blinded by his encounter with Jesus for three days, and during that season of darkness, Saul neither ate nor drank. Then Jesus sends Ananias to lay hands on Saul, and immediately Saul receives the Holy Spirit, the scales fall from his eyes, and his sight is restored. That is the beginning of healing and transformation for Saul. The former persecutor regains his eyesight, he begins to eat, and almost immediately Saul believes that he is ready to start preaching. We read beginning in 9:20, "And immediately he proclaimed Jesus in the synagogues, saying, "He is the Son of God." Saul's initial message was simple and yet passionate: Jesus is the Son of God…the Messiah of God. That was huge, and the irony of Saul the Persecutor making such a proclamation in the synagogues of Damascus causes quite a stir. Luke writes beginning in vs. 21, "And all who heard him were amazed and said, 'Is not this the man who made havoc in Jerusalem of those who called upon this name? And has he not come here for this purpose, to bring them bound before the chief priests?"
We can imagine the shock and confusion in the synagogues of Damascus as the news of this great reversal begins to spread. Surely the Christians in Damascus were skeptical, as were the Jews, but one thing is for certain: Saul could draw an audience. No doubt the room was packed every time he stood up to speak. And every time Saul spoke, his confidence grew. Luke writes in 9:22, "But Saul increased all the more in strength and confounded the Jews who lived in Damascus by proving that Jesus was the Christ."
Let's stop there for a moment.
There's nothing as compelling as a skeptic turned believer. When a staunch atheist like C.S. Lewis becomes a follower of Jesus, the results are regularly powerful and dramatic because the former atheist is familiar with all the arguments used by atheists against Christianity.
Such was the situation with Saul. He knew all the arguments against the Christian proclamation that Jesus is the Son of God. He had no doubt mastered those arguments and used those arguments to justify his persecution of the early believers. However, when Saul meets Jesus face to face on the road to Damascus, he has a new starting point: Jesus is alive! That is an indisputable fact now for Saul, and immediately everything Saul had learned…every argument, every thought, every shred of information, is reinterpreted through the new starting point of, "Jesus is alive." We must appreciate that Saul's encounter with Jesus is more than interesting information that will inform his life in some useful way. Far from it. Instead, Saul's encounter with Christ is the quintessential paradigm shift. It is the beginning of his whole life transformation.
Why? Because if Christ lives, then…then what? Then everything must now be interpreted and understood within that profound truth. Everything is now to be understood within this revelation that Jesus is the Son of God, which for Saul means the prophesies have been fulfilled, God has come to save us in a completely different and counter-intuitive way…a way that involves a Roman cross and a resurrection. It means that God loves us; that God is a sacrificial God; that God has provided a way for sinful people to be reconciled to God through faith in His Son. It will take years for Saul to wrap his mind around all the implications of Christ crucified and resurrected. For now, Saul simply makes his case, "He is the Son of God."
Now, before we move on to verse 23, we must pause and begin the tricky work of putting a timeline together making use of Galatians 1:13-18. In Galatians 1 Saul/Paul provides some information that must be assimilated into Luke's account because Luke does not include that information. Remember: Luke is writing about the history and development of the early church…he is not interested in writing the biography of Saul even though we learn much about Saul's life and ministry from Luke in the book Acts. So, here is what Saul writes in to the church in Galatia regarding the days following his conversion:
For you have heard of my former life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God violently and tried to destroy it. And I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my own age among my people, so extremely zealous was I for the traditions of my fathers. But when he who had set me apart before I was born, and who called me by his grace, was pleased to reveal his Son to me, in order that I might preach him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with anyone; nor did I go up to Jerusalem to those who were apostles before me, but I went away into Arabia, and returned again to Damascus. Then after three years I went up to Jerusalem to visit Cephas and remained with him fifteen days.
So, according to Saul's testimony as recorded in Galatians 1, shortly after his conversion he went into Arabia for up to three years, then returned to Damascus before making a trip to Jerusalem to meet with the Apostle Peter.
Again, Luke does not provide any information about Saul's time in Arabia in the book of Acts, likely because it had little to do with the development of the early church. This trip to Arabia, however, most certainly had something to do with the development of Saul.
There is no more information to work with regarding Saul's trip to Arabia. He doesn't mention it anywhere else, but it is, nevertheless, relevant.
Now, where exactly did Saul go? If we look at a map of the ancient near east, we can see that Saul would not have had to travel far to go into Arabia from Damascus.
Arabia in the first century was gigantic, and, of course, most of it was a desert. The northwest corner of Arabia literally bordered upon or even included the city of Damascus, so it is likely that Saul entered into what was then called the Nabataean region of Arabia which was literally all around Damascus.
Some scholars make much of Saul's journey to Arabia, supposing that he traveled all the way down to the Sinai Peninsula and even to Mount Sinai itself. However, I think it's more likely that Saul traveled only a short distance east of Damascus into the desert, for it is regularly the pathway for those chosen by God to first endure a season in the desert before being sent on God's great mission. Some of you may recall a series I preached six years ago entitled, "The Fertile Dessert" where we examined the soul-shaping work that God accomplishes in His people as they journey through deserts, both literal and metaphorical. That series can be viewed on our website, but let me remind you of a few examples of those who were shaped and prepared for accomplishing God's will through a stint in the desert. Remember how God allowed the Israelites to wander through the desert for 40 years until they learned to trust Him. Why? Because trusting God was a prerequisite to entering into the Promised Land, and you don't learn to trust God in a land flowing with milk and honey…you learn to trust God in the desert. As we think about some of the champions of the Old Testament, Moses, Elijah, and David all had to endure times of isolation, disappointment, and great trial in the wilderness…in the desert…before they were ready to tackle their assignments from God. Remember that John the Baptist was a desert dweller, and Jesus Himself was led by the Holy Spirit into the desert for 40 days and 40 nights where he was severely tested by Satan. Why? Why did Jesus have to endure the desert? Because perfect obedience and faithfulness was required of the Messiah of God, and we all know that your obedience and faithfulness are not tested in the comfort of your swimming pool…obedience and faithfulness are tested in the desert.
Not long ago a very dear friend of mine was fired from a job he thought was a dream position. Turns out that was not the case, and now he is in the desert. Other friends of mine had built a great life together…they recently retired, built their dream house, and they had great plans for enjoying the last few decades of their lives with family and friends. But then cancer came a calling, and now they are on a desert road that has brought them to the end of themselves.
That's what happens in the desert…we come to the end of ourselves and we either despair, or we learn to trust God. I suspect that is why God led Saul to Arabia…to begin the lifelong process of character formation in this former persecutor of the faith. Saul's path will not be an easy one…there will be many hardships and great suffering…Jesus said precisely that to Ananias, and He wasn't kidding. Saul will have to learn to trust His Lord in the direst situations, and that process begins in the desert…not in a high paying job with lots of perks. What happened during that time in Arabia was deeply personal for Saul. He will refer to that time only once, with no details. But here is the fruit of Saul's desert experience that began in Arabia and continued on throughout Saul's life and ministry…look at Philippians 4:11-13. Years later Saul will write, "I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me."
We will never learn to be content in all situations…we will never learn that we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us…until all we have left is Christ. The desert is necessary to discover the sufficiency of Christ. Saul is no exception…neither am I…neither are you. Again, I encourage you to visit our website and review the series entitled "The Fertile Desert" where we unpack that theme in greater depth.
Now, as we return to our text in Acts, we learn in vs. 23 that Saul has returned from Arabia, he is preaching in Damascus, and he has become wildly popular and successful with lots of new book contracts, right? Wrong! Look at vss. 23-25, "When many days had passed, the Jews plotted to kill him, but their plot became known to Saul. They were watching the gates day and night in order to kill him, but his disciples took him by night and let him down through an opening in the wall, lowering him in a basket."
One of my favorite commentators writes, "Every Christian goes through three stages: 'This is easy!'—'This is difficult!'—and 'This is IMPOSSIBLE!' Saul is learning quickly that proclaiming the gospel of Jesus Christ is dangerous, difficult and potentially deadly business. People are not going to simply agree with him and join the church because he is passionate about his beliefs! Instead, Saul learns very quickly that his own people…the people of his family's heritage and decent…those people he has associated with his whole life…are trying to kill him. Saul is no longer the hunter…he is the hunted. Saul is no longer powerful and feared, he is now powerless and in fear of being murdered…to the extent that he must be lowered over the city walls in a basket simply to survive the intense hatred and plots of people who want him dead.
After experiencing what most certainly would have felt like a colossal failure in Damascus, Saul decides to make the journey back to Jerusalem to connect with the Apostles and the church there. However, we learn in vs. 26, "When he had come to Jerusalem he attempted to join the disciples, and they were afraid of him, for they did not believe that he was a disciple." How discouraging is that? Not only was he fired from his last job and barely escaped town with his life, but now he has come to the mother ship…the church in Jerusalem, and they won't open the door because they don't believe that he has actually switched sides. And who can blame those first century believers? Not one person out of a thousand would have believed that the fierce persecutor named Saul would show back up into town a few years later as Saul the follower of Jesus.
Gratefully, however, God provides a friend when Saul most desperately needs one, and that friend is named Barnabas. We originally met Barnabas back in Acts 4:36 where we learned he was a Levite, a native from the island of Cyprus, who sold his property and laid the proceeds at the feet of the disciples. Barnabas was a man of great faith, and at just the right moment, God calls Barnabas to befriend and validate the former persecutor named Saul. We read in vs. 27, "But Barnabas took him and brought him to the apostles and declared to them how on the road he had seen the Lord, who spoke to him, and how at Damascus he had preached boldly in the name of Jesus." We don't know how Barnabas obtained such accurate information about Saul, but the testimony of this faithful disciple is just what the doctor ordered. Saul is welcomed into the fellowship of believers, and Luke writes in vs. "So he went in and out among them at Jerusalem, preaching boldly in the name of the Lord. And he spoke and disputed against the Hellenists." If you remember, Stephen was the last guy who spoke and disputed with the Hellenists, and that got him stoned. Does Saul have any better luck? No! In vs. 29 we read, "But they were seeking to kill him. And when the brothers learned this, they brought him down to Caesarea and sent him off to Tarsus."
Saul was a work in progress…he was being transformed by the renewing of his mind. He was being transformed through the desert experiences that the Holy Spirit led him to endure. He was being transformed by enduring hardship and persecution. He was being transformed through the humiliation of hiding in a basket. He was being transformed by making new friends and finding his place in Christian community. But notice…that work of being transformed did not happen overnight…it took a lifetime. It took several years for Saul to become the great Apostle Paul.
Truth be told, it was young Saul's volatility and brashness that purchased him a one-way boat ticket to Tarsus. Saul had a lot to learn before he could begin his missionary journeys around the world. So, Saul will serve the Lord in general obscurity for close to eight years in his home town of Tarsus before Barnabas tracks him down and recruits him to help pastor the church in Antioch. All together it will take somewhere between 14 to 17 years before Saul matures to the point that God will entrust him with the mission to travel the ancient world as an ambassador of the Gospel.
Listen: here's the point—when we encounter Christ, and He shows us our sin…when we are crushed and led by the Holy Spirit to repent and call upon the name of Jesus in faith…that is the beginning of our metamorphosis into new creatures. But no one…no one is completely transformed in a day. No one is ready to tackle Christian ministry as a result of one powerful encounter with Christ. No one has maturity in Christian character and faith simply because they have zeal and good theology. The journey towards Christian maturity, contentment, and effectiveness in Christian ministry is simply a journey of following Jesus wherever He leads you. When Jesus leads you into the desert, it's likely because you need some time in the desert! When Jesus leads you into a time of rest and general peace…that's where you need to be for a time. The journey of faith is not so much where you are going, it's about WHO you are following. It is learning to follow and trust Jesus everywhere the road leads that finally develops spiritual maturity, and that takes time and life experience. That was true for Saul…that will be true for all of us as well.
I know as we close our service this morning that many of you are struggling because your lives have not turned out the way you had hoped, or perhaps life has thrown you a curve you didn't see coming. Some of you are in the desert, and some of you have been in the desert for a while. Wherever you might find yourselves this morning, take heart: even those we consider saints and the greatest Christian leaders in history were those who walked on similar roads to those on which we find ourselves this morning. Hard roads…difficult roads…roads with such hairpin turns that we cannot see what lies around the bend…roads of such difficult and daunting terrain that we are tempted to simply stop and do nothing. Friends…keep on walking. If Christ is in you, rest assured that you are BEING TRANSFORMED, and our Lord will use every step you take, on any given road, to grow your faith, your character, your influence, and your heart for Him and for his people.
Keep walking.
I will close with my favorite psalm that helps find our place in the narrative and brings hope for all who know WHO they are following.
The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He makes me lie down in green pastures.
He leads me beside still waters.
He restores my soul.
He leads me in paths of righteousness
for his name's sake.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.
You prepare a table before me
in the presence of my enemies;
you anoint my head with oil;
my cup overflows.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me
all the days of my life,
and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD
Let's pray together.


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Essential skills for UXers in 2018: 10 experts
10 UXperts talk essential UX designer skills for 2018 – everything you need from organizational skills to smart technology and interactive prototyping expertise
We're coming to the end of yet another incredible year for UX and UI design. Intuitive interfaces have come alive in 2017 with advances in conversational UX and augmented reality, and tailored experiences are everywhere. It's only up from here for UX/UI design – so designers, take your positions.
Now, with 2017 coming to a close, it's the time to look forward. Justinmind asked 10 UXperts what UX designer skills are going to be essential next year. Here's the forecast for UX design success in 2018:
Lee Wells on combining UX design with project management
Lee is Lead Interaction Designer at Humana
I think the ability to be a Design Project Manager is essential for many business areas moving forward. One of the big issues I have seen with UX/UI specialists in the past is that they can't let go of the 100% perfect picture and understand the company they are working for. Limitation such as time, money, legacy, are never good and always throw a wrench into things; but they are part of the process and need to be truly understood and accounted for.
So what are the essential skills for UX designers? Learn how to use these things to your advantage when planning and designing. A true Design Project Manager can see all aspects of a project and help to plan and design for the best outcome that the surrounding variables will allow.
Kenny Chen on building personalized user experiences
Kenny is Director of UX Design at Bankrate
Artificial intelligence is getting smarter and more powerful. Being able to understand and use the data to create a more personalized experience will be in high demand.
We are already seeing chatbots and invisible interfaces make its way into our lives. UX writing becomes that much more important in helping establish personality and brand. Designing for voice UI and conversational UX are other UX designer skills worth investing in.
Download Justinmind now and boost your UX design skills
Tiago Marques on keeping UX design personal
Tiago is Senior UX Designer for Lloyds Banking Group
Put the skills bit aside for a second. What conversations would YOU like to be having next year, or in five years, ten years? What kind of places, projects and environments would you like to working in? With what kind of people? Answer these questions truthfully and you'll surface the skills aligned with your aspirational self, the ones that you really crave to learn as well as the opportunities around you to develop them.
Since I was a kid I wanted to be a storyteller and inspire people. In my childhood and teens I did comics, illustration and animation, then fell in love with interactive media, usability and UX processes at university. Later eLearning, then mobile technology, and now financial services design and public speaking. Make sure you learn something because it's relevant to you, not just because you can or the market says you should.
The skills and knowledge you need to acquire change, your calling doesn't. Once you've found your calling, then you can start to think about the skills to become a great UI/UX designer.
Nick Babich on prototyping tools in UX design in 2018
Nick is a UX specialist and Editor-in-chief of UX Planet Medium publication
I believe the skill of using tools (such as tools for design and prototyping) will be essential for UX designers in 2018. Also, the UX designer skills of interaction with real users (especially for UX designers who want to move to product designer role).
Boris Iglesias says UX designers need to know about smart technology
Boris is a UX Consultant at the Ontario Ministry of Transportation
With the convergence of Tesla Model 3, smartphone integration and driver-less cars, it's an exciting space to monitor, UXers must learn to react quickly at spotting trends and user behavior.
Arun George on voice user interface design
Arun is a Voice UX Consultant at VoxGen
Conversational design dialog writing, user-centered design process for Voice, VR, AR, cross-channel integration are all important UX designer skills that will be sought after in coming years. In fact, I'm starting to see a lot of job postings with the title, UX Writer.
Read Arun's Voice UX guest post on Justinmind's blog here.
Siraj Salim on hat wearing in UX design
Siraj is Head of UX at Science Navigation Group
Being able to switch between the designer and product manager hat is going to be an essential skill moving forward. I am a hands-on product manager and UX designer and I experience this every day in my job every single day. As UX/UI designers, we need to understand the following aspects of the product (there is a massive overlap between UX & Product v UI & Product).
- Go-to-market strategy
- Time and cost implications of our designs on the product's go-to-market strategy
- Understand the product's vision so that we can offer a scalable design which scales up with the product and its user base. (e.g. if there is a screen which, for first few months, will only have 5 items to display but will go up to 15 to 20 items in the next two years; the design should be able to accommodate that)
- Understand personas and how they would impact the business. For example; I recently came across a product with 2 groups of personas (group A and group B). Group A served the 80% of our users for the MVP and Group B would become more relevant after MVP. This knowledge greatly impacted the UX of the product.
Understanding these & such aspects of the product even before sketching screens on the paper would really help us design better and scalable products.
There is a great deal of overlap between UX and Product management when it comes to understanding the users etc; but there is a big gap which could be filled here and this would help designers create great experiences.
Robert Skrobe on self-awareness in UX design
Robert is UX Manager at Sabre Airline Solutions
Short but sweet: know your strengths.
Read more about must-have UX designer skills here, including user empathy and communication skills.
Andrea Picchi talks about having the right blend of soft and hard skills in UX design
Andrea is Former Lead Experience Designer at Sony Mobile Communications
In 2018 UX Designers will need to be versed in the following:
- Problem-solving which requires abductive thinking.
- Emergent leadership to drive and support multidisciplinary teams stepping forward and backward when required.
- Storytelling to communicate the design hypotheses and inspire the stakeholders.
- Plus, basic knowledge of technology, and business to stand the multidisciplinary conversation and being able to form the holistic picture that every design solution required in order to be fully articulated.
Sergi Arevalo on augmented and VUI as the future of UX design
Sergi is the UX Design Lead at Justinmind
There's a lot that can change in the future. Take UX design. User experience is still not fully developed – it has yet to go beyond computers and closed devices. Augmented reality and virtual reality technology, such as voice user interfaces (VUIs), show us that UX is a hot topic right now.
As for technology that can be applied soon, I'm more inclined to learn towards VUIs. VR tech is complicated, and still needs to be widely adapted. As it stands, VR devices are still uncomfortable and unnatural. These technologies have a long journey to go before they'll form a part of our daily lives.
A quote from Greg Madison form FastCo. Design comes to mind when thinking about this situation:
"For me, laziness is the better way to predict what will happen in the future […] We haven't replaced the mouse and keyboard in 30 years, because with minimal effort, you can do lots of things. In VR, we need to think, it's not because we can, but [because we] need to do that."
How I see it is that VUIs will advance sooner rather than later. We already know about Siri, OK Google, Cortana and Amazon's Alexa. Amazon, for example, has begun incorporating Alexa in their Fire TV and Echo products. In no time at all, we'll no longer need to look for the TV remote or fiddle with our car system while driving – it will all be done with voice.
Another interesting aspect of future tech is Chatbots, especially when it comes to customer service online. In a not too distant future, we'll be able to talk with a "real human being" and companies can use this to add value to their services and offerings.
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Modern Believing editorial October 2015
Editorial by Jonathan Clatworthy
from Modern Believing Vol 56:4 - October 2015
What are we trying to achieve?
It is now fifty years since the Second Vatican Council completed its work, so we thought some reflection on it would be in order.
Massimo Faggioli notes disappointments: the lack of progress on ecumenism and lay involvement, the dominant role of the papacy. Nevertheless theologically, spiritually and institutionally there has been progress. The Church is not what it was and cannot go back, despite some moves in that direction. Faggioli argues that we need more than fifty years to judge it.
Thomas Hughson observes that, whereas previous councils had been convened to resolve doctrinal issues, Vatican II was pastoral. Nevertheless much theology resulted. Augustinian and Thomist tendencies were expressed in rival agendas like opposition to abortion and promotion of human rights, though he warns against too sharp a distinction. Pope Francis, the first pope since Vatican II not to have attended it, nevertheless expresses it well, not least for symbolising the worldwide dimension by being the first pope from Latin America. Citing his 'steps away from clerical, papal privileges in dress, residence, and vehicle', Hughson notes that 'the whole council's pastoral rather than dogmatic nature and purpose anchors his supremely pastoral style'.
Christopher Hill describes how Vatican II has influenced Anglican liturgy. It was always closely related to Roman Catholic liturgy, and the Church of England's new services were influenced by the Council's reforms. God was addressed as 'you' rather than 'thee' from Series 3 onwards. The westward-facing position of the priest at the Eucharist became standard. The liturgy was simplified. There was a renewed emphasis on the liturgy being an act of the whole people.
Our final article takes this journal's ecumenical concern in a different direction. Alan Sell provides a review of Ward and Thompson's collection of essays Tradition and the Baptist Academy. The contributors explore the nature of Baptist tradition, history and theology, and Sell summarises their accounts of Baptist worship, preaching, sacraments, ecclesiology and polity.
At the end of last year the Church of England, under the leadership of Martyn Percy, the Church Times and our President Linda Woodhead, threw up its arms in horror at the newly published Green Report. Over the next few weeks a string of additional reports added fuel to the fire.
The comparison that comes to my mind is not with Vatican II – there will be no learned articles on these reports in fifty years' time – but with the British Labour Party as it licks its wounds after losing the General Election. In both cases the agenda is driven by anxiety about decline. Those responsible for running the institution want to carry on doing the same things, but somehow more effectively – a bit like the Father Ted television programmes where the response to every crisis is to celebrate the Mass. So the Church is to spend extra capital resources on parish clergy and leadership.
Especially for its time, Vatican II was an act of bravery. Church leaders could see that society was changing the way it related to the Church, and the Church needed to change accordingly. Is a similar act of bravery now required, perhaps on a bigger scale, by the western churches in general?
Until the seventeenth century, as far as we know, every society in the world integrated its beliefs about gods into its overall understanding of reality. Speculation about natural processes informed, and was informed by, speculation about divine beings. Science, metaphysics and morality combined to explain how the world was made, why humans are the way we are and how we should live. Shamans, priests, seers, doctors, sorcerers and witches had different roles in different societies, but our modern separation of 'religion' into a distinct category of its own does not appear to have developed elsewhere.
This changed with the devastating experience of the European religious wars. Church authority and beliefs about God were increasingly excluded from government, law, science and eventually even ethics. Nineteenth century atheists, aiming to provide a complete account of reality without reference to any divine beings, adapted the word 'religion' to refer to a category of concepts for which they had no further use: God, prayer and life after death. Reality was made of matter, so religion had nothing to tell us about it.
Most of the mainstream churches responded by emphasising spiritual realities beyond the reach of natural scientists. It was a popular move at the time, especially since nineteenth century materialism left human life with no meaning, value or purpose, eerily empty. However, one implication was that the uncommitted might as well ignore all religion, since it was only an optional extra for individuals with private beliefs.
This is why twentieth century evangelism was predominantly a matter of catching individuals. Churches could grow by seizing the moment when someone found it difficult to cope with the religion-free paradigm, and grabbing another convert. The emphasis on individual conversion left the default atheism of secular society untouched. Churches which became successful in this way often took pride in being non-political. However, individuals so converted were bound to ask themselves what difference being a Christian really made. The hole has usually been plugged with single-issue campaigns: against abortion, evolution, gay marriage, whatever. The message becomes a simple one: to be one of us, you define yourself as a Christian and therefore oppose what we oppose.
Twenty years ago churches of this type were riding high. Now they are not. Single issue campaigns usually have a limited shelf life; opposing gay marriage clearly offends more people than it attracts, especially among the young. Perhaps another issue will soon replace it, but something else seems to be happening. Until around forty years ago the main British alternative to Christianity was atheism. Since then countless alternative and New Age groups have sprung up, most with minimal resources, and have grown while mainstream churches struggled. Meanwhile moral leadership, once provided by churches, is now provided by organisations like 38 Degrees with its concern for the environment, the poor, the ill, injustice and animals. These issues resonate with many people's sense of spiritual connection with the world and its living processes.
Judging from the studies of religious beliefs, atheism has been found wanting; but those already disengaged from Christianity are reluctant to commit themselves to an institution providing too many doctrines. More people believe in something, but want to judge for themselves what proves helpful. One can hardly blame them.
This means that many people are looking for a spirituality more akin, in important ways, to what Christianity offered before the crises of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries: a wider range of practices and ideas, more integrated into their ordinary lives, more engaged with society's general understanding of reality.
It is also more akin to the tradition in which Modern Church was founded, just over a century ago, to defend: a faith unafraid to take a close look at new ideas, whatever their provenance, and judge them on their merits, unafraid to admit, when the evidence demanded it, that past church teaching was wrong.
If this is what is happening, the churches can afford to spend less time distinguishing themselves from their wider society, and instead respond more positively to the various spiritual needs people think they have. Part of this response will be to stop judging success by the numbers of people who turn up to church services. Perhaps we should not be judging our success at all. Perhaps, instead of assessing how well we are doing, we should spend more time celebrating what God is doing for us.
This issue completes my term as Editor of Modern Believing. It has felt sometimes like a privilege, sometimes like a challenge, sometimes both. After a century of publication with a succession of illustrious editors, can I really maintain the standard readers expect? Will I be the editor under whom it collapses? Can I really keep on top of the rapidly changing publishing world? Anthony Freeman came to the rescue, brought me up to date and made sure everything was done decently and in order. The issues of the last few years have been greatly improved by his patient work.
We also faced the issue of publishing arrangements. At the time of the handover from Adrian Thatcher we had spent many years looking for a suitable academic publisher and were still looking. Soon afterwards Liverpool University Press came up trumps. Although we feel confident that we made the right decision, the changeover has involved a great deal of work, especially regarding the system for subscriptions. Fortunately we had able officers, especially Christine Alker and Guy Elsmore who worked hard to smoothe out the wrinkles. I am therefore especially grateful to Anthony, Guy and Christine for pulling out the stops at an exacting time.
In addition a successful journal needs a team of collaborators plodding away behind the scenes, generally unnoticed. Among these are Michael Brierley the Reviews Editor, Clare Hooper and the staff of Liverpool University Press, the Editorial Advisers and of course the authors of the articles and reviews. I offer my thanks to them too. It has been a pleasure to work with them.
Finally we are grateful to Steven Shakespeare for offering to edit the journal henceforth. A publication like this is best edited by someone in an academic post and in constant touch with the latest ideas and thinkers. With Steven as Editor I am confident that it will go from strength to strength.
Books reviewed October 2015
in Modern Believing October 2015 • previous edition • next edition
- Theology in a Social Context: Sociological Theology, vol. 1
- R. M. Gill
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2012. Pp. vi, 240. Pb. £19.99
- Theology Shaped by Society: Sociological Theology, vol. 2
- R. M. Gill
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2012. Pp. vi, 219. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-4094-2597-7
- Society Shaped by Theology: Sociological Theology, vol. 3
- R. M. Gill
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2013. Pp. viii, 252. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-4094-2600-4
Reviewed by Martyn Percy, University of Oxford
- Gender, Nation and Religion in European Pilgrimage
- W. Jansen and C. Notermans, eds.
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2012. Pp. xiv, 232. Hb. £55. ISBN 978-1-4094-4964-5
Reviewed by Marion Bowman, Open University, Milton Keynes
- Intensities: Philosophy, Religion and the Affirmation of Life
- K. S. Moody and S. Shakespeare, eds.
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2012. Pp. xii, 185. Pb. £19.95. ISBN 978-1-4094-4329-2
Reviewed by Beverley Clack, Oxford Brookes University
- Faithful Doubt: The Wisdom of Uncertainty
- G. J. D. Collins
- Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2014. Pp. xviii, 207. Pb. ISBN 978-1-62564-369-8
Reviewed by John Saxbee, Haverfordwest
- Theology of Transformation: Faith, Freedom, and the Christian Act
- A. O. Davies
- Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013. Pp. x, 274. Hb. ISBN 978-0-19-968595-0
Reviewed by Anthony Freeman, Chichester
- A Celtic Christology: The Incarnation according to John Scottus Eriugena
- J. F. Gavin
- Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2014. Pp. xviii, 160. Pb. £19.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17478-4
Reviewed by Deirdre Carabine, Virtual University of Uganda
- Hell's Destruction: An Exploration of Christ's Descent to the Dead
- C. E. Laufer
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2013. Pp. x, 230. Hb. £55. ISBN 978-1-4094-5194-5
Reviewed by Robin Parry, Wipf and Stock Publishers, Eugene, OR
- The Place of the Spirit: Toward a Trinitarian Theology of Location
- S. Morice-Brubaker
- Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2014. Pp. xvi, 148. Pb. £17.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17437-1
Reviewed by John Inge, Diocese of Worcester
- Seeing Beyond Death: Images of the Afterlife in Theology and Film
- C. Deacy and U. Vollmer, eds.
- Marburg: Schüren Verlag, 2012. Pp. 208. Pb. €19.90.
Reviewed by Robert Ellis, Regent's Park College, Oxford
- Because of Beauvoir: Christianity and the Cultivation of Female Genius
- A. E. Jasper
- Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2012. Pp. x, 178. Hb. £33.50. ISBN 978-160258321-4
Reviewed by Alison Milbank, University of Nottingham
- Anglican Women on Church and Mission
- P. L. Kwok, J. A. Berling and J. P. Te Paa, eds.
- London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2013. Pp. xx, 209. Pb. ISBN 978-1-84825-193-9
Reviewed by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, Belmont, Durham
- Anglican Theology
- M. D. Chapman
- London and New York: T. and T. Clark International, 2012. Pp. viii, 269. Pb. £14.99
Reviewed by Alec Ryrie, Durham University
- Charles Gore: Radical Anglican
- P. M. Waddell
- London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2014. Pp. xxxviii, 184. Pb. ISBN 978-1-84825-654-5
Reviewed by Robert B. Slocum, St Catharine College, KY
- The Collected Sermons of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
- I. Best, ed. tr. D. W. Stott, A. Schmidt-Lange, I. Best, S. A. Moore and C. D. Bergmann
- Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2012. Pp. xxvi, 214. Hb. £19.99. ISBN 978-0-8006-9904-8
Reviewed by Andrew Chandler, University of Chichester
- My Journal of the Council
- Y. M. J. Congar, ed. D. Minns, tr. M. J. Ronayne and M. C. Boulding
- Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. Pp. lxii, 979. Hb. $69.95. ISBN 978-0-8146-8029-2
Reviewed by Elizabeth Groppe, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH
- Wounded Visions: Unity, Justice, and Peace in the World Church after 1968
- J. Jonson, tr. N. A. Hjelm
- Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2013. Pp. x, 192. Pb. £16.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-6778-0
- Sustaining the Hope for Unity: Ecumenical Dialogue in a Postmodern World
- E. M. Brigham
- Collegeville, MN: Liturgical Press, 2012. Pp. vi, 168. Pb. $29.95
Reviewed by Sangwoo Kim, Duke University, Durham, NC
- Can a Renewal Movement Be Renewed? Questions for the Future of Ecumenism
- M. Kinnamon
- Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2014. Pp. viii, 167. Pb. £16.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-7075-9
Reviewed by Richard Clutterbuck, Edgehill Theological College, Belfast
- Jesus and the Religions: Retrieving a Neglected Example for a Multicultural World
- B. Robinson
- Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2012. Pp. x, 292. Pb. $43
- Christians and Jews Building Bridges
- M. C. R. Braybrooke
- Abingdon: Braybrooke Press, 2013. Pp. 170. Pb. £12.50. ISBN 978-1-291-37948-8.
Reviewed by Alan Race, Lee, London
- God, Jews and the Media: Religion and Israel's Media
- Y. Cohen
- Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2012. Pp. xiv, 258. Hb. £75. ISBN 978-0-415-47503-7
Reviewed by Jonathan Romain, Maidenhead Synagogue
- My Neighbor's Faith: Stories of Interreligious Encounter, Growth, and Transformation
- J. H. Peace, O. N. Rose and G. Mobley, eds.
- Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. xx, 283. Pb. £16.99. ISBN 978-1-57075-958-1
Reviewed by Paul Hedges, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- The Tactile Heart: Studies in Blindness and Faith
- J. M. Hull
- London: SCM Press, 2013. Pp. viii, 152. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-04933-3
Reviewed by Cristina Gangemi, Kairos Forum, Caterham, Surrey
- Nourishing the Spirit: The Healing Emotions of Wonder, Joy, Compassion and Hope
- J. D. and E. E. Whitehead
- Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. x, 181. Pb. £14.99. ISBN 978-1-62698-001-3
Reviewed by Lorraine Cavanagh, Abergavenny
- An Introduction to Christian Ethics: History, Movements, People
- H. J. Huebner
- Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2012. Pp. xvi, 672. Pb. £49.99. ISBN 978-160258063-3
Reviewed by Tyler Atkinson, Bethany College, Lindsborg, KS
- Reimagining Discipleship: Loving the Local Community
- R. L. Cotton
- London: SPCK, 2012. Pp. vi, 150. Pb. ISBN 978-0-281-06719-0
Reviewed by Angus Ritchie, Centre for Theology and Community, East London
- Faith and the Future of the Countryside: Pastoral and Theological Perspectives on Rural Sustainability
- A. G. C. Smith and J. Hopkinson, eds.
- London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2012. Pp. xxvi, 273. Pb. ISBN 978-1-84825-117-5
Reviewed by John Drane, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
- Worship and Ministry: Shaped towards God
- S. Burns
- Preston, Australia: Mosaic Press, 2012. Pp. vi, 249. Pb. £24.99. ISBN 978-1-74324-141-7
Reviewed by Jo Spreadbury, Portsmouth Cathedral
- The Art of Curating Worship: Reshaping the Role of Worship Leader
- M. F. Pierson
- London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2012. Pp. xii, 239. Pb. ISBN 978-1-84825-194-6
Reviewed by Mark Earey, Queen's Foundation, Birmingham
- The Letters of Paul as Rituals of Worship
- J. P. Heil
- Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2012. Pp. viii, 208. Pb. £17.50. ISBN 978-0-227-68007-0
- Studying Paul's Letters: Contemporary Perspectives and Methods
- J. A. Marchal, ed.
- Minneapolis, MN: Fortress Press, 2012. Pp. xiv, 233. Pb. £21.99. ISBN 978-0-8006-9818-8
Reviewed by Michael Lakey, Ripon College Cuddesdon, Oxford
- In the Beginning Were Stories, Not Texts: Story Theology
- C. S. Song
- Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2012. Pp. viii, 172. Pb. £15. ISBN 978-0-227-68023-0
Reviewed by Ruard Ganzevoort, VU University Amsterdam
- Words Unspoken: An Invitation to Christian Faith
- P. M. Schmiechen
- Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2012. Pp. xii, 115. Pb. ISBN 978-1-62032-184-3
Reviewed by Hannah Cleugh, Durham University
Short Reviews
- An Introduction to Jean-Yves Lacoste
- J. Schrijvers
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2012. Pp. x, 205. Hb. £55. ISBN 978-1-4094-4158-8
Reviewed by Edmund Newey, Christ Church, Oxford
- Ordinary Christology: Who Do You Say I Am? Answers from the Pews
- A. Christie
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2012. Pp. x, 214. Hb. £50. ISBN 978-1-4094-2535-9.
Reviewed by Michael Brierley, Worcester Cathedral
- Why Religions Work: God's Place in the World Today
- E. Stoneham
- Winchester and Washington: Circle Books, 2012. Pp. x, 134. Pb. £9.99. ISBN 978-1-78099-496-3
Reviewed by Jonathan Clatworthy, Liverpool
- The Moral Disciple: An Introduction to Christian Ethics
- K. A. Van Til
- Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012. Pp. x, 160. Pb. £11.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-6675-2
Reviewed by Cathriona Russell, Trinity College, Dublin
- Members Are Ministers: The Vocation of All Believers
- P. F. Goetting
- Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2012. Pp. xxiv, 237. Pb. $29.
Reviewed by Teresa Morgan, University of Oxford
Books received October 2015
Publishers know that Modern Believing's team of book reviewers, led by the Reviews Editor, Rev. Dr. Michael Brierley, do an outstanding job in providing constructive, critical, fair and discerning reviews.
D. Albera and P. J. K. Eade, eds., International Perspectives on Pilgrimage Studies: Itineraries, Gaps and Obstacles. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2015. Pp. xii, 213. Hb. £85. ISBN 978-1-138-84035-5.
B. R. Ambros, Women in Japanese Religions. New York and London: New York University Press, 2015. Pp. x, 237. Pb. £11.99. ISBN 978-1-4798-8406-3.
A. C. Atherstone and J. G. Maiden, eds., Evangelicalism and the Church of England in the Twentieth Century: Reform, Resistance and Renewal, Studies in Modern British Religious History 31. Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2014. Pp. x, 325. Hb. £60. ISBN 978-1-84383-911-8.
B. Bingaman, All Things New: The Trinitarian Nature of the Human Calling in Maximus the Confessor and Jürgen Moltmann. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xvi, 194. Pb. £17.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17515-6.
A. L. Blazer, Playing for God: Evangelical Women and the Unintended Consequences of Sports Ministry. New York and London: New York University Press, 2015. Pp. xii, 233. Pb. £18.99. ISBN 978-1-4798-1813-6.
D. Boscaljon, ed., Hope and the Longing for Utopia: Futures and Illusions in Theology and Narrative. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xx, 239. Pb. £18. ISBN 978-0-227-17505-7.
B. A. Bosserman, The Trinity and the Vindication of Christian Paradox: An Interpretation and Refinement of the Theological Apologetic of Cornelius Van Til. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xxiv, 267. Pb. £20. ISBN 978-0-227-17506-4.
S. M. Brettmann, Theories of Justice: A Dialogue with Karol Wojtyla and Karl Barth. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xviii, 223. Pb. £18.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17516-3.
B. R. Brock, Captive to Christ, Open to the World: On Doing Christian Ethics in Public, ed. K. R. Oakes. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. xvi, 143. Pb. £17.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9377-4.
G. Buxton, An Uncertain Certainty: Snapshots in a Journey from 'Either-Or' to 'Both-And' in Christian Ministry. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. xviii, 235. Pb. £18. ISBN 978-0-7188-9395-8.
J. P. Caperon, A Vital Ministry: Chaplaincy in Schools in the Post-Christian Era. London: SCM Press, 2015. Pp. xiv, 152. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05219-7.
D. E. Capps, The Resourceful Self: And a Little Child Shall Lead Them. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. xiv, 203. Pb. £16.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9390-3.
D. E. Capps, Still Growing: The Creative Self in Older Adulthood. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. xviii, 190. Pb. £16.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9391-0.
C. C. Davis, M. J. P. Pound and C. S. Crockett, eds., Theology after Lacan: The Passion for the Real. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. viii, 286. Pb. £22.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17470-8.
A. F. Day and M. Lövheim, eds., Modernities, Memory and Mutations: Grace Davie and the Study of Religion. Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. Pp. xvi, 255. Hb. £65. ISBN 978-1-4724-3617-7.
C. E. Deane-Drummond, S. Bergmann and B. Szerszynski, eds., Technofutures, Nature and the Sacred: Transdisciplinary Perspectives. Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. Pp. xvi, 289. Hb. £65. ISBN 978-1-4724-4410-3.
K. L. Dearborn, Drinking from the Wells of New Creation: The Holy Spirit and the Imagination in Reconciliation. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. x, 159. Pb. £17.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17499-9.
A. Dillen, ed., Soft Shepherd or Almighty Pastor? Power and Pastoral Care. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xx, 200. Pb. £16.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17522-4.
A. F. Droogers, Religion at Play: A Manifesto. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. x, 175. Pb. £15. ISBN 978-0-7188-9396-5.
F. C. Dyer, Who Are We to Judge? Empathy and Discernment in a Critical Age. London: SPCK, 2015. Pp. xii, 132. Pb. £9.99. ISBN 978-0-281-07248-4.
E. Filby, God and Mrs Thatcher: The Battle for Britain's Soul. London: Biteback Publishing, 2015. Pp. xxiv, 407. Hb. £20. ISBN 978-1849547857.
A. Francis, What in God's Name Are You Eating? How Can Christians Live and Eat Responsibly in Today's Global Village? Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. viii, 157. Pb. £17.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9381-1.
G. Giordan and L. Woodhead, eds., A Sociology of Prayer. Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. Pp. xiv, 239. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-4094-5585-1.
D. J. Goodhew, ed., Towards a Theology of Church Growth. Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. Pp. xii, 248. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-4724-1400-7.
M. Grebe, Election, Atonement, and the Holy Spirit: Through and Beyond Barth's Theological Interpretation of Scripture. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xxii, 289. Pb. £20. ISBN 978-0-227-17517-0.
L. A. Green, Blessed Are the Poor? Urban Poverty and the Church. London: SCM Press, 2015. Pp. xviii, 218. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-05365-1.
S. E. Gregg and L. Scholefield, Engaging with Living Religion: A Guide to Fieldwork in the Study of Religion. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2015. Pp. x, 180. Pb. £29.99. ISBN 978-0-415-53448-2.
C.-H. Grenholm and G. Gunner, eds., Justification in a Post-Christian Society. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xii, 258. Pb. £18.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17523-1.
C.-H. Grenholm and G. Gunner, eds., Lutheran Identity and Political Theology. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xii, 241. Pb. £18.50. ISBN 978-0-227-17524-8.
M. L. Grundy, Multi-Congregation Ministry: Theology and Practice in a Changing Church. London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2015. Pp. x, 165. Pb. ISBN 978-1-84825-791-7.
R. T. Hakola, Reconsidering Johannine Christianity: A Social Identity Approach. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2015. Pp. xii, 175. Hb. £85. ISBN 978-1-138-91023-2.
J. W. Hart, Encountering ETI: Aliens in Avatar and the Americas. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. x, 296. Pb. £21. ISBN 978-0-7188-9397-2.
R. B. Hays, Reading Backwards: Figural Christology and the Fourfold Gospel Witness. London: SPCK, 2015. Pp. xxii, 155. Pb. £16.99. ISBN 978-0-281-07408-2.
E. Hessamfar, In the Fellowship of His Suffering: A Theological Interpretation of Mental Illness - A Focus on 'Schizophrenia'. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. xii, 375. Pb. £25. ISBN 978-0-7188-9382-8.
M. A. Higton and J. Fodor, eds., The Routledge Companion to the Practice of Christian Theology. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2015. Pp. xii, 450. Hb. £140. ISBN 978-0-415-61736-9.
E. A. Hoare, Using the Bible in Spiritual Direction. London: SPCK, 2015. Pp. xii, 156. Pb. £14.99. ISBN 978-0-281-07220-0.
F. S. Houston, You Shall Love the Stranger as Yourself: The Bible, Refugees, and Asylum. New York and Abingdon: Routledge, 2015. Pp. xii, 201. Pb. £24.99. ISBN 978-1-138-85931-9.
P. O. Ingram, Living without a Why: Mysticism, Pluralism, and the Way of Grace. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xii, 124. Pb. £15. ISBN 978-0-227-17526-2.
R. W. Jackson, What Makes Churches Grow? Vision and Practice in Effective Mission. London: Church House Publishing, 2015. Pp. xvi, 299. Pb. ISBN 978-0-7151-4474-9.
A. J. P. Kenny, Christianity in Review: A History of the Faith in Fifty Books. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2015. Pp. viii, 295. Hb. £14.99. ISBN 978-0-232-53172-5.
P. R. Laughlin, Jesus and the Cross: Necessity, Meaning, and Atonement. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xvi, 270. Pb. £20. ISBN 978-0-227-17496-8.
N. Lefler, Theologizing Friendship: How Amicitia in the Thought of Aelred and Aquinas Inscribes the Scholastic Turn. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xvi, 178. Pb. £20. ISBN 978-0-227-17481-4.
J. C. Lyden and E. M. Mazur, eds., The Routledge Companion to Religion and Popular Culture. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2015. Pp. xviii, 583. Hb. £140. ISBN 978-0-415-63866-1.
R. S. Machuga, Three Theological Mistakes: How to Correct Enlightenment Assumptions about God, Miracles, and Free Will. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xvi, 275. Pb. £20. ISBN 978-0-227-17528-6.
J. W. Menzies, True Myth: C. S. Lewis and Joseph Campbell on the Veracity of Christianity. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. x, 258. Pb. £22.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9376-7.
R. Moore, Women in Christian Traditions. New York and London: New York University Press, 2015. Pp. x, 209. Pb. £11.99. ISBN 978-1-4798-2175-4.
M. S. Northcott, Place, Ecology and the Sacred: The Moral Geography of Sustainable Communities. London and New York: Bloomsbury Academic, 2015. Pp. viii, 233. Pb. £22.99. ISBN 978-1-4411-3406-6.
A. C. Plantinga, Knowledge and Christian Belief. Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2015. Pp. xii, 129. Pb. £17.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-7204-3.
B. A. Pugh, Atonement Theories: A Way through the Maze. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xiv, 190. Pb. £20. ISBN 978-0-227-17500-2.
M. A. Rae, Christian Theology: The Basics. Abingdon and New York: Routledge, 2015. Pp. x, 178. Pb. £15.99. ISBN 978-0-415-81494-2.
R. D. Sawtell, Under One Roof: The Story of a Christian Community. London: Darton, Longman and Todd, 2015. Pp. x, 146. Pb. £8.99. ISBN 978-0-232-53173-2.
G. J. Simons and D. Westerlund, eds., Religion, Politics and Nation-Building in Post-Communist Countries. Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. Pp. xiv, 220. Hb. £65. ISBN 978-1-4724-4969-6.
R. B. Slocum, The Anglican Imagination: Portraits and Sketches of Modern Anglican Theologians. Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. Pp. xvi, 177. Hb. £60. ISBN 978-1-4724-4735-7.
K. M. Storer, Reading Scripture to Hear God: Kevin Vanhoozer and Henri de Lubac on God's Use of Scripture in the Economy of Redemption. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xxiv, 161. Pb. £15. ISBN 978-0-227-17531-6.
A. D. Swafford, Nature and Grace: A New Approach to Thomistic Ressourcement. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xiv, 205. Pb. £20. ISBN 978-0-227-17502-6.
B. B. Taylor, Speaking of Sin: The Lost Language of Salvation. London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2015. Pp. x, 73. Pb. ISBN 978-1-84825-797-9.
P. G. Tyson, Returning to Reality: Christian Platonism for Our Times. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. x, 218. Pb. £17.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9385-9.
L. L. Vance, Women in New Religions. New York and London: New York University Press, 2015. Pp. x, 189. Pb. £11.99. ISBN 978-1-4798-1602-6.
W. Vander Lugt and T. A. Hart, eds., Theatrical Theology: Explorations in Performing the Faith. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. xviii, 278. Pb. £21. ISBN 978-0-7188-9384-2.
M. J. Volland, The Minister as Entrepreneur: Leading and Growing the Church in an Age of Rapid Change. London: SPCK, 2015. Pp. vi, 149. Pb. ISBN 978-0-281-07182-1.
K. J. Wardley, Praying to a French God: The Theology of Jean-Yves Lacoste. Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2014. Pp. xii, 246. Hb. £60. ISBN 978-1-4724-2865-3.
J. D. Weaver, ed., John Howard Yoder: Radical Theologian. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. xvi, 419. Pb. £27.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9394-1.
P. J. Webster, Archbishop Ramsey: The Shape of the Church. Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2015. Pp. xii, 255. Pb. £25. ISBN 978-0-7546-6596-0.
D. R. Wright and K. J. White, eds., The Logic of the Spirit in Human Thought and Experience: Exploring the Vision of James E. Loder Jr. Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2015. Pp. xxvi, 357. Pb. £27.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9378-1.
N. T. Wright, The Challenge of Jesus, 2nd edn. London: SPCK, 2015. Pp. xii, 163. Pb. £12.99. ISBN 978-0-281-07386-3.
A. Yong, The Dialogical Spirit: Christian Reason and Theological Method in the Third Millennium. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xvi, 336. Pb. £25. ISBN 978-0-227-17520-0.
F. K. Young, Inferior Office? A History of Deacons in the Church of England. Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2015. Pp. xxxviii, 179. Pb. £25. ISBN 978-0-227-17488-3.
Modern Believing editorial July 2015
Editorial by Anthony Freeman
from Modern Believing Vol 56:3 - July 2015
This issue consists largely of contributions to the 2014 Modern Church annual conference on the topic of Exploring Spirituality for the 21st Century.
Martyn Percy gave the chairman's keynote address on 'Generous Liberalism: A Search for our Spiritual Soul' and set the standard for what was by common consent one of the best conferences of recent years. His focus on the importance of parable in connecting with Christian faith opened a seam that was also mined by other speakers, notably Mark Oakley in his plea for a more poetic faith that would open up and invite engagement rather than explain everything and close down exploration. Emma Percy took one particular biblical 'parable' or metaphor—breastfeeding as an image of grace-filled service—and traced its historical variety and contemporary value.
Dave Bookless's discussion of 'Worldly Spirituality' challenged the polarity between the dark forces of all-consuming anthropocentricism and eco-warriors in shining armour. What we need instead is a theocentrism that acknowledges creation as being neither for humans nor for nature but for God. This requires a spirituality that takes seriously St John's declaration that God so loved the world (including but not exclusively the human world) that he sent his only Son.
Being Modern Church, the sociologists were not to be left out. Grace Davie spoke about the shift in the 'centre' of religion in Britain in the two decades since she published Religion in Britain since 1945 (Blackwell, 1994) and the continuing aptness of her phrase 'believing without belonging' to describe the many who consciously place themselves beyond religious or spiritual commitment, but who continue to believe (albeit in unorthodox ways). Copyright considerations prevent us from printing Professor Davie's talk, but we hope to publish a review of her recent work in a future issue of Modern Believing. Another sociological perspective was given by Abby Day in her fascinating account of the spirituality of the older laywomen ('Generation A') whose unassuming commitment holds together many a church community.
Finally the crucial place of silence in contemporary spirituality was highlighted in presentations on Mindfulness by John Peacocke (summarized here with observations by Tim Stead) and on the Quaker perspective by Abby Day.
You can listen to and download audio of speakers from the 2014 Modern Church Conference: 'A Liberating Spirit? Exploring Spirituality for the 21st Century' here.
Books reviewed July 2015
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- The Edge of Words: God and the Habits of Language
- R. D. Williams
- London: Bloomsbury, 2014. Pp. xii, 204. Hb. £20. ISBN 978-1-4729-1043-1.
Reviewed by Elizabeth Maslen, University of London
- The Sound of the Liturgy: How Words Work in Worship
- C. J.-B. Hammon
- London: SPCK, 2015. Pp. x, 192. Pb. ISBN 978-0-281-06954-5.
Reviewed by Bridget Nichols, Ely
- Illusions of Freedom: Thomas Merton and Jacques Ellul on Technology and the Human Condition
- J. M. Shaw
- Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2014. Pp. xii, 193. Pb. £20. ISBN 978-0-7188-9362-0.
Reviewed by Fiona Gardner, Bath Spa University
- Ageing, Ritual and Social Change: Comparing the Secular and Religious in Eastern and Western Europe
- P. G. Coleman, D. Koleva and J. Bornat, eds.
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2013. Pp. xviii, 283. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-4094-5215-7.
Reviewed by James Woodward, Windsor Castle
- Religions as Brands: New Perspectives on the Marketization of Religion and Spirituality
- J.-C. G. Usunier and J. Stolz, eds
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2014. Pp. xx, 256. Hb. £65. ISBN 978-1-4094-6755-7.
Reviewed by John Drane, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, CA
- Apostles Today: Making Sense of Contemporary Charismatic Apostolates: A Historical and Theological Appraisal
- B. G. McNair Scott
- Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2014. Pp. xviii, 254. Pb. £22.50. ISBN 978-0-7188-9355-2.
Reviewed by Stephen Hunt, University of the West of England, Bristol
- Rethinking Trinitarian Theology: Disputed Questions and Contemporary Issues in Trinitarian Theology
- G. Maspero and R. J. Woźniak, eds.
- London and New York: T. and T. Clark International, 2012. Pp. xiv, 498. Pb. £24.99. ISBN 978-0-567-22546-7.
Reviewed by Miranda Threlfall-Holmes, Belmont, Durham
- Theological Method: A Guide for the Perplexed
- P. L. Allen
- London and New York: T. and T. Clark International, 2012. Pp. x, 262. Pb. £14.99. ISBN 978-0-567-11908-7.
Reviewed by Alex Garton, Heidelberg University
- Ricoeur and Theology
- D. R. Stiver,
- London and New York: Bloomsbury T. and T. Clark, 2012. Pp. xii, 205. Pb. £14.99. ISBN 978-0-567-53786-7.
- J. A. Walters, Baudrillard and Theology
- London and New York: T. and T. Clark International, 2012. Pp. viii, 182. Pb. £14.99. ISBN 978-0-567-55972-2.
- C. B. Simpson, Deleuze and Theology.
- London and New York: Bloomsbury T. and T. Clark, 2012. Pp. vi, 191. Pb. £16.99. ISBN 978-0-567-44575-9.
Reviewed by John Reader, Ironstone Benefice and William Temple Foundation
- In Defence of Doubt: An Invitation to Adventure, 2nd edn.
- V. Webb
- Preston, Australia: Mosaic Press, 2012. Pp. vi, 183. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-74324-055-7.
Reviewed by John Saxbee, Haverfordwest
- Contemporary Creed: Reasonable Pathways through the Problems of Christian Beliefs and Ethics, 2nd edn.
- J. D. Morris
- Winchester and Washington: O-Books, 2012. Pp. 212. Pb. £9.99.
Reviewed by Martin Camroux, Colchester
- The Last Testament
- D. Cupitt
- London: SCM Press, 2012. Pp. x, 146. Pb. ISBN 978-0-334-04622-6.
Reviewed by Paul Badham, University of Wales, Trinity St David
- The Underground Church: Reclaiming the Subversive Way of Jesus
- R. R. Meyers
- London: SPCK, 2012. Pp. xvi, 266. Pb. £12.99. ISBN 978-0-281-06941-5.
Reviewed by Adrian Alker, Progressive Christianity Network Britain, Newnham, Gloucestershire
- The Early Church at Work and Worship. Volume 1: Ministry, Ordination, Covenant, and Canon
- E. Ferguson
- Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2014. Pp. xii, 341. Pb. £25. ISBN 978-0-227-17489-0.
The Early Church at Work and Worship. Volume 2: Catechesis, Baptism, Eschatology, and Martyrdom
- E. Ferguson
- Cambridge: James Clarke and Co., 2014. Pp. x, 351. Pb. £25. ISBN 978-0-227-17490-6.
Reviewed by Paul Bradshaw, University of Notre Dame, IN
- Preaching in Hitler's Shadow: Sermons of Resistance in the Third Reich
- D. G. Stroud, ed.
- Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2013. Pp. xii, 203. Pb. £14.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-6902-9.
- Karl Barth's Emergency Homiletic, 1932-1933: A Summons to Prophetic Witness at the Dawn of the Third Reich
- A. D. Hancock
- Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2013. Pp. xvi, 356. Pb. £28.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-6734-6.
Reviewed by Andrew Chandler, University of Chichester
- Archbishop Fisher, 1945-1961: Church, State and World
- A. Chandler and D. Hein
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2012. Pp. viii, 261. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-4094-1233-5.
Reviewed by Mark Dorsett, King's School, Worcester
- Vatican II: Fifty Personal Stories
- W. Madges and M. J. Daley, eds.
- Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2012. Pp. xxviii, 300. Pb. £18.99. ISBN 978-1-57075-993-2.
Reviewed by Thomas Knieps-Port le Roi, Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium
- Bread Not Stones: The Autobiography of an Eventful Life
- U. M. P. Kroll
- Alresford: Christian Alternative Books, 2014. Pp. xii, 130. Pb. £9.99. ISBN 978-1-78279-804-0.
Reviewed by Angela Tilby, Christ Church, Oxford
- Calling on the Spirit in Unsettling Times: Discerning God's Future for the Church
- W. L. Countryman
- London: Canterbury Press Norwich, 2012. Pp. xii, 110. Pb. ISBN 978-1-84825-169-4.
Reviewed by Lorraine Cavanagh, Abergavenny
- Finding God in Other Christians
- L. M. Cavanagh
- London: SPCK, 2012. Pp. xiv, 109. Pb. ISBN 978-0-281-06585-1.
Reviewed by Tim Laundon, Wetherby
- Edward Schillebeeckx and Interreligious Dialogue: Perspectives from Asian Theology
- E. K.-F. Chia
- Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2012. Pp. xii, 165. Pb. $20. ISBN-13: 978-1610971157.
Reviewed by Paul Hedges, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
- Zionism and the Quest for Justice in the Holy Land
- D. E. Wagner and W. T. Davis, eds.
- Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2014. Pp. xxiv, 250. Pb. £25. ISBN 978-0-7188-9365-1.
Reviewed by Mary Grey, Wherwell, Andover
- The Resurrection of Peace: A Gospel Journey to Easter and Beyond
- M. C. Grey
- London: SPCK, 2012. Pp. viii, 129. Pb. £7.99. ISBN 978-0-281-06637-7.
Reviewed by Samuel McBratney, Queen's Foundation, Birmingham
- Christian Ethics: A Guide for the Perplexed
- V. L. Austin
- London and New York: Bloomsbury T. and T. Clark, 2012. Pp. xii, 177. Pb. £14.99. ISBN 978-0-567-03220-1.
Reviewed by Cathriona Russell, Trinity College, Dublin
- The Rest of Life: Rest, Play, Eating, Studying, Sex from a Kingdom Perspective
- B. Witherington
- Grand Rapids, MI, and Cambridge: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 2012. Pp. x, 158. Pb. £11.99. ISBN 978-0-8028-6737-7.
Reviewed by Richard Higginson, Ridley Hall, Cambridge
- ReVisioning: Critical Methods of Seeing Christianity in the History of Art
- J. G. Romaine and L. H. Stratford, eds.
- Cambridge: Lutterworth Press, 2014. Pp. xx, 356. Pb. £35. ISBN 978-0-7188-9336-1.
Reviewed by Richard Harries, King's College, London
- Lost Sons: God's Long Search for Humanity
- M. Sadgrove
- London: SPCK, 2012. Pp. x, 150. Pb. £9.99. ISBN 978-0-281-06214-0.
Reviewed by Susan Durber, Christian Aid, London
- Philosophy, History, and Theology: Selected Reviews 1975-2011
- A. P. F. Sell
- Eugene, OR: Wipf and Stock, 2012. Pp. xii, 324. Pb. ISBN 978-1-61097-968-9.
Reviewed by Michael Brierley, Worcester Cathedral
Short Reviews
- Sacraments and Worship: Key Readings in the History and Theology of Christian Worship from the New Testament to the Present.
- M. E. Johnson, ed.
- London: SPCK, 2012. Pp. xvi, 422. Pb. ISBN 978-0-281-06803-6.
Reviewed by Jo Spreadbury, Abbots Langley
- A Reader in Ecclesiology
- B. P. Stone
- Farnham and Burlington, VT: Ashgate Publishing, 2012. Pp. xxii, 271. Pb. £19.99. ISBN 978-1-4094-2856-5.
Reviewed by Luke Hopkins, University of Divinity, Melbourne


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Posted By Ravi Sinha | On 12th, Nov. 2013 Under News
In IGN's video review for the PlayStation 4 version of FIFA 14, a rather interesting observation was made, which showcased just how the console informs you that the battery life of your DualShock 4 is running low.
A notification appears on the upper right of the screen with the user's name and is slightly transparent. Notifications about Trophy unlocks apparently happen on the upper right side of the display, and the assumption is that message notifications will also be on the upper right. It's interesting because Windows 8 handles notifications in a similar manner, where recent messages and such are displayed in the upper right corner.
Nonetheless, it's a pretty interesting improvement. It would also seem that there would be a colour indicator – to match the lightbar of the controller in question – so you'll know which controller by colour needs to be recharged. The PlayStation 4 will launch on November 15 in North America, with a November 29th release in Europe. What are your thoughts on this minor but still revealing development? Let us know in the comments.
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A few weeks ago I uncovered the first chapter of the first draft of what would become Ambition. I was struck by a few things: one, that Jules was so self-centered it literally slowed the narrative down while Jules breathlessly described herself and her experience as a trainer. And two, that same breathless look, I can do this trainer thing! remained the core value of early Jules in the Eventing Series.
Now, as I poke around the edges of a fifth book in the Eventing Series, it's interesting to look back at the way Jules was desperate to hide her lack of actual experience beneath a veil of completely unwarranted confidence. Things have changed for Jules–if you've read the four books currently out there in the world, you can see she's been growing as a human as well as a trainer. And yet what lurks in the background of a trainer not yet twenty-five, especially now when she's faced with so many clients and owners who have every right to question her every move with their horses and their children?
So yes, I was pretty delighted to find what I think is the complete first draft. It's called Such a Clever Trainer. The last edit was April 26, 2011. This is as close to a time capsule as anything I own. It's only 66 pages, about 38,000 words, and a lot of it is longish scenes with asterisks dividing them. This was my attempt to write pivotal scenes first. I didn't love the process.
I'm not sure how much of this actually made it into the finished version of Ambition. Quite a lot, I think, and yet I think in very different context. In this version, Jules meets Pete at the first hunter pace she takes Mickey to, at Lochloosa–yes, halfway through the book!
I brought Pete back to the introduction of Ambition after doing some reading on romance construction and realizing that you simply couldn't have a romantic interest show up 150 pages into a book. I am not big on "the craft of writing" as a form of study, preferring to tell a story the way it feels right to me, but this seemed like a pretty sensible rule. Pete becomes a goal and an antagonist to goad Jules along throughout the book–and of course, there's the hurricane scene, which is still probably my favorite thing I've ever written.
Amazingly, that scene is in this version, missing a few key players–like Marcus, Jules' beagle, who doesn't exist at all yet.
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One mom lost the baby weight with 15-minute workouts she did at midnight because it was the only time that fit into her busy schedule.
It has been three months since Gold Coast fitness trainer Emily Skye gave birth to her daughter, however she already has her rocking body back. According to Daily Mail, Skye is sharing how eating healthy, hard work, and midnight workouts, after baby Mia fell asleep, are what helped her achieve her goal.
#3monthspostpartum . I had a dinner/business meeting tonight and I decided to wear this jumpsuit that I got just before I found out I was pregnant with Mia! I'm surprised it fits me which is a good indication that I'm making progress from doing my FIT Program! 😃 Ironically I'm actually more surprised my shoes fit! My feet had grown at least a whole size while I was pregnant and I thought they'd stay that way forever and NONE of my shoes would ever fit again. 😩🙈 Well my feet are back to normal size now so I'm cheering! 🙌🏼😃 . Anyway, I wanted to talk about having career goals as a parent. I have my own business and wasn't able to have much time off to have Mia. I had about a week off then was back into it. One of the great things about having my own business is being able to work anywhere in the world. The not so great thing is it's really hard to take time off. When I returned to work I had a few comments from people saying things like "you're a mother now, forget about your work" and stop being selfish and just focus on looking after your daughter". I don't believe being a parent with a career makes you selfish at all! You can still do that - albeit it may be more challenging especially when you have multiple children - but it's definitely possible! I love what I do, I am so blessed to be living my dreams but I also do what I do FOR my family and my daughter Mia always comes first. I am very grateful that I get to be with her 95% of the time and I even get to take her on business trips with me nationally and internationally. As I've said before, I still have more goals I want to achieve and I won't give up on them until I achieve them. Mia is my priority but I know that in order for me to be the best mum to her it's important I'm happy and continue chasing my dreams. Don't believe that you can't parent and achieve your goals as well - that's a lie! You've gotta believe in yourself and do what makes you happy in life. Your life is not over once you become a parent. Yes it's more complicated but WAY more fun right? ...... RIGHT? 😂😝 . . ✨ Trial my new FIT Program for FREE for 7 days - Link in my profile or go to: www.emilyskye.com ✨ . .
"Some people might think my progress is due to my genetics or because of breastfeeding but I can tell you it's got a LOT to do with hard work and consistency. All those midnight workouts I did after Mia fell asleep and eating healthy meals from my FIT Program are getting me great results. I knew it wasn't going to be easy and I'd have to work for it so that's what I'm doing. I'm very proud of what I've done so far! I'm getting stronger and leaner every day and I'm in a good mood most of the time hehe (bonus)!' she shared in an Instagram post.
Although Skye is proud of her accomplishment, she has also revealed because of her fitness goals she has been the subject of a lot of online bullying. In fact, she has been mommy shamed for focusing on fitness and accused of not putting her daughter's needs first.
"Some people misunderstand my reasons for living a fit and active lifestyle and think it's "selfish" because I'm now a mum. Being fit, strong and healthy is important to me mainly because of how it makes me feel. And if I feel good I'm happy, and I'm a much better mum to my daughter Mia and a better partner to my man Dec and so on," Skye explained.
#3MonthsPostpartum progress update with the cutest training buddy ever! 😝 . Some people might think my progress is due to my genetics or because of breastfeeding but I can tell you it's got a LOT to do with hard work and consistency! All those midnight workouts I did after Mia fell asleep and eating healthy meals from my FIT Program are getting me great results. I knew it wasn't going to be easy and I'd have to work for it so that's what I'm doing. I'm very proud of what I've done so far! I'm getting stronger and leaner every day and I'm in a good mood most of the time hehe (bonus)! 😝 When I'm happy Mia seems happier too. 😃 I'm so excited to be back into lifting heavy weights - time to build some muscle back! 😃💪🏼 . . @emilyskyefitness @emilyskye_ig . . #postpartum #fitfam #babygirl #3monthsold #emilyskye #fitmum #fitmom
Emily Skye is proving that hard work, eating healthy and dedication are what it takes to achieve fitness goals. It is not all about genetics and breastfeeding but rather putting in the time and effort. Even if you only have 15 minutes a day, as long as you schedule to time to workout you will see results.


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