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This series of 5 comics is an easy introduction to the nuances of BattleCON. It works best if you follow along with your own... Read more
BattleCON Unleashed, the ultimate (yes, that means final) BattleCON Kickstarter!
Greetings, friends! It's been about 7 years since I started raising funds for BattleCON, my first board game here on Kickstarter. Since then, Level 99 Games has come a long... Read more
The Legend Contines...
It's been about a year since we brought you BattleCON. Now the second BattleCON game, Devastation of Indines, is ready for the spotlight!
We have new art, new modes,... Read more
Pixel Tactics, Playtesting, and more for BattleCON
I just wanted to drop a quick update and let you know what exciting new developments we have in the works for BattleCON!
A new game in the same world... Read more
BattleCON for iOS
Hey everyone,
I need some playtesters for BattleCON on iOS. If you use dropbox and have an iPhone 4 or iPad 1 or 2, and are willing to playtest the... Read more
BattleCON is now shipping
Hey all,
So, pursuing my last update. BattleCON got to our fulfillment service on time last week, but it took them the end part of the week to get everything... Read more
New Downloads available on BattleConnection.com
We've provided two exciting new downloads to the BattleCON website, both of which will enhance your print-and-play or (later on) retail copy of the game.
Character Holders
Printable Character Sleeves... Read more
PnP Update
To everyone who's taken me up on the Print and Play version, I just wanted to let you know that there was an update to the files today. It turns... Read more
A Holiday Gift for Kickstarter Backers
BattleCON is shipping across the Pacific, and is scheduled to arrive at our warehouse in mid-January. Despite my best hopes and plans, the game won't be here in time for... Read more
BGG Con
BattleCON will be at BGGCon!
We don't have a designated area, but we should have a small sign somewhere in the prototype room or general gaming room.
I'll be bringing... Read more
Production Updates
Hey Everyone,
At last I've gotten some news and updates from the production team. The game is currently being printed and is expected to be finished in about 10 more... Read more
Proofs from the Printer
Our printing company got us the proofs for the game this Monday, and I've since looked them over and made a few corrections to send back. They assure me that... Read more
Champions of Indines Playtesting (and updates on the status of BattleCON)
It's not a sequel, but it is another game in the same universe. While we wait on the printing of BattleCON, I'd like to invite you all to participate... Read more
Come play with us at GenCon
Level 99 Games will be hosting a BattleCON tournamentas well as free-play events at GenCon Indy next month! We have some preview copies of the game printed for us... Read more
Updates to the Print and Play
There are new updates to BattleCON! You can check them out here.
This will be our final update to the Print and Play Gamefor a while now. You can... Read more
To the Printers!
There have been a few delays with getting the game to the printers, but I'm happy to announce that all files were uploaded yesterday and that the printing and manufacturing... Read more
New Illustrations! And a few announcements
There are some new wallpapers available on BattleConnection.com here: http://www.battleconnection.com/index.php?option=com_joomdoc&task=cat_view&gid=16&Itemid=21
The new wallpapers are intended for tablet devices, and come in both portrait and landscape orientations. The most prominent of... Read more
Cover Illustration Preview
Hey everyone! Just a heads up to let you know that things are clipping along at a steady pace. We're finalizing the graphical elements and getting everything ready to send... Read more
Please Select Your Character!
Some have been asking for a preview of the new character select screen, and perhaps wondering how 18 characters were going to fit. I was wondering the same thing, honestly.... Read more
Indines Revealed
I just wanted to post a short update to let everyone know that artwork for the game is still pouring in. Our most recent addition to the art collection is... Read more
New Dueling Artworks are ready!
I mentioned that we would be commissioning some artworks of the different characters dueling, and those artworks are finally ready! (Well, 3 of 5 are ready--there are two more really... Read more
What's in the store for BattleCON?
Hey again everyone! If you weren't able to get a copy of BattleCON before time ran out, or maybe if you just want to pre-order a few extra copies, you... Read more
Assistant Designer Character Reveal #3
Working on the designer characters has been a lot of fun thus far. It's neat to see how ideas combine and refine to create a final vision for a character,... Read more
Assistant Designer Character Reveal #2
Today I'll be revealing the second of three designer characters (well, the second and a half of three and a half designer characters, I suppose :D)
Tatsumi & Juto fight... Read more
We did it!
The funding stage is complete, but the project is just beginning! Sure, we've got to print the game out, but there's still a bunch to do before that happens. Here's... Read more
Assistant Designer Character Reveal #1
Well, we're down to the last 3 hours of the project. The art just came in for Sagas, the first of three guest designer characters to appear in the game... Read more
Character #18 - Hepzibah Culotre
We've had kind of a character explosion in the past few weeks, and while it's really cool that we're able to pack so much into the game box, it's getting... Read more
Backstory to War of Indines
For those interested, I've posted some of the Lore for War of Indines on the BattleCON homepage.
There's plenty more information available on the world--I've just tried to distill it... Read more
What's in store for BattleCON?
We've passed our kickstarter goal twice over! The second time happened in only a week, so the sky's the limit or so it seems. I decided to come up with... Read more
Vassal is Go
A lot of people have been asking about the feasibility of creating an online client to play BattleCON. Well, we're pleased to announce that dream too is now a reality!... Read more
It's over 12,000!!! (ok, not as catchy, but whatever)
Well, in less than 4 days we've gone from 150% to 200% funding. This is pretty astounding! Now for the next milestone...
The truth is... I've included in the box... Read more
It's over 9000 (dollars)!!!
Yes, Fábio, you beat me to the joke, but I'm going to tell it anyway, because the exclamation points are necessary to convey the excitement! This afternoon TWO new characters... Read more
Updates to the Print and Play Version
There's a new Print and Play version available for download at the same place as the old one.
For those of you who have the older print and play version,... Read more
Charting a Course
Here's a little breakdown of progress on BattleCON, and how we're doing so far. Please keep telling your friends--heck, even your enemies, frenemies, estranged acquaintances, and all those people on... Read more
BattleCON Tournament Structure
With pre-release tournaments coming up this weekend in Albuquerque and New Orleans, it seems prudent to talk a little bit about how such events are run.
"Sealed" Format
BattleCON tournaments... Read more
You've beaten the game, now unlock the secret characters!
Well everyone, we made it the $6000 goal! And still 14 days left! That's only 2/3 of the way through our deadline! The promotion is going to continue until the... Read more
Who are these Bonus Characters?
One thing I hear over and over from players and online is "Who are these bonus characters? I want to know more!" Well, I've neglected posting this for too long,... Read more
Special Actions
One thing you haven't seen yet if you've only played the preview game are the Special Actions. There are three kinds of special actions, and they deepen the strategy... Read more
Some previews of the pre-release prototype
I've been saying that BattleCON puts an unprecedented amount of playability into a box of its size, and it's high time that I back that up with some pictures. Here's... Read more
A New Challenger Appears!
Some of you may have noticed that the Game Designer Pack reward has been picked up by one of our most extraordinary backers. Steven Christopherson has claimed a reward not... Read more
Video Reviews Coming Soon!
I've shipped out some review copies of BattleCON, which should be arriving at their destinations soon. Expect some video reviews in the next week or so!
In other news, I... Read more
Pre-release tournaments
For those of you lucky enough to be in the right places, there are pre-release tournaments of BattleCON happening soon. These tournaments are no-experience necessary, no product necessary--just come in,... Read more
Character Profiles Posted! Plus a review!
Some of you may have noticed that the BattleCON Character Profiles are available on www.battleconnection.com
To those who haven't, the link above takes you to the BattleCON homepage, where you... Read more
BattleCON on BoardGameGeek.com
Board Game Geek has posted a news article about the BattleCON project! Please check it out here and leave a comment or thumb!
If you want to post info, ask... Read more
BattleCON - A Design Philosophy Diary and Game Breakdown
Battle Connection, or BattleCON, for short, is a game that I've wanted to design for about as long as I can remember. It's a game that works in layers,... Read more


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The UNC Kenan-Flagler Energy Club sends student teams to participate in case competitions around the United States. The competitions provide excellent opportunities for students to refine their industry knowledge and presentation skills, in addition to networking with fellow MBAs and corporate sponsors. In 2017-2018, the Energy Club will run its first-ever internal case development program in order to better prepare students to excel in these competitions. If you are a current or prospective student hoping to learn more about the Energy Case Competition development program, please contact Joe Gadient .
In the past, UNC Kenan-Flagler has participated in the following competitions:
National Energy Finance Competition
Hosted by the University of Texas McCombs School of Business – Austin, TX
The National Energy Finance Competition occurs each fall. The competition has historically gathered teams from sixteen top business schools and teams are typically given about four days to prepare a deliverable for a case that involves energy project finance.
Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition
Hosted by the Duke MBA Energy Club – Durham, NC
Each fall the Energy in Emerging Markets Case Competition connects students, academia, and industry in pursuit of unconventional business-based solutions that expose unrecognized opportunities with positive social and environmental impact. Fifteen interdisciplinary teams from universities across the nation compete to address real energy challenges affecting the developing world. UNC Kenan-Flagler was a finalist in the 2016 competition, focused on challenges facing the electric sector in Cuba.
Renewable Energy Case Competition
Hosted by the University of Michigan Ross School of Business – Ann Arbor, MI
The RECC is held in January at the Ross School in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Student teams comprised of 5 members are typically given 4-7 days to prepare a deliverable for a business case that involving renewable energy. The competition is comprised of MBA student teams from twelve top business schools around the country. UNC Kenan-Flagler placed 4th in the 2015 competition.
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There are few jobs that have the same income potential as a sales job. When you are in sales with the right company, you could put yourself in a position to earn a large amount of commission each month. However; sales can be a grind and to earn this money you are going to have to be persistent. Not only are you going to have to work hard, but you are going to need to know the best ways to prioritize your efforts. Beyond just the ability to talk with clients, you need to know the right decision makers to reach and the right products to pitch. You are going to be able to learn these things through experience, but there are a lot of sales trainings that can help you to start earning the income you want sooner.
There are a couple of things you are going to want to focus on if you are looking for sales trainings that can help further your career. There are sales trainings that focus on prospecting to help you find the right decision makers in the organization, as well as techniques to get them interested in speaking with you. It will be much easier for you to hit your quote each month when you become a master at prospecting your accounts over the phone.
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I know I've complained about the state of my refrigerator before, but I've found a way to have a better attitude about it. When I get ready to put something in there, I just psych myself up for a challenging game of food Jenga. It's amazing to me that as soon as the Tupperware tower is so impressive that I'm afraid to even nudge it, that's when I need the container that's two from the bottom. This is the stuff of an improved prayer life.
If you're playing food Jenga and you've been using the cheaper plastic containers, I'm going to tell you right now that the stakes are higher. Much higher. Balance is crucial. A bad tumble plus a couple of lid pop-offs and you can have a toxic spill on your hands. And floor. And don't even try to save those shoes.
Some people have suggested I try something radical. Like cleaning out the fridge a little more often. I tried that the other day. I found some chicken mushroom soup in there. Soup I hardly remembered making. Troubling. I thought to myself, yeah, if I can't remember making it, that probably means it's too old, right? But then I remembered making it. And I remembered I didn't put mushrooms in it. So, yeah. Definitely too old.
After I got rid of that container and then another one that made me wonder if someone had started some kind of refrigerator compost, I totally lost my appetite. The food Jenga game is the you-may-never-get-hungry-again of hunger games. I didn't even want to think about food. So I got on Facebook and looked at pictures of other people's dinners instead.
To be honest, my appetite could use some balancing anyway. Spiritually, too. In Matt. 5:6 Jesus said, "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." The words translated "hunger and thirst" refer to a powerful, passionate desire. And the form of the words used in the Greek suggest continuous action. The word for "satisfied" means to eat until completely full.
Now that's going to take some balance. To stay hungry and to be satisfied at the same time. The hunger for Jesus to fill us drives us to Him – and He is the only one who can completely satisfy. He fills us with everything we need to walk in righteousness.
Staying hungry. Staying full. It's the most beautiful paradox – a reminder that seeking the Lord and His righteousness is more vital to life than any food. Never mind the chicken soup. Give me Him. And it's a reminder as well that there's never a time when we seek His presence that we are not oh so fully satisfied. "But I will see Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied with Your presence" (Ps. 17:15). Crave His righteousness. Be filled with His presence.
If we hunger for anything else, place our deepest passions anywhere or in anyone else, we'll no doubt experience an entirely different kind of hunger. It's an emptiness – a fruitlessness and a powerlessness. The stakes are just too high to play that game.
So I'm shooting for keeping a tight lid on my hungers. Burped, sealed and balanced. Incidentally, also a tight lid on my Tupperware. Because I really like these shoes.


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Some privacy advocates are saying the request for expansion constitutes an unprecedented and dangerous increase. "Possibly the broadest expansion of extraterritorial surveillance power since the FBI's inception," added Ahmed Ghappour, a computer law specialist at the University of California-Hastings College of the Law. Ghappour, along with other privacy specialists, will deliver an address at the Advisory Committee on Criminal Rules next Wednesday.
The FBI countered, saying that cyber criminals are innovating with sophisticated technology, making life difficult for agents trying to carry on investigations. Tracking these criminals, the agency says, is incredibly onerous without additional authority.
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The change would remove rules on territorial warrant limits for electronic storage searches. For now, only magistrate judges can issue warrants, and even then, warrants are tied to the specific jurisdiction of the magistrate. But if the FBI is successful, the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure could be fundamentally altered.
"[T]he ACLU recommends that the Advisory Committee exercise extreme caution before granting the government new authority to remotely search individuals' electronic data," said the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) proposal, though the overall tone was one of cautious sympathy towards FBI aims.
But ACLU concerns arose again based on exactly how the FBI intends to achieve its objectives, mainly because of how loose jurisdictional issues would become. One example provided by the ACLU shows exactly how the proposal could work in practice.
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Further, the FBI will be able to use malware and spyware in its searches openly over the Internet.
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2007 Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference to Webcast Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Cambridge, Massachusetts) Presentation
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that its presentation at the 2007 Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference will be webcast live and may be accessed by visiting the Investors section of the Company's website, http://www.millennium.com.
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Star trail of the night sky looking South-West
The thick line at right lower corner is Venus
credit: KTY Toutatis Astronomy Club
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For Us at the Astronomy Club it is not so good as all the places and sites are closed for the Bicentennial.We still are waiting for a reply from the Observatory of the San Fernando Armada and a call from the local Astronomy Club of Cadiz.
So it brings us to take pictures of the night sky from our roof terrace in the middle of the old town. The picture you see at the left is a picture taken from more then 900 shots and put in a single star trail picture of the night sky. At the right lower corner the thick line is Venus and just below it is Jupiter.
We have more astrophotos of our travels HERE.
Click HERE to read the 3nd post of our journey through astronomy in Southern Spain.
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Program NotesAbout sweeter than wine, Benshoof writes:
"In the spring of 2015, David Harrington suggested I take another look at 'Kisses Sweeter than Wine.' I had put a refrain of that tune in the Traveling Music quartet in 1973, a work composed for Kronos. Before that, I had made arrangements and references to it in several other works. (This was a natural outgrowth of an extensive interest in folk music and some aspects of popular American music, a fling with a five-string banjo, and a love of Dorian mode.)
"This year's view is delicate, with tenderness. It is a gentle walk, nostalgic in its various moods, comfortable in its own quietness, warm in its strengths."
Ken Benshoof's sweeter than wine was commissioned as part of the Kronos Performing Arts Association's Fifty for the Future: The Kronos Learning Repertoire, which is made possible by a group of adventurous partners, including Carnegie Hall and many others.
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About Ken Benshoof
Composer/pianist Ken Benshoof was born in 1933 on a Nebraska farm and went through high school in Fairbanks, Alaska. His studies at Pacific Lutheran University and the Spokane Conservatory were followed by a two-year stint in the U.S. Army, a Bachelor's degree from the University of Washington, a Master's at San Francisco State University, and studies in London at the Guildhall School of Music as a Fulbright Scholar. His most influential teachers were Volfgangs Darzins, John Verrall, Roger Nixon, George Frederick McKay, and Alfred Neiman. Benshoof's music often includes elements of folk and jazz mixed with influences from Scarlatti, Ravel, Ives, Gershwin, Rachmaninoff.
Primarily a composer of chamber pieces, Benshoof has received commissions from a wide variety of sources, most notably the Kronos Quartet, for whom he has produced eight works including Flying Blackbirds (1983) and Song of Twenty Shadows (1994), as well as Traveling Music (1973), the very first composition written for Kronos. Recordings of the last two works noted here were included in Kronos' 25th anniversary boxed set (1998).
Benshoof served as resident composer at San Diego's Old Globe Theater over several seasons and at the Seattle Repertory Theater for a number of years. Recently retired from a teaching career at the University of Washington, Benshoof resides in Seattle with his wife Theresa who is a cellist with the Seattle Symphony.


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- 5 months agorating.prefix5rating.postfixUtini! A small set with Jawas!cheeseinthepie | 14-18I would recommend this to a friend!Purchased for: SelfToday, I bought this LEGO set for myself at my local LEGO store. This is probably one of the best LEGO Star Wars Battle Packs I've seen! I'm really happy I was able to get a LEGO set with Jawas, a Sand Person, and an Astromech droid for such a small price. Beside from the minifigures, I really like the miniature Sandcrawler build. It felt like was really building the LEGO Sandcrawler I also like that there are tools on board, in case if the Astromech gets damaged or something. Overall, this is a great set for "A New Hope" fans, and I would definitely recommend this set to a friend. Review by cheesy. 7/4/2018Play Experiencerating.prefix5rating.postfixLevel of Difficultyrating.prefix2rating.postfixValue for Moneyrating.prefix5rating.postfixBuild Time: 11 minsBuilding Experience: Advanced LEGO builderWas this helpful?55
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June 14, 2009
My Unknown Face
My face is unknown; no one's seen it before. My face is now famous; it's made me a celeb. I am shy, I hide from you, my face does not change that. I'm afraid of you too. They call me a crook, they call me a thief, I'm just afraid you'll call me a beast. At school I was teased, at school they were mean, they called me a dog, they laughed behind my back. I heard them all the same; they said I was a freak, just because my teeth are as big as their feet. They said "go back to the pack," I would say "just get off my back!" They all called me names, my friends joined in; even the teachers just stood there and grinned. I am hurt, in more ways than one; all I want is to run. I go for a run, some kids see me going, they think it will be funny, they call up the pound. Along comes a man, in a large truck. He pulls out a net, I start to turn, and then I notice there's meat in the net. My instincts take over, I go for the meat. My brain is searing, thinking I better dash, I better scram. The man is sneering, saying "stupid dog, its poisoned meat!" That's when I gained control, I ducked low and dived past the net and bit that guy between the legs! "Ouch" he yelled, "stupid dog." Then I said "heard of soap?" Startled he ran down the street, leaving behind his van. I've grown up since then in disgrace, never showing my face to the human race. People see me in the shadows my back to them. They come too close most the time, so I flee, this all they know of me.
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This novel continues the saga of the Sackett family of the hard-ridin', varmint-infested West, where author L'Amour has so successfully mined his literary gold. What brothers Orin and Tell Sackett are up to becomes difficult to say because they sound exactly alike. And David Straithairn, whose voice could be viewed as the aural embodiment of Big Sky Country, makes every sentence sound like every other sentence. It's impossible to stay focused on the story or to care about the outcome. Y.R. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: JUN/JUL 03]
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GovemmentActo/1978 Rev.112006 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2005 U.S.C. app. 101-111) Person Reporting (last name, frrst, middle initial) Miller, Jr., Robert Court Organization U.S.D.C. (INN) Date Report 05/10/2006 Title (Article judges indicate active senior status; magistrate judges indicate full-or part-time) District judge (active) Sa. Report Type (check appropriate type) Nomination, Date Initial Annual Final Reporting Period 01/01/2005 12/31/2005 Sb. Amended Report Chambers Office Address 325 Robert Grant Fed Bldg. 204 Main St. South Bend, 46601 the basis the information contained this Report and any modifications pertaining thereto, is, opinion, compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Reviewing Officer Date IMPORTANT NOTES: The instructions accompanying this form must followed. Complete all parts, checking the NONE box for each part where you have reportable information. Sign last page. POSJTJO NS. (Reporting individual only; see pp. 9-13 instructions.) l.RJ NONE (No reportable positions.) NAME ORGANIZATION/ENTITY II. AGREEMENTS. (Reporting individual only; see pp. 14-16 instructions.) .._, NONE (No reportable agreements.) .,,_ :::0 :.:: AND TERMS :.;=-:] (") -....,. 6/3/92 West Pub. Co. -Royalties, 15% (2d edition oflawbook) r.= --J> 4/04 West Pub. Co. -Royalties, 15% -annual lawbook 1 West Pub. Co. -supplement edition -Royalties, 15% 0511012006 Miller, Jr., Robert ON-INVESTJ1ENT l1E. (Reporting individual and spouse; see PP 17-24 instructions.) Filer's Non-Investment Income NONE (No reportable non-investment income.) !.KJ 05/10/2006 Miller, Jr., Robert DESCRIPTION Miller, Jr., Robert 05/10/2006 VII. INVESTMENTS and TRUSTS -income, value, transactions (includes those the spouse and dependent children. See PP 34-57 of.filing instructions) NONE (No reportable income, assets, transactions.) 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To write, I must read.
This has long been the understanding between myself and the words that are both my profession and my pastime. I'm not sure precisely the ratio (1:2? some inane fraction?), but I believe with certainty that there is one of words consumed to words excreted onto the page by my hand. (Lovely visual, no?) Consonants are my calories.
Burnout tends to occur when I have exhausted my reservoir of words. An evening immersed in literature will almost organically lead to a morning rife with wordplay, the turns of phrase spinning like a top across my desk and the prose pouring perfectly from the points of my, ummm, you know, fingers.
Ah, but here I am, exhausted for want of words.
Writing well and writing quickly have been the foundation of my professional life for more than a decade. It is the reason I'm employable at all. It is one of only a very small handful of things that I would profess to do well. (Driving and fettuccini alfredo also are on that list.)
On many occasions, the prospect of curling up in some quiet corner with a book would strike me as it would most people: incredibly boring. But then, this is not one of those times. There is a couch calling my name – one with no video game controllers, no television or DVD remotes. To everything there is a season, and this season was made for books.
Part of my problem, unfortunately, is that it takes me an incredibly long time to read anything. I read very slowly. I write far faster than I read. I watch my wife tear through books (albeit trashy ones) at an alarming rate while I ponder over my (far more dense) matters. I can settle in for hours with a book and make very little progress in advancing the bookmark through the pages. This leads to frustration, and leads me to leave a tome obscuring the digital display on my alarm clock by the bed while I try to ignore it.
Another aspect to reading is the paradox of choice. My wife and I both are bibliophiles. Our friends hate to help us move because they are aware of the great many extremely heavy boxes of books that must be shuttled from one residence to another. Since I read so slowly, choosing a title is selecting a partner that will be inseparable from me for months at a stretch. So I've a backlog of books that I've just been meaning to get around to.
The weekend approaches when I'll have little more to do than lay around a hotel room and read. The hotel is the Crown Plaza, so I'm hoping it's at least tastefully appointed. My wife has a review course that she will be taking there before she takes her nurse practitioner boards, and will be occupied most of the weekend with that, leaving me to my own devices in the room.
I'm a little beyond midway in Philip Roth's "The Plot Against America." I doubt I'll finish it this weekend. Especially since I plan to revisit the shelf and select another book to take with me. Nothing against Mr. Roth, of course – his book has earned all the accolades that it's received.
But, distance makes the heart grow fonder.


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free will, fate and soul collection
morgan pym sold his soul to the devil to save the woman he loved from death by the bubonic plague. seized by despair that clouds one's judgement, he gave in to tempatation in a moment of weakness, absence of faith. of course, in a moment of dark hunger, one fails to consider oneself and the consequences of ones actions with clarity. and so, a deal with the devil to change an unpleasant fate sounds like deliverance from one's own gruelling reality. the devil presents morgan with a reality he wants, (not necessarily the one he needs) and so, he buys it without question.
of course, no one said anything about the devil's honesty: the devil does not tell his clients that deals all have a 10-year limit. after which time, the universe demands repayment for the imbalance which the deal created. redemption of the damned soul involves correcting the balance with the individual who suffered the misfortune which the deal created (manufacturing good fortune where none exists necessarily means manufacturing misfortune to balance it out). damned souls get two days' warning of their deal's expiry ~ the devil savours in watching man squirm with anguish. when morgan pym's deal expires, the devil grants him immortality and makes him a collector of damned souls ~ the damned souls of all those who made dealings with the devil. and so begins the tale of the collector, a tv series here in canada.
i find this show fascinating, on so many different levels. however, the extremely cliche notion that the devil derives pleasure from human suffering, i find tired and tiresome. on the whole, though, i appreciate the philosophy of the show. the notion of the interconnectedness of humans ~ and that we affect the fate of others … even those whom we do not know, have never seen, with whom we share no apparent connection. and so, to me, it underscores the importance of striving for self awareness, and seeing beyond the boundaries of oneself. it also underscores the whole mystery and mysticism surrounding free will, sin, temptation and the role of g-d and the devil in all of these matters. do we see g-d and the devil as sort of conspiring, playing some supernal game of chess, using humanity as their pawns? … or … do we see our existence as an extension of creation, and creation as a self-contained entity in constant motion? an ever-moving, ever expanding entity, whose course determines itself … and whose course defies concrete alteration? where does that leave us, then, with respect to our comprehension of g-d, the devil, free will, and fate? well, it leads me to the realization that humans possess only a crude and primitive understanding, at best, of the mystical knowledge embedded within the universe. morgan pym reminds me that humanity does not know what it does not know. that knowledge exists, always, awaiting discovery. that our comprehension and capacity to grasp the universe exists as a continuum. an infinitely proportioned continuum. on that continuum, our position barely represents getting past 0 on a positive number line of infinite length.
does free will necessarily mean power over one's fate? does it necessarily mean the power to alter one's future path? how could it possibly? if one considers a giant function, involving an infinite number of variables, could one ever guarantee the particular, specific outcome of said function's action statement, based only upon changing one of those infinite variables? it sounds scientifically silly. and so, analogously does it seem silly to think that free will necessarily means the power to change fate's course. as i exercise my judgement, so, too, do billions of other cognitively independent agents. so, morgan pym reminds me that free will exists at a more sophisticated, and insidious level of reasoning. free will exists synonymously with suffering. to have free will means to know both the 'right way' and 'the wrong way' … and to exercise one's choice based on that knowledge. free will hurts ~ because it involves stripping away the false veil of the corporeal, to which we so violently cling, to see reality as it exists. free will hurts because accountability and consequentiality inevitably follow, as the price of said free will. accountability and consequentiality which have their roots and origin in the immutable, absolute laws of the corporeal ~ of nature.
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Mantissa, the more images to choose from, the better. Post them when you have time.
yes ~ i have some and just have not had time to post them … i will … promise.
i found a couple more photos ~ check here.
Mantissa, it is a beautiful dog!
Do you have a 3/4 view?
I can use the new images you posted but if you can post more with that sharp detail but in more of a profile to register the back of the head. If it is too much trouble I can use the new images you posted. Thanks.
that's what i could find ~ the rest of the pics are not digitalized and they are stashed away in some box somewhere here.
anything you can do i appreciate so much.
I did this as a preliminary study:
I take it that you were brought up in a religious home? I know that you have said before that you were brought up Catholic but that doesn't mean that your family practiced of course. I am very lucky, I was given a lot of freedom to believe whatever I want. I was never told the Devil was going to get me or anything, I just never grew up with that baggage.
Basically, what I believe is that when you try to talk about something, you automatically make it smaller. Words do this, there is no getting around it. So any time that you try to talk about God, you have made God much smaller. Of course, it is unavoidable, this is how we communicate, it can't be helped, it still contains truth, just not all of it. But when someone actually starts personifying concepts and turning them into Halloween-like, one-dimensional beings…it has lost a great deal of it's truth.
That being said, and I know that this sounds elitist or snobbish, but this is what some people need. They need in in the form of parables, like Jesus taught in order to utilize it. If you explained it to them as an abstract concept, they probably wouldn't be able to apply it and actually, I think this is really cool sometimes. I have been very impressed by the meaning some people can get out of a Bible story, like David and Goliath or something. Because they don't really resonate with me.
But this is what is wrong with church is that there really aren't too many churches for people who need their sermons to be a little more plausible, intellectual, whatever you may want to call it.
I think that Susan should become a minister. She makes it resonate with me. No-one has ever made it resonate with me before….ever.
By the way, sorry if I was writing on your blog about things that you didn't post about. I did it because I thought that if I didn't put it on your blog that you probably wouldn't see it, but your right, that's what E-mail is for.:)
Oh, I am signed in under my g-mail account but not my blogger account so my blogger name is not showing up. This is Behind Blue Eyes.
piktor ~ i see what you mean. still, i'm inclined to thing NOT talking about something that SCREAMS for us to talk about it … well, that's as small as one can make something. i think that the problem with catholicism is that all the bible and much of the knowledge base which exists to bolster the faith has largely been kept out of the vernacular … on purpose. its like big brother Roman never wanted us to know the way things really are … only want us to see everything through their/his very distorted lenses.
much of catholicm resonates with me. intuitively, on an abstract, mystical level. unfortunately, not many have succeeded in opening up the mysteries and wisdom of the bible for me until very recently … the old testament i found more useful in that sense, since the jews are masters at interpretation and they have protected and nurtured their holy body of knowledge from becoming just another party platform.
indeed, until i started reading susan's blog and getting to know her, i had pretty much tossed away the notion of g-d. another person that inspired me to go back to all this spiritual/religious stuff is a lady by the name of irshad manji ~ google her name … you will find out who she is and the book she wrote. i think shows such as this one, which makes the subject of this post exist because humans strive to understand … what's just beyond them, in an effort to give themselves and this existence some context.
i also think just about every story has the same old good vs evil paradigm going thru it ~ it seems we repeat the stories depicted in the holy books … over and over. the same archetypes and themes re-emerge. because we are trying to get it.
regarding the devil and all that. i was not told he would come and get me. but … i do believe that the universe essentially wants balance. and so … there's g-d ~ goodness, light … and then there's the absence of g-d. i don't know about heaven and hell and, frankly they don't interest me much. but …
this show … does because it forces viewers to see the interconnectedness of humanity and life in the universe. we have a connection to each other living entity on this planet, regardless of our level of awareness regarding same. that's the point i really wanted to raise here. oh … and also that knowledge exists even if we do not yet know it, and even if we never fail to grasp said knowledge. and that humanity does not possess the absolute truth or knowledge of anything, anymore than it did hundreds of years ago, when man believed, beyond a scintilla of doubt, in the flatness of the earth.
re: upbringing. yes ~ my family definitely practices/still does. not me, though. all my childhood, i had exposure to the devout-est catholicism. nuns, priests in our home on a regular basis … have been inside convents, sacristies of churches … etc. i received all the sacraments little do ~ including my first communion at the young age of 4 or 5. i so wanted it … so craved it. still, much of me always felt that the community and world at large thought about g-d and jesus in a far too concrete manner. and everyone, i think, has missed the point. i think that trying to get a sense of g-d from the NT is akin to trying to get a sense of the middle east by reading a policy document that the current white administration authored … skewed, at best is a view one will receive. we, in the here and now know this … that's the difference.
once again ~ what real? what's just made up?
clarify: "received all the sacraments little catholics do …"
Hmmm. Maybe I can download an episode. I'm having a tough time visualizing how what you see applies to the premise. I'm sure it does. I'm just not swift enough to catch it.
Probably it's because free will is a difficult concept for me, and I'm not quite sure that I believe that it exists, at least to the degree to which most people insist that it does. In some respects, I see us as organisms responding to stimuli. Very sophisticated stimuli, yes. Yet, stimuli nevertheless.
Then too anyone who has studied psychology, especially social psychology, begins to suspect the ideological rammifications of free will, even if they accept it as a reality.
x-dell ~ there's where the waters seem muddied … and, with my use of the descriptor insidious, i tried to capture the idea that free will, in the typical vernacular "concrete" sense, does not really exist. indeed, our actions in many respects merely represent a convergence of conditioned and instinctual responses. still, what differentiates us from other animals lies in our ability to contemplate … consider … cognate, right?
do we possess even the seed of an ability to achieve sufficient awareness of self to exercise a choice which overrides the conditioning and instinct? if one has awareness that one's actions mainly represent the the convergence of such forces, then presumably one has some sort of ability to ration said conditioned responses? that's free will. IMHO. and so … i suppose its not concrete like most think it is … i do believe we agree, you and i, while we are approaching it from different sides.
here's a link i found on youtube that has clips of the show(s) … if you google the show's name … you'll likely come across the official website, but they have no streaming clips or anything …
ahaha ~ forgive my boo boo, Diana/BBE ~ i misread the emails of comments and so, my lengthy response to piktor really was meant for you. forgive me …
Mantissa, it's only a drawing. No need to get so worked up. (I did read later down that it was a response to Diana/BBE), it was nice to believe that my humble work could evoke such impressive eloquence, though.
hehe piktor …
to all ~ regarding the show described in this post ~ the part i failed to mentioned, but perhaps will discuss more in a future post is that the show also includes a character named gabriel … a little autistic boy aged 9 or 10, who somehow has some psychic connection to morgan. at the beginning of each show, they first show you gabriel, drawing something … a picture … and then as the show progresses the drawing and the plot scenes of the show converge.
i'm sure i don't have to point out the name gabriel as being significant … in terms of the biblical theme here, but also in terms of the whole notion of redemption.
wrt autism, i've wondered if autistic people have a channel to the supernatural that we do not … we always think of them as defective, because we cannot measure their intellect or expressiveness with our own methods … but i think that demonstrates our weakness, not theirs.
just a passing thought i had.
i know others out there think this about autism, too. just wanted to throw it out there.
We have one of those in our Oval Office, no need for a TV series…
Unless there are no devils, just more than enough ignorance to go around.
I figured out that you were talking to me, even though you called me Piktor. I have hungered for a church, a group of like-minded people who share beliefs similar to mine and who are interested in growing spiritually, but I have never found one. I guess if I wanted it bad enough I could look harder, but I doubt that there is anything out there. I was born a Catholic but not raised a Catholic. The town I grew up in was predominantly catholic however, and I saw how all of the rituals and trappings affected them. There are churches, such as the Unitarian church, that my mother attends that I might possibly be able to accept but without some ceremony, it wouldn't be the same for me.
Starhawk talks about ceremony as far as Wiccan goes and says that ceremony speaks to the part of your mind that is beyond the intellect and in touch with the divine and that is why one needs it. I agree with that.
I feel bad sometimes because I am raising my girls with no background in any type of religion whatsoever. I can't. It feels wrong toome, but I would like to discover what I believe so that I can give them something. I think that faith is important. I should know since I don't have any any more. Behind Blue Eyes
i feel that spirituality and mysticism ~ both of which i acknowledge, crave and find myself somewhat immersed in at the moment ~ differ so vastly from the entity known as church. i feel alienated from the catholic church as it is now. and … well, its doesn't have a stellar history, either. still, some great minds have contributed to its body of work ~ and so, i order to really distill myself and thoughts down to what's at the core of it all, i read st. augustine, st. john of the cross, aquinas, cs lewis, blah blah blah …
i will never succeed in getting the catholic root out of me … not sure i need to … but i'm wondering if i need to believe in that particular 'political party' (that's what it is, really, politcal rhetoric) in order to reach the divine?
Though I was born a Catholic, I was raised Protestant and was taught that reading the Bible and understanding it for yourself was important. I've read the Bible but it doesn't move me much like it seems to some people. But I do believe that the 'still, small voice' inside is what we should listen to and it will tell us the answer.
I've really got a lot out of reading Mathew Fox. Look him up when you get time, I think you'll see what I mean. I looked yours up last night, she does look great. That really takes a lot of guts to speak out against the Islamic extremists doesn't it? Along with articles about her were plenty of articles denouncing her as some sort of anti-Christ. Or whatever you call it….an anti-Mohammed? Behind Blue Eyes
Red wrote: "do we possess even the seed of an ability to achieve sufficient awareness of self to exercise a choice which overrides the conditioning and instinct?"
Hey darlin'!! Wow–lovin' this thread.
Seems ter me we DO possess the seed to achieve awareness. Why, gracious–humans is the only creatures what akshully considers hisself in relation to all the "otherness" in the universe. ANd to contemplate hisslef in terms of the "ulitmate questions" like, WHY AM I HERE, WHAT IS THE MEANING OF LIFE, and the creature what wonders IS THIS ALL THERE IS?
So, shure, we got the seed to be aware.
Aunty thinks that lots of us'uns akshully reject authentic awareness–cause wif' that knowledge comes responsibility fer what ya now know!
We worry that to acknowledge the deeper truths would be ter forfeit
our freedom to be wrong–an it does–as ya' say, there is a certain order in the universe that can be known, and that order seeks to keep in balance–so fer us'uns to seek and then ter know also means once we knoow we ain't free to violate what we know wif'out consequences.
An of course this is why some would posit that thar' ain't no free will. Course there is. It's jes' that free will is a real scary responsibility.
Mostly. I thinks youse right–the yakkin in most churches ain't much fer the intellect—but that is lack of humility on our parts.
Even the airheads say somethin'
that points to the profound iffin' God is usin' them that day.
But keep on wif' yore Augustine and Aquinas–ya' cain't go wrong.
Sugar Pie, I'se missin' somthin'—who is Susan?
On a slightly other topic– seen over at Contessa's that youse interested in autism–please talk ter me about it. Is ya studying it? Know of a person wif it? Why does it capture ya'? An whar' does one read up on the latest sudies on it? (ya can email this iffin' ya doan wanna clog yore blog).
Never, until this moment, have I ever considered the devil deriving pleasure out of anything. My thinking is that he is tormented and that misery loves company.
Like death- he consumes but is never satisfied, and the more he gets, the hungrier he is. (Milton reference- for sure).
As a character I guess satan is good example of one who has exerted his free will to it's limits. Freedom and free will are not the same thing, are they?
Oh- you'll have me chewing on this all day Roxanne! 🙂
Hope you have a great weekend- and that the trash thing gets sorted out soon!
AB ~i thought you'd like this post/thread. we agree on this … the real notion of free will is somewhat complex ~ and yes, consequences play such a role. not just consequences which we, ourselves suffer, but others … somehow accountability plays into this ~ in terms of restoring balance and/or redemption.
and yes, many people cannot unplug themselves from the illusory ~ to see what lies before them. you've heard of the matrix movies? they make a perfect metaphor for exactly that whole notion. many like the matrix … they resist any and all attempts to disintegrate the matrix … to reveal real truth.
about the airheads ~ indeed, i see your point. however, the thing that gets me is when those types spew off things that give belief a 'bad wrap' … and people who are contemplating their faith and belief and theism issues get so turned off by this national enquirer type preaching. y'know what i mean? how sad … because those who turn away are also in search.
for example ~ my husband who calls himself an atheist, but whom i believe is really an agnostic ~ crude interpretations of the bible, the same old tired and manipulative evangelical words/phrases … they all ring hollow with him, and actually conjure up some resentment for him. as i've begun to revisit my relationship with spirituality and g-d and all that, he's starting to see that one can have belief and a spiritual relationship with self and creator without subscribing to the religious alternatives currently out there. he sees much wisdom in jesus and i believe he's inclined to think that jesus was and in some ways still is largely understood – in a mystical sense.
so … you see, what i'm sayin' i think? i'm not talking about proselytizing but just about distilling the rhetoric.
but this ain't where the story ends …y'know something, AB? martin's heart softened when i began to tell him about st. john of the cross, the dark night of the soul … and, when i read that poem to him, why, my stars, aunty, i felt something … ooooh just a tiny little something give way in him. it touched him on some level and he thought the words so beautiful. so … ain't that somethin? i almost feel as though people might feel more grounded in what they believe … if they could only see a glimpse of the wisdom of this sort of … intellect of the belief. i think that's what we all seek or strive toward ~ that sort of mystical experience.
regarding autism ~ i've worked with autistic children … and yes, known one personally. i have thought what i've put in one of my comments further up this thread ~ that the austistic and possibly some afflicted with some mental illnesses (also with whom i've worked closely … and yes known personally too) have an extra sense that we do not … they do not filter out stuff in the same way that the majority of us do. like … perhaps their inner struggle of the divine/spirit vs the corporeal is what manifests itself as autism?
i'm not sure if i explained it well enough … i can put it to you in an email, if you like ~ lemme know.
mayden~ interesting to chew on, ain't it? i am inclined to think you're right with respect to the devil ~ a tormented creature who hungers an insatiable hunger. cs lewis and also mark twain portray their 'satan' characters as tormented. indeed, misery does love company. and yes, the devil indeed does exercise his free will, doesn't he?
i love this show ~ i think it sort of gets us away from the thinking that tells us that bad stuff happens only to those who 'deserve' it. it ain't that simple. its like playing jenga ~ when you try to remove one block you affect the structure of the entire tower of blocks.
i just saw a news feature about a teenage boy who suffered a savage, unprovoked attack at the hands of 4 other teengers walking home from a school dance a year or two ago. they smashed a beer bottle over his head (from behind) and then they struck him with an axe to the neck … the boy is now a quadraplegic. one asks, why does this happen? free will. and … therein lies the pain of free will. for humanity.
each action each of us takes has a ripple effect. whether we see it or not … we affect and effect each other. its mind boggling.
Red Lady,
youse interestin', ya know that? On the matrix stuff–oh yeah! That's it.
I does think yore view is correct–free will is real. Some think not–but if they ain't no free will then nuthin' is wrong, everything is permitted. If ya ain't freely choosin what acts ya do, then ya ain't responsible fer them acts–so then we gotta turn loose all the thieves and rapists and defrauders, and we cannot put demands on citizens to follow the speed limits or on kids to take out the trash…ya see how it would be?
There was a post on the BACK Porch that was on this topic wif ' a lot of high octane spilled —funny, it were last summer so iffin' youse real bored an wanna see who was thinkin' what take a look at
BAck Porch archives of
"Ben and That Damned Tree"
As fer yore sweetie and John of the Cross–I have been in Spain to places John visited. He is a heartthrob in the spiritual sense–a man of intense emotional insight.
Did'ja know that that famous Salvador Dali paintin' of the crucifixion –the one from God's (heaven's ) eye view lookin' down on the head of Jesus–that perspective was originally John of the Cross' work.
But ya gotta know by now that one thang yore hubby could read that would help loads is St. Augustine's Confessions whar' he describes his ..ah. "excesses" , shall we say? And how a quest for THE TRUTH led him to be restless until he found The Faith (not "a" faith, for he had been a Manichean)
As for a more interllectual look at Catholicism–whoa! I need ter be careful here–I could list so much it would be like drinkin' from a fire hose! Have ya' ever heard of James V.Schall, S.J.? For a contemporary theologian he is one of my most very favorites….deep deep, but with such wit and love you cannot imagine.
On seeking/knowing Schall wrote:
"Once we acquire a first-hand "taste" for this joy[seeking] we cannot let it go. It drives us not because it "forces" us but because it fascinates us. We seek because we are drawn. We seek, as Augustine says in his Confessions, because we are first sought. But we must seek, choose. We must be piqued, provoked, as it were, called to the attention of something that is not ourselves. Ubi amor, ibi oculus. Where there is love, that the eye beholds…Nothing glad can be ours unless we both have the power to choose it for its own sake and, in fact, do choose it."
Then there is a convert, Thomas Howard –his book "Christ the Tiger" is short and fabulous meat for a good intellectual stir that is not addressed to scholars. Another contemporary with a fine mind is Peter Kreeft.
I'se wild about an Anglican lady, Dorothy Sayers (yep–she wrote mysteries, but her theology is amazin') Git aholt of her CREED or CHAOS (short!) and it will change yore view of thangs forever.
Lastly–sorry to clog the blog–for a wondrous early Church Father St. John Chrysostom (the Golden mouth)
Mercy, darlin' I'se runnin' on heah. Gettin' off the soap box.
Nighty night, Puddin'.
oh no prob with clogging the blog ~ this is the stuff i love to discuss and learn about. oooooh, and i do love you're description of free will. how clever!
i have not heard of the author/theologian you mention … but if he's got SJ after his name, then i suspect he's worth the read ~ the jesuits (and the marianists, too) i have deep respect for. (my grade 12 teacher was a marianist ~ he taught me how to write so well).
the confession ~ its on my list to read.
the dali painting … its breathtaking.
love ya, AB … nitey nite
susan ~ cruel virgin
Wow, can you write or what?
enemy ~ i am thinking grad school. seriously. weird, huh?


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So, Steven Smith, formerly of "Steven's Untitled Rock Show" on Fuse is doing a whole "Music Unexpected" thing, and it's pretty cool. It's relatively new, but he's already gone behind the scenes with A Great Big Pile of Leaves and Less Than Jake, plus, he's spent a day with Goom Radio in New Jersey.
From what I hear, there's more fun stuff to come, but in the meantime, check out his quality hangout time with Less Than Jake at their Philly show at the Trocadero! (I know, a Pittsburgh show would have been better…this might also be my crazy hockey fan-dom talking.) It's pretty rad! (And yes, I still love LTJ, despite that whole TV/EP situation.)
I think they made it farrrr too easy on him! What kind of roadie actually gets to "watch" the show when they're done!? They're too busy making sure things run smoothly. That's kinda what roadies do.
Other than that, though…pretty good stuff! Stay tuned for more fun things from "Music Unexpected"!


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Luke Skywalker to Build a Jedi Academy in STAR WARS: EPISODE VII?
It's actually been awhile since we've reported on anything for Star Wars: Episode VII. I'm sure we'd all just love to know who the director is going to be and what the story is going to be about, but we just have to settle with the little bits and pieces that leak out online for now.
A recent report from Reuters suggests that Luke Sywalker will return to the Rebel moon base Yavin 4, from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope to build a Jedi Knight Academy! This is the base where the attack was launched on the Death Star and also where Han Solo, Luke Skywalker and Chewbacca got their medals at the end of the film. This is what they say...
Yavin 4 and the rebel base return to the Star Wars plot in the forthcoming Episode VII, announced in October by the Walt Disney Co, in which Skywalker comes back to the planet to build a Jedi Knight academy. However, fans said that Disney will likely film those scenes in a studio rather than return to Tikal.
Of course this is just a rumor, they don't mention where they got their information, but there's some really interestingly awesome details there!
In 1977 George Lucas did a four day shoot at a Mayan temple located in the Guatemalan rainforest. That temple is now a tourist attraction for hardcore Star Wars fans and of people looking forward to the end of the world on December 21st, 2012.
What do you think about this? Does it make sense that Skywalker would come back to Yavin 4 to build a Jedi Academy in Episode VII?


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Analytical summary - Social determinants
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According to the National population and housing census, 2008 Liberia's population is estimated at 3 476 608 persons, with an annual growth rate of 2.1%. The overall sex ratio (males per 100 females) in the population is 100.2, which means an almost even distribution of the population between males (1 739 945) and females (1 736 663). Average household size is around 5.1 persons. There are indications of increasing urbanization, which is a challenging environmental health issue.[1]
In 2008, the national population density was 93 persons per square mile, ranging from as high as 1540 for Montserrado to as low 22 for Gbarpolu. There were 17 major ethnic affiliations. Most Liberians (86%) identified themselves as Christian, while Muslims made up 12.2% and "Other" made up 2.2%. Nationally, 47% of the population lives in urban areas.[1]
The proportion of houses with improved sources of water is gradually increasing, signifying progress towards Millennium Development Goal 7. The Liberia demographic and health survey, 2007[2] and Liberia malaria indicator survey, 2009[3] show an improvement from 67% to 75% of households with access to improved sources of water.
The Liberia malaria indicator survey 2009 also found that 43% of households have access to an improved sanitary facility, while significant rural/urban disparities exist. Improved sanitation is available to 63% of urban households but only 27% of rural households.[3]
Progress toward achieving the goal of universal primary education is gradually increasing but is unlikely to be attained. In Liberia, there is free and compulsory primary education supported by significant grants.
Significant percentages of Liberians have little or no education, with females being less educated than males. A total of 42% of women and 18% of men have never attended school. While 19% of men have completed secondary school or higher, only 8% of women have accomplished the same. For both women and men, urban residents are better educated than rural residents. These low rates have an implication not only for achieving the Millennium Development Goals but also on health outcomes.[2]
The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare rapid assessment 2006 identified 354 functioning health facilities in Liberia, which include 306 public and 48 private (mostly faith-based) facilities.[4]
In 2010, the number of functioning health facilities equalled the National Health Plan target of 550 (378 public and 172 private). However, the dramatic increase in functional facilities cannot be fully attributed to improved services. Access to health care is a major determinant of health.
The National population and housing census, 2008 reported that 40% of all households travel 1 hour or more to the nearest health facility. This figure represents over two thirds of households in rural areas.[1]
According to the Core Welfare Indicator Questionnaire 2007, 63.8% of Liberians live below the poverty line. In absolute terms, the proportion of population living below poverty line – those living on less than US$ 1 a day – is 1.7 million, with 48% (1.3 million people) living in extreme poverty. The level of poverty in rural area (67.7%) is higher than that in urban areas (55%).
Poverty is on the decline but not at an appreciable rate to reach Millennium Development Goal targets by 2015. With pervasive poverty within the population, access to quality health care, food security and basic social services is a challenge. At present, women represent more than 54% of the informal sector.
The Liberia national health accounts, 2007–2008 estimated a total health and social welfare expenditure of US$ 103 496 421, or over US$ 29 per person in Liberia. Donors and out-of-pocket financing accounted for most of the expenditure (47% and 35%, respectively).[5]
According to the national health accounts, Government spending was 15% and has remained stable as a percentage of the national budget (between 7% and 8 %) over 4 years, although it more than doubled in absolute terms from US$ 10 913 584 in fiscal year 2006 to $ 25 767 030 in 2009.[5]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 National population and housing census, 2008: preliminary results. Monrovia, Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS), 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Liberia demographic and health survey, 2007 (pdf 2.5Mb). Monrovia, Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare National AIDS Control Program and Macro International, 2008
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Liberia malaria indicator survey, 2009 (pdf 1.04Mb). Monrovia, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, National Malaria Control Program and Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services, and ICF Macro, Calverton, Maryland, 2009
- ↑ Ministry of Health and Social Welfare rapid assessment, 2006. Monrovia, Government of Liberia, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, 2006
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Liberia national health accounts, 2007/08. Monrovia, Government of Liberia, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, 2009


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Friday, July 16, 2010
Woman Claims Cancer Cured By Prayer
Woman Claims Cancer Cured By Miracle
Archdiocese Of St. Louis Is Investigating And Is Sending Its Findings To The Vatican.
The following story appeared on KPLR11.com:
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI-FOX2Now.com) - Was a cancer recovery a miracle? The St. Louis Catholic Archdiocese thinks so. They say a St. Louis woman's cancer has vanished because of her prayers to a priest who's now on the verge of becoming a saint. They've asked the Vatican to certify her case miracle.
There are some things medical science can't explain. Rachel Lozano's cure is one of them. Rachel Lozano was first diagnosed with a rare form of cancer when she was fifteen. By the year 2000 it looked hopeless. On a church trip that year to the Vatican for a ceremony honoring Father William Chaminade. she prayed that Father William Chaminade to heal her.
Her prayers continued. So did the cancer. Finally, she was given weeks to live. When surgeons operated they found a dead tumor. Six years later Lozano remains cancer-free. After an investigation the St. Louis Archdiocese concluded it was the prayers and Chaminnade that cured the cancer. If the Vatican agrees chances are good that Chaminade, a French priest and founder of the Marianist order could become a saint.
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- AnonymousMay 20, 2012 11:19 AM
good thing it was god who cured cancer and not some mumbo jumbo the scientists throw at us, like a higher apoptotic rate in cell exchange in tumors, or inactivation of telomerases or a tumor producing antiangiogenic factors. I cant even understand those things so it must be false! it was god!ReplyDelete
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Delhi University Pre-Medical Test (DPMT) or University of Delhi Medical/Dental Entrance Test (DUMET) is an all-India entrance test to select students for admission to MBBS and BDS courses offered by several medical colleges under University of Delhi.
Candidates who qualify the DPMT/DUMET can seek admission into under-graduate courses in medical science offered by several institutes under Delhi University. Generally, MBBS and BDS courses are followed by 1 year of internship.
- 5 yrs M.B.B.S. Degree
- 5 yrs B.D.S Degree
Candidates aspire to appear DPMT/DUMET must fulfill the following criteria:
- Candidates must have passed the 12th class examination under 10+2 system with Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English from a recognised school situated within the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
- Candidates must have passed in Physics, Chemistry, Biology and English individually and have secured a minimum of 50% marks in aggregate in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together.
- Candidates belonging to SC/ST category must have secured a minimum of 40% marks in Physics, Chemistry and Biology taken together.
- Passing of the qualifying examination from a school situated in NCT, Delhi however, is not applicable to female candidates belonging to SC/ST/CWWAPP (Children, Widows & Wives of Armed & Para Military Personnel) category.
Examination Pattern
The DPMT/DUMET is a single stage entrance test for admission into medical collages under University of Delhi.
- The DPMT/DUMET test consists of two papers.
- Paper I contains two sections of Physics and Chemistry.
- Paper II contains two sections of Botany and Zoology.
- Each paper is of 2½ hours duration containing multiple-choice objective type questions of maximum 600 marks.
DPMT/DUMET test has two papers having extensive but undefined syllabus.
- Paper I: Physics & Chemistry
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ASA Session Three
|Art club -gr 6-12 Tuesdays, Secondary Art Room
Ms O'Neil
Art club meets every Tuesday from 3.45-4.30pm. Students will have the opportunity to explore and take creative risks in a studio atmosphere. Students work individually in a variety of mediums.
|Film Club -gr 6-12 Wednesdays Room 204
Ms Otani
Students will get together and choose the classic movies they most want to watch and discuss from a selected list of films from the last 100 years. I'll introduce the films, we'll watch them, and then the group will talk about the plot, acting, film techniques, cultural impact, and why these films continue to be considered classics. Popcorn anyone?
|Social Games -gr 2-3 Tuesdays, Room 108
Ms Heming
Want to play some fun games and visit with friends? Then social games is where you want to be. Some days we may be indoors and some days outdoors depending on the weather, so wear appropriate shoes and clothing.
|Clay Modelling -gr 2-3 Thursdays Rm 109
Mr Moratillo
This workshop is specially oriented to children from grades 3, 4 and 5, where they will experiment with modelling paste when modelling different imaginary characters and shapes. Children will be encouraged to develop three dimensional figures expressing their imagination and will learn to use modelling clay.
The Objective for this workshop: Develop fine motor skills, concentration and eye-finger coordination.
Limit of participants: 15.
|FENCING -gr 6-12 Thursdays, 2nd floor commons (700 Y for 7 Weeks)
Fencing is the sport of fighting with swords. The most common version of fencing today is called Olympic Fencing or Competitive Fencing. Here is your chance to be trained in this sport by a professional. Sign up for this unique opportunity and be prepared to have some fun! Equipment is supplied.
|Basketball-Gr 3-8 Basketball Grades ThursdaysNEW!
Mr Ackenbom
Work on the fundamentals of basketball to developing skills and successful techniques. We will also play a few games.
|Hip Hop -gr K-5 Dance Studio Wednesdays 360Y for 6 Weeks (Classes start March)
Returning by popular demand!!
Nono graduated from the Chang Chun University of Sport with a Bachelor of Physical Education. He is also a certified School Teacher. Nono has been teaching classes at various fitness institutions for 7 years, including at 2 of his own dance studios.
|Cooking -gr 6-8 Tuesdays, Basement foyer, (at the bottom of the central stairwell) 560 Y 8 weeks
You are invited to this introductory course in Chinese cooking. Learn to make dumplings and many more delicious treats which you can then eat!!
|Student Ambassadors – gr 6-12(Thursdays Room 303)
Mrs Nordness and Ms Laney
Student Ambassadors are trained in leadership skills to provide a caring and welcoming environment to new students. We need 5 students each from division Middle, DASI High School and Huamei High School.
Our objectives are to assist in creating a welcoming environment, to demonstrate a caring attitude to all students, to ensure new students a positive experience upon entering Secondary School, and to develop positive leadership skills. This session the students will be assisting with International Day on April 12. Students will develop activities for K-2 students for International Day. Students must be available during the celebration on April 12th.
|Swimming -gr 4-5 Wed Rm 219 200Y for 6 Sessions
Ms. Miller
Want to become a stronger swimmer, increase your endurance, and improve your swimming strokes? This ASA is geared for children who already know how to swim and want to improve their swimming skills. Participants must be able to swim 1 length of the pool to qualify for this activity. Class is limited to 8 students.
|Roller Blading for beginners
gr 2-5 Tuesdays 560Y outside the gym
Learn the basics of Roller Blading under the guidance of trained professionals. Equipment can be purchased from the instructor.
|Video Games -gr 4-5 Thursdays Rm 105
You have the opportunity to learn and enjoy some free and fun online games.
|Track and Field Gr 3-12 Wed
Mr Ackenbom
Come have fun and run and do a variety of track and field events. We will focus on the 100meter, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, the long jump and relays.
This will give you a chance to learn more about the above events, along with the mental and physical aspects of running.
|Magic -gr 4-5 Tuesdays 560 Y for 8 weeks Rm 104
Have you ever wondered how magic is performed? What are the tricks and how do you do them? Well this is your chance to find out!
|Paper Folding – gr PreK-1 (Wednesdays, Room 104)
Ms. Cui
We will make a lot of different things such as animals and clothes from paper. If you like folding paper, come and join us!
|Construction Zone -gr K-1 Thursdays 1st floor commons
Construction Zone is an opportunity to build structures or designs with many different materials including: wooden and foam blocks, Lego, marble run, plastic links and Gears. We build cooperatively and have a chance to share our finished project with the group.
|Problems Puzzles, and Solutions -gr 4-6 Tuesdays Dance Studio (gym)
Mr Ackenbom
You will be given a variety of hands on and paper puzzles and you will learn to solve them through trial and error. This improves your brain power and helps you think outside the box.
We will be using puzzles of all varieties, and work with numbers, cards, word puzzles, 3 D puzzles, mazes and New Games.
|Dance 420 Y for 7 Weeks -gr K-3 (Dance Studio - GYM)
Mr Walter Wang
You are invited to enroll in a dance class which covers many styles; jazz, ballet, folk dancing and Chinese traditional dancing. Here is an opportunity to experience a bit of everything with a gifted and experienced teacher.
Mr Walter Wang, the instructor, is currently at the Shenyang Music School and has been for 6 years. He graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy and has also worked with the Liao Ning Ballet Company.