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All That We Know About Evolution Is Wrong
It is a new piece to a giant jigsaw puzzle of the course of human evolution from the earliest protozoan through the mini-mammals surviving the K-T boundary, up to the Cro-Magnons who are reading and typing on the internet . It's quite likely that the pieces we have put together so far are in the wrong places in the picture that the puzzle represents, and that is why paleoanthropologists do what they do.
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Designer Spotlight #25: LADAKH - A Playful Adventure
Fun, feminine and wearable, Sydney-based fashion label LADAKH has been dressing local fashionistas for over a decade.
Created by two friends who began making clothes in their crowded inner-city lounge room, LADAKH has grown into an internationally recognised label stocked at stores including Free People, Urban Outfitters, Revolve Clothing, Nasty Gal and Anthropologie.
With its "it" girl styling, exotic prints and vintage elements, LADAKH's collections fuse high-end trends with a sense of playfulness and adventure.
Earlier this year, Australian fashion designer, Marnie Skillings, assumed the role of Head Designer after shutting up shop on her namesake label, known for its imaginatively beautiful aesthetic.
With the recent change in creative leadership, NSS Editor, Michelle Larin, wanted to find out more about Skillings' vision for the fashion-forward label and her move in-house.
Q: Tell me, Marnie, what prompted your move over to LADAKH?
A: After 12 years of having my own boutique label, I really felt I had come full circle as a creative. I was ready for a new challenge. The fast paced, international nature of LADAKH has given me a new set of challenges and a renewed passion for design and creative direction.
Q: What initially inspired you to pursue a career in fashion?
A: Simply, the desire to live a creative life.
Q: What do you love most about working for LADAKH?
A: I love working with a creative and amazing team, and also part of a company that is always striving to do better.
Q: How do you describe your design style?
A: Fun, layered, eccentric and feminine.
Q: What's the theme behind LADAKH's current collection?
A: LADAKH's "glass roses" collection (delivered in Jan/Feb 2014) is inspired by prisms; the light and colours they throw and contrast . For this collection, we worked with contrasting brights and clean modern silhouettes to create our pieces.
Q: Who is the "LADAKH girl"?
A: She is fun, adventurous, trend-aware but not solely trend-driven. She is a girl with awesome style, who loves to mix things up a bit. She is a little boho, a touch vintage inspired, but totally modern.
Q: Describe your personal style. What is your quintessential "go to" outfit?
A: I love a great frock, but layered with a clashing or unexpected print on a cardi or shoe. I am also a fan of a super dressy skirt worn in the day with a distressed tee.
Q: What does style mean to you?
A: Style is freedom of expression and a feeling of effortlessness; that is, not trying too hard to look 'stylish'.
Q: What's next for the LADAKH label and for you?
A: For both of us, it's to further hone our signature look, explore new design directions and techniques and to keep having a blast creating collections!
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"Captain Marvel" #2 starts off a new arc which lets Kelly Sue DeConnick and Dexter Soy cut loose with the character and push the high action to the front. The result is a book that exemplifies the bombastic nature superhero books have always done so well. Behind it all, DeConnick is letting the character heart of this title keep beating with a steady rhythm. This is the right mix of smart and flat out enjoyable every superhero comic should be.
Character motivation seems to be one of the things DeConnick wants to infuse into every scene and action. Carol Danvers is a hero deconstructed as DeConnick quickly makes her rise above the new name and costume and be a hard headed woman who drives the narrative with her personal actions as much as her Herculean ability. It is refreshing and appealing to read a comic completely centered on a female lead who is only concerned with her own tale. Her troubles are her own and they aren't pandering or trivial, they are just as large and amazing as you can find in any other title.
Danvers' strong head puts her in a situation fraught with danger as she flies an old plane as high as she can to honor an old friend. This situation shows Carol's tenacity in the face of loyalty but it quickly segues into her personal doggedness as she continues to push the plane ever higher. This ridiculously unnecessary move leads a series of events which cause her plane to seemingly travel back in time. The rest of the comic then becomes an island WWII tale of female two-fisted savagery because, of course, Carol runs into the path of an all-female Air Service Pilots group kicking ass and taking names in the middle of the fray. This plot is crazy enough to be something you'd expect to find in a Marvel issue from the '60s and it is refreshing to see it brought to life now. There is grand action and pseudo Sci-Fi chicanery at work.
Dexter Soy proves himself a great match for this title. He delivers a Carol Danvers to be remembered long after his run ends. He also works the action and the motion of all the sequences incredibly well. The major fault is Soy's vistas which lack the clarity and pop he brings to his protagonist. One major double-page spread feels considerably different and doesn't enhance the scope as it should. Overall, he brings a unique take to the character, and a superhero comic in general, and this change of pace is working within the tighter scenes.
"Captain Marvel" #2 is a hell of a superhero ride. Carol Danvers gets to both play a nuanced and interesting character as well as a superhero. This is not always the norm and so to see it here is exceptionally pleasing. For time travel and WWII fun mixed in with even more surprises, this comic brings everything it sets out to. DeConnick and Soy might just be bringing us the greatest turn this character has seen in decades. If you missed #1, you can and should definitely buy in on this issue. A really fun superhero tale awaits.


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Original design by Miranda Edney. She has a great video on Utube and on her blog with instructions. I sure enjoy making something another artist designed...she is so clever.
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Another Honor for John Hope Franklin
On November 12 former AHA president John Hope Franklin received the Smithsonian's James Smithsonian Bicentennial Medal in recognition of his contributions as a U.S. historian. The evening began with a discussion between Franklin, his son John Whittington Franklin (a program specialist at the Smithsonian's Center for Folklife), and Marc Pachter, another Smithsonian historian, about the autobiography of John Hope Franklin's late father, Buck Colbert Franklin, a remarkable figure in his own right. The son and grandson team recently completed editing My Life and An Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin. The Franklins discussed with Pachter the ways in which Buck Franklin's life was representative of the struggles that African Americans faced throughout most of the 20th century. Born in 1879 in what was still the Oklahoma territory, Buck Franklin lived most of his life in Tulsa. It was not until after the establishment of statehood in 1907 that the full oppression of the Jim Crow system of segregation took hold. Trained as a lawyer, Buck Franklin worked much of his life to fight the legalized spread of segregation.
I. Michael Heyman, secretary of the Smithsonian, awarded Franklin the Bicentennial Medal in a brief ceremony at the conclusion of the evening. In his remarks Heyman noted that Franklin, who has also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, has been awarded 105 honorary degrees by American colleges and universities. Clearly with this award, if not before, John Hope Franklin becomes possibly the most decorated historian in history.
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The summer surge in gas prices is ending.
GasBuddy.com's Patrick DeHaan writes today that the country's seasonal gas price decline is imminent.
The national average so far today is already down over a penny a gallon, and we could easily see the national average drop to the $3.60s in the next week, with it dropping even further after that. ... Peak consumption season for gasoline is nearing its end, making gasoline more bearish than bullish, and that money is heading into other areas, such as distillates- diesel and heating oil. So while gasoline prices may fall, it may mean diesel and heating oil prices remain at their current levels or even higher.
GasBuddy ticks today's average at $3.756.
The Midwest has already seen prices drop to their lowest levels since February:
- Michigan's average is $3.68, down from $3.99 a month ago
- Ohio's average is $3.55, down from $3.85 a month go
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During the previous year, TPWD has been involved in a number of significant issues affecting hunters, anglers and park users, including: license fee increases as a result of the new freshwater fishing stamp and plans for a new fish hatchery in East Texas, cormorant depredation permits, nuisance alligator problems, riverbed vehicle access prohibition, white-tailed deer management and Chronic Wasting Disease, golden alga impacts, the new state parks pass, grass carp stocking, the World Birding Center and a ban on wildlife feeding in state parks, to name a few.
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This week we were lucky enough to be invited by fst to attend the Henley VIP day, an exclusive travel industry day at Henley Royal Regatta and bring Doris along to show her off to a new audience.
Laura pulled off a master class in logistical organisation in the 2 days prior to the event, bouncing between Loughborough, London, Portsmouth and Christchurch to ensure that we were able to get the boat up to Henley on Wednesday morning. Huge thanks have to go to our equipment sponsors Lewmar for lending us a trailer and to the guys at Rossiters who got up early on Wednesday to show us how to get an ocean rowing boat off the water, onto a trailer and secured properly for a trip up the motorway. With Laura at the wheel we set off through Christchurch, getting a lot of attention from people on their way to work and off on our first towing adventure.
Once Doris was installed outside the very swanky marquee we were invited in to talk to all the attendees of the day about our Pacific row. Huge thanks to fst who not only let us talk peoples ears off all day while feeding and watering us, but also kindly donated the takings from their regatta accumulator competition to our challenge. The interest we had from everyone we spoke to was an inspiration in itself and it was really great to share our story so far with more people. There was even time to watch a rowing race or two and get a bit jealous of everyone racing.
At the end of a successful day of networking we hitched up the trailer and headed back to Christchurch. Another long day finished – we're certainly getting plenty of sleep deprivation practice at the moment but I for one am loving the craziness of being part of the Coxless Crew.
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Rossiters http://www.rossiteryachts.co.uk/ for all their help manoeuvring the boat onto the trailer.
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"Our new site is easy to use." - New website announcement
"We want our new site to be gorgeous to look at, easy to use, and completely responsive." - From an RFP for a website redesign
Well, of course! The field of user experience has taken off recently and more businesses are taking it seriously. "Easy to use" is on nearly every list of requirements for website and product development RFPs. The list of UX job openings is bigger than ever. Design thinking is becoming incorporated into businesses like never before. All of this is wonderful new for us who have been working for these outcomes for our entire careers. But...
We spend a lot of time being usable – honing designs to get placement of elements just right, doing tests to see if real people can use our interfaces. That's all well and good, but along the way, we forgot to be useful.
User experience (UX) design concerns itself primarily with providing a good experience. In conjunction with user interface (UI) design, we get pretty, easy-to-use interfaces. But who wants to use them? What are they for? How useful are these ease-to-use interfaces? If you haven't asked what in addition to how, you are bound to end up with some problems.
Enter content strategy. The two main questions content strategists ask are why and what. Together with UX researchers, they can pack a powerful punch. Talk to users, not internal stakeholders, about what they want (in terms of content or functionality) and why they want it (for use cases). Doing this will set you on a path toward usefulness.
Here are some ideas for charting that course:
- User or market research – conduct interviews with the target audience and find out what they what and match your offerings to their desires or needs
- Audit content against what people want not just your current inventory – go beyond the typical qualitative and heuristic analysis of what you have and see where the gaps are and what you have too much of and plan from there
- Map out the content before the design – that way the design can support the content
- Keep reminding everyone who the website or product is for the user not the organization – I call this strategic nagging (patient but persistent repetition of a message)
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I agree with the little gifts - I used to do little gift bags each holiday.....unitl I had my own kids and got those little gift bags filled with teeny cute themed erasers.....that I threw away. Great tips!!ReplyDelete
These are such great tips and reminders! You are so right about the little gifts. It's can be hard to remember when I see those adorable gift tags nearly tied to a cutesy pencil with a ribbon in the classroom down the hall. It's certainly not what kids remember most though! Now I just need to remember that when I'm strolling past the target dollar spot :)ReplyDelete
I'm with you on the gifts! I teach Montessori now so it is really frowned upon in the Montessori classroom but I have never been big on handing out treats. And I know this mama is happy when my kiddos don't come home with extra trinkets that are going to be tossed! Great ideas! Thanks for sharing!ReplyDelete
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PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Scanners that use automatic document feeders (ADF) are convenient but office workers can't use them for fragile documents or bound items such as books or passports. To help, Xerox (NYS: XRX) today introduced the Xerox DocuMate® 4700, an A3 (11x17") sized flatbed scanner with a built-in USB hub which allows it to be used as a stand-alone device or connected through any Xerox DocuMate sheet fed scanner. At only $795, the DocuMate 4700 is an affordable solution for large document scanning.
This design helps businesses avoid the expense of a having to buy a large format ADF/flatbed combination scanner. Other A3 flatbed scanners on the market today are sold as options that can only be connected to a sheet fed scanner and require a sheetfed scanner that must be specifically designed to work with the flatbed option. The DocuMate 4700 breaks both of these rules, costs much less than competitors and can be shared among co-workers.
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Life Lessons 1938
While revisiting some older works, I came across this tender piece. It is about my mother, coming at age in difficult times. When I created the piece in 1998, I asked her if she would please knit some of these pads for me. She seemed so surprised that her ancient fingers remembered exactly how to knit this pattern. "We would wash them out in the sink and then hang them on the line, between other clothing, for better privacy."
"Learning to knit was not easy. The lessons had continued throughout winter. The young girl sat on one side of the room while taking instructions from her mother, who sat on the other side. It had been years since the two had shared a meal at the same table or exchanged an embrace. Tuberculosis' afternoon fever blazed in the mother's cheeks.
"You will need these, soon enough…" said the mother, though she offered no explanation. The small objects they were making were unlike anything the girl had ever seen. The light-colored cotton yarn, knitted with the girl's awkward fingers, came to form a pad with small loops at each end. By the end of these lessons, the two knitters had filled a small box with the soft, mysterious objects.
"Now you'll know exactly where to find them." While the girl watched quietly, the mother slipped the box of pads onto the top shelf of the girl's closet.
Soon after, the mother said good-bye to her five children and returned to the TB sanitorium for the final time. She died in the springtime. Two years later, the girl began her first period. As she retrieved the box from the shelf, she began to cry. It was exactly as they had left it."


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Adrenaline junkies from across the globe flock to Florida for their chance to experience the biggest and baddest Orlando thrill rides. From plummeting to your doom on a haunted elevator ride to coming face-to-face with a mummy, the rush of adrenaline never stops in the theme park capital of the world.
If you're a thrill seeker, you need to secure a seat on these 14 Orlando thrill rides.
Kraken — SeaWorld Orlando
As one of Orlando's floorless roller coasters — yes, I said floorless — passengers soar 150-feet high at a whopping 65mph. The Kraken coaster was modeled after a mythological underwater beast freed from the deepest troves of the sea, which is evident by the massive climbs and drops of the track. Did I mention that guests sit in open-sided seats? You'll feel like you're diving in and out of the water at astronomical speeds when you ride the Kraken.
Mako — SeaWorld Orlando
Ready to ride Orlando's tallest roller coaster? This thrill ride sends passengers 200 feet high for a stunning view of the Orlando skyline, right before hurdling them 73mph on a hypercoaster track. You'll feel weightless as you glide along the mile-long track at incredible speeds. Mako is new to the Orlando thrill ride scene and has already shattered records including tallest, longest, and fastest coaster in Orlando!
Tower of Terror — Disney's Hollywood Studios
Fans of "The Twilight Zone" know just how frightening the television show can be. Disney Imagineers took that fright, bottled it up, and made a popular Orlando thrill ride out of it. Guests enter the Twilight Zone and face their fears as they plummet down 13 stories in a haunted elevator. The best part about the Tower of Terror? You never know what's coming next thanks to a completely randomized dropping sequence.
SheiKra — Busch Gardens Tampa
Nothing says adrenaline rush like dangling over a 90-degree drop on a floorless roller coaster, right? You'll climb 200-feet to the top of a 90-degree plunge, only to slowly creep past the edge. As you dangle at the edge of the thrill, your nerves will kick in as you wait for SheiKra to drop you into the 70 mph coaster complete with an Immelmann loop, a dive into an underground tunnel and a splashdown finale that soaks those waiting for their turn to ride. If you find yourself in the "splash zone", beware!
Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts — Universal Studios Florida
This mind-blowing, 3D steel roller coaster ride takes you deep into the heart of Gringotts Bank where an adventure awaits you. Be careful — Voldemort and Bellatrix are lurking below the bank too. The combination of special effects, 3D animation, and a pure adrenaline rush has secured Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts' position as a top Orlando thrill ride for years to come.
Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey — Universal's Island of Adventure
Sometimes all it takes to make an Orlando thrill ride truly wonderful is a bit of magic. Experience the magic of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry with Harry Potter and friends on this one-of-a-kind thrill ride. Featuring groundbreaking technology and mind-boggling engineering, the ride brings guests right into the wizarding world. You'll feel a rush unlike any other when you join Harry Potter and friends on an adventure filled with magical creatures, spellbinding interactions, and sudden surprises.
Dragon Challenge — Universal's Islands of Adventure
The wizarding world fun doesn't end after your forbidden journey. Head over to the Dragon Challenge at Universal's Islands of Adventure for yet another infamous Orlando thrill ride. Choose your dragon and get ready for the ride of your life. Each dragon, I mean coaster, offers a different experience and rush for Orlando thrill seekers.
Expedition Everest: Legend of the Forbidden Mountain — Disney's Animal Kingdom
There's no bigger rush than coming face-to-face with the Abominable Snowman while speeding through the Himalayan Mountains on an out-of-control train. With an 80-foot drop and soaring speeds, you'll jet around the Himalayan Mountains both forwards and backward in Disney's Animal Kingdom. Are you ready to meet the legend of the Yeti while screaming at the top of your lungs?
The Jurassic Park River Adventure — Universal's Islands of Adventure
Immerse yourself in the Jurassic Park universe with a tour of the dinosaurs on the island — that goes horribly wrong. Passengers find themselves stuck in the Raptor Containment Area and the only way to escape the incoming T-Rex is by plunging down an 85-foot waterfall drop. Get ready to scream, get soaked, and experience the adventure of a lifetime.
The Incredible Hulk Coaster — Universal's Islands of Adventure
Wondering what Bruce Banner feels like when he transforms into the Incredible Hulk? This 67 mph coaster with insane zero-gravity rolls, drops, and turns will help you experience exactly that. If you're a rollercoaster fanatic, you need to ride the Incredible Hulk Coaster. The ride recently underwent a massive remodel with the intent of making the Orlando thrill ride exceptionally exhilarating!
Revenge of the Mummy — Universal Studios Florida
Out of all the Orlando thrill rides on this list, Revenge of the Mummy is my absolute favorite. It's not the fastest roller coaster nor does it have the biggest drop, but the state-of-the-art technology combined with the speed of the ride creates an unmatched adrenaline rush. Thrill seekers have often said that the ride seemed to get faster and more intense every time they rode it. Perhaps the curse of the Mummy has something to do with this?
Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith — Disney's Hollywood Studios
Scream along with Steven Tyler and the rest of Aerosmith as they jet off to their Los Angeles concert in a 60 mph stretch limo (also known as an indoor roller coaster) through loops, twists, turns, and plunging drops. Each "limo" plays different Aerosmith songs, meaning no two rides are ever the same.
Slingshot — Magical Midway Thrill Park
While on your Orlando thrill rides tour, why not get launched 390 feet into the air from a slingshot? This thrill ride allows guests to feel total weightlessness in the ultimate adrenaline rush.
Summit Plummet — Disney's Blizzard Beach
This 120-foot, free-fall body slide includes a terrifying near vertical drop with a pitch-black tunnel at the end of the plunge. This waterslide drops you higher than most roller coasters and other Orlando thrill rides. Who said water rides couldn't be thrilling?
Now you know which rides are guaranteed to raise your pulse and make you scream! So, get ready to brave the biggest, baddest Orlando thrill rides. I dare you!


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One who claims Jesus Christ as Chief Elder and seeks to follow Him daily
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One who seeks to worship God within a community of faith, and also in daily devotion
One who seeks to deepen their faith through prayer, study, and teaching
One who seeks to joyfully give back to God with time, talent, and treasure
One who looks upon others as children of God and seeks to love and respect them despite differences
One who seeks to compassionately share Christ's love with the world in both word and deed
One who seeks to work in partnership with all Christians to carry out Christ's mission in the world
The Moravian Denomination, a mainline Protestant Denomination, traces its beginnings to John Hus, a Bohemian Priest, Professor and Theologian who was burned at the stake on July 6, 1415.
His followers fought the imperial armies and papal crusaders until their defeat in 1434.
A small remnant, too insignificant to play a role in politics, devoted all their energy to religion.
In 1457 one element formed the "Unity of the Brethren" (Unitas Fratrum).
By 1467 they had established their own ministry and in the following years the three orders of ministry; deacon, presbyter and bishop.
Today the worldwide Moravian Church
comprises of some 425,000 communicant members in 23 provinces and over 1200 congregations.
The Northern and Southern Provinces have 33,000 members in 156 congregations in 19 states and provinces.
Shepherd of the Prairie, a member of the Western District, is one of four Moravian Churches in ND, all in Cass County.
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I recall a very recent incident where I purchased my first
Christian rap CD, certain that it would provide edifying entertainment for my
very young son during our frequent automobile trips. However, when the music
began to play, my son put his hands over his ears, and began yelling for me to
turn it off, the reason being "it sounds like the devil's music." Now
as I was very much enjoying the CD in question, I tried to explain to the child
that it was in fact Christian music. The child replied that he would much
rather listen to one of HIS CDs. So, the Christian rap went out, and one of his
several CDs of classic hymns, Negro spirituals and similar took its place,
which included "Standing On The Promises of God." I confess to not having
learned the lyrics to this song, but I do remember something about "standing on
the promises that cannot fail."
And now I find myself reading Pilgrim's Progress by John
Bunyan for the first time. I not long ago passed the section where Christian
succumbed to the temptation of one Worldly Wiseman to depart from the hard path
given to him to the Celestial City by Evangelist and instead set out for what
was promised to be the easier path over Mount Sinai to Mr. Legality and his
handsome son civility in the nice village Morality. And this reminds me of the
Carrie Prejean tempest: this where beauty pageant contestant lost the Miss
America pageant (which is owned by Donald Trump, who considers twice divorced
prosperity preacher Paula White his friend and pastor) for speaking out against
homosexual marriage.
As a result, this Miss Prejean has found herself many
supporters in the evangelical Christian community for fighting the good fight
in the culture war, having had the privilege of such experiences as being
interviewed by James Dobson, speaking at a prominent evangelical Christian
university, and being a presenter for the Dove Awards. Miss Prejean's Christian
advocates have presented her as an example of a bold Christian woman who has
risked and suffered in warfare.
While this is certainly true, as Prejean clearly lost the
Miss America title, was very nearly stripped of the Miss California title, and
has had explicit pictures (some that she acknowledges to be real, others that
she alleges are fake) released by those seeking to force the Miss California pageant
to strip her of her crown for violating her contract, I have to ask: what battle
is it that she is fighting anyway, and is it a worthwhile one?
Again, go back to "Standing On The Promises Of God." God's
promises cannot fail, which means that God's battles cannot be lost, because in
God's battles, it is not us that are fighting, but rather God Himself that
fights for us. So as long as remain obedient and faithful to scripture and
adhere to the things that Jesus Christ commanded of us, we cannot lose. Our
success is guaranteed, predetermined, predestined.
However, when we depart from the path, leave behind the
commandments of Jesus Christ, and start seeking our own agendas, failure is
inevitable. Oh, we may win a victory or two here and there, but it is only a
temporary fleeting battle won at a huge cost – not the least a great diversion
of prayers and works by well meaning Christians – in a war that will ultimately
be lost. The person who bears witness of this best is none other than James
Dobson, the very same who interviewed Prejean. Upon retiring from his leadership
of Focus On The Family, Dobson acknowledged that he, his organization and its
fellow travelers had lost every single battle, including that against
homosexual marriage, which will become legal in many parts of the country
within a few years. And let us never forget that the great legal victory that
made homosexual marriage possible was a court decision, Lawrence versus Texas,
given to us by a Supreme Court stacked with appointees of the very conservative
Republican presidents that Dobson and his peers spent a generation getting
Christians to not only vote but contribute, volunteer, fast and pray to get
elected in the first place. What do we know from this? As Jesus Christ promised
us that so long as remain faithful to Him and do His Will that we shall not
fail, the very failure of Dobson's efforts, shows that Dobson and those like
him were never fighting the Lord's battle to begin with.
And consider further the supreme irony: the biggest defeats
have come from the very people aligned with Dobson! Recall that Ronald Reagan,
when given the opportunity to appoint justices that would overturn Roe v. Wade,
instead put not one but two pro – abortion judges on the court, and George H.
W. Bush, who became president due to being the vice president of Reagan thanks
in no small part to people like Dobson, appointed a third pro – abortion judge,
and yes all three of those judges cast their votes in the Lawrence versus Texas
decision to pave the way for homosexual marriage as well.
So gentle Christians, what we should learn from this is that
Jesus Christ, God's own Word and thereby God Himself, did not come to earth as
a human to be slain on a cross to pay the debt of original sin, in order to
redeem the culture. He did not do so in order to lend political support to any specific
nation, whether the United States or Israel, or any cause. The reason is that
cultures, nations, and causes are worldly things, and the result of the death
of Jesus Christ was to create the church, which is ekklesia in Greek, and
ekklesia means "called out." What is the church called out of? The world and
worldly things. Instead of trying to change the world in some vain, idolatrous,
blasphemous quest to transform its sin and wickedness into the image of the
holiness and righteousness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, instead of
trying to give that which is destined to die the image of that which through
the resurrection of Jesus Christ will have eternal life, the only duty that I
have seen given through Jesus Christ and His apostles and prophets to the New
Testament church is that of saving and discipling sinners. Even the good deeds
and charitable works that Jesus Christ commanded His disciples to love our
neighbors and by this way to also love Him was towards that end; acts by which
the unsaved are reached and the saved are to learn to grow in the grace and
knowledge of our only Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
Now let it be known that evangelical Christians are supposed
to be sola scriptura Protestants. After all, the term "evangelical" was taken
up as a self – descriptive one by the Protestant Reformers. So, I challenge any
sola scriptural Protestant to identify me the Bible verse that commands
Christians to put aside the work of evangelizing the world and discipling those
who by and according to the grace and prerogative of God the Father (those that
the Father gave to the Son) respond to the gospel and start working to give the
unregenerate masses the appearance of righteousness, a form of godliness that
denies the power thereof, show it to me and I will repent of this missive. If
no such verse exists – and I have never encountered it in the New Testament –
then those who continue with this behavior should cease to call themselves sola
scriptura, which means they should cease to call themselves Protestants, which
means that they should cease to call themselves evangelical, which means that
they should cease to call themselves Christians.
This is no mere doctrinal dispute. Again, Jesus Christ gave us in His Holy Spirit – inspired word promises that work done in His Name would
never fail. The end result of not only decades of the religious right but many
centuries of church – states and church – cultures has been nothing but massive
thoroughgoing failure. If you refuse to consider me to be one qualified to
speak to this matter, then heed Søren Kierkegaard; read his Attack Upon Christendom (that is if you can abide theistic existentialism long enough to). So by committing all of these
efforts to works, by fighting all of these battles, that we claim to be in the
Name of Jesus Christ, what witness does the church bear to the promises, the
veracity, the power, the faithfulness, the very Name of Jesus Christ by which
we are saved and are to overcome death, be resurrected from the dead, and
inherit the Celestial City when these things fail? When WE fail?
Because like Christian in Pilgrim's Progress, we have abandoned
the path to the Celestial City and Mount Zion to the Morality Village, the
abode of Mr. Legality and Civility by way of Mount Sinai, that same is the way
of death. We have abandoned the counsel of the apostles, prophets and Jesus
Christ Himself for that of Worldly Wisemen politicians and hucksters, in
addition to not a few very sincere but ultimately misguided and sincere pastors
and theologians, which unfortunately included not a few of the very same
Reformers themselves, who were not long removed from the murderous yoke of the
Roman church – states themselves began drowning Anabaptists and burning
heretics. Indeed, John Bunyan himself spent twelve years in the dark prison of
a Christian nation, separated from his church and family, for the crime of preaching
the gospel.
Morality, legality and civility. Sound like "Christian
values", "family values", "American values", "Judeo – Christian values", "Judeo
– Christian heritage" and all the other buzzwords to you? It certainly sounds like
that to me. Well, those are legalism, an external righteousness of the
Pharisees, devoid of the religion of the heart that Jesus Christ gave us. It is
darkness devoid of the Light that came to this world that the darkness does not
comprehend. Of course, a person, a group, a movement, a nation can impose
morality, legality and civility for a period of time by expending no small
amount of energy or cost. Keep in mind however: such moral societies do not
have to be Christian … homosexuality, abortion, crime, divorce etc. are very
much kept under control in not a few Muslim societies, and such was also the
case in fascist regimes like those run by Pinochet and Franco. Also, a
democracy cannot maintain "moral societies" anywhere nearly as long as a
monarchy, totalitarian regime or dictatorship.
But it is only for a time. Remember Lot's wife. Or better
yet remember the Holy Roman Empire! When Constantine allegedly converted (but in
truth began to exploit the faith for state power – including appropriating the
symbol of the Prince of Peace for warfare, a fact that we should think of when
so many evangelicals unconditionally support the war in Iraq as well as torture)
Eusebius and many other pastors and theologians of the time insisted that the
whole thing was the work of God, that Constantine's making Christianity the
religion of the empire was part of God's redemptive-historic plan for mankind,
and that through the Roman Empire the whole world would be subdued for Jesus
Christ. What happened? It failed. The Holy Roman Empire broke apart, falling to
the Muslims.
The reason why is that Jesus Christ did not come to earth,
conduct His ministry, die from the cross, and rise from the dead in order to
bring such things into existence. Those things are not wrapped up within the
promises of God, so they will fail. They are works of the flesh, not of the spirit, so they are vanity. You can fight it, you can delay it, but ultimately, as a dog returns to his vomit (Proverb 26:11) that which is sinful will return to sin. A system of laws and rituals can control an unregenerate person for a time, but that sinner will ultimately go back to sin just as
Pliable, Simple, Sloth, Presumption, Formalist, Hypocrisy, Mistrust, Timorous
and all the rest abandoned the true pilgrim Christian on the straight and
narrow path to the Celestial City. And as societies are by definition going to
contain large majorities of unsaved and in many instances shall be ruled by
them, they will go the same way.
This was the failure of the doctrine of the ecclesiola within
the ecclesia, the actual church within the political and cultural church-state
that was advanced in some form by Augustine (representing as he did Catholicism),
Calvin (representing church – state Protestantism) and various others, and it
is the same failure of the various modern dominionism movements -including but
certainly not limited to the religious right and some of the more robust forms
of premillennial dispensationalism and Christian Zionism – whose adherents
proclaim themselves to be taking (or taking back) cultures, nations and
ultimately the globe for Christ.
I am reminded of the words of the pastor character in Frank
Peretti's novel The Visitation (not exactly Pilgrim's Progress granted,
but a good read nonetheless!) who upon hearing an inexperienced and zealous
pastor state "we are taking this town for Christ" replied "not even Christ took
a town for Christ." As Jesus Christ's own nation, the Jews, rejected Him, what
more evidence is there that Jesus Christ did not die for a nation, a culture, a
political agenda, or any other worldly thing, but rather to redeem the church?
Now Jesus Christ's death and resurrection did, against all odds, succeed. The
church was born, has existed for going on 2,000 years, and will live forever.
However, the failure of all of these movements proves that no matter the
sincerity, fervency, and honorable motives of many of the people who inspire
and are caught up in them, are sadly due to fail because they have no part in
Jesus Christ's promises and thus will have no part in His resurrection.
I keep hearing Christians speak of how this can be changed
with a revival, and have taken it upon themselves to try to initiate one. They
recall how society was transformed in America and Britain through the Great
Awakenings, and long for another to happen. I remember the claims that great
outpouring of national unity and people returning to churches after September
11th 2001 may spark just such a revival, a return of this nation to
its "Christian values and heritage." It was easy to suffer such fantasies when
George W. Bush was in office. Well, not only did George W. Bush prove to be
someone who does not believe that the Bible is literally true and the final
authority and also that Muslims and Christians (and presumably other religions
as well) all pray to the same god, but this nation is now saddled with a
president about whom no one can entertain such delusions. Alas, it was just
another failure by people who were never seeking the true Will of Jesus Christ
to begin with.
While Jonathan Edwards, George Whitefield and the other
revivalists of these awakenings may have had some state – church or state –
culture sympathies, the reason why their revivals as well as the missionary
revival started by William Carey and Adoniram Judson and before them Zinzendorf,
Spener and the Moravians succeeded was because their aim was to preach the
gospel and save souls! Their goals were not social or political but spiritual.
That was why they could not fail. They accomplished the results that they were
seeking because the results were the Lord adding to the church such as should
be saved (Acts 2:47). And yes, that verse does say THE LORD adding to the
church, not man through his own efforts doing so. Why? Because as stated
earlier … it was the Lord's doing, the Lord's work, the Lord's battle to begin
with. Do the Lord's will, and the Lord fights for you. Do your own will, and the
Lord fights against you. Do you deny this? Well then ask King Saul. His
kingdom, his portion was taken from him and given to another because he stopped
fighting the Lord's battle the Lord's way and started fighting his battles his
way. Instead of establishing God's kingdom, it became about Saul's kingdom.
When Saul's son asked him for what cause did he seek the life of David, who had
never done any harm to Saul, King Saul cursed his son, calling him the son of a
dog, and asked "don't you realize that as long as David lives you will never
have MY KINGDOM?" But it was never Saul's kingdom to give. Saul and his sons
died, God's kingdom went to David, and through the One Jesus Christ who
descended from David, it will last forever.
So, Christian, are you laboring for Mr. Legality with
Civility in the village Morality for things that, like the Holy Roman Empire,
the Reformed church – states, and Saul's kingdom, will not last because they
are of this world and are things that Revelation 20 and 21 states will be
destroyed with fire and replaced with a new heaven and a new earth? Or are you
going to love Jesus Christ by keeping His commandments, and thereby laboring
for things that will last forever, in the Celestial City where the rust and
moth cannot destroy?
Gentle Christian, I sincerely entreat and implore you to
turn aside from all that which is pertaining to Mr. Legality, Civility, and the
village Morality … things of Sinai that will fail. Instead, join Pilgrim on the
narrow path to the Celestial City so that your works will last forever. In
closing, let me give you some words by Russell K. Carter, circa 1886.
- Standing on the promises of Christ
my King,
Through eternal ages let His praises ring,
Glory in the highest, I will shout and sing,
Standing on the promises of God.
- Refrain:
Standing, standing,
Standing on the promises of God my Savior;
Standing, standing,
I'm standing on the promises of God.
cannot fail,
When the howling storms of doubt and fear assail,
By the living Word of God I shall prevail,
Standing on the promises of God.
Perfect, present cleansing in the blood for me;
Standing in the liberty where Christ makes free,
Standing on the promises of God.
the Lord,
Bound to Him eternally by love's strong cord,
Overcoming daily with the Spirit's sword,
Standing on the promises of God.
List'ning every moment to the Spirit's call,
Resting in my Savior as my all in all,
Standing on the promises of God.


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DUBLIN –– Pulaski County bounced back from a 12-point halftime deficit and overtook Carroll County 55-52 in a River Ridge District game Friday night.
Trailing 29-17 at intermission, the Cougars got 14 points from Miguel Garcia in the third quarter to cut the gap to 40-36, then completed the comeback in the fourth.
Garcia led all scorers with 22 points and Logan Robertson added 13 for the Cougars.
RURAL RETREAT – The Galax Maroon Tide got some revenge against the Rural Retreat Indians last Friday night.
Earlier in the week, the Indians played the Maroon Tide on Galax's home turf and won both games. That wasn't the case last Friday at Rural Retreat.
Both Maroon Tide teams came into their respective games well prepared and determined make a better showing.
NARROWS –– Grayson County picked up its second win in three games Tuesday night, controlling the middle two quarters to defeat Narrows 66-53 in a Mountain Empire District boys' game.
The Blue Devils outscored the Green Wave a combined 38-23 in the second and third periods to take a 51-37 lead into the fourth quarter.
Bailey Hawkins hit three of Grayson's six 3-pointers and scored a game-high 21 points, and Tyler Lundy provided 18 points.
Chase Lawson scored 20 points to lead Narrows.
INDEPENDENCE –– Galax went 2-0 and Grayson County split its two matches in a three-team wrestling match Wednesday at Grayson County as the high school season quickly approaches tournament time.
The Blue Devils and Maroon Tide opened the evening, with Galax taking a 52-24 win. Grayson County claimed four of the six matches that were contested as Benji Pickney (103 pounds), Tanner Jackson (132), Ethan Jackson (138) and Will Lawrence (152) all recorded pins.
Galax held Chilhowie to just 22 percent shooting and dealt the Warriors only their fourth loss of the year, rolling to a 47-29 win a nondistrict game Thursday in Galax.
Stew Merdian scored six points in an 8-0 Galax run at the end of the first half that sent the Maroon Tide (4-10) into the break with a 27-15 lead.
DeAngelo Ravenell led Galax with 13 points while Merdian and Isaiah Brown added 11 points apiece. Brown (13) rebounds and Ravenell also teamed up for 21 boards.
HILLSVILLE – Carroll County handcuffed Salem in the third period Friday night and rolled to an easy 70-30 River Ridge District victory over the Spartans.
Cavalier coach Marc Motley pointed to the third quarter as the stopper for the Cavaliers as they outscored Salem 28-4, holding the Spartans to only two field goals in the quarter.
HILLSVILLE –– Carroll County decimated Christiansburg in the first half Saturday night and cruised to an easy 71-32 win in a River Ridge District girls' game.
Keely Lundy and Mariah Carter each poured in 12 points in the first half as the Cavaliers (15-2, 8-1) bolted to a 44-12 halftime lead.
Lundy finished with a team-high 16 points for the Cavaliers. Kaylyn Cromer led all scorers with 16 points for the Blue Demons (5-11, 1-7).
HILLSVILLE – Carroll County outscored Grayson County 21-5 in the second period Monday night and rolled to a 71-34 nondistrict victory.
The Cavaliers played a solid game on both ends of the floor and scored a lot of their points from close range.
Carroll (6-12) jumped on Grayson County (2-16) from the opening tip when Caden Hodges hit a layup to open the game. The Cavaliers built a 9-0 lead before the Blue Devils scored their first basket of the game by Bailey Hawkins with 3:27 to play in the quarter.
INDEPENDENCE –– Grayson County built a 15-point halftime lead and withstood a second-half charge by Bland County to notch its second win of the season, taking a 66-59 victory Wednesday in a Mountain Empire District game.
The Blue Devils (2-14) jumped on the Bears (3-12) early, taking a five-point lead into the second quarter and expanding it to 36-21 by halftime.
RICHLANDS –– Galax claimed five team wins and had two wrestlers finish with 5-0 marks in a six-team dual meet held Jan. 16 at Richlands.
The Maroon Tide posted wins over Central-Wise (54-15), Honaker (66-6), Richlands (41-30), Patrick Henry-Glade Spring (41-27) and Tazewell (50-24).
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Last night, we had some of my sister's friends over and a friend of mine stayed over for the night since she was leaving for home from Atlanta. It was a blast with some sinfully rich Biryani and Salan and Gulab Jamoons. I realized yesterday how demanding I was, as a teenager. I moved out to Hyderabad to study and every time I came home, I'd ask my mom to make me and my hostel mates (all 30 of them) GJs (they seem so cooler this way!) So, magically, the day I was leaving, there'd be 2 huge Horlicks bottles full of GJs. I never asked her when she made them, how she made them and why she never said no. Yesterday, while making GJs with my sis, I blew my fuse more than once and almost gave up at every step. The amount of sugar and oil that goes into this delicacy has blown off all the work in the gym for the last 2 months. But it wasn't all bad (though my GJs kinda sucked!) We had a blast with the food, friends, games and talking. I remembered this was exactly how it was back in college. Everyone brought food from home, talk about boys, girls, hot professors and eat through the night. No one worried about how eating Namkeen at 3 AM was probably the worst thing to do to your waistline. Or, how we finished 2 big bottles of GJs in 2 days flat. That reminded me of this draft lying around, begging me to post it :)
Apart from Biryani and Salan which are a Hyderabadi staple, Alu Bhindi holds fond memories of many a night in the Hostel Mess/Dining Hall. We were served Biryani every weekend, while Alu Bhindi made its apperance once a week for dinner. Our Mess wasn't the best. We had political and other issues to battle with, apart from some really bad food. But I'm sure all my batch mates would agree that nothing, not even our mothers' Alu Bhindi could meet our expectations. Our Hostel Mess Cook made the BEST Alu Bhindi ever. Hot, crunchy, greasy and served in a smaller quantity than other sabzis(curries), this was a favorite. We went early during the dinner hour, just so the Alu Bhindi doesn't get over! I don't make it often. A and I eat Indian food once or twice a week and it does not necessarily have Alu/Potato. (Its squash once a week in some sorta cuisine. eww. Just saying.) However, the first time I made this, I cried. Not because it was good. It cannot be. But because of the number of times I served this to others (I was a Mess Secretary!) and prayed to God that there should be some left for me. This, apparently, is the Andhra version of a North Indian sabzi. It contained peanuts. Atleast, that is what our Malayalee cook told me. Here is the recipe, with approximate measurements.


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Putting that uncomfortably full feeling aside for one second, and in a bid to ignore the annual period of repentance otherwise known as January that is fast approaching, I've had a look back over my posts from the year and here's my collection of my favourite meals, the best new openings in Newcastle and things that have made me feel good about food.
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Brewdog Newcastle
Not a company known for being shy or retiring, Brewdogs opening early in the summer certainly made an impact, and not just on my liver and bank balance. The craft beer and real ale scene is ever popular in Newcastle, with more than a handful of places offering a well researched list of bottles and ales on tap. Whilst Brewdog might loose a few points for its lack of local choice, for a couple of months you would seldom find me anywhere else.
Jesmond Dene House
A change of pace and style for me, i.e. no burgers and pints, Jesmond Dene House was a night of luxury 'fine dining' in a league of its own in the north east. Melting chocolate spheres, tender beef fillets and our own stylish secret hideaway in the eaves, i'd recommend it to anyone looking for something a little special. Next year I will definitely try their afternoon tea.
Caffe Vivo
Caffe Vivo is now my favourite restaurant in Newcastle. Well it's maybe tied with The Broad Chare, but either way it has become a steadfast choice after taking a little trip for my birthday and trying their 1kg sharing steak. We couldn't resist going back a few weeks later and found the lamb chops, and venison ragu just as pleasing, not to forget the huge ice cream coppas and cicchetti. It is the perfect mix of wonderful, refreshing flavours and food in a laid back atmosphere. When I see the rich quayside bankers dining in their at lunch whilst i'm off to Tesco to buy a can of tomato soup it almost makes me think I should sell my soul and work in insurance.
The Grazer's Pop-up Supper Club
And finally for something completely different, I absolutely loved Anna (The Grazer's) pop up supper club in the newly opened Ouse Street Art's Club. Like this years Urban Night Feast, it showed that the north east really is an interesting and exciting place for food and drink. Using the Joe Beef cookbook we are both huge fans of as inspiration, Anna cooked up pulled pork, special beans, apple chips and a smorgasbord of starters all in the cosy confines of some shipping containers.
Let me know what you're favourite openings and places to visit were in 2012, and where I should be trying in 2013.


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21 Striker Borussia Dortmund Finland
2014 has been...
A disaster.
The emergence of kid strikers Joel Pohjanpalo and Tim Väyrynen has been one of the most exciting things to happen to Finnish football for a number of years...or at least since Jari Litmanen. Making a significant impact at HJK and Honka respectively, the youthful pair attracted the attention of many European sides and the number of scouts in attendance at Veikkausliiga matches swelled accordingly.
Pohjanpalo, who had been a revelation at HJK, was the first to move, rejecting Liverpool's advances in order to sign for Bayer Leverkusen in mid 2013, while Väyrynen, the elder of the two by a year, would not be far behind.
Making his debut for Honka within weeks of his seventeenth birthday, Tim Väyrynen quickly became a regular starter for his hometown club but rarely contributed more than an hour in games as coach Mika Lehkosuo sensibly allowed his protégé to grow. As Väyrynen began to fill out, his physical presence became a more significant factor in matches and goals began to flow.
Just prior to us publishing the #IBWM100 for 2014 in December last year, Väyrynen had ended the season as the Veikkausliiga top scorer and won the player of the year title. He was scoring regularly for the Finland Under-21 side and had been capped twice by his country. An eight-goal haul in his final six matches for the Espoo club was a nice send off for a player that would invariably be moving on within a matter of months.
The mid term European transfer window offered Jürgen Klopp's Borussia Dortmund an opportunity to act and Väyrynen was duly acquired on January 10 for around £300k. Clearly not yet ready for the immediate leap into Klopp's first team plans, Väyrynen hooked up with David Wagner's Dortmund II in Germany's 3 Liga and scored on his debut against MSV Duisberg in late February. A promising start.
However, that goal really has been the pinnacle of 2014 and what has ensued since has been a steep descent for a player that started the year with the world at his feet. What a fickle game this is.
What's next?
Having had time to adjust to life in Germany, Väyrynen was able to count on a full pre season with his new club and the second half of this year really should have yielded opportunity. However, he has been used sparingly but when the chance to play has arrived the Dortmund fans we spoke to have been utterly scathing in their assessment: 'useless', 'anonymous', 'lazy', 'how can he be an international?'. Ouch.
While a lot of criticism has been levied at the rigid tactics Wagner has maintained (unquestionably part of the Dortmund way), the current group of young players in the second string at Dortmund have shown precious little to suggest they can cut it at a higher level this term. They may well have been useful given Dortmund's limp Bundesliga showing of late.
Where Väyrynen goes from here is a tough one to call. The less cynical will point to a player that really needs service to thrive, but fellow forward Tammo Harder has been able to make a decent go of what has been available to him. The German is a year younger than Väyrynen, but has looked ten times the player this season and provides a benchmark for the Finn. If there is an opportunity to promote from within anytime soon, the currently fathoms out of his depth Väyrynen will be well down the pecking order should Jürgen call.
We've been left with more questions than answers when it comes to Tim Väyrynen and really can't understand how such an impressive player has collapsed into obscurity. His inclusion in The 100 was no random selection, and the fact that one of Europe's most progressive clubs picked him up is testimony to how good he had been in Finland. Is this even the same player?
Contrast Väyrynen's current position with that of Joel Pohjanpalo, who has been in scintillating form whilst on loan to Fortuna Düsseldorf and is very likely to break into the first team at Bayer Leverkusen in 2015. The difference between the two is now at polar opposite stage when it once looked like their careers would run parallel. They still could of course, but don't expect alignment anytime soon.
A loan move might be an option, but there will be few takers in Germany based on what they've seen of late. A return to Finland might be a proposition too, even for the short term, but with a dreadful year behind him and no immediate prospect of an upturn in fortune, 2014 has been a year to forget.
"Has struggled to settle in and fire on all cylinders since joining but still deserves patience and benefit of the doubt for time being." - Cris Nyari
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The activist investor Daniel S. Loeb disclosed on Monday that he had acquired a large stake in the auction house Sotheby's, sending its shares up 3 percent.
Mr. Loeb's hedge fund, Third Point, is now one of Sotheby's biggest shareholders, with a 5.7 percent stake, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Third Point joins two other funds, Trian Partners and Marcato Capital, among the company's top shareholders.
Third Point said it planned to "engage in a dialogue" with the board at Sotheby's.
(Read more: Buying a Picasso on Amazon? Not so crazy anymore)
Mr. Loeb is a prominent art collector and the walls at his Park Avenue office are covered with paintings. In the business arena, he is better known for his combative style and penchant for boardroom battles. He typically increases his stake in a company with the intention of instigating change at the top. He is known for directing sharp invective at corporate executives.
One of Mr. Loeb's most well-known boardroom brawls was with Yahoo in 2011. After disclosing a large stake in the company, Mr. Loeb called it "undervalued" and submitted a list of what he called "all-star" candidates to replace some of the directors.
The board rejected the proposal and instead hired Scott Thompson, whom Mr. Loeb promptly accused of faking his credentials. Mr. Thompson was fired and the board gave Mr. Loeb three seats on the board.
More from the New York Times:
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Sotheby's to Sell Forstmann's Art Collection
Third Point Reinsurance Arm Prices I.P.O. at $12.50 a Share
Mr. Loeb has demonstrated a more conciliatory approach to dealing with board members more recently.
Earlier this year, he announced a large stake in Sony and called for a breakup of the company. After his proposal was rebuffed, Mr. Loeb praised the company's chief executive, Kazuo Hirai.
(Read more: Art buyers unfazed by falling stocks—for now)
In an interview with Variety, Mr. Loeb called Mr. Hirai's rejection letter "thoughtfully written," adding that the discussion of profits gave shareholders a lot "to hang their hats on."
Mr. Loeb has declined to comment on what he intends to do with his stake in Sotheby's. Two other activist investors, Nelson Peltz and Mick McGuire, have also acquired stakes in the company. Mr. Peltz's Trian Partners has a 3 percent stake, and Mr. McGuire's Marcato Capital has a 6.6 percent stake.
Sotheby's said in a statement: "Sotheby's board of directors and management team are committed to building long-lasting value for all of Sotheby's shareholders and we welcome investment in the company." Its shares closed at $47.21, up $1.37.
(Read more: Art is the next gold: Novogratz)
If Mr. Loeb chooses to take a combative stance with the Sotheby's board, it will not be the first time the company has had to contend with a large shareholder.
Nearly a decade ago, the New York money manager Ronald Baron questioned the independence of Sotheby's board in a filing with the government. At the time, the Justice Department's antitrust division was investigating whether the auction house had conspired with its rival Christie's to fix commissions. Sotheby's pleaded guilty to colluding to fix commission rates in March 2001 and was fined $45 million.


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by Amanda Gabriele
When we reopen in November, the AGO Shop will carry the Frank Gehry Cloud Collection. Designed by the renowned architect and manufactured by BELUX in Switzerland, a selection of this unique contemporary lighting collection will be sold exclusively at the AGO.
"The Cloud light fixtures are both sculptural and interactive," says Joanne Russell, product development & buying manager. "The user is co-designer, as the flexible material allows the user to configure the 'cloud' to a particular shape."
Lamps are available in a variety of sizes, models and price points; everything from standing floor lamps to large sculptural ceiling pieces. The largest in the collection is the Cloud Mama, which measures two metres in lengths and is supported by an internal metal structure.
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The new AGO shop will be home to some of the most unique merchandise in Canada. The Gehry-designed space spans some 7,000 square feet with floor-to-ceiling windows that infuse natural light over an array of products. As the AGO continues its transformation, patrons can continue to shop online at shop.ago.net.


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