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Oxford Community Arts Center's Family Performance Series
We are proud to sponsor this annual series of free family performances by Cincinnati's premiere producing arts organizations.
Explore the 2019-2020 schedule at OxArts.Org
Co-sponsored by Cincinnati ArtsWave
A Midsummer Night's Dream
What happens when feuding fairies meddle in the love lives of human couples? Comical adventures, mistaken identities, and a silly play-within-a-play! The cast of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream is on tour including fairies and lovers as well as Nick Bottom and The Mechanicals as they hilariously attempt to rehearse and perform a play for the Duke's wedding. In this whimsical forest, a happy ending is guaranteed for both sprites and mortals alike.
Cincinnati Shakespeare
7:00 p.m., Monday, August 27
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Incredible Dances of India
Bring your family to this exquisite, visually stunning show featuring songs and celestial dances from exotic India! Dancers dressed in colorful costumes, intricate jewelry and theatrical makeup will entertain you with breath-taking footwork and ancient story-telling techniques. Create a magical moment for you and your family with this spectacular showcase of artistic expression, energy and the beauty that will make you experience Incredible Dances of India.
Cultural Centre of India
7:00 p.m., Saturday, September 7
Oxford Community Arts Center
Suffragettes–With Liberty and Voting for All
In 2020, we celebrate the Centennial Anniversary of Women's Suffrage in the United States–the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. Experience the empowering history of the brave women who made triumphant strides through sacrifice and determination. Through story and song, learn about the great gift these women left us–an empowering heritage of pride, momentum and purpose. From 1920 to today, these women are a constant source of strength and inspiration.
The Children's Theatre of Cincinnati
7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 25
Oxford Community Arts Center
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
Edward Tulane is an expensive toy rabbit made of china. He is loved by a little girl name Abilene, but Edward doesn't care. He is vain and self-centered. He has no interest in anyone other than himself. On an ocean voyage, Edward is accidently thrown overboard and sinks to the bottom of the sea. So begins his journey—a journey over which he has no control, for he is a toy rabbit. He can neither move nor speak. As years pass by, Edward meets many different people in many different situations: an older grieving couple who find comfort in Edward's presence, a hobo and his dog who introduce Edward to a whole community of homeless wanderers, a farmer in need of a scarecrow, a sad little boy and his very ill sister, and finally a doll mender and an old doll who teach Edward an invaluable lesson. Through this miraculous journey, Edward learns what it is to love, what it is to lose that love, and how to find the courage to love again.
Cincinnati Playhouse
2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 27
Oxford Community Arts Center
The Inventive Princess of Floralee
Part of their Theatre for Young Audiences Tour, this original, two-person, interactive, 45-minute fairy tale will have you "thinking like scientists" as you follow the Princess of Floralee on the adventure of a lifetime, searching for the kidnapped king kept in the clutches of a viciously vile and wrathfully wicked witch. Along the way, the audience will help the princess solve a variety of math, engineering, science, and even dance challenges as she uses her brains, wit, and sound judgment to find her father in the land Scalenfell. You will laugh and cheer as you meet characters like a figure-skating dragon, a platypus saving pirate, a gate with a flair for dancing, and a witch that you may recognize! Created for grades K-5
Know Theatre
7:00 p.m., Friday, November 15
Oxford Community Arts Center
A Madcap Christmas Carol
If you think you know the story of miserly old Scrooge, think again! Madcap turns this Christmas ghost story into a fantastically funny tale, bringing your favorite Dickens characters to life with giant puppets and exciting new twists.
Madcap Puppets
Adapted by Dylan Shelton
Oxford Community Arts Center
Stuart Little
Stuart Little is a lovable mouse who is born into an ordinary, New York family. His many adventures—both big and small—vividly come to life through a series of delightful scenes. Based on E.B. White's endearing classic and written with charm, wisdom and joy, this adaptation presents the marvelous maneuverings of a mild-mannered mouse who is trying to survive in the great, big world.
Cincinnati Playhouse2:00 p.m., Sunday, January 26
Oxford Community Arts Center
Harriet Tubman: Straight Up Outta' The Underground
Bring the past to the present and change the future with this one-woman interactive storytelling experience. Uncover the truth about America's 200-year-old struggle with slavery when you play a part in this historic retelling. On this journey, you'll follow Harriet Tubman, the most recognized conductor of the Underground Railroad. Nicknamed "Moses," Harriet Tubman lived up to her name by gaining her own freedom, as well as traveling back and forth from North to South over 19 times and freeing over 300 slaves!
Children's Theatre of Cincinnati
7:00 p.m., Monday, February 24
Oxford Community Arts Center
Dragons Love Tacos
You know what dragons really love? Tacos, of course! A boy and his dog are watching a TV show about dragons when they unexpectedly get caught up in the 'Dos and Don'ts' of what to serve to dragons to eat. Dragons love tacos, but if they accidentally eat spicy salsa. . .watch out!
Cincinnati Playhouse
2:00 p.m., Sunday, April 12
Oxford Community Arts Center
Twice Upon a Time
Aiden Legend, only child, is making funny faces into a mirror when it falls and breaks, accidentally propelling Aiden's mirror image into the real world. Is there room in our world for two Aiden Legends? Can Aiden get the Accidental Twin back into the mirror!?
Madcap Puppets
Book, Music, and Lyrics by Paul Strickland
7:00 p.m., Friday, May 15
Oxford Community Arts Center

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The Vikings from Taunton, Massachusetts were one of those many promising teen bands that recorded a few songs then disbanded when a couple of their members got the call to fight the 'yellow man' on the other side of the world.
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The sad truth is that most smokers picked up the bad habit during their teenage years.
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"My commitment to you is to create a civil partnership ceremony that is as personal as you are, that tells your unique love story in the most beautiful, elegant way and creates the memorable ceremony you only dreamed was possible for your wedding day"
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The walls of the Only are covered with photos: Hendrix, the Beatles, the Who… It's a shrine to these seemingly unique and god-like individuals, and to the lifestyle of sex, drugs, and rock'n'roll that they represent. But when Chanty Lemieux and Lynx O'Leary, hosts of the Muses and Stuff Podcast, look at these walls, they notice something different.
Chanty points to a photo of Keith Richards with a tall, beautiful blonde woman next to him. That's Anita Pallenberg, she tells me. She was a trusted counsel for the Rolling Stones who often had input in their songwriting, and her style—tight jeans and long scarves—became Jagger's style, and soon came to define his look.
"They're always there if you look for them," says Chanty. "But a lot of the time, they're just standing back and trying not to draw too much attention to themselves."
Muses and Stuff is a podcast celebration of these women (and sometimes men): muses, groupies, partners, and fans who have played integral, but often silent, parts in rock stars' lives. They are their inspirations and guides, frequently taking on the role of business manager, therapist, critic, fashion consultant, or simply fan. "It's interesting," says Chanty, "when you look at music as a machine, and you see all the parts that make it work."
Lynx came to groupiedom early. From an early age, she found herself attracted to music, and to musicians. "There's an allure there that's more than visual," she says. "It's a soul connection. It's about the music of your own soul first, and then seeing someone bring what's in your soul to life on stage."
But soon, she saw past the rockstars. "I'd see photos of them with these gorgeous women, and being a woman I was incredibly drawn to them and wanted to know their stories." So she did what people did in the era directly before podcasts: she started a LiveJournal, Vintage Groupies, which connected her into a network of groupies and muses around the world—new and old—who told road stories, shared tips and tricks of the trade, and became a support network for each other.
"I started going out to shows on my own, talking to everyone I could and making friends, and in no time at all I was backstage, friends with bands. I would be out five nights a week, living music, and it was the best. I spent my teen years going to shows and on tour."
Chanty also grew up admiring musicians of old, but her move to Peterborough was transformational. "I realized, holy crap, there's still great music happening now. If it wasn't for bands like Tarantüela, the Unionist Ministers, and Gagner, I wouldn't be where I am today."
Gagner, and their record label the Nanobot Record Co-Op, proved especially important. "We were the first girls to be included into the boys club. We were the party planners, responsible for getting the venue prepped, and for bringing the energy and the fun and the happiness to the show. When a band came from outside town, we made sure they had a great time and they remembered this place. Even if they didn't play to a packed room, bands would come back time and time again because of the friendships they had made."
After moving to Toronto, Chanty discovered Pamela Des Barres, "the Queen of the Groupies." Des Barres became famous for her time with Jimmy Page and Keith Moon, but in the years since has become a celebrated author and organizer. Says Chanty, "She's changed so many women's lives for the better. To come into our own right, to use our own voices."
Chanty realized the work started by Des Barres could be continued in a podcast. She reached out, and says Des Barres' response was "Go for it, honey!" Chanty got in touch with the Peterborough Independent Podcasters, a nascent local podcasting network, who provided invaluable aid in getting Muses and Stuff off the ground. The first episode dropped in June 2016.
But something was still missing: "I always wanted a co-host, but I hadn't found one yet." At a writing workshop hosted by Des Barres (and organized by Lynx), Chanty and Lynx met and hit it off immediately. Lynx guested on the podcast, and soon, "she was coming on every second week, until we realized she was the co-host I was always looking for."
After only one year, Muses and Stuff has grown a lot. They were nominated for a TO WebFest award this year, and their guest roster now includes musicians, journalists, and some of the original muses.
It places them in a tradition of women that stretches back to DIY zines in the 1970s, through Des Barres' organizing and LiveJournals like Lynx's Vintage Groupies, and into the modern era. Despite the fact that groupies are often ignored, cast aside, or outright vilified and slut-shamed (sex sometimes, but not always, plays a role in groupiedom), these women are brought together by their love of music and strengthened by their support for each other.
Says Lynx, "This whole experience has been overwhelmingly positive. It's like a validation for all these years of knowing what I am, and definitely having times where it wasn't easy. There unfortunately still is a stigma there, but I definitely feel it's shedding—or maybe I just feel free to be myself. I just love it."
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The next part of Marvel's expanded universe of movies and series' is coming to Netflix this coming week when the 8 part series The Defenders is released on August 18th.
Like with the movies that set the example, the series builds on the four earlier series that were each introductions for the gathered heroes: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.
In the new series, The Defenders, the four heroes and their friends are pulled together in a fight for New York that was heavily foreshadowed in Daredevil and Iron Fist. While the four shows are all precursors to The Defenders, it has been said that the series was made with the intention that even those who have not seen all, or any, of the previous shows will enjoy the series. The first episode and part of the second reintroduce the lead heroes to the viewer before the four come together to form The Defenders in the second episode of the series, giving everyone the chance to either get to know the heroes or spend a little time with old friends before the new team dynamics are introduced.
If you have considered watching the Netflix series' Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, or Iron Fist, this week would be a great time for a binge session. (In that recommended viewing order for best story line continuity.) If only two could be watched, then the two that seem to build the strongest toward the new series are Daredevil (mainly season 2) and Iron Fist.Click the social media icon of choice to follow me there:


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This resource identifies features of intensive outpatient programs that increase patient engagement.
- Program leaders and clinicians from 12 intensive outpatient programs responded to a questionnaire and semi-structured interviews about common barriers to patient engagement and strategies employed to address these challenges.
- The most common barriers included physical symptoms/limitations, mental illness, care fragmentation, lack of social support, and financial insecurity.
- Patient engagement strategies included services to support communication, activities to foster patient trust and relationships with program staff, and counseling to build problem-solving capabilities.
- Program features that enhanced engagement included multidisciplinary teams with diverse skills and personalities to facilitate relationship building; sufficient staffing and resources; and a philosophy that permitted flexibility and patient-centeredness.
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People with Advanced Illness
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People with Behavioral Health and Social Needs
Key Questions Answered
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Rush Street Productions, creators of Poker Night in America, has announced that it will introduce its new live celebrity-centric television show, Poker Night LIVE, on CBS Sports Network beginning March 20.
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Todd Anderson, Rush Street Vice President, said his new poker show will have "familiar faces" and a "fun atmosphere." Poker Night LIVE will air live and unedited.
"The viewers will be able to see and hear everything that's happening, just as if they are another player sitting at the table," he said.
Comedian and long-time commentator of the PokerStars "Big Game" cash game show Joe Stapleton will host Poker Night LIVE. Rush Street announced he will step out of the booth and onto the felt at least for one episode.
A full list of celebrities scheduled to appear on the show hasn't been released, but we do know that Phil Hellmuth, a frequent participant on Poker Night in America, will bring his "white magic" to the table on the first episode.
The debut season of Poker Night LIVE will air at 7 pm PT Tuesdays on the CBS Sports Network, a growing sports cable channel that has improved its content in recent months with the addition of programs such as the Jim Rome Show, arguably the most popular sports talk radio show in history.
All 13 scheduled episodes of Season One will take place at the Gardens Casino in Los Angeles.
What it Means for Poker
Poker Night LIVE is the first show of its kind on cable since the Celebrity Poker Showdown, a celebrity-based poker show on Bravo hosted by former Full Tilt Poker pro Phil Gordon and comedian Dave Foley, was cancelled in 2006.
Celebrity Poker Showdown had the same fun and relaxed atmosphere Anderson envisions with his new show. Famous actors and athletes, such as Kevin Pollak and Dennis Rodman, competed in a sit-and-go format in front of a live studio audience.
Poker Night LIVE will be similar in some ways to Celebrity Poker Showdown, mostly a table full of famous people having a good time playing cards, but the upcoming show will feature cash game poker instead of a sit-and-go format.
The specific stakes haven't yet been announced but, according to a press release, will be lower than regular PNIA games ($25/$50 is the most common game played) so that the "stars can just have fun and let loose, with no worry about making mistakes."
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It's hard to understand how one feels in the extremely cold
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A short touching story during the 60s
Mitch, a hardy 30 something New Yorker was totally compassionate and sympathetic towards homeless and desolate people during the long chilly cold winter. He would rush to buy 3 pairs of thick woolen hand groves the moment he received his fortnightly wage and accumulated them in his home. When the harsh winter arrived he would bring along his stock of hand groves for distribution to those on the streets he met not wearing the groves.
The indispensable hand groves for the long cold winter
"How much?" the recipient would ask nonchalantly with a puzzling look.
"No need to pay……just a handshake will do." Mitch would reply jovially.
Nice sleep on bench after a cold night
You sure you've slept well, mate?
You sure you've slept well, mate?
No sooner his kind deed was reported in the press media that resulted endless packages of hand groves dispatched to him for his distribution. Those were donated by people from all walks of life who shared his noble thought of giving but could not do the actual distribution for some reasons.
It's hard to realise that there
are homeless people in the affluent US
Mitch's selfless endeavor brought warmth to many amidst the pathetic and long extreme weather condition. His parents grew up in the Long Island region during the Great Depression when the whole country of
was suffering from massive and widespread poverty. When it snowed heavily during the severe winter days, there were not enough hand groves to go about at home. Mitch's parents survived the drastic bad times and the wars that followed. They had been inculcating Mitch stories of good deeds and benevolent ethics since his childhood days. His father always emphasized: "Never deprive yourself the joy of giving." USA
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Here is some more research about the emotions of animals. This time, there is evidence that dogs respond in an emotional way specifically when given the scent of the person they are familiar with. This stimulates a greater response than the scent of familiar and unfamiliar dogs, or unfamiliar people. So, not only do we love our dogs, they love us too!
Read about the research below.
Dogs DO love their owners: Scans reveal that canine brains respond 'positively' to the scent of their owners
- Study trained 12 dogs to remain still without sedation in an MRI scanner
- It looked at brain region named the caudate which is linked to rewards
- In a dog brain, caudate is uniquely activated by scent of a familiar human
- Region fails to activate when exposed to other dogs – even familiar ones
- The research builds on a previous study which found dogs use the same part of the brain as humans to 'feel'
Dogs have a sense of smell that is a thousand times better than that of humans.
And now a new study has harnessed this incredible sense to reveal the special place an owner has in a dog's heart.
Researchers have found key regions in a canine brain only light up when the animal is exposed to the smell of a human being that cares for it.
Their study, published in the Behavioural Processes, involved training a dozen dogs to remain motionless, while unsedated and unrestrained, in an MRI machine.
A human nose has six million sensory receptor sites, a sheepdog's nose has 200 million and a beagle's nose has 300 million. Next to them, we humans smell almost nothing.
And humans don't spend a lot of time thinking about our sense of smell.
A dog does. Its sniff begins with muscles in the nostrils straining to draw a current of air into them.
At the same time, the air already in the nose is pushed deeper inside or off through slits in the side, pulling yet more of the new scent in.
This action is markedly different from human sniffing, with its 'in through one nostril hole, out through the same hole' method.
Dogs are continually refreshing the scent in their nose, as though shifting their gaze to get a better look.
The researchers where then able to look at two areas of the dogs' brains: the 'olfactory bulb,' which indicates the animal's sense of smell has been activated, and the caudate.
According to previous studies, the caudate in other mammals, including humans, points to this region's role in processing positive expectations such as social rewards.
While remaining motionless in the MRI scanner for around half an hour, the 12 dogs were exposed to five different smells.
The smells were from the dog itself; a different dog who resided in the same household; an unfamiliar dog; a familiar human; and a human the dog had never met.
The researchers found the olfactory bulb 'was activated to a similar degree' when the dog was exposed to each scent.
But the smell of the familiar human activated the caudate far more noticeably.
'Not only did the dogs discriminate that scent from the others – they had a positive association with it,' the researchers write.
'This speaks to the power of the dog's sense of smell, and it provides clues about the importance of humans in dogs' lives.'
The research builds on a previous study by the same group which found dogs use the same part of the brain as humans to 'feel'
'Although possible, we think this unlikely,' the researchers write, 'because most of the familiar humans were not the dogs' primary caregivers.'
The research builds on a previous study by the same group which found dogs use the same part of the brain as humans to 'feel'.
Professor Berns there was a striking similarity between dogs and humans in both the structure and function of a key brain region: the caudate nucleus.
The caudate sits between the brainstem and the cortex and is rich in dopamine receptors.
In dogs, the research found that activity in the caudate increased in response to hand signals indicating food.
'Do these findings prove that dogs love us? Not quite. But many of the same things that activate the human caudate, which are associated with positive emotions, also activate the dog caudate,' said Berns.
Neuroscientists call this a functional homology, and it may be an indication of canine emotions.
The ability to experience positive emotions, like love and attachment, would mean that dogs have a level of sentience comparable to that of a human child.


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ICPC rates NEPZA's procurement process high
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has rated very high the procurement activities of the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority (NEPZA).
The anti-corruption body scored NEPZA 12.9 points out of a total available 14 points in the area of adhering to the provisions of the Bureau of Public Procurement (BPP) on the award of contracts.In a document titled, 'Forwarding Report of System Study on the Nigeria Export Processing Zones Authority,' which was sighted by The Guardian, Wednesday, in Abuja, the Commission said it carried out the exercise in 2018.
The system study, which took a holistic view of all the operations of NEPZA, ranging from personnel engagement to planned activities, among others, showed that sampled contracts awarded by the agency and available documents on tender, pre-qualification process were largely in line with BPP's provisions.
Meanwhile, NEPZA has said it is not against the establishment of the Nigeria Special Economic Zones Company (NSEZCO), as approved by the Federal Executive Council.Rather, the agency seeks to become a shareholder and member of the Board of the company, to represent the interest of the Federal Government as prevalent in other sectors.
NEPZA, which made this known during a presentation to the joint committee of the National Assembly, made reference to the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas (NLNG) company, where the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) is the Federal Government's representative.
The joint committee looking into the NSEZCO structure is made up of the Appropriation Committee of the Senate; Senate Committee on Trade and Investment; Appropriation Committee of the House of Representatives; and House Committee on Commerce.
NEPZA insisted that it is in full support of the President's initiative on the Special Economic Zones, but merely seeking to ensure due process, transparency in accordance with the Act setting it up, which permits it to carry out the same activities that NSEZCO is being set up to do.
Recall that the setting up of NSEZCO as a private firm (with partly government ownership), to manage some trade zones in the country has generated controversy, with the Senate recently rejecting the N15.63 billion allocated to the company in the 2019 budget.
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Sport Performance
It is the intent of Lourdes High School to provide its community with the best possible fitness programs. The fitness center is utilized to promote physical fitness and the well-being of the Lourdes High School student community as well as the Rochester Catholic Schools staff.
The fitness center staff works cooperatively with coaches, teachers, and teams in order to develop programs that maximize the use of the Fitness Center. Rules, regulations and guidelines are established to assure the safe and appropriate use of the facility.
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McNally and Conspiracy Theories
You'd have to be under a rock to not know about the Kevin Barrett, UW-Madison, 9-11 thing, so I won't go into the details. I just want to get into this column by McNally, cause it's a doozy. On to the madness...
If you don't believe at least a few wild-eyed government conspiracies, you're not paying attention.Okay, right off the bat we get a protest bumper sticker slogan turned into an introduction. Things can only get better...
Anyone who believes "official explanations" of world events provided by the government gets stuck with having to swallow stuff like President John F. Kennedy being assassinated by a lone gunman using a single "magic bullet" that passed through the president to wound Texas Gov. John Connally in the back, chest, wrist and thigh before being recovered in pristine condition.Obviously, McNally has not spent time on Prof. John McAdams' website or read Case Closed by Gerald Posner. I would suggest that he take the time, but I doubt it would do any good.
Then McNally hits us with this anecdote and stunning logic...
My wife Kit and I were in Madrid on Sept. 11, 2001. That night, a few hours after a hotel clerk told us terrorists were attacking all over the United States and that troops were in the streets restoring order, we went out to dinner with a young economist who worked for the Spanish government.Brace for the conclusion that he draws. It's a doozy...
Our dinner companion gave us more accurate information based on the reports he had been receiving all afternoon. He described the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
He also told us the U.S. government had shot down a hijacked passenger plane that was headed for the White House.
Since everything else he told us that night turned out to be true, I have never been able to accept the popular mythology about the heroic passengers of Flight 93 rising up to give their lives to thwart the hijackers for the red, white and blue.Let me get this straight. Some clerk who has been riding a desk at a hotel gives you some fuzzy info early in the day on 9-11. The clerk gets some details wrong. Then some dude with an econ degree later in the evening tells you a more accurate description about some of the events. He also claims that the U.S. shot down Flight 93, which had been speculated about on the news coverage but never confirmed. You now take anything that this man said as the Bible truth of the day's events.
Look, we all (hotel clerks included) didn't exactly have a handle on what was happening on 9-11. As the day progressed, everyone started to understand the basics of what happened. That's sort of what one would expect in a crisis situation. The news coverage wasn't helpful most of the time. A lot of them had a very WTF? manner about them, which was totally understandable. There were a lot of ideas, theories, and unconfirmed reports of things happening. I also heard that Flight 93 might have been shot down. I heard lots of rumors. McNally is simply believing what he wants to believe in this instance.
Okay, a guy working for a government gives you some credible information about what happened. You have an inclination to believe what he says concerning this topic. But your intellectual search for the truth should not stop there. Shouldn't you want to check this out? Perhaps you could examine the numerous passenger phone calls and the black box recording that corroborated the official explanation for what happened on the plane. Perhaps you could page through the 9-11 Commission Report. Perhaps you could even view the Spaniard economist's information with a shred of skepticism since, you know, he was an ocean away and not on the plane. Just a thought.
In theory, McNally is right... almost. You should be skeptical. However, you should not just be a skeptic for the sake of being a skeptic. You also have to ask questions, do some research, and draw logical conclusions based on weighing the evidence that you find. He only made it to Step 1. He's happy with his "the government lies, man" mantra and his disbelief that a group of ordinary people could do something extraordinary when the moment called for it. That's pretty closed minded.
Why are so many people so willing to buy into conspiracy theories? My theory (there's that word again) is that it makes them feel better in some way. Hear me out... Let's take the Kennedy assassination. President Kennedy was admired by many people and considered a great man. He was a young president with a cute family (immediate family only; Teddy doesn't count) that captured the hearts of a nation. And he was murdered in broad daylight in the middle of a major U.S. city. Who or what could bring this great man down? Surely, it must've been a shadowy cabal made up of the Mafia, the CIA, the FBI, anti-Castro rebels, the military industrial complex, LBJ, and probably you too. It must've been a group with immense power and influence. There's no other way that such a great man, the President of the United States, could've been killed by anything else than these great forces. It's a scary thought to think that one guy, one total loser, with a rifle could do such a thing. In fact, it's absolutely frightening. But I also think that, based on all of the reading that I have done, it's absolutely true.


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Picture No. 1 – that's you on the left, feeling you're a useless waste of space, and that's also you as the eye, looking on disapprovingly. "Not good enough! I'm an idiot! Try harder! Getting nowhere!!" Etc.
How do you feel?
Picture No. 2 – you have now stepped back – out of the picture – and you're just simply watching, and you notice that the sadsack figure AND the judgemental thought are the same, they are both images in your mind; you are aware of this little scene playing out, and you – as consciousness – allow it to roll on. You're not identified as either of the two characters; you're the watcher. Choiceless awareness, as that Irishman Chris N R Murphy* calls it.
How do you feel now?
* Krishnamurti on The Observer– on YouTube


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Tagged: Bible
Is the canon of Scripture closed?
Some Christian scholars today cast doubt over the canon of Scripture – those 66 books that the Church has long held to be the complete written revelation of God. They justify their views by claiming: (1) that surviving texts of the Old and New Testaments are corrupt and therefore unreliable, or (2) that early Church leaders deliberately excluded certain books for personal or political reasons.
As Craig L. Blomberg responds in Can We Still Believe the Bible?: "there is not a shred of historical evidence to support either of these claims; anyone choosing to believe them must do so by pure credulity, flying in the face of all the evidence that actually exists."
But what if we discovered an apostolic writing that has remained hidden for the last 2,000 years?
For example, in 1 Cor. 5:9, Paul alludes to an earlier letter to fellow believers in Corinth. We don't have that letter, nor are we aware of its specific contents. Let's say, however, that archaeologists unearth a clay pot containing a manuscript dating from the mid-first century and fitting the description of Paul's letter.
Should the Church welcome 3 Corinthians as the 28th book of the New Testament? Not so fast.
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How false religions undermine the Scriptures
Evangelicals may disagree about many things, but we stand together on the non-negotiables that define the Christian faith: The Trinity, justification by faith, and the inspiration and authority of the Scriptures, to name a few.
Many false belief systems, from Mormonism to Islam, profess a high regard for the Word of God. But, in fact, they deny its inspiration, inerrancy, or preservation and thus reject the Bible as supremely authoritative.
Specifically, false religions employ four tactics to undermine the Scriptures:
(1) They change it. The most notorious offender is the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society, whose members are known as Jehovah's Witnesses.
In the late 1800s, Charles Taze Russell launched a Bible study to spread his denials of the Trinity, Jesus' physical resurrection, and eternal punishment of the wicked in hell, cleverly twisting the Scriptures to buttress his false teachings. Not to be outdone, his successors produced their own version of the New Testament in 1950, and the completed New World Translation (NWT) in 1961.
Revised in 1984, and again in 2013, the NWT is a sanitized version of the Bible. Six translators — only one of whom had any training in biblical languages — essentially scrubbed the deity of Christ out of passages like John 1:1, John 8:58, and Col. 1:15-17, and blurred other essential doctrines.
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Does the Bible support self-defense?
The mass shooting earlier this month at Sutherland Springs Baptist Church in Texas left 26 people dead, made a hero of a civilian who confronted and shot the murderer, and raised lots of security-related questions for Christians:
- Should I buy a gun?
- Does my church have a security plan?
- Is it ok to defend myself, or my church family, when threatened?
- How do I reconcile Jesus' instructions to buy swords with His rebuke of Peter for using one?
- What would Jesus have done in Sutherland Spring?
The answers to at least some of these questions are matters of Christian conscience over which followers of Jesus sincerely disagree. Others concern proper exegesis of Scripture, or simply create fodder for social media.
So, perhaps we should ask: Does the Bible say anything about self-defense?
The answer is yes.
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Is the Bible literally true?
Christians are sometimes asked if we believe the Bible is literally true.
After all, whether eating Christ's flesh and drinking His blood is a plunge into cannibalism, or a figurative expression of full devotion, depends on how we understand the language of Scripture.
In one sense, we might say the Bible is divinely inspired literature through which God speaks to human beings in our own language. This naturally includes a range of literary devices, from narrative to hyperbole.
So, what does it mean to take the Bible "literally"?
It means applying a natural reading as the author or speaker intended, with a goal of grasping the writer's message. This requires context and may include approximations, analogies, metaphors, quotations, parables, apocalyptic language, etc.
In contrast, taking the Bible "literalistically" means adhering to a rigid understanding of the primary meaning of words, without allowing for figurative language or a possible range of meanings.
An example may help clarify this. In John 10:9, Jesus states, "I am the door." A literalistic rendering of this passage means that Jesus is calling himself an actual wooden piece of hardware, which either is absurd, or communicates a failed grasp of reality for the One who claims to be our only hope of everlasting life.
A literal understanding of this verse, however, considers the figurative language of Jesus' words and the context in which He speaks. In other words, Jesus is the one true hope of everlasting life.
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The infallibility of Scripture
Previously: The inerrancy of Scripture
This is the third in a series of columns on the inspiration, inerrancy, infallibility, and sufficiency of Scripture.
When Christians say the Bible is true, we often use terms to describe the manner in which God has spoken to us through His written Word.
One such term is "infallible." But what does that mean?
Incapable of error
By infallibility, we mean the original manuscripts are incapable of error. This is because the Bible is inspired, or God-breathed, resulting in "autographs" that are inerrant and infallible.
If the Holy Spirit is the author of Scripture, and His breathed-out words are exactly what He wanted to communicate to us, then we can rightly say these autographs are incapable of error because God is wholly dependable. He does not lie, make mistakes, or lead us astray.
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Hazel's Sweet Potato Pie
I love sweet potato pie. I am always surprised when someone tells me they have never had it. Maybe it is a north/south thing? I have made it for friends several times, and there is always someone who says they never had a sweet potato pie before.
Once they taste it, they love it. Some people say that they prefer sweet potato pie over pumpkin pie. I like both, but it gives you another pie option for Thanksgiving.
I used to work with a wonderful woman named Hazel Pruitt. She grew up in Alabama and taught me so much about southern cooking. I first made collard greens with Hazel. She also taught me how to make sweet potato pie. This is her recipe and I want to share it with you. I think of her every time I make it.
I used Martha Stewart's recipe for the crust, but use whatever crust you like. Her recipe makes two crusts, so I will use the other half of the dough for another pie.
Hazel's Sweet Potato Pie
½ c. sugar
1 t. cinnamon
½ t. allspice
½ t. salt
¼ t. cloves
1 ½ c. cooked, mashed sweet potato
2 eggs, beaten
1 c. milk or almond milk
2 T. melted butter or 2 T. olive oil
1 (9-inch) unbaked pie crust
Combine sugar with seasonings. Stir in remaining ingredients and combine until smooth. Pour into pie crust and bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 40 minutes, or until filling is set.
Martha Stewart's Pie Crust Recipe
2½ c. flour
1 t. salt
1 t. sugar
2 sticks (1 cup) butter, very cold
About 6 T. ice water
Combine dry ingredients and cut in butter to resemble coarse crumbs. Using a fork to mix the dough start to add the ice water a tablespoon or 2 at a time until mixture just holds together. Wrap and chill until ready to use. Makes 2.
Classic Pecan Pie
I love all sorts of pies. I would never want to pick just one favorite. If I had to pick, pecan would probably be it. The nuts, the sweet filling and the crispy crust all work so well together.
Served plain, or with a dollop of whipped cream, pecan pie just works for me. It is not a pie I make very often, so I think pecan pie always makes me thinks of the holidays. It was also a favorite of my Mom's.
Here is the recipe. The crust recipe follows.
Classic Pecan Pie
3 eggs, slightly beaten
1 c. light or dark corn syrup
1 c. sugar
2 T. Butter, melted
1 t. vanilla
1½ c. pecans
1 unbaked 9-inch pastry crust
In medium mixing bowl beat together all ingredients, except the pecans until well mixed. Stir in nuts and pour into crust. Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 50-55 minutes or until knife inserted off center comes out clean. Makes 1.
Chocolate Pecan Pie Variation: The same recipe as above, but reduce sugar to 1/3 cup and add 4 oz. of German sweet chocolate or semi sweet chocolate, melted and cooled along with the eggs. This pie sometimes needs a little more time to bake-5 minutes or so.
Variations: You can experiment with other nuts. Try toasted, skinned hazelnuts, chopped coarsely or walnuts, slivered almonds or a combo.
You can use a store bought crust, but I prefer homemade. This is the crust recipe I normally use when I make pecan pie. It makes two crusts, so you can cut the recipe in half, freeze half of the dough, or just make 2 pies!!!
Half and Half Dough
This is a great crust for liquid fillings like custard type pies, pecan and pumpkin. For a sweet pie like pecan you can reduce the sugar in the crust by half.
¼ c. butter, room temp
½ c. shortening, room temp, or lard
¼ c. sugar
½ t. salt
2½ c. pastry or all purpose flour
1/8 t. baking powder
¼ c. milk
1 t. lemon juice
Cream together the first 4 ingredients until smooth. Mix together the flour and baking powder. Set aside. Combine milk with the juice and set aside. Stir ½ c. of the flour into butter mixture. Stir until smooth. Add a little of the milk, stirring until smooth. Add remaining ingredients alternately until finished. Dough will firm up once chilled. Chill at least 4 hours before using. Makes 2 crusts.
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
I have posted this recipe before, but I think it is worth posting again. If the only way you enjoy sweet potatoes is as a side at the holidays, or in pie, it is time to expand your thinking about them. In this recipe, the mashed sweet potatoes add both sweetness and moistness to the finished cake. Great plain, or with a dollop of whipped cream and some fresh berries. This cake makes a great dessert or a nice addition to a brunch menu. Also a nice way to use up leftover mashed sweet potatoes, if you find yourself with leftovers.
Sweet Potato Pound Cake
1 1/2 c. cake flour*
1/2 t. each baking soda, salt, cinnamon and nutmeg
1/2 c. unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 c. sour cream, room temperature
1 1/3 c. sugar
3 eggs, room temperature
1/2 c. mashed sweet potato
1 t. vanilla
Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Lightly oil an 8×4-inch loaf pan. Mix flour with next 4 ingredients and set aside. In large mixing bowl beat together butter and sour cream. Beat in sugar and then beat in eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in mashed sweet potato and vanilla. Stir in dry ingredients and pour batter into prepared pan. Bake until tester comes out clean, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Cool in pan 30 minutes before loosening cake sides from pan and removing. After cake has cooled wrap in foil and store at room temperature. Serves 8.
* If you don't have cake flour you can make your own. Simply measure out a cup of all purpose flour and remove 2 tablespoons of the flour. That is now the same as a cup of cake flour OR remove the 2 tablespoons of flour and replace them with 2 tablespoons of cornstarch and sift together to combine. I do the flour/cornstarch mix and keep a batch on hand for when I need it in baking.


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...will be resumed as soon as possible. Things have been a bit hectic at the practice lately and I haven't had much time or energy left over for blogging. But I have been touched by your kind remarks, dear Readers. You may rest assured that Brown is alive and well and in good spirits.
Mrs Brown and I are now the proud possessors of an Empty Nest (TM) and I am delighted, not to say relieved, to find that as we get to know each other once again we still take pleasure in each other's company. I am indeed a fortunate man.


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WASHINGTON—In response to a vote in the California State Senate to pass legislation making it illegal for law enforcement to use facial recognition technology in officer-worn body cameras, the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), the world's leading think tank for science and technology policy, released the following statement from ITIF Vice President Daniel Castro:
The Senate's vote today is a step in the wrong direction and will leave California communities worse off. Banning facial recognition technology eliminates a useful tool for law enforcement that could help increase police accountability and prevent racial profiling. It will also undermine other benefits, such as identifying victims of human trafficking, lost or abducted children, and missing elderly individuals. Further, humans misidentify individuals at a higher rate than computers. Banning facial recognition means more people will be misidentified by police. Instead of banning facial recognition technology, California policymakers should create guardrails to prevent potential abuses. If the legislation passes a final vote in the Assembly, Governor Newsom should veto it.
For additional background, see:
- "Banning Facial Recognition in Police Body Cameras Will Make Californians Less Safe," by Daniel Castro and Michael McLaughlin, ITIF, September 10, 2019
- "More Than Half of U.S. Adults Trust Law Enforcement to Use Facial Recognition Responsibly," by Aaron Smith, Pew Research Center, September 5, 2019.


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Looking forward | Loi Pacte: making French business great again
The Macron government speeds ahead with its reforms and bills to help favour economic development and modernization of the French model by finding inspiration in (and improving upon) what exists in other legal systems and political cultures. Next step is the Loi Pacte, intended to help companies innovate, evolve, grow, and create new jobs.
Here are the ten main goals of this law:
This is intended to favor and help small and medium sized companies.
2. Removal of the "forfait social" (employer social contributions) on profit-sharing and participation.
Incentive agreements will be facilitated for companies with fewer than 250 employees.
3. Rethinking the place of business in society.
The French Civil Code and the French Commercial Code will be amended to reinforce the consideration of social and environmental issues in the strategy and activity of companies.
4. The possibility to create businesses 100% online at a lower cost.
The life of entrepreneurs will be simplified by creating a unique online platform for corporate formalities.
5. Facilitate the rebound of entrepreneurs.
The time and costs of bankruptcy proceedings will be reduced and their predictability improved.
6. Bringing public research closer to the company.
Researchers wishing to create or participate in the life of a company will have a simpler time, in order to boost the links between public research and the private sector.
7. Facilitate the transfer of business.
The Dutreil Pact will be renovated for free transfers of companies. Business transfers to employees and the financing of the takeover of small businesses will be facilitated.
8. Simplify and ensure the portability of retirement savings products.
Everyone will be able to keep and grow their savings throughout their career and the capital outflow will be facilitated.
9. Supporting small and medium companies in export.
Regional administrations will be modified in order to allow small and medium companies easier access to the international market.
10. Protect strategic businesses
The prior authorization procedure for foreign investments in France will be strengthened and expanded to better protect strategic sectors.
The action plan will also include regulatory and non-regulatory measures as well as fiscal measures that will be incorporated into the 2019 financial project. The PACTE law will be examined by the French Parliament in September 2018.
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