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Cognitive Linguistics
Editor-in-Chief: Divjak, Dagmar / Newman, John
4 Issues per year
5-year IMPACT FACTOR: 2.297
CiteScore 2017: 1.62
SCImago Journal Rank (SJR) 2017: 1.032
Source Normalized Impact per Paper (SNIP) 2017: 1.930
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- State-of-the-art linguistic research on the interaction between language and cognition
- Diverse theoretical frameworks within cognitive linguistics
- Timely publication of high quality peer-reviewed research
- Interdisciplinary and open approach to cognitive linguistics
- Comprehensive overview of current literature in cognitive linguistics
Aims and Scope
Cognitive Linguistics presents a forum for linguistic research of all kinds on the interaction between language and cognition. The journal focuses on language as an instrument for organizing, processing and conveying information. Cognitive Linguistics seeks to publish only works that represent a significant advancement to the theory or methods of cognitive linguistics, or that present an unknown or understudied phenomenon. Cognitive Linguistics is a peer-reviewed journal of international scope.
• the structural characteristics of natural language categorization (such as prototypicality, cognitive models, metaphor, and imagery);
• the functional principles of linguistic organization, as illustrated by iconicity;
• the conceptual interface between syntax and semantics;
• the experiential background of language-in-use, including the cultural background;
• the relationship between language and thought, including matters of universality and language specificity
Article formats
Research Article, Book Review, Commentary, Reply
- Language:
- English
- Type of Publication:
- Journal
- Readership:
- institutes, libraries, linguists, literary scholars
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Instructions for Authors
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Your benefits of publishing with us
- Rapid online publication ahead-of-print with short turnaround times
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- Optional open access publication
- Accepted papers will be published online first as DOI-citable, forward-linked articles for quickest possible visibility for the scientific community
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- The journal operates a double-blind peer review that usually takes 4-5 months
- If accepted: you have the option to publish it open access
- A Research Article should not be longer than 10,000 words when first submitted. Authors should report the total word count (including references, tables, footnotes, excluding appendices and supplementary material) at the end of the manuscript. The final, accepted version of an article may be longer as a result of necessary revisions. Brief articles and discussions are also encouraged.
- Please see the De Gruyter Mouton journal style sheet for further information regarding the proper formatting of your manuscript
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Effective 1st January 2016, authors from an institution affiliated with either the Association of Dutch Universities (VSNU), the Consortium of Swiss Academic Libraries or some UK libraries participating in the Jisc Collections SMP may publish primary research and review articles open access in any of De Gruyter's OnlineOpen journals at a discount of 90% of the APC price. For more information and to confirm whether your institution is eligible please see the following:
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Cognitive Linguistics was founded by De Gruyter Mouton and Dirk Geeraerts in 1990. The first issue came out in February 1990.
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Editorial Information
Dagmar Divjak
School of Languages and Cultures
University of Sheffield
Jessop West
1 Upper Hanover Street
Sheffield S3 7RA, UK
e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Outgoing Editor-in-Chief
John Newman
Department of Linguistics
University of Alberta, Canada
School of Languages
Monash University
Clayton, Australia
Consulting Editor for Methodology
Petar Milin
University of Sheffield, UK
Associate Editors
Martin Hilpert (Université de Neuchâtel, Switzerland)
Laura A. Janda (University of Tromsø, Norway)
Zoltán Kövecses (Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary)
Benedikt Szmrecsanyi (KU Leuven, Belgium)
John R. Taylor (University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand)
Sherman Wilcox (University of New Mexico, USA)
Editorial Assistant
Dagmar Hanzlikova
Editorial Board
Antonio Barcelona (University of Córdoba, Spain)
Paul Chilton (Lancaster University, UK)
William Croft (University of New Mexico at Albuquerque, USA)
Ewa Dabrowska (Northumbria University, UK)
Holger Diessel (University of Jena, Germany)
Ad Foolen (Radboud University, The Netherlands)
Dirk Geeraerts (University of Leuven, Belgium)
Raymond W. Gibbs (University of California at Santa Cruz, USA)
Stefan Th. Gries (University of California at Santa Barbara, USA)
Tuomas Huumo (University of Turku, Finland)
Iraide Ibarretxe-Antuñano (University of Zaragoza, Spain)
Seizi Iwata (Kansai University, Osaka, Japan)
Vsevolod Kapatsinski (University of Oregon, USA)
Ronald W. Langacker (University of California at San Diego, USA)
Jeannette Littlemore (University of Birmingham, UK)
Francisco J. Ruiz de Mendoza Ibáñez (Universidad de La Rioja, Spain)
Klaus-Uwe Panther (University of Hamburg, Germany)
Fey Parrill (Case Western Reserve University, USA)
Frank Polzenhagen (University of Heidelberg, Germany)
Sally Rice (University of Alberta, Canada)
Hans Joerg Schmid (Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany)
Dan Slobin (University of California - Berkeley, USA)
Elizabeth Closs Traugott (Stanford University, USA)
Javier Valenzuela (University of Murcia, Spain)
Arie Verhagen (Leiden University, The Netherlands)
Jörg Zinken (University of Portsmouth, UK)
Jordan Zlatev (Lund University, Sweden)


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Chorley came from behind against Whitley Bay to seal a place in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round.
Adam Shanks opened the scoring for Whitley Bay inside 14 minutes, lobbing Sam Ashton from distance after Andy Teague was caught in possession.
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Into the second half and Ross hit an arrowed a shot straight at Jennison.
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Chorley upped the ante and Winter volleyed an effort over the bar after receiving the ball from Dean.
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Whitley Bay were level in the 71st minute with Shanks scoring his second of the game.The forward found space to head in Alex Kempster's cross.
Two minutes later and Blake had a chance to put the hosts in front but his shot from inside the box was straight at Ashton.
Since his introduction at half-time luck wasn't on Carver's side, this time his header bouncing back off the bar.
With 11 minutes remaining, the chance looked to have gone for Dean when he rounded Jennison and scuffed the shot but there was Stephenson to tap the ball home from close range.
Dean spurned another chance moments later again rounding Jennison and shooting wide instead of picking out Josh Hine who was unmarked on the far side.
In the final stages of the game, Shanks looked to latch onto Charnock's wayward clearance but Ashton made sure he was first to the ball.
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Hate crime is down in Los Angeles County by 6% in 2012, from 2011. According to a report released by the Los Angeles County Commission on Human Relations, this is actually LA County's second-lowest level of hate crime activity in the past 23 years, with the most violent year being fairly recent -- in 2011, reports the Los Angeles Times.
While there has been progress, the study reveals that there is still plenty of work to be done. What other important results were reported? Here's a general overview of hate crime in LA.


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Sony's PSP has landed, and it's proving to be all the rage. From hardcore gamers who want to relive WipEout on the go, to the mass consumers who are all about multimedia functionality, PSP is making the rounds as the hottest new gadget. One of its most talked about functions is its capability to play videos off of the memory stick.
To give you a chance to really put that technology to use, IGN has converted a number of its existing video features to the special MPEG-4 format video. This means you can take them on-the-go. Ride the train and watch our PSP launch coverage. Go to the gym and get the full breakdown of Splinter Cell Chaos Theory. Lie around in bed and never get up again -- you choose! It's the perfect chance to enjoy the benefits of PSP's multimedia capabilities.
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All these videos are available on IGN, but for those that want to put their memory sticks to use -- and those that have invested in larger memory sticks -- this is a great chance to put them to good use. And, besides, haven't you always wanted to take an IGN editor to the bathroom with you? Feel free not to write in and not let us know.
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[19MBs] The big screen comes to the small screen. How does it hold up? This concise video review gives you a great look at Spidey's graphics, the scope of the worlds, and much more. Get caught in its web and download now.
[58MBs] One of the best reasons to own a PSP, this extensive video verdict shows you exactly why that's true. This is the next best thing to trying before you buy.
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[52MBs] Sam Fisher returns with a vengeance in this beautiful sequel. You can't play it on your PSP, but you can watch it there. This lengthy breakdown of everything Chaos Theory has to offer is perfect to take on-the-go.
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[31MBs] Our video verdict on Sony's brand-new action title for PlayStation 2. You might just want to run out and get a tribal tattoo after you get a taste of this one. Or&#Array;not. But this opens a whole new door for PSP functionality.
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June is for gardening - before it gets TOO hot and muggy in Missouri. (We sort of overshot and managed to spend the last 4 days sweating buckets!) My sweet 82 year old mother was visiting this week and we managed to turn a corner of my yard into an entryway to the garden. We dug out patchy grass and sod, laid down that black garden weed barrier, stepping stones and a layer of bark. We planted a few baby hollyhocks against the fence and some creeping thyme between the pavers....although it may not survive the current heat. I'm watering!!
Here are the results of our efforts....
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I think I'll eventually decide to bury the downspout pipe, when it cools off a bit. Quite an improvement, huh?
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Google's Go Isn't Getting Us Anywhere, Part 2
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In Part One of this post, we discussed the Great Concurrency Problem and the promise of Go in taking the throne from Java. Today, I show why Go isn't going to get us there.
Back in the heady days of C++, if you wanted to add concurrency support to your application, you had to work for it. And I don't mean just find a few calls and shove them into your application. I mean:
- Find a threading library available on your platform (maybe POSIX, maybe something more nightmarish, maybe even a custom thread library that would run you a few hundred bucks per license)
- Locate the obscure documentation on threading APIs
- Figure out how to create a basic thread
- In the process, read the encyclopedia-sized docs about all the real issues you'll hit when building threads
- Decode the myriad of options available to you to synchronize your threaded application via header files
- Add the library to your makefile
- Code the example and
- Make it all work
Contrast that with Java:
- Create a Runnable interface
- Implement the run() method
- Call new Thread(myRunnable).start();
- Debug the obscure errors you get after about 6 months of production
Whoa. At least with C++, the Threading Shotgun wasn't loaded, the safety was on and it was hanging on the wall. You had to do the hard work of loading the gun, removing the safety and pulling the trigger. Java took all that away by handing you the loaded shotgun, safety off. That shotgun is the Great Concurrency Problem.
Java's great contribution and Achilles Heel, in my opinion, was the choice to make threading so darned easy to do, without making developers innately aware of the implications or difficulties of concurrent programming with the shared memory model. C++ made you wade through all the hard shared-memory stuff just to get to threads, so by the time you wrote one, you at least felt smart enough to give it a go. The concurrency models in Java and C# hide all sorts of ugliness under the covers like shared memory models, caching of values, timing issues, and all the other stuff that the hardware must implement to make these concurrent threads do their jobs. But because we don't understand those potential pitfalls before we write the software, we blithely assume that the language semantics will keep us safe. And that's where we fall down.
Write a multi-threaded program in any shared-memory concurrent language and you'll struggle with subtle synchronization issues and non-deterministic behavior. The timing bugs arising from even moderately concurrent applications will frustrate and annoy the most seasoned of developers. I don't care if it's in Java or not–the issues are similar.
My specific beef with Java is the ease with which we can create these constructs without understanding the real problems that plague us down the road. Until we have the right tools to produce concurrent applications in which we can reliably debug and understand their behavior, we can't possibly benefit from the addition of a new language. In other words, if you want to create a Java killer, you're going to need to make concurrent programming safer and easier to do. A tall order to say the least.
Enter Google's Go in November, 2009. The number one feature trumpeted by reviewers is the use of goroutines (the message-based concurrency mechanism for Go) and channels to improve concurrent programming. Initial reviews are mixed at best. But I don't think we're anywhere close to killing Java off with this new arrival on the scene for a variety of reasons:
- Go decided to use a foreign syntax to C++, C and Java programmers. They borrows forward declarations from BASIC (yep, you heard me right…BASIC), creating declarations that are backwards from what we've been using for close to 20 years. Incidentally, syntax similarity was one of the main reasons C++ programmers easily migrated to Java during the Language Rush of 1995, so this is disappointing.
- Performance benchmarks that put it slower than C++ (and therefore, slower than Java today since Java finally caught up to C++ years ago). OK, I'll grant you that Java wasn't fast out of the gate, but Java was also interpreted. Go is statically linked, and not dynamically analyzed at runtime, so it's not likely to get better immediately.
- A partial implementation of Hoare's CSP model using message-based concurrency. I almost got excited about this once I finally understood that message passing really makes for safer concurrency. But they didn't get the model quite right. For example, did you know you can take the address of a local variable and pass that via a channel to another goroutine to be modified? Bringing us right back to the same crappy problems we have in Java and C#. Oh yes. Not that you should do that, but even Java was smart enough to drop the address of operator for precisely that reason.
- A few low-level libraries bundled with language, but just barely enough to be functional for real world applications. Completely AWOL: Database and GUI. (translation: "I get to rewrite database access. One. More Time." Neat.) Did I mention Java had those during it's 1.0 release?
- Static linking. OK, I admit I'm an object snob and I like a strongly-typed, dynamically-bound language like Java. I like reflection and dynamic class loading and the fact I can pass strings in at runtime, instantiate objects and execute functions in ways the original code didn't explicitly define (and yes, I've done this in enterprise production systems!). Not with Go, instead we're back to C++ static linking. What you build is what you get. Dynamic class loading was probably one of the most useful aspects of Java that allowed for novel ways of writing applications previously unseen. Thanks for leaving that one out.
- Excepting Exceptions. Go decided to omit exceptions as the error handling mechanism for execution. Instead, you can now use multiple return values from a call. While it's novel and perhaps useful, it's probably a non-starter for the Java crowd used to error handling using exceptions.
This feels like some academic research project that will be infinitely pontificated about for years to come, but not a serious language for enterprise development (obligatory XKCD joke). In short, I'm not impressed. And I kind of wanted to be. I mean this is freakin' Google here. With the horsepower of Robert Griesemer, Rob Pike, Ken Thompson in one building. The #1 search engine in the world. The inventor of Google Wave that created so much buzz, people still don't have their Wave Invites yet.
Enterprise Languages should be evolutionary steps in a forward direction. But Go doesn't really get us anywhere new. And it certain isn't much of a threat to Java. Sorry Google, maybe you need to give it another go?
* Many thanks to my friend Tom Cargill (who you may know from the "Ninety-Nine Rule") who reviewed early drafts of these 2 posts and corrected my mistaken notions of concurrency, parallelism, Goroutines and Go syntax. He didn't stop the bad jokes, though. Sorry about that.
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hastebrot · December 9, 2009 at 5:21 am
The link to part one is wrong. The link must point to the slug google-go-not-getting-us-anywhere.
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Maurício · December 9, 2009 at 9:28 am
I'm sorry, but you got it wrong – Java is not "Strongly-typed", as you can do things like concatenating a number into a string without converting the number to string first.
And, nope, Java didn't catch with C++: http://shootout.alioth.debian.org/u64/benchmark.php?test=all&lang=javaxint&lang2=gpp&box=1
jorge monasterio · December 9, 2009 at 2:05 pm
>> Contrast that with Java
Actually the original implementation of Java didn't get threads right either. You may notice that several methods, like Stop(), are deprecated on the Thread class.
It's pretty easy to start a thread, but really hard to stop one safely.
More here: http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4.2/docs/guide/misc/threadPrimitiveDeprecation.html
All these layers of abstraction (junk) on top of the low-level APIs don't always help much. Sometimes it's nice to have a low-level language where you HAVE to understand what's going on. May Go is not that language, but it sure has some benefits over raw C or C++.
Laurent Szyster · December 9, 2009 at 5:40 pm
Indeed you are not impressed by Go.
You are afraid.
Don't be.
Go is not intended to replace Java and entreprise software development, it targets C++ and system programming.
So, Google's new programming language will not get *you* anywhere.
Exactly like C did not get COBOL fans anywhere 😉
Onceler · December 9, 2009 at 6:12 pm
>> C++ made you wade through all the hard shared-memory stuff just to get to threads, so by the time you wrote one, you at least felt smart enough to give it a go.
Of course that doesn't mean you actually _are_.
Isaac Gouy · December 9, 2009 at 8:40 pm
> I added my source link for speed tests of Java vs. C++
Which raises the question of why you think it's okay to use the benchmarks game for Go vs C++ but not for Java vs C++ ?
Kevin · December 9, 2009 at 9:58 pm
Maurício, the link you put with your comment shows the comparison between C++ and Java -Xint. I'm sorry but do you know what -Xint means? Do you really use -Xint?
You should look at this instead.
Chance · December 23, 2009 at 11:19 pm
i am totally underwhelmed by go. no generics + no inheritance = no reuse. that is an instant deal-breaker.
i guess if google has some tiny niche figured out for go, ok fine, but i was hoping for a lot more. oh well.
fauigerzigerk · February 24, 2010 at 1:52 pm
I don't understand why you are focusing so much on things that a language should make hard. Your primary concern seems to be to help newbies or poor programmers avoid mistakes. That's not what I want from a programming language.
Do you mean statically typed everywhere you say statically linked?
fauigerzigerk · February 24, 2010 at 3:25 pm
I don't think having more warnings or instructions would make much of a difference. The information is out there, so anyone who wants to learn about concurrent programming can do that. You cannot prevent incompetent programmers from screwing up without massively slowing down competent programmers. If anything, that is what Java has proven painfully well.
Jonathan May · February 25, 2010 at 4:24 am
Good article.
I spoke to some Google guys about Go. Apparently it really wasn't a big deal to anyone inside the company.
That was reassuring.
Chila · February 25, 2010 at 2:37 pm
Unfortunatelly, you're wrong. Go will gain a lot of Java and C++ (my favorite language) ground. And that's because it compiles ultra-fast and it produces programs that are a lot faster Java. The language is also made to be totaly portable, and since it compiles so fast, you can just compile the whole app for every new platform you'd like it to run (just like JIT, but better). It will probably also replace JavaScript, since the code can just be downloaded and compiled in seconds, and once it's compiled it's like an order of magnitude faster than JS. So there you have, GO will get the whole computing industry somewhere.


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Just wanted to share something Ive found very useful in repairing and rebuilding my E-Revo´s and Summit.
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Ive packt my Diff-Housings out with it.
Replaced on the Servosaver the Bearing washers.
Stripped threads made good again.
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Try it!
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I am not sure if it is RPM quality but if some dye can be added I can imagine making custom bumpers
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Noir it says color is easily added. Either or might be fun to have around and play with never know
Tried to buy some and they do not have the USA listed on their shipping list.
Endeavoring to persevere !
I'm in Canada ...and just ordered some bulk head filler ...hmmm and a couple other things
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If you wish to buy thermoplastic like this in the USA, it is available on the Sears website as "InstaMorph". I've never used it on an rc (summit bulkhead to diffcase filler is a great idea!!!) but I have used it for years as a mold to copy items. I have used another type called "Fast Patch" to fix broken bodies as it is a 4"x10" thin sheet of moldable plastic.
Here's the links.
Little update this came today
Just the bit of reading I did sounds good
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How strong is it really? Considering using it in molds to make A-Arms, etc.
Slugs are just naturally aspirated snails
going to find out.I have never even heard of the stuff before, so we shall see if its summit strong lol thinking of other stuff like bulkhead slop reducer or a mold for a no slop trans gear(noir 522 this might be the stuff for you) some other thoughts rattling around the bucket.
Mountains cant stop me
they have tried
Okay. Would you be able to make a mold out of the plastic to then use to make the shape?
Slugs are just naturally aspirated snails
How does it adhere to the plastic your moulding it to? Is it sticky? I see the benefits of this stuff in some situations, but if it wont bond to other plastics or other surfaces, its usefulness is really limited. Youd ned up needing to use shoe goo or epoxy or some other bonding agent anyway.
It would be better if it didn't stick.
In case for some crazy reason you had to pull the diff out...lol
It wasn't expensive, looked interesting,for some other stuff as well
It's reusable and is affected by heat.
So that will rule it out for some things right off the bat.
So we shall see what is is capable of
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Im very interested to see how it works and how you feel it is to actually work WITH. Make sure you post lots of pics.
Previous post here about using polymorph as a temp repair for A arms


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thedude wrote:the reason vlad stopped running, the reason arod stopped running (for a whille) and will stop agian, the reason Barry, Sosa, and Cancesco stopped, and the reason Beltran will stop running is that teams have too much money tied up in these guys to have them injuried going head first into second base. They would rather them just hit homeruns and get on base 40% of the time than injure themselves in a game in Mid july against the Detriot Tigers. If a guy steals 40 bases it is pointless if he misses the post season with a bum hammy.
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…Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Matthew 5:3 ESV
The Kingdom of Heaven is the possession of those who are otherwise spiritually impoverished.
The call of the gospel in these verses isn't to the person who has everything but the Kingdom of God – rather, it is to those who have nothing apart from the Kingdom of Heaven.
Poverty of spirit vs. the Kingdom of God
If the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit (Romans 14:17), then it makes sense, if Jesus is doing any form of compare and contrast here, to suggest that poverty of spirit involves the realisation that in and of ourselves we do not have those things that constitute the Kingdom.
If the Kingdom of God is righteousness – then in and of ourselves, we not only have no-righteousness, but are altogether unrighteousness. It's not that we simply lack righteousness as a positive quality – it's not simply that we are neutral when it comes to the question of righteousness – rather, it's as if we possess unrighteousness – we possess that which is the opposite of righteousness.
If we think of righteousness in terms of justice – its not as if we have simply failed to do what is just – to plead the widows cause, to speak up for the vulnerable in our society etc – but rather, that we have directly contributed to the injustices we see around us – we are responsible for the widows cause, it's like we killed her husband. It's like not just failing to speak out against abortion and euthanasia – but having actually crossed the line speaking out in favor of abortion and euthanasia.
That begins to describe our poverty of spirit.
If the Kingdom of God is peace – the in and of ourselves, we not only have no peace, but in its place we have whatever the opposite of peace is.
I really value solitude and silence. I find it very difficult to read, study, pray, meditate, or write without almost total silence. But the sound of every day life is not the absence of peace. The sound of the dishwasher and refrigerator and the neighbour's garage door and conversation – this is not the absence peace. I don't know anyone who would walk into my house and unless there was complete and utter silence suggest the absence of peace.
The opposite of peace is chaos, war, and conflict.
In terms of our poverty of spirit, this is not just about the inner chaos and conflict that so many people face – but something that the apostle Paul describes as enmity with God. Hostile. At war with.
Am I saying that in an of ourselves, apart from the grace of God, we are at war with God? Yes! Apart from the grace of God our minds are what Romans 8:7 says they are (as the older translations put it): carnal and the carnal mind is at enmity with God.
This is perhaps part of why Jesus said we must be born again and the epistles call us over and over to be transformed by the renewing of our minds and to be renewed in the spirit of our minds.
Lastly, Paul tells the Romans that the Kingdom of heaven is joy in the Holy Spirit.
If joy in the Holy Spirit is characteristic of the Kingdom, how could we contrast it to illustrate poverty of spirit?
Again, I think it's more than just the absence of joy – as if poverty of spirit is about being an emotional flat-liner. It's not like poverty of spirit is a high-dose anti-depressant that takes away all the troughs and highs. Poverty of spirit puts you in the trough, the deepest, darkest, nonnegotiable valley and pit. That's not simply the absence of joy, but rather, the presence of hopelessness.
That's what Paul gets at when he describes the unbeliever as one without God and without hope. It's what he gets at when he talks about those who mourn without hope.
Without hope there is no light at the end of the tunnel.
Without hope there is no "this too shall pass" or assessment of the difficulties of life as "light and momentary". To be without hope is to see this world with all its evils and conclude that this is as good as it gets.
So to be unrighteous, to be at enmity with God, and to be without hope – this perhaps begins to illustrate what it means to be poor in spirit.
It is once we realise that this is what we are in and of ourselves, that the promises of this verse become ours. Jesus said "If this is what you are, in and of yourself – great, awesome, congratu-well-done… this is the necessary prerequisite for blessing…" You see, blessing doesn't come to those who have it mostly figured out, or even partly figured out… it's not a case of "You do your best and God will do the rest." It's more like God only uses empty vessels and if you've got something in and of yourself, you're not an empty vessel. If you think you've done enough to be worthy of God's kingdom, if you've done enough good deeds, or if you have acheived some level of zen mastery, or you credit your optimism to your natural disposition – then you're not an empty vessel and these blessings will elude you.
That's why Peter says "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble" – to those who realise the Biblical assessment of themselves apart from the grace of God in Christ in the gospel.
For in the Gospel, God takes Jesus Christ and essentially makes Him everything we were, and everything He wasn't. Jesus Christ was totally righteousness – having a 100% approval rating before God for all eternity; Jesus is even called by Isaiah the Prince of Peace; and Jesus, part of the eternal Trinity, in whose presence is fullness of joy, has had this fullness of joy for eternity – and yet what does the Scripture say "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God." (2 Corinthians 5:21)
This is what is referred to as the great exchange. All that we were, for all that He is.


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live from new york, it's saturday night tedium!
It's only fitting that the most boring, unfunny person in America is hosting the most boring, unfunny show in America. All accompanied by the world's most boring band.
Does anyone watch this show for fun anymore, or do people tune in a train wreck sort of way?
On an Al Gore note, I watched an episode of Pinky and the Brain today where Al appears as Eeyore (called AlGore) and Pinky and the Brain realize he is so full of hot air when he talks that they can use him for a balloon to reach the top of the honey tree.
Which was not nearly as funny as the queen bee being Bea Arthur.
Now that is funny tv. Narf!
update: On second thought, Al may have a career in self-parody. He's not doing so bad.


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Our company payoff line, "Telling Our Story", sums up our intention, which is to publish and therefore preserve, the stories of Africans everywhere, and to celebrate the history, culture and important contributions made by Africans in Africa and abroad.
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Using rename in bash scriptAs mentioned in the previous post [1], I need to replace dots to other tokens in the filenames of a bunch of eps figures. The following script was used to do the work [2]:
#!/bin/sh for f in $(find . -name "*.eps" -type f) do echo "found: "$f # option -n is useful to preview the renamed results: rename -v 's/(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/$1-$2-$3/' $f done
In this case, I learned how to keep some parts of the old string and to replace other parts. The key concept was to use parentheses to group the parts we want to keep and then use $n to indicate the nth group in substitution expression. Use ``91.1.8.eps'' as the example:
- \d stands for digits
- \d+ means at least ONE digit
- (\d+) hold the parts which are respectively 91, 1, and 8 in this example
- $1 corresponds to the first group which is 91
- $2 corresponds to the second group which is 1
- $3 corresponds to the third group which is 8
Substitution in VimAfter renaming all the eps files, I had another more complicated problem. All the corresponding filename strings resided in the tex files also had to be changed! At the beginning I edited one of the tex file in Vim and played with the substitution command in it. The final command I used was [3][4]:
Note that there are some minor differences when writing the expressions. Some of the modifications, e.g. the escaping backslash, were due to the difference between BRE and ERE [5].
Find and Replace in multiple files
Although I could do the find and replace works in Vim, it was not a good idea when there were maybe hundreds of such files. To write a bash script was my first thought and with information found on the internet [6][7][8] I got a usable script as the follows:
#!/bin/sh for f in $(find . -name "*.tex" -type f) do echo "found: "$f perl -p -i -e 's/(\d+)\.(\d+)\.(\d+)/$1-$2-$3/' $f done
[1] XeTeX -- using dots in eps filenames would cause errors
[2] batch renaming with the rename command
[3] Vim Regular Expressions 101: Grouping and Backreferences
[4] Search/Replace in Vim
[5] Basic Regular Expressions and Extended Regular Expressions
[6] Eeasy Search and Replace in Multiple Files on Linux Command Line
[7] bash find directories
[8] Find file or directory in whole directory structure


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Science at EWPS
At EWPS, the National Curriculum Programmes of Study and the Early Years Foundation Stage Curriculum define our Science curriculum. As part of our long term planning, year groups are allocated Science topics to ensure that children cover all aspects of science as they progress through the school. Lessons are supplemented with resources and real life experiences to maximise opportunities for practical work and cross-curricular links
We aim for all children at EWPS to:
- Develop scientific knowledge and conceptual understanding through the specific disciplines of biology, chemistry and physics;
- Develop understanding of the nature, processes and methods of science through different types of science enquiries that help them to answer scientific questions about the world around them develop knowledge and understanding of important scientific ideas, processes and skills and relate these to everyday experiences;
- Equip children with the scientific knowledge required to understand the uses and implications of science, today and for the future.
- Develop attitudes of curiosity, originality, co-operation, perseverance, open mindedness, self-criticism, responsibility and independence in thinking;
- Learn about ways of thinking and of finding out about and communicating ideas;
- Retain and develop their natural sense of curiosity about the world around them;
- Ask and answer scientific questions;
- Develop the accurate use of scientific vocabulary through a range of enjoyable and interesting experiences;
- Develop the skills to make systematic enquiries.
How we teach Science
The practicalities of Science at EWPS
- Science is taught weekly;
- Science is linked to practical experiences whenever appropriate;
- Visits, visitors and real life experiences are encouraged where possible;
- Teachers use a variety of teaching methods: modelling, demonstration, use of internet links and video, experiments (both immediate and over time), research, discussion and debate;
- Topics are re-visited but expanded and developed as children move up the school;
- Cross-curricular links are made where possible – for example explanation texts in literacy or links to history and geography topics;
- Children record work in science books;
- Every class should have a science display containing key vocabulary for their topic and investigative language relevant to the levels of the children in the class;
- ICT and DVDs are used to support the curriculum;
- Relevant discussion is encouraged;
- Children utilise collaborative learning strategies as part of the learning process in science;
- Children are encouraged to communicate their findings in a variety of ways, such as: diagrams, posters, mind maps, talking partners and group scribing;
- The development and monitoring of science is managed by the subject leader, which includes termly monitoring of planning, teaching and learning. Findings of monitoring are reported to Governors and areas for development form an action plan and are fed into the school development plan.
How we know your child is succeeding
Teachers write detailed medium/short term plans for science, which outline objectives and activities.
We use a range of assessment techniques to find out what children understand and what we need to do to promote further development.
Examples of assessment as learning strategies:
- Assessment while a task is being carried out through discussion, specific questioning between child and teacher and closing the gap comments (verbal);
- Written feedback including closing the gap comments which the children have time to respond to;
- Assessment can be carried out through observations of children working in groups or individually;
- Our questioning aims to help children learn by encouraging them to think critically about what they have achieved;
- We use a range of assessments for example concept maps, quizzes and questionnaires throughout units of work;
- Progress in science is formally reported in the end of year school report;
- EYFS –Teacher assessment is used, mainly through observation and discussions with learners. Assessments are recorded against the Understanding the World criteria on the Early Years Foundation Stage Profile Assessment.
Curriculum map and key documents:
National Curriculum
Science programmes of study: key stages 1 and 2 National curriculum in England
EWPS Curriculum Overview document
If you would like to find out more information please contact:
Olivia Rumah
Science Leader


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There should be little difference between the lifestyle advice given to diabetics and that given to the general public, results of a large, prospective study suggested.
Although diabetics in the study had a 62% higher risk of dying than people without a diabetes diagnosis, diabetes status did not substantially influence the associations between lifestyle and mortality risk, researcher Diewertje Sluik, MSc, of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, and colleagues, wrote online in Diabetologia.
Using a competing risk model to quantify and test for differences in epidemiological associations between diabetics and nondiabetics, the researchers were able to assess the impact of BMI, waist/hip ratio, alcohol consumption, smoking, exercise, and 26 food groups on death risk.
Intake of fruit, legumes, nuts, seeds, pasta, poultry, and vegetable oil was associated with lower mortality in the diabetics, while intake of butter and margarine were associated with higher mortality.
"These associations were significantly different in magnitude from those in diabetes-free individuals, but the directions were similar," the researchers wrote. "No differences between people with and without diabetes were detected for other lifestyle factors."
Along with drug treatments, lifestyle modification is a cornerstone of diabetes treatment. Patients are advised to lose weight or maintain a healthy body weight, exercise regularly, limit alcohol consumption, avoid smoking, and eat a healthy diet, but Sluik and colleagues wrote that "the evidence supporting these recommendations has rarely been derived from studies of people with diabetes."
Their own previous research in diabetic patients found that measures of abdominal adiposity, but not general adiposity, were associated with higher mortality, and those who exercised regularly had a lower risk of death.
The main objective of their latest study was to investigate whether lifestyle recommendations for diabetics should differ from those given to the general public.
The study included close to 260,000 people without a diagnosis of diabetes and 6,384 people with a diabetes diagnosis enrolled in a large, prospective study that included 10 European countries.
The participants' weight, height, and waist circumference were measured at baseline, and dietary intake during the previous year was assessed through dietary questionnaires that included 300 to 500 items, as well as food frequency questionnaires and combined dietary methods of food records and questionnaires. Other questionnaires were used to assess exercise and alcohol consumption frequency.
After a median follow-up of almost 10 years, 830 of those with diabetes (13%) and 12,135 nondiabetics (5%) had died.
Joint Cox proportional hazard regression modeling was used to evaluate the impact of individual lifestyle and dietary components on mortality.
Among the findings:
- Higher butter and margarine consumption was associated with increased mortality in those with diabetes (HR 1.05, 95% CI 1.02-1.09, P=0.004), but this was not the case with nondiabetics (HR 1.00, 95% CI 0.99-1.02).
- Compared with light alcohol consumption (up to 6 grams a day), abstinence and high consumption (more than 60 grams a day) was associated with increased mortality risk. However, moderate drinking (6-60 g/day) was associated with a lower risk of death in nondiabetics, but not in those with diabetes. This risk was not statistically significant for either abstainers (P=0.41) or heavy drinkers (P=0.86).
"This study suggests that, with respect to mortality, lifestyle advice for people with diabetes should not differ from the existing recommendations for the general population," the researchers wrote. "It may be that those with diabetes benefit more from a healthy diet than diabetes-free individuals. However, this has to be confirmed in further studies."
This research was funded by a grant from the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes and sanofi-aventis.
The authors declared that they have no conflicts of interest with regard to this research.
- Reviewed by Zalman S. Agus, MD Emeritus Professor, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Dorothy Caputo, MA, BSN, RN, Nurse Planner
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A poor orphan grows up to be the toast of Paris when his quirky fashion designs become the rage. Filled with earthy, slapstick humor, this comedy chronicles his ride down the road of success. Fausto Barbarico (Ken Higelin) lost his folks during a biking accident and so was sent to a Paris orphanage. There he becomes best friends with Raymond (Francois Hauteserre), who, much to Fausto's delight, is a bad influence. Once he is of age, Fausto is sent to become the apprentice of Mietek (Jean Yanne), a kindly Jewish tailor who quickly becomes Fausto's mentor. Fausto has talent as a tailor and begins designing creative and kooky clothing as a way of promoting Mietek's shop. Romance comes for Fausto after he is asked to design a dress for the butcher's beautiful daughter. Trouble also arrives after Raymond suffers a terrible accident and is seriously injured while wearing one of Fausto's more outlandish designs. Originally released as Fausto, this film is known as Jean Yanne in the U.S. ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
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text: I currently have lost the Battery Cover to my Motorola Droid within the first two weeks of me having the phone. I have yet to take it off once, I must have gotten a lose one (Which I have read is quite a problem). I e-mailed Motorola and they linked me to purchase a new Cover for $10, plus $5 shipping (And that wouldn't even ship for another 5-6 days!). Am I entitled to a free replacement? Will Verizon (I know, "call them") replace one for me? Thanks.


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Wow, August is almost over.
Christmas is just around the corner.
I love Christmas time:
family gathering,
windy December with stunning costarrican sunsets
time to share...
So, for my last post as ScrappyDew guest designer I have to chose one of their lovely Christmas files, the "Baking Gingerbreads" cutting file.
I made an advent calendar with non traditional Christmas colors.
Don´t you think this guys are so sweet?
So, have a cookie and wait with me for Christmas.
Remember, you can find this lovely cookies set at
I want to thank ScrappyDew and Michelle for this lovely opportunity:
Your files are awesome, beautiful and easy to work with.
You have files for almost anything.
Keep on making our crafting that easy.


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WINDSOR, Conn., Oct. 8, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SS&C Technologies (Nasdaq:SSNC), a global provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software, will announce its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2012 after the close of the market on Monday, November 5, 2012. The earnings conference call, scheduled for November 5, 2012 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, will discuss Q3 results.
Details of the release are as follows:
News Release: To be released on Monday, November 5, 2012. The release will be available over GlobeNewswire and from SS&C's website at www.ssctech.com. To receive the press release via email immediately after wire distribution, visit investor.ssctech.com and click on Email Alerts.
Earnings Call: Dial 877-312-8798 (U.S. and Canada) or 253-237-1193 (International), and request the "SS&C Technologies 2012 Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call"; conference ID# 38660479.
Audio Replay: A replay of the earnings call can be heard after 8:00 p.m. on November 5, 2012, until midnight on November 12, 2012. The dial-in number is 855-859-2056 (U.S. and Canada) or 404-537-3406 (International); access code # 38660479. The call will also be available for replay on SS&C's website after November 5, 2012; access: http://investor.ssctech.com/results.cfm.
About SS&C Technologies
SS&C is a global provider of investment and financial software-enabled services and software focused exclusively on the global financial services industry. Founded in 1986, SS&C has its headquarters in Windsor, Connecticut and offices around the world. Some 5,500 financial services organizations, from the world's largest institutions to local firms, manage and account for their investments using SS&C's products and services. These clients in the aggregate manage over $16 trillion in assets.
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KENTVILLE, NS - "How are you today?" the judge asks.
"Good, sir," a participant in the voluntary Court Monitored Mental Health Program (CMMHP) responds.
"That's good…I just wanted to say how pleased I am that you're doing so well and you're engaged in the program, and that's really good. And I understand that you're going to the gym and keeping healthy. That's really good and I'm really, really pleased with you and we'll see you in two weeks' time," Judge Alan Tufts said.
Another participant who is newly enrolled in the CMMHP is called before the judge.
"Welcome into the program. I think everybody agrees that this is a good fit for you and you'll benefit from this," Tufts said.
"Thank you, your honour," the woman responds.
A participant who missed an appointment since his last court appearance is called before the judge.
"We need a commitment from you, OK? We've had these discussions before and I know that you're earnest about this and I'm sure there are all kinds of explanations of why you're not making your commitments. But, the bottom line is, you have to be in the program to be in the program," Tufts said.
The participant agreed to meet with the judge at the courthouse the following week before he's sent to make up for the appointment he missed. The judge said this was "kind of like a little test" of the participant's level of commitment.
"If you're not here, then some of the folks are going to be asking you to leave the program and I don't want to do that," Tufts said.
Another participant who is performing well in the program was commended for her efforts.
"You're doing very well, and we're very, very pleased, and you should be pleased…you should be very proud of yourself," Tufts said.
These interactions are typical of what is heard during a CMMHP session, held every second Wednesday at the Kentville courthouse. Prior to the open court session, the program team meets to discuss the progress of participants. There are currently five enrolled and three pending applications. The program has had 10 graduates since its inception in May 2014.
The CMMHP in Kentville serves Kings and West Hants and there is a mental health court in Dartmouth that serves the Halifax Regional Municipality. One major difference is that the CMMHP is operating with existing resources while funding and other resources are specifically allocated for the Dartmouth mental health court.
Read more:
• Kings County father hopes son with addiction, mental health issues sentenced to federal time will accept help he needs
Greater access in the works
Tufts, an associate chief judge of the Provincial Court of Nova Scotia, said the provincial government will need to decide whether or not mental health court access is expanded across Nova Scotia, as it involves a deployment of resources. However, he believes that the province's chief judge would support assigning judges to therapeutic courts in other areas of Nova Scotia.
Although the Mental Health Foundation of Nova Scotia has been providing assistance to some participants in outlying communities, Tufts said running a rural program is difficult because of the distances involved and a lack of transportation.
He also points out that if there were other rural programs in the district, services could be shared to take advantage of economies of scale.
Western region chief Crown attorney Ingrid Brodie serves on a provincial committee exploring the possible expansion of mental health court programming. She said the committee, which has a one-year mandate, began meeting monthly in September and is showing great progress.
"I think one of the key learnings we've had outside metropolitan areas is that you have to have the support of a broad range of professionals working together and building consensus to all put in their services to make a program work, and that it's a different way of operating than our traditional courts," Brodie said.
Nova Scotia Health Authority Mental Health and Addiction Services manager Valerie Davis said the provincial committee is also looking at outcomes, which have been positive through the CMMHP.
"The purpose of the provincial working group is to ensure that those best practices are integrated into any programs that are expanded throughout the province so that the outcomes are positive in other places as well," Davis said.
Read more:
• Kings North MLA's experience leads to advocating for province-wide mental health court access
Participants take responsibility
Tufts said those enrolled in the CMMHP either plead guilty to the charges that bring them before the court or otherwise take responsibility for their conduct, so the presumption of innocence has been set aside.
He said the program deals with people who are essentially in a sentencing regime. The court's responsibility is to ensure that there is a fair result for the person, that he or she is treated according to law and that the individual's rights are respected.
At the same time, the court must ensure that the public's interest is respected as well.
Tufts said the aim of the program is to treat participants with dignity and help them through their health challenges. If underlying issues are addressed, participants aren't going to come into contact with the law, which is a betterment for the individual and the community.
"I tell people when they come in here that they're going to be treated, they're going to feel healthier, but at the same time they're going to improve the community and they're going to help the lives of the people who are around them and who are affected by their illness. So, everybody's the winner and that's kind of what we're trying to do here," Tufts said.
Brodie said one of the goals of the CMMHP is to look at an individual holistically, recognizing that a mental health issue has affected his or her behaviour in the community.
One revelation she's had about the program is that there has been "destigmatizing" by virtue of the CMMHP's existence. Brodie said community members are recognizing that individuals do come into contact with the law because of underlying health issues that need to be addressed.
Read more:
• 'It's a program I'm really proud to be involved with': Kings County lawyer
Benefits to collaborative approach
Brodie said the CMMHP team has recognized since coming together, they had all been working in their separate silos with some of the same people in the past but not coordinating efforts. Everyone was trying their best to lead to positive outcomes for individuals, their families and the community. She said the cumulative impact of their efforts being coordinated has surprised them.
Tufts said there have always been people with mental health issues coming into contact with the law and it's been a very difficult situation. Those working in the system recognized that there had to be a better way. The CMMHP provides a way to treat and deal with these individuals in the criminal justice system in a more appropriate manner.
Nova Scotia Health Authority and West Hants Community Mental Health occupational therapist Kerry Sutherland said her experience with the CMMHP has been refreshing. The health and justice departments have been very much in their own silos in the past. By working together collaboratively, it's enabled the departments to help individuals with mental health issues get one step closer to recovery, which has a broader positive impact on the community and society.
Brodie said that, initially, the team was learning together and didn't want to take on the toughest or most complex cases. As they've learned to work together and collaborate they've progressed, becoming more capable of dealing with more complex cases that perhaps involve more serious offences. She said the Dartmouth mental health court has served as a great resource.
Nova Scotia Health Authority mental health nurse and Kings County case manager Jennifer Breen said that, for her, the program offers choice for clients, which leads to opportunity that they may not have felt they had before. This can lead to positive outcomes at the end, such as criminal charges being withdrawn, so these individuals don't have to carry additional stigma.
Did you know?
For more information on the CMMHP or to make a referral, call the Kentville courthouse at 902-679-6070.