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High-Performance Resonators for Gyroscopes
6761 – Maximizing quality (Q) factor, ability of system to keep energy, is key to enhancing the performance of mechanical resonators. To maximize Q-factor of a resonator, its dissipation mechanisms should be carefully investigated and reduced. Most phenomena, which increase energy dissipation in a resonator, can be reduced by a proper choice of resonator's material. However, anchor loss, which is... Read More
Mold for Making Highly Symmetric Three Dimensional Microstructures
7175 – This technology offers improvements to the creation of axisymmetric microstructures that are well-suited for use as a resonator in vibratory gyroscopes. Gyroscopes measure angular motion and they are a vital component in internal measurement units, which monitor and guide the motion of aircrafts and unmanned vehicles. Miniaturization of devices and the use of microelectromechanical systems,... Read More
Modular Stacked Variable-Compression Micropump
6718 – A modular stacked variable-compression micropump has been developed at the University of Michigan. Gas micropumps are used in numerous applications such as health monitoring instruments, gas chromatographs and homeland security systems. However, despite technology advances, micropumps have not been able to replace meso-scale pumps due to their need for large area or high force actuators, lack... Read More
Low-Noise Large Dynamic Range Multi-Axis Accelerometers Made From Thick Silicon
6986 – Capacitive accelerometers and inertial measurement units are used in a wide range of applications such as smart phones and tablets, aerospace navigation, and industrial testing and measurement. By 2019, the revenue for microelectromechanical system (MEMS) accelerometers and gyroscopes is expected to reach $5 billion, and miniaturization is the critical product feature [1]. Several device... Read More
Three-Dimensional Rate-Integrating Gyroscope and Fabrication Process
6997 – Gyroscopes are sensors that measure the rate of rotation and angular orientation of an object. Advances in micro electromechanical system (MEMS) allow MEMS gyroscope manufacturing at low cost with sufficient accuracy. MEMS gyroscopes are used in portable electronics such as smart phones as well as in the stabilization of cameras, factory machines, and cars. Navigational systems, e.g., in... Read More
Silicon Micromachined High Flow Gas Pump
6502 – The creation of new MEMs devices including sensors and lab-on-a-chips are becoming more reliant on microscale systems which provide better efficiency, cost effectiveness, portability and in some cases accuracy. One important component of many microscale devices are efficient micropumps which can pump fluids or gases through a system or create vacuum environments. Micropumps are important in... Read More
MRI Compatible Piezoelectric MEMS Energy Harvester with Tip Mass for Leadless Pacemaker for Heartbeat Vibrations
6782 – Energy harvesting devices and their unique ability to convert the ambient energy into electrical energy has attracted much interest in industrial and manufacturing sectors. Vibration is one of the common sources in energy harvesting and a widely used method of converting vibration into the electricity is by using the piezoelectric materials. One important application of such piezoelectric... Read More
Actuation and Sensing Platform for Sensor Calibration and Vibration Isolation
6571 – A micro-platform with integrated multi-axis actuation and position sensing capabilities for in-situ calibration of long-term scale-factor drifts in the output signals of micromachined inertial measurement units, has been developed at the University of Michigan. The use of micromachined inertial measurement units, such as MEMS accelerometers and gyroscopes, in high accuracy strategic and... Read More
Three Dimensional Microstructures and Fabrication Process of Micro-scale Navigation Grade Rate Integrating Gyroscope for GPS-free Guidance
6500 – Recent advances in micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) technologies resulted in the successful commercialization of high-performance sensors and actuators in a variety of areas such as motion sensing, wireless communication, energy harvesting, and healthcare. The performance of most MEMS sensors and actuators are limited by materials along with their structures and because of their low... Read More
Mechanical Amplifier for Energy Transducer Devices
5960 – Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed a mechanical amplifier that amplifies the displacement amplitude or generated force of an energy transducer system. The amplifier is targeted towards applications such as vibration-energy harvesters and electromechanical sensors and actuators, and can be integrated with a variety of transducers types such as electromagnetic,... Read More
Electromagnetic Energy Transducer for Energy Harvesting or Mechanical Actuation
5959 – Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed an electromagnetic transducer for converting kinetic energy to electrical energy, or electrical energy to mechanical displacement. The transducer is targeted towards operation under harsh conditions such as high centrifugal acceleration, high axial and radial static displacements, and tilting movements. The transducer can be embedded in... Read More
MEMS Electrostatic Micro-Hydraulic Systems for Sensing and Actuation
5564 – Researchers at the University of Michigan have developed micro-hydraulic structures for high performance sensing and actuation. Hydraulic or pneumatic structures are extensively used in systems where amplification of force, or deflection, is needed. Operation of such systems is based on uniform distribution of pressure over an incompressible liquid filling two connected chambers. And... Read More
Three-Dimensional MEMS Sensors and Actuators and Microsystems
5563 – Scientists at the University of Michigan have developed hair-like sensors targeted towards MEMS sensor, actuator, and microsystem applications. Through a combination of mechanical sensing, local chemo-electric transduction, and sophisticated signal processing, biological hair sensors provide unique capabilities such as sensitivity and response that are unmatched by other sensor structures. ... Read More
Scalable high performance magnetoelastic tags for electronic article surveillance
5924 – An electrical engineering research team has developed a discrete and low-cost magnetoelastic-tagging platform with a footprint 100 times smaller than conventional tags. Magnetoelastic tags are ubiquitously used in electronic article surveillance (EAS) where they offer low-cost, reliability and ease-of-use for inhibiting retail thefts. Developing smaller form factors to enable their use in... Read More
Single Resonator Micromechanical Disk Filters
2536 – UM File # 2536 Background Technology Description Applications Advantages
Transverse-Mode Micromechanical Square Plate Resonators
2535 – UM File # 2535 Background Technology Description Applications Advantages
Automatic Trimming Algorithms for Micromechanical Circuits
2539 – Polysilicon wine-glass mode micromechanical disk resonators using a stemless, non-intrusive suspension structure have been demonstrated in both vacuum and atmospheric pressure at frequencies around 73.4 MHz with Q's as high as 98,000 in vacuum, and 8,600 in atmosphere-the highest ever reported Q's at this frequency range and in these environments for any on-chip micro-scale resonator. The Q... Read More
Frequency Tuning of Vibrating Micro Mechanical Resonators
2887 – The progress of the wireless transceiver industry has been shaped by both cost and size consideration, with RF/IF bandpass filters competing for space and function at the board-level. Methods to appease these restriction have focused on removing the IF filter and placing more of the load on the circuit complexity and performance, which could be detrimental in future expansive endeavors.... Read More
Acceleration Sensing Module With a Combined Self-test and Ground Electrode
1946 – Accelerometers are used in a variety of applications to provide an accurate indication of an acceleration force. Because accurate detection of acceleration is often critical, accelerometers typically utilize self-testing mechanisms to check the mechanical integrity and stability of the accelerometer. In the micro-machined type of accelerometers, which are sometimes utilized in vehicle... Read More
Accelerometer With a Combined Self-test and Ground Electrode
1945 – Accelerometers are used in a variety of applications to provide an accurate indication of an acceleration force. Because accurate detection of acceleration is often critical, accelerometers typically utilize self-testing mechanisms to check the mechanical integrity and stability of the accelerometer. In the micro-machined type of accelerometers, which are sometimes utilized in vehicle... Read More
Compliant Displacement-Multiplying Apparatus for Microelectromechanical Systems
1770 – The limitation of many currently available actuators, and in particular smart material actuators, is their small stroke and power. In the formation of microelectromechanical (MEM) devices, a motive forcer or actuator is required. The previous used electrostatic comb actuators have generally consumed a large portion of the die on which the MEM device is formed. Further, the die size is... Read More


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The housing bubble of 2006 burst in large part due to lax lending practices that led up to the housing recession. The collateral damage from these practices hammered personal fortunes through foreclosures and investment losses.
The devaluation of mortgage-backed securities tied to nonperforming mortgages kick-started the falling dominoes in this global financial crisis.
Now the mortgage lending industry is making up for their slipshod business practices by tightening credit standards to an extreme level. This has partly to do with regulations recently put in place that make one wonder if anyone consulted real estate professionals and economists before they were enacted.
It's commonly agreed that the easy-money lending practices that were in vogue before the downturn in 2006-07 should be left behind. Then, buyers didn't need to qualify to get a stated-income mortgage. Unrealistic teaser-rate mortgages were popular, and 100 percent and 110 percent financing was available.
Buyers had little at risk except their good credit, which for many went up in smoke when home prices stopped rising and they were left upside down in their house because the price they could sell for had dropped lower than the balance owed on their mortgage.

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Jill Starley-Grainger is commissioning editor for the Sunday Times Travel Magazine. Sharing some of the finer things in life when it comes to travel; here shares the best location vacations.
Ever been inspired by a film to book a trip? Hitchcock's Vertigo had me trailing in the footsteps of James Stewart and Kim Novak in San Francisco; Roman Holiday saw me Vespa-ing around the Colosseum and Vatican (a feat much scarier than Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck made it look on the silver screen); and Memoirs of a Geisha had me booking tickets to Kyoto in Japan.
Of course I don't spend every holiday hunting down film sets, but who doesn't get a thrill when they spot a scene from a favourite movie in real life? That's the main appeal of Los Angeles for many visitors, and fans of some films – Harry Potter in Britain and Lord of the Rings in New Zealand, for example – have spawned an entire industry targeted at 'location vacation' tourists to their countries.
If you aren't sure where you want to visit in 2014, this year's cinema realises could have your holiday sorted in no time.
Desperate for a dose of joie de vivre? You'll get it in spades in The Love Punch, out now, which stars Emma Thompson and Pierce Brosnan in this year's feel-good fun-fest. The duo hit Paris in search of the financial shark who stole their company, then pursue him to the south of France. Cue car chases from Paris' Arc de Triomphe over Pont de Bir-Hakeim– followed by a train along the lush jagged cliffs of the French Riviera. Stepping off Cannes' famous Croissette beach, they snorkel over to a mansion to take their revenge in comedic fashion.
Do the trip: That mansion is actually the Château de Ferrières outside Paris, and it's occasionally open to visitors. But the real mood of the movie is the sunny, glamorous French Riviera – easily recreated by booking a hotel by the Cannes Croisette, then hiring a boat to take you a few miles down the coast to Port Vauban Marina in Antibes. Hop out and have a drink on the terrace of one of the brasseries here, taking in views of sparklingly superyachts.
If you prefer your comedy a little darker and your landscapes a little starker, then saddle up for Of Horses and Men, in cinemas (Icelandic with English subtitles) now. The story revolves around the strange love lives of a small community of Icelanders and their unbridled passion for their horses. The horses not only star in the title, but they also steal the show, their only competition for top billing being the stark mountains and steep fjords.
Do the trip: Most of the movie was filmed in an area of western Iceland called Borgarfjördur. Horse riding is way of life here. Most guesthouses can arrange day trips (or longer) for you, and you'll trot over extinct volcanoes down to black-sand beaches, where you can spot puffins and orcas just offshore. Serious riders will want to book one of the multi-day tours, where you ride with a herd and change mounts along the way.
Feel the need to get away from it all? In 1977, Robyn Davidson did, too, so she set off on a 2,700km trek across the Australian Outback, her only companions a dog and four camels. This true story was recently filmed, with Davidson's approval – Mia Wasikowska portrays her.
Do the trip: You might not want to follow in her exact footsteps from Alice Springs to the Indian Ocean – it took six months of blistering heat and encounters with dangerous animals for her to complete it! To get a feel for the sheer scale of the great Aussie interior, take the famous Ghan train from Adelaide to Alice Springs and Uluru (Ayers Rock). One of Australia's unmissable sights, the Rock is best experienced at sunset as the sun casts slowly-changing artistic shadows on the sandstone slab.
The eighth film in the franchise, out in July, picks up where Rise of the Planet of the Apes left off, but is set before The Planet of the Apes. In a surprise to no-one, the plot pits man against ape in an epic fight for the world. The non-stop action was filmed on the not-remotely-apocalyptic Vancouver Island in Canada.
Do the trip: You won't find any apes on Vancouver Island, but go in summer and you can see equally impressive bears, including the Kermode, a unique subspecies of black bear known as the Spirit Bear for its all-white fur coat. In winter, however, you might feel – like the apes – that the world is coming to an end. The island is popular with storm-watchers, who book the coastal hotels to watch as the Pacific whips itself into a climatic frenzy.
If you've got kids in tow, pack the marmalade sandwiches, pull on your duffle coat and head for London.. Paddington famously leaves the jungles of Peru and gets lost in Paddington Station, so you can also scene-spot en route to or from the airport (eye-balling the soaring glazed wrought-iron roof designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1854).
Do the trip: Although it's not in the film there's a bronze statue of Paddington by the escalators at the station. But don't go to 32 Windsor Gardens, Paddington's home. It's entirely fictional. Do make like Paddington and take a wheeled shopping basket for some bargain-hunting at busy Portobello Market on a Saturday. Or head up that escalator at Paddington Station. At the top, you'll find the world's only shop dedicated solely to Paddington Bear paraphernalia. And for the ultimate in toy-fests, with heaps more Paddington Bears to choose from, head for Hamleys. The world's most famous toy shop is in central London on Regent Street.
Leave your luggage in the ample racks near the doors and relax for your journey in one of our comfortable, spacious seats.
With a good nights sleep before your flight then just 15 minutes to the airport, Paddington is a great place to stay.
Don't risk missing your flight by getting stuck in a taxi in rush hour or being hit by a tube strike


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ACHA Men's D2 website (formerly Gold Team) l ACHA Men's D3 website (formerly Black Team)
ADRIAN, Mich.--Adrian College Athletics has announced that its American Collegiate Hockey Association Division 3 men's gold team will move up to Division 2. The men's black squad will remain in ACHA Division 3.
In addition, the branding for those programs will now be known as ACHA Division 2 and ACHA Division 3, eliminating the color differentiation. All changes will take effect for the upcoming 2017-18 season.
The ACHA Division 2 team, formerly Gold, will compete in the Great Midwest Hockey League (GMHL), while the ACHA Division 3 team (formerly Black) will be in the Michigan Collegiate Hockey Conference (MCHC) East Division. Team rosters will be announced in early September.
Adrian's storied ACHA gold program began competition in Division 3 in the 2009-10 season and the College added the black team in the 2010-11 campaign. Gold won five league and/or division championships in the MCHC and hoisted the national championship trophy for three consecutive years from 2012 to 2014. Together, Black and Gold competed at eight regional and four national tournaments from 2012 to 2017.
"It's amazing to see what we started blossom into a successful program over the last few years" Joe Van Geison, Adrian's director of admissions and former ACHA hockey player at AC, remarked. "To make this transition will add virtually every level of collegiate Hockey here in the beautiful Arrington Ice Arena. It is a great recruiting and competitive advantage, and I cannot wait to see what this team accomplishes at the D2 level."
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About Ronin Taiko
In Japan, the taiko, or Japanese traditional drum, carries a special significance. Used in religious ceremonies, for entertainment like kabuki theater, wartime and in celebrations, the taiko's powerful sound can also reach people at a personal level–it is often compared to a reflection of one's own heartbeat.
Based in South Florida, RONIN TAIKO performers practice wadaiko, or Japanese drumming. They travel frequently to Japan to train with taiko Sensei (teachers) and further develop their physical and mental discipline in this art form. With additional training backgrounds ranging from martial arts to dance and theatre, RONIN TAIKO hopes to continue bringing Japanese Taiko performances to wider audiences.
Taiko Academy
With the addition of the TAIKO ACADEMY, it is RONIN TAIKO's wish to create a community where wadaiko and Japanese arts can be studied, practiced and performed. We are always glad to accept new Wadaiko Academy students and aspiring Ronin Taiko performers into our Keiko-ba (training space). Private and group sessions (with other students are at a similar skill level or all levels) are available.


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Isaiah 14 Tree of Life Version (TLV)
God's People Restored
14 For Adonai will have compassion on Jacob
Taunt Against Babylon's King
3 Now in the day when Adonai will give you rest from your sorrow and your turmoil, and from the hard service you were forced to do, 4 you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon and say:
"How the taskmaster has ceased!
Shining One Fallen From Heaven
12 How you have fallen from heaven,
16 Those who see you will stare at you,
22 "For I will rise up against them"—it is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva'ot—"and I will cut off from Babylon name and remnant, offshoot and offspring," declares Adonai. 23 "I will also make it a possession for the porcupine, with marshes of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction." It is a declaration of Adonai-Tzva'ot.
24 Adonai Tzva'ot has sworn, saying:
Doom of Philistia
28 In the year king Ahaz died came this burden:
29 Do not rejoice, all you of Philistia,
32 What will they answer the messengers of the nation?
Tree of Life Version (TLV)
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pollution caused by construction takes up 34% of the total pollution
construction waste accounts for 40% of the total human waste
700,000 hectares of forest can be preserved
1 billion tons of construction waste can be reduced
The heavy timber consumption in urban construction leads to excessive deforestation, heavy contamination by construction waste and serious damage to ecological environment. The wide appliance of aluminum formwork system makes the construction process better, quicker and more efficient. As the best option for urban construction, the aluminum formwork system is in accordance with China's ten new policies for the construction industry ,low-carbon emission reduction and green construction technology.
HKS?Construction?Technology?Co., Ltd. is one of the world's leading construction formwork technology companies, devoted to promoting the transformation and upgrade of construction industry and providing green solution to urban construction. The company has national-level technology research and development platform, constantly conducting R&D and innovation in the design, manufacturing, installation, recycling and standardization of new-type construction formwork. So far, the company has built cooperation relationship with the leading real estate and construction enterprises and won high praise from customers for its high quality products and service.
SNTO possesses science and technology R&D platforms like nationally-recognized company technology center, national-level examination center, postdoctoral scientific research stations, Central South University-SNTO Scientific and Technology R&D Institute.
We organized an R&D team led by national academicians and managerial experts who enjoy the state council special allowance, participated in formulation and revision of multiple Hunan engineering construction standards.
We have designed over 100 projects and more than 1,000 buildings and units, successfully solved problems with stair prefabricated parts, steel-aluminum combination, super high-rises, duplex buildings, non-standard floors, basements, and underground pipe galleries.
The largest intelligent aluminum formwork production base in the country that meets customer requirements for delivery time.
Strict selection of workers; technical training and assessment and militarized management ensure quality and efficiency.
Standardized management, unified work standards and processes, and strictly-controlled operation processes ensure zero defects of products and speed up construction.
Standardized operation; the installation process strictly follows the standard operation card, eliminating invalid actions and improving efficiency.
The operating standards are clearly defined to ensure good construction quality and save subsequent cost.
Militarized management in the whole process where the nine prohibitions in installation, housekeeping standards, queuing for work, and the five regulations & six meetings requirements are observed to ensure safe construction and enhance on-site management.
The largest professional installation group in the country; industrial skilled workers are trained before work to provide customers with efficient, high-quality installation services.
Technical Services: professional installation guidance including installation worker training, technical disclosure, troubleshooting and on-site guidance.
Secondary Formwork Matching: A standardized formwork matching system has been established, which can provide secondary formwork matching service for the secondary use of formworks.
Recycling of Used Formworks: Providing services of hedging buy-back, used formwork for new, used formwork renovation, and formwork purchase.


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Say YES More Often: Let Them Eat Cake!
ADHD parents have opportunities to say "no" to their kids, a lot! Typically it's not fun for anyone when we have to do it. A few years back, I made a promise to my kids that unless I have a good reason to say no, one that I am willing to share, I will always try to say yes.
Sometimes this makes things harder because I have to look like the bad guy:
- Daughter: "Mom, can I have a sleepover tonight?"
- Me: "Honey, I'd like to say yes, but I'm just too tired to deal with having an extra person in the house tonight."
Mostly, it forces me to really look at why I'm saying no, and make sure it's for a good reason:
- Son: "Mom, can I clean up my bedroom after I watch my show?"
- Me: (after I think about it) "As long as it's done by 1pm, when we need to leave for our appointment, I don't really care. What is your plan for getting it done by then?"
Note: if you have a "complex" kid, this is a critical part of the process!
So next time, before you use the "N" word, make sure you understand why you are saying it, and see if you might be able to find a way to turn it into a YES!


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Salted Caramel Granola 15lb
Crunch into something new and delicious with this tasty blend of granola goodness! Our unique Salted Caramel Granola is a popular flavor that's here to stay!
Rolled Oats, Raw Cane Sugar, Whole Wheat Flour, Butter (pasteurized cream, natural flavors), Natural Butter Flavor (Non-GMO maltodextrin, sea salt, butter powder (butter (cream, salt), dry buttermilk), buttermilk, natural butter flavor, Non GMO expeller pressed canola oil, natural beta carotene coloring), Water, Natural Unsweetened Flake Coconut, Walnuts, Non-GMO Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Natural Vanilla Flavor, Non-GMO Corn Starch, Non-GMO Molasses Powder (molasses, maltodextrin), Sea Salt, Natural French Caramel Flavor, Organic Caramel Color, Baking Soda, Natural Cream Flavor (with propylene glycol and soy lecithin), Spice Extractive, Natural Beta Carotene Color. Contains: Coconut, Milk, Soy, Walnut and Wheat Ingredients.
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by Adam Bayne
Where there is no guidance, a people falls, but in an abundance of counselors there is safety.
-Proverbs 11:14
Editor: this post was adapted with permission from Adam Bayne's Blog.
A friend once sent me an email asking me the following questions about kids ministry. Here's how I responded:
1. What are 3 big challenges kids ministry leaders are facing right now?
A. Volunteer Recruitment
a. Branding recruitment
One thing we have done at our church is brand a recruitment strategy. Since launching it, the idea of volunteer recruitment has become almost tangible. Branding a recruitment strategy helps keep a focus on the need to recruit consistently.
b. Leading up
If you are at a church with low volunteers across the board, that is a culture problem and you need to change the culture. Ministry leaders need to help their lead pastors and executives understand that a "church culture" problem is a problem they have helped foster and need to work with their team to deal with it. Who has the greatest impact on a church's culture other than Christ and the staff as a whole? The individuals at the top.
Pastors need to partner with ministry leaders through their messages and by allowing ministry leaders stage-time to help lead the people away from a "consumer" mindset to a place of empowerment that flames the fires for a church to rise up with a servant's heart. Our church is now at this place and God is doing incredible things, but it has taken years of ministry leaders investing in their leadership. Leading up is tough . . . it takes a long time.
For kids ministry leaders I think this is a huge challenge because we are usually pushed into the background when it comes to having a voice at the church leadership table. But lead pastors and executives need to understand that we lead the most difficult ministry in church and any kids ministry leader that has been effective for even just a few years has proven that they are amazing. So kids ministry leaders need to learn to fight for their place at the table. It won't take long for lead pastors and executives to realize what's up.
c. One on One Recruitment
One on One recruitment is the best way to recruit . . . but what the kids ministry staff and I learned is that in order to develop a strong culture of one on one recruitment within our ministry we must be recruiting one on one ourselves. Every month my staff and I need to be recruiting at least one person on our own. Then, and only then, can we go to our volunteers and encourage them to do the same.
B. The pressure of doing too much
Kids ministry leaders have tons of pressure to do events outside of Sundays. We must learn to say no and only do the events that are especially effective. We have to make sure that we are not doing too many events because in reality the same volunteers that pour their hearts out on Sundays are the ones who step up to help run events. When we do too many events we lose focus on what's most important, the Sunday morning experience, we exhaust our team, and we exhaust our resources. At our church we have cut events for the next two years in preschool and K thru 5th except for an Easter Event, a Preteen Camp, and Trunk or Treat. Other than that we'll pour into Sundays and make them as epic as possible.
C. Parent Partnership
We've had to focus on the three points below:
a. Streamline take-home tools as much as possible. Start by asking parents directly what tools they want from the church to help them invest in their children during the week.
b. Keep it simple and practical. The birth of a true partnership between church/home consists of parents knowing their child's small group leader and parents using take-home tools that are effective. No need to make it more complicated.
c. Maintaining realistic expectations. We can't expect for every parent to partner with us exactly how we want them to. Some of our parents don't even use our take-home tools at Grace, but yet they are reading the Bible together as a family every night, that's awesome! Some parents are new to church so just seeing them every Sunday is a win. They might not do anything during the week, but at least they are showing up! That's worth celebrating!
2. Where do you think curriculum companies are getting it right when it comes to helping you be more effective? Where are they missing it?
Getting it right:
a. Creating take-home tools for parents
b. "Upping" the production in videos, worship music for kids, and media slides for large group experiences
c. Curriculum companies across the board are understanding the need for a balanced approach of offering epic material for large group and small group experiences
Missing it:
a. Sometimes in a curriculum's desire to be fun and cool they bypass the need to keep it simple and focus on the core of what a growing follower of Jesus needs to experience. A solid understanding of our faith in Jesus, time to explore God's Word and an understanding that our lives need to be engulfed in His truth, the power of prayer, and so on and so forth.
b. I think most curriculum tries to expose truths that are over a child's head. They are getting ahead of themselves. Why focus so much energy on character traits when a child doesn't even understand the cross? In today's culture, even "churched" kids do not have a firm understanding of who Jesus is, the power of prayer, and what it looks like to pursue Jesus and develop a growing relationship.
3. If there was another online blog / website with content & resources you were going to follow, what is something they could do to provide a "wow" experience that exceeds expectations for you and others in kids ministry?
I can't stand fluff (part of the reason why I no longer care for most conferences these days). Blogs that express general ideas about kids ministry are a waste of my time. I want to read about practical stuff presented by leaders on staff or volunteers in the trenches at a church focusing on the nuts and bolts of what's working well in their ministry and how they put it together. Or maybe blogs about what not to do, failures for the rest of us to learn from.
How would you answer some of these questions?
Adam Bayne pastors at Abba's House in Chattanooga, TN, and has been working with children for the past 15 years, he started in the public school before moving into ministry. He believes parents are more important influences in children's lives than pastors and seeks to partner with them accordingly.
He's a heavyweight Disney nerd, lightweight sports fan, & total fanatic when it comes to his wife (Marissa) & daughters (Emma and Ava). You can follow him on Twitter.
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Groups of people are distributed unevenly across the available landscape. Some geographic area may be concentrated with people of the same color than other parts. This scenario is attributed to residential segregation in which there is lack of intermixing of people of different "races" in the same neighborhood. According to Williams and Collins (2001), racial residential segregation could affect various areas in people's lives including health. Now, let us know what the causes of residential segregation are:
This is considered to be the most direct reason for residential segregation. Affinity instructs some families to reside with their relatives or with people who live the same way as them. With this, they can support their similar lifestyles, including amenities and businesses.
Market Forces
Different "racial" groups tend to occupy different stages on the economic ladder within the society. Market forces may produce variations on the economic ability of people to afford to live in particular locations. As the economic status of different group shifts, the racial composition of a neighborhood may shift.
White Flight
According to Pulido (2000), white flight is a specific manifestation of market forces. In some cases, white residents do not like to live next to a family or community of another color. For them, a racially diverse neighborhood is more dangerous.
This happens when people of high-class, mostly white occupies the people of the poor. These newcomers fail to form a bond with the existing community. The scenario will make the land more attractive, thus generating higher demand. The original inhabitants will no longer to afford to live in their place.
Public Service Provision
Some areas of color may get less water and sewer system. The public service programs may be passed to more progressive neighborhoods. The poor community may receive less effective or more abusive police protection. This is directly attributed to racial prejudice.
This is a norm among banks and real estate agents in which they give priority to white people to live in a particular community. Redlining was declared illegal in the US in 1968, however, there is still evident cases in the present.
Violence, especially those committed by gangs plays a role in racial residential segregation. On the other hand, gangs are results of residential segregation and limitation of opportunities for poor urban people of color.
Black-Self Segregation
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White Collective Action
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White Individual Action
Apart from the white collective action, some white individuals already prefer not to choose or they tend to avoid communities with black people. A substantial study proved that white families leave neighborhoods with a high or rising black population share.


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This paper concerns Jeb Bush and common core, immigration and the Tea Party. Based on a small research and Jeb Bush's statements, any moron would not consider Jeb Bush a viable candidate for the 2016 elections. Jeb Bush, though being the most liberal of the Bush Family, thinks more like a Democrat, than a Republican who respects the US Constitution and States' Rights.
This paper will only consider three areas. These are: Common Core Education, immigration and the Tea Party. Although, this being enough, it does define, Jeb Bush in these areas.
Common Core Education
Jeb Bush's support of common core education can only be in the money trail. Although, as a former Governor, he saw that the Gates' Foundation gave a substantial amount of money to Florida schools. While Jeb Bush is a champion for education, if he becomes a presidential candidate and wins the presidency, we know where his loyalty lies in education. His support of common core is only in the money Bill Gates gave to his Foundation for Excellence in Education.
Being an "act of love" is far from the point. What do you say to those who came here legally, whether they are Iranian, Canadian, or Spanish? Too bad; so sad? Is this not a disservice to those who spent nearly $3,000 for citizenship and then give citizenship away free to illegal immigrants of any foreign country. What kind of a joke is this?
Although, there is a way to settle this and this way can be: All illegal immigrants older than 50 years of age can apply for a visitor's VISA and no government benefits will be available to them. All children must renounce any dual citizenship and be a full and complete US citizen. This will also removes any "anchor" baby status and take a US citizenship test and successfully pass it. They must successfully pass it the first time, or self-deport and due to the length of time they have been in the US, they should not have any trouble passing it.
I agree that illegal immigrants are not hardened criminals, but, nevertheless, they are criminals by not obeying the law. Jeb Bush wants us to pass this off as nothing and again, what do you say to those who came here legally?
Tea Party
The rhetoric that Jeb Bush believes the Tea Party supports anti-government conspiracy theories. Based on unscientific poll numbers, the Tea Party activists' straw poll indicated Jeb Bush came in at number 21 out of 22 people with 29% of the vote.
Jeb Bush, if he runs, he will be positioned to run with the GOP establishment and the establishment want to do away with the Tea Party. While he does cling to the idea that the Tea Party has offered nothing but nostalgia, he forgets that this country is based on the rule of law.
According to the Tea Party, which is a large conservative base, Jeb Bush advocates common core education and his support of illegal immigration. Although, Bush claims criticisms and conspiracy theories, the Tea Party has been hearing what educators have been saying and it is a federal encroachment on education.
In conclusion, Jeb Bush may have some good ideas such as school vouchers, but school vouchers will be no different than attending any other public school because of his support for common core education.
If we were to accept anything of common core, we should only accept true US History, to include who the contributors were, what major laws were passed; presidents do not pass laws, they sign and enforce, plus landmark decisions. While there are other areas that could be acceptable, this is but a mention. But, common core promotes an illegitimate curriculum and it also promotes a socialist agenda and a religious agenda of Islam and here.
Education reform begins with guidelines, not dictatorship with the threat of losing taxpayer dollars the federal government earmarks for education. Education is the States' business and responsibility; not the federal government. Our States and school districts know best what it takes to educate our new generations to come. Not Jeb Bush, nor the federal government.
The immigration laws that are on the books are sufficient. Each State needs to supplement the current immigration laws, which they have and each Governor needs to enforce these laws. Jeb Bush wants to set aside these immigration laws for this so-called "act of love". The question is: how many "acts of love" are we going to deal with? When amnesty is given once, then it must be given again, and again.


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The Iraqi paramilitary unit that stormed a government complex in Iraq's Diyala province earlier this week usually is directed by the prime minister's office, but was acting without its orders in this case, the Iraqi government said Friday.
Abdul Karim Khalaf, an Interior Ministry spokesman who's serving as the interim commander of police in Diyala, described the emergency response unit as a counterterrorism force that's nominally under Interior oversight but with its own chain of command. The name of its leader and the size of its force are classified, he said.
A spokesman for the Iraqi Islamic Party challenged the assertion that the unit was acting without orders, days after a prominent member was arrested in one of the raids. "We believe that such a raid could not have taken place unless Mr. Maliki had at least prior knowledge of it," said Dr. Salim Abdullah al Juboori, referring to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki.
The above is from Nicholas Spangler's "Diyala raid was rogue operation, Iraqi government says" (McClatchy Newspapers) and it's cute the way he avoids certain issues. For instance the fact that two US helicopters were part of the operation with eye witnesses reporting they were fired on by those helicopters. If it was a rogue operation, how did the US military come to be involved?
A question to keep in mind as you read Ned Parker's "Iraq seeks breakup of U.S.-funded Sunni fighters" (Los Angeles Times) which follows up on Richard A. Oppel Jr.'s "Iraq Takes Aim at Leaders Of U.S.-Tied Sunni Groups" from yesterday's New York Times:
Amid fears that the Sunnis' treatment could rekindle Iraq's insurgency, the Americans are caught between their wish to support the fighters and their stronger ties to Maliki's government, which has challenged the Sunni paramilitaries in recent months as it grows increasingly confident about its fledgling army.
"We want to have our cake and eat it too, support Maliki and the Sons of Iraq. . . . Maliki wants to make that as hard for us as possible. He wants us to choose him," said Stephen Biddle, a Council on Foreign Relations defense expert who has served as an advisor on strategy to Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, the U.S. commander in Iraq. "What it looks like we are getting is a Maliki government that won't behave itself and wants to crush the Sons of Iraq."
The chief U.S. military spokesman here denied Maliki was targeting the Sons of Iraq, or that the Americans were tilting toward the government at the expense of the Sunni fighters.
"Just last week, the prime minister gave his personal commitment to the program," Brig. Gen. David Perkins said. "They are well aware of the sacrifices the Sons of Iraq have made, that they were a critical element in bringing the security situation under control and that it is in their strategic advantage to assimilate them peacefully and orderly into Iraqi society."
Maliki has grown powerful after successful military operations in spring against Shiite cleric Muqtada Sadr's militia in southern Iraq and Baghdad. His transformation has provided the Americans a partner they can work with as they look for a way to hand over the reins in Iraq, the long-term U.S. goal here.
A Western advisor to the Iraqi government said the U.S. military couldn't stop the Iraqi security forces now even if it wanted to -- they are larger in size and have their own chain of command.
Meanwhile Tina Susman and Caeser Ahmed file "Iraq cleric Muqtada Sadr critical of draft plan on U.S. troop withdrawal" on the reaction to whispers of the draft of a treaty:
At the weekly prayer service in Sadr's Baghdad stronghold of Sadr City, chants of "No to the agreement!" rang out through loudspeakers positioned along the street. Worshipers responded with applause and repeated the chant as the service ended and people drifted away.
Sadr and his Mahdi Army militia have kept a low profile since fighting in the spring led the Iraqi military to move into militia strongholds. But though Sadr claims to have revamped his group into an exclusively cultural organization, his fiery anti-U.S. message can rev up supporters and could hurt Maliki's standing if Iraqis see the prime minister as kowtowing to American wishes.
At prayer services across the country, Sadrist preachers said any deal struck with the Americans was a blow to Iraq's sovereignty. In Sadr City, listeners agreed.
"Everyone is talking about how it will really serve the interests of the Americans, not the Iraqis," said Mohammed Fadim, whose well-stocked grocery store overlooks the wide avenue where worshipers knelt side by side in prayer. "Everyone knows the U.S. administration. Once they occupy a country, if they want to make an agreement to stay, 80% of the terms will fulfill their interests."
Sara notes David Lightman and Margaret Talev's "David Lightman and Margaret Talev" (McClatchy Newspapers):
Something about Barack Obama's manner bothers Margaret Cowan.
"There's something egotistical about him," the Sheridan, Colo., retiree said. "It's the way he struts around."
Many swing voters here and throughout the country consider the presumptive Democratic nominee distant, pompous, arrogant, even elitist.
"It's a big issue that he needs to address," said Eric Davis, a professor emeritus of political science at Middlebury College in Vermont.
Obama has Ivy League degrees from Columbia and Harvard universities. He's extraordinarily articulate and exudes self-confidence. Those credentials and qualities combine to strike some people as arrogant.
He counters by reminding voters that he was raised by a single mother of modest means and worked as a Chicago community organizer. Those aren't elitist roots.
Aarogance exists in all class strata. More importantly, the term used for Barack would be "social climber" -- a term that denotes someone from a lower strata. And the lies that attempt to pull the heart strings only undercut him all the more. Why does Barack never speak of his step-father? What's with this "single mother" claptrap he always offers? He had a step-father for years. Then he chose to live with his grandparents. It's someone expanding reality to make his 'struggle' seem more difficult -- the hallmark of a social climber. Equally true is that he was ineffective in his brief 'career' as a community organizer (by his own admission) and its at the point that he chucked it all and decided to go to Harvard.
I keep waiting for someone to make the obvious comparison: Iraq Levin's A Kiss Before Dying. If you don't have time for the book, its been filmed twice and the Matt Dillon vehicle should be easily found. Dillon's mother (Diane Ladd) is alive. But that's not good enough for Dillon who claims both parents are dead. Claims they died on a famous plane crash. Using his "orphan" status to argue for the woman he's tricking to be nicer to her father (so that he can get a job working for the man). In the article Jen Psaki, of the Obam campaign, makes the sort of statement that should have her pulled from making statements to the press. Explaining that they are going for smaller venues for Barack, she acknoweldges "we spent a little too much time doing the big rallies" and goes on to mention "Obama's fame." That's not really refuting the He's A Celebrity! charge. It only reinforces it. The reporters mention Greensboro, North Carolina and Barack's stop a market there "where he sample a biscuit, a peach and a zucchini muffin". Zucchini muffin? More importantly, arrogance reeked of that stop. You can turn to page A16 of Thursday's New York Times for the photo by Richard Perry of Barack looking arrogant as he holds half a slice of peach and chews the other half. It's not a wine tasting, Barack. You shove that tiny piece in your mouth (all of it) and you chew. No one's waiting for your ruling. He actually looked like Richard Nixon in the photo. Consider that a telling portent. LBJ is perceived as starting the war on Vietnam (it was JFK) and Nixon kept America there.
This week's photos didn't help Barack at all. Who but a celebrity sports nipple? Someone put the candidate in a t-shirt before he puts on one of his thin dress shirts because America really doesn't need to see a presidential candidate's nipples poking through day after day.
One day's round of photos? You allow that the campaign didn't realize how the thin material would photograph under glaring lights. Day after day? You realize the campaign's either ignorant or using Barack's nipples as a selling point. Nipples for President? Well maybe they can do a mock up poster of Barack starring in The Deep next? But remember Psaki says Barack's "fame" is not his "totality" -- and they wonder why the campaign can't connect with the bulk of working class voters?
We'll close with this from Bruce Dixon's "Hope Is For The Weak" (Black Agenda Report):
No less an historical authority than Oprah Winfrey herself has declared Obama's career to be "the fulfillment of Dr. King's Dream", as if the 20th century Freedom Movement was exclusively about overcoming prejudice without challenging America's empire overseas or her inequalities at home. As usual, Oprah has the establishment message dead-on. For more than forty years, the media have taught and sold an eviscerated history of the Freedom Movement which they have branded as "Dr. King's Dream." According to the authorities, "Dr. King's Dream" was about individual worth, about judging people by "the content of their character" and affording an equal opportunity for all to rise.
Even though Dr. King died supporting a black union in the midst of a militant citywide strike, the media-endorsed versions of his life, of the Freedom Movement, and of "the Dream" (probably trademarked) which the election of Barack Obama will supposedly "fulfill" are never about collective action, or democracy in workplaces. They never mention the right -- won and held by people in most other nations around the world -- to organize and strike without being fired or penalized. Despite Dr. King's prescient warnings that if we did not swiftly end the war in Vietnam and turn our energies to peace abroad and justice at home we would be marching against US wars here, there and everywhere, we will be told in Denver, on the 45th anniversary of "I Have A Dream" that his legacy is being satisfied by the elevation of a black candidate who celebrates empire, who endorses the so-called worldwide "war on terror", who has assured us he will not end the war in Iraq while he, co-signs the Bush threats to Iran and escalates the conflict in Afghanistan, perhaps extending it to nuclear-armed Pakistan.
Despite his African heritage, Obama shows no signs of ending, or even publicly acknowledging the fact that the US has furnished arms and military aid to more than 50 of 54 African nations, making it the most war-torn continent on earth. Thanks in large part to US policies, AK-47s are manufactured nowhere in Africa, but are cheaper there than anywhere else on earth.
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Next Wednesday, Denver is going to be rockin.
Thousands will be gathered at the University of Denver Magness arena to protest the corporate lockdown on the Presidential debates.
Sean Penn, Val Kilmer, Cindy Sheehan, Tom Morello, Jello Biafra and others will join Ralph Nader and Matt Gonzalez.
Demanding an end to the corporate control over the Presidential debates.
So, if there is any chance you can get to Denver Wednesday, you can make a donation to reserve your ticket here.
If you can't get to Denver, no problem.
Free Speech TV will be streaming the event live on the Internet. (Wednesday, August 27, 7 p.m. Mountain time, 9 p.m. Eastern.)
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(If your public access channel doesn't carry it, call them and ask them to do so. Click here for a list of public access channels.)
Anyway, it's going to be an historic event -- protesting the corporate control over our politics -- in the midst of the corporate Democratic spectacle.
So, join us in Denver if you can.
If not, invite your friends over, and dial up the live Internet feed -- or watch on television via satellite or on your public access channel.
Onward to November.
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Lennar Corp. of Miami ranks first in the Giant 400 this year, reporting 22,560 closings in 2000 for housing revenues of $4.9 billion.
|"Over the next 12 months, we'll continue to do the same thing we've done since the combination—prune assets and realize cash wherever we can in order to fortify and reposition our balance sheet."
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Bigger, Better Lennar
Lennar Corp. of Miami ranks first in the Giant 400 this year, reporting 22,560 closings in 2000 for housing revenues of $4.9 billion. Those staggering numbers have a lot to do with Lennar's acquisition of U.S. Home Corp., which was finalized last May. According to Lennar president and CEO Stuart Miller, "We've been growing steadily over the years, and it's a combination of internal growth together with our acquisition strategy."
Miller declares that there was no "arrogance or conquest" in Lennar's decision to combine with Houston-based U.S. Home. It was a question of becoming a better company, he says: "Internally, we're emphasizing quality, customer service and bottom-line earnings."
So far, the union of the two Giants has been a win-win situation. Lennar is more geographically diverse than before, with a reinforced presence in Florida, Texas, California and Arizona, and access to such new markets as Colorado, New Jersey, Minnesota, Maryland and Virginia. This minimizes the risk associated with being too tied to any one market, Miller says.
Lennar's "Everything's Included" program is turning out to be a good complement to U.S. Home's Custom Design Studios. In Lennar's program, popular features such as brand-name appliances, upgraded flooring and security systems are included in the sales price of the home. U.S. Home, on the other hand, operates design centers in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Texas, Minnesota, Ohio, Maryland, New Jersey and Florida. Design consultants who help home buyers make all their product selections in a single location staff them. "The two marketing strategies, operating side by side, work extremely well. It's helping our return on assets because we're absorbing land quicker."
Due to the name recognition attached to each company, Lennar and U.S. Home continue to be marketed as separate brands.
Additionally, says Miller, "We're recognizing the benefits of looking at each other's cost structures and national purchasing programs, and taking the best of each. This has had a significant and positive impact on the cost of delivered homes, and that is reflected in our margins." Blending corporate cultures is always a concern when companies merge, but for Lennar and U.S. Home, the process has been a smooth one, Miller says. "The management styles and the people's personalities mesh very well, and that's why this combination made so much sense."
Lennar hopes to step up its involvement in the active adult market, where U.S. Home has a history of successful communities. "We've been in it, as Lennar, for a number of years, but the acquisition has greatly expanded our presence in that market and diversified it over a lot of geographic areas."
Talk of a downturn in the housing market hasn't been reflected in Lennar's sales figures, but Miller says they're prepared for anything. "De-leveraging the company—generating cash and paying off debt—is a good strategy regardless of the economy. Over the next 12 months, we'll continue to do the same thing we've done since the combination—prune assets and realize cash wherever we can in order to fortify and reposition our balance sheet."
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Weakness Words & Phrases
One of the things we too often do as writers is soften our language with words and phrases of weakness — words that we insert in attempt to sound less authoritative, but end up just cluttering up a page and too often makes us sound like we don't know what we're talking about.
- If none of the results rolled fit the story at the moment, feel free to choose another one or make up your own.
- GMs should have the players be brief when describing their backstories.
- If the table begins bickering, that's a sign of a problem. You should stop and address this.
And so on. It make seem subtle or innocuous, but then most individual choices of language are — it's when they all add up that you see how those many choices shape the mindset around the work.
I almost universally kill "feel free to" — it adds nothing to the statement, especially when it's an if-then surrounding a reminder of permission (like the example above). Every time "should" comes up in a document, I look it over and 99% of the time I kill them with fire, because "should" has a weird sense of ambiguity that just outright stating something doesn't. There are other weakness words and phrases out there, but those two bits stick out in my mind.
- If none of the results rolled fit the story at the moment, choose another one or make up your own.
- GMs, have the players be brief when describing their backstories. (Or better yet, "Players, be brief when describing backstories.")
- If the table begins bickering, stop and address this.
By tightening the phrasing and removing words that communicate weakness, you achieve two things: one, you make something that's easier to remember, because it's tighter; two, you're showing respect to your reader by not treating them like they need to be coddled. (This goes toward my principle of assuming your readers are smart, and should be talk to as such.[1])
What words or phrases of weakness have you encountered?
– Ryan
[1] Cynics be damned.
8 Responses to Weakness Words & Phrases
Off the top of my head, I nuke the following phrases and words with frightening regularity:
– "Expect (to)" as in "Expect to see players needing an extra card…"
– "Ideally", in any context, but particularly when used as a segue from one rule to a conclusion or outcome
– Any sentence that simultaneously directs players AND GMs to have different responses to the same event, as in "On the roll of a 6: GMs, consult Table 1C whereas players, you should be thinking of new elements to introduce." (note the presence of "should")
– Any use of "may" that suggests the book's owner/user has the author's permission to do something.
– Any use of "might" that casts doubt on the possibility of something being a likely result, as if the author has mapped the range of outcomes and decided the reader's best course of action, yet still wants to be friendly and open-ended
– Any use of "thus" to either sound smarter than the tone requires, or lead the reader to a specific conclusion without the benefit of adapting or adopting it themselves.
Argh. The "feel free" is my constant bane. It sneaks in any time I'm not paying attention.
I also struggle with multiple "ifs." I'll say "If players do X, do Y. If players do A, do B. If players do C, do D." Bad writing that has to die in a fire.
Thanks for reminding me that these words suck.
These words are meant to be encouraging, to show how prepared the author is, or to show the potential of whatever writing sits on the page, but they're not actually encouraging anything other than a prescribed order of operations (often with a tone of "No matter what you think you're doing, you're going to end up doing it this way, so let's just cut out this middling crap, and have you do it this way from the start."), even if that order is buried with some smiles, nods and handshake-wankery about how novel and open something is.
I think it comes from an expectation of wanting to sound "legit" or "professional" or even "smart-slash-professorial", stemming from some notion that if you just lay out the rules or ideas in simple language, that it cannot possibly "be so easy" to get people excited and taking action with something you created.
Now I just feel like I'm ranting in rented space. Sorry.
Anything you insert between the words of the powerful subject-verb-predicate block must overcome the clarity sacrificed to put them there.
Ryan, here's that blogpost – http://writernextdoor.com/2013/10/11/word-pitfalls-and-how-you-think-you-sound/
"Perhaps" is one I see a lot.


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Market forces and the final chapter of the browser wars
Browser wars? What browser wars? A recent news story reported that Google Chrome has overtaken Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the most used browser on the Internet. My first thought was, "What took so long?"
Actually, if you look at the historical record (below; data available from July 1, 2008), at least according to StatCounter, you will see that Chrome first surpassed IE on March 18 of this year, 32.71% to 32.5%. Since then, the two have been playing leapfrog for first place. (Mozilla Firefox maintains a distant-though-solid third place.) Chrome and IE each hit their high (34.55%) and low (29.4%) points, respectively, on the same day, May 13.
The browser wars used to be a big deal, when the PC was king. But no longer, with mobile applications becoming a common method for using the Internet, and with PC sales struggling to maintain any semblance of growth. Still, I was writing and editing stories about Netscape Communicator when the browser wars really meant something — when IE's penetration was like 90%, and when IE essentially put Netscape out of business and sparked the landmark antitrust action against Microsoft. (I also have a theory that the ruling against Microsoft was one of the triggers of the dot-com meltdown and ensuing recession, but that's a story for another day.)
Microsoft, despite its inevitable decline in browser market share, has to feel some vindication by this point. Company officials said all along that its actions with IE were about embracing and extending Windows, and that competition and other market forces would win out. They have. Market forces have won out. And the better browser won.


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Oracle announced the release of updates for Java 5, 6, and 7. The updates address critical/severe vulnerabilities that may allow an unauthorized individual to take control of your computer.
Oracle reports exploit code is publicly available for this vulnerability and it is being actively exploited.
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Great books that can't be said to exist
When I was younger and had mental energy to burn, I developed a passion for Russian literature. What can I say? The sight of a page littered with four-syllable names calmed me. I started with The Brothers Karamazov in college and went on to anything else I could lay hands on, almost at random, which is how I discovered a book in the library of Vanier College in Montreal called Russia's Lost Literature of the Absurd. The book, translated and edited by George Gibian, is mainly made up of very short, bizarre stories by a Soviet-era writer called Daniil Kharms.
Here is a typical example:
A Sonnet
An amazing thing happened to me: I suddenly forgot which came first, 7 or 8.
I went to my neighbors and asked them what they thought about that.
I was really amazed when they told me that they too couldn't remember the counting sequence. They remembered 1,2,3,4,5 and 6, but they forgot what came after that.
We all went into the grocery store at the corner of Znamensky and Basseynaya streets and asked the cashier. The cashier smiled sadly, took a tiny little hammer out of her mouth, and slightly twitching her nose, said, "I think 7 comes after 8 in those cases when 8 comes after 7."
We thanked the cashier and ran joyfully out of the store. But then, thinking over the cashier's words, we again fell silent, because her words turned out to make no sense.
What were we to do? We went into the summer park and counted trees. But after we reached 6, we stopped and argued. Some thought 7 came next, and others that 8 came next.
We argued for a long time, but fortunately a little boy fell off a park bench and broke both jaws. This distracted us from our argument.
Then we all went home.
(Russia's Lost Literature of the Absurd, George Gibian, translator and editor, The Norton Library, New York, 1974)
I went mad for this guy. The bizarre events narrated with such shrugging calm. That perfect 'fortunately'. And of course there was the fact that nobody else I knew had ever heard of him - it gave me a sense of ownership.
The piece I always forced friends to read was this:
A Fable
A certain short man said, "I'd do anything if only I could be just a little taller."
He had hardly finished saying this when he saw a witch standing in front of him.
"What do you want?" the witch asked him.
The short man stood there, and he was so frightened, he couldn't say anything.
"Well?" said the witch.
The short man stood there and said nothing. The witch disappeared.
At that point the short man started crying and biting his nails. First he bit all the nails on his fingers and then those on his toes.
Reader, think hard about this fable and you will feel pretty strange.
Pretty strange! Fantastic! This was the line I'd always quote whenever I was trying to explain why I liked Kharms so much. And even people who thought I was touched in the head had to concede that 'pretty strange' made the grade.
Years later I found a more complete collection of Kharms in another library. I turned to A Fable, giggly with anticipation for that last line. And then it came:
'Reader, consider this story carefully, and you will be overcome by a feeling of strangeness.'
In the introduction to this new one, I recall the translator of the book assuring his readers that this version was the most faithful and precise available. (Translators tend to boast like rappers, I've noticed.) But how could it be possible? Was 'pretty strange' the creation of George Gibian (the first translator) and not Daniil Kharms? Did this story actually exist anywhere in the form that I'd imagined? To find out, I'd have to spend years learning Russian, building my vocabulary to native-speaking proficiency. Maybe I'd have to go and live there. I wasn't sure if 'pretty strange' was worth it.
Spending a lot of time with works in translation does tend to bring on these first-world problems. In one sense, it can be a gift. If you love a book in another language, you've got a dozen or more director's cuts to choose from, and the book will be slightly different every time. It also means you'll be wary of getting attached to a nice turn of phrase. Suppose it doesn't really exist? In The Brothers Karamazov, Dostoyevsky's term for people denying themselves happiness out of perversity is 'heartbreak' in one edition, and the more soap opera-ish 'heartache' in another. In the translation I bought a few days ago, it's 'strain'. Strain? Jeez. Sounds like a bowel complaint. Which one is right? All of them? None? And how am I supposed to decide if Vladmir Nabokov was completely out to lunch when he claimed that 'Over the Brandy', the title of a chapter in Brothers, was best translated as 'A Nice Little Chat Over Brandy-kins'? It will be a mystery forever.
That, and my declining willingness to take on doorstop books, was part of why I left the Russians alone for a while. I could read every translation in the world, but I still wouldn't be sure which was the real book, or if any of them were.
Not that this is anything I'm losing sleep over these days. In fact it's just possible that this whole tale was an excuse to (semi-legally) print some of those Daniil Kharms stories. And here's another one. Take it away, Daniil! And George!
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There was once a red-haired man who had no eyes and no ears. He also had no hair, so he was called red-haired only in a manner of speaking.
He wasn't able to talk, because he didn't have a mouth. He had no nose, either.
He didn't have any arms or legs. He also didn't have a stomach, and he didn't have a back, and he didn't have a spine, and he also didn't have any other insides. He didn't have anything. So it's hard to understand whom we're talking about.
So we'd better not talk about him anymore.
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