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The evolution of codePosted: June 28, 2011 Filed under: Musings | Tags: good code, jbox2d, musings 1 Comment
I'm wondering what's the best way to write good, maintainable, logical code that evolves and adapts as your needs change.
For instance, right now I'm developing a multiplayer game built off JBox2D, but the code originally started off as just a way to see if I could save/load JBox2D Worlds. I showed the program to a few friends and they got excited about the physics and proceeded to generate a lot of good ideas for games that could be created out of it. So I've been adding this bit and that bit; right now I've got two-player synchronization and a few game mechanics in, but I'm running into problems with attaching game specific data onto the World (I've been using a
Map<String, String> as my UserData that gets serialized with the Body). Long story short I'm now finding myself re-writing serialization code for my own application-specific classes. It would be much easier to have written wrapper classes for World and Body (and make them implement Serializable) to begin with, but of course at the beginning I didn't know what direction the program was going to take.
That tends to happen with programs – the more you write code, the more you realize that you need to completely rewrite the code. Is there no other way? One could plan ahead and design classes and abstractions from the beginning to alleviate some of the necessity to re-write code, but sooner or later I always find myself doing a complete overhaul of this part or that part (or every part) of the code. The basic problem is that you never know what direction a project will go in; you can steer it but there will always be new things that pop up – new features, overlooked problems, a change in concept, etc. Is the only solution to overhaul the internal mechanics, again and again? You could possibly write a lot of abstraction barriers to begin with but in general any kind of decision may need to be changed.


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Kaitlyn's teacher is out… recovering from appendicitis. This is the second week she's been gone. Last week, the substitute seemed ok. This week, I swear she has it in for Kaitlyn.
Monday when I picked Kaitlyn up from school, the teacher told me not to let Kaitlyn wear bracelets to school anymore because she loses them and disrupts the whole class to find them.
Tuesday she stopped me outside the door in the morning wagging her finger at us saying the stuffed monkey Kaitlyn had brought with her was too big and had to go. Kaitlyn was in tears about it; the only way I had even gotten her out of bed that morning was with the promise that the monkey could go to school with her. Stuffed animals have always been ok.
Yesterday when I picked Kaitlyn up for lunch, the teacher informed me in a rather scolding tone that Kaitlyn had tossed her very small plastic pony up onto an awning where it remained stuck. (I asked a tall dad who was there to get it down. He did, no problem.)
Then this afternoon when I went to get Kaitlyn, the teacher rushed to tell me that Kaitlyn had not obeyed boucoup today. She tells me this while Kaitlyn is sitting there crying. She offers no explanation for my crying child, other than a French shoulder shrug and some mumbled comment about her fussing with her little friend. Then Kaitlyn tells me she is crying because she got whacked in the face by some little French boy.
Each of these things alone would not cause a second thought. But together… I think they tell a different story. And I think that story is that the teacher has it out for Kaitlyn. Maybe because she and I don't speak French very well. I don't know. Kaitlyn says all they do now in class is color and play. She used to practice writing letters and numbers. Yesterday her regular teacher stopped by on her way to a meeting with the headmistress (apparently to tell her she needs a third week to recover) and every kid in that classroom flocked to greet her with a huge smile on his or her face. I get the feeling no one smiles when the substitute enters the room. I know that between now and Tuesday (there's no school Monday) I won't be able to bolster my French skills enough to ask this woman what the f*%(_#$ her problem is. Then again… maybe I can.

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We would like you to meet the two newest additions to the JobGiraffe team. Please extend a warm welcome to Lexi Quattrochi and Danielle Stoller. Their addition completes our 2016 expansion plans!
Lexi comes to us from a background in sales and high-end retail. She's looking forward to working with candidates in order to connect them with the clients who need them! She earned her bachelor's degree from Columbia College Chicago in Arts, Entertainment and Media Management in 2012, and in her free time likes spending time outdoors with her family and Bernese Mountain Dog, Scarlett. She's also a total 'water bug' who spends as much time swimming, boating and fishing in Lake Michigan as possible.
Danielle graduated from Illinois State University in 2014 and has spent the last two years doing specialized recruiting for the construction industry. In order to take the next step in her career, she has joined the JobGiraffe team. She's looking forward to learning all aspects of the recruiting and staffing industry by working with both candidates and clients across all disciplines throughout Chicago and the suburbs. In her free time Danielle enjoys running and music, and even moonlights as a classical violinist for weddings and special events!
Welcome to the team guys!


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Thieves steal electronics, cash from Baltimore school
iPads, book fair proceeds taken Sunday from Govans Elementary
Someone broke into a north Baltimore elementary school and stole more than $7,000 worth of equipment and money, and now that school is looking to the community for help, the Baltimore Curriculum Project said.
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The break-in at Govans Elementary School happened late Sunday evening. According to the BCP, the thieves stole several items, including five iPads and the proceeds from the school's book fair.
The BCP said school leaders are disheartened by the burglary but are determined to move forward, and they're looking for help to do so.
A new security system was installed Wednesday at the school. School officials said there have been three break-ins in the last week and a half.
"That's crazy. I mean, it's supposed to be a place where your child is safe, but it's been broken into, so that doesn't make me feel safe to bring my child here," parent Kendall Greer said.
School officials said the culprits broke in through the front door each time. A new metal strip was just installed for extra security.
"I think it's very ridiculous they would steal from kids, especially since it's helping with their education and moving on to the next grade and stuff. I think it's sad people have to steal from kids or schools," parent Fratina Greer said.
"They're elementary kids, and you want to take from some babies? That's sad. It's nothing but to say, 'What is this world coming to when you want to take from children?'" parent Latoyua James said.
Parents are outraged that someone would steal what's become an increasingly important educational tool in the classroom.
"There's a lot of kids who don't have access to computers at home, so the school provides it for them," parent Syeeda Harris said. "So, I think it means a lot for the school to be able to provide the iPads for the children, and with them being stolen now, they have to be able to replace all of those."
Govans Elementary serves 385 children in the Mid-Govans neighborhood, nearly 90 percent of whom qualify for free and reduced meals.
School Principal Linda Taylor said Govans Elementary doesn't have the funding to replace what was stolen, so they're hoping the public can help. Taylor said gifts of any kind would be useful.
There's a fundraising campaign underway to help the school. The BCP has started an online Givecorps Campaign to raise money to replace the stolen items.
Donations can be made by clicking here or by mailing a check to:
Baltimore Curriculum Project
Govans Recovery Fund
2707 E. Fayette St.
Baltimore, Md. 21224
Parents are hoping folks in the community will step up and help their kids.
"Support your children. They are tomorrow. Without them, we have no future," James said.
This year, the state's Department of Education recognized Govans Elementary as one of only 18 Title I highest performing "Reward Schools," meaning it has made strides in overall student work and in reducing the achievement gap.
WBALTV.com editor Katie Lange contributed to this report.


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This morning's devotion comes to us from Jady Koch.
…"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" (Matthew 27:46, ESV)
In this cry of Jesus from the cross, it seems paradoxical that these despairing words have given people such comfort. In Cross-Shattered Christ, theologian Stanley Hauerwas explains that those who have suffered, who live in the aftermath of Auschwitz or 9/11, are those who seem to quickly identify with this verse: "We do so because we think we have some idea about what it means to be forsaken…" But he continues:
That we can even begin to entertain such thoughts is but an indication of our refusal, indeed our inability, to believe that this One who hangs on this obscure and humiliating cross is God… This is not a cry of general dereliction; it is the cry of the long-expected Messiah, sacrificed in our stead and thus becoming the end of sacrifice (60-61).
It is the profundity of these words—of God hanging humiliated—that force us to the most abstract flights of speculation, because there really is no appropriate way to "read, mark and inwardly digest" what is being related here. The intricacies and complexities of any theological tradition save people from needing to think about Jesus abandoned on the cross by God. Theological concepts like the deus absconditus (the hidden God), or God working sub contrario (under the guise of His opposite), or literary allusions (Psalm 22), may be helpful to read about, but ultimately they all stop short of articulating this—the death of God's son for the redemption of His people.
In light of this, we do what the church has been doing for 2000 years: "we proclaim the Lord's death until he comes again." We talk about the Man "delivered up for our transgressions and raised for our justification" (Rom 4:25). In these last words of Jesus, we do find some comfort, but not in analogies or paradigms or paradoxes, but in our own sufferings and deaths. When we fear or question or cry out, we know that we are not the first, and we are not alone. In fact, as Hauerwas says it, these times are reminders that "the Son of God has taken our place, become for us the abandonment our sin produces, so that we may live confident that the world has been redeemed by this cross."


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As we know from studying the American Revolutionary War, immigrant experiences are as varied as the people involved. While most of the immigrant stories in the 18th century were unrecorded, we can now share stories in ways that the earliest immigrants could never dream of. Immigrant Connect Chicago is an online network for immigrants, their families and communities. Through individual stories, Immigrant Connect Chicago is crossing ethnic, cultural and generational lines and providing a forum for shared immigrant experiences in Chicago. This ongoing project is coordinated through the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, with funding support from the Carnegie Corporation.
The site features a section to "Share Your Story" about your experiences as an immigrant, with suggested topics on learning the language, problems with "papers," keeping the family together, fearing "the law," connecting with back home, trying to get work, culture shocks, remembering the migration, and identity issues.
While it's too late to hear personal narratives on these topics from 18th century immigrants who contributed to the American Revolutionary War – such as Alexander Hamilton (whose portrait is on the US $10 Bill), Jorge Farragut, Robert Morris, Oliver Pollock, Thomas Paine, and Friedrich Von Steuben – there's still time for you in the 21st century. Please contribute your stories and memories.


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Advance tickets or the Fieldwork (Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman, & Tyshawn Sorey) concert on September 23 at the Contemporary Arts Center are available from the CAC website: http://cacno.org/performances/fieldwork.
The fabulous Italian pianist Fabrizio Puglisi will perform a solo concert to open the show. The Freeport McMoRan Theater at the CAC only seats a little over 200, so getting tickets in advance is advised.
Admission for the duos and trios night at The Blue Nile on September 22 will be $10 at the door. The duos and trios night will feature Steve Lehman, Tyshawn Sorey, Fabrizio Puglisi, Mike Dillon, Helen Gillet, Mark McGrain, Nobu Ozaki, Brad Webb, Marcello Benetti, and Jeff Albert.


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James "Whitey" Bulger is the most notorious of mobsters with incredible connections as his brother Bill, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, is a Massachusetts Senator, and his childhood friend John Connally, played by Joel Edgerton, is an FBI operative, looking for ways to fight crime with the help of "Whitey."
First of all, he undergoes such a physical transformation where one almost cannot recognize him. He is balding with a blond receding
hairline with blue eyes and is paunchy, and he carries it off as if it is "all him!" Depp is powerful and gritty and believable, and there is a scene in a restaurant, ( no spoiler alert), whereby his performance is simply stunning and leaves you trembling. This film takes him "out of the box."


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A lot of our customers are large successful companies who use Frequentz technology to make their supply chains even more transparent and efficient. But some of our customers exist to help the smallest of the small growers in their battle to simply survive. The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange is one such customer.
There are about 20 million small farms in this East Africa country of 100 million, 80 percent of whom live on farms. Like poor rural farmers around the world, Ethiopian coffee growers have for years been forced to sell their crops to middlemen at whatever price the middlemen were willing to pay. Under this arrangement, the middlemen reaped massive profits while the farmers were caught in an unending cycle of poverty. The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX) was formed in 2008 to change these market dynamics.
Working with IBM, Wavetec and Frequentz, the Ethiopian government created the ECX to act a central marketplace that connects small-scale farmers to major international commodities buyers. The goal is to provide all parties with guaranteed quality, delivery and payment for their goods. By also working individually with coffee farmers and processors, ECX has also helped boost the volume and quality of Ethiopian exports and increase the national economy.
Meeting Upscale Market Demands
Increasingly sophisticated coffee drinkers around the world want to know more about the coffees they purchase. To meet that demand, coffee buyers are willing to pay premium prices for high-quality, environmentally friendly, and origin-specific beans. But buyers have to be able to prove this. ECX uses the supply chain information it gathers using Frequentz's IRIS tracking platform. Through good labeling practices, buyers have access to information they can use to tell consumers the true story of each bag of coffee they buy: how and where it was grown, processed and shipped.
Improving the End Product Itself
ECX also uses the coffee supply chain data to maximize farmer success. Through data analysis, it can see the quality of coffee from each region. If it sees that one farm is producing a lower yield or lower-quality coffee, it can send in ECX experts to educate that farmer. If it sees that a processing station located near very fertile land is consistently producing low-grade quality, ECX experts can work with them too.
The detailed information ECX is able to capture across the supply chain helps farmers make better decisions about what kinds of coffee to grow. ECX can also see how long a shipment of coffee is spending at each stage in the production process. If it detects bottlenecks in the supply chain, ECX can help open them up.
Pushing Counterfeit Crops out of the Picture
In the past, criminals would sometimes hijack shipments of top-grade coffee beans and replace them with inferior beans. This would harm the reputation of the farmers, processors, shippers and buyers—and even of the entire country. ECX now uses tags on all bags of coffee, along with photos of each driver, driver's license and vehicle to prevent counterfeit coffee from entering the supply chain.
Escaping the Cycle of Poverty
The primary goal of ECX's full-traceability initiative is to help Ethiopia's poor, rural farmers escape the cycle of poverty that their reliance on dishonest middleman has forced them into. We're proud that our IRIS platform is currently being used to track more than five million bags of Ethiopian coffee. ECX plans to expand the program to support five million farmers.
Being able to provide traceability makes Ethiopian coffee more appealing to consumers, and makes it easier for coffee buyers to obtain Fairtrade or organic certification. This, in turn, raises the prices the farmers are able to get for their crops. ECX is also planning to extend the solution to deliver the same kinds of benefits to farmers growing other Ethiopian commodities such as sesame and haricot beans. To the country as a whole, it means more exports and more income. But to those individual farmers struggling to survive, it means food on the table and greater peace of mind.
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Charlie Sweat serves as CEO, Chairman & Founder of Frequentz, the leader in global traceability solutions. He is an alumnus of the Stanford University School of Business (SEP) and a former Alumni Board of Directors. Prior to Frequentz, Mr. Sweat served as CEO of Earthbound Farm. During his 15-year tenure with Earthbound Farm, Mr. Sweat was able to grow its business from $10 million to over $540 million in revenues. Early in 2014, he led and completed its sale to WhiteWave Foods, Inc. on behalf of its shareholders, including private equity firm Kainos Capital, for approximately $600 million. Mr. Sweat has been recognized as a Regional Winner and National Finalist in the 2011 Ernest and Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. On top of his current role at Frequentz, he is a board member of two privately held companies, as well as Global Green USA, a non-profit organization.


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With a vote on the Dream Act expected as early as tomorrow, enthusiasm mixed with jangled nerves tonight at a candlelight rally held by supporters in downtown Los Angeles.
Close to two hundred people showed up outside La Placita Church near Olvera Street, some wearing caps and gowns, many holding votives and picket signs. Clergy leaders that included Cardinal Roger Mahony, Roman Catholic Archbishop of Los Angeles, led participants in prayer.
"We are walking with you, and we will be with you until this is accomplished," Mahony told the crowd.
It may take a while. A vote on the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors (DREAM) Act, which would grant conditional legal status to undocumented youths who attend college or join the military, could take place in both the Senate and the House as early as tomorrow. However, chances appears slim for the proposed legislation. This is particularly true in the Senate, where it has failed to win the necessary Republican support to pass, even after a tightened version of the bill was introduced last week.
Various versions of the bill have been introduced over nearly a decade without success. Most recently, a version of the measure failed in September after a Senate defense bill it was attached to was voted down. If the bill does not make it through the lame duck session as the 111th Congress winds to a close, its chances will be reduced to nil when more conservative lawmakers arrive in January.
The students, graduates, and parents at the rally tonight held onto hope.
"I have mixed feelings," said Luis Huerta, 25, a Rio Hondo Community College journalism student who came with his family from Mexico City when he was five. "This has been going on since 2001. I want to see it pass, but I'm afraid they might play political games and not do anything."
Huerta was one of several undocumented college students and graduates who, as the evening went on, stepped up to the podium to share their stories. A young man wearing a cap and gown said he had arrived here with his family as an infant. A young woman working on a graduate teaching degree, also here since childhood, said she wouldn't be able to teach if she can't adjust her status. A middle-aged woman came up and spoke about her two sons, one a recent college graduate with a science degree.
"In the end, no company has hired my son because of his status," said the mother, Young Nam Choi, who said her family has tried without success to obtain legal status since they arrived from South Korea 16 years ago, when the boys were young. "I don't want for their talent, their ability, to be wasted."
A Cal State Fullerton communications graduate named Patricia, who declined to give her last name, said she'd like to work in broadcast if she could work legally, perhaps as a political reporter. She arrived here with her family from Mexico City at age seven. Blond and blue-eyed, she said she identifies as American, and keeps her undocumented status a secret.
"My friends don't know," she said. "I have to make up excuses as to why I can't leave the country."
Asked what she would do if the latest version of the Dream Act failed to pass, she said, "I don't want to think about if it doesn't pass."
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It is a must to degrease the wood or the horn, don´t use some of these chemical killers, just use a solution of water and pure wooden ashes. Take care: this is a killer too, it´s a base, historically used for degreasing, use some working gloves.
Wether to apply a sinew-backing to a wooden bow or to a hornbow, to precoat with a thin solution of glue several times is an additional must. Otherwise the glue can´t penetrate deep enough the wood or horn, the glueline is not as stable as it could be.
The sinew- backing needs to be well organized: the workshop has to be well tempered, the glue has to be heated up to 140F or 60C, too much heat will destroy the glue. To less heat will leave the glue to tough.
A dish of lukewarm water has to be prepared for to soak the sinew- fibre bundles about 2 minutes.
The bow has to be fixed in a small vice.
The glue has to be kept to the right temperature with some tealights. The containers used for soaking the fibre- bundles and for the glue have to fit the length of the fibres.
Go on applying bundles towards the tip of the first limb. Usually 1 bundle will cover about 1/2″ of the width of a bow´s limb. The bundles should be applied staggered for not to end up with a running through the width glue-line.
The guy helping me this post to become true is Stefan, making a Hun- type style hornbow(asymmetrical). It´s his first sinew- backing. The sinew- backing just covers the v- splice with the siyahs.
Two additional layers will have to be applied. 2 – 3 layers of sinew- backing is enough, wether it is a wooden bow or a hornbow. Otherwise to much weight is added to the bow. Waiting time is beginning just right now. The elders have left a sinew- backed bow for 4-8 months alone. I don´t know why a lot of modern "primitive bowyers" are ignoring the fact that the so- called drying of a sinew- backing is in truth a polymerization. Polymerization needs its time!
"Time is a healer, where is the patient? "(T.S.Eliot)
Next volume is dealing with the tillering of a sinew- backed bow.
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Regulatory action – Sable Sand Solutions Inc.
Under the Nuclear Safety and Control Act and associated regulations, various levels of regulatory action can be taken by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) to protect the health, safety and security of Canadians and the environment.
June 20, 2017
Update on order issued to Sable Sand Solutions Inc.
On June 20, 2017, the CNSC confirmed that Sable Sand Solutions Inc. had complied with all the terms and conditions of the order issued on May 24, 2017. The corrective measures implemented by the company were reviewed and found to be satisfactory by CNSC staff.
May 30, 2017
Order issued to Sable Sand Solutions Inc.
Today, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) announced that it had issued an order on May 24, 2017 to Sable Sand Solutions Inc., a company that provides sand separators to the oil and gas industry based in Calgary, AB. The company currently holds a CNSC licence authorizing the possession, use, transfer and storage of fixed gauges.
The order was issued following a CNSC inspection at the company's Calgary location. The inspection identified non-compliances with regard to the management of the radiation protection program. The inspection also found workers that were inadequately trained in the company's policies and procedures had performed activities authorized under conditions of the licence.
The order requires the licensee to cease all use and/or transport of radiation devices until such time that it can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the CNSC that there is adequate management oversight and control over the radiation protection program and that all items of non-compliance identified in the inspection report are corrected.
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BE IT REMEMBERED, that the White County Commissioners held a regular meeting on Monday, July 17, 2017, in the White County Building, 2nd- floor Commissioners' Conference Room, beginning at 8:00 a.m.
Commissioners present were: President John C. Heimlich, Vice President Steve Burton, and Commissioner David Diener. Also present was White County Auditor Gayle Rogers, White County Attorney George Loy, and the Commissioners' Assistant Donya Tirpak.
Commissioner Heimlich called the meeting to order.
- Commissioner Diener made a motion to approve the minutes of the regular meeting held on July 5, 2017, seconded by Commissioner Burton. Vote: Unanimous
- Commissioner Burton made a motion to approve payroll for July 17, 2017, seconded by Commissioner Diener. Vote: Unanimous
- Commissioner Burton made a motion to approve and pay the claims as presented, seconded by Commissioner Diener. Vote: Unanimous
Commissioner Heimlich explained that this agreement has to do with the off-site utilities for the new Highway Department.
County Attorney Loy said that the Town of Reynolds has agreed to the county's proposed local agreement. The agreement grants the county permission to connect to the Town's Water and Sanitary Sewer utilities, they agree upon the proposed route for the water and sewer transmission lines and approves the rates.
- Commissioner Diener made a motion to approve the Town of Reynolds – White County Water and Sewer Service Interlocal Agreement, seconded by Commissioner Burton. Vote: Unanimous
Highway Superintendent Mike Kyburz said that everything in the First Amendment to Agreement for Use, Repair, and Improvement of Roads and Repair of Drainage Facilities is in order to be approved. As discussed at the last meeting, Meadow Lake Wind Farm is asking the Highway Department to submit a bid for the final surfacing of the hard surface roads that they used on Phase 5. The contract price is $497,440, and at this rate, it would give him the option to hire the work out if he can't fit it into his schedule.
Attorney Loy said that he has no problems with the agreement.
- Commissioner Burton made a motion to approve the First Amendment to Agreement for Use, Repair and Improvement of Roads and Repair of Drainage Facilities as presented, seconded by Commissioner Diener. Vote: Unanimous
Highway Superintendent Mike Kyburz presented the LPA – Consulting Contract between White County and American Structurepoint. American Structurepoint will be responsible for all construction inspections on the Gordon Road Project. The standard contract required from INDOT was for $367,119.30.
Joe Fragomeni, American Structurepoint, said that INDOT has the letting date listed for February 2018, but they will try to have it moved to December 2017.
- Commissioner Diener made a motion to approve the LPA – Consulting Contract with American Structurepoint for the inspection of the Gordon Road Project, seconded by Commissioner Burton. Vote: Unanimous
Commissioner Heimlich announced that Indiana Beach has requested the public hearing for the proposed road vacation request be continued to the next Commissioners' Meeting on August 7, 2017.
Commissioner Heimlich confirmed with Attorney Loy that the parcels need to be combined before the road is closed. Otherwise, if certain parcels would sell, they could be landlocked by the vacation. He asked Director Betts to take care of this matter with Mr. Fawks from Indiana Beach.
Joe Rogers, former Director of Area Plan, appeared to discuss the definition of a Hearing Officer and a Hearing Examiner. The Hearing Officer relates to the Board of Zoning Appeals business, and the Hearing Examiner relates to the Area Plan Commission business. He said that a Hearing Officer was never assigned during his administration, but a Hearing Examiner was. The Hearing Examiner's only purpose was to provide a method to expedite the process for a specific type of case. The rules and criteria for the position were never written out. The minutes from the meeting are very vague and ambiguous, subject to various interpretations if you didn't know the history. He recommended criteria be approved and written so there won't be any confusion in the future on what a Hearing Examiner can or cannot hear. If this isn't done, the Commissioners will lose control over what the Hearing Examiner can hear because there is nothing in the zoning ordinance, or state statute that requires them to come back to a legislative body.
Commissioner Diener asked Mr. Rogers to share his criteria with Director Betts so he can review it with the APC Attorney and then bring it back to the commissioners for final review.
Director Betts presented the following rezone petition:
Rezone Petition #1067
Kevin Kelley, WH Kelley Farms LLC, is requesting to rezone 20.001 acres from an A-1 (General Agriculture District) to an A-2 (Agricultural Industry District). The property is currently located at 800 S. in Brookston.
The APC held a public hearing on this rezoning request on July 10, 2017. At that time, the APC voted 7 yes and 1 no to recommend this petition to the commissioners for approval.
Mike Veenhuizen, Livestock Engineering Solutions, said that their intent is to build two confined feeding operation buildings, which will hold 4,800 pigs per building. The CAFO will be constructed and operated between WH Kelley Farms and David and Sarah Davis. They plan on utilizing the manure on the 765+ acres owned by WH Kelley Farms.
Mr. Veenhuizen presented and discussed a map detailing the annual wind frequency and direction. The Highway Department recommends that the trucks come in on 600 South to 450 West, 450 West to 800 South and return using the same roads.
Commissioner Diener complimented Mr. Kelley with providing all the information that was presented today for the rezone.
Commissioner Heimlich asked if anyone was present to speak about the request. No response.
Director Betts said that there was one person, Mr. Luck, who was present at the public hearing and opposed the rezoning request.
- Commissioner Diener made a motion to approve Rezone Petition #1067 (Ordinance No. 593-17) rezoning 20.001 acres from an A-1 to an A-2 for WH Kelley Farms LLC, Seconded by Commissioner Burton. Vote: Unanimous
At this time, Council President Butch Kramer called the council members to order in joint session with the commissioners. Council members present:
President Butch Kramer Jim Annis Bruce Clear Jim Davis
Denny Carter Casey Crabb Art Anderson
Economic Development President Randy Mitchell presented the Business Summary for July.
President Mitchell reported that the unemployment rate for White County is at 2.6%. Due to Volkswagen emission cheating scandal, the state might be receiving $41M. The money could soon be available to assist private and public entities to reduce emissions in diesel burning vehicles. President Mitchell is going to get more information.
Highway Superintendent Mike Kyburz said that he is taking care of 70/75 miles of chip and seal throughout the county. The three power line projects are almost completed. He is currently requesting reimbursement for the damage to the county roads that they have left behind.
Environmental Officer Jim Reynolds submitted the Environmental Report for July 2017.
- Received 97 calls/complaints on various issues.
- Reviewing weekly pool samples and making inspections.
- Issued two septic permits
- Made 8 landfill inspections.
- Attended fire arms training.
Director Terri Brooks presented the White County Communications/E911 report for July.
Director Brooks said that after the new radio system was installed, there were 10 radios left from the back room that they no longer need. She's going to ask EMA if anyone needs them; and if not, she's going to sell them at an auction.
The new server has been installed for the CAD, but it's running very slow because it's running on the DSL network. She wants to get it connected to the fiber optic network because it will run faster.
Director Colin Betts reported that there were 37 building permits issued in June.
Director Colin Betts explained that the new fee schedule being proposed has a couple categories that have been consolidated to keep it more simplified.
The following amendments were proposed:
The purpose of the increase is to cover the extra cost that the county has incurred. He said that our rates are a little bit less or pretty much the same as the surrounding counties. He will provide a copy of the actual numbers.
The commissioners took the proposed fee schedule under advisement.
Prosecutor Bob Guy said that the Courthouse Security Committee had met three times now. The committee is moving forward with pursuing to hire an additional security officer for the balance of 2017, and looking at the idea of closing the entrances down to one to secure the building.
Investigator Tony Lantz discussed a courthouse safety training that he will be putting on to make the courthouse employees feel safer while at work.
There being no further business to come before the joint meeting, the council members adjourned to their meeting room.
There being no further business to come before the commissioners, their meeting adjourned.
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John C. Heimlich, President Steve Burton, Vice President David Diener, Member
Gayle Rogers, Auditor
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I just found out yesterday that Clicksia and Incentria are no more (going out of business). Consequently, I can no longer recommend Clicksia or Incentria. Will be deleting this page at the end of the week to reflect the change. For more information about the site closure, visit http://www.emoneyspace.com/forum/index.php/topic,336432.0.html. I posted the same message on the page for Clicksia as well. I do admit that I never expected to see Clicksia or Incentria go out of business and the change caught me by suprise. Though sites shutting down is one of the risks involved with paid to click sites as they can seem stable for a while but then go out of business (not to say that this happens with every site, but it can happen).
You can check out other ptc sites. By the way, in place of Clicksia and Incentria, I decided to join CTP Gem instead (might join Ojooo as well, but I haven't decided if I will join or not yet as I do have my hands full with other sites as well). You can visit CTP Gem at http://www.ctpgem.com/?ref=ryansjones
If you are familiar with Clicksia, I am sure you have heard about Incentria, which is basically a clone of Clicksia. Like Clicsia, this site is pretty basica and easy to use.
Site Features:
- Paid to click ads.
- Ptsu offers
- Traffic exchange feature
- paid to promote (advertise the advertisements page and earn).
Earnings rates: most ads are worth either $.002 or $.001 per click (varies by time). Some ads can be worth as high as $.005, though those kinds are rare.
PTSU rates: $.10-$.50 on average (varies by offer)
Paid to promote rates: $0.0001 per valid hit. So every 1000 hits would net you $.10
earnings per referral click: 10% (so at $.002 per click, that would equate to $.0002 per ref click).
Traffic exchange rate: .80 credits per click
Minimum payout threshold: $1.00 (note completing ptsu offers can get you to that point faster than ptc sites can).
- Affiliated with the Earn Money Space forum community.
Noteworthy benefits for upgrading:
General reveiw of Incentria - since Incentria is almost identical to Clicksia, the review for Clicksia pretty much applies here too.
- Pairs well with Clicksia. Why earn from one site when you can double your earnings with 2 sites?
- One of the most reputable ptc sites on the net. Clicksia and Incentria is owned by Northowl (the admin of Earn Money Space) and is very well known and trusted. Least likely to turn scam.
- Ptsu offers can greatly suppliment your earnings if used. Just think at $.10 per offer, every 10 offers can earn you $1.00. At $.50 per offer, 2 offers can earn you $1.
- Like other sites that offers traffic exchanges, Incentria and Clicksia can be useful for getting free advertising to your links. Can be useful for advertising other ptc sites or even downline builders like ptc business builder or ptc 4 newbies.
- The low minimum payout threshold can be useful and you don't have to wait too long before requesting payout. Though personally I like to let the earnings accumulate before requesting payout.
- The ptp links can be useful as you can earn money promoting your referral links regardless if people join or not.
- You can earn from referral clicks and sign ups even when you are not clicking.
- Like Clicksia, Incentria ads can get redundant after a while.
- Can be a slow earner site given the low earnings rate per click.
(more will be added over time)
Want more information about Incentria? Check it out here


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Marty Smyth is a classically trained pipe organist who is equally at home as a jazz pianist, rock bassist, choral conductor, and recording engineer. He began his musical training began in Chatham, Ontario studying piano with Cindy Waddick and Andrea Battista, as well as organ and keyboard harmony with Ron Kingham and Don Pole. Marty holds an Associateship diploma in piano performance with the Royal Conservatory, an Associateship diploma with the Royal Canadian College of Organists, and a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Toronto.
At the University of Toronto, he studied organ performance with John Tuttle, complemented by double bass lessons with Tim Dawson. He has appeared in solo and ensemble classical music performances across Canada, the USA, and Europe. A multi-instrumentalist, he performs frequently, playing various keyboard and bass instruments in the worlds of jazz and rock music as well as delighting in the opportunities he encounters as a busy freelance recording engineer.
As both recording engineer and performer (conductor, pianist, organist, bassist), Marty has appeared on CBC, CTV, MTV and other networks. This very satisfying experience in the entertainment industry provides much needed perspective to the rest of his career in the classical world.
Following the success of his first solo pipe organ CD Danse Macabre (featuring many original orchestral transcriptions), in 2007 Marty released his second pipe organ CD, Synchronous. This album features an eclectic set of pieces based around the pipe organ, which included transcriptions of 20th- and 21st-century rock and pop, along with classical music (including Frank Zappa, Led Zeppelin, and Ravel). The release of this CD was followed up by a (attendance-record breaking!) concert called Beatles vs. Bach. It showcased the pipe organ's versatility in modern and classical music, from a swinging Bach Toccata and Fugue, to music by Rush and the Beatles. From this, the electro-funk band AM was born - a band in which Marty played organ (sampled, for portability) and bass, along with eight other funky great musicians.
As a clinician for choirs and for community music programs, Marty has presented and coached music leaders in how they can adapt and grow their programs. His presentations show how classical, jazz, pop, and many other forms of musical expression are valid as education and entertainment, and can compliment each other to excite communities and individuals.
Marty is married, lives in North Toronto, and is an avid automobile racer.
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- You get a long article and you have to read the article. At the end of the time limit, you then explain what the article was about and the testers will ask follow-up detailed questions about the content.


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Yesterday, while driving down Graham Road, I looked in vain for the beautiful art deco facade of the long-closed Savoy Cafe, only to realise it had been ripped out and replaced by a cheap aluminium facade.
There is no planning application on the Hackney Council website, which seems odd – shop owners can do what they like to interiors, but my understanding is that exterior alterations – desecrations, in this case – require permission from the council. But I suppose the way around that is to do it on a Bank Holiday weekend, and then it's too late to do anything about it by the time it comes to light.
Very sad, and a loss to the local area of a wonderful piece of history.
Thanks to Emily Webber of London Shop Fronts for the great photo.
Update: After talking to an architect I know, I now think that the council should force the builders to reinstate the cafe. They had no right to rip it out, they did it without permission and without any thought of the history and unique features of the building. So they should simply rebuild it as it was. If you feel that this should be done, feel free to write to Hackney planning department and let them know. They are investigating this as an urgent case, and it's not too late to ask that it be retained.


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God's anger and atonement
Throughout history people have questioned whether or not God is really angry about sin? And Bible-believing people question what it means that God's wrath is revealed against sin. Some say that when Paul talks about the wrath of God being revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men (Romans 1:18), he isn't talking about a personal, divine wrath. God is love, right? He is a forgiving God, right? He is supposed to be good, isn't He? If God is not angry about sin then he is anything but good. If God does not judge unrighteousness then call Him anything but loving. God is infinitely angry about sin because He is infinitely good and infinitely loving and infinitely righteous and just. It is only because God is love that he judges unrighteousness and ungodliness. It is only because God is good that he is personally and actively angry about sin. Many speak of a gospel that removes any language of God's wrath or gives any sense that He is personally hostile against evil or that He punishes sin. Instead, if His wrath is even mentioned, it is said that when the Bible speaks of God's wrath it is referring to a natural principle of cause and effect that is built into the universe. Does sin have natural consequences? Yes – no one can deny that fact. But is that all the Bible means when it talks about God's wrath upon sinful mankind? C.H. Dodd was one of the leading proponents of this particular view on God's wrath that says it is just a natural outworking of sin's consequences. He wrote that God's wrath refers not to 'a certain feeling or attitude of God towards us, but some process or effect in the realm of objective facts.' What he was saying in essence was that God has no personal response to sin. I don't see how anyone could read the Bible and think that God's wrath is merely a natural process or effect.
Take Exodus 12 for example…to say that God has no personal wrath against sin is not a very good explanation for what happens in Exodus 12. Do you think the Egyptians thought that God's wrath was just some type of impersonal consequence to their sin or some natural outworking of a principle of cause and effect built into the universe? I wonder if you can imagine tucking your children into bed tonight and then being startled awake sometime around midnight. You get this feeling that something just isn't right and so you go and check on the kids only to find your firstborn is dead. Then you hear the commotion out in the streets and find out that the same terror has fallen upon your neighbors. Then, as the commotion becomes greater, you realize that the entire community has been affected by this. Then you find out that the entire country has been affected. Can you really tell me it would occur to you that this is just an outworking of a natural principle of cause and effect that is built into the universe?
I'm sorry, but God went to great lengths on the night of Passover to make it very clear to the people of Egypt and their Pharaoh that He was NOT happy with them.
You see the reason the Gospel is good news is because there is first some very bad news – The wrath of God is coming (Colossians 3:6). And we are all by nature children of wrath – deserving of God's wrath (Ephesians 2:3). If God is not angry about sin, then who needs atonement. Is it any wonder that in a day where the bad news of God's wrath against sinners has been stripped from the good news of the gospel so many have seen fit to ignore the necessity of the penal substitutionary atonement of Christ.
Christianity…just another pointless therapy? (part 3)
I returned from T4G with the goal of bringing clarity to the gospel for every person under my teaching, especially in terms of the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement. The meaning of the gospel has become so muddled. And this is not merely the fault of Christian liberalism preaching the message of "a God without wrath [bringing] men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through a Christ without a cross" but because of a church culture in American evangelicalism that propagates a message of "a God without wrath [bringing] men without sin into a kingdom without judgment through a Christ without a cross." Many believe and teach that there is a problem outside of us (family or money or society or our childhood or whatever) and the solution to this problem can only be found within the individual. In Osteen's word, many would have you believe that, "You are not a sick person trying to get well. You are a well person fighting off sickness." When in fact the Bible teaches the opposite of this…The problem is in the individual. It is within each of us – it is sin. And the solution to this problem can only come from outside of us. It is an objective reality outside of the individual that resolves the problem, not a subjective reality within each individual.
Christianity is NOT just another pointless therapy that tells you to look inside yourself for a solution that is not there. Christianity presents the only real solution to the problem – the gospel. The gospel is based on objective facts and historical acts of God. The whole reason we celebrate this time of year is due to the fact that "when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons (Gal. 4:4-5)."
So let's clarify the gospel by looking at that three word phrase that became such a theme at T4G and has become such a theme in my reading and study: Penal Substitutionary Atonement.
Penal – meaning penalty. There is a penalty that you and I deserve because of our sin. The Bible's testimony about mankind, and this is proven true in every one of our lives, is that we have all fallen short of the standard that God has put into place. We have actually rebelled against this divine and objective standard. We are, in our natural state, hostile toward that standard. So we are all deserving of punishment.
Substitutionary – God sent his son Jesus Christ, as a substitute, to face the penalty of sin that we all deserve. God made provision for our sin in the provision of His Son, Christ Jesus – dying on the cross in our place..
Atonement – What is it that makes anyone acceptable to God? It is that they have trusted in Christ as an acceptable sacrifice in their place, becoming their substitute on the cross to absorb the wrath of God and remove the wrath of God which was upon them. Christ reconciles us to God by bearing our penalty on the cross in our place to atone for our sin.
2 Cor. 5:19 – …in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them..


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What endears most of us to Mary is her acceptance of the will of God—"Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word" (Luke 1:38). Hers really is a hallmark example of faith in God's promise.
What's peculiar to me, however, is how the scripture seems to commend Mary and her faith. If you'll recall, after Gabriel leaves her, she packs up and makes haste to see Elizabeth, whose husband, Zechariah, Gabriel had already visited. Elizabeth herself was now six-months pregnant. After hearing Mary's news, she exclaims, "Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord would fulfill his promises to her!" (v. 45). Now that's good.
I Believe!
I love the implications. Elizabeth's words have some real meaning in them. The odd thing about her life at this moment is that back home Zechariah communicates with her by writing. Did you forget that? Gabriel had struck him mute for disbelieving the promise of God.
Should I ever encounter the angel of God, he'll have no trouble with me believing!
I wonder how many times Zechariah repented for his disbelief; did Elizabeth ever ridicule him—the priest—for being audacious…with an angel, after all! "Hon, let me get this right: you were scared silly by this messenger, and then you doubted him!" "(Scribble)" Fiction doesn't get any better than this.
Now can you see why Elizabeth's words are interesting? And what about Mary? She is newly pregnant and spends the first three months of her pregnancy in Judea with Elizabeth until her ninth. Did Mary leave Nazareth to avoid questions and her community's disdain? Did God's holy child become a burden for her to bear once she returned and everyone could infer a possible reason for her absence?
The Light of Promise
One of my favorite preachers, the late Southern Baptist pastor Adrian Rogers, had a good saying he often used: "Don't doubt in the dark what God has shown you in the light." Now an angel radiating the glory of God is certainly enough reason to trust and never doubt again, for most of us at least. But circumstance has a way of making us second-guess our faith.
We all know what it's like to receive the promise of God and, in that moment, feel like we can trust him for anything. Standing in the light of promise gives us a seeming invincibility to doubt, for the promise is as good as possessed. Then, the clouds close and shut out the light. We never knew that daytime could literally turn black as night.
I don't imagine Mary's pregnancy and the next few years of her life being the easiest. We cannot know. Sadly, I'm a little more persuaded they were difficult because the devoutest folk can be mean or dispiriting and given to chatter. And how do you convince someone that your child is the long-awaited Messiah? That YHWH is his father, not Joseph, your unwed husband. Maybe strange occurrences swayed a few, but carrying Jesus probably cost Mary some grief.
I firmly believe "Be it unto me" remained her attitude toward God, but it couldn't have been easy. And before you doubt me on this, going to the cross wasn't easy for Jesus, although he too was resigned to the will of God.
But Paul calls him the "God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction" (2 Cor. 1:3-4); and I'm sure he allowed the clouds to part from time-to-time to let Mary know…to reassure us that his promise abides. We must know that the darkness is not to be feared and trust that the clouds, although stormy and destructive at times, won't kill us and cannot possibly extinguish the light of promise.
The Diagnosis
Paul writes, "Against all hope, Abraham in hope believed…without weakening in his faith, he faced the fact that his body was as good as dead…yet he did not waver through unbelief regarding the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith…being fully persuaded that God had power to do what he had promised" (1 Cor. 4:18-21; cf. v. 17).
I look at this verse and see an X-ray of Zechariah and Mary's conditions. Zechariah doubts God by limiting him to the impotence of his body; but Mary trusts God by telling him, "You have the power to give life where there is none."
We serve a God whose promises for us are enduring. He wants you and me to simply accept them as true and trust him. You may be in a dark period now hoping for the clouds to part for once; know that the promise still shines. Despite the pain, you will possess everything God has promised you.


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Earlier today the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued a provisional judgment (pdf, 29 pages) against some of the U.S. sanction against Iran. The ruling is a preliminary injunction over urgent humanitarian issues that will later be followed by a final judgment.
The U.S. responded by canceling the treaty the gave the court jurisdiction over the case.
The ICJ is the main judicial organ of the United Nations and settles legal disputes between member states. The rulings of the court, based in The Hague, are binding. But there is no global police force that can make the U.S. government follow the court's ruling.
Nevertheless the judgment sets a precedent that other courts will use when more specific cases against the U.S. sanctions against Iran come up. A company that loses business because of the sanctions may sue the U.S. over financial losses. An ICJ ruling on the illegality of the U.S. sanctions will then be used by a local court, even an American one, as reference.
The core of the ruling says:
THE COURT,Indicates the following provisional measures:
(1) Unanimously,
The United States of America, in accordance with its obligations under the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights, shall remove, by means of its choosing, any impediments arising from the measures announced on 8 May 2018 to the free exportation to the territory of the Islamic Republic of Iran of
(i) medicines and medical devices;
(ii) foodstuffs and agricultural commodities; and
(iii) spare parts, equipment and associated services (including warranty, maintenance, repair services and inspections) necessary for the safety of civil aviation;
(2) Unanimously,
The United States of America shall ensure that licences and necessary authorizations are granted and that payments and other transfers of funds are not subject to any restriction in so far as they relate to the goods and services referred to in point(1);
(3) Unanimously,
Both Parties shall refrain from any action which might aggravate or extend the dispute before the Court or make it more difficult to resolve.
The provisional judgment, comparable to an injunction, was issued because of the imminent humanitarian damage the U.S. sanctions cause to Iran. The final judgment may take a year and is likely to be much wider. After today's unanimous ruling the general direction of the outcome is not in question.
The U.S. had claimed that the the court has no jurisdiction over the issue of its sanctions against Iran.
Iran argued that U.S. sanctions are in violations of the Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights between Iran and the United States of America (pdf), which was signed at Tehran on 15 August 1955. That treaty gave the ICJ jurisdiction over disputes between the two countries in all issues related to it.
The court accepted Iran's view.
U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo just held a press conference in which he announced that the U.S. is now canceling the 1955 treaty. His statement was full of bluster and lies:
The United States on Wednesday called an international court ruling against its Iran sanctions a defeat for Tehran as it terminated a 1955 treaty on which the case was based.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted that the UN court did not rule more broadly against US sanctions and he insisted that the United States already exempted humanitarian goods from the sanctions."The court's ruling today was a defeat for Iran. It rightly rejected all of Iran's baseless requests," Pompeo told reporters.
The preliminary injunction is obviously a victory for Iran. The court has not yet judged on the wider issue of the U.S. sanctions. Having read the argument I am convinced that the final judgment will only confirm this win. The ruling is a big loss for the Trump administration. It shows the world that the U.S. is the one and only entity which is in breach of the 1955 treaty, the nuclear agreement with Iran (JCPOA) and the unanimous resolution of the UN Security Council endorsing the nuclear deal.
Pompeo's announcement of the canceling of the treaty is somewhat schizophrenic. It accepts the ruling and transgresses on it:
- The U.S. would not have canceled the treaty without the court's judgment that is based on the treaty. With today's canceling, or the announcement thereof, the U.S. admits that the court intervention based on the treaty is legally correct. This contradicts its earlier argument.
- The canceling of the treaty today transgresses on the courts judgment. Measure three of the court's ruling orders the parties to not make the issue more difficult to resolve. Canceling the treaty now makes the case more difficult and aggravates and extends the dispute in violation of the court order.
The U.S. is in fact mocking the court. It is unlikely that any court will accept the clearly upcoming U.S. claim that the treaty no longer exists, that the ICJ has lost jurisdiction over the case and that its orders can thus be ignored. One can not simply change a contract after being found guilty of violating it. The case will be going to a final judgment under the 1955 treaty because that set the legal status when the case was brought to the court.
Pompeo and other will undoubtedly argue that the ruling does not matter for the U.S. and that transgressing it will have no costs. That underestimates the effect of such a ruling on lower national courts. It will be them that will judge about the seizure of U.S. assets when claims of economic damage are brought up against the U.S. and its sanction regime.
The case will also weigh on the global opinion. It makes it more difficult for other governments to follow the U.S. sanction regime.


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|Butcher's Dog issue 3, cover art by Laura Hol.
This weekend saw me return to Newcastle for the launch of the third issue of Butcher's Dog, which I've spent chunks of the past 3 months editing alongside Sophie F Baker and Amy Mackelden, two very good writer friends whom I know from what now seems like 'my other life' in the North East.
The launch event – at the fantastic Toffee Factory down by the Ouseburn, which, as this article suggests, has had an interesting history as a building, most pleasingly as an actual sweet factory – as well as the preceding workshop, 'Moments of Epiphany', in which me and Amy got our participants furiously scribbling about transformative moments in their lives, was everything a poetry event should be: full of good people reading interesting work in a relaxed setting; the formation of new friendships and connections; and, of course, the after-party, which saw several of us quaffing craft beer and local steak pies 'til dusk in Newcastle's best pub, The Free Trade Inn.
It was a significant Butcher's Dog event for me, having not been able to make the launches of our previous two issues, which, I'm told, were equally well put together and attended events. The Dogs, as we've now started calling each other, formed this magazine on the back of workshops led by Clare Pollard and facilitated by New Writing North; and at the time, while we were all keen, I don't think any of us would have envisaged it becoming as successful as it now has. Those successes could be measured statistically – by the bums we've had on seats, the copies we've sold, the subscribers we've got, or even the Arts Council funding we've secured – but I think it's in talking to people at these events, which are clearly very appreciated, and hearing good feedback, that I realise that what I'm a part of is something much more significant: a poetry collective, yes, we are that, but I think we are one which extends our support and encouragement outwards, and while I'm sure all collectives say that, I genuinely think that Butcher's Dog is a force for good not just for new and established poets in the North, but for writers, artists and thinkers across the country; for people who like to be challenged, entertained and – dare I say it – sometimes even amazed by the power of good a beautiful, tactile little magazine can do.
As for the future, submissions are open for issue 4 until the 10th August, so I would encourage everyone, not just Northerners, to submit. There's going to be a London launch on the 7th August, too, so that our many Southern friends and contributors can be part of the fold. I'll tweet details about that as I get them. For now, if you haven't already seen it and my naval-gazing hasn't scared you off, I'd just prod you towards this link, where copies are available. I would say it's worth it, but I think you probably already got that one...
|The editors in the pub. L-R: Amy Mackelden, me, Sophie F Baker


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What's A Meteorite Ring & How You Can Own One
You probably went into this article thinking that there could be no such thing as a meteorite ring. Like, how do people make these things anyway? Do they have a farm or something? Is it something that can be harvested in the first place? Surely, that is not possible. So what the market advertises must be fake right?
Well, the answer is both yes and no.
I say yes because there are fakes and counterfeits making rounds in the market nowadays. But I also say no because the rings we offer on site are 100% real and authentic. We can even provide you a legitimate certificate to go with your purchase to prove that what you're buying is the real deal. But hey, you can't buy what you really know nothing about right? So for now, let's start with the most basic question: What is this ring we're talking about?
What Is This Ring, Exactly?
Before we all spiral into confusion, let me just clarify that the ring we're talking about in this article is the jewelry – not some sort of gas halo often associated with talks about heavenly bodies. We're talking about the accessory worn on the finger; the type of item you'd see in jewelry stores and pawn shops.
And today, we won't just be talking about any old ring. We'll be talking about meteorite rings – miraculous masterpieces crafted from a piece of the universe itself.
Now, wearing rings isn't anything new. The adornment of such jewelry dates back to ancient times – Ancient Greece and Egypt especially. Throughout history, you will see that people of royalty and high statuses decorate their bodies with different types of accessories and tattoos. Back then, only the wealthy can afford such luxuries which is why people from that time period looked up to whoever has the capacity to wear such ornaments. In other words, jewelry was a status symbol. The wealthier people are, the more they decorate their bodies. It tells others that they are born of a rich family and they are to be respected.
Fast forward to present time, jewelry is now less of a status symbol and more of an item for expression. People, whether they admit it or not, like to stand out. We like to look unique and different from everybody else. Receiving comments like "you look weird" or "your wardrobe choices are interesting" is far better than being told that you look like just about everyone else. Truth is, we want to be considered an individual, not just a part of a group or posse. We want people to like, hate, adore, ignore, or love us for exactly who we are as a person. I think that being regarded as an "individual" is a pretty big deal for any person from any part of the world. It makes you feel special.
This is why we try so hard to make our look very personal. Sure, we follow fads and trends but at the end of the day, we jive things up so that we can be original. I think that "wanting to be different" is already embedded in our subconscious and we'll do anything to achieve originality – whether it be wearing fashionably weird clothes, getting customized tattoos, or wearing creative pieces of jewelry.
If you're the type who likes to stand out, then this kind of ring is definitely for you.
But how are these rings made anyway?
You all heard of a meteor shower before, right? Well, stuff like that really happens in real life. It's just not some fantastical tale movie producers come up with. Meteor showers happen and they're pretty natural even. They just don't happen in a very grandiose manner like what you see in sci-fi films. Anyway, when a comet or meteor survives its crash to earth, the extra-terrestrial material that is salvaged from the crash is what is used to create jewelry. It's important that the properties of the heavenly material are still intact and in good shape. Otherwise, it cannot be used to make jewelry.
Of course, as you may have already guessed, these heavenly bodies don't crash to earth all the time. And whenever they do crash, there's no telling whether there is salvageable material or not. This is why the price of this foreign mineral is extremely high – higher than the market prices for gold even. It's rare, limited, and cannot be replenished right away. This makes meteorite very, very valuable. You can expect that the ring created using it will cost a hefty penny as well.
Then again, what would you rather choose? Will you buy an accessory that's cheap but only lasts for a couple of months? Or, will you choose a meteorite ring that will stay even beyond your time? The choice should be obvious. Not to mention, the latter is also a more meaningful purchase. It's not everyday that you can wear a piece of the heavens in your finger. It's definitely worth every dollar.
There are many other rings out there – silver, gold, diamonds, and other precious stones. However, these you can buy at any given time. These rings are precious and scarce (that's why it takes us several weeks just to craft one exotic inlay ring!). You don't know whether companies, like ours, will keep manufacturing them in the future. It's also very symbolic of the universe. It tells you that there are thousands of other worlds out there – and maybe what you're wearing on your finger is somehow a part of one of those worlds. It's really amazing if you think of it like that. You can really feel the connection between you and the rest of infinity.
Anyway, if you think that this item is for you, don't hesitate to get in touch with us. Better yet, go ahead and browse from our huge selection of 100% authentic pieces online!


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v. de·volved, de·volv·ing, de·volves
1. To pass on or delegate to another: The senator devolved the duties of office upon a group of aides.
2. Archaic To cause to roll onward or downward.
1. To be passed on or transferred to another: The burden of proof devolved upon the defendant. The estate devolved to an unlikely heir.
2. To degenerate or deteriorate gradually: After several hours the discussion had devolved into a shouting match.
3. Archaic To roll onward or downward.
[Middle English devolven, to transfer, from Old French devolver, to confer, ascribe, from Latin dēvolvere, to roll down, fall to : dē-, de- + volvere, to roll; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
de·volve′ment n.
1. (foll by: on, upon, to, etc) to pass or cause to pass to a successor or substitute, as duties, power, etc
2. (Law) (intr; foll by on or upon) law (of an estate, etc) to pass to another by operation of law, esp on intestacy or bankruptcy
3. (intr; foll by on or upon) to depend (on): your argument devolves on how you interpret this clause.
4. archaic to roll down or cause to roll down
[C15: from Latin dēvolvere to roll down, fall into, from de- + volvere to roll]
deˈvolvement n
v. -volved, -volv•ing. v.t.
1. to transfer or delegate (a duty, responsibility, etc.) to or upon another; pass on.v.i.
2. to be transferred or passed on from one to another: The responsibility devolved on me.
3. to become simpler or disappear, esp. in the process of evolution.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin dēvolvere to roll down =dē- de- + volvere to roll]
de•volve′ment, n.
Past participle: devolved
Gerund: devolving
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|devolve - pass on or delegate to another; "The representative devolved his duties to his aides while he was in the hospital"
|devolve - be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
change hands, change owners - be transferred to another owner; "This restaurant changed hands twice last year"
light, fall - fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
|devolve - grow worse; "Her condition deteriorated"; "Conditions in the slums degenerated"; "The discussion devolved into a shouting match"
fatigue, jade, tire, weary, pall - lose interest or become bored with something or somebody; "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
rot, waste - become physically weaker; "Political prisoners are wasting away in many prisons all over the world"
A. VT [+ power] → delegar; [+ government] → descentralizar
devolve(→ auf +acc)
vi (duty, property etc) → übergehen; the cost of the operation devolves upon the patient → die Kosten für die Operation muss der Patient tragen; it devolved on me to take the final decision → die endgültige Entscheidung fiel mir zu; the union devolved into a looser confederation of states → die Union löste sich in einen lockeren Staatenbund auf
vt duty, power etc → übertragen; a devolved government → eine dezentralisierte Regierung


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We have 8 interviews scheduled with the following authors:
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5. Jeanne Gray – author of At The Bus Stop (Published here on 4/25/07 – see link to the interview on the right side of the page)
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Sometimes I worry about iTunes. Specifically, I'm concerned that Apple [AAPL] and its iTunes team are making lousy decisions when it comes to censorship. I can't recollect any point at which I asked the technology firm to decide what I or mine could watch, read or listen to - I have Parental Controls for that. Now comes the grim news that iTunes Match users uploading songs containing explicit lyrics are seeing the tracks automatically replaced by sanitized versions.
Who watches the watchmen?
A Cult of Mac report later confirmed by Mashable's tests reveals songs uploaded to iTunes Match with explicit lyrics are being automatically replaced by the clean version of the song. What's weird is that the same thing does not happen when matching music you've purchased through iTunes
Apple has reportedly described this as an "error" it is scrambling to fix, but somebody somewhere made the decision for this to be the nature of the machinery.
That self-appointed cultural censor needs to understand that their particular choices as to what makes something good or bad are not necessarily shared by everyone else on the planet. iTunes Match is a curator of people's precious collections -- you need to be able to rely on the $25 per year service.
Protection for who?
The issue here isn't that iTunes is choosing to protect music fans from making a purchasing decision that they might regret -- as a service it could argue it had that right -- but because iTunes is choosing to censor people's collections after they have acquired the music elsewhere.
That's creepy.
Worse yet, it sanitizes music that wasn't even purchased from iTunes in the first place.
Music is a wide church and there will be many music fans who love things others find offensive. Last time I looked attempts to enforce a standard aesthetic across the creative industries continued to fail. As they should. Diversity keeps the planet interesting.
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Mashable tested the claims by ripping an explicit version of Jay-Z's The Black Album to iTunes Match, where it was promptly replaced by the clean version. Music from Kanye West and Ice Cube was also affected. Myself? I don't dare check what's been done to my Public Enemy, NWA or Ice-T tracks.
An engineer from Eddy Cue's iTunes team has allegedly acknowledged the issue and promised a fix, but that seems a weak response to me. After all, it's not the first time Apple's iTunes team has attempted to censor cultural reality. I am however hoping this will be the last.
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The Hidden Bonus to a "Wow" MomentNone
When was the last time you were truly in awe? We all have a collection of astounding moments that we cherish. So, if this fact proves anything, it's that your 4 a.m. wake up call to catch a particularly stunning sunrise was totally worth it.