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Sunday, October 28, 2007
Literature, Damnation and the Final Death
Thursday, October 25, 2007
A Christian Review of "For The Bible Tells Me So"
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
This and That Around Sacramento Presbytery
In the middle of last night we were awakened by a policeman knocking on our door. It seems some gang activity from a neighborhood next to us had, as the policeman put it, "spilled over into ours. There had been some kind of a scuffle and one policeman was hurt. They were looking for witnesses. Needless to say it was an eerie scene as six police vehicles with their lights flashing parked close to our house for several hours.
We live between a very well-to-do neighborhood and a poorer one, perhaps the best place for a Christian to exist as far as economics go? But the spill over happens often.
This got me to thinking this afternoon as I walked into the other neighborhood in order to mail some letters. (That is my favorite post office; people know how to stand around and visit with each other while waiting their turn.) I thought about how, for a Christian, the world is all mixed together, and God puts us where he puts us for a reason. Even in church, light sits beside darkness. And the two important things to remember is that Jesus Christ is the light and His light will overcome the darkness.
That got me to thinking about our Presbytery and all the big and small things going on here. Some things full of light others full of darkness.
I was reading Fair Oaks web site. They are one of the two big churches that just recently voted to leave the PCUSA. One of their pastors, Chris Alford, wrote about the Reformation and Luther and equates it with what is happening now, here, at this time. Some of what he writes in "Messy Reformation" is:
"Actual history, of course, is a bit messier. In stark contrast to the blazing speed that Luther's theses were posted and distributed, the response of the Roman Catholic Church was painfully slow. First, the local cardinal had Luther's document examined for heresy, then sent it along to the Pope who, in turn, took three years to respond. Papal theologians and envoys were sent to confront the problem while the Pope himself dismissed Luther as "a drunken German who, when [he's] sober, will change his mind." After negotiations and warnings (Luther responded by burning a papal edict) the "drunken German" was excommunicated by the church in early 1521."
Alford goes on to write: "There is a lot we can learn from Luther's example, but here's perhaps the most helpful piece for our church in these days: Standing for biblical truth will require some patience and time. It won't all be over with a single act."
At my Church Fremont Presbyterian Church we are having the usual Kirkin' o' th' Tartan Sunday, October 28, 2007. And our Pastor Don Baird has been preaching on the creeds. He, of course, will preach on the Scots Confession on Kirkin O' th' Tartan Sunday. And there will be lots of shortbread and of course bag-pipes.
Recently at my daughter's church, Peace Presbyterian Church, we had a panel discussion about various problems in the PCUSA and our own Presbytery. Of course one of the big discussions is always why are people leaving. The Moderator, several Pastors and Elders, including myself, participated and it was all very amiable. But I am troubled that many will not acknowledge the real problems. And speaking of the real problems:
Davis Community Church on their Web site is advertising a movie at their Church for Nov. 14. The movie is entitled "For the Bible Tells Me So." They are linked to a trailer on U-Tube at [trailer] This is pure propaganda. Scary propaganda since it uses people without explaining who they are. It also uses insinuation since for instance it places Billy Graham preaching from the Bible right after a Nazi leader making a hate speech during the Nazi era. Anyway, I would suggest that others listen to the trailer and then explain to some in our Presbytery why two of our Evangelical Churches are leaving. And why the rest of us shudder
Jesus Christ, the light in our messy world is calling us to faithfuless in the midst of gross darkness. "And Jesus cried out and said,'He who believes in me, does not believe in me but in him who sent me. He who sees me sees the One who sent me. I have come as light into the world, so that everyone who believes in me will not remain in darkness." (John 12: 44-46)
Friday, October 19, 2007
The Week's Wrap Up
My Mom and Dad loved fishing. I still remember waking up on the farm as a small girl to the smell of fish frying. Either my Dad or Mom or both would get up early and go down to the creek on our farm and catch breakfast. Usually it was catfish, so I still have a fondness for fried catfish.
Mom and Dad always wanted to retire to the Ozarks and spend the end of their lives fishing. As I have explained earlier they never made it that far. My Mother died the year before this picture was taken. My Father would die about a year after it was taken, so it is a special picture of mine.
My Dad had been a cowboy, a dairyman, a farmer and a truck driver. He always had a gun, not with him but in the house. What can you expect from someone who had been a cowboy and read Zane Grey Westerns. Anyway he always tried to get my sisters and me to keep a gun in the house; we always said no!
One day, not very long after the above picture was taken, my Dad was trying to do something with his gun; I don't remember what, but he shot himself in the foot. About a week later he went fishing with a cast on his foot, which would have been okay, but someone else in the river got in a bad spot and my Dad dove in after him forgetting that he had something heavy on his foot. Needless to say someone else had to rescue two people that day. So Bayou don't go fishing with anything heavy on your foot.
This is a quote Jim Berkley, of the The Berkley Blog, sent me. He thought it was a good quote for Christian bloggers. So do I.
"A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. ... "John Calvin (1509-1564)
And this is a verse for all the Christian bloggers who were insulted and called names the last couple of weeks, for instance, "mud:"
"To him who overcomes, to him I will give some of the hidden manna and I will give him a white stone, and a new name written on the stone which no one knows but he who receives it." (Rev 2:17a)
And last, but not least, Dave Moody, put this as a comment after one of my postings. It touched me enough and still does that I have no words to say after reading it:
"A prayer by St. Nikolai Velimirovic, a Serbian Orthodox bishop of the last century, who opposed Nazism and was eventually taken to Dachau. In this prayer he no doubt has in mind personal enemies, rather than national ones; the prayer is not intended as a guide for political and military decisions.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and
do not curse them.
Enemies have driven me into Your embrace more
than friends have. Friends have bound me to
earth, enemies have loosed me from earth and
have demolished all my aspirations in the world.
Enemies have made me a stranger in worldly
realms and an extraneous inhabitant of the
world. Just as a hunted animal finds safer shelter
than an unhunted animal does, so have I,
persecuted by enemies, found the safest
sanctuary, having ensconced myself beneath Your
tabernacle, where neither friends nor enemies
can slay my soul. Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even
I bless them and do not curse them.
They, rather than I, have confessed my sins
before the world.
They have punished me, whenever I have
hesitated to punish myself
They have tormented me, whenever I have tried
to flee torments.
They have scolded me, whenever I have flattered
They have spat upon me, whenever I have filled
myself with arrogance.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and
do not curse them.
Whenever I have made myself wise, they have
called me foolish.
Whenever I have made myself mighty, they have
mocked me as though I were a dwarf.
Whenever I have wanted to lead people, they
have shoved me into the background.
Whenever I have rushed to enrich myself, they
have prevented me with an iron hand.
Whenever I thought that I would sleep peacefully,
they have wakened me from sleep.
Whenever I have tried to build a home for a long
and tranquil life, they have demolished it and
driven me out.
Truly, enemies have cut me loose from the world
and have stretched out my hands to the hem of
Your garment.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and
do not curse them.
Bless them and multiply them; multiply them and
make them even more bitterly against me:
so that my fleeing to You may have no return;
so that all hope in men may be scattered like
so that absolute serenity may begin to reign in my
so that my heart may become the grave of my
two evil twins: arrogance and anger;
so that I might amass all my treasure in heaven;
ah, so that I may for once be freed from self-
deception, which has entangled me in the
dreadful web of illusory life.
Enemies have taught me to know what hardly
anyone knows, that a person has no enemies in
the world except himself.
One hates his enemies only when he fails to
realize that they are not enemies, but cruel
It is truly difficult for me to say who has done me
more good and who has done me more evil in the
world: friends or enemies.
Therefore bless, O Lord, both my friends and my
A slave curses enemies, for he does not
understand. But a son blesses them, for he
For a son knows that his enemies cannot touch his
life. Therefore he freely steps among them and
prays to God for them.
Bless my enemies, O Lord. Even I bless them and
do not curse them.
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Good News From Afar
An e-mail came from my friends who are missionaries, but not Presbyterian, in South East Asia the same day that Michael Kruse posted Our Presbyterian Witness in Asia, on his web site which was about the new web site of Linda Valentine, Executive Director of the GAC. She is traveling to Asia to visit the various Presbyterian missionaries there. Her web site is Our Presbyterian Witness: A Faith Journal from my Journey.
This got me to thinking how much I would like to post the e-mails from my friends on my blog. Now I have their permission. However, because of some of the places they travel and because of the wonderful Christians they minister to, who live in suffering places, I cannot post their names. But this will give others a chance to read the wonderful stories they send and to pray for another part of the Church. So following is the first of what I hope will be interesting messages from friends far away.
"We wanted to thank you for praying for the new constitution and upcoming elections in Thailand. When you see other messes in other countries, we sure do appreciate prayers as motivated by our Father.
I was wanting to relate a story to you about Buddhist religion seeking to be declared the state religion of Thailand in the new constitution. Many were praying and it turned out that the Queen of Thailand was staying in Chiangmai when one of her project leaders, who was a Christian went to be with the Lord. So she graciously attended the funeral service at the First Church here in town. One of the songs in that service is a lovely song asking God to protect, prosper and Bless the Thai nation. After the meeting, the Queen was heard to comment that the Christians really love the Thai nation. A couple of days later she wrote a front page article for her birthday and asked that Buddhism not be declared the state religion in the new constitution because she did not want to see religion associated with politics in that way. Two days after that the major lobbying/action group pushing for this took itself out of business. Three days after that the constitutional referendum, without the religion clause, passed with about 60% approval. God does answer prayer.
Please keep praying as elections are scheduled before the new year. They maybe moved a little bit datewise which is okay but just this last week the coup leader resigned as Armed Forces Chief and now has been appointed deputy Prime Minister. Interestingly the Thai economy has not suffered much yet from all this. In fact the US dollar has dropped more than 20% against the Thai baht in the last two years.
Since I was scheduled to be in .... at this time, we wanted to say that the unrest and discontent is usually just below the surface in the population at all times. (much worse atrocities than you have seen on TV happen everyday in all the borderlands of ....) But the population seldom flares up like this as they know they are very unlikely to effect this government even with armed insurrection. The civil war that has raged 60 years now resulting in the 120,000 refugees and up to 300,000 internally displaced people has been a rear guard guerilla war of attrition for forty of those years. Only the prayers and cries of God's people will bring the changes that are needed.
This year is the first year that regular refugees have been allowed to leave the camps along the Thai Burma border. WE hear that 2-3,000 of these 10,000 have this year immigrated to Tennessee. That is most interesting, since three of the Pastors of the churches I spent last week with in the Hills three hours south of here have been invited by a partnering Baptist church to come for three weeks to Tennessee. I am not sure that the church is yet aware of this immigration but it would be amazing to have Pastors that are really moving ahead and experiencing 100% growth this year being able to minister to ethnic Karen refugees just getting started in a strange land as newly arrived refugees and aliens.
The district that I was in last week has had a strong move to God in the last seven years. The Worship and Prayer aspects have risen dramatically. The church there is growing up to the point that today more than 30 percent of the 60,000 people in the district are Born again Christians. There is no other place in Thailand that has that kind of statistic. The general population of Thailand is still looking for the first 1 percent to be evangelical Christians.
The only other places in SE Asia that I know have a similar percentage are in two provinces in tribal Burma and three provinces in tribal NE India.
You know the thing that impressed me the most was not the big new church buildings (one that can seat (on the floor) 1500 people) but it was the pastor and cell group leaders that are beating paths in the rainy season to small villages with brand new small Christian groups gathering. This is a real movement happening and it has been primarily among the Pwo Karen which have been the resistant ones in the last 180 years.
So we are much encouraged and it is always wonderful to bring a good report from afar."
Sunday, October 14, 2007
A Cryptic Poem Because They Left Today
Someone recently wrote, "Earth would be better off without Revelation." But it all seems to fit. Its metaphors are beautiful. Its promises complete.
Because this is the day they left.
You who read the Left Behind books,
This is how it really feels.
They are leaving today,
the soft, but steady strong ones,
the faithful and nurturing ones,
they who nurtured new pastors,
and stood before the Presbytery
and pleaded for His righteousness.
Not a secret rapture, but,
this is how it feels
this is what left behind means.
Facing the anti-Jesus, the ones
who give gifts and celebrate
and say "It will be a day just like all others when schismatics …
finally exit the denomination in a self-righteous huff."
You who read the Left Behind books.
and believe them, more than the holy text,
Look, there are three gathered, two in another place
and four around the altar in prayer,
and still a multitude singing praise,
with the Lamb in the midst.
Look! The red winged dragon is slinking out the back door,
his hat on crooked.
He who overcomes will thus be clothed in white garments; and I will not erase his name from the book of life, and I will confess his name before My Father and before His angels. He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches. (Rev. 3:5-6)
All quotes except Scripture are taken from "Shuck and Jive" at Friday Fivin' With My GalPals, and letters to the Editor on the Presbyterian Layman, "The PCUSA is moving ahead" by John Shuck.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Three Prayer Poems with Hope
Maybe He is taking
a clean white brush
and scrubbing me all over
down to a thin peeled
core--with only the truth
left around me.
I seem to keep
falling in the scrapings
Does anyone have a wash
cloth for my feet!
A Female Tiger:
Like a female tiger crawling in the tall unsteady grass,
hunting, malevolent, wanting to snarl and bite,
failing that peace I shudder down in some murky foreign soil.
It is not home.
But deep within,
all around, over and below is the strength of Judah,
gentle Lamb,
the forgiving place in God,
home of homes.
Insult is the lightening across my sky,
but weak gods threw it, their fingers shaking.
They will not last; they were canceled in the darkness
as his cross drew blood.
High King of Heaven the Anglo-Saxons called him.
He will not bruise or bend the tall unsteady grass,
but thunder home words that only a beast like I can hear.
A Spider's Prayer:
I am a spider, falling softly to the ground
On a thin unsteady string,
and when it breaks I cannot spin it back again.
Catch me oh my God and understand
I am a luna moth, all green and beautiful, but torn,
walking when I really long to fly.
Keep me yours my God,
and cushion me within your hand.
I am a creature running wounded from a fall,
within a land all full of swamp and sea,
without retreat or bridges to the sky.
Gather me my Lord and set me where you stand.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Rosa and Other Children of Mexico: A Story and A Poem
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Blogs, Web Sites and Family
So the first post will be about my family's blogs and web sites:
Speaking of this World belongs to my daughter Jenny McHenry. She has some wonderful posts on nature and the environment, great pictures too! She and Derek, her husband are the parents of six of my grandchildren. They attend Peace Presbyterian Church in Elk Grove, California.
Libellus Stellatus belongs to one of my Granddaughters. She is the oldest daughter of Jenny and Derek. Melissa is married to Spencer. She is an artist and writer and he is an actor; they were married in the summer of 2006. Here is a wonderful post she wrote about Jesus Christ . If you explore her blog you can find some of her art work. Such as this one. Melissa writes that she created this picture, with some anger, after reading about starving people.
You can also find some great pictures of Spencer swimming from Alcatraz to San Fransisco: The Previous Weekend In Photos The picture below is Melissa with her friend Kelly. They were modeling their wedding dresses for me in my living room.
Another family blog is a nephew's. Wesley's two blogs are Mary Worth and Me and Wanders In the Mary Worth one he uses pictures from the comic strip to express himself! I think I may hear about this.!
One of my sisters, Mary Kion, who is both an artist and a writer has several web sites. She is very interested in Western history including the history of trains. One of her web sites is dedicated to our Grandmother, Viola Butler Trotter. You can reach it here: Women Of The West. Mary also writes for Suite 101. You can find her profile there and the many stories she writes. One of her featured stories is about Johnny Cash and my father. Here is a picture of both my father and my mother: As you can see from the top of the picture it was taken in Bethany Missouri.
I also have a web site besides this blog. My web site is Naming the Grace. I write a lot on feminism and Wicca. I also have written quite a lot on various racists groups. One article I haven't listed anywhere else is: "Conversations On the Immense Journey: A Fictional Conversation on Evolution, Mysticism, Pantheism and God." I wrote this conversation between several mystics, including St John of the Cross and Loren Eiseley, (whom I really don't consider a mystic), for a class on Christian Mysticism. The teacher was into Teilhard de Chardin and she asked us to use him and Eiseley's article along with two other mystics. Since she also considered C.S. Lewis a mystic, I, of course, also used Lewis. I have changed the story a bit from the original one I wrote for class.
I am adding this late. Melissa's sister, Liz is a fantastic poet, with a lot of angst! But liveliness too. Her blog, which she hasn't written on for a while, is You Don't Even Know. Here is the picture off of it which is one of my favorite pictures. She is also a wonderful artist.
Thursday, October 4, 2007
An Apology and Letters
My Letter to Ms. Ann Ferguson:
Ms Ann Ferguson
Program Coordinator,
Presbyterian Women,
Dear Ann,
I am not sure you will remember who I am. I write for Voices of Orthodox Women and well over a year ago spoke with you on the phone about being a part of NNCPW's leadership conference which included older women. I did attend and found the meetings generally comfortable and helpful.
I am writing you today because of a series of articles I have posted on my new blog, www.naminghisgrace.blogspot.com. The series is entitled "Presbyterians Dancing with Karl Marx," and goes well beyond matters connected to Presbyterian Women. However, this series did raise some questions related to Presbyterian Women. Since I will write a smaller and hopefully less complicated article for VOW, I do have some questions.
There are three main areas where I have mentioned PW in my articles. The first, under "Affiliations," your site states, "Presbyterian Women works in partnership with various secular and faith-based organizations on issues of faith and social justice."
The group Agricultural Missions is one of those affiliations. This particular group supports many rural groups. However they seem to be focusing on several groups which are either rooted in or have strong ties to Marxist groups including the World Social Forum and the United States Social Forum.
Additionally they state that they are supported by, among other religious and service groups, the Presbyterian Church USA, with PW listed along side Presbyterian Hunger Project. I searched your budget and giving projects and found no record of such giving. Can you point out where that is listed and the amount given?
The second concern is Ms Sherry Flyr who is both a board member of Agricultural Missions and Vice Moderator of Missions Relationships for Presbyterian Women. Is Ms Flyr's relationship with PW and Agricultural Missions a conflict of interest?
Here are a couple of examples that raise some concern about Ms Flyr serving these two organizations in a leadership capacity. Ms Flyr was one of the representatives AMI sent to the United States Social Forum to present seminars. As I have shown in my articles, this USSF is a decidedly far left Socialist group. The organization, World Social Forum, and its offshoot USSF does not promote PW's goals, "to support the mission of the church worldwide," or "to work for justice and peace." That is, justice and peace are not attributes of Marxism, and surely neither is the mission of the Church.
In one other instance Ms Flyr is seemingly out of step with the mission of the Church. When describing the various workshops presented at the United States Social Forum she in her description of capitalism described that economic viewpoint as "Homophobic Patriarchical Violent Capitalism."
This may be Ms Flyr's own personal viewpoint; however, she holds a position on the National Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women. In order "to build an inclusive caring community of women that strengthens the Presbyterian Church (USA) …," I think it would be wise not to alienate the National Leadership of PW from women in the Pew who believe capitalism is certainly not perfect, but is a solid economic system.
In the same manner, in a Church which upholds the biblical standard of marriage between a woman and man, Ms Flyr's use of the word "homophobic" as a descriptive word is alienating.
The final concern is with the promotion of the Brazilian Landless Workers Group (MST). As you undoubtedly know, the Editors of Horizons in their March/April 2006 edition featured three articles on MST. As you will see, from my articles, the first article, "Promised Land: The Landless Rural Worker's Movement (MST) and Democracy in Brazil," written by Miguel Carter, was taken from a much larger article in which Carter was defending MST from its critics who believe it to be a Marxists organization. The Editor's of Horizons seemingly chose not to tell their readers of this conflict. Can you explain the reason for that decision?
I am inserting the three postings I have written so that you will be better able to understand some of the questions I have asked.
Presbyterians Dancing With Karl Marx! Part 1 .Presbyterians Dancing With Karl Marx! Part 2 .Presbyterians Dancing with Karl Marx Part 3 .
Thank you for taking the time to read this letter and answer the questions I am asking.
Sincerely in Christ,
Viola Larson
Board of Directors,
Voices of Orthodox Women
Ms. Ann Ferguson's letter to me:
Ms.Viola Larson
Board of Directors, Voices of Orthodox Women
October 4, 2007
Dear Viola,
I have pasted below your letter to me to ensure that those copied on this response have your complete communication. If any of this email communication appears on your weblog or on Voices of Orthodox Women's website, I expect to see the entire communication and not excerpts from it.
I do remember our conversation about your desire to be part of the NNPCW leadership conference held in conjunction with the 2006 Churchwide Gathering of Presbyterian Women. I'm glad you were able to be a part of the intergenerational event and found it comfortable and helpful.
In your letter, you raise three areas of concern. My response to each concern follows.
Presbyterian Women's (PW) Support of Agricultural Missions, Inc. (AMI)
Agricultural Missions, Inc. is an ecumenical organization supported by the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Presbyterian Women supports the mission of the PC(USA) and participates in those ecumenical bodies with which the PC(USA) relates. You do not find a budgeted item for AMI in the PW triennial budget because no funds are allocated to its support nor has it received either a Birthday or Thank Offering grant. To date, the only PW-based monetary contribution to AMI has been a portion of the 2006 Churchwide Gathering offering. Interpretation for the offering was provided prior to and during the Gathering. Gathering participants contributed as they felt called to give.
AMI Board Participation
AMI invited Presbyterian Women to send a representative to serve a board term. The Churchwide Coordinating Team assigned Ms. Sherry Flyr, vice moderator for mission relationships, to the task as part of her duties and is fully aware of her role there. There is no conflict of interest.
Magazine Editorial Decisions
The editors asked Miguel Carter, an expert in the landless movement in Brazil, to provide an article about the movement. The article he provided was accepted.
My Concern
Viola, you mention that you intend to write a short article for Voices of Orthodox Women (VOW). I have copied Ms. Sylvia Dooling with VOW. Though our opinions may differ at times, I have come to know Sylvia as a woman concerned about the veracity of the facts in VOW's publications. In reading the series of blog postings to which you referred me, and your September 26, 2007, email letter to me, I find that both your blog and your letter contain serious factual errors. It concerns me that you would make public allegations about someone without verifying your statements. Out of respect for ethical journalism, I strongly encourage you to check your sources and verify your statements before submitting the article for publication by VOW.
In your September 26 communication that you find copied below in its entirety, you attribute to Ms. Sherry Flyr statements made by others, not by her. The Agricultural Missions newsletter article about the U.S. Social Forum from which you draw your information was written by Stephen Bartett. In the article, he lists Sherry Flyr as a member of a panel in a workshop during the U.S. Social Forum entitled "Migration and Racism in the Domincan Republic." Sherry's contribution to the workshop was to read the definitions of the terms "race," "prejudice," "social power" and "racism" that are used in PC(USA) antiracism training.
You question the phrase "Homophobic Patriarchical Violent Capitalism." That phrase appears in the writer of the article's listing of plenary sessions during the U.S. Social Forum. The words are not Sherry's.
In my experience, I have found that agreeing on definitions for emotion-packed words like racism and racist, or Marxism and Marxist opens the way for dialogue. Describing the verbal and nonverbal behaviors generally associated with a particular concept avoids hurtful labeling that may lead others to draw inappropriate conclusions. These descriptors allow civil and respectful discussion of highly charged topics.
In service to Christ,
Ann Ferguson
Presbyterian Women Program Coordinator
100 Witherspoon St.
Louisville, KY 40202
My Apology to Sherry Flyr:
Ms. Sherry Flyr
Vice Moderator for Missions Relationships
Presbyterian Women
Dear Ms. Flyr,
I wish to apologize for giving out unintended false information about you in the article I wrote, "Presbyterians Dancing with Karl Marx." I mistook this sentence, "Yours truly, Sherry Flyr, and Luckner Millien of the Farm Worker Association of Florida were the panelists to get the ball rolling:…," to mean that the "yours truly" was you and so I attributed the following quote to you: "At the US Social Forum there were major plenaries on Katrina, the War, Gender and the struggle against Homophobic Patriarchical Violent Capitalism, Immigration Rights, Worker Justice and Indigenous Peoples and their Prophetic Struggles and Cosmovision." I certainly should have written and asked you if you had actually written those words. I will change that part of my article.
I agree with Ms. Ann Ferguson that this was a factual error and I need to remedy it. I will post this apology on my blog. Please do forgive me.
Viola Larson
Cc Ms. Ann Ferguson
The Rev. Dr. Rhashell Hunter
Dr. Susan Jackson-Dowd
Ms. Sylvia Dooling
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Christian Reading
I received the Presbyterian Women's little catalog, "Best Books for Presbyterian Women," this week. There are some good books offered. For instance N.T. Wright's series, "For Everyone" is very good and easy reading. And although I haven' read it I Want To Live These Days With You: A Year of Daily Devotions, taken from the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, should be very devotional without being sentimental.
But such books as Jack Rogers' Jesus, the Bible and Homosexuality, and Douglas F. Ottati's Theology for Liberal Presbyterians and Other Endangered Species, were offered without counter arguments. These are books for some Presbyterian women without alternative books for other Presbyterian woman.
A Multitude of Blessings: A Christian Approach to Religious Diversity by Cynthia Campbell, which pushes pluralism, is listed under "Support the Mission of the Church Worldwide ."
Reading through this list I thought of a lot of books I would like to recommend to women and men in the Presbyterian Church USA. So here is the first "Naming His Grace," list of books.
PW's list begins with, "Nurture Faith through Prayer and Bible Study," and I will begin there also. And I will begin with Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Sylvia Dooling, President of Voices of Orthodox Women recommended this book to me.
- Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Christmas Sermons. Editor, Edwin Robertson, Grand Rapids: Zondervan 2005.
This book gleams with devotional care in the midst of crisis. The sermons are placed in a sequence according to the years and the events happening in Bonhoeffer's life. There is also historical and theological value here because any time an orthodox believer addresses an issue in the midst of a crisis the reader often will experience deep clarity on issues.
For instance, on the coming of Christ, you have this passage written sometime between 1938-40. It was a time when the confessing seminary had been closed by the Nazis and sermons were written down and passed around. Bonhoeffer wrote of the fearfulness of those who rejected Christ at his coming and then he wrote:
"They [The congregation of Christ's people], know he comes to redeem them. They are like miners who have been trapped in the depths of the mine, who have suffered long, shut up in the dark, who hear the knocking and the breaking down of the walls coming closer. Is it the final caving-in of the mine or is the rescuer coming? 'lift up your heads because your redemption is drawing near.' For Christians this world is like a fetter, it is too narrow for them. 'Dearest Lord Jesus, why do you wait so long? Come, Lord! Here on earth, I am so frightened.' The earth, its suffering and temptation makes us anxious, but Christ makes us glad, he brings redemption."(133)
- High King of Heaven: Aspects of Early English Spirituality. Benedicta Ward. Kalamazoo: Cistercian Publications 1999.
There are a lot of Celtic Spirituality books being published. Some of them promote an alternative spirituality. This one is a bit dated but good for two reasons. It deals with history which clarifies the issues, but it is also devotional in that it lifts up the true aspects of early English Spirituality.
Ward writing in the chapter "Anglo-Saxon Prayer," looks at some of the writings of Alcuin (735-804) on the psalter. Her quote:
"In the psalter to the end of your life you have material for reading, scrutinizing and teaching; in it you find the prophets, the evangelists, the apostles and all the divine books spiritually and intellectually treated and described and the first and second coming of the Lord in prophecy. You will find both the incarnation and the passion, resurrection and ascension of the Lord and all the power of divine words in the psalms if you peruse them with the intent of the mind and you will come by the grace of God to the marrow of intellectual understanding."
- Ecstasy and Intimacy: When the Holy Spirit Meets the Human Spirit. Edith M. Humphrey. Forward by Eugene H. Peterson. Grand Rapids: William B. Eerdmans Publishing 2006.
This is a trustworthy book on spirituality in the midst of other books which confuse the human spirit and human experience with the Holy Spirit and God's revelation.
My next listing moves away from the PW's list. I want to recomend a book that deals in an orthodox manner with Reformed Faith.
- Encountering God: Christian Faith in Turbulent Times. Andrew Purves and Charles Partee. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press 2000.
Andrew Purves and Charles Partee are both professors at Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, as is Dr. Humphrey above. One of the joys of this book is that both Dr. Purves and Dr. Partee each share their experence of the Lord.
Then they go on to write about issues of faith such as "The Lordship of Christ," and "The Fatherhood of God."
Under "A Mid-Course Reflection," they write:
"The ferocious fights over doctrine that mark so much of the church's history were conducted not for the sake of a rigid orthodoxy, but for the sake of the needful discipline of true faith for the people of God. All doctrinal theology is eventually and inevitably pastoral theology. We are called, then, to doctrinal and theological commitments. Dangerous shoals reside on both sides of the ark of salvation. Conservatives, who ship out under colors of confessionalism, can easily sail into unlovely legalism. Liberals, who steam along with a passion for justice and ethics, may quickly veer off into antinomianism." (61)
Some of the books listed in the PW's catalog are on justice and economic issues. And they do not offer any alternatives pointing away from the extreme liberal viewpoint. I will offer a couple of alternatives.
I have not read the book yet, I have a pile of tomes ahead of the book, but Michael Kruse of Kruse Kronicle recommended this so I could hopefully understand economics a little better.
- Bulls, Bears & Golden Calves: Applying Christian Ethics in Economics. John E. Stapleford. Downers Grove: InterVarsity Press.
Also I will recommend a very ancient book by a church father, St. John Chrysostom.
- On Wealth and Poverty, St John Chrysostom.
For two good lists of books and even movies go to my web site, Naming The Grace at Books and Movies I Recommend, and to VOW's at VOW's List of Recommended Reading.


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Chaos Patch (#3)
As per request.
Weekend disorder now enabled (although I have no idea at all what to expect).
ADDED: CP#3 Topic Summary:
— Bitcoin in China (with some surrealism)
— thread instigator (Peter A. Taylor) introduces the topic of 'Gnon polity' with suggestions for institutional structures and reading list …
— Why not the Antiversity? (with digression into chaos theory)
— Call it Resartus (or at least grab the domain name) … a new Lunar Society?
— … cryptic chaos …
— Time-travel obviously impossible (at least without a very bad hangover)
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TAGGED WITH :Admin , Chaos


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Loeb's Donation of Warehouse Space Will Help Expand Local Charity's Book-giving Efforts
The Bookwallah Organization is proud to recognize Loeb for the donation of warehouse space for Bookwallah's book collection, sorting, and distribution activities.
"We are very thankful for this valuable gift. The donated space will help Bookwallah to operate more efficiently and open up opportunities for volunteers to help with this critical activity," said Bookwallah founder, Seena Jacob. "The
donation of the space will enable us to collect more storybooks to ship to orphan children around the world, thus expanding the impact of the organization."
Bookwallah is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose vision is to transform the lives of children who have undergone hardship by "sharing the gift of imagination". The mission is to collect and distribute children's storybooks, set up libraries, and spread the joy of reading to children of children's homes and orphanages around the world.
"By helping this young organization at this critical stage, we know our gift is making a tremendous difference to children around the world and will lead the path to Bookwallah's success," said Loeb president, Howard Newman. "We're honored to be able to donate our resources."
About Loeb For five generations since 1880, Loeb has been a trusted provider of reliable equipment and related services that help manufacturing and financial companies grow their business. Headquartered in Chicago with a 150,000 square foot facility, Loeb provides equipment, appraisals and financial services to global banking organizations and manufacturing companies specializing in the food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and chemical industries. Loeb services and business units include: equipment sales and purchases, certified market appraisals from Loeb Appraisal, liquidation and auction services from Loeb Winternitz Industrial Auctioneers, equipment term loans from Loeb Term Solutions and purchase lease back financing from Loeb Financial Services. For more information on Loeb or any of its business units, please visit: www.loebequipment.com.
About the Bookwallah Organization Bookwallah is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose vision is to transform the lives of children who have undergone hardship by sharing the gift of imagination. The mission is to collect and distribute children's storybooks, set up libraries, and spread the joy of reading to children of children's homes and orphanages around the world. There are 143 Million orphans in the world whose lives can change through the power and magic of storybooks. Bookwallah has three core programs which include: Bookwallah Books, Bookwallah Reading Rug, and Bookwallah Reading Services. Bookwallah has a simple story that grew from an idea and a passion. Founder Seena Jacob conceived the idea of the Bookwallah Organization in 2009 with her desire to spread the joy of reading to children of orphanages in developing nations across the globe. For more information on Bookwallah or any of its programs and services, please visit: www.bookwallah.org.


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The flagellum is required for bacterial swimming and swarming motility. In the biphasic Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium), the flagellar filament is build up by two distinct monomeric subunits, flagellin FliC and FljB. S. Typhimurium has the ability to switch between two flagellins, FliC and FljB, in a phase-variable manner. The switch to FliC is called phase H1 and considered important for bacterial growth and survival in the spleen in a murine infection model of typhoid fever. Flagellin is secreted as monomeric subunits, but the majority of flagellin is polymerized upon secretion as the flagellar filament. Salmonella flagellin has traditionally been isolated through a process involving multiple steps of centrifugation and acid treatment. Here, we delineate a simplified protocol for preparing Salmonella´s flagellin for analytical purpose to determine the amount of flagellin without the aid of antibodies. The growth conditions used were stationary phase, logarithmic phase and a low oxygen and high salt condition mimicking the gastrointestinal tract. Flagellin expression of other source organisms, such as other serovars of Salmonella enterica and Escherichia coli, including flagellar phase- or genetic variants can be analysed. Flagellin expression analysis complements flagella-associated phenotype analysis such as swimming and swarming behaviour.
Keywords: Bacteria, Salmonella, Flagellin, Flagellar phase variation
Materials and Reagents
Representative data
Figure 1. Coomassie brilliant blue stained 12% SDS PAGE of flagellar preparations from Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium UMR1 wild type and isogenic flagellin mutants. M. PageRuler prestained protein ladder 1. Wild type: ATCC14028-1s Nalr; 2. UMR1 fliC5050::MudJ fljB5001::MudCmr; 3. UMR1 fljB5001::MudCmr; 4. UMR1 fliC5050::MudJ. Molecular weight of flagellin: FliC: 52 kDa, FljB: 53 kDa
The development of this protocol was supported by research grants from Karolinska Institutet Doctoral funding (project no. C112130052) and the Swedish Research Council Natural Sciences and Engineering (project no. 621-2010-5755). The authors have no conflict of interest to declare. The protocol described above is adapted from one reported previously (Le Guyon et al., 2014; Ahmad et al., 2013). Kelly T. Hughes kindly provided fliC5050::MudJ and fljB5001::MudCmr mutant alleles in S. Typhimurium LT2.
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Zinedine Zidane headbutted Marco Materazzi 2006 World Cup
Our favourite World Cup moment of all time
In the 2006 World Cup final in Berlin on July 9, 2006, with France and Italy locked at 1-1 in extra time, the great Zinedine Zidane — playing in his last-ever match as a player — wandered past Azzurri defender Marco Materazzi.
Amid the din of a tense Olympiastadion, thousands in Berlin and millions worldwide watched on as the Frenchman exchanged words with the Italian.
Time seemed to freeze as Zidane held his opponent's gaze, locked, loaded, and unleashed an extraordinary headbutt straight into Materazzi's sternum.
It earned Zidane — one of the most decorated players of his time and a god among Les Bleus and Real Madrid fans alike — a red card as he marched furiously past the World Cup trophy, an ignomous end to his playing career.
What was said between the two? Rumours and allegations of a slur against Zidane's sister have long since done the rounds as football fans speculated what could prompt such an incredibly volatile reaction.
As fate would have it, the incident involved both goal-scorers in the 1-1 draw. Zidane scored the opener with an audacious penalty kick that went in off the crossbar, before Materazzi equalised with a thumping header (ironic?) from a corner.
Italy, which had beaten the Socceroos in the round of 16, went on to win the final 5-3 on penalties to clinch a fourth World Cup title.


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The first time I went to the Hôtel de Silhouette was a few years ago for apéritifs with some friends. The hotel is as central as you can get; it directly faces the old market, which is the real soul of the city and is crazy-busy in the evening – it's a big destination for pintxos and a glass of sangria or cava. There are famous bars around its edges and a handful of good ones inside. We thought this hotel might be a bit of peace in the midst of this very buzzy, trendy area, so we met up there.
I was enchanted by the garden where we had our drinks; it is lovely, with a lot of nice art scattered around. It's not too big – nor is the hotel; I think it only has about 20 rooms, because the building is in the middle of town. But it's shaded and very atmospheric, and they made us great cocktails and served some exceptionally good local ham, which impressed me.
The first time I actually stayed was in winter, maybe a year after that evening. I was visiting my parents and I remembered that I had liked the garden and the location – the fact that it was part of market life but also just enough removed – and I was curious about the ambience of the hotel itself.
I wasn't disappointed. The rooms are simple – this is not a five-star hotel – but they're extremely comfortable. Some of them have Fornasetti wallpaper or colourful Turkish rugs. Some have light wood floors and some have tall French doors, because the building itself is quite classic; and all have lots of natural light. Contemporary design has been mixed with more traditional pieces, and some whimsy, and there's a bit of a Scandinavian mood. I often see younger families there and always hear multiple languages, because people come from all over for the market. So the mix feels quite dynamic.
I was won over by a lot that first winter, but I have to say that to stay there in summer is so much lovelier – it's just an ideal place to me. Biarritz has long, hot days and a beautiful beach, and so, of course, there is much more of a holiday atmosphere at the hotel. But best of all for me is that my children adore it. They're made to feel really welcome and loved by the staff. Now they've grown a bit, but when they were younger and the market or even the street would get too busy for them to be out in, they would run around and play for hours in the garden at the Silhouette. They're as happy out there as I am.


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Wright Brothers, Wrong Story: How Wilbur Wright Solved the Problem of Manned Flight (Hardcover)
This book is the first deconstruction of the Wright brothers myth. They were not -- as we have all come to believe--two halves of the same apple. Each had a distinctive role in creating the first "flying machine."
How could two misanthropic brothers who never left home, were high-school dropouts, and made a living as bicycle mechanics have figured out the secret of manned flight? This new history of the Wright brothers' monumental accomplishment focuses on their early years of trial and error at Kitty Hawk (1900-1903) and Orville Wright's epic fight with the Smithsonian Institute and Glenn Curtis. William Hazelgrove makes a convincing case that it was Wilbur Wright who designed the first successful airplane, not Orville. He shows that, while Orville's role was important, he generally followed his brother's lead and assisted with the mechanical details to make Wilbur's vision a reality.
Combing through original archives and family letters, Hazelgrove reveals the differences in the brothers' personalities and abilities. He examines how the Wright brothers myth was born when Wilbur Wright died early and left his brother to write their history with personal friend John Kelly. The author notes the peculiar inwardness of their family life, business and family problems, bouts of depression, serious illnesses, and yet, rising above it all, was Wilbur's obsessive zeal to test out his flying ideas. When he found Kitty Hawk, this desolate location on North Carolina's Outer Banks became his laboratory. By carefully studying bird flight and the Rubik's Cube of control, Wilbur cracked the secret of aerodynamics and achieved liftoff on December 17, 1903.
Hazelgrove's richly researched and well-told tale of the Wright brothers' landmark achievement, illustrated with rare historical photos, captures the excitement of the times at the start of the "American century."
About the Author
William Hazelgrove is a best-selling author whose books include Shots Fired in Terminal 2; Madam President: The Secret Presidency of Edith Wilson; Forging a President: How the Wild West Created Teddy Roosevelt; and Al Capone and the 1933 World's Fair. His books have hit the National Bestseller List, received starred reviews in Publishers Weekly and Booklist, and have been included in Book of the Month Selections, Literary Guild Selections, Junior Library Guild Selections, and ALA Editor's Choice Awards. He has written articles and reviews for USA Today and other publications. He has been the subject of interviews in NPR's All Things Considered along with features in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Chicago Sun Times, Richmond Times Dispatch, USA Today, People, Channel 11, NBC, WBEZ, and WGN. He was the Ernest Hemingway Writer in Residence and runs a political cultural blog, The View from Hemingway's Attic.
Praise For…
"Well-researched and fascinating. A new portrayal of the Wright brothers' legacy. It's a must-read for anyone interested in the early days of flight."
—Henry M. Holden, author of 50-Years of Human Space Flight and aviation historian
"By far the best published work on the Wright brothers' personal and professional lives. Thought-provoking and controversial in highlighting Wilbur's brilliance in aeronautics and showing how he clearly overshadowed his brother's contribution to manned flight. A must-read for academics and those interested in aviation history."
—Alan C. Carey, author of We Flew Alone: Men and Missions of the United States Navy's B-24 Liberator Squadrons
"This is an excellent retelling of an American myth. The author manages to turn Wilbur and Orville Wright, two legendary figures in American history, into living, breathing individuals. It is not only a first-rate dual biography but also a study of how myths and legends are created, and how facts can be turned inside out by different writers with different points of view. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book."
—David Alan Johnson, author of The Last Weeks of Abraham Lincoln
"Intriguing, well-researched. . . . For anyone curious about the details behind the invention of the flying machine, this engaging book will inform and entertain as it turns an assumed piece of aviation history upside down. Aviation history does a loop-the-loop as the author shares new and exciting insight into the history of the Wright brothers."
—Kirkus Reviews
"Intriguing… a strong case…. Hazelgrove's original take on two of the pioneers of human flight will greatly interest flight buffs and popular-history aficionados."
—Publishers Weekly
"Many of humankind's greatest achievements are often fraught with perils and problems that get lost in the unfurling of history. This is no exception. The intriguing saga of man's quest for powered flight—perhaps one of the most significant accomplishments of all time—tells an amazing tale of amazing men accomplishing truly amazing things. But be prepared to be surprised. The story of what the Wright brothers did at Kill Devil Hills in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, at the turn of the last century not only opened new chapters in the history of the human race but also is filled with drama and tension beyond your wildest imaginings. Impeccably researched and absorbingly written, William Hazelgrove's book is a must-read. I could not put it down."
—Lionel Friedberg, New York Times–bestselling author and Emmy Award–winning cinematographer
"Hazelgrove applies a novelist's narrative flair to aviation's greatest saga. As if 'merely' conquering the air were not enough, the story involves dreams, ambition, technology, tragedy, suspicion, and deceit. Wright Brothers, Wrong Story challenges the traditional view—that Wilbur and Orville were equal partners—in a provocative and colorful dramatized history."
—Michael Oakey, managing editor of the Aviation Historian
"I have, in general, not been a fan of the Wright brothers, mainly because their actions after the December 17, 1903, flights did a lot to suppress American aircraft development rather than expand it. However, Wright Brothers, Wrong Story is a brilliant work of research that tells their story much better than other books I have read about the Wrights. It is a valuable reference for those seeking the detailed truth of their historic work. Hazelgrove's description of the Flyer's flight tests clearly note that it was only the fourth flight, which lasted 59 seconds, that allowed them to claim 'sustained, controlled flight.' Nearly all other references mention only their first hop, which ended in a crash."
—Burt Rutan, founder of two aircraft research companies and developer of the only nongovernment manned space-flight system


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Related to dummy: Dummy variable
n. pl. dum·mies
1. An imitation of a real or original object, intended to be used as a practical substitute.
a. A mannequin used in displaying clothes.
b. A figure of a person or an animal manipulated by a ventriloquist.
c. A stuffed or pasteboard figure used as a target.
d. Football A heavy stuffed cylindrical bag used for blocking and tackling practice.
3. A stupid person; a dolt.
4. A silent or taciturn person.
a. Law A person or entity that is the named party to a transaction but that acts on behalf of another concealed person or entity. Also called nominee, straw person.
b. A person or an agency secretly in the service of another.
6. Printing
a. One of a set of model pages with text and illustrations pasted into place to direct the printer. Also called dummy page.
b. A set of bound blank pages used as a model to show the size and general appearance of a book being published.
7. Games
a. The partner in bridge who exposes his or her hand to be played by the declarer.
b. The hand thus exposed.
8. Computers A character or other piece of information entered into a computer only to meet prescribed conditions, such as word length, and having no effect on operations.
1. Simulating or replacing something but lacking its function: a dummy pocket; a dummy medication in a study.
2. Serving as a front or cover for another: a dummy corporation.
3. Games Played with a dummy.
4. Computers Entered or provided only to meet prescribed conditions: a dummy variable.
tr.v. dum·mied, dum·my·ing, dum·mies PrintingPhrasal Verb:
To make a model of (a publication or page).
dummy up Slang
To keep silent; give no information.
[From dumb.]
n, pl -mies
1. a figure representing the human form, used for displaying clothes, in a ventriloquist's act, as a target, etc
a. a copy or imitation of an object, often lacking some essential feature of the original
b. (as modifier): a dummy drawer.
3. slang a stupid person; fool
4. derogatory slang a person without the power of speech; mute
5. informal a person who says or does nothing
a. a person who appears to act for himself or herself while acting on behalf of another
b. (as modifier): a dummy buyer.
7. (Military) military a weighted round without explosives, used in drill and training
8. (Bridge) bridge
a. the hand exposed on the table by the declarer's partner and played by the declarer
b. the declarer's partner
9. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding)
a. a prototype of a proposed book, indicating the general appearance and dimensions of the finished product
b. a designer's layout of a page indicating the positions for illustrations, etc
10. (Soccer) a feigned pass or move in a sport such as football or rugby
11. (Rugby) a feigned pass or move in a sport such as football or rugby
12. Brit a rubber teat for babies to suck or bite on. US and Canadian equivalent: pacifier
13. (modifier) counterfeit; sham
14. (Card Games) (modifier) (of a card game) played with one hand exposed or unplayed
vb, -mies, -mying or -mied
15. (Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) to prepare a dummy of (a proposed book, page, etc)
16. (Soccer) sport Also: sell someone a dummy to use a dummy pass in order to trick (an opponent)
17. (Rugby) sport Also: sell someone a dummy to use a dummy pass in order to trick (an opponent)
[C16: see dumb, -y3]
dum•my(ˈdʌm i)
n., pl. -mies, n.
1. an imitation, representation, or copy of something, as for use in a display: lipstick dummies made of colored plastic.
2. a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows.
3. Informal. a stupid person; dolt.
4. a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs.
5. one put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.
6. Older Slang.
a. Offensive. a person who lacks the power of speech.
b. a person who is characteristically and habitually silent.
7. (in bridge)
a. the declarer's partner, whose hand is exposed and played by the declarer.
b. the hand of cards so exposed.
8. sheets folded and made up to show the size, shape, sequence, and style of a contemplated piece of printing.
9. a nonexplosive bomb used for practice exercises.adj.
10. noting or pertaining to an imitation, representation, or copy.
11. counterfeit; sham; fictitious.
12. put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself.v.t.
13. to prepare a printing dummy of (often fol. by up).
14. to represent in a dummy (often fol. by in): to dummy in an illustration.
usage: See dumb.
See: decoy.
Past participle: dummied
Gerund: dummying
1. pacifier
2. The pretense of passing the ball while still holding on to it.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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|dummy - a person who does not talk
deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute - a deaf person who is unable to speak
|dummy - an ignorant or foolish person
|dummy - a figure representing the human form
figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
lay figure - dummy in the form of an artist's jointed model of the human body
ventriloquist's dummy - a wooden dummy into which a ventriloquist projects the voice
|dummy - a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
cartridge - ammunition consisting of a cylindrical casing containing an explosive charge and a bullet; fired from a rifle or handgun
|dummy - make a dummy of; "dummy up the books that are to be published"
|dummy - having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"
artificial, unreal - contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
3. (Slang) fool, jerk (slang, chiefly U.S. & Canad.), idiot, plank (Brit. slang), charlie (Brit. informal), berk (Brit. slang), prick (derogatory slang), wally (slang), prat (slang), plonker (slang), coot, geek (slang), dunce, oaf, simpleton, dullard, dimwit (informal), dipstick (Brit. slang), dickhead (slang), gonzo (slang), schmuck (U.S. slang), dork (slang), nitwit (informal), dolt, blockhead, divvy (Brit. slang), pillock (Brit. slang), dweeb (U.S. slang), putz (U.S. slang), fathead (informal), weenie (U.S. informal), eejit (Scot. & Irish), thicko (Brit. slang), dumb-ass (slang), gobshite (Irish taboo slang), numpty (Scot. informal), doofus (slang, chiefly U.S.), lamebrain (informal), fuckwit (taboo slang), dickwit (slang), nerd or nurd (slang), numbskull or numskull He's no dummy, this guy.
أَبْكَمتِمْثال لِعَرْض المَلابِسدُمْيَهمَصّاصَه
emzikmankentaklitvitrin mankeniyalancı meme
người nộm ma nơ canh
1. (for clothes) → maniquí m
2. (for baby) → chupete m
4. (Ftbl) → finta f
5. (Bridge) → muerto m
6. (= idiot) → tonto/a m/f
(= sham object) → Attrappe f; (Comm) → Schaupackung f, → Attrappe f; (for clothes) → (Schaufenster- or Kleider)puppe f; (of book) → Blindband m ? ventriloquist's dummy, tailor's dummy
(Brit: = baby's teat) → Schnuller m
(Ftbl etc) → Finte f; to sell somebody a dummy → jdn antäuschen
1. n
a. (Comm) (imitation) → cosa finta, riproduzione f; (tailor's model) → manichino; (ventriloquist's dummy) → pupazzo (Sport) → finta; (Bridge) → morto
b. (Brit) (for baby) → tettarella, succhiotto
c. (fam) (idiot) → tonto/a
2. adj (not real) → finto/a, falso/a
dummy(ˈdami) – plural ˈdummies – noun
1. an artificial substitute looking like the real thing. The packets of cigarettes on display were dummies. model دُمْيَه ( بَديل) макет imitação atrapa die Attrappe attrap; dummy ομοίωμαimitación imitatsioon بدلی؛ مصنوعی toimimaton näytekappale chose fausse, facticeדמה नकली वस्तु lažnjak utánzat tiruan eftirlíking falso, finto 模造品 모형 butaforija butaforija tiruan dummyetterlikning, figur, modell atrapa ساختګۍ، مصنوعى imitação produs contrafăcut; imitaţie макет atrapa ponaredek imitacija attrapp, dummy ของที่ทำเลียนแบบของจริง taklit, yapma 實物仿製品 лялька; макет کسی اصلی چیز کا مصنوعی متبادل đồ giả 模仿物,假货
2. a model of a human used for displaying clothes etc. a dressmaker's dummy. pop تِمْثال لِعَرْض المَلابِس манекен manequim figurína die (Schaufenster)Puppe mannequindukke κούκλα για ενδύματα maniquí mannekeen مانکن nukke mannequin בּוּבַּת חָלוֹן רַאֲווָה पुतला lutka u izlogu trgovine próbababa boneka gína manichino マネキン人形 마네킹 manekenas manekens boneka modelmannekengmanekin, kukła موډل manequim manechin манекен manekýn lutka lutka skyltdocka หุ่นจำลอง manken (櫥窗中陳列的)假人 манекен انسانی مورت جسے کپڑوں کا مظاہرہ کرنے کے لۓ استعمال میں لایا جاتا ہے ma nơ canh (橱窗中陈列的)假人
3. an artificial teat put in a baby's mouth to comfort it. fopspeen مَصّاصَه биберон chupeta dudlík der Schnuller sut πιπίλαchupete lutt پستانک tutti tétineמוצץ स्तन के अग्रभाग जैसा कोई चीज जिसे शांत करने के लिए बच्चे को दे देते हैं, चूसनी duda cucli, cumi dot snuð tettarella おしゃぶり 고무 젖꼭지 čiulptukas knupītis puting getah fopspeennarresmokksmoczek د ماشوم لپاره چوشك chupeta biberon соска-пустышка cumlík duda varalica napp หัวนมหลอก emzik, yalancı meme 嬰兒奶嘴 соска بچوں کو بہلانے کے لۓ ربڑ کی چسنی núm vú giả 婴儿用的橡皮奶头


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Anti-Israel speaker delivers propaganda speech at Harvard
Harvard Kennedy School provide a platform for former PLO spokeswoman to feed audience lies
An anti-Israel speaker has delivered false allegations at Harvard Kennedy School lecture on Middle East peace process.
Former Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) spokeswoman and fellow at the Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center, Diana Buttu, "delivered a lecture that purported to discuss the 'reality' of the Middle East peace process, but instead disseminated lies to her audience", the Committee for Accuracy in the Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) said.
During the event which was held on 18th October at one of the world's most prestigious institutions of higher education, Buttu told her audience, "Qassam rockets don't have explosive heads and cause no casualties in Israel; Grad rockets were not fired into Israel in the years 2008 or 2009; Richard Goldstone hardly retracted any portion of his eponymous report; and not one Israeli was murdered by a suicide bombing in Israel from the years 1997 to 2000".
The Canadian-born lawyer of Palestinian descent has, in the past, made claims against the Jewish state which have been defamatory and false. In March this year, Harvard University hosted a "One State Conference" attended by many pro-Palestinian associations and groups which hold the belief that Israel is an "apartheid state" and is responsible for the "ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian population".
The claim made by Buttu that suggests Qassam rockets do not have explosive heads has been disputed by various media outlets and news reports. According to a 2008 report by the BBC on Gaza's threat to Israel, "the [Qassam] are crude, unguided two-metre long steel weapons filled with explosives that seldom do much damage but occasionally inflict casualties". The claim by Buttu that Qassam rockets inflict no injuries or casualties on their victims is a contradiction of a 2003 New York Times report which states, "[Qassam] rockets have damaged several homes and factories over the last 18 months, leaving Israelis suffering from shrapnel wounds, broken limbs, smoke inhalation and shock".
Reports by both the United States Congressional Research Service (CRS) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) confirmed reports of Palestinian Grad and Qassam Rockets attacks on Israeli territory in the years 2008-2009. Evidence of Qassam rockets being fired during this timeframe is evidenced by Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigade, the military wing of Hamas. A clip posted on their website and reported by BBC Worldwide Monitoring in December 2008 showed the "targeting of the Zionist settlement of Netivot with four Qassam rockets…the al-Qassam mujahids successfully fired two Grad rockets in Al-Majdal and Netivot".
In response to a statement made by an audience member about the retraction of the "Goldstone Report", Buttu falsely said: "He retracted the portion that said that Israel wasn't following up in terms of its investigations…there was two prosecutions, one was for credit card theft by an Israeli soldier and one was for property damage. That's it."
The truth about the retraction made in Goldstone's report had nothing to be with card theft or property damage, it specifically involved the accusation that Israel purposely targeted civilians which was published in the Washington Post column in 2011.
The claim made by Buttu that no suicide bombing in the years 1997-2000 had killed anyone is contradictory to the event at the Tel Aviv café Apropo in March 1997 where three young women were murdered. When an audience member challenged Buttu's claim, her response was, "[those numbers] were incorrect" and the three women in Tel Aviv "were settlers" and not Israeli women.
Buttu's response to an audience member's question of the Palestinians feelings towards accepting Israel as the Jewish state was handled somewhat unprofessionally.
"Putting aside the issue of Jewish sovereignty because that's not really what it is focused on, the idea of creating a Jewish state… is to try to expel and get rid of and try to legitimate the expulsion of the indigenous population", Buttu said.
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Paths wind through natural habitats including forests, ponds, creeks and lush meadows. Interpretive signage along portions of the trail and marked lookout spots make the trail a great place for observing, photographing and learning about the community's indigenous ecosystem. CHP Architects was commissioned to design the main entry structure and a gathering plaza with a trailhead.


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We ran a few Mother's Day gift ideas by moms that are near and dear to us—our own.
This Mother's Day, we decided to put together a gift guide based on the only opinion that matters: Mom's. And not just any moms—our own. Here are the gifts that earned the seal of approval from the mothers of Esquire.com's editors. At least now we know what to get.
"I've been waiting all winter to get back in the garden... I've got a lot of planting to do. These would be great for that, and to keep the garden weed-free—plus the tools themselves look beautifully made." - Pat, mother of Assistant Editor, Esquire.com
3-Piece Tool Gift Set ($108) by DeWit, amazon.com
"Beautiful! Sized to stand alone or to fit into any bag or purse." - Jane, mother of Culture Editor, Esquire.com
Luxury Leather Small Zip Pouch ($175) by Comme des Garçons, barneys.com
"It's a classic design, with just a bit a sparkle, which looks fun to wear!" - Hildy, mother of Style Editor, Esquire.com
Hearts of PANDORA Necklace ($175) by PANDORA Jewelry, PANDORA.net
"I never feel dressed and ready for the day without a watch. The Fitbit Blaze would not only keep me on schedule, but would motivate me to exercise more. Love the GPS feature, too." - Susan, mother of Content Director, Men's Group & Town and Country
Fitbit Blaze ($200) by Fitbit, fitbit.com
"First of all, the fragrance sounds like it would be one beautiful candle. Also, it claims to reduce stress, aid in sleep, and boost energy. And it's a nourishing body oil! That is awesome. I want one right now please." - Renee, mother of News & Culture Writer, Esquire.com
Real Luxury Intensive Skin Treatment Candle ($62) by Neom Organics, net-a-porter.com
"The tree of life symbol has existed through all sorts of cultures. This piece has a delicate, timeless quality." - Sandy, mother of Features Editor, Esquire.com
PANDORA Family Tree Necklace ($125) by PANDORA Jewelry, PANDORA.net
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Shady Cove Stripe 100% Soft Wool Blanket ($155) by Woolrich, woolrich.com
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Motivational talks for SSE students
SSE students of Seremban belonging to groups 2, 3 and 4 were treated to 2 motivational talks in the months of August and early September. On August 19th 2011, Dr Kaladevi Subramaniam who was a former SSE teacher in Seremban and who's currently residing in Abu Dhabi spoke on the Dharma of a student. She touched on the need for self- respect, self- support, self- confidence and selflessness. She also spoke on the importance of fulfilling one's obligations to one's parents and the need to love and respect them. The children who attended the talk said that they were reminded not to take their parents for granted.
On September 3rd 2011, the PMR students were given a motivational talk on "10 steps towards a successful life" as well as tips for the coming exam by Mrs. Angeline Ranjethamoney Vijayarajoo who is a lecturer in UiTM, Melaka. The invitation to the talk was open to students of all 3 Sai centre's as well as members of the public in Seremban.
The children found the talk inspiring and made them more sensitive to the need to set goals, to stay focused and the importance of disciplining oneself to become a good student.
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Park Avenue West from Eleanor Avenue to Home Road.
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Distribution of Glia and Neurons in a Horizontal Section of Rat Brain
Glial fibrillary acidic protein and phosphorylated neurofilaments were immunofluorescently labeled in the rat brain tissue section presented above by treating the specimen with a cocktail of rabbit anti-GFAP and mouse anti-NF-P primary antibodies followed by goat anti-rabbit and anti-mouse secondary antibodies conjugated to Alexa Fluor 568 and Alexa Fluor 488, respectively. Hoechst 33342, a DNA-interactive agent, was utilized to target cell nuclei. Images were recorded in grayscale with a 12-bit digital camera coupled to a Nikon Eclipse 80i microscope equipped with bandpass emission fluorescence filter optical blocks. During the processing stage, individual image channels were pseudocolored with RGB values corresponding to each of the fluorophore emission spectral profiles.


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ugh. i admit i miss you
I miss him so so much. I can't even begin to describe how much I miss him. It's the fucking vignettes, I'm telling you. I've always wanted to have a movie perfect summer. I've wanted it to be rose colored and warm so that, in my memories, I'd always be smiling or laughing. They'd be the kind of memories that played to a road-trip pop song.


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This is more entertaining than anything else, but it's cool enough to share. I did not know there had been predatory marsupials - it's hard to image a kangaroo hunting me down. This film changes my understanding.
Our World : Bone Diggers - The Lost PredatorAustralia is known for its cute marsupials, the koala, the kangaroo and the wombat among others. Very few people are aware that there was once a marsupial that was a deadly "creep up and get ya" predator that was more ferocious than a sabre tooth tiger. It was Thylacoleo Carnifex -- the Marsupial Lion Australia's lost predator.
The Nullarbor Plain is a remote treeless desert resting between the Great Australian Bight and the Great Sandy Desert. It is hard, stony country...flat and featureless.
In May of 2002 an group of cavers, in an Indiana Jones style operation, discovered three caves, which had never been entered by man. The entrance to one of the caves was mere shoulder-width, vertical tube that rapidly expanded to cathedral proportions. In the first cave their head torches illuminated a sight that caused scientific wonderment and a world-wide media frenzy.
At the far end of a side tunnel the cavers discovered the pristine and complete skeleton of the fabled marsupial lion, Thylacoleo. It lay there as if it had died only a year ago. The skeleton was bleach white against the red earth and not a speck of dust on it. Their immediate reaction was to take a photo and get out - their main concern was to preserve the site for scientific analysis.
The photo of Thylacoleo and the cave coordinates ended up on the desk of Dr John Long, vertebrate palaeontologist a world renowned Bone Digger with the Western Australian Museum. Within a matter of weeks funding and an expedition to recover the remains had been arranged. It would prove a journey full of surprises both during the expedition and later as the remains were studied. The first surprise to take John and his team by surprise was the age of the remains. He was sure the skeleton could only be about 40,000 years old -- several dating techniques later and a shattering date of at least 500,000 years suddenly propelled the find into mega-star status.
Bone Diggers - Mystery of a Lost Predator is the amazing story of the dangerous recovery mission and how the remains of the marsupial lion allowed science a unique opportunity to reconstruct the beast and it's behaviour.
From recreating its brain to morphological analysis, the life and form of Thylacoleo began to take shape - this is science at its best!
A co-production between Storyteller Media and the Western Australian Museum


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The next European Science on Stage festival will take place from 31 October to 3 November 2019 in Cascais, Portugal, at the Estoril Congress Center. At the largest European educational fair for STEM teachers around 450 primary and secondary school teachers from 32 countries come together to exchange best practice teaching concepts. They present their most innovative ideas from teachers for teachers in a fair, in workshops, and performances. Host to the festival will be Science on Stage Portugal.
The pre-selection for the national STEM teacher delegations starts in 2018 in the Science on Stage member countries.
Find further information on the festival and the selection process at our website and the 'call for applications' flyer.


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Tuesday, May 26, 2009
#3 Albies
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Monday, May 25, 2009
Memorial Day
The kids are home from school today because of Memorial Day. We have 10 days left of school!! I know for all you who are out, this seems insane, same to me. Wish our state could figure it out!! We aren't doing much. Hopefully we will make it to the cemetary today. I hope that I can talk Eric into moving the girls to BC Cemetary. It would be so much easier to go then. We haven't had anything to exciting happen. Oh yeh, yesterday I opened the door to let Brek go outside and a bird flew in. It must have been a baby because it couldn't find it's way out. After it hit the wall a couple of times, it gave up and Eric caught it and took it outside. The best thing was Summer screaming and screaming. She claims she likes animals but she sure doesn't want anything to do with them when they're around. It was fun!! We did get to have dinner with mom and dad last night and Mom's cousin came from 3-cities and A. Kathy. We played a mean game of scrabble and had a fun time. Other than that, we don't have too much going on.
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Friday, May 22, 2009
Albies #2
For my $3.17 here is what I got. I would have spent $87.66, saving of $84.49
2 Triscuit-Free with overage with $1 coupon/doubler - were $1.47/each
6 Wheat thins-Free with overage with $1 coupon/doubler- were $1.47/each
5 Smores makings-(buy marsh, choc, crackers for $7 get $3 off), $1 coupon/doubler - $2/each
4 hotdogs $.99 $1/2 coupon/doubler-Free
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Thursday, May 21, 2009
Albies deals
OK, most recent deal at Albies.
8 cereal-Free $2.50 -$1 coupon with $1 doubler Buy 4, get them at a$1.50 each
5 Miracle Whip $2.00-Free-$1 coupon with $1 doubler
3 Kraft Cheese $1.88 with in store coupon-$1/2 coupon with $1/2 doubler. I paid $4.64
2 Yoplait yogurt 2/$5-$1.00 coupon with $1 doubler (buy 4 items get instant $3 savings)
2 Warm delights 2/$5-$.55 coupon with $.55 doubler
(I can't quite remember the math on these last 3 items but I ended up paying a total of $7.76 for all my groceries.
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Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Soap deal
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Bike vs. PU
I get a phone call from Eric yesterday, "I just ran over Bode's bike."
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Thursday, May 14, 2009
Walmart finds
Here's what my $13.91 bought me at Walmart. Costs of items
13-toothpastes $.97 ($1 off) +$.39
2-Johnson Buddies $.97 ($1 off) +$.06
12-Hersery's dark chocolate bars $1 ($1 off) FREE
5-BBQ sauce $.97 ($1 off) +$.15
6-Sure DO $1.78 ($1.50 off) -$1.68
1-Speed stick $1 ($.75 off) -$.25
2-Lady's speed $1 ($.75 off 2) -$1.25
5-Pads $1 ($.75 off) -$1.25
3-Miracle Whips $1.82 ($1 off) -$2.46
1 Miracle whip squeeze $2 ($1 off) -$1
3-Dish soap $4.50 ($2.50 off) -$6
4-Halls $1.18 ($1 off) -$.72
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Happy Birthday Kollin
I miss you!
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Sis Reunion
This last pic is for Erica and Ki. We saw this statue on our way east. Way off in the distance, we saw it coming up and Mijken and I were talking excitedly about it. "Oh look, a cool looking rock, oh ahh!!" As we got closer I said, "It looks like Ab Lincoln, don't you think?" Getting closer still, DUH!! It's a monument dedicated to Lincoln. We thought we had found some amazing rock formation that nobody had discovered before. Yeh, not really, it's man made, put there on purpose! Erica and Ki, who have seen it several times thought it was hilarious!
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009
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Walgreens, I got a deal
Well with my $8.28, this is what I got at Walgreens. Yes that would be 2 FREE MOVIE TICKETS!! I would have spent $57.73! Isn't that cool. I think I'm going to try again to do this deal so that I can get enough tickets for our family to go!!
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Happy B-day Bode
In all of the hoopla of a trip and coming home, Bode decided to be born today 6 years ago. Actually he was born at 10:02pm so he's not OFFICIALLY 6 yet. We celebrated last night. He got CARS, cars, a bike, bubble machine from Lexi and the infamous swimming towel that all my kids get for each of their birthdays. He also wanted ice cream cake (which I didn't have ANY of and there's still some left). It was a fun FHE because first I made everyone work in the yard, weed my flower bed and plant my new flowers.
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Thursday, May 7, 2009
Nebraska here we come!
Nebraska is a neat place. It's fun to see different parts of the country and really this is the farthest east I've ever been other than layovers in airports. Some neat sites that we have seen
The biggest bone yard/junk yard in the states!!
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Sunday, May 3, 2009
Lexi's Co2 Car
Next, we peeled the tape off and made a few adjustments to the so called "paint job"
Here's some pictures of the finished product:
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text: Too much fun….that's how I describe Nan Desu Kan. It's even MORE fun when you volunteer to work at a convention such as this. People have asked me why I don't just pay and look around, to which I reply that it's more fun to work with the people so you can see more of what is going on, you get to meet the guests a bit more, and you feel like you're part of the action. This year was my second experience at NDK, and I think I love it more year after year. I'm already geared up to do it again next year!


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Monkey Go Happy Ninjas 2
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