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A website and blog dedicated to the expansion of history education.
Thursday, June 11, 2015
History According to Jim, Vol. 1, No. 5
I doubt there is any historian that has not played a game of what if? concerning something in history. When engaging in What If? questions anything is possible because there is no possible way short of going to an alternate universe to check on the outcome whether or not something would have turned out differently if X had occurred. These concepts are open to pure speculation and some folks have turned this into a fine livelihood. I will not bother to go into conspiracy theories and neo-confederate fantasies because is about legitimate historical fiction, not crackpot lunacy.
Harry Turtledove has to be the master of alternate fiction today. I loved Guns of the South and when I saw How Few Remain I grabbed it. When he turned that into the Southern Victory series with eleven volumes I read them all while also reading the eight books int eh Worldwar tetralogy. I've read some other works of his and I like how he mixed historical fact with fiction is playing a huge game of What If? Some historians may not like the fact that Turtledove writes alternative history fiction when he has a Ph.D in History from UCLA in Byzantine History. Turtledove of course laughs all the way to the bank because he sells more books than any historian does.
Turtledove though is not the only writer to use history in their works of fiction. In fact, this is common. It also indicates to me that history is popular with the American public. It just needs to be presented to them in a way they can interact or embrace it. The popularity of Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series speaks for itself. W.E.B. Griffith has several series which involve history and has a wide audience. Clive Cussler uses history for the kernels that form the plots in his Dirk Pitt series (keep em coming, Clive!) The millions of books sold show a clear interest in history for these authors and their prose.
One needs to look no further than the television set to find historical fiction. The movies have used history to sell tickets for a century. The fact that Hollywood has mangled history is well known. I've gained a reputation for spoiling films for my students because by the end of the course they've learned how to evaluate the films for accuracy. No film gets history right which is why I call them historical fiction no matter how hard Hollywood tries to pass them off as historically accurate.
History permeates literature in great ways too. Even science fiction and fantasy use history. Robert E. Howard set his Conan novels in a world which reflected various historical eras and peoples. Fantasy video games like Everquest and World of Warcraft use historical themes to construct their games. Dungeons and Dragons came from miniature wargaming which of course was from the study of history. Even The Hobbit came from historical mythology with the peoples of Middle-Earth sometimes representing historical peoples who seemed to be awfully English.
So we see history exists in historical fiction on a really large scale. I think this is a good thing. It then brings up a question which I hope to answer in a future post: If historical fiction sells so well, why do works of historical non-fiction sell so poorly in comparison? Feel free to comment on this and also tell us what your favorite work of historical fiction is!
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|Grace getting her vitamin D smallholder style!
|We had time to spend with the pigs, who ALWAYS want more food.
|I stood to gaze at the neighbour'scows who had gone down to the river for a drink in the April heat
|I literally stood admiring my lettuce - now that's something I never thought I would say when I was younger!
|We had time to watch the poultry. It's mating/breeding season and their antics are hilarious!
|Of course there is always time for another brew
|It wasn't just us humans keeping a close eye on things
|Some of us had more time to rest than others
|Rhubarb cordial was the order of the day with the seasons amazing offerings - 7kg we have harvested already over the last month
|Baa-bara was just checking her hair looked ok
|We did some back breaking weeding but are pleased with the results and used membrane to help keep the weeds down in the future
|Looking tidy I think?
|The new blueberry spot.... which was filled with special compost where the blueberries are planted
|The dog's had a bath (she didn't realise they didn't want bathing! Poor Rodney)
|The ducklings went in to their new home and loved it. They've been accepted by the flock so that's excellent.
|Grace got back on Jake after losing some of her confidence and was happy
|Dotty the chicken kept an eye on the ducklings...from the duck house of all places!
|We hatched and lost a gosling. Very sad times but no doubt for a reason.
|We planted out, only to discover their is a frost planned for most of this week!
|We did battle with the chickens on who's potatoes they are...we are winning so far
|We studied the veg plot plan....
|and checked on our livestock daily as normal
|some of us even sat down and enjoyed a beer whilst we checked.....see where Grace gets it from? ;)
|We planted 2 hazelnut and 1 Victoria plum tree
|The kids played in the river's side line and got on!
|We discovered eggs in places there should be no eggs
|This is an embankment - we planted blackberry bushes along the fence line on our boundaries
|We got drunk and laughed at silly things

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Information about the Vermont Farm to School Program and a downloadable grant application »
All Vermont schools, consortium of schools, and school districts are eligible to apply for funding. Program applications must be received by the Vermont Agency of Agriculture no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, November 6, 2015.
State leaders gathered together on October 13th, 2015 at Sustainability Academy in Burlington to recognize Farm to School Awareness Month, a statewide celebration of the Farm to School (FTS) Program that connects thousands of Vermont students with fresh, healthy, local foods every year. Among the celebrants were Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Ross, Secretary of Education Rebecca Holcombe, Health Commissioner Harry Chen, Burlington Schools Superintendent Yaw Obeng, Vermont state legislators, as well as representatives from the office of Senator Leahy, and other important Farm to School stakeholders.
Vermont Agency of Agriculture Secretary Chuck Ross announced more than $50,000 in funding available to all Vermont schools for the purpose of developing or expanding Farm to School programming for Vermont students in 2016.
Vermont is a national leader in Farm to School programming; our schools spend a larger percentage of their food budgets on locally sourced foods than any other state.
"Farm to School programs are a vital tool we can use to promote agricultural literacy in schools so that, from an early age, students understand the value of nutrition, develop healthy eating habits, and appreciate where their food comes from," said Vermont Secretary of Agriculture, Chuck Ross. "Farm to School programming helps build a culture of 'Ag Literacy' in our schools and communities. These programs are an essential part of building the connection between agriculture and the next generation of Vermonters, while also teaching our students to make healthy choices and ensuring food access for all."
Since 2007, the state of Vermont has appropriated more than $800,000 in support of Farm to School programming. The Vermont Farm to School Grant Program has awarded funds to 70 schools and supervisory unions throughout the state to facilitate the integration of local foods in school cafeterias, classrooms and communities, impacting roughly 30% of all schools in Vermont.
Today's event also served as an opportunity to highlight several new developments in Vermont's Farm to School landscape, including:
- The newly established inter-agency strategic partnership between the Agency of Agriculture and the Departments of Education and Health focused on developing Farm to School programs throughout the state.
- New School Wellness Policy Guidelines which now more strongly incorporate FTS programming and recommendations for local food in school nutrition standards and education.
- Recently released Vermont Farm to School Network Goals to engage 75% of Vermont Schools in Farm to School programming and purchases at least 50% of food regionally by 2025.
Following the celebratory remarks, the Sustainability Academy's 4th and 5th grade garden club treated event guests to a taste test of fresh kale pesto made with kale harvested from school gardens in Burlington – a fitting choice of vegetable as today, October 7th, is also National Kale Day. Taste tests, a popular tool used to encourage students to try new foods, are the official theme of Farm to School Awareness month in Vermont. Students participating in FTS programs will be conducting various taste tests for their classmates using fresh, local food throughout the month of October.
Vermont Farm to School program grant program is made possible by collaboration between the Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Agency of Education, VT FEED (Food Education Every Day) and the Vermont Farm to School Network.
If you have questions about Vermont's Farm to School program or the 2016 funding, contact Ali Zipparo at 802-505-1822, or email@example.com.


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"Extremely professional and hard-working. A pleasure to work with. Kim definitely goes above and beyond what's necessary to complete all tasks, ensuring complete client satisfaction."
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David Wex, Principal – Urban Capital
"Kim, thank you for selling the remaining suites at Central Phase 1. Your attention to detail, fabulous open houses and effort put in to advertising really helped to bring in the clients and get them sold. Plus I loved the video you did for us! You helped us to sell out the building, which is an accomplishment we can all be proud of. I look forward to continuing our relationship on future projects."
Taya Cook, Development Director – Urban Capital
"Thank you for helping our family to purchase an Ottawa downtown condominium. Your familiarity with the area and knowledge of the process was extremely helpful. You were also very patient with and accommodating to our special criteria and busy schedule. You took the time to listen to our requirements and explained the procedure during the purchasing process. Your professional support and quick responses to our questions made our house hunting and purchase a pleasure. I hope we will get to work together again in the future. I will definitely recommend you to anyone who is looking for a real estate agent."
"Kim Tran is the best Realtor I have ever used. In a matter of hours, she found the perfect spot that met all our requirements. If you have a choice, choose Kim."
"Kim helped us make our house search process very smooth, comfortable and effortless. We had an initial meeting with her where we went our our basic requirements. Kim then forwarded us a few listings that met our search criteria. From there on, it was smooth sailing. We visited a lot of properties and asked a lot of questions. Kim very patiently accompanied us to all our appointments and was very flexible with time. Once we found the place we liked, Kim helped us with all the paper work and helped us finalize the deal. Thank you Kim!"
"Hi Kim, It was a very great experience to be your client. I truly appreciate your patience and sincereness. I wouldn't be able to make such a correct decision on buying this property without your help. I would really recommend you to my friends when they are in the market for properties. Thanks. Sincerely,"
"When I had a condo property to sell, I went to Kim Tran of Remax Ottawa after many people recommended her to me. After the experience I can see why they call her the queen of condos and houses in Ottawa.
Kim met me at my property and had a quick look around. She was very professional and came prepared with a list of similar units that sold recently and how much they sold for. She then gave me a step by step plan to get the property ready for listing and showings and she proactively handled everything for me such as finding a great painter and selecting and setting up great furniture and decor for staging. When the offers started coming in she was a ruthless negotiator. She kept the buyer interested while bringing the price as high as they would be willing to pay. I felt truly like a VIP during the entire process.
I will go to Kim for any real estate need in the future and I suggest you contact her if you are looking to buy or sell a house or condo in Ottawa."
"Just wanted to drop you a quick note letting you know that things are going well since I moved in! The renovations that I told you about went really well, I love the additions I made and will send you some pics once I have a bit more decor up, or you should let me know when you're in the area and drop by! Thanks again for all your help! As a first time home buyer, I had many questions. Your knowledge and expertise, along with your upbeat persona made what might have been a stressful experience a very enjoyable one. You truly demonstrated the ability to understand what I was looking for in a home and went out of your way to ensure that the process went smoothly and for that I knew I was in very capable hands. I will definitely recommend you to friends and family!"
"When I was offered a new job in Ottawa, I decided to take my mother with me to look for a place to live. She suggested that I look for a real estate agent who could show us around so I went online to do so. I knew I had to find someone who we could trust and that meant someone who could speak both English and Cantonese/Vietnamese to understand our needs. It didn't take long for me to find Kim's profile on and contact her via email. She promptly responded and followed up with a phone call. We discussed what I was looking for and she sent me a number of listings that my mother and I could choose from and visit. When my mother and I arrived in Ottawa, Kim met us at our hotel, gave us a warm welcome and took us to our preselected listings. She was very attentive, flexible and professional throughout. Thanks to Kim's diligence, knowledge of Ottawa (real estate, architecture, trends and lifestyle), and understanding of our budget and needs, we were able to find the perfect place in less than 24 hours. We would definitely recommend Kim to anyone who's looking to purchase, lease, invest in or sell Ottawa real estate. She is a very driven and helpful individual who has exceeded our expectations. Thank you again Kim!"
"I highly recommend Kim. I come from a family of real estate junkees and my mom sold real estate for 12 yrs, so i'm not easily impressed by realtors. Kim listened carefully to what i wanted and did all the leg work for me when it came to finding viable options. she made sure that I was aware of all the pro's and con's of any location, builder, etc and always offered bright ideas on how to renovate the place, or how it would look with quick changes to paint colour or flooring. She also did an excellent job negotiating for me in a three offer situation, where i gave her a very frugal limit to work with and she closed the deal with her skill and ability, with no counters! I would use her anytime and wish you well in your search."
"Kim knowledge and expertise of the Ottawa Market and exceptional service wil help make your home buying experience easy, confident and great satisfaction."
"Thanks Kim for making our house hunt a dream. You have been dedicated, professional and thoughtful. Most importantly, we felt that you truly had our best interests in mind. You have been tireless in working with us to find just the right property and making sure we made a sound investment. We can't thank you enough and we know we will be working together for years to come."
Brent & Isabella
"Kim is an avid networker and a truly social personality. You will find her at the heart of almost every glitz & glam event in Ottawa, working to make your acquaintance, and working tirelessly to launch a successful career. I met her through one of her many social networks, and am happy to recommend her services as a Real Estate Agent. She was willing to work for the business, starting out with a rental arrangement for my property in Barrhaven. Less than a week after her lawn signs went up, the listing closed! Thank you for your efforts and for your honesty Kim, I look forward to working with you again soon!"


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Well........we're waiting!
... will you be visiting PoorQue in Montello, Wi on June 6-8? I will be on site D9 just across the lake from the competition site. Not competing, just hoping to meet some brethren.Cheers
They also picked up a black wood handled three wheeler that has a date code of EE. I think it must be a newer lid on an older bowl but I could be wrong. I'll clean that one up and give it away to a friends son who is just getting started in his own home.


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1974 Buick Riviera GS has a spectacular engine spec, engine capacity of 7.5L OHV V8 with a very special transmission that is only 1 type, 3 speed Automatic, able to spend as much as 455 HP.


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NMBS, the buying society for independent builders', timber, plumbing and heating, and hardware merchants, has marked its 50th anniversary with its 'best ever' Dinner Dance. Almost 1,000 people attended this year's event, which took place on the 26 October 2013 in the Great Room of the Grosvenor House Hotel, London.
Guests - including NMBS members, suppliers and business associates - were treated to an evening of fine food, networking and first class entertainment. This included an appearance by Brian Conley - the comedian, television presenter, actor and singer - who acted as impromptu host for the evening, turning his hand to everything from stand-up to even acting as quiz master.
Other performers included amazing acrobatic circus acts, who thrilled guests during an opening cabaret with a dramatic mix of circus arts and street entertainment. Two bands, Fully Funktional and Simply Frank, also helped fill the dance floor after dinner while guests were also treated to a spectacular indoor firework display.
As ever, the 2013 NMBS Dinner Dance mixed business with pleasure and NMBS' current chairman, Tim Allen, took to the stage to give those attending an update on NMBS' performance and latest initiatives in its half centenary year.
In particular, Mr Allen spoke about how NMBS is on course to reach a record turnover of £640m in 2013 – with current year-to-date sales up 23% on 2012. He also drew attention to NMBS' Apprenticeship Youth Enterprise 50 campaign. This scheme aims to help a 'potentially lost' generation of young people find meaningful employment in a difficult economic climate by placing 50 apprentices with NMBS member and supplier companies. Keen to lead by example, NMBS has also taken on an apprentice itself.
Other highlights to the evening included the cutting of a special 50th birthday cake by Mr Allen and NMBS managing director Chris Hayward. There was also a charity draw which raised over £8,000 for NMBS' two chosen industry charities, The Rainy Day Trust and CRASH. Lloyd Barnes from Frank Howard Tools & Fixings scooped the main prize of an Apple bundle worth £1,000, including an iPad Mini. The prize was sponsored by Makita.
Speaking of the evening, Mr Hayward said: "NMBS held its first ever dinner dance in 1973 to mark our first successful decade of trading. It's perhaps befitting then that forty years later the same event has helped crown our celebrations of our half centenary. As you'd expect, we went all out to make our 50th anniversary event the best ever and it certainly seems that we achieved that goal. The feedback received has been fantastic and I would like thank all those who attended and who helped to make it such a great and enjoyable evening. I'd also like to thank the NMBS events team for yet another job well done."


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This homily was preached on Sunday morning, June 16, 2013,
at Christ the King Orthodox Church in Omaha, Illinois, by Dn. Joseph Gleason.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, our God is one.
How many as kids ever sat in Sunday school in a church, colored pictures of Noah in his ark, pictures of Adam and Eve with strategically placed animals and fig leaves, black and white pictures of Jesus walking on the water–get out your Crayolas and mark it down. And there are these stories that are a part of our faith, our heritage. And some of them, it's very obvious to us how they apply to us.
When we see Jesus crucified for us on that tree, we know that's for us. Our sin, our death, our corruption, our laryngitis, it is all put on the cross. And He goes into death, He rises again, and then–as the Paschal hymn goes–Christ trampled down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. Some of the stories, we know how they apply to us.
But sometimes, there are some parts of the story that I think it's easy for us to just think, "Well, yeah, that's a nice family story that we tell. Grandma had that time that she got lost at this truck stop in Oklahoma and couldn't get home, blah blah blah." And you talk about it, and everybody laughs, and it's this great family story, but there is no real meaning to it. There is no application to today.
And I think it's easy for the same thing to happen. We say, "Yeah, so-and-so was the president of the United States in the year 1812." How does that really apply to me today? It's just trivia; it's just a fact.
"Well, yeah, Jesus walked on the water. That's really cool, but how does that apply to me today? It's just something that I know happened way back when." And yet when we dig deeper, we find out that these are not just stories, they are not just trivia. They actually do apply to us today. It's more than just our family history. It is actually part of our living, current faith.
So what do we think about, when we think about Adam and Eve? It's not just a story of two people skinny-dipping in the Garden of Eden. There's all kinds of funny jokes that are made about it, and a lot of them are pretty funny, but that's a serious thing! That's our great-great-great-great-grandfather and great-great-great-great-grandma. And when they sinned against God, well, that's why I have laryngitis today. That's where all sin, death, corruption, flowed all out of that initial disobedience–what the Orthodox call the "ancestral sin".
And so, every time a baby has spina bifida, every time you have a downs syndrome child, every time you have somebody with a fibromyalgia, who wants to be out and about and working or at church worshiping and they can't, that's because of what Adam and Eve did. It is because of that ancestral sin, and that death, and that corruption the flows into the human race from our first parents.
When we look at the Ascension of Christ–and that's the season that we are in right now, that 10 days from the Ascension to Pentecost (Whitsunday)–We are in that period of the Ascension. If you notice, the light on the Paschal candle is not lit. We put it out just after the Gospel reading on Ascension Day, because now the light of Christ visibly is no longer here, for He has ascended into the heavens. He is sitting at the right hand of God the Father Almighty.
How is that practical to us? We all believe it, we all confess it, we all say, "Yeah, I believe Jesus rose up into the air." But is it just trivia to us? Does it mean any more to us than saying "Oh! Michael Jordan jumped higher than any of the other basketball players"? Well, it is different in a very important way, because when we clap our hands for Michael Jordan jumping higher than any other basketball player, or for Nolan Ryan pitching more strikeouts than any other baseball player, we are talking about what some guy did, unique from everybody else.
When we look at Jesus ascending the heavens, after having conquered death and the grave, we are looking at something that–thanks to the Gospel–is not unique at all. He's just the trailblazer, He's the first. And that means you're next, and you're next, and you're next, and you're next. For we too will trample down death by death. We too will conquer the grave and rise up from it. And guess what? According to the Scriptures, we too will ascend into the heavens.
We clap our hands for Michael Jordan, and we can clap all day long, and you're still not going to make as many slam dunks as he did. You can cheer for Nolan Ryan all you want to, and you're still not going to pitch as many strikeouts as he did.
But when we cheer for Jesus, we are cheering for our elder brother, our God, who came for us, who became incarnate, who took on our humanity. And when He ascended into heaven, He took that humanity and He raised it up into the very presence of the Trinity, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. And by our being related to him by blood, and by being covered in His blood, we too will arise.
So it is not just a piece of trivia. It is not just some family story. It is not just some Guinness Book of World Records, somebody that did something unique that nobody else has ever done before or will ever do again. It is something that we–by the grace of God–will follow in those same footsteps and do the same things that He did. We will rise from the dead. We will ascend into heavens.
This also has a bearing on the very way that we worship. Has it ever occurred to you that if it were not for the Ascension, that we would not have icons in church? Have you ever thought about that? Now, that is not quite true, we would have some of them. We would have this one . . . it is a Guardian Angel icon. There's one around here, the Archangel Michael, we would have that one. But when you look in the Old Testament, when you look at Jewish worship in Jerusalem, did they have icons is in the Temple? Yes they did–two-dimensional and three-dimensional–but it was all angels.
You see, we get this idea in our minds of all these Old Testament saints being just like us us now, and dying, and going straight up into heaven. But I don't think that is accurate from an Orthodox perspective. It says in Scripture, and also according to Orthodox tradition, that "Hades" is not synonymous with "Hell." Hades was the underworld. Now, put all the sci-fi movies out of your mind for a moment; that's not where we are going. But there was an underworld called Hades, divided into two portions. One portion is what we would think of as Hell, where the wicked go. Then there's this great chasm, and they can't cross from one side to the other. And on the other side of Hades is what they called "Abraham's Bosom", where the righteous dead would go. Whether you were righteous or unrighteous, you went to Hades. You didn't go to Heaven.
And Luke chapter 16, we see the rich man and Lazarus die, and the rich man goes to where the wicked go. Lazarus goes to Abraham's Bosom. They can look across and see each other. They can't cross from one side to the other, but they can see each other.
We see Samuel called up by a witch–the witch of Endor–in the Old Testament. And it doesn't show him descending from the heavens, but just appearing. It shows him kind of coming up out of the ground. I believe he was in the righteous, peaceful, heavenly side of Hades, Abraham's Bosom. He was not in torment. He was happy. But Jesus had not come yet. The doors to heaven had not yet been opened for humanity.
Now you have some rare exceptions. Yes, in Isaiah chapter 6, you hear Isaiah the prophet say, "I was high and lifted up, and I beheld the King in His glory, and the train of His robe filled the temple." But this is a special vision given to a prophet of God. This is while he was still alive. This is not where he went when he died. You look at Moses. He was taken up on the mountain. And it says in Scripture that the entire Old Testament worship system was patterned after what Moses saw on the mountain (Hebrews 8:5).
God gave Moses a view into heavenly worship. And that's how he ended up making the Temple, the Tabernacle. And in the Tabernacle, and then later in the Temple, have you noticed that all of the icons–100% of them–were of Angels? That's because God had not become incarnate yet, so there was no physical Jesus in Heaven. God was just spirit, so there were no icons of God. And in the Old Testament Temple, there were no icons of saints. It was all angels, but there are lots and lots and lots of them. They had statues of angels made of gold in the holy of holies, huge statues of angels spread across the room with their wings touching the middle, just above the Ark of the covenant. On the Ark of the covenant itself were little statues of angels, hammered with gold. And in the veil between the holy of holies and the holy place, there is this huge curtain. And woven into that curtain were two-dimensional images of angels.
So just imagine walking into a worship place that is filled with incense and covered with icons. Can you relate? It sounds very similar to what we do now, but there's a difference. In Old Testament worship, there were no pictures of people anywhere on the walls.
But then when Jesus rises from the dead, and 40 days later ascends into Heaven, that is the day in which He took our humanity into the presence of God–not in Hades, in the comfortable side of Hades–but literally took our humanity into the very presence of God, into Heaven. And now in our New Testament worship, we have images of Angels still, and images of Jesus our incarnate Lord, and images of the saints, whom Jesus took up there with Him. Remember that on Holy Saturday, Jesus wasn't just chilling out, doing nothing. He was busy.
He had been put to death on the cross. He had been laid in the tomb. On Sunday He would rise again. But in-between, on Holy Saturday, He was harrowing hell. He was preaching to the spirits in prison. To those who had been righteous, He came and said, "You know, the one that you were looking for, the one that you trusted would come, that's Me."
And I believe–and many in the Orthodox Church also believe–that he also preached to those on the other side, and said, "Okay, now I'm actually here, if you want to come onto My side." And all who would receive Him, all who accepted Him–He empties out the bowels of Hell. We have on the icon of the resurrection, there are the gates of Hades broken, Jesus standing above them, having conquered death and Hell, and with his own hands lifting Adam and Eve out of the pit. Christ has trampled down death by death!
Jesus took our humanity, and all the souls that had waited in Hades for so long–even the patriarchs, even the prophets, the saints of old–and we read this in the book of Hebrews, that they went their whole lives, not receiving the promise. And then later on it says that they might not be complete without us, us being the Church. So when Jesus finally comes and founds the Church, when Jesus finally comes and dies on the cross, and conquers death through His resurrection, that is when He harrows Hell. That is when He harrows Hades. And finally, all these people that have trusted in Him, and have waited in comfort–but still waiting, waiting for the Messiah–they are finally ushered into the very presence, the right hand of God in Heaven, with the angels.
And that is reflected in our iconography, which moved from angels only in the Old Testament worship, to having angels and the saints and our risen Lord in our iconography now.
So in at least two–and probably many more, but in at least two–ways, the Ascension of Christ is directly relevant to us today:
- The Ascension affects the way that we worship, in that we have icons in our churches, of the saints and of Christ.
- The Ascension is something that we ourselves will follow, if we are faithful. We will not be resurrected unto shame and damnation. But we will be resurrected, and we ourselves will be caught up into the presence of God, just as Christ was 2000 years ago.
So for that, let us be thankful for the faith that we have in the Orthodox Church, this faith, not just in the death of Christ, not just in the resurrection of Christ, but in his Ascension to the very right hand of God.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, our God is one.
This homily was preached on Sunday morning, June 16, 2013,
at Christ the King Orthodox Church in Omaha, Illinois, by Dn. Joseph Gleason.


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RIP Desbreko 1988-2016
TheShinje replied to Shinmaru's topic in General DiscussionI don't keep up with OB very often, I check back from time to time and to hear of Desbreko's passing is heartbreaking. I knew he was going through treatment, I thought that he'd make it. Like everyone here I have very fond memories of his presence here. Cancer sucks. RIP Des.
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Final Quest For Glory 3: Sign-UpsI really enjoyed FQFG2, once I knew what it was, what was going on and why half the board members were running around like terrorists! I'll never forget my one and only excuse to go running around the board dressed as Kuja and splashing size 3 crimson Century Gothic font everywhere. ;) I hope Flash still has the awesome CTU crest he made for the other side. PLAYER NAME: Quentin Szyslack FAVORITE OB RPG CHARACTER NAME: The one played by Dragon Warrior... The cool one.CHARACTER'S AGE: 19 and three quartersCHARACTER'S ELEMENT OF POWER: NeonPLAYER'S OB FORUM OF POWER: NoooooooooooooospherePLAYER MONTH AND DAY OF BIRTH: 03/11CHARACTER'S IDOL:Billy IdolWHAT IS THE WORST DECISION YOUR CHARACTER EVER MADE?Signing up for Final Quest for Glory 3
Gee, I almost forgot about my Jeremiah phase, and there it is immortalized as my entry. Actually, I can't even remember half the names I have allegedly gone by here, haha! Still, I got an entry when the likes of ZF Foredaddy, Juuthena and Mnemolth didn't... It makes me feel somewhat more important that I actually am. ^^
David BowieIt may have been a weird cognitive connection to our upcoming reunion day, but when I heard of Bowie's passing, one of my first thoughts was with Tony, who gave me my appreciation for all things Bowie. It struck me that the last single released while he was alive was titled Lazarus. Tony's gaming website was called Orange Lazarus, I believe. It's somehow fitting and I wonder at what he might think of this uncanny connection.
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Leh's summary of his history summary just gave me a thought, does the Otakupedia still exist in some form? It might be a valuable resource to help us keep a track of who everyone is and who they may have turned into. ^.^
Who's getting Fallout 4 when the title drops in a few days? From what I've seen it looks really good, but the dog is giving me Fable 2 nightmares! I'm sure the dog is way better implemented in this than that, though. I'm down for the whole experience but I can safely say that I'm looking forward to exploring the map the most. Fallout 3's map was pretty impressive for a vast nuclear wasteland.
New Version
TheShinje replied to Petie's topic in General DiscussionIt's a shame that version never saw the light of day because that design is certifiably badass.
I'm keen as Colonel Mustard, in the kitchen, with the knives, preparing the cake.
I'd really like to see separate anime forums back, and I seem to beat this drum every time I attempt a return, i'ts just that as I see it, there was a correlation between that and the decline in activity. OB realy was a melting pot of diverse fandoms and each fandom had it's own cozy little place, with a general lounge where you met up with the other ones. I found this place searching for all things Dragonball, I posted almost exclusively in that forum to begin with and I have no idea if I'd have stuck around for a nonspecific and very general 'Anime' forum. If you want to try and reboot this forum, then might I suggest at least giving it a try, putting some specific anime forums up and give it a year or so, until the Google spiders have grabbed it and folks looking for all things SwordArt Online have found our specific SwordArt Online forum. ;) Kudos for offing the PRP. :D
The Padded Room Party: Random Thoughts
TheShinje replied to Shy's topic in General DiscussionI'm surprised Tripod is still a thing. :/ A pity Geocities is taking a long dirt nap, there were a lot of really corny and cheesy websites out there, with equally corny and cheesy MIDI background music! Oh the memories! :D Did I just post in the PRP? I think Hell must be a pretty cold place right now, I've given in to the madness.
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Well, I keep coming back here to check up on things, sometimes I can have a quick burst of activity but I never end up staying because the forums are so quiet now. OB has sentimental value for me, as the first online community I ever signed up for, and I'm all for any ideas that'll jolt the senses and give OB a new lease of life. So when I saw this thread adressing the issue,. I knew I had to try and remember my password and contribute a few ideas... For your consideration. Gear the forums toward fan art. :3 The Otaku community has been focused on fan art for a long time now, while the boards are now more centered around general discussion. I suggest taking a dual-media apporach encouraging the fan art community to both discuss the series and share their art works with the community. You could spin this as a way for artists to get noticed and get a wider audience. OB then benefits from the large fan art base on TheOtaku, streamlining the memembership so their existing TheO account also works here might, already have been done, but if it hasn't, my idea! :tongue: Kill. The. Padded. Room. Party. >.> Why? To encourage new threads and discussions on the topics that won't just fade as pages pass and other discussion vie for space. The lounge has not been the same since that thread opened, it's the all-encompassing behemoth that takes in almost all areas of discussion and it leaves no room for other discussions, why start a new thread when you can just PRP it? It's exactly the same reason I have not discussed much anime series after the one-thread-per-anime thing came into being. Which segues perfectly into my next idea, Opening separate anime forums again. ^_^ The goal of the move was a good one, cut down on maintenance, but in the end, I think, a lot of the more nuanced discussion about a particular series was lost to a general thread of 'I like it' and 'the latest episode was so cool.' Those examples are paraprhased but that was the general feeling I got. We lost those insane but enjoyably fun conspiracy threads and those threads on a specific topic that woudl spiral into a whole new arena of discussion and take on a new life of it's own, or maybe that was only the Digimon thread about the pink Power Ranger toy. This works well with the idea to incorporate fan art, as each series can then have it's own little hub. The art forum can then be used as a place for all non-specific art works, the graphics worms, the banner requests etc. Bright large logo and logo competitions O_IO This ties into the fan art focus idea. How about having a big logo at the top like we used to have, with the graphic links and intergrated anime characers? You could hold regular competitions to design them. There were some good logos that came out of those competitions, Syk3's was awesome and who knows? Perhaps something big bright and cheerful would be more inviting to some people as well. :) These are things I believe can help stimulate the OB community and bring in the new membership base. What are your thoughts?
Cheers Petie, that was a good trip. So... Anyone keen for another? I might just be the push I need to become a regular on the OB again. ;)
Now that John has mentioned the graphic worm, are they stored anywhere? Man, it'd be great to see them again and to wince at my horrible intrusions into them haha! :D
Image Battle Royale: Revenge of the Pictures
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Easter Time!!!
TheShinje replied to chibi-master's topic in General DiscussionThis Easter was the second since my mid teens that I wasn't involved in any way with a youth Easter Camp. It still feels weird not being there, amongst a couple of thousand young people for a camping/music/ God experience. This Easter was less traditional. Caught a screening of the Hunger Games on Good Friday, worked a hellish Saturday and gorged on chocolate Resurrection Sunday, just like my childhood days. I might return tot he Easter Camps next year, I feel less purposeful without them.


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High-speed LTE data is more ubiquitous these days, but it's also more often than not capped. To save your data plan, you might want to hop on WiFi when it's available, but WiFi isn't always free. It'll be free for 6 months if you take Amazon and Boingo up on their offer. Download one free app, and you get six months of WiFi access.
This offer is valid on your phone or tablet with Boingo's Wi-Finder app installed via the Amazon Underground app store. The app shows you where Boingo-supported networks are and helps you connect to them. These APs are usually the paid networks in places like gas stations, retailers, and various hotels. I found a fair number of supported hotspots in my area, but your mileage may vary.
Boingo's basic plan is $10 per month ($5 for the first month), so you save $55 by downloading this app. This offer is valid now through the end of the year.
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The Mind Game Of The Century: The Escape Room
There is always something about real life games that seems to amaze a lot of people. It is just like having an adventure without all the hassle and with lesser packing. It is also amazing how you will need to think really deep for just a game. There is really no other activity that can do that especially when it comes to you wanting to be challenged. You will be able to challenge yourself in a lot of ways with the escape room, you will have to allow your mind and body to work together in order to succeed. You will be able to learn more about the value of teamwork since an escape room can be a really great experience for you as well as your family members. The complexity of the puzzles will amaze you. These puzzles will really baffle your mind and will really make you stood up to the occasion, and this is a quality that you should always be expecting from a game. You can never pass on this kind of adventure given that it is one of a kind and it might change your life for the better. A really good game can make a person smarter than he or she already is. You will need to escape in order for you to win the game. You should consider making your mind perform at a high level in order for you to pull out all the necessary stops.
You would want some important info about this kind of game so you might want to do some research. The challenges can be within your grasp if you will do your homework. This way, you will be able to make the smart decision as well as enjoying every moment of playing the game. An additional lighting to the escape room will really make the game really close to being real. Sounds and effects are even added by some people to make it more interesting. And you need to know that in order to do this, you will need a big budget. You should go for it if you have the money, but if not, there are still some other options that you can choose from.
There are so many important factors to take note when it comes to engaging in the escape room game. The first factor that you need to know is what the game will be requiring, and what it can do for you in return. If the game will be challenging your mind as well as providing good results, then you must take advantage of it. You must take note that you can look into so many online resources if you want to know more about this game.


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The 3rd Thursday of each month feature a color.
The colors will be addressed in order of Roy G Biv.
Post up to 5 photos.
We reserve to right to venture from Roy G Biv a bit at the end by featuring white, black, brown.
And to make the hunt even more fun, we'd like to invite you participate too. The photos can be of anything...well almost anything...no X rated photos please. Of course, as I type that statement, I can already think of who will submit a photo focused on a huge X. Actually, I'll probably do it myself...
The first post will be May 17th and will feature red. If you'd like to join us, just leave a comment on either blog so we can link to you on the 17th and in following months as well.
Now...where's my camera?!? There's red to be found!


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Golfers are usually a polite, respectful group, and this respect also applies to the damage they do to the golf greens. Most golfers carry a divot repair tool to fix the damage that golf balls have after striking the golf greens.
The turf is a very sturdy grass but golf balls hitting it can leave a rather significant depression or divot on the surface. Also using an iron for a very long drive can result in a tear in the grass where a tuft of grass will usually be several yards away. It is considered unacceptable on most golf courses to leave such damage without repairing it, and most golfers carry along the necessary golf ball divot repair tool to be sure they are prepared.
Divots & Ball Marks: Clearing the Smoke
The term divot can be confusing because it can be used to refer to the patch of grass scraped away by the iron as well as the impression made by the ball hitting the grass. The grass that has been scraped up can be returned without the use of a tool, and most courses provide a cup of sand on the cart if that is the case the sand which is filled mixed with seed should be used to repair the divot.
A slug of turf scraped from the ground usually lies five to fifteen yards in front of the golfer in the direction that the ball went. On the other hand, a divot created by the golf ball hitting the surface will be located where the ball first hit the turf and not usually where it ends up. When that happens, the golfer may want to search the area carefully for the divot as it could be some distance from the spot the golf ball finally stopped at
On the other hand, the divot created by a ball landing can be easily repaired but, a special tool is often used to make the process easy and leave the surface almost unmarred. A divot repair tool will have a pronged end that should be inserted into the divot under the grass. If the divot is just a small depression lifting the grass gently and then smoothing it will be sufficient to recreate an undisturbed and virtually flawless surface.
Divot Repair: The Respectful Thing To Do
Though polite behavior is standard among golfers, those who do not replace or repair divots may get more than just dirty looks from other golfers. In some cases, they receive a full course from staff on why divots should be repaired. In extreme instances, they might be kicked off the course which is sufficient reason for many to carry along a divot repair tool.
The right golf divot tool is a small accessory and very inexpensive to purchase. It can help establish the golfer as a polite person and avoid any complications or lectures from the staff at the course. This small tool will also assure the golfer that they left the area as perfect as possible. However, not all divot repair tools are created equal.
Use The Right Divot Repair Tool
Most conventional divot repair tools are designed in such a way that naturally induces golfers with the tendency to pull up on the roots of the golf green surface. This motion can uproot the grass and destroy that particular area of the green for many weeks.
There are more sophisticated and technologically-advanced divot repair tools that have been designed to mitigate this common error, all while providing a seamless experience when repairing one's ball mark. Perhaps the most notable of these divot repair tools is The Mark Mender. This 4-in-1 divot tool is not only one of the sport's most impressive devices for fixing ball marks, but it also serves as magnetic ball mark (for putting and cleaning one's ball,) as well as cigar holder and grip rest.
When it comes to choosing the right divot repair tool, there is only one choice to be made. That is The Mark Mender.


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Taw Waes Suwan Gae Pi Chong 2555 BE edition loi ongk statuette amulets by Luang Por Foo Adtipatto of Wat Bang Samak. Comes with special decorative casing included.
Released in a series of Taw Waes Suwan amulets made in various sacred and precious metals, blessed and empowered by the great Luang Por Foo. Luang Por Foo is one of Thailand's Top 5 living masters for the empowerment of Taw Waes Suwan.
This edition arose because of a good deed of Luang Por Foo; one day some people brought a small boy who was behaving very insanely as if possessed by a demon or ghost, and presented him to Luang Por Foo. Luang Por then placed a Taw Waes Suwan amulet on a chain around the boy's neck. The family then went home, and it appears that the boy was instantly and completely healed. He could sit and talk normally as before. Because of this, the local devotees heard of the story, and flocked to the temple to beg Luang Por for a new edition.
The edition was thus made from public demand. Funds from this edition go to the various projects for the preservation and spreading of Buddhism, and to maintain Buddhist temples in need of restoration. Each different type of model in different metals has an official numbered code stamp and a recorded number of amulets made in official documentation, rendering this as yet another reference standard edition from Luang Por Foo to add to his documented catalog of amulets. The edition also celebrated Luang Por Foo's 90th year of life.
'Gae pi chong', the name of this edition, means to rectify the karmic and lucky influences of the yearly horoscope for those who have pi chong. Pi chong is the year when one's starsign falls into inauspicious influences and bad luck sets in, obstacles arise, and money becomes scarce.
The amulets were made in the following materials:
Nuea tong rakang boran nai nam rerk masterpiece version – ud pong fang takrut tong kam 2 dork (sacred ancient temple bell brass alloy with high gold content, from the 'Nam Rerk' first casting ceremony, with sacred powders and two solid 24 karat gold takrut in base) – 99 amulets made.
Nuea nava loha ud pong fang takrut ngern 1 dork (nine sacred metals with powders and one silver takrut in base) – 999 amulets made.
Nuea galai tong ud pong (gold plated sacred bronze with magical powders in base) – 1999 amulets made.
Nuea galai ngern ud pong (sacred silver alloy with magical powders in base) – 1999 amulets made.
Nuea tong rakang ud pong fang takrut ngern 1 dork (sacred brass alloy with sacred powders and one silver takrut spell inserted) – 3999 amulets made.
Nuea samrit ud pong fang takrut ngern 1 dork (sacred bronze alloy with sacred powders and one silver takrut in base) – 3999 amulets made.
Luang Por Foo performed the pouring of the sacred metals in the official casting ceremony ('Piti Tae Tong Nam Rerk') and performed his incantations and special blessings during the ceremony, which consisted of nine chor trees of amulets, with 900+ amulets on them, for the special blessing of the 'Nam Rerk' ongk kroo special masterpiece versions. He then stuffed muan sarn powders into them during the ceremony (the other models were done before the ceremony). Luang Por then inserted a solid gold takrut spell into the muan sarn powders within the ongk kroo versions.
Pra Ajarn Hnong performed the inspection and counting of the amulets after their final insertion of takrut. Not many amulets were possible to fill with powders, because the powders were a special sacred powder kept from the 2538 BE ceremony (17 years before the release of this edition). So there were less amulets in final release as originally intended.
These amulets also enjoy the addition of special powders from the great Luang Por Ding, and very sacred metal alloys cast from a mass of important sacred amulets of past editions and masters, real solid silver and solid gold takrut, and a highly sacred Putta Pisek / Taewa Pisek empowerment ceremony. These varied elements provide this edition with a highly respectable status, top quality design and casting, and powerful Buddha magic within them.
The Putta Pisek / Taewa Pisek blessing was held on the 14th of October 2555 BE. Luang Por Foo performed the lighting of the tian chai victory candle, and the pouring of the first casting. In addition to the amulets, a 15 inch high bucha statue was also released in this edition.
Luang Por said afterwards, that it has been many years since he has attained such a powerful and accomplished invocation and insertion of the heart mantra and mind of the Taw Waes Suwan asura deva into the amulets. He says it is the first time he has managed to make all the powerful lineage aspects of the ritual empowerments be performed to their fullest, be it the use of muan sarn powders of his lineage masters, the yantra within the takrut, the casting and blessing ceremony, and the necessary requirements for the making of the sacred metals. All facets of the wicha were performed according how the ancient wicha dictates.
The amulets come encased with special decorative casing, ready for wear and bucha.
Luang Por Foo's mastery of the wicha 'Suun Phii Lai Phii', and his adept control of the kata 'Pra Jao Sip Hok Pra Ongk' (16 Buddhas invocation) is legendary. He is the most prominent disciple of the great Luang Por Ding of Wat Bang Wua. He has mastered the methods of empowerment and invocation to imbue amulets with the mental powers and qualities of the asura deva king Lord Waes Suwan.
His importance and connection with this kind of Buddha magic is so great, that he was begged to preside over last year's great classic edition of Taw Waes Suwan statues in the 'Tri Plab Pela' (three legged Taw Waes Suwan) series. These statues are considered to be the next greatly admired edition by future generations, comparable to the most famous of all; the Wat Sutat Taw Waes Suwan amulet of Jao Khun Sonti.
Taw Waes Suwan is the lord and master of all monsters (asura and yaksa), demons and ghosts. The wealthy king is a millionaire of great status, the wealths of all the four asura kings of the 'Jadtu Maha Rachiga' celestial heaven. He commands and forbids the demons to stay away from his devotees, and those who are devotees of the Lord Buddha. He is the lord who brought the yaksa minions to hear the Dhamma sermons of Lord Buddha, and who converted the yaksa (or at least most of them) into devotees and followers of the Buddha.
Taw Waes Suwan also donated the magical incantation of the Aadtaanaadtiya Paritta to the bhikkhus (monks) in the forest, to protect them from demons and maras. The incantation of the kata forbids any demons or ghosts or malevolent presences from entering and bothering, and commands them to take their leave.
Luang Por Foo has released various editions of Taw Waes Suwan amulets over the years, along with his other famous wicha of the 'Ling Jab Hlak' / Hanuman amulet. His amulets have received constant interest and documentation by the collectors and expert amulet community, and are now published in their own books as documentations of his trajectory and amulet editions.
This is always a sign that a monk's amulets are to become eternal collectible classics of high repute. This is because, apart from miracles occurring, the one other thing that makes an edition famous and collectible (and sometimes expensive), is whether the amulet has easy to find information about the making and various models, and identification marks, or not.
Above: the prequel ritual to invite the devas ('piti anchern taewada') performed by a Brahman with Luang Por Foo in attendance.
Kata bucha Taw Waes Suwan
Idtipiso Pakawaa Yommaraachaano Taw Waes Suwanno
Maranang Sugkhang Ahang Sugadto Na Mo Puttaaya
Taw Waes Suwanno Jadtu Mahaa Raachigaa Yagkhapandtaa Pat Puradto
Waesa Pusa Puttang Arahang Putto Taw Waes Suwanno Na Mo Puttaaya.
Short kata:
Wae Sa Pu Sa.
Kata chants and biography of Taw Waes Suwan (Chai Sing Hia, Guberan)
Maker: Luang Por Foo, Wat Bang Samak
Magical Effects: Maha lap, gae aathan, pong gan phuudt pisaj, klaew klaad, maha pokasap, serm yot baramee
Material: Nuea nava loha (9 sacred alchemical metals), nuea tong rakang (sacred brass alloy), nuea samrit (sacred bronze alloy), nuea galai tong (sacred brass alloy with gold plating), nuea galai ngern (sacred silver alloy), sacred powders, 1 silver takrut
Recommended Uses: Improve lucky fortunes, protection against thieves and black magic, professional status, wealth attraction, accumulate collateral
Number of Amulets Made: 99 (ongk kroo); 999 (nuea nava loha); 1999 (nuea galai tong); 1999 (nuea galai ngern); 3999 (nuea tong rakang); and 3999 (nuea samrit)
Edition: Gae Pi Chong 2555 BE edition
View Taw Waes Suwan Gae Pi Chong Loi Ongk Statuette in 9 Sacred Metals with Powders & 1 Silver Takrut in Base here
View Taw Waes Suwan Gae Pi Chong Loi Ongk Statuette in Sacred Brass with Powders & 1 Silver Takrut in Base here
View Taw Waes Suwan Gae Pi Chong Loi Ongk Statuette in Sacred Bronze with Powders & 1 Silver Takrut in Base here
View Taw Waes Suwan Gae Pi Chong Loi Ongk Statuette in Gold Plated Sacred Brass with Powders in Base here
View Taw Waes Suwan Gae Pi Chong Loi Ongk Statuette in Sacred Silver with Powders in Base here


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Wednesday, 7th of February 2018
The new year begun and already a month flew by, now it's February and I am enjoying the silence that travels through my flat's walls. There is an empty room since my grandma left to live in a retirement house and, for the first time in years, I am experiencing the bliss of solitude (not that I didn't enjoy her company, but one must accept the life changes and see the big picture, instead of always focusing in details).
I have set new goals for 2018, as I always do, and one of them is to redecorate my grandma's old room. I am already starting to pick some paper ephemera and postcards from my collection to display on the wall. When I am finished I will share the result with all of you!


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Why QE Was the Worst Thing in the World
January 28, 2016
Long before I started writing for Mauldin Economics, I was a gold bull.
Nobody Is Talking About the Budget Deficit
January 21, 2016
You ever notice that none of the presidential candidates—of either party—are campaigning on a platform of deficit reduction?
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Gingerbread taking Android to the masses
In my previous article titled "Fragmentation in Android: Boon or Bane", I discussed the various aspects of fragmentation in Android and how it impacts the respective parties involved. The article was written before the release of Gingerbread. Gingerbread is now out. As with each Android release Gingerbread has its own compatibility definition published by Google at http://source.android.com. There is an interesting turn that Google has taken in this compatibility definition which is discussed in this article. This change in the compatibility definition can help OEMs reduce the BOM (Bill Of Materials) thereby enabling them to produce devices at lower costs.
Compatibility definitions before Gingerbread
The compatibility definition is a requirements document to which an OEM (device manufacturer) has to comply, in order to call a device Android. The primary focus of the compatibility definition is to make sure that there is conformance to all public APIs. The document apart from addressing the software aspects also covers specific hardware features that a device MUST, SHOULD or MAY have. The definitions of MUST, SHOULD and MAY are as per RFC 2119 (http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2119.txt). In short, MUST means mandatory, SHOULD means recommended but not mandatory and MAY means optional. In view of not going way back into the past, I have limited the analysis to Éclair and Froyo definitions. Now let's talk more about the mandatory hardware components mentioned in the compatibility definition since they impact the BOM. OEMs typically produce similar devices varying across different price segments. These are typically known as variant devices. For example the variant devices may not have GPS or Bluetooth or even a camera. Such hardware features is what I call as auxiliary components. By reducing the auxiliary component list the OEM can reduce the BOM cost which then reduces the per unit price that a buyer finally pays. Let's examine some of these auxiliary components in the Éclair and Froyo compatibility definitions. GPS, accelerometer, digital compass or magnetometer, camera, and Bluetooth are all mandatory components. Each of these components cost money. So as per the Éclair and Froyo compatibility definitions there is an element of control that Google exercises over handset manufacturers.
Google's stand during previous versions (Éclair and Froyo)
Before the advent of the concept of an app-store, users bought a phone and were content with the applications that came built in. This behavior started changing with smartphones. The credit goes to Nokia for popularizing Symbian based smartphones. However, Apple and now Google have taken it to the next step with the Apple App Store and the Google Android Market. Nokia has also followed with the Ovi Store. Application developers use the SDK of the respective smartphone OS and develop innovative applications and games. It's now not only about what a smartphone offers with its default built-in applications but the variety of applications that users can download from the respective app store. In the context of Android, Android Market is a huge success which offers a large range of applications and games. Google took it one step further, by enabling application developers to monetize via ads in their applications. So in a sense, application developers are revenue channels for Google. In view of the above context, Google felt it was important to make the Android platform homogeneous across various devices. This included making a bunch of auxiliary hardware components mandatory. This way a developer could assume that such hardware components were present on all Android devices, thus making their code paths simpler. In my opinion, this was Google's way of helping control fragmentation in Android.
Compatibility definition in Gingerbread
Gingerbread is the most recent release of Android from Google. It was released late December 2010. Along with the release of Gingerbread the Gingerbread compatibility definition has also been published. It is interesting to see that all the auxiliary components which I have mentioned earlier have been marked as "SHOULD" in the document. This means that such auxiliary components are now not mandatory but rather recommended.
What does this mean?
This move by Google might not delight application developers. However, OEMs can now produce Android handsets catering to various price segments. OEMs can now make devices with a subset or none of the auxiliary components thereby reducing the BOM cost. A market research firm isuppli estimated the Google Nexus One BOM to be $175. Let's hypothetically speaking get rid of these auxiliary components from this BOM list.
|Estimated Cost
|Camera (5.0 MP Auto Focus)
$ 12.50
$ 4.50
|Bluetooth / WIFI
$ 8.20
$ 2.00
|Magnetometer (Digital Compass)
$ 1.50
$ 28.70
The revised Nexus One BOM cost would now be $146. Please bear in mind that we are not talking about the per unit price that a user would pay but only the BOM cost. Per unit price also includes R&D, testing, certification and manufacturing related expenses. With these BOM reductions, there will be other direct cost savings related to R&D, testing and certification which is not factored here. OEMs can further optimize BOM costs by reducing application phone storage memory. This is because; in Gingerbread the applications storage shared memory minimum in the compatibility definition has been reduced from 2GB to 1GB. I believe the year of 2011 will see a lot of low cost Android devices being launched, especially in the India-China markets. Of course, there will be high end devices like the Nexus S, but, there will also be devices which a common man of the emerging India-China market can afford. This will make Android not only a high end smartphone but also a device for the mass market.
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Writing through Video Blogging from Brian Lockwood on Vimeo.
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- 2008 blog post Baby Steps
- Admin EARCOS 2014 conference Video blogger Darren Kuropatwa
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Western Sydney Wanderers Appoint Josep Gombau as Popovic's Successor
Josep Gombau was appointed as the new head coach of Western Sydney Wanderers at the beginning of November and the 41-year-old has huge shoes to fill at the Parramatta Stadium. He took a watching brief during his first A-League assignment and would have been pleased with his sides battling performance against Melbourne Victory to earn … [Read the full story]
This was not a classic, and not for the stuffy nosed puritans. But, this was as an exiting game as I can remember being played in the A-League. Melbourne City took the lead three times, but battling Perth Glory equalised every time. Bruno Fornaroli scored twice for Melbourne, but also missed 2 penalties. Diego Castro … [Read the full story]
How can Harry influence the South Coast Mariners?
Today in the A-League we have the Central Coast Mariner v Wellington Pheonix, and I ask 'what influence will Harry Redknapp have on the game?' Harry Redknapp Joined the Central Coast Mariners in May this year as a Football Consultant. But he is also an advisor for English Championship team Derby County. I ask the … [Read the full story]
Sky Blues set for Del Piero Talks
Sydney FC plan to hold talks with the former Italy international, Alessandro Del Piero, to see if the 39-year-old wants to carry on playing for the A-League side next season. Del Piero has spent the last two seasons with the Sky Blues, joining the club in September 2012 as the highest-paid player in A-League history. … [Read the full story]
Julia Gillard backs the A-League move
If the reaction of Canterbury-Bankstown is any guide then rugby league is confident they don't have anything to fear from the A-League's move into western Sydney. AFL club Greater Western Sydney Giants though have taken a more diplomatic view, welcoming the extra competition into an area that co-captain Luke Power says already has plenty to … [Read the full story]
John Kosmina is back
John Kosmina is back in charge at Adelaide United after being appointed on a one-year deal to coach the Reds in 2012-2013. Kosmina was rewarded with a contract extension following the Reds' flying start to the Asian Champions League. Kosmina, who took over as Adelaide coach for a second time following the mid-year sacking of … [Read the full story]
'Freedom of Speech' attack on FFA
Clive Palmer has launched a fresh attack on Football Federation Australia by buying up a huge amount of advertising and signage at Hunter Stadium to promote his "Freedom of Speech" message during Friday night's A-League clash between Newcastle and Gold Coast United. The latest development in Palmer's feud with the FFA has the warring parties … [Read the full story]
Ben Buckley treads A-League clubs
Chief executive Ben Buckley has categorically ruled out giving A-League clubs a voice on Football Federation Australia's board, despite the growing clamour from disgruntled owners to have a seat at the table. Amid the firestorm set off by Clive Palmer's attack on FFA this week, several other club owners have demanded a greater say in … [Read the full story]
Brisbane Roar without Broich for Glory clash
Brisbane Roar have suffered a major blow ahead of their pivotal A-League clash against Perth Glory with Thomas Broich ruled out due to a shoulder injury. Roar coach Ange Postecoglou confirmed on Friday that Broich would not travel to Perth for tonight's match after struggling to recover from the injury he sustained in last weekend's … [Read the full story]
Good suspended after avoiding being sent off
He may have avoided a red card, but Melbourne Heart's Curtis Good hasn't dodged a suspension. In an A-League first, teenage defender Good was not sent off by referee Ryan Shepheard in his side's 3-0 loss to Newcastle Jets last week despite picking up two yellow cards. Good received a second caution late in the match, but … [Read the full story]


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