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therube wrote:[URL] tag: <snip> ... and nothing seems to be broken? OK, thanks, but that seems to be an unnecessary work-around, especially since shorter ones, like example.com, don't require it. You'd think either all URLs would need the tag, or none would. It's not at all intuitive; quite the opposite. I'm guessing that it is certain "phrases" in a URL that are objectionable & so are self-moderated? therube wrote:Separately, there must be a length limit to plain text "urls" at which point they display truncated with "..."'s What is the limit, and why? but are valid when clicked. was the problem: the truncated plain-text URLs were not valid when clicked. This still seems to be a bug IMHO, but as there's a work-around with the tag... (shrugs) The Copy URL+ extension enables you to copy to the clipboard the current document's address along with additional information such as the document's title, the current selection or both. Thanks, but creating the links wouldn't be an issue *if* pasting the plain-text URL worked. With the suggested way, it's still paste + select > URL tags. Easy enough. The add-on looks interesting, but for creating one's own hyperlinks, the document's "official" title isn't always what's wanted. Another way to "roll your own" is Texter I have it set so that u+enter gives [url= ue (mnemonic: "URL end")+enter gives [/url] Easy to add name of link, but it just occurred to me that the whole thing can be done in one keystroke shortcut. Just made it: un (mnemonic = url, named)+enter = [url=URL]Name[/url] Paste actual URL over that area, and name of link over "Name" (or type it). Going a bit O/T here, but so far, it says that it's saved me 144,036 keystrokes. Should have thought of that long ago, as I've long used it to create hyperlinks where HTML is permitted: h+enter = <a href="http://xcom">Site</a> And of course, everyone chooses their own, easy-to-remember hotkeys. Unfortunately, it's Windows-only. Anyway, thanks for your time. IMHO, "short text links working" and "longer text links not working" = bug. YMMV. Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:184.108.40.206) Gecko/20111212 Firefox/3.6.25
05-11-2012 05:40 AM - edited 05-11-2012 05:44 AM I am working on setting up an account for one of our vendors who needs access to servers inside my network. I am attempting to set up web resources for https://ip address:9010 but I cannot get the links to work outside of the network. I have disabled the auto policy rewrite option but to no avail. I would really like to avoid using Network Connect if possible. Any information on this would be greatly appreciated. 05-11-2012 12:52 PM Did you configure a web policy or a web profile? Are you accessing the web policy through a web bookmark you've created on the SA device? I am assuming the ip address is a internal ip address which is not accessible outside so you'll need to go through the rewriter to access the resource. The url should look like this "https://<IVE_IP_ADDRESS>/,DanaInfo=<INTERNAL_IP_A If you want to access the resource directly, "https://ip_address:9010" (entering this directly in the address bar of a web browser), you'll need to either use WSAM/JSAM or Network Connect. 05-21-2012 08:14 PM - edited 05-21-2012 08:15 PM which auto-policy did you disable: users>resource profiles>web>profileName OR users>resource policies>web>selective rewriting? if the former, please make sure you have a policy in the latter that covers that address : port combination disabling rewriting is a decision you make in order to use a SAM ,Pulse, or Network Connect
Watching the Kentucky/Duke game and let me tell you this years Kentucky team is more talented then last year and that's scary. They might have lost tonight, but it's not for lack of talent. I have no doubt Kentucky will be in the running for the championship. Noel is incredible and they have shooters galore. They had trouble against Duke, but it' early in the season and they were without there PG who was at home sick. Still except for a 5 minute stretch where Duke pulled away they were right there and it's mainly for just lack of experience playing together. As for Duke their freshman aren't on the same level as Kentucky's, but they have seniors who did what they should against these young guys. As a Duke fan I'm worried about the PG position specifically Cook who never seems like he' in control and at the Center spot where if Plumlee get's in foul trouble they don't have much behind him with the other Plumlee brother out injured and Hairston not really a Center. Still a nice early season test and win. These type of games really help you get ready for the tournament even if you lose.
I wish to upgrade my U110 with an SSD disc drive. Which one will be the best for my lappie? If you have no experience in disassembling laptops it will be not easy. Anyway, any SSD will fit if it has 1,8" formfactor and PATA interface. this might help © All Rights Reserved
Hi anthro_a, welcome to the Linux Mint forums Thanks for joining the forums and good to read you are enjoying using Linux Mint! Be sure also to check out the Community website (ideas, tutorials, and hardware and software reviews), and the Cinnamon Spices website for adding themes, applets and extensions to Cinnamon (I especially enjoy the Classic Menu You can also chat in real-time with other Linux Mint users. In the Mint Menu, in the Internet section, start the application XChat IRC. You will automatically get connected to #linuxmint-debian for support with other LMDE users
AlbertP wrote:Please install the kernel updates. Go to Package Manager, click Status > Installed (upgradeable) at the left. Please mark the linux-headers and linux-image packages for upgrading by right-clicking them. And then click apply. AlbertP wrote:You can upgrade the kernel to the 3.1 version which seems to fix some Atheros 9xxx related issues: viewtopic.php?f=42&t=40185 If you don't need any more help please edit the first post and add [solved] to the title. Tekebo wrote:just won't connect apt install wicd apt install network-manager Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 4 guests
10-16-2011 04:42 AM I bought my S715i just a couple of hours ago, when I came home I charged it untill it was full and when it was full I wanted to try it out a bit. I put my iPhone 3gs in the dock and pressed play, and music started playing. I was really happy about the sound quality. However, after listening for a minute or two, I noticed that the sound was only coming from the RIGHT side. So I tried to do a couple of things, thinking maybe I did not connect it well; I restarted my iPhone, I put the dock on and off, a combination of both, playing sound without the power supply, but none of that worked. I am not sure if it's meant to be this way, or if theres just something wrong with my iPhone or the Dock. I currently do not have an extra ipod/phone to test with, so I'm not sure what exactly the cause is. I was wondering if you could help me with this. Thanks in advance, Solved! Go to Solution. 10-17-2011 12:46 PM Your speaker should be playing your music from both channels. If you are able to, please connect your ipod to the speaker using the aux input on the speaker. It is located behind the left speaker (above where you would plug the AC adaptor in) You can use a standard 3.5mm male to male stereo patch cable. You would connect one end to your speaker, and the other end to your headphone jack on your ipod. If your speaker still only produces sound on the right side, please contact Customer Care in your region for further support and a possible warranty replacement. I hope this helps you out. 10-18-2011 12:31 AM I would like to thank you for taking your time to reply. I've been trying to come with solutions myself when my thread was just placed. There's actually a really simple way to test if it works or not. You know that *thump* sound everytime you turn a speaker on/off? It only came from the right side, wich means that the left side isn't working. I bought my S715i's at the Duty Free, and I'm returning there by sunday, so I can probably just trade it in for a new one without any problems. I thought I'd post this for people that have the same problem. Once again, thanks for responding.
Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bedford, UK Car: MG ZT MG ZT190+ '06 Plate for sale I've just opted back into our company car scheme, which means my gorgeous Goodwood Green MGZT 190 now has to go. Engine 2.5V6 petrol, 5 speed manual, climate control, part leather interior and CD multichanger. Such a super engine and a great drive. She was first registered in March 06 and still has dealer's transferable breakdown warranty cover until March 09. As with all my cars, she's been lovingly cared for and regularly serviced at least every 9-10,000 miles even when it wasn't needed. Mileage 34,500 - mostly done on dual carriageway and motorway, newish tyres, recently fully serviced. MoT not due until March 09, but I'm happy to put it in early if it helps. It is now taxed until March 2009 and has just had a new battery fitted. I'm looking for £4,750 - I'm based in Bedford and would be happy to arrange inspection or test drive. If you're interested, send me a PM and I'll reply with my mobile number. Last edited by Duzepiwo; 04-12-2008 at 22:00. Reason: update |Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)| |Display Modes||Rate This Thread| |Thread||Thread Starter||Forum||Replies||Last Post| |MG ZT190 For Sale 18000 Miles 2004 £5995||PeterWitham||For Sale||0||21-06-2008 21:00| |06 Plate||dmellis||MG / Rover Related Chat - up to 2005||7||13-10-2006 10:00| |MG ZR 160 06/01 - 06/04 Free Exhaust :-)||Piper Exhausts||MG/R Modification & Tuning||30||29-06-2006 11:38| |MG SV 06 Plate||e668ecp||MG / Rover Related Chat - up to 2005||50||22-06-2006 11:44| |06 MG TF For Sale On Ebay||Heath||For Sale||0||19-05-2006 09:22|
Freezing my intercooler instantly View Single Post 03-07-2013, 02:11 AM we have an Uncle Originally Posted by Use a fire extinguisher. They used it to chill a 6-pack on myth busters. we usta do that at a place i worked years ago....works great of the site do not see these ads. View Public Profile Find More Posts by Uncle Scotty
Great to read your review, Primrose. As you rightly said, it is a very moving story. On the topic of WWII, have you read "Maus", a graphic novel by American cartoonist Art Spiegelman? I find the cartoons overwhelming, the message is very powerful. It's hard for me to explain because it evokes similar reactions as "The Book Thief". Art Spiegelman was born in Sweden to parents who were Holocaust survivors. His brother, Richieu, did not survive, having been poisoned by an aunt in order to avoid capture by the Nazis four years before Art was born. He immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1951. Growing up, his mother would occasionally talk about Auschwitz, but his father didn't want him to know about it. Because his father wouldn't talk openly about the Holocaust, Spiegelman interviews him about his experiences as a Polish Jew and Holocaust survivor. The book (originally serialised) uses post-modern techniques and depicts different races of humans as different breeds of animal, with Jews as mice - hence "Maus" - Germans as cats and Poles as pigs. Sometimes labelled memoir, biography, history, fiction, a mixture of genres with a chilling subtitle A Survivor's Tale - My Father Bleeds History. It was the first comic book to win a Pulitzer Prize. But definitely not one for kids. "Every story has three sides to it - yours, mine and the facts" Foster Meharny Russell
01-22-2009 11:24 AM what happen with seagate paying to have it recovered? i guess that article was false. i want my data back not rma for an empty hard drive.. what a waste of money get a hard drive that only last for 2 months then you lose all your data. I need my data and not for 500$ wish it would be reconized stupid bricked drive 01-22-2009 12:57 PM 1 Bricked drive and 1 drive that I was able to update.... both 1TB 7200.11 I havent seen any documentation on an official Seagate website saying that they would offer free data recovery. Although since they own a data recovery service I dont see why the wouldnt offer it for free to help overcome this debacle... I dont know the logistics of swapping out just the electronic parts with parts that have updated firmware on them but wouldnt this work? I have tons of movies on this drive that Id hate to replace... Seagate DO SOMETHING!!! 01-22-2009 01:28 PM 01-22-2009 03:12 PM Has anyone here with this issue been able to talk to tech support and find out what they plan on doing for us? Recover data? Fix the drive and send it back? This is getting old. 01-22-2009 03:20 PM Same situation here, disc isn't being recognized by bios, so i can't upgrade firmware. What happens now with my data ?? Its so frustrating. Sent several emails to support, opened a ticket but no reply, not even an automathic reply saying they are being flooded and they won't be able to reply any time soon, this lack of info is what i hate the most. Shame on you seagate. 01-22-2009 03:42 PM
I donít normally use the web interface at all so Iím not sure if this is a My server service has been running for about 5 hours and, whilst the web interface was OK to start with, it now hogs 100% bandwidth, killing the music. The initial draw and updates run v-e-r-y slowly and Iíve never been patient enough to let them complete (more than 20 secs). Kill the browser and the CPU runs at about 80-90% for about 10 seconds afterwards before recovering and operating normally (about 17-20%) with music OK again. RH 7.1 (I think) Celeron 1.1 with about 512MB memory. Results 1 to 1 of 1 2005-03-12, 13:25 #1James DunnGuest 6.0b1 - Web interface hogging CPU
Anyone here play Magic? A friend got into the game a couple months ago. The last time I really spent time playing a TCG was Yu-Gi-Oh! back when I was 12, so I was skeptical, but now have to admit I'm hooked. Wizards of the Coast has built a rather rewarding game and competition system to draw older players in. It certainly doesn't hurt that I jumped in during what seems like a very flavorful and thematic block, Innistrad. I love a good fantasy setting, and while gothic horror isn't a personal favorite of mine, Innistrad just seems to get it right. I also like that they threw in some clever subversions of fantasy tropes -- ie Avacyn is the guardian archangel of the land, but she was actually created by the vampire Sorin Markov with the utilitarian goal of preventing his kin from totally wiping out mankind and thus dying out themselves. I'm actually looking forward to the conclusion of the story arc when the "Avacyn Restored" set releases. Anyways, what are some of your favorite cards/combos/strategies? My favorite card has to be Geist of Saint Traft. Got a foil card of him out of the fourth or fifth booster pack I bought (this game will kill your wallet if you're not careful). Turns out he was one of the top 5 cards in the set. I got a blue/white spirits starter deck to build around him and that's become my main deck, with my other main deck being a white/green token human weenie deck. I prefer to play the hero rather than the villain, so I'm chomping at the bit to see what cards Avacyn Restored holds.
View Full Version : DLC Level Ideas 09-15-2011, 10:15 AM I don't even HAVE the game, but I am going to ask the community, maybe we can get something cool out of this. What Time Period / Location would you like to see in Rock of Ages. I would LOVE to see one based on WW2, it would be really cool to see. Anyways, RECOMMEND AAAWWAAAYYY!!!! 09-15-2011, 10:17 AM My top picks are ancient Egypt, China (the Great Wall) and colonial America but honestly, any DLC would be awesome! 09-16-2011, 01:55 PM I'd love a DLC based on more modern art periods. Surrealism could provide some interesting level designs :D 09-16-2011, 02:36 PM I would just like a generic space background and then they release a ton of different maps rather then designing whole new themes. vBulletin® v3.8.7, Copyright ©2000-2013, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.
Mark Millar now snubbing Marvel Disney...? View Single Post 12-20-2012, 07:13 PM Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Hub City Re: Mark Millar now snubbing Marvel Disney...? Mark Millar calling anything a "popcorn flick" in a disparaging manner is funny as all hell. VIDEO-CLick to Watch! View Public Profile Send a private message to The Question Find More Posts by The Question
Hot on the heels of Microsoft's hands-free 'Project Natal', Sony showed off its own motion controller today at its E3 press conference. And that means all three major video game consoles will offer a motion control gadget. Playstation Motion Control, which is still in the prototype stage, is a wireless wand topped with a color- … 1) The chicken & egg problem of console peripherals does not appear to be the problem that it used to be; wildly popular games like Guitar Hero, Rock Band, SingStar, Wii Fit, Buzz and EyeToy all prove that. The PS3 wand, MS camera and Wii MotionPlus will also start from the same low base (MotionPlus only benefits a few games at the moment). Part of the reason is that the cost of software is approaching that of the hardware. Clever developers can either make the game usable without the add-on i.e. SingStar requires Mic's but will use an Eyetoy if one is present; or just target a niche market of people prepared to buy games that use them; probably more people have a Wii Fit board than had original X-Box or GameCubes. 2) "There are now three consoles with completely disparate motion control schemes". Er, and these consoles also have disparate CPU, graphic sub-systems, SDK's, and optical disk formats. At the moment, all 3 consoles offer different controllers anyway, with the PS3 DualShock 3 providing 3D tilt sensing, the Wii giving that +acceleration and rough position.. and the 360 giving bugger all. The cross-platform games; at least those across the PC/360/PS3 systems work through cross-compilers and good libraries that can hide some of the complex details. Dev's will get a hook into a data stream that feeds XYZ position and acceleration from whatever controller - its just in some cases it will more accurate than others. So may be better in the future when all offer accurate controller information, rather than as at present. The Wii is still the odd one out in that it doesn't have enough CPU or graphics grunt to to run simple ports. "If you can't make a game easily ported to all three, you'll probably limit yourself to just one. And chances are you'll pick the console with the enormous user base guaranteed to have the right equipment: the Nintendo Wii" If you are going purely on user base, you might target a PS2. Probably not, because, like the Wii, people doesn't buy rush out and buy many new 3rd party games for the PS2/Wii as with other consoles. Many of the Wii enormous user base appear to be using the Wii as a dedicated Wii Play device. As for the right equipment, the Wii might have a Wii Fit .. or not, might have Motion Plus.. or not, and probably doesn't have the disk-space, CPU grunt or online play capability you might want for your great new game. Making a cross-platform game (PS3/360/PC) still makes sense. 1)"no one will target an optional controller" well we have the remapping of normal controller funtion games: guitar hero et al... epecially rock band (£150 for a smegging game with "optional" gubbins?) *shudders at no guitar guitar hero* driving games with steering wheel/pedal controllers then we have: light gun shooting games (virtua cop, duck hunt, time crisis, silent scope...) so popular that the light gun is a *generic* console peripheral counts 48 either out now or in the pipeline, that use or require the ballance board 2)"pick the console with the enormous user base" see your own comment about "tack on motion-control as afterthought" how many ports to the wii are already like this? how many games are vastly innapropriate for the wii? (even ignoring the performance difference - how many cert 18 games are there (for the wii)? ) What may happen, is that an element of motion control will be expected as standard, rather than the frustrating gimmik (sp) it currently is. (*cough* touch screens on phones *cough*) As reg readers will probably know, all the controller interface stuff is squirrled away where the game engine doesnt have to worry about it. As long as i can *accurately* and *consistenty* flail innefectually at bad guys, and this be presented to the engine, it doesnt matter how the hardware is implemented. Unless of course the hardware doesnt meet the accurate and consistent test, in which case its not fit for purpose. (like er... the wii controller. but that might be just me) So yes, there maybe some initial barriers to entry (like if the controllers cost as much as a wii, or if all the first wave of games are just wii sports copies), but i look forward to our gesture control future (think tony stark's cad/cam setup in iron man) The games you highlight point out exactly the problem el-reg are getting at. You list several games, all of which come with their own gadget, because they can't rely on you having one of them already. The point was not that no games will ever use gadgets - instead, no game will rely on you having already bought a gadget from Sony, rather than buying it with the game. Clever developers sneak round this by using the eye... but honestly, you expect them to do motion tracking with the camera, and no known items in the world to track? The fancy pants new controller already needs the camera to track it! As for seperate CPU etc, woop-de-doo, it's well known how to write a game in a way that's portable between at least XBox and PS3 - as demonstrated by the fact that 99% of games come out on both of them. The only time we ever see an exclusive is when games company is paid to do it. In the mean time, changing the control system of the game and as a result, the game mechanics is a much much more major change than just doing a port. Note also here, that your statement about all consoles having different controllers is just pure bullshit... compare an XBox and PS3 controller. Both have a central PS3/XBox button, surrounded by a select/start pair. Both have an analog stick either side, both have a D-pad on the left and 4 random buttons on the right, both have 2 analog buttons on the top, and both allow you to push the analog sticks in. That's it... they both use *identical* controllers other than the shape. So, the smartest thing to do is bundle it with the console as Nintendo did with the Wii. There hasn't even been the vaguest suggestion of what sort of direction the marketing of the wand will go. Disagree with your comments, the motion controller by Microsoft is going to be a revolution, it just looks so much fun... Horses For Courses 'Gimmick' seems to be the word here. The Wii is nowhere near as powerful as the PS3 or Xbox 360, but it sells in droves because darn thing is so playable - particularly on a social level. It's also proved itself to be immense fun. Also on a social level. This is due, almost totally, to the accessibility of its control method. Sony & MS have spent huge sums of money developing controllers that their users find intuitive and usable and, personally, that's good enough for me. My main console is a PS3 and I enjoy sitting on my fat arse wiggling my thumbs, but if I want to wave my arms around when playing games I'll just crank up my Wii.... Ho hum.. Back to front "There are now three consoles with completely disparate motion control schemes. If you can't make a game easily ported to all three, you'll probably limit yourself to just one. And chances are you'll pick the console with the enormous user base guaranteed to have the right equipment: the Nintendo Wii" Some Wii users have the stupid balance board, others don't. Some have two controllers, others don't. None of them have a decent graphics processor capable of displaying anything better than we saw on the PS1 all those years ago.Yes, they all have the controllers that they got with their machines but those aren't much cop really are they? If *I* was a developer, I wouldn't be making games for what is essentially a piece of 90s wank with some gimmicky controllers. Mums and Dads might play games on the Wii but in my experience they still think in terms of "that tennis game" "the driving game" etc. You might sell a lot of units to the gullible but you won't make a name for yourself - and there are so many other wanky gimmicky games on the Wii that you could quite easily be crowded out. I've used the controllers on the Wii and I just found them frustrating. They didn't help me to play racing games or tennis games, they just annoyed me because they were too sensitive (or not sensitive enough, depending on the game...) Having said that, I obviously have not used the motion controllers on the PS3 or XBox. However, both platforms are capable of showing something better than cartoony graphics and I have no doubt that games could be written to use more than one type of controller VERY easily... Come on el Reg you write about the PS3 magic wand but have seemed to completely bypassed Microsofts Project NATAL. Do you guys have no imagination? And your book notes! The other comments show why those are so narrow minded. To begin with there is not going to be a total switch from one controller method to another, a physical hand held controller will remain with us for some time, the motion capture will add another level of control. Sure there will be tons of shovelware developed for it just like the Wii but other developers will find ways of incorporating it seamlessly into our current play styles. Imagine a FPS where you can give hand signals to your squad mates, stop, get down, flank, go or an RPG where you can manage your inventory and menu screens with a simple wave. Then think about something like Tom Clancy's EndWar and how you could control whole armies with voice commands and physically directing them around or driving games that you use your legs for accelerating and breaking. Project NATAL could add another layer of immersion that goes far beyond what motion sensing physical controllers can. Then consider plugging the same technology into your TV or your PC or your home, the possibilities are endless. If it actually works as well as Microsoft are saying what happens when they add it as a feature to a future Windows operating system bypassing the need for people to upgrade to touch screen monitors. We will see. So Rock Band etc "by making it only playable by those who've purchased a bonus (and potentially expensive) gadget." So Rock Band, Guitar Hero etc don't count? Hmmmmmmm. Not a very good point to make really, Mr/Ms Journo. This is one article that needs a picture - I can't decide from your description whether it's like a kareoke microphone, or a conductor's baton held at the pointy end. Much more impressive that Microsofts "demo". At least Sony were able to give a live realtime 1:1 demo of their technology. Turns out Microsofts "demo" was faked.. "The Milo demo was partially being manipulated by a developer who was sitting nearby," However you can bet the press won't make such a fuss about Microsoft faking this and deceiving everyone than they did with the E3 2005 PS3 Killzone2 presentation... agree with AC Add-ons for christmas 2010 1) the A777 simulator, half real size, in hygenic, non-toxic polyethylene. The 88 switches and 57 dials can be simulated with a USB keyboard, and 2nd screen (cheaper but less fun). 2) the nuclear power station (Sinclair vapourware, at long last realised for Wii) Amazing how much one-game junk is competing for cupboard space, given the small size of the CGU. I already have the PS Eye with my PS3, works really well although there are only 5 or 6 games for it. The comments above do make sence but can you imagine if a game like mirrors edge used this tech, instead of jumping from one thing to another, use one controller as a grappling hook and the other as a firearm. That would be a really good game, it could be used in so many different ways. FPS could use these if they updated the game - only if it worked well/ had enough buttons on the controller etc. '1) They weren't shipped with the console at launch. No sane developer is going to risk ruining a game's potential appeal to the public at large by making it only playable by those who've purchased a bonus (and potentially expensive) gadget.' A hard disk wasn't shipped with all XBox 360s, but owning one has become almost compulsory. Those folks who didn't have a drive originally have been picking them up as it becomes clear the 360 is nigh-on useless without them. Which brings me on to... Wii Fit has been topping the British charts for months now, it is only now available in-store without pre-ordering. That's a major financial outlay on top of the price of the Wii and it only works with a single game. Yet hundreds of thousands have been sold. So it does look like people will buy peripherals if they are compelling enough. Too little, too late? Well, it all sounds nice, but both Sony and Microsoft are obviously a bit behind here! I'm a bit of a Sony fanboi, but I don't think I'll be bothering with this. Actually I think I'm still a bit of a controller luddite, as I don't even use the tilt stuff in the Dualshock. I did have a Wii briefly, but got rid of it when my girlfried decided she didn't like it, even though it was her idea to get one! I agree with the bootnote. I totally agree with the bootnote. Sony/MS will have to actually include this hardware with all PS3's sold from now on, or just wait for the PS4 and make it built in/bundled. I'll be honest, I always thought motion control was tacky and usless. MS's Natal didn't wow me. But when I watched the PS motion control demo I could see myself using it. It's actually useful. Imagine walking into pitch black, one controller acting as a torch and the other a pistol. As you scan around the corners of the room looking for what you just heard something flashes by your torch. You instantly try to track it but its gone. Torch starts to flicker, you hit the controller and the light stops flickering. Then it cuts out. You hear noises, you shoot the pistol frantically. Sony better not fuck this up. Release it with the PS4. Felt sorry for the guys giving the demo They seemed a bit embarrassed at first and the whole presentation looked like it was rushed and was going to be a bit of a car wreck. Once the guy playing though got over his nerves and actualy managed to do something other than swing unsuccessfuly at a ball it did look rather fun and impressive even if it has been seen before. The problem Sony have though is its more peripheral than controller. With the Wii the controller is part of the console, you play games with it, you browse the web with it, you can turn it on and off with it without controller you are stuffed. Project Natal could ship with future 360's, maybe part of the elite package and while it wont work with current games you can still use the other functions of the console with it and can expect full integration and it could easily relegate the current controller to a secondary device you use to play games. Sony's effort just looks like its there for games which could prove its downfall. Ok so could be used to browse the PS3 menus but the Wii controller is like a remote, people use remotes all the time its normal, Natal will use hand gestures, just like in the movies how impressed will people be when they see you controlling your tv with just your hand. Sonys effort though would require two glow sticks in your hand doing little fish big fish cardboard box to queue up a movie. Sony should of just kept quiet about it, and left it to CES. It would of probably been the finished product by then and it would then be released a few weeks later. What they should of done at E3 was announce a price cut, that would of won them the show and not doomed them to second place (Nintendo always get last place, not sure why they even bother turning up). Back to front to back again @ AC. If you were a developer you'd be losing money fast. The Wii has proven that there's a huge market for people who rank playability and social gaming over hi-res graphics and surround sound. You can masturbate over frame rates all you like, but by investing in the human interface Nintendo has achieved the remarkable feat of taking consoles out of the darkened bedroom and into the family room. These people aren't gullible: they want to enjoy a gaming experience with family and friends that doesn't require a steep learning curve to get to grips with the control system, that can be enjoyed across the generations, and is affordable to boot. Buzz, Eye Toy, Guitar Hero and Rock Band are all part of the same phenomenon - games real people can play. I'm happy with FPS in a darkened room, but respect to the Wii. I can't see this kind of technology taking off. Don't get me wrong it looks amazing, and I'm sure I'd get a lot of enjoyment out of it... for a day or two, but then like the wii it would sit under my TV collecting dust until the next time I have friends or family around and someone challenges me to a game of virtual tennis. I play games to kill time, I enjoy sitting back in a comfortable chair in a dimly lit room while driving around New York killing pedestrians and stealing police cars without so much as lifting my thumbs. Gaming is a lazy mans hobby. I don't deny that this amount of interactivity would be fun and exciting, but as a new gaming format it wouldn't stand a chance, not in the long run. Some valid points in the bootnote But, dont forget that the Xbox 360 is the only console right now with no motion capture built in. The Wii obviously does the whole Wii thing - and the PS3 has SIXAXIS (whether you think its good or not is neither here nor there). So, to say that developers wont waste the time with a new fancy control system is a bit off. PES on the Wii for instance, is an example of a studio adding a new control system to a cross format game. In fact, all the games on the Wii that are available on different platforms are an example of developers choosing to do this. The second point is the most interesting - could there ever be an agreed standard for console controllers? I am not sure there could - and why should there be? Manufacturers like Sony, MS and Nintendo only really care about their own hardware, why should they agree to make their controllers interoperable if they can be sure of dominance? Lets face it, right now, the PS3 and 360 rule the roost in the 'hardcore' sector, with the Wii owning the casual market. Both MS and Sony appear to want in to the casual market, and so will want to make as much money as possible there. So they wont want there platform to be compatible with someone elses, will they? Sony aced the show Even before the controller was shown, they already had enough desirable exclusives, but the controller demo did it for me. Made Microsofts E3 showing look pretty shabby, and Nintendo's was an embarrassment all round. Natal the eye toy clone Project natal is an Eyetoy clone. Anyone with a ps2 or ps3 would know sony have already done a natal.. the actual wand is a new add on because "somethings just need buttons" there are a few games on PSN that use motion control with the eyetoy... plus the eyetoy doesnt cost $200 i see why they called it "natal" anyone in the right mind to pay $200 for this eyetoy clone will get post natal depression! Natal was less than impressive minus smoke and mirrors A much-hyped software package that uses the Project Natal hardware, Milo was presented as a virtual on-screen boy who could recognize you and carry on an intelligent conversation. The demo video was impressive, but obviously shot in a tightly controlled environment with clearly scripted responses. Talking to several people who got a chance to try out talking to Milo in person behind closed doors, the responses were uniformly disappointed, describing the supposedly realistic Milo to a similar to a Tamagotchi virtual pet, with only very basic interactivity. At least the Sony offering was real, and not faked. Re: Back to front The Wii has much better graphics than a PS1, personally I'd say when coupled with an LCD TV via component video the graphics surpass the original XBOX and PS2. Anyway.... I think to be honest as it shows with the Wii and the DS, there are a whole lot of people out there who aren't hard core gamers who want the latest and greatest installment of Fifa or the latest FPS. Fair enough there is a whole load of crap games on the Wii (those bloody cheap and nasty £20 party games which look like there are the same game with different graphics), but then there are some great games out there which really do make good use of the Wii controls. On the other hand, it can be frustrating that some of the games and VC titles require either a Gamecube controller or Classic Controller to get reasonable play control out of them. I think that if Microsoft and Sony can make a killer app for them then they may do well (I'm thinking an air guitar version of Guitar Hero or something like that?) but I doubt unless they sell in the millions then they're not going to be supported mainstream. Still the Microsoft demo was impressive, shame it does seem to be kind of faked. Mines the one with the Wiimote and PS3 buyers guide in the pocket. Doomed to fail While I agree that other developers will probably steer clear of supporting these devices to begin with, both Sony and Microsoft produce their own games and will probably support the devices themselves first. When cheap cloned versions of the controllers appear other developers might feel more inclined to support them, but I agree that this is unlikely given the differences between the 3 types of motion detection. A few Sony-only, Microsoft-only games will appear though. And one or two of the larger developers will be charged with producing a game or two for each tech. I think the more likely scenario is this will be viewed as a test bed for the next versions of each console, and if enough people buy the Sony / Microsoft developed games these controllers will come as standard with those. - Geek's Guide to Britain INSIDE GCHQ: Welcome to Cheltenham's cottage industry - 'Catastrophic failure' of 3D-printed gun in Oz Police test - Game Theory Is the next-gen console war already One? - BBC suspends CTO after it wastes £100m on doomed IT system - Peak Facebook: British users lose their Liking for Zuck's ad empire
Dell is continuing to trim its workforce in the UK, but has refused to comment on how many of its employees have been affected by the latest cuts. The Register has learned that 25 staff at the computer vendor’s Bracknell site will be laid off next month. Dell, when asked, refused to comment specifically on the individual jobs … And this only helps the cutomer by.... ....delaying order times from their old 5 odd days to over 3 weeks.. for a simple server. Think we'll have to stop using Dell... like many other people we know. Bracknell will all but close over the next 9-12 months. The best employees will be offered jobs in Austin, TX or Montpellier, France. Sad but true... actually, the sad part is Dell won't come clean and this is all being drip fed. We all need to get our coats - big corporations are abandoning the UK. Only the finance sector will be left. The long downward spiral Dell has recently axed jobs bit by bit in stealth mode. There can be two benefits here: no need to comply with the WARN act in the USA, and avoiding triggering or providing evidence for clawback of local job creations subsidies / tax rebates that Dell may have collected over preceding years. Dell does actually need workers, but wants to show it is "cutting costs" (pending the PC market going into reverse and rescuing Dell's business model). This is done by outsourcing everything (including product design), and laying off employees even while they are still needed. Sometimes they can be pulled back for a few months on a temporary contract, which of course can be accounted as a "one time restructuring expense", improving the apparent cost savings. Decline and Prosper Bracknell was Dell's first office outside of North America. Whilst the current site is about half a mile from the original (and the company has moved a few times since), Dell Bracknell was (during my time at the company) the home of Paul Bell (head of Dell EMEA) and the hub around which Dell's European business revolved. As the company expanded, other offices gained prominence. The factory in Limerick heralded the growth of the office in Bray (south of Dublin) and a subsequent move to Cherrywood. Many of the jobs in the marketing and home & small business divisions went to Ireland in the mid-2000s. It was a bitch of an office to get to (few international flights from the US HQ left many company execs having to change at Heathrow and then get a taxi across congested Dublin from the airport in the North to the Dell office in the South) but it was a lot cheaper than the UK office and the staff were educated to the same level as the UK staff and all spoke English. For a company run by economics and not an emotional tie to Bracknell a shift across the Irish Sea was inevitable. Later on, offices in Germany, France and the rest of Europe, combined with a forward-thinking attitude to geographically-dispersed teams saw jobs shift to cheaper locations when possible. The rise of Dell's Bangalore office saw much of the company's European growth fuelled by staff gains in India where multiple staff could be hired for the cost of one UK staff member. In recent years, Dell has also seen jobs move back to the company's HQ in Austin, Texas. The sums just don't add up for Dell to continue in Bracknell and the people I know who've been laid off in the past eighteen months have all received decent redundancy packages and have all gone on to find work elsewhere. Times change and sad as it is, Dell has found other places in the world more suited to its business model. a shame for anyone facing redunancy near Xmas They also got rid of 124 people in tech support and some more in sales in Glasgow earlier this year.Also recently more sales staff in the sales site are going to be let go which is a shame for anyone being made redundant near Xmas.The company ismaking money hand over fist so its a shame people will be affected this way.All the best to guys who are affected. - Geek's Guide to Britain INSIDE GCHQ: Welcome to Cheltenham's cottage industry - 'Catastrophic failure' of 3D-printed gun in Oz Police test - Game Theory Is the next-gen console war already One? - BBC suspends CTO after it wastes £100m on doomed IT system - Peak Facebook: British users lose their Liking for Zuck's ad empire
Intel and Numonyx announced a way to build vertical stacks of Phase Change Memory arrays without losing performance. Phase Change Memory (PCM) is an experimental memory technology that is non-volatile, bit-addressable - unlike flash - and capable of moving to smaller process geometries than flash which, manufacturers say, is … Does melting glass sound like something with a high power requirement to anyone else? - Geek's Guide to Britain INSIDE GCHQ: Welcome to Cheltenham's cottage industry - 'Catastrophic failure' of 3D-printed gun in Oz Police test - Game Theory Is the next-gen console war already One? - BBC suspends CTO after it wastes £100m on doomed IT system - Peak Facebook: British users lose their Liking for Zuck's ad empire
Virgin Media customers across the west Midlands are this morning cut off from broadband, cable phone and digital TV. Reg readers in Birmingham, Solihull and Kidderminster are reporting their connections went down at about 5.40am. A update on Virgin Media's status page confirms engineers are investigating the problems. A Virgin … This is only the second outage in the 5 years we have been with them. The last outage we have experienced was 3 years ago. Don't know about Virgin but I'm getting a BT Wholesale Service Information page when I try to go to some websites (blackle for example). Obviously it's not my provider 'cause i can still see the Reg. I live a bit north of Brum. If you're up and trying to use the internet at 5.40, you've got bigger problems in your life than Virgin Media. Yeah, those early flights are terrible... ... even if you can check they're not cancelled online. It was 1740... there was a loss day before as well Limited my hairy as.. donkey the WHOLE of Birmingham was down last night. Their call systems were just hanging up on people calling in, and the status page was as flaky as anything, pumping out http 500 errors when you tried to load it. Hopefully it will be back up when I get home tonight Not just Brum/Wolvo TV was down for the whole of the Midlands last night. why the specific report on brum? where was the report from monday nights outage in bolton? no tv not tinterwebs for at least 4 hours. seems like virgin have some great lumbering big foot kicking cables out round the country...looks like he's moving south Hiding behind the real news story ...that I lost my VM intertube last night for 20 minutes (Glasgow). An outrageous cover-up! My Yardley based office is on a connection from CI-Net but I'm guessing it piggybacks on Virgin, or is in some way related. Conn went down 5:40 this morning, was back up at 10:38. Rumour is a fire in Worcester took our the power for a major part of the network, but I have no idea if that's true. CI-Net's status page was all green for the duration of this ... Of course you have to have an outage While you install the DPI trial gear for snooping on your customers East Midlands since Monday afternoon I live in Leicester and had no Broadband from about 3 pm Monday, only a very spotty connection Tuesday and nothing again last night. Support laughably had a recoreded message saying they had technical problems at the moment (no shit, Sherlock!) and sugesting if I needed help urgently, I should visit the website. Someone obviously has a very warped sense of humour. Eventually got someone last night around 10.30, who told me it should be back on at 10.30 this morning. How do they work that out? Not just the last 24 hours Virgin Media have been suffering significant outages for the past week since announcing their plans to deploy Deep Packet Inspection. I have been trying to get in touch with Andrew Barron at VM all morning to find out if the widespread outages over the past week have been caused by the installation of CView but as yet have been unable to reach him or his PA. It went titsup about 4 hours before the analogue tv signal went, on the 1st - Bolton and Derby areas, and didn't come back until midmorning of the 2nd. I was still having minor problems last night, and their customer service line was completely jammed. It's a bit of an improvement over NTL, but given that the customers they inherited from NTL are paying a lot more for the service than new customers, I'm feeling a tad short-changed and thinking of defecting to BT. I remember failing quality in the NSC for saying Outage as it was too technical a word for customers. Oh and remedy? That a fix, or the outage tool everyone uses? Coventry is fine, and was fine last night ...then again, coventry was NTL from the start, and so isn't part of the old Telewest infrastructure. Went down in Telford Not just Birmingham In Reading we've had problems for nearly 2 weeks. No broadband connection for days (sometimes it's only hours) then the connection will come back for a few hours - and when it does, some times it's really slow (0.1Mb - 4Mb) and sometimes I get nearer to 50Mb than I've ever had - but then it goes again. Had no connection for most of yesterday, it's back again this morning. Knowing someone who works for VM, the Gas board cut through a load of pipes and this caused the disruption. Meanwhile about 60 schools in south birmingham were left without any internet access until about 10:30am. Another sexually evocative headliner That PC bible-thumper from a North Carolina should really have his knockers in a twist today. Readers might remember he objected to the use of the word 'cherry'. Register has really done it today using colloquial British language that the former colonials of North Carolina will never understand. Even a PC TV type could identify with parts of "tits-up" but the :Brum" will leave him appropriately confused. Keep up the good work (he likely only visits The Register to plagerise your stories). TV was off in Billingham last night too. Broadband was up though so could still get some MW2 time in :-D @Anonymous Coward er! "If you're up and trying to use the internet at 5.40, you've got bigger problems in your life than Virgin Media." No, Virgin / Telewest went completly tit's up. That means businesses that use their network backbone also went down, i.e 24/7 sites had no branch connections, so yes we did have a bigger problems in our life than the internet being down. they have broadband oop north (or not as the case may be) Just spoke with a virgin engineer... ...confirmed electrical problem at main hub, unsure if it's fixed yet Regular VM outages made me buy 3g I don't know the annual rate of VM internet outages in my area, but enough of them are sufficiently inconvenient that I bought a 3g dongle as a (slow) backup. What surprised me more was when my elderly parents lost their VM telephone line for around 24hrs. I think that was about the third time this year. They aren't very good with their mobile phone so I'm not confident they'd have been able to make a call if there were an emergency. (Given my father had a heart attack a month ago, it isn't a particularly far-fetched scenario.) The VM status page doesn't seem particularly useful. Firstly some of their geographical areas are ambiguous and don't obviously map onto reality as I know it. Secondly it doesn't always seem to be updated, which must mean they have to handle more enquiries. If it said "Telephone outage in Town X, should be fixed by 5pm" I wouldn't have spent an hour trying to call them from my mobile. Over the last couple of months... ...I've had a good number of outages of both TV and web in SW Leicestershire. I was okay last night though, if maybe a tadge slower than usual. I had assumed I'd just been visiting slow sites - which of course may well have been the case. I don't use the phone (I use Vonage - so of course *that* goes out with the web connection) so I don't know if that had gone down at the same time as the other services have been failing. The fun bit is if you phone the helpline, you'll get some nice Indian called Steve or Susan who tell you that they'll have to send an engineer to your house to confirm that there is a problem. Making a suggestion like "why don't you check to see if there are outages in the area" are typically met with a stunned silence, a "please hold" and a few minutes later confirmation that everything is down in your area but will be working again at "around 10:21am". Virgin are great! You've got to love 'em - and despite everything, the customer service is way better than in the days of NTL where an hour on hold was the norm if you wanted to talk to *anybody*. Also problems in Bristol The whole thing went down yesterday for a while and the service has been very patchy for the last week or so. When it was back up last night, listening to something on iPlayer was rather annoying and the programme would cut out now and again - so much for 20 megs! TV was out in Wolvo last night but broadband was fine oddly enough... actually ended up watching Beeb2 for a bit - when they kill off the analogue we'll be stuffed though. North East too - last night and this morning I had problems last night from about 8:30pm and had to reset my v+box. It came back up after a very long reset, but was v. flaky. It hung again and I tried resetting it - this time io just woudn't come back up, so I powered it off! In the meantime I tried ringing the service desk - and got the "too busy" message and disconnected. So tried the internet - no connection! Have tried powering up the v+box this morning - and it's still hanging at the same point. Very frustrated! My mate's on Virgin in Brum and is getting error 500s. Interestingly we got this happening to our users when the log drive filled on one of our transparent http antivirus proxies. While I would be pleasantly surprised if it turned out Virgin are using some sort of AV filtering to protect its customers; I suspect it has more to do with the dynamic bandwidth throttling system that supposedly uses DPA. The NetEnforcer boxes that Virgin Media use for throttling aren't capable of that - the worst (!) that happens if it makes a whoopsy is that traffic would go unshaped. ... Assuming VM have them hooked up to bypass units. I've been cut off for nearly a month! I'm in South Brum and they cut me off a few weeks ago, some silly sausage cut my cable in the cab so I need a new cable running to my domicile. Maybe this whole thing is an attack on me personally.....!! Its a conspiracy.. It (Virgin TV) went down at about 6ish last night (in Brum). The internet was not affected at all. After trying several times to get through to "Customer Services" we eventually got through at around 10 o'clock in the evening, had a good laugh with the bloke on the phone (he said it was the whole country that was affected) as he said people were phoning him up and "demanding that he personally switch their telly back on" - (does no one own a radio anymore?). The Virgin Media forum had a couple of threads containing, largely, very badly worded rants from seriously childish morons all of whom were threatening "to go back to Sky" (so why did you leave in the first place you knuckle dragging motherfuckers?) This morning the TV was still down but the net was fine. All was sorted by lunch time. I've been a Virgin customer since 2000 (when they weren't Virgin) - this is the first TV Outage we've had. A more or less rock solid excellent service and still the only ISP to tell the truth about achievable broadband speeds. And no, I don't work for VM. Rupert Murdoch can kiss my arse. London problems too I have been very satisfied with VM cable for several years but in the last 2 months or so, the service has been very unreliable, going down for several hours every few days. What has happened to this formerly bullet-proof service? Btw, I'm in Camden, London. The My Virgin page ... for my account has an interesting piece of "news". "Urgent customer news Due to a major System failure we are unable to take customer calls at the present time. We are working very hard to rectify this problem. we will inform you of any updates as soon as possible. Sorry for any inconvenience this may cause." Telewest as well Was borked this morning for a couple of hours No service since 10:30am (almost 7 hrs ago), in South London. Network status page lists this outage but has no resolution time posted. Crikey, first Vermin Media piss off people who don't pay by upgrading Nagravision versions and now they piss off people who do pay by having an outage covering very large areas and lasting many hours. Way to go... At least if Sky screw up my phone and internet still work, so I could watch iPlayer or TVCatchup. - Geek's Guide to Britain INSIDE GCHQ: Welcome to Cheltenham's cottage industry - 'Catastrophic failure' of 3D-printed gun in Oz Police test - Game Theory Is the next-gen console war already One? - BBC suspends CTO after it wastes £100m on doomed IT system - Peak Facebook: British users lose their Liking for Zuck's ad empire
And this is why... And this is why blacklisting IP addresses is a bad idea. When you have up to a thousand or more domains sharing a single mail server, hence a single IP address (or even a small range of IP addresses), it's ridiculous to think that it's acceptable to block that IP address based on spam originating from it (especially if it's only a couple of messages). Blacklisting IP addresses only works properly when only one domain is using that address. I understand the desire to reduce the load on your server coming from spambots, but blacklisting IP addresses is not a reasonable way to do so. The potential for far-reaching collateral damage is just too great. - Geek's Guide to Britain INSIDE GCHQ: Welcome to Cheltenham's cottage industry - 'Catastrophic failure' of 3D-printed gun in Oz Police test - Game Theory Is the next-gen console war already One? - BBC suspends CTO after it wastes £100m on doomed IT system - Peak Facebook: British users lose their Liking for Zuck's ad empire
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Mathematica SIG (Northern Virginia and Washington DC) - To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net - Subject: [mg83600] Mathematica SIG (Northern Virginia and Washington DC) - From: Bruce Colletti <vze269bv at verizon.net> - Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 04:12:29 -0500 (EST) The Washington D.C. area Mathematica Special Interest Group will meet Friday, 30 November, 7:30 to 9:00 a.m. at the SAIC Enterprise Center building in Tysons Corner (see directions below). Early risers meet before 7:00 in the morning for admission at the front desk, then we have a Dutch treat breakfast downstairs. By about 7:30 we have moved to one of the projector rooms. Meetings consist of a prepared talk, informal discussion about Mathematica programming and applications, general questions, and new business. Presentations (1 hour total), by D. Martinez - Visualizing Statistical Distributions with Manipulate - Foundations of Monte Carlo Simulation With Mathematica 6 - A Dynamic Geodetic Application Using Locator Abstract. The first two talks discuss matters having broad statistical appeal, whereas the last talk explores traffic dynamics that we Beltway warriors suffer each day. To inquire about attending, e-mail Dan Martinez (dmartinez at sprintmail.com) or Bruce Colletti (bcolletti at compuserve.com). In your e-mail subject line, please include 'Mathematica SIG.' DIRECTIONS to 8301 Greensboro Drive, McLean VA (tall, boxy and white SAIC Enterprise Building at the corner of Westpark Drive and Greensboro Drive): From the Beltway, go northwest on Route 7 (Leesburg Pike) and proceed past Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road). Turn right onto Westpark Drive (Gosnell Road in the other direction). Turn right at the next light onto Greensboro Drive and then right into the parking lot. Visitor's Parking is adjacent to Westpark Drive. A SIG representative will meet you in the lobby. Please arrive no later than ten minutes to seven if you wish to join us for breakfast, and no later than twenty after seven to attend the meeting only. The desk officer will ask for a driver's license before issuing a visitor's badge. Prev by Date: Re: Button[label, action] Change Font? Next by Date: Re: Database like "left join" or SAS like Merge function Previous by thread: Re: Possible bug in HamiltonianCycle Next by thread: Button[label, action] - InputString?
Re: Re: snippets - To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net - Subject: [mg89725] Re: [mg89708] Re: snippets - From: Murray Eisenberg <murray at math.umass.edu> - Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 05:42:06 -0400 (EDT) - Organization: Mathematics & Statistics, Univ. of Mass./Amherst - References: <email@example.com> <200806110716.DAA14875@smc.vnet.net> <firstname.lastname@example.org> <200806181041.GAA00161@smc.vnet.net> - Reply-to: murray at math.umass.edu I certainly have no objection to teaching newcomers procedural coding, too. I just have a prejudice against teaching it first or early. My experience over quite a few years teaching first APL and now Mathematica to undergraduates (and some faculty) who have backgrounds in C, FORTRAN, Pascal, Java, etc., is that it is very difficult to eradicate the "bad" habit of thinking first of totally unnecessary, inexpressive, sometimes obscure (and often inefficient) explicit looping. And that making the connection with their prior experience -- showing them how to do essentially the same thing in Mathematica -- does nothing to wean them away from that and towards functional or David Bailey wrote: > Murray Eisenberg wrote: >> That's a useful tutorial on your blog. Of course the palette shown >> reflects your own interests and needs. >> But the title "Newbie.nb" for this palette jarred when I saw the For >> expression on one of the buttons. In general, it's a bad idea to look >> right away to For in order to do iteration. I recommend that "newbies" >> not even be told about For until all other, more reasonable constructs >> -- Table, Sum, f@@expr, f/expr, Nest, etc. -- be tried first for fit to >> the problem. >> In short, when in Mathematica-land, code in the best >> "Mathematica-speak", not in FORTRAN-speak, C-speak, etc. >> bobeuland at gmail.com wrote: >>> Since nobody answered my question I had to do some digging myself. The >>> best approach I found was to make a custom palette for my snippets. >>> You can see how I've done it at > Can I suggest that people should be taught BOTH procedural and > functional code. This is because procedural code can be very useful for > messy problems - where the arrays are not going to be processed in a > nice uniform way. Sure, there will probably be a functional equivalent, > but it may be quite hard to formulate. > Procedural code also provides a comforting link with C and Fortran > programming experience - a bit like learning to ice skate by holding on > to the barrier! > David Bailey Murray Eisenberg murray at math.umass.edu Mathematics & Statistics Dept. Lederle Graduate Research Tower phone 413 549-1020 (H) University of Massachusetts 413 545-2859 (W) 710 North Pleasant Street fax 413 545-1801 Amherst, MA 01003-9305 Prev by Date: Re: Combining pure functions to produce a new pure function Next by Date: Re: Making nice-looking Legend for Plot Previous by thread: Next by thread: Re: Re: snippets
V1.2 -V1.5 XBOX's ONLY First, this is my first tutorial I made, so it's probably not perfect. If you are interested in a new bios, but doubt you soldering skills or just don't have access to solder, mirror defogger, conductive ink pens, etc. then this guide is for you. Assuming that you have already determained what bios and tsop flasher you will use, and you know how to use the them, this is a tutorial on how to flash a v1.2 - v1.5 xbox without soldering. You will only need some house hold materials for this tutorial! This worked for me all four times I did it without any problems. I am not responsible if you break your xbox doing this. I did this successfully four times with no problems. You are responsible if anything goes wrong. What you'll need: Clear tape (QUALITY TAPE) Time and patience BIOS and flasher (Earasia disc recommended) You may wan't to clean the points with a damp q-tip and alcohol before doing this to ensure good connection. 1. Open you xbox and remove the hard drive and DVD drive. You can remove the IDE and DVD drive cables from the motherboard for more work room if you want. 2. Find the points that you will need to bridge, and using the scissors, cut a small piece of foil that will fit on the points to be connected. Make sure it isn't too big so it doesn't touch anything but the points you need to connect. For more reliability, make sure you make the foil to have more than one layer. 3. Cut a small square of tape a little bigger than the foil and put the piece of tiny square foil you cut out earlier in the middle of the sticky side of the 4. Put the tape on the points, making sure that the foil is touching the points AND THOSE POINTS ONLY. If the foil is touching anything else, it could do damage to you xbox. 5. When you're ready to flash, you will need to leave your xbox open. Plug all the cables that you took out back in and set your DVD drive aside. During the flashing process, you will need to hold the foil down with you fingers, applying a reasonable amount of pressure. Remember to hold the points before the flashing process starts. **If you don't apply enough pressure, you may get a read only error. Press hard enough, but not hard enough to break your motherboard.** Note: Again, I highly recommend using the Earasia disc (was the only flasher I used) to flash because it gives you the time you need to get your fingers ready and apply the pressure. It keeps you informed of what's happening and you don't need a retail 007 AUF disc. Also know that you will need a 256k bios for xbox versions v1.2 to v1.5. Any other bios won't work. And never flash a bfm bios to your TSOP. Warning: Don't let go of the points until you are sure that the process is completely finished. If you let go during the programming or earasing process, you might get a bad flash. Hope this helps someone
This is my first time trying to mod an xbox, so if any of these sound like stupid questions then please forgive me. I'm using this guide to walk me through the process: So far I have: - Downloaded the NDure exploit via a torrent - Updated the xbox dashboard to the latest version using Halo 2 - Formatted a USB drive, used XPlorer360 to move the two game saves (5553000c and 21585554) onto the USB drive, then connected the USB using one of these and moved the file saves on to the xbox harddrive. When I put my SC disk in and load the 'Linux' profile, as soon as I click on 'Check Points' in the next screen the screen freezes (though the music continues to loop) and won't let me do anything. Any ideas on what I could be doing wrong? I've been trying to sort this for weeks now so any help would be appreciated!
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Washington — Jewish voters in several key states have been bombarded in recent weeks with ads, leaflets and phone calls trying to convince them that their local congressional candidate is not sufficiently strong in his or her support for Israel. Questioning candidates’ support for Israel is a well-known campaign tactic in districts that have many Jewish voters. But so far, it has not had much of a record of success. This year, however, Republicans believe they can make it work by tapping into a sense of skepticism shared by many Jewish voters regarding President Obama’s relations with Israel. Democrats are quick to dismiss this notion, pointing to polls showing that Jewish voters remain strongly on their side. Republicans say that even if the Democrats turn out to be right, raising the issue of Democratic support for Israel now could bear fruit in the long run, when Jewish voters make their choice in the next presidential elections. “It opens opportunities for 2012, when foreign policy plays a role,” said GOP pollster and Fox News commentator Frank Luntz. “It sets the tone for 2012.” In the meantime, Republicans are pouring significant amounts of cash into congressional races in which they believe Jewish voters could be swayed to depart from their traditional Democratic tilt and vote for a Republican candidate they describe as stronger on Israel. In California, newspaper ads paid for by the Republican Jewish Coalition accused Democratic Senator Barbara Boxer of not being a “real friend” of Israel. The reason: “Barbara Boxer remained silent as the Obama administration pressured Israel and supported Israel’s enemies,” a reference to Israel’s negotiating partner, the Palestinian Authority. A spokesman for Boxer’s campaign called the ad “factually incorrect” and stressed Boxer’s work to strengthen America-Israel ties as a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Other states in which the ad war is raging include Washington, where Democratic Senator Patty Murray is facing similar attack ads, and Illinois, where Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias was criticized for funding pro-Palestinian groups. But most efforts are focused on Pennsylvania’s Senate race, where Democratic candidate Joe Sestak has been under ongoing attack from several conservative groups for signing a letter last January calling for an ease of the Israeli siege of Gaza. The Pennsylvania campaign seems to be the only one in which Republican criticism is proving to have an impact. This impact may not be enough to change voters’ views, but it is taking its toll in terms of the campaign resources that Sestak and his fellow Democrats are being forced to deploy to counter the onslaught. “All of a sudden you have to spend a lot of unnecessary energy trying to convince people who in the past would automatically support the Democratic candidate,” said Betsy Sheerr, a Pennsylvania Democratic activist who formerly headed a local pro-Israel political action committee. In recent months, Sherr has been involved in making the case for Sestak’s record on Israel, a task that previously would have been superfluous. “There’s a lot of time, energy and money wasted on these needless accusations,” she said. Republicans argue that in some close upcoming elections, the Israel issue will play more than a marginal role. They point to Ohio, Florida, and Nevada as states in which the Jewish vote could decide whether a Democrat or a Republican goes to the Senate. Matt Brooks, executive director of the RJC, said that Jewish voters “are concerned” and that based on polling done, “the issues we are talking about are in line with what people are worried about.” But national polling data, to which Democrats happily point, prove that Israel is not a deciding factor for most Jewish voters. An American Jewish Committee survey of Jewish public opinion, published October 11, asked participants to rate the issues important to them when going to the polls on November 2. Israel came in sixth place, while the economy, unemployment and health care topped the list of Jewish voters’ concerns. These results are consistent with previous election-related polls showing that Jewish voters do not put Israel high on their list of priorities. “Jewish voters need to be comfortable that their candidates support Israel, and once they are sure of that, they move on to other issues,” said David Harris, president and CEO of the National Jewish Democratic Council. Harris argued that after satisfying the basic requirement of supporting Israel, Jewish voters are closer to the Democrats on all other issues. “The issue of Israel never comes up in campaign strategy meetings or in focus groups,” Democratic pollster Jim Gerstein added. Jewish voters who see Israel as a deciding issue are, according to Gerstein, a small minority that in any case leans toward the Republican side. “Every two years, Republicans say this is the year in which Israel will be an election issue, and it is never so,” Democratic political consultant Matt Dorf stated. He predicted that exit polls after the November elections would prove him right. But one Democratic activist, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed that although voters distinguish between presidential policy and congressional elections, the issue of Obama’s relations with the Israeli government does come up in meetings with Jewish voters across the country. Some of them, said the activist, raised questions about Obama’s reported snub of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, an event that both American and Israeli officials say never happened. Brooks argued that in the 2008 presidential elections, Jewish voters were already “deeply concerned” about Obama’s attitude toward Israel, but then came the economic meltdown, and “the whole narrative of the race changed.” The AJC poll found that today, only 49% of American Jews approve of the way the Obama administration is handling relations with Israel. “I’m willing to guarantee that more Jews will vote Republican in 2010 than in the last midterm elections, in 2006,” said Luntz, who, with other Republicans, believes the issue is gradually gaining traction and could play a key role in two years, when Obama is up for re-election. Contact Nathan Guttman at email@example.com
There is one place in the Middle East where Arabs and Jews seem to be getting along quite well. It’s the Israeli Web site Parpar1.com, where amateur pornography features Arabs and Jews at each other’s throats — but only for erotic purposes. Founded by two Tel Aviv computer professionals, the Web site has been serving up such X-rated fare as “Kosher Lesbians,” “The Rabbi’s Daughter” and “Sex Party in Jerusalem” since 2001. Parpar1 has hundreds of hours of video porn featuring amateur performers. It is a pay service that can be accessed on the Web or via mobile phone. Co-owner Avi Levy told the Forward that in addition to Israel, cell phones can get the adult content in England, Spain and Italy. Romania will soon follow. Levy says Parpar1 videos will be available on cable television in Canada eventually. Despite an introductory video that proclaims “Make Love, Not War,” the 42-year-old computer programmer-turned-porn entrepreneur says his porn site is clearly a commercial endeavor with no political overtones. “I’m not a politician. I’m here to make money,” Levy said. Levy and his partner, a Web developer named Shay Malol, were convinced that the way to succeed in their new business was to offer something special in the world of porn. And they decided that the niche they would stake out would be hardcore pornography featuring homegrown Israelis, both Jews and Arabs. “We don’t think the Arab is less than the Jew,” Levy said. None of the “performers” in Parpar1’s sex films was born outside the Holy Land. “Many Russians here call me, but I don’t hire them,” Levy said of the recent immigrants to Israel. The Web site shoots videos every week, sometimes in hotel rooms or a rented villa, sometimes in natural settings such as a beach or a forest. The site advertises for performers both online and in Israeli newspapers. So far, around 70 to 80 young Israeli women have agreed to be filmed, according to Levy. And hundreds of men have been involved in the productions. Levy said that a typical shoot involves one or two women and as many as 10 men, because only two or three of the males are able to “do the job” while being videotaped. Many of the amateur sex performers are college students, but Levy insisted that “all kinds of people” participate in his hardcore videos, including married women who bring their husbands to the set. “For them, it is an adventure to do it,” he said. Parpar is Hebrew for “butterfly,” but over the years it has been used as a slang term to describe a swinger. When it is used as a verb, as in “to act as a butterfly,” it means “to sleep around.” With Web sites offering pictures and videos in every imaginable sexual category and in such national groupings as British, Brazilian, Czech, Filipino, Korean and Mexican, Levy and Malol’s strategy of creating an Israeli niche is not as farfetched as it might seem. Sherri Shaulis, editor of Adult Video News Online Magazine, which monitors the Internet sex industry, had not heard of Parpar1 when contacted by the Forward, but she said she was not surprised that such a site exists. “The [porn] industry is getting very, very niche-specific these days,” Shaulis said. “It only makes sense that as the market becomes more saturated, you’re going to have people break it down even further.” Although Levy said there are Arab men in other places who film themselves having sex with their wives and upload the video to the Internet, he believes that Israel is the only country in the Middle East where there is a commercial porn business operating openly. It doesn’t operate totally openly, though. Customers who are billed for access to Parpar1’s X-rated Web site will see an item on their bank statement attributed to “fuel supplies.” Jon Kalish is a Manhattan-based radio reporter and podcast producer.
The Foster City Rotary Club will donate dictionaries to third grade students and teachers at all three Foster City public elementary schools on Monday. The Rotarians will present 380 hardbound MacMillan-published third grade dictionaries to students and teachers at Brewer Island Elementary 8:30 a.m., Audubon Elementary at 9:30 a.m., and Foster City Elementary an hour later. “We are thrilled to donate dictionaries to Foster City students for the fifth consecutive year,” Rotary President Mary Bates said in a joint prepared statement with Richard Mozzini, who chairs the club’s dictionary project. “We are looking forward to interacting with the students’ during the third grade assemblies as we hand out the books,”Bates and Mozzini said. The dictionaries are valued at $3,800, a San Mateo-Foster City School District spokeswoman said. “This project has become an annual tradition at the elementary schools in Foster City and students really look forward to the visit,” Bates and Mozzini said.
The Glory of a True Church, And its Discipline displayíd Keach, Rev. Benjamin, was born in Stokeham, England, Feb. 29, 1640. He found peace through Christ in his fifteenth year; and being unable to discover infant baptism or baptism by sprinkling in the Bible, and being fully satisfied that every believer should be immersed, he was baptized after the Saviourís example by John Russel, and united with a neighboring Baptist church. This community, perceiving his remarkable talents, encouraged him, when he was eighteen years old, to exercise his gifts as a minister. At first he was an Arminian about the extent of the atonement and free-will, but the reading of the Scriptures and the conversation of those who knew the will of God more perfectly relieved him from both errors. In 1668, in the twenty-eighth year of his age, he was ordained pastor of the church of Horsleydown, Southwark, London. The congregation increased so rapidly after Mr. Keach became pastor, that they had repeatedly to enlarge their house of worship. Mr. Keach soon became a famous disputant on the Baptist side; he had taken Richard Baxter in hand, to the serious injury of the bishop of Kidderminster, and others had felt his heavy blows. The Rev. John Tredwell, of Lavingham, a friend of Mr. Keach, was blessed in h is ministry by the conversion of several vicious persons, who united with his ch urch; this stirred up the indignation of the Rev. Wm. Burkitt, the commentator, a neighbor of Mr. Tredwell, who cast many unjust reflections upon the Baptists a nd their doctrines. Mr. Tredwell wrote Mr. Burkitt giving some reasons why he sh ould abandon the unchristian course he was pursuing. Mr. Burkitt, at a time when Mr. Tredwell and his people were gathered in the sanctuary for public worship, with a number of his parishioners, entered the meeting-house, and demanded that Mr. Tredwell and his church should hear his view of the points in dispute. Mr. Tredwell, taken aback somewhat by "such a riotous and tumultuous challenge,íí agreed to let him speak against Baptist beliefs and usages, provided that he should have an opportunity to reply. For nearly two hours Mr. Burkitt sustained infant baptism, and then he and his riotous company departed without giving Mr. Tredwell an opportunity of making any return, except to a few of his own persuasion that were left behind." Mr. Burkitt speedily published the substance of the address so rudely intruded upon the Baptist minister and his people. Mr. Keach, as a valiant defender of the faith, was invited to reply to Mr. Burkittís arguments, which he did effectively in "The Rector Rectified and Corrected." Mr. Burkitt was rector of Dedham. He was challenged by some Episcopal ministers to discuss baptism at Gravesend, near London. As he went to that place in a boat with some friends, he incidentally alluded to the proposed meeting in a way that permitted a stranger, an Episcopal minister, to know that he was Mr. Keach. This person attacked him about infant baptism, and received such a complete drubbing that as soon as the boat touched land he started for his Episcopal brethren and informed them of the arguments which Mr. Keach would use and of his method of putting them. The result of the interview between Mr. Keachís fellow-traveler in the Gravesend boat and his brethren was that they went away as quickly as possible, leaving Mr. Keach without an antagonist. Mr. Keach was often in prison for preaching, and his life was frequently in danger. Some cavalry sent down to Buckinghamshire to suppress the religious meetings of Dissenters found Mr. Keach preaching, and swore that they would kill him. He was seized and bound and laid on the earth and four of the troopers were ready to trample him to death with their horses; but just as they were going to put spurs to their horses an officer who perceived their object rode up and stopped them. He was taken to prison, from which he obtained a release after suffering great hardships. In 1664 he wrote "The Childís Instructor." For the heresies against the Episcopal Church in the little work he was arrested and bound over under he avy penalties to appear at court. The assizes began at Aylesbury Oct. 8, 1664. T he judge was Lord Chief Justice Hyde, afterwards Lord Clarendon, who acted like Jeffreys at the "Bloody Assizes." He abused Mr. Keach outrageously, he threatened the jury, and he evidently wanted to have Mr. Keach executed if he c ould terrify him into making some unwise statements. The jury brought in a verdi ct that Mr. Keach was guilty in part. And when asked to explain their verdict th e foreman said, "In the indictment he is charged with these words, ĎWhen th e thousand years shall be expired, then shall all the rest of the devils be rais edí; but in the book it is, ĎThen shall the rest of the dead be raised.í" T he judge informed the jury that they could bring him in guilty of all the indict ments but that sentence. They brought in the prompted verdict. And immediately t he judge said: "Benjamin Keach, you are here convicted for writing, printin g, and publishing a seditious and schismatical book, for which the courtís judgm ent is that you go to jail for a fortnight without bail, and the next Saturday stand upon the pillory at Aylesbury in the open market for the space of two hours, with a paper upon your head with this inscription, ĎFor writing, printing, and publishing a schismatical book entitled "The Childís Instructor, or a New and Easy Primer,"í and the next Thursday to stand in the same manner and for the same time in the market of Winslow; and then your book shall be openly burnt before your face by the common hangman in disgrace of you and your doctrine. And you shall forfeit to the kingís majesty the sum of twenty pounds; and shall remain in jail until you find sureties for your good behavior and appearance at the next assizes, there to renounce your doctrines and make such public submission as shall be enjoined upon you." The sheriff was as rigorous in executing this infamous sentence as the judge was insolent in pronouncing it. On the pillory at Aylesbury Mr. Keach defended himself and the truth with great boldness. The jailer frequently interrupted him, and finally, the sheriff himself threatened to have him gagged. The people, contrary to custom, had no words of mockery for the good, persecuted minister, and no offensive missile was hurled at him. An Episcopal minister who ventured to assail Mr. Keach in the pillory was immediately reproached by the people with the ungodliness of his own life, and his voice was drowned in laughter. At Winslow, where he lived, he suffered the same shameful penalty, and a copy of his little book was burned. Mr. Keach was a zealous Baptist; he aided ministers who came to him from all parts of his country, he had many meeting-houses built, and his works in defense of Baptist principles were read all over the kingdom. Before his death men spoke of him as the "famous" Mr. Keach, and he is still described by writers as a man of great celebrity. His two most popular works are "Tropologia, or a Key to open Scripture Metaphors," and "Gospel Mysteries Unveiled, or an Exposition of all the Parables." The latter work is more frequently offered for sale in the catalogues of the great London second-hand bookstores than any production of Richard Baxter, John Howe, or Jeremy Taylor. Mr. Keach was the author of forty-three works. He died July 18, 1704, in his sixty-fourth year. He was a devout Christian who led a blameless life and died in the triumphs of faith. óWilliam Cathcart, 1881 Wherein a true Gospel-Church Together with the Power of the Keys, and who are to be let in, and who to be Mat. 18.18. Whatsoever ye shall bind on Earth, shall be bound in Heaven; and whatsoever ye shall loose on Earth, shall be loosed in Heaven. John Robinson, Publisher Printed in the Year 1697 To the Baptized Churches, particularly to that under my Care. Every House or Building consisteth both of Matter and Form: And so doth the Church of Christ, or House of the Living God. The Matter or Materials with which it is built are Lively Stones, i.e. Converted Persons: Also the Matter and Form must be according to the Rule and Pattern shewed in the Mount, I mean Christís Institution, and the Apostolical Churches Constitution, and not after Menís Inventions. Now some Men, because the Typical Church of the Jews was National, and took in their Carnal Seed (as such) therefore the same Matter and Form they would have under the Gospel. But tho a Church be rightly built in both these respects, i.e. of fit Matter and right Form, yet without a regular and orderly Discipline, it will soon lose its Beauty, and be polluted. Many Reverend Divines of the Congregational way, have written most excellently (it is true) upon this Subject, I mean on Church-Discipline; but the Books are so voluminous that the Poorer Sort canít purchase them, and many others have not Time or Learning enough to improve them to their Profit; and our Brethren the Baptists have not written (as I can gather) on this Subject by it self: Therefore I have been earnestly desired by our Members, and also by one of our Pastors, to write a small and plain Tract concerning the Rules of the Discipline of a Gospel-Church; that all Men may not only know our Faith, but see our Order in this case also. True, this (tho plain) is but short, but may be it may provoke some other Person to do it more fully. Certainly, ignorance of the rules of Discipline causes no small trouble and disorders in our Churches; and if this may be a Prevention, or prove profitable to any, let God have the Glory, and I have my End: Who am, Yours THE GLORY OF A GOSPEL-CHURCH, AND THE TRUE ORDERLY DISCIPLINE THEREOF EXPLAINíD Concerning a True and Orderly Gospel-Church Before there can be any Orderly Discipline among a Christian Assembly, they must be orderly and regularly constituted into a Church-state, according to the Institution of Christ in the Gospel. 1. A Church of Christ, according to the Gospel-Institution, is a Congregation of Godly Christians, who as a Stated-Assembly (being first baptized upon the Profession of Faith) do by mutual agreement and consent give themselves up to the Lord, and one to another, according to the Will of God; and do ordinarily meet together in one Place, for the Public Service and Worship of God; among whom the Word of God and Sacraments are duly administered, according to Christís Institution.1 2. The Beauty and Glory of which Congregation doth consist in their being all Converted Persons, or Lively Stones; being by the Holy Spirit, united to Jesus Christ the Precious Corner-Stone, and only foundation of every Christian, as well as of every particular Congregation, and of the whole Catholick Church.2 3. That every Person before they are admitted Members, in such a Church so constituted, must declare to the Church (or to such with the Pastor, that they shall appoint) what God hath done for their Souls, or their Experiences of a Saving work of Grace upon their Hearts; and also the Church should enquire after, and take full satisfaction concerning their Holy Lives, or Good Conversations.3 And when admitted Members, before the Church they must solemnly enter into a Covenant, to walk in the Fellowship of that particular Congregation, and submit themselves to the Care and Discipline thereof,4 and to walk faithfully with God in all his Holy Ordinances, and there to be fed and have Communion, and worship God there, when the Church meets (if possible) and give themselves up to the watch and charge of the Pastor and Ministry thereof:5 the Pastor then also signifying in the name of the Church their acceptance of each Person, and endeavor to take the care of them, and to watch over them in the Lord, (the Members being first satisfied to receive them, and to have Communion with them.) And so the Pastor to give them the right Hand of Fellowship of a Church, or Church Organical. A Church thus constituted ought forthwith to choose them a Pastor, Elder or Elders, and Deacons, (we reading of no other Officers, or Offices abiding in the Church) and what kind of Men they ought to be, and how qualified, is laid down by Paul to Timothy, and to Titus. Moreover, they are to take special care, that both Bishops, Overseers, or Elders, as well as the Deacons, have in some competent manner all those Qualifications; and after in a Day of solemn Prayer and Fasting, that they have elected them, (whether Pastor, &c., or Deacons) and they accepting the Office, must be ordained with Prayer, and laying on of Hands of the Eldership; being first províd, and found meet and fit Persons for so Sacred an Office: Therefore such are very disorderly Churches who have no Pastor or Pastors ordained, they acting not according to the Rule of the Gospel, having something wanting.6 Of the work of a Pastor, Bishop, or Overseer 1. The work of a Pastor is to preach the Word of Christ, or to feed t he Flock, and to administer all the Ordinances of the Gospel which belong to his Sacred Office,7 and to be faithful and laborious therein, studying to shew himself approved unto God, a Work-man that needeth not be ashamed, rightly dividing the Word of Truth.8 He is a Steward of the Mysteries of God,9 therefore ought to be a Man of good Understanding and Experience, being sound in the Faith, and one that is acquainted with the Mysteries of the Gospel: Because he is to feed the People with Knowledge and Understanding.10 He must be faithful and skillful to declare the Mind of God, and diligent therein, also to preach in season and out of season;11 God having committed unto him the Ministry of Reconciliation,12 a most choice and sacred Trust. What Interest hath God greater in the World which he hath committed unto Men than this? Moreover, he must make known the whole Counsel of God to the People.13 2. A Pastor is to visit his Flock, to know their state, and to watch over them, to support the weak, and to strengthen the feeble-minded,14 and succour the tempted, and to reprove them that are unruly. 3. To pray for them at all times, and with them also when sent for, and desired, and as Opportunity serves; and to sympathize with them in every State and Condition, with all Love and Compassion. 4. And to shew them in all respects, as near as he can, a good Example in Conversation, Charity, Faith and Purity;15 that his Ministry may be the more acceptable to all, and the Name of God be glorified, and Religion delivered from Reproach. 5. He must see he carries it to all with all Impartiality, not preferring the Rich above the Poor, nor lord it over Godís Heritage, nor assume any greater Power than God hath given him; but to shew a humble and meek Spirit, nay to be clothed with Humility.16 The Office and Work of Deacons The Work of Deacons is to serve Tables,17 viz. to see to provide for the Lordís Table, the Ministerís Table, and the Poorís Table.18 (1.) They should provide Bread and Wine for the Lordís Table. (2.) See that every Member contributes to the Maintenance of the Ministry, according to their Ability,19 and their own voluntary Subscription or Obligation. (3.) That each Member do give weekly to the Poor, as God has blessed him. (4.) Also visit the Poor, and know their Condition as much as in them lies, that none, especially the aged Widows, be neglected.20 Of the Duty of Church-Members to their Pastor 1st. íTis the Duty of every Member to pray for their Pastor and Teachers. Brethren, pray for us,21 that the Word of the Lord may run and be glorified. Again, saith Paul, Praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the Mystery of Christ. Prayer was made without ceasing of the Church unto God for him.22 They that neglect this Duty seem not to care either for their Minister, or their own Souls, or whether Sinners be converted, and the Church edified or not. They pray for their daily Bread, and will they not pray to have the Bread of Life plentifully broken to them? Motives to this. 1. Ministers Work is great: Who is sufficient for these things?23 2. The Opposition is not small which is made against them.24 3. Godís loud Call is (as well as Ministers themselves) for the Saintís continual Prayers and Supplication for 4. Their Weaknesses and Temptations are many. 5. The Increase and Edification of the Church depends upon the Success of their Ministry. 6. If they fall or miscarry, God is greatly dishonoured, and his Ways and People reproached. 2dly. They ought to shew a reverential Estimation of them,26 being Christís Ambassadors, also called Rulers, Angels, &c. they that honour them, and receive them, honour and receive Jesus Christ. Esteem them very highly in Love for their Work sake.27 Again, he saith, Let the Elders that rule well, be accounted worthy of double Honour, especially they who labour in Word and Doctrine:28 that is, as I conceive, such that are most laborious. 3dly. íTis their Duty to submit themselves unto them, that is, in all their Exhortations, good Counsels and Reproofs; and when they call to any extraordinary Duty, as Prayer, Fasting, or days of Thanksgiving, if they see no just cause why such days should not be kept, they ought to obey their Pastor or Elder, as in other cases also. Obey them that have the Rule over you, and submit yourselves.29 4thly. It is their Duty to take care to vindicate them from the unjust Charges of evil Men, or Tongue of Infamy, and not to take up a Reproach against them by report, nor to grieve their Spirits, or weaken their Hands.30 5thly. ĎTis the Duty of Members to go to them when under Trouble or Temptations. 6thly. It is their Duty to provide a comfortable Maintenance for them and their Families, suitable to their State and Condition. Let him that is ta ught in the Word, communicate to him that teacheth, in all good things.31 Who goeth a Warfare at his own Charge? Who planteth a Vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof?32 &c. Even so hath the Lord ordained, that they that preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel.33 If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?34 They should minister to them cheerfully with all readiness of Mind. Ministers are not to ask for their Bread, but to receive it honourably.35 The Ministers Maintenance, tho it is not by Tythes, &c. as under the Law, yet they have now as just a right to a comfortable Maintenance as they had then, the equity of the Duty is the same: Our Saviour, saith Dr. Owen, and the Apostles plead it from grounds of Equity and Justice; and all kind of Laws and rules of Righteousness among Men of all sorts call for it.36 7thly. It is their Duty to adhere to them, and abide by them in all their Trials and Persecutions for the Word. Ye were not ashamed of me in my Bonds, &c.37 8thly. Dr. Owen adds another Duty of the Members to their Pastor,38 viz. to agree to come together upon his Appointment: When they were come, and had gathered the Church together, &c.39 Query, Are there no ruling Elders besides the Pastor? Answ. There might be such in the Primitive Apostolical Church, but we see no ground to believe it an abiding Office to continue in the Church, but was only temporary. 1. Because we have none of the Qualifications of such Elders mentioníd, or how to be chosen. 2. Because we read not particularly what their Work and Business is, or how distinct from preaching Elders; tho we see not but the Church may (if she sees meet) choose some able and discreet Brethren to be Helps in Government.40 We have the Qualifications of Bishops and Deacons directly laid down,41 and how to be chosen, and their Work declared,42 but of no other Office or Officers in the Church, but these only. Quest. May an Elder of one Church if called, warrantably administer all Ordinances to another? Answ. No surely;43 for we find no warrant for any such Practice, he being only ordained Pastor or Elder of that particular Church that chose him, &c. and hath no Right or Authority to administer as an Elder in any other where he is not so much as a Member.44 Quest. May a Church call out a Teacher that is no ordained Elder to administer all Ordinances to them? Ans. You may as well ask, May a Church act disorderly? Why were Ministers to be ordained, if others unordained might warrantably do all their Work? if therefore they have no Person fitly qualified for that Office, they must look out from abroad for one that is. Yet (as we say) Necessity has no Law; provided therefore they canít do either, it is better their Teacher be called to do it, than that the Church should be without their Food, and Church Ordinances neglected; yet let all Churches take care to organize themselves, and not through Covetousness, or neglect of Duty, rest incompleat Churches, and so under Sin. God is the God of Order, and not of Confusion, in all the Churches of the Saints.45 And how severely did God deal of old with such that meddled with the Priests Work and Office, who were not of the Priesthood, nor called by him to administer in holy things! Of the reception of Members Quest. What is the Order of receiving Members into the Church, that were no Members any where before? Answ. 1. The Person must give an account of his Faith; and of the Work of Grace upon his Soul before the Church;46 and also a strict Enquiry must be made about his Life and Conversation:47 but if through Bashfulness the Party can not speak before the Congregation,48 the Elder and two or three more Persons may receive an account of his or her Faith,49 and report it to the Church.50 But if full Satisfaction by the Testimony of good and credible Persons is not given of the Partyís Life and Conversation, he must be put by until Satisfaction is obtained in that respect.51 Moreover, when the Majority are satisfied, and yet one or two Persons are not, the Church and Elder will do well to wait a little time, and endeavour to satisfy such Persons, especially if the Reasons of their difference seem weighty. Quest. What is to be done when a Person offers himself for Communion from a Church that is corrupt, or erroneous in Principles? Answ. 1. The Church ought to take an account of his Faith in all Fundamental Points, and of the Work of Grace upon his Heart. 2. And if satisfied, then to send also to that corrupt People, to know whether they have any thing or not against his Life and Conversation: if satisfied in both these respects, the Church may receive him. Quest. To whom is it Members join themselves? is it to the Elder, or to the Church? Answ. They are joined to the whole Community of the Church, being incorporated as Members thereof, and thereto abide, tho the Pastor be removed by Death.52 The Power of the Keys, with Church-Discipline, and Members Duties one to another 1. We judge it necessary that a Day monthly be appointed particularly for Discipline, and not to manage such affairs on the Lordís-day, which should be spent on the publick Worship of God, of a different nature: besides, such things may (on the account of Discipline) come before the Church which may not be expedient to be heard on the Lordís-day, lest it disturb the Spirits of any Members, and hinder their Meditation in the Word which they have newly heard: tho in small Congregations perhaps a day in two or three Months may be sufficient. 2. The Power of the Keys, or to receive in and shut out of the Congregation, is committed unto the Church:53 The Political Power of Christ, saith Dr. Chauncy, is in the Church, whereby it is exercised in the Name of Christ, having all lawful Rule and Government within it self, which he thus proves, viz. 1. The Church essential is the first Subject of the Keys. 2. They must of necessity to their Preservation, purge themselves from all pernicious Members. 3. They have Power to organize themselves with Officers. Yet I humbly conceive I may add, that the Concurrence of the Presbytery is needful hereunto. 4. If need be that they call an Officer from without, or one of another Church, they must first admit him a Member, that they may ordain their Officer from among themselves. 5. They have Power to reject a scandalous Pastor from Office and Membership. This Power of Christ is exerted as committed to them by the Hands of the Elder appointed by Christ, the due management whereof is in and with the Church to be his Care and Trust, as a Steward, whereof he is accountable to Christ and the Church, not lording it over Godís Heritage. And that the Power of the Keys is in the Church, appears to me from Mat. 18. If he will not hear the Church; it is not said, if he will not hear the Elder, or Elders. As also that of the Apostle, in directing the Church to cast out the Incestuous Person,54 he doth not give this Counsel to the Elder or Elders of the Church, but to the Church;55 so he commands the Church to withdraw from every Brother that walks disorderly. Purge out the old Leaven, that you may be a new Lump.56 Of Church Censures Now as to Church-Censures I understand but two besides Suspension, viz. (1.) Withdrawing from a Member that walks disorderly. (2.) Casting out, or Excommunicating such that are either guilty of notorious or scandalous Crimes, of Heresy, &c. or of contemning the Authority of the Church. Briefly to each of these. 1. Suspension is to be when a Member falls under Sin, and the Church wants time fully to hear the matter, and so canít withdraw from him, or cast him out. 2. If any Member walks disorderly, tho not guilty of gross scandalous Sins, h e or she, as soon as it is taken notice of, ought to be admonished, and endeavou rs to be used to bring him to Repentance. For we hear that there are some whi ch walk disorderly, not working at all, but are busy-bodies.57 Su ch as meddle with matters that concern them not, it may be (instead of following their Trade and Business) they go about from one Memberís House to another, telling or carrying of Tales and Stories of this Brother, or of that Brother or Sister, which perhaps may be true, or perhaps false, and may be too to the Reproach or Scandal of some Member or Members, which, if so, it is back biting; and that is so notorious a Crime, that without Repentance they shall not ascend Godís holy Hill.58 Back-biting is a diminishing our Neighbours, or Brotherís good Name, either by denying him his due Praise, or by laying anything to his Charge falsely or irregularly, or without sufficient cause or evidence, Thus our Annotators. But this of disorderly walking does not amount to such a Crime, but Evils not so notorious; Now them that are such, we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own Bread.59 They must be admonished. 1. An Admonition is a faithful Endeavour to convict a Person of a Fault, both as to Matter of Fact and Circumstance; and this admonition must be given first, if it be private, by that Brother that knows or has knowledge of the Fault or Evil of the Person offending, whether the Elder, or Member; for any private Brother ought to admonish such with all care and faithfulness before he proceeds farther. But if it be publick, the Church ought to send for the Offender, and the Pastor must admonish him before all. 2. But if after all due Endeavours used he is not reclaimed, but continues a disorderly Person, the Church must withdraw from him. Now we command you Bret hren, in the Name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every Brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the Traditions he received from us.< SUP>60 This is not a delivering up to Satan, Excommunicating or dismembering the Person; for this sort are still to be owned as Members, tho disorderly ones: the Church must note him so as not to have Communion or Company with him in that sense, yet count him not as an Enemy, but exhort him as a Brother: if any Man obey not our Word, note that Man.61 It appears that such who refuse to adhere to what the Pastor commands and exhorts to,62 in the Name of Christ, are to be deemed disorderly Persons, as such are who meet not with the Church when assembled together to worship God, or that neglect private or family Prayer, or neglect their attendance on the Lordís-Supper, or to contribute to the necessary Charges of the Church, or suffer any Evils unreproved in their Children; all such may be lookt upon disorderly Walkers, and ought to be proceeded against according to this Rule, or divulge the private Resolves of the Church, as well as in many like cases. Of private Offences of one Brother against another 1. As touching private Offences, the Rule Mat. 18. is to be observed, only this by the way must be premised, viz. if but one Brother or two have the knowledge of some Members Crime, yet if it be publickly known to the World, and the Name of God be reproached, it being an immoral act, a private Brother is not to proceed with such an Offender, according to Mat. 18. but forthwith to bring it to the Church, that the publick Scandal may be taken off. 2. But if it be a private Offence or Injury done to a Brother or Sister in particular, and not being a notorious scandalous Sin, that Brother must not mention it to one Soul, either within, or without the Church, until he hath proceeded according to the Rule. (1.) He must tell his Brother his Fault. Moreover, if thy Brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault betwixt thee and him alone; if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy Brother.63 Thou must labour in Love and all Affections to convince him of his Fault; but if he will not hear thee, (2.) Thou must take one or two more, but besure see they are discreet Persons, and such that are most likely to gain upon him; and they with thee are to labour with all Wisdom to bring him to the sense of his Fault: ítis not just to speak to him, as if that were enough; no, no, but to take all due Pains, and to strive to convince him, that so the matter may be issued, and the Church not troubled with it: But if he will not hear thee, take one or two more, that in the mouth of two or three Witnesses every word may be established.64 (3.) But if he will not hear them after all due Means and Admonitions used, then it must be brought to the Church; and if he will not hear the Church, he must be cast out: The Elder is to put the Question, whether the offending Brother be in their Judgments incorrigible, and refuseth to hear the Church; which passing in the Affirmative by the Vote of the Congregation, or the Majority of the Brethren by the lifting up of their Hands, or by their Silence; the Pastor after calling upon God, and opening the nature of the Offence, and the Justness of their Proceedings, in the Name and by the Authority of Christ, pronounces the Sentence of Excommunication to this effect. That A.B. being guilty of great Iniquity, and not manifesting unfeigned Repentance, but refusing to hear the Church, I do in the Name, and by the Authority of Christ committed unto me as Pastor of this his Church, pronounce and declare that he is to be, and is hereby excommunicated, excluded or cast out of the Congregation, and no longer to be owned a Brother, or a Member of this Church; and this for the destruction of the Flesh, that his Spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.65 And this we believe is the substance of that which the Apostle calls a delivering up to Satan, he being cast into the World, which is called the Kingdom of Satan, where he rules and reigns. "The delivery unto Satan (saith Dr. Chauncy) signifies only the solemn Exclusion of a Person from the Communion of the Church, the Visible Kingdom of Christ, and disinfranchizing him, or divesting him of all visible Right to Church Privileges, casting him into the Kingdom of the World, where the Prince of Darkness rules in the Children of Disobedience." And this being done, he is to be esteemed to be not better than an Heathen Man, or Publican, or as an evil Person, and not to have so much as intimate civil Communion withal.66 Of Scandalous Persons guilty of gross Acts of Immorality If any Member fall into any gross Acts of Sin, as Swearing, Lying, Drunken ness, Fornication, Covetousness, Extortion, or the like, and it is known and publickly spread abroad to the great scandal and reproach of Religion, and of the Holy Name of God, his Church, and People; the said Offender so charged, the Church must send one or two Brethren to him to come before the Congregation: if he will not come, but doth fight and contemn the Authority of the Church, that will bring farther Guilt upon him, for which Offence he incurs the Censure before-mentioned. But if he doth appear, his Charge is to be laid before him, and the Witnesses called; and after he has made his Defence, and said all he hath to say, and the Congregation finds him Guilty, then the same Censure is to pass upon him, to the end he may be brought to unfeigned Repentance, and the Name of God cleared; and some time must be taken to make it appear that he hath true Repentance, by the Reformation of his Life and holy walking afterwards, before he be received again, and the Censure of the Church in a solemn manner be taken off. Dr. Chauncy puts this Question, Quest. ĎHow is a Church to proceed in case of open and notorious Scandals?í The Answer is, Ďthe matter of Fact, as such, being beyond all question; the Church is to proceed immediately to censure, to vindicate the Honour of Christ and his Church, and to manifest to the World their just Indignation against such Notorious Offenders, and wait for a well-grounded and tryed Evidence of his true Repentance under that Ordinance of Christ which is appointed to that end.í67 Observe, It is the opinion of the Doctor, that tho the Person be penitent, yet because his Sin is open and scandalous, he ought to be cast out to vindicate the Honour of Christ and the Church, as part of his just Punishment (that being one reason of the Ordinance of Excommunication) as well as to bring the Person to thorough Repentance; and we are of his Mind. Paul takes no notice in the case of the Incestuous Person of his immediate Repentance; or if he repent not, then, &c. But says he, deliver such a one to Satan, &c. Saith the Lord, if her Father had but spit in her Face, should she not be ashamed seven Days? Let her be shut out from the Camp Seven Days: (speaking of Miriam) and after that let her be received in again.68 Of dealing with Hereticks and Blasphemers As touching Hereticks or Heresy, the same Censure, when they are convicted, ought to pass against them; Heresy is commonly restrained to signify any perverse Opinion or Error in a fundamental Point of Religion, as to deny the Being of God, or the Deity of Christ, or his Satisfaction, and Justification alone by his Righteousness, or to deny the Resurrection of the Body, or eternal Judgment, or the like. Yet our Annotators say, the Word signifies the same thing with Schism and Divisions; which if so, such that are guilty of Schism or Divisions in the Church, ought to be excommunicated also.69 Heresies are called Damnable by the Apostle Peter; without Repentance such cannot be saved, as bring in Damnable Heresies, denying the Lord that bought them.70 Two things render a Man an Heretick according to the common signification of the Word. 1. An Error in matters of Faith, Fundamental or Essential to Salvation. 2. Stubbornness and Contumacy in holding and maintaining it. A Man that is an Heretick, after the first and second Admonition reject.71 Now that this Rejection is all one with Excommunication, appears by what Paul speaks, I Tim. I. 20. Of whom is Hymeneus and Alexander, whom I have delivered unto Satan, that they may learn not to Blaspheme.72 Their Heresy, or Blasphemy was in saying the Resurrection was past. Some would have none be counted an Heretick but he who is convicted and conde mned so to be in his own Conscience, mistaking Paulís Words, Knowing t hat he that is such, is subverted, being condemned of himself. He may be con demned of himself, tho not for his Heresy, yet for his spending his Time about Questions, and strife of Words, to the disquieting the Peace of the Church ; or tho not condemned of himself directly, yet indirectly; according to the Purport of his own Notion, or what he grants about the Point in Debate, &c. Else the Apostle refers to some notable and notorious self-condemned Heretick. It is a great question, whether Hymeneus and Alexander were condemned in their own Consciences, about that Heresy charged upon them, and yet were delivered up to Satan. However the Rule is plain, respecting any that are subverted, and resolutely maintain any Heretical Notion, i.e. after he hath been twice (or oftner) admonished, that is, after all due means used, and pains taken with him, to convince him of his abominable Error; and yet if he remains obstinate, he must be delivered up to Satan; that is, the righteous censure of the Church must pass upon him, as in the case of other notorious Crimes. Heresy is a Work of the Flesh: and hence some conceive such ought to be punished by the Civil Magistrate. Quest. What is an Admonition? Answ. It is a faithful endeavour to convict a Person of a Fault both as to matter of Fact, and his Duty thereupon, charging it on his Conscience in the Name of the Lord Jesus with all Wisdom and Authority. Quest. What is a Church Admonition? Answ. When an offending Brother rejecting private Admonition by one, or by two or three Persons, the complaint being brought to the Church by the Elder, the offending Member is rebuked and exhorted in the Name of the Lord Jesus to due Repentance; and if convicted, and he repents, the Church forgives him, otherwise casts him out, as I before shewed. Quest. May a Church admit a Member of another Congregation to have Communion with them, without an orderly receiving him as a Member? Answ. If the Person is well known by some of the Church, and that he is an orderly Member of a Church of the same Faith, he being occasionally cast among them they may admit him to transient Communion for that time; but if he abides in that Town or City remote to the Church to whom he belongs, he ought to have his regular dismission, and so be delivered up to the care and watch of the Church where he desires to communicate. Quest. If an Excommunicated Person hath obtained of God true Repentance, and desires to be restored to the Church, what is the manner of his Reception? Answ. Upon his serious, solemn and publick Acknowledgment thereof before the Church, and due Satisfaction according to the nature of his Offence being given, the Elder solemnly proceeds and declares in the Name of the Lord Jesus,73 that the sentence which A.B. was laid under (upon his unfeigned Repentance) is taken off,74 and that he is received again as a Member, &c. To the Praise and Glory of God.75 Quest. How ought a Pastor to be dealt withal, if he to the knowledge of the Church, or any Members thereof, walketh disorderly, and unworthily of his Sacred Office, and Membership? Take the Answer of another Author here. Answ. ĎThose Members, to whom this is manifestly known, ought to go to him privately, and unknown to any others, (and with the Spirit of Meekness, in great Humility) lay his Evil before him, and intreat him as a Father, and not rebuke him as their Equal, much less as their Inferiour; and if they gain upon him, then to receive him into their former Affection and Esteem, for ever hiding it from all others. But if after all tender intreaties, he prove Refractory and Obstinate, then to bring him before the Church, and there to deal with him; they having Two or Three Witnesses in the face of the Church, to testify matter of Fact against him to their personal Knowledge. 2. ĎBut before he be dealt with they must appoint one from among themselves, qualifyd for the work of a Pastor, to execute the Churchís Censure against him, &c. Yet no doubt, the Church may Suspend him from his Communion, & exercising of his Office presently, upon his being fully Convicted. But seeing in the multitude of Counsel there is safety, sure no Church would so proceed without the advice of the Presbytery, or of a Sister-Church at least. Q. Suppose a Member should think himself Oppressed by the Church; or should be Unjustly dealt with; either Withdrawn from, or Excommunicated, has he no Relief left him? Answ. We believe he hath Relief; and also, that there is no Church infallible, but may Err in some points of Faith, as well as in Discipline. And the way proposed, and agreed to, in a general Assembly, held in London, 1692, of the Elders, Ministers, and Messengers of our Churches, we approve of, which is this; viz. The grieved or injured Person may make his Application to a Sister-Church for Communion; and that Church may send some Brethren in their names, to that Congregation that have dealt with him, and they to see if they can possible restore him to his place; but if they cannot, then to report the matter charged, with the Proofs, to the Church that sent them: and if that Congregation shall, after a full Information, &c. be persuaded the Person was not orderly dealt with, they may receive him into their Communion. Of such that cause Divisions; or Unduely separate themselves from the Church This I find is generally asserted by all Congregational Divines, or worthy men, i.e. That no person hath power to dismember himself: i.e. He cannot, without great Sin, translate himself from one Church to another; but ought to have a Dismission from that Church where he is a Member:76 provided that Church is orderly constituted, nothing being wanting as to any Essential of Salvation; or of Church-Communion: But if not, yet he ought to endeavour to get his orderly Dismission. Nor is every small Difference in some points of Religion, (or Notions of little moment,) any grounds for him to desire his Dismission. That he cannot, nor ought not to Translate himself, see what Reverend Writer saith:77 He cannot, saith he, for many Reasons: 1. It is not Decent, much less an Orderly going away; but very unmannerly, and a kind of running away. 2. Such a Departure is not approved of in Families, or Civil Societies.78 3. It destroys the Relation of Pastor and People: For what may be done by one individual Person, may be done by all. 4. What Liberty in this kind belongs to the Sheep, belongs to the Shepherd; much more he may then also leave his Flock at his Pleasure, without giving notice or reason thereof to the Church. 5. It is breaking Covenant with Christ, and with the Congregation, and therefore a great Immorality;79 he being under Obligation to abide stedfastly with the Church; i.e. till the Church judge he hath a lawful Call to go to another Congregation. 6. Itís a Schism: For if there be any such thing in the World, itís of particular Societies. 7. It is a despising the Government of the Church.80 8. It is a particular Memberís assuming to himself thense of the Keys; or rather stealing of them.81 9. There is as much reason Persons should come into a Church when they please, with out asking Consent, as depart when they please. 10. It is very evil and unkind in another Church, to receive such an one, as not doing as they would, or should be dealt with. 11. Such Practices can issue in nothing else than the breach and confusion of all particular Churches; and make them like Parishes. 12. Such Departures cannot be pleaded for in the least, but upon the notion of a Catholick visible Church, wherein all Members and Officers are run into one Organized Church, which will, and must introduce, a Co-ordinate (if not a Subordinate) Pastoral Government, by combination of Elders, over all the Churches; and therefore by Synods and Classes. 13. It is like a Leak in a Ship, which, if not speedily stopped, will Sink at last. 14. It tends to Anarchy, putting an Arbitrary Power in evíry Member. 15. It breaks all Bonds of Love, and raiseth the greatest Animosities between Brethren and Churches. 16. It is a great Argument of some Guilt lying on the Party. Thus the Dr. Again he saith, It is no more in the just Power of a particular Member to dissolve his Church-Relation, than in a Man to kill himself: but by his said withdrawment he doth Schismatically rend himself from his Communion, and so Separate himself Sinfully.82 Quest. What is the just Act of the Church, that cloathes this irregular Separation, with the Formality as it were of an Excommunication. He Answers. (Calling) this a mixt Excommunication i.e. Originally proceeding from, and consists in, the act of the Brother himself, and is the Formality of his Offence; upon which proceeds the just and unviolable act of the Church. The Judgment of the Church publickly declared by the Elder of the Congregation; as the Dr. words it; viz. That A.B. having so and so irregularly and sinfully withdrawn himself from the Communion of the Congregation, we do now adjudge him a Non-member, and one that is not to Communicate with the Church,83 in the Special Ordinances of Communion, till due Satisfaction is given by him.84 Yet we believe, as the Dr.ís Opinion is, that a Church may, (if they find the Case to be warranted by the Word of God; or as it may be circumstanced) give a dismission to a Member, when insisted on, to another regular Church, tho not in every case of small Offence, or dissent in some small points of different Notions, or from Prejudice; for that may tend soon to dissolve any Church: For what Church is it, where every Member is of one mind in every particular case and thing about Notions of Religion? And such that make Divisions, and cause Schisms, or Discord among Brethren, to disturb the Peace of the Church,85 if they cannot be reclaimed, must be marked,86 and dealt with as great Offenders:87 It being one of those things that God hates, and is an abomination to him. Quest. What is a full and lawful Dismission of a Member to another Church, upon his removing his Habitation, or on other warranted Cases. Answ. We answer a Letter Testimonial, or Recommendation of the Person; and if he intends to abide there wholly, to give him up to that Communion, and Fellowship,88 to be watched over in the Lord.89 Of Disorders, or causes of Discords, and how to be prevented, corrected, and removed I. One cause of Discord is, through the Ignorance in some Members of the Rules of Discipline, and right Government;90 particularly when that Rule in Matth. 18. is not followed. But one Person takes up an Offence against another, and speaks of it to this or that Person, before he hath told the Brother offending of it; which is a palpable Sin, and a direct violation of Christís holy Precept: and such must, as Offenders themselves, be in a Gospel-way dealt with. To prevent this, the Discipline of the Church should be taught; and the Members informed of their Duties. II. Another thing that causes Trouble and Disorder in a Church, is want of Love, and tender Affections to one another; as also not having a full sight and sense of the great evil of breaking the Bonds of Peace, and Unity:91 O that all would lay this abominable Evil to Heart, how base a thing it is to break the Peace of a private Family, or Neighbourhood;92 but much more sinful to disturb the Peace of the Church of the living God, and break the bonds of the Unity thereof. Behold, how good, and how pleasant it is, for Brethren to dwell together in Unity!93 But, O how ugly and hateful is the contrary! III. Another disorderly Practice is this, When one Member or another knows of some sinful act, or evils done by one or more Members, and they conceal it;94 or do not act according to the Rule; pretending they would not be lookt upon as Contentious Persons:95 but hereby they may become guilty of other Menís Sins, and also suffer the Name of God, and the Church, to lye under Reproach, and all thro their neglect. This is a great Iniquity. IV. When an Elder, or Church shall know that some persons are Scandalous in their Lives, or Heretical in Judgment, and yet shall bear or connive with them. V. When Members take liberty to hear at other Places, when the Church is assembled to worship God:96 this is nothing less than a breaking their Covenant with the Church, and may soon dissolve any Church: For by the same Rule, one may take that liberty, another; nay, every Member may. Moreover, it casts a Contempt upon the Ministry of the Church, and tends to cause such who are Hearers to draw off, and to be Disaffected with the Doctrine taught in the Church, (they knowing these Dissenters do belong unto it.) I exhort therefore, in the Name of Christ, this may be prevented: And any of you that know who they are, that take this Liberty, pray discover them to the Church. We lay no restraint upon our Members from hearing such, who are found in the Faith at other times. VI. The Liberty that some take to hear Men that are corrupt in their Judgments; and so take in unsound Notions, and also strive to distill them into the Minds of others, as if they were of great Importance. Alas, how many are Corrupted in these days, with Arminianism, Socinianism, and what not. This causes great trouble and disorder. VII. When one Church shall receive a Member or Members of another Congregation without their Consent or Knowledge: Nay such that are Disorderly and may be loose Livers, or cast out for Immorality; or Persons filled with Prejudice without cause. This is enough to make Men Atheists, or contemn all Church Authority, and Religion: For hath not one regular Church as great Authority from Christ as another.97 VIII. Another disorder is, when Members are received without the general Consent of the Church;98 or before good Satisfaction is taken of their Godly Lives, and Conversations: Or when a Church is too remiss in the reception of her Members. IX. Another disorder is, when a Church shall receive a charge against a Member (it being an Offence between Brother and Brother) before an orderly proceed has been made by the offended Person.99 X. When judgment passes with Partiality; some are connived at, out of favour or affection. Levi was not to know his Father or Mother in Judgment. XI. When Members do not constantly and early attend our public Assemblies,100 and the worship of God on the Lordís day especially,101 but are remiss in that matter: This is a great Evil.102 XII. When part of a Church shall meet together as dissatisfied, to consult Church-matters, without the knowledge or consent of the Church, or Pastor. This is disorderly, and tends to division; and such should be marked.103 XIII. Another thing that tends to disquiet the Peace of the Church is, when there are any undue heats of Spirit, or Passion shewed in the Pastor, or others, in managing the Discipline of the Church. Have we not found by experience the sad effect of this? Therefore things must be always managed with coolness, and sweetness of Spirit, and moderation; every Brother having liberty to speak his mind, and not to be interrupted, until he has done; nor above one speak at once.104 XIV. When one Brother or more Dissents in the sentiments of their Minds from the Church, in any matters circumstantial; either in respect of Faith, Practice, or Discipline, and will not submit to the Majority, but raise Feuds;105 nay, will rend themselves from the Church, rather than consent.106 I Query, what reason, or ground, hath any Man to refuse Communion with a Church that Christ hath not left, but hath Communion with? XV. When any member shall divulge, or make known to Persons, not of the Congregation, nor being concerned in those matters, what is done in Church-meetings, the Church in this respect (as well as in others) is to be as a Garden inclosed, a Spring shut up, a Fountain sealed.107 This oft times occasions great Grief, and the disorderly Person should be detected. Is it not a shame to any of a private Family, to divulge the Secrets of the Family? But far greater shame do these expose themselves unto. XVI. Another disorderly Practice is this; viz. When a Member shall suggest, and seem to insinuate into the minds of other Members some evil against their Pastor, yet will not declare what it is; and may only be evil Surmisings, & out of Prejudice; and yet refuses to acquaint the Pastor with what it is:108 This is very abominable, and a palpable violation of the Rule of the Gospel, and Duty of Members to their Minister. Such a person ought to be severely rebukíd; and if he confess not his Evils, and manifesteth unfeigned Repentance, to be dealt with farther. Moreover, it is a great evil in another to hear such base Insinuations, and neither rebuke the Accuser, and so discharge his Duty, nor take two or three more to bring the Person to Repentance. If he deal thus by a private Brother, it is a great Evil, but far worse to an Elder, whose Name and Honour, ought with all Care and Justice, to be kept up, as being more Sacred.109 XVII. Another disorderly Practice is, (which causes much trouble) When the publick Charges of a Church are not equally born but some too much burdened, when others do but little or nothing.110 And also, when every one does not Contribute to the Poor, as God has blessed them, on every Lordís day, or first day of the Week, as he hath Commanded.111 XVIII. Another disorder is this, When Members refuse to communicate with the Church at the Lordís table, because some person or persons, they think are guilty of Evil, and yet they have not proceeded with them according to Rule:112 These either Excommunicate the Church, or themselves, or those Persons at least, they censure unwarrantably. I beseech you for Christís sake, that this may never be any more among you: You ought not to deal thus with them; or refuse your Communion, (tho faulty) until the Church has dismemberíd or withdrawn from them; or at least Suspended them. XIX. When one Member, shall believe, or receive a report against another, before he knows the truth of the matter.113 XX. When an Accusation is brought against an Elder, contrary to the Rule, which ought not be without two or three Witnesses, as to the matter of Fact.114 XXI. When the word of God is not carefully attended upon, on Week, or Lecture days, by the Members generally; tho the said Meeting being appointed by the whole Church.115 XXII. When Days of Prayer and Fasting, and of publick Thanksgiving, or when days of Disciplining are not generally attended upon.116 Lastly, When Gifted Brethren are not duely encouraged: First privately to exercise their Gifts; and being in time approved, called forth to Preach or Exercise in the Church: And when encouragement is not given to bestow Learning also upon them, for their better Accomplishment. What will become of the Churches in time to come, if this be not prevented with speed? What tends to the Glory and Beauty of a true Gospel Church That which Primarily tends to the Glory of a Church is the Foundation on which it is Built, which is Jesus Christ. Now this is a blessed and glorious Foundation.117 I. In respect of God the Father, who laid this Foundation in his eternal Purpose, Counsel, and Decree; Behold I lay in Sion:118 and this is as the result of his infinite Wisdom, Love and Mercy to his Elect. II. In respect had unto Christ himself, who is this Foundation. (1.) He is a Suitable Foundation. 1st. In respect to the Glory of God in all his Attributes. 2ly. In respect to our Good; the answering all our wants, who are united to him, or built upon him. 3ly. In respect of the preciousness of Christ, as a Foundation; a Stone; a precious Stone. 4ly. In respect to the Durableness of it, i.e. a tryed Stone; a sure Foundation.119 Brethren, a Foundation of a House must of necessity be laid; no House can be built without a good Foundation, that will stand firm, and unmovable; it is the strongest part of the Building, and it beareth all the weight of the whole Superstructure: So doth Jesus Christ. III. The Beauty and Glory of a true Church, consists in the true and regular, or right Constitution of it; nothing being wanting that is Essential to it, upon this account. IV. It consisteth in the Excellency, Glory, and Suitableness of the materials ítis Built with, answering to the Foundation, all precious Stones, lively Stones; all regenerated Persons.120 V. In that all the Stones be well Hewed and Squared; all made fit for the Building, before laid in. Were it thus, there would not be so great a Noise of the Hammer and Ax, in Church Discipline, as indeed there is. It was not thus in the Type, I mean in Solomonís Temple.121 VI. Itís Beauty and Glory consisteth in that all the Stones being not only united by the Spirit, to Christ the Foundation, but also to one another in sincere Love and Affection. In whom all the Building, fitly Framed together, groweth up unto an holy Temple in the Lord.122 VII. It consisteth in the Holiness and Purity of the Lives and Conversations of all the Members: Be ye Holy, for I am Holy.123 Holiness becomes thy House, O God, for Ever.124 VIII. It consisteth in the sweet Union and Concord that ought to be in the Church; all like the Horses in Pharoahís Chariot, drawing together:125 Endeavouring to keep the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace.126 By this shall all Men know ye are my Disciples, if you Love one another. IX. In their having the divine Presence with them: Or when the Glory of God fills his Temple.127 X. In keeping out all unsanctified, or unclean Persons, or if they get in, to purge them out by a strict and holy Discipline, or else it will soon lose its Beauty.128 XI. In that Zeal and Equality that should be shewed in all to keep up the Honour, Peace, and Comfort of the Church, and the Ministry thereof.129 XII. In the Administration of right Discipline; to see no neglect nor delaying of Justice, thro carelessness, or Partiality: (1.) No ways partaking of other Mens Sins; which may be done by Conniving at it; (2.) By Lessening or Extenuating of it (3.) By Countenancing, or any ways Incouraging any in Sin. (4.) By not Restoring a Brother, that confesses his Sin when overtaken. (5.) Not bringing in a just Charge against an Offender, nor rebuking him; and yet have Communion with him. 2ly. Not to wrest Judgment, out of itís true and right Channel: Nor to inflict a greater censure than the Law of Christ requires on any. 3ly. Timely to acquit, and discharge a penitent Person. 4ly. Not to do any thing out of Prejudice, but in Love, and Bowels, of affection; and to do all in Christís Name, or by his authority. XIII. To Sympathize with the Afflicted, Succour the Tempted, and Relieving the Poor and Distressed: Rejoicing with them that Rejoice, and Mourning with them that Mourn. XIV. To speak evil of no Man; not only speaking no evil of their Brethren, but of no Man, to his hurt or injury, detracting from his Worth and Honour: See Sirach, Whether it be to Friend or Foe, talk not of other Menís Lives; and if thou canst, without Offence, reveal them not.130 We must not discourse his Faults, unless in a Gospel-way; and that too, to amend the Person, and not out of Passion, or Prejudice to expose him, but out of Love to his Soul. Yet we may speak of the evils of others, (1.) When called to do it, in a Legal or Gospel way; and it is a Sin then to conceal his Crime. (2.) Or when it is to prevent another, who is in danger to be Infected by his Company, or ill Example. (3.) Or in our own just Defence and Vindication. Moreover, consider the evil of Reproaching of others. First as to the causes why some do it. I. One Cause is from want of Love: Nay from Malice; and Hatred. 1. From the Baseness, ill Nature, and Cruelty of the accusers Disposition. 2. íTis occasioned from that itch, of talking and medling in the Affairs of other Men. 3. Or perhaps to raise their own Esteem and Honour, some Degrade their Brother; which is Abominable. Consider it is theft, or Robbery; nay, and Ďtis worse than to Rob a Man of his Goods, because thou takest away that which perhaps thou canst not restore again. Moreover consider, That such who reproach others, lay themselves open thereby to Reproach. 4. Moreover know, he that Receives, or Hearkens to the Scandal, is as Guilty as the Accuser; he is like a person that receives Stolen Goods, and so is as bad as the Thief. This being one of the Grand and Notorious Evils of these Days I speak the more to it. If you abominate this evil, and avoid it, you will shine in Grace and Vertue the more clearly. Alas, in our days, some that would be thought to be great Professers stick not to vilifie Christís Ministers, even some of the best of Men; and are so full of Malice, they care not what wrong they do to their Brethren, nor to the truth it self, or interest of God, and so expose themselves to a lasting shame, and their Spirit, and Practice, to an abhorrance;131 they are like cursed Cham who discovered his Fathers nakedness;132 these persons violate all Laws, both Humane and Divine. 3ly. When they bear one anothers Burdens, and so fulfill the Law of Christ:133 And that you may do this, consider where is that Church in which there are no Burdens to be Born. [Motives thus to do.] 1. Consider what a Burden Jesus Christ hath born for thee. 2. What a Burden thou hast to bear of thine own.134 3. Mayst not thou in some things be a Burden to thy Brethren? 4. Wouldst thou not have others bear thy Burden. 5. May not God cause thee to bear a more heavy Burden; because thou canst not bear thy Brotherís? 6. íTis a fulfilling the Law of Love, nay the Law of Christ.135 XV. The Glory and Beauty of a Congregation, is the more manifest, when the Authority of the Church, and the Dignity of the Pastoral Office is maintained. How great was the Evil of the gain-saying of Corah?136 The Apostle speaks of some that are Selfwilled Presumptious, who are not afraid to speak evil of Dignities.137 God has put a Glory and high Dignity upon the Church and in itís Authority and Power; Whom ye bind on Earth shall be bound in Heaven. Moreover, the Pastoral Office, is an Office of Dignity; they are called Rulers, Angels, Fathers.138 For any therefore to cast contempt on the Church, or Pastor, is a great evil, and a reproach to Christ, and tends to Disorder and Confusion.139 Lastly, When Holiness, Righteousness, Charity, Humility, and all true Piety is prest upon the Consciences of every Member, and appears in the Minister: also that all strive to excell therein, with their uttermost Care and Diligences.140 Know my Brethren, That God loves the Gates of Sion more than all the dwelling places of Jacob.141 Therefore the publick Worship of God ought to be preferred before private. 1. This supposeth there must be a visible Church. 2. And that they frequently meet together to worship God. 3. That they have an orderly Ministry and one ordained Elder, at least, to administer all Publick Ordinances. 4. Moreover, that all Persons have free liberty to assemble with the Church, and to partake of all Ordinances, save those which peculiarly belong to the Church; as the Lordís Supper, holy Discipline, and days of Prayer and Fasting. Then the Church of Old separated themselves from all Strangers.142 Yet others may attend on all other publick Ordinances with the Church; as publick Prayer, Reading, and Preaching the Word and in Singing Godís Praises, as hath formerly been proved. May others my Brethren, join in Prayer with us, and not praise God with us? But, O my Brethren! Let me beseech you to shew your high Value, and Estimation for the publick Worship of God. 1. Since God prefers it thus: Or has so great Esteem of his publick Worship. 2. Because he is said to dwell in Sion; It is his Habitation for ever. The place, where his Honour dwells.143 3. Here God is most Glorified. In his Temple every one speaks of his Glory; My Praise shall be in the great 4. Here is most of Godís gracious presence (as one observes it.) (1.) His effectual Presence, in all Places; Where I record my Name, thither will I come; and there will I bless thee.145 (2.) Here is More of his intimate presence: Where two or three are gathered together in my Name, there am I in the midst of them.146 (3.)He walks in the midst of the seven Golden Candlesticks.147 5. Here are the clearest manifestations of Godís Beauty, which made holy David desire to dwell there for ever.148 See the appearance of Christ to the Churches, Rev. 2. cap. 3. 6. In that it is said, that those that should be Saved, in the Apostles days, God added unto the Church.149 7. Here is most Spiritual Advantage to be got: Here the Dews of Hermon fall, they descend upon the Mountain of Sion. Here God commands the Blessing, even Life for evermore, I will abundantly bless her Provision, and satisfie her Poor with Bread. Here Davidís Doubt was resolved.150 8. Here you received your first spiritual Breath, or Life, many Souls are daily Born to Christ. That good which is most Diffusive, is to be Preferred; but that good which most partake of, is most Diffusive; O magnifie the Lord with me! Let us exalt his Name together.151 Live Coals separated, soon die. 9. Brethren (as a worthy Divine observes) the Church in her publick Worship is the nearest Resemblance of Heaven, especially in Singing Godís Praises. What Esteem also had Godís Worthies of old, for Godís publick Worship? My Soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the Courts of the Lord. How amiable are thy Tabernacles, O Lord of Hosts!152 10. See how the Promises of God run to Sion, or to his Church.153 He will bless thee out of Sion. O let nothing discourage you in your waiting at the Posts of Christís Door.154 David desired Rather to be a Door-Keeper in the House of God, than to Dwell in the Tents of Wickedness.155 Yet nevertheless do not neglect, for the Lordís sake, private Devotion; viz. Secret, and Family Prayer: O pray to be fitted for publick Worship! Come out of your Closets to the Church:156 What signifies all you do in Publick, if you are not such that keep up the Worship of God in your own Families? O neglect not Prayer, Reading, and Meditation! And take care also to Educate and Catechise your Children; and live as Men and Women that are dead to this World; and walk for the Lordís Sake as becomes the Gospel.157 See that Zeal and Knowledge go together; a good Conversation and a good Doctrine go together. These Two together, are better than One. Brethren, he that makes the Word of God his Rule, in whatsoever he doth, and the Glory of God his end in what he doth shall have the Spirit of God to be his strength. This is like Solomonís Three-fold Cord, that will be One, or it will be Three; it canít be Two; nor can it be broken.158 The Solemn Covenant of the Church of Christ, meeting in White-street, at itís Constitution; June, 5, 1696 We who desire to walk together in the Fear of the Lord, do, through the Assistance of his Holy Spirit, profess our deep and serious Humiliation for all our Transgressions. And we do also solemnly, in the Presence of God, of each other, in the Sense of our own Unworthiness, give up our selves to the Lord, in a Church state according to the Apostolical Constitution that he may be our God, and we may be his People, through the Everlasting Covenant of his Free grace, in which alone we hope to be accepted by him, through his blessed Son Jesus Christ, whom we take to be our High Priest, to justify and sanctify us, and our Prophet to teach us; and to subject to him as our Law-giver, and the King of Saints; and to conform to all his Holy Laws and Ordinances, for our growth, Establishment, and Consolation; that we may be as a Holy Spouse unto him, and serve him in our Generation, and wait for his second Appearance, as our glorious Bridegroom.159 Being fully satisfied in the way of Church-Communion, and the Truth of Grace in some good measure upon one anothers Spirits, we do solemnly join our selves together in a Holy Union and Fellowship, humbly submitting to the Discipline of the Gospel, and all Holy Duties required of a People in such a Spiritual Relation.160 1. We do promise and ingage to walk in all Holiness, Godliness, Humility, and Brotherly Love, as much as in us lieth to render our Communion delightful to God, comfortable to our selves, and lovely to the rest of the Lordís People.161 2. We do promise to watch over each otherís Conversations, and not to suffer Sin upon one another, so far as God shall discover it to us, or any of us; and to stir up one another to Love and good Works; to warn, rebuke, and admonish one another with Meekness according to the Rules left to us of Christ in that Behalf.162 3. We do promise in an especial manner to pray for one another, and for the Glory and Increase of the Church, and for the Presence of God in it, and the pouring forth of his Spirit on it, and his Protection over it to his Glory.163 4. We do promise to bear one anotherís Burdens, to cleave to one another, and to have a Fellow-feeling with one another, in all Conditions both outward and inward, as God in his Providence shall cast any of us into.164 5. We do promise to bear with one anotherís Weakness, Failings, and Infirmities, with much Tenderness, not discovering to any without the Church, nor any within, unless according to Christís Rule, and the Order of the Gospel provided in that case.165 6. We do promise to strive together for the Truths of the Gospel, and Purity of Godís Ways and Ordinances, to avoid Causes, and Causers of Division, endeavouring to keep the Unity of the Spirit in the Bond of Peace; Ephes. 4.3.166 7. We do promise to meet together on Lordís Days, and at other times, as the Lord shall give us Opportunities, to serve and glorify God in the way of his Worship, to edify one another and to contrive the good of the Church.167 8. We do promise according to our Ability (or as God shall bless us with the good things of this World) to Communicate to our Pastor or Minister, God having ordained that they that Preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel. (And now can any thing lay a greater obligation upon the Conscience, than this Covenant, what then is the Sin of such who violate it?)168 These and all other Gospel Duties we humbly submit unto, promising and purposing to perform, not in our own Strength, being conscious of our own Weakness, but in the Power, and Strength of the Blessed God, whose we are, and whom we desire to serve: To whom be Glory now and for evermore. Amen. 1Act. 2.41, 42, 43, 44. Act. 8.14. Act. 19.4, 5, 6. Eph. 1.1, 2 and 2.12, 13, 19. Col. 1. 2, 4, 12. I Pet. 2.5. Act. 5.13, 14. Rom. 6.17. Heb. 6.1, 2. 2Rom. 6. 3, 4, 5. I Pet. 2.4, 5, 6. Eph. 2.20, 21. Col. 2.19. 3Psa. 66.16. Act. 11.4, 5, 6, &c., 23, 24. I Pet. 3.15. II Cor. 8.5. Jer. 50.5. 5I Pet. 5.1, 2. 6I Tim. 3.2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. Tit. 1. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10. Tit. 1.7. Act. 6.6. I Tim. 5.22. I Cor. 9.16, 17. 7Act. 20. 31, 35. 8II Tim. 2.15. 9II Cor. 4.1, 2. I Tim. 3. 11II Tim. 4.2. 12II Cor. 5.19. 13Act. 20.20, 27. 14Pro. 27.23. I Thes. 5.15. 15I Tim. 4.12. 16Jam. 2.4. I Tim. 5.21. I Pet. 5.3 and 5.6. 17Act. 6.1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10. 18Act. 5. 7, 8, 9, 10. 19I Cor. 16.2. 21I Thess. 5.25. 23II Cor. 2.16. 24I Cor. 16.9. 25I Tim. 4.3, 4, 5. 26II Cor. 3.19, 20. 27I Thes. 3.13. 28I Tim. 5.17. 29Heb. 13.5, 17. 30Jer. 20.10. Zeph. 2.8. II Cor. 11.21, 23. 32I Cor. 9.7, 8. 35Mat. 10.9, 10. 36See Dr. Owenís Ephod, p.21, 22. 37II Tim. 4.16, 17, 18. 41I Tim. 3. 42Tit. 1.5, 6, 7. 43Act. 20.17, 27, 28. 45I Cor. 14.33, 38. 46Psa. 66.16. Act. 9.26, 27. 47III Joh. 9, 10. 48Rom. 14. 17, 19. I Pet. 3.15. 49I Cor. 14.40. 50Rom. 15.1, 2. 51Act. 11.2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 52Act. 2.47 and 5.11, 15. 53Act. 16.5. II Thes. 1.3, 6. 54I Cor. 5.4, 5. 55II Thes. 3.6, 14. 56I Cor. 5.7. 57II Thes. 3.11, 12. 58Psa. 15. 1, 3. 59II Thes. 3.12. 60II Thes. 2.6. 61II Thes 2.14, 15. 65I Cor. 5. 67I Tim. 5.24. Act. 5.11. Jud. 23. I Cor. 5. II Cor. 7.11. 69See Poolís Annot. on I Cor. 11.19. 70II Pet. 2.1. 72I Tim. 1.19, 20. 74II Cor. 2.6, 7. 75I Tim. 5. 77Dr. Chauncy, p.339. 78Phil. 1.27. Tit. 2.10. 80Act. 2.42. I Cor. 12.6, 14. 7.5. 1.20, 21, 25. 82Jude 19. I Cor. 1.10 and 3.3 and 11.18. Heb. 10.22, 23, 25. 83Rom. 9.17, 18. IIThess. 3.6, 14, 15. 85II Tim. 2.23. 86II Thes. 3.14. 88Rom. 16.1, 2. 91John 13.12, 17. Eph. 4.3. 92Heb. 13.1. Eph. 4.31, 32. and 5.2. 93Psa. 132.1. Jam. 3.16. 94Act. 5.3, 8. 97II Pet. 2.2. 103I Cor. 13.25. Rom. 16.17. 104II Tim. 2.25. 106Jam. 3.14, 16. 108Rom. 1.29. I Tim. 6.4. Zech. 7.10. I Tim. 5.19. 109I Tim. 5.19. 110I Cor. 8.14. 111I Cor. 16.2. 114I Tim. 5.19. 115Isa. 55.3. Act. 2.1, 2. Act. 10.33. 117I Cor. 3.4. 120I Pet. 2.5, 6. 121I Kings 6.7. 122Eph. 2.19, 20, 21. 123I Pet. 1.16. 127Exod. 20.24. Mat. 18.20. 128I Cor. 5.5, 6, 7. 129II Cor. 8.14. Tit. 3.2. 131III John 9, 10. 136Numb. 22.7, 21. Jude 11. 137II Pet. 2.10. 139I Tim. 3.5. Act. 23.5. 140Psa. 110.3. I Pet. 1.25. 143Psa. 132.13. Psa. 26.8. 150Psa. 132.13 and 130.15 and 73.1 and 87.5. 152Psa. 84.1, 2. 155Psa. 51.3. Prov. 8.34. Psa. 26.14. Psa. 87.4. 156Mat. 6.6. Jer. 10.25. 157Eph. 6.4. Phil. 1.27. 158Eccl. 4.9, 10, 11, 12, 13. 159Ezek. 16.6, 8. II Cor. 8.5. Hos. 2.23. II Cor. 6.16. 160Exod. 26.3, 4, 6. Isa. 62.5. Psa. 122.3. Eph. 2.23. Eph. 4.16. I Pet. 2.5. Psa. 93.5. Isa. 55.8. Luke 1.74, 75. 161II Cor. 7.1. I Tim. 6.10. II Pet. 1.6,7. Act. 20.19. Phil. 2.3. John 13.34 and 15.12. 162I Pet. 1.22. Lev. 19.17. Heb. 10.24, 25. I Thes. 5.14, 15. Rom. 1.15. 163Eph. 6.18. Lam. 5.16. Col. 4.12. 164Gal. 6.2. Heb. 12.12. Heb. 13.3. Rom. 12.15. II Cor. 11.29. 165I John 3.17, 18. Gal. 6.1. I Thes. 5.14. Rom. 15.12. Eph. 4.31, 32. 166Jude 3. Gal 5.1. Tit. 3.9, 10. III John 5, 10. 167Heb 3.10 and 10.25. Mal. 3.16. Rom 14.18 and 15.16. 168II Cor 9.7, 8, 9, 12, 13. Gal. 6.6.
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WEBB CITY, MO.--- Callie Snyder usually drops her little sister Emily off at school. A recent change to the Webb City High School parking lots has made her commute a little different. "We usually just dropped her off at the pool doors because it was easier for me to go to school that way. But right now since we have to use this lot, it makes it kind of a hassle because everyone is using this lot so it makes it more crowded," states Callie Snyder, Drops Sister Off at School. School administrators converted the parking lot on the North side of the building to a bus only turn around and faculty parking area, meaning that site is no longer a parent drop off spot. "The bus drivers, whenever they would use the North lot there was a blind spot there where kids leave the building. And when they leave obviously they are in a hurry to get out of here at the end of the day and it presented some issues with our bus drivers and it was really a student safety concern more than anything," states Shawn Mayes, WCHS Assistant Principal. It's a preventative measure school administrators say makes bus drivers feel more confident. "I know that our drivers really like it and for them, we were fortunate that nothing ever happened where it used to be so for them I think it takes a little bit of pressure off of them, they've got enough pressure on them," states Mayes. While the change makes for a lot of happy bus drivers, those making the drop off are still adjusting. "It used to be a little shorter before, but now since everyone's using this a lot, it makes it a lot harder and so it's a lot longer," states Callie. However, Callie adds she doesn't mind the extra drive time if it means students like her little sister can get to and from school a little easier. "Yeah, I agree it's a lot better because it's a lot safer for kids. Plus if there is buses over there we don't want the bus driver to not see a kid and get hit," states Callie. Converting the North parking lot also added an additional 50 spaces for faculty use only.
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The Year in School News in Fox Point and Bayside Rick Monroe's retirement from the Nicolet was the biggest news, but plenty more happened during 2012. A rare perfect ACT score was among the school news highlights in 2012 for Fox Point and Bayside, which also saw one administrator retire and another retained over some parental objections. Here is a summary of the top school stories of the year: Nicolet High School District Administrator Rick Monroe announced his retirement in mid-December, effective at the end of the school year. He desires to spend more time on personal pursuits, such as volunteering and visiting his family. Back in January, the Fox Point-Bayside School District gave a two-year contract extension to District Administrator Rachel Boechler. Some parents objected after a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel report revealed the Boechler did not immediately reveal an affair between a student and a teacher while a counselor at Wauwatosa East in the 1990s. Some teachers also criticized her management style, but board members were strong in their support of Boechler. The 2012 homecoming week at Nicolet was a newsmaker. First came controversy when a group of seniors decided to circumvent the planned dress-up day with their own theme of "LAX (Lacrosse) Bros and Preppy Hoes.” That was followed by vandalism, cancellation of the annual homecoming pep rally and the arrest of a former school board member for disorderly conduct at a gathering in the school parking lot following the football game. In April, the school’s football coach, Brad Kozaczuk, resigned from teaching and coaching and called the school “unsafe.” Later, video surfaced of an altercation he had with a student. The video shows him arguing with the student, though it doesn’t appear he made physical contact. Positive achievements in 2012 Nicolet High School junior Annie Jen learned that she was one of the few students in the country to earn a perfect score of 36 on the ACT college prep exam. Nationally, about 0.1 percent of students reach that score. Almost two dozen Nicolet students had artwork on display in a special exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum in February, based on their awards in The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards National Program. Maple Dale fourth-grader Casey O’Hare received a special visit from North Shore firefighters after she won honorable mention for the poster design she submitted to the Wisconsin Alliance for Fire Safety annual Fire Safety Poster Contest. St. Eugene students produced a creative “movie trailer” to promote the introduction of iPads into the classroom. After 27 years at Nicolet High School, science teacher Gary Stresman announced his retirement from the school, but not teaching. He and his wife Kathy, a former guidance counselor in the Maple Dale-Indian Hill School District, were planning to move to Thailand to teach.
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May 11, 2012 What’s the latest with the Freeman Chumpcar? Alright here goes, with our old rear drum brakes completely destroyed and not worth repair, we decided that replacing rear brake drums and changing to rear disc brakes would greatly benefit us. One trip to the local pick and pull, and we were well on our way. Rear discs are beneficial for multiple reasons, better stopping power, better heat dissipation, and far simpler to work on. Our new apprentice, installed the new/used brakes and bled the brake system for us. This was quite the task, because the trailing arms must be replaced with the disc brakes. Our lead technician installed the driver side axle, and attempted to install the passenger side and found that it would not mesh with the new trailing arms. Realizing there was a potential problem, we decided to try installing anther axle from a spare set of trailing arms we had. This posed a bit of a problem as the axle nut would not come off which kept us from removing the spare axle. After soaking it in lubricant the nut will still not budge. This unfortunately require a bit of force. We grabbed an impact driver to help us remove the nut. An impact driver is designed to be used for this type of problem. It works in conjunction with a hammer moving in either a clockwise or counterclockwise direction depending on user settings. When it is struck with a hammer it moves in the preset direction dispersing the force of impact from the hammer in the intended direction on or off. After a few swings, Colby did not have any luck, so Nick who’s always up for a challenge asked if he could give it a try. Nick is a skilled technician, in this instance though, he misjudged his timing with the hammer and struck his hand. Which brought our day to a halt. Since this incident we have not been able to get the axle in and will be removing the trailing arm and pressing the new axle in.
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3 Oratorians were ordered to "spend time in prayer" at 3 separate monasteries hundreds of miles apart and indefinitely. Of the 3, Fr. Dermot Fenlon (described by the Oratory's own spokesman as "entireley guiltless of any wrong doing whatsoever") remains silenced and in exile. This blog is an archive of publications about the scandal at Newman's Oratory. It aims to bring out the facts, of the great injustice suffered by the 3, particularly the cruel treatment of Fr. Dermot Fenlon. Fr. Dermot Fenlon Fr. Philip Cleevely Br. Lewis Berry John Smeaton blogs : 'As I said in June: 'Everything covered up will be uncovered at the Birmingham Oratory'. It could not be more important for a proper understanding of this scandal that, according to the spokesman for the Birmingham Oratory, these men are 'are entirely guiltless of any wrong-doing whatsoever' . Please alert your friends to the plight of the Birmingham Three'. We ask our readers worldwide for prayers and Masses, please, as the crisis deepens and the situation at the Birmingham Oratory appears to be going into freefall Free the Birmingham 3: Justice for Fr. Fenlon
We've been hard at working getting some pretty important features done in the past couple weeks. Garrett has been hard at work with GUI, Building, Eating, and just about everything that has to actually do with making a game and not an engine. Code Monkey Log: -Consumable Layer (Potions, Food, etc) -Dwarfs finally eat -Bare Bones UI -More ??? Coding We should hopefully have a video soon showing off some of the new features that have been implemented. If you guys haven't already checked it out a new episode of Pixel Pusher's is up. We did not get a chance to do an interview on that episode however we managed to catch the guys at Exit Strategy Entertainment over the weekend and chat about them on their current up and coming game, Pirates of New Horizon. For fans of the game we may even have a couple exclusive* reveals. Something along the lines of cats, Nintendo, and middleware. Pixel Pushers 02 audio - French Rice Games - Indie DB Pixel Pushers - Exit Strategy Entertainment audio - French Rice Games - Indie DB The guys at Exit Strategy are doing an amazing job and creating a really interesting and unique action platformer. If you have not taken time to check out Pirates of New Horizon I would highly recommend you visit their Main Page and Indie/Moddb Profile. As always don't forget to follow us on witter, Facebook, Moddb, IndieDB, and Blogger. Wednesday, January 26, 2011 Sunday, January 23, 2011 Monday, January 10, 2011 So it seems like we have a winner. After many votes it was a close win between Tomasi, the_chuck_noris, and irpwnu2. And of course who would have guessed that good old Mr. Chuck Norris came out on top. Congrats the_chuck_norris your name will forever been engraved on the walls of Valhalla and you are the winner of eternal glory. Yes, eternal glory. Now that the stage is set, and our hero has been chosen be prepared for an epic battle in the coming month (great way to kick off the new year with a potential roundhouse kick eh?). Also if anyone disputes the poll... And yes, it did happen. Onto slightly just as exciting news and somewhat disappointing. Garrett has decided to create a whole library for displaying the game's UI as opposed to using premade libraries. This will allow us for more flexibility over the UI as the game progresses with adding new features and modifying existing ones as opposed to hacking together a UI that would be easier to make in the short term but be much more difficult to modify and add when the time comes. This also means unfortunately that a playable version to the public won't be happening until Garrett has the libraries finished. So please direct your complaints to Garrett's Moddb/IndieDB profile if you want a public build out faster. I'll just casually leave the this link down here PLEASE CLICK ME IF YOU WANT YOUR PUBLIC BUILD We wanted to also take this news post to introduce our Official French Rice Games' Podcast - Pixel Pushers. It will be a weekly podcast keeping our community up to date with Survivor's of Ragnarok, Moddb/IndieDB News and our personal love for League of Legends. We were fortunate enough to catch Gavin Stevens, the Lead Designer on Overdose, and have a pretty heated debated on Pixels vs Shaders. If you guys havent already checked out Overdose I would highly advise you head on over to their homepage or Moddb/Indie profile. They have been doing an amazing job with Overdose and from what Gavin has told us about the game we are very much looking forward to getting our hands on it when it is open to the public. The content they have posted on their pages will blow your minds away. Even more so if you wrap your heads around the fact that at it's core it is the same engine that ran Quake 2. We really want to thank them for joining us on the Podcast and hope you guys keep an eye out on them. Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Moddb, IndieDB, and Blogger.
Metaphors; or: A Headless Rat At first, the deterioration of their relationship didnít matter much to Sue and Greg. It came with a wealth of significant images, brooding symbols of doom serving as a safeguard against real suffering. Gregís worn toothbrush with its chewed-on bristles: Fresh passion turned limp and a bit yellow. The espresso powder he kept forgetting in the espresso machine, where it congealed into a solid patty: Heat and aroma turned into dried out trash. As long as they agreed on the meaning of the images, they couldnít really separate, could they? Once, when he shifted back and forth on top of her (he still called it “making love”), the bed frame creaked, a corner of the mattress dropped to the floor, they tumbled with the mattress, his chin hitting her shoulder, both their legs sticking in the air, and at the same time, an ambulance drove by outside—emergency, our love is dying! They both recognized the scene, her gaze locked with his, and they laughed, reunited for a moment. * * * Sue began to panic when Greg stopped seeing the images and coincidences mirroring their common truth. The knowing glances between them died out. They sat outside the Kiva Han, let the cars and buses roar past them, and had a cappuccino each when their girlfriend Bev came along, rammed her newbornís stroller between their chairs, and joined them for a chat. Weaving her dreadlocks around her fingers, Bev asked them how they were doing, what they were doing, what they would be doing next week, next year. Bev wasnít close enough a friend to know that Sue and Greg argued about the sticky shelves in the fridge, the endless process of her graduation, or his habit of flossing his teeth in public. No, Bev didnít know of these things and kept addressing the couple using the plural “you.” She smoked, her arm poking into the air as she maximized the cigaretteís distance to her sleeping newborn in the stroller. “First thing we had to do after we got the house in Arizona,” she said, “was to get rid of the scorpions. They were everywhere. We couldnít move in for a month.” She took a drag from her cigarette and blew out the smoke immediately. “I thought, sorry scorpions, but youíre a danger to me and my child. Youíve got to die. Sorry.” Sue stared at her cappuccino. The scoop of milk foam on top seemed to grow into a white mushroom cap with brown chocolate dots. Perfect foam, she thought. Sweet, yet empty. Itíll inflate and go bad very soon. What a perfect match for this conversation. She glanced up at Greg, expecting him to look back at her, to join her in silent appreciation of the phenomenon, but he didnít. He flashed his teeth at Bev, his fingers touching his chin, and nodded as if her chatter unraveled the very essence of the universe. * * * Released from the combined force of her and Gregís appreciation, the world ceased to be remarkable to Sue. Dust became dust, the smelly trashcan remained just that, rain became droplets teaming up to soak a woolen coat, and that was it. Now that she perceived the world alone, it became indifferent, even hostile. One evening she said, swaying back and forth on the high heels sheíd felt like wearing, “It canít just end like this.” Greg rummaged around in the bathroom. “I canít find it. What did you just say?” “It canít end like this. The tree in the garden should combust. A dead bird should splat between our plates when we eat outside. Something should happen that tells us itís over.” Greg came out of the bathroom. “What? Sorry, I didnít hear you.” Sue didnít say anything. “Anyway,” he said, “look what I found.” He held up a plastic stick with yellowing bristles on top. His old toothbrush. “I need something to clean the disposal. Thereís a rubber band in there, or something.” He bent over the sink and poked around in the disposal. His hand with the toothbrush disappeared halfway in the hole. Sue stood next to him, where the switch for the disposal sat below the countertop. Greg yanked at something inside the disposal, cursing under his breath. She caressed the switch with her fingers. She thought, the stuck disposal is my heart that can take no more junk. He should let warm water flow over it, or gently strip away the stuck rubber, but all he has is his old toothbrush. She squeezed the switch between thumb and index finger and imagined the whirr, the disposal going chomp-chomp-chomp, Gregís shoulder jerking back and forth, his wide eyes. Blood mingling with water in the steel sink, his white skin, hairs on his arm blacker than usual, and more blood. Bone? What a good, honest image. She let go of the switch. “Good idea,” she said. “To use the toothbrush.” She let one of her heels click on the kitchen tiles. * * * Between them in the shallow water lay a headless rat, black and sleek. Its bloodless paws clawed at the air. Transparent intestines dangled out of its rectum and, intertwined with the pink tail, floated in the water as it merged with the beach. The sun emerged from behind a cloud and illuminated the ratís shimmering fur. “This,” said Sue. “What I wanted to tell you. This.” Greg sneered. “Subtle.” Sue asked, “What?” Greg laughed, two dry syllables. In the end, he looked tired. “I know weíre through,” he said. “But,” he nudged the rat with his foot, “does it really have to be that obvious?” Return to Archive
Clays are naturally occuring minerals formed in nature. Clays exhibit plasticity when mixed with water in certain proportions. When dry, clay becomes firm and when fired in a kiln, permanent physical and chemical reactions occur. These reactions, among other changes, cause the clay to be converted into a ceramic material. Because of these properties, clay is used for making pottery items, both utilitarian and decorative. Different types of clay, when used with different minerals and firing conditions, are used to produce earthenware, stoneware and porcelain. Experimentation with texture, slips, glazes and bare clay bodies in atmospheric firings, have led my work to a land where they are functional and mischievous, serious and giggling, straight faced and winking all at the same time. My Pottery exists to serve the users needs while adding a spark of the unusual to their day. I think of my work in clay as drawings with a function. My ceramic forms are simple, and serve as ground for the fun part: sgraffito. My designs are inspired by nature, and my renderings of classic motifs like leaves, flowers and birds, are stylized and almost cartoon-like. I love the beauty and functionality of stoneware. In addition to its sturdiness, it is perfect for embellishment. The shapes and colors of my pottery echo what I see in the gardens and woods around my home. In creating art my goal is to move the viewer and/or user of my work. I intend to abstractly evoke emotions of peace, monumentality, and beauty with my work. I want my work to possess an inspirational presence. I am attempting to mimic the emotions triggered in me by my sources of inspiration. My muses reside in nature, old New England mills, and art, and I immerse myself in as much as possible. As an artist, I see myself as an alchemist or shaman, manifesting new forms with my hands from earth, water and fire. I use magical and sacred symbols to adorn my work representing transcendence to the sacred and the invocation of deeper meaning in all things around us. I like the idea of capturing a specific moment in time by freezing the flame mark with water. It is really tricky to freeze at the right moment. If the pot is too hot it cracks. If the pot is too cool the glaze looks boring. If it's just the right temperature the glaze effect can be magical. It is this magic that keeps me searching… My pots are handbuilt, pinching up each layer of rolled coil to build form. Pinching is a slow, rhythmic process that allows time to envision a piece while working, and the resulting texture is intrinsic to the building process. I approach the surface of a pot as a painter, brushing colored slips over the raw terracotta surface, layering multiple glazes after bisquing. I aim for the speed, the pulse, and the tempo of making to be revealed in the pot. Follow us on and Frog Hollow Vermont State Craft Center, 85 Church Street, Burlington, VT 05401 phone (802) 863-6458 fax (802) 863-6506 This website was partially funded with grants from and website by triangulus
- FrontPage Magazine - http://frontpagemag.com - Bayh and Axelrod’s Pathetic Defense of the Indefensible Eric Holder Posted By JE Tabler On February 1, 2010 @ 10:00 am In NewsReal Blog,Uncategorized | No Comments “He’s a good man,” according to Evan Bayh (D-IN), the king of equivocation, in response to Chris Wallace’s question about the kind of job Attorney General Eric Holder is doing, particularly with regard to fighting terrorism. Bayh squirmed on yesterday’s Fox News Sunday as he barely managed to answer Wallace’s question about whether he would vote to fund the 9/11 trials in New York City. (He said that he would not, because the trials would be too costly.) This is the senator who was “agnostic” about the public option (until he voted for it), so one should not expect a straight answer from him to any question. Still, amidst calls for Holder’s resignation and/or firing, this is the best defense one can offer for Holder’s job performance: “He’s a good man?” Even if Holder were a good man, which I do not believe him to be, that is not a qualification for the post of Attorney General. Lamar Alexander (R-TN) called for Holder to testify before Congress regarding his decision to Mirandize Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab and try him in civilian court. Oh, and he also called for Holder’s resignation. Let’s see: so far Eric Holder has dismissed the most flagrant case of voter intimidation in modern history, his Justice Department has systematically spammed and libeled bloggers, he turned the War on Terror into a law enforcement issue by trying enemy combatants captured on the battlefield in civilian court, he chose to try KSM in New York City, right near Ground Zero, he embarked on a crusade against the CIA, and he has consistently shirked any and all accountability for his actions. Eric Holder has had a year to do something – anything – right, or even anything defensible. When Senator Can’t-Utter-an-Unkind-Word is incapable of coming up with anything resembling a solid defense of the Attorney General, it is time for a new one. David Axelrod didn’t do a much better job defending Holder than Bayh did yesterday, and that’s his job: to make him appear defensible. If AG Holder’s actions are, in fact, defensible, he should have no problem testifying about them before Congress. Maybe he can defend himself better than Bayh and Axelrod. Article printed from FrontPage Magazine: http://frontpagemag.com URL to article: http://frontpagemag.com/2010/je-tabler/bayh-and-axelrod%e2%80%99s-pathetic-defense-of-the-indefensible-eric-holder/ Copyright © 2009 FrontPage Magazine. All rights reserved.
POSTED: NEW, 2008 Lordi Rocktaurant Review after the remodel and new chef I’ve now seen everything. A couple nights ago I went to the new Rovaniemi Restaurant called Lordi’s Rocktaurant. Those who aren’t familiar with the group (which I wasn’t until my 80s hair band fanatic of a boyfriend educated me on this type of music) Lordi is a Finnish band from Rovaniemi who won the Eurovision competition in 2006 and will be on the Ozzfest tour this summer. About six months ago they opened up a restaurant in Rovaniemi, Finland that is really a sight to see- it’s like nothing I have ever seen before. Below you’ll find a review of this restaurant (or should I say Rocktaurant) as well as photos. You can view more photos of the restaurant on my flickr account. The Atmosphere: This is the main reason for people to come. It is really like no other place. You walk in to the restaurant and are greeted by 80s music (both good and bad depending on your taste in music) and a bunch of scary mannequins of the band members. The tables were like knights and castles type of feeling. (the photos help describe this) There is no hostess or waiter to greet you, you just walk in and pick a seat. The bar downstairs was really cool but it wasn’t open yet. We just walked around. Kind of a basement type area with lots of band photos and memorabilia on the walls- all stuff out of the 80s. (Matti was quite at home) They serve cider so I’m on board. But, again, it wasn’t open. The Service: One important thing to note, if you are American and used to the fast pace of our restaurant and service industry you’ll be caught off guard. Finland is not a big eating out culture the way we are in the U.S.- you just have to be patient and go with it. You will get your food! That being said. Waiters don’t come serve you but rather you pick up a menu and are given specific instructions on the table to walk up and place your order when you’re ready. This is just my opinion but this seems to be more of laziness of the employees than doing us a service…but that could also be my American restaurant going background. The place was not busy in the least and at a sit down restaurant I would never expect to get up and place my order…again, these are my opinions The Menu/Food: You can view on the website the full menu but just a review on what we all ordered. (there was English on the menu which was a plus!) You order your meal and you pick a sauce. This process of sauce picking was not explained well. I was not aware of what my sauce was for- the chicken, the salad, on top, on the side. I got the chicken and ordered tomato sauce because it was the only one that I recognized next to Garlic (and again, I didn’t know how it was going to be served). The chicken was great but it is not meant to be served with tomato sauce! I could eat it but will never do that again. The salad had peppers, onions, etc. in it. Matti and his friend ordered the kebabs which they LOVED- both licked their plates clean! Another one of our friends ordered the flat bread- the consensus around the table was that it had no taste. I didn’t try it but they all said it just didn’t taste like anything- not bad, not good, just no flavor (heavy air I called it). Pricing on the items was cheap compared to other restaurants in Finland- our total bill for the chicken and Matti’s Kebab was about 23 euros ($26 or so). We were full but I wasn’t stuffed. Matti and his friend with their kebabs were STUFFED! Oh and your salad can be served on a plate or in a skull bowl like I have below… Location: I would say the biggest struggle this place will experience is a small location. Rovaniemi is a rather small city and the band is not quite at the level of stardom to have people coming from all over to experience the restaurant experience. though the band is from the town, after a while the atmosphere will not be able to drive customers…it will rest on food and service which…I don’t think will do it. After you get past the atmosphere (which I still haven’t) it is just a regular place with okay food. Overall: For a tourist it is a must because it is just so crazy inside and a real visual experience. They need to improve service and food offerings for it to make it. If you had a different (better or worse) experience feel free to post a comment. My boyfriend loved it because he loved the food, he’s local and loves that type of music (and the lead singer is an good friend of his brother’s). His review would probably be different. So, take it as you will and if you go…take a camera!! - LEAVE A COMMENT on Frozen-Reindeer about your experiences at the restaurant - View the Rocktaurant website Hei Hei and Hyvaa Ruokahalua (Bon Appetit!)
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1. "Man of Sorrows, what a name for the Son of God who came. Ruined sinners to reclaim, Hallelujah, What a Savior" 2. Jesus is called a Man of sorrows - Isaiah 53:3 3. We’ve all heard the saying, "Big boys don’t cry" 4. Hopefully, we all know that that statement is not true 5. The Bible tells us of three different occasions on which Jesus cried 6. We can learn a lot about Jesus by looking at these three heart-breaking occasions A. The Occasion 1. Lazarus had become sick and Mary and Martha had sent word to Jesus - John 11:1-6 a) Notice that when Jesus heard of Lazarus’ sickness, he delayed two more days before he left to go help b) Jesus had a plan - Hebrews planned to let Lazarus die and then raise him so that God would be glorified 2. When He arrived, Lazarus had been in the tomb for four days already 3. After Jesus had a conversation with Martha, they called for Mary 4. When Mary arrived, it was too much for Jesus - John 11:32-36 a) "Groaned in the spirit…" To snort with anger like a horse - Violent displeasure b) "was troubled…" to be agitated or disturbed B. What does this teach us about Jesus? 1. He was a man of compassion a) He knew that He was going to bring Lazarus back from the dead but seeing all of those people weeping for him caused Jesus to weep b) Compassion - sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others c) Mark 6:34 d) Jesus knows what it is like to lose a loved one! 2. He can sympathize with our sufferings - Hebrews 4:15 1. Jesus’ tears in this instance were tears of sorrow for the lost 2. Imagine how hard it must have been for Him to see these things before they occurred a) To see the children playing and know that those children’s children would one day be killed by the Romans b) To know that the city itself was going to be completely and ruthlessly destroyed 3. They had brought this destruction on themselves by their rejection of Jesus 4. But Jesus took no comfort in the fact that they were going to be destroyed 1. God takes no joy in punishing the wicked - Just like we, as parents, take no joy in punishing our children 2. What about us? 3. Does it bother us that some (most) of the people that we know are going to be lost? 4. How many tears have we shed for the lost? A. This must be referring to His prayer in Gethsemane - Matthew 26:36-39 1. In these tears, we see Jesus’ humanity 2. He did not look forward to going to the cross 3. The Hebrew writer tells us that He despised the shame of the cross - Hebrews 12:2 a) Notice he endured for the, "joy that was set before Him" b) In these tears we see His love for us! c) Luke 19:10 B. In these tears we see His submission to the Father 1. He desired the will of the Father to be done instead of His will 2. His prayer was answered in that God’s will was done 3. The words of Paul are appropriate here - Philippians 2:5-8 1. The tears of Jesus teach us that He was a… a. Man of Compassion b. Man who cares for the lost c. Man who understands what it means to submit
Dialogism and the Screenplay Davies, Rosamund (2011) Dialogism and the Screenplay. In: Beyond Boundaries: Screenwriting Across Media, Fourth Screenwriting Research Network International Conference, 8-10 Sep 2011, Brussels, Belgium. (Unpublished)Full text not available from this repository. This paper will investigate the potential relevance to screenwriting of Bakhtin‟s (1981) theory of dialogism and the novel. My enquiry is situated within the context of extensive debates over the creative and institutional limitations of the screenplay as blueprint (Geuens 2000, Pasolini 2005, Maras 2009, Staiger 2010, among others). This has resulted in research into scripting as an activity that is not necessarily text based (Maras 2009, Millard 2010, Murphy 2010). My own analysis will however focus on the written script, with reference to my own recent practice in writing a feature film screenplay, as well as to other screenwriters. It will take as a starting point Bakhtin‟s claim that, in contrast to the monologic discourse of myth, discourse within the novel can be polyphonic, or „multivoiced‟: articulating conflicting and multiple levels of meaning and truth. It will then explore the possibilities of a screenplay functioning as a 'multivoiced' text, rather than as a blueprint; the significance of Bakhtin‟s conception of myth, when compared to the use of myth in contemporary theories of screenwriting, and the potential relevance and limitations of his theory of the novel to the screenplay form. I will conclude with what I consider to be the implications of my investigations for the role of the screenplay; the collaboration between writer, director and producer, and to wider discussions of the development of the screen idea. |Item Type:||Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)| |Additional Information:|| Conference programme available at: http://www.screenwriting.be/documents/screenwriting_program.pdf| |Uncontrolled Keywords:||screenwriting, narrative, Bakhtin, dialogism| |Subjects:||P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General)| |School / Department / Research Groups:||School of Humanities & Social Sciences| School of Humanities & Social Sciences > Contemporary Media Arts & New Sciences Research Group School of Humanities & Social Sciences > Department of Communications & Creative Arts |Last Modified:||09 Apr 2013 15:21| Actions (login required)
This week, one of the most important grants of the year was announced, the Emerging Photographer Fund from David Alan Harvey and BURN Magazine. This year, $15,000 is being given away to photographers of any discipline, who are seeking funding to continue their long-term photographic work. I was lucky enough to receive the first of these grants back in 2008 and I can assure you that is well worth your time applying. Last year I wrote a post explaining what the grant had done for me, in terms of my professional development, which you can read here. Earlier this week, one of my most recent projects ‘China’s Fragile Forests’ was published on Burn Magazine. It’s a perfect venue for the work and I thank David for helping the issue reach more people. The deadline for the Emerging Photographer Fund is May 15th, 2012. So, start getting that application together. Or, if you have more images to shoot, stop reading this and get out there taking some pictures! Good luck! For regular readers who have stopped by over the past few weeks, I must apologise for the lack of posts recently. The past couple of months were busier than I expected and blogging kept getting pushed back further and further down my list of things ‘to do’. Needless to say, I am back and will endeavor to post as regularly as possible in the new year. This is a new year’s resolution at the top of my list! First up is an interview that I did for the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting recently, talking about my project from last summer on ‘China’s Fragile Forests’, looking at the current threats to China’s Forests. I hope it gives you some insights into my project and how I approached it. Stay tuned for more updates on this project in the new year! This week the Asia Society and I launched a new collaborative project which brings together 4(!) brand new multimedia pieces, focusing on my Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting on issues surrounding the disspaearance of China’s wetlands. As regular readers here will know, this is is a project that I began last year and have continued to develop, this time with the assistance of the Asia Society. I am excited to launch this new portal as it brings together all 7 multimedia pieces from across China, giving viewers a new in-depth look at the country’s wetlands. You can dip in and view one or two pieces, or go for the full experience and watch all seven. Either way, I very much hope you enjoy the pieces and they help you to understand some of the complex issues which are affecting and threatening the country’s waterways. If you have any questions at all about the production, please feel free to ask them blow in the comments section. “Is it always like this?” I ask one of the park wardens, as I weave my way through the hundreds of tourists, all shuffling to get into the regimented lines funneling them into the park’s gates. “Well, this is peak season. There could be up to 10,000 people going into the park today,” he replies. This is the definition of mass tourism and it is taking place before me on a warm July morning in the mountains of northern Sichuan, at the gates of one of the country’s most famous tourist destinations, the Jiuzhaigou National Park. Nestled high in the remote mountains of northern Sichuan, the Jiuzhaigou National Park is a spectacular area composed a series of valleys, containing a myriad of breathtaking turquoise lakes, rivers and waterfalls. They are surrounded by temperate broad-leaf forests that are home to the giant panda, red panda and golden monkey, among many other species. Its topography has been shaped over millennia by tectonic activity and glacial erosion which has created an entrancing visual setting. It is this unique setting that has caused the rise in popularity of this park since the early 1990s, when it was awarded Unesco World Heritage status. Since then, visitor numbers have increased year by year. In 2007, it was estimated that 2.5 million people visited the Jiuzhaigou Park. As tourists enter, they are bused between popular locations within the boundaries of the protected area. They regularly stop to jump off the buses, take pictures and then immediately return to their transportation to continue to the next spot. Their movements are tightly restricted to boardwalks which result in surprisingly little direct impact to the local ecosystems. The relatively small 720 sq. km. of valleys that make up the park, are arguably the best protected in the whole of China. A woman holds tea leaves collected from a plantation nestled in the remote mountainous valleys of northern Sichuan. Tea plantations are some of the projects being targeted by the EU-China Biodiversity Programme to promote sustainable harvesting in the region. Haze enveloped the mountains as our car pushed further up the steep valleys into northern Sichuan. The green hills that fluttered past our window were a patchwork of forests, cleared areas and fields of maize. The road wound through the vertiginous ravines as we climbed steadily higher, pushing further towards the small town of Pingwu, nestled deep in the mountains. I was travelling with a delegation from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the EU-China Biodiversity Program (ECBP) whose aim was to visit a number of sites in northern Sichuan where they have been sponsoring projects. The goals of these projects are to promote sustainable harvesting as an alternative to the exploitation and unsustainable collection of the forest’s resources that has been occurring in the region for many decades. “China is one of the world’s 12 mega-biodiversity countries, but during the past decades we have had amazing economic development, so we are facing serious problems of biodiversity loss,” explained the UNDP’s Lu Chunming as our car snaked up a hillside to the first of our intended sites. I am really delighted to share the news here on my blog that my multimedia piece, ‘Dongting: A Lake In Flux” recently won 1st Prize in the prestigious British Press Photographer’s Year 2011. These awards highlight some of the best wotk from British photographers working around the world, so am honoured to be included in their list of awardees this year. I am also especially grateful to the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting who sponsored the production of this work last year, as part of my Threatened Waters Project. An exhibition of all the awarded work is now on at the National Theatre in London and runs from the 18th July to the 4th September. If you’re passing by, drop in and see some of the incredible work on show. I begin this month with the first installment from my travels throughout the south-west of China, the region hardest hit by deforestation in the late 20th Century and currently facing the most challenges as the Chinese people struggle to find a balance with their forest resources. Please find below the first of my installments from the field. There are many more to come in the coming weeks. As ever, I look forward to your thoughts! Felled trees in northern Sichuan Province. 2011 Forest ecosystems throughout the world are key to the livelihoods of over 1.6 billion people. They cover 31 percent of the world’s land area, are home to over 300 million people, and contain 80 percent of the world’s terrestrial biodiversity. Thirty percent of forests worldwide also produce both wood and non-wood products that account for a trade of over $300 billion worldwide, per year. It is this trade that is threatening the planet’s remaining forests, as developing nations battle to find a sustainable relationship with their natural resources. Followers of my blog will know that since last summer, I have been working on a project photographing and creating multimedia reports about the state of China’s wetlands, sponsored by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. The above video is the third in a series of seven that I am producing. Four and five are already complete, with six and seven coming very soon, however, I am working with a well known organisation to launch these as one package in the coming months. Much more on this soon… I hope you enjoy the above video which highlights the plight of Dongting Lake, one of China’s most vital water systems. To view the first two installments of these videos, please head to my Vimeo channel here. March 15-27 saw the holding of the Washington DC Environmental Film Festival in America’s capital. It was a showcase of short films made about environmental issues around the world and I was lucky enough to have been invited to show some of my recent work from China, as part of the presentation given by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Even though I wasn’t there myself, this was a wonderful opportunity to spread the message about my work on wetlands issues in China and bring this issue to a new audience. The above video is from the beginning of the Pulitzer Center’s presentation, given by Jon Sawyer, the Pulitzer Center’s Director. I’m proud and flattered that they led their presentation with my recent piece on the plight of Dongting Lake, in central China. You can watch the piece by watching the video above. For more information about the film festival, here is their Missions Statement and outline from their website: The Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital seeks to further the public’s understanding of environmental issues – and solutions – through the power of film and thought-provoking discussions with environmental experts and filmmakers. The Festival is a platform that fosters environmental awareness and action. Founded in 1993, the Environmental Film Festival in the Nation’s Capital has become one of the world’s largest and most influential showcases of environmental film and a major collaborative cultural event in Washington, D.C. Each March the Festival presents a diverse selection of high quality environmental films, including many Washington, D.C., U.S. and world premieres. Documentaries, features, animations and shorts are shown, as well as archival, experimental and children’s films at venues throughout the city. Films are screened at partnering museums, embassies, libraries, universities and local theaters and are attended by large audiences. Selected to provide fresh perspectives on global environmental issues, most Festival films are accompanied by discussions with filmmakers, environmental experts and special guests, including national decision makers and thought leaders, and are free to the public. The Festival’s Web site serves as a global resource for environmental film throughout the year. If you happen to be in Washingotn DC this week, you may want to drop by the Newseum to check out a slideshow that will be on show in the main lobby. The show is being hosted by the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and National Geographic Society to mark World Water Day, showing images from around the world depicting the global water crisis. World Water Day | Newseum | Pulitzer Center I’m very happy to have a couple of my images from China included in the show. The show runs from March 17 to April 1, so should hopefully reach out to many people passing through the main atrium in the Newseum. If you’re in town, stop by and let me know how it looks!
|Chip and Dale, facing right, stand next to a yellow sheet of music to their right, with a greencandle to their left with holly. The background is red with gold border, and then that rectangle is set on a white background with "1/2 c, REDONDA" at the top in gold, and "DECK THE HALLS" in gold at the bottom.| It is one of a series of postage stamp reproductions created for the United States Postal Service. The pin measures 1 1/8" (30 mm) wide by 1 5/8" (40 mm). The backstamp is textured with a "JG&A" logo, plus "JONATHAN GREY & ASSOCIATES, TUSTIN, CA."
This is halarious! Deathstroke will be playable in Arkham Origins That teaser preview really meant something after all. An amazon.com preorder ad has revealed that downloadable post-release content will add Deathstroke as a playable character in Batman: Arkham Origins. The advertisement on Amazon indicates that those who pre-order will receive a $10 Amazon.com credit (standard fare with may preorders) as well as “playable Deathstroke DLC.” Talk about Arkham Origins suggested that the game may include online multiplayer that would see gamers “play as a member of Joker or Bane’s gang while trying to take down Batman and Robin.” These rumors are still unconfirmed, and even if it it is true, it’s unclear whether Deathsroke would factor into multiplayer or be part of the single-player campaign. Deathstoke has seen a recent rise in exposure with his appearances in the Injustice: Gods Among Us games for console and mobile devices, and his portrayal on the hit TV show “Arrow” by Manu Bennett. Deathstroke was previously confirmed as one of the game’s eight main villains and appears in the first teaser trailer. This continues the trend of having certain villains and anti-heroes being playable as The Joker was playable in Arkham Asylum for PlayStation 3 players and Catwoman was playable in Arkham City. Batman: Arkham Origins will hit Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PC and Wii U on October 25th. A full length trailer is forthcoming GameCasa Google+ Hangout / Podcast: 8:30 PM 5/19/2013 Watch live here or on YouTube @ youtube.com/thegamecasa GameCasa Console Interest Survey Please take this survey and spread the word. If we get 100 responses, MTV’s Rakeyohn will fart in your face, live on our next Google Hangout podcast thing! Looks like it could be interesting, but not sure if it will have any staying power. On the other hand, make a decent controller for the iPad or iPhone and I think you’ll have a hit. Anyways, check out the pre-review via Joystiq @ http://www.joystiq.com/2013/04/17/ouya-kickstarter-review/ Batman: Arkham Origins Announced Warner Bros.Games has announced the next title in the Batman: Arkham franchise will be calledBatman: Arkham Origins, which is currently in development for the PC, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Wii U. The game is currently slated for release on October 25 2013, but there’s no mention of the game appearing on other next-gen consoles such as the new Xbox or PS4. Arkham Origins will not be developed by Rocksteady Studios. It is actually being worked on in-house at Warner Bros. Games Montreal. The new development team will be using many of the assets that Rocksteady has used in the past, including its customised Unreal engine in an attempt to avoid any discrepancies in the aesthetic of the franchise. Eric Holmes, lead designer of games including The Incredible Hulk: Ultimate Destruction and Prototype, is heading up the project. Arkham Origins will apparently take place long before both of the existing Arkham titles, when a Year One Batman will encounter many familiar villains for the first time. As can be seen in the Game Informer imagery, the assassin Deathstroke will be one such foe, making his franchise debut (outside of the iOS title). Alongside the Arkham Origins console title, Warner Bros. Games has also announced a handheld title called Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate. The game, which will be released on PS Vita and 3DS again on October 25, is set after the events of Arkham Origins and is being developed by Armature Studio, the company that was founded by several of the brains behind the Metroid Prime trilogy. OnLive Still Alive OnLive appointed Don Gordon, the founder of Smart TV technology firm Bulldog United, as its new senior VP of engineering. Don will be responsible for the integration of OnLive gaming into tablets, Smart TVs and other devices. Here’s to hoping he’ll help get they’re shit together! Dungeons & Dragons Arcade Games Coming To 360 and PS3? Looks like Capcom may be releasing some D&D goodness, arcade style for the PS3 and 360, according to a listing on the Korean Game Rating Board’s website For those of you who never played either Dungeons and Dragons: Tower of Doom, or its sequel, Dungeons and Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara in the arcades, you better akse sombawdy. Tomb Raider Intro Playthrough An excerpt from King Arthur’s live stream of the new Tomb Raider (Square Enix) intro level.
Wow…what a week! Electronic Arts stumbled from PR crisis to PR crisis, every next-gen console story cited an “anonymous source” rather than an actual person, independent game studios went Kickstarter crazy, and we all got “I’m Han Solo” stuck in our brains. Also, PAX East! If you couldn’t make it to Boston this weekend, be sure to check out the livestreams. This Week in Next-Gen Games News It was a busy week this week for rumor churn across all three new platforms. First up; it’s entirely possible that the Wii U will launch on November 18. Or maybe not. Who knows? Nintendo-focused site Wii U Daily credited an internal e-mail circulating among staffers at Japanese retailer Media Land early in the week with the news that the Wii U will debut in North America on that date. As you’d expect, this consequently got picked up and re-credited all over the Internet. Nintendo, unsurprisingly, is utterly silent on the subject. If you believe an unnamed source working on an unnamed project for an unnamed studio at an unnamed publisher, the Wii U isn’t really a next-gen console. The next day, we were treated to some more Wii U drama in the shape of “anonymous developers” saying that the console kinda sucks to reporters at GamesIndustry International and suggesting it didn’t have the graphical horsepower to compete with either the Xbox 360 or PlayStation 3, despite being able to output HD video. “There aren’t as many shaders, it’s not as capable. Sure, some things are better, mostly as a result of it being a more modern design. But overall the Wii U just can’t quite keep up,” said a source. So…there you go. If you believe an unnamed source working on an unnamed project for an unnamed studio at an unnamed publisher, the Wii U isn’t really a next-gen console. Didn’t we know that already? Shifting gears to PlayStation 4 now, we learned from another mystery source (this one cited by VG47) that the design ambitions for the Orbis (are we really calling it that yet?) were set “at least” two years ago, and Sony is “confident” that it will release the console ahead of Microsoft’s next Xbox. The source also noted that Sony has clued in select partners (Ubisoft was specifically called out) about the console, and these developers are “already working on it.” This falls in line with previous scuttlebutt, which suggested certain studios were developing titles for next-gen Sony technology. Additionally, the site claims that parts of the PlayStation Vita’s launch hardware were altered to make sure the PS4 and PS Vita could interact in a similar way to the Wii U and its tablet controller. Orbis games will allegedly be playable using the PS Vita controller’s twin sticks and touch screen. If you want to plunge still deeper into rumor and speculation, another (guess what!?) anonymous mystery source told IGN that the PlayStation 4 would utilise custom chips based on AMD’s A8-3850 APU and the Radeon HD 7670 GPU, and that this is essentially the same hardware that will be used in the next Xbox; if true, this would mean that Sony’s next-gen console would be graphically identical to Microsoft’s next-gen effort. Let us know what you think of that in the comments below. It’s like two PCs taped together. Think the Xbox 720 is getting off without a rumor started by an “anoymous source” this week? Well, you’d be wrong. This one told VG47 (again) that the next Xbox will require a constant Internet connection as a method of fighting piracy. No further information concerning this was offered. Other “details” include word that the system will ship with a Blu-ray drive. This matches up with news from January, but jars with a report from last month, which said the next Xbox would ditch a disc drive entirely. As for specs, multiple (anonymous, of course) tipsters told the site that the next Xbox will sport two graphics processing units (GPUs), with one source saying, “It’s like two PCs taped together.” Graphics cards in the system are believed to be equivalent to AMD’s 7000 series GPUs, but “not CrossFire or SLI.” 0x Who and the What? Remember when Markus ‘Notch’ Persson started dropping hints that he wanted to make something like Elite? Well, this week we got a glimpse of what he’s thinking in the shape of 0x10c. The game will be set in a parallel universe where space travel is de rigueur for corporations and the rich, and the incorrect development of a deep sleep cell has rendered a number of the population asleep for longer than intended. Waking up in the future, the deep sleepers find a universe on the brink of extinction. The game will include space battles against AI and other players, as well as mining, trading, and looting. Additionally, the game will boast an advanced economy system, and single- and multiplayer modes connected via the game’s multiverse. Shadowrun is (usually) considered a pretty awesome franchise. It had a bit of a rough patch in 2007 when Microsoft turned it into an awful online first person shooter, but prior to that it was all good stuff. The original pen-and-paper cyberpunk RPG was released in 1989, and it has remained an iconic example of the genre. In 1993 it was turned into a great RPG for SNES (and later Genesis) by Data East, and many gamers have wanted something more like that ever since. Well, now you can add Shadowrun to the list of cult favorite franchises looking for fan-funded revivals. Shadowrun creator Jordan Weisman and his studio Harebrained Schemes launched a Kickstarter project this week to raise $400,000 for development of a new game, called Shadowrun Returns and achieved that goal in just 28 hours. It will be a 2D turn-based role-playing game for a single player and Harebrained Schemes is also promising an interactive story, with narrative work provided by a host of experienced Shadowrun authors and designers. “The game we want to make is very humble by modern blockbuster game standards but it is still way beyond the ability of a small start-up to fund by itself,” Harebrained Schemes said on the Kickstarter page. “The restraints on the license from Microsoft made it impossible to get established publishers interested in Shadowrun and so it remained just a dream for a long time until Jordan saw the recent successes of some other veteran designers on Kickstarter.” Return to the Wasteland For those of you that don’t why so many people got excited about the prospect of a sequel to Wasteland this week, here’s a quick history lesson. The original was released in 1988 by Electronic Arts for Apple II, Commodore 64, and PC, and was to all intents and purposes a precursor to the Fallout franchise. It was set in the mid 21st century, following a nuclear war in 1998 which turned the planet into a barren wasteland. Hence the name, d’uh. The game mechanics were based on tabletop role-playing games like Tunnels and Trolls and Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes which were also created by some of Wasteland’s creators. Players controlled a team of US Army Rangers based in the Southwestern United States who were assigned to investigate a series of disturbances throughout the area. The game was notable for many reasons, chief among which was that it was one of the first ever titles to boast a persistent world where any changes to characters or the environment were stored throughout the entire experience. So, that was all 24 years…what’s going on now? Brian Fargo, who was part of the original Wasteland team before moving on to found Interplay (which published Fallout) announced this week that his company InXile Entertainment would be producing a sequel, and would be funding the effort through a Kickstarter project. The initial ask for $900,000 was achieved in the first 42 hours, and the project has since raised more than $2 million. This in itself was remarkable, but what made further headlines this week was the news that Fallout: New Vegas developer Obsidian Entertainment said that their team would assist with development if InXile raised over $2.1 million. By Friday this week that goal was met. Want More Larry? Capping off the trifecta of Kickstarter-themed stories this week was the word on Monday that Leisure Suit Larry creator Al Lowe and Replay Games were looking for $500,000 to start indie remakes of the classic adventure game series. Originally announced last October without mention of crowd funding, the Leisure Suit Larry remake is intended to be an overhauled version of the character’s debut 1987 adventure game. In addition to high-resolution graphics, the game is intended to feature a modern point-and-click interface, full voice work, additional jokes, and compatibility with mobile devices. Hopefully it will also attempt to sever all ties with the reprehensible “sequel” by High Voltage starring Larry Laffer in 2004 or the critically savaged Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust in 2009. So far, the project isn’t attracting quite the same level of support as Shadowrun Returns, Wasteland 2, or Double Fine’s Adventure, but it has raised $200,000 after just five days. If the project should surpass its funding target, the extra money will be used to translate it into additional languages, move it onto more platforms, create an orchestral soundtrack, and add on to the game itself. EA Hatred and the Mass Effect Legacy Continues Mass Effect, FIFA, and The Sims publisher Electronic Arts is the worst company in the United States, according to the results of more than 250,000 votes on consumer affairs blog The Consumerist. EA knocked out Bank of America in the final round to secure the title, winning the site’s “Golden Poo” award. Seriously folks? Electronic Arts is worse than a bank? EA also beat Best Buy, Sony, and Comcast, while Bank of America took down Citibank, Ticket Master, Wal-Mart, and Chase. In the final round, Consumerist voters hated on EA with 64 percent of the total vote. I guess day one DLC, and the Mass Effect 3 ending are worse than having your home taken away. “The extended cut DLC will expand on the existing endings, but no further ending DLC is planned. Though we remain committed and are proud of the artistic choices we made in the main game, we are aware that there are some fans who would like more closure to Mass Effect 3.” But wait! There’s movement on that last point. BioWare announced that downloadable content is on the way that could salvage the ending to Mass Effect 3. Is fleshing out the last few minutes really going to make fans happy? Or just give them another reason to bake angry cupcakes? “BioWare strongly believes in the team’s artistic vision for the end of this arc of the Mass Effect franchise,” reads a line from the studio’s statement on the subject. “The extended cut DLC will expand on the existing endings, but no further ending DLC is planned. Though we remain committed and are proud of the artistic choices we made in the main game, we are aware that there are some fans who would like more closure to Mass Effect 3. The goal of the DLC is not to provide a new ending to the game, rather to offer fans additional context and answers to the end of Commander Shepard’s story.” EA’s beleaguered public relations group had even more work on its hands this week though. VP of corporate communications Jeff Brown confirmed for GamesIndustry International on Thursday that the publisher has received thousands of letters and e-mails from people angry about the inclusion of gay romance options in Mass Effect 3 and Star Wars: The Old Republic. The letters suggested that EA had been pressured by pro-LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender) groups to include the options and that dissenting opinions were being silenced in the publisher’s forums. Brown denied the former accusation and responded to the latter by saying EA doesn’t tolerate hate speech in its forums. “Every one of EA’s games includes ESRB content descriptors so it’s hard to believe anyone is surprised by the content,” Brown told the site. “This isn’t about protecting children, it’s about political harassment.” The games industry is usually way too polite and nice to itself. Everyone’s cordial and respectful, and hardly anyone ever really talks smack about their competitors. It’s a wonderful environment to work in, but it makes for dull stories. This week we had an unexpected change of pace, as Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick declared at the MIT Business in Gaming conference that THQ “won’t be around in six months.” Why does he think this? “THQ’s strategy was licensed properties, first and foremost. License stuff from other people, whether it’s UFC or WWE or a motion picture property, and make a game around that,” he said. “And our approach, since we took over the company, is 100 percent owned intellectual property. [THQ's] strategy didn’t work and the execution was bad,” he added. “To put it another way: the food was no good and the portions were small.” We reached out for some kind of retort, and a THQ representative told GameSpot, “Obviously, Mr. Zelnick’s perception of THQ is outdated and inaccurate. His comments are irresponsible and false. Perhaps he would be better off commenting on his own business.” Other Things We Liked This Week Harmonix unveiled Rock Band: Blitz. Amazon Prime Instant Video on PlayStation 3. Super Meat Boy for iOS is being cooked up from scratch. Eyebrow Interactive’s Closure. A Thing That Happened This Week… …that we kinda wish hadn’t. Especially as it’s now stuck in our brains for all eternity.
A virtual world aimed at Muslims living in the West is now in beta testing, reports the BBC. Much like Second Life and, perhaps, PlayStation Home, Muxlim Pal allows users to create and evolve an online avatar. Mohamed El-Fatatry, founder of Muxlim.com, described the project: We are not a religious site, we are a site that is focused on the lifestyle. This is for anyone who is remotely interested in the Muslim culture and the Muslim lifestyle. From what we have seen from our market research is that most Muslims have a lifestyle that is not so different from everybody else. They all share the core values which are from Islam then beyond that they actually have made identities, they have many interests... This [stage] is nowhere near the vision of where [Muxlim Pal] will be someday... It is very important to put things out and listen to how people interact with it. What feedback they give us and then that will play a big role in which direction we take the product in. Muxlim Pal offers users 26 categories of content; only one is based on religion. The browser-based virtual world has a beach bar, arena and shopping.
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As part of the Metal Gear franchise’s 25th anniversary celebrations, Kojima Productions is hosting a special event in Tokyo on August 30. Although nominally a celebration of the franchise’s history, the latest episode of the Kojima Report podcast teases a reveal of its future, too. Presenters made mention of “a lot of exciting announcements” and “things to look forward to”. “Not just for fans, but I think the industry’s gonna be shook by what we’re going to be able to present here,” Kojipro’s Chris Johns said. Studio lead and Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima has promised to give some information about his next game, mysteriously only known for a central premise of “connecting people”, and also to demonstrate the power of the new Fox Engine. The developer is rumoured to have a new Metal Gear game and possibly a Zone of the Enders sequel in the works as well as the mysterious Project Ogre. It’s not clear which if any of these projects will be the focus of tomorrow’s reveals. Source: Kojima Productions
An anonymous reader writes "Mike Dailly, part of the original GTA team at DMA Design, just posted scans of the original design documents for Grand Theft Auto, which were recently unearthed. It makes for interesting reading!" After following the link, hit the "Newer" button to scroll through the "Race'n'Chase" documents in order. It's interesting to see what concepts they felt the need to state explicitly back then. "If a player-controlled car has a serious crash, it will blow up after a short time. Hence, the player must get out of the car and find another one."
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French game developer Monte Cristo Multimedia started back in 1997 with a Stock Market simulator, and continued developing simulators over the next 7 years. But over time, those new simulators moved the player from the boardroom to the battleground, with 2003’s Platoon, followed by 2004’s Desert Rats vs. Afrika Corps, and now D-Day, a World War II strategy game that allows the player to lead the allied forces march to victory. When I received the assignment of reviewing this game, I did so with a little trepidation, as I had never played a strategy game so firmly based in history and reality. I was also a bit concerned as to how much I would enjoy a game where I already knew a great deal about the expected outcome. When it comes to game play, D-Day is much like other games of its genre, in that it provides a good measure of reality to the idea of a real-time war simulator. Ordering a platoon of soldiers to rush a fortified machine gun placement might result in your troops taking the position, but not before the enemy has littered the path with the bodies of your troops. Players with a ‘shoot first, ask questions later’ mentality will not enjoy this game. Stealth and guile are at least as important as firepower, especially in the missions run prior to the invasion of Normandy. The controls are very easy to understand, but can become a bit clunky when attempting to control a large operation. Fortunately, the developers added a pause feature to allow the player to issue orders to troops without the pressure of having to click on moving targets or during missions with time limits. The zoom control allows the player to view individual units at a very up close level, or all the way up to a full 360 degree field of view. The commands available to give the units under your command are quite flexible, and the game goes so far as to add life-like special abilities for units such as scouts, snipers, mechanics and medics. These units, while somewhat weak in direct combat are vital to the success of your missions. The realism of the game is also enhanced by the damage the units under your command can do to your own units if used improperly. More than once I made the mistake of letting my infantry charge a position, only to see them accidentally wiped out by the explosion from a shell fired by one of my armored units. This brings us to the artificial intelligence of the game, which was one of the few areas I found lacking in the product. For as much thought and detail was applied to the game, the fact that most soldiers had difficulty finding a secure path to go from point A to point B was very frustrating. The units themselves seemed to be programmed to find the path of most as opposed to least resistance, unless guided by the player, which was not always possible during a large operation. Page 1 of 2
Capcom revealed a new IP entitled Asura’s Wrath back at the Tokyo Games Show and hasn’t peeped a word about the project since. That has all changed this week. Capcom has released a slew of new media for the upcoming action game and given excited fans a little insight on the game, which is coming to both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. Asura’s Wrath tells the tale of Asura, a formerly revered deity who has been stripped of his powers and cast down to Earth. The game blends science fiction and Asian mythology to tell a tale that sounds a little reminiscent of the recent God of War titles (and that isn’t a bad thing). Asura is hell-beant on getting revenge on the deities that have stripped him of his powers and will stop at nothing to extract his payback… Is it too early to start hoping for Asura’s inclusion in Marvel vs. Capcom 4? You can check out a few new screenshots and a new trailer below thanks to Capcom:
Attending the Larimer County Humane Society’s Top Cat and Tails gala, I was impressed by the devotion humans feel toward animals and their creative ways to raise money to care for them. The live auction had many items of interest, from Caribbean condo stays to baskets of wine, but what captured my fancy was the offer of having your pets’ photo plastered to a billboard. For the right price, Fluffy will be the spokes-animal of an adoption ad for three months on the highway. Several of my dinner companions were already shaking their heads before I got the words out, knowing the type of pets I keep. “A tarantula would be perfect for that billboard,” I said, musing on the possibilities. “But right now the only pet I have is a praying mantid. I wonder if that would help them raise pet adoption awareness?” Those at the table who didn’t know me stopped chewing, looking mildly horrified. “She’d be easy to photograph; her wing is damaged and she can’t fly. That’s why the humans rescued her before giving her to me – they didn’t think she’d survive,” I said, plying their sympathy for a wounded creature. But good intentions took me too far; enthusing about her laying an egg case didn’t elicit maternal ooohs and ahhhs I’d banked on. “How many eggs are in that egg case?” asked one guest, staring at me as if he were seated with a member of the Addams Family. “About 200,” I said, “but they’re hungry when they hatch and go after each other, so you really end up with about six fat, happy youngsters.” Discussing insects and cannibalism over dinner is one reason why I’m not invited to many formal events. The insect in question is a European mantid (Mantis religiosa), picked up by well-meaning people who feared for her safety in winter. In this, the good Samaritans are right; these insects, imported for biological control, only survive our winters when it’s mild, although a few of the toughest manage to get through to spring. Thus, the European mantid is found throughout much of Colorado. It’s a big bug, measuring three-and-a-half inches long, green with a “bull’s-eye” marking under the front legs. These forelegs are spectacular: long, broad, edged in spikes and tipped with claws to hold prey close to feed. “I’ve had mantids I can hear eating, crunching their grasshoppers as they chew through the exoskeleton,” I said. Oddly, this tidbit of information had the table guests looking for vacant seats elsewhere, and my spouse started pressing his knee against my leg in a subtle warning that I was scaring people. The eggs she laid are encased in an insulated, foamy material that hardens and gives them the appearance of a Styrofoam peanut. Mantids lay these most often on hard surfaces such as rocks, pipes, fences, and plant stalks. In spring, they hatch, and hundreds of mantid nymphs emerge, feeding on soft insects at first, then as they grow, moving on to larger prey. Should you try rearing mantids at home, keep them in separate terrariums. If you have an adult female, give her a stick on which to lay the egg case, then move her into another cage; egg cases need a cold period and are best stored for a few weeks in an unheated place such as a shed or on the north side of homes. Bring the egg cases indoors to warm them to room temperature and encourage hatching. Feed the nymphs small insects, such as fruit flies, midges and small flies. As they grow, feeder crickets from pet stores work well. Mantids need water, so mist the interior surface of their container once per week. Release your mantids into the garden once days are warm. But take my advice, and keep your pet information to yourself. Non-gardeners just don’t understand. - Aliens on Earth: Macro Pictures by Igor Siwanowicz (oddstuffmagazine.com) - Interesting insects: Mantids (abbotlab.wordpress.com)
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Organhaus is an independent artist-run organisation in Chongqing. The organisation was established by Yang Shu, an artist and lecturer at the Sichuan Art Academy alongside a group of local artists. Since 2007, Organhaus has been run as a collaborative project between the independent spaces Organ and M-Haus Commune. It is dedicated to the exploration of experimental and multimedia art, to developing a varied exhibition programme to support these explorations, and to providing studio spaces for young artists. About the residency Tim Davies' work creates unlikely associations between found objects and images, often by making subtle interventions of his own, or displacing them to new contexts. Through this simple procedure, he appropriates these elements and creates pieces that are both sculptural and two-dimensional. As a result, Tim Davies highlights the otherwise unquestioned nature of how we perceive things and how we communicate them. By creating alternative narratives he allows the viewer to imagine new possible functions for everyday objects, creating an alternative to what is commonly understood as real life. An example is Untitled (John Flaxman), 2008, where he pairs an image of classic sculpture representing Viscount Nelson with a contemporary picture of an athletic lifeguard. Both known for their roles as “saviours”, this association opens up questions about historical and social hierarchies. Tim Davies was born in 1983. He graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art. Among other exhibitions he has taken part in Home is the place you left, 2008 (Trondheim Kunstmuseum, Norway), Rundgang, 2007(Städelschule, Frankfurt), I can’t think of anything2006 (Kudlek van Grinten Gallery, Cologne). FormContent also hosted a show, Rubberwood, dedicated to his work in 2007. At Organhaus, Tim Davies produced a small publication, developed from a series of photographic portraits of local hairdressers, appropriating the styles of drawing technique books used by the Sichuan Art Institute and the magazines found in the hairdressers.
The following links are professional associations involved with the accreditation and/or certification of programs, graduates within the fields of nursing and alternative nursing program options. The BC Academic Health Council is a not-for-profit organization linking the healthcare and advanced education sectors. Goals determined by members include facilitating collaboration, communication and knowledge brokering between the health and education sectors and supporting initiatives that address provincial system goals and objectives. The Academic Health Council supports initiatives that enhance the educational preparation of healthcare providers for practice in rural and aboriginal communities, in collaborative interprofessional practice settings and for other key healthcare strategies. The Council has achieved national and international recognition for their programs and initiatives. http://www.bcahc.ca/index.php Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing CASN/ACESI (Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing/Association canadienne des écoles de sciences infirmières) is the national voice for nursing education, research, and scholarship and represents baccalaureate and graduate nursing programs in Canada. http://www.casn.ca/en/20 Canadian Nurses Association The Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) is a federation of 11 provincial and territorial nurses' associations and colleges representing 139,893 registered nurses and nurse practitioners. CNA is the national professional voice of registered nurses, supporting them in their practice and advocating for healthy public policy and a quality, publicly funded, not-for-profit health system. http://www.cna-nurses.ca/CNA/default_e.aspx Canadian Nurses Student Association The Canadian Nursing Students Association (CNSA) is the voice of nursing students in Canada. For over thirty years, CNSA has represented the interests of nursing students to federal, provincial and international governments and other nursing and health care organizations. http://www.cnsa.ca/ College of Registered Nurses of BC (CRNBC) Nursing in British Columbia has been a self-governing profession since 1918. Under provincial legislation (Health Professions Act), it is the duty of CRNBC to protect the public through regulation of registered nurses, nurse practitioners, and licensed graduate nurses. College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC (CRPNBC) The College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of British Columbia (CRPNBC) is the regulatory body for all registered psychiatric nurses in the province. Everyone wishing to practice as a "registered psychiatric nurse (RPN)" in British Columbia must be a member of the College. http://www.crpnbc.ca
Finally, someone to suck all the joy out of best-selling satirical children's book Go the Fuck to Sleep. In a column for CNN, Karen Spears Zacharias argues that violent language and implied bigotry mean "Go the Fuck to Sleep is not funny": Nobody is suggesting that there's a connection between Adam Mansbach's book and child abuse or child neglect. Still, there's no denying the reason "Go the F*** to Sleep" should be kept out of reach of children is because of its violent language and because of the way it demeans children. "Imagine if this were written about Jews, blacks, Muslims or Latinos," says Dr. David Arredondo. Noooo, not the "Imagine if you said this about the Jews" trap! This is a false equivalency. Children are not a race or religion, they are just small people with weak bladder control and minimal literacy. Swapping "Jew" into random sentences about children doesn't mean the aforementioned sentence is offensive. It means that one does not speak to a Jewish adult the way one speaks to a child. It is hard to imagine this kind of humor being tolerated by any of the marginalized groups Arredondo cited. Consider the lines on page 3: "The eagles who soar thru the sky are at rest And the creatures who crawl, run and creep. I know you are not thirsty. That's bulls**t. Lie the f*** down, my darling, and sleep." The irony, says Arredondo, is that the people buying the book are probably good parents. "I'd like to have my own Jews someday, but I fear I won't be able to control them." See? Sounds terrible. "No Jews are allowed at my wedding." Also terrible. "I'm so sick of cleaning up after the Jews." All so terrible! But does this mean people who ban children from their weddings are Nazis? Well, OK, maybe. This CNN column still borders on self-parody, though. [CNN via ShortFormBlog]
Five people were shot at Rucker Park in Harlem Wednesday night, after a dispute over a call during a basketball game for the Entertainers Basketball Classic. A witness told the Daily News: They started arguing, about a bad call or something like that...The guy was standing no more than five feet away from me. He pulled a gun out of his pocket and shot once. He then shot one more time. Everyone started running. In response to the park shooting, Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringer released the following statement this morning: The senseless shootings last night at the Rucker Park basketball court in Harlem are just one more reminder that New York City must have zero tolerance for gun violence of any kind. The safety of our streets is a top priority for all residents, and guaranteeing it is a responsibility we all share. Our communities must join forces with the New York Police Department to crack down on gun possession, get illegal weapons off the streets and spread the message that this kind of criminal activity has no place in our City. I wish a speedy recovery for the five victims of this crime, and urge anyone with knowledge of this incident to come forward and share it with the NYPD. Former New York Knicks guard Nate Robinson was present, but he escaped unharmed. All five victims were rushed to a nearby hospital; all are expected to survive. If anyone captured better footage of the shooting, please email firstname.lastname@example.org. [Footage from WorldStarHipHop]
A Conceptual Artistic Installation Exhibition of Gaylord Dubois (Du Bois) from 10/1/05It is this artists' conclusion that there is a propensity of material spanning the 93 years of Gaylord Dubois's life. Numerous photos ranging from birth to death have been obtained along with letters, journals, articles and account records. Gaylord Dubois's history ranges from salesman, minister, school teacher, social worker, deputy sheriff to writer and scripter -- the career we all know him for. In his lifetime Dubois wrote over 3000 comic stories, more then 10 novels or adaptations (including the first Lone Ranger), at least 4 Little Blue Books, several volumes of poetry, 30+ Big Little Books and more. Comic scripting began as early as 1938 and continued until 1977 with a few stories published as late as 1995 and some still being published. Titles include Tarzan, Lost in Space, Roy Rogers, Turok, The Lone Ranger, Uncle Wiggily, Red Ryder, Brother's of the Spear, Tom and Jerry and Raggedy Ann. A more complete list will appear on this site in the near future. The location of the initial opening of this exhibition has yet to be determined. Tentatively we have been looking at Denver although it has been suggested Boston might be more fitting since Gaylord Dubois was a Boston 'home town boy'. He was born in Massachusetts in 1899 and died in Florida in 1993 at 94 years of age. During that time he traveled at great length throughout the US and Western Canada. It is expected the exhibition will be traveling to many of Gaylord's haunts throughout New York, Texas, New Mexico, California, Wyoming, Alberta and other places. After graduating from Boston University, Dubois returned to the Adirondacks where he had spent much of his childhood. In 1946 he, along with his wife Mary Van Alen, purchased a trailer and set off across the country in search of material for his writing. He spent many of his summers in the Peace River District of Alberta staying with his daughter and his grandchildren.
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by LILIA FERNANDEZ "I understand that even though my parents were killed, my application for asylum may be denied. Then I would have to go back to Haiti...." 9-year-old Haitian refugee "I was so grateful and happy when the U.S. ship saved us from our little boat....Ever since I have been here, I have lived in fear of being sent back to Haiti...." 25-year-old Haitian refugee These statements, made Dec. 17, 1997, to a Senate subcommittee concerning the Haitian Refugee Fairness Act are echoed by hundreds of Haitians who have fled persecution, including rape by the military, to come to the United States. Haitian refugees and asylum seekers currently and historically have felt the brunt of adverse immigration policies. Recent changes in U.S. immigration laws have accentuated the discrimination. Policy makers have created an intricate web of rules and regulations calculated to always need fine-tuning and explanation by experts, which results in unequal application to different groups of people. Haitians are and have been turned away from the United States in proportions far outnumbering people from other nations despite the fact they are fleeing conditions that should ensure approval of asylum for them: Ignoring these facts, the United States frequently labels Haitian refugees as economic entrants, a category of refugees that does not merit asylum under U.S. law. That is compounded by a belief that since reinstatement of Mr. Aristide, conditions in Haiti have improved. But the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees has challenged this, telling the United States to carefully assess whether there are really changed conditions and ceased circumstances in Haiti. The commissioner cautions against overlooking the severity of past persecution that leads many Haitian refugees to reject taking chances on being protected by their own government. Recent reports from Amnesty International USA, which dispute claims of improvement, support the refugees fears. "Conditions in Haiti are still far from stable and have worsened in recent months," the watchdog group reported. Fear of being returned to Haiti, like that expressed by 5-year-old Louciana Miclisse and 25-year-old Nestilia Robergeau, is borne out by U.S. immigration statistics as is the fact that Haitian refugees are much less likely to be granted asylum than are their counterparts from other Central American countries. For example, Bill Frelick, senior policy analyst for the U.S. Committee for Refugees, compared the U.S. governments inequitable treatment of Cuban baseball players seeking asylum, and Haitian refugees also seeking asylum in a Jan. 15, 1998, Washington Post editorial. The curve-ball hurlers had a much better chance of getting asylum than those fleeing Haitis violent military. During the 1980s, the number of Cuban boat people allowed into the United States reached tremendous proportions during the crisis of the Mariel Boat Lift. At the same time, Haitian refugees fleeing the abuses of the Duvalier regime in record numbers were relunctantly and belatedly given entrant status. Haitians have been forced to win asylum one-by-one, often with long waits in detention centers while people from other nations have been given automatic parole. Such was the case of 11,000 Haitian refugees admitted in the early months of 1992. They were forced to wait in a long line of asylum seekers at free legal clinics, which were ill-prepared to serve and overwhelmed by the numbers of frightened, traumatized refugees who needed compassionate and skilled legal representation in their own language. The U.S. government has been and is hesitant to grant these refugees asylum. For example, from 1989 to 1996, just 8.4 percent of asylum claims by Haitians were granted. This rate is a fourth lower than for any other country. Racism is at the heart of this unequal treatment. Racism allows Haitians to remain the neglected stepchildren of U.S. immigration policy, the have-nots in the human dream for peace and well-being. Christians must speak out. Christians must urge U.S. lawmakers to approve legislation that will protect Haitian refugees and expand the ranks of those granted asylum. And Christians must protest changes in U.S. immigration laws that deny legal processes not only to Haitians but to all refugees seeking safety in the United States. And Christians must decry racism and must challenge systems and pratices rooted in it. Lilia Fernandez is executive secretary for refugee ministries for the United Methodist Committee on Relief of the United Methodist General Board of Global Ministries.
Hello again iPad gaming fans, I’m here to give you a quick tip; kind of like when your doctor tells you that you should exercise more often. Check out Deepworld, out now on the iTunes for free. It’s a 2D minecraft-type sandbox MMO game that focuses a lot on its hand-drawn art and a cool steampunk vibe. Also, did I mention that the game takes place in a post-apocalyptic world? Its true. You mine different kinds of ore blocks in order to build various items like doors, chairs, lanterns, and many, many more, all of which help you to survive in the wasteland. There are also environmental concerns that will try to foil you in your quest for more ore. Likely due to the previously mentioned apocalypse , the rain is chock full of acid and will harm you if you stay out in it too long, so shelter is important. Also, if you dig deep enough, you’ll find some not-so-friendly lava. You’ll also have to build weapons and devices to fight monsters that roam the wasteland. Oh, and there are jetpacks. Can’t forget about the jetpacks! The game is all about discovering new things in the vast game universe as well as playing with all of your friends. The build system is pretty simple to use and the worlds are extensive. I took part in the alpha testing on Mac and can attest first-hand to the depth and uniqueness of this game. If you’re at all interested in the ore mining, block based, crafting games, you owe it to yourself to check this one out. Deepworld is also available on Mac and soon, Windows as well. On the iPad, there is an IAP option to become a premium member for $4.99. Here is a description from the developers: Deepworld is a massively-multiplayer 2D crafting adventure game. Mine and craft your way through a persistent online universe where there’s always something new to discover! NOTE: Deepworld requires an iPad 2 or later to function! - Find your way through mountains, caves, and ruins filled with danger and reward, or venture into cities built by fellow players. - Deepworld is always online in the cloud, so it’s easy to hop on and play with your friends! Follow them in-game and easily find them when you play. - Mine and craft hundreds of different items with Deepworld’s easy inventory system. Place them anywhere in the world to build your dream house! - Recover lost pieces of technology to build machines that restore the environment and make your world a more interesting place. - Use different weapons and protective devices to fight monsters of the deep, mysterious automatons, and soon, other players! - Complete objectives to win achievements and earn skill points, which can be used to beef up your character’s dexterity, mining ability, and more. You can track your progress in Game Center, as well! Here is the trailer: Feast your eyes on these lovely screenshots:
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Director James Wan, the co-creator of the Saw franchise, has signed on to develop the film adaptation of the the graphic novel Nightfall. The film is in coproduction with with Scott Mitchell Rosenberg’s Platinum Studios and William Stuart’s Aurora Productions. The story follows a man who is sentenced to time in a prison that is run by vampires. The comic was published in 2001 and created by Scott O. Brown and artist Ferran Xalabarder. Wan had this to say about the project: The minute I heard the concept, I was in. Reading the graphic novel cemented that. Like Saw, it’s a simple concept that, if executed properly, will be so cool. This story definitely has the potential to be a fun and cool movie! I'm actually looking forward to seeing this flick get made. As far as Wan directing the film I think he'll do a great job! He also directed films such as Death Sentence and Dead Silence. He will be able to bring a great look and atmosphere to this film. Here is a short description of the graphic novel: When industrious, right-wing survivalist David Paxton is sent to a tough Texas prison, he has no idea that it's secretly run by vampires using the inmates to feed on. Now, Paxton's one hope of escape is a desperate prison riot and an uneasy alliance with a ruthless killer named Robbart. What do you all think about seeing this movie being adapted for the big screen?
The presented entitled “Irish Ancestry” will be given by by Dr. Terrence M. Punch, CM, D. LITT., FIGRS, FRSAI. Join them and the esteemed genealogical expert, Terry Punch, as he discusses his research on Irish Ancestry. Terry’s lecture will dive into the migration routes from the homeland to Nova Scotia. He will explain what can be done using records here in the province and will also provide an up to date survey of major resources in Ireland. Terry’s latest book, North America’s Maritime Funnel: The Ships That Brought the Irish 1749-1852 was released in the fall and a few copies will be available for purchase at the meeting. The price is $33.00 payable by cash or cheque. Light refreshments to follow. The Website of the Genealogical Association of Nova Scotia is www.novascotiaancestors.ca/events.php
One Quick Handwriting Transcription Challenge Every Day-for the genealogist in you Her "i"s in Lillian are so clear that it's hard to imagine what is dotted in her last name. "Short" would be my first guess - with Shirt a second. Mrs. Lillian Short At first I thought the surname was "Shoit" - a name I know. But after closer examination of the "r" in "Mrs" my guess is Mrs Lillian Shirt ?? What one little dot can do. Even with the dot I still think it is Mrs Lillian Short but it could be Shirt or Shoit I guess. If Tom says he recognizes Shoit as a surname, I go with Mrs. Lillian Shoit. It's "Mrs. Lillian Short" I know there's a dot of some sort above the last name, but Short is what it was. Posting this caused me to look her up in 1930--she and her husband are newlyweds living in Houston Township, Adams County, Illinois--something I didn't know. This signer is a sister to Mrs. Cecil Neill (my grandmother) who was a signer a day or so ago. Mrs. Lillian Short. Spots are a big problem on microfilmed records, too.
The need for new tools and technologies to decrease the cost of drug discovery and reduce animal testing has been long discussed. Recently, the director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the FDA called for “new evaluative tools for predicting, understanding, and assessing the effects of [drugs] in the relevant species (people).” Such tools have potential for reducing costly late-stage failures by providing an in vivo-like early-stage evaluation of efficacy and toxicity. Three-dimensional (3D) cell cultures, in formats such as spheroids, gels, scaffolds, and bioreactors, have great potential as predictive tools in drug discovery. 3D cell cultures possess many features that mimic the in vivo microenvironment, which are lacking in traditional two-dimensional (2D) cell cultures such as physiological cell-cell and cell-extracellular matrix (ECM) interactions and mass-transfer gradients. With the implementation of 3D cell cultures into the drug screening process, more physiological data can be obtained long before animal testing. Companies can then make better-informed decisions about which compounds are most promising, lowering the cost and time to get a drug to market. Cellular spheroids, self-assembled microscale 3D aggregates of cells, have significant potential as models for drug screening. They are reproducible, versatile, and well-characterized. Spheroids possess physiological cell-cell contacts, secrete their own ECM, have nutrient, drug, and oxygen mass transfer gradients, and are often used as 3D models of many types of avascular tissues, tumors, and embryoid bodies. 3D Biomatrix Perfecta3D® Hanging Drop Plates facilitate easy and consistent spheroid formation in a 96- or 384-well format. Users pipet a cell suspension into each well, and, due to the well geometry, the suspension hangs below it (Figure 1). Since there is no surface to attach to, the cells aggregate and form a spheroid in the well. The hanging drop confines spheroid formation to one per well, allowing the user to control the spheroid diameter with the type and number of cells in each well. Spheroids composed of 50–15,000 cells have been formed in Perfecta3D Hanging Drop Plates. Access holes allow for media exchange and the addition of compounds, reagents, or additional cells. This article presents data on utilizing spheroid cultures to evaluate anticancer drugs and to build tissue and tumor co-culture models. This data demonstrates the potential of spheroid cultures as a predictive drug discovery tool. Testing Drug Mechanisms and Efficacy In a published study, the efficacy of two anticancer drugs with distinctly different mechanisms was compared in 3D spheroid cultures and traditional 2D cultures. 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) is a compound that inhibits cellular proliferation, and tirapazamine (TPZ) is a hypoxia-trigger cytotoxin that causes DNA damage. Both 3D spheroid and 2D cultures of A431.H9 human epithelial carcinoma cells were treated with 10 µM of either 5-FU or TPZ. The data in Figure 2 show that A431.H9 cells are more resistant to 5-FU under 3D spheroid than 2D culture. However, the opposite is true for treatment with TPZ. A431.H9 cells were more resistant to TPZ when cultured in 2D than 3D spheroid culture conditions. A combination drug treatment of 5-FU and TPZ on the 3D spheroids demonstrated an additive effect (partial data shown in Figure 2 inset). The discrepancy between the 2D and 3D data stems from the mechanism of each drug and its efficacy in each cell culture configuration. 5-FU targets proliferating cells. Therefore, it is more effective against the proliferating cells that comprise the 2D monolayer culture and suggests that cells have varying proliferation rates, including some quiescence, in the spheroids. In contrast, TPZ is a hypoxia-activated cytotoxin. It is more effective in the spheroids, where both oxygen consumption and diffusion gradients create a hypoxic core similar to that of solid tumors. The additive effect of the two drugs suggests that the 5-FU killed the proliferating cells on the outside of the spheroid, and TPZ targeted the cells at the hypoxic core. These data exemplify how 3D spheroid cultures can reveal efficacy data that is not always evident in 2D cultures. For thorough evaluation of compounds, 3D spheroid cultures offer an environment that mimics avascular tissues and tumors. Building More Realistic Models 3D cultures can be made more relevant by including two or more cell types representative of the tissue or disease being studied. One cell type cultured in isolation may respond dramatically different to a compound than it would in vivo where multicellular interactions are influential. Co-cultures also can be used to study the effects of cell-cell interactions on cellular migration, metastasis, and differentiation. The ability to access spheroid cultures from the top of the Perfecta3D Hanging Drop Plates gives the user access to several configurations of co-cultures (Figure 3). Homogeneously mixed co-cultures were obtained by mixing several cell types prior to seeding in the plates. Concentric spheroids were obtained by seeding one cell type, allowing time for spheroid formation, and then adding a second cell type. Janus spheroids were achieved by separately culturing spheroids of different cell types before pipetting one spheroid directly onto another through the top of the well, where the two spheroids then merge together. In each co-culture type, the ratio of cell types can be altered to best represent the tissue or disease being modeled; for example, a representative ratio of cancerous to noncancerous cells can be used to study metastasis and the effect of microenvironment on cancer growth. The flexibility of cellular configuration and number make spheroid co-cultures particularly useful for studying the effects of a drug on the interactions between several cell types in cancer or stem cell research. Spheroid models have great potential as drug-evaluation tools as they exhibit in vivo-like cell-cell and cell-ECM interactions, possess metabolic, proliferative, and diffusion gradients, and are simple to use on a large scale. The introduction of multiple cell types into 3D spheroid models further increases the relevance of the models. 3D cell cultures can be beneficial early on in drug screening, especially when evaluating compounds with mechanisms dependent on proliferative rates or oxygen concentration.
AstraZeneca Loses Fight Over Generic Versions of Antipsychotic Drug AstraZeneca's bid to block the US Food and Drug Administation's (FDA) approval of generic versions of its antipsychotic drug, Seroquel, has been rejected by a Washington federal judge. AstraZeneca's attempt to stop the approval, by suing the FDA on March 28, was on the grounds that generic versions would violate its exclusivity rights over certain safety information. Seroquel is considered atypical, because it results in fewer undesirable side effects, such as tics and tremors, compared to previous antipsychotic drugs. It is used to treat patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. US District Judge, Beryl Howell, granted the FDA's motion for summary judgement with a sealed opinion, issued on June 28, and shot down AstraZeneca's latest attempt to block the generic versions. However, Howell also found that the FDA reasonably withheld exclusivity over the safety labelling from AstraZeneca. "By waiting until March 27, 2012 to explain its reasoning for not recognizing exclusivity for Seroquel labelling, the FDA needlessly delayed consideration of the merits of the agency's determination, which could have been considered when AstraZeneca filed its first complaint for injunctive relief..." Extract from a footnote on page 42 of the 49-page order by the US District Court for the District of Columbia. While the patent for Seroquel expired in March, AstraZeneca will keep its exclusivity for certain paediatric uses until December 2nd 2012, because of the additional medical studies it conducted concerning those uses. Browse by category - Zach System (Zambon) SpA are now an active out-license user, check out their available dossiers now! - Latvian company PharmIdea are now active on Genericlicensing.com with Atosiban available! Click here to connect direct. - Greek company GAP SA are our newest out-licensing company - check out their available products here now! - Abdi Ibrahim have upgraded to Featured status and updated their product list. Click here to see more! - Pharma Dreams have a UK MA available on Diclofenac Sodium, SR Tablet - 75, 100mg - click here to contact direct!
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|Home > News & Policies > Press Secretary Briefings| For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary July 11, 2005 Press Briefing by Scott McClellan James S. Brady Briefing Room 1:06 P.M. EDT MR. McCLELLAN: Good afternoon, everyone. I want to begin with a statement by the President: On July 11th, we remember the tragic loss of lives in Srebrenica 10 years ago. The mass murder of nearly 8,000 men and boys was Europe's worst massacre of civilians since World War II, and a grim reminder that there are evil people who will kill the innocent without conscience or mercy. This horrific event remains a source of pain for people in the Balkan region, and for all those who believe in freedom and the dignity of human life. I join all Americans in sending the deepest condolences and expressions of sympathy on this solemn occasion. The United States supports the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina and the families of those who suffered as they commemorate this terrible chapter in history. We grieve for their loss and applaud the strength and courage of those who have returned to Srebrenica to rebuild their lives. We also remain committed to ensuring that those responsible for these crimes face justice -- most notably, Radovan Karadzic and Ratko Mladic. I appreciate all the individuals who are advancing reconciliation and a strong European future for Bosnia and Herzegovina. A modern, democratic Balkan region is an essential element in a Europe that is unified, free and at peace. As we work to make the world more peaceful, we share a common faith in the value of freedom, the sanctity of life, and the triumph of good over evil. May God bless the people of the Balkan region, and the souls of the departed. And with that, I will be glad to go to your questions. Terry. MR. McCLELLAN: Terry, I appreciate your question. I think your question is being asked relating to some reports that are in reference to an ongoing criminal investigation. The criminal investigation that you reference is something that continues at this point. And as I've previously stated, while that investigation is ongoing, the White House is not going to comment on it. The President directed the White House to cooperate fully with the investigation, and as part of cooperating fully with the investigation, we made a decision that we weren't going to comment on it while it is ongoing. Q Excuse me, but I wasn't actually talking about any investigation. But in June of 2004, the President said that he would fire anybody who was involved in this leak, to press of information. And I just want to know, is that still his position? MR. McCLELLAN: Yes, but this question is coming up in the context of this ongoing investigation, and that's why I said that our policy continues to be that we're not going to get into commenting on an ongoing criminal investigation from this podium. The prosecutors overseeing the investigation had expressed a preference to us that one way to help the investigation is not to be commenting on it from this podium. And so that's why we are not going to get into commenting on it while it is an ongoing investigation, or questions related to it. Q Scott, if I could -- if I could point out, contradictory to that statement, on September 29th, 2003, while the investigation was ongoing, you clearly commented on it. You were the first one who said, if anybody from the White House was involved, they would be fired. And then on June 10th of 2004, at Sea Island Plantation, in the midst of this investigation is when the President made his comment that, yes, he would fire anybody from the White House who was involved. So why have you commented on this during the process of the investigation in the past, but now you've suddenly drawn a curtain around it under the statement of, "We're not going to comment on an ongoing investigation"? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, John, I appreciate the question. I know you want to get to the bottom of this. No one wants to get to the bottom of it more than the President of the United States. And I think the way to be most helpful is to not get into commenting on it while it is an ongoing investigation. That's something that the people overseeing the investigation have expressed a preference that we follow. And that's why we're continuing to follow that approach and that policy. Now, I remember very well what was previously said. And at some point, I will be glad to talk about it, but not until after the investigation is complete. Q So could I just ask, when did you change your mind to say that it was okay to comment during the course of an investigation before, but now it's not? MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I think maybe you missed what I was saying in reference to Terry's question at the beginning. There came a point when the investigation got underway when those overseeing the investigation asked that it would be their -- or said that it would be their preference that we not get into discussing it while it is ongoing. I think that's the way to be most helpful to help them advance the investigation and get to the bottom of it. Q Scott, can I ask you this; did Karl Rove commit a crime? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, David, this is a question relating to an ongoing investigation, and you have my response related to the investigation. And I don't think you should read anything into it other than we're going to continue not to comment on it while it's ongoing. Q Do you stand by your statement from the fall of 2003 when you were asked specifically about Karl and Elliott Abrams and Scooter Libby, and you said, "I've gone to each of those gentlemen, and they have told me they are not involved in this" -- do you stand by that statement? MR. McCLELLAN: And if you will recall, I said that as part of helping the investigators move forward on the investigation we're not going to get into commenting on it. That was something I stated back near that time, as well. Q Scott, I mean, just -- I mean, this is ridiculous. The notion that you're going to stand before us after having commented with that level of detail and tell people watching this that somehow you decided not to talk. You've got a public record out there. Do you stand by your remarks from that podium, or not? MR. McCLELLAN: And again, David, I'm well aware, like you, of what was previously said, and I will be glad to talk about it at the appropriate time. The appropriate time is when the investigation -- Q Why are you choosing when it's appropriate and when it's inappropriate? MR. McCLELLAN: If you'll let me finish -- Q No, you're not finishing -- you're not saying anything. You stood at that podium and said that Karl Rove was not involved. And now we find out that he spoke out about Joseph Wilson's wife. So don't you owe the American public a fuller explanation? Was he involved, or was he not? Because, contrary to what you told the American people, he did, indeed, talk about his wife, didn't he? MR. McCLELLAN: David, there will be a time to talk about this, but now is not the time to talk about it. Q Do you think people will accept that, what you're saying today? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, I've responded to the question. Go ahead, Terry. Q Well, you're in a bad spot here, Scott, because after the investigation began, after the criminal investigation was underway, you said -- October 10th, 2003, "I spoke with those individuals, Rove, Abrams and Libby, as I pointed out, those individuals assured me they were not involved in this." From that podium. That's after the criminal investigation began. Now that Rove has essentially been caught red-handed peddling this information, all of a sudden you have respect for the sanctity of the criminal investigation? MR. McCLELLAN: No, that's not a correct characterization Terry, and I think you are well aware of that. We know each other very well, and it was after that period that the investigators had requested that we not get into commenting on an ongoing criminal investigation. And we want to be helpful so that they can get to the bottom of this, because no one wants to get to the bottom of it more than the President of the United States. I am well aware of what was said previously. I remember well what was said previously. And at some point, I look forward to talking about it. But until the investigation is complete, I'm just not going to do that. Q Do you recall when you were asked -- Q Wait, wait -- so you're now saying that after you cleared Rove and the others from that podium, then the prosecutors asked you not to speak anymore, and since then, you haven't? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, you're continuing to ask questions relating to an ongoing criminal investigation, and I'm just not going to respond any further. Q When did they ask you to stop commenting on it, Scott? Can you peg down a date? MR. McCLELLAN: Back at that time period. Q Well, then the President commented on it nine months later. So was he not following the White House plan? MR. McCLELLAN: John, I appreciate your questions. You can keep asking them, but you have my response. Go ahead, Dave. Q We are going to keep asking them. When did the President learn that Karl Rove had had a conversation with the President -- with a news reporter about the involvement of Joseph Wilson's wife and the decision to send -- MR. McCLELLAN: I've responded to the questions. Q When did the President learn that Karl Rove had -- MR. McCLELLAN: I've responded to the questions, Dick. Q After the investigation is completed, will you then be consistent with your word and the President's word that anybody who was involved would be let go? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, after the investigation is complete, I will be glad to talk about it at that point. Q And a follow-up. Can you walk us through why, given the fact that Rove's lawyer has spoken publicly about this, it is inconsistent with the investigation, that it compromises the investigation to talk about the involvement of Karl Rove, the Deputy Chief of Staff? MR. McCLELLAN: Well, those overseeing the investigation expressed a preference to us that we not get into commenting on the investigation while it's ongoing. And that was what they requested of the White House. And so I think in order to be helpful to that investigation, we are following their direction. Q Scott, there's a difference between commenting on an investigation and taking an action -- MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead, Goyal. Q Can I finish, please? MR. McCLELLAN: You can come -- I'll come back to you in a minute. Go ahead, Goyal. Q Scott, today also the President spoke about the war on terrorism and also, according to -- report, there was bombings in London and also bombings in India, and at both places, al Qaeda was involved. According to the India report and press reports, a Pakistani television said that Osama bin Laden is there alive and they have spoken with him, and his group is still -- as far as terrorism around the globe is concerned. So now the major bombings after 9/11 took place in London, and more are about to come, according to al Qaeda and Osama bin Laden. They are still -- and again, the President is doing a great job as far as fighting against terrorism is concerned. But where do we stand now, really? Where do we go from London, as far as terrorism is concerned? How far we can go after Osama bin Laden now to catch him? Because he's still in Pakistan. MR. McCLELLAN: Well, what occurred in London is a grim reminder that we are at war on terrorism. We are waging a comprehensive war on terrorism. You heard the President talk earlier today to the FBI personnel and others who are at Quantico, and the President talked about our global war on terrorism. He talked about our strategy for taking the fight to the enemy, staying on the offensive, and working to spread freedom and democracy to defeat the ideology of hatred that terrorists espouse. And the President pointed back to the 20th century. He pointed out that in World War II, freedom prevailed over fascism and Nazism. And in the Cold War, freedom prevailed over communism. Freedom is a powerful force for defeating an ideology such as the one that the terrorists espouse. And that's why it's so important to continue working to advance freedom and democracy in the broader Middle East. And that's what we will continue to do. And the President also talked about the great progress we've made at home to protect the home front. The families and friends of those who lost their lives in London are -- continue to be in our thoughts and prayers. We know what it's like to be attacked on our soil. And that's why the President made a decision that we were going to take the fight to the enemy to try to disrupt plots and prevent attacks from happening in the first place. And that's exactly what we are doing. But we're also going to work with the free world to support the advance of freedom and democracy in a dangerous region of the world. For too long we ignored what was going on in the Middle East. We accepted and tolerated dictatorships in exchange for peace and stability, and we got neither. As the President said, free nations are peaceful societies. And that's why it's so important that we continue to support the advance of freedom, because that's how you ultimately defeat the ideology of hatred and oppression that terrorists espouse. Carl, go ahead. I'll come to you, David, in a second. Q Does the President continue to have confidence in Mr. Rove? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, these are all questions coming up in the context of an ongoing criminal investigation. And you've heard my response on this. Q So you're not going to respond as to whether or not the President has confidence in his Deputy Chief of Staff? MR. McCLELLAN: Carl, you're asking this question in the context of an ongoing investigation. And I would not read anything into it other than I'm simply not going to comment on an ongoing -- Q Has there been -- has there been any change -- MR. McCLELLAN: -- investigation. Q Has there been any change or is there a plan for Mr. Rove's portfolio to be altered in any way? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, you have my response to these questions. Go ahead. Sarah, go ahead. Q A secret British memo says plans are underway for a significant troop withdrawal from Iraq early next year. Does the President agree with those plans? And even though he doesn't want to give an exact date -- MR. McCLELLAN: Who? Who has a plan? I'm sorry. Q With the plans of the -- a secret British memo says plans are underway for a significant troop withdrawal from Iraq early next year. Does the President agree with those plans, even though he doesn't want to give an exit date? Is there White House and Pentagon pressure to draw down U.S. troop levels in Iraq as soon as possible? MR. McCLELLAN: I think you're referring to reports of a British memo talking about reduction in troop forces. First of all, the military always plans for all contingencies. And that's something our military is always looking at -- what are the various contingencies, and how do we meet our commitments and complete the mission. The President has made it clear that we are going to complete the mission, and then our troops will return home with the honor that they deserve. We always look to -- the President always looks to his commanders on the ground to make assessments in terms of what troops levels are needed, and the commanders on the ground will have the troops that they need to complete the mission. But the commanders have said that that will be based on the conditions on the ground, it will be based on circumstances on the ground, so you're always looking at the circumstances on the ground. Now, one part of our strategy for victory in Iraq is to train and equip the Iraqi security forces. As we stand up the Iraqi forces, we will stand down coalition and American forces. And the President talked about that again today. That's part of our two-track strategy for succeeding in Iraq. And what you're seeing now is that the number of Iraqi forces that are trained and equipped continues to go up. They are the largest contingent providing for security in Iraq. And we continue to expand those forces. But not only are we expanding the numbers, we're strengthening their capability. And the commanders have talked about that, as well. So there's good progress being made there. The President referenced some of that in his remarks today. Now I'll go back to David. Go ahead. Q There's a difference between commenting publicly on an action and taking action in response to it. Newsweek put out a story, an email saying that Karl Rove passed national security information on to a reporter that outed a CIA officer. Now, are you saying that the President is not taking any action in response to that? Because I presume that the prosecutor did not ask you not to take action, and that if he did, you still would not necessarily abide by that; that the President is free to respond to news reports, regardless of whether there's an investigation or not. So are you saying that he's not going to do anything about this until the investigation is fully over and done with? MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I think the President has previously spoken to this. This continues to be an ongoing criminal investigation. No one wants to get to the bottom of it more than the President of the United States. And we're just not going to have more to say on it until that investigation is complete. Q But you acknowledge that he is free, as President of the United States, to take whatever action he wants to in response to a credible report that a member of his staff leaked information. He is free to take action if he wants to. MR. McCLELLAN: Again, you're asking questions relating to an ongoing investigation, and I think I've responded to it. Q Scott, since President William Howard Taft became Chief Justice after his presidency, you would not rule out the President nominating former law school professor Bill Clinton to the Supreme Court, would you? And if you wouldn't, we can report that President Clinton is under consideration, can't we? MR. McCLELLAN: Well, that's the first time I've heard that name suggested. I know there are a lot of names being suggested out there, and you know that I'm not going to get into speculating about any particular names. Q One follow-up. Considering the widespread interest and the absolutely frantic Democrat reaction to Karl Rove's excellent speech to conservatives last month, does the President hope that Karl will give a lot more speeches? MR. McCLELLAN: He continues to give speeches. He was traveling this weekend talking about the importance of strengthening Social Security. And he has continued to go out and give speeches. Let me back up, though. You brought up the Supreme Court, and I would like to update you, in terms of where we are in terms of consultations with the Senate, because the White House consultations have been wide and deep with the United States Senate. I think you heard Senator Hatch yesterday talk about how, in his 29 years in the United States Senate, he has not seen anything like this when it comes to the level of consultation that is going on. It is unprecedented, in his words, and he's certainly been around the Senate for a long time to see the type of consultations that go on. But we have reached out to more than 60 senators now, and we have actually consulted with most of those. We are continuing those outreach calls and meetings to listen to what senators have to say and hear what their views are. The President -- Q Did you try to reach all the senators? MR. McCLELLAN: The President has reached out, himself. The President looks forward to meeting tomorrow with four distinguished leaders in the Senate. He will be listening to what their views are. The President is not prejudging anything. He wants to hear what their views are and hear what they have to say as we move forward on a Supreme Court nominee. The President -- Q Does he want to hear names, Scott? MR. McCLELLAN: The President welcomes people suggesting names. That's part of the consultation process. But not only are we going to consult before the nomination is made, but we'll continue to consult once the nomination is made. We've also consulted with more than half of the Democratic conference in the United States Senate. We've spoken with every member of the Senate Judiciary Committee. And we are continuing that outreach as we speak. A number of White House staffers have been reaching out to individual members, and the President is going to be sitting down and meeting with those four leaders tomorrow. Q What does he think of Specter -- what does he think of Specter suggesting O'Connor as Chief? MR. McCLELLAN: Look, Les, there are going to be a lot of suggestions made. I'm just not going to get into speculating about potential nominees. The President takes this responsibility very seriously. And that's why he is going through a deliberate and thorough process. That's why he has instructed us to reach out to senators and get their views and hear what they have to say about a potential nominee. The President hopes that we can move forward in a dignified and civilized way. You heard him express that. It's important to elevate the discourse as we move forward. The American people want this nomination process to be something that we can all be proud of. And the President is going to select the nominee who meets the criteria that he outlined -- that is someone of high intellect, someone of integrity, someone who -- someone of great legal ability and someone who will faithfully interpret our Constitution and our laws and not try to make law from the bench. Q Will the President discuss his names with Democrats, as well, and get their thoughts on those names? MR. McCLELLAN: Go ahead, April. Go ahead. Q Scott, what was the President's interaction today with Karl Rove? Did they discuss this current situation? And understanding that Karl Rove was the architect of the President's win for the second term in the Oval Office, how important is Karl Rove to this administration currently? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, this is coming at it from -- Q It has nothing to do with what you just said. MR. McCLELLAN: This is still coming at the same question relating to reports about an ongoing investigation, and I think I've responded to it. Q Who is Karl Rove as it relates to this administration? MR. McCLELLAN: Do you have questions on another topic? Q No, no, no, no. Who is Karl Rove as it relates to this current administration? MR. McCLELLAN: I appreciate the question, April. I think I've responded. Go ahead, Connie. Q Is the President going to make any outreach to conservative groups on the Supreme Court nominee and listen to their point of view at all? MR. McCLELLAN: Well, we are listening to what others have to say, not only in the United States Senate, but outside, as well. And there are a lot of people expressing their views right now. Q -- seemed to get annoyed last week -- MR. McCLELLAN: I wouldn't try to label anything. Q Scott, I think you're barrage today in part because we -- it is now clear that 21 months ago, you were up at this podium saying something that we now know to be demonstratively false. Now, are you concerned that in not setting the record straight today that this could undermine the credibility of the other things you say from the podium? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, I'm going to be happy to talk about this at the appropriate time. Dana, you all -- you and everybody in this room, or most people in this room, I should say, know me very well and they know the type of person that I am. And I'm confident in our relationship that we have. But I will be glad to talk about this at the appropriate time, and that's once the investigation is complete. I'm not going to get into commenting based on reports or anything of that nature. Q Scott, at this point, are we to consider what you've said previously, when you were talking about this, that you're still standing by that, or are those all inoperative at this point? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, you're still trying to come at this from a different angle, and I've responded to it. Q Are you standing by what you said previously? MR. McCLELLAN: You've heard my response. Q The six-party talks are finally to be resumed on July 27th. The United States policy has been to demand complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of nuclear weapon by the North Korea to ensure nuclear-free Korean Peninsula. If North Korea does not agree to that, what would happen to the six-party talks? MR. McCLELLAN: Well, first of all, we are pleased that North Korea is coming back to the talks. The five parties put a proposal on the table, and we believe it's now time to make progress on what we outlined. It's important for North Korea to return to the talks prepared to talk in a serious way about how to move forward on that proposal. The goal is not for North Korea to come back to the talks; the goal is a denuclearized peninsula. That's a goal that we all share. And we need to make progress toward that goal. That's why it's important that when North Korea comes back, that they are prepared to respond to the proposal and move forward in a serious way to make progress toward that goal. In the discussions recently with North Korea, they have expressed a commitment to a denuclearized peninsula and making progress toward that goal. These meetings or this upcoming six-party talks is a way to move forward toward that goal. And we want to move forward in a serious way. Q It is reported the United States would offer some new incentives to the North Korea. Would you tell us, what is the contents of new -- MR. McCLELLAN: I think any such impression is wrong. We have put a proposal on the table along with the other four parties in the talks. That is a proposal that was -- it's a serious proposal. It was put on the table by the five parties for North Korea to consider and respond to. Now North Korea is committed to coming back to the talks with a date certain. And when they come back later this month, we want them to be prepared to talk in a serious way about how to move forward on that proposal. That's the proposal that is on the table. It was a proposal that was outlined to North Korea in the last round of talks over a year ago by the other five parties. Go ahead, Alexis. Q When the leak investigation is concluded, does the President believe it might be important for his credibility, the credibility of the White House, to release all the information voluntarily that was submitted as part of the investigation, so the American public could see what the -- what transpired inside the White House at the time? MR. McCLELLAN: This is an investigation being overseen by a special prosecutor. And I think those are questions best directed to the special prosecutor. Again, this is an ongoing matter; I'm just not going to get into commenting on it further at this time. At the appropriate time, when it's complete, then I'll be glad to talk about it at that point. Q Have you in the White House considered whether that would be optimum to release as much information and make it as open a process -- MR. McCLELLAN: It's the same type of question. You're asking me to comment on an ongoing investigation, and I'm not going to do that. Q I'm actually talking about the communication strategy, which is a little different. MR. McCLELLAN: Understood. The President directed the White House to cooperate fully with the investigation. And that's what he expects people in the White House to do. Q And he would like to that when it is concluded, cooperate fully with -- MR. McCLELLAN: Again, I've already responded. Q Scott, was it -- who in the investigation made this request of the White House not to comment further about the investigation? Was it Mr. Fitzgerald? Did he make the request of you -- MR. McCLELLAN: I mean, you can ask -- you can direct those questions to the special prosecutors. I think probably more than one individual who's involved in overseeing the investigation had expressed a preference that we not get into commenting on the investigation while it's ongoing. I think we all want to see the prosecutors get to the bottom of this matter. The President wants to see the prosecutors get to the bottom of this matter. And the way to help them do that is to not get into commenting on it while it is ongoing. Q Was the request made of you, or of whom in the White House? MR. McCLELLAN: I already responded to these questions. Q According to the Gallup Poll, 62 percent of the American people believe that a terrorist attack like the one we saw in London could happen here. In the President's speech today, we haven't heard anything new. What his plan exactly to protect the American people? MR. McCLELLAN: It's exactly what he outlined in his remarks earlier today. It's a comprehensive strategy. We are working on multiple fronts to protect the American people. As he said, the best way to defend the American people is to stay on the offense and take the fight to the enemy. That's exactly what we are doing. You see, the terrorists have been carrying out attacks for years. They felt that the civilized world would only respond in a very limited way. We saw the attacks back in '83 on the Marine barracks in Lebanon. We saw the attacks on -- or the attack on the World Trade Center back in 1993. We saw the attacks on our embassies back in '98. They've certainly carried out attacks in other parts of the civilized world, as well. The President saw the attacks of September 11th and said we are going to take the fight to the enemy. We are going to wage a comprehensive war, and we are going to see it through. The enemy will be defeated. And the way we will ultimately defeat the enemy is to defeat their hateful ideology. And you do that by spreading freedom because free societies are peaceful societies, as the President said. Bob, go ahead. Q Yes, in your dealings with the special counsel, have you consulted a personal attorney? MR. McCLELLAN: Again, I'm just not going to say anything further. I expressed all I'm going to say on this matter from this podium. Q How does the uncertainty over Chief Justice Rehnquist affect the President's selection of a replacement for Justice O'Connor? MR. McCLELLAN: How does the speculation about another vacancy? Q How does the uncertainty about Chief Justice Rehnquist affect the process? MR. McCLELLAN: Well, the President is moving forward to fill the vacancy. He spent time on his trip looking over the background materials of potential nominees and some of their key rulings or decisions. The President has been talking with senior staff -- I know he visited with Andy Card about it on the trip, as well -- and talking to them about potential nominees and the process for moving forward to name a nominee. We are prepared for additional vacancies, if they should occur. This is something that we have prepared for, for quite some time at the White House. But I'm not aware of any announcement that's been made on an additional vacancy at this point. Q Scott, voting rights reauthorization. I understand the President is for voting rights reauthorization, but he still wants to study portions of it. It sounds kind of contradictory. Could you explain what that means, as it's up for renewal? MR. McCLELLAN: Sure. As you point out, it's up of reauthorization in 2006. The President does support reauthorization. That process is getting underway in Congress. And as it works its way through Congress, the White House will look at and consider any improvements to strengthen it. And that's -- that's really where it stands at this point. Q Well, what does he think could strengthen it? What tweaks is he thinking of right now -- MR. McCLELLAN: Well, I think that's something we'll look at. There are suggestions that I'm sure people are going to make as we move forward, and we'll look at and consider those suggestions. The President also met with the Congressional Black Caucus and said he would take their views into account as we move forward, as well.
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The Georgia Supreme Court today announced it would take on a long-standing tussle between the cities of Atlanta and College Park, over millions of dollars generated by airport businesses. Oral arguments will take place this fall, according to the order made public today. At least three justices appear to already side with College Park – at least, they were willing to let stand a decision by the state Court of Appeals. Here’s a backgrounder from last June, arising from the appeals court decision, by my AJC colleague Steve Visser: The city of Atlanta might have to repay millions of dollars of taxes it improperly collected at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport to College Park, according to a court ruling. Atlanta has been collecting the occupational taxes for businesses at the airport that actually were in the city limits of College Park. The issue went to the courts, and the Georgia Court of Appeals agreed with College Park: The small city is entitled to repayment of taxes collected. According to the ruling, Atlanta also has to pay its own occupational tax to College Park, based on income from its airport leases and concessions. But it wasn’t immediately clear how much money all of that could amount to. “That could be a big number, ” said Michael Bell, former chief financial officer at Atlanta and DeKalb County. “It could well be millions of dollars. It is an issue that will have long-term implications.” Atlanta spokesman John Kennedy said he was unable to determine how much city tax income would have to go to College Park or even how much occupational tax Atlanta collects from the airport each year. Kennedy said the city would not comment on the lawsuit or its related issues. Back in 2007, Atlanta sued College Park to stop it from collecting the taxes. College Park contended the original 1969 contract was invalid. The city, Kennedy said, is “disappointed” with the decision and is currently evaluating its next steps. In this tight budgetary year, the court’s ruling could mean Atlanta would have to make cuts elsewhere. The court’s ruling covers any property at the airport within College Park’s boundaries: That would include the main terminal, Concourse A and part of Concourse B. Bell, now a professor at Georgia State University whose dissertation dealt with the airport and its jurisdictional issues, said that could account for approximately a million square feet of space leased from Atlanta. “Atlanta is the functional equivalent of the operator of Lenox Square, ” said Steve Fincher, city attorney for College Park “They are going to have to buy a business license from us which is based on their gross receipts from those [rental] operations. “It would be a very significant sum.” The ruling represented the second financial airport-related victory that College Park has claimed over Atlanta recently. Earlier, a court ruled that College Park only owed Atlanta $7 million on a contract to buy back land around the airport while Atlanta contended its smaller neighbor owed as much as $21 million, Fincher said. College Park City Manager William Johnson said the recovered occupational taxes will provide much-needed financial relief for the city of about 20,000 people, which just passed its fiscal 2012 budget of about $114 million Wednesday. That budget was about $5 million less than fiscal 2011, he said. “Definitely it will be a big help for our general fund, ” he said. “We just finished with our most difficult budget ever.” - By Jim Galloway, Political Insider Article source: http://blogs.ajc.com/political-insider-jim-galloway/2012/05/07/georgia-supreme-court-takes-up-two-city-feud-over-licenses-at-hartsfield-jackson-airport/?cxntfid=blogs_political_insider_jim_galloway
What do these two sentences mean? Ich soll das Buch lesen. Ich sollte das Buch lesen. I have mostly seen "should" translated as "sollte", but that seems to be past tense. The first one would be "I should read the book." and the second one "I should have read the book." I believe this is incorrect, however. What is the proper use of this verb? What is the difference between "ich soll", "ich solle", and "ich sollte"?
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Find a Resource Find resources by keyword, type, or professional interest. Resource Library - subscribe to Resource Library The Democratic Dilemma of American Education: Out of Many, One?May 7, 2012The Democratic Dilemma of American Education by Arnold Shober navigate through local, state, and federal layers of education policy to examine contemporary controversies over education governance, teachers unions and collective bargaining, school funding, school choice, academic accountability, and desegregation. Shober describes the inherent practical dilemmas of current policy and the difficulties policymakers face in overcoming them to produce lasting educational reform in a democratic, federal system of government. Timely, engaging, and accessible, this is the ideal resource for courses in public policy as well as education and politics.
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McLaren's diffuser was blocked away The prospect of another diffuser row boiling up again appears to have come back, with many teams pursuing “extreme” solutions. At the launch of the McLaren MP4-25 today, McLaren engineering director Paddy Lowe said the team had had pushed the diffuser regulations as far as possible. Not only this, but he believes that other teams will go for extreme solutions. He said: “This is the first car in which we have had a clean sheet of paper to really exploit the interpretation [of diffusers] that was developed last year for a design of floors,” said Lowe. “You will see we have produced a fairly extreme incarnation of that but we won’t be alone in that. We believe you will see some pretty extreme solutions on our competitors’ cars as well.” The writing on the wall comes from the fact that, when the MP4-25 was launched today, the diffuser was blocked from view with black boards. However, Lowe believes there is no rule infringement, saying: “We think the interpretation is very clear,” he said. “In certain aspects we have sought guidance from the FIA and they have come out with very clear interpretation, understanding and guidance – and we think that has been made available to all the teams.” “We are hoping for a much cleaner start to the season then we had a year ago in terms of the teams’ collective understanding of the basis from which we go racing.” Ferrari, however, say differently. Aldo Costa told Gazzetta dello Sport: “We were and still are convinced that the double diffuser concept was illegal. We feel there may still be interpretation over this, as the rules leave the door open to many possibilities. It’s up to the FIA to supervise, but we are rather worried.” This sort of thing coming up again would just be a disaster. The double-decker diffuser row last year put so much doubt into people’s minds and, as Fernando Alonso predicted, decided the outcome of the championship. Hopefuly, the FIA have learnt their lessons from last year, and hopefully the teams won’t have been too radical with this year’s design.