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* October 18 - 24
The "Dove" Flees
THUS FAR, THE BOOK OF JONAH has portrayed a familiar pattern in the Old Testament: a prophet receiving a divine call. "Arise, go to Euphrates" (Jer. 13:4, 5), God told Jeremiah. "Arise, get thee to Zarephath" (1 Kings 17:9, 10), God told Elijah. As expected, both prophets did what they were told.
The reader is led to expect from Jonah a similar response to God's call, "Arise, go to Nineveh." However, the book of Jonah defies conventional ideas about God's prophets and how they act. How dare Jonah upset the usual paradigm! Far from obeying God, he flees in the opposite direction. Hardly the best start for a prophet of God.
Why be surprised? Prophets are people, too, touched with our fears, insecurities, and doubts. Surely, we don't expect perfection from the Lord's prophets. Based on what example? Noah? David? John the Baptist? Peter? Hardly. Maybe we don't expect perfection, but we certainly didn't expect a prophet to flee from a direct command of God! This week we'll look a little more at what happened.
THE WEEK AT A GLANCE: How do we appraise the prophet's disobedience? What is God's response to Jonah's attitude? What does this teach us about God? How does God's grace respond to Jonah's disobedience?
MEMORY TEXT: "Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months" (James 5:17).
*Please study this weeks lesson to prepare for Sabbath, October 25.
Sunday October 19
"But Jonah rose up to flee to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord. So he went down to Joppa, found a ship which was going to Tarshish, paid the fare and went down into it to go with them to Tarshish from the presence of the Lord" (Jon. 1:3, NASB).
Jonah's name means "dove," and we find him next in an unusual "flight pattern."
How is Jonah's response to his divine summons unusual? Jon. 1:3.
Thus far, the book of Jonah has opened with a recognizable situation seen in Scripture of a prophet receiving a divine call. What happens next, however, is not the usual. The shocking surprise involves the detailed description of what Jonah did to escape his task. Though hardly the usual paradigm, this isn't the only time we see the example of someone not exactly thrilled about his or her divine calling.
Who else initially was not willing to accept God's call, and why? Exod. 4:1, 10, 13.
When Moses was enlisted by God to return to Egypt for the purpose of leading the Israelites away from slavery, he drew back in amazement and terror at the command. He even offered several reasons why he thought he should refuse the task. But, ultimately, he accepted the task. Ellen White eloquently describes this situation:
"The divine command given to Moses found him self-distrustful, slow of speech, and timid. He was overwhelmed with a sense of his incapacity to be a mouthpiece for God to Israel. But having once accepted the work, he entered upon it with his whole heart, putting all his trust in the Lord. The greatness of his mission called into exercise the best powers of his mind. God blessed his ready obedience, and he became eloquent, hopeful, self-possessed, and well fitted for the greatest work ever given to man."Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 255.
|What possible reasons could Jonah have had for not wanting to do what the Lord asked? Could those have even been "valid" reasons? Also, is it possible that, perhaps, the very traits that caused Jonah to want to flee from this task could be the very traits that, if rightly channeled, would have made him qualified for that task? If so, how so? What does this say to me about my own gifts and what the Lord asks me to do with them?
God gives Jonah a command, and Jonah, rather than obeying the Lord's command, attempts to flee. It is hard to imagine a more determined antagonism than is indicated here in this one verse (Jon. 1:3). Every verb in the verse reveals what Jonah is doing in order to get away from the Lord and from what the Lord asks him to do.
Look at the verbs in Jonah 1:3. Jonah rose up to flee. (The verb for "arose" here comes from the same root word that was part of his divine commission, when the Lord told him to "Arise, go to Nineveh.") He went down to Joppa, he found a ship, he paid the fare, and went down into the boat. All this flurry of activity for the express purpose of evading God's command. The writer of the narrative subtly suggests the determination of Jonah to flee.
In Jonah 1:3, what phrase is given at the beginning of the verse and then repeated at the end of the same verse? What do you think that means?
This single verse says two times that Jonah flees "from the presence of the Lord." A single indication would have been enough. However, the duplication of this phrase in just one verse compels the reader to consider the irony of anyone, let alone a prophet, thinking to flee from the presence of the Lord!
Of all peopleas someone who knows the Lord, who worships the God of Israel, who knows that the Lord was the Creator of the heaven and the earth and the sea (see Jon. 1:9), Jonah should have known the futility of his actions. It's not as though he were following some local, pagan deity whose "power" ended at the border.
On the contrary, by his own confession, he knows the power of the God he professes to serveand, though knowing all these things, he flees anyway!
What could he have possibly been thinking?
|Of course, it's easy for us to look at Jonah and shake our heads in disapproval. How could he have done something so stupid? However, in what subtle ways do we attempt do to the same thing? Maybe we don't flee, at least physically, from "the presence of the Lord" (for that's impossible), but how do we openly or inadvertently "separate" ourselves from the Lord?
Three times the text found in Jonah 1:3 says that Jonah is going to Tarshish. That's three times in one verse. Notice this characteristic repetition in Hebrew narrative writing. The writer is not sloppy, nor is he stuttering. Rather, we are being alerted to an important issue the writer wants us to ponder. In this case, the thrice-mentioned city of Tarshish is important because Tarshish, in fact, is in the opposite direction of where the Lord wanted Jonah to go. Nineveh is east, Tarshish is west. Jonah's rebellion couldn't be made more explicit.
What other examples can we find in the Bible of God giving someone (not necessarily a prophet) explicit instructions and he or she doing the opposite?
Gen. 2:16, 17 _____________________________________________________________ Gen. 3:6
1 Sam. 15:3 ________________________________________________________ 1 Sam. 15:21-23
Exod. 20:4-6 ____________________________________________________________ Ezek. 8:10
What other verb is used two times in Jonah 1:3?
The use of that specific verb isn't by chance. In this context, it has negative connotations. In fact, in modem Hebrew, the same verb "go down" can carry with it a negative meaning, while the opposite, "go up," carries a positive one.
|Are you going down or up? The answer is easy. Are you doing what God commands you to do, or are you disobeying, as Jonah did? Your answer determines your direction.
When Jonah flees from the presence of the Lord, that might have finished everything. When Jonah pays the fare to Tarshish, that could have been the end of his call. When we disobey, when we try to escape what God has convicted us about, when God says one thing and we do another, that could be the end of us too. God is not obligated at all to keep on dealing with us, especially when we mess up, even in a big way. However, out of a love that's too big for us to understand, He keeps working with us, despite our repeated and colossal blunders. And for this, God's patient grace, we all should be immensely grateful. After all, imagine if all it took were one big mistake on our part for the Lord to cast us off. Who, even the most saintly among us, could ever hope for salvation if that were the case? Grace is nothing if not the chanceindeed, many chancesto start over.
What examples from the Bible show God still working with those who have sadly and grossly failed in what the Lord had asked of them? What lesson can we learn from these stories about God's grace with those whose faith and trust fail them, even at crucial times?
Genesis 3 ___________________________________________________________________
Genesis 16 __________________________________________________________________
2 Samuel 11 _________________________________________________________________
Matt. 26:74, 75 _______________________________________________________________
God calls Jonah, but Jonah rejects that call. It's that simple. But what happens next? Does the Lord simply leave Jonah to his rebellion? Does He simply cast him off, because he has made this tremendous blunder? Not at all. Though Jonah, overtly and blatantly, chooses to run away, the Lord pursues him. In other words, despite Jonah's rejection of the Lord, God doesn't reject him, at least not yet. Here is this man, given a divine call by the Lord, and though this man rejects that call, God's Spirit still strives with him, anyway.
What does this fact say to us, personally, in our own walk with the Lord? However much hope it should give us, we should also be careful about being presumptuous How can we know the difference between having hope despite our failures and being presumptuous about them?
What is Cod's response to Jonah's disobedience? Jon. 1:4, 17; 2:10.
Both the Old and the New Testament are remarkable for their unfaltering and continual ascription of the control of nature to God. At times, He uses nature as a means of instruction in righteousness and discipline. In contrast to some contemporary thinking, which views the universe as a closed and finite system, allowing no place for the action of God, the Bible's consistent confession is that the functioning of all nature is under God's control.
Read Job 38. In the context of today's lesson, what's the crucial point made in this chapter?
God has established laws in nature. But they do not administer themselves. The Lawgiver administers them. He has arranged a series of causes and effects. But according to Scripture, He supports, maintains, controls, and moves them at His own pleasure.
What is the first action God takes in response to Jonah's cruise? Jon. 1:4.
The storm is not attributed merely to the elements of nature but to the God of nature, to Him who is over all and above all things. But this is no mere display of power. It is for Jonah's sake that a tempest is unleashed. Verse 4 teaches us that this storm is there because of Jonah and for Jonah. The elements of nature and many innocent sailors are engaged in the adventure of Jonah, with him and because of him. The storm is sent to pursue a petulant prophet and, in the process, involves many others on board the ship.
These "innocent" sailors were suffering because of someone else's sin. In what ways do we see this principle operating all the time? What does it tell us about the horrible nature of sin?
The book of Jonah reveals the seriousness of a God-given vocation. God regards His choice of messenger as so important that He brings nature into play in order to nudge Jonah to fulfill his task. As God wrestled with Jacob, so now He begins to wrestle with Jonah, employing the elements of nature to get his attention.
What picture do the different Bible writers give concerning God's sovereignty over His creation?
Job 9:5; Amos 1:2; Mic. 1:3, 4;
Judg.5:5; Pss. 18:7; 68:8; 114:4-6; Isa. 64:3; Ezek. 3:12; Hab. 3:6, 10;
Exod. 23:25, 26; Lev. 25:18, 19; Deuteronomy 28; 30:8-14;
2 Chron. 31:9, 10; Isa. 58:9-11; Amos 4:6-8; Hag. 1:9-11; 2:17.
Ellen White's graphic description of the plagues in Egypt is instructive: "Ruin and desolation marked the path of the destroying angel. The land of Goshen alone was spared. It was demonstrated to the Egyptians that the earth is under the control of the living God, that the elements obey His voice, and that the only safety is in obedience to Him."Patriarchs and Prophets, p. 269.
The book of Revelation instructs us that the whole world will be so involved in a similar situation before the second coming of Christ. Ellen White draws this lesson in her chapter on Jonah in Prophets and Kings, p. 277:
"The time is at hand when there will be sorrow in the world that no human balm can heal. The spirit of God is being withdrawn. Disasters by sea and by land follow one another in quick succession. How frequently we hear of earthquakes and tornadoes, of destruction by fire and flood, with great loss of life and property! Apparently these calamities are capricious outbreaks of disorganized, unregulated forces of nature, wholly beyond the control of man; but in them all, God's purpose may be read. They are among the agencies by which He seeks to arouse men and women to a sense of their danger."Emphasis supplied.
SUMMARY: God sought to use Jonah despite the prophet's faults.
Ylli Peco
I am a new believer living in Tirana, Albania. When I was about 14 years of age, I often saw my grandma going to church. Sometimes I went with her, and eventually I signed up to attend some religious classes that were being held in the church. But to be frank, I could not understand most of what they taught there.
During my second year of high school a friend invited my group of friends-there were five of us-to his [church]. We had never heard of this church, but we decided to go. I thought the services were weird because they were so different from my grandmother's church. But I really liked the Sabbath School class with so many people taking part in the discussion, teaching and learning together about the Bible lesson.
For awhile I attended this church occasionally, then started going every week. When I went, I felt a peace in my heart that I could not understand. I got to know everybody, and I felt as if I were part of a large Christian family.
Some church members encouraged me to take my stand for Christ and be baptized, but I was not ready yet. I did not know a lot about God's Word, and I was not sure about some things. Besides, I had problems at home.
From the beginning my family opposed my going to this church. They insisted that the only true church was the Orthodox church, and they tried every way they knew to help me find my way back to the family's religion. I knew they wanted what was best for me, but I was convinced that I had found what was best. Sometimes we argued, and they tried to convince me that I was wrong. And sometimes I tried to convince them that they were wrong. Some Sabbaths were peaceful; others were full of arguing. After some time, however, they gave up trying to change my mind.
My knowledge of God was increasing, and I felt the Holy Spirit very close to me. It was as though I were talking to Him, and I felt He was guiding me. I wish everybody could experience the same thing in his life.
When I knew I had gained sufficient knowledge about God and His Word, I was ready to be baptized. The day of baptism was really wonderful, so filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit that I wanted to share the good news with everybody.
Ylli Peco is a young man who is studying law at a university in Tirana, Albania.
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Syrian Army defectors used rocket-propelled grenades to attack a pro-government youth group office in northwestern Syria yesterday, the latest in a string of bold offensives against the Syrian government, army, and security forces.
The day before the Free Syrian Army, as the defectors have dubbed themselves, attacked an intelligence base outside Damascus. Andrew Tabler of the Washington Institute for Near East Policy told CNN that the strike on the intelligence base "reflects the growing sophistication of the Free Syrian Army and 'opens up a new era of the conflict'."
There is a growing consensus that Syria is moving toward a civil war, if it isn't already there. On Thursday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned that the current situation is "very much like a civil war." Today, Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu joined the chorus. "There is a risk of [the confrontations] transforming into civil war," he said, according to Radio Free Europe.
But US officials suggest that such a characterization could aid Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's efforts to delegitimize his opponents and blame them for the violence, CNN reports.
But in Washington, a senior Obama administration official said calling the violence in Syria a civil war "plays into the Syrian government's hands, that this is some terrorist movement against the government."
"And that's just not the case," said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue. "This has been, from the inception, a peaceful movement."
The official said the violence is taking Syria down "a dangerous path," but added: "It's the Syrian regime's repression and killing of innocent civilians that has exacerbated the situation and led to this."
Max Fisher at The Atlantic writes that "The Syrian conflict still appears stacked enormously in favor of Assad holding on to power, but for the first time since violence began there in March, it looks possible – however unlikely – that protesters could actually succeed in bringing revolution to their country."
What was the turning point? Mr. Fisher writes that it was two things: the Arab League suspension of Syria's membership earlier this week (read more about that here), and the increasing organization of the Free Syrian Army, which staged an assault on a military facility outside tightly-controlled Damascus this week. Because military intervention remains unpopular and senior military leaders are unlikely to turn on Assad, the current fighting is the most likely path to removing the regime.
So the only foreseeable way for this conflict to end (other than an outright victory by Assad, which is sadly plausible) would be for mid- and low-level military defectors to lead an armed rebellion against the regime. And that's beginning to happen.
The rebel attacks against military facilities around Damascus reportedly lasted 90 minutes, an extraordinarily long time given how tightly the military controlled the country as recently as a few weeks ago. Defectors are organizing themselves into what they call the Free Syrian Army. Some leaders of the rebel group say they are planning to ramp up a coordinated assault against the government. While they might have some success in more rebellious towns such as Homs and Hama, the fighters would need to take Damascus and Aleppo to win. The leadership is based in those two cities, where it has much tighter control; though protests in neighboring towns have been escalating, residents of those two major cities appear too terrified -- understandably -- to follow.
…What has for so long seemed impossible – the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad – now seems to be merely extremely unlikely.
Emile Hokayem, a senior fellow for regional security at the International Institute for Strategic Studies – Middle East, writes that Free Syrian Army leaders told him in a meeting in Lebanon that they are "gearing up for direct confrontation … regardless of whether they have the support of foreign intervention." One officer told him their forces now number 17,000.
According to Mr. Hokayem, the uprising has entered a third phrase "that will be not only more violent, but could be a decisive one."
My conversations with Syrians in Beirut and northern Lebanon left me with the sense that the initial revolutionary euphoria has given way to a darker mood. No side can afford to back down anymore. Anti-regime Syrians told me they have gone too far to stop, and that the pain and death that would inevitably follow would massively outweigh the cost of persisting. In any case, they argue that the regime has suffered deadly blows to its internal legitimacy, lost any Arab cover, cannot resurrect an economy that may shrink by as much as 8% – and that, now more than ever, victory is in reach.


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Φωτό: Νίκος Μαγγίνας
Παραθέτουμε, στη συνέχεια, τον λόγο του Προέδρου του Πανεπιστημίου father Joseph M. McShane.
The Visit of His All Holiness Bartholomew I, the Ecumenical Patriarch
Tuesday, 27 October 2009
The University Church
Joseph M. McShane, S.J.
"This is the day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice and be glad."
Your All Holiness, in the name of Christ our Savior, I welcome you to the University Church, this historic house of prayer that has stood at the center of the University's campus and mission since it was built by our founder, Archbishop John Hughes, in 1844. Your All Holiness, your Eminences, your Graces and your Excellencies, Mr. Tognino, members of the Board of Trustees, the faculty, the administration and student body of the University, and faithful and devoted members of the Orthodox Christian communities of America, on behalf of the entire Fordham family, it is a great honor--indeed, a great grace to welcome you to the University Church this afternoon. It is a particular grace to welcome you, Your All Holiness, both to Rose Hill and to the Fordham family. Your presence, and the presence of so many of our beloved brothers in the Orthodox episcopate (both here in America and throughout the world) is a source of great joy to the whole Fordham community. (I am especially happy to welcome my dear friend, Archbishop Demetrios, back to Fordham this afternoon.) At the same time, I am deeply grateful for the presence of Their Eminences Cardinals Egan (whom His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI has appointed as his delegate to our ceremony this afternoon), Cardinal Keeler (the Archbishop Emeritus of Baltimore) and Cardinal McCarrick (the Archbishop Emeritus of Washington), as well as their Excellencies Archbishops Dolan (the Archbishop of New York) and Migliore (the Papal Nuncio and Permanent Observer to the United Nations) at our gathering this evening. Their presence indicates the great affection and deep reverence that the Roman Catholic Church (both in the United States and throughout the world) has for Your All Holiness.
For my part, I must tell you, Your All Holiness, that your graced presence on our campus this evening reminds me of the long and affectionate ties that have bound the University and the Orthodox churches together for so long. For years Fordham was blessed by the presence of Father John Meyendorff on our faculty, and for generations, the sons and daughters of Orthodox families have come to Fordham to pursue their college degrees. In the process, they have enriched the life of the University beyond measure--with the seriousness with which they have approached their studies, with the devotion that they have always had for the University and its mission, and with their prayer. As you know, thanks in large part to the support that we have received both from you and from Archbishop Demetrios, in the last few years, the University's relationship to and service of the Orthodox community in America has grown even stronger. Indeed, as a result of Archbishop's assistance, Fordham has been able to establish a program in Orthodox Studies that is unique in the United States and that can serve as a model for other colleges throughout the country, a program that provides Orthodox students with both the pastoral care of an Orthodox chaplain and the opportunity to complete a minor in Orthodox theology. On this night so filled with hope and so rich in meaning, I would like to tell you how grateful we at Fordham are for the grace-filled love that you have shown our efforts, and for the generosity of spirit that the Orthodox Church has always shown Fordham.
Of course, Fordham does not merely honor you this evening for the support that you have given to our efforts to nurture the faith on our campus. Far from it. We honor you for the extraordinary service that you have given to the Orthodox Churches, the whole Christian family and the world. And your service has been extraordinary indeed. Your All-Holiness, throughout your ministry as the Archbishop of Constantinople/New Rome and Ecumenical Patriarch, as the successor to the Apostle Andrew, you have discharged the duties of your office with vision and holiness. In the model of your saintly predecessor, Saint John Chrysotom, you have been a theologian of rare wisdom and wide erudition. (Axios!) In the model of Patriarch Athenagoras I, you have devoted yourself to the work of ecumenical dialogue with loving compassion. (Axios!) And, in the model of the Lord whom you have sought to serve with every fibre of your being, you have embraced the world. Indeed, you have made the whole world your parish and enriched the world with your devotion to peace and the cause of environmentalism. (Axios!) You have, therefore, been a three-fold blessing to the world. Therefore, you are thrice-worthy of the honor that you receive this afternoon, and we at Fordham make our own the greeting with which the Orthodox faithful welcome you throughout the world: Axios. Axios. Axios. May the Great Shepherd of the Flock Christ Jesus our Lord, sustain you in your ministry and continue to make you a blessing to all who meet you and benefit from your wisdom and love. Axios. Axios. Axios.


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University Board Chair Delivers State of the System Address, Calls For More Funding
The Board overseeing Florida's public universities says the state has lots to be proud of when it comes to higher education. Over the past year the board has worked to increase its authority over local university boards. During Thursday's "State of the System" address, the board's chairman said that role isn't going to diminish anytime soon.
When the Board of Governors was created several years ago, it gave most of its power to local university boards. But over the past year, with several crises popping up at the different universities, Board of Governors Chairman Dean Colson says his group has found itself playing a larger role in school affairs:
"During my state of the system address last year, I talked about the board using its Bully Pulpit when things go bad. Several times over the past year this board has had to do exactly that, and I suspect that we will continue to do so in the near future," he said.
Those issues include things like the Florida A&M University hazing scandal, the creation of a 12th public university--Florida Polytechnic--and persisting questions over the fate of Florida State University's digital production program in West Palm Beach. Board members also served on presidential search committees at the University of Florida and FAMU.
Meanwhile, the Board of Governors will continue its push for more state funding. Colson said while the system as a whole is doing well, there are several areas where the universities can improve.
"Half of our institutions have six year graduation rates below 50-percent. Our system continues to lag behind on national academy members. As a state we rank 17th. If you want the system to continue to serve as an economic engine for the state, we must have the resources to recruit the best and brightest. Simply being good isn't good enough."
The Board is asking the state for an additional $118 million. It's also trying to get greater flexibility to decide how to spend the money it gets for building and maintenance projects. University of West Florida President Judy Bense told he House Appropriations Committee Thursday that a little trust can go a long way.
"What were really recommending to you, from the Board of Governors Task force, is to trust us a little more... to have more authority, to make decisions about the facilities on their campus," Bense said.
The House Appropriations Committee heard a report from legislative analysts that says the primary source for school construction projects, called PECO is running dry. That fund is supported through a tax on land lines and electricity. But better technology has made things more energy efficient and many people have moved to cell phones—causing a sharp decline in dollars available for public education capital projects.


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SANTA CLARA — Once Serra High got Michael Smith in foul trouble, the game was as good as over.
Smith, El Camino's standout frontcourt player, picked up his fourth foul in the first minute of the fourth quarter with the game tied. El Camino coach Archie Junio was forced to move Smith off his defensive assignment on Serra standout Henry Caruso. And once that happened, the Princeton-bound Caruso went off.
Caruso scored 13 of his game-high 30 points in the fourth quarter as Serra (24-4) came from behind for a 74-66 victory in the Central Coast Section Open Division quarterfinals Friday.
"Once (Smith) got his third foul, we went inside to Henry to try to get him his fourth foul," Serra coach Chuck Rapp said. "And once he got his fourth foul, we kept going inside and were able to get some mismatches on the block."
El Camino, the No. 7 seed in the inaugural Open Division playoffs, led for most of the first three quarters. No. 2 Serra finally drew even at the end of the third quarter.
"We came out flat," Rapp said. "We had a week off, and playing at 5:30 is different. But that's no excuse. You only get one mulligan, one get out of jail card, and this was it. In the second half, we started getting some 50-50 balls."
The Colts were up 37-30 at halftime behind 13 points from Smith and 10 from point guard Elijah White. Smith finished with 27, White with 19. The 5-foot-8 White's ability to penetrate helped him get to the free-throw line, where he went 12 of 14.
"Those two are hard covers," Rapp said. "They are very skillful guys. They are hard to keep in front of you."
Serra point guard Andre Miller's main responsibility was on defense, shadowing White, but Miller still scored 11 points. Shooting guard Jacqui Biggins gave the Padres a big boost with 23 points.
Serra went 27 of 33 at the foul line, El Camino 16 of 20.
Sacred Heart Cathedral 51, Piedmont Hills 37: The Fighting Irish blew open the game in the second quarter, outscoring the Pirates 22-6 to build a 40-22 advantage at halftime.
SHC (17-10), which will play Serra in the Open Division semifinals Wednesday at Independence, came out hot, hitting four 3-pointers in the game's opening minutes.
Piedmont Hills (22-6), led by Walter Bateast's nine first-quarter points, responded to make it 18-16 at the end of the quarter.
But the second quarter was all Irish, as they carved up the 1-3-1 zone Piedmont Hills tried to use, hitting shots from outside and then moving the ball inside when Piedmont Hills tried to extend on shooters.
"We handled their zone pretty well in the second quarter," SHC coach Darrell Barbour said. "When we move the ball and share the ball, we're pretty good."
Neither team did much in the second half. SHC scored only 11 second-half points but was never threatened as the Pirates scored only 15.
Sophomore David Parsons led SHC with 13 points, all in the first half. Bateast led all scorers with 17 points.
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Legacy support?
The story follows on directly from the original flick. Jeff Bridges, as computer genius Kevin Flynn, is still stuck in the virtual world of the Grid. Garrett Hedlund, his son Sam, tries to find him and is soon running around in his own Tron Lightsuit. To be honest, the yarn doesn't stand up to much scrutiny, but this is a rollercoaster ride not cinéma vérité.
I want you in my ring
The 2D Blu-ray is a beautiful looking hi-def disc. I've seen a lot of great BDs but this one really pops. The detail in the image is often astonishing. One benefit of watching Tron: Legacy in 2D is that the picture is much brighter than the original 3D cinema presentation. Consequently, you get to see subtleties to the photorealistic animation which were just impossible to spot in a theatre.
Cycles of light
The 3D disc offers just as much tangible detail as the flat version – obviously filtered by your specs and whatever crosstalk your display generously contributes to the picture – but is a more visceral viewing experience. While you need to wear 3D glasses from the outset, the image only dimensionalises when our hero Sam enters the Grid – it's effectively a modern spin on the monochrome/colour device first used in The Wizard of Oz.
There are not a lot of 'outy' moments, instead director Joe Kosinski uses 3D to emphasise depth and, more unusually, height. At any given opportunity his stereoscopic camera looks downward, which creates a reoccurring sense of mild vertigo.
On yer bike
Of course, if you've got chums coming round and you want to show off your new telly, don't worry about this – just jump to the Lightcycle battle sequence. The 3D here is plain jaw-dropping. The film was shot using an updated version of the Fusion camera system developed for Avatar, it's not post production 3D.


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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A judge in Gainesville issued the teenager charged in connection with the disappearance of a University of Florida student a $100,000 bond on Tuesday morning.
Pedro Bravo is charged with Depriving a Victim of Medical Care, a third-degree felony. The charge stems from the disappearance of Christian Aguilar, who was last seen Thursday.
If Bravo bonds out, he will have to wear an ankle monitor. Bravo, who attended Doral Academy Preparatory School with Aguilar, will be allowed to leave Alachua County and go home to Miami. Bravo, however, will not be allowed to leave the country.
During Bravo's bond hearing, Aguilar's mother pleaded with him for information about her son.
"The only thing we ask of him is one clue, one address, any place where he remembers where is my son. We are not asking for anymore," said Claudio Aguilar.
According to investigators, Aguilar and Bravo got into a fight on Thursday. Bravo told police he beat Aguilar up and left him by a field on the UF campus, but has not said much since, according to detectives in Gainesville.
Bravo's family, who was also in court, volunteered to aid with the search on Wednesday. The two fathers have also been in touch since Aguilar's disappearance.
"I've been talking to Pedro's dad and the communication is open and we hope that we start getting information from him so they can lead to my son," said Carlos Aguilar, Christian's father. "That is the hope. That is everything that I need."
Since the weekend, Aguilar's father, brother, and girlfriend have been helping with the search.
Erika Friman, Aguilar's girlfriend who attends community college in Gainesville, told Local 10's Glenna Milberg the two were close friends throughout high school.
"I'm very hurt by this whole situation, that something like this would even happen. I knew both of them throughout high school and they were both very -- they were good friends, they would make jokes and everything," said Friman.
PHOTOS: Candlelight vigil for Christian Aguilar
Search continues for Aguilar
On Tuesday, police searched eight wooded areas in and around Gainesville. Police have concentrated search efforts on the signal from Aguilar's cellphone, but pinpointing it hasn't been easy.
"We have some data that's kind of showing us where the two were in the city, but the thing is, it's all over the city," said Tobias. "So, trying to find an actual starting point of where to focus a real detailed search is a little difficult."
Police said Aguilar's cellphone has turned off and on several times in different wooded areas since Thursday.
Surveillance video from a Best Buy in Gainesville showed Bravo and Aguilar together about 3 p.m. Thursday. Police said the two spent much of the day together.
Sweetwater police officers and Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office deputies were assisting in the search.
Classmates detail teens' relationship
Former classmates at Doral Academy Preparatory School said Bravo, Aguilar, and Friman have been friends since high school.
"They've been friends for a really long time," said Alison Cuvichos, a friend of Aguilar.
VIDEO: Teens have been friends since high school
Bravo and Friman dated while in high school. Classmates said the pair broke up about when they graduated.
Aguilar, Bravo, and Friman then moved to Gainesville. Bravo and Friman both attend community college in Gainesville.
"Pedro and Erika, they were going out. They ended their relationship and then, just, Chris got involved," said Cuvichos.
Teachers, students help with search
Several teachers, students, and the principal of Doral Academy have since headed to Gainesville to help with the search.
Students have also created an online campaign to help from South Florida, including a hashtag on Twitter and a Facebook page.
Nearly 200 people also gathered at Miami's North Trail park Tuesday night to hold a prayer vigil for Aguilar.
Their signs said it all: "Chris come home."
"We all gather at this time as a family praying that Chris is going to come back," said Melina Munoz, Doral Academy parent.
"Everyone talk about them saying they were great people, all three of them," said Mariana Hurtado, Doral Academy student.


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Opening songs
OP 1-Alternative (Angela)
Im currently lacking in the anime department...in terms of reviews that is. My speed of watching anime compared to my speed of reviewing them....theres quite a gap. So yeah, Im currently trying to speed things up. Anyway, today Im doing the review of asura cryin season 2. Theres not much to say in summary, since whatever there was in asura cryin 1, its in asura cryin 2. As usual, its about magics, demons and mechs, all fused into 1 anime. Its pretty cool, whatever you loved about season 1 is here too, if you liked it, you will definetely like season 2.
Alternative is a much weirder take than spiral. Spiral took awhile to get used to, but alternative will take even longer to get used to. Still, angela sounds strong here, and the arrangements of the song are pretty cool, a slow start followed by speedy beats throughout the rest of the song. Due to that nature, it sounds abit more epic than spiral, but since the speedy parts only last about half the song, it may feel abit short. Opening animations are good, slightly better than the one with spiral, but the MV gives off quite some spoilers.
Asura cryin was a great show, luckily, they pretty much did everything they did in season 1 again and retold a new story arc, so everything stayed great. The story, characters and certain action sequences all still stand strong, providing an excellent experience throughout. While some of the show seems much like season 1, where the characters attend high school, goof off and eventually get into some fighting, about half of the show is tilted toward a more serious atmosphere, which is a good change. Luckily, this shift towards a more serious show helps deepen the story and makes things more exciting to watch. Of course, theres also more characters introduced in the 2nd season, so it doesnt really seem like a total cut and paste.
|Goth chick with a sparkling sword...doesn't get any better than this does it?
Asura cryin 2 takes places directly after that of season 1, (SPOILERS for those who didnt finish season 1) after the plane incident involving kagakagari, which pretty much killed off reishiro's projection being, aine.Since then, everyone has been rather down, and wants to track down kagakagari. The story's lead is still tomoharu, and hes determined as ever to find kagakagari and get some answers from him. But before all of that, he meets tokiya, the president of the third student council, who turns out to be an important character in the show later on. Tomoharu continues to use the asura cryin, the kurogane, though takatsuki warns him not to, fearing that he might loose misao. The show also features them going into the first world, and finally meeting tomoharu's brother, who so mysteriously has connections with so many of the show's characters, he finally comes to light in this season! Theres alot going on in the 2nd season, and things might get complicated, but it all falls into place, forming one of the many great masterpieces in anime history.
Asura cryin 2 is just as great as its predeseccor, but has a much more serious take. Still, its great and feels amazing when you watch it. Not just season 2, but season 1 too, but feel good and refreshing. As a series overall, asura cryin is one that stands out alot, very little animes out there will have a concept as interesting as asura cryin. Great show overall, I would probably recommend it to anyone, but of course, make sure you watch season 1 too.


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This week we debut a new feature on Style Compass, SJ Fans & Friends, where we highlight personal stories from real people who travel chic with Stephanie Johnson bags. First up, we're profiling Danielle Molinski, Gallery Director at Terra Firma Gallery in Berkeley, CA.
Here's Danielle's story:
Dear Stephanie,
Thank you so much for your beautiful bags. I love them; they are addictive!
I was introduced to my first SJ at my health club in Corte Madera, CA. I spotted your Nolita Grace Brush Case and I was intrigued. . . I'm usually an impulse buyer but I'm trying to be good these days so I said, ok step away from the bag and breathe. . . I don't know how but I convinced myself to think about it. I felt proud (and bummed) at the same time. I do have lots of makeup and travel bags at home but they all became very boring to me after I saw Nolita. I have to admit that I dreamt of it that night. The next day I was on a mission to buy that bag!
I even got a little bit of anxiety when I was driving there. What if the bag had sold??? I was happy to see it there waiting for me. I then took everything out of my old makeup bag right there on the counter, happily finding places for all my makeup, brushes and even my toothbrush! Total bliss. I love organization! I have to admit that after getting the case, I decided that I needed new and better makeup as well so all looks nice inside my super cute case.
I'm having fun learning more about your brand. I honestly had never seen your pieces until my encounter with Nolita. I enjoy browsing the many great new and old styles you have created. I also follow your blog, Facebook posts (love Throwback Thursdays) and Pinterest. Pretty awesome traveler life you have! You seem like a cool chick.
I'm in my late 30's and my oldest son is a sophomore at NYU. I have another son, leaving for college in two years. I feel like I have a little more time for myself now. You might wonder why I'm writing all of this to you. . . well. . . I guess it's because now that my kids are grown, I feel that I can finally be a girly girl too and not just a mom. I have been raising my boys since I was very young and now I have the opportunity to finally be more adventurous with makeup and beauty products and really take the time to rediscover myself and take care of my body. So your bags are kind of like that for me: they hold all my pretty things and new found girlie-ness.
I'm a real fan of your work and just wanted to say thanks and for being a part of this new phase of my life. I really admire smart, beautiful and talented people and I felt compelled to share this little novel with you and to let you know what a not so average girl, with a not so average life is thinking! I'm really having a great time with my life and I feel blessed.
Since my first SJ, one month and a half ago, I have acquired the rest of the Nolita set plus almost a dozen other pieces from your website and others. I love the Torino and the bright colors of the Malibu collection. Those are next on my list. As you can see, I haven't been too good at trying to be good! You can never have enough SJs! 🙂
Thanks Stephanie!
Danielle Molinski
Gallery Director at Terra Firma Gallery
Contemporary Fine Art & Designer Jewelry, Berkeley, CA.
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During the month of December, Tea Escapade ran the 2009 Tea Custom Contest. After reviewing many contest entries, it was exciting to select a winner. Contestants were required to share their tea custom in 350 words or less.
The custom may range from simple (using the same special teacup or mug) to complex, however it must include the following criteria:
1. Tea is shared with at least one other person;
2. The custom occurs regularly i.e. every Christmas, once a month, on birthdays, etc.
3. The custom is special to those who participate.
Tim Morra submitted the annual tea custom shared with his girlfriend. It was thrilling to read and select their tea custom as the winning entry for the 2009 Tea Custom Contest. As the contest winner, Tim received a Mighty Leaf Tea – Tea Top Brew Mug and an assortment of Mighty Leaf teas! Hopefully Tim both enjoys his prize and shares it with his girlfriend!
Below is Tim's tea custom:
"While my girlfriend and I have copious quantities of green tea every day with dinner, it has become a tradition over our 4 years together that we perform a special ceremony at Thanksgiving. Before the bird is finished and the wine is opened, we each dim the lights, light up a ginger-scented incense candle, and sit across from each other, silently for a minute of two. Two beautiful designed ceramic tea cups and a teapot brimming with Japanese Sencha sits between us and we each close our eyes and pray to ourselves. After this initial meditation, we open our eyes, pour a cup and hand it to each other. We decide who begins and it usually her.
She smiles and speaks of something about which she is thankful. She then brings her cup to my lips and tips it slightly so that I may have a sip. It is then my turn and I speak of something about which I am thankful, and I tip my cup to her lips.
Typically, we talk about things outside ourselves that we are happy and thankful about, and also mention things we adore about one another. All this continues until the teapot runs down. She and I then sit together for a final minute of silence, staring into one another's eyes. Then, the turkey and pumpkin pie await!"
I hope you enjoyed reading Tim's Tea Custom. Make 2010 your year to create and practice a tea custom of your own. Maybe you will be the winner of the 2010 Tea Escapade – Tea Custom Contest.
Until then… Happy Tea Drinking!


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Google Health Launches Allowing Online Personal Records
After a year and a half since the first announcement, the much-anticipated Google Health has been released at Google Factory Tour of Search. "Patients need to be able to better coordinate and manage their own health information. We believe that patients should control and own their own health information, and should be able to do so easily," said Adam Bosworth in November 2006.
Here is what you can do in Google Health.
- Create a health profile with information about your health conditions, medications, allergies.
- Import medical records from US hospitals that use Google's APIs to make the conversion possible. Unfortunately, the list of partners is almost empty.
- Read medical resources, information about diseases.
- Find a doctor using Google Local Search.
- Use other health services that integrate with Google Health and can can import your data securely and use it for different purposes: calculate the heart attack risk, print your health history or share it with doctors. According to the FAQ, "Google Health is a PHR (Personal Health Record), but it is also a bit of a different model. We believe it's not enough to offer a place where you can store, manage, and share your health information. You need to act on your health information to better manage your health needs on a daily basis. This is why we provide a directory of online health services to you. You must elect to sign up with a service and decide what level of personal data you want to share in exchange for the customized services those companies offer."
Google Health wants to become the central place where you organize your health information and share it with people or services you trust. Since this information is very sensitive, Google takes a lot of precautions by using SSL connections and a separate privacy policy that clearly states: "You control who can access your personal health information. By default, you are the only user who can view and edit your information. If you choose to, you can share your information with others."
This is a big test of trust for Google and probably the most personal service ever offered by the company. While you can also enter your credit card information in Google Checkout, your location in iGoogle or Google Maps, personal information in orkut, Blogger and YouTube, Google Health is about your existence.
"Health information is very fragmented today, and we think we can help. Google believes the Internet can help users get access to their health information and help people make more empowered and informed health decisions. People already come to Google to search for health information, so we are a natural starting point," says Google. But there's a big difference between offering general health information and storing health records, so it will be interesting to see if Google manages to convince users that this shift is beneficial to them. Google could integrate more health information in the search results, the same way Microsoft shows information from HealthVault in Live Search and lets you collect it in your account. TechCrunch says that "Google promises never to advertise on Google Health".
Google Health is one of the very few Google applications created using Google Web Toolkit and its codename seems to be Weaver.


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S.A.-area mom 'paranoid' to let kids play outside after shooting large rattlesnake near home
A South Texas woman was enjoying her weekend with her family when a creepy creature slid up near her home.
Janie Moy, marine coordinator at Valero Energy, lives in Falls City southeast of San Antonio on 25 acres of land. Saturday afternoon, Moy was outside when she noticed something coming up the driveway in the backyard.
"I look at the tail. I look closer: Oh no, it's a rattlesnake," Moy told mySA.com, adding she thought, "I can't let this come toward the house."
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Moy called her husband, an avid hunter.
"Oh my gosh, there's a snake," she said.
"Just kill it," he told her.
After summoning her 14-year-old to the garage, Moy said the pair carefully and slowly got a 410 shotgun out of the family's truck. The 14-year-old loaded the gun and handed it off to Moy.
Keeping a close eye on the reptile, Moy crept up on the snake — she didn't want to startle it or it might have run away.
Moy said she shot the snake three times, aiming for its head, but hitting it in the middle of its body. In between shots, the rattlesnake tried to lift its head, but Moy had already done enough damage.
"It was done," she said.
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After posing for a photo with the 4-foot-long kill, Moy said she gave the rattlesnake to her husband who discarded it.
After the incident, Moy said she's nervous to let her sons, ages 3, 10 and 14, play in the backyard.
"My 3-year-old plays outside," she said. "I'm just now so paranoid."
The rattlesnake was the first one she's spotted on her family's property since they began building their home five years ago. She said mountain lions, bobcats and pigs have roamed around near her home as well.
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Hardin Planetarium at Western Kentucky University
Testimonials From Our Audiences
Motions in the Sky
"Fourth grade just wanted to say, "Thank you"! We enjoyed both programs today and the students really did pick up on the concepts being covered. Both programs aligned with our common core standards and were exciting to the students! Also, the teachers enjoyed coming back with a new idea (handmade blocks to promote deep thought). Again, thank you for your time! Hope to visit again!!!!!!"
Joyce Taylor
Auburn Elementary
Auburn, KY 42206
"Thanks again for an outstanding presentation!!!! The children enjoyed the show so much. They are still talking about it and asking questions. Thanks for sparking their interest. You did an awesome job in relating to our students on their level while still presenting the material in a fun way. Certainly was a kid friendly presentation. I will certainly bring other classes back in future years. I had been there several years ago and the show was so boring that almost all of the students fell asleep. This certainly was not the case. They loved it and thanks again for taking time out of your busy schedule to accommodate us. Keep up the outstanding job for our little space students."
Mrs. Harpe
South Green Elementary
Glasgow, KY
"We just wanted to thank you all so much for having our kiddos . . . The kids are still talking about their "magic beads" and all of the wonderful things they were able to see in the night sky. You all do a wonderful job at the planetarium, and we certainly appreciate the time you take to enrich the lives of our kids. Thanks!"
Mrs. Metcalfe
Auburn Elementary
Auburn, KY
"Thank you! The children loved the presentation. I spent a lot of time in the planetarium
when I was a student at WKU, so it has fond memories for me. We appreciate you taking
the time to bring their textbooks to life."
Vickie Hunter
Guidance Counselor
Tamarack Elementary
Daviess County, KY
"Thank you so much for the time you spent with our 2nd grade students at the Planetarium. They really enjoyed the presentation and learned so much about constellations and the pattern of the sun as it moves across the sky. Thank you so much for giving your time and being so great! "
Keely Pool and Carrie Koedyker
Bridges Program
Bowling Green Independent School District, KY
Starry Tales
"I would like to thank you very much for your time today. The boys really enjoyed their visit. They were super excited to share their new knowledge with our staff that did not go on our field trip. It will make a lasting impression on their lives. From all of us at The Life Connection thanks again for your time."
Shannon Penna,
The Life Connection,
Sonora KY
"I am one of the homeschool moms that had the great pleasure of visiting the planetarium this morning on Monday, the 18th of November. I just wanted to thank you for your flexibility with us as most of us were driving from Owensboro and running quite a bit late! We all appreciated your patience with us, and thoroughly enjoyed your presentation. We just absolutely loved how you organized each family to name the stars, come up with a short story, give a mini presentation/description of it, and then recognize the patterns they learned in the sky. It was a fun morning and we were all blessed by it. Thank you for your time and the work you do in motivating others to learn more about our beautiful world."
Kristin Stedman
Classical Conversations Homeschool group
Owensboro, KY
Curiosity on Mars
"On behalf of the students and staff at Jackson Academy, I would like to thank you
for your presentation on Mars at our school this past Friday. It was very informative
and the students enjoyed being a part of the demonstrations. It definitely got them
to thinking, as later in the day they were still making comments about it and asking
"what If" questions. We look forward to having you return again sometime during the
spring semester if possible.
Thanks again for your time and expertise."
Ramona Norris
Jackson Academy High School
SpaceShip Earth
Eggs, Galaxies, and Humanity.
September 19, 2013
"It was a crisp overcast morning when I headed toward the Planetarium. For once in my life I was about 15 minutes early, mainly because I wasn't sure where exactly I was going. I walk in the side door with my coffee in hand only to see the dreaded "No food or drink" sign, I then hear the voices of my class mates and round the corner to find them and we head into the planetarium. (after chugging my coffee) We each choose a seat on some of the more comfortable seats I've sat in while viewing any type of educational presentation. The presentation beings and I notice how all of my class mates lay their heads back and I begin to do the same, keeping in mind that the polite thing to do here would be to stay awake. As an open to the "Spaceship Earth" show, our ship pilot begins to sing a Monty Python song about the universe, and I couldn't help but wonder if he sings this in his home. Possibly while showering or making breakfast in the morning, dancing along to the tune carrying informative words about galaxies and stars, frying eggs or shampooing his hair. That's what I love about passionate people, you can see it practically radiate from their soul through their features and body language. You just can't deny it. While I picture him singing through his morning routines, he beings to speak of the vastness of our existence. He informs us of all the other galaxies, solar systems, and stars there are in our constantly expanding universe. He continues to go into scientific depth, but throughout the day that has stuck with me and I cannot seem to shake it. We are surrounded by hundreds, possibly thousands, of other universes. How is it that the majority of society is wrapped up in the latest gossip but isn't concerned about the other inhabitants of our planet? What are we waiting for? We are all part of the same organismal existence, and yet we let our planetary regional differences come in the way of making us a better whole. I thought about possible life on other planets and what their form of life would think of ours. Would they be kind as a whole or would they kill one another based solely on racial background and misunderstandings? It made me think about society, and our world. We have the power to make our existence a better one. To form a humanity that is kind, and a more eco-friendly planet. We're going to be around for a while, we might as well make our time an enjoyable one."
- Megan K. Cole on the show "SpaceShip Earth"
"Just wanted to thank you for the great show today. It fell right in with our curriculum. I actually have the galaxy song on cd and we've been listening to it. :D I love monty python, although the kids are a bit young to watch it, my husband I do enjoy watching them :D But the galaxy song was perfect. Thanks and we hope to return, with our full group another time. There seems to be a cold going around."
-Mrs. Ashleigh Ashley
"Thank you for such an interesting and enjoyable presentation today. The students seemed to really enjoy it!"
-Mrs. Chonda White
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Right2Remix: A Campaign For European Copyright Reform
from the worth-trying dept
Back in February we reported on a welcome move by the Dutch government to modify its copyright law so that creative remixes are permitted. A new initiative called right2remix.org wants to make that a Europe-wide change:
The initiative right2remix.org calls for European lawmakers to adopt remix rights in European copyright legislation. On this portal, the German civil rights organisation Digitale Gesellschaft e. V., who launched the initiative, explains: "We live in an age of remix. Creativity and culture have always drawn from previous works, but with the Internet and digital technologies, the creative re-use of works has been taken to a whole new level. More people are able to edit and share a greater range of works than ever before."
The campaign has a short manifesto and a petition, as well as a suggested route to achieving its goals. This would be to add additional exceptions, including the right to remix, to Article 5 of the EU Copyright Directive, which already lists the possible exceptions and limitations to copyright. EU countries could then modify their national laws to legalize many everyday online activities that currently infringe copyrights. Here are couple of right2remix.org' s other suggestions:
Extended quotation rights: Currently, quotation rights are generally very narrowly defined, and do not extend to all types of works, excluding, for example, movies. Furthermore, ancillary copyrights often prevent the quotation of existing works, as is the case with samples of musical works, for instance. A reform of quotation rights is overdue and needs to account for different types of works and quotations.
Those might seem overly-bold objectives, but the main driving force behind right2remix.org includes some of the people that led the European revolt against ACTA last year, and look what happened there....
Redefine the boundaries of free usage: Creators should be permitted to use works as an inspiration, as long as the borrowings are secondary to the individuality of the new work. However, the remix, by definition, preserves at least part of the originality of the quoted work, though this does not mean that the remix is less original. The originality of a work should be assessed independently from the question whether the inspirational works are still recognizable. Particularly in musical works, we call for the legalization of samples, which in case of commercial use could be compensated using compulsory licensing models.


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A Himalayan Dish a Day: Cheura Tareko ('Beaten Rice') at Himalayan Yak
Editor's Note: This week, the Rubin Museum of Art is releasing a guide to Himalayan shopping and dining around the city, with discounts for meals at Tibetan and Nepali restaurants. So we're shining the spotlight on some Himalayan dishes we've loved around town. Hit up these spots with the guide in hand for a discount off your meal. You can get your own free copy of the guide with admission to the museum; you can also enter our giveaway here to get it mailed to your door.
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