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Sound guy theory of relativity: E=mc^2 (+or- 3dB)
Sax player theory of relativity: E=mc^2 (+or- .010" at the tip)
"Free jazz is the vegemite of the musical world. It's an acquired taste."-J. Jacques
I wonder if the other theologians on here remember their Hebrew classes??? and the fact that scholars have no idea what the instruments played in biblical times actually are....we are working on a best guess (@ best) and anyone who classes any instrument as more 'holy' than another is seriously misguided....I did my thesis on Coltrane's A Love Supreme focusing on how the use of a 'secular' piece......
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I know Erwin personly. We met each other last year in Florida.Oh! And I met this guy a while ago Edwin Sepulveda.
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He is a blessing.
I haven't really thought much about this topic--the biblical justification for using or not using instruments in worship--though I can state that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) seminary I attend has a post-graduate music leadership program filled with all sorts of instruments.
The whole discussion seems to be missing the point, which is worship. If you've been gifted in this area, I don't believe God really cares what you play, as long as you do it for His glory. Any prohibitions to this smack of legalism, which brings us back to the Pharisees' missing the point. The New Testament may make no direct references to instruments, but it doesn't prohibit the practice, either. Be careful not to read things into the text that aren't there.
I haven't exegeted that passage in Ephesians (5:19, btw), so I took a look at it.
Paul's work with the Gentiles involved helping them resist cultural norms that would keep them or others from worshiping as they should (reference also 1 Cor 8 for another discussion about this). Much pagan worship was done while drinking. Being drunk, folks would sing vulgar and prophane praises to the pagan god of wine: Bacchus. When you're filled with alcohol, you cannot be filled with the Spirit, as He commands us to be. Here's an exerpt of Matthew Henry's exposition of this passage:
"...the joy of Christians should express itself in songs of praise to their God. In these they should speak to themselves in their assemblies and meetings together for mutual edification. By Psalms is meant David's psalms, or such composures as were fitly sung with musical instruments."
- Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible, page 2317. Originally published in 6 volumes over 20 years beginning in 1706.
So, at least in Henry's opinion, the reference to Psalms included all references to the musical instruments for which David wrote them, and therefore does indeed prove that the New Testament approves the use of musical instruments in worship. As Henry's work was short and to the point, and as it has been thoroughly vetted for over 300 years, I'll stand on that reference.
Anyone wanting me to look further at this, using more and varied sources, please PM.
...my eyes have seen your salvation, that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.
I feel that a capella singing is the most beautiful and spiritual singing, regardless of whether it's done as a Gregorian chant, Fasola singing, Muslim chants, Sufi Dervish chants, or Tibetan harmonic chant.
My fear in having praise bands is that the music becomes entertainment for the non-musician. How does one tell whether their music is having an uplifting effect or an entertaining effect?
Sound guy theory of relativity: E=mc^2 (+or- 3dB)
Sax player theory of relativity: E=mc^2 (+or- .010" at the tip)
"Free jazz is the vegemite of the musical world. It's an acquired taste."-J. Jacques
Not that there's anything wrong with entertainment. There's a place for it even in church. That's why I draw the trichotomy I do between entertainment, inspirationals, and accompaniment. Each presents a different set of objectives, which obviously drives what and how you play.
And that's the essential difference playing Christian music - your objectives. The skills we use to achieve those objectives are the same as always.
So what, I'm the bass player.
To answer Hak's comment, that's actually easy for me. First, I believe praise is a form of and a subset of worship. Praise is worship, but not all worship is praise. And worship is not performed in a vacuum. In my belief system, the Lord already knows he is awesome. Worship is for lifting up the worshipers by reminding them of that fact through music, preaching, teaching, testimonials and other things. And worship must always have a purpose and a result.
If the audience is lifted up it will show in their lives. Is the audience growing in faith? Are they helping their fellow man? Are they tying to be more like the Lord? Are they acting like Christians? Are new people being saved and joining the church?
If the aggregate answers to these questions is yes, then lifting up people like these is always worship because the praise will always be given to the Lord.
But if the answer is no, then there are most likely many more problems than just the music choice. And as a church member and contributor to the service, I am much more concerned with these issues than I am about my music.
And what about music with no words?
For my specific audience, I find instrumentals are very uplifting as long as the audience knows that there are words that go to music and they know those words. So many of my instrumentals are from songs that the audience at large knows well.
But this is not required. And I know this because several times I have performed instrumentals of songs, thinking folks knew it, and then had lots of people come up and ask me what the song was. These folks were still uplifted because they know my heart and they know the song was ultimately an offering to the Lord. And that act of offering alone is worship.
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Yesterday was the introduction of the "Horn Section" to the contemporary services at Menlo Park (CA) Presbyterian Church. The main praise number was "You are Good" by Israel Houghton. Along with the vocalists and rhythm section were two top notch trumpets and myself on tenor. We used the Lakewood transcription, and it really rocked, complete with the trumpets hitting the double F# on the last note (song is in concert E). The congregation was really with it, and it set an uplifting, energized tone for the rest of the service.
"Lets Play!"
That sounds great, Sidepipes.
I can't wait until my daughter can hit the high notes like that. Then I can do stuff like that too.
Good Luck,
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7 Even in the case of lifeless things that make sounds, such as the flute or harp, how will anyone know what tune is being played unless there is a distinction in the notes? 8 Again, if the trumpet does not sound a clear call, who will get ready for battle?
OK, so taking these verses in context Paul is speaking about the gift of prophesy, not music. Still, it's fun to whisper verse 8 to the trumpet player after he clams in the service.
Interesting thread. I have been playing one or all of my saxophones in church since high school (and I won't say how many years that was), playing all genres from John Peterson hymns, Gaither Southern Gospel, right up to the things that MW Smith, Mercy Me, Newsboys etc. are producing today. Solos with piano/pipe organ, fills/solos with contemporary praise bands, as a member of wind ensembles/small orchestras, everything. I have never been told (at least to my face) that the saxophone was from the Devil NOR have I been told I was going to Hell. In fact, it wasn't until I bought and read Michael Segell's book THE DEVIL'S HORN did I realize why anyone would even think of such of thing.
My personal mission in the past few years has been to make sure the saxophone is played well, with all of the reverance that our Lord deserves, in order to make sure no one even thinks of negative things. And things are just fine with this approach.
SO...I think we simply need to keep on worshipping God with one of the best instruments ever invented and to play with enough excellence as to keep the listeners/fellow worshippers from thinking of anything satanic.
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"Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet,
praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with tambourine and dancing,
praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals,
praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD.
Praise the LORD.
The sax had not been invented but now that we have it, it is just another way to play music to worship God.
My church is open to ANY kind of musical instrument in worship. We are only limited my the people we have and the instruments they know how to play. All are welcome, encouraged, and appreciated. We do various worship songs and also do some spontaneous worship songs.
Essentially, we were created with free will so we would recognize Him as our creator and do nothing more than love him. Musical worship is a sincere and uplifting way of first reminding ourselves of Who He is and what He has done for us, then helping us communicate our love for Him to Him in a way that is uniquely done through music.
Interestingly, a popular radio ministry I listen to during the morning commute aired a sermon today discussing this very topic. This link will take you to today's broadcast (Aug. 18, '09). Click on the "Listen to Today's Message" button. (If you're reading this after Aug. 18, click the "Library" link in the left panel and navigate to the above date.)
The particular bit to which I refer begins at 18:40 and runs about 4.5 minutes.
...my eyes have seen your salvation, that you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to your people Israel.
I got a gig tonight in Red Bank, NJ for a new church that is starting in that area and is having a week long celebration of music and guest speakers. Can't wait to rock out for the Lord. Tommy Barnett and his son Matthew are supposed to be there.
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All the Bible verses concern making music, not listening to it. Everyone is commanded to make music, in my reading.
Sound guy theory of relativity: E=mc^2 (+or- 3dB)
Sax player theory of relativity: E=mc^2 (+or- .010" at the tip)
"Free jazz is the vegemite of the musical world. It's an acquired taste."-J. Jacques
suprising to hear that this would even be an issue, except maybe in certain isolated groups that may consider telephones and new shoes as evil.
people can take anything in all of creation and use it for evil or good, to glorify God or to test God. pornography is evil, but God invented sex for good (marriage).
but, maybe you should carry a set of spoons as backup just in case someone spots a devil in yer horn. i don't think spoons were invented by the devil?
At my church, sax as a standalone accompanying instrument is a past thing. You'll see it in a horn line, which happens maybe once a month. The reason is that the music sticks pretty closely to a certain form of the latest songs coming out, and none of that music has sax. It's mostly guitar driven. So, in the mind of the music director, if he doesn't hear it on the original recordings, he pretty much doesn't do it.
At least I can play keyboards, so I can still make music that way.
There is a bit of a negative undercurrent at our church concerning the sax but that's mostly among the older generation. Guess they haven't gotten over the lifestyles of some of the jazz players of their era enough to see that is isn't the instrument, it's the player.
However, now that the sax heydays of the 80's and 90's are done (at least as far as a lot of christian pop and worship music goes) the sax seems less well accepted even among some of the younger crowd. I find this interesting since, at our church, it was a must-have not too long ago.


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"An April 17, 1981, a CIA cable[pdf] described an army massacre at Cocob, near Nebaj in the Ixil Indian territory, because the population was believed to support leftist guerrillas. A CIA source reported that "the social population appeared to fully support the guerrillas" and "the soldiers were forced to fire at anything that moved." The CIA cable added that "the Guatemalan authorities admitted that 'many civilians' were killed in Cocob, many of whom undoubtedly were non-combatants." In May 1981, despite these ongoing atrocities, Reagan dispatched Walters to tell the Guatemalan leaders that the new U.S. administration wanted to lift the human rights embargoes on military equipment that former President Jimmy Carter and Congress had imposed."The Guatemala Documentation Project, part of the National Security Archive, collects information about the decades long civil war in Guatemala, including State Department documents that point to Washington's complicity in massacres, assassinations and human rights violations.
One of the most chilling images in early American history is the deliberate firing of Fort Mystic during the Pequot War of 1637. Five hundred Indian men, women, and children died that day, burned alive along with their homes and possessions by a vengeful Puritan militia intent on doing God's will. "We must burn them!" the militia captain famously insisted to his troops on the eve of the massacre, in words that echo the classic early modern response to heretics. Just five months before, the Puritan minister at Salem had exhorted his congregation in strikingly similar terms to destroy a more familiar enemy, Satan; "We must burne him," John Wheelwright told his parishioners. Indians and devils may have been scarcely distinguishable to many a Puritan, but their rhetorical conflation in these two calls to arms raises a question: Was the burning of Fort Mystic a racial or a religious killing?She avoids easy answers and makes some interesting connections. If you want to find out more about the Pequot War, there's good material in the History section of this site. (Main link via wood s lot.)

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On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) advanced 0.4 percent in March, following a 0.1-percent rise in February.
Energy costs, which declined 1.2 percent in February, increased 1.3 percent in March. Within energy, the index for motor fuels increased 3.6 percent, while the index for household fuels fell 1.0 percent.
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(Reuters) - The struggling Indianapolis Colts fired defensive coordinator Larry Coyer and appointed backup Dan Orlovsky as the team's new starting quarterback on Tuesday in a bid to salvage their winless season.
The Colts' have had a disastrous year going 0-11 since quarterback Peyton Manning underwent season-ending neck surgery in the off-season.
Orlovsky, who arrived in July, was waived and then rejoined the team in September, is set to replace Curtis Painter on Sunday against the New England Patriots.
The 28-year-old Orlovsky has played rarely in his three seasons in the NFL. He has made three reserve appearances for Indianapolis this year and has completed just 14 of 21 passes for 122 yards.
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Now that I'm married, I figured a cruise would be good vacation for my wife and I. She would like the relaxation of the cruise, and I would enjoy the activities at each port in Alaska. We enjoyed it for the most part, but left with a sour taste in our mouths regarding certain things.
Embarkation: It was a bit tedious, but probably no worse than flying. I don't remember this process too much from my Carnival cruise, but it didn't seem as bad back then. Although long, at least the lines moved, so we didn't spend too much time standing. Once inside, we didn't see our bags until about 8pm, although we didn't depend on anything in them, so it was OK.
Food: Read the title of the post. By far the worst part of the ship. The buffet was atrocious. When we boarded, we were told to go there and have lunch, and we were scared we were going to be run over because we were standing between rubes and all the food they could eat. The quality of the buffet was worse than my college dormitory. The restaurants were a little better. The recipes were good, but you could tell that the quality of the meats and vegetables were not up to par. On the second night of our cruise, I puked up the Beef Wellington. We did not attempt any of the "specialty" restaurants, because we did not believe the food would be any better for the extra money. If you were hungry late at night (most of the time we weren't, for obvious reasons), they had a late night cafe which served chicken fingers, hot dogs, and other stadium type food. (Note: Most ball park food is better) All in all, this was a major disappointment, as the reputation of cruises is that the food is great. This did not live up to it.
Service: Overall it was ok. I do not look for having my feet kissed while on vacation, so I am usually not critical of the service. Wait staff was good. Bar staff was a little too exuberant, but when the drink waiters passed by too many times without you ordering, you would not see them again. Good thing about Norwegian is that they have a big selection of beers. Room attendants were good. Unlike Carnival, they don't make a point to say hello every day (fine with me), but when you needed something, they got it for you.
Destination/Shore Excursions: Alaska was great! We did fun things and saw a beautiful part of our continent (Yes! Canada too.) Of the four stops, we booked 2 shore excursions. Each shore excursion had an itinerary change when we boarded, then one ended up being cancelled altogether. Do not let this deter you from visiting Alaska. My other complaint was that the shore excursions did not allow us to spend some time walking around the port town, relaxing, having a drink, or whatever. Do your research before you go. The best part of my trip was kayak fishing which I booked independently. Feel free to refer to my port information before making any decisions.
On Board Activities: Another disappointment. They had some good entertainment, music, and activities, but their timing was terrible. On our first day at sea, there was NOTHING! (I guess they figured we were all old and needed to rest up for jewel shopping at the port.) Then, at our stop in Prince Rupert, which was in the evening from 4pm to 10pm, they decide to schedule a whole lot of shows, as well as their "White Hot Party". On our last day at sea, the only activities appeared to be sales of the junk they didn't sell during the earlier part of the cruise. Besides that, other activities included a jazz brunch ($7 fee), beer tasting ($18 fee), and wine pairing ($15 fee). Get it?
Disembarkation: Something they got right. I remember Carnival corralling us into areas before leaving the ship. Here, they allowed us to choose our disembarkation time. The problem was that certain disembarkation times were too popular. Because of that, some passengers decided they would leave when they wanted to (a popular theme among them, just the first time mentioned here), which made it a bit more difficult. The good thing was we could sit in our rooms and relax until it was time to leave. Also, if you are flying, do not get the airport transfer from the ship unless you are travelling alone. Seattle regulations set the taxi fare at $35, which is cheaper than 2 people at $25 each.
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43 U.S. Code § 951 - Right of way for water transportation, domestic purposes, or development of power
Rights of way for ditches, canals, or reservoirs heretofore or hereafter approved under the provisions of sections 946 to 949 of this title may be used for purposes of a public nature; and said rights of way may be used for purposes of water transportation, for domestic purposes, or for the development of power, as subsidiary to the main purpose of irrigation or drainage.
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The Great Disruption
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March 2011
"One of those who has been warning me of [a coming crisis] for a long time is Paul Gilding, the Australian environmental business expert. He has a name for this moment-when both Mother Nature and Father Greed have hit the wall at once-'The Great Disruption.' "-Thomas Friedman in the New York Times
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Famed Mario Rip-off Giana Sisters Coming to DSTime Warp Productions' long-famed Super Mario Bros. imitation The Great Giana Sisters is officially coming to the Nintendo DS next year, publisher dtp has revealed.
The game bore a striking resemblance to Nintendo's 1985 NES classic Super Mario Bros., with Nintendo legal action allegedly forcing Giana's quick removal from retailers.
Along with "all the great features of the original home computer version," the DS release will sport some new functionality, such as microphone and touch screen use.
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0 20ORN - Oaristys Revamped NehrimA complete overhaul for Nehrim characters (bodies, heads, hair, eyes, NPCs facial features) and outfits (unique armors, circlets, capes, necklaces).Released: 23/09/2014 - 07:43PMUpdated: 23/09/2014 - 09:47PM
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The Ramsar Bulletin Board, 1 April 1999
Malheureusement, il n'y a pas de version française de ce document.
Web Site inaugurated. In efforts growing out of WCMC's important "Feasibility study for a harmonised information management infrastructure for the biodiversity-related conventions", the new Joint Web Site has been unveiled, a hyperlinked index to analogous sections of the Web sites of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species, the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar), and the World Heritage Convention. Hosted by the CBD's Clearing-House Mechanism, the new site offers a convenient roadmap through the five conventions' sites. Watch for this logo, and get connected. More products of the WCMC study are under development. To see the Feasibility Study itself, click here and depart for the WCMC Web site. [12/3/99] [Update: the Joint Web Site is now at http://www.biodiv.org/convention/partners-websites.asp]
USA expands a very good site. The United States has extended the Caddo Lake (state of Texas) Ramsar site by 5,347 hectares in seven parcels of property owned by the United States Army, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, the Texas General Land Office, Mr. Don Henley the well-known musician and member of the Eagles rock group, and the J. Marshall Jones family (J. Marshall Jones, Frances Elizabeth Jones, David Stuart Jones, and Jennifer Jones Kruse). The Caddo Lake Institute is to be commended heartily for its work in securing this site extension. [3/3/99]
Bureau visit to China. The Secretary General, Mr Delmar Blasco, and the Regional Coordinator for Asia, Ms Rebecca D'Cruz, met in Beijing on 26-27 February 1999 with the Head of the Convention's Administrative Authority in China, Mr. Wang Zhibao, Administrator of the National Forestry Administration, and stopped in for a gabfest with the Wetlands International - China Programme. Here's a brief report, with photos. [4/3/99]
Warning signs for the Pantanal. The World Conference on Preservation and Sustainable Development in the Pantanal: the Pantanal in the 21st century. A conference in Washington, D.C., 26-28 February 1999, sponsored by the World University Federation, the University of Bridgeport (USA), the Sun Moon University, and the Washington Times Foundation, with speakers from the Ramsar Bureau, the Worldwatch Institute, Conservation International, UNEP, OAS, the World Bank, several universities, and the government of Brazil. The Deputy Secretary General delivered the keynote address and provides this brief report on the meeting. [2/3/99]
Secretary General's visit to Costa Rica. Preparations are well-advanced in Costa Rica for the Convention's 7th meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties, set for May 1999. In the week of 8 February 1999, Mr Delmar Blasco, the Secretary General, visited San José to take counsel on the progress so far, and returned to the Bureau with a glowing report. See a few photos of Mr Blasco at the open-air press conference held by Ms Elizabeth Odio Benito, Vice President and Minister of the Environment and Energy, to brief the Costa Rican media on the coming events. [17/2/99]


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Alex welcomes back to the show software freedom activist and computer programmer Richard Stallman who talks about a claim that scientists can hack the brain. He also talks about built-in trapdoors in electronics manufactured in China. Stallman pioneered the concept of copyleft and he is the main author of the GNU General Public License.
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So what do you guys think about "photoshopographers" ?
I've been noticing more and more of a division/debate between professionals who love photoshop, and professionals who hate it.
Obviously it's important to "get it right in the camera" - but I don't think those of us who use photoshop as an enhancement tool should be thrown under the bus. I'd like to think that I don't rely on photoshop as a crutch — rather, an instrument, or an aid. Sure, it's not natural. But neither is posing for a photo. And that's what makes getting your portrait done special, right? You're paying for a product you couldn't produce yourself. If you wanted something ordinary, you wouldn't seek out the services of an artist. And that's what photographers are - artists. We each have our own vision, our own style, our own process. If you don't have a taste for someone else's work, fine!
I don't want to be ordinary. I've worked hard to fall into my 'style' and develop something that's signature to ME. I want people to be able to look at one of my photos and appreciate it as a piece of art - one that was planned, created, tweaked, and produced by me. I want people to be able to see it and know it's mine. And photoshop is a large part of my process. So what?
As long as I'm enjoying what I do, and enjoying what I create, I'm happy. And if other people happen to enjoy my photos too, that's even better! I will keep evolving and growing and photographing until no one wants me anymore. Actually, I wouldn't even stop then. There's always self-portraiture ;)


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Rich and Josh look back at Hurricane Ivan 10 years later.
Almost two years ago, a woman from Alabama called 12, asking for help in finding her birth mother.
Rita Bradford was born in Virginia but adopted by a military family and raised in Alabama.
Adoption records are sealed in this state, so, we were hitting a brick wall - that is, until we turned to the NBC12 Facebook page.
Rita Bradford has amassed a mountain of paperwork in her 15-year search for her birth parents - but in all that time, it really didn't reveal very much. Rita was born at Riverside Shore Hospital in Northhampton County, Virginia in January of 1975. Her adopted father was stationed in the military, not far from there. At just a few weeks old, Rita moved with her adoptive parents to Alabama, where she's been ever since.
"It was a very long journey, but no - I was determined, I would never give up," said Rita.
Rita called NBC12 for help about 2 years ago, assuming her biological family was still somewhere in Virginia. Since her birth records are sealed, we weren't getting much traction either, until Rita posted a picture on Facebook, which I shared on the NBC12 Facebook page. In the picture, Rita is holding up cards that read, "Please help!" She explains she's trying to find her birth family, and asks people to "like" and "share." More than 5,000 of you did - the most ever on our page.
Within two days, we had major leads.
"I got messages on Facebook like crazy, like thousands - I couldn't answer them all," said Rita.
On a tip - I found a picture on ancestry.com in an obituary file - Rita's birth mother had died 7 years ago. I sent her the photograph, but even as a little girl, Rita always had a gut instinct that she had a brother - and she did: a former Secret Service agent who now works for the state department.
The voicemail she left at his home rattled him to the core.
"There's just no way possible," said Greg. "I don't have a sister... I've got one sister, her name is Shannon. I don't have a younger sister. I would know about that."
But then, as he listened to the message, over and over - a flashback. Christmas - he was just six. His mom put three little porcelain figurines on the mantle next to the stockings. There was a little boy, in blue pajamas, kneeling and praying - and two little girls, in pink pajamas, doing the same:
"I know who the boy was - me, and the other little girl is my sister Shannon, but I don't know who this third one is," said Greg. "Why would my mom have three? There's only two kids. Why would my mom have three of them with a name on it and a birth date, and so I asked mom, 'who's the third little girl?' Mom said, 'when you're old enough, I'll tell you.'"
But his mother never did, and Greg never thought about it again - until that moment. That's when he realized the woman on the voicemail was his sister.
"I'm a pretty big guy. I don't really show my emotions a whole lot, but even something like that, you can't help but cry when you hear something like that," said Greg.
"We both cried, I couldn't stop," said Rita. "It's a life changing experience. Really, I'm tickled to death."
Rita and her brother will meet face to face, for the first time, this Saturday at her home in Alabama.
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All Around Pacifica
Veronica Goodchild Honored
Veronica Goodchild
Veronica Goodchild was proposed and elected as an Affiliate Member of the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts (IRSJA) at their spring meeting in Boulder, CO. This honor is in recognition of her scholarly and creative contributions to Jungian thought through her publications, and her commitment to analytical psychology through practice, and teaching and mentoring students for more than three decades.
Earth Charter Project Coordinator Richard Clugston Speaks at Pacifica
Dr. Rick Clugston spoke about "The Earth Charter and Tending the Soul of the World" at Pacifica.
On August 15th, Pacifica's Sustainability Committee and the Chancellor's Office hosted Dr. Rick Clugston's talk on the Earth Charter and recent environmental activities that have emerged out of the United Nations conference Rio +20. Dr. Clugston is the Project Coordinator for the Earth Charter Scholarship Project at the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education and has been working directly as a coordinator for the Earth Charter and United Nations' Rio + 20 conferences.
Dr. Clugston's talk, entitled "The Earth Charter and Tending the Soul of the World: Contending the Meaning and Paths to Sustainable Development" was an intriguing blend of background on the environmental movement, current politics that came out of Rio +20, and how an exploration of higher education and depth psychology can assist with looming environmental and economic problems.
Dr. Clugston shared that, due to the enormous difficulties currently involving environmental affairs and sustainable development, he often thinks of Joseph Campbell's concept of "the one radiance shines through all things." Dr. Clugston feels strongly that when people come to respect "the soul of the world," they will change the way they treat environmental destruction and economic development. He concluded his address by urging everyone to ponder: What are the environmental myths of our time? How can they inform on the current state of affairs? How does one move forward in a way that respects and honors the soul of the world?
To learn more about the United Nations Rio +20 conference and the Earth Charter visit http://www.uncsd2012.org/voluntarycommitments.html or http://www.earthcharterinaction.org/content/
Introducing Joel Weishaus, Pacifica's Artist-in-Residence
A work by Joel Weishaus, Pacifica's Artist-in-Residence.
Earlier this year, the Pacifica community welcomed Joel Weishaus as their first official "Artist-in-Residence." Joel is a local practicing artist with a published history in poetry, poetic prose, sculpture, digital images and literature, curating, publishing and editing anthologies, as well as collaboration other with artists in photography and digital innovation.
Since the mid-1990s, Joel has been developing what he calls Digital Literary Art, which combines creative and academic writing with digital photography, and has been publishing essays, book reviews, and critiques in newspapers and academic and professional journals.
In addition, was Assistant Librarian at the Oregon Friends of C.G. Jung Library in Portland, and served on the Executive Committee of The International Association for Jungian Studies. From 2002-2008, he was Visiting Faculty at Portland State University, and is presently an Honorary Fellow in the Department of English, University of California, Santa Barbara.
For more information, please view his archive at Virginia Polytechnic University's Center for Digital Discourse and Culture at www.cddc.vt.edu/host/weishaus/index.htm


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This conversation is closed.
We will NOT find an alternative to energy dense, easily transportable conventional oil in time to sustain indefinate economic growth.
All alternative energies have one or more disadvantages that do not let them compete with cheap conventional oil.
Given our industrial civilization depends on massive amounts of cheap energy, the reliance on conventional oil is enormous.
The only quick solution I see is a drastic downscaling of economic activity.
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Feb 18 2013: You said man is 'the smartest of all animals.' I would say mis management is a form of management. Human activity is to blame for the greatest species loss since in millions of years.
Also we try and manage life by growing the crops we want and killing their pests. Anytime cilivized humans move into a 'virgin" territory we drastically alter the species living there.
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This week Allan Gwyn and the "Pay It Forward" crew set up near Westgate Mall.
Even though it was a cold morning, it did not take long to find a playmaker.
Having never seen a "Pay It Forward" segment Latisha wasn't sure what was going on but after a brief explanation she instantly knew of someone she could Pay It Forward to.


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By Thierry Leveque
PARIS (Reuters) - French detectives have found DNA traces on evidence from a child murder case that obsessed the nation in the 1980s, raising hopes that advances in genetic science could help identify the killer at last.
Gregory Villemin, a 4-year-old boy, was found dead in October 1984 with his feet and hands bound in the Vologne river, near his home in a village in eastern France.
The gruesome discovery set off a dramatic chain of events that became known simply as "the Gregory Affair" and gripped the French public, spilling more ink than any other crime in the country's 20th century history.
Jean-Marie Beney, state prosecutor in the eastern town of Dijon, told Reuters on Thursday that DNA traces from a man and a woman were found on a threatening anonymous letter sent to Gregory's parents after the child's death.
The discovery is significant because the letter was one of a series sent by a mysterious figure who claimed to be the killer.
The writer, who became known as "the Crow" because of a colloquial expression designating those who send unsigned letters, has never been identified.
Beney said that the DNA traces had been tested against those of Gregory's parents and they were not the same. The boy's mother, Christine Villemin, was once a suspect though she was cleared in 1993.
The decision to reopen the bags of evidence collected during the original Gregory investigation and look for DNA was taken by a Dijon appeals court in December last year, at the request of the boy's parents.
News that DNA had been found immediately shot to the top of all French radio and television news bulletins, showing that no one had forgotten the Gregory Affair.
The child's uncle, Bernard Laroche, was initially charged before being freed after several key pieces of evidence against him were thrown out because of procedural errors by prosecutors.
Convinced that Laroche was the murderer, Gregory's father Jean-Marie Villemin shot him dead and served four years in jail for the killing.
During the same period, Christine Villemin became a suspect because witnesses said they had seen her at the post office the day a vengeful letter from the Crow was sent. She was placed under formal investigation but later cleared.
"Your money won't give you back your son. That's my revenge, you bastard," the Crow wrote in the letter.
In one of the infamous moments of the Gregory Affair, the avant-garde author Marguerite Duras wrote in the newspaper Liberation that Christine Villemin was guilty but argued that she was downtrodden by her husband and the murder was justified.
In words that became a black mark on Duras's name, she wrote that Christine Villemin was "sublime, obviously sublime."
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With teaching often comes stress and burnout. Educators must fill several roles during the day including classroom instructor, record keeper, member of school committees and playground monitor. Teachers experience stress on a daily basis, and some studies indicate that they suffer from stress at a higher-than-average rate. Burnout in this profession is so common that in California, the California Teachers Association has sponsored a "Survive and Thrive Mini Sabbatical" for teachers. This program is a five-day retreat for up to 15 teachers, who are coached on how to manage stress and reflect on the reasons they joined the profession in the first place. Below are five strategies for counteracting stress and preventing burnout. Leave work at school. I find this to be the most useful strategy in reducing stress in my job as a teacher. I have just learned to do this during the current school year, and I have never felt better. A teacher's work is never done, and I don't think any teacher ever feels completely caught up. Even during the summer break, most teachers are already planning for the next school year. This year I've learned that whatever does not get done during the school day will still be there waiting for me the next day. It's important to be able to unwind at home and enjoy time spent on myself and with my family. Share the workload. This is the second year in which I have had a teacher next door to me who teaches the same age group. Sharing the workload has helped both of us reduce stress. We plan lessons together, group students across the two classrooms, assign the same homework and troubleshoot areas of concern. Having a colleague to plan with has made a world of difference, and I do not feel the same amount of burnout that I normally would during the school year. Take a mental health day. Teachers get a bank of sick days and personal days. My best advice is to use those days. Many teachers save them for their retirement so they can cash out on them. In my school district, the payout is a small percentage, and I find that my sanity is worth far more than an additional check in the future. Taking an occasional mental health day benefits teachers and may even positively impact students by giving them a more refreshed teacher. Arrive at school early. Most of us complete our best work earlier in the day. This is why I arrive at school at least 30 minutes before the time I have to report. I can use this quiet time in my classroom to tackle the papers that need to be graded, prepare lesson plans and make sure I have the materials needed for that day. I also answer emails and parent phone calls before the first bell, so that I am ready and focused for my students. Arriving at school early allows me to leave at the end of the day to get home and enjoy quality time with my family. Avoid the Sunday blues. Every teacher knows what I'm referring to—it's the dreaded last day of the weekend, and we have to return to school the next day. We frantically scramble to lesson plan for the week, grade papers from the week prior, and enter grades into the grade book. I have finally, after 11 years of teaching, learned how to avoid the Sunday blues. I now leave the classroom Friday afternoon planned and prepared for the next week. If there's a week that doesn't allow this to happen, I simply grab my emergency lesson plan folder, and it buys me some time to get prepared. It is so important to be able to enjoy a complete weekend without having to worry about school. There's enough that needs to be caught up with around the house after a busy week in the classroom. Keeping these helpful tips in mind should at least help alleviate stress. Those who feel an undue amount of stress should also consider communicating with colleagues for additional ideas. It's important to talk to those around us in the same profession, because we've all been through it at least a few times in our careers. Related resources Speak Up or Burn Out: Five Crucial Conversations Four Essential Ways to Avoid Educator Burnout Education World® Copyright © 2014 Education World
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LiveFlooding latest around Pembrokeshire
This live event has finished
- Newgale road closed again as water comes through defences.
- Flooding reported at Commons, Pembroke.
- Carew Bridge closed by flood water.
We are going to leave the live event there for now. Any major developments will be reported as usual on the Western Telegraph website.
Off Little Haven #pembrokeshire http://t.co/s7Npz8DqNV— @Marc_Tierney 01 February 2014
RT @Pembrokeshire: The Cleddau Bridge in Pembrokeshire is currently CLOSED to HIGH SIDED VEHICLES http://t.co/3fHU66UY3F— @DyfedPowys 01 February 2014
9am update from Pembrokeshire County Council:
· The A487 at Newgale remains closed until clearance work of sea front road is complete. This is not expected to be until late morning. It is the only highway in the County to still be closed. Stones reported on road towards Pebbles Cafe in Newgale where The Duke of Edinburgh public house has reported some flooding. Motorists are advised to heed the 'Road Closed' warnings.
· The Commons Road, Pembroke, has re-opened.
· Gelliswick, Milford Haven: debris being cleared along the seafront road
· Broad Haven: pebbles have gone onto Enfield Road. Sweeper being deployed
· Lower Town Fishguard: All cleared. No flooding reported.
· Solva: No impact reported.
· Amroth: Clear-up of pebbles is almost complete
· Wisemans Bridge: passable with care but clean up is due to be undertaken this morning
Road at Newgale still closed. Hope to clear by late morning— @Pembrokeshire 01 February 2014
Debris strewn across the road at Gelliswick, Council crews starting to clear up now. http://t.co/zhWUJ1GVX4— @Pembrokeshire 01 February 2014
The road to Nolton has suffered again, not as bad as a few weeks ago thankfully. http://t.co/KRExkfzozk— @Pembrokeshire 01 February 2014
Update from Pembrokeshire County Council 8.30am: ·
The A4075 at Carew Bridge has re-opened.
· Water has receded around Haverfordwest. Sweeper clearing small amount of debris on roads around river. Pumping operation at one premises has stopped and property now being cleaned.
· Once water has receded from road at Newgale, the situation will be assessed and will hopefully re-open shortly.
· Wern Road at Goodwick flooded.
· Water over the car park in Fishguard but no significant issues at present. Representatives from several agencies all in attendance. The A487 at Lower Towns remains open and water starting to recede.
· No significant flooding or clean up issues at Dale. Water receding.
· Minor flooding at Mullock Bridge and The Gann, Dale. Road passable with care. Water starting to recede.
· Sea front at Gelliswick, Milford Haven, being cleared of storm debris
RT @DyfedPowys: Temporary road closures are in place at the momemnt for roads in Laugharne, Carmarthen Quay and the A487 Newgale. #weathera…— @clarembutler 01 February 2014
LATEST: The A487 at Newgale is closed due to sea water breaching the sea defences. The A4075 at Carew Bridge is... http://t.co/2zecZsSCqY— @CleddauRadio 01 February 2014
Update from Pembrokeshire County Council, timed at 7.45am:
Further to earlier updates:
· Road passable with care at top of tidal inlet at Mullock Bridge near Dale and Rickeston Mill near Milford Haven.
· In Haverfordwest there is minor flooding on footpaths along the river. River level not as high as previous tidal event early in January. One property (cafe) in Riverside Arcade flooded and currently being swept.
· Water is coming into the car park at Lower Town Fishguard but has not gone onto road. The A487 is still open at Lower Town but may be closed for the high tide period at 0806 hours as precautions with diversions in place. Teams are on standby.
· In Amroth water receding at 0710 hours. Impact minimal. Pebbles on road but will be cleared at first light. Temporary repairs to seafront road from last tidal impact have held up.
· At Dale, minor overtopping of waves but no significant impact. Water receding.
Update from Pembrokeshire County Council, timed at 7.15am:
Pembrokeshire County Council has workmen at key locations this morning (Saturday, 1st February) in Haverfordwest, Newgale, Solva and Fishguard due to the threat of tidal flooding.
· The A487 is currently closed at Newgale with water coming through pebbles.
· The A4075 currently closed at Carew Bridge with 18 inches of water reported.
· Commons Road, Pembroke, due to floodwater.
· Water is coming into the car park at Lower Town Fishguard where the A487 is still open. However it may close as a precaution for the high tide period at 0806 hours.
· At Dale the flood gate is in place on the slipway and by the Old Chapel Cottage. Sandbags deployed to properties at risk.
· Workforce monitoring Amroth and Wisemans Bridge with clearance equipment on stand-by. Waves are currently coming over wall at Amroth.
· Flood signs in place at the Commons in Pembroke.
· Additional locations at risk or of concern are coastal areas such as Little Haven, Broad Haven, Nolton Haven, Wisemans Bridge from waves action
· Additional locations at risk or of concern: Commons Road in Pembroke and coastal areas such as Little Haven, Broad Haven, Nolton Haven, Wisemans Bridge.
The wind is expected to rise after the high tide event this morning with gusts up to 60mph gusts. Hence, there's scope for some minor impacts due to the wind and very large waves on coasts.
Members of the public are asked to be aware of the danger of visiting coastal locations today.
· For the latest update and advice on how to be prepared visit: www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/alerts
· For up to date information on the weather, please view the Met Office website at www.metoffice.gov.uk
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Bose SoundLink Bluetooth Mobile Speaker IIThe BOSE SoundLink II is a powerful Bluetooth speaker that will let you enjoy music from your phone or other Bluetooth capable device wherever you are, whenever you want to hear it. Enjoy deeper, more powerful sound than you thought possible from a speaker this small. The SoundLink® Bluetooth Mobile speaker II works wirelessly with Apple®, Android™ and BlackBerry® devices, or your tablet or laptop.Pair and playJust pair the speaker and your Bluetooth device. It's easy—and you only need to do it once. Simply press and hold the Bluetooth button on the speaker's top panel, and then choose the SoundLink® Mobile speaker II from your smartphone or other source. It's now memorized, ready to play in an instant. There's nothing to physically connect or dock. And the speaker keeps up to six Bluetooth sources in memory.Advanced sound performanceProprietary speaker technologies deliver your music in all its clarity with robust sound unusual for a Bluetooth speaker this size. Its unique driver configuration allows the small, lightweight speaker to reproduce such deep, full sound.On-the-go designThe speaker is small and light enough (less than 3 lbs) to carry in one hand or fit in a backpack or travel bag. You can control almost everything with your Bluetooth device—playlists, streaming music stations, volume, etc. And you'll find power and volume buttons on top of the speaker. No remote control needed.You place the SoundLink® Mobile speaker II where you want, and the 30-foot wireless range lets you keep your phone, tablet or other device close at hand. The integrated bi-fold cover flips open to become a stand for instant playing anywhere.Play throughout your dayThe rechargeable lithium-ion battery keeps the music going strong for up to eight hours, even while you text, email or surf the web. The enhanced status light changes from green to yellow to red to give you a clear indication of battery life. If an outlet is nearby, just use the included power adapter—it'll charge the battery while you listen. An empty battery usually charges in two to three hours. An optional car charger is available for charging between destinations.
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