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Ecma publishes new Standard on Test Method for the Estimation of Lifetime of Optical Media for Long-term Data Storage
Single Standard provides single method for both CD and DVD storage lifetime estimation
Geneva, Switzerland, 2 March 2011
Ecma International has published on their public website for unrestricted download a standard with the aim of providing the test method for single storage lifetime estimation at ambient storage conditions for both CDs and DVDs:
ECMA-396 1st edition - Test Method for the Estimation of Lifetime of Optical Media for Long-term Data Storage.
The problem is well known. More and more data is produced with long-term preservation needs, such as business data, documents, music, photos, films etc. that has to be kept for future use on archival media, such as CDs and DVDs. However, after several years of storage under different conditions one may find with horror that this archival data cannot be read any more and becomes useless. Unfortunately there are cases when the optical storage medium chosen is not designed for long-term preservation use, and the storage lifetime is much shorter than expected.
Is there a way to estimate in advance the storage lifetime of optical media? Yes, there is. There are standardized methods that allow lifetime estimation of optical media. For example Ecma International has a successful standard ECMA-379 (also approved as ISO/IEC 10995), however this standard only allows for the storage lifetime estimation of DVD discs. Very often, however, the requirement is much broader, one wants to use a single method for the storage lifetime estimation of both CD and DVD. ECMA-396 fulfills that need. The new standard contains an intelligent combination of the measuring points from the ECMA-379 (ISO/IEC 10995) and ISO 18927 standards and a new data analysis method for lifetime estimation. This new standard has been developed by Ecma International in cooperation with JWG 1 established under JTC 1/SC 23 (members: SC 23, ISO/TC 42 and TC 171).
In order to achieve the fastest adoption and publication of this new standard first, the Ecma General Assembly has approved this standard at its December 2010 meeting in Montreux, Switzerland. The subsequent approval of this standard in ISO/IEC JTC 1 is underway.
Dr. Paul Weijenbergh, Chair of Ecma TC31 said: "We are happy that the estimated storage lifetime of all CD and all DVD discs can now be measured with the same equipment and one single standard."
About Ecma International
Since its inception in 1961, Ecma International (Ecma) has developed standards for Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Consumer Electronics (CE). Ecma is a non-profit industry association of technology developers, vendors and users. Experts from industry and other organizations work together at Ecma to develop standards. Ecma submits its work for approval as ISO, IEC, ISO/IEC JTC 1 and ETSI standards and is a frequent practitioner of "fast-tracking" of specifications through the standardization process in international standards organizations. Download ECMA-396 or any other publication free of charge from the Ecma International website.
For more information: please contact Dr. Istvan Sebestyen, Secretary General of Ecma International. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com.


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It was with a mixture of hope, anxiety and excitement that I got ready to go out to cast my ballot in Wednesday's elections, which for me mark my first participation ever in any presidential elections.
Before 2011 I had never set foot in any polling station even though over the decades I had witnessed scores of referenda and elections, too many in fact to remember.
But it was neither laziness nor apathy on my part that stopped me from participating. I had every reason to be cynical. Rigging was routine in Egypt and vote buying was as widespread as the certainty that decisions were not made through the ballot box. All election results were foregone conclusions and were both tasteless and futile.
And I was not alone. In fact, with the exception of a single one of my numerous cousins, none of my family, friends or acquaintances went to vote while Mubarak was still in power. We felt like extras in an absurdist film, moving silently like shadows in the background.
Although the past 15 months have been exceedingly difficult for Egyptians on many counts, two positive outcomes have emerged out of this rickety transitional period.
The first is that Egyptians have come to realise that they will no longer accept being silenced. No president can now ignore public opinion nor hope to escape public scrutiny. The second is an end to the idea relentlessly propagated by past regimes that a president was almost a divine being and should therefore be beyond criticism. The new president, whoever he may be, should expect to be questioned, criticised and held accountable for everything he does and every statement he makes.
As I stood in the long all-women queue outside Sami el-Baroudi School polling centre in Glym, Alexandria, I was struck and heartened by the patience and determination of the women waiting to cast their ballots. If I had earlier entertained any doubts that the elections might be boycotted or treated with apathy, they were dispelled.
It was a fairly diverse mix of classes, backgrounds and ages. Many elderly women hardly able to walk were helped by family members into the school to cast their votes.
A Coptic woman standing right in front of me told me that she had to travel a long way to get to this polling centre. "It's the first time for me to vote in any election," she said. "My husband told me to forget it because it wouldn't make one bit of difference. But I think he's wrong and I told him that. So here I am. I only wish they had put me in a polling centre near my home!"
I didn't detect an overwhelming support for any single candidate. Most surprising of all, however, was the predominance of outspoken anti-Muslim-Brotherhood sentiments. "I voted MB in parliamentary elections," said a veiled woman of around 50, "but never again. They're a bunch of liars. Did you see what they did in parliament? Simply scandalous."
Another woman standing close by agreed with her wholeheartedly. But when she said that she would opt for Aboul Fotouh, many of those standing by reminded her that he was also MB. "Don't be fooled by his sweet smile. He'll show his true character once he becomes president," they told her.
While there were some Amr Moussa supporters, especially among the elderly, Hamdeen Sabahi seemed to be the favourite of many. Almost everybody I spoke to agreed that the youngest candidate, Khaled Aly, who spent his life championing the cause of workers, was by far the best choice. "But he stands little chance," they said regretfully.
"But whoever he may be," said a woman in her 40s with a great deal of confidence, "he will not have it easy." They all laughed.
• Amira Nowaira is professor of English literature at Alexandria University

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This cute little cat witch is from the Stanleys Halloween collection. It is brand new and will be in the store on Friday so make sure to go pick it up!! You can get it here. I cut a circle out and ran fishing line between the back pieces of the witch and then anchored them on the sides of the circle so it looks like she is flying. On the inside I added a spooky tree and bat and crow all cut from the Graveyard Scene, get it here.
Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Stanleys Halloween
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6 comments:
- Georgiana said...
How fun. I sure was surprised by the window. Love it!
- October 5, 2016 at 3:25 AM
- snappy scrappy said...
- October 5, 2016 at 6:11 PM
- Sherrie K. said...
Hahah, your flying kitty is adorable! Such a fun creation!
Sherrie K
- October 5, 2016 at 9:32 PM
- BLJ Graves Studio said...
Adorable card!
- October 6, 2016 at 12:59 PM
- Migdalia said...
Way TOO cute!!
Have a wonderful day,
Crafting with Creative M
- October 7, 2016 at 3:54 PM
- Lisa said...
How did I miss this?? Oh, I absolutely love it!! That flying kitty is too darn cute!! I love the entire design of your card, Gwen!! It's spectacular!! Have a great weekend!! Big hugs :)
A Mermaid's Crafts
- October 22, 2016 at 10:26 AM
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Website of the Day: Retailmenot.com
Ever reach the checkout page of an online retailer and wonder why you never have the right coupon or promotion code to get their seasonal deals? Retailmenot.com is a collaborative online site that internet users to find and share coupon codes for online stores.
The site's top coupon searches include: amazon.com, newegg.com, harryanddavid.com and victoriassecret.com, but you can test out any online retail site or add codes you know about.
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STEP 1: Make a note of the online store you are buying something from. For example: http://www.amazon.com
STEP 2: Visit Retailmenot.com
STEP 3: Enter the address from step 1 into the box and press the "Get Coupons" button
STEP 4: You should now be presented with any coupons available for that store. Make a note of them.
STEP 5: Go back to the site you were originally purchasing from in step 1 and proceed to enter your coupon code when asked.


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|Occurred : 6/2/2009 19:30 (Entered as : 06/02/09 19:30)
Reported: 6/3/2009 6:28:10 PM 18:28
Posted: 6/9/2009
Location: New York City (Bronx), NY
Shape: Rectangle
Duration:20 seconds
|Small UFO sighting at Yankee Stadium in daylight.
I was at the Yankee game yesterday (Yankees vs. Rangers). I was sitting in the second row of section 420c (upper deck) with a friend. I took my eye off the batter to look up at an overhead plane, and on the way, I noticed a small object only about 30 feet away over the field.
The item was charcoal gray, probably metallic, and in the shape of a toaster. It was only about one foot in size. It spun around in circles, but always remained parallel to the ground, and had something similar to a reflector light on a bicycle in the upper right corner, which shined like a dimmed light. It also had a small amount of haze over it.
The item must have came in over the third base side of the stadium, I saw it when it was directly in front of me, and continued its path over the first base side of the stadium, accelerating after leaving the stadium, until out of view.
When I first looked at it, I thought it was a garbage bag, floating in the wind, but then realized it couldn't because a garbage bag would roll over rather than remain parallel. It couldn't have been a balloon, because it was not going in the exact same direction in the wind, nor was it rising at a fast pace or going straight up.
I did not bother taking a picture of it, because when I saw it, I thought nothing of it, and when I realized this could be something else, it was too small and too far away to get a good shot with my cell phone camera. However, my friend who I was at the game with saw it, and as many as 1,000 other people sitting in the vicinity could have potentially seen it.


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Contact: Matt Graves, 406-888-7942
Contact: Mark Foust, 406-888-7800
WEST GLACIER, MONT. – Glacier National Park Superintendent Mick Holm announced today that, effective immediately and until further notice, campfires and smoking will be prohibited in the backcountry.
"In light of the recent fire in the park, and the ongoing fire season, it is in the public interest to put these restrictions in place," stated Holm.
The ban is on building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire or campfire in the backcountry of the park (all backcountry campsites), and also in the frontcountry campgrounds at Quartz Creek and Cut Bank (when it reopens). Liquid petroleum and LPG stoves are permissible.
Also, smoking is prohibited in the backcountry, including all areas beyond any park trailhead.
For additional park information, please visit Glacier National Park's Web site (www.nps.gov/glac) or call park headquarters at 406-888-7800.
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How to Avoid Entry Level Marketing Job Scams
With the number of entry-level sports and entertainment marketing jobs listed on job boards these days, you would think that either college students interested in sports and entertainment marketing are in short supply or that our entire economy is based on leisure activities.
Tips for Avoiding Entry Level Marketing Job Scams
Hopefully, you know that both of those explanations are preposterous, so what gives? The true story is that real sports and entertainment marketing jobs are extremely hard to come by and in very high demand. Most of the job postings that you will find in these fields are posted by companies who are using a very loose interpretation of the terms "sports marketing" and "entertainment marketing" to attract the eyes of wet behind the ears college students.
When I think of sports or entertainment marketing, I think of working on corporate sponsorships of events or endorsement deals. I don't think of going door to door selling books of coupons for a dollar off of a hot dog at a Dodgers game.
How the Scams Work
***IMMEDIATE HIRE*** Work With PRO Sports! We Will Train!
FRESH TALENT NEEDED - Entry Level Marketing
Start Your Career in Sports and Entertainment Marketing!!!
Who wouldn't get excited and click on job postings with titles like those? I first encountered some of these scams when I was job searching after I graduated from college. They got my hopes up with really catchy headlines, but I quickly became wise to the fact that these weren't real jobs.
I had almost forgotten about these scams until my friend's little brother asked me to help him find an internship. He was a freshman, so it was understandable that he had waited a bit too long to begin his internship search. He told me that he had come across a really great looking internship posting and that both he and his friend (also a freshman) had already landed phone interviews based on their resumes alone.
This was warning sign number one. Two freshmen who are looking for internships in May both get interviews. It's possible but unusual. I did a little research for my friend's brother and quickly realized that everyone makes it to the second round interview. If you send a resume, they will give you an interview. If you're able to answer the phone for your phone interview, you'll land an in-person interview, and that's where the fun begins.
The Interview Process
You'll probably show up for your in-person interview in your Sunday best. There's a good chance that it will be your first job interview ever. You'll be nervous, but excited. Then you'll realize that this isn't an interview at all. You'll be expected to get into a car with a current employee (usually the car doesn't look fit for the road), and you'll drive to a neighborhood that could be as far away as a couple hours' drive.
Your "interviewer" will tell you to take one side of the street while he or she takes the other side, and you'll start selling coupons door to door. The coupons often have something to do with major sports teams or entertainment venues. That's why they advertise the jobs with the words "sports and entertainment marketing."
If you ask to be taken back to the office, you'll have a mixed chance of having the person actually agree to return you to the office. If you go through with the "interview" you could end up in some scary situations. There have reports of "interviewees" having guns brandished at them and being stranded many miles from home.
There's no sense in putting yourself through a situation like this. Even if your parents want you to stick it out since it's your first interview, be firm, say no, and put your time to use searching for an entry-level job or internship that will actually help you accomplish your career goals.
I convinced my friend's brother not to interview with the company in question, and then I exposed these types of operations in posts about on my sites One Day, One Job and One Day, One Internship. Since those posts were published, I've saved dozens of people from enduring the "hiring process" with companies that use these tactics.
Are These Really Scams?
Many people would argue that operations like the ones that I've just described aren't scams. If you define a scam as someone who takes your money and doesn't give you what you expected, then these job opportunities aren't technically scams; however, they do give you one impression of how you'll be spending your time and offer a completely different experience.
At the very best, these companies are dishonest and sleazy. At the worst, they can put your safety at risk. You can make money in these opportunities, and you can advance to management quickly if you're willing to swindle other people into working for you in one of these jobs, but they're not what they're advertised to be by any means.
Do you trust major job boards to protect you from scams like these? You shouldn't! Many major job boards take money to post jobs by companies, despite the fact that these companies use shady practices to trick unwitting college students into applying and "interviewing" for their jobs. When you're job searching, you need to be wary.
Now that you know what's up with these "jobs," here are some warning signs to look out for when scanning job boards.
How to Check Out the Jobs
How can candidates avoid these jobs without passing up viable opportunities to launch their career in marketing? One strategy is to search company websites for the more detailed descriptions of positions which sometimes exist online.
Another safeguard, when contacted for an interview, is to ask questions about the exact nature of the job duties. If notified by email, ask for a brief telephone consultation to learn more about the job before proceeding with a formal interview. If employers are reticent to elaborate, then a red flag should go up in your mind.
Questions to Ask the Employer
Questions to ask include:
- What are the typical tasks associated with the job?
- What training would you receive?
- What is the nature (not amount) of compensation if the job is sales oriented i.e. what percentage of the compensation is a commission?
Employers who will be paid solely with commission have a low level of investment in candidates and often have a revolving door. If the job is sales oriented ask how leads are generated and make sure you are comfortable with that process. Some of these "marketing" jobs involve heavy cold calling, door to door sales, and/or soliciting your family and friends.
Tips for Avoiding Entry Level Hiring Scams
- Look extra carefully at any jobs in Sales, Marketing, Sports Marketing, or Entertainment Marketing. There are plenty of legitimate jobs in these fields, but the scams tend to be focused on these areas.
- If the interview process seems a little bit too easy, there might be a reason why. Start asking direct questions to figure out what the company and jobs are really about.
- Just walk away if your interviewer tells you, "You'll just have to see it to believe it" when you ask what you would be doing in the job.
- Use the power of Google as a job search tool to research any companies that you're thinking about applying to.
Willy Franzen specializes in Human Resources and is a founder at One Day, One Job, a job search site.


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Thing is, we all love nail polish. For most of us, our introduction to the very concept of nails as part of our overall fashion image goes back to the first time our moms — or a really cool aunt or maybe even an older sister — polished our tiny, squirming nails when we were all of 2-years-old.
That early introduction to the world of nail fashion got stuck in our heads and paved the road for a natural evolution from mere polish to enhancements. And let's face it, enhancements are really just a vehicle for nail art. Most people keep their enhancements because they extend the life of their nail polish. People want to wear color on their nails.
Even the die-hard French wearers want color — they look at it, they pick up the bottles and fondle them longingly, and they always look closely at the seasonal collections. It's not for lack of desire that they stick with that tried-and-true pink-and-white.
My P+W-ers stuck with French for years because it could be built in to the enhancement. It was dry instantly and it wouldn't chip, peel, or wear off the tips. It was fool-proof "polish" and it went with everything.
But then something happened. Someone came up with the idea of pigmented products. We started mixing glitter with our products. Our clients were introduced to the concept of built-in nail art and permanent color. The world opened up for them and once again their nails represented a canvas with the potential to express their inner artist.
This season I'm seeing new lines from many polish manufacturers that lead me to think maybe they're feeling the shift too. It's been joked about for years now that "polish is for toes" but now that the trend for enhancements on toes has swept the land, I'm sure I'm not the only one who wonders why I keep buying new polishes? I mean, I use them on all of two of my clients so all they really do now is make it harder to stay on top of my dusting duties.
So about all these "new" polish ideas being introduced this season: The matte look. It's been done. It didn't get much interest back in the 1990s the first time it was rolled out, and I assure you if I can't use a top coat and you can't get any oil or lotion on it, believe me when I say any interest at the consumer level is going to wane so fast that the manufacturer who brought it to market might go down in history for discovering the secret to time travel.
People want the convenience of instant-dry, long-wear, fuss-free color. They don't want a polish that's so finicky that they have to worry about what lotion they use! This is not the way to bring back the public's love for polish.
Yeah, my clients DO love these metallics with the diamond dust in them — once. But it still requires that they sit still and wait for their polish to dry. They are so over that! Not to mention I am so not about paying $10+ for a freakin' bottle of polish that only a few people will try!
I admit, I am loving CND's new "colour effects" concept. But first off all, where am I supposed to get it? Our local CND distributor does not carry their polish. Also, I'm going to be pretty miffed if I run out and invest in an entire new line of polish that nobody uses.
If polish manufacturers really want to stay competitive and meet the demands of today's nail client they should invent a polish that actually dries in five minutes and STAYS ON THE NAILS! Like these "gel polishes" only you'd be able to take it off with polish remover.
Give us a polish that lasts 14 days, can be retailed for at-home and on-the-go touch-ups, and can quickly and easily be removed and changed out. That's what my clients want. That's why clients are opting for gel polishes and "rock star" nails and toes; they still love their color and art, but they don't want to wait for polish to dry, and they don't want the hassle of babying their polish on their own time. And they don't want to pay $9 for a bottle of polish just to touch up the edges.
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And What Is This Thing Called Evil?
contents copyright © 2014 by M.L. Wilson. All rights reserved. No part of this
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is going to seem a rather disjointed commentary for many different reasons. I
suppose the primary reason is that I have a jumble of thoughts within which
seek an escape. It seems that only by holding such thoughts out before me can I
really make sense of them and what it is I am supposed to do with my life as a
Christian; a certain introspection, if you will. Ordinarily I have not used
this blog space for anything other than my religious and political views. I
have definite opinions about a great many things and surprisingly enough, those
views have not altered much over the span of my life. As I grow
older, however, I find that having a certain point of view or opinion about the
larger world around you really doesn't help to navigate some of the more murky
aspects of your life. Whether or not I think Barack Obama is a good or bad
president does not seem to help me in my job or familial relationships.
frankly as one who has never really caught onto the ideal of journaling, the
whole concept of a blog is somewhat intimidating to me. It has always been my
impression that a blog was a place where thoughts of a certain import could be
conveyed to the masses for their edification/enjoyment/ bemusement. I am
personally drawn to blogs that impart information of which I was
previously unaware. I've attempted to do this on my blog page, but I fear that
what tends to happen is a presentation of walls and walls of text which is
quickly abandoned by any potential reader; such is the subject matter I have
decided to tackle.
taste is an interesting thing. I have often wondered why I am attracted to the
subject of theology and if so, why I never pursued the proper formal training.
Time has answered some of those questions for me; adulthood and raising a
family left little room to spend on what was little more than a "hobby" of
mine. Of course the financial consideration had to also be factored into the
equation as much as the investment of time; raising a family left little of
either. However the interest remained. Theology – (From the Greek: θεολογία literally meaning God study) is a subject that
continues to draw my interest.
I have found myself in something of a spiritual wilderness. This is not a
unique position to anyone – believer or agnostic. (I don't subscribe to the
position of there being atheists for a host of obvious reasons.) One of the
more famous accounts of such spiritual wilderness is a poem by Saint John of
the Cross, a 16th century Roman Catholic friar which was
written in approximately 1578. St. John was regarded as a Christian Mystic and
delved deeply into the spiritual connectivity we as humans have with God.
Clearly he was well aware of the (maddening) situation which the Apostle Paul
also pointed out in 1st Corinthians 13:12 regarding a human's
ability to see the greater world as God views it. Paul said that such was akin
to, "… looking through a glass darkly." My previous
commentaries sought to put an answer as to the "why" of this situation, but it
doesn't begin to address the emotions such a situation can have on the
of my wilderness can be summed up in this one basic question which so many
before me have sought to answer: "Why is it that so often it appears as
though God isn't present?" Through faith we're commanded to believe
that God is with us, but the harsh reality for most is sun that the will rise for the
dawn of a new day and rare is the occasion a change for the positive is forthcoming;
evil continues its onslaught seemingly unabated. Our prayers continue to go
unanswered and most of us are left feeling absolutely alone.
To compound our
suffering, we find that we cannot raise such feelings with our fellow
Christians because to speak of such things is tantamount to lacking faith. As
we are taught from the earliest, a lack of faith denotes one who is "not of the
body" and is therefore not saved. A misreading of scripture (my interpretation)
by too many well meaning Christians warrants ostracization for the one even
thinking such thoughts about God. Thus the one hurting is set further adrift by
the very people who are "called" to be the face of God to their fellow man. To
me, this seems antithetical to the way God designed us to interact with one
another. However if such were the case, would it not be reasonable to presume
that God would tend to His flock and teach them properly; raise up those who
have a voice which speaks the truth of God , rather than of the traditions of
men? Hence, why does it seem God is not present?
vexation at such a conundrum is multiplied when at every turn, doors are shut
to me. I don't mean to make this a whiny entry into my blog, but rather an
avenue of thought. In truth, how many of us are terrified to speak what we
really feel about the condition of our relationship – not only with God, but
with God's people? Will a pastor who leads a successful church who suddenly has
an epiphany really impart such to his congregation if it means the loss of his job?
Will the Deacon or Elder at a church risk their position to speak out on what
has touched their heart because to do so would result in their excisement from
"the body?" What about one who has simply attended a particular church for
years, but has come to different conclusions than what is popularly taught?
should good people be terrorized into silence for fear of being rejected by
other Christians for the dark thoughts which fill every person's heart from
time to time? Are we not called to share in one another's sorrow as well as
their successes? Evidently that is not the case in today's modern church where
personal internecine cliques will trump Christian unity at every turn, where
one who enjoys wealth sees such as a sign of God's love over that of the poor
wretch barely making ends meet, where only the number of degrees and awards are
a deciding factor in who possesses the wisdom of God and who does not? Why are
Christians (or even non Christians) forced into silence when the Spirit
instructs just because it may run counter to traditional teaching? While I
agree that error should be reigned in, my personal research has shown me that
orthodox thought propagates most of the error. (John Nelson Darby anyone?)
will confess that after decades of study, prayer, contemplation … pleading
even, I really do not understand this entity we call God. Such does not shake
my belief in Him; quite the contrary, but I do not understand Him in the least.
If Christ said that all authority was given to Him (Matthew 28:18), then from
that point to now, it would seem to me that He is complicit in the evil which
has bathed this world so thoroughly. However since such would run counter to
what Paul tells us of God's very nature (Galatians 5:22) and certainly is not
in line with the example Christ left us with, I have to conclude I am
misreading the signs. This further vexes me as I have tried most earnestly to
understand what is going on and what the point and purpose for my being a part
of it could be. Let me explain:
theology has led me to the conclusion that a Covenantal agreement between God
and his spiritual ambassadors erroneously referred to as angels (they are
actually Celestial beings of vast power.) led to a break in the intimate
relationship which should exist between man and God. A misunderstanding of what
was written in Genesis has led mostly western religions to conclude there was
some sort of "fall of man" which has dropped us all into a sinful state. While
there was technically a "fall" and this "sin state" did exist, one has to be
aware of certain words and their meanings. The word "sin" is a
term which simply means, "to miss the mark." I cannot underscore enough that
sin is not evil; they are two totally different concepts. Simply put, Sin is
not gradient; it is black or white, on or off, ones or zeros; sin is
essentially binary.
is a tricky concept for most people to grasp because even theologians are not
certain just what evil is. They will rail against the "evils" of the world, but
all they're really doing is pointing out the effects of evil, not the actual
concept itself. So what then is evil and how does it differentiate from sin? To
answer that question, one needs to look briefly at all acts which are evil.
Certainly we can look at a Hitler as evil. We can look at a Charles Manson as
evil. Some of us will look at a Margaret Sanger (founder of Planned Parenthood)
and conclude she is evil. One must be cognizant of the fact that despite our
personal belief, each one of these people has their followers and those who
regard their acts as good and NOT evil. What is the difference in what those
followers believe and what you believe?
Christian might say that murder is evil and a sin against God, thus these
aforementioned people are evil. Really? That is your tipping point? Anyone
familiar with the Old Testament would become well acquainted with God's temper
and the wanton killing and murder which ran rampant. (Deuteronomy 20:10 – 20
comes to mind.) You can attempt to explain such murder away all you wish, but
what else do you call the plight of a little Canaanite girl minding her own
business at home who is then suddenly torn from her mother's arms, raped and
then brutally murdered by the invading army of Joshua? Righteous justice? It is
to laugh. There is nothing righteous or just about such brutality. Compare the
heinous instructions from god to the people of Israel in Deuteronomy with
Christ dealing with the adulterous woman in John chapter 8. Quite a contrast –
and yet both occurrences took place while under the covenant of the Law; the
Old Testament. (Christ had yet to die for ANYONE. The strictures of the Old
Covenant were still very much in effect.)
was following the orders of their god when they invaded the land of Canaan. The
Canaanites may have been "sinful" in the eyes of the god of the Jews, but there
is very little evidence to support their being an evil people. (At least no
more so than were the Jews themselves.) Again, two different
concepts with two different words in the Hebrew language. Regardless the
designation of being "sinful" by their god, there remains no excuse for the ill
treatment the Israelites showed the citizens of Canaan. Period. Such is a
rationalization by people unwilling to see the incongruity between the god of
the Law and Christ.
what then is evil? If we have seen that sin is simply the abridgment of a set
line of demarcation (e.g. If you can finish the race in under 5 minutes, you
win otherwise you lose.), but evil is not the same. As I stated earlier, evil
is gradient. Recall Christ's parable in Matthew 12:43-45. How can one be
invaded by spirits MORE wicked then those who had been swept clean if sin is
predicated on a single line of demarcation? The answer, of course, is that they
cannot. Evil is gradient, evil has shades of gray. It does so for a very
interesting, yet obvious reason. Evil – true evil – is merely the antithesis of
God Most High.
that Christ came to this earth as a servant; Christ came to be selfless. He did
so because at that time, the earth was under the command of the powers of
darkness. (John 12:31, John 14:30, John 16:11) I will not belabor the obvious
incongruity that according to orthodox thought, Jehovah God was still in
absolute and complete control over the whole of the earth at that time.
Scripture is clear that the earth was being ruled by something apart from God
Most High. Once we can accept Christ came to defeat these powers of darkness,
we can then look at evil in a new light.
explained to us in Luke 14:11 that, "For everyone who exalts himself
will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." The
common thread here is the frame of mind one has who would exalt himself over
that of his fellow man. Such a person is not being selfless by definition, but
rather SELFISH. So as Christ is selfless and good, one who is
selfish is evil. Now think about those who are regarded as supremely evil in
history – or even people in your own sphere who you would regard as evil. If
you look carefully you will note that the level of evil is proportionate to the
level of selfishness. Worship of self is evil; worship of God is good. David
Koresh thought himself a god and molested little girls. Hitler sought to bring
about a master race which regarded him as their leader and murdered millions of
people in the process. Both men were supremely selfish and put no one or
nothing before themselves. Even at the very end, Koresh did not free the people
from the Compound at Waco and instead allowed the ATF to burn them to death –
all of them. Hitler believed the German people had failed him and thus deserved
their fate. He then committed suicide rather than face judgment. The mystery of
what is evil is thus solved. It is to be the antithesis of God; it is to be
course I am not so naive as to believe the critics of this commentary will not
come out of the woodwork to shoot down my theories. Would it dissuade such
people if I were to say that God told me these things Himself? Probably not.
Those critics are keenly aware of the fact that I have not heard God's audible
voice much as they have not heard God's voice. Such people rely primarily upon
the teaching and instructions they have received from "learned men" rather than
the prompting of the Spirit. It is a sad reality in our world which holds men
of letters higher than those who have connected with the Spirit. Such was
prophesied however. I suppose that should give me a measure of hope; based upon
the vitriol of my critics, I am on the right track.
do not misconstrue this commentary to mean that I regard all who have had such
formal teaching to have been deluded or not "in touch" with the Spirit; that is
not my intent. I started out this commentary with a confession that I
personally do not understand God and that fact hasn't changed. What I am
pointing out in this commentary is that most the rest of us do not understand
Him either. We will shield that fact from our fellow man primarily out of fear,
and then out of pride. My pride where understanding God is concerned is
non-existent. One can only be called a heretic so many times and ostracized by
fellow Christians for only so long before any pride once possessed is
completely eroded away. Pride and ego do not compel me to write these
commentaries (since I know that few read them in any event); a thirst for
knowledge and understanding does.
the nine years I researched my novel series, I had to find the answers to a
number of vexing question which kept coming up regarding God, the spiritual
realm and us lowly human beings. Too much of what I had been taught simply did
not fit no matter what contortions of facts one made. The answers I received
from the clergy ("There are some things in the Bible we're not meant to
understand.") displayed a stunning level of ignorance of both history, and of
the spiritual aspect of just who God is. Quite the contrary to such limited
thinking people, I believe that the entire breadth of scripture is to be
understood with absolute clarity. Paul's analogy of, "…looking through a glass
darkly." Refers to the spiritual realm only and not to scripture. How can one
assert that the Bible is the inerrant Word of God, but God doesn't want us to
understand it? I would presume if such were the case, it would have never been
written at all then. Of course I dismiss such notions as the tripe that it is.
With this understanding, the teachings I received from tradition began to fall
apart one by one. I was left with an entirely different understanding, some of
which is explored in the pages of my novels.
is a truth. People are generally self-centered; it is a natural requirement of
the flesh trapped within a finite world which dictates such. I hasten to add
that the fleshly body is merely a temporary conveyance and is NOT the sum total
of our parts. Only the limited vision of the flesh will struggle with the
eternal because the two are incompatible. The spiritual realm in not infinite;
it is eternal. As with sin and evil, Infinity and Eternity are two different
words with two entirely different meanings. We do not enter into infinity with
God, we enter into eternity with God. (John 3:16, Romans 6:23, John 17:3,
Matthew 25:46) When one contemplates the differences in those two terms and the
implications of one over the other, I'm certain a greater degree of
understanding will be enjoyed. It will, of course, open up a range of new
questions which I have concluded is part of "Eating solid food, rather than
continue to suckle milk."
realize that most of the selfishness I see is the flesh taking control of the
person rather than the spirit. Divorce, drug abuse, sexual immorality,
abortion, murder, etc. are all as a result of the person giving into their
flesh, not sin. Since we're all regarded as sinners, that argument is
fallacious. When Christ confronted the Pharisees as to who their father was, he
was not talking to the so-called evil Pharisees, but rather to Pharisees who
were genuinely curious. Still He told them clearly they were children of the
devil. (John 8:42-47) Christ summed it up with this verse, "…He who
belongs to God hears what God says." My understanding of that verse is
that to the one who has put aside listening to the body (and the god of that
body) they will hear what it is God has to say. More simply put, we must learn
to see with our Spiritual eyes and listen with our spiritual ears rather than
relying on the five senses of the body. The flesh cannot comprehend that which
is eternal and spiritual. Period.
hope and continued prayer is that I will come to a greater understanding of God
in the time I have left on this planet. As Christians are to be God's face to
their fellow man, this understanding MUST include my brothers and sisters in
Christ. This is a difficult prospect for someone like myself who is severely
"relationship challenged." That having been said, my fellow Christians need to
also look towards others in the same light and not merely hold up those who
have means and letters as the only indicator by which God shows himself. If the
Gospel's taught us anything, it was that God used the lowliest among men to
spread the truth of who He is. There were none of means or letters amongst
them, not even Paul who was regarded a traitor by those who once embraced him
in the Synagogue.
And What Is This Thing Called Evil?
To compound our suffering, we find that we cannot raise such feelings with our fellow Christians because to speak of such things is tantamount to lacking faith. As we are taught from the earliest, a lack of faith denotes one who is "not of the body" and is therefore not saved. A misreading of scripture (my interpretation) by too many well meaning Christians warrants ostracization for the one even thinking such thoughts about God. Thus the one hurting is set further adrift by the very people who are "called" to be the face of God to their fellow man. To me, this seems antithetical to the way God designed us to interact with one another. However if such were the case, would it not be reasonable to presume that God would tend to His flock and teach them properly; raise up those who have a voice which speaks the truth of God , rather than of the traditions of men? Hence, why does it seem God is not present?


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One of the joys of working the TCA press tour in Pasadena earlier this month was chatting with the cheery cast members of Outsourced. The NBC comedy has defied early predictions to emerge as a success story this season, especially creatively. Back before it launched, when I asked my teenage son Daniel if he found the pilot hilarious or offensive–and he told me, "Dad, it's hilarious because it's offensive"–neither of us had any idea it would also turn out to also be charming and original.
Tonight it faces a new challenge, having been moved back an hour to 10:30 p.m. as part of NBC's latest experiment. You might recall the network tried something with Jay Leno every night of the week last season at 10. They're still trying to sort out 10 p.m., and this entire night of comedy deal is their latest shakeup.
The good news for Outsourced is that it now follows 30 Rock. Still, comedy after 10 is like the Leafs winning the Stanley Cup–it hasn't happened since the '60s. A few networks are trying it this winter which means a) they're desperate and b) there is suddenly a glut of sitcoms on network TV, almost unthinkable just two years ago. (Although, given the number of indistinguishable rom-coms that are coming up, that glut may not last long.)
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The gang from Outsourced seemed completely oblivious to the whole 10 p.m. comedy trap when I spoke with them last week at the NBC press tour party. Calgarian Rizwan Manji (shifty Mid-American Novelty associate manager Rajiv) was first to sing the praises of this week's episode, "A Sitar is Born." The episode finds Todd (Ben Rappaport) stumbling upon a surprise singing talent among the staff and hosting a talent contest in order to help bring it out. Not-so-shy Gupta (Parvesh Chenna), however, thinks this is his shot at becoming a Bollywood star and leaps into the spotlight.
Manji grabbed Chenna and co-star Anisha Nagarajan and spread the love around as critics quizzed all three about the Bollywood number. Chenna demonstrated a few moves. What came across was the genuine joy these three felt at just being part of this show.
Their more seasoned co-star, Deidrich Bader, echoed that sentiment later, saying he'd never seen a cast like it. He was very happy for them and said the positive energy was very contagious on the set.
Outsourced airs Thursday at 10:30 p.m. on NBC and Global.
UPDATE: My voice was almost gone by the time I caught up with the Outsourced cast on NBC's leg of the TCA press tour. Prolific colleague Will Harris graciously allowed my to piggyback on his questions as we teamed up on the Outsourced gang. Read his detailed Q&A of our cast encounter here at tv.com, he does a nice job of capturing the closeness and enthusiasm shared by the players.


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A students group from the École de technologie supérieure (ETS) of Montreal, had the chance to participate in the Clean Snowmobile Challenge. The competition that took place in Houghton, Michigan, gave the chance to students to test their multiple knowledge and create a unique ecological snowmobile.
The École de technologie supérieure purpose is to train students to be great engineers. It's in 2003 that QuiETS, a school's student club was created. Their main goal was to create ecological snowmobiles.
The Clean Snowmobile Challenge was founded by SAE International. The association is really conscientious about the environment and aims to develop precise ecological standards.
During the competition, students need to recontruct a recreational vehicle that already exist and reduce its gaz emission. Also, the vehicle needs to be as quiet as possible. Each year, the rules of the contest are revised by the organisation to make the event more actual because of the constant technological evolution. It also brings a new challenge each time.
There are 3 categories in this competition; gas, diesel and electric. The Quiets team decided to choose a gas and diesel powered snowmobile.
Besides numerous challenges in this competition, the team faced unexpected surprises. Just a couple of days before the competition, whilst testing a new high pressure direct injection engine, they encountered problems with the prototype. Even if the team had worked hard months before the event, they had to give up on this project. They also saw the frame on the diesel powered sled break. Once all of these technical problems solved, the problems were not over for the team. Mother Nature had one last surprise for them. In Michigan, rain, snow and wind gusts up to 80 km/h.
Finally, despite all the troubles they had faced, they came out on top as proud winners of the competition.
Here are all the prizes they won during the competition:
In the "gasoline internal combustion" category:
In the "diesel-powered utility vehicle" category:
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Deep Co-added Images from SDSS
After you try the above kmz file, you may notice that the image quality from Google Earth is not very good. This is because the major imagery Google Earth used now is from SDSS (Sloan Digital Sky Survey) with some reduction of resolution in order to speed up the web transferring. To have higher resolution images, you need to do it yourself. In the following, I will show you some deeper images based on SDSS co-added data.
The SDSS Co-added images are a co-addition of ~100 scans of SDSS stripe 82 (Annis et al, 2010) images. They are the deepest images based on SDSS and can go as deep as about redshift 1. Based on the coadd data, we created color images and convert/project them to Google Earth compatible images using wcs2kml. The images are now stored at a public server at Fermilab and can be accessed by public. What you need is to download and open the attached kml files with your Google Earth. We provided three different levels of resolutions.
You can choose to download one of them (I recommend the high resolution one as long as you have a broadband Internet connection) and then open it with your Google Earth (you need to wait a while (~3 mins) for initial loading of the images. Then, additional images corresponding to the region you are browsing will be loaded automatically.
After you download the above kmz file, you will have the coadd image links. However, you still do not have the galaxy cluster information in this region. In order to see the galaxy clusters, you also need to download another kmz file that tell Google Earth where to find the galaxy clusters in the coadd region. You can download this file from here:
Now, you open this kmz file in addition to the previous kmz file in your Google Earth. Then, you can fly through the clusters with Coadd images available. If you still do not know how to use them, you can either google it or drop me an email at: email@example.com
More Galaxy Clusters?
We recently published a largest ever optical galaxy cluster catalog, GMBCG, derived from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release 7. We put 3000 galaxy clusters in google earth kmz file and you can fly across them too.
The catalog webpage is at: http://home.fnal.gov/~jghao/gmbcg_sdss_catalog.html
If you use this in your publications, please acknowledge http://arxiv.org/abs/1010.6068
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I always thought that what I dreamt are just dreams but they really aren't. So I decided to tell my mother and one day I had dreamed that my neighbour had died and about two days later it happened. I was terrified because I mean, it's my neighbour!!!! Nobody could believe me and some people thought that it was just a coincidence but I knew it wasn't.
So anyways about two weeks later I also had a dream that an airplane had crashed near a huge lake and 58 passengers had died and four days later it happened also. Now since that happened I got really scared and my parents tried to find help but the precognitive dreams still keep coming. They aren't as bad as they used to be now. It would be like winning the lotto or just seeing things a couple of minutes before they happen. I think of myself as a freak, or at least I used to, but know I just think of myself as unique or different from others. Sometimes they ask me "oh what am I going to do a minute from now" but I just try not to tell.
The other day I also had seen that a house was going to be on fire, I told my parents, and we tried our hardest to get the people out in time. Thankfully we did because they were able to get out all of their belongings before they're house caught on fire. Still no one knew the reason how the house caught on fire.
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Abortionist: "We're One Incinerator Away from Shutting Down" | The Mark Harrington Show
The abortion industry has a weak link. Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine discovered the Achilles' heel of the abortion industry: abortion clinics are having trouble finding places and ways to dispose of the babies they kill! Abortionist Renee Chelian, while speaking at the 2013 National Abortion Federation conference, admitted that her clinic was "one incinerator company away from being closed," that her rented fridges were overflowing with four months of dead babies, and that she considered having a "bonfire" or "giving the baby parts back to women in gift bags."
Disposal of "waste" is difficult for the abortion industry because it's both costly and unpopular. There are two pieces of legislation being introduced in Ohio (Senate Bill 254 and House Bill 417) that give the MOTHERS the option of either incineration or internment. These bills require that abortionists defer to their patient's desires for baby disposal. Such laws would HURT the abortionist's bottom line, driving them away from the abortion business. Be sure to stay tuned for an upcoming announcement of a project we are launching to deal with the issue of the humane treatment of aborted babies.


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AVENGERS VS. X-MEN (Marvel, First Printing, 2013; Softcover)
Collects Avengers Vs. X-Men #0-12 and Point One #1 (cover dates January- December, 2012)
Writers: Jeph Loeb, Brian Michael Bendis, Jason Aaron, Ed Brubaker, Jonathan Hickman, and Matt Fraction
Artists: Ed McGuinness, Dexter Vines, Frank Cho, John Romita, Jr., Scott Hanna, Oliver Copiel, Mark Morales, Adam Kubert, and John Dell
Colorists: Morry Hollowell, Jason Keith, Laura Martin, Larry Molinar, and Justin Ponsor
I picked this one up at my local library. I tend to vote with my wallet against these endless crossovers, but for free...why not. This is a crossover built on the back of the umpteen crossovers that came before it, from Messiah Complex to House Of M and everywhere in between. Bendis seems so impressed with himself that he needs to reference his own work to convince everyone else of how important his empty calorie writing really is. Bendis references his past works as much as Roy Thomas, although he lacks Thomas' love of the characters and actual knowledge of the history of the artform to back up his ego.
The basic gist of this is that Hope Summers, the "messiah" first mutant born since the Scarlet Witch altered reality and depowered all but 198 mutants at the end of House Of M, is destined to become the host for the Phoenix Force, the primal force responsible for the death of Marvel Girl (Jean Grey). Phoenix has been so misused and crapped up that it is best left to the history books, as most writers don't know what to do with it.
The Avengers determine that the Phoenix Force is a threat to Earth and go to the mutant island base Utopia in order to bring Hope into custody. Cyclops sees Hope as the messiah sent to save the mutant race, and a fight ensues. It becomes a battle royal, with Hope becoming a hot potato in reverse. Iron Man devises a way to splinter the Phoenix Force, figuring that would eliminate it. Instead, the force goes into five different X-Men. Lots of broken bones and back and forth fighting later, and the predictable ending happens.
I had all but given up on modern Marvel. My 9 year old son has since softened me on modern Marvel Comics. I can accept that these characters as they stand today are his definitive versions of them. This is his golden age of comics. I have learned to let go of a lot of things these past few months. At the end of the day it doesn't matter what this "old man's" opinion is. My day is done. The future of the medium belongs to him, although I think I'll hang around for quite a while to yell at you kids to get off of my lawn.
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