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DIRECTOR: Kirill Sokolov
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A high energy black comedy that grabs you from the first moment and never lets go. Almost entirely set in a single apartment, Matvei arrives hammer in hand, to confront Andrei with clear intent. Andrei is the father of Matvei's girffriend, but also a brutal detective who knows few things about fighting without limits. The battle escalates.
"Russian director Kirill Sokolov's debut feature is a roaring rampage of revenge with a biting comic tone." Hollywood Reporter
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Stevivor's Game of the Year (GOTY) awards are in full swing and we're keeping that going with a trophy for best action/adventure game of 2018.
This was another hotly contested category (and let's face it — they all are), but our writers decided that Spider-Man was most deserving.
"Spider-Man absolutely nails the feeling of being Spider-Man (and Peter Parker too)," Steve wrote in his review. "It also acknowledges and demonstrates how important relationships are to Peter as well, something that lets the game pull at your heartstrings all throughout the experience. Spider-Man is a heroic masterpiece, and one certainly worth playing."
Honourable mentions in this category go to God of War (PS4), Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Windows PC, Xbox One, PS4), Far Cry 5 (Windows PC, Xbox One, PS4) and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Windows PC, Xbox One, PS4).
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Original run: 18 Jan 1975 – 2 Jul 1985
Country of origin: US
Genre: Comedy
Network: CBS US
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Total running time: 5 days 6 hours 30 minutes
Episode duration: 30 minutes
IMDB rating: 7.4 of 10 7 450
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Set in a high-rise apartment building in the heart of New York City, the show spun around George, a classic character portrait of vanity, arrogance, and petty prejudice. Balanced by the more level-headed but just as strong-willed Weezy, George's self-serving abrasiveness struck comic gold, particularly in the second season, when the show's style had been set but was still fresh. Episodes tackled subjects trivial (George and Tom wear the same tacky dinner jacket to a party) and trenchant (a country club invites George to join, but only so that a newspaper reporter will think the club is open to minorities). The black and white mix of the cast allowed for a sharply satirical take on race relations, which managed to have a genuine sense of hope while never glossing over the complexity of racial tension--and was consistently funny. In fact, it's striking how well the show's humor holds up; The Jeffersons turned a series of half-hour farces into a sly examination of marriage, race, class, and the battle of the sexes; it's sad that so few contemporary sitcoms have this kind of intelligence, courage, and sheer talent.


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Set in the magical world of La Belle Epoque Paris, where fashion, glamour, and passion prevail, Lerner and Loewe's celebrated musical is a romantic comedy about one young woman's journey to find her true self... and her true love.
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Derelict London Walking Tour of Silvertown, E16 with Author Paul Talling
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A walk around Silvertown, a place of early inspiration for the Derelict London website. Much has changed over the last 15 years and this tour takes in some remaining sites of decay which are most certainly set to change over the next few years in the name of regeneration.
This tour views the exteriors of sites covered in the Derelict London website & books such as the long abandoned but soon to be redeveloped Millennium Mills, the derelict Tate Institute, the remains of Tay Wharf & the closed down Georges Diner (without the apostrophe!) plus some original picket line graffiti, an overgrown dead pub, a Victorian church that is now a music hall, a memorial to an explosion at a local munitions factory plus some general history of the area, social stories from the past and a look at how its all about to change.
(This tour now inc. a trip to the Husk Brewery tap room at the end for drinks & free snacks)
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For the second time this week, authorities have recovered a body from the Hudson River, this time from the Hoboken waterfront.
The Hudson County Prosecutor's Office confirmed it's Homicide Unit is investigating the death of a male whose body was pulled from the water near Pier A on Wednesday afternoon.
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A new report on racial disparities in state prisons provides evidence of a disproportionately high rate of incarceration of black Oregonians, the second report this year to demonstrate racial bias in the local justice system.
"The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in State Prisons" from the Sentencing Project in Washington, D.C. shows Oregon has the seventh highest percentage rate in the United States of incarceration of black people in state prisons.
1 in 21 African-American men is incarcerated in a state prison in Oregon, compared to an average across all states of 1 in 26. Vermont had the highest rate of black imprisonment at 1 in 14; while Hawaii was the lowest at 1 in 61.
Oregon stands out in the Color of Justice report for also imprisoning everyone more than the national average; 46 percent higher for blacks; 33 percent higher for whites and 5 percent higher for Hispanics.
Bobbin Singh, executive director of the Oregon Justice Resource Center, said the research shows, "We need to take a closer look not only at what's driving this over-incarceration of all Oregonians but also specifically address racial disparities in our criminal justice system."
Dr. Ashley Nellis, senior researcher and author of the Sentencing Project report said there are decision points throughout the criminal justice system when law enforcement officers, prosecutors, defense attorneys and/or judges may be predisposed to view one group differently from another.
"Addressing this differential treatment through meaningful reform should be an urgent priority for state officials and those working within Oregon's justice system," Nellis said.
The Sentencing Project report follows the publication of an earlier, unrelated local report using data from Multnomah County which showed racial and ethnic disparities between whites and people of color at every decision point on the journey through the county's criminal justice system.


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My girlfriend and I went out fishing with Capt Dave Lauer in search for the elusive peacock bass in the urban canals of Lake Osborne.
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Just holding this size of a fish, with this many colors, amazed me! It was certainly my PERSONAL BEST peacock bass ever and I will not soon forget what it took to catch it.
It was so fascinating to release this fish, not only was he a giant, but I was able to watch this male go back to his bed and continue to protect it and join force with his girlfriend.


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This machine's disco lights get plenty of attention, but the real star is the Bluetooth connectivity, which gives you access to thousands of songs.
Takes center stage with 54 LED disco lights. Comes with one microphone, but two wired jacks are available. Scroll lyrics to your TV using RCA cables. Plays music using CD player or Bluetooth. Record performances or play to a device. Keep track of song tracks with two-digit LED display. Built-in wood cabinet speaker.
Power adapter plug on the back of the machine breaks off relatively easily.
Place this karaoke machine on the ground or a tabletop and let your child show their full range of skills with a machine designed specifically for them.
Comes with fun voice effects to keep a child's attention. Also comes with memory so they can show off their artistic performance. Finally, it has two microphones included — meaning your child can include a friend or family member for those songs that are just begging for a duet. Setting it up is incredibly easy.
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Only comes with one microphone. You can purchase other microphones for it at an additional charge.
Kids can take their karaoke party anywhere with this highly portable machine. It doesn't play CDs, but it does stream music using Bluetooth.
Play background music using Bluetooth, USB, MicroSD, and auxiliary jack. Battery is rechargeable for portability. Comes with power adapter. Comes with one wired microphone with a 9.5-foot long cord. Jack available for second microphone. Also can work as a radio or speaker.
Doesn't play CDs. Only comes with one microphone.
This kids karaoke machine is a good system for young children over the age of three, as it is easy to use. It has plenty of features so your child won't get bored with it anytime soon.
We like that this karaoke machine comes with two microphones, allowing your children to sing together. It also has an applause function and plenty of lights to make your child feel like a star.
The karaoke machine presents a choking hazard to children under age three. It is also battery operated, which limits its run time.
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If your son or daughter can't help but sing along with every song on the radio or television, a karaoke machine can make his or her dreams come true. Kids' karaoke machines are designed to be easy to use and give kids the feel of performing.
Like many other children's products, there are a lot of models on the market. If you're not familiar with these machines, it can be hard to know what to look for. CD+G: what's that? What about a microphone stand versus an all-in-one model?
We've put together this shopping guide to help you find the best kids' karaoke machine for your budding pop star.
Types of karaoke machines for kids
Karaoke machines for kids are available in three basic types. The all-in-one karaoke machine is probably the type you're most familiar with as it looks like a souped-up speaker with a microphone. These models may have a display, which doesn't show lyrics, or a built-in screen, which does. Some models connect to a TV that displays lyrics, while others connect to a Bluetooth-enabled device like a smartphone or tablet on which lyrics are displayed. Some models connect to both.
Microphone stand karaoke machines mimic the sound equipment used by professionals. Some models have a control panel on the stand that allows your child to adjust the volume and choose the track. Other models are controlled via a Bluetooth connection to an app. A few stand models come with a set of pre-loaded songs. With others, you can download songs through the same app that controls the machine.
If you need a kids' karaoke machine that's highly portable, microphone-only models are the way to go. The wireless microphone connects to an app, which then displays the lyrics on a smartphone or tablet. Volume and other sound controls are on the microphone, which also acts as the speaker. While the sound quality isn't as good as it is on larger models, if you want to take a karaoke machine anywhere, a microphone-only model is for you.
Corded vs. cordless
Corded machines rely on either an electrical or USB power cord. (USB cords are also used to connect to other devices and access songs.) Other models rely on batteries, some rechargeable and some not. A few karaoke machines can use either a cord or batteries for power. Battery-operated models offer better portability, but corded models usually have more features like tuning options and built-in screens.
A party in a box
Lights, Bluetooth, and the ability to play CD+G discs come together to create a karaoke machine that's hard to put down. The Singing Machine app has thousands of songs, and you can record and share your child's songs. RCA cables are included so the television can be used for lyrics. Two microphone jacks with separate volume controls allow for perfect adjustments for duets.
Audio format
The list of audio formats continues to grow, and you want to make sure the karaoke machine you choose is compatible with the most common types. Models with a CD player can play normal CDs and/or CD+G discs, which are compact discs plus graphics. CD+G discs do not play video but music and lyrics (graphics) that appear on a screen. They can also be played on a machine without a screen; you just won't be able to see the lyrics. Karaoke machines for kids that play both types of discs offer more song variety.
Audio quality
Children's products aren't always known for their quality. And, we'll admit, some inexpensive kids' karaoke machines aren't built to impress in terms of sound quality. However, mid-range and high-end children's karaoke machines have impressive outputs that rival more expensive adult machines. If you want your child to be able to sing without distortion at high volumes, you'll need to splurge on a machine with a good-sized speaker and audio control adjustments.
Built-in screen
Karaoke machines with a built-in screen are often an excellent choice for children because everything you need is included in one unit. There's no cord to find to connect a smartphone or tablet (although Bluetooth can eliminate this problem), and your child can look at the machine to read lyrics rather than at a separate screen.
Multiple microphone jacks
All karaoke machines should come with at least one microphone, but those that include two are like gold for children. Kids love to sing with friends and siblings. With two microphones, what starts as a sing-along turns into a party. Check the machine's specifications for two microphone jacks. Even if it only comes with one microphone, it may have two jacks.
Audio adjustments
Some karaoke machines offer more entertainment features than others. There are your basic audio adjustments like tone and bass, but some models also include voice changers, background singers, and other voice-modifying abilities. Extra audio adjustments can add hours of fun.
Karaoke machines with Bluetooth technology vastly increase song choice. Machines that are not Bluetooth-enabled may still connect to a smartphone or tablet via a USB cord, which will grant access to a wide variety of music. Models that don't connect to any wireless device should have a port for (and hopefully come with) an RCA cord to connect to a television for displaying lyrics.
Karaoke machines for kids that connect to a smartphone or tablet access music through apps. Some machines can only access the songs on the manufacturer's app, while other machines can access music on any karaoke app.
Before buying, be sure to check the operating system of the manufacturer's app. Most machines are compatible with both Android and iOS operating systems, but there are a few that can only use one or the other.
CD player
For some machines, the CD player is the only source of music, while others can use CDs or apps to access songs. There may be times when you can't access the internet, and the CD player will be the only source of music available. For example, if you take your karaoke machine with you while camping or to the beach.
Ease of use
Karaoke machines with easy-to-understand instructions and simple control panels allow kids to run the show. Younger children do better with CDs, but if your child is tech-savvy, she may be able to set up a Bluetooth connection without trouble. Your child's age and capabilities will help you decide which machine will be easiest to use.
Built-in recorder
Let's face it, kids love to listen to themselves. A built-in recorder lets them make their own tracks for playback. While some only record to the device, others can create an MP3 file that can be sent to grandma.
Some karaoke machines for kids have a USB port that both charges the machine and can be used to connect to a smartphone or tablet if Bluetooth isn't working.
To get the party started, look for a karaoke machine for kids that includes lights. Some models have a disco ball, while others have LED lights that change patterns or pulse to the beat of the music.
Built-in music storage isn't a common feature, but one that can be useful. These karaoke machines for kids store up to 100 songs, so even if you don't have a CD with you or access to the internet, your child can still use the machine.
Kids' karaoke machines start at around $20. These basic machines may only include a small set of pre-loaded songs without the option of adding more. A few machines can connect to a device to play MP3s. The models in this price range may be microphone stand machines or basic all-in-one models that lack a display screen.
Between $20 and $50, you'll find all-in-one, stand-only, and microphone-only machines with good audio. These models may have a built-in recorder, LCD display, and extra audio control features.
In the $50 to $100 range are all-in-one machines with excellent sound, Bluetooth capability, USB ports, and multiple microphone jacks.
For over $100, you're looking at machines with built-in screens, tablet and smartphone cradles, and disco lights. Older kids will love the extra audio adjustment features offered by these models.
Easy setup with cool audio effects
All your child has to do is plant this karaoke machine on the floor (or table if your child is tall) and sing. Kids can change their voices for extra entertainment, plus they can record their singing to listen to later. We love that this system comes with two microphones, doubling the fun. It connects to any wireless device via Bluetooth or a cord.
An inexpensive karaoke machine that's basically a speaker with a microphone might be all you need if your child is under the age of three. If you find your child loves singing along, you can invest in a more expensive machine down the road.
Some karaoke machines have a headphone jack, which can save you from having to listen to the same track over and over again. Your child might still be singing along, but it does cut down on the noise.
Machines with microphone holders, cord storage, and a carrying handle make it easier to keep everything together around the house or when traveling.
There were a few karaoke machines for kids that just missed the cut for our top picks. The Kidzlane MP3 Player Karaoke Machine may not look exciting, but it has impressive features and is incredibly portable. It has built-in music storage, Bluetooth capability, and can be powered by a cord or batteries. This is a great machine for a kid who wants to take his singing to the backyard or a friend's house. Speaking of portability, if you really want something small, the BONAOK Wireless Bluetooth Karaoke Microphone might be for your child. The microphone acts as a speaker and connects to a phone or tablet to access music. It can play songs from any karaoke app.
Q. Can I record my child singing on a kids' karaoke machine?
A. Many models include some kind of playback feature, though not all can create a sound file that can be saved to your phone or tablet. A model with built-in memory will let your child hear how she sounds. If the model you choose can't create exportable sound files, you can always record the playback with your phone on a recorder or voice memory app.
Q. Can karaoke machines for kids connect to any karaoke app?
A. There are models that can play music from any karaoke app because once they connect to your smartphone or tablet, they can play any song on it. Other models can only connect to and play songs on the manufacturer's app.
Q. Do all-in-one karaoke machines for kids have a smartphone or tablet cradle?
A. Not all but many karaoke machines that don't have a built-in screen have a cradle for a wireless device. Most cradles are at the top of the machine so your child can easily see the lyrics. A few models have two cradles, one for a smartphone and one for a tablet.
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It breaks down exactly zero barriers, but offers a target audience something partially fresh
There is something immensely calming about a film like The Festival, despite its sick and twisted sense of humour. Full of British sitcom mainstays, the story focuses on raising multiple 'hilarious' issues, letting them play out, and resolving them in around 90 minutes. The Festival certainly hasn't nailed this criteria, but it's added in flavour of Inbetweeners style crudeness, modern-day approachability and a keen sense of fun that makes it feel different, even if most of its ideas have been done before, multiple times.
On graduation day, Nick (Joe Thomas) is dumped by his girlfriend Caitlin (Hannah Tointon) leaving him devastated. Bound by his duty as Nick's best friend, Shane (Hammed Animashaun) drags him to a music festival hoping he will get over his broken heart, pronto.
Some of the humour is not just crude but outrightly hideous, and there's certainly a feel that it does take things too far. The Inbetweeners got away with it because half an hour of balls hanging out was just long enough, but its two feature films were too long for it to continue to get away with the dirty humour. Essentially a third Inbetweeners film, but only following Simon, The Festival suffers similarly from being too long for its own good. There was a cushion between the adverts and The Inbetweeners filthy humour, The Festival only has its end credits.
Not all of the jokes are completely cringe-inducing with some hitting the mark, but perhaps not in quite the same frequency many of its contemporaries manage. Heralded in by Joe Thomas, who manages to hold his own, and a wonderful introductory performance from Hammed Animashaun, there's a British comradery that spurs The Festival through the weaker passages of dialogue.
Yet, the real star is Claudia O'Doherty, bringing her wacky loner Amy to the forefront of every scene in which she features. A real star shining through the muddy field, her performance equals that of the chatty and overbearing personality she was originally written as. O'Doherty is the real puzzle piece that separates The Festival from being just an Inbetweeners copycat and a comedy in its own right.
Feeling homely, sort of relatable, and very British, there is a sense of accomplishment about The Festival. It breaks down exactly zero barriers, but offers a target audience something partially fresh, without offending anyone in the process.
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First of all I would like to thank everyone involved with esphttpd project. It's a great project and I learned a lot from it.
I have created my own application based on esphttpd and I compile it against NONOS SDK v2.2.0
I am also using the SDK's latest default.bin and bootloader.bin.
My application has just slightly more web-pages than original esphttpd
In makefile, I choose separate mode, and application works perfectly.
However, when I build project as a OTA, some problems arise:
(I am putting user1.bin to 0x01000 and user2bin to 0x81000.)
(I am using 32mbit ESP board)
(I am compiling with ESP_FLASH_SIZE=1024)
1) Code compiles and gets executed but webpages are not displayed. reported error is "Magic Mismatch. EspFs image is broken" and 404 not found is displayed in the browser.
I've then decided to take a look into makefile and found that when i change this line:
$(vecho) "GEN $@"
$(Q) echo "MEMORY { irom0_0_seg : org = 0x40240000, len = "$$(printf "0x%X" $$(($(ESP_SPI_FLASH_SIZE_K)*1024-0x4000)))" }"> ldscript_memspecific.ld
to something like this:
$(vecho) "GEN $@"
$(Q) echo "MEMORY { irom0_0_seg : org = 0x40240000, len = 0x6B000 }"> ldscript_memspecific.ld
Suddenly if user2.bin is flashed. The code works and pages are displayed correctly.
However if I flash only user1.bin, the webpages are again not displayed, but code is working.
What is happening here? Can somebody experienced please help. I've lost 3 days and have no more clues what can i try. I only have elementary knowledge on makefiles, and can't do much without further help.
Thank you very much for any help


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I touched down in Lima, Peru, today for the international climate change conference for a simple reason: there is a time for evaluating evidence, and there is a time for taking decisive action – and the time to act is now, before it is too late to heed the warning. The world rarely gets advance warning of a global catastrophe. But for decades we have accumulated verifiable scientific evidence that climate change imperils all of us, no matter where we live or how we make our living. This is personal and the risks are real for all of us.
Climate change is a monumental test of global leadership. It transcends borders and economic status. Every nation has a responsibility to step up and respond to this threat because every nation is at risk. Thirteen of the 14 warmest years on record have occurred since 2000, and 2014 is on track to be the warmest of all. Extensive regions from southern Africa and New Zealand to Brazil and the western United States are experiencing record droughts. Farmers are slaughtering animals because they don't have enough food and water to keep them alive. Other regions are suffering historic floods and rising sea levels that threaten lives and livelihoods.
Peru offers a powerful reminder of the stakes. It is home to 70 percent of the world's tropical glaciers, nearly all of the world's major ecosystems and to more fish species than anywhere else on Earth. All of this diversity is at risk.
For the United States, the changing climate is more than an environmental issue – powerful as the environmental argument is – this is also a critical national security issue. It will spawn new vulnerabilities to extremism driven by famine and economic dislocation. Rising sea levels could flood some military bases and the increasing magnitude of natural disasters at home and abroad will strain our resources.
The threat of climate change is screaming at us. We must approach this global threat with the urgency that it warrants. We must work together, rich nations and developing nations as well, to avoid the instability and vulnerability that will surely befall us if we fail to heed the warning on climate change.
Over the next year, we must build on the discussions taking place in Lima to come up with an ambitious climate agreement that will provide the framework for the global cooperation that is essential to saving the Earth as we know it.
Industrialized nations have to play a leadership role. The historic agreement signed by President Barack Obama and President Xi Jinping in November was a leadership triumph and a clear recognition that big countries have a responsibility to cut their emissions of greenhouse gases. I want to be very clear: The United States knows that we and other major industrial economies contributed significantly to this dilemma, before we fully understood the consequences. We recognize we have a responsibility to take the necessary steps to meeting our commitments to cutting these poisonous emissions and we are committed to doing so.
But the history of some countries doesn't give license to other nations today to repeat the same mistakes. Developing countries have a responsibility, too, to reduce emissions and adopt policies that respond to the dangers that are now so very clear. Here's an important fact: Roughly half the annual global emissions are now coming from developing countries.
We have time, but not much. Fortunately, there have been positive signs coming out of the Lima conference. We now have enough pledges from the international community to exceed the initial Green Climate Fund target of $10 billion. The United States is proud to be contributing $3 billion. And we are all grateful of the pledges made in recent days by countries like Australia, Belgium, Colombia and Peru. This fund will be critical in helping the most overburdened nations of the world do more to respond to the impact of climate change.
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry addresses the 20th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in Lima, Peru, on December 11, 2014, before meeting with Peruvian President Ollanta Humala. [State Department photo/ Public Domain]
We must weigh the costs of our current practices against the price we are paying in terms of maintaining prosperity and stability over the next 10, 20 or 30 years. Coal and oil are cheap ways to power an economy in the near term, but I urge every nation to look further down the road. When you add up the bill, the costs are far higher than any of us will be able to pay.
This is a collective challenge. No one country can reverse the degradation of our climate. No single emissions source causes this massive harm to our planet. But science has given us the tools to deal with the broad array of causes and we must find a way to build the political will to start taking the steps today that will cut our emissions and save our planet tomorrow.
Editor's Note: This entry also appears on the Huffington Post.


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Last updated on October 10th, 2019
Hello again my fellow facttruthers. The other day I got into a very healthy and vigorous debate with a believer of the Christian faith on the necessity of baptism for salvation. I think it's always important to encounter people who reach different conclusions to you on faith matters to further sharpen your beliefs. After debunking most of the usual points that people bring up ("baptism is a work", "Romans 10:9", etc.), the person decided as a last resort to throw a link of a website that he felt confident would debunk all my scriptural assertions. Being a person that's always up for having my thinking challenged for the betterment of reaching the best understanding of my faith, I decided to read through the article. After reading through all of it, I became more firm in my belief, and decided to make a point by point post that firmly refutes all of the points in this article.
Gty.org appears to be a popular website according to the Alexa internet rankings (http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/gty.org), so I believe this is important to address given millions of people are possibly viewing this misinformation. First I will give you the link to the article (http://www.gty.org/resources/questions/qa79). You can read through all of it yourself first, or choose to follow along looking back and forth from my post and the article as I address just about each portion of the article's points. Hopefully we'll all continually study and make the best conclusions of our faith based on what Scripture states. Especially on salvation, which none of us can afford to get wrong.
In the beginning of this article, the author starts out with verses that appear to state that faith is the only part of the salvation process. The problem with that thinking is that just because belief is the only component stated in those verses doesn't mean it negates baptism being a part of the salvation process. For example with the verses the author cites in Romans, they neglect to mention that Romans 6 later states that baptism puts us into the body of Christ. The author also cites Gal 2:16, but neglects to mention Gal 3:27, again stating baptism puts us into Christ. And then the author cites Ephesians 2:8-9 seeming to suggest that baptism is a work, but baptism is never stated to be a work, and if you look back in Acts 19, it shows that the Ephesians were saved by belief and baptism in the name of Jesus Christ.
In the next paragraph, the author states, "if baptism were necessary for salvation, we would expect to find it stressed wherever the gospel is presented". Sounds reasonable, but the fact is every salvation occurrence that is noted in Acts involved baptism. There's not one occurrence of salvation being noted to have occurred without baptism having been a part of the process, and anyone can look through these chapters and see for themselves. I didn't quite understand why the author chose to cite 1 Cor 15:1-4 in their argument by arguing it shows Paul never made baptism any part of his preaching of the gospel, because it doesn't negate the fact that he did mention baptism as a part of becoming a part of the body of Christ in Romans 6, Galatians 3, Acts 19 shows the process happening, and many other instances.
That passage is just reviewing the story of what happened with Christ. Not specifically stating a negation of baptism as a part of salvation. And let me be clear about what I mean by saying "negation of baptism as a part of salvation". A clear negation of that conclusion being accurate would be finding a verse that states specifically in one way or another "baptism is not a part of receiving salvation". Much like you can clearly find a verse that states in one way or another "works of the law no longer justifies a person" (Gal 2:16). If a person could find a verse that specifically states in one way or another "baptism is not a part of receiving salvation", we could agree there would absolutely be no debate. Therefore in contrast, by providing verses that state exactly the opposite in stating in one way or another "baptism is a part of receiving salvation", there should be absolutely no debate on this fact. What I find people who disagree tend to do when you show them those verses, is they try to explain away what the verse states, rather than believing exactly what is stated. I'll get into that later when the author attempts to debunk the verses I'm talking about.
The author then cites 1 Corinthians 1:17 out of context as proof Paul did not believe baptism was a part of salvation. But when you look at the verses in context, observing the verses before and after, Paul was trying to rebuke the church at Corinth for being prideful in forming separate superior groups (much like all the denominations we see today). The passage does say, and I'm paraphrasing, "he did not come to baptize but to preach the Gospel". But the question is, is baptism the only part of the Gospel which one must obey (2 thes 1:8) in order to be saved? The answer would seem to be no. Belief is a part of it (Mark 16:16), repentance is part of it (Acts 2:38), confession is a part of it (Romans 10:9), and baptism is a part of it (Mark 16:16, Acts 2:38).
The next paragraph after using 1 Corinthians 1:17 to debunk baptism, the author states their following point to be their strongest argument against baptism being necessary for salvation. As I was reading it though, I found it interestingly turned out to be their weakest argument. The author cites all these people who were saved in the gospels without baptism as proof that baptism isn't necessary. There's one big problem with that though. All those people were saved prior to the commandment given by Jesus after his death and resurrection of belief and baptism being a part of salvation and being added to the body of Christ. So it does not dispute the fact that every salvation, after which Jesus commanded belief and baptism for one to be saved, were all achieved by following exactly that formula. Just because Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob didn't have to follow the law to connect with God doesn't mean the Israelites could just say no to what Moses instructed them to do in order to be connected with God. The Law just wasn't commanded at the time of Abraham, Issac, and Jacob. And baptism as a part of salvation was not commanded until after Jesus was resurrected.
So it was not required of anyone before that time to follow that command Jesus gave in order to be saved because he hadn't given the salvation command yet for the apostles to preach. In Acts 10:44-48, the author states that the fact that the people Peter preached to received the Holy Spirit before being baptized proved they were saved. I've noted already many verses state that baptism puts one into the body of Christ, which is a part of the meaning of being saved. But the larger context of that passage seems to be that Peter was showing that everybody could be saved, and no longer just the Jews. It mentioned the Jews being amazed that the Gentiles were able to receive the gift of the Holy Spirit, seeing that God could include them in the faith just as he'd always been there for the Jews. And then after Peter showed them that, he insisted that they can be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ too, just as everybody else in Acts was as a part of their salvation.
The author then goes into some inaccurate defining of Greek terms. There's already a word in the Greek for because which is gar. The word eis is used to mean for, so it doesn't change the meaning of Acts 2:38, repent and be baptized (for) forgiveness of sins. The next two paragraphs sounded like the author was trying to do a lot of explaining away of what appears to be being clearly stated in Acts 2:38. It's my conclusion that at the end of the day, one has to do their best to stick with what the words on the page specifically state, and not fray from what's being specifically stated for our understanding by inserting one's own logic and ideas into the text. The author's next argument tries to debunk Mark 16:16 with the verse not repeating baptism in the second part of it.
The context of Mark 16:16 needs to be considered carefully. Prior to that verse, Mark 16:15 states, " And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." Okay, so prior to verse 16, Jesus states preach the gospel to all creation. So the very next line, He states what that gospel is, believe and be baptized to be saved. So it would seem to follow, that what Jesus is stating that is the disbelief that will be condemned, is the disbelief in the gospel to be preached, that those who believe (in Jesus) and are baptized (in Jesus), will be saved. Now you may think I'm inserting my own ideas here, but the reason I'm fairly confident that I'm not, is because Peter repeats the same baptism that Jesus told him to preach as part of the component for salvation in Acts 2:38.
The author then argues that Mark 16:9-20 are questionable about whether they were originally a part of Mark 16 making Mark 16:16's statement of baptism being a part of the salvation process irrelevant. Honestly, if the author wants to go down that rabbit hole, then we can open up a whole can of worms of questioning whether anything in the present day Protestant canon that was put together over time is originally a part of God's Word. But let's for arguments sake say verse 9 through 20 is not a part of Mark 16. One can still find Jesus commanding baptism as a part of making one a disciple of Christ in Matthew 28:19. Continuing with the last parts of the writing, I don't follow the author's argument about the phrase "not the removal of dirt" not referring to water baptism. It would just seem to be the simplest logical conclusion, because it's describing the process of what happens when you lower someone under water. The author's debunking of Romans 6 and Galatians 3 appeared to be merely speculation without anything in the verses to back it up. Lastly, the author tries to debunk acts 22:16 by stating it's not talking about water when it says wash away your sins. But the problem is the Greek word for wash is apolouo, which means wash off or away, and the only way you can wash off or away something is with liquid, particularly water. And in the Greek lexicon, further explanation mentions a baptismal bath, which is again another indication of water baptism being a part of the salvation process.
As always thoughts, questions, or comments are always welcome for the further betterment of our accurate understanding God's Word and living the Christian lifestyle. Peace to all those who are in Christ.


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Axel Englund
Associate Professor in literature
Wallenberg Academy Fellow 2013
Stockholm University
Research field:
The role of music in modernistic lyricism
Wallenberg Academy Fellow 2013
Stockholm University
Research field:
The role of music in modernistic lyricism
"I grew up believing that art makes a difference, that it is an important part of the world. For me, art plays a key role in how we understand ourselves and the world around us," Axel explains.
After upper secondary school, Axel studied composition at the Malmö Academy of Music, and in Leipzig, Germany. Having completed these programs it was obvious to him that all music he wrote was in some way related to literature: the vocal music he composed was based on texts he had read, and when he composed instrumental pieces, he derived inspiration from literary sources.
"When I moved from the artistic world to the academic one, my interests changed places. My main focus shifted to literature, although I remained in touch with music."
With one degree in music and one in literature, Axel began to consider doing a PhD. For him, the boundaries between his two specialist fields seemed a natural choice of subject for his doctorate. But the question was exactly what should he study? The answer came one day when he was idly leafing through an anthology and found a poem called "Death Fugue" by the Romanian Holocaust survivor and modernist poet Paul Celan.
"It was an incredibly powerful experience. Reading it was like being kicked in the stomach. I felt straight away that I needed to read more. I wanted to get to know the author better, and learn more about this way of writing."
"Death Fugue" is about the trauma of the Holocaust, and is typical of the late modernist era. This cultural movement arose in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in Europe. Modernist literature was more experimental, verse was freer and narrative structure more advanced. Another characteristic feature of modernism is an increasing interplay between different artistic forms.
When Axel then delved deeper, he realized there was a gap in the research into Celan's relationship to music, and music's relationship to Celan. This was to be the subject of Axel's PhD.
Axel is passionate about whatever he decides to do. In his research, he always chooses material that affects him emotionally and intellectually, and once he has come to a decision, he pushes every subject to the limit. When he has finished a project, he also often feels a need to start anew.
"Since my doctoral thesis I have devoted some time to a project about opera – nothing to do with Paul Celan at all. That project concerns sexualized power, fetishist aesthetics and sadomasochism in contemporary opera productions."
As a Wallenberg Academy Fellow, Axel will continue to examine the role played by music in modernistic poetry. The three writers he has chosen to study are Stéphane Mallarmé, Rainer Maria Rilke and T. S. Eliot.
"I feel it is a great privilege to be part of this program. It gives me enormous scope to explore my intellectual impulses, and to write about exactly the things in which I most believe. Bolstered by this grant, I will also find it easier to establish contact with key members of the research community."
"To each poet and each poem the following questions may be put: How does this poem portray the concept of music? In what way does this poem understand music? And to what extent does the poem use music as a model to understand what the poem itself should do?"
There is a stereotype of language as something that communicates meaning. That stereotype has a counterpart in the perception of music as something abstract and emotional that does not mean anything.
"At certain points in cultural history – and the breakthrough of modernism is one such point – these two art forms began to interact and influence one another. More meaning began to be imparted to music, while language was drained of meaning and reduced to sounds."
In his studies, Axel will be using "close reading", which means that individual works are read thoroughly and near-sightedly to examine the relationships of the words to each other, and how the sounds and meanings of the language are composed and fit together. He will also be looking at the works in a broader perspective to understand them in their cultural and historical context.
Axel believes that the present day has much in common with the era he is studying, which means that its literature and music can still give us new perspectives on ourselves and the world.
"During the period around the turn of the twentieth century people were very worried about the future. They felt that changes were occurring at breakneck speed, and that things would be destroyed and lost. Since then the process has accelerated enormously, and in many ways, we are still living in a modernistic age. One might say that these writers wrote from the roots of what we are currently experiencing."
Text Anders Esselin
Translation Maxwell Arding
Photo Magnus Bergström


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New studio at kinkbomb
I've finally added a studio of my own over at kinkbomb. it wasn't my first choice, but they accept almost any kind of files and content to upload.
the downside is, that they are quite expensive, but I'll try really hard to keep my prices as low as possible.
For now there is no Audio clips which I spoke of in a former thread. There only one story there now, mostly about helium inflation.
I can add that most of my inflation scenes always starts with som breast expansion. Hope you will enjoy.
Not sure if I'm allowed to add the link here, but be my guest and remove it if I did something wrong
Link to my studio: http://Vopesbodyinflation.kinkbomb.com
Hope you'll enjoy reading my stories as much as I enjoy writing them!
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Thanks to Lori Walker for the following message:
We have "thanksgiving" here in the states,
- celebrating the near genocide of the native peoples of this land.
I think it should be a day to consider the pain, terror and indignities caused to these people and others, in the wrenching away of this country.
A little empathy for the victims caught in the continued horror in the middle east couldn't hurt.
Instead we slaughter a poor innocent bird, eaten in about 90% of the households and teach our children that we taught the Indians to pray to some white god and they were thankful.
THIS, is the day of all days, in Amerikkka, where people should eat only fruit.
One day, to consider the devastation and add no harm, seems the very least the people of this country could do as a show of atonement.
Who knows, maybe it would catch on.
A real thanksgiving feast- a truck load of durian:
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Today's HS:MS:HS prompt is 'Hinge'.
I haven't met the new neighbours yet, they moved in on Christmas Day and seem to keep themselves to themselves. They have cute little hinges on their door though. (Had to use the flash as they have chosen quite a secluded corner).
(Taken from an idea in Craft Stamper magazine)
Crafted again last night. I bought a quick 8x8 album kit before Himself was born and used some free prints to get a black and white set of newborn photos to put in it. Finally got it organised last night and have stuck the first page together.
The kit is SEI, with added rub-ons from K&Co and American Crafts foam.
I've tidied up the blog and challenge links at the side this morning as it looks like some won't be continuing in 2009 or have changed direction. For me, I hope to blog more, not less.
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