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Shekinah, Shechinah, Shechina, or Schechinah (Hebrew: שכינה), is the English spelling of a grammatically feminine Hebrew name of God in Judaism. The original word means the dwelling or settling, and denotes the dwelling or settling of the Divine Presence of God, especially in the Temple in Jerusalem.
Shekinah is derived from the Hebrew verb שכן. In Biblical Hebrew that Semitic root means literally to settle, inhabit, or dwell, and is used frequently in the Hebrew Bible. In Mishnaic Hebrew the noun is often used to refer to birds' nesting and nests. ("Every bird nests [shekinot] with its kind, and man with its like, Talmud Baba Kammah 92b.) and can also mean "neighbor" ("If a neighbor and a scholar, the scholar is preferred" Talmud Ketubot 85b).
The word for Tabernacle, mishkan, is a derivative of the same root and is used in the sense of dwelling-place in the Bible, e.g. Psalm 132:5 ("Before I find a place for God, mishkanot (dwelling-places) for the Strong One of Israel.") Accordingly, in classic Jewish thought, the Shekinah refers to a dwelling or settling in a special sense, a dwelling or settling of Divine Presence, to the effect that, while in proximity to the Shekinah, the connection to God is more readily perceivable.
Some Christian theologians have connected the concept of Shekinah to the Greek term "Parousia", "presence" "arrival," which is used in the New Testament in a similar way for "Divine Presence".[1]
Meaning in Judaism[edit]
The Shekinah is held by some to represent the feminine attributes of the presence of God (Shekinah being a feminine word in Hebrew), based especially on readings of the Talmud.[2]
The Shekinah is referred to as manifest in the Tabernacle and the Temple in Jerusalem throughout Rabbinic literature. It is also reported as being present in the acts of public prayer, ("Whenever ten are gathered for prayer, there the Shekinah rests" Talmud Sanhedrin 39a); righteous judgment ("when three sit as judges, the Shekinah is with them." Talmud Berachot 6a), and personal need ("The Shekinah dwells over the headside of the sick man's bed" Talmud Shabbat 12b; "Wheresoever they were exiled, the Shekinah went with them." Megillah 29a).
Absence of the Temple[edit]
The Talmud expounds a Beraita (oral tradition) which illuminates the manner in which the Kohen Gadol (High Priest) is to sprinkle the blood of the bull-offering towards the Parochet (Curtain) separating the Hekhal (sanctuary) from the Kodesh Hakodashim (Holy of Holies):
[And so shall he do in the midst of the Tent of Meeting] that dwells (shokhen) among them in the midst of their impurities (Leviticus 16:16). Even at a time when the Jews are impure, the Shekinah (Divine Presence) is with them.
- A certain Sadducee said to Rabbi Chanina: Now [that you have been exiled], you are certainly impure, as it is written: "Her impurity is [visible] on her hems." (Lamentations 1:9). He [Rabbi Chanina] said to him: Come see what is written regarding them: [The Tent of Meeting] that dwells among them in the midst of their impurities. Even in a time that they are impure, the Divine Presence is among them.
Jewish sources[edit]
The Talmud also says that the Shekhinah rests on man neither through gloom, nor through sloth, nor through frivolity, nor through levity, nor through talk, nor through idle chatter, but only through a matter of joy in connection with a precept, as it is said, But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him. [2Kings 3:15] [Shabbat 30b]
The Shekinah is associated with the transformational spirit of God regarded as the source of prophecy:
After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where is the garrison of the Philistines; and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a timbrel, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they will be prophesying. And the spirit of the LORD will come mightily upon thee, and thou shalt prophesy with them, and shalt be turned into another man.
The prophets made numerous references to visions of the presence of God, particularly in the context of the Tabernacle or Temple, with figures such as thrones or robes filling the Sanctuary, which have traditionally been attributed to the presence of the Shekinah. Isaiah wrote "I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne high and lifted up, and his train filled the Temple." (Isaiah 6:1). Jeremiah implored "Do not dishonor the throne of your glory" (Jeremiah 14:21) and referred to "Thy throne of glory, on high from the beginning, Thy place of our sanctuary" (Jeremiah 17:12). The Book of Ezekiel speaks of "the glory of the God of Israel was there [in the Sanctuary], according to the vision that I saw in the plain."[citation needed]
Meaning in Hassidic Judaism[edit]
Hassidic Judaism regards the Kabbalah, in which the Shekinah has special significance, as having scriptural authority.[citation needed] The word Matronit is also employed to represent this usage.[citation needed]
Sabbath Bride[edit]
This recurrent theme is best known from the writings and songs of the legendary mystic of the 16th century, Rabbi Isaac Luria. Here is a quotation from the beginning of his famous shabbat hymn:
- "I sing in hymns
- to enter the gates
- of the Field
- of holy apples.
- "A new table
- we prepare for Her,
- a lovely candelabrum
- sheds its light upon us.
- "Between right and left
- the Bride approaches,
- in holy jewels
- and festive garments..."
A paragraph in the Zohar starts: "One must prepare a comfortable seat with several cushions and embroidered covers, from all that is found in the house, like one who prepares a canopy for a bride. For the Shabbat is a queen and a bride. This is why the masters of the Mishna used to go out on the eve of Shabbat to receive her on the road, and used to say: 'Come, O bride, come, O bride!' And one must sing and rejoice at the table in her honor ... one must receive the Lady with many lighted candles, many enjoyments, beautiful clothes, and a house embellished with many fine appointments ..."
The tradition of the Shekinah as the Shabbat Bride, the Shabbat Kallah, continues to this day.
Jewish prayers[edit]
The 17th blessing of the daily Amidah prayer said in Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform services is "Blessed are You, God, who returns His Presence (shekinato) to Zion."
The Liberal Jewish prayer-book for Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur (Machzor Ruach Chadashah) contains a creative prayer based on Avinu Malkeinu, in which the feminine noun Shekinah is used in the interests of gender neutrality.[3]
Yiddish song[edit]
The concept of Shekinah is also associated with Holy Spirit in Jewish tradition, such as in Yiddish song: Vel ich, sh'chine tsu dir kummen "Will I, Shekinah, to you come".[4]
In addition to the various accounts indicating the presence or glory of God recorded in the Hebrew Bible, many Christians also consider the Shekinah to be manifest in numerous instances in the New Testament.
The public domain Easton's Bible Dictionary, published in 1897, says,
Shekinah – a Chaldee word meaning resting-place, not found in Scripture, but used by the later Jews to designate the visible symbol of God's presence in the Tabernacle, and afterwards in Solomon's temple. When the Lord led Israel out of Egypt, he went before them "in a pillar of a cloud." This was the symbol of his presence with his people. God also spoke to Moses through the 'Shekinah' out of a burning bush. For references made to it during the wilderness wanderings, see Exodus 14:20; 40:34-38; Leviticus 9:23, 24; Numbers 14:10; 16:19, 42. It is probable that after the entrance into Canaan this glory-cloud settled in the tabernacle upon the ark of the covenant in the most holy place. We have, however, no special reference to it till the consecration of the temple by Solomon, when it filled the whole house with its glory, so that the priests could not stand to minister (1 Kings 8:10–13; 2 Chr. 5:13, 14; 7:1–3). Probably it remained in the first temple in the holy of holies as the symbol of Jehovah's presence so long as that temple stood. It afterwards disappeared.
References to the Shekinah in Christianity often see the presence and the glory of the Lord as being synonymous,[5] as illustrated in the following verse from Exodus;
And Moses went up into the mount, and the cloud covered the mount. And the glory of Jehovah abode upon mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days: and the seventh day he called unto Moses out of the midst of the cloud. And the appearance of the glory of Jehovah was like devouring fire on the top of the mount in the eyes of the children of Israel.
—Exodus 24:15–17 ASV
The Shekinah in the New Testament is commonly equated to the presence or indwelling of the Spirit of the Lord (generally referred to as the Holy Spirit, or Spirit of Christ) in the believer, drawing parallels to the presence of God in Solomon's Temple. In contradistinction with the Old Testament where the Holy of Holies signified the presence of God, from the New Testament onwards, it is the Holy Spirit that reminds us of God's abiding presence. Furthermore, in the same manner that the Shekhinah is linked to prophecy in Judaism, so it is in Christianity:
For no prophecy ever came by the will of man: but men spake from God, being moved by the Holy Spirit.
—2 Peter 1:21 ASV
Where references are made to the Shekinah as manifestations of the glory of the Lord associated with his presence, Christians find numerous occurrences in the New Testament in both literal (as in Luke 2:9 which refers to the "glory of the Lord" shining on the shepherds at Jesus' birth)[6] as well as spiritual forms (as in John 17:22, where Jesus speaks to God of giving the "glory" that God gave to him to the people).[7] A contrast can be found in Ichabod, so named as a result of the Ark of the Covenant being captured by the Philistines: "The glory is departed from Israel" (1 Samuel 4:22 KJV).
Divine Presence[edit]
By day the LORD went ahead of them in a pillar of cloud to guide them on their way and by night in a pillar of fire to give them light, so that they could travel by day or night.
—Exodus 13:21
Arabic: سكينة sakīnah is mentioned six times in the Quran, in chapters 2, 9 and 48.[8]
Their prophet said to them: "The sign of his kingship is that the Ark will come to you in which there is tranquility from your Lord and a relic from the family of Moses and the family of Aaron, borne by the angels.
Al-Qurtubi mentions in his famous exegesis, in explanation of the above-mentioned verse, that according to Wahb ibn Munabbih, Sakinah is a spirit from God that speaks, and, in the case of the Israelites, where people disagreed on some issue, this spirit came to clarify the situation, and used to be a cause of victory for them in wars. According to Ali, "Sakinah is a sweet breeze/wind, whose face is like the face of a human". Mujahid mentions that "when Sakinah glanced at an enemy, they were defeated", and ibn Atiyyah mentions about the Ark of the Covenant (at-Tabut), to which the Sakina was associated, that souls found therein peace, warmth, companionship and strength.
Muslim ibn al-Hajjaj Nishapuri says in his Sahih al-Bukhari, that a certain man (during the time of Muhammad), was reciting the sura al-Kahf from the Quran by his tethered horse, and as he was reciting, a cloud engulfed him, which was encircling and descending, whose sight caused his horse to jump and move, and so when morning came he went to Muhammad and informed him of what occurred, to which Muhammad replied that it was the Sakinah that descended for the Quran.
According to Sunni traditions, when Muhammad was persecuted in Mecca and the time came for him to emigrate to Madinah (Medina), he took temporary refuge with his companion Abu Bakr in the cave of Thawr. Seeking to be hidden from the Makkans who were looking for him, it was at Thawr where God brought down His sakina over them, protecting them from their enemies. According to Sufism, it was at Thawr that Abu Bakr was blessed with divine secrets whose transmission from him to the latter generations formed the Naqshbandi path of Sufism. It was this experience that led the second Caliph Umar to say that all the good Umar did cannot stand as an equivalent to Abu Bakr's sole virtue of companionship with Muhammad at the Thawr cave.
Muhammed's grandson Hussein ibn Ali named one of his daughters Sakina. She tragically perished in a Syrian prison during the imprisonment of Hussein's family members, mostly women and children, who survived the Battle of Karbala. She was the first person in the history of Islam to have been given the name Sakinah. It is currently a popular female name in most Islamic cultures.
Contemporary scholarship[edit]
Raphael Patai[edit]
In the work by anthropologist Raphael Patai entitled The Hebrew Goddess, the author argues that the term Shekhinah refers to a goddess by comparing and contrasting scriptural and medieval Jewish Kabbalistic source materials. Patai draws a historic distinction between the Shekhinah and the Matronit.
In the bestselling thriller The Torah Codes by Ezra Barany, the storyline refers to the Shekhinah as a goddess and one of the characters is even named Patai. In the appendix are essays by Rabbi Shefa Gold, Zvi Bellin, and Tania Schweig about the Shekhinah.[9]
Comparative religion[edit]
- The Qur'an mentions the Sakina, or Tranquility, referring to God's blessing of solace and succour upon both the Children of Israel and Muhammad. Interestingly, Sakina, or Sakina bint Husayn, was also the name of the youngest female child of Husayn ibn Ali, ostensibly the first girl in recorded history to be given the name.
- "Shekhinah", often in plural, is also present in some gnostic writings written in Aramaic, such as the writings of the Manichaeans and the Mandaeans, as well as others. In these writings, shekhinas are described as hidden aspects of God, somewhat resembling the Amahrāspandan of the Zoroastrians.[10]
Gustav Davidson[edit]
American poet Gustav Davidson listed Shekhinah as an entry in his reference work A Dictionary of Angel, stating that she is the female incarnation of Metatron.
Branch Davidians[edit]
Lois Roden, whom the original Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventist Church acknowledged as their teacher/prophet from 1978 to 1986, laid heavy emphasis on women's spirituality and the feminine aspect of God. She published a magazine, Shekinah, often rendered SHEkinah, in which she explored the concept that the Shekinah is the Holy Spirit. Articles from Shekinah are reprinted online at the Branch Davidian website.[11]
See also[edit]
- ^ Neal DeRoo, John Panteleimon Manoussakis, Phenomenology and Eschatology: Not Yet in the Now By, Ashgate, 2009, p.27.
- ^ Eisenberg, Ronald L. The JPS Guide to Jewish Traditions. The Jewish Publication Society, 2004. ISBN 0-8276-0760-1
- ^ Rabbis Drs. Andrew Goldstein & Charles H Middleburgh, ed. (2003). Machzor Ruach Chadashah (in English and Hebrew). Liberal Judaism. p. 137.
- ^ Ruth Rubin Voices of a people: the story of Yiddish folksong p234
- ^ Zechariah and Jewish Renewal Fred P. Miller
- ^ Acclamations of the Birth of Christ, by J. Hampton Keathley, III, Th.M. at bible.org (retrieved 13 August 2006
- ^ The King of Glory, by Richard L. Strauss at bible.org (retrieved 13 August 2006)
- ^ 2/248 9/26, 9/40, 48/4, 48/18, 48/26.
- ^ Barany, Ezra. The Torah Codes. Dafkah Books, 2011 pp. 349–366.
- ^ Jonas, Hans, The Gnostic Religion, 1958, p. 98.
- ^ General Association of Branch Davidian Seventh-Day Adventists, page found 2010-09-14.
External links[edit]
- The Shekhinah in Judaism
- Hymn to the Sabbath by Rabbi Isaac Luria, the 16th century Kabbalist
- Extensive collection of studies on the feminine aspect of the Shekinah/Holy Spirit as it relates to men and women both being created in the image and likeness of the Godhead, and Christ being the literally begotten Son of God
- The Autiot of the Shekinah by Carlo Suares
- Shekinah Retreat Centre. A Mennonite bible camp, in Saskatchewan, Canada, that is named after the word Shekinah.
- Jewish Encyclopedia (1906)


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First of all, yes, this hotel is expensive. It's located right across from the airport, the marina is right outside the door so you can walk along the water, and the area around is beautiful. There's a $22 daily fee for parking, and wifi is not free either.
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Jul 05, 2012This Sheraton is old, but they have done a nice job of sprucing it up. The great thing about this hotel is the location...right on the bay overlooking the water on one side, the boat harbor on the other side, and the City Skyline and a view of the Coronado bridge.
It has 2 towers, both about 12 stories. The main tower, called the Marina Tower, is the main entrance. But about 200 yards away down the harbor, is the second tower, called the Bay Tower. Both have restaurants, parking, and valet services. There is a large fountain in front of the Marina tower, nicely landscaped with tall lighted Palm Trees and accented with Bird of Paradise plants. The landscaping is well maintained. In the lobby with marble flooring, is a HUGE salt water fish tank. The decor is nautically themed, and materials are mostly blue with yellow accented carpets and yellow wall paper. The rooms are similarly themed, with red accents, too.
The room's in the Bay Tower are pretty good sized, mine had the old school Mini-Bar, comfortable love seat and chair seating area with light wooded furniture, a large, darker wooded desk, ample clost space, a typical bathroom, and a 27 inch TV (no LCDTV yet).
The king size bed is diagonally set, with two built in side tables. Every room in the Bay Tower has full width balconies, with 2 chairs and a table, with a great sea breeze and the smell of the ocean waters wafting into your respiratory system.
The Marina Tower has a large squiglly Y shaped pool, with 2 seahorse sculptures shooting water on rocks water fall. In the same area in the rear, which overlooks the Boat Harbor, is a large fountain with a Humpback Whale sculpture about to flap its tail. There is a Starbucks in house here, and a nice Microsoft sponsored lounge behind the lobby with 5 PC workstations. The Fitness center is in this building and decent size.
My company has hosted a small conference here, and the service and attention to detail was superb. They have post card photos of the "Comfort Specialist" for your room on your desk to insure your satisfaction. I have stayed in 50 plus hotels in the past year and a half, and I must say that the Starwood Chain, lead by Sheraton's early standard, has the most comfortable beds in the business. Hilton is next, and Hyatt's next after that.
There is a compimentary shuttle to the airport (just half a mile away) and you are not too far from downtown, the Gas Lamp, and other sites. This is a solid choice for San Diego. Prices are usually around $200, although you can get group rates for about $150, sometimes less, depending on season, availability and size of your group. I have seen it as low as $100 in off times.
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Oct 25, 2012Located next to the airport with complimentary shuttle to and from airport. Rooms are great and comfortable with an amazing view of the bay. Con- far taxi from downtown or beaches, must pay for guest parking, no complimentary breakfast.
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- Sheraton San Diego Hotel and MarinaFred McLaineSep 13, 2013
The kids loved this hotel. They spent all day in the pool and ended up looking like sunburned prunes. It was particularly great the day we rented a boat from the Marina behind the hotel. Managed to not capsize it once! The fact that the hotel is so close to the airport is an added bonus.
Recommended for:Family Travelers - Sheraton San Diego Hotel and MarinaBroke-Ass StuartSep 13, 2013
Despite looking on the outside like a big, mediocre, 1970's built hotel, the inside has been smartly updated and made very enticing. The lobby is big, spacious and has a hip looking business center in the middle of it. The rooms are also updated and are clean and sharp looking. But my favorite part is the big ass pool. It back up to a marina where you can rent boats if you'd like and the pool itself is big enough to fit tons of kids and adults who want to enjoy the sunshine and the water. Given the hotel's location, the clientele is very family oriented during the summer and gets tons of conventions year round. When I was there, I had just missed the national OCD convention. I imagine they went through a lot of hand sanitizer.
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Aug 25, 2013I stayed here after a late night flight back to San Diego so that I wouldn't be late for an early morning class downtown. I'm glad that I did because the location is perfect and the facilities great. The staff was super friendly and ensured that my stay was comfortable. The bed was among the most comfortable that I have slept in and the room was nicely renovated. The room that I was in was so well insulated that I couldn't even hear the airplanes at the airport nearby which ranks this one above other hotels in the area that I have stayed in.
Dining options at Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina include 5 restaurants and a bar/lounge. Room service is available 24 hours a day. Recreational amenities include 2 outdoor swimming pools. Also located on site are a children's pool, a spa tub, and a fitness facility. This 4.0 star property has a business center and offers secretarial services and audio visual equipment. High speed Internet access is available in public areas. This San Diego property has event space consisting of banquet facilities and conference/meeting rooms. The property has an airport shuttle, which is complimentary. Additional property amenities include a coffee shop/café, an arcade/game room, and multilingual staff. A total renovation of this property was completed in December 2009.
There are 1053 guestrooms at Sheraton San Diego Hotel and Marina. Guestrooms have balconies. Beds come with premium bedding. Coffee/tea makers and minibars are offered. Bathrooms feature hair dryers. In addition to complimentary weekday newspapers, guestrooms offer multi line phones with voice mail. Televisions have video game consoles and pay movies. Air conditioned rooms also include desks, irons/ironing boards, and clock radios. Guests may request hypo allergenic bedding, extra towels/bedding, and wake up calls. A nightly turndown service and housekeeping are available. Cribs (infant beds) and rollaway beds are available on request.
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- There are no room charges for children 18 years old and younger who occupy the same room as their parents or guardians, using existing bedding.
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check in, or check out.
- Self parking: US$ 22 per day
- Valet parking: US$ 28 per day
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
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Mediocre4943 reviews across the web.
- Guests recommend this hotel for business travelers.
- Guests recommend this hotel for a romantic getaway.
- LocationGood access to the airport, said 100%.
- GroundsClean pool, said 83%.
- Hotel79% thought it was clean.
- Hotel Building61% thought the facilities needed updating.
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Mrs. Runelle Browning Edmisten, age 63, of Carnesville, GA formerly of Buford, GA passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2011. She was preceded in death by her mother, Lucy Scott McGuire, father, Robert Browning, sister Molly McGuire, and grandmother, Tib Scott. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, Duane Edmisten, Carnesville, GA; sons and daughter-in-law, Shane Edmisten, Jefferson, GA, Tod and Gloria Edmisten, Carnesville, GA, and Jady Edmisten, Carnesville, GA; grandchildren McKenzie Edmisten, Jefferson, GA, and Katelyn Edmisten, Carnesville, GA; brothers, Rondell (Dink) Browning, Charlotte, NC, Byron Browning, Hiram, GA, and Tommy McGuire, Buford, GA; sister, Sheila Browning Wallace, Charlottesville, VA; brothers-in-law and sister-in-law, Lane and Doris Edmisten, Sugar Grove, NC and Phil Edmisten, Sugar Grove, NC; father, Ronald McGuire, Buford, GA; several nieces, nephews, and cousins. Mrs. Edmisten was born May 24, 1948 in Buford, GA. She was a 1966 graduate of Buford High School and was a former employee of Buford General Hospital as a clerk. She was a member of Middle River Baptist Church in Carnesville, GA. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, November 6, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev. Jerome Hill and Rev. Lamar Hansard officiating. Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery, in Buford, GA. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday from 2:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 12:00 noon until the funeral hour. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Middle River Baptist Church Building Fund, 540 Hwy. 326, Carnesville, GA 30521 in memory of Runelle Edmisten. To express condolences, please sign our online guest book at www.flaniganfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by: Junior E. Flanigan of Flanigan Funeral Home and Crematory, Buford, GA, 770-932-1133.
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The Clergy Project is proud to announce the addition of the Employment Transitional Assistance Grant, thanks to a generous grant from the Stiefel Freethought Foundation.
Todd Stiefel, founder and President of Stiefel Freethought Foundation said, "With this donation, my foundation hopes to help formerly-religious clergy find secular employment. These clergy men and women will no longer have to put the priority of feeding their family above their desire to stop preaching what they no longer believe." Stiefel continued, "Additionally, this is an investment in the next great leaders of the freethought movement because of the incredible skills such as community building, support, and management that these clergypersons bring with them."
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Dan Barker, President of the Clergy Project board said, "I wish there had been a service like this when I left the ministry in the 1980s. I spent a long time floundering, searching for a way to make a meaningful living as a nonbeliever. Eventually, we all have to solve the problems of life on our own, but just knowing there are resources from sympathetic organizations can be immensely helpful."
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Katy Metzler: Immune to apathy
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Charles Monet's disease began with a headache and backache, but over the course of a few days the flesh-eating infection progressed until his agonizing death within the confines of a Nairobi hospital.
It was this story — told in Richard Preston's 1994 non-fiction thriller "The Hot Zone" — that first led Katy Metzler to ponder the possibility of studying infectious diseases.
The book — which details the origins and incidents involving ebola and similar viruses — was a reading assignment in Maria Kattnig's sophomore science class at Gunnison High School (GHS). Previous to that, Metzler found greater interest in English and history classes.
"I think a part of it was the intellectual challenge that was presented in the book — pathologists and epidemiologists trying to figure things out," Kattnig recalls. "Wanting to figure out 'how' or 'why' was framed into a career that she hadn't seen before."
This past November Metzler, a 2001 GHS valedictorian, earned a doctorate degree in immunology and infectious diseases at the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin, Germany.
Since then, she's continued her work in Berlin, staying on as a post-doctoral researcher.
The oldest of three siblings, Katy moved often with her family when she was young, to wherever her father's job took them. When she was 12, the family moved to Pitkin, where Katy became captivated by the natural surroundings.
But at a much younger age, Katy showed a propensity for academics, her mother Suzy recalls. So much so, that as a young girl, Katy's parents were forced to enact a limit on the number of books they would read her before bed.
"It would take two hours to put her to bed," says Suzy.
Katy credits her middle school earth science teacher, Hap Channell, for first instilling a sense of understanding with respect to the natural world.
Channell remembers Metzler as "very focused academically, fun-loving and optimistic — all the things you want to see in a kid."
Of course, the educator of 28 years is quick to pick up on signs that a student expresses interest in a subject at hand.
"They're slow to leave the classroom. They have additional questions about what went on in class. They're curious about something that was raised in class," he offers.
And for some, that interest is strong enough that it's extended into extra-curricular academic programs — like Science Olympiad.
"Katy was one of those kids," Channell recalls.
Fascinated since high school by diseases and how they work, in college Metzler studied cell and molecular biology, graduating from the University of Colorado in 2005. And, in applying for grad schools, Metzler began looking at programs in infectious diseases and immunology.
There was no shortage of schools to which she was accepted. In the states, they included the prestigious universities of Berkeley and Stanford, among others. But after teaching English for a year in China, Metzler was intrigued by the idea of studying in Europe.
She had applied to one German school — the Max Planck Institute — in Berlin. Katy's father, Helmut, hails from Germany.
"Max Planck is a pretty big name internationally," Metzler recalls. "They had a program in English. There was also a guy doing research here on something I found really fascinating."
That man was Dr. Arturo Zychlinsky, who was studying the existence of what are called neutrophil extracellular traps, or NETs.
NETs are a type of immune cell, known to destroy bacteria and microbes, says Metzler.
And in 2004, Zychlinsky's researchers had found that NETs can also "commit suicide" — releasing their DNA in a sort of suicide bomb, making a stringy, sticky trap for bacteria.
"It's a field that no one really knew anything about and we could ask a lot of questions that hadn't been answered yet," Metzler recounts of her decision to pursue graduate studies at Max Planck.
Today, Metzler is continuing that work as a scientist in the lab, "trying to find out more about the NETs," she says.
While she's attempting to answer the world's toughest questions related to immunology, Metzler credits the hands-on style of learning carried out in Kattnig's class for first sparking an interest in her field of study.
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She encourages others to experience the sort of education abroad that she has.
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If the White Album was released as a single LP in 1968, what songs would you have put on it? (Please use the standard rule of 14 tracks. Two being for George and one being for Ringo). I know this topic has been covered many times all over the internet, but I've never done it and Im curious as to what you fine people will say. My LP:
1. Back In The U.S.S.R
2. Dear Prudence
3. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
4. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
5. Happiness Is A Warm Gun
6. I'm So Tired
7. Blackbird
8. Birthday
9. Yer Blues
10. Sexy Sadie
11. Don't Pass Me By
12. Helter Skelter
13. Savoy Truffle
14. Cry Baby Cry
I've never done this either. Here goes.
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While My Guitar Gently Weeps
I'm So Tired
Martha My Dear
Happiness Is A Warm Gun
Helter Skelter
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Dear Prudence
Long, Long, Long
If we're allowed unreleased songs from the era too, I'd add Junk and Not Guilty (studio versions of both), though I'm not sure what else I'd leave out. Probably a couple of John songs, as it's already quite Lennon-centric.
I'd have also put out a separate six-track EP, like the UK Magical Mystery Tour, or maybe turned it into a proper album with the unreleased songs mentioned, plus Across The Universe, Revolution 9, Ob-La-Di and Savoy Truffle:
Back In The USSR
Not Guilty
I Will
Yer Blues
Honey Pie
Good Night
12 September 2009
Great question. And no surprise, I guess, that Revolution #9 isn't showing up on these lists…
(a little cheating – I am using the fast version of Revolution, and I'm putting 8 songs on the second side, because – just because)
Side One
Revolution (fast version)
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Dear Prudence
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Glass Onion
I'm So Tired
Side Two
Why Don't We Do It in the Road?
Happiness Is a Warm Gun
Rocky Racoon
Mother Nature's Son
Sexy Sadie
Good Night
I always thought the White Album would've been better if it was like Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home', with one half acoustic, one half electric.
Side One
Back in the USSR
Happiness is a Warm Gun
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Don't Pass Me By
Savoy Truffle
Helter Skelter
Side Two
Cry Baby Cry
Mother Nature's Son
Honey Pie (not on acoustic guitar, but doesn't fit on the other)
Across the Universe (I can dream, right?)
Dear Prudence (both acoustic and electric)
hmm. this is very difficult since i like all of the white album (even revolution 9… if you listen to the album without pause, it really fits with the flow of the album). i'm also using unreleased stuff when i come up with my list
Side One
Back in the U.S.S.R.
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
While My Guitar Gently Weeps
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Cry Baby Cry
Side Two
Revolution 1
Yer Blues
Honey Pie
Not Guilty
Mother Nature's Son
that was by far the most difficult thing i have ever done. i'm not even entirely happy with the choices i made with this but as far as "flow" goes, i think it would've been a great album
21 August 2009
Woah, great question. Extremely difficult, but good. Hmm… this is going to create a ton of conflict in my mind, I know it.
All right, here's my master White album.
Side One
Ob-la-di Ob-la-da
Savoy Truffle
Revolution 1 (Yes, slow, John-preferred version)
Honey Pie
Yer Blues
Side Two
The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill
Cry Baby Cry
Mother Nature's Son
Rocky Raccoon
Happiness is a Warm Gun
Martha My Dear
Good Night
UGH, too too hard! I so wanted to include While My Guitar Gently Weeps, and Revolution 9 and Long Long Long. Curse you 14-track LPs!
1 December 2009
Hm, I've seen this question asked before, but not with the strict 14 songs/2 Harrisongs/Ringo stipulation – that'll make it a bit more challenging! If we're bending the rules to include "Revolution" and "Not Guilty" etc. then "Hey Jude" should be allowed too. But I'm sticking to the album proper:
Side One
1. Back In the USSR
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-La-Di…
5. Bungalow Bill
6. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
7. Happiness is a Warm Gun
Side Two
1. Birthday
2. Piggies
3. Everybody's Got Something To Hide
4. Don't Pass Me By
5. Helter Skelter
6. Blackbird
7. Revolution 9
Pretty obvious which of the four sides I value most. As for the song I most regret excluding, all I can do is cry, baby, cry.
Next: Turn "Sgt. Pepper's" into a double record! (By adding "Strawberry Fields"/"Penny Lane" and the best of the 1967 recordings that ended up on "Magical Mystery Tour" and "Yellow Submarine")
15 November 2009
Here we go
Side One
Back in the USSR
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild Honey Pie
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Anthology Version… George playing it solo… awesome)
I'm So Tired
Rocky Racoon
Yer Blues
Side Two:
I Will
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Revolution (single version)
Savoy Truffle
Cry Baby Cry
Wow… this was easier than I thought it would be
26 January 2010
DragoNevermore said:
Here we go
Side One
Back in the USSR
Dear Prudence
Glass Onion
Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da
Wild Honey Pie
While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Anthology Version… George playing it solo… awesome)
I'm So Tired
Rocky Racoon
Yer Blues
Side Two:
I Will
Everybody's Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
Sexy Sadie
Helter Skelter
Revolution (single version)
Savoy Truffle
Cry Baby Cry
Wow… this was easier than I thought it would be.
Yeah thats because you picked 18 songs!!!!!! haha
Interesting that most people wouldn't change Back in the USSR as the opening track. Me neither, The opening track is so important, if its great you're into the album straight away
mine would be:
Side One
1 Back in the USSR
2 I'm So Tired
3 While My Guitar Gently Weeps
4 Julia
5 Sexy Sadie
6 Mother Natures Son
7 Don't Pass Me By
Side Two
8 Why Don't We Do It In The Road
9 Cry Baby Cry
10 Blackbird
11 Dear Prudence
12 I Will
13 Happiness Is A Warm Gun
14 Long Long Long
I wasn't happy having to leave stuff off for Don't Pass Me By. You learn things about your taste doing these things. I was surprised that i left off most of the heavier songs. The albums lighter but still very very cool. Im going to program this onto my MP3. God i need to get out more!!
Side 1:
1. Back In The USSR – 2:43
2. Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da – 3:09
3. Cry Baby Cry – 3:02
4. Birthday – 2:43
5. Martha My Dear – 2:29
6. I Will – 1:46
7. Blackbird – 2:18
8. Piggies – 2:04 (Harrison)
Side 2:
9. Rocky Racoon – 3:33
10. Don't Pass Me By – 3:50 (Starr)
11. I'm So Tired – 2:03
12. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – 4:45 (Harrison)
13. Everybody's Got Something To Hide Except For Me And My Monkey – 2:25
14. Helter Skelter – 4:30
Total Time: 39:20. Still A Pretty Long Album " />
20 February 2010
Side 1
1. Revolution (Fast)
2. Helter Skelter
3. Back in the USSR
4. Birthday
5. Glass Onion
6. Everybodies Got Something To Hide
7. Dear Prudence
Side 2
1. While My Guitar Gently Weeps
2. Happiness Is a Warm Gun
3. Sexy Sadie
4. Piggies
5. Black Bird
6. Rocky Racoon
7. Don't Pass Me By
5 February 2010
13 November 2009
27 February 2010
A real challenge!
PaulRamon: I didn't read the "14 tracks" part! here we go, take 2:
OK, first, the discarded ones:
"Wild Honey Pie" (don't like it)
"The Continuing Story of Bungalow Bill" (yoko sings here)
"Martha My Dear" (Paul trying to be an old man when he was a twenty-something-years old)
"Piggies" (I really hate it)
"Rocky Racoon" ("spaguetti western" Paul)
"Why Don't We Do It in the Road?" (I really hate it)
"I Will" (idem Martha…)
"Helter Skelter" (really tough one, I'm a superfan of U2, in fact I discover The Beatles through the cover in the "Rattle and Hum" album, but the original version sucks… wait, U2's cover sucks too!)
"Long, Long, Long" (I hate it too, George)
"Revolution 1" (I like the fast one, and it's a single, so, no problem at all)
"Honey Pie" (Paul impersonating his grandpa)
"Cry Baby Cry" (cute one, but not indispensable)
"Good Night" (too soft)
"Birthday", "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" and "Blackbird" (I don't want them to get out, but we need 14 songs…)
The final track list:
26 January 2010
27 February 2010
PaulRamon said:
The point was to pick 14 songs Marcelo, Where did you get 17 from? How can you dislike so many songs from The White album? Maybe a U2 forum would better suit you!!
Damn! They told me "Maybe a Beatles forum suit you" back there!
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Number | 03-01ES |
Date | 01/07/03 |
Statute | 208-660D |
Subject | Changes in Real Estate Commission |
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Statute | 18.44 |
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To remedy, people gave their loved ones extended editions - four disc sets - where the snappy theatrical releases were allowed to breathe. The trilogy went from 558 minutes to 683, from 683 to 726. All of that stuff you enjoyed in the originals, now there was more of it. More trees walking. More Saruman being white. More oddly sexual scenes between Frodo and Sam.
But The Hobbit is such a tiny book. A pamphlet, some said. The film would essentially be a Christmas film, just as those were before it. And Christmas is a time for excess. Dinners are seven course events, houses camouflaged in lights; it's no mistake that Ben-Hur (224 minutes) and Gone With the Wind (238 minutes) both sat like stubborn, fat children in the 25th's television schedules. If The Hobbit was anything less than half-a-day long, outrage would ensue.
Here's a TIP - Trust in Peter. The Hobbit's theatrical release only ended up at an anorexic 169 minutes. But there's at least two more of them. And eventual extended editions.
Yet despite the glorious running time, there was a frustrating centre to The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey. Judging by his supporting characters, he's 100 feet tall. He wears a hat, and has a beard. He's Gandalf the Grey... and he's bit of a troll.
Seems about right. |
6. He vandalises other people's property
At the start of the film - well, not at the start of the film literally, because that has Bilbo and Frodo looking at a map, but the bit after the start of the film - Gandalf rocks up to a Hobbit hole and imposes himself on its owner. It's morning, and Bilbo is enjoying a quiet piping of a few smoke rings. Smoke rings are a big deal in Middle-earth. By all accounts, it's like their television.But Gandalf, you see, is bored. Much in the same way that the great Greek gods would play with the fate of mortals, Gandalf is tired of immense power. He wants a challenge. So he uproots a gentle hobbit and manipulates him to go on a life threatening adventure. Why Bilbo, exactly, is never fully explained. Sure, he's perfect burgling-size, but he doesn't seem to have the XP to steal gold from a dragon.
Gandalf mocks Bilbo so much, the poor hobbit is harassed into hiding in his own house. The wizard then proceeds to etch a mark into Bilbo's freshly painted front door. A hobbit, mind, to whom Gandalf hasn't spoken for decades.
He's trolling Bilbo from the start.
5. He invites dwarves into your Hobbit hole without asking.
First off, Hobbit hole is not a euphemism. Secondly, although dwarves are smaller than people of average height, the Hobbit hole is more akin to their size. Dwarves, therefore, take up just as much space in a Hobbit hole as fully grown adults do in a normal house. This is no matter of 13 dwarves making up six and a half people. It's one of Gandalf taking the space of two. Effectively, he's invited 15 people into Bilbo's quiet home. Without asking. Using vandalism.Once there, the dwarves raid Bilbo's pantry, taunt him for worrying over precious family heirlooms and then sprawl themselves across the home in slumber, probably drunk, and definitely smelly. All the while, Gandalf sits in the shadows, puffing on his pipe, smirking beneath his beard. To him, putting this poor hobbit out of his comfort zone is hilarious. It's the Greek god thing again.
Hobbits: they're neither big, nor clever. |
4. Why doesn't he use his bright white flashy thing all the time?
There's a bit in the movie where the dwarves are captured by goblins in the mountains. It's a pretty desperate situation. Bilbo falls down into the mountain's depths and encounters Gollum. The dwarves face imminent death from the Goblin King and, like, squillions of goblins.But where's Gandalf in all this? Gandalf does this thing where he abandons his companions in incredibly dangerous portions of their quest. In this instance, he decided to stay with his elf and wizard chums in Rivendell, sipping on wine and talking moon runes. Everyone else had to venture through the mountain where giants were playing some kind of drunken Royal Rumble.
Thankfully, Gandalf likes an entrance. It's almost as though he purposefully disappears just so everyone's all overwhelmed when he returns to save them. So grateful are they for his reappearance that they forget he abandoned them in the first place.
So the dwarves have pretty much given up hope, with the death and the squillions of goblins and everything, and all of a sudden - BOOM, bright white flashy light thing. Hooray, Gandalf's here! Thank [insert Middle-earth deity here]. He's saved us from all these goblins and is now proceeding to kick all kinds of goblin ass. It's just a pity he didn't do that earlier, like when they were being chased by wolf-riding goblins. Or later on, when the large orc guy corners them at the end.
If you've got a bright white flashy thing that temporarily disables monsters who are sensitive to light, then use it all the time.
But he's Gandalf, and he's on a troll.
"I'm getting too grey for this shire." |
3. He becomes unreasonable when faced with Thorin's perfectly understandable issue with Elves
Thorin Oakenshield is the appointed leader of the dwarves. Partly because he's got Royal blood, partly because he's insane enough to have taken on a whole army of orcs with a piece of wood.The plot of The Hobbit follows the dwarves' attempts at winning back their kingdom of Erebor from the dragon Smaug. When Erebor originally fell, and people were burning and dying, King Thranduil and his army of Wood-elves arrived to help.
But they didn't help. They remained on their hill, watched as the great Dwarf kingdom crumbled and then left.
Thorin was on the battlefield that day to see their abandonment, and harbors a pretty hefty grudge because of it. And rightly so, you might think.
Gandalf doesn't.
G-Grey reduces the Elves' betrayal to a petty disagreement, and then suggests they visit Rivendell to read some runes. Thorin becomes understandably annoyed at having to meet with the race that watched his own burn. Gandalf, however, becomes disproportionately angry at Thorin's reluctance and rides off in a huff knowing danger lurks nearby for the band.
But it's okay, because when Bilbo and the dwarves are about to be eaten by trolls - BOOM, bright flashy thing. Gandalf's back. Yay. Perhaps that's why Gandalf likes Elves so much. They share the whole abandonment thing.
Huh? How did we end up in Rivendell?
"You SHALL NOT...wait, this isn't right." |
2. Why didn't he call those giant eagles to take them to the Lonely Mountain in the first place?
Rather similar to the bright white flashy light thingy mentioned earlier, Gandalf has another rather useful trick up his oversized wizard sleeves. A trick that would be particularly useful for a long and dangerous quest over a darkening, increasingly perilous land.He has a flock of giant eagles at his peck* and call.
*wocca, wocca.
Traveling by giant eagle is a both safer and faster than pony. But Gandalf only sends for his feathered friends at the film's most desperate moment. Dwarves, hobbit and wizard are all clinging to a burning tree on the edge of a cliff, their escape route blocked by orcs and fire. Here, Gandalf's flock of giant eagles occupies the same section of lazy screenwriting as 'Dr Who's sonic screwdriver'.
But perhaps calling the flock of giant eagles truly is a last resort, a solution when all others are exhausted. Then enlisting their help this late on is passable. Gandalf isn't a troll. He just saved everyone's lives.
...that would be the case, if the eagles didn't drop them off in the Middle of Earthing nowhere.
And not only are they set down atop a very tall rock, with no obvious path to below - the eagles, presumably at Gandalf's request, chose a spot where their actual destination is within view. The Lonely Mountain towers on the horizon. What's that, an hour by eagle? Nah, it's okay giant birds, we'll take it from here. Yeah, that vast expanse beyond us does look fraught with peril. But where's the fun/lucrative second feature in that?
Thanks anyway.
So that's why he wanted to go to Rivendell. |
1. He directly causes the events, and thus the hundreds of thousands of deaths, in Lord of the Rings
Number Two of Gandalf's trolling ended The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, and set up all the work our heroes will have to do in the second film. But the consequences of his actions do not cease with The Hobbit franchise. They also cause all the conflict in The Lord of the Rings.Upon emerging from the goblin-encounter in the mountains, Bilbo recounts how he escaped Gollum to the dwarves and Gandalf. He chooses to leave out the rather important part about the ring that makes him invisible, but that doesn't stop G-Dog noticing Bilbo fingering it in his pocket.
Gandalf knows what power that ring holds. You can tell it in his crinkly brow and twitching beard. But he doesn't do anything. He lets the ring - an object of immense magical importance - stay in the possession of a hobbit with whom he'd only very recently become reacquainted.
In effect, he ruins Bilbo's life. The hobbit is eventually crippled by addiction. It also sends Bilbo's nephew, Frodo, on a quest that nearly kills him multiple times.
And not just Frodo, but Sam and Merry and Pippin, too. Gimli, Legolas, hundreds of thousands of men, orcs, elves, dwarves, goblins... few in Middle-earth were left untouched by Gandalf's negligence.
Thengel died. Haldir and Denenthor, Steward of Gondor, too. King Theoden of Rohan, Sarumna, Smeagol. Even Gandalf died once.
But most importantly, Gandalf indirectly killed Boromir of Gondor, who perished defended the hobbits in Frodo's quest.
So to Boromir. To Alec Trevelyan. To Eddard Stark. May they rest in pieces. (Warning: contains spoiled Beans.)
Oliver Davis


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Director, Ti-Jean and His Brothers by Derek Wolcott, EMU MainStage Theater, Spring 2007.
Member: COTE (current), Undergraduate Council (current), QEP Implementation Team, Commons Council, UGES, Attachment Conference Planning Committee, Intellectual Life Committee (current), EMU/Carnival de Resistance Engagement Committee (current).


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Flossie Key Underwood
Jan 6, 2013
Jan. 6, 2013
Flossie Key Underwood, 92, of Athens and a former resident of Meigs County, died on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013, at Life Care Center of Athens.
A daughter of the late Lummie and Callie Torbett Key, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lee Underwood; one son, Charles Underwood; and two brothers, Clyde Key and Wesley Key. She retired from White-Westinghouse in 1985 and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Thomas of Athens; one grandaughter, Tammi Young of Cleveland; three great-grandchildren; eight great-great-grandchildren; one daughter-in-law, Theresa Hope of Cleveland; and several special neices and nephews.
The family would like to give special thanks to the employees of Life Care Center of Athens for their special care of Mrs. Underwood.
Graveside servics were 12:30 p.m. Tuesday at McMinn Memory Gardens with the Rev. Bob Thomas officiating. Pallbearers were Tracy Moyers, Mark Sesler, Chad Key, Jimmy Baker, Joe Crabtree Jr. and Frederick Underwood.
The family received friends from 10 a.m. to noon Tuesday prior to the service at Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home.
Those unable to attend may send condolences to www.laycock-hobbs.com
Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home of Athens was in charge of arrangements.


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Inspired by the upcoming exhibit, Game On!, this Home for the Holidays Crafternoon will be a fun way to play Scrabble. You will get the chance to make your own drink coasters out of Scrabble tiles. Make one as a gift or use it to protect your furniture from your favorite holiday cocktail.
Space is limted to 25 people. Registration and payment in advance is required. All supplies are provided. Call 508.753.8278 to register.
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Worcester, MA 01609
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