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Born in Arkansas, James graduated from North Little Rock High in 1963. In 1968, he received a B.A. in Psychology from Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Southwestern Baptist Seminary in Ft. Worth, Texas, in 1972. He did additional study in the Hebrew Old Testament in 1978 at New Orleans Baptist Seminary. The Doctor of Ministry degree was conferred upon him in 1988 at the Midwestern Baptist Seminary in Kansas City, Missouri.
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Location: Boston, MA
Title: Save your money
Date: Nov 20, 2011
I was so excited to have ghosts that were specifically designed to be outside, but wow, what a disappointment! They were cheaply made and hard to put together without bending the plastic. Once they were arranged in our yard, a neighbor kid came up and patted one on the head and it broke in half! A strong wind that evening broke the other two!! It's a shame, because they were cool-looking and kinda scary. ;-(
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Reviewed by: DecoratingDad
Location: Climax, NC
Title: Great Props, a little flimsy
Date: Oct 16, 2011
The ghosts look great. I have even had people stop to tell me how good they look. The only issue is the stakes that you stick in the ground are very flimsy. I actually had to use different stakes to get them to stay up.
Reviewed by: FunMom1985
Location: California
Title: DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY
Date: Oct 12, 2011
These items would have been awesome if...
1) The stakes weren't cheaply mad garbage. I really should have read the reviews before buying these. The stakes bend/break when you're trying to put them in the ground because they are so weak and flimsy! The ones that don't break are still useless because the slightest wind knocks them over! I have to fix them every couple hours so I'm trashing them.
2) The price is a bit high for THREE of these things (please do not be fooled by the picture...there are only 3 in the box). The quality is so poor! I could have made these with an old sheet and a wig head...probably would have cost me $5-$10 bucks and would have been of better quality.
Reviewed by: Halloween17
Title: Not worth the money!
Date: Oct 26, 2010
This product was terrible. The stakes and poles were so flimsy that one snapped as I was pushing it into the ground (and the ground was still soft, not frozen). The rest of the poles all bent the next day from the wind (which wasn't even heavy wind). So I was left with three ghosts lying on the ground. My family and I were so disgusted we tossed everything in the garbage that afternoon.
Reviewed by: CooksvilleMom
Location: Cooksville, MD
Title: Worst purchase Ever
What a waste of money! I got these on sale and had a coupon making them very inexpensive. Still a waste of time and money! The are styrofoam heads with thin white material attached with a glue gun. I was worried that the material would come off the "head" - until I put them up and found out my real problem was the horrible stakes. I have them in a protected area with NO wind and they are so poorly made that they still fall over. I would have better luck keeping a wine glass balanced on a straw in my yard than these. If I knew how cheaply these were made, I never would have gotten them. I wouldn't get these again even if they were free.
Reviewed by: Brat
Location: Ashburn, VA
Date: Oct 25, 2010
The plastic stakes are useless. It would of been a great decoration if the connections were not made out of plastic.
Reviewed by: Auburn
Title: Stakes need to be sturdier.
Date: Oct 18, 2010
The plastic yard stakes do not hold up well. They bend with the slightest breeze and then will not hold the ghost up once bent. They either lean or fall over even after re-staking on new ground. I purchased tall fiberglass stakes at a local building and supply store and then taped the plastic pole to the fiberglass stake.
Reviewed by: akings
Title: Bad!
Date: Oct 16, 2010
The longer I have these the worse they get. They fall all over the lawn because the stake is so flimsy!
BAD, BAD, BAD purchase!
Reviewed by: rudy52
Title: Love it !!
I absolutely love these ghosts. I wanted something cute for my yard-not scary. They are well made and I will buy a couple more sets for gifts.
Reviewed by: JeannieMarie
Location: charleston, sc
Title: Ghostly Group Lawn Decor
Date: Oct 14, 2010
I thought these would be cute and stick in your yard, the posts are flimsy and bend over easily I have taken the stakes out of the pole and put them in potted plants the only way they won't tip over and the picture is far more fun than the "real" thing. Very dissapointed!
Reviewed by: mgb67
Title: Total Garbage
Date: Oct 09, 2010
So disappointed. I would have returned them immediately, but it would have really bummed out my kid. The stakes are a cheap plastic so good luck hammering them in the ground without destroying them. Then, the poles that hold up the ghosts are so flimsy that the ghosts don't even stay up!!So frustrating! And pray that there isn't the slightest of breezes...b/c they will fall right over. I had to use all kinds of nails and string to make them stay up. What a waste of fifty bucks!!
Reviewed by: PUNKIN0801
Location: Fort Nelson, BC
Title: cute but room for improvement
Date: Dec 02, 2009
These were very cute...everyone commented on them....the stakes however that the poles slide onto are useless!! They all broke because they were made out of soft plastic!! So I pulled them all out and thankfully the ground was still soft enough that I could just push the poles in.
Reviewed by: westend117
Location: Kansas City
Title: OK, but not sturdy in the least
Date: Nov 26, 2009
These provide and easy to arrange set of ghosts for use in a lawn or garden. Note that they are somewhat flimsy and would not hold up to a storm or high wind environment.
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The 5 Dumbest Things on Wall Street: The All-HP Edition
1. Blundering Hurd -- Originally published on Aug. 13, 2010
Thank you, Mark Hurd. The summer has been more dull than dumb until you and your friends Jodi and Larry came along.
The Hewlett-Packard CEO was sent packing by his board on Friday for falsifying documents in order to conceal an inappropriate connection with Jodi Fisher, a former contractor and B-movie actress, who claimed she was sexually harassed. Hurd, well known at HP for relentlessly cutting costs (and employees) also allegedly used his influence to make sure Fisher was paid for work she never performed.
That doesn't seem out of the ordinary, does it? CEO gets involved with a woman other than his wife and winds up paying the consequences. Pretty familiar territory, right?Wrong. This story gets stranger and sillier as it goes along. It turns out that Fisher, who starred in such cinematic classics as Body of Influence 2 and Intimate Obsession, was never intimate with Hurd at all, despite his wining, dining and expense-form forging. Fisher's mouthpiece, celebrity attorney Gloria Allred, released a statement saying she "never had an affair or intimate sexual relationship" with Hurd and that she was "surprised and saddened that Mark Hurd lost his job over this." Excuse us, Jodi. But lost his job over what? We still don't know what you two crazy cats did! And it's most likely we'll never know because you privately settled with Hurd, presumably for big bucks. The same can't be said for HP shareholders, though. They are paying quite publicly for Hurd's misbehavior and not just because the stock lost nearly 10% over the whole inane episode. Hurd's buddies on the board gave him a kingly sendoff package of $12.2 million in severance payments and a host of other goodies, including more time to exercise his 775,000 options and nearly 350,000 shares of restricted stock units. That's not a bad haul for a CEO who set the rules and was then dismissed for breaking them (although a messy exit does seem to fit the pattern for HP brass, considering what happened to former CEO Carly Fiorina and Chairwoman Patricia Dunn). In hard times like these, it's good to have a friend, however. And Hurd has a good one in Oracle CEO Larry Ellison. In an email to The New York Times, Ellison minced no words by saying the HP board made the "worst personnel decision since the idiots on the Apple (AAPL) board fired Steve Jobs many years ago." Ellison added that the HP board "failed to act in the best interest of HP's employees, shareholders, customers and partners." Frankly, we don't what Larry knows about Hurd's harassment charge. He may know a lot more -- or a lot less -- than we do, but that's never stopped him before from prematurely weighing in on a subject that does not involve him. Truthful or not, HP general counsel Michael Holston would probably disagree with Ellison's account. On a conference call Friday with analysts, Holston said the facts that drove the decision to can Hurd "had to with integrity, had to do with credibility, had to do with honesty." Stop it, Mike. You are embarrassing yourself. This whole embarrassing affair had to do with infidelity, had to do with veracity and had to do with insincerity. And by denying it, and not revealing the truth, you are only adding to the stupidity. -- Written by Gregg Greenberg in New York.
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After the Typhoon Justin Bieber another young talent loved by girls: Marco Mengoni concert in Bologna on 30th May.
At the EuropAuditorium on 30th of May "The essential Tour Preview". Marco Mengoni, winner of the third edition of X-Factor, and the last winner of the Festival of SanRemo will land in may in Bologna in one of three dates in addition to the seven already planned
After the date of Milan-already sold out-and after participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (Malmö, may 18) the tour, arranged and produced by F&P Group, will visit Turin (20 May), Genoa (21 May), Florence (May 23), Padova (24 May), Naples (26 May), Ancona (27 May), Rome (29 May), Bologna (May 30) to terminate the June 1 in Trieste.
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Windows 7 monitors your memory and gives you a warning: "Close programs to prevent information loss" when you run oom, out of ma.. memory. To disable that annoying message you need to disable certain parts of the diagnostics service. Here's how.
I am not sure if it was a memory problem, but in some cases Windows seems to automatically close programs when you run out of memory. I am still not sure if this is also the case after disabling the diagnostic service RADAR, but I will keep you posted.
Untested: It might help to simply remove radardt.dll and radarrs.dll from C:\Windows\system32
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Update: You need to remove the registry keys manually. The keys are protected, so you need to open the registry editor and remove them yourself, the tweak will not work.
You can download this registry file that will automatically remove the registry keys that are responsible for the diagnostic service to monitor your memory.
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Optionally, you can simply insert this into a text file:
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This registry tweak will disable the message and it will also stop closing programs automatically when you run out of memory. Very useful, but you still need to take care that you don't run out of memory, so try to close your programs regularly.
Any registry tweaks can make your system unstable, so I do not take any responsibility for lost data, so make sure not to overdo it and possibly crash your memory. Most Windows features are there for a reason!
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Great, comprehensive article. Guess it's time to review my website!
The Number 1 Reason Websites Don't Attract Clients
If you're like 1000's of other professionals and business people you've probably been thinking about how to get more clients and attract more business. What about your website?
You may have had your site for a long time and wondered when all the new clients will show up. The majority of websites out there are pretty un-inspiring and really don't capture our interest at all. Why is this?
It is because they are written from the wrong perspective. The content is all about the company or owner and not about the visitor. This is the primary reason you can look at a Google analytics report and find that people are leaving the site in less than 3 seconds never to return.
That's about all the time you have 3 seconds, to capture the interest of a visitor and get them engaged with your site. What do people really care about…themselves and can you help them solve their problems. If your content reflects anything else, you're missing the boat.
I went to a major real estate company's website recently. The president was in a short video. He talked for the first 2 minutes about HIS background and experience. He then went on to the company mission statement. By the time we were 80 percent through the video they finally got around to discussing the visitors issues. So sad.
You see websites with this poor perspective everywhere you go on the internet. It is the number 1 biggest mistake businesses make.
How do we begin making a shift in perspective? The first step is to make a list of 20-30 problems your company solves for its customers. If your company has employees, get their input in developing this list. Take this project seriously, as this will be the basis for much of your marketing processes.
Next, prioritize the top 10 most important problems. Analyze each carefully; think about what type of symptoms are associated with each issue. This will give you clarity so you can then think about how you helped them resolve these issues.
Make the problems you solve come alive. Develop several stories of how you've helped your customers. Describe the time when they first came to you and the problems they had. What did you do to help them and what were the results that you achieved for them.
Here's an example of one of our stories:
We recently worked with a company that produces maps. They had their website for about 15 years but never got a single client through their site. We rebuilt the site from scratch and helping them re-write the content from the visitor's point of view. Then developed a really attractive design and finished off the site by optimizing it. Now they get leads for their business through the site and couldn't be happier.
Try formatting the story with this structure:
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See how this type of story communicates more effectively?
Now you're ready to begin writing or re-writing your website from a different perspective. Be sure to tell a story from the visitor's perspective.
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Posted by laurie kirchen, Schaumburg, Illinois |
Oct 20, 2010
Posted by Kelley St. Germain, West Jefferson, North Carolina |
Oct 22, 2010
This is a great article and spot on. I preach the same thing to my clients and it amazes me that sometimes it is a hard sell to them. They sometimes have a tough time stepping out of their own egos and adopting the persona of a potential client. To me...its common sense and HAS to be done!
Posted by Angel Stevens, Seattle, Washington |
Oct 22, 2010
"If you're content reflects anything else you're missing the boat."? -Ain't punctuation and grammar a bitch?
When people talk about content, I don't think the importance of images and video are emphasized enough. Of course it's important to write something compelling to readers and search engines. But when it comes to engaging people within only 3 seconds, images and video often trump.
Thanks for the great article!
Posted by Wendi McNeill, Omaha, Nebraska |
Oct 24, 2010
Great article Roger :)
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Killer Summer (Walt Fleming) by Ridley Pearson
By Jessica Schneider May 30, 2009, 14:02 GMT
Sun Valley sheriff Walt Fleming returns in this high-intensity thriller from New York Timesâ bestselling author Ridley Pearson. Sun Valley, Idahoâplayground of the wealthy and politically connectedâis home to an annual wine auction that attracts high rollers from across the country, and Blaine County Sheriff Walt Fleming is the one who must ensure it goes off without a hitch. The worldâs most elite wine connoisseurs have descended on Sun Valley ...more
This new novel has been described as: Although his ending is a bit flat, seasoned thriller writer Pearson serves up steady suspense and a compelling setting in which members of societys underbelly prey on those living above it all, by Booklist.
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Sun Valley, Idahoplayground of the wealthy and politically connectedis home to an annual wine auction that attracts high rollers from across the country, and Blaine County Sheriff Walt Fleming is the one who must ensure it goes off without a hitch. The worlds most elite wine connoisseurs have descended on Sun Valley to taste and bid on the worlds best wines, including three bottles claimed to have been a gift from Thomas Jefferson to John Adams. With sky-high prices all but guaranteed for these historic items, its no wonder a group of thieves is out to steal them. Walt is responsible for all aspects of the glitzy event, from security of the dignitaries to the physical safety of the auction site to the transportation and safeguard of the wines themselves.
Walt is enjoying a rare afternoon of freedom, fly-fishing with his nephew, Kevin, when a passing truck catches his eye his suspicions throwing him headlong into the discovery of a complicated plan to steal the rare wine. When a bomb detonates just as the auction revs up, the investigation explodes as well, pulling Walt in a dozen different directions. It seems Walt is caught in the middle of a heist of epic proportionsand not the heist he had prepared forall orchestrated by the ingenious mind of Christopher Cantell, a man who appears to have covered everything, including the way Walts own sheriffs office will react.
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Canadas anti-spam law was a long time in the making. Efforts to arrive at legislation to deal with unsolicited commercial e-mail, text messages and other forms of electronic communications (colloquially known as spam) had been under way since 2004.Now that the law, Bill C-28, which received royal assent in December, 2010, is expected to be entered into force in 2013, it is an appropriate time to review its highlights as well as the roles of the federal agencies that are charged with the responsibility of enforcement. The act is a lengthy and complicated piece of legislation that will require many individuals and businesses to review and modify how they conduct themselves online. (Even its official name is a mouthful: An Act to promote the efficiency and adaptability of the Canadian economy by regulating certain activities that discourage reliance on electronic means of carrying out commercial activities, and to amend the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission Act, the Competition Act, the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act and the Telecommunications Act, S.C. 2010, c. 23)The core provisions are set out in sections 6-9 and prohibit the following activities:
Contravention of any of these provisions is subject to a penalty of up to $1-million in the case of an individual and up to $10-million in the case of any other legal person. However, as the act is not yet in force, it remains to be seen how vigorously it will be enforced and how significant the penalties will be.The other prohibitions are found in the amendments to the Competition Act, Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) and Telecommunications Act. These prohibitions include:
Three federal agencies are responsible for enforcement of the act: the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC), the Competition Bureau and the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada. The CRTC will be the primary enforcement agency and has been given the power to investigate, take action against and set administrative monetary penalties for contraventions of the act related to sending non-compliant electronic messages, altering transmission data and the installation of computer programs without consent. Appeals from orders made by the CRTC are to the Federal Court of Appeal. However, an appeal on a question of fact from an order made by the CRTC may be made only with leave to appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal.Whereas Bill C-28 provides the CRTC with additional powers and responsibilities, it does not do the same for the Competition Bureau. Rather, the amendments to the Competition Act contained in the bill modify the act to enable the Bureau to more easily and effectively address false or misleading representations and deceptive marketing made online. Also, unlike the CRTC, the Bureau does not conduct hearings or make orders. Rather, as an independent law enforcement agency, the Bureau refers criminal contraventions of the relevant sections of the Competition Act to the Attorney General of Canada, who then decides whether prosecution is warranted. In the event of a matter arising under the civil provisions of the Competition Act, the Bureau may apply to the Competition Tribunal, the Federal Court, or the superior court of a province for an order requiring the person to cease the activity, publish a corrective notice and/or pay an administrative monetary penalty.Not surprisingly, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada is responsible for enforcing the legislation with respect to activities related to the unauthorized collection of personal information through accessing a computer system and the collection of electronic addresses by the use of computer programs or the use of such addresses without permission. As with the Competition Bureau, the act did not change the existing enforcement powers of the privacy commissioner. However, the amendments to PIPEDA do provide the privacy commissioner with increased discretion to decline to investigate a complaint, discontinue a complaint or refer it elsewhere. Given the severity of the maximum penalties under the act and the complexity of the legislation, anyone involved in commercial activities online ought to begin thoroughly reviewing the act (before it enters into force) and ensuring their online activities are in compliance. Many organizations will require the services of a lawyer to assist with compliance efforts or, once enforcement commences, with defending against prosecution. Thus, the act also represents an opportunity for business lawyers and administrative lawyers to generate new business.Anatoly Dvorkin is a founding partner of D2Law LLP, home of Fertility Law Canada. His practice is devoted to corporate and commercial litigation, business and technology law and administrative law. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Sydney's Best Day Trips
Filed Under: International, SydneyIt may seem hard to leave Sydney's attractions and sights, but when the urge arises to explore beyond the city, many exceptional day trips await travelers. Consider spending a day exploring some of Australia's most scenic parks and dramatic vistas in the Blue Mountains, or head to Manly Beach -- home to some of Australia's sexiest beach bums and surfers. Political and arts aficionados will enjoy time spent in the nation's capital, Canberra, while foodies can dazzle their taste buds with a trip to some of Australia's best vineyards in Hunter Valley. From the great outdoors to cultural icons and adventures, we've lined up the best day trips from Sydney.
Blue MountainsJust 90 minutes west of Sydney, the Blue Mountains boast some of Australia's most verdant scenery and have long been a popular day trip for both Sydneysiders and tourists. The region's tree-covered mountains and steep gorges are often swathed in a blue haze -- hence the name "Blue Mountains" -- caused by a mist of evaporating oil from the area's numerous eucalyptus trees. Visitors to the region can expect stunning views of the World Heritage Site's wilderness, including Bridal Veil Falls, the region's most striking waterfalls; the Three Sisters, enormous sandstone pillars; as well as hiking trails (called "bushwalking" trails Down Under) and even a gum tree forest. The region is best explored from either the town of Katoomba, the region's largest town and home to Echo Point lookout and views of the Sisters, or Blackheath, a tinier village located at the 3,500-foot summit of the mountains and in proximity to hiking trails and Govett's Leap lookout. Reach the Blue Mountains by car, driving west on Parramatta Road to the M4 Motorway, or take a train from Sydney's Central Railway Station to the Blackheath or Katoomba railway stations.
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Hunter Valley Vineyards and Wine TastingHunter Valley, Australia's oldest commercial wine-producing region since the 1800's, makes for a lovely day trip from Sydney, allowing visitors to tour vineyards and taste the locally produced wines, such as Pinot Noir, Shiraz, Muscat, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Just a 2-hour drive north from Sydney, the Lower Hunter Valley is home to some 100-plus vineyards scattered around the towns of Cessnock and Pokolbin. The Upper Hunter Valley gives off a more rustic vibe, with a bushland landscape and vineyards that produce varieties such as Rieslings and tramingers. Choosing which vineyards to visit can be overwhelming; seek out ones that offer tours and tastings, such as Tyrell's Wines, First Creek Wines or McGuigan Wines. Remember: planning a full day of tastings means not planning on driving. The local tourism center offers information about organized tours to the region, including horse drawn carriage and helicopter tours.
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Ferry to Manly BeachOne of Sydney's most rewarding day trips, a jaunt to Manly Beach allows visitors a 30-minute ride on the Manly Ferry through Sydney Harbor and past the city's scenic waterfront with sights including the Sydney Opera House (photos ops galore!), until arriving at Manly Wharf, a bustling collection of shops and eateries and only a 10-minute walk to Manly's main stretch of glorious, sun-drenched beach. Manly is like Baywatch, Aussie-style; the sand is littered with seemingly endless clusters of gorgeous people in skimpy swimsuits sunbathing, swimming and surfing the incredible waves. The Corso, or the pedestrian-only walkway leading from the Wharf to the beach, is lined with shops, bars and restaurants -- try the fish 'n chips at one of the ubiquitous vendors -- as is the Esplanade in front of the beach. If plopping down on the sand for an afternoon isn't your speed, hit up a surf lesson at the renowned Manly Surf School, or check out Oceanworld, an aquarium with sharks, sea turtles and tropical fish that also lets visitors dive with sharks.
Tourism Australia
CanberraDesigned -- ironically -- by a Chicago-based architect in 1911, Australia's capital city, Canberra, provides an interesting day trip for visitors to experience the geometric circles and axes of streets and gardens that comprise the city's structure. While many lovers of city planning and architecture visit the city to experience its unique urban design, many others come to delve into Canberra's vibrant museums, including the National Museum of Australia, which offers an extraordinary overview of more than 50,000 years of indigenous culture, the National Gallery of Australia, filled with the largest collection of indigenous art in the world, and the National Film and Sound Archive, which houses a collection of Australian television, film and radio exhibitions. Political junkies will also enjoy a trip to the capital, as it is home to Australia's National Archives, the collection of all government records. The Parliament House, which sits atop Capital Hill, houses an extensive collection of art and is open to the public for tours. Canberra is a 3 ½-hour drive south of Sydney, though Greyhound buses and the Countrylink train also run here from the city.
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In Chapter 6, Some Educational Theories Examined, we find this same criteria being applied, this time not to assumptions, but to working theories that have been put in place--Pestalozzi and Froebel (in regard especially to Kindergarten), and also Herbartian psychology, as set forth in his theory of apperception. If you think this sounds too abstract, it is interesting to note that if you read the theory of apperception (or, at least, Charlotte's summary of it), it bears a striking resemblance to...unit studies.
But we'll come back to that.
For now, we must begin at the beginning.
The Need for a Standard
David Hicks, in his fabulous books Norms and Nobility, wrote:
[E]ducation at every level reflects man's primary assumptions about himself and his world.Because of this, before we can even begin to talk about education, we must have a definition of man established. Do you know why it is so frustrating to discuss education with those who are big fans of the industrial school system and rave about ideas like "socialization"? It's because, when all of the dusts settles, the conflicts run deeper than we ever assume at the outset--all the way to our basic catechetical studies: who is man and what are his purposes?
This is what distinguishes these sorts of debates from ancient debates. Hicks tells us that the ancient debates between the philosophers and rhetoricians, was over how virtue ought to be taught. It was assumed that is could be taught. This, then, was a healthy and helpful debate. But if you have one party approaching education with the mindset that virtue can be taught, and the other that it cannot be taught, well then, you have a completely fruitless discussion if it's centered on methods. Why would you discuss methods when you are heading toward completely different goals? Better to debate the goals in this instance.
When someone tries to badger you over whether, to use the above example, your children are socialized, take a chance and ask them to define who man is and what he is about. It'll be a far more interesting discussion, and you'll actually be tackling the root issue.
All of this was really to say: we need a set philosophical standard because the standard is foundational for everything else. Also, we need to be aware of it. Charlotte acknowledged that many of us simply follow in our family traditions. In regard to this, she wrote:
People who bring up their children by 'common sense,' according to 'the way of our family,' do so more often that they know because their great-great-grandfathers read Locke.By refusing to question the underlying assumptions in our approach to our children, we leave them at the mercy of an ancestor's reading habits.
Charlotte's Standard
Charlotte wrote out a three-prong criteria for judging philosophies and educational theories. They were:
- It must be accurate. She goes on to say that it must properly identify/respect the nature of man and his relationship with everything that is not-man.
- It must be necessary. By this, she means that there is not an equally probable philosophy available.
- It much touch the living thought of the age. Not relegated to experts in ivory towers, Charlotte required that the philosophy be accessible to the average man on the street.
- Sacredness of the Person. People at the time were interested in persons and individuals, and respected them as such. This may not seem remarkable to us (in the days of blogging, no less!), but we have to remember that Charlotte is less than 100 years out from the translation of Thomas Clarkson's dissertation on slavery into English. The idea that all men were persons separated only by chance of birth and circumstance, and were therefore sacred, was revolutionary in 1800s Britain.
- The Evolution of the Individual. Charlotte insisted that education improve a person as a person (see "sacredness of the person" above). This touched on the person as an intellectual being, a physical being, and a moral being. Not every "learning experience" improves a person, therefore Charlotte says:
[T]he acquisition of mere learning is not necessarily education at all.
- The Solidarity of the Race. This is more than the brotherhood of mankind, she says.
This is nothing less than ...our sense of the oneness of humanity reaches into the remotest past...This would be, then, the complete opposite of the chronological snobbery spawned by Darwinism.
It'd be interesting to sit down and try and summon the "best" thoughts of our own day, but that is beyond the scope of this series.
Daring to Part Ways
Charlotte existed in a very religious society, for the most part. We do not. George Barna is constantly reminding us that the church, statistically speaking, looks just like the world--same divorce rate, for instance, and a low level of biblical literacy. The underlying assumptions Charlotte offers us are, in my opinion, accurate but deficient. What I mean is, I believe there are more considerations when it comes to education and judging educational theory, and in a world where the entire catechism is up for debate, it'd be helpful to consider more of them.
Enter John Amos Comenius, of whom I am a big fan, and if you want to know just how much influence his small life had, this talk from Dr. George Grant (free resource!) amazed my socks off.
Seriously. I am now barefoot.
Comenius's legacy (or one of his legacies, anyhow) was his conception of the Pansophic Collegium. If you read about it here and here, you will notice that it is not terribly different from Charlotte's work.
In his talk, Dr. Grant tells us of the ten components of the Pansophic Collegium, three principles and seven essential proposals, which can all be teased out of one of my favorite chapters in Scripture, Deuteronomy 6. I think adding (actually, it's more like blending) these components to Charlotte's list offers us firmer ground upon which to stand in a world in which the soul has so many enemies, it seems.
First, the three principles:
- Covenantalism. Charlotte, incidentally, was fully steeped in the nature of the Covenant; such thinking was not abandoned until the acceptance of dispensational theology coinciding with the popularity of the Scofield Study Bible in the late 1800s and early 1900s. Anyhow, within Biblical covenantalism, education was part of the covenantal task, which was the task of raising up the next generation of faithful Christians. We can file this away in Charlotte's "evolution of the individual" category, for here we see education helping man to fulfill his created purpose.
- Jurisdistinctionalism. This was an early predecessor to Kuyper's work on sphere sovereignty. Grant explains that the general idea is that there are various spheres within a given culture (government, church, family), and that "real reform comes when you empower those spheres to do their work." In regard to education then, the conception of sphere sovereignty involved making distinctions (seeing where one thing ends and another begins, as well as how the two things are different) and connections (see where two things fit together). A great goal of education, then, was to improve the student's ability to make distinctions and connections. For those of you who adore Charlotte's saying that "education is the science of relations," you might appreciate this particular point.
- Long Term Hope. This is the conviction that God's plan for the world will succeed, that "redemption cannot be foiled." This was a source for perseverance, of conviction that our perspective cannot always be aware of the amazing work God is doing when we are discouraged, and that history is moving toward the fulfillment and triumph of the Gospel. This informed the answer to the question as to what man's purposes entailed.
- Theological integration. The Bible was not relegated to the side as a "subject" to be studied for a set amount of time, but was rather invited into the classroom and given the highest position, that of judge and informer for every single topic covered.
- Literary substance. Because God revealed Himself in words, literature is necessarily central to education methods. This means, practically, that primary sources should be read, that pictures--even moving pictures (movies)--cannot substitute for God's primary method of communication, words. Charlotte, as you know, also places great weight upon the reading of good literature.
- Didactic discipline. Learning takes great effort. Not everything is easy to learn. Students must gird up their loins and triumph over difficulties they face in their studies. Charlotte has us building habits in early childhood, that older children might have the character required for sound learning.
- Covenantal accountability. Everyone within the school is accountable to someone and for someone. The learning environment is built upon relationships between its members.
- Aesthetic objectivity. Beauty is not in the eye of the beholder, Dr. Grant tells us. Rather, "beauty is rooted in the character and nature of God." Beauty, then, is objective rather than subjective, and children therefore can and ought to acquire aesthetic knowledge.
- Unshakable ethics. This, my friends, is something with which Charlotte (as well as David Hicks) would most readily agree! The idea is that we never separate what we know from what we do. Charlotte insisted upon a knowledge of ought...and so, we learn, did Comenius.
- Historical foundations. Dr. Grant says that each class (subject?) should rest upon its history.
Some try and tease Charlotte out of the stream of history, and set her upon a pedestal. On the one hand, I think she articulated a rare ideal, and married it to practicality in a way few philosophers have done. I not only applaud her, I am indebted to her! Because of Charlotte and her work, our family has been blessed beyond measure; truly our cup runneth over. But, on the other hand, Charlotte does not isolate herself from the past. Like principle 7 above, she confidently rests upon her history, quoting Aristotle and Plato, as well as Locke and Ruskin. In fact, Charlotte condemned John Locke's impact on education because its outcome resulted in the isolation of man from history:
That intellectual commerce of ideas whereby the dead yet speak their living thoughts in the work they have left us, and by which as by links of an endless chain all men are bound to each and all men influence each, has no place in a philosophy which teaches that a man can know only through his own understanding working upon the images he receives through his senses.Charlotte was well aware that she herself existed within the flow of history, that she had reached back in order to reach forward. In reaching back to Comenius, we find living thoughts which stabilize the sandy ground upon which we find ourselves, so that we ourselves can, along with Charlotte, propel education forward in our own generation.
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Faux-cus on the Pros: Le Chic Cocoon Author Jennifer Duchene — and a special Giveaway!
I met Jennifer Duchene on Twitter since we share similar tastes in books, travel and beautiful decor. She is a re-designer and speaker who focuses on helping her clients "create delicious spaces with what they already own". This year, she released her debut book entitled Le Chic Cocoon: 7 Steps to Creating your Selfish Space, which became an Amazon.com #2 bestseller in the Do-It-Yourself and Decorating categories. Le Chic Cocoon provides that in order for a woman to be her best self, she needs a space of her own in which to focus, dream, and be selfish — in the most positive sense of the word. I thought to chat with Jennifer on her book and ideas — AND she has graciously agreed to give away a copy of Le Chic Cocoon to one lucky reader. Excited? Let's dig in…
Jennifer Duchene: That fateful weekend was when I decided I was going to write a book, I decided that if this life was a story, I was going to make it mine. Speak to my passions. Combine what I loved with my gifts. Create a marketing tool to move me out of being just another decorator in a sea of decorators, to a woman on a mission. Own my space and give women a holding space to empower theirs.
I found a course through a friend to write my book in a weekend. Actually it sounds crazy, but when I arrived at that weekend and started formulating ideas, things fell into place. I was inspired by Virginia Woolf and her book, A Room of One's Own, and I use her quotes to begin every chapter.
I have been on a journey since [last] April that has changed my business. It has changed me. After the weekend, I signed up to finish the book and publish by September and somehow I, with a little help of friends, family and mentor, made it happen. I hit bestseller on Amazon and Le Chic Cocoon even trended on Twitter for a moment. What a thrill and thanks to Twitter and Facebook friends and their invaluable support. The book covers a couple of areas that I am passionate about. I believe every woman needs a space of her own. A Le Chic Cocoon she can retreat to. Women lead lives that are full of giving and doing, not so much for themselves. Surroundings play such an important role in how we live. I want to educate women about design and function and how spaces do shape us.Tell us about some of the memorable moments you've had surrounding your book experience?
Some of the best moments have been when I got positive feedback for the first time and everytime since. When somebody tells me I have inspired them to create their own space or to rethink their life from reading Le Chic Cocoon, it is like a blossom opens in my heart. Having the opportunity to go to Highpoint and meet Twitter friends and have them want to buy my book was an incredible high. Winning the Excellence in Marketing Award and having the bestseller launch with friends coming from all over along with the support and love from the online community has been so powerful. Truly my book has transformed me for the better.Where are some of the best designed spaces you've seen in your travels?
Whenever I go home to South Africa, I fall in love with the homes, restaurants and the shops I spy as I drift through the days soaking it all in. There is a relaxed sophistication that is both timeless and comfortable. Charm in the unexpected and always clever use of materials and colors. A bold insouciance that is very sexy and individual. Great flow of indoor and outdoor space and a relationship to the people and culture. It is a very individualistic harmony that astonishes and delights.
Mosaic Wall in the Beverly Hills Hotel (South Africa)What are some of your favorite color and/or product combinations you've seen?
I adore green in all its disguises. Right now I am drawn to black greens. Emerald, jade and poisonous shades. Bronzes, coppers and creamy chocolate browns. I love shiny and matte, textured and smooth. A play with shape and textiles is very exciting to me.
I like natural items: wood or stone mixed with metal and perspex. Shells and bone and lace. Handmade, machine-made forged into new life. Beauty is in using the material to speak to our heart.Do you prefer quiet or vivid artworks?
Actually I have an eclectic taste in art. I love both quiet and vivid artworks. I am drawn to art that is painted from the soul. Those magic canvases that hold luminosity. That portray the dawn or an exquisite landscape.
I am also drawn to the bright and happy works that vibrate with energy. That swirl around us and gather us into the joy. That make our bodies vibrate to a silent music. Art is so personal and so powerful. Each piece to me is treated as a whole. A room should start with the art.What television show would you most like to be on?
I would love to be on the Nate Berkus show. I admire and relate to what Nate brings to the public about design. How much our lives are controlled by our environments. How important living in spaces that feed our souls is. That we can create our cocoons to live in and from, right now. Nate Berkus has appeared to me in dreams, on billboards and moving bus stop signs so many times I am just waiting for the phone to ring and a voice saying "Nate Berkus is expecting you!". I would also enjoy being on a women's talk show like The View. I love the diversity of opinion and conversation the women bring to the set. The thought of sharing my passion for women to be selfish and create their own space is very appealing.
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Thank you, Jennifer! I do find that most women find it hard to make time for themselves, much less carve a space out for themselves. Imagine if we were selfish more often — truly gave ourselves the time we so freely give to others — how much we would discover about ourselves, our strengths, our potential? I'm so glad Jennifer explored that theme and used the term "selfish" in a positive way. You can read a few reviews of Le Chic Cocoon on Amazon or on blogs such as Brocante Home. She recently spoke about book publishing on the Twitter #GetPublished chat — you can read the transcript here — along with a radio interview with Susan Davis of Good and Green radio show. You can also keep up with the lovely Jennifer via her YouTube channel and the Le Chic Cocoon Facebook fan page. I hope you do check out her wonderful book. Now, are you ready for your chance to win your own copy?
One lucky Reader will receive their own copy of Le Chic Cocoon! For your chance to win, please leave a comment on this post letting us know your answer to: "Where would you create your own Le Chic Cocoon right now?" If you also become a Facebook fan of Le Chic Cocoon and/or Fauxology, let us know in the comments separately for two more extra chances to win. The Giveaway is open to everyone and one Winner will be chosen at random from the comments. Deadline: Midnight on Tuesday, December 27, 2011. Good Luck!
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17 Comments
Lisa McMillen
1097 days ago
I love that there is a book about this. I did a room in a designer house a couple of years ago with this exact intent. It was so fun getting women to tell me what their dream space (cocoon) would look like. I found that everyone of them had a picture of their perfect space in their mind!
As for me… there is this little house that I see for rent when I drive about 10 minutes from my home. I dream about renting this little cottage as my own little studio! One of these days I am actually going to peek in those windows to be able to picture it totally in my mind. RIght now I only imagine what the interior space holds and how it will work for me and my needs.
Lisa McMillen
1097 days ago
PS. Since I'm already a Fauxology fan EVERYWHERE!… I liked Le Chic Cocoon's page!
Heather Kildis
1097 days ago
What a great addition this book would be to my library! As far as a space for me…I would love a large working studio space near my home – as my current space is just not big enough!
Heather Kildis
1097 days ago
I am a BIG TIME Fauxology fan! Keeping my fingers crossed!
Melanie Royals
1097 days ago
After offering a LOT of stencil giveaways through Royal Design Studio, this is the FIRST one I've entered. Can you believe it?! I love the way Jennifer has composed her answers here, so know I am going to love her book. My cocoon has been waiting for me to spin it for years-the room that is supposed to be my home office that I keep putting off finishing for some reason. Maybe I've been waiting for this inspiring book!
Melanie Royals
1097 days ago
I Liked Le Chic Cocoon on FB!
S.Ruby Feldman
1097 days ago
I would, if I could create a cocoon in my bedroom, making a it a glorious sanctuary to regroup after a long day.
S.Ruby Feldman
1097 days ago
I became a fan of Fauxology on FB
S.Ruby Feldman
1097 days ago
I became a FB fan of Le Chic Cocoon
Jennifer Duchene
1097 days ago
Regina you are wonderful in so many ways – thank you so much for featuring me on your incredible fabulous blog!
Jennifer Duchene
Effortless Elegance living for the Moderne Femme.
Irma Navarro-Hankins
1097 days ago
I can't wait to read the book. I really would like to create a little crafty inspiration hidey-hole one day when the space becomes available. I have some different ideas as to where. Ideally, I dream of a sunroom one day!
1097 days ago
My happy place is a small house along a raging river with lots of glass and boulders with tons of open space for indoor and outfoor living. I have to go there in my mind at the moment… Would love to win the book! Am a frequent flyer on fauxology and have liked the Le Chic Cocoon facebook page!
Victoria Buckmann
1097 days ago
In my bathroom, it still needs to be made into a space I can call my own! Chandolier is up, but all else needs some of Jen's touch!
Victoria Buckmann
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Dream Coach
1096 days ago
I bought a 200 acre ranch in Texas with an old run down farm house. I had it remodeled and worked hard to create a wonderful, cozy, outside, inside feel to the whole home. I had two of the bedrooms made into one bedroom and a walk in closet. I'm still dreaming of a way to open up the walk in closet. I envision a connecting sun room with a hot tub and patio.
Thanks for your writings.
Ann in Texas
Rima Bechara
1096 days ago
There are 2 spaces that I would love to turn into a cocoon,
my bedroom and my office/studio. By the time I am done for the day, I have no energy left t think about making my bedroom my cocoon. My office would be such an inspirational space once I make i into my cocoon
dana tucker
1095 days ago
I like Le Chic Cocoon on facebook. Pick me, Pick me
Karen Arcand Johnson
1090 days ago
I share my home with 4 teenagers and all their friends! Oh, and their Dad. My cocoon would have my music, an art easel and mountains of books!
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Dog Day In The Garden
Event Date:
Sat, 06/15/2013
Event Time - From/To:
12:00 pm - 5:00 pm
The Biedenharn Museum and Garden's no dogs allowed policy will be overlooked on June 15th, from noon to 5 p.m., for Dog Days In The Garden. The time allows well- behaved dogs and their masters stroll garden paths, explore the conservatory, and have photographs taken in ELsong Gardens. All dogs must be leashed and have their vaccines. There is an admission fee.
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Ver 126.96.36.199- Video list issue fixed After several popular like Tom and Jerry, Dragon Ball Z and many others in Windows marketplace, we bring Cartoon HD app with 50+ animated shows, following a regular request from our app fans for many of the popular shows and TV series. With regular updates, you will get more shows and series at one place. All the videos are refreshing and full of entertainment. You can send request in your favourite show at email@example.com and we'll try to add those to the collection PARENTAL GUIDANCE IS ADVISED FOR WATCHING THIS APPLICATION. Some of the shows may be an adult animated sitcom. You don't have to search out for your favorite videos every time you want to watch them. All episodes are in MP4 video with high quality, which provides superior Audio and Video quality while preserving battery life. 1) Pause, Play, mute, unmute and stop the video feature available on screen, tap to bring the control bar up. 2) Full screen support along with zoom in and zoom out functionality. 3) Showing the progress bar, utilizing the full screen area for better viewing. 4) Fast forward and reverse functionality available. 5) Resume the video from where you left it before going to home screen. 6) No need to wait, all popular videos are available right now, on demand. 7) No loss to your personal information. 8) Beautiful interface, sleek design, fast loading and great experience. 9) In app viewing of the videos, no dependencies on any other application to run videos. 10) We'll keep you updated for new videos, features and enhancements. 11) Showing the list of videos is fast as no buffering time required for the list. Get this App right now for the videos at a single click and enjoy watching. For any feedback/suggestion/feature request, kindly drop an email to firstname.lastname@example.com More series have been added
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22/09/2014It would get five stars if it wasn't for the lack of updating the episodes ( and maybe the ads but that's a small thing)
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Journalists, bloggers or anyone else who intentionally publishes concealed carry handgun permit information would be subject to stiff penalties under a bill passed by the Louisiana Senate on Tuesday. Two other gun bills also were approved. House Bill 8, sponsored by state Rep. Jeff Thompson, R Bossier City, would penalize the release of concealed handgun permit information. The bill was approved 33 2 with New Orleans Democrats Karen Carter Peterson and Edwin Murray voting against it. Read the article: The Times Picayune
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BAKU -- There is no threat to Western companies working in Azerbaijan, the country' s industry and energy minister said, after President Ilham Aliyev last week sharply criticized a consortium led by BP for declines in oil output.
There is no threat to the activity of foreign companies in Azerbaijan, Natiq Aliyev said on the sidelines of the 6th Caspian Oil and Gas Trading and Transportation conference.
The minister repeated criticisms made by the president that output at the BP operated Azeri Chirag Guneshli field wasn' t in line with projections.
If the results for production volumes turn out to be much lower than those planned by the partners, that demonstrate that there are problems, the minister said. He said the consortium should analyze why output wasn' t meeting forecasts.
BP last week said it remained committed to Azerbaijan and was working to address production issues at the ACG field.
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