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Link is Live as of…Now! TED Conference offers free stylee Addis Creson tote bags—tell your friends!
UPDATE: We will post link to free bags when it becomes available this Friday. Check back.
Stylish, reusable tote bag can be yours free? Niiiice. Here's some info we just got via our dear friend Sandja Brugmann:
The TED Conference attracts the world's most notable presenters and attendees. We're talking the top echelon of the business world. Bill Gates and best selling author Elizabeth Gilbert (who penned "Eat Pray Love") are among the many impressive speakers this year.
It seems that attendees from the Green Space may have a growing influence there as well. For the first time in the 25 year conference history, TED will provide environmentally-friendly reusable tote bags in their bookstore (instead of flimsy disposable bags) compliments of branding consultancy Addis Creson.
Economy has your purse strings in a bind, and you can't afford the $6,000 admission this year? At least you can look like you attended: Addis Creson is giving away the totes for free on their website addiscreson.com until February 15, 2009. Spread the news, email this article on.
The bag is made of recyclable, non-toxic, allergy-free polypropylene and designed to last up to two years of weekly usage. It can be machine washed in cold water (line dry). The bags are adorned with a symbol of a cherry tree, symbolizing Addis Creson's goal of operating in harmony with our planet, and to give and take in equal measure. Addis Creson shapes brands whose value is measured by the positive change they create. As Steven Addis says: "We're committed to promoting a shift in our culture from disposable to reusable, carelessness to consideration and a new holistic meaning of "corporate responsibility."
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4 Responses to "Link is Live as of…Now! TED Conference offers free stylee Addis Creson tote bags—tell your friends!"
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Posted on June 18, 2013
by Lita Cosner
Children who go to public or government schools are expected to learn evolution as part of their science education. So, a major reason why Christian parents may decide to homeschool is so that they can educate their children consistently with their beliefs, including in biblical creation. In recognition that a majority of Christian homeschoolers are biblical creationists, a lot of the homeschool science curriculum has been dominated by biblical creation (see the Education Resources section of our site). However, it is important for parents to exercise discernment.
The allegedly Christian publication Christianity Today featured a story entitled "A New Creation Story"1 which reported on a growing number of parents who apparently want to teach their homeschooled children evolution. Until recently, some of these parents reported difficulty finding Christian curricula that presented evolution, but with grants from the theistic evolution organization BioLogos, several teams of university lecturers and professors are writing textbooks that present evolution as a possible Christian approach to origins.
Evolution everywhere
The article even presents anecdotes about biblical creationist parents who are desperate for a curriculum that is less 'strident' in its creationism. In a sense, it's hard to believe that anyone would have trouble finding sufficient sources explaining evolution—everything from video games to TV shows to children's literature presents evolution as fact 24/7, and now thanks to BioLogos, this view is even more prevalent in Christian circles. Rather, biblical creationist parents are likely to find that there are limited options, if they want curricula that exclusively present a biblical worldview. And by definition 'biblical creation' is one that takes the Genesis account at face value and does not apply eisegesis to insert millions of years of evolutionary processes in there….
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Homeschoolers will do well to teach thoroughly that GOD made this universe a matter of some thousands of years ago and not millions or billions of years ago as "evolution" posits. Public libraries and/or the internet could furnish all kinds of theories otherwise, but few of them will agree with the truth presented in the Bible. And young people will be blessed if they have at hand textbooks which are written by believers. — Ray Downen.
Public libraries have many religious books, but they are not referenced as science books because science does not support the view that the universe is only thousands of years old. And geologists had determined that the earth was far older than the genesis account implied long before Darwin came up with his theory of evolution.
You might consider it to be good idea to teach Creationism to kids, but that is only true if you want them to be ignorant of what science as determined to be accurate.
The study of science is the study of the Creator's handiwork. His creations are vast, in fact, infinite. It is beside the point that "science does not support" any particular view. It is a simple fact that we do not know everything. When scientists make absolute statements as you do about the age of the Earth and singularities in the name of your atheist god Darwin, you demonstrate your excessive limitation in your thought of which true believers are immune. If ever you actually study and practice real science you would know what I am talking about. You seem to be merely an armchair philosopher.
Esther has it right. "Science" concerning things beyond the scope of current investigation is guesswork all the way. Aging based on the expiration of certain elements assumes that every year will be the same as the current year. But nature doesn't work that way. Things happen in cycles of heating and cooling, based, it seems, on the sun rather than on anything humans do right or wrong. Theories need proof before they can be believed. There is absolutely NO proof that evolution created anything ever at any time. But the One who did the creating has spoken to reveal how it was done, and we do well to believe that He knows better than "science" does how He did it! — Ray Downen.
Thank you for revealing the agenda of BioLogos. They support evolution. Creationists everywhere need to be aware of their agenda.
Yes, thanks for exposing BioLogos as the wolves in sheep's clothing that they are. Why any home educating parent would actively seek to expose their children to and seep them in the destructive lie of evolution is unimaginable and reprehensible. And then they feign to wonder why the church is largely ineffective in society today…..sigh.
As a young 2-year old christian I find this site's articles to be wonderful. I use them as tools to disect the evolutionist's arguments. It is very effective to use the evolutionist's training, literature and documents to identify the obvious flaws, falacies and fables they claim to be science. After more than 65 years as an evolutionist I am loving the ability to use this site and the well thought out discussion of evolutionist's work. I have been asked to teach creation because my source has been so compelling.
We need to teach both creation and at the some time fully discuss evolution including the ability to show it is not only false but has the agenda of attempting to prove creation wrong…it is not science. Thank you for this site and the education if provides.
You might be very interested then in books and vids by Jonathan Sarfati who is a Jewish Christian with a PhD in Physical Chemistry but studied, condensed matter physics, nuclear physics, mathematics, geology, etc. I highly recommend "Refuting Copromise", A biblical and scientific refuation of "Progressive Creationsism" (Billions of Years) as popularized by Astronomer Hugh Ross. And, vids "How Darwin Got it Wrong," and "Six Days – Really?" (discusses Gap Theory, The Big Bang, Thousand Years is Like a Day, Framework.
I'm looking up the sources you identified…thanks!
If you don't find them easily, go to Creation.com (which is his Creation Ministries website).
Don't people think that people have a mind and should use it to decide for themself what they believe, think and what values they have for themself? I think creationism should be taught side by side with evolution in public schools and even in home schools. Teaching one side and coercing youngsters to believe that the other side is crazy, diabolic, motivated by atheists or evangelical Christians, etc. is brainwashing wherever it occurs. Lay out all the issues on both sides with the evidence for both positions and let the kids decide for themself what they find most convincing. If the word of God in the Bible is so compelling why would a Christian fear exposure to evolutionary theory and modern cosmology. In similar manner if evolution and cosmology is so overwhelmingly proven why would proponents of these positions fear exposure to creationism?
We do teach evolution, that it is not a fact, but a theory fraught with blatant errors. As for 'coercing youngsters', they are MY children, not yours or anybody else's, and the very fact that they are children is why they need to be taught. Surely you would not want someone telling you what to teach or not to teach to your own children? And surely you are not under the delusion that government camps (schools) are not instilling values and beliefs in the hearts and minds of children? You teach yours what you want, we teach ours what we want. That is far from 'brainwashing', it is the parental right to direct the upbringing of your OWN children……you know……freedom……for both you and me courtesy of our Founders!
ttpog, I would not force anyone to teach anything to their children. Let adults decide the curriculum. I am opposed to public school education. We have no control at all about what is taught in these schools and Common Core will make public education worse and make it just brainwashing. Once people allowed the government to tax and run schools and make public education mandatory with few exceptions like home schooling and private schools we lose all say. If the people who believe in evolution have more power with the government than evolution will be taught and creationism will not be taught in all public schools. Same goes for any religion and prayer. Public schools have banned it even if comunities want prayer and some basic courses that teach morality and values. Since we all are taxed we rarely have enough left over money to afford to sending our kids to private schools. We end up having no choice at all about having to send our kids to public schools. We may not be able to home school because wife and husband need to work two jobs just to pay the taxes and mortgage. I have no kids and I pay property taxes all my life to educate other people's kids. Is that fair? Maybe I want to donate my money to the George Mason University or some private group like the Ayn Rand Institute or a local evangelical Christian home school. I went to a private school and to public schools. I went to a Catholic College where the education was superb. I then went to a state university where I got a Ph.D. and to Harvard Medical School where I got an M.D. degree. along the way I had good and bad teachers. I had teachers who brainwashed the kids. The only B grade I got was from a Marxist US history teacher who was furious at me because I was quoting Frederick Hayek's Road to Serfdom and George Orwell's 1984 and Animal Farm. All I urge is allow your kids to read and evaluate all the facts. The truth sets you free. No one need fear truth. Fear lies and propaganda. I fear public school education obviously more than education of some home schooling group. Home schoolers have routinely been shown to far exceed public schoolers who need two years of remedial education in college just to perform basic reading, writing and math skills.
"Don't people think that people have a mind and should use it to decide for themself what they believe"
The answer to this question is absolutely NO!!! People (children in particular and many adults as well) believe whatever they are told up to a point. Any 'knowledge" presented to the learner is accepted as fact if the teacher has the respect of the learner. One problem with teaching is to be aware that whatever you say is truth and that there is evidence to back it up. If not then the teacher has an obligation to provide differing opinions. The reason that is so important is that students believe their teachers.
So my simple answer to "do people have a mind and should decide for themselves what they believe" is foolish as best and downright ignorant at worst. People learn what they are taught. Teach them lies and that becomes their truth.
I was taught that evolution is truth and fact. I trusted the teacher to know what they were saying was in fact the truth. It took a life changing event for me to open my eyes and look deeper into the information I elieved for so long to be absolute truth. What I found was deception…deliberately concealing the agenda of destroying faith in God from America.
Evolutionism is a religion and the believers will do anything to present their pathetic evidence as absolute truth. Their truth is, when looking at the evolutionist's evidence closely, it is actually proof of creation.
I spent 30 years teaching computer "science". It took hundreds if not thousands of hours of study of many different opinions and theories to find the my "truth". When I taught my students "my truth" they knew it was the best information I could find and they also knew that I could be wrong. I always told my students to not believe anything they were taught and if they found evidence they I was wrong on some point they were to challenge me so we could both learn.
If more teachers taught like that there would be very few evolutionists coming out of American schools. As I said, it took a life changing event to get me to study evolution with the same effort I put into computer science. Once I began the journey into seeking the "truth" I was jolted by to evidence and became a
Christian. Everyone should seek their own truth and that will require everyone to take everything they know and put it on hold until you discover your own truth but you have to look into all options.
Most evolutionists will only seek info from likeminded people. That is kind of like going to a Chevy dealer looking for Ford parts. After a while the person might believe there is not Ford. The same goes for Christians. They are afraid to look at the evolutionist's information. Don't be afraid! The more you know about all aspects of the big three, evolution geology and astronomy the stronger your faith in God will be. Know your enemy so that you can present him as what he is with evidence that your students (everyone
you meet) will know is truth that they can look up themselves. Teach your students to think as that is not part of the current American school system.
If God created one molecule from nothing, just ONE, what could God not do?
If God did not create the universe does this then imply He can do nothing? Your use an unproven assumption to prove the conclusion. This is a logical fallacy. God is omnipotent by definition yet He can not do evil because by definition He is all good. If God is omnipotent and all good and if He created everything in the universe and causes everything there is the problem of evil , natural catastrophies and horrendous diseases exists. Did He create childhood cancers and leukemia that kill infants? Did He cause the Japanese tsunami that randomly killed many innocent people? Did He create bubonic plague and the WWI I influenza that killed millions of people wordwide? If it is God's will to kill innocent children with diseases do physicians spite God's will by treating diseases and preventing deaths?
Raymond, you raise some very interesting and good points. If God is omnipotent why can he not do evil, or lie. God is capable of doing anything, His nature is that he does not do evil or go back on His word, this has nothing to do with inability. I am capable of going to my garage, getting my chainsaw and cutting out a section of my neighbor's privacy fence. I have the ability to do that, but I am not a jerk who takes chainsaws to his neighbor's property, so I don't. Did God create
evil? No, evil is not a creation. Evil is the absence of good, the way darkness
is the absence of light. There is evil in the world because people refuse to seek and follow God. Does He cause illness or wars? No He doesn't, we live in a fallen world that choses sin over righteousness. Where He may use wars or even illness to further His purpose, this does not mean that He
causes all or any of the bad things that happen to us. More importantly, He loves us and proves this
by providing the only way to salvation through the birth, sinless life, shedding
of blood, death and resurrection of Christ, His Son. It is God's will that all would come to
repentance and that none should be lost, but we have been given free will and
it is our responsibility to seek Him and His forgiveness. Regards
Thank you Keith. I like your answer. Raymond sounds like I did not so long ago. He has the information he was taught and is asking good questions. The problem is that he has not completed his search. So Raymond, if you dare, place your current belief on hold and approach God's word with an open mind. That was the hardest thing for me to do as my past had God as more of a crutch or tool for weak humans. Try studying God's word with the posibility that it is true. And look at how well the Bible answers many of the questions evolutionists have had to lie about. Then ask why do evolutionists must present false information and take huge leaps of faith to make their claims.
The most difficult issue for me was to understand that EVERYTHING I thought was truth was wrong and that I nad been wrong for 65 years. It is a humbling experience and one I highly recommend. Raymond, if you want we can talk offline.
What false information do you think the theory of evolution presents?
Is this the first article you have read on this site?
I have read many. They all present nonsense.
Thomas, out of respect for this site and you I will simply choose to not engage in a useless discussion. I believe it is useless since you are positive about you position and that leaves no room for learning. Please have a nice day.
But the god of the bible does do evil. If the flood story is true, then the biblical god is the most evil moral monster in the history of the world.
You can claim that all of mankind was so evil that god had no option but to destroy them all, but that destruction included one week old infants. There is no evil that one week old infants are capable of that warrants them being killed in a flood or at all.
God also allows eight people to survive. However, these eight people immediately start sinning again. If god wanted to start over, why use the existing evil people? Supposedly Noah was a righteous man, but nothing is said that his family was righteous. Why did those seven get a pass?
It would be like a baker who discovers that his batch of dough is tainted so he throws it out except for a tiny amount which he uses as the basis for his next batch of dough, only to be "surprised" that the new batch is just as bad as the old batch.
You also must accept that if god is all knowing, he knew before he created one thing, that his creation would be corrupted and he would be forced to kill everyone. Yet, according to the myth, he created them anyway. That is hardly the action of a wonderful and perfect designer. That is the action of a sadist.
Thomas, all I can say is wow. Based on a typical world view you have a point and I am sure you are comfortable with it. Sadly I understand your position as I was there not long ago. There is another posiblilty that could be considered however, based on your attitute I am not willing to spend time attempting to change your position. All I can say is that I personally found out that much if not all of my world view had been tainted by lies, desception and distortions of the meaning of God's word. Some try to use the Bible as a weapon stating distortion about the meanings. Not necessarily because they are evil…perhaps because they missed the truth.
Of course I am comfortable with my understanding of what the bible says. In what way are you comfortable stating that a god who kills one week old infants is morally perfect? Do you have any kids? When they were one week old, were they capable of any action that would warrant their death?
Your response is what I would expect. In my opinion your view is narrow and as you said, you are comfortable with it so I see no need to disuade you in any way.
Why can you not answer why you think it is morally acceptable to kill a one week old infant?
There are many non-Christians who blame God for the catastrophes of the world and life in general. We live in a Fallen world and society. The Bible informs us that the world belongs to Satan at this point. God is greater than he who is in the world, but we must seek God and follow him. Even that does not mean that we will live live with no trouble from the world, our unsaved brothers and sisters, and Satan's evil intentions for us. It does insure that once we have accepted Christ, we can pass through this world with a peace in our hearts that exceeds understanding, and that our eternity is sealed with Christ as our savior.
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Genesis 47:13-27 Wow!
I would love to give the Pastor of this predominantly black church in Virginia
three cheers. This guy is obviously a leader. Perhaps we should each decide who
our real leader is. It is amazing to see that very little has changed in 4,000
Good morning, brothers
and sisters; it's always a delight to see the pews crowded on Sunday morning,
and so eager to get into God's Word. Turn with me in your Bibles, if you will,
to the 47th chapter of Genesis. We'll begin our reading at verse 13, and go
through verse 27.
Brother Ray, would you
stand and read that great passage for us? … (reading) … Thank you for that fine
reading, Brother Ray. So we see that economic hard times fell upon Egypt , and
the people turned to the government of Pharaoh to deal with this for them. And
Pharaoh nationalized the grain harvest, and placed the grain in great
store-houses that he had built. So the people brought their money to Pharaoh,
like a great tax increase, and gave it all to him willingly in return for
grain. And this went on until their money ran out, and they were hungry again.
So when they went to
Pharaoh after that, they brought their livestock- their cattle, their horses,
their sheep, and their donkey – to barter for grain, and verse 17 says that
only took them through the end of that year. But the famine wasn't over, was
it? So the next year, the people came before Pharaoh and admitted they had
nothing left, except their land and their own lives. "There is nothing left in
the sight of my lord but our bodies and our land. Why should we die before your
eyes, both we and our land? Buy us and our land for food, and we with our land
will be servants to Pharaoh." So they surrendered their homes, their land, and
their real estate to Pharaoh's government, and then sold themselves into slavery
to him, in return for grain.
What can we learn from
this, brothers and sisters?
That turning to the
government instead of to God to be our provider in hard times only leads to
slavery? Yes… That the only reason government wants to be our provider is to
also become our master?
Yes. But look how that
passage ends, brothers and sisters! Thus, Israel settled in the land of Egypt ,
in the land of Goshen . And they gained possessions in it, and were fruitful
and multiplied greatly." God provided for His people, just as He always has!
They didn't end up giving all their possessions to government, no, it says they
gained possessions! But I also tell you a great truth today, and an ominous
We see the same thing
happening today – the government today wants to "share the wealth" once again,
to take it from us and re-distribute it back to us. It wants to take control of
healthcare, just as
it has taken control of education, and ration it back to us, and when
government rations it, then government decides who gets it, and how much, and
what kind. And if we go along with it, and do it willingly, then we will wind
up no differently than the people of Egypt did four thousand years ago – as
slaves to the government, and as slaves to our leaders.
What Mr. Obama's government
is doing now is no different from what Pharaoh's government did then, and it
will end the same. And a lot of people like to call Mr. Obama a "Messiah,"
don't they? Is he a Messiah? A savior? Didn't the Egyptians say, after Pharaoh
made them his slaves, "You have saved our lives; may it please my lord, we will
be servants to Pharaoh"? Well, I tell you this – I know the Messiah; the
Messiah is a friend of mine; and Mr. OBAMA IS NO MESSIAH! No, brothers and
sisters, if Mr. Obama is a character from the Bible, then he is Pharaoh. Bow
with me in prayer, if you will…
"Lord, You alone are
worthy to be served, and we rely on You, and You alone. We confess that the
government is not our deliverer, and never rightly will be. We read in the
eighth chapter of 1 Samuel, when Samuel warned the people of what a ruler would
do, where it says "And in that day you will cry out because of your king, whom
you have chosen for yourselves, but the LORD will not answer you in that day…"
'And Lord, we acknowledge
that day has come. We cry out to you because of the ruler that we have chosen
for ourselves as a nation. Lord, we pray for this nation. We pray for revival,
and we pray for deliverance from those who would be our masters. Give us hearts
to seek You and hands to serve You, and protect Your people from the atrocities
of Pharaoh's government. In God We Trust…"
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this with others. If you don't agree, Just delete. Have a nice day.
This is by far the best
explanation of the Muslim terrorist situation I have ever read. The author's
references to past history are accurate and clear. It's not a lengthy read,
it's easy to understand, and it's well worth the read. The author of this email
is Dr. Emanuel Tanya, a well-known and well-respected psychiatrist.
A man, whose family was
German aristocracy prior to World War II, owned a number of large industries
and estates. When he was asked how many German people were true Nazis, the
answer he gave can guide our attitude toward fanaticism.
'Very few people were true
Nazis,' he said, 'but many enjoyed the return of German pride, and many more
were too busy to care. I was one of those who just thought the Nazis were a
bunch of fools. So, the majority just sat back and let it all happen. Then,
before we knew it, they owned us, and we had lost control, and the end of the
world had come. My family lost everything. I ended up in a concentration camp
and the Allies destroyed my factories.'
We are told again and
again by 'experts' and 'talking heads' that Islam is the religion of peace and
that the vast majority of Muslims just want to live in peace. Although this
unqualified assertion may be true, it is entirely irrelevant. It is meaningless
fluff, meant to make us feel better, and meant to somehow diminish the spectre
of fanatics rampaging across the globe in the name of Islam.
The fact is that the
fanatics rule Islam at this moment in history.
– It is the fanatics who march.
– It is the fanatics who wage any one of 50 shooting wars worldwide.
– It is the fanatics who systematically slaughter Christian or tribal groups
throughout Africa and are gradually taking over the entire continent in an
Islamic wave.
– It is the fanatics who bomb, behead, murder, or honor-kill. It is the
fanatics who take over mosque after mosque
– It is the fanatics who zealously spread the stoning and hanging of rape
victims and homosexuals.
– It is the fanatics who teach their young to kill and to become suicide
The hard, quantifiable
fact is that the peaceful majority, the 'silent majority,' is cowed and
Communist Russia was
comprised of Russians who just wanted to live in peace, yet the Russian
Communists were responsible for the murder of about 20 million people. The
peaceful majority were irrelevant.
China's huge population
was peaceful as well, but Chinese Communists managed to kill a staggering 70
million people.
The average Japanese
individual prior to World War II was not a warmongering sadist. Yet, Japan
murdered and slaughtered its way across South East Asia in an orgy of killing
that included the systematic murder of 12 million Chinese civilians; most
killed by sword, shovel, and bayonet.
And who can forget
Rwanda, which collapsed into butchery. Could it not be said that the majority
of Rwandans were 'peace loving'?
History lessons are often
Peace-loving Muslims have been made
irrelevant by their silence. Peace-loving Muslims will become our enemy if they
don't speak up, because like my friend from Germany, they will awaken one day
and find that the fanatics own them, and the end of their world will have
Peace-loving Germans,
Japanese, Chinese, Russians, Rwandans, Serbs, Afghans, Iraqis, Palestinians,
Somalis, Nigerians, Algerians, and many others have died because the peaceful
majority did not speak up until it was too late.
Now Islamic prayers have
been introduced into Toronto and other public schools in Ontario, and, yes, in
Ottawa too while the Lord's Prayer was removed (due to being so offensive?) The
Islamic way may be peaceful for the time being in our country until the
fanatics move in.
In Australia, and indeed
in many countries around the world, many of the most commonly consumed food
items have the halal emblem on them. Just look at the back of some of the most
popular chocolate bars, and at other food items in your local supermarket. Food
on aircraft have the halal emblem, just to appease the privileged minority who
are now rapidly expanding within the nation's shores.
In the U.K, the Muslim
communities refuse to integrate and there are now dozens of "no-go" zones
within major cities across the country that the police force dare not intrude
upon. Sharia law prevails there, because the Muslim community in those areas
refuse to acknowledge British law.
As for us who watch it
all unfold, we must pay attention to the only group that counts – the fanatics
who threaten our way of life.
Lastly, anyone who doubts
that the issue is serious and just deletes this email without sending it on, is
contributing to the passiveness that allows the problems to expand.
So, extend yourself a bit
and send this on and on and on! Let us hope that thousands, world-wide, read
this and think about it, and they also continue to send it on – before it's too
And we are silent……
Supreme Court Hears Case
Arguing Federal Gov't Power to Rule Citizens 'From Cradle to Grave'
Social Sec? VERY
WHO died before they
collected Social security?
Remember, not only did you and I contribute to Social Security but your
employer did, too. It totaled 15% of your income before taxes. If you averaged
only $30K over your working life, that's close to $220,500.
Read that again. Did you see where the Government paid in one single penny? We
are talking about the money you and your employer put in a Government bank to
insure you and I that we would have a retirement check from the money we put
in, not the Government.
Now they are calling the money we put in an entitlement when we reach the age
to take it back.
If you calculate the future invested value of $4,500 per year (yours & your
employer's contribution) at a simple 5% interest (less than what the Government
pays on the money that it borrows), after 49 years of working you'd
have $892,919.98.
If you took out only 3% per year, you'd receive $26,787.60 per year and it
would last better than 30 years (until you're 95 if you retire at age 65) and
that's with no interest paid on that final amount on deposit!
If you bought an annuity and it paid 4% per year, you'd have a lifetime income
of $2,976.40 per month.
Another thing with me…. I have two deceased husbands who died in their 50′s,
(one was 51 and the other one was 59 before one percent of their social
security could be drawn. I worked all my life and am drawing 100% on my own
social security). Their S.S. money will never have one cent drawn from what
they paid into S.S. all their lives.
Entitlement my foot, I
paid cash for my social security insurance! Just because they borrowed the
money for other government spending, doesn't make my benefits some kind of
charity or handout!!
Remember Congressional benefits? — free healthcare, outrageous retirement
packages, 67 paid holidays, three weeks paid vacation, unlimited paid sick
Now that's welfare, and they have the nerve to call my social security
retirement payments entitlements?
We're "broke" and we can't help our own Seniors, Veterans, Orphans, or
Homeless. Yet in the last few months we have provided aid to Haiti, Chile and
And now Pakistan……home of bin Laden. Literally, BILLIONS of DOLLARS!!! And they
can't help our own citizens in New York and New Jersey!
They call Social Security and Medicare an entitlement even though most of us
have been paying for it all our working lives, and now, when it's time for us
to collect, the government is running out of money. Why did the government
borrow from it in the first place? It was supposed to be in a locked box, not
part of the general fund.
Sad isn't it.
99% of people won't have the guts to forward this.
I'm in the 1% –
I just did.
This is certainly
This is very interesting and we all need to read it from start to finish. And
send it on to everyone.
Can a good Muslim be a
good American or Canadian?
This question was
forwarded to a friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years.
The following is his reply:
Theologically – no. …
Because his allegiance is to Allah, The moon god of Arabia ……
Religiously – no.. . ..
Because no other religion is accepted by His Allah except Islam … (Quran,
2:256) (Koran)
Scripturally – no. .. ..
Because his allegiance is to the five Pillars of Islam and the Quran.
Geographically – no ..
Because his allegiance is to Mecca , to which he turns in prayer five times a
Socially – no. . .
Because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or
Jews …
Politically – no… Because
he must submit to the mullahs (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of
Israel and destruction of America , the great Satan.
Domestically – no. .. .
Because he is instructed to marry four Women and beat and scourge his wife when
she disobeys him (Quran 4:34 )
Intellectually – no…
Because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on
Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt.
Philosophically – no. . .
Because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran does not allow freedom of religion and
expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is
either dictatorial or autocratic.
Spiritually – no… Because
when we declare 'one nation under God,' The Christian's God is loving and kind,
while Allah is NEVER referred to as Heavenly father, nor is he ever called love
in the Quran's 99 excellent names.
Therefore, after much
study and deliberation….perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in
this country. They obviously cannot be both 'good' Muslims and good
Americans/Canadians. Call it what you wish it's still the truth. You had better
believe it. The more who understand this, the better it will be for our country
and our future. The religious war is bigger than we know or understand.
Footnote: The Muslims
have said they will destroy us from within. SO FREEDOM IS NOT FREE.
THE Armed Forces WANT
Please don't delete this until you send it on.
Subject: FW: Ever see a
muslim hospital?
America :
Have you ever been to a Muslim hospital, heard a Muslim orchestra, seen a
Muslim band march in a parade, witnessed a Muslim charity, shaken hands with a
Muslim Girl Scout, seen a Muslim Candy Striper, or seen a Muslim do anything
that contributes positively to the American way of life ????
The answer is no, you did not. Just ask yourself WHY ?
Barack Obama, during his
Cairo speech, said:
> "I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of
America 's history."
Dear Mr. Obama:
> Were those Muslims
that were in America when the Pilgrims first landed? Funny, I thought they were
Native American Indians.
> Were those Muslims
that celebrated the first Thanksgiving day? Sorry again, those were Pilgrims
and Native American Indians.
> Can you show me one
Muslim signature on the United States Constitution?
Declaration of Independence ? Bill of Rights?
Didn't think so.
Did Muslims fight for
this country's freedom from England? No.
Did Muslims fight during
the Civil War to free the slaves in America ? No, they did not. In fact,
Muslims to this day are still the largest traffickers in human slavery. Your
own half-brother, a devout Muslim, still advocates slavery himself, even though
Muslims of Arabic descent refer to black Muslims as "pug nosed slaves." Says a
lot of what the Muslim world really thinks of your family's "rich Islamic
heritage," doesn't it Mr. Obama?
Where were Muslims during
this country's Woman's Suffrage era? Again, not present. In fact, devout
Muslims demand that women are subservient to men in the Islamic culture. So
much so, that often they are beaten for not wearing the 'hajib' or for talking
to a man who is not a direct family member or their husband. Yep, the Muslims
are all for women's rights, aren't they?
Where were Muslims during
World War II? They were aligned with Adolf Hitler. The Muslim grand mufti
himself met with Adolf Hitler, reviewed the troops, and accepted support from
the Nazi's in killing Jews.
Finally, Obama, where
were Muslims on Sept. 11th, 2001? If they weren't flying planes into the World
Trade Center, the Pentagon, or a field in Pennsylvania killing more than 3,000
citizens on our own soil, they were rejoicing in the Middle East.
No one can dispute the
pictures shown from all parts of the Muslim world celebrating on CNN, Fox News,
MSNBC and other cable news network's that day. Strangely, the very "moderate"
Muslims who's asses you bent over backwards to kiss in Cairo, Egypt on June 4th
were stone cold silent post 9-11. To many Americans, their silence has meant
approval for the acts of that day.
And THAT, Obama, is the
"rich heritage" Muslims have here in America.
Oh, I'm sorry, I forgot
to mention the Barbary Pirates.
> They were Muslim.
And now we can add
November 5, 2009 – the slaughter of American soldiers at Fort Hood by a Muslim
major who is a doctor and a psychiatrist who was supposed to be counseling
soldiers returning from battle in Iraq and Afghanistan and 2012 when these
peaceful religious believers invaded our embassies – American soil, by the way
– and killed our ambassador while you Obama, refused to order military help
(one hour away) in to save these people.
That, Obama is the
"Muslim heritage" in America.
Be sure to SEND IT TO
Muslim Heritage, my foot.
If you can't find time to share this message, consider yourself part of the
Lt. Col Matthew Dooley, a
West Point graduate and highly-decorated combat veteran, was an instructor at
the Joint Forces Staff College at the National Defense University. He had 19
years of service and experience, and was considered one of the most highly
qualified military instructors on Radical Islam & Terrorism.
He taught military students about the situations they would encounter, how to
react, about Islamic culture, traditions, and explained the mindset of Islamic
extremists. Passing down first hand knowledge and experience, and teaching
courses that were suggested (and approved) by the Joint Forces Staff College.
The course "Perspectives on Islam and Islamic Radicalism" ,which was suggested
and approved by the Joint Forces Staff College, caught the attention of several
Islamic Groups, and they wanted to make an example of him.
They collectively wrote a letter expressing their outrage, and the Pro-Islamic
Obama Administration was all too happy to assist. The letter was passed to
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , Martin Dempsey. Dempsey publicly
degraded and reprimanded Dooley, and Dooley received a negative Officer
Evaluation Report almost immediately (which he had aced for the past 5 years).
He was relieved of teaching duties, and his career has been red-flagged.
"He had a brilliant career ahead of him. Now, he has been flagged." – Richard
Thompson, Thomas More Law Center
"All US military Combatant Commands, Services, the National Guard Bureau, and
Joint Chiefs are under Dempsey's Muslim Brotherhood-dictated order to ensure
that henceforth, no US military course will ever again teach truth about Islam
that the jihadist enemy finds offensive ,or just too informative." – Former CIA
agent Claire M. Lopez (about Lt. Col Dooley)
The Obama Administration has demonstrated lightning speed to dismiss Military
brass that does not conform to its agenda, and not surprisingly, nobody is
speaking up for Lt. Col. Dooley.
Share this if you would. Lets bring some attention to this.
HTCM USN RET J A Graham
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This is the lady who used
bacon strips as bookmarks while reading from the Koran and then she ripped out
the pages and burned them……. all on a video. GOD BLESS HER!
Ann Barnhart is described
as "a livestock and grain commodity broker and marketing consultant, American
patriot, traditional Catholic, and unwitting counter-revolutionary blogger. "
She has taken on Islam and they have noticed.
Here is her response to a death threat.
To: annbarnhardt
I'm going to kill you when I find you. Don't think I won't, I know where you
and your parents live and all I'll need is one phone call to kill you
all…..mufcadnan123 ———– ———————————–
Re: Watch your back.
Hello mufcadnan123!
You don't need to "find"
me. My address is 9175 Kornbrust Circle, Lone Tree, CO 80124.
Luckily for you, there are daily DIRECT FLIGHTS from Heathrow to Denver .
Here's what you will need to do. After arriving at Denver and passing through
customs, you will need to catch the shuttle to the rental car facility. Once in
your rental car, take Pena Boulevard to I-225 south. Proceed on I-225 south to
I-25 south. Proceed south on I-25 to Lincoln Avenue which is exit 193. Turn
right (west) onto Lincoln . Proceed west to the fourth light, and turn left
(south) onto Ridgegate Boulevard . Proceed south, through the roundabout to
Kornbrust Drive .. Turn left onto Kornbrust Drive and then take an immediate
right onto Kornbrust Circle . I'm at 9175.
Just do me one favor.
PLEASE wear body armor. I have some new ammunition that I want to try out, and
frankly, close-quarter body shots without armor would feel almost unsporting
from my perspective. That and the fact that I'm probably carrying a good 50
I.Q. points on you makes it morally incumbent upon me to spot you a tactical
However, being that you
are a miserable, trembling coward, I realize that you probably are incapable of
actually following up on any of your threats without losing control of your
bowels and crapping your pants while simultaneously sobbing yourself into
hyperventilation. So, how about this: why don't you contact the main mosque
here in Denver and see if some of the local musloids here in town would be
willing to carry out your attack for you? (My favorite part below)
After all, this is what your "perfect man" mohamed did (pig excrement be upon
him). You see, mohamed, being a miserable coward and a con artist, would send
other men into battle to fight on his behalf. Mohamed would stay at the BACK of
the pack and let the stupid, ignorant suckers like you that he had conned into
his political cult do the actual fighting and dying. Mohamed would then
fornicate with the dead men's wives and children. You should follow mohamed's
example! Here is the contact info for the main mosque here in Denver :
Masjid Abu Bakr
Imam Karim Abu Zaid
2071 South Parker Road
Denver, CO 80231
Phone: 303-696-9800
I'm sure they would be
delighted to hear from you. Frankly, I'm terribly disappointed that not a
SINGLE musloid here in the United States has made ANY attempt to rape and
behead me. But maybe I haven't made myself clear enough, so let me do that
right now.
I will NEVER, EVER, EVER
submit to islam. I will fight islam with every fiber of my being for as long as
I live because islam is pure satanic evil. If you are really serious about
islam dominating the United States and the world, you are going to have to come
through me. You are going to have to kill me. Good luck with that. And
understand that if you or some of your musloid boyfriends do actually manage to
kill me, The Final Crusade will officially commence five minutes later, and
then, despite your genetic mental retardation, you will be made to understand with
crystal clarity what the word "defeat" means. Either way, I win, so come and
get it.
Death didn't come until sin entered the world. Meaning death didn't enter until Adam and Eve sinned. It is that simple.
That's it in a nutshell! Keep it "SIMPLE"! No critical thinking necessary.
According to the bible, Satan sinned before Adam and Eve did. Therefore, death would already have entered the world, according to your "logic".
The first time satan sinned was not on Earth.
Rational science is far from one based on a single man's opinion such as what we have in Darwin evolution. The connections one makes to that individual should be left as an open option of the well trained at the very least. We should not be making these kinds of decisions in the realm of the study of infinite things as we know they are. The single truth one learns in science is the incredible vastness of information out there, which is a premise for the search for truth in the first place. Let us not limit our children and our progeny to such weak arguments about our origins.
we were created dna in animal is diferent then a human dna no match no hope for we came from aps! inJESUS terms mans glory is different then animal!
If Creation is accepted and thoroughly studied and understood, then the counterfeit "evolution" can be recognized any where…this should be step 1.

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Body Language
Dogs communicate with one another using their bodies, vocalizations and some marking behaviors. There will be some variance based on individual dogs and breed characteristics, and it is important to observe the whole dog. Seek professional help if you are not sure about a behavior your dog is exhibiting.
Calming Behaviors*
- Lip Licking
- Yawning
- Shaking body (the same as after a bath)
- Averting eyes, turn body away
- Sniffing the ground more than normal
*On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas
|Submissive, Appeasing, Fearful
|Relaxed, Calm, Confident
|Alert, Aroused, Tense
|• Back or lowered, hackles may be raised
|• Vertical, standing straight,
full height, body soft
• "Play Bow": an invitation to
play; sending a message
that behavior that might
look like aggression is play.
|• Forward, standing
tall, hackles may be
raised, body tense or
|• Tucked or curled under
• Neutral, fast wag
|• Low and still
• Neutral, fast wag
• Neutral with a slow steady
|• High, still, or fast wag
|• Pinned Back
|• Back and Relaxed
• Forward and Relaxed
|• Pricked Forward
|• Averted, no eye
• Squinting, eyes closed
|• Squinting, eyes closed:
happy greeting
• Soft, direct eye contact
|• Eyes open wide
• Hard Stare
|• Lips back (may be a
"submissive grin")
• Licking lips, yawing
|• Lips neutral, soft
|• Lips forward, may be
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Exeter Wedding Venues
Not everybody gets married in a church of course, but even if you choose to hold your wedding ceremony in another venue you cannot fail to be impressed with the architectural and aesthetic quality of the churches in Exeter, and the 18th century synagogue which is worthy of mention. ..Show More
Those fine buildings add a serious and spiritual note to this ancient settlement on the River Exe. But the city cant be too serious with two universities providing the energy of youth and the market for a healthy nightlife. And its a great place from the practical point of view too how about an escape to romantic Paris direct from Exeter airport for your honeymoon?. ..Show Less
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Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel
The Mercure Southgate Hotel offers the perfect wedding venue in Devon and the South West. Licensed for Civil ceremonies, our Cloisters Restaurant or Lounge Terrace can be transformed into a stylish and sedate venue in which to take your wedding vows. The fully air-conditioned and refurbished Seymour Suite offers comfortable.. read moreExeter(0.3 miles)
Exeter Guildhall
The Guildhall has served as the centrepiece of Exeter's civic life for more than 800 years and has now opened its large oak doors for Weddings and Civil Partnerships. One of the oldest buildings in Exeter, the Guildhall is not only a structure of outstanding architectural interest, but remains a.. read moreExeter(0.3 miles)
Devon Hotel
Your perfect wedding venue in South Devon With over 30 year's experience as a top wedding venue, when you choose the Devon Hotel you can be assured that you are in safe hands. The elegant Georgian surroundings, beautifully presented function rooms and fine gardens make the Devon Hotel a perfect venue both.. read moreExeter(2.0 miles)
Bishops Court
Once the Medieval country Palace of the Bishops of Exeter, Bishops Court is now a spectacular Gothic-Revival, country house in a superb 30 acre parkland setting, approached along a magnificent Lime Avenue, less than four miles from the centre of Exeter. Available for exclusive hire for Weddings and Partnership ceremonies.. read moreExeter(3.9 miles)
Haldon Belvedere (Lawrence Castle)
This much sought after civil weddings and holiday apartment venue in Devon is perched high on Haldon Hill and stands in 5 acres of woodland in the heart of the lovely Devonshire countryside some 6 miles from the cathedral city of Exeter. From its vantage-point, panoramic views extending to Dartmoor,.. read moreExeter(4.6 miles)
The Great Barn
The Great Barn, known as the thatched cathedral is licensed for both marriages and civil partnerships. The sheer scale of the vast 45ft vaulted oak ceiling provides a spectacular backdrop for your most important of days, while its chic, clean interior is a blank canvass for you to create exactly.. read moreExeter(6.1 miles)
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Powderham Castle is the perfect venue and well known as one of the finest settings in the West Country for Wedding Receptions. The castle is exclusively available for hire throughout the year and provides a wonderful alternative to the standard hotel venues. Whether you decide to use one of the.. read moreExeter(6.1 miles)
Burnicombe Farm
Burnicombe Farm is licensed for civil wedding ceremonies. We offer an informal wedding venue with a thoughtful and attentive hosting service for a unique wedding day. Choose our Farm Wedding package for up to 100 people with up to 50 additional guests or choose our Cream Tea.. read moreExeter(7.8 miles)
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Bickleigh Castle
Our 14th Century castle nestles in a valley with 30 acres of lush green land stretching out around it. This is an opportunity not only to be close to nature but to touch history: your Civil Ceremony takes place in the Great Hall & your blessing in.. read moreTiverton(9.2 miles)
Langstone Cliff Hotel
The Langstone Cliff Hotel offers public rooms on a grand style and is set in 20 acres of wooded grounds overlooking the sea, an ideal setting for photographs. Add to this 66 very comfortable en suite bedrooms, ease of car parking, ease of access, just a few minutes drive from.. read moreDawlish(9.3 miles)
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Escot House lies within landscaped gardens in historic parkland in the heart of East Devon. It enjoys a peaceful rural setting yet is easily accessible just off the A30 Exeter to Honiton road at Fairmile. We have hosted weddings here for many years and we relish the challenge of responding.. read moreOttery St Mary(11.1 miles)
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Lunch Lady: Flyin' Hawaiian hits The Spot
Occasionally you run into a restaurant that you know instantly will become one of your all-time favorites. That happened to my Dinner Buddy and I recently when we decided to stop at The Spot.
I've heard about the great pizza being served by Rhiannon and Jason at their little pizza shop under the big billboard on Midwestern Parkway for quite a while. A few emails and some word-ofmouth tips always pique my curiosity, but with lunch being the main focus of our weekly meeting on this page, it hadn't worked out for me to visit The Spot, since their hours run from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.
An unseasonably cool breeze made a great opportunity for a motorcycle ride around The Falls recently. As we rode around town, past one restaurant and then another, nothing sounded appetizing until I mentioned pizza, and that I knew just the spot. I directed my biker buddy to Midwestern Parkway across the street from Sikes Senter.
You'll find The Spot on the east end of the little strip mall with Lovely Nail and Spring Branch Candles. Owners Jason and Rhiannon, a young couple who have set out to prove that with the best quality ingredients, and lots of time tweaking your recipe, great pizza doesn't only come from large national chains. We arrived at The Spot at 7 p.m. that Tuesday evening. Rhiannon welcomed us with a big smile, handed us a menu, and directed us to the cooler for our beverages while she prepared our cups of ice. There were plenty of choices in the cooler, along with sweet iced tea and (how cool is this?) Kool-Aid! You may BYOB if you so desire, but no coolers please. And please don't BYOB if you're not going to order pizza because, well, that just isn't cool.
We didn't have to look at the menu for very long to know exactly what we wanted. DB-1 and I looked up from the menu and said in unison … "The Flyin' Hawaiian." I've always been a huge fan of pineapple pizza, but this pie takes it to a whole other level.
On top of hand-tossed dough Jason developed the recipe for himself, The Flyin' Hawaiian is a specialty combination of Canadian bacon, crumbled bacon pieces, pineapple, Mandarin oranges and sliced red onion. That is all piled over a thick and rich homemade sauce and covered in 100 percent whole milk mozzarella cheese. Rhiannon shared with me that they've always used the best cheese available, even when it meant they had to share one car or walk … quality means that much to them, and it shows.
My dinner buddy and I chose to enjoy the cool evening breeze at a table on the sidewalk out front. We played Words With Friends on our iPhones while we waited for pizza delivery. If you choose to sit out front please note the warning taped to the billboard post: "Pidgeon drop zone. No, really." I'm happy to report there were no incidents while we dined in the danger zone.
Jason brought our pizza outside to us and the iPhones were put away immediately. As you can see from the photo, the pizza was awesome. I only wish this was a scratch-andsniff page. But since it's not, you'll have to go to The Spot to smell and taste for yourself.
If by chance you've left room for something sweet, check out Rhi's tasty fried dessert menu. You can choose from the following: yummy fried Oreos, Snickers, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, Twinkies, Twix, Kit Kat, brownies or cookie dough.
Not only did we leave The Spot with two pieces of pizza in the saddle bag, but I feel like we left with new friends, too. We'll be back. I have to try that deep-fried Twix!
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Release 1.2 Beta Available
I just finished all the features and fixes to release 1.2. Now it is time to test, test, test. The features included in 1.2 are listed in github under the release 1.2 milestone:
You can download and try to unstable 1.2 beta from the software download page. Just select the unstable version for your operating system.
New Curator's Workbench Page
We've created an About the Curator's Workbench page in an effort to centralize and highlight the documentation that has been produced about the Curator's Workbench thus far. Keep an eye out, as this page will be updated with new information about the Workbench as it is created.
Curator's Workbench screencast now available!
A screencast demonstration of the Curator's Workbench software tool is now available on our GitHub wiki. The demo takes you through a sample project, staging and capturing targeted folders, creating a MODS crosswalk with tabular metadata, and exporting a submission METS file in XML. You can also follow this link directly to YouTube.
Updated Curator's Workbench User Guide
The Curator's Workbench Guide v2 expands on the existing documentation and provides more specific details on setting a staging area, creating and matching metadata crosswalks, and wrapping up projects.
The updated guide is available on the download page.
Beta Available for Next Workbench Release
We are anticipating a new release of Curator's Workbench software later this month. In the meantime, there is a beta available for download from the software site.
The new version includes these goodies:
- Designate a folder as a collection.
- Set access control policies anywhere in the arranged objects tree.
- Link folders and collections to surrogate images or objects.
- There are staging performance improvements for iRODS grids.
There are various improvements to the crosswalk editor:
- Map to the full range of XML elements and attributes defined or allowed in the MODS schema.
- You may now nest these output elements to an arbitrary depth in a schema-driven manner.
- You can set a default value for any text element or attribute.
- You can pick a default value for XML attributes that have constrained values, such as authority.
There are plenty more issues that are fixed and tweaks. More details are in GitHub under the Release 1.2 milestone. If you do test the beta build, please let us know how it works for you.
A Curator's Workbench "Prezi"
It was fun to make and I hope that will also make it fun to present. Just finished the first draft of a Prezi presentation on the Curator's Workbench. If you wish to pan and zoom in a world of ideas, follow the link.
Curator's Workbench is now Free and Open Source Software
I'm pleased to announce that workbench source code is now hosted at github.com. I'll be added more licensing and build information soon (Apache 2). This is my first git-hosted project, so I am still learning the ropes. However, I hope that git will facilitate community development on the project, especially of repository or discipline-specific plugins.
The project git page is here:
Before this can be very useful I'll need to add some more developer documentation. For now I'll just mention that the build is orchestrated by Maven 3 and the Tycho plugin. This mean that even though the project uses the Eclipse framework, it can be build on the maven command line and in continuous integration environments. A continuous integration server is in the works and setting it up will help me diagnose any lingering build issues in the trunk. Also coming soon are nightly snapshot and stable builds, which I'll link to on the download page.
The workbench is designed to update itself and any plugins via update sites. This means that the workbench will detect when newer versions are available and prompt the user for download/install. The primary update site and the workbench menu options to support updates are in the works.
If there are any questions about workbench code or functions, please don't hesitate to post a comment.
CDR update for Fall 2010
Repository Status
The Carolina Digital Repository has been an active service since April 2009. We started off with three pilot collections in a pre-soft launch mode. In September 2009, we moved towards an official soft-launch status with more collections and enhanced workflows for collection ingest. We now have over 15,000 objects in the repository and we are constantly growing.
Software Development
Curators' Workbench, a pre-ingest workflow tool for digital objects is now in use, in a beta state. We have made the software available for download to get feedback from the larger community. Please check out our earlier blog post about this.
We're working on a new user interface. This will consist of a new look and feel, as well as a rebuilt Solr index that will allow for faceted searching and browsing. The interface will provide a rich full record display and improved discovery.
In September, we deployed Shibboleth for authentication to restricted content. We're investigating a more holistic approach to access control through Fedora Enhanced Security Layer (FeSL) to enable more granular access control capabilities.
Collection Development
We're constantly working with potential depositors to acquire digital content from faculty, staff and students. In this period of new collection growth, we're building up workflows and clear timelines that depositors can understand.
The repository has been fortunate to have a long-standing Steering Committee comprised of library administrators, repository staff and School of Information and Library Science faculty. The Steering Committee helps set big-picture direction and goals for the repository. This year, we formed a committee for the CDR that reports to the Library Technology Council. This committee can help review and approve more specific development plans and near-term planning documents that will help guide technical staff and collecting efforts.
Poster: Curator's Workbench
We prepared a poster for International Digital Curation Conference (IDCC 2010) on the Curator's Workbench. 60cm by 80cm is not a lot of room, but we did our best. For more information, come find Erin O'Meara at the poster session. You might also talk to Cal Lee or Helen Tibbo, both on our CDR steering committee.
Here is the poster in PDF.
Announcing the Curator's Workbench
I am proud to announce this new desktop tool, which is definitely the coolest software I've worked on this year. It solves several problems we faced in submission work flow and we hope it can dramatically speed up processing for large collections with custom metadata. The features break down into three vaguely overlapping categories, those being capture, rearrangement and description.
Here are some screenshots of the interface:
This screenshot shows the project tree to the left and a MODS editor on the right. The user is editing the MODS elements for a single folder called "TUCASI". The attributes of the selected MODS name element are editable in the properties view in the lower right quadrant.
The most novel feature and the one I most want to highlight is batch metadata crosswalks. The screenshot above shows a crosswalk editor, which consists of a canvas and a palette of widgets. The end user can construct a pretty sophisticated mapping of custom metadata to MODS by "visual programming". By dropping widgets on the canvas and linking them together, they define how a field becomes an element. Presently the editor only supports tab-separated metadata sources, but as time allows we plan to extend the feature to support any delimited file and XML sources.
Whenever a crosswalk definition is saved, it is used to generate or regenerate a set of MODS records. These MODS records can be automatically associated with files and folders through a matcher widget on the canvas, which works as long as you have file and folder names in your custom metadata. Otherwise you can drag and drop a MODS records onto the appropriate item in the arrangement.
This visual programming and automation of crosswalks saves a lot of valuable time on the part of curators and programmers, who would otherwise be engaged to create custom scripts for each new custom metadata format. Since we are collecting data from disparate parts of the university, each collection may come with a unique descriptive metadata format, often manually created spreadsheets or discipline-specific XML. It's just not resource efficient to create custom scripts for most incoming collections. The crosswalk feature lets us migrate literally thousands of descriptive records at a time and link them to data objects without new software development.
The last feature to mention today is staging of files. I designed the workbench to process large numbers of files and folders in one submission. However repository ingest happens via a web interface, which is not the most reliable way of transmitting thousands of large files let alone a SIP containing such numbers. So we needed to stage files in advance. The diagram above shows how data flows from incoming data to staging, archival and access storage. Individual users have accounts in a staging area within our iRODS grid. Files placed there by the workbench are readable by Fedora at ingest time, when they are copied into archival storage.
This approach comes with several advantages:
- There are no data transmission failures at submission time
- The transmission of files to staging can be incremental, controlled and "paranoid" with a checksum comparison
- The workbench can inform users of staging issues as they arise, so they can be addressed before submission.
- Files are staged in the background while you work on arrangement and description
- There are efficiencies to be gained at ingest time, when copying from a staging grid location to an archival grid location.
Some Notes on the Software Technology
The workbench is built upon a considerable pile of open source code and standards, including the following:
- Eclipse Rich Client Platform (RCP)
- Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) and Graphical Modeling Framework (GMF)
- METS XML for project definition files and submission files
- iRODS jargon client libraries
The Eclipse RCP is extensible via the OSGi framework. This means that parts of the tool can be made modular and/or mashable to better fit non-UNC environments. This will require some refactoring that we need to do anyway, but most of it is already there with OSGi.
One module that I'd like to see is a way to integrate Google Refine into workflows. This seems like a natural fit for cleaning up custom metadata and normalizing various sources before crosswalks are applied.
Another modular area would be export for submission. The current implementation transforms our internal METS project definition into a submission METS for ingest into the CDR. Needless to say, this submission METS is in a CDR-specific profile. So a natural extension point would be to support other export modules for other repositories.
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Wound care is not rocket science. The basic principles of offloading neuropathic wounds, compressing venous or lymph ulcers, or revascularizing arterial wounds are, and will remain, the only things you really need. Between good basic care and the occasional plastics, vascular, or ID consult, you should be able to heal nearly any lower extremity wound if the patient is compliant.
The fancy dressings, lotions and potions, or skin graft substitutes work out well ... but if you are talking about the rep's commission ... and maybe your office staff who got a free lunch off the industry. Until they invent something that will start working out well for the patient based on good high level EBM, skip the wound care hoo ha.