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Let me quote St. Chrysostom again."The apostles had permitted circumcision at Jerusalem, for a complete severance from the law was not practicable. But when they entered Antioch, they left off this observance, and lived indiscriminately with the believers among the Gentiles, which Peter also was doing at that time. But since some came from Jerusalem, who had heard the preaching he gave there, he no longer did so, fearing lest he should strike them with a blow. But he changed his course using economy, so as to both avoid scandalizing the Jews and to give Paul a reasonable pretext for rebuking him... Whereupon Paul criticizes, and Peter bears with patience, that when the teacher is blamed, yet keeps silence, the disciples may more easily make a transition." [Ch. II P.G. 61:687 (cols. 640, 641).]"On account of their excessive adherence to the law, he calls that which took place a dissimulation, and severely criticizes, in order to effectively remove their prejudices. And Peter too, hearing this, joins in their feint, as if he sinned, in order that they might be corrected by means of the rebuke give to him. If Paul indeed made a criticism to these Jews, they would have been indignant and spit upon it, for he was not held in high esteem by them. But now, when they behold the teacher being criticized and keeping silent, they were unable to despise or stand against what Paul had said." [Ch. II P.G. 61:688 (cols. 641, 642).]The saint appears to take a middle ground between our postitions Linus. Peter evidentally joined up with the Judaizers, but may not have been completely in agreement with them.
From Joe Zollars: It can be justifiebly believed that Peter kept to the Judaizer position from the vision he had on the hostop of all the unclean animals. If he did not follow this positon what would be the point of the vision and why did he respond as he did.
What about Samaritans? Certainly Jews of the time didn't view them as "Jews," yet they were missionized. And did the Apostles just not understand things like what Jesus said at the end of Matthew? "All nations" (Matt. 28) would have meant Gentiles to any Jewish listener; this is the thing that makes the statement so profound: it is no longer us (Jews) vs. them (the nations, the gentiles), but it is now us AND them. What is being said on this thread reminds me of a mid-acts dispensationalist teaching that the original Apostles just kept going to the Jews, and then somewhere in the middle of Acts the Apostles--who just couldn't figure it out--got hit upside the head with another dose of divine revelation and finally saw the truth. Just some questions, what is being said on this thread I've honestly never heard before (from Orthodox Christians).
I also think that only a thoroughly partisan spirit could fail to recognize that the Great Schism was a terrible tragedy and that it left a leadership vacuum in the Church.
Well, the fact remains that Peter's trip to Caesarea and the home of Cornelius is regarded in Acts as the opening up of the Church's mission to the Gentiles (Acts 10).
This is the second post that has remarked with amazement on the things posted by some Orthodox Christians (by which evidently I am meant).
I do not see that anything I have posted contradicts Orthodox teaching in the least, unless, of course, I am being misunderstood, or the best those who disagree with me can do is to cast doubt upon my orthodoxy.
I also dislike the comparison to "mid-Acts Dispensationalism," which I think is unwarranted. No one has presented anything even remotely resembling Dispensationalism.
To assert that Peter was the leader of the early Church and that the bishops of Rome were his successors is Orthodox.
"It is that same Peter to whom He said, 'Thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build My Church.' Therefore, where Peter is, there the Church is, there death is not, but life eternal. And therefore did He add, 'and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it,' (or him). Blessed Peter, against whom 'the gates of hell prevailed not,' the gate of heaven closed not; but who, on the contrary, destroyed the porches of hell, and opened the heavenly vestibules; wherefore, though placed on earth, he opened heaven and closed hell." Ambrose, Commentary on Psalm 40:30
"Faith, then, is the foundation of the Church, for it was not said of Peter's flesh, but of his faith, that 'the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.' But his confession of faith conquered hell." - Ambrose; The Sacrament of the Incarnation
"Your rock is your deed, your rock is your mind. Upon this rock your house is built. Your rock is your faith, and faith is the foundation of the Church. If you are a rock, you will be in the Church, because the Church is on a rock. If you are in the Church the gates of hell will not prevail against you" - Ambrose,Commentary in Luke 6, 98
"In Thy saints, who in every age have been well pleasing to Thee, is truly Thy faith; for Thou hast founded the world on Thy faith, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it." - Athanasius, Commentary on Psalm 11
I would think one would be amazed that any Orthodox Christian would have a problem with that statement
I also think that only a thoroughly partisan spirit could fail to recognize that the Great Schism was a terrible tragedy and that it left a leadership vacuum in the Church.
He was not an infallible autocrat, but he was a kind of president to whom appeals were addressed in cases of controversy.
Well, comments on this forum in general amaze me.
I'm sorry nicholas, I can't continue posting here on this thread.
What I am advocating is the Orthodox position. To deny that Peter was the Rock upon which Jesus founded His Church, to deny that Peter was the leader of the Apostles, to assert that Peter's confession alone was the Rock, is to advocate what are, in fact, Protestant doctrines.
This reminds me of the "Ask the Bible Man" radio program that I heard the other night as I was driving to Great Compline. Hank was trying to "prove" the resurrection via archeological evidence for the existence of Jesus and arguments about how Christianity evolved.
Our salvation comes through believeing that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God -- and that is all.
Linus,You said that Peter being the Rock is THE Orthodox Position, I was just showing you that GOA is saying the opposite. That's why I quoted them.My other quotes show Fathers of the Church clearly saying that it was not the man, but his confession fo faith that was the Rock and as the confessor of this Faith was named Peter.
But Linus, *points to TomS's post* look at that Sola Fide, I know you like to take on Sola Fide! Don't you want to do that whole comicbook cliche of 2 guys fighting that stop to team up & take on the other guy thing? Wouldn't that be fun?
Pardon my obvious ignorance, but what is the GOA?
Besides that, what of the Fathers who indicate that Peter was the rock Jesus referred to in Matthew 16:18, including St. Ambrose, whom you quoted above?And the quote from St. Gregory Nazianzen indicates that Peter was the rock.
None of this is the same thing as arguing for the post-schism RC concept of the authority of the papacy and need not be interpreted in that way.
QuoteThis reminds me of the "Ask the Bible Man" radio program that I heard the other night as I was driving to Great Compline. Hank was trying to "prove" the resurrection via archeological evidence for the existence of Jesus and arguments about how Christianity evolved.Just to continue with a short side-jack; The same sort of stuff was on the History Channel last night. Parts of it about made me hurl Of course, what does one expect when the 'scholars' and 'experts' were Dominic & Co. from the Jesus Seminar among others ...
[tasteless]You mean this one?Bad emoticon removed by anastasios, sorry Nik, it had to go![/tasteless]
Linus, I honestly have some difficulty understanding where you are coming from on this. I think it is pretty clear from scripture and from the Fathers that Christ is the only rock and the rock in this passage is Peter's confession of Christ. Some Fathers identify Peter with his confession but I think only as a type of all who confess Christ. There are many people in scripture who are "types" and I don't see why Peter should be treated any differently to them.It also seems as if you are focussing only on those Fathers who "seem" to agree with you and are ignoring the broad concensus.John.
The partisans of the Papal system attach much importance to the influence exercised by the Bishop of Rome in the question of Easter and some other matters: they transform that influence into authority. This is an untenable paralogism. It is not to be wondered at that the Bishop of Rome should have enjoyed from the first a high influence in religious questions; for he filled the first See of the West, and as Bishop of the Capital of the Empire, he was the natural link between East and West. It was then understood that the Catholic Church was not exclusively in any country; that the East possessed no more universal authority than the West. This is why certain heretics, born and condemned in the East, sought protection in the West, and above all at Rome, its representative. Thus it is, that even some saints—as Polycarp of Smyrna—went themselves to Rome to confer with the Bishop of that city upon religious questions.But it is not possible conscientiously to study these facts from reliable documents without eliciting this truth: that the influence of the Bishop of Rome did not arise in an universal authority—that it did not even have its source in an authority recognized by all the Western Churches, but was simply derived from the importance of his See.Rome was the centre of all communications between different parts of the Empire. The faithful crowded thither from all quarters—for political business or private interests—and thus her testimony as an Apostolic Church was strengthened by the faithful who came thither from all parts of the world, bringing the witness of all the Churches to which they severally belonged.Such is the sense of a passage of St. Iren+ªus, of which the Roman theologians have made the strangest misuse. This great theologian, attacking the heretics who sought to corrupt the faithful at Rome, establishes against them the Catholic rule of faith, preserved everywhere and always." But," he adds, "as it would be very tedious to enumerate in such a work the succession of all the Churches, we will trace that of the very great and very ancient Church and known of all, which was founded and established at Rome by the two very glorious Apostles, Peter and Paul; which possesses a tradition that comes from the Apostles as much as the Faith declared to men, and which has transmitted it to us through the succession of her Bishops; by that, we confound all those who in any manner whatsoever, either through blindness or bad intention, do not gather where they should; FOR every Church, that is to say, the faithful who are from all places, are obliged to go toward that Church, because of the most powerful principality. In this Church, the tradition of the Apostles has been preserved by those who are of all countries.The Romish theologians choose a bad translation of this passage, in order to find in it an argument in favor of the papal sovereignty. Instead of saying that the faithful of the whole world were obliged to go to Rome, because it was the Capital of the Empire, the seat of government, and the centre of all business, civil and political, they translate convenire ad by the words, to agree with—which is a misinterpretation; they make potentiorem principalitatem refer to the Church of Rome, and they see in this its primacy, whereas these words are only used in a general manner, and nothing indicates that they do not solely designate the capital and principal city of the Empire. Again, they translate, maxim+ª, antiquissim+ª, by greatest and most ancient, without reflecting that they thus attribute to St. Iren+ªus an assertion manifestly false; for, granting that the Church of Rome was the greatest of her day, she could not certainly be called the most ancient—every one knew that a great number of churches had been founded in the East before that of Rome. Moreover, their translation does not make the author say in conclusion, that the Apostolic tradition has been preserved at Rome, by those who were of all countries—(ab his qui sunt undique,) as the text requires, but like Pius IX, in his Encyclical Letter to the Christians of the East, "In all that the faithful believe," not reflecting that this is a misconstruction, and that they are thus attributing nonsense to the good Father.In the text as we render it all things hang together. St. Iren+ªus after having established that only the universal Faith should be received, points out to the heretics of that city the Church of Rome, as offering to them an evidence the more convincing that Apostolic tradition had been there preserved by the faithful of the whole world.How then could St. Iren+ªus, whose purpose it is to give the universal Faith as the rule for private belief, and who enlarges precisely upon this point in the chapter from which the text is taken, logically say what is attributed to him by the Popes and their theologians? He would then have argued thus: It is necessaryto adopt as the rule the belief of all the churches; but it suffices to appeal to that of the Church of Rome, to which there must be uniformity and submission, because of her primacy. St. Iren+ªus never expressed so unreasonable an opinion. He lays down as a principle the universal Faith as a rule, and he points out the Faith of the Church of Rome as true—thanks to the concourse of the faithful who assembled there from all parts, and who thus preserved there the Apostolic tradition. How did they preserve it? Because they would have protested against any change in the traditions of their own churches, to which they were witnesses at Rome. St. Iren+ªus does not give the pretended Divine authority of the Bishop of Rome, as the principle of the preservation of tradition in the Church of that city—but logically, he attributes that preservation to the faithful of other Churches who controlled her traditions by those of their own Churches, and who thus formed an invincible obstacle to innovation.It was natural that the Bishop of the Capital of the Empire, precisely because of the faithful who there gathered from all parts, should acquire a great influence in religious matters, and even occasionally take the lead. But all the monuments, as also the circumstances attending, those transactions in which he took part, show that he enjoyed no authority superior to that of the other Bishops.It is clear that all discussion relative to this text of St. Iren+ªus turns upon the sense to be given to the word convenire. If this word signifies to agree with, we must conclude that the venerable writer thought it all must necessarily agree with the Church of Rome, and without that it is impossible to be in the unity. If the word means to go, all the Ultramontane scaffolding will fall of itself, for it can not reasonably be affirmed that all the faithful must of necessity go to Rome, even though the Church established in that city should be the first and principal Church, the centre of Unity. It follows that the sense of this word should be determined in so evident a manner that there remain no doubt in respect to it.We have already remarked that the preposition ad determined the sense of it—we can add many others to this already conclusive proof.If we possessed the Greek text of the passage in question, there is no doubt there would not be the uncertainty resulting from the Latin word. But Eusebius and Nicephorus have preserved for us other fragments of the primitive text. Now it happens that in these fragments the good Father uses expressions which the Latin translator has rendered by the word convenire, and which have no meaning, except just this one of going—whether together or separately.
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Heard of Hanson?
One of the great advertising slogans that's been used in minor league baseball over the years is that fans get the opportunity to "see tomorrow's stars today."
Sometimes they're on the other team.
Tonight the PawSox open an 8-game homestand with the start of a 4-game series against Gwinnett, and the Braves starting pitcher is scheduled to be uber-prospect Tommy Hanson.
The 6'6″ righty is considered the #1 prospect in the Braves organization, and Atlanta manager Bobby Cox (who's had a few decent players over the years) said in spring training that Hanson "is one of the best prospects I've seen come through here."
Hanson is still looking for his first Triple-A win, but his overall numbers are extremely impressive: 0-3, 2.18 ERA (20.2 IP, 16 H, 7 R, 5 ER, 7 BB, 29 K).
In his pro career, the 22-year-old has struck out 402 batters in 343.1 IP (10.5 per 9 innings).
The PawSox will counter with Charlie Zink, who took a no-hitter into the 7th inning in his last start.
We hope to see you at McCoy at 6:15. Who knows, maybe someday you'll be able to brag that you saw Hanson before he was one of the best pitchers in baseball.
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How 'bout Jonathan Van Every? I know that some hardcore sabermetricians suggest that there really is no such thing as a clutch hitter, but Van Every's ability to hit late inning home runs, might cause them to reconsider.
So far this year, JV has had 10 at-bats between Boston and Pawtucket and has hit a pair of home runs.
The first was a 2-out grand slam in the bottom of the 9th inning, tying a game that the PawSox eventually won in extra innings.
The second was last night's 10th-inning blast in Cleveland to beat the Indians — Van Every's first major league HR.
But it doesn't end there.
Last year, Jonathan hit 3 10th-inning homers for Pawtucket, and 10 of his 26 home runs came in the PawSox final at-bat.
Over the course of his career, JV's late-inning numbers will probably mirror his overall stats, but he's been "Big Papi-like" in clutch situations so far.
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After the trip back from Syracuse last night, I got to bed around 4:00am.
The handsome lad woke me up with an enthusiastic "Daddy!" at 5:40am.
I'm not complaining. Not after seeing this smiling face.
If you can't make it to McCoy tonight, I'll hope you'll tune in to the radio call. The pregame show starts at 6:00 on the PawSox radio network and PawSox.com.


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Last weekend, 20 graduate students spent two nights camping as part of their first Forest Community Ecology (SEFS 501) field trip. The course—co-taught by Christina Restaino and Alina Cansler, who are both working toward their Ph.Ds at SEFS—focuses on gaining a deeper understanding of forest composition in the Pacific Northwest, on both the east and west sides of the Cascade Range. There's a strong emphasis on information gathering and analysis of ecological data, as well as on scientific writing and communication.
For this initial excursion—the first of two this quarter—the class headed to Blewett Pass (elevation 4,100 feet) on the east side of the Cascades. As part of their ecosystem assessments, students walked and collected data and measurements along three 20-meter transects at different elevations. Their goal was to catalog the forest composition of the understory and overstory, and they'll use that data in their analysis assignments later in the course.
Despite getting rained for most of the three days of research and camping, the class remained incredibly upbeat and motivated, says Restaino. "We set up a tarp city, and everybody was a trooper!"
The next field trip is coming up on October 11 and 12, when the class will head down to Pack Forest and Mount Rainier National Park (shutdown permitting). For this foray on the west side of the Cascades, students will focus more on stand structure and overstory communities. They'll also get to stay one night at Pack Forest, where they can rely on some shelter even if weather conditions don't cooperate!
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Emotional Display Costly For Boston Pitcher Carson Smith
Red Sox pitcher Carson Smith could be rethinking an earlier decision to let it all hang out. Smith is on the disabled list after dislocating his shoulder. The injury happened Monday when Smith threw down his baseball mitt in the Red Sox dugout because he was mad over the 5-6 loss to Oakland. Smith is on the 10 day DL.
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Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 Welcomes Back Vanille
Final Fantasy fans will be elated to hear that Vanille will make an appearance in Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13.
An article on Siliconera shows a scan from Japan's Weekly Jump magazine featuring Oerbia Dia Vanille, one of Lightning's old friends. This character has been in every Final Fantasy 13 game to date, so it's no surprise that she'd be making her return in the series' third title.
She looks largely unchanged, except for maybe the headdress she's rocking that makes her look kind of like a jellyfish. According to the article, she's now part of "The Order" in Luxerion and can hear the voices of the dead, leading to her desire to bring them peace.
We can catch up with Vanille and several other old friends when Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 is released on Feb. 11, 2014 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.


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Cloud Computing is emerging as a backbone infrastructure for all computing advancements of tomorrow. Most of the public services and APIs we use nowadays, rely on a cloud infrastructure. The public cloud lets us enjoy the same user experience across different platforms, which is critical for high user adoption. This seamless integration requires the cloud to be extremely resilient. Currently, Cloud Computing is seen more from a business perspective, with developments taking place behind closed doors. If this trend continues, the cloud will soon suffer from obfuscation and closed technology stacks everywhere, with different group of people repeating the same mistakes repeatedly.
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However, a big surprise arrives last weekend, as VMware decided to become a part of OpenStack. VMware was a primary competitor to OpenStack that had not jumped on the OpenStack bandwagon already. Undeniably, VMware's server virtualization is state of the art, and already powers numerous infrastructures. Tech giants like IBM, HP and Microsoft are already part of this booming cloud community. Clearly, OpenStack is on a winning spree. After VMware, OpenStack faces its biggest competition from Amazon. Amazon has a strong cloud offering across multiple layers, with AWS and EC2 as IaaS and Amazon RDS as a PaaS. It will be interesting to see the showdown between these two cloud giants. It seems that while OpenStack will attract the public cloud, the enterprise will still go with Amazon's cloud offering.
If you are an interested developer, you can start with OpenStack here. Also, do not forget to read this interesting perspective on reliability of cloud-based services.


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It is difficult to believe how quickly time passes! Thirty-one years ago at 8a.m. on a Thursday morning March 22nd, I was waiting to go into the operating room to deliver our beautiful Sarah by C-section. It was wonderful to see her as soon as she was born with her blond hair and beautiful blue eyes that have since turned light brown and hazel, respectively. Having great concern in the last trimester of my pregnancy because she had breached, it was a relief to see this beautiful little girl that the O.R. nurse quickly brought me as soon as she was born.
So yes, we are very blessed. We have two wonderful daughters to be proud of and two great sons-in-laws who are like sons to us forget the in-law business ;o)


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MY GRADE 12 STORY AT (MASEALAMA SECONDARY SCHOOL) I am grade 12 student who has just recently graduated. You might call me accomplished, and in a way, I am, but not in the way you'd think. 12 years of pouring over text books and being lined up to be judged in front of my peers has not made me any more intelligent. I can tell you the first 45 digits of Pi and I can explain to you the difference between an acid and a base, I can recite the Pythagorean Theorem in my sleep, I will recite lines out of a textbook like they are a religion. But I cannot tell you the value of security, or of kindness. The distinct contrast between personal health and personal gain. I can tell you in grade 10 four of my classmates attempted to take their own lives before finals. I can tell you our counsellors office is always booked. I can tell you how when I didn't understand something in AP Chemistry my teacher asked me to leave if I could not participate in his class. I merely asked him to explain a question. Instead of doing his job and teaching, he told me to leave. Told me I was not good enough to be there. Mistakes are viewed as failure in these hallways. A wrong answer is a sin you must atone to, not a human error, but a flaw so grand it defines your entire life course. There is no "average" here. We all must exceed expectations. Do your parents know that a grade that is considered average is a "C"? When I got a C in fourth grade my parents grounded me for a month. They said I was lazy and stupid and incompetent and that I'd better smarten up and stop fooling around. I never fooled around. I am driven by a deep need to impress others. I never fool around. I worked and worked and worked, with a deep hollow of anxiety in my chest. I have never been good at History, but I worked and worked and I attained at best a low B. It was not good enough. It is not said but we are expected to put our education before our personal health. It is not asked of us, but it is what we must do to achieve what we are asked to achieve. Our teachers will tell you, "Oh, I only give them one hour of homework each night." Which is essentially true, each of my five teachers only gives me one to two hours of homework each night. Hmm, that adds up to 5-10 hours of homework, and overdue classwork, and projects. Say goodbye to sleep, say goodbye to feeling calm. I've developed a deep rooted anxiety disorder due to school and perfectionistic tendencies. Even when you get 100 percent on an assignment they still criticise you, it is never good enough. One slip, and you are in deep deep trouble. I can tell you that 90 percent of us try our hardest, and our teachers and parents stand in the sidelines, screaming, "You can do better than that!"" — Why I say our education system is flawed (because south african policy is killing us) they have to be more academic schools,also technicon school, because we will never be the same, we all intelligent but we're not intelligent the same, some of us can fix cellphones,others can fix cars or electronics....that's good example..you're not a failure until God says you are!! All teenagers are important because in five years to come, they will be the one who role us...and south africa need good leaders... Visit my blogs.. (Aarontridder.blog.com) or (http://aarontridder.wordpress.com) THANK YOU From: Aaron mothotoana ŦŔĪDDƐŔ™


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Despite a provocative title, Gabriel Vahanian's book "The Death of God" caused no public stir when it was published in 1961.
By the middle of the decade, however, a massive upheaval was underway in American society and Vahanian, a little-known Syracuse University professor of religion, found himself at the center of a furious national debate.
The French-born academic entered the spotlight in 1965 when Time magazine's Easter week cover posed the question that Vahanian and other radical theologians had raised: "Is God Dead?" The arguments pro and con were still churning more than a year later, when the magazine noted that the easiest way to boost Sunday church attendance was to announce a sermon on the divine demise.
Gabriel Vahanian: The obituary of theologian Gabriel Vahanian in the Sept. 16 California section said Time magazine ran a cover story asking "Is God Dead?" in 1965. The story appeared in 1966. —
Vahanian, a key thinker in what became known as the "death of God" movement, died of natural causes Aug. 30 at his home in Strasbourg, France, said his son-in-law, Jeffrey W. Robbins. He was 85.
Time had named him one of the four best-known theologians of the movement, which, according to the magazine, argued it was "no longer possible to think about or believe in a transcendent God who acts in human history" and that Christianity "will have to survive, if at all, without him."
In Vahanian's view, America in the early '60s was a "post-Christian world," driven away from faith by the Holocaust and other World War II horrors.
"Now man has declared God not responsible and not relevant to human self-knowledge," he wrote. "The existence of God, no longer questioned, has become useless to man's predicament and its resolution."
That message found a receptive audience as the '60s unfolded in one convulsion after another — the assassination of a president and struggles over the war in Vietnam, civil rights and free speech.
"It was a period of transformation, and his book was one of the expressions of '60s radicalism," theologian Thomas J.J. Altizer, another prominent death-of-God theologian, said of Vahanian during an interview last week. "He was articulating it theologically, and he had a better understanding than any of us of the actual death of God at that point in history."
Postulating the death of God brought death threats to the group, which also included Paul van Buren and William Hamilton. Hamilton, who died in March, lost his teaching position at Colgate Rochester Divinity School in New York even though he was tenured.
Vahanian often joined his like-minded colleagues in public forums, but he was not in lock step with them theologically. A French Protestant who admired John Calvin and worshiped with a Presbyterian congregation, Vahanian approached the question of God's relevance from the vantage point of a lifelong churchgoer.
"He was an iconoclastic thinker through and through," said Robbins, who teaches religion and philosophy at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania along with his wife, Noelle Vahanian, one of Gabriel's two children.
Unlike others in the God-is-dead camp, Vahanian approached the issue as a cultural critic, looking for ways to talk about God in an increasingly secular world.
"He was doing a cultural analysis, whereas the others were doing a more traditional philosophical, theological critique," said James B. Wiggins, a longtime friend and colleague in the religion department at Syracuse. "Finding ways to give expression to the theological in terms that were intelligible to an ever more secular culture was the project in which he was engaged throughout his career."
Vahanian was born Jan. 24, 1927, in Marseille, France. His parents, Mesrop and Perouse Vahanian, were Armenian refugees who had fled to France after World War I to escape persecution in Armenian areas of Turkey.
He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Grenoble in 1945, followed by studies at the Protestant Theological Faculty of Paris.
In 1958 he earned a doctorate at Princeton Theological Seminary and joined the Syracuse faculty. He led efforts to establish its graduate program in religion, which, Wiggins noted, was unusual for a secular university with no theology school. He also became a key figure in the study of religion and literature.
Vahanian remained at Syracuse for 26 years, leaving for France in 1984 to accept an appointment at Protestant Theological Faculty in Strasbourg.
He married Barbara Swanger in 1962. Besides his wife and daughter, he is survived by a son, Paul-Michel, and two grandchildren.
Although the public spotlight on his ideas receded, Vahanian "remained a death-of-God theologian in a profound sense," Altizer said. "He understood better than any of us the way God is dead in our culture" and especially how atheism was important to faith.
"The Christian era has bequeathed us the 'death of God,' but not without teaching us a lesson," Vahanian wrote in his 1964 book "Wait Without Idols." "God is not necessary, but he is inevitable. He is wholly other and wholly present. Faith in him, the conversion of our human reality, both culturally and existentially, is the demand he still makes upon us."


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Specialites TA quill pedals with sealed ball and roller bearings for toe clips and straps. These are the finest traditional pedals made, probably the finest ever made. Lubrication port in the end cap. Road style quill is available only in steel (black finish). Polished aluminum road quills are no longer available. Track quill (pictured above) was available in grey anodized aluminum, polished aluminum and black steel cage. The track style eliminates the outer portion of the quill that wraps around, connecting the front with the rear.
All TA pedals are sold out. No more, probably forever.
Price for track style: Unavailable, probably forever.
I doubt we'll ever get more of these.
MKS Chrome Steel Toe Clips, S,M,L,XL - $ 18.00
Sizes: Small - 40mm; Medium - 50mm; Large - 55mm; Extra Large - 65mm
For those not familiar with the MKS clips, they are almost identical to the old Christophe clips, which haven't been made for several years. If you liked the Christophe clips, you'll like the MKS.
What size toe clips should I buy?
Well now how do I know? ;-) But I can help you figure it out! All quill pedals have about the same dimensions fore/aft. From the center of the axle forward to the quill is about 30mm. Then add the length of the toe clip. Remember, this isn't the length from the front of the clip to the back where you attach the strap. It's from the front of the clip to the mounting plate at the pedal. Most people ride with the ball of the foot just about over the axle of the pedal. So, with the shoes you intend to ride with, measure the distance from the ball of your foot to the front of the shoe. Add a few millimeters for clearance, and pick the clip that gives you at least that much distance. You can always take up space by padding the end of the toe clip. And you can always space the clip out from the pedal a bit if you guess too short.
EAI Leather toe straps (better leather than Christophe), Black or White - $ 16.00
EAI Leather toe straps laminated with nylon, White - $28.00
MKS has made quill pedals for many years. The Sylvan Touring is wide and durable.
All Silver finish: $ 39.00
Silver body with black quill: $ 37.00
We also have the Sylvan Road with wrap-around road style quill: $ 35.00
And, we've just found some new old stock Mavic 646 pedals. These are Look type pedals that take the non-rotating black cleats, (included). However, the pedal itself rotates. And, the amount of rotation is adjustable. The result is a much smoother pivoting action than Look pedals with the Red cleats, (they feel like Speedplays) and far more durable, since the cleat isn't moving relative to the pedal. These are my favorite Look type pedal. Unfortunately, the price of these has gone way up from the supplier, so I am not keeping them in stock. However, I can order them for you. $180.00
Speedplay also makes a less expensive pedal, the X/5. We don't sell them. It's not that there's anything wrong with them, it's just that we can only stock just so many items, and so we have to draw the line somewhere. We don't special order any Speedplay items, sorry.
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You could pick-up a fake Rolex on your travels but that's not going to be much good to you once the mechanism comes loose. In fact, if you're serious about diving, trekking or straddling a few time zones, even a genuine Rollex might not be the best choice. When you're off adventuring, what you need to grab yourself is a proper, decent, travel watch. So, what does one of those look like then?
Well, that depends upon your needs but, largely speaking, travel watches need to be tough, waterproof and provide the sort of information needed whilst out adventuring. So, you're looking for things like barometers, USB memory, mobile phone capabilities... this lot basically. The best travel watches according to Pocket-lint. Keep it strapped.
Techtrail Axio Max hiking watch (£130)
If you're out trekking and all you've got is the time, you're in trouble. The Techtrail Axio Max Swiss-made hiking watch measures exact altitude and temperature, with a barometer for the latest weather forecast. There's also a digital compass around the bezel with 16 cardinal bearings for you to get lost with.
On the wrist, it feels assuredly heavy, but it's worth it; this watch is built for the great outdoors - however, in our test, the barometer was constantly predicting rain. Well, we were in Wales.
Zambezi 24-Hour Travel Watch (£155)
Don't you hate getting stuck between time zones? For stay-at-home types, debilitating jetlag might seem like suitable punishment for long-haul travellers, but the outdoorsy experts at Orvis are more sympathetic. They've created a timepiece that shows the time in two places: where you are and where you're about to Skype, presumably - in any one moment.
Using a tough, stainless steel case and a Zambezi twill band, this rugged, well made watch is water resistant to 50m with luminous hands which should make it a useful one if you're planning on doing any night dives. It also boasts a 3-year battery life, not that we expect you to be down there that long. Should be enough for our next jaunt to the costas, anyway.
Spy Watch 4GB (£80)
"Add a little mystery to your life" says the marketing for this 4GB Spy Watch, but this pretty much puts an end to secrets on the road. Able to shoot video, stills and record audio, the splash-proof Spy Watch camera is as stealthy as it gets; its mini USB output (it supports file transfers to Windows or Mac OS) is disguised, though whether you'll want to show-off its 30fps 1280 x 960 VGA video is another matter.
Only 15 minutes of AVI video will fit on its 4GB brains, though its 2-megapixel JPG pictures should suffice for Facebook shots. Of course, any 007 wannabe is going to come unstuck if they go for a swim. Splash-proof is as good as the Spy Watch gets.
Griffin Courier Band & Slap Nano £30/£9
Take two gadgets on your travels? The iPod nano has a clock face, don't you know, and Griffin's Courier keeps it on your wrist. Et voila; a wristwatch that plays music. A flexible frame around the Nano allows easy operation of Apple's smallest, while there's an opening for attaching some headphones; trailing a cable across your arm isn't ideal, though light travellers will find this too tempting.
Taking a Nano on your travels kills the need for an alarm clock, too. It's hard to fault, and it's selling on the Apple Store. Those on a budget/with an unhealthy 1980s fixation should head for the same brand's Slap Nano wristband, though its bendy, silicon memory metal design that replaces a buckle won't appeal to the security/fashion conscious. We also doubt the rugged credentials of these ones, so think carefully about just how far you're looking to push your travel watch.
Casio G-Shock MTG-1500 (£450)
Designed with skateboarders in mind, but suitable for anyone on the wrong side of clumsy, this shock-proof ticker is part of the posh G-Shock Premium MT-G collection.
Chronograph (up to 24 hours in 1/100-second increments, plus a countdown timer), alarm, day and date functions - it's all here, plus a 200m water resistance rating and push button clasp. Nice, especially if you're planning on heading down to the Mariana Trench
The MT-1500 finds the time itself from radio signals rather than relying on silly, fallible old clockwork and digital mechanisms and sets automatically to hour changes, but best of all is the G-Shock's world time function that covers 29 time zones and comes with five daily alarms, a snooze option and an automatic calendar.
GSM Multimedia Phone Watch (£200)
You want to take your smartphone abroad and nothing we could say would convince you otherwise. We'll try anyway with the help of the GSM MM Phone Watch.
This phone-watch (little man) takes any SIM card, and has a camera, music and even video player. So does your phone? Yes, but this is a phone watch!
It's also got Bluetooth so that you can even pair some wireless headphones and there's a touchscreen that's obviously never out of your sight. Handy, though we do worry that a constantly flashing wrist will be a beacon to criminals. Frequent conversations with your own arm could quickly wear thin, too. The other issue is that it does require charging up every now and then which could be a bit of a problem if you happen to be in the thick of the jungle at the time.
Walkie Talkie Watches (£50)
You're on the slopes. It's late. The light is fading, and you know they'll be a queue at the vin chaud hut you agreed to meet your chum in. Fumbling for a phone while gloved-up and skiing isn't cool, but these 2-mile radius walkie talkie watches are - at least while you're away.
Granted, they'll stay in your ski-sack for the rest of the year, but these talkies are actually pretty versatile. With multiple channels (important in a busy ski resort) and easy to use, this pack of two could also suit hikers, walkers and bikers who can't be bothered to wait for each other. You also get to say things like "roger" and "over and out" - boyhood terms that you're average wristwear doesn't allow.
Tissot SeaStar 1000 Automatic diving watch (£575)
The diving watch. A classic impulse buy for the single, wealthy male in search of an excuse to accessorise. However, a sub-aqua timepiece is also important for people who actually hold a PADI licence and the Tissot SeaStar 100 is one of the more exacting.
Able to maintain performance under the waves to a pressure of 30 bar, this Swiss-made timepiece from Tissot features a strap with a divers' buckle and extension plus glow-in-the-dark hands and markings - crucial underwater and pretty useful up here, too. There are 10 different models to choose from, each with different colour dials, finishes and metal/rubber accoutrements. Expensive, but serious. Really serious.
Suunto Elementum Terra (£499)
There are actually three kinds of Suunto's most premium timepiece available, but seeing as we've already got the diving watch covered, the next we'd recommend would be the one for mountaineers, hence the name Suunto Elementum Terra. As well as the stainless steel and sapphire glass exterior, that makes it pretty much shag-proof, it also comes with a compass with headings to the degree and a barometer so that you can stay one step ahead of the weather before the clouds come rolling in.
The headline feature has to be the altimeter though which works within a range of -500-900m, is accurate to every metre and even logs up to eight of your trips in the inner workings of the watch. We're not going to tell you why this is useful. We don't know. But then we're not writing this half way up K2. If that's where you're reading about the watch that you wish you had on your arm, then let us know.
The headline feature has to be the altimeter though which works within a range of -500-900m, is accurate to every metre and even logs up to eight of your trips in the inner workings of the watch. We're not going to tell you why this is useful. We don't know. But then we're not writing this half way up K2. If that's where you're reading about the watch that you wish you had on your arm, then let us know.
Timex WS4 (£149.99)
We're impressed by the WS4, but the one thing holding this watch back from greatness is the exact thing that makes it so easy to use: it's flippin' enormous. Measuring 5.5cm wide, it isn't heavy but it swamps even the manliest wrist. Sure, pull on your Gore-Tex, strap on the Timex and head for the hills but don't (and trust us here) wear it down the pub.
So, what do you get for the pains of swinging such a mammoth piece of kit from your arm? Well, the Timex WS4 contains an altimeter, barometer, compass, thermometer, it's waterproof to 50m, has 100 hour chronograph for serious timings, has a tough rubber casing, INDIGLO night light and all the daily/weekly alarms you could need. It also squeezes in time telling (digital and analogue) and date. Yours for £149.99.
So, what do you get for the pains of swinging such a mammoth piece of kit from your arm? Well, the Timex WS4 contains an altimeter, barometer, compass, thermometer, it's waterproof to 50m, has 100 hour chronograph for serious timings, has a tough rubber casing, INDIGLO night light and all the daily/weekly alarms you could need. It also squeezes in time telling (digital and analogue) and date. Yours for £149.99.
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I have an Asus EEE PC 701 4G - one of the original ones - and would like to install a new OS on it.
What options are out there?
I'm looking for:
- Easy to use (it's for my parents)
- Office software
- Ideally not abandonware
- Web browsing
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I have an Asus EEE PC 701 4G - one of the original ones - and would like to install a new OS on it.
What options are out there?
I'm looking for:
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The bigger question you'll need to think about is what window manager to use. I use fluxbox, which I find works well. But you might want to find one of the eeepc-optimized distros with their heavily customized UIs. In the early days, I was all over the eeeuser.com forum, and there was quite a bit of discussion there about distros for the eeepc. It's down for maintenance at the moment, but I'm sure they still have a number of threads on suggestions, in the archives if nothing else. I recall trying a couple distros that had a similar setup to the original OS, with big buttons on, basically, a home screen.
You should show them a few options, and watch them use it for a bit.. See which one they like, and which one is easiest for them to use.
That said, if you find they use best a traditional interface, you should consider Arch. I have had Arch Linux on my original Eeepc (preordered, I've had it since the beginning) for several years now, it has been great. With the small HD, you need a small distro with fairly precise control over packages, which it gives. I can get the size down around 600M, and you could probably do better with just what your parents need. Maintenance might be a bit difficult for your parents, but they probably won't be doing much of that themselves anyway (and with the way it's set up, I find it easier to adjust than Ubuntu, which I have to use for work).
I know this is a late reply, but here goes:
Ubuntu 12.04, if you increase RAM to 2GiB & you want an all-singing, all-dancing installation, with a totally integrated DE, & don't keep much data on your machine.
See this: http://gobitech.blogspot.co.uk/2011/06/install-ubuntu-1104-on-asus-eee-pc-701.html
Madbox 12.04: This is a from-the-ground-up custom distro based on Ubuntu with Openbox WM, & great if you want a minimal desktop system with few apps installed, to build upon.
Crunchbang http://crunchbanglinux.org/ This is the best I've tried so far, on any hardware, with an excellent default Openbox set-up, that can use keyboard shortcuts for everything, which is great for a netbook. You WILL write your own shortcuts, & you WILL rewrite your OBMenu & Conky scripts, & learn some XML by accident!
It also idles at about 60MiB RAM, & rarely goes above 200MiB!!! This is what I currently have installed, & I have learned more from using this distro than any other. You may have to get another 701 for yourself - I have 2.
Another useful feature of Crunchbang is the post-installation "cb-welcome" script, which gives you options for which web-browser to install, libreoffice, java support, etc.
ALL the above 3 have instant mobile broadband (dongle) support, all you have to do is configure it.
In all 3, the super/house key is enabled.
In all 3 printer support is good.
I would suggest Ubuntu (or in case it is too slow, go with Lubuntu), it is very popular and have a lot of tutorials with easy steps to do in case they would need to do something (like install software or watch pictures).
here you have a tutorial on how to install it on the specific model you have. but feel free to use any other variant of Ubuntu with the same tutorial.
I have two eee pc 701: the original one with Xandros and the original one with Windows XP. Both of them are in perfect working order, though they suffer from the jurasic OSs that they use. Recently I started to play with Puppy Linux. I've tried Slacko, Precise and, finally, Lucid 5.2.8. All of them are started from a USB Pen Drive. All of them work without any problem. I find Lucid the best as I've found all the daily soft that I use: LibreOffice, Thunderbird, Firefox, Truecrypt (Yes, I still use it daily), Wine, etc. Any matter with the small screen resolution. The system detects it automatically and, almost every thing, works fine. So there is no need to look for any of the old specific OS designed just for the 701 (eeebuntu, Pupeee, Breeezy, etc). You just use Lucid Puppy "as is" and that's all. You have the last releases of the mentioned soft. It's amazing if you use the integrated system information just to see that with the OS charged on RAM, LibreOffice Writer, LibreOfffice Calc, Firefox and, perhaps another program running, and you just use about 300 MB of RAM memory. So, and in spite that there are other small Linux OS suitable for these small machines, if you use Puppy, that I fins specially suitable for inexperienced Linux users (As I am), you still will be able to run your 701s for many years. It's really a pleasure to be able to use those machines, even better that their very first running day (with Xandros or XP).


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Stuart Taylor has a very good article this week about the Obama administration, international law, and free speech. This excerpt begins with a quote from Harold Koh, Obama's top lawyer at the State Department:
"Our exceptional free-speech tradition can cause problems abroad, as, for example, may occur when hate speech is disseminated over the Internet." The Supreme Court, suggested Koh – then a professor at Yale Law School – "can moderate these conflicts by applying more consistently the transnationalist approach to judicial interpretation" that he espouses.
Translation: Transnational law may sometimes trump the established interpretation of the First Amendment. This is the clear meaning of Koh's writings, although he implied otherwise during his Senate confirmation hearing.
In my view, Obama should not take even a small step down the road toward bartering away our free-speech rights for the sake of international consensus. "Criticism of religion is the very measure of the guarantee of free speech," as Jonathan Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School, wrote in an October 19 USA Today op-ed.
Even European nations with much weaker free-speech traditions than ours were reportedly dismayed by the American cave-in to Islamic nations on "racial and religious stereotyping" and the rest.
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Sydney Melbourne Coastal Drive Facebook
The magnificent stretch of coastline between Sydney and Melbourne is one of Australia's most dramatic and naturally beautiful self-drive experiences. Along its length, the great waters of the Pacific Ocean, Tasman Sea and Bass Strait have carved out dramatic headlands and created beautiful coves and beaches. The ancient ranges that follow it inland are covered in vast expanses of national parks and forests protecting pristine lakes and rivers. Nestled amongst these natural wonders are dozens of quaint fishing villages, tiny colonial hamlets and thriving rural towns built by the country's most adventurous settlers.
The coast provides you with the whole range of sensory experiences. You can surf the big Tasman swells, dive the many wrecks, do some blue water sailing, go whale spotting or share the beach with seals, dolphins and sea birds. Or take time out to enjoy the delights of its famous seafood.
As you move along it, the landscape constantly changes its character and moods – from the placid blues and pastoral greens of the NSW coast, to the brilliant white sands of Jervis Bay. Immerse yourself in Coastal Wilderness of Sapphire Coast. Experience a lush network of National Parks, dotted with heritage sites, dramatic mountains and waters that team with life. Visit the coastal town of Eden and follow Australia's most significant whale story as you travel on the fringes of a destination rich in culture and nature so precious parts have been declared a UNESCO world biosphere res. The massive, unspoiled wilderness of the Croajingolong National Park and the awesome breadth of Ninety Mile Beach and the Gippsland Lakes, Australia's largest inland waterway.
The journey climaxes at Wilsons Promontory, the southern most point of mainland Australia, where you can explore small, hidden bays, see wildlife in its natural habitat, and visit the historic lighthouse. Then you gently wind your way to Melbourne via Phillip Island where you can see the famously cute little penguins parading along the beach. Moonlit Sanctuary if one of the many wildlife highlights between Phillip Island and Geelong and the Bellarine as you continue the drive along Victoira's coastline.
Drive the alternative inland route from Lakes Entrance to Melbourne via Walhalla taking in the beautiful green countryside, magnificent vistas, mountain scenery and historic villages. Walhalla became one of Australia's richest gold towns following the discovery of gold in 1863. Today, strolling past its lovingly restored period buildings provides you with an authentic experience of that golden era. Frozen in time, Walhalla is home to only to 20 people.
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I posted this message on Facebook last week:
HELP! Mom of month-old baby with a brain mushy from nighttime feedings seeks inspiration for her bi-weekly column on Vermont life. Sooooo: Anything you'd like to see written about Vermont? Any unanswered Vermont questions? Anything Vermont-related keeping you up at night? I'll entertain any ideas!
My desperate plea generated more responses than I'd expected; unresolved Vermont issues are apparently keeping some people up at night.
An early responder expressed outrage at the Addison Independent's maternity leave policy. "How are you not on leave from your column?" she fumed. So, let me set the record straight: that I never took leave from this column is entirely my fault. Leave was offered, but I was cocky; this was my fourth child, and I had enough material pre-written to publish a month past my due date. I failed to take into account that the baby might be two weeks late, or the possibility that I'd still be tired one month post-partum. My bad, as they say.
My little experiment in reader participation revealed a divide between Vermonters and non-Vermonters (henceforth referred to as "Flatlanders"). It was this: Flatlanders almost all responded to my query with questions about Vermont; Vermonters tended to respond with "factual" statements that they wanted to pass along. I've concluded that Vermonters are a pretty self-satisfied group. Among the things they'd like you to know:
-Vermont was rated the 5th Happiest State in which to live.
-Vermont is also the #1 Healthiest State and the #1 "Foodie" State. (I'm not quite sure what that means, nor can I cite sources, but Vermonters are proud of it.)
-Many wild Vermont plants that are considered "weeds" are in fact edible and/or medicinal, such as cattail roots and Plantago major.
So, there you go!
My outlier was the smart-aleck Vermonter who wondered, "How much wood could a woodchuck chuck, if a woodchuck could chuck wood?'
ANSWER:Woodchucks, also called groundhogs, are rodents whose name is an Anglicization of the Native American word for these animals ("wuchak"). They do NOT chuck wood, butone strange experimentapparently proved that a single woodchuck could eat 361.9237001 cubic centimeters of wood per day.
And yes, there are woodchucks in Vermont.
Now, for the serious questions.
QUESTION: Are there snails in Vermont?
ANSWER: Yes. (For specifics, see thisVermont snail survey).
QUESTION: How far are you from Canada and have you taken any road trips there yet?
ANSWER: We are about 77 miles from the Canadian border.
As for road trips: This past March, our family took a spring break trip to Montreal. We spent two nights in a hotel and took the girls to the Biodome, which is sort of like a small, indoor zoo. It made such an impression on our girls that, four months later, not a day passes without someone asking, "When can we go back to the Biodome?"
QUESTION: Why do so many Vermonters have tattoos?
ANSWER: I'm not sure that SO many Vermontershave tattoos; my in-depth research revealed that Vermont was not represented among the 10 Most Tattooed Cities in America.This question was posed by my father, who's spent much of the summer taking his granddaughters to the lake; surrounded by all those uncovered bodies, he's seen a disproportionate number of tattoos.
That said, if I had to venture a guess about why Vermonters get tattoos, it would be this: There's just not that much to do around here. I myself am probably raising four tattoo-prone girls: My fall-back activities on slow days are "Mom's Nail Salon" and "Mom's Tattoo Parlor" (using temporary tattoos left over from birthday goodie bags).
QUESTION: What do you do if you meet a bear?
ANSWER: Vermont is home to black bears, which are known for being shy and afraid of people. I have yet to see a bear here, although friends and neighbors have. If you DO see a bear in Vermont, the rule of thumb is to keep your distance and let it know you're there by making lots of noise. If you end up close enough so that the bear becomes aggressive, speak in a calm voice and maintain eye contact while slowly backing away. If attacked, fight back. Kind of like parenting.
It's probably best not to follow the example of our friend who came upon a sleeping bear while hunting. Since it was winter, he figured that the bear's metabolic rate was low enough to make it easily out-runnable. So he woke the bear, snapped a photo, and took off. But then, he was also armed.
QUESTION: What's up with those huge mounds of tires that I see on farms while driving through Vermont?
ANSWER: Those are silage piles. Silage is fermented fodder made from grass or field crops and fed to ruminants, like cows or sheep. It needs to be firmly packed to keep from spoiling, and at one time was primarily stored in silos. Because silos pose various safety hazards, the favored method of storing silage is now to put it in a large pile on the ground, roll it with a tractor, and cover it with plastic held down by tires.
QUESTION: What are your midnight musings during those nighttime feedings, and the sounds of Vermont when nocturnal creatures are stirring?
ANSWER: I wish that my "midnight musings" were as poetic as this question; unfortunately they tend to center on thoughts like: When can I go back to bed? and I wonder if my other children will sleep late tomorrow....
As for the sounds of Vermont: It's been a hot summer, so many noises are drowned out by the whir of the ceiling fan (as is common in Vermont, our house lacks central air). Most of the nocturnal stirring is done by our dog, who moves from her dog bed to the floor and back again throughout the night. Occasionally I'll hear large insects smashing into the window screens. Less frequently I'll hear a barred owl hooting in the woods, which I consider reassuring proof that the mice are being kept in check.
Speaking of which: This is the first summer I have NOT heard the nocturnal noise of mice in our walls. Either we've finally managed to mouse-proof our house, or else the mice are as fed up with this hot, wet weather as the rest of us, and have taken off to cooler, drier climates.
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The success of Belfast over the next 25 years is critical to the success of Northern Ireland. The city should be seen as a gateway for trade, employment, services and visitors and a magnet for private sector investment, growth sectors and jobs. This in turn is essential if the people of the region are to enjoy the right quality of life and standards of living, and if the lasting dividends of the Peace Settlement are to be secured and broadly shared.
Published by the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development (LEED) Programme.
Key Speeches from the Conference "State Of The City V", 20 May 2008
Sir Reg Empey, Minister for Employment and Learning
Councillor Michael Browne, Chair of Development, Belfast City Council Development Committee
Bruce Robinson, Permanent Secretary, Dept of Finance and Personnel
DSD Ministerial Text for the OECD Report on the Future Development of Belfast
Urban development
Neighbourhood renewal
Community development
Chapter 1 The Review
Chapter 2 Taking Forward the Economic Development of Belfast: The Key Issues
Chapter 3 The Position Elsewhere
Chapter 4 Moving Forward
Chapter 5 The Package Of Instruments
Chapter 6 Leading The Process
Chapter 7 Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendix 1 North South Opportunities for Dublin
Appendix 2 Case Study: Local Government and Development in South Africa
Appendix 3 Full Employment Strategies for Cities: 10 Guiding Principles
Appendix 4 10 Principles for Financing Local Development
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In case you don't know who she is, Sarah Silverman is a bold and fairly outrageous comedienne who is probably known equally for one of three things: her Comedy Central show ("The Sarah Silverman Show"), her recent NY Times bestseller, The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee, and "The Great Schlep," her hysterical successful attempt to get Barack Obama elected in Florida through encouraging all of the Jewish grandparents there to vote for him.
Although her brashness is not always my cup of tea, the reason I have always loved Sarah is for her signature style. She is attractive by general standards of our culture: raven black long hair, pale smooth skin, proportional features, and a curvy but thin body. But she became famous wearing baggy boyish jeans, ¾ sleeve baseball tees, a ponytail, and no visible make-up. And I'm not talking about skin-tight sexy jeans, curve-hugging tees, and a cutesy little-girl ponytail. We're talking effortless confident female; not "trying to look unattractive," not "dikey" (I know you were thinking it!), not self-conscious, and not "hiding her body." Just simple. That's her look and I love it.
So imagine my shock and awe (forgive me) when a few months ago, I chanced to see her on some late-night talk show and she was – hang on to your seats—in a short mini-dress; layered hair grazing the top of her slender shoulders; in high spike heels; with glossy lips and blush. She looked great, don't get me wrong; but something inside of me shrunk a little bit and I gasped outwardly. Where was my sporty Sarah? Where was the brave no-nonsense comedienne who held her own among males in her industry without "having to" display herself as a sexy woman? My husband told me to pipe down; he was trying to hear sexy Sarah being totally crude and over-the-top vulgar in her new get-up!
I instantly felt bad for doubting her simply because she was doing what almost every other female in show business has to do (myself included, to the best of my ability…). How many actresses and even respected writers like Tina Fey are only truly considered competitive in this industry when they shed those 'extra' 20 lbs and squeeze into a size 2? Most.
Sarah Silverman's s talent is not in any way decreased by her showing her legs or letting her hair down, as it were, but still! I can't help but wondering if some stylist got a hold of her and told her if she wants to compete, she's gotta drop the boyish boxy look. Or perhaps she got tired of her signature look and wanted to start dressing up. But maybe she felt she "had to" do this to get "real" parts? (She is apparently appearing nude in her upcoming film but has said a lot of funny self-deprecating things about the nudity…)
I hope the old Sarah comes back soon in some permutation. I want her to have all the success in the world, but I also want her to know that she is someone I have looked up to because she hasn't typically tried to fit the mold of what women in this industry are "supposed to" look like. She has her own style, and I love it. I think she is someone I would want to hang out with, if I were allowed by my stylist to even wear baggy boy jeans with ¾ sleeve baseball tees.
Oh, feminism. We've come so far but it sometimes seems we have such a long long way to go.


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Bill, your info on the Black Liquor was outstanding and just makes me feel even better about my SSCCQ shares.
I also am still enjoying the information about dry bulk carriers. I am really going to keep an eye on OCNF.
I encourage everyone to take a look at HIMX, they are down quite a bit and I think they are a great buy right now.
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They have done well through superior inventory management. They have very low debt and a great deal of capital.
Tomorrow they are due to release their Q1 results which look to be good.
Also look at their charts . . . they look as though they are following a slightly upward channel and they are currently at the bottom of this channel.
Anyone else please give your thoughts as I am only somewhat intelligent.
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Matt Flynn might have a new team sooner than expected.
According to Ed Werder of ESPN, there are talks about a trade for the Seahawks backup quarterback, and a deal appears "imminent."
The Jaguars apparently took themselves out of the running this week, which would leave the Bills and Raiders among the usual suspects for a deal.
The Raiders would have to make a call on Carson Palmer quickly if it was them, while the Bills were sniffing around Kevin Kolb as well.
Flynn's overpaid, sure, but Seahawks starter Russell Wilson being so underpaid (which he'll remain for two years) keeps them from giving Flynn away.
UPDATE 3:14 p.m. ET: Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network says relatively definitively that it's not the Bills. Which narrows the list considerably.


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I have three kids, I got my period 3-4 months after I had them.
How soon should I expect my period to be back after giving birth?
Dont expect it and it will come.... I have notice that it really depends on so many different factors that its hard to tell... Blessings
ps. if your not breastfeeding, there are certain herbs that you can take to help it start flowing.....
I have three sons. After each one, my cycle came back at 6 months.
I also have three daughters. After each one, my cycle came back roughly after 12 months.
All were breastfed.
My friend had 7 daughters. After the last one her cycle came back at 4 weeks, even though she exclusively breastfed!
As early as 6 weeks (if your not already pregnant again), or as long as you're breastfeeding and anything in between!
Mine came back about a month or two after my son stopped nursing. I don't know about if your not breastfeeding. Probably different for each girl.
It depends on your body and if you are nursing. Some people even when nursing start their periods early. With my son it was close to 9 months I believe and the first one is a miserable one.
I was breastfeeding so my period did not come back for 9 months after my daughter was born. I got pregnant 3 months later so be careful! :)
I have gotten it back anytime between 6 weeks and almost a year depending on how the baby took to nursing. So, it is really hard to say when it will start again.
that depends on whether you nurse or not..... i nurse exclusively and go on average 14 months without a cycle..... it can vary greatly though depending on the woman
I think some of it depends on genetics. I breastfed and mine came back in exactly three months. I thought breastfeeding exclusively would keep it away, well that didn't work for me. So I asked my mom, and she said hers always came back around then. Enjoy the break while you're pregnant.
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Chinchilla Museum has a fine collection, including a non-working replica of a 1910 steam sawmill, steam engines, vintage cars, period costumes and historical relics. The buildings include Goombi Hall, the Emmerson Building, the authentic slab hut, Wongongera Cottage, a blacksmith shop and the old jail. Why not browse through the Kathleen Emmerson Memorial Library and discover some fascinating history?
Buildings from early village times have been re-erected on the grounds and add to the historical atmosphere. In recent times, the original Chinchilla School with school rolls and school memorabilia including all country schools information has been added.
Other key displays include:
Cypress Pine Centre, which tells the story of the saw milling industry that established the town
The Green Plague exhibit, explaining the devastation caused by the Prickly Pear cactus; and
The Melon Festival display, celebrating Chinchilla as Australia's 'melon capital'.
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Mad Acorn Review
- Energetic and fluid visual style; modern, urban, spray paint art aesthetic.
- Catchy dance, hip-hop soundtrack.
- Tap-to-play simplicity; 'hidden' beats given hardcore players more to chew on.
- All too short; thankfully more content is promised at no extra cost.
- Bats feel cheap on the third chapter; requires almost intuitive timing due to blending in so well.
Mad Acorn is the first in APD's series of TapTap Comix and a great start as it marries modern art forms in to a fun, interactive package that's perfect for rhythm game enthusiasts.
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[Mad Acorn was featured as the Mini-review for the Friday News Wrap-Up for the 22nd of June, 2012]
Despite my personal belief that Mad Acorn by APD deserves a much larger review, I can't begin to express just how unexpectedly perfect this title ended up feeling upon first playing it, so it's probably best I keep things short. The game, which is ostensibly a rhythm title, is the first in the developer's new TapTap Comix project, providing interactive artistic collaborations. Combining the urban artwork design from South Korean studio MOSTAPES and an electronic, hip-hop inspired soundtrack, the game positively bursts from the seams with raw energy; it may not be to everyone's liking, but the marriage of sound and art in Mad Acorn is almost flawless. Players will tap their way through several chapters, defeating a big-bad boss at the end of each, and while this may seem all-too-simple for some, 'hidden' beats are also available for players to find, adding to their score if they 'go with the flow'. For $2.99 it may be a bit pricey, especially considering its shelf-life, but if you're the kind of person that places presentation over complexity, this is an easy game to recommend.
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Do you like Tap Tap Revenge, Rock Band, Dance Dance Revolution and Guitar Hero? Then you'll LOVE Mad Acorn!!
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Mad Acorn is a revolutionary music rhythm game. TURN ON SOUND, pay attention to the music and you'll find the enemies coming towards you are actually music notes. Simply TAP anywhere on the screen to play the rhythm!
All you need to do is TURN UP THE VOLUME, be one with the music and JUST TAP your finger anywhere on the screen of your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad.
Help private detective Mad Acorn in his adventures on a burning bridge, bullet train, radioactive sewer and deadly swamp. Mad Acorn improves his skill as you score combos and his fighting technics explode to the levels beyond the art of war.
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