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According to a recent Incyte Group report, nearly half of all businesses in the United States currently have or are in the process of developing and/or investigating recurring revenue offerings. Unlike traditional business models, which are built around one-time transactions or upfront fees, recurring revenue offerings focus on smaller, ongoing, subscription-based transactions. As more companies develop these types of offerings, they are increasingly shifting from on-premise software to the cloud for a billing platform to monetize and manage their subscription-based products and services. Derek Choy, vice president of engineering for Aria Systems, offers the following tips for choosing a cloud billing system.
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Murio Odd-easy is fun. Trying to think of some other games to bolster my library.
Dat Joy-Con color scheme, tho.
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1. How do you think the Salado constructed homes in caves carved into the hillsides? What materials did they use? If necessary, refer to Reading 1.
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Noah Becker is nothing but trouble.
That's what Mama told me when I was a kid, kicking his pew in church and giggling at the games we'd play. It's what the town said when his father died and the Becker brothers went wild. And it's on repeat in my mind the day I walk into the whiskey distillery where he works to buy a wedding gift for my fiancé.
He's trouble.
Dirty, sweaty, rude trouble.
No matter how many times I repeat it, I can't escape Noah in our small Tennessee town. And the more I run into him, the more he infuriates me. Because he sees what no one else does.
He sees me–the real me.
The me I'm not sure I'm allowed to be.
I'm Ruby Grace Barnett, the mayor's daughter. Soon to be a politician's wife, just like Mama and Daddy always wanted. Soon to fulfill my family's legacy, just like I always knew I would.
Until the boy everyone warned me about makes me question everything, like whether the wedding I'm planning is one I even want.
Everyone says Noah Becker is nothing but trouble.
If only I had listened.
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I've just had an opportunity to try out two products that can provide travelers with sizable savings. While they're unrelated, they each offer ways to fight those extra costs we encounter while traveling.
The carry-on overcoat
When I packed for a recent weeklong trip to Japan, I struggled to fit all my clothes into a wide-body, 20-inch carry-on wheeled suitcase, the largest capacity allowed for a carry-on. So my choice was to take a bigger suitcase and check it, and possibly pay a baggage fee, or to leave some of the stuff behind. But I found a better option. I could take the carry-on and "wear" the clothes that didn't fit in my suitcase. No, not wear them on my body, but wear the new SeV carry-on coat from ScottEVest that's designed to hold a huge amount of goods in its 33 pockets.
From the outside it looks like any attractive, conventional, full-length beige overcoat. But inside are pockets of many shapes and sizes designed to carry everything from shirts to shoes, ties, underwear, as well as electronic devices. There's a special waterproof pocket for a water bottle, a pocket for eyeglasses with a pullout cleaning cloth, a camera pocket with a slot for memory cards, and an attached keychain. There are several huge pockets designed for packing clothes, as well as a pocket for shoes. There's even a pocket to carry your liquids in the standard TSA zip-lock bag.
I packed several folded shirts, pajamas, socks, underwear, magazines, a Nook Color e-reader, and a pair of Bose headphones into the coat lining. The coat hung straight and did not appear unusual. As a result, I reduced my suitcase load by about 30 percent. Had I needed more room in my suitcase, I could have also packed my toiletry kit, and even an extra pair of shoes in the coat.Read More...


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Ramen Lab popped into Lucky Belly
November 28th, 2012
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Old School Tokyo ramen was one of three ramen options offered at the Sun Noodle Ramen Lab pop-up at Lucky Belly Nov. 25. The chicken and shoyu broth was topped with ajitama egg, charcoal-grilled char siu, wafu spinach and bamboo shoots. The flat, medium thick noodles are most popular with ramen lovers in Japan today.
Most people still think of Sun Noodle as the little company in Kalihi that supplies our ramen houses and makes pi for our won ton soups.
But the company, founded in 1981 by Hidehito Uki, is a major player on the national food scene due to the growing popularity of ramen. After shipping noodles to California and Washington for years, the company opened a Los Angeles factory in 2004, started shipping noodles to New York a year later, and now has established Ramen Lab in New Jersey, where executive chef Shigetoshi Nakamura helps would-be ramenya owners develop original menus and concepts for their restaurants.
They've also helped established restaurateurs like Marcus Samuelsson, who wanted a recipe incorporating Ethiopian teff flour.
With much of the country yet to discover the joys of ramen, it's definitely a business with an upward trajectory.
Nakamura was in the house at Chinatown's Lucky Belly on Nov. 25 for a one-night Ramen Lab popup. The particulars: No reservations, first come, first served from 5 p.m. while supplies lasted, and there were at least 60 people lined up from the corner of Hotel and Smith streets to Little Village, after the first in line, from about 4 p.m., were admitted.
I arrived at about 5, but was lucky enough to be part of a group that had been second in line at about 4:15 p.m.
The chef presented three types of ramen, representing local, Japan and New York styles. With the enthusiasm generated by this popup, more events may be coming our way. It's only fair, given that Hawaii has offered a warm, supportive environment for Sun Noodle to grow up.
New York Heritage ramen is Italian inspired, in a tomato broth topped with basil, crimini mushrooms, Italian sausage and Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese. The chewy, curly temomi noodles are best sellers in Hawaii and New York. You need to be in the mood for Italian to enjoy it. I ordered this because I like different, but what I really craved was the Tokyo combination of pork and egg.
Tonkotsu black ramen with thin, straight hakata noodles, pork broth topped with sumibiyaki charcoal-grilled char siu, kikurage (cloud ear mushroom), scallions and drizzled with black garlic essence. These noodles should be eaten quickly. Alas for the food blogger, time required for photography takes time from enjoying the ramen at its optimal.
Sun Noodle Ramen Lab executive chef Shige Nakamura and his wife Maiko.
Hisae Uki, daughter of Sun Noodle founder Hidehito Uki, wears a Sun T-shirt touting outposts in Honolulu, Los Angeles and New York.


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morriswalters wrote:Yes we do. We limit size, placement and any number of things. Store signage can be regulated as to size and placement on property. No advertising on interstate highway right of way other than small signs at exits. For pretty much for some of the same things people complain about on the web. Up to including, that too much of it is distracting and ugly.Tyndmyr wrote:but we do not treat the presence of an ad in the real world as something requiring intervention, unless there is something particularly unusual regarding it's content.
Store signage? Regulated? Not generally. Your landlord can restrict you, if you're renting. If it's in the lease. The city generally doesn't care, and if it does, it's in a manner that usually isn't advertising specific(height limits, etc). Inside the building, precisely zero craps are given regarding signage unless it poses a safety hazard or similar.
Interstate highways routinely have billboards. They must merely be set far enough back from the road. Like, lots of billboards. It's hard to miss this. The close small signs, why, you can pay the state money to have your name on those signs. The limitation on other signs isn't some noble "no advertising" thing, it's merely traditional anti-competitive behavior. And, at least obstensibly, for safety.
The small bookstore owner does what he/she does. The situation isn't analogous. But neither do they serialize the books on the wall outside their shops. And who would do that anyway, haven't they heard of GoodReads? And coffee shops defend their turf. Seats are money. And they either limit bandwidth or require a password you get with a purchase. And I'm just peachy with sitting in a parking lot and grabbing signal out of space if they don't.
People totally do it, yes. A lot. My shop is small, it gets several such people a day. It's irritating. Other small businesses in the area sometimes resort to more...hostile statements and policies, and mentioning Amazon in some of them can totally get you kicked out. This is because some customers not only cheerfully shop your store and take your suggestion to Amazon, they will suggest to other shoppers that they do the same. While I don't take the same aggressive stance some do, I can see why some owners are incensed by it.
Is it your opinion that morality only applies where a technological or physical restraint prevents you from taking an action? Do you not think that making a habit of sitting in your car in the parking lot and using their internet would be, if common, detrimental to their business? Why is the onus on the other people to stop your action, and not on you?


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Get dirty.
In order to properly cheese the dirt's main base, you must first go to the item shop, purchase shampoo, Towel with a ( :{ ) face, some manly liquid gel, plastic hair cover, and crabs B gone.
One your inventory is full, use an air ship to drop into the bathtub, and regenerate your health at the fountain. Begin by attacking the lower base, once you're in position, use you shampoo and manly liquid gel to increase damage, and give your "heros" a cooling sensation.
After you've destroyed the main Cannon tower, use crabs B gone so you can move onto the next base, wearing your italian mustasche face towel.... loosely.


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Real Madrid defender Fabio Coentrao has rubbished Franck Ribery's claims on the Ballon d'Or, arguing that "you can't give an award like this" to the Frenchman.
The Portugal international believes that the Bayern Munich ace should not be mentioned in the same breath as the two other players shortlisted for the accolade, compatriot Cristiano Ronaldo and Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi.
Even then, Coentrao is of the opinion that there is only one obvious choice for this year's Ballon d'Or, given Argentina's finest has been plagued by injuries in 2013.
"Messi is an excellent player, but he has been out of action a long time," the full-back told A Bola. "And you can't give an award like this to Ribery, who only scored 22 goals.
"Cristiano Ronaldo has always been at the top of his game and scored [more than] twice as many."
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Pesto Buttermilk Mashed Potatoes
You may not believe it, but buttermilk mashed potatoes are just as fluffy as regular mashed potatoes made with heavy cream. The only difference is a pleasant tangy taste that the buttermilk imparts to the potatoes. To enhance the flavor of the mashed potatoes, I added some homemade Pecorino basil pesto. There is nothing subtle about this dish; it is absolutely bursting with color and flavor.
I was inspired to make this dish during our Christmas trip to Las Vegas. We went to our favorite eatery, "The Buffet at Bellagio". They served pesto mashed potatoes, but without buttermilk. It was so good I had to replicate it but of course, I wanted to add my own twist. I recently made a large batch of Pecorino basil pesto, so I thought it would be a good time to try my hand at the dish. I hope you like it!
Yields: 8 servings3 pounds Russet potatoes (about 5 large)
1/3 cup milk, at room temperature
6 tablespoons butter, diced
1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
2 teaspoons sea salt (or regular salt)
3/4 teaspoon white pepper, freshly ground
1/3 cup homemade Pecorino basil pesto (click on the link for the recipe), as needed
3 tablespoons Pecorino cheese
Boiling the potatoes:
Peel the potatoes, cut them into 2-inch chunks and place them in a large pot. Fill it with cold water until the potatoes are barely covered. It's important to start with cold water so the potatoes cook evenly. Bring to a boil, add 1 teaspoon of salt and reduce the heat to medium-high (if you cook the potatoes at a roaring boil, they might fall apart). Cook for about 20-25 minutes. The potatoes should be fork-tender. Drain the potatoes thoroughly and let them cool a little (do not rinse and let the liquid evaporate).
Mashed potatoes:
Once the potatoes are cool enough to handle and have dried thoroughly, return them to the pot over low heat (to ensure there is as little liquid as possible). Turn off the heat. Using a potato masher or a potato ricer, mash the potatoes. Add milk, butter and 3 tablespoons of pesto. Stir well, using a wooden spoon. Add the buttermilk until you reach the desired consistency. Season with salt and white pepper. Finish with the Pecorino cheese.
Top the potatoes with the remaining pesto and stir slightly to create a swirl. I served the mashed potatoes with a white fish but it would go great with beef or chicken as well.
Serve warm
Bon appétit!
I used left-over Pecorino basil pesto I had in the freezer. I always make extra to store in the freezer. If you have extra pesto, you can store it inan ice-cube tray and freeze it. I transfer the ice-cubes into bags that I vacuum-seal and place back in the freezer for future use. I think it's the best way to keep the same flavor without getting freezer burn. You can store the pesto in your freezer for up to 6 months or for 2 weeks in your refrigerator.
If you re-heat the mashed potatoes, it's preferable to use a double boiler. For an easy double boiler, place the mashed potatoes in a heat-proof bowl over a larger-sized saucepan filled with simmering water. I always like to add a little kitchen towel underneath the bowl. That way the bowl won't jiggle and there won't be any splatter of water in the mashed potatoes.
With leftover mashed potatoes, you can make a green-colored shepherd pie.
A big no-no is to mash the potatoes in a food processor or a blender; the texture will be gooey and sticky and the result won't be good. The best way is to use a food mill, a potato masher or a potato ricer. You can also manually mash the potatoes using food service disposable gloves. And most important, do NOT over-work the mashed potatoes.
I finely chop a 3-inch chunk of Pecorino and place the morsels in a mini food processor to make Pecorino powder.
You could also serve the mashed potatoes with gravy on the side (click on the link for a vegetarian gravy recipe).
If you're a potato lover, check out my other potato recipes!Published By: on March 26, 2010.


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VHF Marine Radio
Most recreational boaters will never use their VHF Marine Radios for emergencies. Required by the United States Coast Guard, however, a marine radio can be a literal lifesaver in a crisis. While many boaters take a spin on the waterways just for an afternoon when the weather is bright and calm, storm fronts and swells can occur unexpectedly. There is also the very real possibility for an accident while waterskiing, towing, or just diving off the stern. While boating certification classes will have covered what to do in an emergency, its urgency mandates quickly sending a distress call. Here's the procedure:
Digital Selective Calling (DSC) Radio:DSC MAYDAY
Procedure for VHF Channel 16 MAYDAY:
Tune VHF marine radio, to channel 16.
Distress signal "MAYDAY", (3x).
The words "THIS IS", (once only).
Name of vessel in distress (3x) and call sign or boat registration number, stated just once.
Repeat "MAYDAY" and name of vessel, only once.
Give position of vessel by latitude or longitude or by bearing (true or magnetic, state which) and distance to a well-known landmark to assist a responding station in locating your vessel. Include any information on vessel movement such as course, speed and destination.
Nature of distress (sinking, fire etc.).
Kind of assistance desired.
Number of passengers onboard.
Additional information to facilitate rescue, such as vessel size, persons requiring medical attention, color hull, cabin, etc.
Say the word "OVER" when finished.
Stay on the radio if possible. Even after the message has been received, the Coast Guard can find you faster if you are transmitting a radio signal that a rescue boat or aircraft can hone in on.
Repeat at intervals until an answer is received.
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From exploration reports of Parley P. Pratt, Brigham Young sent George A. Smith with about 120 men, 31 women, and 18 children as settlers from Salt Lake to settle Iron county, what they called The Little Salt Lake. This is known as the Iron Mission. Part of its purpose was to produce much-needed iron implements for the pioneer state.
The individuals chosen to go were those who possessed a wide variety trades necessary to sustain settlement of this region.
The Following documentary shows the stories of a few of the settlers and a portion of some interesting facts relating to the settlement.
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Course pages 2013–14
Algorithms II
Principal lecturer: Dr Frank Stajano
Taken by: Part IB
Past exam questions
Information for supervisors (contact lecturer for access permission)
No. of lectures: 12
Suggested hours of supervisions: 3
Prerequisite courses: Algorithms I
This course is a prerequisite for: Computer Graphics and Image Processing, Complexity Theory, Artificial Intelligence I and II
The aim of this course is to give further insights into the design and analysis of non-trivial algorithms through the discussion of several complex algorithms and data structures of general applicability.
- Advanced data structures. Amortized analysis. Fibonacci heaps. Van Emde Boas trees. Disjoint sets. [Ref: CLRS3 chapters 17, 19, 20, 21] [about 4-5 lectures]
- Graph algorithms. Graph representations. Breadth-first and depth-first search. Topological sort. Minimum spanning trees. Kruskal and Prim algorithms. Shortest paths. Bellman-Ford and Dijkstra algorithms. Maximum flow. Ford-Fulkerson method. Matchings in bipartite graphs. [Ref: CLRS3 chapters 22, 23, 24, 25, 26] [about 5-6 lectures]
- Multithreaded algorithms. Dynamic multithreading. Work and span. Scheduling. Race conditions. [Ref: CLRS3 chapter 27] [about 1 lecture]
- Geometric algorithms. Intersection of segments. Convex hull: Graham's scan, Jarvis's march. [Ref: CLRS3 chapter 33] [about 1 lecture]
At the end of the course students should
- have a good understanding of how several elaborate algorithms work;
- have a good understanding of how a smart choice of data structures may be used to increase the efficiency of particular algorithms;
- be able to analyse the space and time efficiency of complex algorithms;
- be able to design new algorithms or modify existing ones for new applications and reason about the efficiency of the result.
Recommended reading
* Cormen, T.H., Leiserson, C.D., Rivest, R.L. & Stein,
C. (2009). Introduction to Algorithms. MIT Press (3rd ed.). ISBN
Sedgewick, R., Wayne, K. (2011). Algorithms Addison-Wesley. ISBN
Kleinberg, J. & Tardos, É. (2006). Algorithm design.
Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-321-29535-4.
Knuth, D.A. (2011). The Art of Computer Programming.
Addison-Wesley. ISBN 978-0-321-75104-1.
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I was wondering if MPlus could test multilevel modeling data that contains cross-classified random effects (which Raudenbush and Bryk discuss in chapter 12 of their HLM book). I have a data set where children are nested within therapists. However, there are some children that see more than one therapist, so the nesting of children within 1 therapist does not hold for some children. Any advice on how to analyze this data with MPlus would be greatly appreciated.
Linda K. Muthen
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Mplus does not currently have the facility to do this. This will be added in the future.
Lois Downey
posted on Thursday, March 28, 2013 - 9:43 am
I am using type = crossclassified for the first time. I notice that for this type of analysis, unlike other types, Mplus provides one-tailed P-values. May I simply double the values in order to report 2-tailed P-values, or is there some reason that for this type of analysis a 2-tailed P-value is inappropriate?
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Linda K. Muthen
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You are using the Bayes estimator for this analysis. You should be looking at the credibility interval to determine significance. If the credibility interval does not contain zero, there is significance.
Jennifer Clark
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I have imputed 25 datasets with multiple imputation. I have a cross-classified model and so need to use Bayesian estimation, which doesn't allow the use of imputed data. Do you have any advice for how I could examine imputed data with cross-classified models, such as fixing the parameters from an imputed single-level analysis (controlling for clustering) and then running those parameters with a cross-classified model? Also, will Mplus be able to run multiple membership multilevel analysis in the future, or is it able to do so already (and if so, are there any examples for this)?
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I would suggest that you run the 25 imputed data sets separately and then manually combine the results as in
See page 57 for an example of multiple membership model in Mplus
Jennifer Clark
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That is very helpful, thank you very much.
JinHee Hur
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I would like to know when running type=crossclassified, resps=jackknife or bootstrap can still be used.
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It is not available yet. It is not clear how to do it theoretically either, but if you know how you want it implemented you can use type=montecarlo to run multiple runs and then manually combine the estimates.
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Input and Feedback from Friends and Colleagues
I wrote "Religion, Science, and Spirit: A Sacred Story for Our Time" over several months, from June to December 2012, with the help and support of numerous colleagues whose often profound insights continuously pressed me to deepen and expand the frame of my inquiry. See "The Personal Story Behind the Essay."
Because their comments are so rich in their own right and made essential contributions to my essay, I felt compelled to share them so others might benefit from their insights and inspiration.
Note that all of the commentaries shared here were written in response to earlier drafts of the essay. Many of the criticisms have been addressed and many of the suggestions have been incorporated. Some reviewers who were enthusiastic about an earlier draft may take exception to subsequent changes.
David Korten
Barry Andrews (former Unitarian Universalist Minister); Historical roots of the Integral Spirit Cosmology and the implications of its lack of institutional support. (July 22, 2012)
Thanks for sharing your paper with me. I find it to be an elegant, succinct and thought-provoking argument, and one with which I am in full agreement. … The weakness, not of your argument, but rather its sustainability lies in the fact that the cosmology of the Integral Spirit has many adherents ancient and modern, but little or no institutional support. Ideas must be embodied in communities in order to survive....[Read full text from Barry Andrews]
The Interfaith Amigos. Pastor Don Mackenzie (United Church of Christ, retired), Rabbi Ted Falcon (Bet Alef Meditative Synagogue, retired), and Imam Jamal Rahman (Muslim Sufi Minister, Interfaith Community Sanctuary), have for almost 11 years engaged in a deeply personal interfaith exploration and healing through their collegial exploration of the deep spiritual roots of their respective faiths. They shared as a group their comments and insights into the deeper teachings of the Abrahamic Faiths. [Read full text from the Interfaith Amigos]
Interfaith Amigo Pastor Don Mackenzie (July 31, 2012) As you know, we applaud this important work and wish to have the piece you put out be in a place that will, as you say, continue the conversation…. Most importantly, we feel it is crucial to note that while the seeds of "The Cosmos is Ruled by a Distant Patriarch" are in our traditions, the prevalence of that superficial stereotype remained due to the general ignorance of the people, an ignorance that gave power and authority to the clergy (and does so to this day), and the suppression early on of mysticism by the orthodoxy of the church.
Interfaith Amigo Rabbi Ted Falcon (July 31, 2012) Thank you for sending us this updated draft of your very important article. You are very right: It's time for a new story! …. That said, I believe it's important to recognize that the Patriarchal Distant Creator God model, while certainly present in all three Abrahamic traditions, is hardly the whole of theological discourse represented by those traditions. I would encourage some kind of limiting statement, indicating that this model is present in all those traditions, and representative of much of their early thinking.
Interfaith Amigo Imam Jamal Rahman (August 10, 2012 ) I want to comment on some of the facets of the verse: "Wherever you turn, there is the Face of Allah." The verse is from the Quran (2:115) ….If the Face of Allah is everywhere, it behooves us to spend less time and energy on trying to "understand" God and more time living in a way that expands our awareness of God in every face we meet.
Rev Bill Phipps, Canadian church leader and social activist; Moderator of the United Church of Canada, 1997 to 2000, and author of "Cause for Hope: Humanity at the Crossroads," for which David wrote the forward. (July 10 and August 23, 2012)
This is an important contribution for a badly needed conversation…. Both the Older and Newer Testaments know a God that is BOTH distant AND intimate. I realize that too often the institutional church and the media do not recognize this basic understanding of the patriarchal God. But it is fundamental to Biblical faith.
The Bible also is clear that building justice and peace ON EARTH is a primary ethical responsibility for people of faith. Again, institutional religion and the media, as we know it, too often ignore this, but it is fundamental to "salvation".... [Read full text from Rev Bill Phipps]
Richard Wilson, retired architect, Bainbridge Island friend and neighbor, and an active member of Cedars Unitarian Universalist Church. (August 4, 2012)
It's taken a while for my thoughts to settle, because I found myself squirming when the discussion began to open toward the possibility of an unnecessarily anthropomorphic cosmic consciousness or awareness. I am more comfortable with the possibility that "we are the universe becoming conscious of itself.".... [Read full text from Richard Wilson]
Karma Tshiteem, Secretary, Gross National Happiness Commission of Bhutan (July 19, 2012)
Greetings from Bhutan! I enjoyed the piece you shared and could not agree more. And when you talk about the integral spirit story as a framework for relating to one another and to nature, I could not help but recall the foundations of our Buddhist philosophy and the idea of Interdependent arising. You may like to check that out.
Matthew Fox, Priest, theologian, and popular writer on Creation Spirituality (July 17, 2012)
Divine consciousness to me can be both personal AND impersonal and I agree that the Distant Patriarch has overly personalized it and invited untold projections (plus the psychologizing of religion and religion as comfort of recent times). But what is cosmic can sometimes be VERY intimate at the same time--that is what a mystical experience is all about!....[Read full text from Matthew Fox]
Sister Joan Chittister, Benedictine Sister and celebrated Christian author, she has been a visionary voices and spiritual leader of the Catholic Church for more than 30 years. (July 13, 2012)
This is, without doubt, the best short piece on this subject that I have ever seen. It not only provides a new template for thinking about God, the world, our own immersion in what we call "the mind of God" but it gives us a direction for dealing with this new material when the piece ends. It lays out a template for discussion that people like us should be promoting everywhere....[Read full text from Sister Joan Chittister]
Marybeth Gardam, Des Moines, Iowa entrepreneur and community activist. (July 12, 2012)
I LOVE the theme of the Three Cosmologies. And I can see how it would have strong impact among people who think deeply about these issues. I can see so many of the people I know who are stuck in one or another of these 'stories'. For me, I think I have always been in the realm of the integral spirit... even as a young and impressionable Catholic. I felt that God was too big to fit into the church's narrow frame....[Read full text from Marybeth Gardam]
Graeme Maxton, Economist and Author, The End of Progress – How Modern Economics has Failed Us. (July 7, 2012)
The logic that says we are part of a planet and cosmos, like independently cooperating cells in a body, is undeniable, certainly according to the Integral Spirit narrative. But I wondered when I was reading this if it could be that we are also the wrong sorts of cells. If humankind is actually a dead-end stage of the plan, rather than being a potentially beneficial part of the story, we are actually a cancer.... [Read full text from Graeme Maxton]
Garry Jacobs, Chairman of Board, World Academy of Art & Science (July 10, 2012)
The nature of the three cosmologies is clearly and powerfully presented in your draft…. As parts of a machine, we are insignificant and helplessly subject to cosmic laws. As exiles from heaven, we are lost souls striving only to recover what we have lost. But as conscious creative human beings, we have the power to alter the rules we have fashioned and the instruments we have created. We can break our slavish dependence and imprisonment by the institutions fashioned in the past that are no longer relevant or conducive to our welfare, as we have rejected feudalism and monarchy, slavery and apartheid.... [Read full text from Garry Jacobs]
Bob Scott, Director of Trinity Institute at Trinity Wall Street Church and former editor, Spirituality & Health magazine. (August 21, 2012)
Very engaging and thought provoking. I appreciate your reference to David Sloan Wilson, and I see the connections between the cosmologies story and the evolution story throughout…. Wilson points out that in modern discourse rational thought is treated as the gold standard. Whatever is not fully rational (and provable) is considered deficient. However, from an evolutionary perspective, adaptive thought is the gold standard. A belief may not be scientifically provable (he actually says it could be literally incorrect) but it may convey considerable survival value, while other beliefs—thoroughly rational though they may be—weaken us.... [Read full text from Bob Scott]
Stuart Kauffman, theoretical biologist and complex systems researcher. Former faculty in residence Santa Fe Institute, and author of numerous books including Reinventing the Sacred. (September 15, 2012)
If we see reality in a new way, something like your third cosmology David, and my quest too, we will inevitably BE in the world in a different way as we tell ourselves a new story. I do not know how to break the power structure by head on attack. But a new STORY from a different view of reality MAY render that power structure irrelevant as we transition somehow beyond Modernity into an adjacent possibility we cannot, typically, prestate, but do co-create.... [Read full text from Stuart Kauffman]
Steven Rockefeller, Ph.D. in philosophy of religion from Columbia University, and professor emeritus of Religion and former dean and chair of the religion department at Middlebury College; Co-chair of Earth Charter International Council. Led the drafting of the Earth Charter. (October 3, 2012)
It is important for the new story to acknowledge the reality and mystery of evil and the terrible suffering that comes with existence for millions of people and other sentient beings. There is much in the world that is not of God or insofar as it is, we cannot understand it. One fundamental purpose of a guiding cosmology is to help people respond creatively to evil and suffering and find meaning in the face of it.... [Read full text from Steven Rockefeller]


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