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It's the Double Bonus Podcast! Today John S and Tim are recapping the Regional Semis and Finals: They're discussing more Harrellson/Zoubek comparisons, the pantheon of Duke Sweet 16 losses, the unfair maligning of Jimmer Fredette, the genius of Brad Stevens and Shaka Smart, and, most importantly, the Elite Eight run by the Gonzaga women. Click here to listen to the sweet sounds of the Double Bonus!
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4 Mar
The Double Bonus: Episode 3
John S and Tim are back with another college basketball podcast (No, they haven't given up on writing posts… yet), and it's the longest and most action-packed podcast to date! Today they're discussing how many BYU honor code violations they've committed, the Brandon Davies story (including this story on Deadspin), Duke's Senior Night, St. John's and Steve Lavin's "lack of class," and the upcoming Duke-UNC battle. If you click here you're in for the ride of your life….
28 Feb
The Double Bonus: Episode 2
It's episode two of the Double Bonus podcast! Listen as Tim and John S break down the weekend's slate of games, and hear John S apologize for being so wrong. Click here for the podcast of a lifetime….
25 Feb
NPI Comes Alive!: The Double Bonus Podcast
Welcome to NPI Comes Alive! It's the podcast branch of the NPI network. Our first edition brings back The Double Bonus, with Tim and John S finally breaking down this college basketball season. Click here to listen.
6 Apr
The Double Bonus: Duke Wins!
Tim and John S collected themselves after last night's brilliant National Championship to bring you this special National Championship Edition of The Double Bonus:
TIM: So John, are we allowed to breathe now?
JOHN S: I guess you can. I still haven't. That game was the most nerve-wracking, heart-wrenching, emotionally draining game I've ever watched as a Duke fan. It unfolded almost like a nightmare. Butler was doing to Duke exactly what it had been doing to teams all Tournament long: Staying close and then holding them without a field goal in the final minutes. It looked like it was setting up perfectly for a Butler comeback, with Nolan Smith, our best player throughout the Tournament, and Kyle Singler, our best player in the Final Four, each clunking shots off the front of the rim, setting up not one but TWO attempts at the game-winner by Butler's star.
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5 Apr
Talkin' Basketball: Duke v. Butler
TIM: John, here we are, 143 days after I wrote my introductory "It's College Basketball Season!" post, and the only two times I spent entire bullet points on back on November 13 are the only two teams still playing on April 5. Did I diverge from my prognosticated path? Sure. But come on, where's my dap?
JOHN S: Sorry, Tim, no dap. Here's why: 1) It's not like you said in that post that either team would make it to the Final Four; you just pointed out that both teams would have intriguing storylines all season, with Butler flirting with an undefeated or one-loss season, and Duke thriving thanks mostly to two white players. 2) You were wrong on both counts! Butler's early season losses kept them out of the AP Top Ten all season, and even though the Bulldogs haven't lost since before Christmas, they were under the radar heading into the Tournament. Meanwhile, the "dynamic duo" that you hyped for Duke ended up being two-thirds of the Big Three, with Nolan Smith's contributions equally those of Scheyer and Singler.
So, sorry, but no dap for you. Not even you saw this coming. This David vs. Goliath, Good vs. Evil, Cinderella vs. the Wicked Step-Sisters matchup. Are you even going to be able to, in good conscience, root for Duke? I mean, even our guy Joe Posnanski is making Hoosiers references now…
3 Apr
Talkin' Final Four: Duke v. West Virginia
TIM: John, as you know, I am very happy that Duke is in the Final Four. But there has been a bit of an unintended consequence of the Blue Devils' advancement this season; namely, did you know that people don't like Duke? That they actively root against Duke? That they may even–and I can't believe I'm saying this–hate Duke?
I always considered us rather popular.
JOHN S: You may not be wrong about the popular thing. Yes, people "hate" Duke, but they hate Duke the same way they hate the Yankees, the Lakers, Notre Dame, etc. That is, people hate Duke because they are the team of front-runners, passive followers of the game, and entitled fans. Of course, there are components of race and class in the hatred around Duke, but mainly it comes down to this: Success breeds resentment.
Which is actually why this team presents such a problem to Duke haters. There has certainly been a share of anti-Duke sentiment in the run-up to this Final Four–enough to turn scumbag Bob Huggins into a likable coach–but it really hasn't been a dominant storyline. I've actually seen more articles—like this one and this one and this one–calling out Duke haters for basically being hackneyed and outdated.
Because this team hasn't been talked about all year, doesn't have any real national stars, was not a presumptive Final Four team, and doesn't live and die by the three–in short it doesn't exhibit the qualities of traditional hated Duke teams.
Part of this is also due to the simple fact that Duke hasn't been to the Final Four since 2004; there are people in high school who can't remember the last time Duke won a national championship. Duke hate just doesn't resonate like it once did.
With that said, if Duke and Butler meet in the championship, I'm sure fans will view it as Good vs. Evil, David vs. Goliath.


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Those who teach research methods often employ a standard tactic when imparting their disciplinary practice. With this approach, students learn by emulation, "by practicing proper empirical methods and replicating well-known studies" (Baker 1985, 368 more information). Instructors ask students to pose a research question, construct a miniature literature review, and operationalize several concepts. These students then craft a hypothesis, scrutinize some data, and discuss a few results.
But students can learn quite a bit about how to conduct research in the social sciences before they work intensively with data. EDRL encourages students to decode the relationship between the elements that comprise the majority of social science discourse: scholars, their published works, and the data those works examine. Drawing from the long tradition of citation studies that precedes it (see Ennis 1992, Hicks and Potter 1991, Small and Griffith 1974 for three examples more information), EDRL invites a meta-analysis of a discipline, where students pose as analysts--not of gender, race, class, political party, or cohort--but of social scientists and their discourse.
ICPSR's Bibliography of Data-related Literature offers an ideal technological and substantive platform for a meta-analysis because of its unique contents. Like the databases that compose the ISI Web of Knowledge , the Bibliography articulates networks, a concept already familiar to undergraduates who use social applications like Facebook .
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Purvin and Kain demonstrate how one might use a carefully chosen and recently published ASR article at three course levels in sociology. In doing so, they motivate the cultivation of undergraduates' skills in interpreting and evaluating academic journal articles, the dissemination medium of much social science research. Each exercise begins with students reading an article in the manner and with the intent that Purvin and Kain advocate.
Notably, the notion of application emerges from a particular social science discipline, although other disciplines no doubt share the concern upon which it rests (see Thies and Hogan 2005 for one example more information). But we can extend the utility of the "application" notion by connecting it to the work of librarians, who labor in helping students find articles.
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Faculty members in all disciplines must consider how best to instruct students who depend extensively and sometimes exclusively upon the World Wide Web to locate material for research projects (see Robinson and Schlegl 2005 more information).
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Faciliating the mission of both faculty and librarians to hone student research skills is one of EDRL's main goals. Each exercise requires that students locate academic journal articles and consider those articles within an encompassing disciplinary context. EDRL aims to illustrate how to effectively use new technological platforms to teach and conduct scholarship and research.


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Amadeus and Mexicana de Aviación, Mexico's leading airline, have signed a preliminary agreement that paves the way for a long-term technology partnership between the two companies.
Madrid, November 08, 2007: Amadeus, a global leader in technology and distribution solutions for the travel and tourism industry and Mexicana de Aviación, Mexico's leading airline, have signed a preliminary agreement that paves the way for a long-term technology partnership between the two companies.
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Day 5 I can't really say I noticed much different with my hair except that the cinnamon smell was pretty much gone. I felt like there was a good bit of dry shampoo "build up" (though I only used it once) at the roots and on my scalp though.
Towards the end of the day, I noticed the hairline area front and center of my head was looking almost a little like cradle cap. Bleah!
I took photos but they are on the computer so I'll have to come back and add them later. The ones I took on day 5 really don't look much different than day 4 other than the fact that I didn't manage to get makeup on until about 2pm.
By day 6 (today, it's night now) I was looking forward to washing my hair. My scalp was beginning to itch, especially in the cradle cap area. I'm going to assume it was either overproduction of oil mixed with the dry shampoo or sebum overproduction. Either way, yuck.
The length was feeling waxy. In a way it was like having some kind of stiff mouse/styling product in it. Much less static and flyaways at least!
Finally it was time to wash (with the same BS/DWV hard water recipe as before). I am so accostomed to shampoo with its slippery bubbles and overwhelming "parfum" that the experience was honestly a bit disappointing. The process that is, not the result! My hair feels so fresh and clean now! So weird how that works! I did blow dry again.
This time I think I'll try to wait longer before doing the dry shampoo. Or perhaps not even use it. We shall see. The cradle cap looking buildup is gone by the way.
We are taking a break from potty training. Shelby did amazing, but she isn't quite there yet in some aspects. I'm so proud of her! But it was an intense method and none of us can maintain that for an extended period of time. We will take a break till after the new year then reassess if we want to try that method after the recommended 60 day waiting period (and she can consistently do a couple of things like tell us where pee pee goes) or try something entirely different.
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A Virtual Legacy from the Past to the Future
VMworld 2014 wrapped up this week, with more than 25,000 IT pros and suppliers attending the San Francisco conference. Although the show was wrapped entirely around the VMware offerings -- and few other genuinely available products look to the future as much as the virtual machine vendor's -- there's also a legacy story to be told. As it turned out, that story was a message that virtualized 3000 vendor Stromays got to share.
West Coast sales manager Doug Smith, a 3000 veteran from the enterprise resource planning world, checked in on his way out of the Bay Area to report on the proximity between decades-old MPE/iX and just-days-old VMWare innovations like the enterprise cloud vCloud Air. VMware is offering the first month of vCloud Air free.
"VMWorld is a lot of people looking forward," he said, "and we're pulling people back, out of the past. It was great to see those little guys walking by and knowing what MPE, VMS and Alpha means. People were looking up and saying, 'Oh yeah, I've got one of those HP 3000s in my datacenter.' It was a sight to see."
The CHARON virtualization engine that turns an Intel server into a 3000 runs on the bare metal of an Intel i5 processor or faster, operating inside a Linux cradle. But plenty of customers who use CHARON host the software in a virtualized Linux environment -- one where VMware provides the hosting for Linux, which then carries CHARON and its power to transform Intel chips, bus and storage into PA-RISC boxes. VMware is commonplace among HP 3000 sites, so management is no extra work. But ample server horsepower is a recommended spec for using a VMware-CHARON combo.When a site can eliminate the need for a bare-metal Linux box, "it's kind of double-virtualization," Smith explained. Customers need to manage performance in this configuration which eliminates the need for a dedicated Linux box. "So long as you have enough memory, nice CPUs and disk, the performance is high," Smith said.
With all that noted, Smith said he had a 3000 running on his laptop during the conference on the show floor. "It kind of blows people away," he said. "All the old-school guys are used to seeing a big old box out there running MPE. We had an HP Envy laptop running our 4040 virtual machine." The 4040 is a 4-CPU N-Class server with performance clocked at 38 HP Performance Units -- the equivalent of an HP-branded N4000-400-440.
HP once carried an ultimate-generation 3000 under an arm of a product manager at a conference, but that was 13 years ago and the box was the size of a deep kitchen drawer. It was also an A-Class, which is a pretty good reference point for how compact the supporting hardware has shrunk to host one of the fastest MPE engines. It helps make that happen when the hardware can be Intel-based. Most CHARON installations for MPE don't run on laptops, but the installation turns heads at a conference.
When a laptop with an i5 processor, 8 GB of memory and a 1TB drive can deliver an application screen from an OS first launched in 1974, that's looking forward -- with an viewpoint toward preserving the value of the past, too. There's been interest in the 3000 community in hosting CHARON over a cloud-based server. VMware vCloud stands out as one of the ways to put a solution such as that into practice, at some point in the future.
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Dubai, UAE – 9th July 2015 – This Ramadan,
Coca-Cola is aware that the way people look and the way they dress can affect the way that others perceive them, before they have even spoken. In fact, prejudice is usually formed in the first seven seconds of meeting someone. This can be based on appearance, nationality or culture. This Ramadan people are invited from all walks of life to see each other in a different light for who they really are.
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The moment we met, Shao Weiping started talking about the Z15 Tower (China Zun) enthusiastically. The building, which he is now working on, is a 528-meter-tall super highrise located in the Central Business District of Beijing. With a shape that resembles a traditional Chinese ritual vessel known as "Zun", the gracefully designed building is a little bit shorter than the Shanghai Tower, but when it comes to design challenges, it is comparable to the latter. Shao Weiping's UFO Studio gathers design elites from Beijing Institute of Architectural Design (BIAD). As the chief architect, Shao has led these young designers not only in completing classic projects, like China Petro Office Building and Phoenix International Media Center, but also in making contributions to the design of Beijing's Central Olympic Area and CBD.
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After he graduated from the School of Architecture at Tongji University in 1984, Shao Weiping left Shanghai for the city where he grew up and became an ordinary architect at the Beijing Institute of Architectural Design. There, he encountered the first project of his life, Beijing Huanwei Building and experienced the tests of several important projects, including the Beijing Asian Games, 2008 Beijing Olympics and more. The thriving economic development of China offered Chinese architects, like Shao Weiping, a chance to enrich practical experience. In addition, the introduction of the advanced foreign architectural design philosophies helped Chinese architects to learn and follow over the past 20 or 30 years, enabling them to compete with foreign counterparts on the same stage by skipping the century-long development course of the West. At present, when recalling the past and reviewing the projects he designed and constructed, he often feels unfulfilled, saying: "In those days, there were foreign architects doing design in China. Our economic conditions and aesthetic standards resulted in a closed and self-sufficient architectural model. From today's perspective, you'll find many projects from that period can only satisfy basic needs and cannot be compared with current ones where human orientation and technologies are concerned. Also, you'll find many defects in these buildings, so we often renovate previous projects, like the Beijing Asian Games Village for instance, to turn the decay into a miracle." Compared with the past, Chinese architectural design has realized considerable achievements. With the abundance of building materials and constant progress of building technologies, Chinese architects are allowed to renew their architectural philosophies and realize their dreams.
When discussing how contemporary architecture should inherit Chinese traditions, Shao Weiping takes a clear stand, saying that the creations of architects must meet the needs of the times. "What we need to inherit are the values of the Chinese people that should be a common understanding of the whole society, but not representative of a specific class in the society." He advocates the idea that architects should inherit and carry forward traditions from the perspective of development, and he strongly denies fully reverting to old ways or simply copying some practices. "First of all, instead of persuading people to accept something from our ancestors, we should create an architectural culture that can be accepted by the whole society. There's a great difference in orientation." He thinks that Chinese architects should forge ahead boldly and create new traditions that are of modern significance on the basis of modern lifestyles, conditions and aesthetics. When designing the sunken garden at the Central Olympic Area, Shao Weiping tried multiple times to come up with a concept. The design team brought forward the concept of "The Open Forbidden City", which interpreted the connotation of Chinese traditional culture with modern languages and materials. The parameterized purlin supporters of the steel palace gate, the metal mesh partition with Chinese window frame patterns and the contrast between the red steel façade and the huge LCD screen strongly convey the values of modern life while implying the perception of tradition.
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Written by: Robert Cotrill
Drums. Do they have a place in the worship services of the church? Or not? There is certainly a difference of opinion as to whether they are an appropriate accompaniment to congregational singing or music ministry in our services.
Some welcome them enthusiastically. For others they are an unnecessary distraction at best, something to be endured. Still others are appalled at what they see as a worldly intrusion, and reject their use altogether. Herewith, then, some observations. One person's perspective on the subject.
I know I will leave myself open to howls of protest from some but, for me, drums do not belong in the church. I see them as a sad encroachment of the godless world that is not only unnecessary, but at times even detrimental to godly worship. I'm not speaking of those congregations large enough to have an orchestra, in which percussion instruments provide occasional accents, carefully kept in balance with the other instruments. Rather, this evaluation concerns an almost incessant and intrusive percussion, the almost ubiquitous rhythm section of popular contemporary music, sacred and secular.
Yes, drums appeal to some, and they provide an opportunity for another kind of talent to be put to use. They are also said to promote excitement in singing, but the feeling about the latter is far from unanimous. On balance, there are several factors which at least commend discretion in the matter.
What is the purpose of more strongly accenting certain beats (sometimes monotonously) in the hymns and choruses we sing? Is it necessary? Can't we keep together without it? Does it add to their beauty? Not for some–not for me. Personally, it rather reminds me of some demented plumber banging endlessly on the drainpipes!
Musically, most times, a focus on the rhythm seems uncalled for. A continuous beat that so often bears little relation to the words does not enhance their message. And its presence tends to give songs a certain sameness and uniformity of style–like putting ketchup on all our food–that hinders an appreciation for the nuances of feeling represented in our sacred music.
They can even seem almost to overpower the voices, particularly in smaller auditoriums. There is a danger of abuse, and this writer has experienced it a number of times. Without great care, the beat can overwhelm the singers. I have been in services where the volume of the drums and amplified guitars was so deafening I could not hear those singing next to me.
This smacks of a return to the Dark Ages, when the joy of fellowship in song was taken from the congregation and replaced with a performance by the "professionals" up front. Lost is the wonderful experience of the harmonious singing of God's praises, in which we are able to appreciate the contribution of all.
Further–and this is a critical point, it could be argued that a constant drumming–or drumming that seems to compete with the singing–tends to turn a spiritual ministry (through the message of the words) into a more sensual experience (through the rhythm of the music).
"'Come now, and let us reason together,' says the Lord" (Isa. 1:18). The foundation of spiritual growth is still a thoughtful study of, and meditation on, the Word of God. And music, used properly, is to provide a setting and a frame for the effective communication of that Word, to aid us in "teaching and admonishing one another" (Col. 3:16).
Are we losing a sense of the distinction between fleshly excitement and spiritual joy? Let the exhilaration of our congregational singing arise primarily from an appreciation of the truth–and of God Himself (Ps. 28:7), and not simply a physiological and psychological response to a beat. The latter may, in fact, distract worshipers from a true worship.
Listen here to a popular choral rendition of the beautiful old hymn Rock of Ages. The text of the hymn is a prayer. But how "prayerful" does this sound to you? And did you notice? We get a repetitious singing of the first couple of lines of the hymn, but we never get to "Be of sin the double cure– / Save me from its guilt and power." So, we never get proper teaching as to the reason we need to hide in Christ, by faith. The same truncated treatment is given to a smattering of The Solid Rock.
More than a century ago, Charles Haddon Spurgeon criticized some of the church music of his day with words that still ring true:
Is it not a sin to be tickling men's ears with sounds when we profess to be adoring the Lord?…Do not men mistake physical effects for spiritual impulses? Do they not often offer to God strains more calculated for human amusement than for divine acceptance?" (from Psalms, by Charles Spurgeon).
Percussion instruments have a long history, and are mentioned in the Word of God (though it is interesting, if not significant, that drums never are). They have been used to mark time, to send a signal, and, in the case of symphonic bands and orchestras, to add accent and emphasis at certain points in a musical work.
Historically, and for many years, drum kits (traps) have been used predominantly in dance bands, and secular rock bands. There they provide a driving beat which stirs a rhythmic response and adds excitement for dancing. That association is difficult to shake off, since it continues to be prominent in the popular music of the day.
Also, drums traditionally have been a vehicle for solo virtuosity and showmanship. I can admire the incredible drum work of Buddy Rich, arguably the greatest drummer of them all. But I wouldn't want this sort of thing in church. (Just for fun, give a listen, here to a four-and-a-half-minute solo, for most of which Mr. Rich's sticks are simply a blur. Amazing!) As noted previously, due to their intrusiveness and tendency to dominate, drum sets do tend to draw attention to the individual. In the services of the church, and in congregational singing, this is surely contrary to our purpose, where "He must increase, but I must decrease" (Jn. 3:30).
Because of this strong association in the minds of some with worldly music and worldly pleasures, there are those who see their inclusion in worship as a step backward. We should not be trying to see how much like the world we can be; we should be demonstrating as clear a distinction from it as possible. For certain individuals, the instruments may even recall their past experiences in the world–a life they are trying to leave behind.
It may be significant that there is not a single reference in the epistles to Christians using instrumental music of any kind. In spite of the fact that various instruments were used in Old Testament temple worship, and in spite of the fact that some are seen again in John's prophetic vision of God's throne, in Revelation, the apostolic church apparently avoided the use of instruments–percussion or otherwise.
The likely reason is their close association with worldly entertainment and heathen worship in the first century. I'm not suggesting we do away with all instrumentation in the services of the church–though this can be a refreshing change. However, such associations must be a concern for us as well (cf. I Jn. 2:15-17).
The music of the world intrudes on our lives at every turn, on radio and television, in restaurants and doctor's offices, in malls and elevators, and even as we walk down the street. Should there not be some haven free from it? Perhaps there ought to be, in the house of God, a music that is distinctly His, and not simply a copy of what the world is doing.
The great hymns of the church, and the more doctrinally solid choruses, fit that criterion. They represent triumphs of faith and devotion over many centuries. In the words of essayist Robert Bridges:
If we consider and ask ourselves what sort of music we should wish to hear on entering a church, we should surely, in describing our ideal, say first of all that it must be something different from what is heard elsewhere; that it should be a sacred music, devoted to its purpose" (from the Preface to The Hymn Book, 1938).
That our sacred music is "different" is something to celebrate, not complain about. That it is rooted in tradition is a characteristic in itself inseparable from its message. Christianity is anchored to the past. To the cross, first of all, but also to the Reformation and to great times of revival that followed. This fact should at least encourage balance between the old and the new. We ought to rejoice in our spiritual heritage and not be too quick to cast it aside.
Let us "ask for the old paths, where the good way is, and walk in it" (Jer. 6:16). Before we rush to "keep up with the times," it is worth considering whether the "times" reflect better the spirit of Christ or of the world. Sometimes music that is called "Christian" is superficial, and even downright unbiblical. We are to be in the world, but not of the world (cf. II Cor. 6:15-17).
The other side of the coin of separation from the world is the unity of believers. Paul's desire for the Corinthians was, "that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment" (I Cor. 1:10). At times, the debate over this issue divides along generational lines. Because of this, the presence of drums tends to attract or repel different segments of the congregation, fostering disunity and distrust. When young people and the older generation should be coming together and learning from each other, it seems counterproductive to create unnecessary division.
Some congregations are prepared to "endure" the drums as a kind of compromise, in hopes of keeping teen-agers in the church. But at what cost? It is demonstrable that, for at least some young people, music with a dominating rhythm is a passion–one would almost say an addiction– that has robbed them of a fuller appreciation of other kinds of music.
We may do these individuals a disservice by accommodating them without careful thought. Further, in my experience, this attempt to keep people interested in church by copying what they enjoy in the world often has had very limited and short-term success.
It is important for leaders in the church to weigh all the factors carefully rather than simply succumbing to pressure from either side in an attempt to keep the peace (cf. Rom. 15:1-2). More is at stake than just a difference in taste. What principles of God's Word are relevant? What is the value of this addition? Is it appropriate to the situation? Does it help us to meet the needs of all the congregation? A consideration of such questions will encourage balance and temperance in the resolution of the issue.
Bottom line: We are each different as to the music in our lives, and with respect to how it affects us. But communication problems arise if the music accompanying a Christian message is associated in the mind of the hearer with a corrupt and sinful lifestyle (I Cor. 14:8; 15:33). We must not, with our music, encourage or glorify that attachment to the world that God hates (II Cor. 6:17; I Jn. 2:15-17).
Neither drums nor any instrument should intrude a platform "performance" into the fellowship of singing. Better to have no instruments at all than do that! And whatever is used, the volume should never be deafening, or even dominating. It must never prevent worshipers from hearing and blending with voices around them.
Drums Again
From time to time I get comments on the article Drums in Worship. Most often, the messages are supportive, and the reader sees what I'm driving at. But once in awhile I'm strongly criticized, and the writer's irritation with me crackles through the words. Here's an example of that from a young woman, and my response.
COMMENT: I decided to stop reading about half way through. I am married to a drummer, and an excellent one at that. He works hard to bring excellence to the gift God has given him. Your "distraction" is his act of worship. I am sure my opinion is biased, but it appears yours is too.
I think it is sad when churches–by churches I mean people…try to box people in to a gift or a talent that fits 'your' idea of worship. Worship isn't your idea, nor should it be. It's God's design/idea for Him, not you. [At this point the reader links me to a dictionary definition of the word worship.]
It's [i.e. worshiping is] not for you. Sure it benefits you or not, but it's their worship to their King. How dare anyone come in, regarding any gift, and say, "I am sorry, your gift is not fit for your King." Thank God that he sees the heart of every man and weighs true intent.
MY RESPONSE: Well! I'm sorry if my article simply made you angry, and didn't help you to consider another point of view. My first clue to that is that you say you only read half the article. Maybe there's some food for thought there that you missed.
Having written the piece some years ago, I thought I'd better have another look, and did so. In it, I point out, up front, that there are widely varying opinions on the use of drums in worship. Granted that, I simply wanted to give my own perspective on the subject, and some of the reasons for my position, as a pastor and church musician.
Far be it from me to come between you and your husband, but the fact that he is an excellent drummer, who works hard at it, is not necessarily an argument in their favour. However, your statement that his drumming is itself an act of worship does give us something to chew on. Are you suggesting that whatever individuals claim to be an act of worship, in their hearts, is suitable to be done in the house of God?
It seems so, because you say, "I think it is sad when churches…try to box people in to a gift or a talent that fits 'your' [their?] idea of worship." In response, first of all, I (personally) am not a church. Second, my personal convictions on any subject do not put you in a box, any more than yours put me in a box. We are simply sharing points of view, trying to help each other find our way.
However, let's consider what happens in a local church. Are you saying that the leadership does not have a responsibility to reject anything they deem unworthy of having a place in the worship services? Of course they do. God has given them a position of authority (I Tim. 5:17; I Thess. 5:12-13; Heb. 13:7), and they are charged with the protection of the flock (Acts 20:28-30; Heb. 13:17). A desire for excellence is appropriate, but it's only part of what's needed, as is what's going on in the individual's heart.
To have corporate (congregational) worship, there must be some kind of consensus–and some evidence–that what is done leads the group in worship, not just an individual performer. And we must be careful in that to distinguish emotional excitation from spiritual exaltation. There are times when people mistake excitement for blessing, and sensual pleasure for worship. In the words of hymn writer John Greenleaf Whittier:
Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
Forgive our foolish ways;
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.
To take what may (or may not!) be an extreme example, if a woman says she wants to offer, as worship to God, her gyrating dance, performed in a significant state of undress, must the leaders agree to allow it in a worship service? No, God forbid. It would likely awaken in many men thoughts of a different kind (cf. I Thess. 4:3-7). There must be limits. "Everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way" (I Cor. 14:40, NIV). "All things should be done with regard to decency and propriety, and in an orderly fashion" (Amplified Bible).
Which gets us to the consideration of how we decide what is worshipful and what is not. You say that worship isn't my idea but God's. Quite true. But then you offer a definition of the word from a secular dictionary. These sometimes can be helpful, but sometimes not. It's more important, since worship is God's idea, that we concentrate on what He has to say about it in His Word. Some form of words such as worship, glorify, and praise are used over 500 times in the Bible, so there's lots of material to draw from.
One of the things we see there is that human practices, traditions, and cultural influences can be wrong–even those held by many people, for a long time. The Samaritan woman said to the Lord Jesus, "Our fathers worshiped on this mountain [i.e. this is our tradition], and you Jews say that in Jerusalem is the place where one ought to worship" (Jn. 4:20). She's really asking for the Lord's input on whose tradition is right.
But Christ answers bluntly, "You worship what you do not know; we know what we worship, for salvation is of the Jews" (vs. 22). (Weymouth has, "You worship One of whom you know nothing.") In other words, the Lord says to her, your tradition is wrong, and you are ignorant of the truth. God has revealed Himself and what He requires through the Jews (cf. Rom. 3:1-2).
The reality is that, sometimes, "what is highly esteemed among men is an abomination in the sight of God" (Lk. 16:15). When the people of Israel were being prepared to enter the land of Canaan that God had promised to them, He warned them not to incorporate heathen practices into their worship.
"Take heed to yourself that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed from before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, 'How did these nations serve their gods? I also will do likewise.' You shall not worship the LORD your God in that way; for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they burn even their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods" (Deut. 12:30-31).
Am I saying that drumming fits into this category? Not necessarily. But it's a fact that rhythmic and prominent drum beats are commonly associated, in various cultures, including my own, with sensual and carnal practices–sometimes even with the occult. To ignore that association is incautious. It may simply say to those who are saved out of that corrupt lifestyle, "Hey! You can have all that and Jesus too!" keeping them from making a clean break with the old life.
I hear from many people, in various parts of the world, who see drums as a hindrance, rather than a help to their worship of Almighty God. And if we insist that it couldn't possibly be the Spirit of God who is prompting those convictions, we'd better have very solid and biblical reasons for saying so.
Thank you for your response. I encourage you to keep on seeking God's best, and I will do likewise.


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[Inspector Henry Tibbett is investigating a murder at a fashion magazine, and visits a fashion designer's salon]
Here, a yard away from his startled nose were – as far as he could make out – about 120 exquisitely lovely girls, dressed only in the briefest of panties and bras. It was only when he caught sight of an infinite series of Nicholas Knights diminishing down apparently endless corridors into the distance that Henry realised that the effect had been caused by the placing of two huge mirrors in such a way as to reflect each other. There were, in fact, only three scantily-clad girls, but that was quite enough.
Nicholas Knight was engaged in draping a swathe of green satin round the slim hips of a fourth model – a brunette with a head like Nefertiti, who stood like a resigned statue, regarding her purple fingernails with more interest than pleasure. She too was was naked from the waist up, except for a scrap of white bra….
[Henry] was fascinated by the fact that the girls showed absolutely no self-consciousness at the arrival of a strange man.
observations: Another visit to this old-style crime story: murder at a magazine called Style (for which read Vogue), and a highly-convincing picture of life at such a publication, along with photo shoots, designer studios, and the more low-rent side of the fashion business. See the earlier entry for more about the plot, where the question is: who put the cyanide in the thermos flask of tea?
Moyes' regular policeman, Inspector Henry Tibbett investigates with a heavy hand, and apparently an expression of permanent surprise on his face at the excesses and excitements of the fashion business. In fact our sleuth Henry a) doesn't listen to somebody trying to give him vital info early on, and b) is shown as rather dim in his deductions, I think most experienced readers will be way ahead of him. But the book is still great fun. A young woman is described as wearing shoes with 'those dagger heels and pointed toes.' A secretary is dismissively described as 'the siren of Surbiton'.
Fashion magazines, and indeed Vogue, also featured in blog favourite In the Mink by Anne Scott-James – click on the labels below to see several entries. The two books share a rather curious attitude to homosexuality in the fashion business – those expecting early tolerance in this industry will be sadly disappointed.
And the book covers similar ground (in a completely different era) to Margery Allingham's Fashion in Shrouds – down to the disaster of two women in the same dress. One of the fashion shoots in the book has the model posed with a live cheetah – quite the trope at the time, and one we saw in this entry for Margery Sharp's Something Light:


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An entrepreneur, an attorney and a techie travel the world together.
No, this isn't the setup of a joke. Rather, it's what inspired three local friends to launch a startup of their own.
Meet Jamie DeBole, Rad Wood and Russ Briscoe, who founded Austin-based GlobeKick in 2015 to help others share in their love of travel, adventure and cultural exploration.
"Travel has changed me in all of the best of ways, and I would love to help more people do the same," said DeBole.
At its inception, the company set out to organize three-month trips for entrepreneurs, remote workers and those living the digital nomad lifestyle. GlobeKick coordinated housing, excursions, networking and more. In 18 months, they completed three 90-day international trips with 80 participants.
While each trip went swimmingly, DeBole said the team realized three months was a tad too long for their trippers.
"Taking people away for three months was appealing in theory, but not practical for most," said DeBole. "It's too inaccessible for people, even for those interested in travel who work remotely 100 percent of the time."
So they went offline and into stealth mode to revisit how to make meaningful global group travel more accessible and more fulfilling.
Now, they're ready to relaunch.
GlobeKick went live today with a new website and membership offering called GlobeKick Connect. For $1,200 a year, members of the GlobeKick network will have access to three, five-day immersive trips scheduled throughout the year. Members can attend one or all three trips based upon their own availability and are only responsible for covering airfare.
"The idea is to connect people around a shared experience that is going to bind them together for life, similar to the way our travel did," said DeBole. "Let's give them access to one another through a closed social network that allows them to have adventures together, learn from another and leverage one another's network."
The three trips for 2018 include a camping trip to Morocco with a camel trip in the Sahara Desert, a mission visit to Cambodia to volunteer on an elephant sanctuary and a trip to the San Blas Islands of Panama.
The memberships will initially only be open to members within GlobeKick's current networks. In February, an application process will be made available to the general public.
Questions on the application will prompt applicants to define what travel means to them, describe their interest in establishing cross-cultural connections and share how they take care of themselves mentally, physically and emotionally.
"We're looking for people interested in sharing in real experiences; not people who are just about how many likes they can get on a photo on Instagram," said DeBole. "The beauty of travel is meeting people of different cultures, races, religions and seeing how similar we are at our core. The more diverse — the better."


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One of my favourite pastimes with my husband was having a lazy Sunday morning and going out for a Full English- not so easy to do now! Although vegetarian options are appearing everywhere, vegan options seem to be scarce and the majority of places that do offer a vegan breakfast have made it weirdly healthy or have thrown in some falafel. Not that I don't love falafel, just not when I'm craving a greasy fry up.
Here's why it bothers me so much.
- Bread- vegan
- Beans – vegan
- Hashbrowns – vegan
- Mushrooms – vegan
- Tomatoes – vegan
- Mushrooms – vegan
- Ketchup – vegan
- HP Sauce – vegan
Which only leaves sausage, bacon, egg and butter to veganise. While I can forgive somewhere for not having vegan bacon (because a good vegan bacon is hard to find) there's no excuse for no sausages or butter! Vegan butters are everywhere and there's more vegan sausages than ever before. Tofu scramble is so good and takes about the same amount of effort as scrambled eggs to make. And if you really wanna go the extra mile there's even vegan black pudding! Sort it out Wetherspoons.
Until there's proper vegan breakfasts readily available everywhere though, I'll make do with my home cooked versions instead 😉


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Perfection as a goal in the world of sports can elevate a human being to heights that can only be described as euphoric. In previous posts, I discussed my own parents and my and my husband's similar insistence that the children in our family, like ourselves, participate in sports [ my dear husband took no chances our twin sons would not love sports – their main nursery was sports themed from the beginning – even the crib mobiles]. I have also mentioned that for my family athletics has never been about making it to the Olympics or being a professional sports star [unless, of course, that was destined to be and desired] but instead it was about being both physically fit and also about getting to be part of a team effort – in my 2013 book: Heiress Mommy …A Modern Super Woman Life! I will include my own dependence on athletics and sports at some very sad times in my own life. Another important issue is that too many minimally talented young people are lured and convinced that they are sports super stars, when indeed they are not – leading to an unfulfilled destiny and I feel, unhappy life. In another blog post I wrote about the idea and personal philosophy that mind, body and soul are all intertwined – so it was for the original Olympic participants – where even poetry was part of the training. The reason I am including this in an Olympic themed blog post is that when my family goes to [as I have been so privileged to have done once] or sits down to watch the Olympics it will be with pure joy and for the love of the games with no prejudice or self interest nor fantasy about our own athletic prowess …except, this year [2012] brings sadness as well – for Munich's shame is now London's shame as there will apparently be no moment of silence for those massacred in 1972.
Empatheia and pathos are Greek words for passion and suffering – a perfect and accurate description of each Olympiad's quest for glory. The ideal sought by these athletes should not ever be marred by politics but tragically the modern day Olympics games have seen far too much of that exact situation. The origins of the modern Olympic games began when French Citizen Pierre de Coubertin spoke at the Sorbonne in 1894 attempting to convince The International Congress that the Olympic games needed to be restored as a response to the French defeat during the Franco-Prussian War. So it was that two years later in 1896 the world began the route toward lighting the torch. Even though wars and world strife have rarely interrupted the Olympics there were cancellation during both WWI and WWII. The glory lies in that even when that occurred, the shared dreams of the athletes remained resolute and forward thinking to the next Olympic games – bringing financial gains and improved image to its host cities throughout the world. . As one should in private life, athletes involved overcame and redirected themselves toward victory but there is no way to ignore the societal issues that have indeed been part of the Olympic games over the years.
The 1981 British film Chariots Of Fire depicts beautifully the story of the 1924 Olympic games where a British Jew ran and won as a way to overcome prejudice and antisemitism. The other main character is based on a devout Scottish Christian who runs for the glory of G-d. These two men demonstrate a respect and friendship based on their shared determination as fellow Olympiads – should not that be the template of ALL sports? Hitler used the 1936 Olympics to presente a false narrative concerning his monstrous world domination plans and his design to annihilate the Jews. The most on site tragic Olympic event was undoubtedly the 1972 massacre in Munich of the Israeli athletes – sadly, at this year's 2012 London Summer games no moment of silence will occur for these slain Jewish sportsman. One must ask if global antisemitism and misplace hatred of Israel is the reason – for why then was the tragic death of a Georgian luge athlete at the last Winter Olympics granted a moment of silence and recognition. Is the group of Olympic officials who are responsible for such decisions really hateful of we Jews and Israel or are they allowing their decision to be determined by other nations wanting Israel destroyed? No Matter the real reason – ALL athletes and ALL who support the Olympics should be concerned – politicizing on account of nationality or religion is definitely a slippery slope away from the Olympic glory.
We Diaspora Jews and Israelis are nothing if not a determined and resilient and optimistic group of people – we will NEVER be deterred nor denied. As such, our presence and success at this 2012 Summer Olympics and all to come will be felt. The triumphs of my people has served as an example to ALL the world – athlete and others – that anything, no matter the strength of one's enemy, can be overcome and victory achieved!!!
P.S. I hope everyone will join my family in supporting our U.S. First Lady, Michelle Obama in promoting a national dialogue and effort on fitness and nutrition …our wonderful FLOTUS will be leading an Olympic activity called "Lets Move!" for our brave military service men and women's children this week at our London U.S. Embassy!


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Welcome to OUGR!
Universities have two very important functions in human society: the acquisition of new knowledge and the dissemination of knowledge to the broader community. Most undergraduates are familiar with the latter function, but are only superficially aware of the former. Our mission is to promote greater student involvement in the acquisition of knowledge. Recent research shows that involving students in research has many beneficial outcomes: higher GPAs, greater retention, faster graduation rates, greater satisfaction with the college experience and increased pursuit of graduate degrees. In short, the undergraduate research experience can be one of the most transformative experiences an undergraduate student can have. Use this site to find opportunities, resources, funding and classes involving undergraduate research at Queens College.


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Student Transport
We may be able to offer you FREE transport to and from College if you are a student enrolled on one of our courses.
Transport applications
We have various free buses which operate from designated points around Cumbria, Northumberland and County Durham. Current routes are constantly being reviewed and new routes being developed during the year so we would advise you to get in touch and let us know where you will be travelling from, so we can assess your individual need. Whatever your transport dilemma, we will try to help you wherever possible.
The Cumbria free College Bus Services operate Monday to Friday and during term times only. All buses drop off and pick up from the college and the return journeys follow the same routes as the inward journey.
The Northumberland and County Durham free College Bus Services is for residential students and operates on a Sunday evening get to college and a Friday evening to get home.
To apply for a space on one of our free bus routes please complete a Request for College Transport Form, available below. Please complete and return this form to the College by email or by post to:
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The Career Development Core is led by Dr. Nanette Nascone-Yoder.
The mission of the Career Development Core is to support faculty, particularly early stage investigators, women and under-represented minority investigators, to enable them to reach their goals of achieving and maintaining excellence in environmental health science research. The Core produces a career development plan for CHHE members that provides the support required to ensure that CHHE members compete successfully for external funding. The Career Development Core is coordinated with a robust Pilot Project Program which together foster early stage investigators.
The Specific Aims of the CHHE Career Development Core are:
Aim 1 To promote career development/training of early stage investigators.
Aim 2 To support training and career development of women and under-represented minorities.
Aim 3 To develop and support scientific enrichment activities.
Career Development Core Members