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MLB 11 The Show's third-wheel analyst, Eric Karros, completely telegraphs this burn of Roy Halladay, who graces the cover of Major League Baseball 2K11.
If it's any consolation to 2K Sports, I doubt many people will hear this. You can mute individual announcers in the competing product, and Karros was buh-bye on day one for me. I doubt I'm the only one.
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Planning a wedding usually carries its share of stress and chaos. There's a reason some women turn into Bridezillas, after all! In most cases, we take about a year to find the perfect dress, venue, DJ or band, cake, invitations, etc. In the case of Emily McKellips, there are only a few months to plan her dream wedding, leading up to a very long week before she takes her vows with the man whom she is supposed to spend the rest of her life. Of course, complications get in the way. It wouldn't be a wedding otherwise!
Emily made some mistakes in the past and one of them is about to catch up with her, right before her wedding day. While she and her fiancée, Grant, along with both their families, are spending the week leading up to their wedding in Valentine, Vermont, an unexpected visitor shows up....Ryan, her ex-husband from ten years ago. When she last saw him, he didn't have his life together at all. Now he's a successful movie producer, scouting a location for his next film. What are the odds of him being in Valentine right before Emily's nuptials? In the meantime, there are conflicts between the mothers of the bride and groom, and Grant's career is taking away focus from their special week. It's not helping that Ryan wants her to give their relationship another chance.
In The Week Before the Wedding, Beth Kendrick creates an adorable story about a topic I'm not normally keen upon....women revisiting relationships with past loves (or vice versa). To me, it's a cliché topic, even though I'm sure it's something that women think about, all those "what ifs?". This is only the second novel I've read from Beth, but I definitely plan to read others that she has written. (I already own a few of her past titles.) She gives a genuine voice to her characters, making them interesting and easy to relate to. Meanwhile, she kept me guessing throughout the story, given that one part of me wanted her to go on with her wedding and have the life she was striving for while the other part of me was charmed by the man her ex-husband had become. I could definitely see how conflicted Emily must have felt. I loved all the secondary characters who played a big role in the story. Emily's best friend, Summer, was quite a wild child and I know that Beth's next novel is about her, so it will be interesting to learn more of her story. The mothers were great and I loved what a contrast they were to each other and how Emily felt put in the middle of trying to impress her soon-to-be mother-in-law and not offend her own mother. Even the town of Valentine played a big role in the story, as it gave off a cozy and quaint small-town feel. It reminded me of the weekends I'd spend in St. Joseph, Michigan over quite a few summers. And, of course, we can't forget about the dog! Anyone who loves dogs will definitely love Ryan's golden retriever.
The only "complaint" I have is that things seemed to wrap up too neatly, but that's to be expected in fiction. I definitely recommend The Week Before the Wedding for an entertaining summer (or anytime of year) read.
Given that we're still doing "CLC goes to the movies" for International Chick Lit Month, I just had to cast this novel. (Who am I kidding?!? I will cast novels anytime the mood strikes!)
Emily: Isla Fisher (I pictured her the moment the story opened and that image carried throughout)
Ryan: Charlie Weber (I was watching 90210 around the time I was reading this novel and he was playing a big role at the time, so naturally I pictured him...)
Georgia (Emily's mom): Julianne Moore (Given that she's supposed to be somewhat young and have red hair, this just works. I could see her pulling off this role, given the diverse actress she is.)
Bev (Grant's mom): Fiona Reid (She played Ian's mom in My Big Fat Greek Wedding)
Grant: Chris Pine (He just has that guy-next-door success story look)
Summer: Anna Faris (She's a lot of fun to watch and I could see her fitting this role well)
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Regular tipple may curb risk of rheumatoid arthritis
Alcohol cuts the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis by up to 50%, reveals research published ahead of print in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.
The Scandinavian researchers base their findings on more than 2750 people taking part in two separate studies, which assessed environmental and genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis.
Over half the participants (1650) had the disease and had been matched for age, sex, and residential locality with randomly selected members of the general public.
All participants were quizzed about their lifestyle, including how much they smoked and drank. And blood samples were taken to check for genetic risk factors.
The results showed that drinking alcohol was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. And the more alcohol was consumed, the lower the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.
Among those who drank regularly, the quarter with the highest consumption were up to 50% less likely to develop the disease compared with the half who drank the least.
The effect was the same for both men and women.
Among those with antibodies to a specific group of proteins involved in the development of the disease, alcohol cut the risk most in smokers with genetic risk factors for rheumatoid arthritis.
Smoking is known to be a major environmental risk factor for developing rheumatoid arthritis, and this risk is further increased in those who carry these genetic variants.
The authors conclude that their research reinforces the importance of lifestyle factors in the development of the disease, and that giving up smoking remains the single most important preventive measure.
They point to recent experimental research by other authors, which showed that alcohol protected against the development and severity of rheumatoid arthritis, although it is not clear exactly how it does this.
And they draw parallels with the links between moderate alcohol consumption and a reduced risk of other inflammatory processes, such as cardiovascular disease.
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Essay: Helmet by Prada
The 1960s are generally recognised as the death-knell of the hat as an essential component of everyday attire. In the sixties, a new generation no longer wanted to dress like their mothers, in the bombasted creations of couturiers like Dior and Balenciaga. They wanted something different, something youthful - an entirely new word suddenly used in a fashion context. For the era of the mini and the pill, part and parcel of female sexual liberation was casting off the sartorial shackles of the past. It appears nothing symbolised that more than millinery.
In the sixties, the new hat was hair - endlessly reinvented and reworked to suit the whim of the moment. That was what Miuccia Prada looked to for her Autumn/Winter 2011 collection - a collection that looked simultaneously to the sixties and the twenties for its inspiration. Hence, the Prada army this season marched out in millinery that fused hat with hair, part wig part cloche, a neat combination of those two decades.
Cosmonaut helmets and the wacky space-age haute couture of Pierre Cardin and André Courreges could have been the starting point, but as always Prada pushes decade-play into a different realm. The sixties never looked like this, bug-eyed goggles peeking out from beneath a dandelion head of faux fur. For one, a Parisian couturier - space-age or not - would never dreamed of using anything less than the finest pelts. Even Yves Saint Laurent's controversial and much-lambasted blouson noir of 1960 was executed in crocodile and edged in mink.
Fakery is a Prada trademark - and I don't mean the Chinatown knock-offs of her nylon handbags. In the nineties Prada reinvented the synthetic as a new fashion fabric, and just last season her fox-fur was dyed in every unnatural colour, real masquerading as fake. The fur tufting out of this petite head-covering is fake on two levels - as a fabric it pretends to be fur, and as head-covering it pretends to be hair.
It is also fake in its futuristic pretensions. Prada's helmet pretends to look forward. It contains all the Modernist hallmarks of the future - streamlined form, man-made fabric, the very idea of a helmet conjuring up Jetsons visions of future fashion floating in zero-gravity. But, in actual fact, all of those ideas are pulled from the past - retro-futurism at its very finest. After all, what could be more vintage than a chunkily-buttoned chin-strap. That detail could be from 1860, never mind 1960.


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Pastor Maldonado says Esteban Gutierrez could have done more to prevent the contact between the pair during the Bahrain Grand Prix.
The Lotus and Sauber drivers collided at turn one on lap 41 of the race as Maldonado emerged from the pits. Gutierrez's car rolled over in the impact but Maldonado was able to finish the race.The stewards held Maldonado responsible for the collision and handed him a penalty during the race, and penalty for the next race, and endorsement points on his licence.
However Maldonado said after the race he was not entirely to blame for the crash.
"We will need to have a look again at what happened as Esteban seemed to be off his line coming into turn one – maybe he missed his braking point, I don't know – and by then I was in the corner with nowhere to go.
"For sure it's difficult to understand and I was coming out from the pits and with cold tyres. I think he was very unlucky and it's good he jumped straight out of the car."
Gutierrez has been released from hospital having been taken there for further checks following his admission to the circuit's medical centre.
"I was completely surprised that Pastor, who came out of the pits, ran into me," he said.
"I was clearly in front of him. I turned into the corner and I was suddenly hit and I rolled over. There was nothing much I could do."
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Sarah Will Have Many Markers to Call in for 2012By Doug Patton June 21, 2010Say what you will about her political choices, but Sarah Palin knows how to spot winners. She picked Scott Brown for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, then supported Rick Perry over Kay Bailey Hutchison for governor of Texas. She endorsed Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination against uber-progressive California Democrat Barbara Boxer. Palin's endorsement of Marco Rubio for U.S. Senate in Florida helped drive fickle Charlie Crist out of the GOP primary race. And it will be very interesting watching her campaign for Republican Pat Toomey over Democrat Joe Sestak in Pennsylvania's Senate race. But probably her most dramatic political choices this year have been Sharron Angle to face Harry Reid in Nevada and for Nikki Haley to be the next governor of South Carolina. Some, myself included, have argued that Sarah Palin's one misstep was her decision to campaign for her 2008 running mate, Sen. John McCain, even though we all know why she did it. Personally, I hope former Congressman J.D. Hayworth defeats McCain for the nomination this year in Arizona, but it is unlikely the former Alaska Governor's political rising star will be dimmed either way. If McCain loses, it will be a mere blip in Palin's long string of victorious endorsements. If he wins, she will be credited with influencing enough Tea Party conservatives to put him over the top. Regardless, she will have a grateful incumbent in her corner. Palin is building a stack of political markers that will become golden chits in 2012. If she is running for president, she is doing it the old fashioned way, the way Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan did it in 1968 and 1980, respectively. After his razor-thin defeat for the presidency in 1960, Nixon followed up with his embarrassing loss for governor of California in 1962. It was after that race that he told us we "wouldn't have Dick Nixon to kick around anymore." Six years later, he was elected President of the United States. From 1964, in the aftermath of Barry Goldwater's trouncing at the hands of Lyndon Johnson, until 1968, when he once again claimed the Republican presidential nomination, Richard Nixon campaigned relentlessly, from coast to coast, for GOP gubernatorial and congressional candidates. In the process, he helped a lot of hopefuls win public office. This translated into the grateful support of a lot of newly elected officials at the 1968 Republican Convention. After serving two terms as governor of California and then challenging accidental President Gerald Ford in 1976, Ronald Reagan spent the next three years raising money and campaigning for Republican candidates around the country. By 1980, despite a full stable of other GOP candidates, Reagan was the favorite among conservatives, who by then had taken control of the Republican Party. Despite yammering liberal pundits cackling about Sarah Palin's alleged lack of intelligence and qualifications, she may yet have the last laugh. She has written a best-selling book, commands six figure speaking fees, and is building up a lot of good will within the party. But there is another reason Sarah Palin may yet emerge as the most likely candidate to win the 2012 GOP presidential nomination. The disastrous manner in which Obama and company are handling the Gulf oil spill, combined with the extremely unpopular environmental regulations they are trying to implement as a result, could very well open the door for a rival who knows a thing or two about energy policy. The fact is that Barack Obama has never run so much as a cash register at a convenience store, and he has surrounded himself with similarly ignorant eggheads, thus making him extremely vulnerable to a challenge from someone who has, in fact, not only run a large state but also has had vast experience negotiating tough deals with oil company executives. That someone is Sarah Palin. As one of the most knowledgeable public figures in the country on the issue of energy policy, Palin can take the conservative message right into the center of the storm.
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Moon Light Paddle! | Thu | 04/06/23 | 07:30pm - 10:00pm
Launching before sunset we will give witnesses to a rapidly changing landscape of colors and moods; from golden to pinkish to purple ... the mountains, treetops, reeds and reflective water will transform like magic!
Shortly after bats will begin eating, chirping and whizzing about the sky. Next the likely chorus of frogs will cheer on nightfall as their calls travel over water so smooth that swimming beavers seem to be parting glass. Yet the real fun has just begun.
Even when a full moon brightly illuminates the landscape, one's eyes loose depth perception and all becomes ever so slightly a different reality. Poking up from behind the forested waterside, a solid beam of moonlight streaks across the lake to greet you. It won't be long now until the Milky Way and other constellations reflect off the water's surface so brightly that it becomes difficult to discern where the sky begins and the water ends. Come paddle across the universe to open your mind and experience a different world.


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Whilst Ghanaians continue to celebrate a successful and peaceful election, the NDC government must be humbled by the reality that it owes its electoral victory to the sacrifices of ordinary, homeless, hungry, and jobless Ghanaians who stood long hours in the burning sunshine to cast their vote.
It is significant to note that ordinary poor Ghanaians stood with the NDC in its crucial moment of depression, especially when the party and government had its back against the wall, following the Woyome scandal, Konadu's resignation and the formation of her NDP, death of Prof. JEA Mills, no campaign/support from former President Jerry John Rawlings, and having to use only three months to campaign for re-election.
As the saying goes, every good turn deserves the other. The least the NDC government can do is to also keep faith with our poor folks by:
1. Giving them a government of quality leadership, made of the best experienced professionals, with enormous understanding of the reality of the Ghanaian economic, social, health and educational crises and have solutions and timelines to address same.
It will be suicidal for the government to reward party loyalists who lack the experience and competence with political appointments, only to end up underperforming. This will not only affect our chances in the next election, it will also be seen as unethical and insensitivity to the plight of the ordinary Ghanaian.
2. Taking practical steps to implement the fantastic ideas in the NDC manifesto such as:
• making basic education completely free within the first four years of the government;
• building 10 new teacher training colleges;
• a university in the Eastern region;
• 200 new senior high schools;
• making sure that SHS education is free by 2016.
The others include:
• creating jobs through GHc10 million Youth Jobs and Enterprise Fund;
• increase SADA support of small holder farmers from 16,000 farmers to 40, 000 in four years;
• the Western Corridor Gas Infrastructure,
• graduate Business support schemes;
• rehabilitation of the abandoned Kumasi jute factory, Aboso Glass factory, implementation of plans for an integrated Iron and steel industry at Oppong Manso; and
• achieving a full middle income economy with positive micro economic indicators such as a single digit inflation, strong currency and over 8% annual GDP growth.
It is unacceptable to measure the maturity of Ghana's democracy, only by how peaceful the ordinary people cast their votes and accept the outcome. A mature democracy must also be measured by the commitment of political leaders to implement the flurry of ideas that procured their electoral victory.
I supported JDM to become President not only because I am a member of the NDC. However, it is my considered opinion that out of all the candidates who put themselves up for this election, JDM had the kind of leadership qualification, experience, personality traits, understanding of the Ghanaian situation and the practical solutions to move the country forward.
I supported him because I have no reason to doubt his claims of caring for Ghana's poor and determination to build a country and an economy where opportunities exist for all to succeed.
I voted for JDM because I believe he is the only person at this moment who can unite a beautiful country which unfortunately appears to be sharply divided along partisan lines.
These are the qualities I voted for ! And I know I speak for thousands of poor Ghanaians who equally voted for the NDC.
The wild celebrations of the NDC' victory by ordinary Ghanaians and hardworking NDC cadres is understandable . They have earned it. But the people of Ghana can only have true celebration and bliss if their vote for JDM translates into economic prosperity and development of our country.
If voting one-touch for JDM and the government of the NDC translate into economic salvation for our poor people, I have no doubt in my mind that the good people of Ghana will once again queue for several hours to renew the NDC' mandate in 2016 without any hesitation.
I wish the President God's wisdom, good health and strength to succeed.
God bless us all.
Akyena Brantuo Benjamin


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Kraai & Sevillano Share 1st in Calgary; Bonus Prize Discourages Draws |
By GM Jesse Kraai | |
June 6, 2011 | |
Alberta has two full time chess clubs, one in Edmonton and one in Calgary. And each of these
clubs holds a tournament every year to give their young talent a chance to play against higher
rated opposition. This year, Calgary native Eric Hansen was the favorite. Eric arrived to the
tournament having just earned a place at the World Cup by winning the Canadian Closed
Championship. Luckily for us, Eric was still a little tired from that event! We also had to contend with the talented twelve-year-old Richard Wang, who is also an Albertan native. I suspect we'll see much more of Richard in the
future, especially after he learns that IMs and GMs are actually just chumps and don't need to
be given any respect. The tournament was made particularly interesting by the David Ottosen prize. David is a poker player and chess fan who, like many, is dismayed by the amount of draws he sees in chess. So he did something about it. He offered to bump the prize fund by an additional 1000 dollars if 66% of our games were decisive. It's hard to say how this kind of motivation affects a players judgment. I certainly wasn't able to do a cost/benefit analysis while I was playing. But peer pressure was upon us all: don't show your face in the analysis room if you drew! It must have had some kind of effect, because we made it, exactly. The key game of the tournament was Kraai-Sevillano. Enrico and I have played many times. I like the overall strategy that Enrico took in this game: he accepted a slightly worse position with less space, but no weaknesses. Such a game will be long and chances will arise for the patient player. 5588 In the final round I was able to catch Enrico by beating Eric Hansen while Enrico was held to a draw by local Dale Haessel. Enrico could do nothing against Haessel's Petroff. And with this game Dale earned his first IM norm. Congratulations Dale! 5589 I have played in one tournament a year in Alberta since 2006, and all of them have been very well organized. Tournament organizer and arbiter, Tony Ficzere, and Alberta Chess executive director Vlad Rekhson make running such a tournament look easy. Valuable help was also given by Jim Daniluk and Frank Kluytmans. The organizers even helped me realize a dream of mine: to ride my bike along the Icefields Parkway, 480 miles in five days through the Canadian Rockies. Glaciers, 3 black bears, one grizzly, elk, loads of deer, the trip surpassed all of my expectations. Tournament website: http://www.calgarychess.com/2011CICC/ |


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Chinese dumplings/potstickers – June 2009 Daring Kitchen Challenge
This month's challenge is a family recipe from Jen of Use Real Butter. It is one of the things I used to LOVE back in the ol'gluten filled days – potstickers! I made a dough last year for mu shu wraps that at the time I thought I would try as a potsticker wrap, but, you know how it goes, I got busy and never quite got to it. So, here we are, a year later, and it took the amazing Daring Cooks to get me to remember and try it. Thanks guys! I am so glad I did. The fillings used were very tasty. Jen is one lucky girl having grown up on these every weekend!
This does take a bit of time to put together (think roll, fill, fold and pinch – over and over and over and over…), but I think the results are worth it. I have missed these. I am putting these up in the freezer for Mommy treats (okay, I'll share…) and for guests and just to have on hand. I will put the freezing instructions and some other filling options on the blog Friday for Gluten Free-zer Friday, so stay tuned!
The Challenge: Chinese dumplings/potstickers (aka gyoza in Japanese)
Challenge by Jen of Use Real Butter (family recipe) adapted to gluten free by me
Jen says: "It's a basic concept: a filling inside a dough wrapper, sealed, and cooked. This delicious theme runs through many cultures and is among the more popular bites at Chinese restaurants – especially dim sum. The recipe I provide is based on my family recipe. There is a lot of wiggle room and I encourage you to explore. If you've made them before – great! Now try something different!"
Gluten Free Potsticker Wrappers (same as the Mu Shu Wraps) by Angela Litzinger
Made a few more than 2 dozen… You will need to double this to have enough dough for the filling.
1 cup finely ground rice flour
1/4 cup sweet rice flour
1 1/4 cups water
1/2 – 1 cup tapioca flour/starch
Place rice and sweet rice flour in a pan. While mixing, add water. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until flour is cooked and very, very sticky. Remove from heat. Place sticky dough into a mixing bowl. Add 1/2 cup tapioca flour to bowl and mix with paddle attachment of your mixer. Allow dough to cool. When cool, remix. If dough is too sticky to handle, sprinkle dough with 2 – 3 tablespoons of tapioca flour at a time and mix (this will depend on the humidity in your area). When you have a dough you can pull off pieces and not have stick to your hands (think play dough consistency – Yum), it is ready.
Roll slightly smaller than walnut sized pieces of dough, flatten into a disk, place on lightly "floured" (use tapioca flour/starch) plastic wrap, roll out dough with a rolling pin, rotating dough/flipping dough over so that wrap is evenly rolled out, using plastic wrap if needed to help pick up dough. I made 3 1/2 – 4" rounds.
About this size for the dough…
Look how thin this rolls out even though it is a gluten free! Woo!
Check Jen's post on how to fill and shape the dumplings. I wet the edge of the round with a bit of water to get the edges to stick if the pleating wasn't sticking, but the dough mostly stuck to itself. Remember that gluten free dough is a bit fragile, so you be gentle to your dough. Any rips and tears I had were pretty easy to put back together, however. I did have to place the dumpling dough with the filling on a tray, then pleat, instead of pleating in my hands as the dough couldn't take too much rough handling…
Dumplings ready for cooking.
To boil: Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add dumplings to pot. Boil the dumplings until they float.
To steam: Place dumplings on a single layer of napa cabbage leaves or on a well-greased surface in a steamer basket with lid. Steam covered for about 6 minutes.
To pan fry (potstickers): Place dumplings in a frying pan with 2-3 tbsp of vegetable oil. Heat on high and fry for a few minutes until bottoms are golden. Add 1/2 cup water and cover. Cook until the water has boiled away and then uncover and reduce heat to medium or medium low. Let the dumplings cook for another 2 minutes then remove from heat and serve.
My tasty potstickers.
(Sorry about the photo quality. Iphones are great, but maybe not for food photos…)
Jen's Family Potsticker Fillings:
pork filling:
1 lb (450g) ground pork (I used ground turkey – do NOT use low fat ground turkey- because that is what I had, but will use pork next time)
4 large napa cabbage leaves, minced
3 stalks green onions, minced
7 shitake mushrooms, minced (if dried – rehydrated and rinsed carefully)
1/2 cup (75g) bamboo shoots, minced
1/4 (55g) cup ginger root, minced
3 tbsp (40g) soy sauce (use a gluten free one!)
2 tbsp (28g) sesame oil (I used toasted sesame oil)
2 tbsp (16g) corn starch
I also added 2 cloves minced garlic, because I'm crazy like that…
shrimp filling:
1/2 lb (225g) raw shrimp, peeled, deveined, and coarsely chopped
1/2 lb (225g) ground pork
3 stalks green onions, minced
1/4 cup (55g) ginger root, minced
1 cup (142g) water chestnuts, minced
1 tsp (5g) salt
3 tbsp (40g) sesame oil
2 tbsp (16g) corn starch
Combine all filling ingredients in a large mixing bowl and mix thoroughly (I mix by clean hand). Cover and refrigerate until ready to use (up to a day, but preferably within an hour or two).
dipping sauce:
2 parts soy sauce (use a gluten free one)
1 part vinegar (red wine or black)
a few drops of sesame oil (again, I like the toasted sesame oil)
chili garlic paste (optional) (use a gluten free one)
minced ginger (optional)
minced garlic (optional)
minced green onion (optional)
sugar (optional)
Thank you, Jen, for this challenge. It has inspired me and brought back an old friend to my dinning table! I will be making, and freezing these with various fillings to enjoy whenever the mood strikes… Knowing myself, that mood should be very often!
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By Charles C. Morehouse
Figure 1: Illustrates the gap in access time and cost between storage and memory. Figure 2: Examples of probe storage-Atomic Resolution Storage |
Tools Needing Storage
The first storage device for use by a machine only was the music box in the late 18th century. These machines used a handcrafted metal cylinder as the medium for "storing" a musical tune.
At the beginning of the 19th century, a purely industrial use of memory was the pioneering programmable mechanical loom invented by Joseph Jacquard. This invention used a pattern stored on thin cardboard cards. Charles Babbage used punched cards as input to calculations in his 1883 Analytical Engine, a mechanical computing machine. Punch cards were used for the first time in a large data analysis project in the 1890 Census, using an electromechanical machine invented by Herman Hollerith. This machine was the forerunner of an industry, based on punch cards for data storage and analysis.
As mechanical, electro-mechanical and fully electronic machines developed in the 20th century, memory had to be developed in parallel. Paper cards and other perforated media such as paper and Mylar tape had a long life (nearly a century). Aluminum foil was the first medium used in audio recording, but gave way to wax cylinders and other sturdy plastics.
Magnetic recording of data was first demonstrated by Vladimar Poulsen in the late 19th century, using a wire coated with magnetic particles. Finally, in the 1930s, magnetic recording was demonstrated on thin plastic tape coated with magnetic particles.
Computers became more capable, smaller, less power hungry and much faster during the middle 20th century. The need for a fast means of data storage, both persistent and temporary, drove the development of a number of technologies during the 1940s and 1950s: CRT storage, delay lines, magnetic core and magnetic drums and disks. The first electronic super-computer, the ENIAC, used magnetic core memory for its internal memory.
The characteristics of a useful information storage scheme vary with the intended use: how long the information will be needed, how large a capacity is required, and how fast the information needs to be accessed and transferred.
Paths to nonvolatile storage
As machines have come to dominate the processing of information, the machines themselves have driven the development (and even the naming) of storage and memory technologies. It is primarily the increase in speed of computation that has forced the development of new technologies: speed of computation requires speed of data access, but speed also drives the required capacity of stored data, and the need for rewritable data storage.
Digital computers perform almost all of the financial and technical computations performed in the world today. The millions of customers and millions of modest-sized transactions lead to the need for high-speed computation and large amounts of storage. Digital imaging and digital document creation have brought about the need for large data storage, and transforming and distributing these documents and images requires high-capacity storage as well as high-speed computation and communications. So a dual need is established?high-speed data access and very large capacity storage. These two demands are satisfied by different technological solutions.
Landscape of nonvolatile storage
A typical storage device uses a semipermanent scheme for storing information-and the information is usually maintained even if the power is lost to the storage device. We call this kind of storage nonvolatile. Storage devices typically have large capacity, and their design is a compromise to maintain a low price at the expense of access time (the time required to access the first bit of desired information). This compromise is achieved by using a minimum number of the complex, expensive components (recording heads, drive motors, etc.) but a large amount of the inexpensive commodity (primarily the recording medium). Rigid disks, flexible disks, magnetic tapes, CD-ROMs, CD-RWs, DVD-ROMs, DVD+RWs are examples of these sorts of devices.
Components that store data briefly within a computer are called memory devices. While the computer is powered up, all the information is kept in memory by the live circuitry. If there is an interruption of power, the majority of the information within the computer memory is lost?the memory is volatile. Some of the memory (DRAM) has to be refreshed even when the power is on. In our own personal experience using computing machines, we never think that some of the volatile memory is being rewritten constantly?the computer is doing that for us in the background. The speed of typical memory is gained by having a random access architecture, which provides an address to every bit whether or not it is needed by the processor at any given instant. The random access designs are achieved through the use of semiconductor technology based on photolithography. Thus, typical computer memory is very similar in cost to other semiconductor devices, like microprocessors. Memory is the most expensive form of information storage, but it can be as fast as the fastest processors (nanosecond delay times to get to the first desired bit).
In many applications, information because of a power loss is acceptable, since it can often be recalculated or recreated when the computer is turned back on. In a growing number of applications, however, the information has taken so long to create, or is so unique to the situation that it should be kept in nonvolatile memory. Thus there is a need to fill in the gap between the slow, inexpensive, storage and the fast, expensive memory. The gap is very large: about six orders of magnitude in "speed" or access time and roughly three orders of magnitude in cost per bit.
Development directions for nonvolatile memory/storage
The fundamental architectural choices behind memory and storage have to do with their data access architecture. Storage is based on a movable read-write mechanism which can be positioned to access any desired bit of information. The only way to speed up the mechanical system of storage is to use smaller components (or employ steerable beams to access the data). The cross-point architecture for memory is achieved via a lithographic process on silicon wafers. The most effective way to reduce the cost of the memory devices (relative to the cost of other semiconductor devices) is to get more bits on the same area of silicon (multi-bit recording or via multi-layering) or to change the fundamental materials of the cross-point memory devices.
Physically smaller storage devices were imagined after the discovery of the Scanning Tunneling Microscope by Gerd Binnig and Heinrich Rohrer in 1986. The STM made everyone aware that atomic scale motion could be achieved at affordable prices. A long period of investigation has yielded a number of active efforts to produce so-called "probe storage" devices, all using Micro-Electro-Mechanical-Systems (MEMS) for the positioning mechanisms, but different schemes for the actual writing and reading of the data bits. The MEMS part of the devices is used to position a small movable element with respect to the read-write components. The very dense packing of the data is accomplished by an x-y mover (Cartesian coordinate system) rather than the rotating disk and radial arm motion of the disk drive (Cylindrical coordinate system). For the read-write mechanism, HP is perfecting a phase-change scheme in its Atomic Resolution Storage program, Carnegie-Mellon University is pursuing a magnetic scheme in its CHIPS program, IBM is working on a physical deformation of a polymer in its Millipede (now NanoDrive) program.
Other approaches are also being tried using charge trapping (Canon), ferroelectric polarization (HP), and probe phase change (LETI) to name a few. These and other "probe storage" approaches are in various stages of development and a race is on to bring them into the hands of customers. The schedules for product introductions are closely held secrets of the participating players.
Nonvolatile memory is also being pursued actively by a large number of parties, and a few examples of these technologies are already on the market. Flash memory exists today, as a nonvolatile memory technology. Flash has the disadvantage that it is not infinitely recyclable and not fast enough in writing to work alongside processors. Researchers are looking at nonvolatile memory technologies different from the flash charge storage scheme. Leading the way are MRAM (Magnetic RAM; a host of companies are announcing or suggesting product introduction dates in 2003 and beyond), FeRAM (Ferroelectric RAM; modest capacity products are available today from Ramtron, and many others working on it), phase change (Ovonyx has announced partnerships with Intel and STM), NROM (charge trapping in nitrides, pursued most actively by Saifun Semiconductors and AMD) and polymer memory (pursued by a number of companies). Each of these nonvolatile memory technologies has its advantages and disadvantages, and the winner will be determined by the extent to which they succeed in addressing problems of customers, and being successful in the marketplace.
These new technologies will address a wide range of requirements, traditional, emerging and future. For example, not all the markets need the full range of capabilities imagined for a "perfect" memory component. A digital camera user does not expect the digital film to be capable of an infinite number of read-write cycles. An archival data storage system does not have to run at nanosecond access times. There will be a large number of products, with a large variety of capabilities squeezing into, between and beyond the spaces occupied by the current magnetic and optical phase- change storage and the high-speed silicon- based computer memory. We technologists have the wonderful opportunity to be both the developer of future products based on the application of many different physical principles, as well as the first users of them.
Charles Morehouse is director of the Information Access Laboratory at Hewlett Packard.
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When you use iTunes to update or restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod, you might see an alert message that says iTunes could not contact the software update server because you're not connected to the Internet. It will advise you to make sure your Internet connection is active and try again. Follow the steps below to fix the issue.
Update or restore your iOS device without using iTunes
You need to use iTunes to update or restore your iOS device if you forgot your password and are locked out, or if your device is in recovery mode.
If that's not the case, you can update or restore without iTunes using these steps:
- Disconnect the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from your computer.
- On the device, turn on Wi-Fi. We recommend that you connect to a network, not a personal hotspot, when you download software updates.
- Update the device by going to Settings > General > Software Update.
If this doesn't fix the issue, go to the next solution.
Connect to the Internet and the iTunes Store
Open a browser on your computer and see if it can load a webpage. Then, try to connect to the iTunes Store.
- If you can't connect to the Internet, contact your computer administrator or Internet service provider (ISP) for help. Or, try a different computer or network.
- If you can connect to the Internet but see an error message when you try to connect to the iTunes Store, find solutions to possible iTunes Store errors.
- If you can connect to the Internet but the iTunes store shows a blank white page, identify and remove Layered Service Provider software.
If these solutions don't fix the issue, edit or reset your hosts file.
Edit or reset your hosts file
Your hosts file might block access to the software update server. Here's how to edit or reset your hosts file.
If you use a Mac
If you use a work computer, check with your computer administrator before you edit the hosts file.
- In Finder, select Applications > Utilities > Terminal from the menu bar.
- In the Terminal application, type the following command and press Enter to open the hosts file:
sudo nano /private/etc/hosts
- When prompted, type your user password. Note that nothing appears in the Terminal window when you type the password.
- Use the arrow keys on your keyboard to move through the hosts file.
- If any line includes apple.com, add a number sign (#) and a space character to the beginning of the line.
- To save the hosts file, press Control-O.
- At the filename prompt, press Enter.
- To exit, press Control-X.
If this doesn't fix the issue, your security software might be out-of-date or misconfigured. You can resolve issues between iTunes and your security software.
If you use a Windows PC
On your Windows PC, reset the hosts file.
If this doesn't fix the issue, your security software might be out-of-date or misconfigured. You can resolve issues between iTunes and your security software.


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The MSA 220 C-B is our most powerful cordless chainsaw, with up to 20% higher cutting performance than the MSA 200 C-B. Fitted with a 14" guide bar as standard, the MSA 220 is designed to be used for felling small trees, snedding and processing timber.
This chainsaw is quiet and easy to use, with Quick Chain Tensioning, a tool-free fuel cap and metal bumper spikes for durability.
The MSA 220 is part of the AP System of cordless tools with interchangeable batteries, but it should be used with the AP 300 S battery for maximum performance. Using the recommended battery will give you around 48 minutes' run time - plenty of time to get the job done!
- Run time on recommended AP 300 S battery: Up to 48 minutes
- Clothing must be sturdy and snug-fitting, but allow complete freedom of movement. Avoid clothing that could get caught on branches, brush or moving parts of the machine. Do not wear a scarf, necktie or jewellery. Tie up and confine long hair with a head scarf, cap or hard hat.
- You must wear trousers or chaps with cut-retardant material.
- You must wear suitable safety shoes with cut-retardant material, non-slip soles and steel toe caps.
- To reduce the risk of eye injuries, wear tight fitting safety goggle conforming to standard EN 166 or a face shield.
- Wear hearing protection, for example ear defenders.
- If working in an area with the risk of falling objects, wear a hard hat.
- Wear sturdy, protective gloves made from a resistant material.
If you are in any doubt about how to use a chainsaw correctly, we recommend speaking to your local STIHL Approved Dealer first. Many dealers offer a Click & Collect service, where you can order online then collect it in person where a trained member of staff can give you a full handover and instructions on how to operate the machine. Please note you should never use a chainsaw whilst on a ladder and should only use it in a tree if you have the appropriate qualifications.
Video tutorials for cordless chainsaws can be found here:
Please make sure you have read the chainsaw safety manual before operating the chainsaw.
Energy-efficient electric motorThe STIHL electric motor is extremely energy efficient, lightweight and compact. It runs quietly and has very low vibrations.
Innovative chain lubrication system
Chain oil is important to keep your chainsaw running smoothly, and the innovative STIHL Ematic chain lubrication system provides maximum lubrication and less oil consumption than on other chainsaws. Oil consumption is up to 50% less with the Ematic system.
Quick Chain Tensioning
This chainsaw features the handy Quick Chain Tensioning system, which makes it very easy to tension the chain, without the need for any tools. Simply release the sprocket cover and turn the thumb wheel to loosen or tighten the chain.
Transparent Chain Oil Tank
You can easily check the level of chain oil in your chainsaw with the transparent oil tank on the side of the machine.
QuickStop Super Chain Brake (Q)
Another great feature designed by STIHL, the additional braking system in the chainsaw helps protect you - the chain stops running either when the front hand guard is switched on or when you release the rear handle.
Designed for comfort
The soft-grip rear handle and ergonomic design of the chainsaw give you a comfortable and stable grip at all times.
QHow long does the battery last?A: The recommended AP 300 S battery will last up to 48 minutes in the MSA 220, although this depends on what the tool is cutting.
QHow long does it take to charge?
A: To fully charge the recommended AP 300 S battery using the AL 500 charger, it takes 45 minutes, or to charge it up to 80%, it takes 30 minutes.
QWhat battery does it use?
The tool is powered by a 36V Lithium-Ion AP battery.
QAre the batteries interchangeable?
A: Yes, they are interchangeable with other tools in the AP System. They are not interchangeable with the AK System tools.
QHow long is the guide bar on the MSA 220 C-B?
A: The bar is 35cm long.
QWhat type of chain does the MSA 220 C-B use?
A: The MSA 220 C-B has a 1/4" PM3 saw chain, which gives a high cut quality with low vibration.
QDo I need to sharpen the chain?
A: Yes, a dull chain on your chainsaw can affect the performance of the machine, making it less efficient, so it's important to keep it sharp. Check out our blog to find out the four signs of a dull chain. This can be easily done for you at your nearest STIHL dealer, or you can do it yourself using a filing kit, or our 2-in-1 EasyFile that makes chain sharpening a breeze.
QCan I replace the chain?
A: Yes, you can - simply visit your nearest STIHL dealer for a replacement.
QWhat should I wear when using this chainsaw?
A: We recommend that you wear cut-retardant trousers or chaps, cut-retardant boots or wellies, goggles and gloves, and tie back long hair. When cutting above shoulder height, we also recommend wearing a helmet.
#1Cleaning your MSA 220 C-BWhen you have finished using your chainsaw, remove the battery and wipe clean with a soft, damp cloth. Don't forget to wear gloves when doing any maintenance on the tool.
#2Looking after your battery
Don't use a damp or wet battery in your MSA 220 C-B and avoid using them in extreme temperatures (very hot or very cold). Read our blog post to find out more about looking after your battery.
#3Storing your MSA 220 C-B
Store your MSA 220 C-B in a clean and dry area and keep out of the reach of children at all times.
#4Check for wildlife
Don't forget to check your work area for wildlife before starting to use your tool. In particular, you should check for nesting birds before trimming hedges, as well as checking for other small animals such as hedgehogs before trimming long grass.
Technical Specifications
Cordless Technology | Lithium-Ion AP System |
Rated voltage V | 36 |
Recommended battery | AP 300 S |
Bar length | 35cm |
Weight kg 1) | 3.6 |
Run time with AP 200 2) | up to 42 minutes |
Run time with AP 300 3) | up to 45 minutes |
Run time with AP 300 S 4) | up to 48 minutes |
Oil tank volume cm3 | 209 |
1) Without battery, with bar and chain
2) Run times vary depending on the application
STIHL - Quality tools since 1926
Andreas Stihl founds an engineering office in Stuttgart and develops his own chainsaw.
STIHL becomes a brand. The name represents the ceaseless quest of the engineer and company founder Andreas Stihl to ease the heavy labour of forestry work with his inventions.
STIHL presents his portable petrol-powered chainsaw at the Leipzig trade fair – it is well received and orders flow in from across Europe.


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Focaccia 3 ways with Poolish-controlled ferment
I got the bug to make Hamelmans Focaccia with Poolish a few days ago. It started with watching Frankie G's video on the subject and seeing him use 1/4 sheet pans. I liked the size and all the toppings got me drooling. So I ordered the 1/4 sheet pans from Frankie G which came with a cool trivet counter saver (thanks FG). I like the Poolish version of the Ciabatta dough which is Hamelmans dough for his Focaccia. The additional 10% fermented flour helps the flavor develop during the Poolish build up, overnight.
Every year about this time is when my baking starts to get weird. Just when I was thinking I could predict yeast activity in my preferment's, the season starts to change and everything takes longer. This year would be better I said. I no longer care that it's going to be 36F outside and a chilly 63F in the kitchen. My preferment's are happy working away in my new Folding Proofer. I set the temperature at 73F after mixing equal parts of flour and water and went to bed. I try to be mindful of Hamelmans suggestion for watching the dome of the expanding mix and waiting for it to start to fall in the center before mixing the final dough. I want the most effect from the preferment possible.
It's so nice to not to have to open the container holding the fermenting dough to check it. Peeking through the clear plastic viewing window is so easy. I'm watching for the first indication that my preferment is done. Right at 16 hours as JH said, it was done. The starter finishing temperature was at 75F, just as it was upon mixing. That's professional style temperature control which will show up later.
I fermented the dough also at 75F for 1-1/2 hours and divided into 3 globs, shaped and transferred into my new pans. I had stewed 2 large onions for the topping on one pan. Another was going to get rosemary treated olive oil, some fresh rosemary and an assortment of seeds and garlic/onions. This one would get a final application of Mozzarella after baking, under the broiler. The third pan was a sweet offering with red grapes and sugar.
We sent a big slice of each of these to the neighbors. They turned out great. The flavor of the bread is full and complex. This is the best Ciabatta/Focaccia I have ever made. It HAS to be the watchful eye on the fermentation. I had not made the grapes and sugar before. Next time I will use more sugar especially over each grape. This was really good. The onions were so sweet from being stewed that one was my favorite. Oh well maybe the savory pan was my favorite. Ummmm good.
Ready to bake.
The grapes found a pocket to hold the juice.
Onion and Rosemary
Great crumb on all 3 but this onion with rosemary was heavenly.
Savory just out of the oven.
Savory with melted Mozz Cheese


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Pastor on Past Dirty Little Secret: I Didn't Believe in Hell
Brian Jones lost his faith in God and belief in hell while he was a student at Princeton Theological Seminary. His faith recovered, but his belief in hell didn't. For four years he led a church, keeping his belief on hell a secret, even from his wife.
But during a moment of sincerity and vulnerability, God revealed what the Bible truly says about the existence of hell. Jones, now the senior pastor at Christ's Church of the Valley in the suburbs of Philadelphia, shares why he believes that hell exists and why people, including evangelicals, don't believe it.
The following are excerpts from the interview with Pastor Brian Jones.
CP: What new perspective does your book offer to the debate about the existence of hell?
Jones: I would say that the new perspective that I was hoping to bring is that the old perspective that has been around for 2,000 years has been almost entirely rejected by all of my peers in ministry. That is why I wrote the book. It's that Niebuhr quote that I put in the book: "The great Christian revolutions come not by the discovery of something that was not known before. They happen when somebody takes radically something that was always there."
That always struck me when it comes to this issue of hell. Not a unique way of looking at a particular biblical passage or approaching hermeneutics. The book isn't even per se about hell as it is about what happens when we embrace it as a reality and how that changes our lifestyle and interaction with people who are far from God.
That for me was the real heartbeat of the book. In the Christian community, it is usually only the creepy, intolerant, and strange Christian that takes hell seriously. I wanted to argue and paint a picture of how a Christian could believe in hell and be the most relatable, patient, humble, normal person that a non-Christian has ever interacted with.
So I guess that would be the perspective. I am not offering anything new about the doctrine of hell, or eternal conscious torment or anything like that. What I am trying to offer is there is a way to be urgent about this and normal in the process.
CP: Why didn't you believe in hell, even as a pastor?
Jones: I went to Princeton Theological Seminary and I lost my faith. That precipitated all of this. I went 6 months without going to church. This is in the middle of seminary. I didn't believe in the resurrection anymore, I didn't believe in the Virgin birth, I didn't believe in anything. I went 6 months without being able to sleep or do anything really other than contemplate what do I do now. I got 7 years into this and now crap man, I don't even believe in God anymore. Believing in God is sort of at the top of the job description for being a pastor. So I was like in trouble.
Through about a six month period of time I was able to rebuild my faith with the help of some mentors of mine. But I was never able to put in that last component – a belief in hell. I just couldn't bring myself to do it.
So when I graduated from seminary, I said I won't tell anybody. And surely I know that there are people like me among very large evangelical churches. I mean everyone wants to go bash Rob Bell. Rob Bell didn't say anything new; Rob Bell didn't say anything mainline seminaries in the United States don't say. There is nothing new in that book at all. It is just the fact Rob Bell, an evangelical pastor, came out and said that.
I basically decided to keep it a little secret. I didn't tell anybody. My wife didn't even know. No one.
CP: How were you able to reconcile not believing in hell and the Bible? How did you preach, did you avoid the subject all together?
Jones: I always assumed the concept of hell was a concept not referenced that often. That it was in the periphery of Christian doctrine and so I view it in my mind and reasoned, "I am just never going to preach it," which I didn't.
I was in the practice of going to a monastery once a month to get away for a spiritual retreat to plan and pray. When I was there I just really sensed that there was something genuinely wrong in my spirit. I don't mean to be overly mystical about it, but there was just something genuinely wrong. I just did something bizarre, I never done it before, I started playing Bible roulette. I started fanning pages of the Bible back and forth, "Alright God, whatever it is," and putting my finger down. And consecutively, five, six, seven times my finger landed on hell.
I just thought this is the most absurd thing. I just need to put this to rest. I read the New Testament so that I could just put the nail in the coffin. I just need to eliminate any lingering doubt about this whole stupid issue of hell. So I did. The rest of the day in the monastery I read the entire New Testament, Matthew to the end of Revelation. I took a pen and underlined the passages that spoke about hell, false teacher, unsound doctrine – anything that had tentacles related to the issue.
By the end of the day, I don't know how to say it other than I was completely overwhelmed with remorse because of just my sheer arrogance. I tell people all the time, you don't think yourself through a faith crisis, you repent your way through a faith crisis. And in a modern western mindset, I'm going to analyze the data, assimilate it and come to a rational, objective decision on my own. It is not what Christianity is all about. It is about a relationship with a person, a personal being. There is more that goes into that other than sheer intellectual objectivity. Cartesian linear logic, that is not how you can approach it. It is submission to a person, not so much buying into an ideology that is written in a book.
I just really sense that. When I got to the end of my study I got down on my face and I repented before God for an hour. I was so broken, so remorseful. I drove home and I told my wife and told her my secret. I called my staff. My staff had no idea. They were shocked. I asked for their forgiveness as well. Then I called everybody on my leadership team and said there is an emergency meeting at the church and get over here. I went around the room and apologized to every single person on the leadership team. I failed you as a pastor. The Bible says, "Keep hold of the deep truths of the faith with a clear conscience" (1 Timothy 3:9) and I had not done this.
That Sunday morning I got up before the congregation and I asked for their forgiveness as well. There is a wonderful elderly gentleman on my leadership team and he came up to me after church and put his hands on my shoulder and said, "Oh Brian, I am so thankful I thought you were going to tell us you did something serious, like having an affair."
And most Christians today have the same mindset that I am going to pick and choose what we are going to believe. I don't necessary believe in the authority of the Scripture. I believe in my own canon that I create according to my own belief system.
If there is anything new to the table I want to bring is just the clarity around the arrogance that comes from picking and choosing our own belief system. I do believe in the canon of Scripture, I do believe in the inspiration and authority of Scripture. I do believe that when you pick up this book in some strange way, God literally inspires the women and men that wrote the pages of the book to reflect the heart of God.
If that truly is the case, to arrogantly pick that book up and say I pick this and I pick this and reject that and reject that. And why? Simply because I analyze the data and under my own acumen. I am so bright, I am educated, I know the original language. My gosh, how freaking arrogant can we be.
So that is ultimately what came out of that experience.
CP: How long were you a pastor at that church? Are you still a pastor at that church now?
Jones: I was there for four years when I had that experience. And I was there for a year later and we felt called to start a new church in the suburbs of Philadelphia so we left and came here. They were fundamentally different experience.
I can smell out a pastor who doesn't believe in hell a mile away. You can tell by the way they talk, their language, what their priority are. I didn't help anyone come to faith at all in that four year period. No one. And things certainly have changed coming here to Philadelphia. With that one piece of doctrine put back into place in the framework of my theology, it changed how I view ministry.
Where in that four years in that church, I didn't lead anybody to Christ. Here, we had over 1,100 people making confession of faith and getting baptized. I attribute that to sound doctrine. I don't attribute that to ministerial practice – there isn't a light show or unique program for small group. To me it is directly linked to sound doctrine.
CP: What was the name of the church you were pastor of for four years?
Jones: Yes, Northern Hills Christian Church in Dayton, Ohio.
CP: What year did you have this conversion about your belief in hell?
Jones: 1998
CP: And was it in year 2000 that you came to your current church, Christ's Church of the Valley?
Jones: Yes.
CP: What do you mean by the phrase apocalyptic urgency in regards to hell?
Jones: When I came back to a biblically sound position regarding hell, I was just overcome with urgency. It was intrinsic. I didn't need to read a book and hype myself up to do evangelism. Over the year I just coined the words apocalyptic urgency. To me Christians are talking about the wrong apocalypse. They are always talking about the end of the world, Left Behind books and all that stuff. That is wrong apocalypse to be thinking about.
The apocalypse we can really understand for certain is the fact that the death rate for every human being still hovers around 100 percent. Everybody is going to pass over into the next world and knowing that, that they will face their own ending, and knowing that hell is a possibility creates urgency.
That is why I love Tim Keller, what he said. I am not a Christian, I am an atheist and the fact that you are not willing to evangelize because it will be socially awkward for you, it will make you uncomfortable? How much do you have to hate someone to believe that eternal life is possible and not share that with them.
That to me is what apocalyptic urgency is all about. It doesn't matter how old you are, if you are introvert, you are illiterate, you have a phD, you are a Fulbright scholar, anybody can rub shoulders and develop a relationship with someone far from God and humbly and graciously understand the message of the Christian faith. Because it is possible for all of us, having urgency to make that happen is a natural byproduct.
CP: How do you answer the question why would a loving God send people to hell?
Jones: It is always brought up that there are all these amazing good people out there and how in the world can God send amazingly good people to hell. For instance, Rob Bell brings up the issue of Gandhi, really Gandhi is in hell? How can God send Gandhi to hell? He is the best human being to ever live on the planet that isn't a Christian, surely if Gandhi is going to hell then we have a major problem.
What I point out is, listen, I don't know any amazingly good people. Gandhi, for instance, if Rob Bell wants to bring up Gandhi, I don't think he knows Gandhi that well. Gandhi practiced an ancient spiritual Hindu practice called Brahmacharya. Brahmacharya, the ancient spiritual practice of Hindu holy man sleeping with naked woman overnight to show that by the morning time, if they haven't had intercourse with them, then lo and behold, yes, they are immensely powerful and self-control when it comes to their religious beliefs.
The thing that a lot of people don't know about Gandhi is that Gandhi practiced Brahmacharya with underaged girls, 16-year-old family members and friends. It is well documented, if you look up Gandhi's life, this is basic Gandhi study. Family members would plead with him, don't do this. 16-year-old niece, her husband is begging him, please, let me sleep naked with you. I bring this up to not bash Gandhi, but simply make the point that there are no amazingly good person on this planet.
In this country, we have a name for what happens when they sleep with underaged girls, it's called corruption of a minor, it'll get you 30 years Leavenworth [Kansas]. So that's the best you can do? This whole idea that God would send amazingly good person to hell, I disagree with the fact that there are any amazingly good people on this planet.
We are all fundamentally flawed at the core and it is only in our own hubris where we want to lift ourselves up. If there is an eternal, immortal being out there, I surely can't believe that God would not allow me to be in His presence, because I am such an amazingly good person. Really? Listen to just the inconsistency in that comment.
So I answer that first and foremost that I reject the idea that there are amazingly good people out there. That we are all fundamentally flawed and it's only because of our hubris that we can stand side by side with an all-powerful deity who created the universe in His perfect, complete holiness. It is so unfathomable to put those two concepts together.
The second thing to the question of how can God send a person to hell, you can frame that in a way that makes God sound like a prick. I think that is a false way to stating that because you are only stating part of what He does. It is like saying that the governor of Pennsylvania has just convicted and death row some person. That's a horrible thing, but that is not all the governor of Pennsylvania does. The governor of Pennsylvania has some wonderful things he does as well.
It is same thing with God. You can't talk about hell without talking about the cross. The cross makes no sense without hell. To talk about hell without God lovingly sending his own son to die on the cross so that we can avoid it, is creating a proposition that is fundamentally unbalanced and unfair. We wouldn't want anyone talking to us and the decisions we make with that kind of logic, so why would we do that with God?
CP: What is the main point you want people to take away from the book?
Jones: The main point I want people to take away is hell is real and it is really hard to stomach, but God loves us with such an amazing love that we have to tell people about that. Hell is not the point, heaven is the point. Loving people into heaven in a gracious and humble way. If this resource can be a wakeup call to get people to understand the logic and framework of hell, to translate that into tomorrow morning getting up and viewing their neighbor differently, viewing their non-Christian husband or wife differently, their kids, their co-workers and actually doing something about it in a gracious, loving, non-creepy way. I would be so thrill if I can help in some small way contribute that to their spiritual walk.


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(visited by Raoul Fenelon)
11-Aug-2001 -- The area is a clear-cut that has not been replanted. There was a clump of trees on a knoll and the confluence appeared to be on the stump of an old pine. It was a short trip from Monroeville, AL. Good road access to within 100 yards of the target and then a short walk through typical August terrain. No rattlesnakes but blackberry & rose bushes to compensate.