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Anthony Grayling's The Age of Genius: The Seventeenth Century and the Birth of the Modern Mind has two main goals, the first, an "official" interpretive objective that is explicitly articulated from the beginning, and the second, an ideological aim that is central to Grayling's agenda but which nonetheless remains implicit through most of the book. Discussing some of the key events and figures in seventeenth-century political and intellectual history, The Age of Genius makes for an interesting and, at points, even entertaining read, but it fails to accomplish its two argumentative goals.
Grayling's explicit goal, presented right at the outset of the book, is to make the case for two related claims. The first claim is that the seventeenth century was "the epoch" in the history of humankind. By this, the author means that the seventeenth century was the pivotal moment in history, a turning point for our species: "the seventeenth century is truly the moment that history changed course, so profoundly that everything before it is another world, and that it and the times since are our world" (p. 6). As Grayling emphasizes, those were times of radical advances in multiple domains of human life. In politics, religion, technology, education, language and art, the end of the sixteenth century and the beginning of the eighteenth could not be more different from one another—and it was all due to the rise, in the seventeenth century, of modern science and the "birth of the modern mind." But this period of unprecedented creativity and innovation was also a time of widespread political instability. Grayling recounts in great detail many of the transitions in government and the wars involving the English, French, Dutch, Spanish, and Germans, fueled by religious convictions as much as by expansionist ambitions. This, in turn, reveals the second main claim the book puts forward: if the seventeenth century was, as Grayling affirms, such a defining moment for the origin of the modern world, the second, related claim is that this was not despite all the political turmoil that characterized the period, but rather because of it. Grayling asks: "Does the tumult of the century in some way explain its genius and those changes, or cause them, or might there have been even greater innovation if it had been a time of peace?" (p. 11). He sticks with the former, affirming that upheaval and turmoil were not just contingently associated with the emergence of science—rather, instability and war were, for Grayling, responsible for the rise of "our" modern scientific worldview.
The Age of Genius fails to provide support for these two related claims, and thus falls short from accomplishing its explicit interpretive goal. A first reason for this is that at no point are we given a compelling account of causal connection that supports the claims outlined above and precludes their alternative. The first third of the book is dedicated to military history, and reports the events leading to and resulting from the Thirty Years' War. This detailed narrative of the long and violent clash between the main European seats of power is followed by an account of the intellectual context, in the second third of the book, and of the cultural and sociopolitical context, in the last portion of the book. Grayling makes a persuasive point about the role of religion in early modern political struggle: while religious disagreement was a major cause of military conflict in the early 1600s, toward the end of that century religion would no longer be as widely considered a legitimate reason for bloodshed. Still, even if he is right about how this fundamental shift is characteristic of the modern mindset and its legacy, Grayling provides no compelling account that establishes a causal connection between political upheaval and the rise of the modern scientific mind. Arguably, the relationship between the two—that is, between political turmoil and the rise of science in the seventeenth century—is one of common ancestry, both hailing from the conceptual and practical innovations in the preceding century, namely the period we have come to call the 'Renaissance'. If any moment in history deserves the label "the epoch in the story of the human mind" (p. 4)—and it is not obvious that any one moment does—Grayling gives us no ultimate reason to believe that the seventeenth century is it, rather than, say, the "long sixteenth century" encompassing the European discovery of the Americas, the invention of the printing press, the protestant reformation and related developments that shape our modern politico-economic heritage.
A second serious problem with Grayling's account of the seventeenth century is the superficial examination that The Age of Reason gives to the link between science, religion, and magic. In the second third of the book, which focuses on the intellectual context and developments in the period, Grayling speaks of there being a "three-cornered relationship" between occultism, science and religion that was "sometimes a fight, and sometimes not, between each of the three and the other two" (p. 204). But even while apparently attempting to leave room for nuance, Grayling draws sharp distinctions between all three, ignoring their intertwined nature at the time, which thereby results in caricatures of each of the three. Consider, for example, the contrast Grayling draws between "the short-cuts of occultism" and "the empirical and quantitative methods of genuine science" (p. 186) based on the publicity of knowledge. As he affirms, occultism was intrinsically solitary and secretive (and, in that sense, "occult"), whereas science was fundamentally different because it was collaborative and public. But focusing on secrecy as the defining characteristic of occultism belies the more important feature that brings it to a close connection with Aristotelianism and which places both in stark opposition with the emerging scientific outlook. Rather than just relating to secrecy, the label 'occultism' is importantly associated with the magicians' pursuit of the "occult" or "hidden" powers and properties of objects and entities. This emphasis on what was beyond direct observation is conceptually akin to the Aristotelian scholastic focus on explanations based on the 'four causes', most of which are unobservable and in that sense also "occult." A more illuminating contrast would therefore have been between, on the one hand, occultist and Aristotelian traditions of thought, and, on the other hand, the emerging mechanical natural philosophy which limited inquiry to observable and measurable physical properties and change. Grayling's inadequate account of the tripartite relationship between religion, science and magic is further compromised by the naïve view of science it incorporates. In addition to saying that the modern mind is "based on commitment to observation and reason" (p. 239), Grayling further affirms: "[science] does not have a conclusion in advance, for which it seeks support; that is the way of the dogmatist" (p. 241). And yet, just a few pages later (p. 249), Grayling goes on to describe how Galileo endeavored to find empirical support for the Copernican framework, a theoretical outlook Grayling claims Galileo had accepted as more than mere heuristic for decades even before having any experimental proof. This goes directly against the overly-simplistic picture of science articulated by Grayling as theory-free and not "seeking support for a prior conclusion," a caricature that would also render 'unscientific' most of contemporary, hypothesis-driven (rather than purely exploratory) science.
Along with the explicit goal of articulating a particular interpretation of the events in the seventeenth century leading to the "birth of the modern mind," The Age of Reason also has, as indicated earlier, a second, hidden goal. This goal is to support the view that science and religion are ultimately and unavoidably at odds, such that the existence and persistence of one constitutes a threat for the other. This perspective is implied by a few side remarks throughout the book, but it is only presented explicitly in the very last chapter. Given Grayling's frequent association in popular press as the "fifth horseman of New Atheism," there should be no surprise about the book's hidden agenda and which side of the science-religion divide the author takes. And yet, it is worth pointing out that no argument is given in The Age of Genius that supports Grayling's ideology. In the concluding chapter, the author openly forgoes historiographic impartiality when he explicitly qualifies his own perspective as "Whiggish, progressivist, secularist" (p. 321) and "Whiggish, meliorist, progressivist" (note 1, p. 336). Grayling accordingly gives mythical status to modern science, framing the events in and since the seventeenth century in terms of a grand narrative in which heroes (i.e., rational, scientifically-minded critical thinkers) try to resist villains (i.e., irrational, dogmatic, and fundamentalist champions of religion). This story, Grayling is careful to point out, is now at a decisive juncture in which science is under serious threat by religious intolerance everywhere around the globe. But, he makes sure to add, the story is not over yet, and the reader is summoned to take sides with either the good or the bad guys. Grayling does not seem to notice the irony in the overall picture his book provides: the conclusion that science is seriously threatened by religion seems to contradict the book's official thesis that science was born not despite, but because of the religion-fueled turmoil and upheaval of the seventeenth century. In other words, if he is right that the early modern period gives evidence that science thrives in times of instability motivated by religious intolerance rather than in times of peace, then we need an actual argument for why current religious intolerance rather than peace is a threat to science. Grayling's questionable perspective, explicitly put forward in the last chapter but implicitly suggested a few times throughout, raises serious doubts about the book's real historiographic contribution. It should be read as a polemic piece: a well-written and entertaining narrative that is nonetheless impregnated with the same dogmatic attitude that Grayling associates with the religious outlook he vilifies.
* The edition reviewed was an Advance Reading Copy. Page numbers may not correspond to the ones found in the final printed edition.
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This is my newest project that i have made for my sister in law. i made this box from a 4×4 of red cedar that came from the home of folks who use to take care of her when she was young, and the knobs on top of the side boxes came from a bulls horn that came one of the bulls they raised here at her home, i wanted many elements to be in this project that would always remind her of home, so we have red cedar, walnut,pecan, padauk, bubinga, curly maple and southern heart pine for the bottom . i put a wisp of curly maple into the hinges, and i did a very thin inlay of padauk into the pecan top, the hinge holes are plugged with bubinga, and the bottom of the box is the southern heart pine,i also cut a 1/8 inch datto into the side boxes as to let it blend sorta with the inlays of the main box, i flocked the inside of the side boxes doing the sides as well as the bottom and i finished the project using tung oil, it was a wonderful time making this for her and being in the shop i just let the inspiration flow and had a ball, thank you for taking the time to look at my project…grizzman
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#1 posted 06-07-2011 03:47 AM
I like it, great job on the hinges.
#2 posted 06-07-2011 03:52 AM
cowabunga Mr Bob, that's a great box . You did a great job…
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#3 posted 06-07-2011 03:54 AM
Aww! That is awesome! You did a magnificent job on it. All the memories it holds already, too! How thoughtful and beautiful. You're the best!
Sheila :)
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#4 posted 06-07-2011 03:55 AM
This is great Grizz. I love it, I may have to borrow some of your design. Very good build. Around about what are the dimensions of the box ?
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#5 posted 06-07-2011 04:00 AM
you are the grizz a lator. amazing work, cool design, love it.
#6 posted 06-07-2011 04:19 AM
Out standing… I do like the way you make boxes… it seems so much fun when you do it…
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#7 posted 06-07-2011 04:26 AM
That is super beautiful and super intricate -nice
-- ~christine @ used2btrees
#8 posted 06-07-2011 04:27 AM
I dont know why anyone would make such a beautiful box for their sister in law?!?
#9 posted 06-07-2011 04:49 AM
Your sis in law is a lucky gal to get such a special gift, Grizz.
-- LittlePAW - The sweetest sound in my shop, next to Mozart, is what a hand plane makes slicing a ribbon.
#10 posted 06-07-2011 05:10 AM
I like the design a lot. Very innovative!!!
-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca
#11 posted 06-07-2011 05:46 AM
Now you're talking !!!!! Excellent..
#12 posted 06-07-2011 06:07 AM
A great looking box Griz. She should be ver-r-r-ry happy with it.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Appomattox Virginia [email protected] †
#13 posted 06-07-2011 06:19 AM
Interesting design Grizz! Nice workl.
-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence
#14 posted 06-07-2011 06:49 AM
as usual
never met a woman
when bubinga
-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle
#15 posted 06-07-2011 08:29 AM
Very unique design.
It stands out.
I am sure she like it especially with the wood origin.
-- Abbas, Castro Valley, CA
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Following Concert Lighting Programming in 30 mins, Dimitris asked for more information on organising submasters/playbacks when lighting a concert. So here it is – ideas on how to layout your lighting console playbacks for simplicity and flexibility.
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Playing back your show, you might only have access to 10 submaster faders at one time plus the ability to change pages. Memories can be only replayed with adjacent faders, so think about the vertical layout – how the memories on submasters stack on top of each other by sub page. The word "stack" here is going to refer to submaster memories that are on the same fader, different page.
Live and Trigger Memories
The programming on the cheat sheet relies heavily on Palettes, so few actual memories are programmed. If you prefer submasters or your desk doesn't support many palettes, the layout of your subs is even more important.
A Dimmer or Intensity Submaster is usually only "live" on stage when physically faded up. If you use similar programming to the Concert Programming Cheat Sheet, these are the PAR colour washes and moving spot dimmer memories. Movement chases or shapes also must stay up to be live on stage, as are any LED colour submasters that are HTP. We'll call these "Live" Memories.
Trigger memories, such as Strobe On, Colour Red or Prism Rotate, only need to be triggered by raising a fader or hitting a submaster flash button. These submasters, once activated, don't have to remain faded up – in fact, you should get into the habit of clearing them once the moving lights have responded. This ensures you don't end up with extra faders up, confusing when you are changing pages. Activating Trigger memories has a similar effect to choosing palettes for selected fixtures – it makes them do something else.
Choosing Submaster Layout
Understanding the two memory types, helps us decide on which memories not to stack on top of each other. You don't want to have to "lose" your blue PAR wash, just to fire a new gobo into your waggly spots. So, stacking up Live memories with Trigger memories is avoided. Don't forget that PAR colour washes can be instantly pushed up while fiddling with the next moving spot look, so keep them handy.
The image shows a selection of methods for ordering submaster memories over 3 pages. It is not a "real" layout but demonstrates the points below.
The memory types can also help you to choose subs that you can stack on top of each other. Maybe you won't use a Spot Dimmer 100% sub at the same time as Spot Dimmer Chase, so they can stack up. Perhaps you could stack up a Circle Shape/Chase with a Pan Saw for the same reason – you are unlikely to run them both at once.
Each submaster page might have a few live memories, colour washes etc and a few trigger subs. The next page might have duplicates of some of the live memories, plus different triggers.
Duplicate subs are often used, to provide easy access to common Live memories on several submaster pages. There are two common ways to layout dupes.
Stacked – These memories, particularly colour washes, are stacked on top of each other. They have the benefit of the memory being on the same fader, even on different pages. The disadvantage is this approach can eat up submasters.
Diagonal – Stacking related attribute submasters diagonally has the advantage of being able to cut down the number of slots taken up by Live memories on each page. For example, put Blue Wash on Sub 1/ Page 1, Magenta on Sub 2 / Page 2 , Amber Sub 3 / Page 3 etc. This has the effect of putting similar memories (in this case Colours) "diagonally" across several pages (the yellow block in the image), giving flexiblity in using different memory types together. It's a concept used by some Avolites Pearl operators but it's not so easy without the famous Roller.
There's no place like home.
Whatever layout you choose for your subs, you always need to know where you are. You can cut down "page confusion" by doing a number of things.
Create a Home Submaster Page – A lovely little page with all your favourite and most used stuff that you can feel at home in. When you have been off wandering across 6 pages of subs to get to the Freaky Techno Strobe sub, come right back before you end up staying amongst all those whacky effects you don't remember programming. The home page could contain a "safety" look, Strobe Off or a "Just stop doing that , FFS!" memory as well as the basis of your show, good ol' PAR washes.
Use only a few pages – A palette heavy programming style means you can fit a few colour washes, chases and shape or two on only 10 playbacks. If you need a bit more room, try using 1 page above and 1 page below your Home subs. 3 pages of good subs does plenty.
Get much further away from safety and you are asking for confusion. Straying across several pages, you end up with a handful of submaster faders running that you can't quite recall what they do. Or even which page they are on.
Using Preset Faders
Assuming that your lighting desk allows, using Preset faders to push up dimmer levels can free up submasters for better uses. You don't really need those Vocal spots on a sub or even your audience blinders. The layout of your preset faders is helpful here – different groups of lights in clusters next to each other. Use the whole desk, even the cue stack playback.
Find your own system
Everyone develops their own style when organising playbacks. Despite being a serial Avolites Pearl user, I have tried to keep the information to general ideas that can be used with any desks with submasters and pages. If you have any particular favourites playback tips or don't understand anything, let us know in the comments section.


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September 6, 2012 – Devotion Sharing (2 Corinthians 5)
Submitted by John C. from Gracepoint Riverside Church
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
"Paul's confident longing for the future and his burden to put off the sin and suffering of the present is derived from the presence and power of the Spirit. This 'groaning' is not a natural response to suffering and sin, but the supernatural gift of God. God prepares his people for the future by giving them a longing for it and does this by granting them his Spirit as a down payment of his presence. Only those who have begun to experience the glory of God long for its consummation in the midst of their adversities." [Hafemann, Scott J., The NIV Application Commentary: 2 Corinthians. 2000 Zondervan p.214)]
- Why did Apostle Paul groan? What were Apostle Paul's feelings toward heaven?
Apostle Paul's groaning stemmed from his hope in heaven. In verse 4, Apostle Paul says "For while we are still in this tent, we groan, being burdened—not that we would be unclothed, but that we would be further clothed, so that what is mortal may be swallowed up by life." The mortal represents our worldly life, full of values and things that don't last. The "life" that Apostle Paul refers to is eternal life, and not just everlasting life but the fullness of the resurrected life that God made available through Christ. The sense you get here is that Paul can't wait for this life to arrive. Paul's longing for heaven was a visceral experience that he describes as a groaning.
- Reflect on the phrases "We walk by faith, not by sight" and "So, we make it our aim to please him." To what extent are these true of my life? What does this reveal about my confidence in heaven and the fact that "we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ" one day?
To walk by faith and not by sight is to live for the things of eternity rather than the things of earthly reward. When it comes down to it, it's choosing to invest my time, energy, and money in things that ultimately will not yield me any earthly rewards that I can see, but on things that please the Lord. Being involved in ministry means that much of my time and energy is spent on things that do not really gain me anything in a worldly sense. Even my decision to move down to Riverside was prompted by a desire to walk by faith and not by sight, to reject my worldly notions of a selfish and comfortable life and instead invest my life in eternal things. Yet even in the midst of this kind of life I need to fight against my natural tendency of walking by sight. By nature I'm lazy and basically selfish, and my natural way of functioning in life tends towards self-preservation. Self-preservation is walking by sight, as it's from the worldview that there is something to be gained in this earthly life—that if I preserve my life and keep it for myself then there is more of it I will be able to enjoy. The reality however, is that we will all appear before the judgment seat of Christ one day, and that we will receive what is due for all that we did in this life whether good or bad. There is an ultimate reality beyond life on earth that we will all enter into. All the things that I've done for earthly reward will be rendered utterly worthless on that day. To the extent that I know that there is really nothing to be gained on earth but everything to be gained in heaven will I work hard for the things of eternity by pushing myself emotionally and physically by taking on more responsibilities and burdens, and volunteering to do things that I'm not necessarily confident in doing.
2 Corinthians 5:16-17
- Are there people, including myself, whom I still regard "according to the flesh" (i.e., according to physical and worldly criteria)?
In the world, you are valued and loved if you can perform well and are competent. It means you're able, capable, strong. I think that I still regard myself according to the flesh by this kind of worldview—I feel valued, accepted, and loved if I can contribute a lot to our ministry, especially if I can do things and contribute in ways that other people can't. The cross however, tells me that there is no connection between how much I am valued by God and my competence. The cross was the ultimate show of weakness–an all powerful God suffering death on a cross, exposing the "power" of the world as false and powerless to save in any way. As someone who has been saved by the blood of Jesus, I have a whole new reality where I can see people, including myself, not through the lens of the world but through the eyes of God—that I am someone who God valued so much for Christ to die so that I could have life.
- Reflect on v. 17 for myself and for the people in my life with whom I am called to share the gospel.
As I think about this verse I just think about what the "old" represents in my life—growing up in the church but never really taking God seriously, living selfishly, heartlessly only valuing my own success and advancement, only able to experience joy in my personal success. It was a miserable life, but at the time I didn't want to let it go. I kept on trying to hold onto the old instead of letting it pass away. Once I let these things go, I began to experience a kind of newness from God. I look at myself today and surely there are many things of my old self that I still need to put off, but I can confidently say that I am not like I was and that in different areas of my life the old has gone and the new has come. It didn't happen by magic. It took a lot of hard work on my part and on the part of my leaders. But I can attest to this verse, that through Christ my life has become a new creation.
As I think about the students, many of whom have recently become Christian, my heart goes out to them because I know it's tough. They may not feel like they're a "new creation" just yet, but from my own experience of God restoring and redeeming parts of my life, I know that this verse is true. I can confidently see them through the lens of this verse, that they themselves might not really see themselves as that new creation, but that's how God sees them, and God is the one who "calls things that are not as though they were." One thing I can offer these students is spiritual vision for their lives because I know that the same God that saved me has saved them. I can give them confidence and hope in the promise of this verse because I can testify to the ways God has made me a new creation.
Personal Prayer
God, thank you for the promise of heaven. Indeed because of your salvation through Christ we are a new creation. Thank you that the old has passed away and is being swallowed up by the new life that you provide. Lord I pray that more and more the fullness of your eternal life would swallow up the things that are mortal—the ways I still live by sight, and parts of my old self that I still hold onto. God you are a god who doesn't merely save us from our sins, but you bring us into the full, resurrected life through Christ.
Submitted by Jammy Y. from Gracepoint Riverside Church
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
• Why did Apostle Paul groan? What were Apostle Paul's feelings toward heaven?
Apostle Paul groaned because he longed to, "put on our heavenly dwelling." He recognized that our "earthly home," which he calls our "tent," that when it's destroyed there will be something else, a future building from God. This building would not be made with human hands, but it's eternal in the heavens. Apostle Paul longed for the heavens because he felt the burden of this life, which must've stemmed from recognizing his own sinfulness to the all the ministry that he was doing.
• Reflect on the phrases "We walk by faith, not by sight" and "So, we make it our aim to please him." To what extent are these true of my life? What does this reveal about my confidence in heaven and the fact that "we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ" one day?
As Christians I think it would be so hard to walk by sight instead of by faith because what we see here on this earth is filled with so much ruin and destruction. The sinfulness of man is great and I when I peer into my own life, down into the depths of my own heart, there's nothing good down there. When I read the news, everywhere there is pain and destruction, and people who are lost and without any meaning in life. This past week one of the brothers gave bible study and through it shared his testimony of the life he lived before he came to Christ. Here was a man, hurt, lost, empty and seeking some sort of meaning in his life. He found it in reckless living, but through God's mercy and faithfulness, God broke through to him and he turned his life to Christ through his older brother and when he recognized just how much of a helpless sinner he was. I wonder how many others like him are out there. When I walk by sight, it's difficult, but it does lead me to recognize just how much we need God. Therefore, I must walk by faith, knowing that there is a greater reality, which is that God sent his one and only son to die for my sins and forgive me of my sins, and that if I believe in this there is for me eternal life, a life beyond our earthly tent. There is hope beyond this world that is full of grief and strive, and I can take confidence in that, and it leads me to really strive to aim to please him. When I think about the fact that there will be that day when I will have to appear before the judgment seat of Christ one day I think about both my sinfulness and also the responsibility that God has given me to be a minister of the gospel. When I think about my own sinfulness, it's easy to get down on myself and it's also easy to excuse it as this is just how it's going to be. The effect of that is that I resign myself to not struggle with sin as I ought, to not persevere as much as I should. I therefore recognize that I have not taken confidence in heaven as I ought. Today I am reminded again of the reality of heaven and that I must continue to persevere and to walk by faith. I am encouraged to know that he's given me the Spirit as a guarantee as I groan on this earth as Apostle Paul did.
2 Corinthians 5:16-17
• Are there people, including myself, whom I still regard "according to the flesh" (i.e., according to physical and worldly criteria)?
Sometimes my focus is still very much on my flesh. I'm focused on what I can accomplish with my hands, how others perceive me, and whether I am pulling my weight as minister of the gospel. How I view myself actually carries over to how I view others. I look at people, and in a ministry context, I sometimes place to much focus on other staff that I'm working with and whether other co-laborers are also pulling their weight and if they are doing what they are suppose to be doing. When these times come, I remind myself that these things can never get in the way and become something that I choose how I regard other people. First and foremost we are all broken sinners, rescued, forgiven, and redeemed and we all have been given this privilege to serve God. This must always be the default in how I view other people. Another person cannot be deemed more worthy or acceptable just because he's doing more work than another person, but rather I must see that we are people who's old ways have passed and that we have become new creations.
• Reflect on v. 17 for myself and for the people in my life with whom I am called to share the gospel.
It's amazing that I can testify to vs. 17. This is the wonder and power of the gospel. It has the ability to change lives, to do away with the old and to usher in the new. We are new creations when we give our lives to Christ. When I think about my past, when I recall where I came from and where I am now the kind of purpose and meaning in my life that I have now, the fact that Christ has forgiven me of all my sins, I am so thankful. I can only stand back in awe of the power of the gospel to do this kind of work not only in my life, but in the lives around me. I think about the students and their testimonies of how they came to accept the gospel and I am amazed at how God worked in their lives. As I think about myself and those students that have accepted Christ already, I am filled with hope and confidence that Christ can and will continue to do the same with those that I share the gospel with. I just don't know how God will work, but I'm called to remain faithful to God, to what I know and can testify to, God's changing and transformative power.
Personal Prayer
Dear Heavenly Father, help me to walk by faith and not by sight on a daily basis. Help me to be deeply burdened by sin, not only in my life, but in this world. Oh Lord, I know that I will have to appear before the judgment seat of Christ one day, please help me to make it my aim to please you, to struggle and not give up. Thank you that we can always be of good courage and that you have given me the Spirit as a guarantee while we struggle here on this earth. I know that this world is not my home and that I simply passing through. Father help me to be faithful while I'm here on this earth, to share the gospel and bring the message of good news to others so others might experience their old life passing away and a new life coming in.
Submitted by Linda K. from Gracepoint Riverside Church
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
- Why did Apostle Paul groan? What were Apostle Paul's feelings toward heaven?
Apostle Paul groaned because he longed for heaven. The Holy Spirit inside him was a guarantee of his future life in heaven. He longed for heaven because he knew that in heaven he would be clothed his heavenly dwelling and while he was in his earthly tent he would continue to experience the burdens and his mortality. And yet he was willing to face the various adversities and suffering because he was confident of God's promise about heaven.
- Reflect on the phrases "We walk by faith, not by sight" and "So, we make it our aim to please him." To what extent are these true of my life? What does this reveal about my confidence in heaven and the fact that "we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ" one day?
The extent that "[I] walk by faith, not by sight" is determined by my confidence in the promises of God about eternal life with him in heaven. As a Christian I have learned there are things in my Christian faith that I may not see, but can I take confidence in God's word and promises because I have seen God's work active in my life and others. With the promise of eternity I do today matters in the future and in eternal life. So it certainly matters how I live my life today because I know that one day I will appear before Christ and tell him how I lived my life. I think about Apostle Paul's life and how he was able to endure and suffer all he did for the Gospel to be shared because he had a deep understanding of the eternal destiny that laid before him and how he wanted to make the most of his life by telling everyone about the Gospel so they could receive salvation no matter what he had to endure to do so. I'm thankful for this text that as we prepare for this fall am reminded of this awesome promise of eternal life. I think about the ways our ministry each year faithfully walks by faith to welcome the students on the campuses. This is done in faith for college students to come and hear the Gospel message and receive Christ and eternal life. Then for me, as I think about another year of ministry and with the reminder of the promise of eternal life I am committed to endure all that may come in ministry this year and knowing that God is pleased when I walk in faith to obey his commands.
2 Corinthians 5:16-17
- Are there people, including myself, whom I still regard "according to the flesh" (i.e., according to physical and worldly criteria)?
C.S. Lewis famously said, "You have never talked to a mere mortal" and this is true because everyone was created by God and meant to live for eternity. But for me I can so easily lose sight of the reality that Apostle Paul spoke of that we should not regard people according to the flesh because a person's character flaws or the way our personalities clash causes me to focus on these external things rather than the eternal destiny of the person. When I see people in this way I am evaluating them by worldly standards and not by God's standards of love and grace. I pray God will give me his eyes to see people, I can see people as those who need Christ.
- Reflect on v. 17 for myself and for the people in my life with whom I am called to share the gospel.
It is amazing that in Christ, I am a new creation. At our last Friday night Bible study, one of our staff shared his testimonial bible study and I was brought to tears thinking about how God saved this rebellious, thrill-seeking and destructive person to the saving knowledge of Christ and now how he is loving and serving the students at UCR. Truly, it is only by the power of God that can transform and save a person's life. Steve wrapped up the Bible study and said, "Yes, the Gospel is good news when we first face the bad news of our sin. And this is so true about the Gospel." I was reminded that this is the same God who came into my life to forgive me from all my guilt, shame and regret and transform me into someone God wants to use to share His love, grace and forgiveness. In Christ, I am a new creation and he continues to sanctify me to be pleasing to him. And just as he was worked in my life to save and sanctify he also wants to offer the free gift of the gospel to my family and students on this campus. Thank God for this amazing gift that in him, we will be a new creation.
Submitted by Michelle Y. from Gracepoint Riverside Church
2 Corinthians 5:1-10
- Why did Apostle Paul groan? What were Apostle Paul's feelings toward heaven?
Apostle Paul groans because he longs to put on his heavenly dwelling. He longed for heaven and was looking forward to it. In this present life, we experience suffering and constantly struggle against our sins, but in heaven all this suffering and pain will finally end as we will be reunited with Christ and granted eternal life. Thus Apostle Paul eagerly awaits and longs for this day.
- Reflect on the phrases "We walk by faith, not by sight" and "So, we make it our aim to please him." To what extent are these true of my life? What does this reveal about my confidence in heaven and the fact that "we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ" one day?
Apostle Paul writes that while we are living here on earth, we are not yet at home because we are away from the Lord. And, so to walk by faith and not by sight means that we will always remember God and live before him instead of people. We have faith that on judgment day we will be held accountable before God and so we live daily to please him. To live by sight, on the other hand, would mean to live for this world alone and live to please people around us and not be concerned about judgment day and that we will be held accountable before God.
Though intellectually I know that God is watching me and that I ought to live to always please him, I confess that when it comes to daily life, I often resort to living by sight instead of faith. One of the ways in which I walk by sight is because I am always so concerned about appearing competent in front of people. To be competent in life has always been my goal because I think that it will earn me respect and recognition from other people. There are certain things that I can confidently say that I am competent in such as managing logistics and planning events. However, there are many other things that I lack competence in, but instead of being honest about my lack of competence, in my pride I insist on doing things my own way and refuse to ask for help. I walk by sight because I am so conscious of people and desire so much to impress them with my competence. To walk by faith, on the other hand, would be a lot more freeing because I would be able to humbly accept that I am not competent, that I am inadequate and that instead God is the one who makes me more than sufficient. Instead of resenting the fact that I am inadequate, I would be willing to embrace my weakness and use this as an opportunity to rely on God, knowing that in the end God loves and accepts me and I no longer have to earn love from this world. To make it my aim to please him would mean that in my inadequacy I run to Him for help and rely on his strength.
I realize that I still have a lot of growing to do in this area and that my immaturity reveals that I don't have such strong confidence in heaven that Apostle Paul had. I confess that I am still so people conscious and dictated by what this world thinks of me and in doing so, I rob myself of the rest and peace that God wants to give me by living before him alone. My prayer is that I can grow in my hope and anticipation for heaven and that through this I will learn to truly walk by faith and live before God.
2 Corinthians 5:16-17
- Are there people, including myself, whom I still regard "according to the flesh" (i.e., according to physical and worldly criteria)?
Yes, I confess that I still regard people according to the flesh and view them according to physical and worldly criteria. I am easily impressed and intimidated by people who have some high status in this world. On college campuses, I get intimidated by some students who are part of frats and sororities because I think that we are so different and that they would never listen to someone like me. I realize that I fail to see these people as broken sinners and that underneath we are all the same. Also, I realize that I need to grow in my own convictions as a minister and confidence that I have good news to offer them.
- Reflect on v. 17 for myself and for the people in my life with whom I am called to share the gospel.
I need to apply this verse to myself and to the people that I am ministering to. I need to remember that we are all new creations in Christ and so I should no longer evaluate people based on physical and worldly criteria. I think specifically for myself, I need to claim this verse and trust that I am no longer valued based on my competence or lack there of. I am a new creation in Christ and so I am now loved and accepted simply as I am by God and not for what I do. I can now finally let go off my old ways of living that is based on trying to earn love through competence. Now, through Christ the new has come and so I can be free about my weaknesses and inadequacies and receive God's unconditional love for me. Thank God that indeed the old has gone and the new has come!
Personal Prayer
Heavenly Father, I pray that I can learn to walk by faith and not by sight. I confess that so often all I do is dictated by people around me. I confess that especially in the area of trying to be competent I am so people conscious and always want to impress them and receive recognition. Lord, I pray that I can learn to walk by faith and let go off my old ways of living and instead trust and accept that you love me unconditionally. Help me to trust your promises for me that you make all things new.


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In Remembrance Of Elephants
I didn't have elephants in mind when I started designing this table, it just sort of evolved that way. When I started the design process, my goal was to take a Federal period design - the demi-lune table - and move it into the 21st century. That is, "What would a demi-lune table look like using the prominent design elements of today?" I floated the top, and used a more organic shape for the legs. I decided to go with the high contrast design element of recent years, so I choose to use walnut burl for the table top and maple for the edges. I selected maple for the apron to match the table top and, to pick up the popular figured wood design element, I chose curly maple for the legs.
Size: 53" x 20" x 30"


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Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway has sold more shares from his controversial PetroChina holdings, bringing his stake to 5.4% of the stock not held by the Chinese government.
Berkshire held over 11% of the stock in July and almost 10% at the beginning of this month.
As you can see in the table below listing the total shares held at each filing, the selling is picking up speed, especially with the most recent filing. It shows an average selling rate of 80 million shares a day since the previous filing just four days earlier. (Under Hong Kong Exchange rules, not every sale has to be disclosed, just those that take the stake across a whole percentage number.)


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Women in Science at AIBN
Gender Equity Commission
AIBN has established a Gender Equity and Diversity Commission (GEDC), who are aiming to develop initiatives to address the gender imbalance and make AIBN a leading institute for supporting women in science. The GEDC is implementing three initiatives to help support women at the institute.
Development of financial initiatives to support women in science
Commitment that 50% of all new senior academic leadership roles will be female
Women in Science - Latest News
There are a number of funding opportunities which are targeted at female researchers.
UQ Career Progression for Women Program (CPW)
This program is designed for academic women at Level C who are actively pursuing career development within UQ. It provides participants with the opportunity for both personal and professional growth and helps them to clarify and pursue their career goals in an academic environment.
L'Oréal Australia for Women in Science Fellowships
This fellowship is intended to assist women who are within five years of their PhD at an Australian or New Zealand academic or research institution to undertake research in their chosen field. Fellowship funds can be used to purchase scientific equipment, pay for child care costs, conference and travel costs, or any other identified means to support you to continue your research.
Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund (Government Scheme)
This fund supports the retention, development and progression of female researchers within Queensland based universities. The program offers female researchers lecture funding (up to $2,000), to cover the costs of delivering lectures or presentations that highlight your work as a leading Queensland based female researcher.
UQ Promoting Women Fellowships (PFW)
This fellowship aims to increase the percentage of women at Senior Lecturer level and above, and to facilitate the career progression of academic women. Funding is available to provide relief from teaching, administrative or other duties, providing the opportunity to complete research, publications, or demonstrate leadership through undertaking a special project or program of work, so you can be appropriately prepared in your application for promotion.
Endeavour Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarship
This scholarship is awarded to high achieving Australian researchers who will contribute to the advancement of women's leadership in Australia. The scholarship provides funds to undertake postdoctoral research within a participating country (overseas), in any field.
UQ Career Advancement for Senior Academic (CASA)
This program is designed to assist high calibre academic women advance in their careers. It is targeted at senior women at Academic Level D wishing to progress to Professorial level. The program aims to broaden participants' understanding of leadership in a global academic context; leverage off existing leadership strengths to build great capacity to lead strategically; increase knowledge of the university professorial promotion process and provides a gender frame of reference to academic leadership.
UQ Parental Leave Entitlements
With 12 months or more continuous service, eligible female primary caregivers will be entitled to:
- Six months paid parental leave, which can be taken as part pay over a period of up to 12 months;
- Five days paid pre-natal leave to attend appointments directly related to the pregnancy;
- Two weeks paid partner leave, for non-primary caregivers to access leave after the birth; and
- Additional 12 months unpaid parental leave following the initial period of parental leave.
With less than 12 months continuous service, eligible female primary caregivers will be entitled to:
- Six months unpaid parental leave;
- Five days paid pre-natal leave to attend appointments directly related to the pregnancy; and
- Two weeks unpaid partner leave, for non-primary caregivers to access leave after the birth.
Paid Parental Leave or Adoption Leave may be shared between staff members who are partners and both work at UQ where:
- Both staff members have 12 months continuous service at the date of commencement of Parental and/or Adoption Leave; and
- The primary caregiver responsibilities are shared.
You will also be entitled to a special needs parking permit that allows you to access car parks located closer to the AIBN. These permits are available during pregnancy, for carers of breastfeeding babies and for carers with young children (parents with prams bays).
You are entitled to access up to 10 "Keeping in Touch" days during the first year of Parental Leave, and an additional 10 days during a subsequent period of Additional Unpaid Parental Leave. Keeping in touch days are intended to support you to remain connected with AIBN without losing your entitlement to parental leave, and thereby help to ease your transition back to work. The Keeping in Touch days are voluntary and must be agreed between you and your supervisor. Accessing these days does not extend any period of parental leave however staff on unpaid parental leave will be entitled to remuneration for these days.
You may be eligible to access government paid parental leave.
Learn more about government paid parental leave
The AIBN aims to promote and achieve a family friendly work environment. As Supervisors you play a key role in creating and supporting this endeavour. We acknowledge that there are many practical challenges faced by both staff and supervisors in achieving this, and AIBN aims to provide a framework of information and initiatives to support us all in achieving this goal.
As a supervisor it is important that you are supportive of staff taking parental leave, and where possible accommodate a flexible or gradual return work, and that you recognise the potential impact this absence may have on a staff member's career. It is understandable that in this highly competitive funding environment that we operate, you will also have concerns about the impact this absence will have on your own research group.
As a first step, it is recommended that you have a discussion with the staff member to consider possible arrangements in the lead up to, during and following the parental leave period. It is important to set mutually agreeable expectations. This discussion will create a foundation in being able to effectively manage the parental leave period.
AIBN Parental Leave Funding Support
To assist you in progressing your career, the AIBN will provide financial support tailored to the needs of primary caregivers. These funds can be utilised to cover carer costs to enable you to write research grants, to hire support staff to progress your research during your absence or to fund a carer to travel with you to attend a conference. In the first instance, please discuss with AIBN Human Resources.
Advance Queensland Women's Academic Fund (Government Scheme)
This fund supports the retention, development and progression of female researchers within Queensland based universities. The program encourages female researchers to return to their research careers following parental leave and offers the following funding:
- Maternity funding (up to $25,000) – to fund another researcher or research assistant to continue your research program while you are on maternity leave;
- Carer funding (up to $1,000) – to cover out-of-pocket childcare or respite costs incurred while you present at a conference or sit on a professional research committee.
AIBN and UQ Parental Support Services
UQ and AIBN have a range of service to assist during pregnancy and early parenthood. AIBN is committed to making achieving a work life balance easier parents in science.
UQ Childcare Facilities
The University currently has four childcare facilities located on the St Lucia Campus. These are independent organisations to the University and you should contact them directly to discuss their services and availability.
Parents Room
AIBN has a designated parents room on level 1 for parents wanting to change or feed children in a private and comfortable environment.
We also have a designated child-zone on level 2 that provides a safe and comfortable environment where you can undertake desk work or meetings while also supervising your child in a play room equipped for children of all ages.
Positive Parenting Program
The Triple P-Positive Parenting Program is a scientifically researched family intervention strategy designed to assist parents to improve their parenting skills and build positive relationships with their children.
UQ Breastfeeding Network
The UQ Breastfeeding Network provides a support group for mothers on campus who are breastfeeding, and is open to all staff and students. The UQ Breastfeeding Network aims to provide an opportunity for women who are breastfeeding, who have breastfed or have an interest in breastfeeding, to meet other women in the same position. The program aims to provide a network for peer-support, to provide advice and information about breastfeeding, and a forum to provide feedback on the quality of the services and facilities available for parents who breastfeed on campus.
Networking Groups
- Women in Technology
- Women in Science Enquiry Network
- Women in Science AUSTRALIA
- The League of Remarkable Women in Science
- UQ Business School Women in Research Leadership Course
- UQ's Career Progression for Women Program
- Leadership Tips for Women
- Mind Matters: Back to Work After a Baby
- A Case Study of a Mom-Scientist: Canopy Meg
- Scientists as Parents
- Pregnancy and the Lab--Feature Index
- Mothers in Science: 64 Ways to have it all
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AIBN is comitted to supporting the career growth of female researchers. We are always open to suggestions for new initiatives and ways that AIBN can improve the support provided.
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I think the thing that gets me most about clean eating is the condiments. I love my condiments and most of them aren't what I call clean. So this week I went on search of HEALTHY DIY salad dressings.
As I got to searching I thought this might just be a great time to compile of list of interesting dressings to try.... This is by no means a complete list, and I am sure you may need to make adjustments to some of the recipes based on your nutritional needs/goals but maybe you can find at least one that can help you "DRESS" your salad a little healthier!
1. Lemon Avocado Salad Dressing
2. Ginger Citrus Avocado Dressing
3. Creamy Lime-N-Honey Dressing
4. Creamy Italian Salad Dressing
5. Nutty Herb Dressing
6. Cranberry Vinaigrette
Raspberry-Tarragon Vinaigrette
45, Apple Mustard Dressing
46. Sweet Asian
47. Raspberry Vinaigrette
48. Tangy Greek
49. Zesty Italian
50. Creamy Caesar
51. French
52. Raw Green Dressing (oil FREE)
53. Creamy Garlic Dressing
54. Dijon Vinaigrette (21 Day Fix)
55. Ranch (21 Day Fix)
56. Creamy Herb Dressing (21 Day Fix)
57. Lemon Tarragon Vinagrette (21 Day Fix)
58. Asian Citrus Vinaigrette (21 Day Fix)


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Well you might be wondering what I'm doing posting on a Thursday morning...shouldn't I be at my desk in New Malden slaving away?? Well, I'm actually off work now until next Wednesday - woo hoo!! Joe is part of the British Drifting Championships (where they slide cars around a track sideways) and this weekend is Round 2. I'm going to support Joe, I really hope he does well as if he makes it into the finals of his class he'll be featured on TV! How exciting!
Anyway, I have a couple of cards for you today....I've really struggled to get these onto Blogger as my phone (which takes the photos) and my laptop don't seem to be talking at the moment!! Not sure what the problem is, but its taken me ages!! I also have to apologise for the quality of the photos...my phone is really being annoying today!!
Told you it was a dodgy photo! I've used a pink and brown colour combo for this little cutie....I'm not entirely sure about the stamped sentiment, I think I should have stamped it in brown rather than black.
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Sketch
Lili's Little Fairies - anything goes
And here is my second card...
Even more dodgy sorry!!
I've gone for fresh blues and yellows for this sea inspired card, along with a couple of cute fishes to bring Birthday wishes!!
I'd like to enter this card in the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - anything goes
DYSU - under the sea
Pop by all the blogs mentioned to see the gorgeous DT cards!
Right, I better get going....I've got to get packing. Did I mention that I am camping for the next couple of days....at the track!! Not sure what I've let myself in for here!
Thanks for popping by today,


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Six homes and two sheds have been destroyed by a challenging wildfire in Monterey County that started Friday and has consumed 11,000 acres, Cal Fire officials said.
The Soberanes Fire started around 8:50 a.m. near Garrapata State Park and has grown quickly in size. By Saturday evening, the fire was reported to have burned 6,500 acres and by Sunday evening had doubled in acreage.
The fire is currently threatening about 1,650 structures, Cal Fire officials said.
Containment for the fire, which is burning an area south of Carmel-By-the-Sea and north of Big Sur, remains at 5 percent.
Cal Fire officials initially reported one injury, but they have retracted that.
Mandatory evacuations began Friday for residents in the community of Palo Colorado and remain in effect. Mandatory evacuation orders are also in place for Old Coast Road and Bixby Creek Road from Highway 1 to Middle Road and the Rocky Creek area, Monterey County sheriff's officials said.
Evacuations are advised for residents in the communities of Carmel Highlands and San Rancho Clemente, but are not mandatory.
The advisory is also in effect for Rancho San Carlos Road and White Rock.
An evacuation center has been opened at Carmel Middle School at 4380 Carmel Valley Road in Carmel-By-The-Sea for residents affected by the fire.
Firefighters with Cal Fire and various other fire departments throughout the area are attempting to extinguish the fire from both the air and on the ground. Because the fire is located in a remote area, access is challenging, according to Cal Fire officials.
Monterey County officials also announced that Toro Park will be closed starting Sunday because the park will be used by Cal Fire crew members as a base camp. The park will remain closed to the public until the firefighting efforts are complete, county officials said.


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Light Blue
Dress, Bag, Shoes: Zara
Hello my friends, it's finally warm and sunny day here in Vienna, of course I made the most of this weather opportunity to make new photos for blog. I'm studying and preparing my exams everyday so that means I'm locked up in my room for pretty much whole day, but this sunny day winkled me out to the streets of this beautiful city. I wore these cheerful colors and I'm enjoying in this gorgeous day. I can feel the summer is coming so I can't wait to finish this semester and go home on my vacation, to rest and spend my time on the sea side. Hope you gonna love my new outfit, enjoy... xoxo


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NYC Comes to Play
October 24th marked the official opening of the 3form New York City Showroom. Despite the wet weather, the distinctly 3form space welcomed over 600 of New York's A&D community. The mood was playful as guests were encouraged to explore the space which was designed to push the visitor's imagination into high gear.
Along with sample offerings from the company's extensive material library, the showroom offers eye-catching installations against a clean and dramatic backdrop. "We wanted to keep the space open to really allow the material to stand out and not be limited by the design around it," explained Jill Canales, VP of marketing and Design for 3form, "we hope it acts as an inspiration for everything that can be accomplished with our product."
And opening night proved to be an inspiration as well. The event, sponsored by Metropolis Magazine attracted both the established and emerging architects and designers of the city. Guests mingled energetically all night with no sign of stopping fueled no doubt by the signature drink supplied by Christiana. "This is one of the best responses we've ever seen for an event" remarked Tamara Stout, National Sales Manager for Metropolis Magazine, "people just love 3form!"


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Who Am I?
I am Warren and I love reading blog that discussing about latest technologies, hardware, software, internet, gadgets as well as some meaningful reviews.
However, finding great tech blog or site that talk on stuff that I'm interested in can sometime be difficult. Generally, most of the voice in tech content writing often involves in certain hard selling stuff or something needing to sacrifice readers' non-bias point of view. It's sad but true. Nonetheless, this doesn't necessary mean that all articles posted in this blog needs to be be incorrect.
As an amateur tech and gadget writer, of course I am not be able to write all articles to meet readers' need. Nonetheless, I would try to recognize the audience and adjust the writing accordingly to gain their confidence and trust.
What To Tell in This Blog?
I am not able to go deeper into technology or internet stuff like other people do as I am just someone who love technology and just write during my free time to have some fun. If you need to know how a smartphone being built from scratch or how to setup a webserver for your own use, then you might come to the wrong place.
I am just a normal person who eat, sleep, and breathe like average Joe. I may only introduce to you of the tech products, but I am not going to help to look in deep on how it works nor explore the theories that eventually making them out.
While it is make sense that you may have something to tell or something that you disagree with what being tell in this blog, you are free to leave a comment about the blog as you wish. However, I still reserve the final right to either approve or disapprove of your comment. Like Voltaire once quote: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" !