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The History of Protestantism
by 'James Aitken Wylie'
Book 23 Protestantism in England From the Times of Henry VIII
Chapter 20 Greatness of Protestant england
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As with the kings who gathered together against a famous city of old time, so with the Armada, "it came, it saw, it fled." The throne of Elizabeth was saved; the mass was not to be re-established in England, and the Reformation was not to be overthrown in Europe. The tempest had done its work, and now the Protestant kingdoms break out into singing, and celebrate in triumphal notes the deliverance which an Almighty Arm had wrought for them.
We now turn to the state of the Protestant faith within the kingdom. In vain has England been saved from the sword of Spain, if the plant of the Reformation be not taking root and flourishing in it. The accession of Elizabeth to the throne had once more opened the Bible to England after the persecutor had shut it, but the permeation of the nation with its light was somewhat slow. Instead of carrying forward the work of Reformation which Edward VI had left so incomplete, Elizabeth was content to stop short of the point which her brother had reached. The work languished.
For this, various causes may be assigned. Elizabeth was apathetic, and at times even hostile. The throne was too powerful and too despotic to permit the spiritual principle full scope to develop. Besides, the organization for the instruction of the nation was defective, and matters were not improved by the languid way in which such organization as did exist was worked. We find a "Supplication" given in to the Parliament of 1585, praying it to take steps for the planting of England with an educated and faithful ministry; and the statement of facts with which the Supplication was accompanied, and on which it was based, presents a sad picture of the religious destitution of the kingdom. Some of these facts are explained, and others defended, by the bishops in their answer to the Supplication, but they are not denied. The petitioners affirm that the majority of the clergy holding livings in the Church of England were incompetent for the performance of their sacred duties; that their want of knowledge unfitted them to preach so as to edify the people; that they contented themselves with reading from a "printed book;" and that their reading was so indistinct, that it was impossible any one should profit by what was read. Non-residence was common; pluralities were frequent; the bishops were little careful to license only qualified men; secular callings were in numerous cases conjoined with the sacred office; in many towns and parishes there was no stated ministry of the Gospel, and thousands of the population were left untaught. "Yea," say they, "by trial it win be found that there are in England whole thousands of parishes destitute of this necessary help to salvation, that is, of diligent preaching and teaching."
The destitute parishes of England must have amounted to the formidable number of from 9,000 to 12,000, for the bishops in their reply say that they were able to provide pastors, through the universities, for not more than a third of the 18,000 parishes of England. It follows that some 12,000 parishes were without pastors, or enjoyed only the services of men who had no university training. The remedies proposed by the petitioners were mainly these: that a code of laws, drawn from the Scriptures, should be compiled for the government of the Church; that a visitation of all the cities and large towns of the kingdom should take place, and the condition of the nation be accurately reported on; and that zealous and faithful men should not be extruded from the ministry simply because they objected to vestments and ceremonies. [1] The substance of the Supplication would seem to have been embodied in sixteen articles, and sent up from the Parliament to the House of Lords, requesting "reformation or alteration of the customs and practices of the Church established." It was answered by the two archbishops and Cowper, Bishop of Winchester, but nothing more came of it. [2]
The Supplication originated with the Puritans, being drawn up, it is believed, by Mr. Thomas Sampson, a man of some eminence among them. We have seen the first outbreak of that famous but unhappy strife at Frankfort-on-the-Maine. The battle begun on that diminutive stage was continued on the wider theater of England after the accession of Elizabeth. The Marian exiles had contracted a love for the simple polity and worship that existed in the Reformed Churches of Switzerland, Geneva, and some parts of Germany, and on their return to England they sought to establish the same order in their native land. Aiming at this greater purity and simplicity, they were styled Puritans. In the famous Convocation of the Lower House, in 1652, the Puritan party were the majority of those present, but they were out-voted by proxies on the other side. In that assembly they contended for the abrogation of vestments, copes, surplices, and organs in Divine worship; against lay baptism, and the sign of the cross in baptism. As to kneeling at the Lord's Supper, they urged that it might be left indifferent to the determination of the ordinary. The opposing theologians took. their stand on Edward VI's Liturgy, contending that it should not be altered, and fortifying their position from the venerated names of Cranmer, Ridley, and others, by whom it had been framed, and who had sealed their profession at the stake. Some of the greatest names in the Church of England of that day were friendly to the reform pleaded for by the Puritans. Among others, Grindal, Horn, Sandys, Jewell, Parkhurst, and Bentham shared these sentiments. On the return of these scholars and theologians to England, they
were offered bishoprics, but at first declined them, finding the queen inflexible on the question of ceremonies. But after consulting together and finding that these ceremonies were not in themselves sinful, and that the doctrine of the Church remained incorrupt, and that their brethren abroad counseled them to accept, lest the posts offered them should be fined by men hostile to the truth, [3] they came to the conclusion that it was their duty to accept consecration. But there were others, not less distinguished for piety and learning, who could not concur in this course, and who were shut out from the high offices for which their gifts so eminently qualified them. Among these were Miles Coverdale, John Fox the martyrologist, Laurence Humphrey, Christopher Goodman, William Whittingham, and Thomas Sampson. These things are not doctrines, it was argued by those who contended for ceremonies and vestments; they are but forms, they are matters of indifference. If they be indifferent and not vital, it was replied, why force them upon us to the wounding of our con sciences, and at the risk of rending the Church of God? The charge of fanaticism was directed against the one side: that of intolerance was retorted upon the other. The aim of the Puritans, beyond doubt, was to perfect the Reformation which Cranmer had left incomplete.
The more eminent of Elizabeth's ministers of State were substantially with the Puritan party. Lord Burghley, Sir Francis Walsingham, the Earl of Bedford, Sir Francis Knollyes, were friendly to a yet greater reform in the Church of England, and disapproved of the rigor with which the Puritans were treated. The main difficulty lay with the queen. One of her leading aims was the reconcilement of English Papists, and hence her dread of a complete dis-severance of the Church of England from that of Rome. She loved splendor in worship as well as in State affairs, and inheriting the imperiousness of her father, she deemed it intolerable that she should be thwarted in matters of rites and vestments. She hated the Puritans, she confiscated their goods, she threw them into prison, and in some instances she shed their blood. Penry had said that the queen, having mounted the throne by the help of the Gospel, would not permit the Gospel to extend beyond the point of her scepter. He was condemned for felony, and hanged. Meanwhile the Reformation of the Church of England stood still. The destruction of the Armada solemnized the nation. It sounded like a great voice bidding them suspend their quarrels, and unite together in the work of Reformation, lest all parties should become the prey of a common foe. The years that followed were years of great prosperity and glory to England, but the queen's views did not enlarge, her policy did not meliorate, nor did her imperiousness abate.
The principle of stability and development, that now began to give such proofs of its mightiness and to draw the eyes of the world upon England, was not planted in Elizabeth; it was rooted somewhere else. She valued the Reformation less for emancipating the conscience than for emancipating her crown. She laid most store upon it for rendering her kingdom independent abroad, not for purifying it at home. As a sovereign she had some good points, but not a few weak ones. She was vaccinating, shuffling, at times deceitful; full of caprices and humors, and without strength of mind to pursue for any long time a high and courageous policy, When threatened or insulted she could assume an attitude and display a spirit that became a great sovereign, but she soon fell back again into her low, shifty policy. She possessed one great quality especially, namely, that of discerning who would prove able and upright servants. She always called strong men to her side, and though she delighted in ornamental men as courtiers, she would permit no hand but a skillful and powerful one to be laid on the helm of the State.
Elizabeth has been called great; but as her character and history come to be better understood, it is seen that her greatness was not her own, but that of the age in which she lived. She formed the center of great events and of great men, and she could not escape being a partaker in the greatness of others, and being elevated into a stature that was not properly her own. The Reformation set England on high; and Elizabeth, as the first person in the State of England, was lifted up along with it.
We have now reached those twenty years (15881608) which may be regarded as constituting the era of the Protestant efflorescence in England.
At this point two great Protestant streams unite, and henceforth flow together in the one mighty flood of British Protestantism. England and Scotland now combine to make one powerful Protestantism. It was not given to England alone, nor to Scotland alone, to achieve so great a work as that of consolidating and crowning the Reformation, and of presenting a Protestantism complete on both its political and religious sides to the nations of the earth for their adoption; this work was shared between the two countries. England brought a full political development, Scotland an equally full religious development; and these two form one entire and perfect Protestantism, which throws its shield alike over the conscience and the person, over the spiritual and the temporal rights of man.
Of all the various forces that act on society, Protestantism, which is Religion, is by far the most powerful. "Christ brings us out of bondage into liberty," said Calvin, "by means of the Gospel." These words contain the sum of all sound political philosophy. Protestantism first of all emancipates the conscience; and from this fortress within the man it carries its conquests all over the world that lies without him. Protestantism had now been the full space of a generation in England, and the men who had been born and
trained under it, gave proof of possessing faculties and cherishing aspirations unknown to their fathers. They were a new race, in short. Elizabeth pressed upon the Reformation with the whole weight of the royal supremacy, and the added force of her despotic maxims; but that could not break the spring of the mighty power against which she leaned, nor prevent it lifting up her people into freedom. Protestantism had brought the individual Englishman to the Bible; it taught him that it was at once his duty and his right to examine it, to judge for himself as to what it contained, and to act upon his independent judgment; and the moment he did so he felt that he was a new man. He had passed from bondage into freedom, as respects that master-faculty that gives motion and rigor to all the rest, namely, conscience. As the immediate consequence, the human mind, which had slept through the Middle Ages, awoke in a strength and grandeur of faculty, a richness and beauty of development, which it had exhibited in no former age. England underwent a sudden and marvelous transformation.
In returning to the right road as respects religion, England found that she had returned to the right road as respects government, as respects science, and lettersin short, that she had discovered the one true path to national greatness. The same methodthe Inductivewhich had put her in possession of a Scriptural faith, would, she saw, as certainly conduct her to freedom in the State. Turning from the priest, England went to the Bible, the great storehouse of revealed truth, and she found there all that was to be believed, and all that was to be done. She adopted the same method in her inquiry after what was true and good in civil government. She looked at the principles of justice and order on which human society has been constituted by its Author, and framing these into law, she found that she had arrived at the right science of political government. Instead of the teaching of the priest, England, in adopting the Reformation, substituted the writing of God in the Bible as the basis of the Church. So in the State; instead of the arbitrary win of one man, England substituted as the basis of government the eternal writing of God, in the constitution which he has given to society. It was the same method with another application; and the consequence was that the political constitution of England, which had remained at the same point for two centuries, now began to make progress, and the despotic rods of the Tudors to be transformed into the constitutional scepters of the princes of the House of Orange.
The same method was pursued in philosophy and science, and with the same result. "If," said Bacon, laying hold of the great principle of the Reformers, "if we would have a really true and useful science, we must go forth into the world of Nature, observe her facts, and study her laws." The key by which the Reformation opened the path to the one true religion, was that which Bacon employed to open the path to true science. And what a harvest of knowledge has since been reaped! The heavens stood unveiled; every star unfolded the law by which it is hung in the vault above; every flower, and crystal, and piece of matter animate and inanimate, organic and inorganic, disclosed its secret properties, affinities, and uses. Then arose the sciences of astronomy, of chemistry, and others, which are the foundation of our arts, our mechanics, our navigation, our manufactures, and our agriculture. In a word, out of the principle first proclaimed in modern times by the Reformation, has come the whole colossal fabric of our industrial skin, our mechanical power, our agricultural riches, and our commercial wealth. In fine, from the great fundamental principle of Protestantism, which is the substitution of a Divine for a human authority, came our literature. Thought, so far as thinking to any good purpose was concerned, had slept for long centuries, and would have awaked no more, had it not been touched by the Ithuriel spear of Protestantism. It was long since one really great or useful work, or one really new idea, had been given to the world. A feeble dawn had preceded the Reformation, the fall of the Eastern Empire having compelled a few scholars, with their treasures of Greek lore, to seek asylum in the West.
But that dawn might never have been, but for the desire which Wicliffe had originated to possess the Scriptures in the original tongues. It is also to be borne in mind that the great intellects that arose in Italy in the end of the fifteenth and beginning of the sixteenth century, though living in the communion of the Roman Church, and devoting, in the instance of some of them, their genius to her service, had in heart left her theology, and found their way to the Cross. Dante, Petrarch, Michael Angelo, Torquato Tasso, Ariosto, and others owed the emancipation of their genius to their belief in the Evangelical faith. The great poet, painter, and sculptor, Michael Angelo, who reared the dome of St. Peter's and painted the Sistine, thus sings:
It is the same Evangelical faiththe bondage of the will by sin, and salvation of Godwhich Ariosto embodies in the following lines:
To spare offenders, being penitent,
In all the countries of the Reformation a great intellectual awaking was the immediate consequence of the introduction of Protestantism. Geneva and Zurich became centers of literary light and industrial activity; the Huguenots were the first soldiers, writers, merchants, and artisans of France. Holland became as renowned for letters and arts in the years that succeeded its great struggle, as it had been for arms when contending against Spain. But it was in England that the great intellectual outburst attendant on the Reformation culminated. There mind opened out into an amplitude of faculty, a largeness of judgment, a strength and subtlety of reason, and a richness, boldness, and brilliancy of imagination, of which the world had seen no similar example, and which paled even the brightest era of classic times. By one quality were all the great thinkers and writers who illuminated the horizon of England in the Elizabethan age marked, namely, great creative power; and that eminently is the product of Protestantism. To it we owe our great thinkers and writers. Had not the Reformation gone before, Bacon would never have opened the path to true science; Shakespeare's mighty voice would have been dumb for ever; Milton would never have written his epic; nor would John Bunyan have told us his dream; Newton would never have discovered the law of gravitation; Barrow would never have reasoned; nor would Taylor, Baxter, Howe, and many more ever have discoursed; not one of these deathless names would have been known to us, nor would England or the world ever have possessed one of their immortal works.
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8 Talks to Celebrate LGBTQ Pride Month
In the United States, the month of June celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month to honor the 1964 Stonewall riots that took place in Manhattan. It's an important historical event that inspired the gay liberation movement and ushered modern rights for the LGBT community.
Within six months after the riot, gay activist organizations formed, and on June 28, 1970, the first gay pride marches took place in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Chicago.
The celebration is two-fold: first, the understanding that the human condition is not a two-sided coin but rather a multi-faceted diamond; and two, the humbling influence of knowledge that cultivates an understanding, which leads to compassion, that improves how our society advances into the future.
Here are eight talks from LGBTQ speakers in our global community that share stories of one's journey to self-love, acceptance, how it inspired their work and the communities they serve.
Please enjoy!
1. LGBTQ Trainer and Coach by Sarah Vitrino, CreativeMornings/LosAngeles
Sarah Vitorino, Ph.D. is a researcher and master coach who teaches positive well-being among LGBTQ+ youth and their communities. Her workshops deconstruct stereotypes, dismantle shame, and teach innovative self-love practices to reveal our inherent worthiness, beauty and light.
So now I can look at myself in the mirror, eye-to-eye contact, and I can say, "What about you is undeserving of love?" … nothing. Nothing.
2. The Advocate and The Entrepreneur, and the delicate balance of trying to be both by Mike Morrison, CreativeMornings/Calgary
Mike Morrison has made a career of sharing his opinion. Between his projects that include Mike's Bloggity Blog, Calgary By Bike and SocialWest, he is constantly trying to find the right balance between writing what he believes, fighting for LGBTQ, and not alienating his potential readers and customers.
3. Lessons on Love & Self Discovery by Matie Fricker, CreativeMornings/Albuquerque
From trauma to self-discovery to successful business owner, Matie Fricker now lives her dream and found her calling. She started Self Serve, not because she thought owning a sex store would be fun, but because she was unhappy with her body and sexuality, and knew that others were struggling with these same issues. Now, she helps people who are nervous, scared, fearful and uncomfortable about sex and their bodies find balance and have a happier healthier sex life.
Intimacy is the sexiest thing in the world, but being intimate with yourself is where it starts.
4. SIYAKAKA a healing manifesto by Desire Marea, CreativeMornings/Johannesburg
Desire Marea is a writer, musician, and artist who currently forms one-half of South African Art duo FAKA, who deal primarily with issues of black queer identities. Through a hybridized expression of intersectional body politics, FAKA aims to humanize underrepresented realities.
If you really wanted to make an impactful change on South African society at large, we would have to start by influencing culture.
5. Don't be afraid (to love yourself) by Scott Jones, CreativeMornings/Montreal
In October 2013, Scott suffered a hateful attack that left him paralyzed from the waist down. Determined to create positive change, and surrounded by love and unfailing support, he began the anti-homophobia/transphobia campaign Don't BE Afraid. Since its inception, the campaign has grown to have supporters from across the globe, and started its own choir called VOX: A Choir for Social Change. Both VOX and Don't BE Afraid aim to break down social barriers through music and artistic expression.
The love in work of activist is demanding love. So people have to love themselves and then demand others love them too.
6. It's More Than Sex by Nenna Joiner, CreativeMornings/Oakland
An entrepreneur of her own brand, Nenna takes pride in knowing and being a part of Oakland, while doing what she can to turn the sex industry on its head. From setting good examples in small business etiquette to educating the town on their safe sexual exploration, she has made a mark in several creative ventures. She is a two-time Feminist Porn winner, has been appointed by the mayor as commissioner on Measure Y Oversight Committee for Oakland, and has a new book coming out in May called Faith, Flesh & Finance.
Fear does not exist. It exists as a by product of success because you're too afraid that you're going to do too well.
7. Vampire in High Fashion by Sharon Needles, CreativeMornings/Pittsburgh
This reviled sweetheart fled the cornfields of Iowa for the dark, exciting city of Pittsburgh, where she paraded on stage like a vampire in high fashion. People thought she was either stupid or possessed by a drag demon until Sharon won season four of "RuPaul's Drag Race," posed for PETA and the cover of Out magazine's most influential people list, and was honored by the Pittsburgh City Council who declared June 12 "Sharon Needles Day" for her outstanding work as an advocate for LGBT youth.
If you ever really gonna risk anything on anything: Risk it on the ones you love.
8. Playing with reality by Jamie MacDonald, CreativeMornings/Helsinki
Jamie knows about the finicky nature of reality. Constantly moving and ever-changing. In his Reality keynote he talked about gender roles, transitioning from female to male, and larping (live action role-playing). Jamie talks more about larping in the Q&A.


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July 23, 2006
It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's... Super-Mag
My wife's aunt spent the better part of last week at Stately Mag Manor, using my office as a base of operations to visit friends she hasn't seen in twenty years. My job for the week was entertaining her (which usually meant pouring her a glass of wine), getting ready for my daughter's birthday party, and otherwise avoiding the comics universe. I was also put on notice that I was being dragged off to visit some elderly in-law I'd never met before. Part of my prep work for that task was rooting through some photographs to take on the visit. Rather than give me a stack of photos that might interest my lovely wife's dear relative, Mrs. Mag handed me an envelope of photos from my past. I won't embarrass H and publish the high school era pictures of him I found therein. I'll just send those to his wife. Nor will I post the shots of the garage band I was a member of playing at the town's Fourth of July celebration in 1981. No, those are better left hidden in my archives. What needs to be put on the Treadmill for all the world to see are pictures of me from Halloween of 1968, for these pictures prove I was obsessed with comics from an early age. I don't know why I need to prove that, but I do.
I know I could have waited until Halloween to make this a relevant post, but why wait? Material like this is always in demand. This is the first Halloween I remember. Up, up, and away...
Ah, the joys of wearing a costume over street clothes and a jacket--I'm pretty sure I couldn't actually move in that costume. I can't positively identify any of the Superman allies in the picture, although I think the one on the right is my brother.
The next shot must have been taken at the bus stop. I don't recall who the skeleton was, nor do I know why he was jamming a stick into his crotch. I do wonder why my mother didn't stop him, though. Note the red ticket in the Skeletor-wannabe's hand. We actually used public transportation to get to school. You had to get a book of those tickets at the bus depot. I can't imagine putting a couple of five year olds on the local bus and sending them off to school.
My favorite picture:
Dig the cape blowing in the breeze. I'm a fricking classic cover.
I always found it funny that these old Superman costumes had masks.
I mean. Superman doesn't wear a mask.
Why would the costume have one?Posted by: Nala at July 24, 2006 06:09 AM
Great photos! I remember always having to wear a stinkin' clown outfit.... oh well.Posted by: Scott at July 24, 2006 09:33 PM
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Leonid Schneider asked me for my thoughts on his post on Frontiers in Paranormal Activities, in response to my sharing of Sam Schwarzkopf's annoyance with people getting his last name wrong. I've got a difficult surname as well – it's pronounced 'yolay', should that be of interest; 'ij' is a diphtong in Dutch, Jolij is the Dutchified version of my French ancestors' name Joly – hence, the understanding. I had read Leonid's post before, actually, when I saw it in relation to the Bial drug trial tragedy. At that time I did not respond, although I certainly did have a thought or two on the matter, but now that Leonid is asking, here we go.
What is the deal? Early 2014, a special issue in Frontiers in Psychology (or better, a Research Topic) was hosted by Etzel Cardeña and Enrico Facco on 'Non-ordinary Mental Expressions'. Some of the papers included in this topic are actually fairly 'main stream' (effects of psychedelics on neural activity, for example), but other papers were slightly more radical, including a paper on retro-priming and Cardeña's editorial calling for an open view to the study of consciousness. These topics are, to say the least, controversial, and I do not think I have to elaborate on why that is so. This entire issue resurfaced this week when Etzel Cardeña published an 'uncensored' version of his editorial, and pointed out that research into the paranormal is typically ridiculed, researchers in the field are not taken seriously, and the ideas are basically dismissed without any consideration of data and or theory. There is a reputation trap: once you get associated with 'weird stuff', people will not talk with you anymore. Huw Price wrote a very worthwhile piece on this.
As said, Leonid Schneider wrote a long post on the special issue on 'NOMEs' in Frontiers, basically asking himself whether this is not one big practical joke on Editor-in-Chief Hauke van Heekeren. Because, you know, paranormal stuff?
The snark is strong in Leonid's post. It's quite clear that he does not take the study of psi as serious business. As I have indicated earlier, it does annoy me that skeptics all too easily ridicule researchers who are engaged in this type of research. This sentiment is very clear in Schneider's piece, and it is also the reason for me not to comment earlier. I simply do not like the tone. What settled it for me, though, is the final addendum in which psi research is linked to the Bial drug trial tragedy. But more on that later.
I have argued before in several posts that I do believe psi can be a valid and relevant topic of study. Given that I am getting more and more involved with this debate, this may be a good occasion to give full disclosure on how and why I arrived at this position and show my true colours to friend and foe. Decide for yourself whether you want to group me with psi opponents, proponents, skeptics, or wafflers (though I am curious to hear from you with whom you would group me!)
First, there is a clear sentiment in Leonid's post that psi research is not real science. I disagree. The sentiment seems to be based on the idea that psi cannot exist, and therefore researchers studying this topic cannot be taken seriously, and are probably running psychic hotlines next to their day-jobs, or are gullible fools who believe in fairies, Martians, and the Illuminati. More on that later.
With regard to what is science, I think science is not a belief system, but rather a structured method to increase knowledge about the world. As long as you stick to the rules of the game, there should be no taboo research areas. Of course, there may be research areas that make more or less sense than others, but as long as you stick to the scientific method, you're doing science. In that respect, I do understand that Van Heekeren had no problems with a special issue on non-ordinary mental expressions in Frontiers. People do have weird experiences, after all. Regardless of what is actually going on, people do report out-of-body experiences, near-death experiences, and so on. These experiences are empirical fact (as in: people report having them). Therefore they are fair game for further study. I mean, if we could not study crazy experiences, psychiatrists and clinical psychologists would be out of a job, right? That said, let me be the first to admit that there is A LOT of god-awful (a.o. self-published) psi research and theories. Sturgeon's Law (90% of everything is crap) applies to psi research more than to any other field I know of.
But shouldn't Sturgeon's Law for Psi Research not read '100% of everything is crap', because a) psi cannot exist, b) psi researchers are idiots, and b) there is no theoretical framework in psi? No. First, it's an easy straw man to craft a story about how psi researchers study clairvoyants (or may be clairvoyant themselves), run around with EM-meters to study haunted houses, and commune with the spirits to channel their research results. Admittedly, there are people doing that kind of stuff. And, no, I do not think we should take them very seriously.
However, as a science, experimental parapsychology has known higher methodological standards than many other areas in psychology. Preregistration, Bayesian statistics, publication of negative results – parapsychologists did all that stuff in the 1980s already, way before some main stream psychologists realized such methodological rigor is a must for any serious science. In that respect, if you think parapsychology is not a science, you should be fair and extend that opinion to all areas of psychology, and quite some more fields.
Anyway, there are quite some people who have found odd effects in carefully set up experiments that call for further investigation. Contrary to popular belief, there are some models/hypotheses out there for these lab-induced phenomena that are not completely at odds with our present understanding of physics. I say that as someone who studied physics for a couple of years (although I am the first to admit that the fact I got a degree in experimental psychology in the end is telling about my qualities as a physicist). Although these models rely on a rather specific interpretation of in particular the metaphysical status of consciousness, this is not a reason to dismiss them out of hand. I would like to remind the audience that the mainstream physicalist position on consciousness (i.e., consciousness is a brain process) itself is a metaphysical assumption about the nature of consciousness, and a position that is even slowly eroding.
This is where things got interesting for me. My research focuses on consciousness, and in particular on the mind-body problem. Psi phenomena, should they exist, would shine an entire new light on the metaphysical assumptions we make about consciousness. Just for that reason I think it's worthwhile to have at least a look into the matter. My research interest in this area goes back to my early years a psychology undergraduate when professor Dick Bierman used to be my academic mentor. We talked a lot about this line of work, but I lost my touch with the area when I started doing my PhD with Victor Lamme, with a very strict materialist agenda. Dick and I got back in touch a couple of years ago when I got back in the Netherlands.
As I briefly mentioned in an earlier post, things got really interesting when anomalous effects started popping up in my own data. For example, using a single-trial EEG classifier I was able to decode the identity of an upcoming stimulus in a visual detection task, on basis of the baseline alone… Upon closer inspection of the data, it turned out there was a randomization problem. Ergo, I thought I had cracked the problem of all these alleged precognitive effects (improper randomization), fixed that by using a combination of hardware RNGs (if you see these odd photos of green glassware from my lab – that's my hardware RNG ;-), and present that at the conference. Except the precognitive effect was still there. I triple-checked everything – stimulus script, analysis protocol, filter settings, hardware filters in the EEG amplifier: nothing. Yet, the effect is huge (d = 1.44).
So, what do you do? I decided to be honest and report what I found: I could decode the future, which I submitted as an abstract for the bi-annual winter meeting of the Dutch Psychonomic Society. Sure, I could filedrawer this weird effect, but why would or should I do that? I had a hypothesis, tested it, and failed. I was wrong – 'precognitive' effects are not caused by improper randomization. For those of you interested: we are going to replicate this study in a multi-lab setup. Drop me a line if you want to have a look at the data and code.
Anyway, to cut a long story short – over past five years I have done several quite large replication experiments on controversial areas (social priming, psi). The bottom line is that all my attempts at replication social priming effects failed, but the psi ones did not… So, hell yeah, I'm fascinated, and all of you would be if you got three whopping psi replications in a row. As a matter of fact, Dick and I are now getting some people together to work on a large-scale, multi-site adversarial collaboration project to run a number of high-powered replication studies to figure out if there really is such thing as a replicable psi effect. The only way to do this is by maintaining the highest methodological standards. Adversarial collaboration, preregistration, high power, open data, open materials, and proper experimental design are essential, otherwise you might as well not do it.
Now, to get back to Leonid Schneider's post – I already mentioned I did not like the tone. I've read some of his other work, and fortunately, this piece is not representative of his qualities as a science journalist. Beacuse, as a science journalism piece, it fails, in my opinion. Audi alterem partem is what is missing here. That is disappointing. Moreover, you don't have to agree with someone to still show at least some respect (or at least pretend you do). I'm totally fine with people thinking psi research is nonsense. I am also fine with people thinking my research is nonsense (I call such people "reviewers"). I am not fine with making fun of people and bullying them, which is what happens in this post.
Anyway, making fun of psi researchers is one thing, and I guess most are used to it. However, I think Schneider crosses a line when he suggests a link between the psi research and Bial trial incident. Bial is a Portugese pharmaceutical company that got into the news recently because of a clinical trial gone horribly wrong: healthy participants showed a severe adverse effect to a new drug, resulting in the death of one volunteer, and serious brain damage in several others. Schneider flat out suggests a relation between this tragedy and the fact that the Bial Foundation, a foundation sponsored by the founder of the company, funds psi research.
This suggestion is nothing short of slander. First of all, there is no relation between the activities of the company and the foundation, other than that the foundation annually gets a big bag of money from the guy who owns the company. Second, even if there would have been a direct link between the activities of the foundation and the company: as I mentioned earlier, the research standards in experimental parapsychology are at least comparable to those in 'normal' psychology. Third, clinical trials are legally regulated and closely monitored by medical ethics committees which assess the protocol and guard participant safety. Even in the case Bial did ask a psychic to develop the protocol for this trial using a crystal ball, or had a necromancer come up with the drug formula, the French authorities would/should have stopped this. All in all, the fact that Schneider uses this tragedy to make a point about parapsychological research is a really, really low blow.
In June, I attended the TSC 2015 conference, which also has quite a large number of talks on anomalous phenomena, and I had the pleasure to meet the kind of the people who are at the receiving end of Schneider's snarky comments. They turned out to be fairly normal scientists, working at universities, about as knowledgeable or even more knowledgeable about research methods than the average psychologist. Most did not believe in fairies, they did not hold seances during their talks, not a single one brought a crystal ball, and there were no nightly shamanic sessions involving druidic dancing around monoliths (or at least, I was not invited to such happenings). The main difference is that these people work on effects most scientists find very, very implausable.
I think that we should measure psi researchers (or any researcher for that matter) not by their topic of study, but by the way they study their topic. Any researcher who holds up to high methodological standards, and is open to constructive criticism deserves to be taken seriously, regardless of what kind of effect she or he is working on. Period.
However. The fact that some skeptics cannot resist the urge to ridicule is no reason for the self-styled martyrdom some psi researchers engage in. Yes, psi researchers are being bullied, ridiculed, and even silenced. Schneider's post is an excellent example. There is a reputation trap. That reputation trap, though, is often of one's own making. Too often, psi researchers engage in wild, unfalsifiable speculation. Quantum teleportation, entaglement telepathy, that kind of stuff. Modesty should prevail: there is no convincing evidence psi effects exist, otherwise we would not have this discussion. Therefore, it is best to stay away from wild theoretical speculations that often involve misrepresented physics until there is at least some consensus between skeptics and proponents on whether anomalous effects are anything more than statistical noise. We're not there. Yet.
Similar to most psi researchers not being fairy-worshipping druids, most skeptics are not narrow minded, sour critics. Most are actually very willing to discuss anomalous phenomena. But as data. Based on my personal interactions with them, I'd say both EJ Wagenmakers and Sam Schwarzkopf are perfectly willing to discuss experiments and datasets, but not if you come rushing in LOOK OMG HERE I FOUND PSI IN MY DATA LOOKATIT YOU WERE WRONG QUANTUM FTW! No, you found an interesting anomaly that begs for further exploration/explanation, but first we need to make sure your pattern of results is not the result of something trivial or just a random accident. Neither EJ or Sam laughed in my face when I told them about my data containing anomalies. Rather, the reply was "Interesting, what could be going on here?"
The thing is – it's all about framing. In my mind, the present situation is very much like the faster-than-light neutrino anomaly of 2011. Researchers found evidence of particles moving faster than light, which according to special relativity is impossible. Rather than the entire field going bonkers, skeptics at CERN calling their colleagues at OPERA spirit-channeling fairy lovers, and OPERA researchers starting an anti-oppression movement because they were not allowed to share their result, the general response was "Hey, that's interesting, let's figure out what caused this result!" And that is the only reasonable response – if indeed particles can travel faster than light, it means we need to completely re-examine our ideas physics. Awesome! Work for generations of physicists to come!
Why can't we do the same in psychology? There are people who seem to consistently find weird results. What's going on? Clearly, we have not settled this matter – there is no conclusive evidence in favour of psi, but oppositely, clearly the psi proponents are also not convinced by the skeptics' arguments and replication attempts. Skeptics should accept that there are consistent anomalies being found by intelligent, reasonable people all over the world that call for a deeper explanation than "it's just statistical noise" or "it's just publication bias" – I mean, weird results are popping up in my lab, FFS! Psi researchers should accept their case for the existence of psi is not strong enough, and that only with adversarial collaboration we can figure out what's going on.
Oh, and those neutrinos? Turned out to be a loose cable in the Italian setup…
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A Round-up of Great "Firsts" for Me
Lately, or better yet, in the third quarter of this year, yours truly have been very blessed to experience a series of 'firsts' in my career as a breastfeeding coach. Here's a quick round-up of recent events that have been both 'nerve-wracking' and exciting for me, to say the least.
First Radio Guesting On DZMM
On August 25, in connection with celebrating Breastfeeding World Week I had been privileged to grace Ms. Maricel Laxa Pangilinan's radio program "Kapamilya Konek" over DZMM Radio-TV to speak on the subject. It's thrilling to know that Ms. Maricel is a mom of five children, a breastfeeding advocate herself and currently still nursing her 2-yr-old daughter.
Ms. Maricel gave me a chance to talk about my upcoming book on breastfeeding set for launch by National BookStore in September. Like with most people I encountered, I managed to surprise her with the fact that I am still single yet I coach breastfeeding moms assuring them that breastfeeding is an enjoyable journey they cannot afford to miss out on.
First Time Guest Speaker for a Post-Graduate Course by Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center
On August 27, I was privileged to be one of the guest speakers at an event of Ospital Ng Maynila Medical Center for their 3rd Post-Graduate Course dubbed "What's In, What's Out – Current Practices in OB-Gyn" at the Diamond Hotel in Manila. I was assigned the topic "Got Milk? -Preparing the Expectant Mother for Breastfeeding."
How did I stumble upon this? Dr. Roselle Andrea Alvarez, the overall chairman, tapped me for the said engagement right after hearing from a certain patient about what I do. I need not explain anymore why I am more than glad to jump at an opportunity like this – it's always a pleasure. Thank you to Dr. Alvarez and the friendly staff at the Ospital Ng Maynila Medical Center.
First Time Attending a Symposium by Dr. Jack Newman
On August 31, I attended a symposium by Dr. Jack Newman at the Medical City. Dr. Newman is a pediatrician based in Canada and I asked permission if I could include his Skin-to-Skin article in my upcoming book. The good doctor was very gracious to grant me his permission so be sure to check out my book when it comes out to learn more about the said article.
First TV Interview
On September 18, I was at CL TV 36 for the taping of my first TV interview for OK SI DOK. The exchange focused on a number of breastfeeding topics such as common breastfeeding problems & solutions, helpful tips and techniques to avoid and overcome breastfeeding difficulties. These were all intended to encourage moms and assure them there are no contraindication or reason for certain moms with a medical condition to avoid breastfeeding. Dr. Wil and Dr. Salve Olalia were on hand to answer questions pertaining to the medical aspect of the topic.
Please indulge me as I share here how the hosts introduced me in the show, which was all surreal to me at the time. Dr. Wil introduced me as the first breastfeeding coach in the country and author of the first breastfeeding book in the Philippines, still single, advocating breastfeeding. Dr. Salve, on the other hand, introduced me as an executive turned breastfeeding coach, a cheerer of moms (including her daughter-in-law for her 3 granddaughters), and someone who has personally seen to the needs of more than two thousands moms (not including the number of sessions i've conducted) and still counting since I've already reached my 7th year anniversary in August.
Additionally, we discussed tips & techniques on how to latch the baby properly. Tips and techniques on how to avoid sore nipples, manage having engorged breasts and mastitis, how to handle Sinok or hiccups among others.
First Ever Book I've Authored on Breastfeeding
As mentioned several times earlier in this write-up, yes I have a book on breastfeeding set for launch in September (and actually launched already at the time of my writing this, you will soon see a special blog post on it). I am not sure if indeed it's the first book on breastfeeding in the Philippines. It may or it may not be, but in any case, I am just happy and proud that it's out. There's always something fulfilling and rewarding about accomplishing a no-ordinary feat like a "first-published book" but the more rewarding part is sharing the joy with those who have helped and supported you over the years. I thank and praise God and I thank my mom and all the moms I've worked with.
I am just happy and proud that it's out. There's always something fulfilling and rewarding about accomplishing a no-ordinary feat like a "first-published book" but the more rewarding part is sharing the joy with those who have helped and supported you over the years.
The book is entitled "Breastfeeding Journeys: Straight from the Coach." The book is a collection of inspiring stories from the many moms that I've helped over the years to experience meaningful and fulfilling journeys breastfeeding their babies.
What a blessing! I'm currently promoting my first book, Breastfeeding Journeys: Straight from the Coach. Moms, dads, grandparents, and even moms-to-be… be sure to check it out. The book is now available online and in all National bookstores in Metro Manila!


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Supporting the shift towards a low-carbon economy in all sectors.
The overall goal of the project is to promote the joint design of sustainable multimodal urban mobility models in cross-border tourist areas, in order to encourage the use of alternative means of transport and render the area more attractive to tourists, while at the same time decreasing pollution, thanks to a better connection between the coastal area and the hinterland. This is linked to the program's goal of the joint planning of low-carbon mobility.
The program area includes numerous tourist towns like Caorle, Lignano, and Portorož on the coast, and Lipica and the Škocjanske jame Park in the karst hinterland, which suffer from congested mobility in the summertime due to the exponential increase in the number of tourists. The challenge is to effectively reduce vehicle emissions by improving urban and sustainable low-carbon mobility in the cross-border area, while at the same time ensuring better access to tourist areas. The overall objective is the joint design of sustainable mobility plans to stimulate the use of alternative means of transport and to reduce pollution, while at the same time ensuring better accessibility between the coastal areas and the hinterland. The result will be the introduction of new urban mobility plans and the development of pilot measures, with the behavioural patterns of tourists and residents being influenced in such a way as to improve the knowledge and use of the new sustainable mobility services.
The outputs are as follows:
5 "park&drive" pilot systems involving the acquisition of electric vehicles and the installation of charging stations at smart car parks;
3 Urban sustainable mobility plans - USMPs (Lignano, Caorle, and Piran) and 2 Sustainable Mobility Plans (LP and Lipica) for the benefit of tourists, residents of urban and rural areas, local administrations, and SMEs.
The approach involves the engagement of the local authorities, in order to encourage coordinated and sustainable planning, the citizens, in order to stimulate the conscientious use of public transport and electric vehicles, and tourists, in order to reduce congestion and pollution during peak periods. The project becomes a cross-border effort in the sense that it creates a network of the areas with the greatest tourist presence, thus increasing the effectiveness of the environmental measures adopted. The innovation for the area consists of the development of sustainable mobility plans that will help to reduce pollution and promote green and active tourism, which in turn will improve the quality of life and tourism appeal of the entire area.
The result of the project will be an increased use of low emission vehicles at tourist destinations along the coast, and connecting to the hinterland, thanks to the adoption of new mobility plans. The project envisages the adoption of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans (SUMPs) by the municipalities. In fact, based on the analysis of the pre-existing SUMPs, and with the elaboration of new SUMPs, new urban mobility systems will be developed that will respect the principles of sustainability and accessibility. The project promotes multimodal and eco-sustainable transport, and the establishment of smart transport services for residents, travellers and tourists involving the use of electric vehicles, public transport, and other alternative means of transport (pedestrian and cycling paths) at coastal and hinterland tourist destinations. The project will mainly focus upon forms of sustainable transport, with particular regard to the reduction of vehicle emissions as a major cause of pollution. Based on the solutions envisaged in the innovative smart urban mobility plans, pilot measures will be implemented in order to demonstrate the utility of the innovative measures adopted. The improvement of the connections between the hinterland and coastal tourist areas will also be of particular importance, meaning that the project will also increase the appeal and accessibility of smaller tourist destinations. The result will be a more comprehensive tourism offering, and a greater influx of tourists to the cross-border area involved in the project, with an improvement in quality of life for both residents and tourists alike.
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The overall objective of the MobiTour project is to promote the joint designin of models of sustainable multimodal urban mobility in the tourist areas of the cross-border area. This is done in order to encourage the use of alternative means of transport and to stimulate tourist attractiveness of the area, decreasing the pollution. The project also aims to improve accessibility between the coastal area and the hinterland. It is linked to the program's objective in the joint planning of low-carbon mobility.
The main objective of the project is to create 5 "park and drive" pilot systems to promote sustainable mobility. The project is in the final phase, in particular as regards the implementation of the pilot actions. 19 charging stations were positioned and 6 electric cars, 1 mini van and 366 bicycles were purchased. A digital platform was created in order to collect and share information on tourist routes / itineraries, public transport and sustainable mobility services.


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This new product, from Gibson Pro Audio, was demonstrated by artists such as DJ Premier, The Dirty Pearls, echosmith and DJ Serafin.
The performance in New York on Thursday, December 6, took place at the former Hit Factory Studios and featured performances by DJ Premier and The Dirty Pearls.
"The P-series sound was amazing," declared DJ Henry C. "The audio was through the air, it felt like it was right next to me."
The Dirty Pearls, played several of their original songs including "Who's Coming Back To Who," "Caffeine and Gasoline" and "NYC Is A Drug."
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Ultrawideband Communications
Professor David Edwards, Dr Wasim Malik & Dr Chris Stevens
Ultrawideband (UWB) signals originated in work on high resolution radar imaging several decades ago. Their application to short-range high data-rate communications was first proposed in the 1990s.
A signal is generally considered to be UWB if its bandwidth is comparable to its centre frequency. More precisely, under the current FCC regulations in the US, a signal is UWB if its absolute bandwidth exceeds 500 MHz or fractional bandwidth is over 20%. As shown in the FCC UWB frequency mask graph to the right, the band assigned to UWB indoor communications systems extends from 3.1 GHz to 10.6 GHz - a bandwidth of 7.5 GHz centred at 6.85 GHz.
At Oxford, we are currently working on applications for these very wideband signals in communications and medical imaging.
UWB Medical Imaging
The objectives of this project are
- To develop optimised antennas and transducers for medical imabing in appropriate immersion fluids (oils and saline solutions).
- To develop realistic UWB tissue simulant materials to enable construction of useful phantoms for further development of imaging.
- To demonstrate imaging acquisition using scanned antennas and switched antenna arrays with realistic phantoms.
- To explore physical optics based 3D imaging algorithms for conversion of measured phase and amplitude data into useful tomographic images.
UWB Propagation
The UWB propagation channel differs from the narrowband and wideband channel in its fundamental characteristics that are of great interest in communications. We are undertaking a collaborative EPSRC-funded research project on various aspects of the UWB communications channel. As a next step, we have applied this channel analysis to improved system design.
The major objectives of the propagation research are
Diffraction, reflection, refraction and path loss characteristics in terms of time, frequency and range will be studied and models developed
Polarisation behaviour through walls and structures of differing material content will be studied
Spatio-temporal characteristics will also be studied with a view to identifying advanced antenna configurations for diversity, adaptive systems and MIMO type operation.
Code families/pulse waveforms will be studied and simulated within the real channel data to ascertain an optimum waveform and modulation scheme.
Capacity limits for communications will be ascertained based on the channel behaviour and the candidate modulation schemes.


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The Integration of Bikes and Transit: Multi-modal goes the distance
The mutually beneficial connection between bicycles and public transit has grown stronger over the past two decades in Canada. From bike racks on buses, adding bike repair stops at subway stations, and allowing bikes on transit at certain times, to installing quality bike parking and opening secure bike stations, bicycles and transit are more integrated than ever. But we're not done yet.
Using a bicycle as a mode of active transportation has been growing in popularity across North America since the '90s, and the last five to ten years have seen an even greater surge. More people are starting to bridge long distances with a multi-modal approach that combines travel by bicycle with various forms of transit.
Biking to or from the nearest train station allows commuters to avoid the hassle of car traffic, the costs of gas and parking, short trips that are far enough to be a burden on foot, and trips that may not be adequately serviced by transit.
Urban populations are growing rapidly and our public transportation systems, persistently the victim of short-term and political decision-making obscured by the lens of modeism, are dramatically underfunded, underdeveloped, and therefore increasingly unable to meet demand. Urban roadway networks are more or less fixed and can barely accommodate the current number of motor vehicles, let alone the ones set to arrive with a larger population, driverless or otherwise.
The only way to increase capacity on existing roadway networks is to find more efficient ways to use the space. While still comparatively limited in their application, most large Canadian cities have some combination of typical painted bike lanes, signed bike routes, off-street bike paths, sharrows/shared lanes, and bi-directional bike lanes. Newer and higher-quality infrastructure has also started rolling out, including contraflow bike lanes, physically separated cycle tracks, and public bike-share systems. Unfortunately, these on-street cycling facilities don't yet connect seamlessly to public transit stations in networked grids that would allow both to thrive.
We are, however, seeing some progress::
- Ontario's Metrolinx agency recently announced plans to double Toronto's in-demand year-round bike-share system with a contribution of $4.9 million to make more bicycles available at GO Transit stations by the end of 2016.
- The March federal budget announcement of $3.4 billion for public transit in short term stimulus funding presents an opportunity to include passengers arriving by bike or boarding with a bike amongst the considerations being given to how stations are repaired or retrofitted. It is worth acknowledging that many of the accommodations and retrofits that are now being made for passengers using mobility assistance devices will also be of benefit for those arriving with bicycles.
Additional improvements for consideration as transit funding opportunities increase include:
- Bike slides along the edge of stairs at key access points
- Bike specific symbol-based way-finding signage outside and within transit stations
- Covered and secure bike-parking facilities near the station with access to basic bike tools and air-pump
- Extended hours during which bicycles are allowed on transit once service levels are increased
- Cargo compartments that can accommodate bicycles more regularly for tourism and inter-city transportation
Although perhaps not explicitly part of their mandate, transit operators across the country can further strengthen their advocacy by working with municipalities to ensure the addition of on-street bicycle facilities onto the roadways leading to and from their stations. And, wherever possible, surface transit project design would be wise to adopt a Complete Streets approach in order to accommodate and incorporate active transportation priorities.
Transit agencies and operators will continue to play an important role alongside municipal transportation and planning staff in shifting people away from the idle single-occupancy motor-vehicle use that is suffocating our cities and onto more sustainable, pleasant and active forms of transportation.
Read more in the June edition of the Canadian Transit Forum magazine.
Yvonne Bambrick is the author of The Urban Cycling Survival Guide: Need to Know Skills & Strategies for Biking in the City www.ecwpress.com/urbancycling (ECW Press, 2015). Yvonne is also the Executive Director of the Forest Hill Village Business Improvement Area, an Event Photographer, and Urban Cycling Consultant. http://yvonnebambrick.com


text: Riverside Senior Life Communities Jamie Zens LNHA, Administrator Bourbonnais, Illinois Margo Komplin AAHID, EDAC-Director of Interior Design Madison, Wisconsin On October 1, 2014, Riverside Senior Life's newest assisted living and memory care community opened its doors in Bourbonnais, Illinois. New residents, families and visitors walked through the front doors of this 75,000 square-foot building and found a warm, inviting, cheerful space. One key element of Riverside Senior Life's design scheme: Installing Patcraft modular carpet tile in coordinating patterns and soft, neutral palettes throughout its 80 apartment suites, connecting hallways and communal activity lounges. Riverside Bourbonnais is a busy, active place, and its residents needed the right type of flooring to make the interior spaces attractive and safe, says Jamie Zens, the property's administrator. SAFE FOR SENIORS "We need a low pile that is easy for our residents to walk on or move across without tripping or falling," says Zens, who has been with Riverside Senior Life for 10 years. "Durability was also a factor. We need to be sure that our carpet stays nice for us for years to come. Carpet is a big investment for us. We better make it count. Carpet is also part of the aesthetic that provides the comforts of home for our residents and families." Zens and her team turned to ERDMAN, their planning, design and construction firm based in Madison, Wisconsin. ERDMAN's Director of Interior Design, Margo Komplin, and Senior Interior Designer, Aaron White, presented an array of flooring choices. ERDMAN recently started including Patcraft products in their presentations because of the company's new yarn technologies, design choices and price points, Komplin says. Komplin showed Zens and the team at Riverside a selection of Patcraft modular carpet tiles that would blend and complement each other in the various spaces. Hallways pair subtle patterns that echo natural materials and the outdoors. "For the public areas, lounges and community centers, we wanted the carpet to have a different pattern to help define the spaces within the facility," she says. Apartment suites and resident bedrooms have calming solid patterns that blend with any type of furniture or décor that a resident may bring in. Komplin says Patcraft's innovations in key areas make its products meet ERDMAN's high benchmarks for its assisted living community projects. "We have always liked Patcraft's sustainability standards. We did our homework as far as performance criteria and how the product would meet the facility's needs in healthcare," says Komplin. "From a performance standpoint, you want it to hide spills but you still want it cleanable. Showing dirt or wear and tear is one thing. Being able to thoroughly clean it is another. Plus, because this is an environment for seniors, there is a lot of walker and wheelchair traffic. We need the carpet to be able to stand up to that." EASY TO CLEAN At other Riverside Senior Life Communities, Zens noticed that broadloom carpet had failed soon after installation. "After just two years, the carpet was peeling away from the walls. Stains wouldn't come out easily, and smells were lingering," she said. She found modular carpet tile to be a better choice for Riverside Bourbonnais, a facility that hosts all types of social activities, as well as day-to-day wear and tear. "We want our carpet to be machine washable with our big equipment, and we don't want our cleaning to pull up the tiles," she says. The staff may serve red wine and appetizers in the activity lounges, or families may bring pets to visit residents in their suites. "Carpet tile is great for us, because if we do have a spill or a stain, we can pull up a tile, replace it and still maintain that seamless look." Cleaning the new Patcraft carpet tile is a quick, simple process for the Riverside Bourbonnais maintenance staff, says Zens. "No news is good news. Our porters are having an easy time cleaning up, which is good."


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Crossway's Preaching the Word commentary series is an expository commentary derived from actual sermons and edited for written presentation. Each contributing author is a pastor and possesses advanced skill in the Bible's original languages.
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- Leviticus: Holy God, Holy People (Kenneth A. Matthews)
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- Deuteronomy: Loving Obedience to a Loving God (Ajith Fernando)
- Joshua: People of God's Purpose (David Jackman)
- 1 Samuel: Looking for a Leader (John Woodhouse)
- Job: The Wisdom of the Cross (Christopher Ash)
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- Ecclesiastes: Why Everything Matters (Philip Graham Ryken)
- The Song of Solomon: An Invitation to Intimacy (Douglas Sean O'Donnell)
- Isaiah: God Saves Sinners (Raymond C. Ortlund Jr.)
- Jeremiah and Lamentations: From Sorrow to Hope (Philip Graham Ryken)
- Daniel: The Triumph of God's Kingdom (Rodney Stortz)
- Matthew: All Authority in Heaven and on Earth (Douglas Sean O'Donnell)
- The Sermon on the Mount: The Message of the Kingdom (R. Kent Hughes)
- Mark: Jesus, Servant and Savior, Vol. 1 (R. Kent Hughes)
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Cast Your Cares by Brandi Ladd
Matthew 6:25-34
Let me just say how excited I am for Christmas! It truly is the most wonderful time of the year. It's hard to believe that it is already corner…time and life is just flying right by!
When Rebecca prompted me to write about my word of the year, I thought to myself "Brandi, you haven't even come close to thinking about what your word of the year should be." I kept thinking and thinking about it, then finally it hit me a few nights ago. While I haven't completely decided on what the exact word is going to be, I do know the Lord is teaching me to "not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." (Matthew 6:34)
Wanna hear the story on how I knew in an instant this is what I need to focus on this year? Here's the scoop: a few days before I was heading home for Thanksgiving I had a doctor's appointment. I was talking to my roommates about how nervous, anxious, and worried I was about going. I haven't been to the doctor in years and that's because I'm afraid of the "what if's".
What if something is wrong with me? What if I'm really not as healthy as I think?
It's so silly but it's a legit fear of mine. As I was talking with my roommates it became so clear to me that one of my biggest struggles throughout my entire life has been worrying. Whether it is worrying about my health, finances, my reputation, or just an everyday decision that has to be made, what does my attitude of worrying say about my faith?
What a convicting thought. Worry in my heart is saying, "I don't trust you, Lord, that you will provide", or that I fear man more than God. Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." (Matthew 17:20) When Jesus died on the cross, He took our worry, our guilt and our sin away. We have a hope that is unshakable, a steady rock that cannot be shaken. Why do I stress myself out about everything else in this life?
If the Lord takes care of the birds in the sky and lilies of the field how much more will He take care of His own children?
So how do I transform that power that worry has over me into rest and peace?
Well it starts first with Jesus. I can't do it on my own. As I pray and ask Him to transform the anxiousness to peace, He will answer. This is a daily choice to ask Him daily to take away the worries of this life and keep my mind focused on Him. It's actively trusting Him and not just saying that I do. Actions speak louder than words. And on those days when it just seems like too much, it's asking Him to make my heart believe and trust Him.
I'm excited to see how laying my worries at the foot of the cross will strengthen my faith and bring peace that surpasses all understanding.
"Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, with prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace that surpasses all understanding will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus." Philippians 4: 6-7
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The British independent record shop hasn't had the rosiest time recently. More than 500 of them have closed in recent years, their racks emptied of glossy sleeves, peeling posters and lapel badges. This makes the arrival of a profitable film about them even more special. Last Shop Standing was crowd-funded by music fans and made in a month, and it has a history as heartfelt and ramshackle as the shops that it celebrates.
Released on DVD and on a screening tour of record shops and art centres this month, Last Shop Standing features cameos from Johnny Marr, Billy Bragg and Paul Weller – but this isn't a film about them. It's a film about Diane from Liverpool, owner of Musical Box, remembering the first Elvis single shocking her mother. It's about Brylcreemed octogenarian Laurie from Dales Records in Tenby, and younger, spikier sellers in London's Sister Ray and Cardiff's Spillers. There are other committed, quirky shopkeepers too: people fighting to keep alive that in-store human connection to music.
Last Shop Standing began life as a book written by record distributor Graham Jones. Visiting these shops was his job, so he knew first hand how they faced "death by a thousand cuts". Rising rents, downloads and supermarket sales, plus the tax loophole allowing online retailers to sell CDs from Jersey and Guernsey without VAT – "the silent killer", he says, until this year's budget changed that – were destroying trade. "And one day an old auntie said to me, 'Are record shops going the same way as candlestick-makers? There used to be one on every corner, but nobody talks about them now.' I thought, 'Wow, that can't happen – and I'm in a position to do something.'"
Jones's book, his first, was a fittingly DIY operation. His son proofread the manuscript during his A-levels, while a friend designed the cover in exchange for a pint. Published by Proper, the distribution company Jones works for, it sold well, but he never expected the call he got last summer from film director Pip Piper.
Piper's career also has indie roots, growing out of film work with youth charities, and he had a desire to tell people's stories properly. Jones signed up for a small fee: a ploughman's lunch and a shandy.
Piper knew that Jones's book offered rich pickings for bigger broadcasters but he didn't want to approach them. "I knew this subject matter would be slotted into an agenda, a demographic or a schedule straightaway. We couldn't let that happen. We didn't want to compromise the film's feel." Instead, his company, Blue Hippo Media, raised money through crowd-funding website Indiegogo. Piper kept in touch with funders too, like an independent shopkeeper would with his customers. Ultimately, £7,000 was raised through 170 people.
The lack of corporate funders also meant the film could be, and had to be, made quickly – and it was. In 28 days this spring, Piper, Jones and two sound recordists hurtled around the country in a car packed with equipment, visiting more than 20 shops, from Glasgow to Yeovil. They even slept on relatives' floors to save money, although after filming in each shop they'd always end up buying records.
The film's celebrities came through the shopkeepers too, not via their publicists or managers. Richard Hawley came first, via Barry at Sheffield's Record Collector; Hawley then told Johnny Marr, a regular at Manchester's King Bee. In April, with filming finished, Piper also got a message from Paul Weller – they added him in post-production – while Half Man Half Biscuit and the Pretty Things gave their music for nothing. "We were turning people away in the end," Piper laughs. "But we had to. We didn't want the film to be about them – the shop owners had to be the heroes."
Last Shop Standing isn't an exercise in nostalgia: it also explores the seedy side of independent shops, such as the chart-hyping scams of the 1980s, where shopkeepers would take records from labels for nothing. It also insists that shops must develop in new ways, such as London's Rough Trade East, which has a cafe and gig space. But when shops do close, such as 105-year-old Hudson's Record and Tape Centre in Chesterfield, the film treats its subjects with respect, not schmaltz. A simple shot of the white-haired Keith Hudson, through the door, moving an empty shelf, is a heartbreaker.
This film is a warning, insists Piper. "We hope it makes people realise how important these shops really are. It's no good saying, 'Oh, it's so sad that shop's closed.' You've got to keep going there." Councils should start marketing record shops on heritage trails, he says, and address the value they give to communities. It's also telling, adds Jones, that even one of the forward-thinking shops they filmed, Brighton's Rounder Records, has now also gone.
DVD orders and international interest in the film among distributors have been pouring in, while crowd-funders came from as far as Australia for the London premiere – joined, of course, by the shopkeepers. "And I thought I was writing a book about a subject that nobody would be interested in," Jones laughs. "But they were. And they still are."


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Two men were wounded, one fatally, in a shooting inside a home late Wednesday night, on F Street near Whitaker Avenue in the Crescentville section of Philadelphia. Medics pronounced one man dead on location with a head wound and rushed a 27-year-old man to Temple University Hospital, where he was listed in critical condition with multiple gunshot wounds.
According to investigators, police received numerous 911 calls at 11:45 p.m., and responded to find the victims in a second floor bedroom. Several friends and family members rushed to the scene, including one woman who attempted to run past police and into the home but was stopped at the front door by several officers, while several neighbors looked on from surrounding homes. CBS3, NBC10 and Fox29 have reports.
Earlier Wednesday night, police rushed a 19-year-old man to Temple, after he was critically wounded in a shooting on East Willard Street, near G and East Westmoreland Streets in Kensington. The victim was shot twice in the back and twice in the right forearm, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. Police told the Philadelphia Daily News that the wounded man was expected to survive.
Medics rushed a 30-year-old man to Temple, where he was listed in critical condition after he was shot twice on East Cayuga Street near H Street early Thursday, in the Hunting Park section of the city. The shooter robbed the victim outside a bar, according to reports from 6ABC, NBC10 and Fox29.
No injuries were reported but personal property was taken during a gunpoint home invasion robbery reported around 9:30 a.m. Thursday on South Franklin Street, near 8th and Ritner Streets in South Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia Police Department released surveillance video Wednesday, in hopes of identifying the suspects wanted in connection with a recent gun battle inside a motor inn on Roosevelt Boulevard in the Rhawnhurst section of the city.Police have also released video seeking the suspects wanted in connection with a gunpoint robbery Wednesday at a donut shop on North Broad Street near Allegheny Avenue in Lower Tioga.
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We're almost there! My blood pressure will either return to normal on Tuesday or I will have a stroke. It's very binary.
I have two events today. Canvassing this morning in the weekend's GOTV and something else right afterwards. If you're like me a bajillion organizations have been pinging you for your time. It's the weekend, there are probably a few hours where you may have nothing better to do. Consider phone banking, canvassing or some other activity for your house district. If you're lucky, your SO will make you pancakes and French press coffee. 😋
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The application of modern analytical techniques has made it possible to study the influence of specific nitrogen reactions in wort on beer quality. Chromatographic and molecular sieve techniques are capable of isolating protein-polyphenol complexes responsible for haze formation. The behavior of these compounds during brewing and storage can be followed by simple nle.asurement of molecular weight profiles. The origins of these fractions in barley may be assessed by electrophoretic and immunological techniques.


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Together we will: Accelerate the translation of cancer-related research into practice
One of our strategic goals is to accelerate the translation of cancer-related research into practice.
We do this through working in Partnership, through our Clinical Studies Groups, our initiatives, involving Consumers and through everything we do.
Below are some case studies that demonstrate the impact of our work in this area:
- The DISCOVERY programme: A programme to change cancer diagnosis.
- Our Living With and Beyond Cancer initiative.
- Eliminating age restriction in cancer clinical trials.
- A 'Dragon's Den' workshop to improve research through Consumer involvement.
- Identifying more harm than good: The PRIMETIME breast cancer study.
- Transforming the way that head and neck cancer is monitored.
- Developing a consensus for the future of radiotherapy-drug research.
- Developing better cancer trials for non-small cell lung cancers.
- The SMALL study for treating early-stage breast cancer


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Question: When are you going to run your entire interview with Battlestar Galactica exec producer David Eick, as you said you would?
Answer: Um, last Friday, perhaps? But in the spirit of full disclosure, I didn't run the entire interview. I saved a portion of it for this week's Ask Ausiello because I didn't want it to get lost amidst all the other Galactica prattle Eick was dispensing. Here's the portion I saved. Gilmore Girls fans, prepare to piddle uncontrollably.
Ausiello: Are you surprised that the word "frak" has invaded popular culture as it has? It was on Gilmore Girls this season.
David Eick: Was it? No way!
Ausiello: Yes. Lorelai said it.
Eick: Is she the younger girl?
Ausiello: No, she's the mom.
Eick: Oh my god. I have a thing for her. I want to meet her. If somehow Lauren Graham's use of the word frak translates into my getting to meet Lauren Graham, I'll do whatever I can. I'll have every character say it every other word from now on.
Ausiello: How about bringing her on as a special guest star?
Eick: She can be the new lead if she wants. Just kidding! Adama will kill me!
Ausiello: She could seriously kick some Cylon ass.
Eick: That's for sure.


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Jim McKenzie
St. Paul Minnesota
Eligible for draft:
209 lbs.
Prospect Talent Score
Probability of Success
The Ottawa Senators selected Jim McKenzie in the fifth round, 141st overall in 2004. They have taken their time with the St. Paul, MN native and allowed him to develop for three years at the University of Michigan. Following his third year with the Wolverines, McKenzie signed an entry-level contract with the Senators and turned pro in 2007-08.
2000-01: Skated with USA's U-17 development team. In 41 games, McKenzie tallied 15 points, including 11 goals.
2001-02: McKenzie started the season with USA's U-18 development team, skating in 19 contests and registering 17 points, seven goals. Later in the year, he joined Green Bay in the USHL and played in a limited role picking up three points and 34 penalty minutes in 17 games.
2002-03: McKenzie spent the full season with Sioux Falls in the USHL. In 45 games, he picked up 24 points and 108 penalty minutes.
2003-04: In his second year in the USHL, McKenzie nearly tripled his rookie totals. He finished fifth in scoring with 64 points in 59 games despite Sioux Falls' last place finish. He also won the USHL All-Star MVP award.
5th round (141st overall), 2004
2004-05: McKenzie was virtually non-existent early on as a freshman for Michigan State, but he certainly didn't end that way. He tallied at least a point in 10 of Michigan State's final 15 games, wrapping up his rookie campaign with 18 points (11 goals, 7 assists) in 34 games. Perhaps the main reason for McKenzie's late-season success was his ability to make excellent use of his 6'2, 205 lbs. frame and his tremendous strength, particularly around the net. So effective was his play in the latter stages of the season that he was given a regular shift alongside seniors Jim Slater (ATL) and Mike Lalonde.
2005-06: In his sophomore year, McKenzie appeared in 43 games, scoring 28 points and racked up 85 penalty minutes. Four of his 11 goals came with the man-advantage and he had a healthy +4. He played a key role in Michigan's playoff run, including assisting on David Booth's game winning goal in the CCHA Championship game.
2006-07: His third year with Michigan was his most productive. In 32 games, McKenzie tallied 28 points and 28 penalty minutes. He lit the lamp for seven goals, four coming with the man-advantage. He played especially well in the playoffs where he accounted for six points in four games.
2008-09: McKenzie will never be a scorer, but only scoring one goal and four assists through 44 games, even compared to his two goals and an assist in 18 games last year, wasn't impressive.
Talent Analysis
McKenzie boasts a heavy wrist shot and good passing. He protects the puck well, especially in high traffic areas. He is at his best along the boards and in the cycle game. McKenzie isn't afraid to play a physical brand of hockey or drop the gloves if need be. He plays a two-way game and possesses a solid frame (6'2, 210) to go along with good hockey sense.


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I love you and
I hate you and
I don't hate you
At all.
We were both just
So fucking mad
And I'm so sorry for that.
I hear nowadays
You are hurting real bad.
How seizures keep
You shivering in your bed
Gasping for breath
And clutching for your CBD pens
I heard it at the grocery store
My first thought
Was to shoplift
As many of those
Little fuckers as
I could possibly push
Into my pockets.
Seal them safely in a package
Sent with no return address
To your last known residence.
With love,
Your favorite ex-friend.