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Forum Post: Clearing the Fog of Class War ~ So We can Fight Back
Posted 7 years ago on Aug. 14, 2013, 9:02 p.m. EST by WSmith
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In this Class War waged by the 1% and fought by their RepubliCon Cult against We The (mostly unaware 99%) People, facts and history get distorted by a smokescreen of propaganda. Some are saying our economic woes began in 2008, when we duly elected the first Black POTUS, Barack Obama. And they point to the debilitating and shameless GOP sabotage, blackmail and hostage taking as proof that Obama and Dems are the real cause of our tortured lack of progress.
We have to fight back in this class war, but we can't fight when some of us have closed or deceived eyes!
Pinning the smoldering threat of the Greatest Bank Robbery in world history (Wall Street Heist and World Economy Debacle) to 2008, is like pinning the growing threat of WW-2 to Germany's invasion and Occupation of France. It's mind bogglingly wrong!
It was begun in 1979, with the deregulation, pro-business, anti-middle class and anti-labor onslaught (Blitzkrieg) by Margret Thatcher and '80 Ronnie Raygun; the denial of the need for and subsequent erosion of Post Depression Safeguards, the implementation of Shock Doctrine (Class Warfare) and the eventual repeal of Glass Steagall that led to the Unbridle GREED (in fact Greed is Good) and the Bankster's Inside Job. Now, having been bailed out and protected by 8 years of Bush (pickup where Raygun left off) GOP decriminalizing (get out of Jail Free) laws and deregulation, they are still at it (redistributing our wealth to the top 1%) with impunity and threatening to cause another, possibly bigger, economic Fukushima!
We need to re-institute Glass-Steagall, kill Citizens United and return key provisions of the Voters Right Act!
Support the 21st Century Glass Steagall Act
Looking Back at the Repeal of Glass-Steagall, or, How the Banks Caught Casino Fever
If you've been reading ND20, you know that the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act has been a key issue in both understanding the causes of the financial crisis and thinking about how to move forward. Glass-Steagall Act was introduced during the Great Depression, and was repealed in 1999, paving the way for banks to invest in nasty things like mortgage-backed securities and collateralized debt obligations.
As part of our 'New Agenda for America' series on the 80th anniversary of the Great Crash, TARP watchdog Elizabeth Warren weighed in on how President Roosevelt and the New Dealers brought innovative ideas to prevent another economic disaster, including Glass-Steagall, which separated banking from high-risk financial speculation (see "The Great Lesson"). Way back in the spring, Rob Johnson, Director of Financial Reform at the Roosevelt Institute, appeared on Al Jazeera to talk about the disastrous impact of doing away with the Glass-Steagall Act (Braintruster Rob Johnson Talks Bailouts to Fault Lines). More recently, Roosevelt Institute Braintruster Bruce Judson argued on this blog that we need an updated "Glass-Steagall 2.0″ that categorizes financial institutions and restricts their activities according (see Glass-Steagall 2.0: The American People Deserve An Explanation).
As our colleagues at Common Dreams point out, today is the 10-year anniversary of Glass-Steagall's repeal. Robert Weissman writes: "It is an anniversary worth noting for what it teaches us about forestalling financial crises, the consequences of maniacal deregulation, and the out-of-control political power of the megafinancial institutions."
Weissman notes that Glass-Steagall remained law until 1998, when Citicorp and Travelers Group announced they were merging:
Such a combination of banking and insurance companies was illegal under the Bank Holding Company Act, but was excused due to a loophole that provided a two-year review period of proposed mergers. The merger was premised on the expectation that Glass-Steagall would be repealed. Citigroup's co-chairs Sandy Weill and John Reed led a swarm of industry executives and lobbyists who trammeled the halls of Congress to make sure a deal was cut. But as the deal-making on the bill moved into its final phase in Fall 1999, fears ran high that the entire exercise would collapse. (Reed now says repeal of Glass-Steagall was a mistake.)
The result? Casino fever took over commercial banking industry. Weissman quotes Roosevelt Institute Braintruster and Nobel Prize-winner Joseph Stiglitz: CONTINUED: http://www.rooseveltinstitute.org/new-roosevelt/looking-back-repeal-glass-steagall-or-how-banks-caught-casino-fever
Reflections on Glass-Steagall and Maniacal Deregulation
Published on Thursday, November 12, 2009 by CommonDreams.org by Robert Weissman
Today marks the 10-year anniversary of the passage of the repeal of the 1933 Glass-Steagall Act and related legislation. It is an anniversary worth noting for what it teaches us about forestalling financial crises, the consequences of maniacal deregulation, and the out-of-control political power of the megafinancial institutions.
The repeal of Glass-Steagall removed the legal prohibition on combinations between commercial banks on the one hand, and investment banks and other financial services companies on the other. Glass-Steagall's strict rules originated in the U.S. government's response to the Depression and reflected the learned experience of the severe dangers to consumers and the overall financial system of permitting giant financial institutions to combine commercial banking with other financial operations.
Glass-Steagall protected depositors and prevented the banking system from taking on too much risk by defining industry structure: Commercial banks could not maintain investment banking or insurance affiliates (nor affiliates in non-financial commercial activity).
As banks eyed the higher profits in higher risk activity, however, they began in the 1970s to breach the regulatory walls between commercial banking and other financial services. Starting in the 1980s, responding to a steady drumbeat of requests, regulators began to weaken the strict prohibition on cross-ownership.
Despite herculean efforts by Wall Street throughout the 1990s, Glass-Steagall remained law because of intra-industry and intra-regulatory agency disagreements.
Then, in 1998, in an act of corporate civil disobedience, Citicorp and Travelers Group announced they were merging. Such a combination of banking and insurance companies was illegal under the Bank Holding Company Act, but was excused due to a loophole that provided a two-year review period of proposed mergers. The merger was premised on the expectation that Glass-Steagall would be repealed. Citigroup's co-chairs Sandy Weill and John Reed led a swarm of industry executives and lobbyists who trammeled the halls of Congress to make sure a deal was cut. But as the deal-making on the bill moved into its final phase in Fall 1999, fears ran high that the entire exercise would collapse. (Reed now says repeal of Glass-Steagall was a mistake.)
Robert Rubin stepped into the breach. Having recently stepped aside as Treasury Secretary, Rubin was at the time negotiating the terms of his next job as an executive without portfolio at Citigroup. But this was not public knowledge at the time. Deploying the credibility built up as part of what the media had labeled "The Committee to Save the World" (Rubin, Fed Chair Alan Greenspan and then-Deputy Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers, so named for their interventions in addressing the Asian financial crisis in 1997), Rubin helped broker the final deal.
The Financial Services Modernization Act, also known as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999, formally repealed Glass-Steagall. Among a long list of deregulatory moves large and small over the last two decades, Gramm-Leach-Bliley was the signal piece of financial deregulation.
What lessons should be learned from the 10-year debacle?
First, Glass-Steagall's key insight was in the need to treat regulation from an industry structure point of view. More:
Second, we need to return to Glass-Steagall's more particular understanding: depository institutions backed by federal insurance protection cannot be involved in the risky, speculative betting of the investment banking world. (Notably, the Glass-Steagall problem is now worse than it was before the financial crisis, following JP Morgan's acquisition of Bear Stearns, and Bank of America's takeover of Merrill Lynch.) More:
Third, giant financial institutions exercise too much political power, and for that reason alone must be broken up.
Fourth, we need broad reform in the area of money and politics. We need public financing of Congressional regulations, even stronger lobbyist reforms, and tight restrictions to close the revolving door through which individuals spin as they travel between positions in government and industry.


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Doesn't really seem like it. I'm on Nox and wouldn't mind someone to RP with, though.
Ah, phew! I'm on Nox as well. I wouldn't mind RPing, myself!
Though I'm admittedly new to Wakfu itself, it piqued my curiosity when I found this board.
Anyways, are there still RPers around here?
Doesn't really seem like it. I'm on Nox and wouldn't mind someone to RP with, though.
Ah, phew! I'm on Nox as well. I wouldn't mind RPing, myself!
Hey! I'm extremely new as well, like, just-started-I-still-smell-of-preIncarnam new. I'm a hardcore roleplayer, though, so RPing would be just the thing to get me really invested.
OKAY! My character is a snarky lil shit of an Iop named Zathema. Friend me in-game, if you like.
Pfft, that makes two of us, I'd say! I'd love to try and RP with ya, if you're up for it!
As for my character, (who I forgot to get out of incarnam lmao), he's a Feca archetype -- gentle, and protecting... and probably a little too science-y, Kudoka. (noot)
Sweet! What times you online, nerd? Or, y'know what, do you have a Discord? Add me at NerdlyChild#7185
I'm usually online about 6pm - 9pm MST. I don't actually have a Discord, lol -- usually I convene on different things. (EG Skype, usually)
hi sence you are interested I am planing on making an rp group myself so if you are interested I will be making a post to the forum telling others about it
Despite being American, I play on Remmington. Sorry, but I chose to move from Nox since I don't like the restriction that players from different nations can't join you if you join a server that's relative to your nation. Not to mention I know there's good roleplayers out there who don't play on Nox.
If you can transfer your character to Remmington, I sure would like a few friends to roleplay with.
Found any luck finding any other RPers in Remmington? I plan to go back to Wakfu and was thinking of distracting myself with some RP besides playing the game normally.

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The new fire retardant chemical package will be rolled out under the brand name Hometex.
Alexium has developed a solution that overcomes many of the technical limitations of fire retardant polyesters (FRPs). The treatment is compatible with further topical treatments such as water/oil repellence or antimicrobial treatments while providing durable (50+ wash) FR performance.
"Customers demand these multi-functional fabric properties in home and contract textile applications, but FRPs have been unable to meet the demand for multifunctional treatments," said Dr. Bob Brookins, Head of Research and Development for Alexium.
He added that the treatment package offers the capacity to work with a full colour/design pallet of conventional polyester fabrics. This contrasts with existing FRP fabrics which are limited to a smaller colour/design range.
Textiles made from these FRP fibres are permanently flame retardant due to the modification of the chemical structure of the synthetic (polyester) fibre. The resulting FRP fabric does not burn and will meet a number of industry fire protection standards.
However, FRP fabrics have been limited to non-apparel application, because they do not produce a protective char once burned. Despite their shortcomings, FRP fabrics are used widely in industry.


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Getting started with horse riding
Horse riding is a hobby that can be taken up by anyone at any stage of life. Children, teenagers, adults and people with a disability are able to start riding a horse with a little planning.
What are the benefits of horse riding?
There are many excellent reasons to take up horse riding as a hobby. It is an activity that has physical and mental benefits.
. Firstly, it takes muscle strength to control a horse and to remain seated on the animal's back. Leg muscles, especially the inner thigh, and core muscles will become toned and developed. Horse riding also burns calories, with around five calories per minute used during general riding practice. You can find out more about the specifics here
. Sharing time with an animal and making a connection is spiritually up lifting. Being outside in natural surroundings can enhance the mood very quickly. At any age, learning a new skill and overcoming challenges is good for the mind and will protect against depression. Most people with physical and mental disabilities find considerable enjoyment riding horses.
How to get started
It is not necessary to own a horse to take up horse riding. In fact, it is a good idea to try the hobby for a length of time before taking on the responsibility and expense of owning a pony. The best way to get started is to have riding lessons in an equestrian centre. There are a few things to think about when selecting the best riding school to go to.
Safety is paramount. No one wants to get hurt doing their chosen hobby, and suffering an injury early on will put most people off riding forever. With this in mind, a close check of the schools in an area should be carried out to see how organised they are, how well maintained and if the staff appear knowledgeable. Teachers with coaching qualifications are a good sign.
The equipment available for beginners should be noted. Some schools will lend hard hats and body protection, others will hire them out, but they should be insisting that every rider has the right safety gear for riding.
Getting to and from the school should be considered. A riding school that is either near to home, or easy to get to will cut down on travel time and make riding more enjoyable.
Ask about the costs involved so that there are no surprises. Lessons can sometimes be more economical if they are shared in a small group rather than one to one tuition.
What to expect from a beginner's horse riding lesson
It is important to arrive suitably dressed for a riding lesson. Long trousers of some sort such as jeans or jodhpurs are required to protect the legs. Footwear should be sturdy with a closed toe, and a small heel is desirable to prevent the stirrups from slipping. Clothing that is loose or can become untied should be avoided as it might get caught or distract the horses.
At first, simply getting used to horses and learning how they behave is part of the lesson. It is a good idea to arrive a little early to the early lessons to get familiar with the sights and sounds of a riding environment. Behaving in a confident and calm manner will help, and always approaching a horse from the front are good habits to get in to. How to sit correctly in a saddle, how to hold the reins and some simple commands will be the first things to learn. How quickly all the skills are learnt will depend on the individual, but whether or not this is the ideal hobby should become evident within a few weeks.


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We operate in a digitalised world. Our commercial and working environments have become more fluid and flexible, and utterly intertwined with personalised, data-driven technology. Whether it's via laptops, mobile phones or any other connected device, our customers will increasingly live their lives online in the future.
The acceleration of technology means that we now live in a world built on data – it is everywhere, forever growing in value and significance. It has the potential to make hugely positive changes to the way we all live and work.
We are all living through a period of exciting, widespread technological change. We need to be prepared to take on the challenges and embrace the many opportunities that the data revolution brings.
Data is changing nearly every aspect of our lives, whether we're aware of it or not. The way we purchase goods, run our businesses, treat medical patients, and manage our finances are all increasingly shaped by data. It's the key to solving some of society's biggest problems; famine, disease, poverty and ineffective education.
In business, we need to make sure we are ahead of the curve as this data revolution takes shape. With connected technology putting our customers firmly in the driving seat, there are clear challenges which will need to be overcome. People no longer expect but demand a personalised customer journey when they are dealing with organisations.
In this high-speed, interactive landscape, data analytics is already making significant and beneficial changes to our world. If we can make the most out of its huge capacity for good, data can drastically improve outcomes and drive stronger relationships between businesses and their customers along the way.
In order to deliver on these increasing expectations, there is a lot of pressure on businesses to gain a complete understanding of their customers' lives – using this insight for the benefit of the customer, in a way they want it delivering.
However, within this environment lies an interesting paradox: people expect a round-the-clock, 'always-on' approach to any organisation, yet won't accept anything that they feel is too intrusive or not relevant to them .
As organisations of all shapes and sizes increasingly find themselves in possession of more customer information than ever before, there also comes greater responsibility.
Evolving data protection regulation means that businesses will need to look for guidance and support to meet new regulatory requirements. In addition, cyber-security is an ever present concern for organisations of all sizes.
The world is becoming more connected every day. If we are serious about keeping up with consumer-driven change we need a truly holistic approach, one which protects our customers and our products from cyber threats, whilst ensuring the customer journey is as seamless and fluid as it needs to be. This type of joined-up thinking will need to become the norm, as the 'datafication' of our world continues.
Businesses need to consider the main priority within any change. Whether regulatory, technological or innovation – there is one common denominator. The customer. And those organisations who can achieve a single customer view can identify, verify and emphasise with the customer at every stage of interaction. The question is, with data growing so fast – how can businesses create a model that reacts to change as quickly as the customer demands. Agility will therefore be critical as we enter a new era of a 'data powered future'
The challenge comes from balancing speed, with compliance and customer expectations. All require an equal level of investment and focus – and each are challenged by their own design. The future is packed with opportunity and we have to make sure we are willing and ready to move with the times.


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The photo illustrations of Nikki Finke in New York magazine are pretty great. (New York)
Although Michael Bloomberg stepped away from Bloomberg News while in office, "his spirit has loomed large over the Manhattan skyscraper that bears his name." Staffers are forced to use the stairs and there is free organic peanut butter and naturally flavored agua fresca in Bloomberg-branded biodegradable cups. (The New York Times)
David Carr discloses that his daughter once spent three days during Fashion Week as an unpaid intern at Cosmo. (The New York Times)
Time is paying both its current and former CEO pretty well. (New York Post)
Journalists use drones. (The New York Times)


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Focused on Design - The CoAD focuses upon design, as an expanded practice: a "multi-disciplinary" approach that crosses in and between disciplines. This focus impacts not only our coursework, but all the co- and extra-curricular activities we offer as well as the community-based work and immersive international experiences we sponsor.
Immersed in Technology - The CoAD believes that technology is a human endeavor and a reflection of people at their best. We promote the advancement of practice through technology, so that our collective efforts and ideas enable us, as a culture, to make lives better.
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It is our belief that our graduates, so equipped, will not only thrive within their chosen field, but will be able to use their unique, professional voice as a designer to positively impact the world formed through their creative efforts. Not only upon graduation. But for decades to come.


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Costume examples from our workshop
Period: around 1490, Burgundy
This medieval dress has been crafted from an antique red-golden brocade fabric with the typical ornament from the late Burgundian epoch. It has been cut with a high-raised waist that is emphasized by a golden antique metal belt. The V-neck is decorated with a silk décolletage cover of matching color and is surrounded by a velvet collar. The wide, trained skirt and the sleeves are furnished with velvet-trimmed hems. The corresponding truncated velvet hennin is adorned with a silk veil.
Price category: B
Period: 13th / 14th century
The material of this dress has been made from a mixture of cotton (warp yarn) and stinging nettle (weft yarn). This fabric is suited for simple peasant costumes as well as for dresses of the upper classes. Through its silky appearance and its unique fall, which is due to the stinging nettle fibers, the dress itself can be designed in...
Period: around 1450
This robe from 15th century has been crafted for an English reenactment group. It is made of precious silk damask from the Venetian weaving mill Luigi Bevilacqua, which today still hand-produces on historic looms following its own original pattern-designs. The Portrait of Isabella of Portugal by the Early Netherlandish painter Rogier van der Weyden (1400-1464) served as ...
Period: late 15th century
In the following we would like to present two houppelandes made of brocade, velvet and silk. Houppelandes were a kind of outer garment or overcoat that was worn by both men and women from the end of the 14th to the late 15th century throughout Europe. We crafted the following cream-colored houppelande from an antique brocade fabric with the typical ornament of the late Burgundian epoch. It is cut with a high raised...
Period: around 1450
This tunic overcoat for men owes its noble appearance to both the plain yet artful cut and the grave fabric: red-golden brocade with fleur-de-lis. The distinct standing collar of gold-brocade and the 'ermine'-trimmed hem reinforce this impression.
Price category: A
Period: around 1000 – 1200
This early Romanic ensemble consists of a long and straight cut chemise, made of hand-woven linen, and an equally cut tunic, made of virgin wool. The hand-woven brocade braids make it obvious that this is the robe of a nobleman.
Price category: B
Period: around 1460, Burgundy
The following houppelande has been designed for men. It has been made of dove blue brocade, which has golden fleur-de-lis woven into it. Sleeves and hem are trimmed with premium faux fur*. Belt and neckline are made of velvet and are decorated with artificial gems. We also designed this Burgundian-style velvet hood that goes perfectly with this robe.
Price category: B
Period: around 1450
This cotehardie has been designed after an original cut pattern that was reconstructed based on grave findings. The very slim-fitting top is laced at the back. Small gores, i.e. triangular fabric pieces, inserted into the skirt assure its extreme width. The contrasting green lining shows to advantage when the dress' front is slightly raised, a gesture very common in medieval portrayals.
Price category: C
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Costume History
The early Middle Ages - the Romanesque period - start around the 800s. Architecture, art, and fashion are very down to earth. Garment shapes were extremely simple, consisting of mostly identically cut outerwear and underwear; people sometimes wore just simple rectangles or semicircles by way of capes, typically closed on the right shoulder. The Frankish outfit featured trousers, which especially baffled Romans. Materials were also rather basic: wool and linen in the house of the women - even the most distinguished ones - also spun, woven and sewn. On the other hand, fur was generally worn. As Byzantium fell in 1204, silk weaving quickly spread throughout Europe, becoming especially popular in Italy. However, patterned fabrics remained prohibitively expensive and could only be worn by a select few, who did so on special occasions.
At the same time, Byzantium produced the most magnificent silks, opulently woven with gold threads and fitted with precious stones. Such treasures, even if imported to Europe, were so costly that only an affluent few could afford them, mostly in the form of ribbons decorating garment hems, necklines, and sleeve edges. Men's and women's clothing was nearly identical -expect for the Franks and their trousers.
In 1200, at the dawn of the Gothic period, a dramatically different sense of form emerged, leaving behind the earthbound, severe Romanesque style. It is a time inspired by the afterlife, with a pervading sense of elevation. Similar to cathedrals, which seem to draw the viewer upwards, vertical lines dominate fashion. While Romanesque clothing did not trespass the crown or the sole of the foot, this new period sees and attempt to break these boundaries. Thus, dresses are provided with increasingly longer trains and hats become higher and more pointed, visually stretching the body in both directions.
In general, Gothic style - much to the chagrin of the Church - tends to emphasize the body: medieval clothing is extremely tight down to the waist and women's dresses feature ever-growing necklines. Over these tight-fitting upper garments, men (and woman) wore another - sleeveless - loose over-garment called Surkot, whose sleeve openings - dubbed as "devil windows" by the Church - grew increasingly larger, revealing the waist.
Popular among both sexes was the Houppelande, a coat-like garment with long, hanging sleeves and the semi-circular "Tassel" coat (Tassel = metal clasp).
The outfit of male aristocracy also included the tunic, to be later replaced by a close-fitting short jacket, some featuring long hanging sleeves. Under that, aristocrats wore a doublet to which leg warmers were laced.
In the early Gothic, the Romanesque's hooded jacket for men evolved into the "Gugelhaube", a kind of shoulder cape with hood, whose tip grew into a long flat band.
In addition, both sexes carried the chaplet, a wreath of jewels, flowers, foliage or fabric, which married women handed over. Later came various forms of horns and Wulsthauben and the Hennin, a higher, more pointed "Zuckerhut".
Pointed shoes (medieval poulaines) were an inseparable part of Gothic fashion.
The costumes of the late Middle Ages are represented in all its magical splendour in the court of Burgundy. The most luxurious robes, the most imaginative headgear, thelongest trains were found here.For three quarters of a century, the Burgundian duchy dictated costumes and etiquette in Europe. Throughout the Middle Ages and, initially,also in Burgundy, bright colour were predominantly. Thus, Philip the Good favoured black for his vestments and made them popular for the first time in fashion history.
Regardless, red remained the favourite Middle Ages colour, and the Lily cross the favourite ornament.
Period: late 15th century
In the following we would like to present two houppelandes made of brocade, velvet and silk. Houppelandes were a kind of outer garment or overcoat that was worn by both men and women from the end of the 14th to the late 15th century throughout Europe. We crafted the following cream-colored houppelande from an antique brocade fabric with the typical ornament of the late Burgundian epoch. It is cut with a high raised...


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We were listening to NPR on the drive home from the train home from New York and got totally into an episode of This American Life: No Coincidence, No Story!.
The host was Sarah Koenig of Serial fame.
This American Life asked folks to send in their best coincidence stories and they picked great ones to put on the air. It's a great show.
Had I known, I'd have submitted mine: It really is a small world.


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BWB Texts are short books on big subjects from great New Zealand writers.
Read on smart phones and e-readers, tablets and as snappy paperbacks, BWB Texts is fast becoming one of New Zealand's most influential platforms for discussion, ideas and critical analysis.
Over 50 Texts are now available and we're releasing more every month. The latest list can be viewed here: www.bwb.co.nz/books/bwb-texts
BWB Texts is a non-profit programme made possible by the BWB Publishing Trust.
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Last Saturday morning I got woken up by the birds humming outside my window, I rolled over and peaked at my phone through one eye.
7:56am. I had woken up before my alarm but I was just too excited and nervous and anxious to sleep anymore.
I needed to get up and get ready and I was determined not to miss our train.
I jumped in the shower, packed our little suitcase, did my hair, did my make-up and tried very hard to get him out of bed and get him ready whilst I slipped on my new red dress.
We needed to go to London!
After dropping our bags off at our hotel, with my stomach knotted with nerves and excitement we travelled north of the river and arrived at the Bloggers Ball!
The Bloggers Ball this year was being held at DSTRKT next to Picadilly Circus and was hosted by Scarlett London.
Scarlett runs a very successful blog and amidst planning blogger events, travelling and running her own blog she has been studying for her degree and has only just graduated to become a full-time blogger! If you haven't checked her blog out, please click here.
DSTRKT lends itself to a beautiful setting, but Scarlett had put on a great show.
These girls are from the Handbag Spa, they give your luxury hand bags and purses a make-over. They restore designer pieces back to their original state and I know mine needs a little TLC. My Mulberry is my pride and joy and I use like all the time, it has been through a lot.
WD were also running a competition today. Find the WD coaster in the lounge of DSTRKT and if it has a gold star on it, you win an ultra passport!
Their pieces were so adorable and luxurious. They were classic pieces with unusual colours which stand out from the crowd. They were a fresh of breath air.
Jody Bell makes staple pieces for your wardrobe and I was already imagining all of the events I could wear them to..
So I grabbed my favourite and Melanie shuffled me off to the bathroom with her niece, the gorgeous Francesca.
Aaaaand you will have to wait until my next blog post to see which pieces I chose. My bed is calling...


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Ishqbaaz: Shivaay's Angry Avtaar, Abhay's fails to prove Oberoi's truth
Shivaay, Omkara, Rudra, Tej & Shakti all are stunned as Abhay enters Oberoi mansion with tashan and claims himself as Oberoi.
Abhay didn't stop here as he accuses Oberoi's for Kalyani Mills tragedy and says that it was a pre-planned conspiracy and ShiOmRu are shocked.
Abhay also has proof, ShiOmRu are tensed that their family is culprit of Kalyani Mills tragedy and asks Abhay to show proof.
Abhay fails to show proof as the tape he had brought turns out to be blank and Shivaay gets angry and shows his aggressive avatar to Abhay.
Shivaay throws Abhay out of Oberoi mansion and ask him to never return back, to while Abhay is tensed.
It's Swetlana who betrayed Abhay and changed the proof, Swetlana wants to use this proof against Oberoi's as her brahmastra and manipulates it.
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Winter is here and the weather is getting chillier. During this time of the year, we experience chilly air, and as the days pass by, the temperatures drop throughout the country. Soon enough, fog-covered streets will be a common sight. And that means it is time to gear up for winter.
In Bangladesh, people who live in the capital normally do not experience that much cold weather, compared to other parts of the country. The winter season lasts about a couple of months, but in that short period of time, we try to make the best use it. Today's youths and children love to present themselves as fashionably as possible. Many keep track of the latest fashion trends. For fashion aficionados, winter is a wonderful time to buy winter attires and appear as trendy as possible.
There are numerous malls and brand clothing stores in Bangladesh. Nevertheless, there are some prominent shopping centres that youths just can't resist visiting for their winter shopping. Fashion tastes differ from person to person. Some like to buy brand products, some tend to visit different shopping centres, while there are some who still prefer to get their winter suits made at their local tailor's. This week, Y&I visited some shopping places renowned for winter clothing and spoke with some youths and vendors about the latest trends in winter fashion.
For many of us when we think of buying clothes for winter, normally an inexpensive range of products comes to mind. One can find fairly cheap clothes at places like Dhaka New Market and other shopping centres in that area. Bongo Bazaar and street markets from Bangabandhu National Stadium to Gulistan Zero Point are also popular for winter shopping.
The street shops opposite Dhaka College remain crowed throughout the year. But during winter, students and youths tend to visit the places more. There is an extended stretch of shops and one can find various collections of clothing on display, with hoards of young customers. From sweaters to sweatshirts, pullovers, jackets, jeans, ponchos, scarves, monkey caps, gloves _ everything can be found in the shops there.
M Arif Hossain, 30, a software engineer, was buying clothes from the street shops opposite Dhaka College. He told Y&I: "I like to buy winter clothes with my friends. I normally visit the street shops, where we can find jeans and hoodie jackets at cheaper price. I have visited stores of some popular brands, but their products are way too expensive sometimes. I cannot deny the fact that the brand stores offer quality products. They have every right to charge whatever they see fit for their products. I know for a fact that most of the winter clothes that we buy from places like Bongo Bazaar and Dhaka New Market are mostly surplus or rejects from our garments industry that were somehow not exported. Now, only an expert can identify the quality of the clothes. I don't believe that in order to appear fashionable one has to buy from a posh clothing store."
Rakib Amin, a supplier at Kolmiphul, a popular shop at Nurjahan Supermarket in Nilkhet, said: "Jackets are very popular among the youth nowadays. We have leather, wool, denim, 'parachute' and long-style hoodie jackets. This year, like the previous year, we are receiving positive response from the customers. Sales of winter clothing can be compared to Eid sales. As it gets colder, more people will come to buy warm clothes. Prices of the clothes vary depending on the quality, and sometimes on the customer. It's not that we want to make profit all the time, sometimes when we see we have too much in stock, we sell at a discount rate."
Doja Market is located near Dhaka College. Here, customers get the privilege of choosing from a variety of styles. Known for its reasonable prices, winter wear like sweaters, jackets, jumpers, sweatshirts, gloves and winter hats, for both men and women, can be found there.
M Kamal Uddin, 30, who works in the readymade garments (RMG) sector, was busy buying clothes at Doja Market. Speaking to this reporter, he shared: "I recently got married. My wife and I have come here to buy some winter clothes. Doja Market is a place where women can find the latest fashions." His wife, Afroza Khatun, added: "I have been coming to this market ever since I was in school. This year, the salwar-kameez sets look interesting. I would like to buy a few of those and I want to get a warm jacket. I prefer coming to this place because a variety of clothes can be found here. Of course, the shops are usually very crowded and the shop owners and salespersons always try to goad the customers into buying their products."
Like any other shopping area in Dhaka, one can see shopkeepers at Elephant Road as eager as ever to sell their wares, talking to customers and trying to help them as much as they can. Bargaining is a common sight in all the shops here.
Fazley Rabbi, a young journalist, was looking for a pair of shoes at Elephant Road. "I have come here to buy some hiking boots. When it comes to buying winter clothes, I prefer Dhaka New Market. Prices are very reasonable there and one can get many variations. Hoodies and full-sleeved shirts are available there. I also go to the shops opposite Dhaka College to buy other stuff for winter. I will buy a windbreaker jacket and mufflers to tackle the cold. But these areas are not very good for sweaters. Last year, I bought a sweater from Bashundhara mall. They have a good collection. For shoes, I don't see any alternative to Elephant Road."
Moly Mamun, 30, a young businesswoman has been associated with the RMG business for the last eight years. She has her own brand, with five outlets throughout Dhaka. "When it comes to winter fashion, we normally focus on women's clothing. During winter our sales are good. Of course, we only get one month to cash in on the opportunity. In our country, winter tends to start from December. Throughout the month, people not only buy clothes for winter, but for other occasions (like weddings) as well. We import half of our winter collection from countries like China and Thailand, while the rest are made by local RMG factories according to our requirement. Most of the local brands in our country do the same thing."
"We all know many people get married in winter, and then there is Christmas and New Year, so people normally buy different types of outfits during this time year. In the last couple of years, we have seen a change regarding customers' demand when it comes to locally made clothes. Just a few years ago, youths, especially girls, were crazy about clothes that were imported from India and Pakistan. Today, that scenario has changed as our local designs are able to attract the attention of the young buyers. This has happened because our local designers are able to come up with trendy and stylish clothes. Right now, the youths fancy jackets and capes or ponchos for winter," she added.
Abdul Ahmed, 30, works in a clothing store called Shohag Collection at Baghdad Shopping Complex in Mirpur. "I have been working in this shop for a year and half. We sell different types of jackets, capes kurti, jeans, blazers and hoodie jackets. Most of our products are locally made. We get our stock from Kaliganj and Keraniganj. There are a number of factories there that make winter clothing. We normally do not keep export quality winter clothes, as it requires a lot of money to buy those. Jacket prices range from Tk 1,200 to Tk 2,500 and we sell blazers priced Tk 1,500-2,000. In the last two years, business was average. Hopefully, this year we will do better," he said.
Sharia Parvin is the owner of a clothing store at Golartake in Mirpur 1. "My husband and I have been doing this business for six months. Today's youths like more colourful clothes and they sometimes come to us to place their orders. Western styled coats are in high demand at the moment. We import our products mostly from India. Besides, there are many factories around the country that make quality traditional winter wear like shawls and woolen sweaters. We also get some items from places like Bongo Bazaar. I study what the customers are seeking, and I also survey what is frequently in demand," she said.
Majed Ali Bishwas has been involved in the clothing business for over a decade. He has a clothing store and also serves as a buyer of export quality products for several clients at Bongo Bazaar. "Bongo Bazaar and the shops near New Market normally sell Bangladeshi-made export quality clothes. They collect products from different RMG companies. Due to various reasons, garments factory stock lots end up in those markets. Sometimes, due to poor quality, an importer refuses to accept the ordered items, or sometimes a factory fails to deliver a consignment on time, then again garments factories make samples. Now, these surplus or rejected products are not that bad in quality, but they are cheaper in price. Some well-known local clothing stores sell them as well," he said.
M Ziaul Haque, 19, a student of mechanical engineering at Shyamoli Ideal Polytechnic Institute, was window shopping near the Stadium market with a couple of friends. "December through January, we experience winter in our county. I have come here because I want to buy some clothes for my older brother and myself. I also have plans to visit Bongo Bazaar soon. I want to buy a leather jacket or a blazer for this winter."
Nahid Hasan, a student of Asian University Bangladesh, said: "Winter is here as we can feel the cold as soon as the sun goes down. I have been coming to Taltola Market at Khilgaon for the last six years. Here, I can find clothes of good brands and the prices are quite reasonable as well."
Abdur Rahim graduated recently from Stamford University, but he has been in the clothing business for five years now. "My uncle owns a clothing store at New Market. I sometimes work there to help him out. Over the years, I have seen most of the clothing stores selling sweaters, pullovers and sweatshirts and full-sleeved T-shirts. I suggested to my uncle to try something different. I asked him to sell scarves, mufflers, winter caps, gloves, ear muffs and socks. It worked, as right now he is doing good business. He collects items for his shop from suppliers at Gulistan."
Photos: File, Internet.
Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
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Editor : M. Shamsur Rahman
Published by the Editor on behalf of Independent Publications Limited at Media Printers, 446/H, Tejgaon I/A, Dhaka-1215.
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Year after year, Feeding Florida remains committed to making sure food reaches families that need it most. Each February, Harry's Seafood Bar & Grille joins them in their fight to create a Hunger-Free Florida – One Po'Boy at a Time.
Harry's Fighting Hunger One Po'Boy at a Time campaign is attributed to the creation of the po'boy sandwich. Created by Bennie and Clovis Martin, the po'boy, short for "poor boy," was the name given to the filling sandwich they provided to streetcar motormen and conductors free of charge during the 1929 transit strikes in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Harry's hopes to honor the po'boy's foundation in helping others by donating $1 for every po'boy sold during the month of February to the Florida Association of Food Banks. "This is our opportunity to give back to those in need," said Louis Saig, President of Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille, "Helping to feed the hungry is as worthy a cause as it gets."
Last year, the Association – a partnership of 14 food banks serving all 67 counties in the Sunshine State – distributed more than 197 million pounds of food last year to those in need.1 "Florida has more than three million people that are food insecure," said Rebecca Brislain, Executive Director, Feeding Florida. "For every dollar we receive, our Food Banks provide six to eight dollars worth of food to those who struggle with hunger."
All five Harry's Seafood Bar and Grille locations – St. Augustine, Gainesville, Tallahassee, Ocala and Lakeland – participate in this campaign each year.
For more information about how to get involved with Feeding Florida, click here!


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8-bit Ninjas pixelate space-time
Robots and Ninjamen,
My audio bredren De la Mancha, programmer of synthesizers and digital music/art, has released a Commodore 64 inspired synthesizer for use with your VST compatible frame (pro tools, live, logic) though, unfortunately, DLM's plugins only work on Windows machines. From the site:
basic64 is inspired by the 8 bit sounds of the classic Commodore 64.
It's not a straight emulation, but is based around the SID chip with some extras for that 8-bit retro game sound, lofi gritty noises or just plain oddness
- 16, 8 or 6 bit sound quality
- 3 oscs, each with their own ADSR envelope
- oscillators can be sync'd and ring modulated by each other
- pitch envelope modulation
- pitch wobble option, for subtle instability
- 2 tempo-sync LFO's to modulate pitch, cut-off and pulse width
- LFO's have attack/release curves
- tempo-sync arpegiator
- flexible routing to state variable filter (LP, HP & BP)
- envelopes can be reset or continuous at retrigger
- monophonic or polyphonic option
- midi learn / midi CC support
- 128 presets by sinkmusic & WhiskeyPriest
Like all true R0b0tninja, I respectfully acknowledge the works of supreme instrument creators such as De La Mancha. Some use Reaktor, some take this more direct approach, but all must inevitably answer to the Supreme Ninja-master in the sky. R0b0tninja blasters set to annihilate.
Posted: November 2nd, 2007
at 12:35pm by Bertr0n
Categories: Digital Audio,Pro Audio,r0b0t ninja
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real ninjas are 64 for bit!!! mUHAHAHAHAHAHA


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Meet The Team
We would like to introduce our team of technicians and support staff.
Thayne Gregory and his beautiful wife Camillia lead the team.
This guy helps us out when we need some real help.
Steve is our working Super Superintendent and lead estimator. He is super friendly and loves hunting and guns.
Adan is the master with anything wood. Banisters, cabinets…This guy does it all!
Richard is a Mason and all around Mr. Fix it! Super knowledgeable about pretty much everything.
Robert is our friendly do it all guy.
Ruth Lavine is our administrative support with over 12 years of construction admin experience.
Brent Thelin Master Painter with over 20 years in the painting trade.
Rich Lavine is our commercial account specialist!
Isaac is a great addition to our team. He is knowledgeable in many different areas.
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I remember the Official mag (I presume you're referring to the UK version) and have (mostly) fond memories of it. The reviews weren't the typical shit you find in most official mags, and were usually balanced and fair. Only the very best games scored seven or more out of ten. I didn't always agree with them though !
As for three out of ten.........maybe the reviewer got out the wrong side of bed that day. I seem to remember that Fighting Force 2 got about the same score ? It just doesn't sound right, no matter how much they try and justify it. But hey, my boss at work told me I was an ugly fucker this morning and yet my girlfriend told me this evening that she thought I was a hunk There really is no accounting for taste sometimes


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For Kart & Jr. Dragster Racing
All Go-Parts™ camshafts and engine components have been aggressively developed on the dynamometer and on the race track to provide you with the most competitive products on the market.Before building your hi-performance 5 HP Briggs and Stratton™ engine, we recommend that you read these instructions completely to familiarize yourself with the necessary tools and the preparing a high quality racing engine. We also recommend you have a copy of the Briggs and Stratton™ factory service manual for reference purposes. Use of hi-performance engine components will not improve your racing chassis handling. The quality of your chassis handling is as important as the quality of your engine.If you have any questions concerning installation or proper use of your Go-Parts™ hi-performance components, call us toll-free at 1-800-976-9376.
Go-Parts™ Complete Engine Disassembly Instructions For Briggs & Stratton™ 5 HP Engines
Remember that your goal is a hi-performance racing engine, it is in your best interest to follow these instructions precisely. Clearancing issues are dealt with and should not be ignored. Skipping steps will reduce horsepower, efficiency, and the performance of your engine.DISASSEMBLY:Step 1 - Warm the engine at an idle. Shut the engine off and remove the blower housing, spark plug and attached hardware. Next, perform a leak down test on your engine to test the sealing condition of the engine. You can perform a leak down test while the engine is on the chassis or on the bench. Either way, you must be certain that the engine is warm, that the flywheel is held stationary during the leak down test and that both valves are closed. The flywheel can be held stationary by attaching a flywheel holding tool onto the flywheel. If the leak down test indicates a leak percentage higher than 10%, you will need to inspect and possibly repair the valve seats, head, head gasket and piston rings. If you listen closely to the engine during the leak test, you can pinpoint the source of the leakage. Overlooking the sealing condition of your engine can cause inaccurate performance potential from your new camshaft.
Tip: Go-Parts™ offers a leak down tester (part #GP301010) that is an accurate and dependable tool for this application. Step 2: Remove clutch, clutch guard, header, straps, carburetor, tank, all hardware and brackets. When removing these components, check the condition of the fasteners and engine block threads. Replace or repair if necessary.Step 3: Drain fuel and oil/lubricant and dispose of properly.Step 4: Remove the cylinder head and valve cover. Remove valve springs and valves. When removing dual valve springs, use Go-Parts™ Dual Valve Spring Compressor (part #GP351018) for safety and ease. Stock class springs can be removed with a stock spring compressor or two screwdrivers. Inspect valves, retainers, valve guides and valve seats for wear. Replace or repair if necessary.
In stock classes, replace stock valve springs every three to four races.
If using Go-Parts™ dual springs in modified classes, replacement is necessary every eight to ten races.
For stock classes, check the Go-Parts™ application sheet for the proper valve spring for your camshaft.
For modified classes, check the Go-Parts™ application sheet for the proper spring for your cam. Go-Parts™ offers two different dual valve spring sizes to fit all modified engines. Part #GP959-Kit is designed for use on modified engines with camshaft lifts up to .380". Part #GP960-Kit is designed for use on modified engines with cam lifts over .380".Step 5: Remove the side cover and side cover gasket from the engine. Remove PTO bearing. PTO bearing should be a slip-fit.
If PTO bearing is not slip-fit, you will need to completely disassemble the engine to install your new camshaft or use a "puller" to remove the PTO bearing.
If you use a "puller" to remove the PTO bearing, you must have the crankshaft journal "turned down" to allow the PTO bearing to slip-fit upon reassembly AND must replace the PTO bearing.
If your engine is not equipped with a PTO bearing, you must inspect the clearance between the bushing inside diameter and the crankshaft journal outside diameter.
If clearance is excessive or bushing quality is poor, replace crankshaft and/or repair bushings.
Note: If you choose to leave the PTO bearing pressed on the crankshaft, you will have to remove the piston and connecting rod; remove the crankshaft and camshaft; and reinstall the crankshaft simultaneously with the new camshaft.Step 6: Turn the engine upside down or deck surface down, line up the crankshaft and camshaft timing marking dots and remove the camshaft. When removing the camshaft be careful not to "knick" the camshaft lobes on any internal engine components.INSPECTION:Step 7 - Remove and inspect the lifters for wear pattern.
If your engine is a modified class engine, we highly recommend replacing your lifters with stronger & harder Go-Parts™ lifters regardless of the existence of any wear patterns.
If your engine is a stocker or restricted stocker, and has had a "fast-rapid" lift or a "fast-ramp" camshaft previously, you must install new lifters.
Use Go-Parts™ Billet stock class lifters (GP8250-2), which will allow the cam to "degree in" every time. These lifters will also pass tech inspection.
Fast lift camshafts have been known to break weaker lifters, valve spring retainers, valve guides and consequently ruining some engine blocks. Overlooking this fact can cause severe engine damage.
Inspect for excessive clearance in the lifter bore. If the lifter appears loose in the lifter bore, installing a sleeve in the lifter bore area may be necessary. It will also be necessary for you to inspect the quality of the valve guide bore. If excessive clearance is present, you will have to replace the valve guide. If you install a new valve guide, you will need to "lap" the valve or cut the valve seat with the proper seat valve cutter.
Note: All valve lapping and seat cutting should be performed with a "torque-plate" attached to the top of the block and torqued to spec.
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Note: If reusing a lifter, make sure to mark the lifter during disassembly and reinstall the same lifter in the same lifter bore originally installed in.
Note: Inspect the entire valve train for faulty components and for faulty valve sealing. Installing a new camshaft without inspecting the quality of all internal components may lead to poor performance and possibly engine failure. Step 8: In modified class engines you must now inspect for proper internal components-to-crankcase clearances.
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5. Lifter head to lifter bore clearance at max. lift.
It may be necessary to remove material from the bottom of the lifter bore, the camshaft "barrel" (center section between both camshaft lobes), the sides of the camshafts lobes, the crankshaft "pin" area and the connecting rod. A .030 clearance between internal components is acceptable. Clean engine parts with a clean cloth. Install (with a light film of oil) the crankshaft, camshaft, piston (with no piston rings) on the connecting rod, lifters and PTO bearing. Be sure to line up the timing marks on the crank gear and the camshaft. Turn the engine over very slowly and with a flash light, look through the Go-Parts™ billet camshaft gear face and view where material needs to be removed from the engine block or any internal engine components. After removing the necessary amount of material and cleaning all parts, recheck the tolerances with crankcase cover and crankcase cover gasket installed and torqued. This can be done by listening closely for internal noise while you are slowly turning the engine over in the direction of rotation.
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by Nick Jowett
from Signs of the Times, No. 28 - Jan 2008
In 2005 the Anglican-Roman Catholic International Commission published an 'Agreed Statement', Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ. This was the final report from ARCIC II and it sought to overcome some of the deep historical differences on Mary's role and status between the Anglican Church and the Roman Catholic Church.
The statement repeats 'significant agreement' about Mary from a previous ARCIC statement (Authority in the Church II, 1981), and then asserts that it has sought to understand Mary's person and role in the widest possible theological and spiritual context, 'in the light of a theology of divine grace and hope.' It takes us through the scriptural references to Mary and a brief history of the Church's beliefs and practices in relation to her, both before and after the Reformation, and concludes:
The Scriptures lead us together to praise and bless Mary as the handmaid of the Lord, who was providentially prepared by divine grace to be the mother of our Redeemer. Her unqualified assent to the fulfilment of God's saving plan can be seen as the supreme instance of a believer's 'Amen' in response to the 'Yes' of God. She stands as a model of holiness, obedience and faith for all Christians. As one who received the Word in her heart and in her body, and brought it forth into the world, Mary belongs in the prophetic tradition. We are agreed in our belief in the Blessed Virgin Mary as Theotokos (Mother of God). Our two communions are both heirs to a rich tradition which recognizes Mary as ever virgin, and sees her as the new Eve and as a type of the Church. We join in praying and praising with Mary whom all generations have called blessed, in observing her festivals and according her honour in the communion of the saints, and are agreed that Mary and the saints pray for the whole Church. In all of this, we see Mary as inseparably linked with Christ and the Church.
The statement then goes on to tackle two Catholic dogmas about Mary, both of comparatively recent date, those of her Immaculate Conception and of her Assumption.
The first of these was pronounced and defined by Pope Pius IX in 1854 when he stated that Mary 'in the first instance of her conception, by a singular privilege and grace granted by God, in view of the merits of Jesus Christ, the Saviour of the human race, was preserved exempt from all stain of original sin.' In other words from the moment her soul was formed in the womb she received what God was going to do for all humankind in Jesus Christ; in view of her coming role as God's mother, she got redemption in advance of everybody else.
As for Mary's Assumption, this was defined as recently as 1950 by Pius XII and stated that 'the Immaculate Mother of God, the ever-Virgin Mary, having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory.' This also puts Mary 'at the head of the queue', so to speak: she enters the fullness of what God promises to all, but she is somehow the first to get it.
The ARCIC statement on Mary points out that these dogmas did not emerge out of the blue, but had been developing in Christian belief for centuries, closely linked with the great honour in which Mary was held. It also seeks to explain that Mary is partly being specially honoured because of her unique role within the history of salvation, but is partly being seen, in her freeing from sin and in her being taken into heaven, 'merely' as an exemplar or type of every Christian. Nevertheless, the problems for Anglicans in accepting these two dogmas are recognised and summed up in a quotation from the sixth of the Thirty Nine Articles, that 'Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation.' There is clearly no direct justification in the Bible for the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption, and in spite of the subtle arguments of the statement on Mary, most Anglicans would find them impossible to accept. The statement hopes, somewhat vaguely, that 'Marian teaching and devotion within our respective communities, including differences of emphasis , would be seen to be authentic expressions of Christian belief' and that 'the explicit acceptance of the precise wording of the definitions of 1854 and 1950 might not be required of believers who were not in communion with Rome when they were defined '. I cannot believe that many 21st century Anglicans will be willing to accept what are essentially pious imaginings as any part of the official doctrine that Christians are required to believe.
Finally the ARCIC statement reflects on prayer to the Virgin Mary in the light of Article 22 which says that 'the Romish doctrine... of the invocation of saints is grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but is rather repugnant to the Word of God.' It points out that, in spite of many periods of exaggerated devotion and prayer to Mary seen as almost an alternative Redeemer, the Roman Catholic Church fundamentally affirms that all prayer is to God the Trinity, and that where saints are invoked, it is only to assist and strengthen the prayers of the Church on earth, and that Mary's special role derives from her closeness to Christ. In other words, she is at one with the prayers of the Church on earth and in heaven, and essentially no different from anyone else praying, but that her unique role in the economy of salvation has meant that her prayers have been pre-eminently besought. In the light of this, the ARCIC statement does not believe that the practice of asking Mary along with the other saints to pray for us need be a cause of division.
The main controversial proposals of the statement are clearly the acceptance, in some form or another, of the doctrines of the Immaculate Conception and the Assumption, and of the idea of praying through Mary. But these are certainly not the only problems that will face thoughtful Anglicans in responding to the statement.
Perhaps above all it is the approach to scripture found in the statement that will be found most questionable. The statement claims that it makes use of a whole range of interpretative methods for understanding the Bible, but in practice it simply takes us though all the texts in which Mary has some role (including, dubiously, the 'woman clothed with the sun' of Revelation 12) and draws out some pious, traditional reflections, with a strong bias towards symbolic interpretations linked to the 'history of salvation'.
This approach produces the following difficulties:
- There is no indication that the majority of Marian texts are from parts of the gospels of very doubtful historicity (notably the birth narratives of Luke and Matthew and two appearances in John's Gospel, the wedding of Cana and the scene with the beloved disciple at the foot of the cross) and that these texts already represent long and mature Christian theological reflection.
- This means that the conflict between, on the one hand, the early idea that Jesus was born of the seed of David (Romans 1), that is, with Joseph as his natural father (genealogies of Matthew and Luke), and, on the other hand, the notion of the virginal conception through the Holy Spirit, which developed much later and which is reflected in Matthew's and Luke's birth narratives, is completely ignored.
- The notion of the virginal conception as, negatively, one without any sure historical foundation, but, very positively, as a theological statement about a fresh creative initiative of God, which many theologians and ordinary Christians happily accept, is unjustifiably ignored.
- The clearest historical appearance of Mary, seeking to drag Jesus home because she and the family think he has lost his senses (Mark 3), with Jesus' own very cool response, is glossed over. The statement comments, 'Jesus' natural family, including his own mother, seems at this stage to lack understanding of the true nature of his mission.' This is a very naïve reading of scripture - as though the Mary of Luke's birth narratives, so full of faith and devotion, has suddenly turned into this obtuse Galilean mother!
- The light of history also shines here on the fact that Jesus had brothers and sisters. This makes it pretty unlikely on the face of it that Mary remained a virgin - even supposing that she still was one after the birth of Jesus! The Roman Catholic interpretation is that the 'brothers and sisters' of Jesus are just cousins. Well, that's possible; but why try to avoid the plain meaning? The Church's long obsession with virginity has had some unhealthy, unhappy consequences, and it looks, from the belief in Mary's eternal virginity, as though the Church has been promoting the ideal married relationship as one in which people don't have sex! It's noteworthy that the commission which produced this statement had only two women members...
- It goes without saying that no text of the Bible refers to Mary's immaculate conception and bodily assumption.
None of this disqualifies the value of theological reflection on the role of Mary, and, in its later history of the way Mary has been regarded in the Church, the ARCIC statement is much clearer that it is talking about the history of ideas about Mary. It should have made much clearer distinctions of history and interpretation in using the Bible passages.
The result of doing just that is to see that in fact Mary is largely unknown, that her role in the NT is actually minuscule, and that when Christians have thought and talked about her, they have largely tended to project their own needs and fears, longings and fantasies on to her, rather in the way that Princess Diana has come to express what 20th century English people felt about themselves, almost irrespective of her true character and biography.
From an honest historical perspective, one must say that Mary was a normal, ordinary Jewish woman living in Galilee with a husband who was a carpenter; she had a big family and probably found it very difficult to accept Jesus' nomadic existence and his new substitute family of those obedient to God; and that she might have been part of the new Christian community after the resurrection. I would certainly add that no person of Jesus' wonderful character and courage and openness and love could have been the son of a horrible mother (could they?); behind the man of genius and faith must lie parents of warmth and godliness.
Did God 'choose' them and 'prepare the way', as the gospels tell us? I am happy to believe so and to make use of the birth and infancy narratives of Matthew and Luke as mythic ways - theology in the form of created narrative - to meditate on that divine purpose. Is it right and proper to ask Mary, along with the other saints, now to pray for us? Why not? As long as we have some conception of the communion of saints, and of the church in heaven in concert with the church on earth, we can seek the saints' extra intercession. Is Mary pre-eminent in that regard, and does she have some kind of ontological priority or more efficacious approach to God? How could we know?
In a discussion between Anglicans and Roman Catholics, when there was an overwhelming desire to create ecumenical convergence, one can see how difficult it would have been to raise some of these questions and tread upon hundreds of years of Catholic piety and devotion, but it seems to me that true ecumenism is never served by mealy-mouthed dishonesty (or perhaps more accurately by the choice of commission members who are already more than half sympathetic to the 'other side' and not representative of their denomination), and that the spread of Anglican opinion has not been truly expressed in this document. (Even the immediate post-Reformation Anglican attitude to Mary, claimed as still pretty enthusiastic in the ARCIC statement, has been shown by Judith Maltby to be far less strong than they want it to be; she says they are pushing small bits of evidence far beyond what they can bear.) Oddly, one might find that even some Catholics felt unrepresented in this very traditionalist statement.
At the end of the day, however, I, along with the majority of Christians, would be very happy to affirm the first two statements about Mary that a previous ARCIC (Authority in the Church) produced and which are reaffirmed in 'Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ':
- that any interpretation of the role of Mary must not obscure the unique mediation of Christ; and
- that any consideration of Mary must be linked with the doctrines of Christ and the Church.
'But when the fullness of time had come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law, so that we might receive adoption as children. And because you are children, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts crying "Abba! Father!" So you are no longer a slave but a child, and if a child, then also an heir, through God.' (Galatians 4.4-7)
That's enough for me.
Revd Nick Jowett is Vicar of St Andrew's, Psalter Lane, Sheffield and Diocesan Ecumenical Officer.


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When he approached my car I thought "Here we go."
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