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Mind the App!
by Thomas Strasser
Mind the App!
Thomas Strasser is a New Learning Technologies researcher, teacher trainer and EFL teacher at University College of Teacher Education, Vienna - website: Learning Reloaded
Mind the App! is a comprehensive and well researched teacher resource book covering a collection of very useful web2.0 apps that may be used for teaching and learning both inside and outside of the classroom. Thomas concentrates on Web 2.0 apps that enable users to "become an important part of an interactive World Wide Web without having any IT-related knowledge other than a few basic skills!" Music to the ears of non-ICT teachers and those that may still feel threatened by the web2.0 revolution!!
The aim of the book "is to provide interactive, meaningful and highly motivational EFL activities" and, accordingly, there is a strong emphasis on the methodology of using the apps in the classroom, rather than just examining what the apps do. There is no doubt that Thomas succeeds in his aim and his emphasis on the practical tried and tested exercises will be of particular interest for teachers with limited ICT skills.
In the introduction, Thomas cites many positive reasons for using web 2.0 tools explaining that they are, in the main, motivational, interactive, creative, collaborative, fast, authentic, environmental friendly, support digital literacy and free to use!! All good reasons to further investigate their potential. Unfortunately, the possible pitfalls in using web2.0 apps should not be ignored, where misuse of such tools can lead to cyber bullying and Thomas does highlight various concerns including potential problems with piracy, spam, plagiarism, copyright and poor quality content on websites.
There is a wealth of information included in this book and apart from the detailed treatment of the individual apps, Thomas provides many links to other useful EFL websites as well as a very useful quick reference guide. This guide details the appropriate language level, focus of the app, suggested lesson time and any minimum age restrictions required for use. In addition, Thomas also provides video tutorials, which can be found on the website dedicated to the book
I love the layout of the book, where each web app is given it's own couple of pages and there is a wide left margin that allows for the teacher to add their own notes and ideas.
As shown above, each app is covered in three sections. The first deals with practicalities such as the language level required by the students, the most suitable age grouping, class time required, ict skills required and equipment requirements. In this section, Thomas also includes links to other similar applications, allowing for further exploration.
The second section explains, with clear accompanying screenshots, how the tool is actually used, while the final section provides examples of using the app in the classroom and for follow up activities including homework. Undoubtedly, this section is of great value to both ICT experts and those that are only starting to dabble in Web2.0 applications.
Thomas groups the 39 apps examined into five general areas (teacher tools, visualisation, collaboration, audio, writing) but is it worth noting that use of any tool is not restricted to only one area and there are many cross over points.
Chapter 1 - teacher tools (6 tools)
Apps dealing with creating and using online content, quizzes and games. Example: LearningApps
Chapter 2 - visualisation (13 tools)
Apps that help you create visual content including word clouds, timelines, presentations, posters, photo stories, QR codes and screen capture/recording. Example WordSift
Chapter 3 - collaboration (9 tools)
Apps that enable document/presentation sharing, webpage markups, backchannelling, surveys and polls, mindmaps brainstorming and online notice boards. Example: Markup
Chapter 4 - audio (4 tools)
Apps for audio including talking avatars, converting text to speech, voice recording and creating radio stations. Example: Spreaker
Chapter 5 - writing (7 tools)
Apps for social bookmarking, creating online stories/books, flipbooks, 3D flipbooks, diaries and cartoons. Example: ZooBurst
The following examples will give you a flavour of just some of the practical exercises suggested in the book:
- Sharing powerpoint presentations with Authorstream
- Removing "all the lists, ads, and other distracting features of YouTube" with Quiettube
- Using MailVU to create short oral quizzes for the students to watch and answer questions or record a given text with deliberate errors (pronouncation, content and grammar) and get the students to identify the mistakes. Ask students to record themselves and listen to the recording for "instant feedback"
- Encourage students to use Wordle (word cloud) to check for repitition in their essays or assignments. Some of the repeated words can then be replaced by synonyms - a nice visual way to encourage students to expand their vocabulary!
- Let students use Glogster to create online multimedia rich posters about themselves or celebrities, interesting topics or book reviews.
- Get students working in groups to create grammar Prezi presentions, which include grammar notes and examples of use - both in written and video format.
Although this book is primarily aimed at language teachers it is equally useful for any subject teacher and many of the exercises provided can be easily adapted to enhance learning in other subject areas. I highly recommend Mind the App! as an excellent resource for the modern 21st century teacher!!!
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My 2012 Abandoned Reads
Okay so I was going to post a review for Cursed, but instead I've decided to do something a little different today. Maybe this will turn into a once-a-year type thing, who knows. As I was looking back on all the wonderful and not-so-wonderful stories I have read this year, I realized there was a number of books that I started but never finished. Books … Continue reading My 2012 Abandoned Reads

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The performance of machine learning methods is heavily dependent on the choice of data representation (or features) on which they are applied. The rapidly developing field of representation learning is concerned with questions surrounding how we can best learn meaningful and useful representations of data. We take a broad view of the field and include topics such as deep learning and feature learning, metric learning, compositional modeling, structured prediction, reinforcement learning, and issues regarding large-scale learning and non-convex optimization. The range of domains to which these techniques apply is also very broad, from vision to speech recognition, text understanding, gaming, music, etc.
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Daniel Therrien: Ship to ship
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MARIANNA, Fla.— It's a breezy morning on the deck of a Naval ship carrying over 5,000 crewmen, when you hear rumbling from the port side. You turn to see a cloud of billowing smoke rising from a mountain to fill the humid air.
Before you know it, a volcano erupts before your very eyes.
To most people, this sounds like a fanciful tale that would only happen in one's imagination.
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Therrien, 36, served in the Navy for five years.
At 19 years old, in 2002, he enlisted in the Navy. Therrein says his first year was mostly filled with school and prepping for deployment.
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After decommissioning that ship, Therrien went to work on the U.S.S. Bainbridge.
According to Therrien, the U.S.S. Bainbridge was one of the ships on the rescue team for Captain Richard Phillips. The incident of Captain Phillips' hijacking was turned into the 2013 motion picture, "Captain Phillips."
"The Bainbridge is the one that went over and saved that crew with the Navy SEALs," he said. "But it was a brand-new ship so it was quite a different experience on that one. We actually did have a deployment on that one and they did chase pirates for about 6 months."
Therrien says his service gave him numerous opportunities.
"I got to see a lot of cool places," he said. "Seeing as I was a cook, we actually performed banquet dinners for dignitaries overseas while we pulled into port and things like that."
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Therrien says that one experience he holds dear was witnessing a volcanic eruption in the Red Sea.
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Even though transitioning into military life wasn't that difficult, for Therrein, transitioning out of it seemed to be the trick.
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Therrien is thankful for the opportunities the military has lent him. More than that, he says the military has helped him gain the values he has today.
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Jumat, 01 April 2011
Pani Manishi Pushpa ni Dengina Raju 2
Ravi_Raaja_panimanishi_pushpa_02After directing his sensational second flick 'Brindavanam', Vamsi Paidipalli is riding high on cloud nine. Like an icing on the cake, one of the heroines of that flick, Samantha got close to him spending all her private time with him. On Wednesday, the couple attended a private party where the semi final match of India-Pakistan was screened on a large screen. Many times, Samantha shocked the onlookers for always changing her juice glass with Vamsi's. Though the friends in that group are saying that Samantha did that as a mistake due to confusion, no one seemed to believe that. Is that confusion or an infatuation for Vamsi's juice Samantha?
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Discussion in 'Samsung Galaxy Nexus' started by Bixby, Dec 21, 2011.
Just curious? Thanks for any insight.
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The one I found I noticed on my Nexus when in light colored background like in gmail or email. It was almost in the middle of my screen and was light blue looking on a white like background. You can download a pixel test app in the market, there are a few, puts various colors up on your screen and you look for a dead one that way. Make sure the screen is very dust free though.
Thank you. Btw, is it easy enough to spot? Big enough to see or minuscule? Don't think I have any...
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Pretty tiny, you'll have to look close, but you'll see them if you have any. If mine wasn't right in the middle of my screen I probably wouldn't have noticed.


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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by darklide, Jan 3, 2012.
How much for motorola to replace cracked screen?
I phoned the Motorola repair centre and they said it would cost $150 to replace the gorilla glass.
My fingerprint scanner stopped working when I first got the phone.
The wifi/bluetooth says error when turning it on.
So would Motorola send me a refurb and if so how much do you think that would cost?
I found a local repair shop that said that they would do it for $130... The glass can be bought for $60, but it looks fairly difficult to do the repair if you don't know what you're doing.
screw that, i got the phone for 180 lol!
I reset the phone and the wifi still says error.
getting my screen/digitizer replaced for $150 also at a local repair shop tomorrow.
It's too bad there isn't anyone more informed on here. I've replaced my Touchscreen Digitizer and it works perfectly. The only problem is that out of the two lcd displays I've installed. Both of them upon initial start up, only display a large centered vertical red bar. Which slowly fades to white, and is then later replaced by random discolored bars. I have done multiple lcd, and digitizer replacements, for other phones, including the ridiculous Iphone 4, and 4s. But I have no idea what is going on here. Is this my second doa lcd display? Or is there some sort of activation process that is on the down low?
It's fairly easy. You should follow this video.
I ordered the parts from the link at the end of the video. Amazon also sells the parts as well. It runs around $35 for everything you need. $150 ridiculous.


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Tuesday, March 12, 2013
"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom."
Marcel Proust
I never learned to thank people properly. I don't know why. It's a form of social awkwardness, I think, left over from my youth. I have never written a simple thank you note, ever. I don't go out of my way to visit people I need to thank, or share how thankful I am to others. I often say the words but, for me, I think they often come out more as conversational convention than sincere gratitude. Along with this ineptitude comes a lot of regret. There are so many people, now gone, I wish I could have taken a little more time to express how deeply appreciative I was for their contributions, both large and small, to my life. I can only hope that perhaps along the way they could see a twinkle of gratitude in my squinting eyes or one of my unconscious smiles. Profound gratitude dwells inside me on a daily basis; it just doesn't come out easily. Forgive me this flaw.
In an effort to be better:
Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to read my scattered thoughts on this blog. I want to especially thank Langela, Angela, Samantha and Granny Sue who take the extra time to leave cheerful and insightful comments. Without them this blog would have no value at all. The all have brilliant blogs of their own that everyone should check out.
Tomorrow I am going to put on my boots and personally thank everyone who helped tend my flock and my cabin while I was off playing tourist in Florida. This includes Firewood Kenny for checking on the cabin, Edgar's son for helping me move the animals, Harry for having fresh Slim Jims and Honey Buns in stock and especially the Cattle Baron's flannel shirt wearing daughter for suggesting the FFA to board my beasts and fowl. I may even write thank you notes, my first, to the Future Farmers of America for the work they do and to Richard and Sue who did so much for Dooley and me in Orlando.
Then, of course, there's Irene for helping me start and maintain the blog, and Fiddlin' Clyde Harper for all the history and backwoods wisdom he taught me and Mrs. Skeen for the potato soup last year, the women who can my vegetables for me each fall and Bette the mail carrier and….oh, lord… I have quite the backlog.
Thanks everyone!
Posted by Roger at 9:58 PM
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- Angela said...
You're welcome Roger! I found your blog through a google search and read a few posts that you had up but hadn't blogged in awhile. I kept checking back to see if you had updated your blog and then I finally just started following so I wouldn't have to keep looking. You have a gift of telling a good story. And of course, you know we all love Dooley! lol He's quite the character!
- March 12, 2013 at 10:30 PM
- Samantha said...
You are very, very welcome..and thank you for the thank you!
Google reader is giving me grief, and I keep checking to see if you're posting.
Plus, that pesky hospital stay...grrrrr
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Tobi Fairley's project on the cover of the March House Beautiful.
This week Interior Designer and blogger Tobi Fairley from Arkansas stops by The Skirted Roundtable to chat it up with Linda, Megan and me. Tobi was recently honored with the cover of the March issue of House Beautiful and we couldn't wait to ask her how that came about! Yes, we admit it – we are JEALOUS that Tobi, a fellow blogger friend, was on the cover!!! Or should that be envious???? All kidding aside, we were thrilled for her and she told us all about itf.
Tobi, at home.
As it seems to be with most everyone we interview, Tobi is a workaholic powerhorse. Armed with a MBA, she started her stint in interior design with an eye on the business side, a real rarity. Tobi talks all about her company and what drives her. She's been very successful running her own design business: even in this terrible economy she hasn't suffered at all. I can't speak for Linda or Megan, but hearing Tobi talk about her firm really motivated me to get more serious about my own business, which Ben likes to call my "hobby." Listening to Tobi, he may have a valid point. Hmmmm. I hate it when he's right!!!
Tobi is known for her vivid use of color. Her interiors are always bright and packed with interesting prints and patterns.
During her visit, Tobi discussed how she approaches each project, how she comes up with a design and how she then presents it to the client. She has a 12 person team which allows her to work on many jobs at one time. It is so interesting listening to other designers talk about their work ethic and business model and Tobi doesn't disappoint. She is open and honest with us, sharing many stories about her rise to the top.
In the House Beautiful spread, this velvet tufted bench is found in the dining room.
The dining room in Tobi's own home.
In this breakfast room, Tobi used the fabulous turquoise chandelier that the design blogosphere went crazy for. I love the painted striped floor.
I adore this pink and cream damask Tobi used in a guest bedroom. Her web site HERE is filled with pictures from all her projects.
To listen to Tobi Fairley on The Skirted Roundtable, please go HERE. Coming next, the three of us dish on Stephen Drucker's lament on the nastiness in blogging commenting in this month's House Beautiful. Uh-oh. I doubt any of us are going to ever be on the cover of House Beautiful now!!!!


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Date: June 29th, 2017
Time: 9am start
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This year, we will be holding off-site tryouts in southern and northern Minnesota to scout the top players in high school to play for our regionally-based (Twin Cities) teams. Registration and tryout format is the same. Out-state players are welcome to come to our standard workout/tryout but our off-site tryouts are made for those who may not be able to make the drive but are still interested in playing with our Minnesota Blizzard Elite teams. See you soon! -Coach Barta!
The Duluth Blizzard program for ages 11u-18u will be holding tryouts on June 27th for a three-month training program including weekly practices, a five-week fall league and two tournaments.
We will pick a roster of 12-13 players for each team and have two coaches/team.
The Duluth Blizzard Program is designed for players in the northern part of Minnesota and offered the same opportunities that the Minnesota Blizzard Elite program provides including philosophy (Blizzard Big 5), training, tournament options and exposure.
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Goodyear reveals a trio of new tyre innovations at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show providing improved performance and versatility for drivers
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I missed blogging last week due to work I was doing in Costa Rica with a group of distance-based students. It was enormously rewarding in many ways, learning about both the local community as well the larger and varied texture of Hispanic culture representing different countries and regions of Latin America. It's a real blessing to do the work that I do.
Of note, I was working with a student who was finding himself challenged by operating in systems in which people in the U.S., which unfortunately included sadly other counseling professionals, expected him to interact based on their expectations of his culture. As an example, he talked about how the counseling literature often refers to machismo as a Latino phenomenon. In his country, in fact, the women's liberation movement has far surpassed many of our efforts in the U.S. As a reference, he found that people's expectations, framed within an expectation that machismo would be a cultural norm for him, grossly misinterpreted his experience both individually and culturally.
I guess the part that felt most compelling for me, and that led me to my desire to use the power of the pen to give voice to this ("power of the pen" is a much more powerful reference than "power of the keyboard," isn't it?) is that we often try to reach people by applying the stereotypes and caricatures we've learned in books to their stories. Machismo is a good example. Whereas we can perhaps say that it has some cultural relevance in understanding some phenomenon some of the time, we've run with this concept and used it to explain away individual and community experiences within Latino culture.
We have a convenient description and learning stops there. We foreclose.
Always one to interrogate subjugation, I have to ask how many of us are simply trying to show how culturally competent we are by throwing out a few buzzwords we learned in a textbook written by someone doing the very same thing. My recommendation? Let our clients, students, research participants, and supervisees be the ones to tell us their stories about who they are and the culture(s) from which they come. We need to continue to interrogate the things we learn and ask ourselves how well experience is being represented.
Stacee Reicherzer is a counselor, a faculty member at Walden University, and a private consultant with special interests that include: transgender issues in counseling, lateral (within-group) marginalization, and sexual abuse survival.
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Cadence and Cameron were up early discussing potential names for their child over breakfast.
"So," Cameron started, "I've been thinking of names. What about Aloysius?"
"Are you for real?"
"Ok…scratch that one. How about Sebastian?"
"Sebastian? Really?"
"What's wrong with Sebastian?"
"Are these your best names? And why are they all boys' names?"
"I'm feeling lucky."
"Riiiight. I'm just gonna go ahead and fire you from baby naming duty, ok?"
"Ok. I guess you don't want your child to have a good, strong name then."
"I don't want my child to get beat up in school!"
"Whatever," he said playfully and left the room.
Myra waddled in to get some leftovers for breakfast. She looked like she was ready to explode.
"Good morning! It's almost that time, huh?"
"Yeah. I wish it were now. I feel like crap."
"Ohhhh, boy…," she groaned.
"Are you ok? Should I get Lance?"
"No. I'll be all right. I feel like I have an entire ball team inside me, and they're playing a championship game!"
"Do you think there's more than one?"
"I don't know, but it sure feels that way."
"Twins are pretty popular in this family, you know."
"Now I do, thanks. That would have been nice information a week ago."
"So when are you due, like tonight," Myra asked.
"Yeah. I think it's like 12 hours after you."
"Wow. This is about to be a mad house. Anyway, I'm gonna take this upstairs and put my feet up."
Just as she was leaving the kitchen, her labor pains began. She waddled up the stairs and went to wake her husband up.
"Lance," she said quietly.
Whatever he was dreaming of must have been good because he was smiling in his sleep. She sat on the bed to get his attention.
"I didn't get to ride the llama," he said in his sleep.
"What? I'm up," he said waking up suddenly.
"Don't get crazy, but we need to go to the hospital soon."
"I said don't get crazy! I'm fine. We have plenty of time."
"Time? Ummm…ok…so…I can eat?"
"Yes! Do whatever you need to do. It's fine. I promise."
He made a beeline out of the bedroom and downstairs.
Myra joined him just to make sure he didn't do anything crazy.
"So…we're going to be parents in an hour or two," he asked.
"Or sooner."
"Nevermind. Forget I said it. Why are you guys always such scaredy cats when it comes to birth?"
"I don't know! It's in the male DNA or something."
"Yeah. It probably is. Ugggh! Are you almost finished eating??"
"Oh no! Uhh, yeah! What do I do??"
"Let's just go."
They went to the hospital, and within an hour, they came out with what they were expected plus two more surprises!
"What in the world have we gotten ourselves into," Lance said with mixed emotions.
"Oh, Lance! Triplets!! I'm soo happy!"
Lance ran inside to meet his children, and Myra went inside to sit down and process what just happened to their family.
"Hello, my little prince! I'm going to name you…Owen! You, little dude, are going to be very important one day. I'll explain it all when you're older."
"And you, my princess, are going to be little-miss-princess…Alayna! You are the most beautiful little girl in the world…and I love you."
"Finally, my youngest…and my youngest son. Some would call you a spare, but you're no such thing. You are significant to me! Let's give you a good, strong name. You look like you may grow up to be tough. Let's call you…Brady! Wow…three children…I guess we're done!"
Meanwhile, in the den, Myra was resting with Cadence.
"Girl, you will never guess what happened," Myra said.
"What happened? Is the baby ok?"
"The baby has two other siblings!"
"What?! You guys have triplets?? What is going on in this family? I'm afraid now!"
"Don't be. You're not nearly as big as I was. I'm sure you just have one in there."
"I sure hope so!"
"Come on…you want to see them?"
"Of course!"
"I know I'm not supposed to have a favorite, but this little girl right here is so precious to me!"
"It's me and you, babygirl, against three boys! We gotta stick together."
Myra put Alayna down and grabbed Brady to bond with him. With all the babies in the room, Cadence was overwhelmed with excitement.
Several hours later, Cadence and Cameron were sitting in the living room waiting for something to happen. They were both very antsy.
"I'm gonna be a dad tonight, I'm gonna be a dad tonight," Cameron sang, dancing in his seat.
"That's cute. I'm gonna call Melody."
"You're calling her NOW??"
"Calm down, dear. I'm fine. I'd just feel more comfortable if she were here before."
"Oh! Whew! Ok."
"Hey…no, it's not time yet….Because I want you here early!…Well, bring them if you need to. They can spend the night….Ok, whatever, just come now, ok?"
"Whoa! That was a strong one, baby!"
"Ha! An athlete. Told ya it was a boy."
"Like girls can't be athletes!"
"Well…yeah, but who watches girls' sports?"
"You are a chauvinistic prick, you know that?"
"Oh yeah. We're going to have a whole army of pricks."
"I love you…but we'll see how this one goes first."
Melody finally arrived and sat down and joined the conversation. A few minutes after her arrival, Cadence started feeling uneasy, but she didn't speak up.
"What's that look on your face," Melody asked. "You just went into labor, didn't you?"
"Yes," she said sheepishly.
Cameron went into full blown pre-natal panic mode.
"Well, don't sit here and suffer! Go on to the hospital."
Melody sent them on their way, and she went to check on and meet the other babies until they got back.
Cadence and Cameron arrived home with a beautiful little girl named Brianna Michelle Clemons. Cadence was exhausted, hungry, and needed to empty her bladder. Myra was in bad shape by that time as well. So, the new mothers took care of themselves and went to bed and left the fathers to the night shift–and it was one extremely long night.
Melody was juggling the Pruett babies when Brianna and Cameron arrived.
"MAN there's a lot of babies in here! I feel like I'm under attack or something. I don't know WHAT I would have done with three babies. I probably would have run away too. Hmmm…."
"Oh, Cameron! I'm so glad you're here! I've got to get back home to my children. It's almost 11."
"Oh, of course. I got these. You go on home."
"Thanks. I'll see about coming back tomorrow."
From the time she left until he got all the babies satisfied at the same time, four hours went by–and he took care of them alone! Lance had been trying to lose weight recently and had started doing endurance runs. He was in the middle of one while Cameron was handling his unhappy children. After Cameron got the Pruett babies straightened out, he could finally spend time with his own child.
"Finally! The one that has my name!"
"So…you're not a boy, but I love you dearly! I hope you grow to look just like your mommy: the most beautiful Sim in the world!"


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Enter an immersive, interstellar, virtual world where you'll fight robots and drones as you explore a space station. You have one goal, to survive.
A half hour briefing and fitting session for the VR gear is included. Each player will play one half hour game.
8 player games, two groups will take turns in the game.
Are there age requirements to enter the event?
This session is for young people aged 13-17 who live, work or study in Yarra Ranges.
*minumum age for this activity is 13 years.
What do I need to bring?
Runners, comfy clothes, lunch and drink bottle.
*Contact lenses preffered for participants who require glasses. Pescription glasses cant be worn with the VR headgear.
What are my transport/parking options for getting to and from the event?
You can meet us there of use our free pick-up and drop-off service at the following locations. Simply pick your transport option when booking your ticket.
Lilydale Community Link - 15 Anderson Street, Lilydale
Pick-up 11:30 am
Drop-off 3:30 pm
Healesville Community Link - 110 River Street, Healesville
Pick-up 11:00 am
Drop-off 4:40 pm
Yarra Centre - 2435 Warburton Hwy, Yarra Junction
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The Bridgeway Academy Learning Labs offer 9 weeks of in depth learning in various subjects and grade levels that change each semester. Their pricing varies by grade as well. We chose to review the course Social Studies Through the Magic Tree House – Middle Ages (Elementary). In this course we discovered fascinating information about this time period as we learned about knights, castles, lords, and kings. We discovered what life was like in the farms, villages and towns. From the food they ate, to their entertainment, work, plagues and wars we discovered that life was much different then than it is now.
As my readers know, Gess has Down syndrome and teaching her about history is often difficult because she is such a concrete learner. It's hard to explain how something was in the past without her seeing or experiencing it for herself. That is one reason I chose to do a social studies class with Bridgeway. I felt that the interactive classroom learning experience would benefit both her learning and interest in the subject. That proved to be right.
Trying to get Gess to read about the middle ages before the class was a challenge, but once class started she really began to get interested. Starting with the Magic Tree House book was an excellent idea. The book was a fun way to jump back in time. From there we remained back in the past and began learning.
As with any class the kids need to learn the rules first but in this class they also need to learn how it works. To help with that we had an open house before class began to help teach the students how to use the various tools in the classroom and test their microphone and sound systems. However, we had a pretty young set of students so the first few classes did move somewhat slowly as we continued to learn how to navigate all the aspects of the classroom.
The classroom was really neat. It had maps that showed you where each class member lived and a video screen where you saw and heard the teacher live. The entire thing was interactive. You could all write on the white board, note board and chat with a microphone, web cam or chat box. You could take a survey, visit a website outside of the classroom, engage other applications and of course the teacher could show a presentation. There were also cute icons where you could send feedback using happy faces, sad faces and even one to raise your hand. Here is one of the maps they used in class. In the first one you can see the red dot where the teacher was pointing to places on the map.
Here is the map as some of the children were getting to mark certain places on the map as the teacher asked them to. It was really neat to be able to "write on the board" just like you would in class!
Gess loved talking in class and raised her hand all the time. I had to constantly remind her she was only supposed to raise her hand when she could answer the question! The teacher was great though and always appreciated and recognized the children's comments and questions. Here is Gess giving an answer in the microphone. You can see the classroom in the background. I was really impressed with the entire layout.
While part of the learning was sitting listening to the lecture, it was interactive enough to make it fun. The teacher also had some really fun assignments. In one assignment Gess had to identify what kind of food the villeins would most often eat. To do that we decided to get a bit more hands on so one day for a snack Gess had the usual medieval meal of blackbread, cheese and ale which in her case was Ginger Ale.
Of course the most fun was making our castle. Gess made hers using Minecraft! Here are a couple of screenshots of it. She will be making a movie of it for her final class next Monday.
The instructor was definitely well versed in the subject and great with the kids. It takes a lot of patience to instruct the class and teach them how to use the interactive classroom. We really enjoyed Mrs. Thomas and thank her for all of her hard work. It was so nice to have one class that I didn't have to prepare for or teach myself this semester. I just got to sit back and watch and if Gess didn't have special needs I wouldn't have even needed to do that! All the work was done for me and I really appreciated that.
The Bridgeway Academy Learning Labs elementary classes are 1 hour in length each week for a total of 9 weeks. The cost is $145 per course. There is no credit offered for the course and no final grade. I liked that part as I wanted Gess to focus on learning as much as she could rather than focusing on memorizing certain aspects for a test. I think she learned quite a bit and now has a new interest in learning more.
Bridgeway Academy Learning Labs also offers classes for middle school and high school and some do come with credits. To learn more about these and other Bridgeway Academy classes visit their website or see what other members of the School Review Crew thought about them by clicking on the banner below.


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Allison Williams - People's Choice Awards 2014 Red Carpet
Allison Williams is a blue beauty on the red carpet at the 2014 People's Choice Awards held at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live on Wednesday (January 8) in Los Angeles.
The 26-year-old actress is set to make an appearance during the show and her hit HBO comedy series Girls is nominated for Favorite Premium Cable TV Show.
Girls is up against Californication, Game of Thrones, Homeland, and True Blood. Which show do you think will win?!
Make sure to watch the 2014 People's Choice Awards, hosted by Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs, at 9/8c on CBS!
FYI: Allison is wearing a David Koma dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, and EF Collection earrings and rings.


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The following information are summarized excerpts from a PowerPoint presentation given by the City's Department of Community Development to the Community and Economic Development Committee of Cleveland City Council on January 29th, 2013.
The full presentation (provided below), was given to our Committee in anticipation of the Community Development Block grant hearings that begin this coming week (see below for the agenda and schedule). This information is helpful in understanding the context of our work in reviewing the impacts of the foreclosure crisis and the City's response.
Here are highlighted information and slides extracted from the study:
Principal Functions of the Department of Community Development
Implement programs designed to:
- conserve and expand the housing stock;
- revitalize commercial areas;
- acquire, maintain; and,
- market vacant land.
HUD National Objectives for Community Development Block Grant funding
- Provide assistance to low and moderate income families;
- Prevent and alleviate slum & blight; and,
- Address an urgent need.
Market Conditions
- High Foreclosure Rate;
- Declining property values
- Lower demand in a slow growth area; and,
- High low-moderate income population
Slow Growth - Population decline:
- 1950 – 948,000
- 2000 – 478,000
- 2010 – 393,804
Median Income & Poverty level (%)
- National Median Income $49,445 (15.1%)
- Ohio Median Income $45,090 (15.8%)
- County Median Income $41,347 (17.9%)
- Cleveland Median Income $25,977 (34.0%)
Reinvest in Neighborhoods
- Rehabilitation of vacant and abandoned homes
- Development of anchor projects that can be a catalyst to reposition communities
- Develop Community Plans with local organizations; identify overlooked assets; and re-brand neighborhood.
Program Priorities
- Focus on code enforcement
- Increase the number of demolitions & Incorporate demolition into the strategic approaches
- Increase the volume of rehab and renovation
- Provide affordable housing
- Pursue innovative land reutilization
NOTE: Cleveland City Council's Committee on Community and Economic Development will hold televised hearings to review the Community Development Block Grant proposed budget on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, February 12 - 14, 2013.
Hearings are televised live and can be viewed via internet on our City's
Cleveland Channel 20 TV.
- 9:00 am Consolidated plan budget review
- 9:15 am
- Neighborhood development activities
- General administration
- Code enforcement & demolition
- 12:00 noon, Break for Lunch
- 1:30 pm
- Land reutilization
- Lot clean up
- Community gardens
- Fair housing and Consumer affairs
- 9:00 am
- CDBG AIDS prevention and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
- Community Development Corporations (CDC)
- CDC operating support
- Citywide development support agencies
- 12:00 noon, Break for Lunch
- 1:30 pm
- Housing programs
- Housing repair assistance programs
- 9:00 am
- Commercial revitalization
- Storefront renovation
- Emergency solutions grant program and CDBG homeless services
- Public service programs
- Third party social services
- Reconciliation (budget modifications based on hearing discussions)
Community and Economic Development Committee:
[All members of Council are encouraged to attend]
- Anthony Brancatelli, Chair
- TJ Dow, Vice Chair
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The Works of Thomas Goodwin, vol. 12
by Goodwin, Thomas•
James Nichol 1866
The final volume contains five of Goodwin's sermons. Three of his sermons offer expositions of key texts on Christ's coming and future glory, along with a sermon on Zechariah 4, and a sermon from Psalm 106 on states and kingdoms. This volume also includes a complete index to The Works of Thomas Goodwin and an appendix of Goodwin's quotes and short addresses.
Praise for the Print Edition
He speaks the intimacies of things from an inward sense and feeling of them in his own heart, to the particular cases and experiences of others.
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- Title: The Works of Thomas Goodwin, vol. 12
- Author: Thomas Goodwin
- Publisher: James Nichol
- Publication Date: 1866
- Pages: 238
About Thomas Goodwin
Thomas Goodwin (1600-1680) was born in Norfolk in England as the oldest son of Richard and Catherine Goodwin. At the age of six, Goodwin, in his own words, "began to have some slighter workings of the Holy Spirit." He attended Christ's College in Cambridge, and was ordained as a preacher in 1625 and as a lecturer at Trinity Church in 1633.
In 1634, he resigned and in 1639 was forced to flee to the Netherlands to escape persecution.
After Goodwin returned to England, he became a member of the Westminster Assembly, and frequently preached in Parliament. In 1656, he also became chaplain to Oliver Cromwell. Along with John Owen, Thomas Goodwin was instrumental in writing the Westminster Confession of 1658.
In 1660, Goodwin returned to London and served as pastor of Fetter Lane Independent Church, where he remained until his death.


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So, you've been chosen to replace Sean Connery as James Bond. First of all, congratulations! You've just become part of one of the world's most storied film franchises. Fame and fortune - not to mention cars, women and the world's finest toupe are now at your disposal. We hope you enjoy your time as James Bond, and have not in any way been influenced by the fact that your predecessor gave all this up because rabid fans kept trying to crawl in his windows at night. Before we begin, let's take a moment to review your credentials. I want to make sure I'm reading this right, because some of this can't possibly be right. You are Mr. George Lazenby, former used car salesman and male model from Australia. You certainly look the part, with all those muscles and that cleft chin. I can see why they liked you. It also says here that you stole one of Mr. Connery's suits and barged into the audition room. They gave you the part despite your never having acted a day in your life. I assume you're so brazen due to your background riding horses, swimming in the ocean, sweet talking the fairer sex, shooting guns and throwing knives. Why, you could almost be James Bond yourself! Let's get you to a voice coach, teach you how NOT to walk like John Wayne and make you a millionaire. We'll get around to signing that seven picture contract AFTER we make the movie.I'm confident we in no way will come to regret that. And...scene.


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What's the difference?
I seeĀthatĀRep. Jim Banks has introduced a resolution that would condemn Iran's government for trying to quash protests in that nation. I'm curious as to why he hasn't introduced a similar resolution to condemn our own government for doingĀtheĀexact same thing by arresting hundreds of protesters during the TrumpĀinauguration.
Richard Woodward
Fort Wayne
St. Vincent Villa model to aid in today's crises
When I was in high school, my parents encouraged me to volunteer. ThatĀwas 50+ years ago, so I can't quite remember how it was that I chose St. Vincent Villa or how The Villa chose me. I only know it was an impactful experienceĀ– one that continues to enrich my life today.
The Villa was located at 2000 N. Wells St. It was a beautiful campus staffed by the Sisters of The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ and a refuge for children of parents in crisis. I worked in the nursery with Sister Christopher, helping with children ages 2 to 5. After that, the children moved to another cottage on the campus and attended school, again staffed by the sisters.
St. Vincent Villa cared for children up to the age of 18, I think. I was only a teenager myself and wasn't aware of its operational methods. I only know it was a safe and loving environment for those children whose lives had been upended by a variety of circumstances.
The Villa closed in the late '60s, still with children remaining who had nowhere to live.
Today, as I read the newspaper and watch the news about the horrors of the opioid epidemic plaguing our city and state and the overwhelmed Child Protective Services, all I can think is, wouldn't it be beneficial for Fort Wayne to once again have a place like St. Vincent Villa where our children in jeopardy could be safely cared for?
So many city projects are in the works for the enjoyment of the adults in our community; now is the time to attend to the needs of our children.
A collaborative effort between the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese, which owned and operated St. Vincent Villa, and the community, could provide a safe home and opportunities for our city's future leaders.
Another lesson my parents taught me was that if I was not a part of the solution, I was part of the problem. I would be honored to help work toward establishing a loving environment for our children.
Who's with me? It takes a village.
Kathleen Kearns
Fort Wayne
Vote dooms Donnelly
The train of common sense tax reform has left the station, and Sen. Joe Donnelly has missed it. By voting "no" on final passage of the 2017 Tax Reform Act, Donnelly has turned his back on hard-working and overtaxed Hoosiers. The reforms eliminate multiple tax rates down to just a few. Employers in Indiana have already seen the benefits of these tax reforms and have given their Indiana workers bonuses.
DonnellyĀjust complains that he wants middle class tax cuts, but wants to put higher taxes on the back of small businesses. Donnelly has joined Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Elizabeth Warren and Hillary Clinton on higher taxes. Taxpayers in Indiana deserve better leadership in the Senate. The GOP has multiple candidates who will bring back common-sense leadership in the Senate.
The tax reform train has left the station and is heading back to Indiana, and the voters will remember that Donnelly has decided to take the train to nowhere.
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Despite assurances by the newly elected President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, that his leadership was making moves to bring all aggrieved factions back to the fold, a parallel executive emerged on Thursday in Lagos.
The new executive, which effectively splits the Congress into two factions, has the main contender in last Saturday's rescheduled national elections in Abuja, Joe Ajaero, as President.
The emergence of Mr. Ajaero, the General Secretary of the National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, has confirmed the threat by members of 23 aggrieved affiliate unions of the Congress to form a parallel executive this week.
Mr. Wabba controls 18 out of the 43 affiliate unions. Two unions have remained neutral as yet.
The threat by Mr. Ajaero's faction followed allegations that the electoral process that led to the emergence of Mr. Wabba as successor to the former NLC President, Wahab Omar, was flawed by irregularities.
The election in Lagos saw all the participants returned unopposed, two Deputy Presidents – the National President of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, Igwe Achese, and General Secretary of the National Union of Textile, Garment and Tailoring Workers of Nigeria, Issa Aremu.
Also returned as Vice-Presidents were Kasumu Kadiri of the Steel and Engineering Workers Union of Nigeria; Kelly Ogbaloi of the National Union of Shop and Distributive Employees, and Yashi Yahaya of the National Union of Civil Service Secretariat and Stenographic.
The main National Executive Council of the Congress in a statement on Thursday by the General Secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson, said at the end of its National Administrative Council meeting in Abuja that a reconciliation committee was set up to woo aggrieved members, who lost during the Delegates Conference back to the fold.
The Congress had warned affiliated unions invited to the "special Conference" to ignore such invitation.


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Help with blackscreen on chrome when using google maps
i get a black screen on google chrome when i want a search on maps, from one place to another place,
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Welcome to Seven Forums Majid2. What version of Chrome are you using? Apparently, you are not alone.
Issue 114030 - chromium - Google Maps is displayed with Black Screen. - An open-source browser project to help move the web forward. - Google Project Hosting
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I am having the exact same issue. I will search a place and when I find it I will try to get driving directions. After that the whole screen gos black.
This has only started recently, I first noticed the black screen comes on when trying to load pages but doesn't stay black. And on certain youtube videos the same thing happens as with google maps driving directions. Everything under the address bar gos black, I can still here the sound from the video but everything is black. Not just the video box but everything under the address bar is completly black.
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gues there exists no solution for the shit! screw chrome!
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text: Rumah Turi Eco Boutique Hotel is located in Solo on Java Island, a 15-minute drive from Balapan Railway Station. The hotel offers flat-screen cable TVs, free WiFi and free parking.The modern guestrooms at Rumah Turi Hotel are fitted with a minibar, tea/coffee maker and air-conditioning. En suite bathrooms come with shower facilities.The hotel features a meditation corner, massage services at its spa and bicycle rentals. Other facilities include a library and laundry services.The hotel's café has an open terrace for al fresco dining and serves local specialties.Rumah Turi Eco Boutique Hotel is a 20-minute drive from Adi Sumarmo Airport.


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Globe Telecom says all the 5G talk is just a marketing hype.
Smart says the Philippines has gone 5G when the telco fired up its LTE-Advanced network in August 2014. Globe Telecom says all the 5G talk is just a marketing hype.
It seems that shots were fired on the sidelines of Globe's demo of LTE-CA [Carrier Aggregation] and LTE eMBMS [enhanced Multimedia Broadcast and Multicast Service] technologies.
"5G per se has not been defined," said Globe head of network technologies strategy Emmanuel Lazaro Estrada. "How can you say that it's already here?"
He shared with us some of the technical papers that were presented during the European Technical Standards Institute's Future Mobile Summit in November 2013.
ETSI is a nonprofit organization responsible for standardizing information and communications technology in Europe.
One slide shows the cellular-standards evolution.
Cellular-standards evolution
Estrada said, "Note the 5G timing with regard to the standards development only at around 2020 and large-scale deployments by 2041—yup, that far away—with LTE-Advanced continuing adoption till 2031."
"LTE-Advanced today is the real 4G, where we are able to deliver speeds of up to 100Mbps and even up to 500Mbps," he added.
Recall that 4G became commercially available in the Philippines in August 2012.
When asked for comment, Smart and PLDT public affairs head Ramon Isberto, through his staff, sent us this statement:
"What we are rolling out in our network is LTE-Advanced which has been referred to other markets such as the U.S. as 5G. LTE-A is capable of much higher data speeds than LTE and will address requirements for higher data throughputs. As for the extent of our LTE rollout, we are deploying LTE as part of a suite of services. The PLDT Group's approach is to use different technology platforms to address different needs. That is why we are deploying fixed technologies like fiber to homes and buildings, fixed LTE services, and DSL alongside mobile broadband running on 3G/HSPA and mobile LTE and LTE-A."
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How Exercise Benefits Joint Pain
Arthritis may make you want to sit still, but you shouldn't
If you're in the grip of arthritis pain—and about 46 million American adults are—we have two words for you: Get moving.
Whether you suffer from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis or worn-down joints, pain can make life's pleasures unbearable. Where once you looked forward to gardening, a raucous racquetball match or playing catch with your grandkids, now you can't wait to slather on pain cream and curl up on the sofa with the heating pad. Even simple daily activities like carrying laundry downstairs, bringing in groceries and walking to the mailbox can seem nearly impossible.
Here's what you might not know: Though it might seem a workout will aggravate your aching joints, the right exercises performed properly actually can be a long-lasting way to tame ankle, hip, knee and shoulder pain. In fact, exercise can improve mobility, muscle strength and overall physical conditioning, plus help you maintain a healthy weight. Here's how:
• Exercise relieves stiffness. When you don't move your body, the muscles, tendons and ligaments shorten and tense up. But exercise and stretching afterward can help reduce lack-of-movement stiffness and preserve your range of motion.
• Exercise lubricates the joints. Synovial fluid helps bring oxygen and nutrients into your joints. Exercise, which boosts synovial fluid production, helps keep you well-oiled.
• Exercise increases strength and flexibility. Movement that strengthens muscles and connective tissue surrounding the joints helps relieve pressure on those joints.
• Exercise boosts natural pain-killing compounds. If you're sedentary, you are more likely to be sensitive to every ache and twinge. When you work out, you gain a measure of natural pain relief.
• Exercise helps keep weight under control. This can help relieve pressure in weight-bearing joints, such as your hips, knees and ankles
• Exercise enhances mood-boosting chemicals in the brain. When you feel happier, you feel better.
Don't sit on the sidelines in pain. Talk to your doctor about an exercise treatment plan that incorporates range-of-motion, strengthening, aerobic and endurance exercises.


text: The Federal Emergency Management Agency is asking Congress for $250 million to bail out its disaster relief fund, which recently helped flood victims in California and West Virginia. The fund is expected to post a $254-million operating deficit by Sept. 30, the end of the current fiscal year, FEMA officials told a Senate appropriations subcommittee. "Our estimated new obligations . . . add up to an additional $464 million," a FEMA official told the panel.


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A Church going Boy Scout leader, former DA and staunch Republican sitting judge finally faces the music for a 25-year-old injustice.
"At issue in the court of inquiry is whether Mr. Anderson committed criminal misconduct in 1987 when he turned over only a few pages of evidence to Judge William Lott, who had asked the prosecutor to submit exculpatory evidence.
Whether or not it was Sheriff Boutwell's errant investigation that prompted Mr. Anderson to discount the evidence, Mr. Morton's lawyers say the prosecutor had a legal responsibility to disclose that information.
'That does not excuse failing to obey a court order,' said Barry Scheck, a co-founder of the Innocence Project."
One more innocent is free, and maybe this time the careless perpetrator of the injustice will pay some kind of price for his "hang 'em high" style of injustice.
[See also the case of Cameron Todd Willingham, In which our good Texas Governor Rick Perry illegally and improperly intervened to ensure that Willingham was not as lucky as Michael Morton.]


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I knew I'd be gone all day Friday (the day of the party) at the Green Meadows Petting Farm Chaperoning Jackson's Kindergarten class, so (for once) I had to plan ahead for the menu. I made everything the day before and turned the crock-pot on before I left for the day. It worked out great! Thanks Mom for the Minestrone soup recipe. It was delish! And kudos to my talented friend Jennifer McCully for sharing her delicious Fluffy Apple Dip and Spinach & Cheese Swirls recipes with me. Everyone loved them. Thought I'd share the recipes with you too!
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Quick question...has anyone been dealing with people seeming insanely jealous bc of your gifts? It is very overwhelming to deal with. Jealousy is a strong emotion, and if not dealt with, you can really hurt people badly. Jealousy is like anger and envy mixed and it makes people rage and act out. I have been struggling with this. Does anyone have any experiences they want to share on this? People can really ruin relationships with others who want to love them bc they are so insecure and not dealing. Any tips on how to deal with this behavior?


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Ken Ham has tried to make a distinction between historical and observational science. He ought, therefore, to accept that we must make the same distinction in theology, if he is to be consistent, don't you think?
And yet we find he himself quoting the Bible as though it can simply be assumed to provide evidence about the past. If he were being consistent, he would have problems with those who quote the Bible the way he typically does, and every time they did so, he would ask "Were you there?"
Surely the only truths that we can have confidence in, in the science of theology, are those which do not stem from the past, which none of us was there to observe, but only those which can be directly observed today.
And so we should expect Ken Ham, were he consistent, to ignore matters like the figure of Jesus, or Noah's ark. Those are matters which cannot be observed and depend entirely on one's presuppositions. And so surely he ought to be focused on using observational theology to discuss how one gets their presuppositions to begin with.
Ham can make the stories come alive through animatronics if he so chooses. But since historical theology is a dubious enterprise, then only observational theology is legitimate.
So why do we not see that? Because his attempt to distinguish between historical and observational science is bogus. He is seeking to dismiss evidence about the past when it is convenient for him to do so, while uncritically embracing claims about the past when it suits him.
It is time to say a firm "No" in response to such inconsistency. By all means reject our ability to know about the past based on present evidence. But do it consistently, recognizing that that approach leads to agnosticism about the historicity of things described in the Bible. Or accept that we can know about the past through deduction based on evidence available today – in biology and geology as well as – indeed, even more so than – in history.


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text: Considering an attic workshop? First, make sure your attic is tall enough. Will you be able to stand, or haul in tall wooden boards? Next, consider your access route: Steep stairs are risky when you're moving heavy materials, tools, and finished projects. And don't forget to test your attic floors to be sure they're strong enough to support your new workshop, and ensure proper ventilation by installing an exhaust fan. To learn more about Todd Fratzel's attic workshop, visit Home Construction & Improvement, one of several sites he's created.


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WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says he's not brooding about 2013, despite a series of setbacks.
The president said at a year-end news conference from the White House Friday that as long as the economy is improving and he's helping families, he's OK.
Obama's approval rating has been at record lows recently. But he joked that in the seven years since he launched his presidential campaign, the media has, quote, "recorded 15 near-death experiences."
He acknowledged frustration that he didn't get the legislative reforms he wanted, specifically mentioning gun control and immigration. And he said his health care law hasn't worked the way it should have.
But he said he's going to keep working on his agenda and predicted 2014 would be "a breakthrough year for America."
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