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Apple's WWDC 2017 Announced, Mark The Dates
Apple has announced that WWDC 2017 is going to be held at San Jose starting June 5 and will go on till 9. It is going to be a special one for Apple as they are returning to San Jose for the event after a very long time.
This promotional image has been posted by Apple and it looks real good with a message that points the importance of developers and igniting minds that helps accelerating technology.
Without a doubt, the main event will be the 'Keynote' which will be streamed online too like usual. Well, one will surely get to see more of the software, hardware should be least expected as Apple may or may not release any. There should be no surprise if one gets to see new iterations of iOS, watchOS, macOS and tvOS.
Regarding the tickets, developers will get the hands on that in spring.
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Friday, July 5, 2013
Don't Give Up
I teach a lot of workshops, and in many of them we make blocks which all need to be arranged at the end of the day. Sometimes the quilter will come to me in frustration and say, "My blocks aren't working! It's just not going to work." In one of these situations recently I found myself explaining yet again, " Your blocks are fine! All you have to do is stick with them...keep working with them, don't just give up." Don't give up on your project, I always say, because there will come a point in it where your insecurity will bloom and convince you that what you are doing is no good. You just have to work through that, until you get to the point where you see the sort of secret language your project has and learn to speak it.
That is where I ended up with this one, and had to listen to my own advice. My idea was to create a gaudy, strange background for a portrait, then to see if the portrait could overcome its background. The way I made it I ended up with bias edges all around the outside, which caused a lot of trouble. Then, when I was sewing down the bias tape like crazy all around the inside, I seemed to be gathering the fabric a lot, causing lots of fullness and distortion throughout. Oy.
I just wanted to quit and start a new quilt. This is something I rarely do. I usually have to work from beginning to end on a single quilt. So, just as I was starting to pull this off my design wall, I heard my own words ringing in my ear: "Don't give up...stick with it!" That was when I realized I had to see it all the way through.
Alright, then, I thought, lets take these problems one at a time. First, I had to lose all the wavy bias edges that were unfixable. But that would make it too small for my taste. Ah ha! A frame! I could add a frame to replace the outer 6 inches I removed. Since I am making a sort of parody of a Roy Lichtenstein painting, a frame would fit right in with my intent. It had been so long since I added a border like this that I got heavily into it, the careful measuring, the mitering and all. The more I worked, the more I saw how I could believe in it, how to let it speak its own language.
Sometimes, I do have to let a project go...have to abandon something I can no longer believe in. But that is rare. Mostly I end up like this, needing only to work through the moment when my insecurity takes over and tells me I might as well quit.
Posted by Joe the Quilter at 12:17 PM
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If we all followed your advice, that tub of UFOs would not exist. I think that is the #1 way a quilt project becomes a UFO. We reach a point where we are frustrated or don't like the result so we put on the brakes and send it to UFO jail. Will try to keep your advice in mind the next time this happens to me.ReplyDelete
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A traffic stop by Pine Bluff Police on Tuesday resulted in the arrest of a man on drug related charges.
A traffic stop by Pine Bluff Police on Tuesday resulted in the arrest of a man on drug related charges.
Brandon Whyte, 22, allegedly had 29 grams of suspected marijuana in his vehicle, along with drug paraphernalia including digital scales and sandwich bags, Detective Marquis Blake said in a probable cause affidavit.
During a court hearing Friday, Deputy Prosecutor Maxie Kizer said police stopped the car Whyte was driving for making an improper turn. When they asked for his driver�s license, he said he did not have one.
In addition, the license plate on the vehicle and the vehicle identification number did not match. Whyte was placed under arrest.
During a search of the vehicle after the arrest, the suspected drugs and other items were found, Kizer said.
Jefferson County District Judge Kim Bridgforth set a $10,000 bond for Whyte, after ruling prosecutors had probable cause to charge him with possession of a controlled substance with purpose to deliver and possession of drug paraphernalia.
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As the new year approaches I've decided to take some time out to reflect on the last 12 months and also look ahead to 2014.
2013 has been a huge year for me personally. So, what's happened? Well, in short, I stopped going through the motions and started to take control of my life a bit more.
Above all I want to enjoy my life and leave behind me a story that I'm proud of. In 2012, and early 2013, I felt held back, sheltered and unable to fully express myself. Now, things are totally different, and I feel like I'm gradually unlocking my potential and utilising the drive, desire and motivation that has been pent up inside of me for years.
Anyway, that's enough intro, let's jump in take a look at what has gone well this past year.
What went well
Quitting my job
After years of debating and dreaming, in 2013 I finally quit my job to pursue a freelance career, and it was one of the best decisions I've ever made.
Since making the leap, I've almost felt like a new person and I'm certainly much happier. There's been some highs, a few lows and one or two times where I've questioned why I left full-time work. Overall though, it's one of the best decisions I've made in my life.
Working for myself represents a huge personal milestone in my story. I proved to myself that I could overcome fears, push myself and pursue the career I'd been dreaming of for years.
Half marathon
For years I've wanted to run a half marathon and always put it off. It was one of those things I'd tell myself I'd "do next year" and never get round to.
In 2013 I finally gave up on excuses and laced up my running shoes. In all honesty, I didn't train as much as I would have liked to, but I was very proud to tick 'complete a half marathon' off my list of goals. It was one of the toughest and most rewarding challenges I've ever taken on.
Las Vegas
I've always wanted to visit Las Vegas and in 2013 I ticked it off my bucket list (and I'm sure I'll return again).
Looking ahead: 5 goals for 2014
Reflections over with, it's now time to look ahead.
I'm sure 2014 is going to be an exciting year and below are a few areas I'm focusing on improving during the new year.
Income vs Time
Since I started freelancing my income has been up and down, though I've made at least as much as I used to at my 9-5 job every month since leaving. During 2014 I'd like to try and stabilise my income a little more and try to find a way to drive some revenue outside of consulting (basically, earning money not directly connected to my time).
Last year I went on a trip to Las Vegas and it was one of the best holidays of my life. Vegas aside, I haven't traveled as much as I would have liked to over the last few years. This year, I want to focus on travleing more. I already have trips to Hamburg and Madrid booked up, but I'd like to sneak in a few more trips as and when I can.
I really enjoy writing and I don't do it enough. I'm now setting aside set time each day to write, so that hopefully I'll have something to look back and reflect on in years to come.
I have a long reading list and I'd like to start getting through it. Reading is something I enjoy and ge† a lot out from. Too often I choose to watch something on Netflix or watch some TV over reading. in 2014 I'd like to start prioritising reading and make it part of my daily routine.
I'm not horrendously unfit; I play basketball and football twice per week and also go out for runs every now and then. I'm not where I want to be though. In 2014 I'd like to start paying closer attention to not just my fitness, but my overall health (sleep, diet, hydration, exercise, etc).
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While this blog started off as my personal ramblings on Techncial things it has turned out to be a blog dedicated to Android. Any other technical ramblings are shared at my Technical Blog.
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Friday, 3 December 2010
Android UI – Inflate from XML (Dynamic UI Creation)
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- Anonymous13 December 2010 at 11:32
Hi Sai Geetha,ReplyDelete
is it possible to display AlertDialog box in home screen, when send sms.i want display AlertDialog box at receiver side.
Hi, Thanks. It is very useful.ReplyDelete
How do I draw on a View element defined in main.xml, like the one below;ReplyDelete
Hello Sai,ReplyDelete
I have a question about Android development and was surfing the web when I found your blog. I know this isn't related to the topic of your post (sorry), but is there a way to modify the phone icon behavior on the Motorola Droid? I've been asking this question for a week or two in general forums and I decided maybe I should look at writing my own solution, so I started looking for tutorials and found this blog.
My problem is this: my wife and I both have the Moto Droid and my wife has downloaded several pre-school apps (Sesame Street videos) for our 2 year old. He know how to find and start the videos, but the problem is that he will also press the phone icon on the home screen which brings up the call log. Then he hits the phone icon and calls that person... an annoying thing! Is there a way to modify the Droid code so that when the phone icon is pressed, a password field and the android keyboard come up. She would then type in a short password before the process called up the call log screen.
Anyway, that's what I'm looking for... do you have any ideas?
Hi to the AlertDialog Questioner!ReplyDelete
Why would you want to show an AlertDialog on the homescreen to an end user. It would be very intrusive and user experience. Notification bar exists exactly for that reason to non-intrusively show the arrival of an SMS. And this is already implemented in the default behaviour of the phone.
Hi Rend,ReplyDelete
You have missed out sharing what you intended to share below your comment
Hi gpence61,ReplyDelete
Getting a password screen on touching the phone icon will have to be a custom solution developed as by default no one would want such a feature - meaning more touchs before you can make a call!
This comment has been removed by the author.ReplyDelete
In case gpence61 is still following this and hasn't found a solution yet: The app from the Market called "tasker" can be used to achieve what you want. You would maybe have to create your own action inside the app, but it is definitely capable of doing it.ReplyDelete
I have stumbled across this blog looking for a nice solution to create different ui-elements generically, as part of a customizable settings screen. Even though this guide lets you reuse and dynamically add your button, how would you go ahead and add a series of buttons with different text to your gui? Good read anyways!
- Anonymous9 February 2011 at 12:46
Hi Geetha,ReplyDelete
Is it possible, I need to display textView underneath the default incoming call screen. Not as a toast but it should be there till call lasts.
I saw you have done some marvelous jobs in android if you find a way would you please suggest me.
- Seyithan19 February 2011 at 16:40
Very useful tutorial.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous26 February 2011 at 19:32
Hi Geetha,ReplyDelete
Is there any way to programatically disable the phone radio (any equivalent of setradio as it is deprecated).
- Anonymous26 March 2011 at 06:05
Pardon my ignorance, But why is this check being made if (lLayout.getChildAt(2) == null)??ReplyDelete
I see the comment above it. But I don't quite understand (//restrict to adding only 1 textview child element)
Hi Geetha,ReplyDelete
Currently I'm stuck with the list UI with 2 textview and 1 radio button. The list will be pulled out of from DB. Do you have any good example that I can refer? My email : firstname.lastname@example.com
- George
hi sai geetha, i need screen lock code in android. please help meReplyDelete
I am trying to lock the screen on click a button.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous18 May 2011 at 12:06
Hi Sai,ReplyDelete
It is mentioned in the android documentation that when before you override the activity call back methods the super methods of activity class should be called. THe same is not applicable in the case of service. What could be the reason?
great stuff, i was doing (well trying to follow number 1) but this seems much cleaner and efficient.ReplyDelete
Hi Sai,ReplyDelete
I would like to know if i want to repeat adding the same UI again, should i inflate again and then add or any work around, Also any effect on memory if i repeat the above step say 10 to 15times.
Hey, many thanks, it helped my designing my GUI.ReplyDelete
i want how to create multiple buttons on screen for example calculate program please give me any information.ReplyDelete
hi mam, nice tutorial..it helped a lot...ReplyDelete
- Anonymous2 December 2011 at 19:02
Hi am implementing the android application for to access the project management application that has different workitem like task and stories. But these work items can be customized as per the project needs and the structure is saved as a XML file in the server. Now my android application wants to display those work items based on its structure in the server. How can I implement this so that wi structure in my android apps is in sync with the structure in the server. Thanks in Advance.ReplyDelete
- Debayan29 February 2012 at 12:22
Hi Sai,ReplyDelete
Your tutorials are so so simple and easy to understand. Thank you very much for all the effort and sharing your knowledge with us.
- Anonymous27 March 2012 at 22:25
Hi saigeetha,ReplyDelete
is it possible to have the XML file outside of the APK file, and the changes we made in the XML file will dynamically reflect on the UI at run time.?
Hello from Brazil!ReplyDelete
Thanks, you saved me ^^
Nice one!!!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 June 2012 at 12:03
please help...i m designing a ui in android using visual studio
i am not able to scale the widgets dat i use...they tend to overlap
wat should i do
Thanks for the blog and making things simple Geetha.ReplyDelete
Hey, thanks for this great tutorial. This is the only one I've found which actually gives you a complete code, not just the 2 lines when inflating.ReplyDelete
I've successfully adapted this code to fit my needs, and I created a method that will inflate a RelativeView into a layout. If I call that method once, it adds the RelativeView, however if I call it the second time, nothing happens. I've seen in your code that you're only handling inflating once, but is it possible to insert a View multiple times beneath each other?
My first guess was that the 2 Views got inserted but they were on top of each other, but I changed the "top" property of each, and there really was only 1 View.
Any help on this would be great. Thank you again for this tutorial!
Really Good!.. Thanks a lot!.. :)ReplyDelete
Nice blog...thank you..ReplyDelete
- Anonymous30 August 2013 at 14:07
Thank you for this tutorialReplyDelete
Hi Please could you explain me about getView method in custom adapter with its parameter in detail. thanksReplyDelete


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WASHINGTON — When is the word "British" an international insult?
When officials in the Obama White House combine it with another word: "petroleum."
Outrage is brewing on the other side of the Atlantic over the Obama administration's repeated use of the name "British Petroleum" for BP, the oil company responsible for the spill that has devastated the Gulf of Mexico. British Petroleum is actually the former name of the company, which now officially goes by BP — a fact that seems to have escaped some of the White House's most prominent spokesmen and other high-ranking Washington officials.
Mr. Obama himself seems mostly to use BP. But the White House press secretary, Robert Gibbs, and the Coast Guard commander in charge of responding to the spill, Adm. Thad W. Allen, have been using British Petroleum interchangeably with BP in their public remarks. So have the House speaker, Nancy Pelosi, and the House majority leader, Representative Steny H. Hoyer.
This does not sit well with some ink-stained wretches (or clean-fingered bloggers) across the pond, who are wondering aloud just how special the "special relationship" between the two countries still is.
"BP has not — for many years — stood for British Petroleum — you won't find the two words anywhere in its annual report," Fraser Nelson, the editor of The Spectator, wrote in a blog post on Thursday. "But you hear them plenty tripping off the presidential tongue, as if to point the finger on the other side of the Atlantic. It makes you wonder how highly he values U.K.-U.S. relations."
With Mr. Obama ratcheting up the rhetoric against BP, the trans-Atlantic tensions are running high — so high, in fact, that the president was forced to address them during a telephone call Saturday morning with David Cameron, the British prime minister.Continue reading the main story
The two did not discuss the company's name, according to a senior administration official, speaking on the condition of anonymity to recount a private conversation.
"The president told the prime minister that our frustration has nothing to do with national identity, but has to do with ensuring that a large, wealthy company lives up to its obligations," the official said.
There was no word on whether Mr. Obama referred to that large, wealthy company by name — and if so, what he called it.Continue reading the main story


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Title: London with a Dare
Authors: Angela Ford & Jennifer Conner
Genre: Contemporary Sports Romance
Release Date: January 25, 2016Summary:
Chapple Palmer is the captain of one of the top soccer teams in the world, the London Lions. He should get more respect, but due to bad press he has a bad boy reputation in the British tabloids that he can't seem to shake. In fact, he's even beginning to believe the things they say about him. Chapple knows his playing days are numbered and the last thing he needs is to be stuck babysitting an American billionaire, Ian Dare and his wife, who are there to promote Dare's American football team's exhibition game in London.
Elisha Sheppard is fairly new at being the Dare's scheduling assistant. She knows how important it is to stay professional and detail oriented at every moment. So why is Elisha letting herself be distracted by Chapple Palmer who she can guess is nothing but trouble, not to mention a heart-breaker? Why is she finding it so easy to say yes to his every invitation when her brain is screaming no?
After a disastrous sexual encounter with Elisha, Chapple realizes that he's proved the truth in all the tabloid rumors. Why would Elisha even talk to him? How can he make it up to her? Chapple feels a connection with Elisha he hasn't felt with a woman in a long time. If she'll give him another chance, he'll prove to her that he's the lover she's only dreamed of. But can he also trust her with his heart?
In London with a Dare, their first sexual encounter is disastrous...Chapple wants to prove he can be the lover Elisha's dreamed about. But this time, Elisha draws up a contract with the hot soccer player...
"There's much you owe me. You must pay the consequence of your behavior," she said in a tone that demanded he follow her lead. "I'm all yours." He took one step back and met her eyes. He extended his arms to surrender. "Good." She smiled. "Now that we have an understanding, you need to cure my ache. Slowly, this time, the way I like it," she added after a quick intake of air. "All right." His low hearty chuckle told her he was game. Elisha lifted her hands to his rock-hard chest. She slightly dug her claws inward. Her tongue peeked out to wet her lips and she raised her eyes to meet his. She felt his hard swallow beneath her hands. "Any foul play, Mr. Palmer, will result in penalty. Or worse; suspension and it wouldn't be for one game. Do you agree to abide by my contract and regulations?" His lips curved into a sexy smile. "Where do I sign?" "Right here" She reached for his hand and led his finger to graze along her lips. He moved forward. His lips met hers. She remembered the taste of him. He began with a soft tease against her mouth and then opened them with the tip of his tongue. Once his tongue had entry she moved her hands into that sexy mess of hair and pulled him closer to deepen the kiss. Her action created a deep moan. She took that as a signed deal.... .... Chapple kissed a trail down her neck, across her shoulders, breast, and then lower. She felt every hot inch of his heated skin, as he slid his hands and tongue over her. Elisha could barely pull in a shaky breath when he cradled himself between her thighs. "I'm liking these contract negotiations." He pressed her legs apart and slid a skilled finger over her wetness. "Especially the way I can sign my signature. I've signed many autographs and contracts, but never one I've enjoyed this much." He trailed his wet finger in swooping loops over her thigh as if to sign his name.
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Angela Ford
Angela Ford originates from Nova Scotia…Canada's Ocean Playground!
Her love of the ocean and sunsets are always in her heart and give her inspiration. Her love for words keeps her turning the page. She is never without a book, whether she's reading or writing. Now residing in Ontario, Angela works in Finance – numbers by day – words by night. Her dedication to volunteer and involvement with cyber safety seminars gave her an Award of Distinction and sparked the idea for her first book Closure – suspense with a dash of romance that hit the best- selling Action/Adventure and Women's Fiction. Angela continued this FBI suspense with Forbidden and will deliver the final of the series in 2015. She also writes contemporary romance, sometimes sweet…sometimes spicy and sometimes with a dash of suspense. Unforgettable Kiss delivers a spicy romance with a dash of suspense. Blind Tasting of The Love List series and The Christmas Wreath of the Forever Christmas series are sweet reads. 2015 kicked off with a new Romantic Suspense Surrender .
Jennifer Connor
Best-selling Northwest author who has over sixty short stories and books in ebook, print, and audiobooks. She writes in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Paranormal Romance, Historical Romance, and Erotica.
She lives in a hundred year old house that she grew up in. Her semi-small town holds an interesting mix of resident hillbillies, yuppies and Navy Seals. And of course Seattle, only a few miles away, is the birthplace of Starbucks so coffee is always on the check list. She blows glass beads with a blow torch, (which relieves a lot of stress and people don't bother you) and is a huge fan of musicals.
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Styx brings classic hits back to Lake Charles
Styx, featuring from left to right, Ricky Phillips, James "J.Y." Young and Tommy Shaw, returns to Southwest Louisiana with a performance inside The Event Center of L'Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La. for ages 21 and older. Tickets are available at all Ticketmaster outlets. Photo by Tommy Mann Jr.
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Never let it be said that Styx does not love the road.
Styx, a band whose career has spanned five decades, returns to Southwest Louisiana for a Labor Day weekend concert at 8 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 3, inside The Event Center of L'Auberge Casino Resort in Lake Charles, La. for ages 21 and older. Tickets start at $45 and can be purchased online at www.ticketmaster.com or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.
Formed in 1972, Styx has sold millions of albums around the world while earning a loyal fan-base with its hits songs such as "Renegade," "Too Much Time on My Hands," "Blue Collar Man," "Come Sail Away" and many more. The band is comprised of long-time members Tommy Shaw and James "J.Y." Young, both on guitar and vocals. Rounding out the group is Lawrence Gowan, keyboards and vocals; Todd Sucherman, drums; and Ricky Phillips, bass.
Although the band has not released a studio album in more than 10 years, Styx has remained a popular concert attraction year-in and year-out and has had a very busy 2016 thus far.
"It's been a really busy year with a variety of shows," said bassist Ricky Phillips in a telephone interview. "The Def Leppard tour we were on last summer just kept getting extended and going into early this year, and we've done our own shows as well. We've played some large venues and small venues and places in between. It's been fun."
Another aspect of the constant touring and having such a loyal group of fans is that those fans have exposed their children to the music they love and, in some cases, a third generation of fans.
"It's really kind of cool," Phillips added. "It's great that we get to play at family venues where there is no age restriction, like county fairs and state fairs. It's so cool to see all those young faces along with our regular fans."
While some fans eagerly await new music from Styx, others have do not have such expectations. However, Phillips believes recording new music will happen at some point.
"We will do it at some point, but we won't rush it and do a hack-job," he explained. "It costs a lot of money to make a new record and, to do it properly, we would have to stop touring. Touring is not only how we get paid, but it's how our crew and their families get paid too."
Phillips and the rest of his bandmates in Styx tour extensively each year and, in many cases, average approximately 200 shows per year. In order to keep it interesting, the band likes to mix up the set list when possible but Phillips knows there is only so much they can adjust.
"There are some songs we could never leave out of our set, like 'Come Sail Away' and 'Renegade' for sure," Phillips said. "Those songs have stood the test of time. In fact, I think 'Lady' would be one of those songs that we could never leave out of a set.
"But there are songs I would like to see us play more," he continued. 'I miss doing 'Snowblind,' but we are doing that song more often lately. I like 'Castle Walls' a lot because it starts out with the bass, and 'Midnight Ride' is a fun song too."
Styx is always working and the band just announced a five-night run of shows at Venetian Theatre at the Venetian Las Vegas with special guest Don Felder, formerly of the Eagles. The group has other plans in the works as well.
"We will remain in the U.S. and Canada for the rest of the year, but the rumor is we may go to Europe next summer," Phillips added. "I haven't seen any dates yet, so I don't know if that will happen but we are always busy and we like it that way."
Visit www.styxworld.com for more information on the band and visit www.llakecharles.com for upcoming events at the venue.


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Bruce Ware has posted an open letter to Liam Goligher, Carl Trueman and Todd Pruitt, a letter which I find underwhelming. They have in turn responded, while the guys at Secundum Scripturas, Matt Emerson and Luke Stamps, have responded with some I think valid concerns.
There is a lot that can be said, but instead I would like to focus on this post by Goligher. Goligher thinks that Grudem is promoting blasphemy in the quote he lifted from his Systematic Theology. But is Goligher's interpretation and accusation true?
First, we must establish that Grudem and many EFS proponents are biblicists. And yes, biblicism is wrong. I myself am a confessionalist after all. But biblicism is not heresy. Therefore, while I can criticize a person for being a biblicist, I (and others) also must realize that the way they do theology is different from the way I do theology.
This difference in method also has implications for how we read and interpret theology. It functions in a certain sense as an interpretive grid through which we perceive and reflect upon issues. This interpretive grid binds us towards the usage of certain words and certain phrases in a certain way. It pushes us towards seeing certain questions which others may not see, to express what we perceive in Scripture in ways others may find strange. In other words, it is a PARADIGM in the fullest sense of the term.
A paradigm is a meta-pattern of thought. As Thomas S. Kuhn has explicited it in the history of science, those who are part of the previous paradigm are by and large totally unable to adapt to the new paradigm when it comes. The progress of science comes through "revolutions," whereby the new younger scientists replace the older ones who are stuck with the previous paradigm. The reason why they remain stuck is not because they are stupid or because they are in any way mentally deficient, but rather because the paradigm has in a sense become them. Without a fundamental shift in outlook, it is impossible for one to change from one paradigm to the other, and thus Kuhn in his later life uses the word "incommensurable" in an attempt to starkly contrast one paradigm from the other.
The reason for this excursus into one major theory in the history and philosophy of science, besides the fact that I hold to it in some form, is that the nature of "paradigms" show us very clearly what the problem is. Goligher, Trueman and other critics are wedded to the paradigm of classical theism. Ware, Grudem and other EFS proponents are wedded to the biblicist paradigm. They may make use of the same words, but communication seems to amount to near zero, because both sides refuse to realize the difference in paradigms between them. The critics interpret anything coming from EFS proponents according to the classical theist paradigm, and see heresy. The EFS proponents interpret anything coming from their critics according to the biblicist paradigm, and think they are making a mountain out of a molehill. Because both sides refuse to acknowledge that, both sides refuse to attempt to understand what the other side is saying according to the authorial intent, the paradigm the author is utilizing.
This brings me to the reason why I chose Goligher's post, because he chooses a text that has less problematic features, as opposed to some writings by Bruce Ware. Goligher's outrage shows just how badly he has misread Grudem, and I can say this even without knowing the context of the quote.
Before I go into interpreting Grudem, some may wonder why I can in a sense put myself above the fray. The reason why I can equally critique both sides on this is because I have been in the biblicist side before. I understand to some extent how they think, or at least I think I do. Because I have been in two sides when it comes to method, I see how the difference in method is not merely a matter of who is smarter, or even who is more biblical. NO, the Bible does not directly abjudicate on which method is better. Confessionalism is better not because the Bible directly states it, but because Confessionalism better connects all fields of theology and knowledge and church heritage into a more coherent whole.
Without further to do, let us finally look at the quote from Grudem cited by Goligher:
The husband's role is parallel to God the Father and the wife's role is parallel to that of God the Son. ... And, although it is not explicitly mentioned in Scripture, the gift of children within marriage, coming from both the father and the mother, and subject to the authority of both father and mother is analogous to the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the Father and Son in the Trinity. (Wayne Grudem, Systematic Theology, 256-257; as cited by Liam Goligher)
If one were to read it with a biblicist framework, THEN translate it into a more confessional framework, this is what Grudem is actually saying:
Just as God the Father plays the role of the head in the economic Trinity, and as the Son submitted to the Father ad extra, so likewise husbands are to image the role of head in the family, emulating what God the Father has shown us through how He works. Wives are to image the submissive role of the Son to the Father. .... And though it is not mentioned in Scripture, the way the Spirit obeys and Father and the Son in the outworking of the divine plan seems to be the pattern for how children should obey their father and mother.
Now, I do not necessarily like how Grudem wants to bring the Spirit in through showing how children seem to image the Spirit's obedience, as it seems speculative, but neither should it be said that it is blasphemy, or that it creates a "mythological Godhead." After all, the Bible DOES link the submission of the Son to the Father in the economy of salvation to how wives should submit to their husbands. Will I advocate for saying the things Grudem says? NO. I am a confessionalist after all. But just because I think those words shouldn't be said in that way shouldn't mean that Grudem should be taken before the inquisition and tried for heresy. Are they blasphemous? You can say they could be, but according to authorial intent and paradigm, they are not. Infelicitous yes, heresy no.
I am not against criticism of any EFS proponent, but that has to be done on the problems they have, not the heresies their critics think exist. Denounce biblicism all you want, but do not ignore authorial intent and paradigm before rushing to judgment.


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Publisher: Entangled: Crush
Release Date: May 16, 2016
Source: Netgalley
Disclaimer: This Entangled Teen Crush book contains adult language, ice-melting kisses, and a swoon-worthy hero. This fake relationship romance will have you wishing for a hockey player of your own...
Natalie West and Toby Cooper were best friends growing up, on and off the ice. But when Toby's hockey career took off, their friendship was left behind. Now Natalie has a crazy plan to land her crush-Toby's biggest rival-and she needs Toby's help to pull it off.
When Nat asks Toby to be her fake boyfriend, he can't say no. Not when it means getting his best friend back. But Natalie is all grown up now, and spending time with her-even when it's just playing hockey together-stirs up a lot of feelings, old and new. Suddenly pretending to be interested in her isn't hard at all... if only she wanted him and not his enemy.
Hockey tore them apart. Can it put them back together?
**Thank you so much to Entangled for allowing me to read this in exchange for an honest review!**
I was so excited to see that there was going to be another book in this companion series. One of my favorite things about it is that you can read the books in any order that you want. You can even just read one book in the companion series if you want to! Each even works as a standalone! It's just so awesome.
I was so excited to meet two new awesome characters, Natalie and Toby. I was rooting for them throughout the whole book. The two of them were so cute together and I just hoped throughout the whole book that they'd finally get together.
Some characters from other books in the companion series were mentioned too, which I loved! It's always great to see old characters that you've had to say goodbye to show up again. It made me really happy and excited to know that their lives are still going on!
The only character that really bothered me were Scott. Scott is a guy that Natalie actually wants to date. He got on my nerves a bit because he wasn't the greatest, but I'm pretty sure the reader wasn't supposed to like him much.
I'm honestly so glad that I got the chance to read this one. I'll never stop recommending this series because it's just so enjoyable and fun to read. The novels are so easy to fly by too because of how light and fluffy they are!


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Oh how I love red. There is at least one red thing in every room in my house. Lots in the kitchen, hits in every other room. Red fruit, red furniture, red flowers. Um, red shoes. Red shoes are a serious weakness for me. I have an embarrassing number of red shoes. But they make me SO HAPPY! Red and yellow are my happy colors.
I just peeked in the kiln to check and see how this load went. Top layer looked great, including these new red pieces!! These were tests- not for sale yet. I'll make more and have them available before the holidays.
Somewhere in this load there are also some tiny little red buttons. And some robin's egg buttons. I was really, really meticulous with this glaze load. I'll see at the end of the day how the whole load went- it is still too too hot to touch. I did a teeny bit of kiln maintenance, but I haven't scraped and re-coated my shelves yet.
This morning we all woke up with a sunny outlook. We're all well, rested, and ready to face a full weekend. I'm looking forward to taking my first canoe float in about 2 years tomorrow with Gary and some friends. I promised little boy we'd get a pumpkin at the farmer's market tomorrow. The weather is glorious, the leaves are beginning to turn. I'm going to find our tiniest drybag and bring my camera on the trip. Have a lovely weekend!


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Passage of ST3 means funding for local projects
Sunday, November 13, 2016
|Sound Transit Light Link rail train
Photo courtesy Sound Transit
What began as a collaborative effort between north Lake Washington cities and the 522TransitNow! Coalition to advocate for three projects along SR 522 – an area neglected in the original ST3 draft proposal – will become a reality thanks to voter approval of the ST3 proposal.
In 2015, the cities of Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Kenmore, Bothell and Woodinville worked together to align transit priorities. Members of the coalition spent countless hours attending Sound Transit meetings and spreading awareness about the ST3 process around the community.
Three ST3 projects along the North Lake Washington corridor include:
- Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) on SR 522 and NE 145th Street to connect to the future light rail station at NE 145th St. and I-5. This 8-mile BRT project would design and implement BRT on NE 145th/SR 523 from the Link station at I-5 to SR 522, with BRT treatments continuing on SR 522 to UW Bothell, and with connecting service at lower frequencies to Woodinville. This project is anticipated for completion in 2024.
- Parking structures along SR 522 to encourage and enable access to transit. Access improvements include 300-space parking garages near Lake Forest Park (1), Kenmore (1) and Bothell (1). This project is anticipated to be completed between 2019-2024.
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|Charles Island off the coast of Connecticut has a history of curses, buried pirate treasure, and ghosts. Photo: the Wikipedia Commons
The island was acquired by the English in 1639 when they overran the Wepaowag Natives who inhabited the island. Believing the island to be inhabited by spirits, the Wepoawag Chief cursed the English to be haunted by these entities so that they would not be able to inhabit the island, forever. To this day, that curse holds true even after many attempts to settle it.
Charles Deal, the island's namesake, bought the island in 1657. It was previously known as Milford Island. Charles attempted to start a tobacco plantation on the small patch of land and it failed completely. He ended up abandoning the island a short while later. Around the year 1699, famed pirate Captain William Kidd sailed through Long Island Sound on his way to Boston. It was rumored that he stopped at various islands along the way burying some of his treasure for safe keeping. It is known that he stopped at Milford and some believe that Charles Island was one of his hiding places as Kidd knew of the curse of the island. He was later arrested in Boston, never to return to claim his treasure.
It is thought that in 1721, a band of sailors had found Mexican ruler Guatmozin's hidden treasure. Seeking a place to hide it, many believe they concealed the treasure somewhere on Charles Island. That treasure too was lost as the sailors never returned for it.
1835, an attempt was made to establish a residence on the island by John Harris. He died soon after and several people lived on the island in his home after that. However, their stay was always short and they always found some reason to leave.
In 1850, it is believed that fortune hunters seeking William Kidd's lost treasure actually found something. However, they claimed that as they were leaving the island, a skeleton like burning specter chased them off the island.
In 1852, the island was acquired by Elizur Pritchard who turned the old Harris home into a summer resort which was eventually known as the Ansantawae House. However, that only lasted for about fifteen years. For a short while the island was purchased and used as a manufacturing facility for fertilizer made from fish. That too failed and the island sat vacant once again.
Around 1930 a group of monks founded the Aquinas Retreat, building a complex of buildings, pathways and shrines throughout the island. Then towards the end of the decade, the retreat was abandoned. There definitely seems to be something strange at work here on this island preventing people from inhabiting it.
Many visitors to the island have reported seeing and hearing strange things while there. Others have visited the island never to return. If you walk to the island by day over the sand bar land bridge, you just may be trapped there overnight when the high tides comes in. They say the current over the land bridge at high tide is wicked as well as the currents and surf surrounding the island. Many lives have been claimed by the island's waters, some bodies never to be found again.
Today, the island is just off shore from Silver Sands State Park. The only thing that remains of human habitation on the island today are the ruins of the old buildings. There are those who have claimed to hear the sounds of people and moans emanating from the trees and abandoned buildings on Charles Island. Some have seen eerie lights moving about the island, even in the daylight. And then there are those who claim they have outright seen human apparitions. Most say these spirits were dressed in centuries old clothing. Perhaps the ghosts of those the island has claimed have joined the ancient spirits in upholding the Curse of Charles Island.
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Oh my. Here we are again. you are snoring away in a hospital bed as I look at you and wonder what is going on in your little body. All tests are coming up neg for infection and yet your counts are dropping and your temp is rising. We've managed to keep you out of this place for 7 months. Not too bad, but still not good enough. Only 8 months of treatment left. I hope this is your last admission. I'd love to see you go allthe way to Sept. without being hospitalized.
The Holidays came and left and I was too busy to blog, but they were great. It was so nice to be able to take you to every family gathering. You got to sit on Santa's lap, play with all of your cousins and open lots of presents! We all had a good time seeing you so happy and excited.
We are going through some hard times right now, but with the love and support of our families and friends it sure makes things easier.
You are awake now and smiling at your piggy movie while you suck down a milky bobble. Hard to believe that since you are being pumped full of some really harsh antibiotics and your temp is 104. Oh and I forgot to mention that you are anemic and could use a transfusion but we are trying to get you by without one. I've said it many times before but I will say it again. You amaze me little one. You are always a delight to be around.
This morning when you woke up and realized that we were here and we didn't go home from the ER last night you said you wanted to go home. I told you that we needed to stay so you could have more medicine and you were cool with that. Then you asked if Aunt Kassie was going to come and play Play Doh with you. It didn't register with me at first, but then I realized that you were remembering your last hospital stay 7 months ago. I can't help but wonder what you think about. You are so smart. Maybe when you are older you will tell me things that you remember. I don't like to dwell in the past . I really just want you to focus on you being a happy kid living as normal of a life that you can in spite of things. Always moving forward. I try to make the best of situations like this and you make it easy. But maybe once we are through this, you can enlighten me on your perspective of how it all went. (if you remember)
Oh on the bright side of things today, your favorite PA Robert Lucas came back from a 5 month leave and stopped in twice to see you today. He brought you a cute little stuffed goat which you love. :)
Well you are reaching for me now, so I better take care of you. I love you little sister. Get well, be strong and turn that corner for us.
About Me:
I'm a very happy and delightful person. I love spending time with my family. I am active and affectionate. I am strong and inspiring. I love all living things and I am easy to please. My mom thinks I am very easy to love. I bring joy, light, and love to our family. I am like a sweet sticky substance that bonds our family together. On July 6th, 2009 When I wss only 13 months old, I was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. I started Chemo Therapy the next day. I'm not going to lie.. it is nasty stuff, but it is saving my life. I am doing my best to not let it slow me down. I love life. I have a lot yet to experience and I am always reaching.
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
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Aubrey, we are here too! I'm so sorry you guys have to be here and that Jenna is sick. Your post about her sounded almost exactly like what I could write about Elena - high temps, no explanation, etc. I hope you guys get some answers soon and that Jenna turns around! She sure is adorable.ReplyDelete
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Policy for Children
"You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children."
Madeleine L'Engle
1. Parents or legal guardians are always responsible for the well-being and safety of their children. The library staff cannot assume responsibility for children of any age left unattended.
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I have SATELLITE L350D-212 notebook with windows 7 home premium OA.
It started to complain that there was something wrong with the harddisk so I went and bought another harddisk of same size.
I have created the recovery disk when the computer was bought and have backup of all the data in external harddisk.
After I changed the new harddisk to the notebook and tried to boot from recovery disk nothing happens eventhoug I can see that there seems to be everything Ok with the disk.
Any ideas on how to get the recovery to run for the new harddisk?
I have the old harddisk attached as external disk via USB but can't boot from that too. It just stops at some point and says to shutdown.


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The flow distribution inside of an evaporator is important to fully understand in order to optimize the design of the evaporator. A stereoscopic particle image velocimetry (PIV) system was used to measure single-phase water flow in a Plexiglas model of an automotive-sized evaporator. The evaporator is a "U-shape" type. Flow enters the inlet header and travels through a series of 26 parallel rectangular tubes. The tubes have a width of 15.5-mm, a flow gap (thickness) of 0.9-mm, and a length of 231-mm. The flow then enters the upper header and flows through another series of 26 parallel tubes to the outlet header. PIV measurements were only made within the headers due to the small size of the tubes, however detailed results were observed. In addition to the single-phase experimental results, computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations were conducted using the commercially available software Fluent, and the results compare well to the experimental results. Further work was conducted by injecting nitrogen into the flow to obtain two-phase flow under adiabatic conditions. Due to high vapor volume fractions, PIV could not be used for flow measurement, but a volume collection method was used to measure the flow of water through each tube. Significantly different flow distributions were observed at different inlet volume fractions of nitrogen and further investigation is underway.
Country-Specific Mortality and Growth Failure in Infancy and Yound Children and
Association With Material Stature
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