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After finishing up Noonshade, the Chronicles of the Raven are still pretty good, but only just this side of mediocre. I also thought of another Gripe: Don't have characters say things like, "By the gods!", or "The gods won't like that…" if those are the only references whatsoever to divine beings. If you want a deity or a pantheon in your story, do the work and create one. Weave it/them into your tale. Have them interact with characters or have characters pray to them but don't just throw a god line in there because it sounds good.
I think part of the reason I have so many pet peeves about Barclay's trilogy so far, yet still enjoy reading it, is that there is just so much potential here! The characters are interesting, but a bit one dimensional sometimes. The world is fascinating, but underdeveloped. The writing is ok, but sometimes a bit flat. It's like I keep waiting for something really cool to happen or a particularly good line to come up and when I think I've waited all I can, it happens! And I keep reading! Only to start to get disappointed again. And then it happens again! Incidentally, this is also how I play golf.
Anyway, I am not moving on to the final book of the trilogy just yet – in part because the story was resolved at the end of the second and I have no idea what the third will be about. But the main reason is we are now in the month of October and I find myself in the mood for horror once again. So, remember all those old horror authors I picked up a while back? Now I'm going to read them. One story from one author at a time as I cycle through the various books I have until Halloween. On tap is:
- M.R. James
- J. Sheridan LeFanu
- H.P. Lovecraft
- Algernon Blackwood
- Ray Bradbury
- Stephen King


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26 January 2005 The UK Government is to launch a campaign to attract egg and sperm donors, amid fears that the number of donors will drop following the ending of donor anonymity in April. The campaign, entitled Give Life, Give Hope, aims to persuade people that gamete donation is a positive and charitable act.
[Sky News, 26 January ] The island of Jersey's Health and Social Services have lodged a proposal to amend abortion legislation to include eugenic abortion, This is Jersey reports.
The Health and Social Services claim that protecting unborn babies with disability is 'unfairly restrictive and causing extreme distress to Jersey women and their families.'
[This is Jersey, 26 January ] Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine have reported marked improvement in patients with severe heart failure after injecting adult stem cells into their hearts through tiny incisions in the chest.
Dr Amit N Patel who led the study, stated that all 15 of the patients shown some level of improvement, though it is not yet clear precisely how the cells function when transplanted in this way.
[Medical News Today, 26 January ] The UN Population Division has reported a decline in fertility trends in the developing world, with women marrying later and having children later in life.
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[The Guardian, 26 January ] In an attempt to appeal to pro-life and faith-based groups, Hilary Clinton spoke of the need to find 'common ground' in the abortion debate during a speech to mark the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Pro-abortion activists allegedly gasped and shook their heads as she made comments such as: "We can all recognise that abortion in many ways represents a sad, even tragic, choice to many, many women".
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[The Telegraph, 26 January ] The acting Governor of New Jersey has called upon President Bush to end the ban on federal funding of research on new embryonic stem cell lines.
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[Reuters, 25 January ] An Italian woman has died of cancer after giving birth to a baby boy she refused to have aborted. Rita Fedrizzi, 41, has been compared with St Gianna Beretta Molla, an Italian paediatrician who died in 1962 after refusing to kill her child.
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Thursday, January 22, 2015
I Freakin' Love you
I've been going through all my stamping stuff the past few days. Can't use the stuff if you don't remember having it. Right! So for awhile You'll be seeing some really old stuff, like the card stock I'm using today Creamy Caramel. This color hasn't been seen for years I think. So any ways, my card today is for Sunday stamps and Try Stampin' On Tuesday
Sunday Stamps is a color challenge and Try Stampin' OnTuesday is a sketch.
So with these colors I had to make a Valentine for my husband. Here is what I came up with.
All my supplies are from Stampin' Up.
My colors are Real Red, Creamy Caramel, and Whisper White. The hearts are all die cut and the two colored ones are sponged and embossed. the sentiment is from the Yippee - skippee set.
I rounded the bottom corners and finished it off with some Real Red Grosgrain Ribbon.
I hope you like my card.
I want to thank Sunday Stamps and Try Stampin' On Tuesday for picking my cards last week. I'm so glad you liked them. I always look forward to playing along with both of these challenges.
Thanks for stopping by and HAPPY STAMPING
6 comments:
- Kathy S said...
Fun Sentiment and love the use of hearts for the focal element. Thanks for playing with us at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!
- January 22, 2015 at 8:14 PM
- Kaylin Krawczyk said...
what a cute card. Thanks for joining the challenge this weekk at try stampin on tuesdsay.
- January 24, 2015 at 3:19 PM
- Simply Sara Stampin' said...
What a fun, yet CAS Valentine card for your hubby, Karen! Love the colors and the sentiment, and how you used the sketch. :) Thanks for playing with us at Try Stampin' on Tuesday.
- January 25, 2015 at 10:56 AM
- Super Stamp Girl said...
Hi Karen, I as well have been going through all of my never before used stamping stuff. What a treasure it is! Love your heart themed card for your husband. Hope he will enjoy it too! Thanks for joining us this week at Try Stampin' on Tuesday!
- January 26, 2015 at 10:08 AM
- Claire Broadwater said...
Karen, your card is perfect CAS card! Your husband will love it! Thank you for joining us at Sunday Stamps this week! XX
- January 31, 2015 at 8:22 AM
- Leena Girsa said...
Creamy Caramel was one of my favourite browns before it went away! Good on you for digging it out again! I'm sure your DH will love this card!
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BIG STARS ...withing our reach February 12, 2018, 9:13 pm
Sri Lankan music lovers hardly get the opportunity of seeing some of the best international acts live in action, in Colombo.
What comes our way are artistes whose expiry dates have lapsed and, in the recent past, we have seen quite a few of them do their thing, in Colombo.
Big acts, being featured in Sri Lanka, are not possible, mainly because of the cost factor.
So, what is the next best thing a Sri Lankan music lover should do! Hop a plane and head for a destination where these internationally famous stars perform?
Yes, that is now possible – thanks to certain local travel agents who are giving local fans that opportunity.
And, guess what! Celine Dion will be in our region before long. She has announced she will head overseas this summer with her highly anticipated LIVE 2018 Tour to perform in seven cities across the Asia-Pacific region.
Scheduled to kick-off on June 26th, in Tokyo, the CELINE DION LIVE 2018 Tour will see Celine perform, for the first time ever, in Singapore, Jakarta, Taipei, Manila and Bangkok.
In Jakarta, she will be performing live at the Sentul International Convention Center, on July 7th, and this particular concert should interest Sri Lankans as a travel agent, in Colombo, has put together a tour package – two nights in Jakarta for the concert.
Celine Dion herself had this to say about performing in Jakarta.:
"Hello Jakarta! I'm coming to sing for you for the very first time in my life. I can't believe, it took us so long. But, you know what! We are going to make up for all that lost time. This July, Sentul International Convention Center. See you there. I hope so. Thanks."
One of the most immediately recognized, widely respected and successful performers in pop music history, Celine Dion has sold almost 250 million albums during her over 30-year career. She has earned five Grammy Awards, two Academy Awards and seven American Music Awards.
In 2004, Celine received the Diamond award at the World Music Awards, recognizing her status as the best-selling female artiste of all time.
In 2016, the Billboard Music Awards presented her with the lifetime achievement Icon Award.
Well, I think this is an opportunity Celine Dion fans, in Sri Lanka, should not miss. And, going to Jakarta is no hassle – visa on arrival.
John Legend is another artiste doing a concert close to our scene – in Malaysia – on March 17th.
This will mark his third show in Malaysia, where he last performed four years ago.
And, a local travel company is offering quite an attractive package for this concert, as well.
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Laminate flooring is also known for being a great project for homeowners. This is an advanced form of flooring which is available in different types of laminate flooring cutter tools at home. Before you begin the process of cutting your wood floor laminate, round up all of the necessary tools.
This is a full list of the laminate flooring cutter tools used to install floors to a high professional standard. These will long enough to do the job but they are really worth buying for laminate floor installation because they are so expensive.
Tools to lay laminate floors:
Tools saw and saber saw is simple tools that are used during the time of flooring. This table saw is required for faster cuts. The saber saw is used in cutting floor nearby doorways. Hammer, tape measures are some of the other simple tools which are used for laminate floors. Each of the laminate flooring tools is described in detail.
- Dust Mask:
Cutting the laminate floor boards over a bucket so the dust will fall straight and you can reduce the risks by wearing a decent mask. By this, you can keep your room well ventilated and the dust to a minimum.
- Tape Measure:
Everyone that owns a toolkit and it is important to have a pocket tape measure. This will fit neatly in a pocket.
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- Profile gauge:
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You can use this glue not only for laminate flooring tools but also for loads of different jobs around the house. Glue sticks to wood, metal, ceramics and even in waterproof.
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Laminate flooring cutter tools are simple or complex but that are gently used during laminate flooring. By using tools hardly may damage the floors. These tools should be used properly during special cuts and to know the correct way of wide for laminate floor installation easily.
There are any different types of saw blades, designed for cutting different materials. If you just make use of the right type before starting your project, you have to get much better performance out of your saw and make the job go much better. Most laminate flooring tools have aluminum oxide and the material itself is about as hard as metal.


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* Pirates manager Clint Hurdle can motivate whether talking to the University of Wyoming Cowboys football team on the eve of a big game or his club -- which includes C Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) and 1B Justin Morneau (New Westminster, BC) -- heading into the deciding game of the best-of-five National League division series against the St. Louis Cardinals. .... 2014 Canadian draft list 2013 Canadians in the Minors 2013 Canadians in College Letters of Intent
By Bob Elliott
St. LOUIS _ For the previous decade I've been part of a group that heads to Laramie, Wyoming each November.
Four of us -- Bob Dutton of Kansas City, Phil Rogers of Chicago, our gracious host, tour director and Wyoming native son Tracy Ringolsby and myself -- went to University of Wyoming Cowboys football/hoops game weekend in 2003.
Our travelling party next month will be in excess of 35 when we board the bus for Wyo-Mania XI.
There are zero deadlines to worry about, no one thinks "what am I writing for second edition?"
The best description of the trip we've ever heard is "a hunting trip without guns."
Besides scribes, our group gradually expanded via word of mouth and word of mouth from a guy in a hat to scouts, scouting directors, baseball execs and illustrious guests: president Stan Kasten, after leaving the Washington Nationals, former managers Jim Fregosi, Art Howe and Clint Hurdle.
In 2008, on the eve of the 100th meeting of the Border War, between the Colorado State Rams and our beloved Cowpokes, the bus, with Hurdle, then manager of the Colorado Rockies aboard, stopped at one of those bubbles.
We stood on the sidelines as the football team went though its final practice.
When coach Joe Glenn's team finished its walk through, all 70 players walked the sidelines shaking everyone's hand.
"Kick some butt tomorrow," one of us told a player.
"Knock some helmets off," said another of our group to another player.
"Shear the sheep," ordered Ringolsby.
"Get your rest," Rogers of the Chicago Tribune, told a deep back.
"GET YOUR REST! GET YOUR REST?" boomed Hurdle, as panels of the bubble above quivered.
"Our men are going into battle tomorrow and you tell them to get their rest? Why didn't you tell them not to forget to floss?"
The deep back's eyes widened -- as if he was ready to run through a wall, but CSU scored a 31-20 win over the Cowboys.
Hurdle's men, the Pittsburgh Pirates, go into the deciding game of the best-of-five National League division series against the St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium Wednesday night.
They don't need rest or motivation.
They need some hits off Cards 19-game winner Adam Wainwright.
"When (Hurdle) gets done managing he has a second career waiting as a motivational speaker," said catcher John Buck. "How many times have you heard a manager say 'let's to do little things right,' hitting the ball to the right side, moving a guy over?
"With Clint there aren't any little things. He says that they are all big things. He's mentioned a lot of things since I've been here, but that's one that has stuck with me the most."
Each day Hurdle fires off an inspirational story or motivational quote to over 1,000 people. Sending daily e-mails began during his 15 years with the Colorado Rockies to players and staff.
Like this one:
"Leadership is a word and a concept that has been more argued than almost any other I know. I am not one of the desk-pounding types that likes to stick out his jaw and look like he is bossing the show. I would far rather get behind and, recognizing the frailties and the requirements of human nature, would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him, he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone." _ President Dwight David Eisenhower.
After managing the Rockies into 2007 World Series, he was let go 46 games into 2009 and was hired Nov. 15, 2010 by the Pirates.
Pittsburgh was coming off a 105 losses. They went from 57 wins to 72 in Hurdle's first year, 79 last year as the Bucs faltered late and 94 wins this season, their first winning season since 1992.
"He speaks the same language as Ron Gardenhire," said Justin Morneau, of his former Minnesota Twins manager. "He'll come up and say 'I'll going to give you a blow tomorrow.' I know I'm getting the day off. Gardenhire used to say it."
A recent e-mail entitled "Seize or create opportunity" contained these nuggets: "If opportunity doesn't knock, build a door." – Milton Berle and "Opportunity dances with those already on the dance floor." – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
"To use one of Clint's terms we like to "speak greatness,' when talking about our players," said general manager Neal Huntington. "Mind you he's willing to have a tough conversation with someone when necessary."
A missive with the header Four Things You Don't Want to Forget: 1. What got you here, 2. Where you are going, 3. Who helped you along the way and 4. Who you are trying to help.
When the Rockies went on their run in 2007 -- 11 straight in September and 21 of 22 to get to the Series, Hurdle was credited with motivating the younger players. He's done the same with his Pirates.
Before Jeff Francis made his major-league debut with Colorado, Hurdle called him in and said, "Respect everything, but be in awe of nothing."
"It was a good thing for a kid to hear before starting a career when everything is so big and unusual," recalled Francis from London, Ont.
Messages aren't always from Ted Williams and Yogi Berra, they might be from the likes of Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Ralph Waldo Emerson. Anthony Robbins or Margaret Thatcher.
When A.J. Burnett failed to retire one of eight Cardinals hitters he faced in Game 1, Hurdle was asked why he went so long with his starter.
"We felt we could get the groundball double play, get some balance and keep the game right there where it was, three feet to the left we get it, but the ball is by us and the three more runs score after that," said Hurdle in a Bobby Cox-like answer. "Please, put it all on me. That was my decision, so as I've told you as to the fault at our club, when we win, give the players all the credit; when we lose, give the manager all the blame."
A good friend of Blue Jays manager John Gibbons from their Mets days, Hall of Famer George Brett from their days together as two young bucks with the Kansas City Royals. Matter of fact, almost everyone he ever played with in his 10 year career is a pal. He has a rooting section in the industry.
Maybe it's the way his e-mails end:
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Eastbourne's Johanna Konta booked her spot in the quarter-finals of the China Open with a rain-delayed 6-1, 3-6, 7-6 victory over Karolina Pliskova in Beijing.
Konta is the British No1 and is aiming to force her way into the WTA Finals in Singapore later this month.
She began well and advanced into a 4-1 lead following an early break against Pliskova before the players were taken off the court due to a downpour.
When play resumed the The 25-year-old seeded 11th built on her early momentum breaking the world No7 again before wrapping up the first set in just 27 minutes.
Pliskova, however, responded well in the second set, breaking Konta in a closely fought sixth game to lead 4-2 and then closed out her own service to level the match.
Both players struggled on service in the crucial decider, although Konta saved three break points to lead 6-5 before Pliskova forced the tie-break.
It was Konta who remained composed and she made the most of an early mini-break to open up a 4-1 lead, which she pushed home to seal a place in the last eight against Chinese player Zhang Shuai who beat fourth seed Simona Halep 6-0 6-3 in 58 minutes later on Thursday, in the last eight.
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Record breaking 8th!
Sebastian Vettel wins the 12th time time this season and the 8th time consecutively, making him the only one to do so in the 60 year old history of the sport. Romain Grosjean, who has been on top form recently picked up his 6th podium of the season behind Vettel and ahead of Mark Webber. Fernando Alonso, despite having a severe backache managed to finish P5 behind Hamilton, starting from P6. Nico Hulkenberg, who qualified a strong P4 on Saturday did keep it in the points on Sunday after taking the checkered flag in P6 after a tight battle with Alonso. Sergio Perez, who is rumored to be joining the Force India team for next season alongside Hulkenberg was the first of the McLarens as he finished 7th, ahead of Williams rookie and performer - Valtteri Bottas who took his first point in F1 in Austin. Nico Rosberg and Jenson Button who fought all race long finished P9 and P10 respectively to take the final points.
1. Sebastian Vettel Germany Red Bull-Renault
3. Romain Grosjean France Lotus-Renault
2. Mark Webber Australia Red Bull-Renault
4. Lewis Hamilton Britain Mercedes-Mercedes
5. Fernando Alonso Spain Ferrari-Ferrari
6. Nico Hulkenberg Germany Sauber-Ferrari
7. Sergio Perez Mexico McLaren-Mercedes
8. Valtteri Bottas Finland Williams-Renault
9. Nico Rosberg Germany Mercedes-Mercedes
10. Jenson Button Britain McLaren-Mercedes
11. Daniel Ricciardo Australia Toro Rosso-Ferrari
12. Felipe Massa Brazil Ferrari-Ferrari
13. Esteban Gutierrez Spain Sauber-Ferrari
14. Heikki Kovalainen Finand Lotus-Renault
15. Paul di Resta Britain Force India-Mercedes
16. Jean-Eric Vergne France Toro Rosso-Ferrari
17. Pastor Maldonado Venezuela Williams-Renault
18. Jules Bianchi France Marussia-Cosworth
19. Giedo van der Garde Holland Caterham-Renault
20. Charles Pic France Caterham-Renault
21. Max Chilton Britain Marussia-Cosworth
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Dishcloth Pattern-a-Day Countdown to Christmas!
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Lacy Dragon Small Scale & Large Scale Washcloths
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- Experience is knowing where to look
- Knowing what you're looking for.
- Recognizing what you see.
- Knowing what to do.
- Doing it.
Now this process gets smoother, faster, and more reflexive with time and "dedicated practice." Spotting a poacher in your peripheral vision starting to peek over her shoulder and lean toward the lane as you're winding up is like a chess master recognizing patterns on a board.
However, the development process can be sped up. The amazing thing is that the impediment to player development in ultimate comes often in step 1. They're just looking the wrong direction, and that should be the easiest part. Blame it on a lack of coaching.
So a few quick examples i see ALL the time:
Zone - break containment: You're in the cup and you have the disc trapped. They get off a dump and swing. The zone's goal here is to contain downfield yardage and reset itself. Too often the cup players are running across the field watching the disc. If you're the first cup player across, you should be looking across and behind you to pick up the threats. I call this looking behind you "checking (over) your shoulder". As your running, you can see almost the entire field and there are seldom more than 3 downfield threats downfield in this situation. See what your downfield defenders are taking out, communicate with words and pointing, and match up. Once you've contained, you can reset your zone.
It's called "flex and contain." When your zone is trapping, you're packing your defenders in. When the trap gets broken, you need to "flex" by expanding the defense, scrambling to contain threats, and then reset. And the only way to "flex" well is if you're checking your shoulder to find the threats. May seem obvious, but i swear i've been on nationals level club teams that did not do this even close to consistently.
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Since the original Mortal Kombat video game release, we have seen several new games on a wide variety of platforms. We've also seen movies, cartoons, comics, action figures and tons of funny YouTube videos depicting MK moments. Early last year I watched a live action Mortal Kombat trailer/pilot that put some excitement in me. The trailer showed the MK universe in a more down to earth, almost plausible format. The trailer has become a full fledged web series now and has already released 2 episodes for your viewing pleasure.
So far I'm very happy with the direction of the show, although I wish the episodes were a bit longer, as it seems like I'm just getting into it as it ends. I'm not sure if the shortness is keeping me wanting more, or if I'm frustrated that it's done so quickly. Either way I look forward to seeing more of the favorite MK characters and their signature moves in live action. I've posted episodes 1 & 2 below in HD so you don't need to go hunt them down.
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Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand got involved in the ongoing debate between pundit Robbie Savage and Chelsea captain John Terry this morning, offering his thoughts on the matter during the Fletch and Sav show.
Ferdinand, a former international teammate of Terry's, seemed to back Savage in the matter at hand, suggesting that the latter would be entitled to 'dig the former out' as Terry had made things personal.
The argument at hand
The feud began when Savage criticised Terry for his form so far this season. The Stamford Bridge centre-back retorted with a now infamous statement about not taking such comments from players who had played at a 'really bad' level - he mentioned Savage by name.
It's always good to get a third party in on the action, though, and, in this case, that third party is none other than Ferdinand.
Debate rumbles on
The now-retired United stalwart went through a similar malaise as Terry with regards to losing his form due to age but implied that the Blues skipper was wrong to make things personal.
"If you make it personal, I'm well within my rights to go up to you personally and dig you out," Ferdinand said.
Savage himself has chosen to take the higher ground in spite of Terry's comments, instead describing the journalists who laughed at them as sycophants.
Here's the fateful Terry comment:
And, some of the best reactions:
Improvement needed
One thing's for sure, Terry is going to have to improve whether he's prepared to take negative feedback from pundits or not. The 35-year-old has come under fire from those who believe he is passed his best.
Jose Mourinho appears to still have faith in Terry's abilities to marshall the backline, but in reality the period is going to come sooner rather than later when the defender becomes more of a liability than a reassuring presence.
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[D]It was early one[G] morn[D]ing Willie [G]Leonard a[D]rose,
And[A] straight to his[G] com[D]rade's bed[G]cham[D]ber he [A]goes,
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Just to show that he was drowned in the Lake of Coolfin.
Here's the chords for the key of G
[G]It was early one[C] morn[G]ing Willie [C]Leonard a[G]rose,
And[D] straight to his[C] com[G]rade's bed[C]cham[G]ber he [D]goes,
Crying,"Comrade, loyal[C] comr[G]ade, let[C] no[G]body [D]know,
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The Book of Job
I. Wisdom Literature
A. Introduction
The book of Proverbs, together with Job and Ecclesiastes fall under the broad category of wisdom literature, a genre common in the Ancient Near East; wisdom literature consists of instructions for successful living or contemplations on the perplexities of human existence. By its nature, therefore, wisdom literature is intensely practical. Proverbs, especially, may be considered the "how to" section of the Bible.
B. Two Types of Wisdom Literature
1. Proverbial Wisdom (Proverbs): short, pithy sayings which state
rules for personal happiness and welfare.
2. Speculative Wisdom (Job and Ecclesiastes): this type of literature may be further subdivided into a) monologues, like Ecclesiastes, and b) dialogues, like Job. These sorts of wisdom books delve into such problems as the meaning of existence and the relationship between God and people. Speculative wisdom literature is practical and empirical, not theoretical in nature. Problems of human existence are discussed in terms of concrete examples, for instance, "There was a man...whose name was Job."
C. Origin of Wisdom Literature
The roots of wisdom literature are probably to be found in short
popular sayings which express rules for success or common observations
concerning life. Old Testament examples are found in 1 Kings 20:11,
Jeremiah 23:28 and Jeremiah 31:29, as examples.
The transition from oral to literary wisdom took place in Egypt about 2500 BC (as in The Instruction of Vizier Ptah-hotep) and in Sumer shortly afterward.
Throughout the Ancient Near East, a class of scribes or wise men arose whose highly honored task was to create or collect or polish wise sayings, usually under the patronage of a royal court or a temple. The sources of these sayings may have been clan wisdom, instructions from school, or sayings circulated among the nobility. Two of Israel's kings are credited with important contributions in this area: 1) Solomon (1 Kings 4:29-34) and 2) Hezekiah (Proverbs 25:1).
By the seventh century BC, the wise man (Heb. Hakam) had assumed sufficient prominence in Judah to be classed with prophet or priest (Jeremiah 8:8-9; 18:18), although there is still some question as to whether he was recognized as a professional or simply as an unusually wise citizen.
As the phenomenon of prophecy faded in the Persian and Greek periods of Israel's history, the wise man gained in stature, as such important apocryphal works as The Wisdom of Ben-Sirah (Ecclesiasticus) and The Wisdom of Solomon, demonstrate.
D. Literary Devices
The wise men employed several literary devises as aids to memory:
1. Comparisons (Proverbs 17:1)
2. Numerical sequences (Proverbs 30:15ff)
3. Alliteration and Acrostic Patterns (Psalm 37, Proverbs 31:10-31)
4. Riddles (Judges 14:12ff; 1 Kings 10:1)
5. Fables (Judges 9:7-15; Ezekiel 17:3ff; 19:1ff)
6. Parables (extension of comparisons: 2 Samuel 12:1-4, Isaiah 28:4)
7. Allegories (Isaiah 5:1-7)
E. Wisdom in the Rest of the Bible
The sampling above of the literary devices used by the authors of wisdom literature testifies to the impact they made on the prophetic writings. H. Gunkel has categorized certain Psalms as also falling into the genre of wisdom literature:
Psalm 1, 37, 49, 73, 77, 112, 127, 128, and 133
Others have noted elements of wisdom literature in the Story of
Joseph (Genesis 37-50), the Succession Narrative (2 Samuel 9-20;
1 Kings 1-2), Daniel, and Esther. In the New Testament, the book
of James is a good example of proverbial wisdom literature.
Wisdom's contributions are most readily discernible when its peculiar vocabulary, techniques, and didactic content are all present in the text. Such influences are apparent in the teachings methods of Jesus -- for instance his use of proverbs and parables.
Though wisdom literature was an international phenomenon, as the Old Testament freely recognizes (Edom in 1 Kings 4:31; Obadiah 8; Jeremiah 49:7; and Egypt in Genesis 41:8; 1 Kings 4:30; Isaiah 19:11-15), Israel's wisdom was different in its stress that true wisdom comes from God.
F. Interpretation
Wisdom literature has consistently been misinterpreted by evangelicals and non-evangelicals, taking a very consistent pattern. As an example, this widespread, and in my opinion, mistaken interpretation is expressed well and succinctly by J. Barton Payne in his book, The Theology of the Older Testament (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1962), pp. 55-56:
The wisdom books are universalistic in outlook. They appeal to all (Prov. 1:20) and they cover a bewildering array of subjects. Their illustrations are frequently drawn from nature, which is the concern of men everywhere (1 Kings 4:33; Prov. 30:24-28); and their teachings are generally divorced from Hebrew national life and ceremony (with but few exceptions, as Prov. 3:9). The Proverbs are timeless, separated from the limitations of localization.
I just think that this is not the case. The proverbs, in my estimation, are not timeless at all: they
are not separated from the limitations of localization, they are
not universalistic in outlook and they CANNOT be divorced from
Hebrew national life and ceremony. To do so, would be to wrest
the proverbs out of context. The Proverbs, as with ALL Hebrew
scriptures, are founded ultimately on the five books of Moses and exist within
the context and constraints of those five books. They presuppose the covenant between God and Israel.
This is made abundantly clear from the consistent use of covenant
language in the book of Proverbs. The promises given in the book
of Proverbs are derived from the promises made by God through
Moses in the Pentateuch. The blessings pronounced upon the righteous
and wise in Proverbs are the blessing promised to the obedient
Israelites in the covenant God made with them. To make these promises
universal is to do a terrible disservice to them, and is to terribly
misunderstand them. To assure Christians today that the promises
God made specifically to the Jews are attainable and guaranteed
is to mislead and misinform people, creating false hope.
Even for the ancient Israelite, the promises in Proverbs did not necessarily have a quick, easy or immediate fulfillment. The delay in attaining the promises created a tension is Israelite theology, forming the basis for a book like Job or Ecclesiastes. The tension is alleviated by recognizing that God's wisdom and understanding are not always the same as our own. It is why, in the midst of Job, in the twenty-eighth chapter, a song to wisdom shows up; it expresses the fact, so necessary to understand, that wisdom and understanding come from God alone, and that however hard we search, unless God grants understanding to us, it remains unattainable. That too often we fail to understand or recognize the fulfillment of God's promises should not really surprise us.
The story of Joseph is similar to the story of Job. Again, the narrative describes a righteous individual, a person in God's favor, who nevertheless suffers terribly. Anytime he seems to be achieving some small measure of God's promised blessings, he is hit with a sudden reverse. But in the end, all his misery was fulfilling God's ultimate purpose.
Sometimes, as with Joseph, the righteous person sees the reason for the travail of his soul. But other times, his experience will more parallel the life of Job; the suffering soul will never comprehend why he received suffering instead of the anticipated blessing which should be his according to the divine covenant.
One other item to note about the prosperity and wealth promised in the proverbs is that such wealth might not refer to material accumulations, but rather to a wealth of wisdom and a close relationship with God.
II. Title
The book of Job is named after the principle character in the book; it is the same in Hebrew as it is in English.
III. Setting
A. Author
The author of the book of Job is unknown. Various individuals
have been proposed, including Job himself, Solomon, and Ezra.
The Talmud ascribed it to Moses; the theory there is that Moses
acquired the poem during the forty years he spent tending sheep,
and that he added the prose prologue and epilogue; alternatively,
it is proposed that he merely learned of Job while he was in Midian,
and wrote the entire book himself.
Some commentators have proposed that Elihu is the author, based on Job 32:16-17, but frankly that seems an awful stretch.
B. Date
Traditionally, Job has been dated to the time of the patriarchs. The reasons for this position are as follows:
1. Job's sacrifices were according to the patriarchal pattern,
with Job acting as the priest for his household.
2. Job lived to be nearly two hundred years old (cf. Abraham, who lived to be one hundred seventy-five).
3. There is no reference to Israel or the miracles accompanying the exodus.
4. There is no reference to the Law of Moses.
Against this traditional argument, there is strong reason to suspect that Job actually lived sometime after the exodus, and after the people of Israel had entered the promised land.
1. The word Rahab occurs twice in the book of Job:
If he snatches away, who can stop him?
Who can say to him, "What are you doing?"
God does not restrain his anger;
even the cohorts of Rahab cowered at his feet. (Job 9:12-13)
By his power he churned up the sea;
by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.
By his breath the skies became fair;
his hand pierced the gliding serpent. (Job 26:12-13)
Those two passages in Job can be profitably compared with some other biblical passages:
to Egypt, whose help is utterly useless.
Therefore I call her Rahab the Do-Nothing. (Isaiah 30:7)
I will record Rahab and Babylon
among those who acknowledge me --
Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush --
and will say, "This one was born in Zion." (Psalm 87:4)
You rule over the surging sea;
when its waves mount up, you still them.
You crushed Rahab like one of the slain;
with your strong arm you scattered your enemies. (Psalm 89:9-10)
Awake, awake! Clothe yourself with strength,
O arm of the Lord;
awake, as in days gone by,
as in generations of old.
Was it not you who cut Rahab to pieces,
who pierced that monster through?
was it not you who dried up the sea,
the waters of the great deep,
who made a road in the depths of the sea
so that the redeemed might cross over? (Isaiah 51:9-10)
From these references, it seems clear that the word Rahab
is a reference to Egypt; furthermore, it appears that it is used
in Job to refer to the Israelites exodus from Egypt. Therefore,
the book of Job had to have been written sometime after that event.
Psalm 87 was written by the sons of Korah, dating the Psalm to the time of David or Solomon, according to 1 Chronicles 6:22, 31-46. Psalm 89 was written by Ethen the Ezrahite, who lived close to the time of Solomon, too, since Solomon is favorably compared to him in 1 Kings 4:31. Isaiah lived many years after Solomon. Therefore, an educated date for the time of authorship of the book of Job would seem to place it sometime between the time of David and Isaiah.
But what about the time frame of Job himself? Since the words about Egypt and the exodus are put in his mouth, a time during the patriarchs is completely ruled out. However, if we compare Job's behavior, in serving as priest to his house, with the time of the Judges, we find definite parallels, because then, too, sacrifice was not exclusively the work of priests in a central tabernacle or temple (see for instance Judges 2:5, 6:25- 27, 11:31, and 13:19-21; see also 1 Samuel 6:14 and 11:15).
C. Background
1. Job is unique, but not isolated.
Job was not written in a vacuum; it is part of the genre called wisdom literature, and Israel's neighbors produced a good number of stories that fit into the same category. Several works from the Ancient Near East have been compared to the book of Job by scholars:
a. Keret
An Ugaritic story tells about a good king; despite his piety,
he is bereaved of all his family, but his fortunes turn around
after he offers ritual prayers.
b. Ludlul bel Nemeqi
The story of Ludlul bel Nemeqi has been called "the Babylonian Job." However, the work is actually a hymn of thanksgiving to Marduk for recovery from illness. The worshiper reviews his ordeal of horrible and unaccountable disease. While there are passages in Job in which Job describes his symptoms with equally gruesome detail, a piece such as the Babylonian composition properly should be placed in the context of what Job might have done after his recovery. Therefore, while a story of suffering lies behind the Mesopotamian poem, it is only a monologue and lacks the elaborate dramatic form of Job. Furthermore, Babylonian polytheism could never approach the questions raised by Job.
c. A Sumerian Poem
An edifying tract intended to encourage a person in affliction to keep on glorifying his personal god (a minor deity), and by bitter wailing, whose volume should be increased by the assistance of his friends and the hiring of professionals, to move the god to pity -- or irritate him with the noise. While the Sumerian poem shares with Job a tragic sense of the burden of sin, the justice of the gods is never questioned or even expected. All a person can do is simply weep and hope for the best.
d. Dispute over suicide
This Egyptian work is the debate of a despondent man with his own soul. He maintains that self-destruction is the best solution to the problems of life. (Cf. Job 3)
e. A Pessimistic dialogue between a master and his servant
The problem confronted in this Babylonian story is simple boredom, not suffering. The effete and languid master knows nothing of Job's agony. There is no real debate, since the slave merely echoes his master's sentiments.
In order for another work to be called a "Job", that
work should resemble the biblical book in plot, form, and content.
A passing similarity here and there is not enough. To call every
story of human suffering a "Job" creates a false impression
and obscures the uniqueness of the Israelite composition. Suffering
is universal, and the discussion of the reasons for it is sure
to arise in any reflective culture. The human response ranges
from vehement protest through agonized perplexity to placid resignation.
The literature of the Ancient Near East has not yielded another Job. There is a considerable list of writings from this region, and a few from further afield, which remind one of Job in this way or that. But none comes close to Job when each work is examined as a whole. Each shows more differences than similarities, and not one can be considered seriously as a possible source or model for Job.
The primary difference between Job and the other writings, as is the case between the Bible and anything else to which it might be compared in its environment, is the simple fact that Job is written from a monotheistic standpoint. All the other cultures of the Ancient Near East were polytheistic.
That polytheism is the primary reason that a book like Job would never have appeared among them. The question of suffering is not a problem unless one has only one, all powerful and all good God. If there are many gods, then the troubles of life can be explained as the conflict between opposing deities who usually were not all powerful and certainly were not all good. Humanity has simply the misfortune of standing between them.
D. The Question of Job
Most commentaries will discuss Job in terms of the question of "why do the righteous suffer." Unfortunately, this is not the question of the book of Job. The real question comes in Job 1:9-11:
"Does Job fear God for nothing?" Satan replied. "Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land. But stretch out your hand and strike everything he has, and he will surely curse you to your face."
The question which Job faced, and which we all must face, is a
profound one: "Why do we serve God?" Is it for the good
stuff we get from him, or out of fear of getting bad stuff? Or,
do we do it simply because we love him?
That is the real question!
Job wanted to know why he was suffering, and his faith was wavering as a consequence of his pain. God's response was not to inform him of the wager he'd made with the Devil. Instead, God responds by listing various things that Job does not understand. The implication here, is thus: "Look at all the things you don't understand -- for instance the water cycle and the life cycles of various animals. Your lack of understanding in these areas does not in the least challenge your faith. So why, when you suffer and don't understand why, do you feel your faith any more challenged?"
IV. Outline
I. The Prologue 1:1-2:13
II. The Dialogues 3:1-27:23
A. Job's Complaint 3:1-26
B. First Debate 4:1-14:22
C. Second Debate 15:1-21:34
D. Third Debate 22:1-27:23
III. What is Wisdom? 28:1-28
IV. The Monologues 29:1-42:6
A. Job 29:1-31:40
B. Elihu 32:1-37:24
C. Yahweh 38:1-42:6
V. Epilogue 42:7-17
Questions on Job
1. What question is answered by the book of Job? What is the answer
to that question?
2. Who or what is Rahab in Job 9:13 and 26:12.
3. Discuss Job 40:15-24 and 41:1-34. What purpose do these passages serve in God's argument? Who or what are Behemoth and Leviathan?
4. What is the underlying theology of Job's friends? Critique it.
5. Describe Job's first affliction and his response.
6. Describe Job's second affliction and his response.
7. Name Job's three friends.
8. Give a structural outline of the book of Job.
9. Describe God's response to Job; summarize its content.


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August 15, 2011
Vintage Graduation Program
My bf and I live directly across from an elementary school and school started last week. While we enjoy 2 1/2 months of complete quiet bliss during the summer, it is hell twice a day to live here during the rest of the year. Cars block the street with parents picking up their kids in the morning and afternoon and I'm always worried that someone will hit my car while rudely turning around in our driveway. In fact I think someone already has scratched my car but I can't prove it because I wasn't watching at the time. We put the trash cans up to block the entrance to our driveway but people hit them anyway. Sigh.
Anyway, here is a really pretty Victorian graduation program I've been holding on to for quite some time. Enjoy! -Sarah
6 comments:
- Cass @ That Old House said...
Have you tried contacting the school about the problem of cars turning in your driveway? They shouldn't do that. I learned when I was one of those drop-off Moms myself that all too many of them are completely selfish -- they just want to get their kid, get their car going, and they don't want to follow any rules. Used to drive me NUTS.
These parents should be told not to do these turns, and drive around the block if they have to -- the world doesn't revolve around them and their little darlings!
It's not the kids' fault -- it's their thoughtless at best, obnoxious at worst, parents.
There, I've had my say. Time for a cup of tea!
- August 15, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Paper Squirrel said...
Thank you for the beautiful program! And I agree with Cass...every word!! :-)
- August 15, 2011 at 4:01 PM
- Sandra Foster said...
Thanks for this lovely bird image. Sandra
- August 15, 2011 at 9:02 PM
- Lisette said...
Gorgeous image! thanks for sharing it.
- August 16, 2011 at 2:21 AM
- Anonymous said...
What a treasure you have been hiding. I love it...birds and a boat! I also love my French domino collage purchase from yesterday and I will be creating some dominos with them soon. I would love to see more French images and beach images. Please, let us know when you get new items in the shop as well. Thank you.
- August 16, 2011 at 9:37 AM
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- August 27, 2011 at 7:34 PM


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New York: Young girls who are exposed to childhood sexual abuse are likely to physically mature and hit puberty at rates eight to 12 months earlier than their non-abused peers, says a study.
"Though a year's difference may seem trivial in the grand scheme of a life, this accelerated maturation has been linked to concerning consequences, including behavioural and mental health problems and reproductive cancers," said Jennie Noll, Professor at Pennsylvania State University in the US.
The body is timed so that physical and developmental changes occur in tandem, assuring that as a child physically changes, they have adequate psychological growth to cope with mature contexts.
"High-stress situations, such as childhood sexual abuse, can lead to increased stress hormones that jump-start puberty ahead of its standard biological timeline," Noll explained.
"When physical maturation surpasses psychosocial growth in this way, the mismatch in timing is known as maladaptation," Noll said.
For the study, published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, Noll and her team compared the pubescent trajectories of 84 females with a sexual abuse history and 89 of their non-abused counterparts.
"We found that young women with sexual abuse histories were far more likely to transition into higher puberty stages an entire year before their non-abused counterparts," Noll stated.
"Due to increased exposure to estrogens over a longer period of time, premature physical development such as this has been linked to breast and ovarian cancers. Additionally, early puberty is seen as a potential contributor to increased rates of depression, substance abuse, sexual risk taking and teenage pregnancy," Noll added.
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WEDNESDAY, April 20 — If you run into actor David Abeles on the street, you would see someone who would fit right into the cast of "Once." (And he did — Abeles played Eamon in the Broadway version of the popular movie.)
But he has range. He also played piano man Jerry Lee Lewis in "Million Dollar Quartet" on Broadway. But his latest role is the biggest stretch yet. On the national tour of "Matilda the Musical," Abeles plays Miss Trunchbull, an abusive schoolmistress and the musical's main antagonist.
City Pulse caught up with Abeles in between tour stops to talk about the role and life on the road.
You seem like a nice, handsome young man. How do you make the transition to Miss Trunchbull in "Matilda"?
From a nice guy to horrible, monstrous woman, right? It was an out-of-the-box idea. I was aware of the show and aware of the character, but I hadn't seen the show until I got the audition for it. When I saw it, I thought, "Oh my god, it's such a transformative role." It seemed like it would be a lot of fun, but I didn't know how I would get from point A to point B. But then I started working on the material, and it was so much fun. I really took to it, really dove into the role. It's deliciously evil fun.
"Matilda" is based on the Roald Dahl book. Is this a childen's show?
The protagonist is a child, but it's really a universal story. It appeals to all ages. I loved it when I saw it, and so did my wife. It's something we can all relate to.
The thing that makes it not a "children's musical" is that it's got a certain darkness and imagination that pervades a lot of Roald Dahl's storytelling. He doesn't talk down to a child audience. It's not saccharine; it doesn't shy away from the dark aspects of humanity. It's told in a larger-than-life way, and staged in really imaginative way, but the story is quite simple and lovely.
It's the story of an incredibly brave, incredibly bright and extraordinary young girl who decides to change her circumstances in life. She's been dealt a pretty bad hand — parents who treat her horribly and a schoolmistress who's abusive — and she decides she can change her destiny. That's a message that inspires an audience of any age. It certainly did when I saw it.
We get to see so many new cities. I like to go on TripAdvisor and see what's good in each city, what the popular attractions are. I like going to museums. One of my castmates, Jennifer Blood, is doing a sort of coffee shop tour of America. She's going to as many coffee shops as she can and trying different coffees and posting pictures and all that.
The kids are in school — they have school all day and then they have rehearsal — and a lot of the ensemble has rehearsals during the week. Even though there's some downtime, there's not as much as you might expect. It's really a full-time gig, and the show itself is exhausting for everybody. We often need to recoup and rest.
But I like getting out and seeing new cities. I take it as a chance to see what's interesting at each stop.
How does your wife deal with you being on tour?
Thank god for Facetime and Skype. That makes a big difference. We talk several times a day, and she comes out to visit when she can. But it's tough; it's a challenge. My wife is a performer and understands it in a way that other people might not, so I'm really lucky in that way. I'm lucky to have her support. She gets it.
Our goal is to not go more than three weeks without seeing each other at least for a night or a weekend. If we have a long weekend, I can fly back to New York, or she can come out to where we are.
It looks like you are having a lot of fun on Twitter.
I'm so new at Twitter. I'm so bad at it. I basically joined right before I left for "Matilda." I have a handful of followers. But it is really fun. I can post silly pictures and stuff like that.
I read that you also play piano. Do you play music outside of Broadway shows?
I have a few other music projects. I play in a group with Cristin Milioti, who was the lead in (the Broadway version of) "Once," which is a show I was in from the beginning. A bunch of us got together and we play as her backing band. And then we had another music project named Fair Play, which is a band that I and Elizabeth A. Davis and Will Connolly made — we were all original "Once" cast members. We got together and did an EP together and played lots of places in New York and New Jersey.
Most of my time is spent as a working actor, but in my downtime, I love to play music. I'm always noodling and writing on my own. Hopefully someday I'll put together some songs and make an album and play out more.
"Matilda the Musical"
7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20-Thursday, April 21; 8 p.m. Friday, April 22; 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, April 23; 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, April 24
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Atlas or Shoplifters of the World Unite and Take Over
Fine Arts, Interaction Design, Programming
Atlas (2013) or Shoplifters of the World Unite and Take Over (2013) was an interactive exhibition inspired by painter Gehard Richter's image-collection project Atlas. Richter's project is an evolving, growing collection of newspaper clippings, sketches, and photographs that reflect the artist's life and work. For this project, Espiritu and Seo modified Richter's amalgamative approach so that the exhibition reflected its participants' (instead of the artists') perspectives on the world, art, self, etc. The collection served as a guide (a proverbial atlas) for subsequent GDLOFT work, providing inspiration for conceptual underpinnings.
Espiritu and Seo positioned variously-sized screens on a wall behind a traditional printer. During the week in which the exhibition occurred, participants uploaded images (either of their work or of any image that inspired them) to the display screens through a web portal. The images displayed on the screens in real time as participants submitted them, while the printer produced the images in the order of their submission.
As the images appeared momentarily, printed, and then changed, the project became commentarial about the transitory nature of meaning in electronic media in particular and in art generally. The evolving and expansive nature of the images made it impossible for a viewer to apprehend them in their entirety.
Atlas (2013) or Shoplifters of the World Unite and Take Over (2013) challenged the notions of aura, ephemerality, and value that Walter Benjamin ascribes to reproduced art in his seminal essay "Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction."
Contributors ranged from internationally recognized artists to non-professional artists. Espiritu and Seo selected the project's image contributors based on their work, writings, or personas. The work or lifestyles of those chosen have influenced the studio's designers by impelling them to challenge traditional notions of design. Espiritu and Seo wanted to elicit the diverse perspectives that naturally arise from a group of people with a wide array of background stories: from that of Andrew Santos, a 33-year-old who quit his job to care for a terminally ill mother, to Min + Sulki, an internationally renowned, Seol-based design studio that is influencing new perspectives of graphic design in Korea.
Other participants invited to contribute to Atlas (2013) or Shoplifters of the World Unite and Take Over (2013) include but are not limited to the following:
Jonty Valentine (Aukland, NZ), a leading designer and critic in New Zealand melding fine arts and graphic design.
Ken Kim (Oakland, CA), a designer at Apple by day, who creates experimental, architecturally-inspired art work by night.
Ahree Lee (Los Angeles, CA), a video artist experimenting with timing concepts in film.
Rebbeca Gimenez (Chicago, IL), formally art director of the Whitney Museum, and part of the experimental design group We are Photoshop.
Juliette Cezzar (NYC), a designer, educator, and author whose work centers on book design.
Sang Do Kim, a poet and designer based in Korea.
Christopher Gianunzio (Philadelphia, PA), an award-winning photographer and curator whose photography integrates concepts of graphic design and pedagogy.
Kevin Kernan, a designer and silkscreen artist inspired by anime and monster culture.
Christopher Espiritu (Newark, NJ), brother of Allan Espiritu, is a graphic designer whose work is based in NYC, and whose professional track was inspired by elder brother Allan Espiritu.
Atlas (2013) or Shoplifters of the World Unite and Take Over (2013) holds in tension concepts of inspiration and insignificance. While the project celebrates the ways that people's lives and work can inspire meaning, it also reflects how the transience of electronic art can produce a sense of meaninglessness.


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Artist Information
Alisha Kerlin
Guerrero Gallery is pleased to present Thunder and Lightning, Formal Apology, an exhibition by Alisha Kerlin, featuring traffic cones, lightning rods, a dictionary, and twenty-two paintings of dangling carrots. In this new body of work, Kerlin explores the possible relationships between the storm and the unattainable treat.
With carrots serving as weathervanes, the dictionary as a checklist, and a handmade potato as the lightning rod, we are presented with scenarios examining direction and disturbance. Kerlin describes the lightning rod as representative of a thing that attracts criticism in order to divert attention from more serious matters. Through suggestive titles and outwardly oriented subject matter, her paintings thoughtfully actualize the assumed roles between viewer, painter, and painting. In most cases, the relationship to the carrot is implicated as she.
Alisha Kerlin, received her MFA from Bard College and lives and works in Brooklyn, NY.
Clynton Lowry
Guerrero Gallery is pleased to present Palms, an exhibit by Clynton Lowry, whose methods are representative of a form of contemporary and destructive iconoclasm.
Clynton Lowry's work easily, almost too easily, invites us to think about the politics of identity. Utilizing pornographic images from the 70s and 80s, his cut-piece collages and spay-painted pages confront us with an eroticism against which we must position ourselves. Such a process, however, is complicated by the fact that the images re-present an overtly outdated mode of heterosexuality and that through their layering and obfuscation they signal a strange amalgamation of voyeurism and collection. In turn, we may even first question the proclivities and identity of the maker rather than our own. Who exactly is this splicer and mutilator of images, and how would we come to terms with his outmoded, misogynistic and even sadistic worldview?
Yet the pressing questions of identity form but the veneer of Lowry's work; we are also meant to wonder how these works came into being. For at its core, the artist's multi-faceted body of work offers a deep investigation of the image and its boundaries. In this respect, Lowry's working procedures represent a type of modern day iconoclasm. The glossy and idealized figures of magazine pages are cut and over-painted, plants are rubberized or painted as if in vinyl, and screenshots are cross-dissolved. But what Lowry reveals is that deeply destructive iconoclasm is ultimately a thoroughly productive endeavor. The plant, covered in rubber, dies in order to leave behind the fixed and permanent pile of molten material; spray paint creates pleasing glossy and matte surfaces that recall photography in its various historical iterations; cuts offer possibilities for fragmentation, multiplication and assemblage. "I was interested in exploring the cut as a type of mark making," says the artist. Indeed, but we would do well to see the rest of his artistic processes as analogous to the cut.
In describing these working methods, Lowry, with quintessentially demure nonchalance, says that the image "is always becoming, but you already always have something intact." The reassurance of this sentiment belies the traces of anxiety that are imbedded in the artist's work, an anxiety about trying to capture or contain an image that is always in movement or flux. His taste for profoundly, though only recently, outmoded objects and techniques—for the 70s and 80s, for the slideshow, for porn in print, for spray paint, for the screensaver—perhaps stems from this unease, as if time could help him shore up the boundaries of images without the unraveling element of truly historical distance getting in the way. It is here that Lowry's nearly obsessive fascination with frames comes into focus; the borders of the image are negated in his video pieces, multiplied in his slide-show screen savers, broached and yet reified in his cuts and collages.
What can be so maddening in Lowry's work is exactly this refusal to make up his mind, to pursue a strategy that we can name and come to terms with. "Everyone wants me to nail something down, and I don't want to and that's not the point," quibbles Lowry. In this sense, it is our process of investigating the work—as much as Lowry's work is an investigation of process—that ultimately yields the fiction of coherence.
Clynton Lowry recieved his MFA from Yale and he currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA.
*the content of this press release is credited to Lowry's professor, Aaron Hyman


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Jul 31, 2015
from 09:00 AM to 06:00 PM
|Alison Richard Building, 7 West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DT
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Mari Jones (Department of French/ Peterhouse, University of Cambridge)
Damien Mooney (School of Modern Languages, Queen's University, Belfast)
Call for Papers
Ensuring an increase in speaker numbers is a crucial part of the successful revitalisation of an endangered language. These efforts often target schoolchildren, in the hope of re-establishing communication between generations in the endangered language, and other age-groups, who identify with the cultural context of the endangered language but who may have been denied the opportunity of acquiring it via intergenerational transmission. The recruitment of 'new' speakers can therefore often have a marked effect on the existing endangered language speech community in terms of its social makeup, its identity and its language practices. This conference invites papers that reflect on these issues: To what extent should reversing language shift incorporate identity planning? How do the actors of revitalization persuade members of the 'dominant' speech community that their current identity would be enhanced by its repackaging to include the endangered language? How successful has formal education actually been in both increasing speaker numbers and, crucially, in transmitting the endangered language in a different way? Do 'new' speakers use the endangered languages in different ways from 'traditional' speakers and to what extent do these two groups in fact interact with each other? Do the linguistic norms and practices of 'new' speakers vary from those of the 'traditional' speakers? Does the speech of 'new' speakers reveal evidence of innovative linguistic features?
Abstracts: (200 words maximum) to be submitted via email to the organisers by April 1st 2015


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The best Little Tokyo restaurants and bars
On the edge of Downtown Los Angeles, Little Tokyo is a vibrant, bustling neighborhood that dates back to 1886, when a Japanese seaman opened a restaurant on First Street. While the area may have always served as a primary go-to for ramen, new destination-worthy eateries have moved in alongside old-school joints, giving even more reason to explore the area. The best part? The neighborhood is small—just a few blocks, really—so a fantastic bowl of noodles isn't more than a few steps away from a perfect plate of sushi or a quality cocktail bar. Whether you're around for just a quick bite or plan to spend the entire day and night here, we have your meals covered with this guide to the best Little Tokyo restaurants and bars.
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Little Tokyo restaurants and bars
This buzzy Little Tokyo spot—which has four locations in Los Angeles with a devoted following—is a ramen mecca. A wrap-around counter faces the open kitchen, providing a social atmosphere to dig into piping hot bowls of flavorful pork broth and chewy noodles; we love the specialty Daikoku Ramen. Chijire-style egg noodles sit in a rich tonkotsu soup and are topped with slices of kurobuta pork belly (pork fans can amp it up with fatty kotteri-style), boiled egg, bamboo shoots, bean sprouts and green onions. Add an order of pan-fried pork gyoza or crispy tonkatsu (pork cutlet) to make the line worthwhile.
Wolf & Crane
If you're sick and tired of waiting 15 minutes for a craft cocktail, get yourself over to Wolf & Crane for a quick, uncomplicated drink. You won't get sneered at for ordering a Johnnie Red and soda because there are six other drinks on the menu just like it. We're talking highballs on the rocks, like the Cuba Libra made with Mexican coke, and a gin and tonic gussied up with grapefruit bitters. It's a casual, no frills kind of place with communal tables, comic print wallpaper and classic oldies bellowing from the sound system—perfect for when you've already had ramen from Shin-Sen-Gumi around the corner and are looking for a nightcap.
Manichi Ramen
If the lines are too long at other old-school ramen restaurants in Little Tokyo (we're looking at you, Daikokuya), head over to Manichi Ramen, the Los Angeles installment from one of Japan's best ramen companies. The #1 Manichi Special is a rich, fragrant bowl filled with tender bits of pork, a soft egg boiled to perfection, black garlic and spicy miso. Portions are hefty enough to leave you full after one bowl, but you'll want to precede your meal with a plate of the restaurant's beloved gyoza.
Sushi Gen
Nestled in Downtown's Little Tokyo neighborhood since 1980, Sushi Gen has turned into a cult favorite for LA's sushi aficionados. The main draw: a $17 sashimi lunch special, complete with various types of sashimi, soup, salad and rice. Reward your taste buds with fresh halibut, fatty tuna, sea urchin, scallops and oysters at this top-notch spot, but be prepared to wait: the lines are massive, and reservations are scarce.
Aloha Café
While lines snake out the door for lunch specials at Sushi Gen, those looking for heartier breakfasts with old-school charm and a budget bargain head next door to Aloha Café. This no-frills, mom-and-pop cafe and diner has been serving Hawaiian plates for over a decade. So, fill up on loco moco or pork lau lau or, for something sweet, heavenly French toast made with thick slices of sweet Hawaiian bread.
Men Oh Tokushima Ramen
Among the multiple standout ramen shops in Little Tokyo is Men Oh, tucked away in Honda Plaza. A small shop with a handful of tables and a long bar, Men Oh hails from the Tokushima region of Japan, where the dominant industry is pig farming. Thus, the signature item, the Tokushima Ramen, is an unctuous, deeply pork-flavored bowl, with toppings that include not only lovely slices of tender chashu, but also strips of stir-fried butabara pork. Those additions, plus the pork bone and soy sauce-based broth, make this bowl one of the more complex ones in town.
There aren't too many places in Little Tokyo to get your late-late night fix of ramen and gyoza, so don't be surprised to see Kouraku packed past 2am most Saturday nights (it's open until 3am). The old-school, Japanese diner serves up plenty of drinking food: There's a plate full of chicken karaage that will definitely soak up all that beer you drank, or you can warm yourself up with a bowl of ramen. For homey comfort food, order the combination of pork fried rice and gyoza. Note: the place is cash only, so check your wallets before stumbling in.
Marugame Monzo
Walk into Marugame Monzo and you'll immediately be mesmerized by the open-air noodle action. Ask for seats at the counter so you can watch the udon noodles being made up close: Behind a large glass, the udon master will roll out the dough and cut strands and strands of the thick, chewy noodles for each order. The traditional bowls are great here; try the hot kitsune udon topped with fried tofu or the cold plum shiso bukkake udon. For a fun mash-up of Japanese and Italian cuisines, go for the popular miso carbonara udon.
Jist Café
Jist Café is entrenched in family tradition. From the location to the chow, chef Glen Ishii pays homage to the space's previous iteration (formerly Tokyo Café) and his Japanese grandmother. The chashu hash skillet boasts plump pork belly coated in a 70-year-old marinade, served alongside breakfast potatoes and two six-minute eggs. Other breakfast and lunch items maintain Japanese comfort food throwbacks. For lighter fare, try the Sunshine Salad with crisp romaine lettuce, sweet corn, Prime Smoked Meats maple bacon, ruby-red grapefruit and a creamy, fragrant coriander dressing, or go full-bore and indulge in the Jist French toast soaked in a lemony crème brûlée base for 24 hours and topped with seasonal fruit, lightly whipped cream and mint.
Honda-Ya Izakaya
You know you're in for a good night when you enter a smoky room filled with platters of yakitori grilled over an open flame and bottles of Kirin crowding the table. The Japanese pub has a massive, borderline daunting menu—sushi, udon, ramen, tempura, you name it. For group dining, it's a solid place to start the night, gradually adding plates and pints of beers as the meal rolls on. Speaking of rolling—you'll be doing just that as you leave, and that ain't a bad thing.
Toshi Sushi
There are plenty of places for sushi in Little Tokyo, but maybe one of the friendliest and affordable experiences can be found at Toshi Sushi. In a low-key space just steps from busy First Street, owner and sushi chef Toshihiko Seki offers solid menu of bento boxes for lunch—plus, of course, solid sushi and sashimi. On the latter, your best bet would be to trust in Toshi and allow him to choose the best cuts of the day for you.
That same friend that always tells you to buy investment pieces instead of an armful of Forever 21 will love Kagaya, the best shabu-shabu in town. You can only order by the set here: The basic beef will set you back $43, and wagyu and seafood upgrades are also available, but you will be rewarded with eight to ten slices of quality meat, to be lightly cooked in the bubbling broth and dipped into a smooth but complex sesame sauce. The luxe, DIY meal commences with a small serving of the day's two fish specials and one soup special, followed by beef-enriched broth turned udon or rice porridge—a couture dining experience, topped off with your choice of dessert like ethereal crème brulée.
Far Bar
It may take you a couple tries to find Far Bar. Look for the Far East sign, then stroll down an alleyway on the right that opens up into a twinkling patio. A favorite with beer lovers, Far Bar serves a full menu of craft beers on draft and eats. While there are burgers on the menu—try the house version with smoked Gouda and grilled cheese—the theme is Asian with a mix of sushi rolls, Korean short ribs and teriyaki sliders. Don't miss weekday happy hour from 3-7pm and all-day Sunday.
Hakata Ramen Shin-Sen-Gumi
Upon entering this Hakata-based chain, you'll be met with a chorus of "Irashi". You'll then be handed an order sheet, where you can customize your bowl to your exact specifications—choose the intensity (i.e. saltiness) of your broth, the doneness of your noodles and toppings (egg, garlic chips, even spare rib)—and combine chicken rice balls, deep fried cheese egg rolls and gyoza additions. Half the fun is ordering too many toppings on your first visit, which will arrive one after another in a parade of bowls.


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Some moments are like special glimpses of life with surreal undertones, little sequences that afterwards feel more like a beautiful dream.
I'd like to share one of those moments from this summer with you, a picnic with two wonderful, always inspiring ladies that I'm proud to call my friends. The photos are phone quality as I didn't carry my camera with me, but they open a portal to the evening nonetheless. I had no idea about a Japanese garden in Helsinki, but I'm glad I had the chance to experience it, and in such an elaborate way!
Special thanks go to Laura, if I only had known what kind of a prop she took with her I would've definitely put some more effort on my looks and wrapped myself inside a kimono. Just look at those treasures she brought with her; black silken lamps, cherry blossom embroidered blankets, black sushi, paper plates, everything! Even the precious visiting dogs fit the atmosphere somehow.
Here's my outfit for the evening, no oriental vibes there but I'll fix that for the next time. Which I sincerely hope will come someday!