With my apology out of the way, I want to get back to the topic of this blog, which has nothing to do with classical music! Today, I'd like to take up the subject of preaching and teaching, and what role I see those playing in the church.
During my absence here, Ray posted a great essay on his blog about didactic teaching. Ray and I have talked about this subject some in the comments section of this blog, and it was great to see a lengthier treatment of the topic by Ray. Ray's observations on the topic come from his Jewish background, and so he draws on the practices of the Jewish synagogue. This was greatly informative to me, because I don't have the background Ray does, and so it is good for me to learn from that.
I think it is very important to understand the Jewish background of Christianity, and so Ray's background really helps there. When the first Christians became...well, Christians...in Jerusalem, it is obvious from the book of Acts that they were Jewish believers. In fact, the first part of the book of Acts deals heavily with the church in Jerusalem, and we see in Acts 15, especially, the difficulty of the transition from mostly Jewish believers to a truly mixed bag of believers from other races as well. It seems obvious from the teachings of Jesus (and this can also be seen in the Old Testament prophets -- especially Isaiah -- if you read them carefully) that God's plan was exactly this "worldwide" body of believers. Jesus talked about the need to tell the good news of the kingdom in "Jerusalem, Judea, Samaria, and the uttermost parts of the world."
Now, this obviously brings up an important question as to how much of the Jewish heritage gets retained in Christianity, and how much of Christianity was a "new thing" that Jesus inaugurated. Again, I think it's very important to understand the Jewish background of it all, especially when we understand that God showed us a lot with Israel, and ultimately, the understanding of what took place in the nation of Israel should lead to an understanding of the events leading up to the Messiah, Jesus.
However, when it comes to "church", I'm not positive that the Jewish model is a necessary analogy to be drawn. To understand where I'm going with this, I think it's important to understand how my grid and presuppositions will influence my direction and conclusions. While I don't have a full understanding of what Paul wrote in Romans 9-11 with regard to the Jewish nation ("All Israel will be saved", etc.), I believe that there is a compelling argument to be made for the Body of Christ (the "capital C Church", if you will) being a fulfillment of God's design for Israel. Or, to state it the other way, I believe that God's plan for Israel itself was a type (a foreshadowing) of what He would accomplish in the Church. I, together with all believers Jewish or Gentile, am part of the Body of Christ, the people of God, etc. I no longer subscribe to the dispensational view of a distinction between Israel and "the Church". I won't bore you with all the details of how I came to change my views on that, but suffice it to say that I used to be a full-blooded dispensationalist, but I have concluded that dispensationalism is in error.
Basically the reason I share all of that is to say that while I understand the need for Jewish background information, I think it can lead us down a misguided path when it comes to the subject of teaching and preaching. For example, I recently read an article that used Nehemiah 8:8 as a "biblical basis" for expository preaching. The basic premise of the article was that because the Scripture was read, expounded upon, and then applied to the lives of the hearers, this is justification for the same kind of preaching in the New Testament church. The article also went on to mention some New Testament examples of the same kind of preaching being commanded.
I believe that "preaching" and "teaching" should not be used interchangably. I believe that they serve two different purposes, and I will attempt to show support for this conclusion from the Scripture.
Related to the above point, I believe that there is a difference between evangelism and spiritual teaching, and that these two have often become enmeshed in ways that cause confusion with regard to preaching and teaching.
I still maintain, and will continue to support Scripturally, the idea that the arrival of Jesus and our subsequent indwelling of the Holy Spirit made significant changes in the way that we relate to God and His Word.
I believe that teaching still has a very relevant and important role in the Church today. I also believe that preaching is still very relevant, but not in the sense that we often think it is.
I do not believe that every church "service" must have a monologue style sermon (or "didactic teaching" to use Ray's much nicer-sounding term) in order for a group to be considered a church.
Now, I realize that some of these points will require some thought and dialogue to fully establish, so I hope that you will join in through comments so that we can interact. I hope to establish these and other points to a degree that, even though we might not all agree, it will help to dispel some of the myths of simple church and even some of the extra-biblical definitions of church that keep popping up in discussions such as these.
Good stuff, and welcome back, hope the recital went well! I agree -- trying to oversimplify will only get one in hot water (i.e. trying to overlay all of the Jewish aspects onto the modern church).
One of the reasons that I have somewhat distanced myself from some elements of the Messianic movement is that they have tried to reinstill Jewish practices as 'necessary' (they won't use those words exactly), and I disagree; there is definitely a modification aas the Gospel spread into the nations.
I also agree that the message was for all nations and there is no distinction between Israel and the Church.
The only thing I would point out is that didactic teaching is not actually always preaching, as I will note below, the root for this word actually means teaching -- preaching is much more teh proclamation of the truth of God's Word (this can be teaching as well as preaching). I agree that there is a difference between teaching and preaching.
Jesus preached -- Greek word = kerusso: and you can find that in Matthew 4, 10, 11 etc; also in Mark in several places and throughout the Epistles. This word is used for preaching.
Another word used for preaching is the more well-known evangelizo (euaggelizo) -- this is the word used when evangelism is done.
And finally there is didasko - hence, the term didactic. This is the one that is used for teaching.
Charles Finney said during the Businessmen's Prayer Revival (1857), "The general impression seems to be that we have had instruction until we are hardened; it is time to pray."
Larry, I'm not sure I follow your point. Are you implying that you think my heart is hardened to preaching and teaching?
Forgive me - I didn't mean that your heart was hardened.
What I was trying to say was that most of us Christians have heard so many preaching and teaching sermons that most of the messages go in one ear and out the other, without ever changing anybody.
Charles Finney said that people's hearts were hardened in his time period. Today, I believe people are sermoned out.
Larry, I think it is possible that you are correct. My question is whether or not the fault for that lies on either side or both sides. In other words, are we "sermoned out" because of hardness in our hearts? Or are we "sermoned out" because a sermon is not the best method of communicating the Word in our gatherings? Or is it a bit of both?
We'll see where we end up on this series!
Steve, I am looking forward to reading your articles, not as a critic but as a seeker of truth.
Larry, I thought you meant what you clarified your meaning to be. Probably because I feel sermoned out myself. Eight years ago, as I dealt with the heavy conviction that I was not nealry as mature as I wanted to believe, I sat down and tried to earnestly estimate the number of sermons to which I had listened in 18 years of church attendance. Roughly 2000+. Yet, I was miserable in my immaturity.
Ray, with all respect for what I perceive to be your position on this, I think I can manage to never hear another sermon.
What my heart desires above all else, is the depth, breadth and length of the love of God. The Father's fulness known in this material life by loving like He loves. Should He choose another sermon, or multiple other sermons to bring me there, so be it! I will Amen every word. Yet, I suspect, I must live more of the sermons I have heard. It is in the living it with flesh and blood people that I predict I will learn what He has laid upon my heart.
ded -- while you know my position, quite frankly, I am with you... It is not enough to HEAR the sermons, it is to live them out.
I fear that we have become spectators, hence your reasoning for the 'sermon burn-out' (not necesarily in your case, but in general). I am afraid tha we have made our pastors the center of our attention, and not the Lord Himself.
The biggest fear I have is that someone would mistake my words, opinions, and thoughts as being Sacred Scripture! I believe that we ALL must endeavor to dig into the Word of God, and sharpen our prayer disciplines.
Oops -- sorry, I am ranting, but I feel passionate about the fact that one should NOT sit and listen to a sermon and then go home and feel go about 'going to church'. Rather, I feel that one should be moved to apply the Word of God to one's life and want to grow, individually, familially, and corporately... While I come from a slightly different perspective as others in this discussion please understand that I am thoroughly in your camp when it comes to application of God's Word!
I agree with you that dispensationalism is in error! Until fairly recently, almost no one knew the details regarding the totally bizarre history of that system of doctrine. But now, thanks to a historian who's been privileged to discover long forgotten primary documents in England and Scotland, readers can read the shocking aspects of it on search engines if they type in the title "Pretrib Rapture Diehards." You will never find a belief that has more inherent dishonesty in it than dispensationalism; just the details about Scofield's hidden life would be enough for anyone to abandon the entire system! I applaud you for standing up against that latter-day fantasy.
Well, one of the very frustrating things about allowing anonymous comments is the inability to properly respond to someone by name.
Let me just go on record here as saying that, while I do believe dispensationalism is in error, I am not interested in attacking the system or its founders.
Error does not have to be in the form of conspiracy. Or, to say it in a different way, we don't have to uncover some secret documents in order to refute certain beliefs. Furthermore, if a system of belief can be addressed from the standpoint of logical fallacies (as is the case with dispensationalism), there is no need to resort to ad hominem attacks in our refutation of it.
People can be sincerely wrong, and it is not our job to undermine their whole life and work just to attack their belief.
It is not the purpose of this blog to slander or attack anyone or their beliefs with this kind of anonymous "drive-by shooting". However, it's also not the purpose of this blog to delete the above comment and censor in that way, so I will let it stand accompanied by my disclaimer here.
Thank you, Steve, for moderating the blog and focusing us on maintaining the unity of the Spirit. It is natural to disagree over things which are matters of opinion and to have our weaknesses show in that process. It is supernatural to love one another in the face of our disagreements and short-comings.
Ray, I appreciate your passion. I concur with your last post, however, I ponder as follows on the issue of revival: I see an assumption in seeking revival. This is, the fervor with which we first embraced God has waned and needs to be revived. The initial rush of love for God was wonderful but limited. Does such need being revived? What if we taught the deep love of God "revival" is said to restore as always available to the believer by faith? That is, the finished work of the cross both enables access to the throne of God for salvation and supports a long, deep relationship of immovable sanctity, the reality of being a new creature in Christ.
Maybe revival is seen as needed because of our tendancy to grow luke warm. Some will grow luke warm, no doubt. Yet, the potential exists for believers to know a lifetime of growth much more fulfilling. I ask, what if we teach a relationship with God built on knowing His presence as the full source of our righteousness, peace and joy-- nothing else, but Him--would walking with God be reduced to swings between "desert" and "revival' states?
I observe often in America relationship with God is approached as a transaction; "If I commit to Him, He will make my life work." In this view, has one honestly died to self? Holding this view folks are prone to disappointment over not receiving what is expected. Then lukewarm feelings follow and are the indicator of needed "revival." The truth may be that some have never walked in the new creation in the first place, though have acknowledged such in words.
What if we more clearly understood as maturity in Christ the knowing of the separation between our soul and spirit? The separation between "our" life and His in us? What if we recognized all feelings that are turned away from God as in our soul, and fullness of love for God as always a function available within our new creature? This place is not revived; it is entered by faith confident in His provision in the spirit. What if we abandoned building a life here and embraced this life as nothing more than a pilgrimage through an alien land? Would the acceptance of the need for "revival," whether for ourselves or others, be the same? So goes my pondering.
But I did want to say: HAPPY ANNIVERSARY!!!! Our heartfelt love to you and "Mrs. ded" on this special day!!
I was a part of a small church in Iowa that prayed for a revival to come to that city for three years. We met every morning for those thirty-six months with rare exceptions. At times, we fasted for a week at a time. And yet, we never saw a revival.
Today, the church is closed. Everybody has moved to other areas of the U.S.
Revival, an inrush from heaven, move of the Holy Spirit or whatever you want to title it has to first be in the heart of God. Then, He moves on the people that He has chosen to bring the move of God through.
But if you have studied the Businessmen's Prayer Revival of 1857, the Welsh Revival, the Azusa Revival and you heart is not stirred to see something like that in your part of the U.S. than I wonder about your fervor.
Though I want to see reformation of the church, I long to see God bring His fire on California. If it comes to a barn or church or a house or a tavern or a brush arbor gathering - I am going to be there.
I want to see God move!
I guess my question would be, what are we waiting for from God? In other words, what could God do that He hasn't already done and made available to us on a daily basis?
Ded and I have talked about this subject offline in past discussions: Notice in the average contemporary church how many of our "worship" songs relate to the idea of calling out to God, asking Him to move, asking Him to come, telling Him that we're waiting for Him to do something, show us His glory, open our eyes, etc. etc. etc.
We need to catch an understanding of the fact that God has already shown up! He is already here! And He is already moving!! We don't need to wait for anything to happen!
Maybe if we're honest with ourselves, we might admit that we are seeking an emotional rush...don't we all love those services where you can really feel the presence of God? But is that all it's about? Just feeling His presence? Or is it about the thrill and joy of living every waking, breathing moment in intimate fellowship with the Holy Spirit?
When I'm not thinking of it in those terms, Larry, I'm with you on wanting to see God move. But I'm also beginning to understand that it's not that we're waiting for Him to show up and do something. It's that we just are not in tune with what He's already doing, and what He has been doing for 2000 years! This is the beauty of "Emmanuel" -- God with us.
My take is much along the lines of ded (I think). We PRAY for revival, but what we are looking for is the 'rush', and not the life-transforming relationship with God... Ded, you are right on, it should be an ever deepening relationship... I think that is modeled in the lives of people like Abraham (look at how he grew, it was not one big 'fuzzy feeling', but a lifetime of walking ever closer to the Lord), and Peter (witness his episltes compared with his actions in the gospels).
By the way -- I apologize for the abysmal spelling in my last post... UGH!
My answer: Yes, of course.
But Jesus also said the works that I do you shall do and greater works because I go to My Father.
any greater works and to be honest I haven't opened blind eyes, cleansed lepers or raised the dead.
Peter healed by his shadow falling on people. Paul healed by carrying cloths from his body to people. These would have to be considered greater works than Jesus - right?
To me, revival not only means having a fresh presence of God or seeing salvations, but it is hungering to see these miracles happening in our midst.
If this is emotional, then I'm emotional. If this is lack of contentment on my part, then I am discontented.
In other parts of the world, these types of miracles are happening. Why not here?
Just a note: I enjoy hanging out with you guys. So, Steve, put your hands to the keyboard and write the next section of this article. Ya hear?
I probably would do it all over again. I am not complaining. Honestly, it had to be a part of my journey, so I wouldn't change it. The Father taught me much.
Now however, those experiences helped me define that I do not have faith to continue in those ways on my path into deeper maturity in Christ. Will the maturity I attain involve signs and wonders? God knows and that's all that matters.
I know a dedication I never knew then to understand loving like God loves. I experience an exchange of love in the spirit between me and the Spirit of the Lord in my inner-being that I never knew then. This impacts my family as I serve as priest for them, my brethren with whom I labor to build community in Christ and the souls both lost and saved with whom I work as a professional teacher.
Am I suggesting you have less fervor? No. Follow the Lord where He leads. Your journey is yours. I support you in holding to what is in your heart, because I trust His words, "Seek and you shall find."
ooops ..."hit BY the spirit."
I think this is fun place to hang out, too. Glad to be having this exchange with ya'll!
Poor choice of words on my part. When I used the word "your" in the phrase "your fervor", it was meant to be a generic term and not a reference to you (ded) personally.
As my wife has mentioned to me on an occasion or two, my pronouns are sometimes out there swimming around and waiting for someone to grab them.
I teach English among other things and know that most of us, myself included, use "you/r" when we really mean no one in particular. Nonetheless, my comment prompted yours, no? I am not offended. Fact is, I would be very surprised if you could offend me.
Especially in this format, where all we have is words without inflection or body language or eye contact in order to connect with one another. This is a kind of workroom. We plane and sand and sometimes cut big chunks to get at what we are trying to say while we stir up lots of dust.
I'm not exactly sure how we got from preaching and teaching to revival, but if you'll bear with me, I'll post here in the next couple of days, Lord willing, back on the subject of preaching.
Next week is Spring Break at ASU, and other than a round or two of golf (since the weather seems to be very good for the next week) and maybe some recording, I plan to be home relaxing. So chances are good you'll get a handful of posts with which to interact over the next week or so.
Have a great day, y'all. And ded, we're looking forward to fellowshiping with you again this weekend!
Larry wrote: In other parts of the world, these types of miracles are happening. Why not here?
Larry, my reply got so lengthy that I just turned it into a post. Hope you don't mind.
so is it ok if i'm part of the "guy's club"? i enjoy reading these discussions. it just takes me a long time to get through steve's books! besides we just got dsl hooked up so now i can stay online without tying up the phone!
woohoo! Welcome, flutemom! :) :) *big hug* Great to see you here.
We definitely could benefit from having some females here, so you're absolutely welcome. Of course, you knew that already, I hope!


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Mrs. Hillman and Halle on their way to Halle's 1st Cubs game!
grew up in Rockford, IL with my parents, sister, and 2 brothers. From a very young age music was a big part of my life. Both my Mom and Grandma were music teachers and piano instructors as well. It should come to no big suprise that I started playing piano and singing in my local church children's choir when I was 6. As I entered Middle School and High School I emerged myself in anything that had to do with music and the arts - Dance, Theater, Choir, Band, Show Choir and Piano! I loved it! After that, it's history!
I went to Elmhurst College and majored in Music Education and Vocal Performance. I sang in the Concert Choir, Jazz Combos, and with the prestigious Vocal Jazz Ensemble Late Nite Blues. College was a phenomenal experience! As a member of the Late Nite Blues ensemble, we recorded several CD's, had the opportunity to clinician and perform with such jazz greats as The New York Voices and Diana Krall and completed several tours across the United States and Canada. I went back to school in 2006 for my Masters Degree at National Louis University.
I am beginning my 14th year of teaching and currently live in Batavia with my Husband (MR. Hillman - BHS PE Teacher/Coach), and daughter 3 children -Halle(7), Nolan (5) and our youngest member of the family Ronan (He just turned 2 this summer June 30th). I also Coach RMS Cross Country and BHS Track and Field(pole Vault). I love all sports, the Chicago Cubs, and of course spending time with my family.


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Boxer, Webb introduce tax on some Wall St. bonuses
Anath Hartmann The Washington Times - February 4, 2010, 12:34PM
Sens. Barbara Boxer, California Democrat, and Jim Webb, Virginia Democrat, introduced a bill Thursday that would impose a 50 percent tax on certain 2009 Wall Street bonuses in excess of $400,000. The sponsors of the Taxpayer Fairness Act were adamant that all money coming from the excise levy would go straight into the U.S. Treasury, not turn into a special-interest slush fund or trickle into other programs.
"This is for deficit reduction," Mrs. Boxer said. "People are hurting from the resounding effect of what ocurred on Wall Street."
Ms. Boxer said the bill's passage could mean $10 billion toward national-debt decrease.
The legislation, unlike the measure introduced by Rep. Peter Welch, Vermont Democrat, in the House last month, does not target all institutions that received Troubled Asset Relief Program funds, only those that received more than $5 million. Those firms include Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, JP Morgan and Bank of America.
Employees at any of these banks who received a bonus exceeding the salary of the president — $400,000 — would be required to pay a 50 percent tax on each bonus.
Both Mr. Webb and Mrs. Boxer said repeatedly that the bill "is not class warfare." Mr. Webb seemed agitated at the suggestion that the money garnered from the measure could find its way into into the pockets of special interests or to places other than the nation's bank account.
He quickly routed the discussion back to TARP money.
Those funds were lent to banks "to create liqidity in the marketplace, and then this money went other places," Mr. Webb said.
Anath Hartmann
HARTMANN: Hamas deserves a truth bomb

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San Juan de los dos ríos de Tena, o semplicemente Tena, è una città dell'Ecuador, capitale della provincia del Napo. È situata nella zona sud della provincia, nella valle del fiume Misahuallí, nella regione amazzonica ecuadoriana ad un'altitudine di circa 600 m s.l.m.. Ha una temperatura media di 25 °C e il clima è caldo umido, con un'umidità relativa che va dal 90 al 100%. La popolazione è di circa 34.000 abitanti.

Tena è un importante centro commerciale e turistico della regione orientale dell'Ecuador, punto di partenza per le escursioni nella foresta pluviale amazzonica. L'entrata della città è dominata dalla statua dell'eroe indigeno Jumandy, che nel 1578 guidò una rivolta contro gli spagnoli e venne in seguito giustiziato.

Storia
Gli storici spagnoli narrano che nella provincia del Napo abitavano due popoli, gli Omaguas e i Quijos, questi ultimi in particolare avevano già all'epoca della colonizzazione spagnola frequenti contatti commerciali con i popoli indigeni della Sierra e con gli Incas. Gonzalo Díaz de Pineda fu il primo a esplorare quelle regioni sconosciute dell'Amazzonia, spinto dal mito dell'El Dorado e dell'oro che sarebbe stato presente in gran quantità nel territorio amazzonico. Anche il sovrano inca Atahualpa, imprigionato dallo stesso Pineda e da Pizarro, menzionò l'esistenza di enormi quantità d'oro in Amazzonia, nella provincia de los Quijos, a est di Quito. Dopo la spedizione di Francisco de Orellana del 1541, che portò alla scoperta del Rio delle Amazzoni, sorsero diverse cittadine nel territorio dell'attuale provincia del Napo, tra cui Baeza, nel 1959, e Archidona, nel 1560. La fondazione di Tena è stata oggetto di discussioni e polemiche, in quanto la versione che vorrebbe come fondatore di Tena, nel 1560, Gil Ramírez Dávalos, non è sostenuta da fonti storiche affidabili.

Nel 1563 gli spagnoli iniziarono una nuova campagna di colonizzazione nella terra dei Quijos, chiedendo prima il permesso al loro capo Jumandy per avanzare verso sud. Tuttavia gli spagnoli, dopo aver fondato Alcalá del Río Dorado, iniziarono a maltrattare e schiavizzare i Quijos, popolo ribelle che non accettava di buon grado gli abusi e l'eccesso di lavoro a cui erano sottoposti dagli spagnoli. Anni dopo, nel 1578, lo scontento degli indigeni portò alla ribellione di Jumandy e del suo popolo, che preferirono morire o andarsene da quei luoghi piuttosto che venire sottomessi dagli spagnoli. La ribellione portò gli indigeni a distruggere Ávila e poi Archidona, costringendo gli spagnoli a ritirarsi verso nord e difendersi a Baeza, per evitare che Jumandy, alleatosi con gli indigeni della Sierra, arrivasse a Quito. Il tradimento di alcuni indigeni serrani a Baeza condusse gli spagnoli alla vittoria, e Jumandy ed altri indigeni furono catturati, impiccati e squartati pubblicamente in Piazza San Blas a Quito.

Le conseguenze della ribellione fallita furono nefaste: gli spagnoli aumentarono il loro abuso e lo sfruttamento verso i Quijos. Nel 1580 arrivarono anche i primi sacerdoti, appartenenti ai domenicani. Ma nessun governatore e nessun prete fu in grado di calmare l'ansia di libertà dei Quijos, che tentarono un'altra rivolta nel 1590 a Sumaco, guidati da un figlio di Jumandy. Tuttavia prima di mettere in pratica la nuova rivolta furono scoperti dagli spagnoli che aumentarono ulteriormente gli abusi verso di essi. I Quijos si resero conto che la violenza non era un metodo valido di sopravvivenza e preferirono abbandonare la loro terra. Da allora cessò di esistere la nazione dei Quijos, e quelli rimasti furono chiamati in seguito Yumbos o Alamas.

Nome
Esistono due versioni più citate sull'origine del nome "Tena": la prima ipotesi è che il nome derivi da un colono spagnolo di Archidona di nome Tena o originario della "Valle del Tena" in Spagna, mentre nella seconda ipotesi il nome deriverebbe dalla Tena colombiana, fondata nel 1548 sempre dagli spagnoli. Tuttavia nelle mappe Tena comincerà ad apparire solo nel 1740, in un punto dove confluiscono due fiumi.

Geografia fisica

Territorio

Situata a est delle Ande, Tena è circondata da colline boscose ed è attraversata da due fiumi, il Rio Tena e il Rio Pano, che sfocia proprio nel Tena nel centro della città. Il Tena a sua volta, poco più a valle, sfocia nel Rio Misahuallí, che nel piccolo centro di Misahuallí sfocia nel Rio Napo, affluente del Rio delle Amazzoni.

Dal parco, chiamato Parque Central, di Tena si possono vedere i vulcani più attivi dell'Equatore: Sumaco (3.900 m), Reventador e Sangay. Situata alla confluenza dei fiumi Tena e Pano, la città beneficia di grandi spiagge molto gradevoli come quelle di Rancho Alegre, Cocha del Cementerio, o Dos Ríos. Tena propone ugualmente un giardino botanico nel centro della città chiamato "Amazonian Park", luogo ideale per gli ecologisti. Le escursioni in partenza per la giungla profonda iniziano sovente di qui.

Clima
Il clima caldo umido della foresta pluviale a Tena è mitigato dall'altitudine e dalla relativa vicinanza alla cordigliera andina, rispetto alla più afosa temperatura solitamente presente nelle parti più interne della giungla amazzonica. Le temperature oscillano dai 19 ai 29 °C durante la giornata, con medie attorno ai 23-24 °C. Le precipitazioni sono presenti durante tutto l'arco dell'anno, con una frequenza maggiore nei mesi che vanno da aprile a luglio, mentre l'umidità relativa è attorno al 90%.

Monumenti e luoghi d'interesse

La cattedrale di Tena è in stile moderno e possiede tre navate. Un grande crocifisso, proveniente da Roma è posto dietro all'altare, mentre le quattro campane delle torri sono state fuse a Bergamo e furono donate da missionari italiani.

Il Parque Amazónico la Isla, situato nel centro della città dove il Rio Pano si unisce al Tena, ospita diverse specie di animali e piante della regione amazzonica.

Puerto Misahuallí: situato a mezz'ora di strada da Tena alla confluenza del Rio Misahuallí nel Rio Napo, è il principale porto turistico della zona e luogo dove i turisti possono bagnarsi approfittando delle ampie spiagge presenti.

Cascada de Latas: queste tre cascate sono situate a 20 minuti da Tena sulla strada che porta a Puerto Misahuallí. Sono caratterizzate da una grande di api e farfalle che contribuiscono al colorazione della zona circostante le cascate.

Monumento a Jumandy: situato nell'Avenida Jumandy, all'entrata della città, è un'enorme statua raffigurante il "Gran Cacique de Guerra" Jumandy, la figura più simbolica delle rivolte degli indigeni dell'Amazzonia. Nella rivolta del 1578 bruciò le città di Ávila e Archidona e proseguì verso nord con l'intenzione di liberare dagli spagnoli non solo l'Amazzonia ma tutta l'Audiencia Reale di Quito.

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Il turismo proveniente da altre parti dell'Ecuador e da diversi paesi del mondo è la fonte di reddito maggiore per gli abitanti di Tena. In città sono presenti diversi hotel che offrono escursioni per attività sportive, come kayak e rafting. In zona sono presenti diversi giardini zoologici e parchi e vengono offerte escursioni in canoa, come a Puerto Misahuallí, con la possibilità di visitare alcuni villaggi di comunità indigene che vivono sulle sponde del Rio Napo. Circa un terzo della popolazione si dedica invece all'agricoltura e all'allevamento, e in misura minore alla piccola industria e alla pubblica amministrazione.

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Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Centri abitati dell'Ecuador
Provincia del Napo

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Recently, I've begun working on a project built with WordPress. One of the requirements involves writing tests and outputting a report.
In this post, I hope to show how I've set up the project to utilise PHPUnit and WP_UnitTestCase. I've had minimal exposure to PHPUnit in the past, so I was delighted to start learning more.
Hey, you might read this and know a better way! Feel free to leave a comment.
You'll need an install of WordPress. This might be an existing project, or a fresh install. WP-CLI is a very handy tool for quickly setting this up, but it'll also do many, many other things for you that I won't cover here e.g. exporting a database, and even installing plugins.
Within the root of your WordPress project you'll need to run svn co http://develop.svn.wordpress.org/trunk/tests/phpunit/includes/. This integrates with PHPUnit to make writing our tests a little easier. Want to create a post? $this->factory->post->create(). Want to create 30 posts? $this->factory->post->create_many(30). This goes for posts, users, comments, categories… anything you might need to generate. You can browse the source to learn more about it.
This doesn't have to be in the root of your project, but this just happens to be where I've set up mine. You should now see an includes folder in your project root.
You'll need a phpunit.xml file in your root to specify some configuration. It'll tell PHPUnit which files to use for it's tests.
What this is saying is it's looking for a folder called tests and a file called bootstrap.php. This is what will kick it all off, and says that test files begin with test- and have the extension of .php. So go ahead and create that tests folder and bootstrap.php.
What we're doing here is setting up some initial state for our tests. I'm setting the theme and the plugins that I want to be active, and that's about it.
Now, what are we going to test on? We'll need to create an empty database in order to run our tests against. Create a file called wp-tests-config.php in the root of your project. It'll contain information regarding your test database which you'll need to create.
// Test with multisite enabled.
// Alternatively, use the tests/phpunit/multisite.xml configuration file.
// Force known bugs to be run.
// Tests with an associated Trac ticket that is still open are normally skipped.
// Test with WordPress debug mode (default).
// This configuration file will be used by the copy of WordPress being tested.
// wordpress/wp-config.php will be ignored.
// These tests will DROP ALL TABLES in the database with the prefix named below.
// DO NOT use a production database or one that is shared with something else.
$table_prefix  = 'wptests_';   // Only numbers, letters, and underscores please!
No more set up, let's start writing tests!
So now you have this tests directory with a lonely bootstrap.php file sitting in it. Let's give it some company with a simple test to see if the active theme is the one we set in that bootstrap file.
Have a look there and you'll see we're extending WP_UnitTestCase. This affords us some useful perks in that when we run our tests it re-creates the database for a fresh WordPress install.
Success! In your own tests, you can access your regular WordPress functions, and your active plugin classes/functions. You might even include some Composer packages to mock your data (like Faker).
See the PHPUnit documentation for more information on the tests you can run, and how you can export the results.
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British Champs & North District Open
Erin Taylor was in Glasgow for the British Summer Championships, which ran from Tuesday morning until Sunday evening. Entry to the Championships is by invitation only and is restricted to the top 24 swimmers in each stroke and age group. Erin qualified for two swims, the 400m Individual Medley and the 200m Butterfly, in the 13/14 years girls age group, and she had an excellent swim in the Individual Medley with a 3.14 second PB. Erin just missed out on the final, finishing as 1st. reserve (11th overall) and her improved time meant that she moved up the British 14 years girls' rankings from 20th to 13th.
Erin was just outside her PB in the 200m Butterfly and finished 16th overall. However, no one lower down the rankings beat her previous best and her British ranking for this event remains at 16th.
Erin finished as top Scottish Swimmer in both events, and is ranked 1st, 14 year girl, in Scotland, for these events.
The other swimmer in action was Arran Stowe who was at Loch Morlich, on Saturday, competing in the Scottish North District 5k Open Water Championship where he had to settle for a silver medal, on this occasion, with Struan Kingdom of REN 96 taking the gold.
With both swimmers having two wins and a second place each they are both on 70 points, in the Scottish Grand Prix, and it will now be down to who comes out on top at the Scottish Championships in August, where four events are contested and, perhaps the West District Championships in September, where one event will be contested. The winner is decided by their best finish in four of the eight counting events.


After countless assessments (we're running into the thousands by now), multiple site visits, and program development all around the world, The Travelling Ergonomist has come up with your ideal ergonomics program.
The great thing about this is that you can take on this process from start to finish as you see below. Or you can just use some of these services to fill in the gaps in your already established ergonomics program.
Hopefully, this gives you a clear idea of how we like to manage a program so that we can support you in enhancing your employees performance and optimising their health through good design.
Using state-of-the-art predictive analytics software, we run an ergonomics health check-up of your employees. This ergonomics check-up screens employees for workplace risks that can lower their productivity and also risks for musculoskeletal disorders. You will receive comprehensive reports that summarise risks and that suggest ergonomic interventions to boost wellness and productivity. This also covers DSE requirements.
See Ergonomics Checkup first. You can't possibly start to design a program without understanding your workplace risks. After capturing that information we would look to sit down with the key stakeholders in the business, understand everyone's current pain points and future goals including strategies around budget and implementing solutions.
Ergonomics is typically the last thing that is considered when designing a new office space, refurb or buying new equipment. This can be a costly approach. We would look to implement a design standard so that as a business you are making sustainable decisions on product purchases. Whether that is looking at task chairs, sit stand desks, keyboards and mice, laptop accessories, we can help analyse the equipment for you, conduct user trials and create an 'ergo lab' where employees can test products before they buy.
Seminars and workshops are a great way to educate employees on ergonomics efficiently. We can gather 30-40 people in one seminar and educate them in a fun and interactive way about the workplace, ergonomics, musculoskeletal disorders and how to avoid them, setting up their workstation, laptop use, sit stand desk use and general health and wellness. Equipping your employees with this knowledge will allow them to flourish in their job.
Ergonomics is a proactive discipline, so we want to design out as many issues as possible. Sometimes though there are things we cannot account for and an individual ergonomic assessment is required. Or you might want to give the office a good overhaul and set everyone up for success. We would discuss current and historic issues, musculoskeletal risk factors, correct workstation setup and followed by a full written report with further recommendations if required.
Now that we've implemented a design standard, seminars and workshops and conducted ergonomic assessments we want to understand how these efforts have benefited the business financially and establish employee feedback. You might want to do this on an annual basis or every 2 years if the office layout doesn't change dramatically.
Let's navigate the workplace together and get your workplace flourishing.
Kirsty is hugely passionate about her specialism and brings energy and passion to a hugely important area of health and safety that often isn't given enough attention.
Kirsty worked with me to produce some podcast content that was shared with an audience of health and safety practitioners. It was really beneficial to dig into some of the common issues that Kirsty sees on her travels around the globe and get her perspective on them Also, the free content she produces for her followers is a fantastic resource for businesses.
From the outset, Kirsty was highly professional, engaging and a fountain of knowledge when talking all things ergonomics. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Kirsty as the go-to ergonomics specialist to help keep your workforce happy and healthy!
The passion and care for what Kirsty does is obvious in her work. I had the great pleasure of participating in Humanscale's -Train the Trainer course in office ergonomics, presented by Kirsty in her logical, understandable way.
The course was very well structured. To maintain momentum the information was presented in a meaningful way with interaction and review, which made it a valuable tool. Kirsty's easy manner build's a natural rapport with people.
Kirsty is a champion of her profession with thorough knowledge of ergonomics coupled with her excellent communicative ability to educate and train a diverse and often sceptic group of individuals.
Having undertaken the Train-the-trainer 2-day program, you cannot help but think like an ergonomist, the class to which Kirsty taught was enriched with world-leading research and real-life examples of the ever-evolving changes and stages we go through in our working day and life.
Having spent over 20 years working in an office environment, only now I've come to realise how improperly I have used my equipment. Kristy has enabled myself to become comfortable in educating and assessing others with the knowledge I've obtained. Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to see how we do things. Putting together an ergonomics program is no easy task but with our help we can get your workplace flourishing in no time.
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For about five years, I worked as a further education lecturer, and Creative Writing 101 was among the courses I delivered. Often, the students were young men who had very little interest in reading or writing poems: they were on the course because they needed an extra module to fill their timetable, or because they'd been told they had to attend. They generally had very little confidence in their writing and so tended to stick to well-worn ideas and images that felt safe. I did a lot of habit-breaking exercises with them: take a really, really common image that you see in poems all the time. Find a way to present it that makes it interesting and surprising again. Although I wrote this poem after I left that job, I guess this is my attempt at that exercise. For the record, it's nowhere near as interesting as some of the things my seventeen-year-old Sport Science students came up with! This poem is very much for them.


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In June the sweetness of the summer settled in Istanbul and the music festivals season continues, especially on the beaches and in the many parks and universities of the city. The program of this month will surely be a little quieter than the previous years, especially in sports, because of the Euro 2016 that will be played in France. You can find below the cultural program of June 2016 in Istanbul:
CONCERTS & MUSIC FESTIVALS:
June 4 – Babylon Soundgarden: the mythical concert hall of Istanbul, Babylon, is moving like every summer on its beach north of the city. On the occasion of the opening of the 2016's summer season, it organizes Saturday, June 4 the Soundgarden Festival. On the menu, local and international artists such as Oscar & The Wolf, Milky Chance, DJ Kaan Turkish Düzarat, Jamie Woon and many more… At Babylon Kilyos.
June 4 – Suma Beach Opening: opened in the summer of 2013, Suma Beach has becomed a must for all electronic music lovers. Every weekend the beach transforms into a music festival from Friday evenings to Sunday evenings. It is a place not to miss if you have time! Concerning the line up, they are often announced at the last moment. To find out more: Sumabeach
June 4 – Renki Çadır Festivalı: another beach of northern Istanbul opens its door, the Tirmata Beach in Kilyos. For the occasion they organize a festival of music and light for 24 hours with the opportunity to camp on site. Find out more here.
June 5 – Dropout Festival / Die Antwoord: the South African hip-hop group that became famous with their provocative music videos, Die Antwoord, will be the guest of the Küçükçiftlik Park in the center of Istanbul. They will be preceded by locals and internationals rap and rock groups like Ceza, Lust, The Fuck Is Back and many more… At the KüçükÇiftlik Park.
June 5 – Bollywood Party: the concert hall of the district of Beyoglu, The Mekan, organizes a Indian themed party. On the program you will find Indian DJs but also Bollywood dance workshops. An exotic event in perspective.
June 6 & 7 – Academy of St Martin in the Fields: one of the leading English Chamber orchestras will be in concert in the church of the Topkapi Palace, St. Irene. Built in the fourth century, it is one of the oldest church Istanbul!
June 8 – PJ Harvey: the British singer, musician and composer of alternative rock music will be on the stage of the Zorlu Center PSM.
June 10 – Ramazanda Yalıda İftar & Fasıl: during the Ramadan (between June 7 and July 4), the luxurious villa on the Bosphorus, the Sait Halim Paşa Yalısı located in the district Yeniköy, offers every Sunday a dinner to break the fast accompanied by traditional Turkish music (fasıl). It is an experience not to be missed!
June 10 – Alexei Volodin: the Russian pianist, a critically acclaimed virtuoso who played in major orchestras concert will be in concert in the St Anthony church of Beyoglu.
June 11 – Sigur Ros: the Icelandic rock band, that you may know for their contribution to many movies and video games soundtracks (A Prophet, the Odyssey of Pi, Assassins Creed, The Walking Dead …) will be on the scene of the Zorlu Center PSM.
June 14 – Borusan Istanbul Filarmoni Orkestra: the Philharmonic Orchestra of Istanbul is in concert in the St. Irene church of the Topkapi Palace.
June 16 – Duman: the Turkish rock group Duman, popular in Turkey for their outspokenness and their catchy rhythms will be in concert at the outdoor amphitheater of Harbiye, the Cemil Topuzlu. We recommend you this concert.
June 19 – MFÖ: the most famous trio of Turkey, the elders of the local rock band MFÖ, will be performing at the outdoor amphitheater Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu
June 21 – Hindi Zahra: the French-Moroccan singer, actress and composer, singing in English, French, Arabic and Berber dialect will be the guest of the Zorlu Center PSM as part of the event "Jazz in Ramadan."
June 23 – Patti Smith and her band: the American rock singer and musician, poet, painter and photographer, considered as the "godmother" of the punk movement, will be with her band on stage at the Zorlu Center PSM.
June 24 – Vienna Symphony Orchestra: the second largest symphonic orchestra of Austria will be in representation at the Lufti Kirdar Anadolu Auditorium.
June 25 – Kenan Doğulu: the star of the Turkish pop with millions of local fans will be on the stage of the outdoor amphitheater Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu.
June 27 – Africa Express Presents: the Orchestra of Syrian Musicians: the Syrian National Orchestra in exile will be the time of an emotional evening at the Harbiye Cemil Topuzlu to play classical Arab music.
June 28 – Jazz festival of Istanbul: the groups Chic Featuring Nile Rodgers and Unknown Mortal Orchestra will be at the KüçükÇiftlik Park within the Jazz Festival of Istanbul.
From June 3 to June 5 – IST Festival 2016
The International Arts and Culture festival, the IST Festival, is an annual event which aims to establish cultural and artistic relations between cultural figures from around the world by bringing them together in Istanbul.
The festival takes place over three days, you can find on the program speakers, exhibitions, workshops, screenings and performances organized in different locations in and around the city.
Since its creation in 2010, the IST Festival was an exchange platform of inspiration and ideas among participants from various different fields of art such as literature, film, music, fashion, architecture and design. The participants of the previous editions include Tilda Swinton, Gore Vidal, Harvey Keitel, Zaha Hadid, Juliette Lewis, JR, Ryan McGinley, Kirsten Dunst, Courtney Love, Dan Cole and many more… Find out all the informations on istanbul74.com
From June 1st to June 24 – Istanbul Music Festival:
The foundation of the Istanbul Culture and Art, IKSV, organize throughout the month of June the Istanbul Music Festival. This 44th edition of the festival will present to music lovers an impressive program built around the theme of this year: "If music be the food of love, play on!" Theme inspired by a Shakespeare's poetry. The festival will host nearly 600 local and international artists. To know more : Istanbul Music Festival.
Artists in their time – Until December 31 2016 at the Istanbul Modern:
The exhibition "Artists in their time" deals with the way artists put their work and themselves in a spacetime frame. The starting point of the exhibition is the quote from Turkish artist Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, "I am neither in time nor completely outside of it". His views on time highlight the relationship that artists have on the past, the present and the future. The exhibition brings together works of different regions, periods and disciplines. The themes of the exhibition are abstract art, feminist approaches, urban culture, stories of Istanbul lives, non-violence, the search for identity, the concept of metropolis and an understanding of Anatolian peoples. At the Istanbul Modern.
Intersecting Worlds Ambassadors and Painters – Pera Museum:
Since its inception, the Ottoman Empire has established relationships with European states and empires. The commercial and diplomatic exchanges intensified, the West wanted to know more about this empire by sending foreign ambassadors, but also painters and other artists in order to document its social structure, its customs, its administration and its military practices. The exhibition "Intersecting Worlds, Ambassadors and Painters" is the fruit of the work carried out between the 17th and the late 19th century. You will find paintings, drawings and portraits chronicling this exciting time in Turkish history viewed by European artists. At the Pera Muzesi.
Heinz Mack – Until July 17 at the Sakip Sabanci Museum:
The beautiful museum on the banks of the Bosphorus, the Sakıp Sabancı, welcomes the artist leader of the German modernist movement, Heinz Mack. The exhibition "Mack, just light and color" highlights the works of the artist, known for being the founder of the avant-garde movement of the mid 20th century: Zero. It brings together paintings, monumental sculptures and kinetic works produced throughout the long career of the artist. At the Sakip Sabancı Museum.
In June 2016 there are no major sporting event in Istanbul, but from June 12 the Euro 2016 starts and Turkey is in the competition. We will soon share an article about the best locations to watch the matches in Istanbul (no matter who you support), but also where to watch the games of the Turkish national team, because the atmosphere on site can take a festival look.
June is also the perfect time to go swimming and do some outdoor sports (jogging, cycling, sailing, yoga …), if you have questions contact us!
The program of June will expand in the upcoming days, we will update it so stay tuned! If you have questions or need more information to get to these events, please email us or leave a comment below.
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Home Credit CHHAPAAK –A GOOD DEED LITIGATION
Sudarshan Mohta
The Deepika Padukone starrer 'Chhapaak' found itself amidst many litigations prior to its theatrical release (just like any other film in recent time), Chhapaak is a movie based story telling of the real life struggles of Ms. Lakshmi Agarwal, an acid attack survivor.
Ms. Aparna Bhat who had fought the legal battle of Ms. Lakshmi was approached by Ms. Meghna Gulzar for her inputs on the script and soundness of law on the film topic. Ms. Bhat provided her inputs free of charge and without any contract in place as she was assured by Ms. Meghna that she would be given due credit for her contribution in the film credit sequence.
Cut to the present (not too far away from the order dated 9th January, 2020, passed by the Additional Senior Civil Judge available here and the order dated 11th January, 2020, passed by the Hon'ble Judge of the Delhi High Court available here), the Courts have directed to give Ms. Bhat the credit she deserves in the film credit sequence.
I. THE IMPUGNED ORDER
Summary of the order dated 9th January, 2020, passed by the Additional Senior Civil Judge :
Bhat (plaintiff) is an advocate practicing in the Hon'ble Supreme Court and fought the case of Ms. Lakshmi from 2005 – 2015.
The Defendant no. 1 approached the Plaintiff in 2016 for making a film which is based on the acid attack case of Ms. Lakshmi.
In the rough draft of the film script the following was added 'Aparna Bhat continues to fight cases of sexual and physical violence against women' by the Defendant no. 1.
The fact that the name of the Plaintiff had been unilaterally omitted from the credits sequence was noticed by the Plaintiff at a special screening of the film to which the Plaintiff was invited.
The Plaintiff had prima facie been able to show an infraction of her legal right emanating from the agreement and facts presented.
The Court ruled in favour of the Plaintiff and held that it is necessary that her (plaintiff) contribution be acknowledged by providing on the slide of actual footage and images, the line 'Aparna Bhat continues to fight cases of sexual and physical violence against women' during screening of the film.
The matter was thereafter listed for hearing on 14th February, 2020.
II.ROUND 2
The aforesaid order dated 9th January, 2020, was challenged in the Hon'ble Delhi High Court and was heard by Justice Pratibha M Singh, details of the order are as under-
A. Summary –
The Hon'ble Court issued the following directions –
Restrained the Defendants from releasing the film on any electronic medium without acknowledging the name of the Plaintiff in the opening credits in the following manner: "Inputs by Ms. Aparna Bhat, the lawyer who represented Laxmi Agarwal are acknowledged."
Since the film was already made available for theatrical viewing in India and internationally, the Court directed, without disrupting the on-going screening, that the film shall not be exhibited in theatres with effect from 15th January, 2020, without the above credit being added to the digital copies of the film's opening credit slides.
B. Issues addressed –
Whether giving credits to Ms. Bhat would amount to violation of Rule 36 of Bar Council Rules which prohibit advocates from soliciting work.
Whether Ms. Bhat is entitled to acknowledgment under the doctrine of promissory estoppel.
Whether Ms. Bhat can claim acknowledgement for her contribution in the absence of a contract.
C. Brief Facts and Analysis –
The doctrine of promissory estoppel was invoked by Ms. Bhat to seek reliefs.
"in order for any conduct to constitute promissory estoppel, there has to be a clear and unequivocal promise, which is intended to create a legal relationship, and that such promise would be binding."
The parties were previously unknown to each other and a perusal of their communication shows that an expectation was created in the mind of Ms. Bhat that her inputs and contribution in making of the film would be adequately acknowledged. The law is also well settled that promissory estoppel can act both as a defence and as a cause of action. In the present case, it is the latter. There is no doubt that the non-acknowledgment of the contribution of the Plaintiff is contrary to what was represented to her since the inception of the making of the film.
The Hon'ble Judge also opined that, in the absence of a contract and payment of consideration, the efforts, skill and labour of Ms. Bhat cannot vest with the producer completely gratuitously. She at least has a right to be recognized and acknowledged, to which the Producer/Director had willingly agreed since the beginning of the project.
The Court held that it is a well-settled position in law that in order for any person's paternity rights in any work to be recognised, a written contract is not required. The right of paternity is an integral part of the moral rights of a person who makes any contribution.
To settle the legal issue as to whether an ad interim mandatory injunction can be granted at the ex parte stage the judgement in Dorab Cawasji Warden v Coomi Sorab Warden was relied upon. A mandatory injunction can be granted to restore the status quo ante and to remedy a situation at once. The standard required for a mandatory injunction is higher than that of a prohibitory injunction, and the same is granted when the injury cannot be compensated in money.
D. Key Citations
Sr. No. Party Details Relevance
1 Neha Bhasin v Anand Raaj Anand & Anr The right of paternity is an integral part of the moral rights of a person who makes any contribution.
2 Suresh Jindal v Rizsoli Corriere Della Sera Prodzioni T.V. Spa and Others there is no doubt in our minds that, whether there was a concluded contract as claimed by the appellant or not, the appellant did play some part in making the film possible and that the respondents are acting unreasonably in denying him the benefit of the limited acknowledgment he is entitled to have
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Could computers help people who have schizophrenia? Computerized and computer-assisted cognitive remediation programs may be effective at improving the cognitive functioning, interpersonal relationships, and overall psychiatric symptoms of individuals with schizophrenia, research shows.
Some 60 individuals with schizophrenia were enrolled in the study, with 29 receiving cognitive remediation and the other 31 receiving treatment such as social skills training and group recreational and sport activities. The group that received cognitive remediation showed greater improvement in a variety of areas, such as interpersonal relationships and work skills.
In computer-assisted cognitive rehabilitation therapy, the individual logs into an online program and then engages in tasks that seem like games; the person must rely on certain cognitive abilities in order to complete the tasks, Dr. Watson explains.
"The tasks focus on memory, attention processing, and the speed of processing, along with recognizing the emotions of the faces and the tones of someone's voice," he explains. "The tasks are designed to start off slow and become more difficult as you do well. The idea is that it helps you to make new connections that strengthen your cognitive ability." The sessions last for around 30 minutes, and the person may engage in a session three or four times a week.
The computer-assisted programs often incorporate rewards like the ones seen in computer and video games, says Stephen Rush, MD, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry in the University of Cincinnati Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience. "They offer encouraging feedback and the presence of enjoyable colors and noises," he says.
Furthermore, patients engage in exercises that enhance learning and that specifically target the cognitive areas that are deficient, explains Bryan Freilich, PsyD, ABPP, director of neuropsychological assessment service at Montefiore Health System and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City. Often, but not always, it's done on the computer, he says.
A second research study described in the article looked at whether participants who engaged in computer-assisted cognitive remediation demonstrated greater benefits in cognitive functioning and quality of life when they practiced it for three months versus six months; no significant difference was found between the two groups.
How Does CRT Help People with Schizophrenia?
Medication is still the first line of treatment for schizophrenia as it helps stabilize symptoms and improves the ability to concentrate, notes Dr. Watson. "But cognitive remediation therapy, while not new, is an emerging treatment option for schizophrenia," he says.
What else is CRT used for? Dr. Watson notes that "CRT is a treatment modality that specifically targets cognitive functions, such as attention or memory." This makes it useful in treating a variety of conditions including ADHD, traumatic brain injury (TBI), and even early stage dementia.
Computer-assisted cognitive remediation is not only about sitting at a computer. At the Early Psychosis Intervention Center in Tucson, Arizona, where Matthew Moffitt, PhD, works, a clinician is part of the therapy, too. "After each exercise or task is completed, the clinician discusses with the patient how best to transfer the knowledge learned on the computer to real-world situations," Dr. Moffitt says.
The downside of computer-assisted CRT? It may not be as effective with people who are not adept at computers, says Dr. Rush.
"Research roundup: Using computers to treat schizophrenia." APA Practice Organization. 27 July 2017.
2. Iwata, K et al. "Efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation using computer software with individuals living with schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial in Japan." Psychiatric Rehabilitation Journal. March 2017.


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'The Simpsons' turns 29!! Happy Anniversary!!
December 17, 2018 Episodes, Miscellaneous, SummariesLoco87
Today is December 17, 2018. It is a special day for The Simpsons, because the very first episode of the show aired for the first time on December 17, 1989. In other words, today is the 29th anniversary of The Simpsons!
The First Episode: "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire"
The first episode of The Simpsons, titled "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", aired for the first time on December 17, 1989. It was the first independent episode of The Simpsons, with the previous short episodes, the Ullman Shorts, having only been aired as part of the The Tracey Ullman Show. The episode was written by Mimi Pond and directed by David Silverman.
In the episode…
"It's a not-so-merry Christmas for the Simpsons, when Mr. Burns decides to cut the Christmas bonuses and Marge has to spend the family's Christmas savings to erase a tattoo Bart thought would make a great Christmas present. In order to hide the fact he did not get the bonus, Homer takes a second job as a mall Santa."
Happy Simpsons Day!
And stay tuned for more!
Bye 2017, hi 2018! The summary of 2017!
January 1, 2018 Deaths, DVDs, Episodes, Guest stars, Miscellaneous, SummariesLoco87
2017 is gone and 2018 has arrived. Which means it's time to recall what has happened during 2017 in the universe of The Simpsons.
The year 2017 has brought lots of news related to The Simpsons. It's been a long year, and lots of events have taken place. There have been good news and bad news, milestones to celebrate, Tapped Out updates to play with (and connection issues to get mad with), and much more. In conclusion, here's a summary of the most relevant Simpsons-related news from 2017!
The Simpsons airs its first one-hour episode, "The Great Phatsby"
On January 15, The Simpsons aired its first one-hour episode, "The Great Phatsby"!
In the episode, Mr. Burns tries to relive his glory days, and crosses paths with a mysterious music mogul. After being conned by him and reduced to bankruptcy, Mr. Burns seeks revenge on the music producer with the help of Homer, Bart, rapper Jazzy James and the mogul's ex-wife, Praline. Also, Lisa is courted by the richest kid in town, Smithers begins a perilous journey and Marge opens an obscure boutique store.
See also: The official plot for "The Great Phatsby" has been released!
"Kamp Krustier", the sequel of "Kamp Krusty"
On March 5, the episode "Kamp Krustier" aired as a sequel of the season 4 episode "Kamp Krusty".
In the episode, when Bart and Lisa return home abruptly after a traumatic incident at Kamp Krusty, they put an end to Homer and Marge's romantic encounters. Without sex to distract him, Homer becomes a more productive worker and caring husband, but Marge misses the old Homer. Then, Bart and Lisa return to camp to confront the source of their trauma.
See also: he Plot, Air Date and Special Guests of "Kamp Krustier" have been released!
"Embiggen" becomes a perfectly "cromulent" word
On April 12, the Oxford English Dictionary added the words "embiggen" and "cromulent". The words were both made popular in The Simpsons episode "Lisa the Iconoclast".
See also: "Embiggen" is now a perfectly "cromulent" word!
30 Years of the Simpson family
On April 19, the world celebrated the 30th anniversary of the first ever appearance of the Simpson family, as the first Simpson short from The Tracey Ullman Show aired on April 19, 1987.
See also: 30 Years of the World's Most Beloved Family!
DVDs are back!
The 'Simpsons' panel on Comic-Con 2017 brought a huge surprise for the fans: DVDs are back. After FOX cancelled the production of Simpsons DVDs and Blu-Ray back in early 2015, showrunner Al Jean announced during the 2017 panel that S18 was going to be released on DVD on December 5.
See also: SD Comic-Con 2017: Panel Highlights!
Alf Clausen got 'fired'
In late August, Alf Clausen, long-time composer for The Simpsons, was "fired" from the show after 27 years composing music for the show. 'The Simpsons' producers said that he would continue to have a role on the show.
He is currently being credited as "Compositor Emeritus".
See also: Alf Clausen Fired from 'The Simpsons'!
Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson
On October 22, a documentary about the episode "Homer at the Bat" aired on FOX Sports. The documentary was titled "Springfield of Dreams: The Legend of Homer Simpson".
See also: A documentary on "Homer at the Bat" was announced!
Disney to Acquire Rights to 'The Simpsons'
In early December, Disney announced that they plan to buy a majority of 21st Century Fox's assets.
Among these acquisitions are the X-Men, Avatar and The Simpsons.
It is currently unknown what impact, if any, this deal will have on The Simpsons (apart from the fact that Princess Kashmir would technically become a "Disney Princess").
See also: Disney to Acquire Rights to 'The Simpsons'!
Among the Simpsons-related people who left us during 2017 are:
*Sooan Kim, age 62, on January 20.
*Dan Spiegle, age 96, on January 28.
*Chuck Berry, age 90, on March 18.
*Adam West, age 88, on June 9.
*Martin Landau, age 89, on July 15.
*June Foray, age 99, on July 26.
*Dell Hake, age 73, on August 10.
*Jerry Lewis, age 91, on August 20.
*Len Wein, age 69, September 10.
*Hugh Hefner, age 91, on September 27.
*Tom Petty, age 66, on October 2.
Thanks for reading this post and let's hope that 2018 will continue to bring more Simpsons-related news as 2017 and previous years have done.
Happy New Year 2018 from Wikisimpsons/The Springfield Shopper!
And don't forget,
Happy Anniversary to 'The Simpsons'!!
30 Years of the World's Most Beloved Family!
April 19, 2017 Episodes, Miscellaneous, Site news, SummariesLoco87
Today is April 19, 2017. It's a special day. 30 years ago (April 19, 1987) from today, a father and a mother debuted on TV along with their three children. These parents appeared saying 'good night' to their children and they did that as bad as possible, though they didn't notice it.
These parents were no other than Homer and Marge Simpson. Their children (Bart, Lisa and Maggie) also debuted on TV.
The Debut
It's April 19, 1987. FOX is airing the third episode of The Tracey Ullman Show. During the episode, an animated short is shown.
"Good Night" airs and the Simpson family debutes on TV. No one could have imagined that 30 years after, that family would still be on TV. The airing of that short marked a milestone in the history of television.
30 years ago, a legend was born but, how did it all really start? Just keep reading…
The Birth of a (Yellow) Legend
In 1987, Matt Groening waits in the lobby of TV producer James L. Brooks' office. He has been asked an idea for a series of one-minute shorts that will be used to separate segments on The Tracey Ullman Show.
Adapting his comic strip Life in Hell seems the best option but, at the last moment, Groening is afraid of throwing his beloved rabbit Binky into the bonfire of television failure, so he thinks of an emergency solution and draws it on a yellow sheet of paper. He draws an american family. His own family: Homer, the father; Marge, the mother; and his sisters Lisa and Maggie. Finally, he renames himself Bart, an anagram of "Brat". The Simpsons are born.
Two years after, the family got its own TV show, which is still on air.
The Simpsons family keeps on airing new episodes of its TV show on Sundays. Their show is currently on the final stages of its 28th season with 615 aired episodes (to date). The show was renewed for two more seasons (29th and 30th) in November 4, 2016. With more than 600 episodes aired, the show is still an icon all over the globe.
And remember,
Stay tuned for 30 years more!
January 1, 2017 Deaths, Episodes, Miscellaneous, Summaries, Tapped OutLoco87
Homer appeared live on TV and answered questions to fans!
On May 15, during the last three minutes of the episode "Simprovised", the world saw Homer Simpson answering questions to fans in a LIVE segment! Dan Castellaneta voiced Homer LIVE. This was a never-before-done thing in animation.
See also: Homer to Appear Live on May 15th in "Simprovised"!
The final level of Tapped Out was released!
On May, level 60, the final level of The Simpsons: Tapped Out, was released. It's the last level update of the game to the date, but not the last content update. Lots of non-level content updates have also been released since then.
See also: Tapped Out: The final level of the game, Level 60, has been released!
The Simpsons reaches its 600th episode!
One of the most outstanding Simpsons-news of 2016 has been that the show aired its 600th episode on October 16. The episode which had the honor to be the milestone 600th episode of The Simpsons was "Treehouse of Horror XXVII", the 2016 installment of the annual Halloween-themed episodes.
See also: The title of the 600th episode has been revealed!
FXX ran a 13-day marathon featuring all the first 600 episodes of the show!
The Fox-owned TV channel FXX aired every episode again, the first 600 of them. The thirteen day marathon started on November 24th and ran until December 6th.
See also: FXX to Air Every Episode Again!
The Simpsons has a Virtual Reality couch gag!
Still as part of the celebration of the milestone 600th episode, that episode (the 600th episode) had a special couch gag that could be viewed in Virtual Reality using a Google Cardboard. The couch gag was titled Planet of the Couches
See also: The Simpsons to Have a Virtual Reality Couch Gag!
4 Years of Tapped Out!
It's almost 5 years now, having the game being released for the first time in February 16, 2012 in Europe on iOs, and have reached more than 140 Content Updates.
See also: Tapped Out: 4 Years Infographic released by EA
RIP Kevin Curran
There have also been bad news for The Simpsons in 2016, as former writer and producer Kevin Curran died on October 25th, aged 59. He died in his home in Los Angeles after a battle with a long illness. Al Jean reported his death via Twitter.
See also: Former Writer/Producer Kevin Curran Dies, Aged 59
The Simpsons renewed through Season 30!
Finally, one of the best (if not the best) Simpsons-related news of the year 2016: the show's renewal for two more seasons!
On November 4, FOX released a press release announcing that The Simpsons had been renewed for two more seasons (for a S29 and a S30)! The press release also stated that this renewal will bring the show up to 669 episodes, which will break the record of the highest number of episodes for any [US] primetime scripted TV show, currently held by Gunsmoke with 635 episodes!
See also: 'The Simpsons' renewed for Season 29 and 30!
January 1, 2016 Comics, Deaths, Episodes, Merchandise, Miscellaneous, Site news, Summaries, Tapped OutLoco87
2015 is gone and 2016 has come. It has been a year full of news related to The Simpsons and here's the summary of the most important "Simpsons News" that have happened during 2015:
A 25 year old script finally becomes an episode!
Back in season one of the show, a fairly new comedy writer wrote a script for The Simpsons which was filed away and lost. 25 years later, that episode, written by the now famous Judd Apatow, finally aired. "Bart's New Friend" sees Homer get hypnotized into thinking he's a 10 year old kid, who then becomes friends with Bart.
January 10th saw a special The Simpsons special episode of MythBusters air. This special sees the presenters attempt to find out whether a cherry bomb dropped in a school toilet make others act like geysers, in reference to a prank Bart pulled in "The Crepes of Wrath", and whether placing someone between a wrecking ball and a building protect the building, in reference to the scene from "Sideshow Bob Roberts". Read about what happens here.
Help, Sky Finger! Criminals have overrun Springfield!
February 18th brought a new event… Superheroes! This event, scheduled to end on March 23rd, added 3 new character collections; Superheroes, Vigilantes and Criminals. The update is split into four parts, called issues, and there is a comic book theme to the music, text, text bubbles and other parts. For full details, read our article.
See also: Homer's leading the charge in an all-new Tapped Out event!
RIP Sam Simon
On March 8th, co-creator of The Simpsons Sam Simon sadly passed away after a long battle with colorectal cancer. Simon left the show in season 4 but continued to be credited as an executive producer for the show.
See also: RIP Sam Simon
Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic
On March 17th, Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic was released. This was the fourth book in the series of Vault of Simpsonology.
See also: Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic now available!
FOX cancels "The Simpsons" …DVD production
On April 10, FOX announced that seasonal DVD releases of The Simpsons were being discontinued.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, "A distribution source close to the series confirmed seasons of The Simpsons will no longer be released on DVD now that nearly every episode of the animated sitcom is available online at the touch of a button. "
See also: DVDs are not Forever! – FOX to End 'The Simpsons' Seasonal DVD Production!
"The Simpsons" is renewed for Seasons 27 and 28
On May 4, FOX announced that the show had been renewed for a 27th and 28th Season.
According to FOX's Press Release, Homer stated: "I've outlasted Letterman, Jon Stewart and 'McDreamy,' because I have something they don't: a costly 200-donut-a-day addiction".
See also: The Simpsons renewed for two more seasons!
On May 14, it was announced that Harry Shearer would leave the show after the TABFxx production season. Shearer is the human that provides the voices of Mr.Burns, Smithers, Flanders, Skinner, … In an interview with CNN Money, Shearer said "Stay tuned" when asked if there was a possibility he could be back.
And in July 7, he returned to the show.
See also: Harry Shearer leaving The Simpsons; The Harry Shearer Situation; Harry Shearer Returns to The Simpsons!
Marge and Homer are not breaking up
In the Season 27's season premiere Marge and Homer did not break up. Showrunner Al Jean said in an interview that Marge and Homer would have a trial separation (Not a divorce).
However, there was a misunderstanding with that statement and lots of people thought that they would divorce. FOX published a video in YouTube to stop those rumors.
See also: Homer and Marge Are NOT Breaking Up For Good!!!; FOX publishes a video to stop Marge and Homer's break-up rumors
Sideshow Bob finally kills Bart (in THOH XXVI)
In the annual Treehouse of Horror special's first segment we saw Sideshow Bob fulfilling his lifetime ambition (and he did it about twenty times in the segment.
See also: Season 27 News: Sideshow Bob will finally kill Bart!
Monorail comes to Tapped Out
In August, the Monorail finally came to Tapped Out in a huge event.
See also: Tapped Out: The Monorail is cruising through our cities!
Wikisimpsons turns 10!
On September 24, Wikisimpsons celebrated its tenth anniversary. And in honor of that event, a new skin for the Wiki was released on that day.
See also: Wikisimpsons: The Ten Year Wiki!
"Barthood"
On December 13, the episode "Barthood" aired for the first time. The episode is a Bart-centered parody of the Oscar-nominated film Boyhood.
See also: Bart Goes From "Boyhood" to Manhood in December!
Maggie arrives to Tapped Out for Christmas
On December 9, the Winter 2015 event of Tapped Out was released. And it brought Maggie to the game. The event is still running and will do until early January.
See also: Tapped Out: Christmas arrives early as EA finally brings us Maggie!
Season 27 News: New Episode and more writers and directors announced!
July 2, 2015 Episodes, SummariesLoco87
It's been a week since I last made a "big" post about lots of news about Season 27, so more news have come during this week so here's a "little" summary:
(All the sources are in Wikisimpsons' Season 27 article and in the episodes articles)
Season 27 in General
The most relevant news about Season 27(in general) this week have been that music editor Chris Ledesma has told in twitter that Season 27 will end in May 22, 2016!
So, we know lots of episode titles, writers and directors, and we also know the airdates of the Season Premiere and the Finale. What is still left to know??? Plots for lots of episodes and lots of airdates!
And remember that next week the "San Diego Comic-Con 2015″ will take place and The Simpsons panel will be in Saturday, July 11; at noon-12:45 p.m. in Ballroom 20. Creator Matt Groening, executive producers Al Jean and Matt Selman, supervising director Mike Anderson, longtime director David Silverman and Nancy Cartwright (Bart, Nelson and Ralph's voice [among others]) will be in the show's panel. The Springfield Shopper(this blog) will inform about it and we'll [try to] post a summary of what happened during the panel.
Mashable – A handy guide to TV shows going to Comic Con in 2015
Plots and Episodes
Patty and Selma will agree to stop smoking in "Puffless"(TABF19)[Written by J. Stewart Burns; Directed by Rob Oliver]
That episode that will involve Apu that Michael Price told he was writing some time ago is titled "Much Apu About Something"(And it will be directed by Bob Anderson)
Don't get confused with the episode from Season 7 that is titled "Much Apu About Nothing".
The episode we told about in our last post, titled "The Marge-ian Chronicles"(VABF09) is written by Brian Kelley and directed by Matthew Faughnan and Chris Clements.
Writers and Directors
The Director of the episode titled "Love is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4" is Mark Kirkland.
The Director of the episode titled "Gal of Constant Sorrow" is Matthew Nastuk.
Knowing this, that episode table I did some posts ago would now be like this:
Production Code
"'Cue Detective" Joel H. Cohen Timothy Bailey TABF17 Unknown
"Puffless" J. Stewart Burns Rob Oliver TABF19 Unknown
"Lisa with an "S"" Stephanie Gillis Bob Anderson TABF20 Unknown
"Friend with Benefit" Rob LaZebnik Matthew Faughnan TABF21 Kristen Bell as Harper
David Copperfield as Himself
"Halloween of Horror" Carolyn Omine Mike B. Anderson TABF22 Unknown
"Paths of Glory" Michael Ferris Steven Dean Moore VABF01 Unknown
"Barthood" Dan Greaney Rob Oliver VABF02 Unknown
"Gal of Constant Sorrow" Carolyn Omine Matthew Nastuk VABF06 Natalie Maines and Kate McKinnon as a homeless woman with an incredible singing voice. (Maines will be the singing voice)
"Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4" John Frink Mark Kirkland VABF07 Unknown
"Lisa the Veterinarian" Dan Vebber Steven Dean Moore VABF08 Unknown
"The Marge-ian Chronicles" Brian Kelley Matthew Faughnan and Chris Clements VABF09 Unknown
"Much Apu About Something" Michael Price Bob Anderson VABF05 Unknown
Stay tuned for more info!
Other posts about Season 27 news:
All about Season 27… at this point.
Season 27 News: Sideshow Bob will finally kill Bart!
Season 27 News: Homer will vote in 2016!
Homer and Marge Are NOT Breaking Up For Good!
Season 27 News: New episode title!
FOX publishes a video to stop Marge and Homer's break-up rumors
Season 27 News: More Plots and Guest stars announced!
Season 27 News: Another new episode title!
June 7, 2015 Episodes, Guest stars, SummariesLoco87
Sideshow Bob started his quest to kill Bart some years ago (In 1990, to be accurate) and he has tried it an uncountable number of times. This fall, he will finally fulfill his lifetime ambition. He will actually kill Bart Simpson. This plot will be one of the segments of this year's Treehouse of Horror (XXVI). The plot of segment will be that Bob kills Bart and then won't know what to do with himself after his life's mission has been accomplished.
The Simpsons' showrunner Al Jean told it while at their ATX Festival panel in Austin, Texas, on Saturday. Jean said he always wanted to see the Coyote get the Road Runner in Looney Tunes. So Bob will actually execute Bart.
Remember that this episode ("Treehouse of Horror XXVI") is a Treehouse of Horror episode, so it will be a "non-canon" episode, which means that the events in the episode don't take place in The Simpsons' timeline, so Bart will be back just after the segment ends.
Other news about Season 27
*Al Jean also stated [at their ATX Festival panel in Austin, Texas] that a fan-favorite character from The Simpsons Movie will return during the upcoming 27th season. — Homer's beloved (and favourite) pig will be back!
*Kate McKinnon and Natalie Maines will guest star as homeless women with an incredible singing voice! (In episode titled "Gal of Constant Sorrow")
Sources and Further Information:
See Entertainment Weekly
Al Jean in EW Radio:
In May 17, 2015; the episode "Mathlete's Feat" aired on FOX and concluded The Simpsons' Twenty-sixth season. Now all the eyes are on the next season of the show, its Twenty-seventh season. Today is June 1st; since May 17th lots of news about season 27 have been announced. To make sure everyone interested in them knows them I'll make a summary of almost every new announcement (or similar) about Season 27 that has been given until date:
Related to the Season Premiere:
The title of the season premiere is "Every Man's Dream"
The premiere is scheduled to air in September 27, 2015.
The plot of the season premiere is:
Homer is diagnosed with narcolepsy — but instead of returning home with his prescription medication — he returns home drunk. He and Marge visit a marriage counselor and have a trial separation, during which Homer begins dating a 20-something.
The episode will guest star:
Lena Dunham as Candace
Allison Williams as Candace's friend
Zosia Mamet as Candace's friend
Jemima Kirke as Candace's friend
and Laura Ingraham as Therapist
The episode is written by J. Stewart Burns and directed by Matthew Nastuk.
Related to THOH XXVI:
Kelsey Grammer will voice Sideshow Bob again. And Springfield's most beloved killing-attempter will take part in the 26th Treehouse of Horror Special.
It is written by Joel H. Cohen and directed by Steven Dean Moore.
It is set to air in October 2015.
Related to Cast & Crew:
The voice actor Harry Shearer gave out shocking news when he said he might be leaving the show. He gives voice to Kent Brockman, Mr. Burns, Ned Flanders, Julius Hibbert, Kang, Lenny Leonard, Timothy Lovejoy, Otto Mann, Seymour Skinner, Waylon Smithers and Rainier Wolfcastle; among others. To know the latest updates on "The Shearer Situation", visit our Blog post on it. It will get updated as more news on it arrive.
Related to Season 27 episodes:
Showrunner Al Jean stated on Twitter that Season 27 will have a total of 22 episodes.
This season won't feature a Christmas-themed episode. But it will have a Valentine's-themed episode in February ("Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4″).
The episode "Halloween of Horror" will be a "canon" episode taking place in October 2015.
The episode "Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4″ is going to be a Valentine's Day-themed episode scheduled to air in February 14, 2016. (Exactly a Love-themed episode airing in Valentine's Day). According to Al Jean, the episode won't be about a "Homer and Marge marriage crisis". It will involve Professor Frink.
"Gal of Constant Sorrow" Carolyn Omine Unknown VABF06 Natalie Maines as Unknown
"Love Is in the N2-O2-Ar-CO2-Ne-He-CH4" John Frink Unknown VABF07 Unknown
All the Sources can be found on the Wikisimpsons' articles which the links in this post link to.
UPDATE: Added Writer for VABF07 and news about its plot in the "Related to Season 27 episodes:" section.
A summary of news: March 2015
March 31, 2015 SummariesSolar Dragon
March 2015 saw a few new episode releases. However, it was also a very sad month for The Simpsons. Read on to find out why.
Episode news
Moe meets a new woman
On March 1st, "The Princess Guide" aired. The episode was written by Brian Kelley and directed by Timothy Bailey. Yaya DaCosta guest starred as Princess Kemi, Richard Branson guest starred as himself, Kevin Michael Richardson guest starred as the Nigerian king and Jon Lovitz reprised his role as Enrico Irritazio. The episode ended with a dedication to Leonard Nimoy who died a few days prior to the airing.
In the episode, Homer is charged with looking after Princess Kemi whilst her father makes a uranium deal with Mr. Burns. However, she escapes from Homer and spends time with Moe, who falls in love with her.
See also: Moe will plot revenge over Nigerian E-mail scam this March and 10 New Promotional Images for "The Princess Guide" have been released!
Chief Wiggum takes to the skies!
On March 8th, "Sky Police" aired. The episode was written by Matt Selman and directed by Rob Oliver. Nathan Fielder guest starred as Doug Blattner.
Chief Wiggum is mistakenly delivered a military jet pack. He uses this in his policing duties but eventually is found out and ordered to hand it back. He tries to escape and it crashes into the church. Several members of the congregation count cards at a casino to get the money for repairs.
See also: Chief Wiggum is mistakenly delivered a military jet pack this March and 5 Promotional Images for "Sky Police" have been released!
So You Think You Can Duff-man?
On March 15th, "Waiting for Duffman" aired. It was written by John Frink and directed by Steven Dean Moore. Cat Deeley guest starred as herself, Stacy Keach guest starred as Howard K. Duff VII and R. Lee Ermey guest starred as Colonel Leslie Hapablap.
Duffman injures himself during a parade and has to undergo hip replacement surgery. So, a reality show is invented to find the next Duffman, which Homer wins.
See also: So You Think You Can… DUFFMAN? on an all-new episode this March and 3 Promotional Images for "Waiting for Duffman" have been released!
Tapped Out news
Superheroes Issues 3 and 4
Issues 3 and 4 of the superheroes update were released on March 10th and 24th respectively. These carried in the superhero event which started in February. For all the details on the event and the issues, read the article.
Won't somebody please think of the children?
On March 4th, Level 50 was released. This update came with the long awaited characters Helen and Jessica Lovejoy. Two new friend point prizes were also made available with this update. For all the details, read the article.
The Homer arrives!
On March 11th, the car Homer designed, "The Homer", arrived in Tapped Out as a new Gil deal. The car cost 82 donuts and came with a new questline, which also teased the introduction of Herb Powell as a character, who will be coming to Tapped Out at some point in the future. Read the update article for more details!
On March 16th, only 5 days after the last update, a small St. Patrick's Day update hit. This update re-released all the previous St. Patrick's Day items and came with a new Gil deal for Blarney Castle and two new decorations. Read the update article for more details.
The Beach House arrives late
On March 31st, the Beach House arrived in Tapped Out. This was supposed to arrive on the 29th but for unknown reasons, it never arrived. It was purchasable for 120 donuts.
Simpsons Comics #219
Simpsons Comics #219 was released on March 18th.
After a run-in with the paparazzi, Krusty the Clown hires Homer to stand in for him, or rather, stand next to him — because Homer makes Krusty look good by comparison. Meanwhile, Lisa becomes a stand-in studio musician for Bleeding Gums Murphy's sister, Flossy Murphy. But Homer and Lisa soon discover that the life of a second-hand, stopgap, stand-in celebrity isn't all it's cracked up to be.
See also: Simpsons Comics #219 now available!
Bart Simpson #95
Bart Simpson #95 was released on March 25th.
In order to earn enough money for some tickets to a professional wrestling match, Bart gets a job at the Kwik-E-Mart. And then, in order to put food on the table Otto the Bus Driver offers his own services (as well as the Springfield Elementary bus) as an "Uber"-type driver. Plus, a Bart/SpongeBob SquarePants mash-up.
See also: Bart Simpson #95 now available!
In Lisa Simpson's Guide to Geek Chic, Springfield's most sensitive student reveals the secrets of being a misunderstood geek goddess. The geeks have inherited the earth . . . And Springfield's most outspoken and overlooked middle child, Lisa Simpson, is here to tell you why! So what does it matter that you don't run with the popular crowd? You control the trends and tastes of popular culture. Who cares if you aren't part of a clique? Your idiosyncratic style is now très chic. So what if you're not very social? You're tech savvy drives all social media. There's no need to lay low in nerd anonymity. You are the smartest person in the room, and it's time to fulfill your dork destiny!