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Una escala de mà és un aparell portàtil que consisteix en dues peces paral·leles o lleugerament convergents (muntants) unides a intervals per travessers (escalons) i que serveix per pujar o baixar una persona d'un nivell a un altre.

Ús històric
Les escales són eines i tecnologia antigues. Una escala apareix representada en una pintura rupestre mesolítica, que té almenys 10.000 anys d'antiguitat, a les coves de l'Aranya del País Valencià. La pintura representa un humà utilitzant una escala per arribar a un niu d'abelles salvatges per collir mel. L'escala es representa llarga i flexible, possiblement feta d'algun tipus d'herba.

Normes bàsiques d'ús
 Les escales manuals són d'ús generalitzat en gran part de treballs. Hi ha diverses menes d'escales de mà.
 L'escala ha de ser prou llarga per a oferir, en totes les posicions en les quals s'utilitzi, un suport a les mans i un als peus.
 Abans de cada utilització s'ha de comprovar el bon estat de l'escala.

Tipus
Genèricament, les escales de mà es poden dividir en dos grups:
 Recolzables. No tenen estabilitat per si mateixes i s'han de recolzar en l'element a ascendir: paret, façana, etc.
 Autoestables o de tisora. Se sustenten soles.

Existeixen els següents tipus:

 Escala simple d'un tram: escala portàtil no autosuportada i no ajustable en longitud, composta per dos muntants.
 Escala doble de tisora: la unió de les seccions es realitza mitjançant un dispositiu metàl·lic d'articulació que permet plegar-lo.
 Escala extensible: és una escala composta de dues simples superposades i la longitud de les quals varia per desplaçaments relatius d'un tram sobre un altre. Poden ser mecàniques (cable) o manuals. Els bombers l'anomenen escala colissa.

 Escala transformable: és una extensible de dos o tres trams (mixta duna doble i extensible).
 Escala mixta amb ròtula: la unió de les seccions es realitza mitjançant un dispositiu metàl·lic d'articulació que en permet el plegat.
 Escala telescòpica: són escales constituïdes per 3 o més trams i muntants telescòpics.

Hi ha un gran nombre de models d'escales de mà o portàtils en funció de l'altura, el nombre de trams, articulacions, etc. Alguns disposen de plataformes de treball, baranes i elements d'ancoratge per a realitzar tasques a una certa altura amb total seguretat.

Normativa
La normativa EN 131 regula, a escala europea, la fabricació i característiques de les escales.

Parts
Està formada per dos muntants de longitud variable units transversalment mitjançant travessers col·locats de forma equidistant anomenats escalons que permeten l'ascens progressiu fins a la zona desitjada. Són elements fàcilment transportables per la seva lleugeresa. Originalment es fabricaven de fusta, però actualment el material més emprat és l'alumini per la seva lleugeresa i perquè permet unions entre graons i travessers de major consistència, que perllonguen la vida útil de l'escala.

Riscs
 Caiguda d'altura
 Atrapaments
 Caiguda d'objectes sobre altres persones
 Contactes elèctrics directes o indirectes

Mesures preventives
 Recolzar l'escala sempre sobre una superfície estable, lliure d'obstacles i de qualsevol substància vessada. L'escala haurà de tenir en tot moment en perfecte estat les sabates antilliscants que ha de tenir.
 Els graons hauran d'estar nets. Per pujar a una escala cal dur un calçat que subjecti bé els peus. Les soles han d'estar netes de greix, oli o altres materials lliscants, ja que embruten els graons de la mateixa escala.
 Prendre les precaucions adequades perquè en cap moment hi hagi cap persona sota o vora l'escala per evitar la caiguda d'objectes sobre elles.
 No hauran de ser utilitzades per treballadors que tinguin vertigen o similars.
 No s'han de transportar horitzontalment, cal fer-ho amb la part davantera cap avall.
 No situar l'escala darrere d'una porta si no s'han pres les precaucions pertinents per evitar que una altra persona pugui obrir-la.
 No situar-la en un lloc de pas per evitar tot risc de col·lisió amb vianants o vehicles i en qualsevol cas que avisi de la circumstància.
 Les escales de mà tindran la resistència i els elements de suport i subjecció necessaris perquè la seva utilització en les condicions requerides no suposi un risc de caiguda per trencament o desplaçament d'aquestes. En particular, les escales de tisora disposaran d'elements de seguretat que impedeixin la seva obertura en ser utilitzades.
 Les escales de mà s'utilitzaran de la forma i amb les limitacions establertes pels fabricant. No s'utilitzaran escales de mà i, en particular, escales de més de 5 metres de longitud si la seva resistència no està garantida. Queda prohibit l'ús d'escales de mà de construcció improvisada.
 Abans d'utilitzar una escala de mà caldrà assegurar la seva estabilitat. La base de l'escala haurà de quedar sòlidament assentada. En el cas d'escales simples la part superior se subjectarà, si és necessari, al parament sobre el que es recolza i quan aquest no permeti un suport estable se subjectarà al mateix temps mitjançant una abraçadora o altres dispositius equivalents.
 Les escales de mà simples es col·locaran, en la mesura del possible, formant un angle aproximat de 75º amb l'horitzontal. Quan s'utilitzin per accedir a llocs elevats els seus travessers hauran de sobresortir com a mínim 1 metre per sobre.
 L'ascens, descens i els treballs des d'escales s'efectuaran de front a aquestes. Els treballs a més de 3,5 metres d'alçada, des del punt d'operació a terra, que requereixin moviments o esforços perillosos per a l'estabilitat del treballador, només s'efectuaran si s'utilitza cinturó de seguretat o s'adopten altres mesures de protecció alternativa. Es prohibeix el transport i manipulació de càrregues per o des d'escales de mà quan el seu pes o dimensions pugui comprometre la seguretat del treballador. Les escales de mà no s'utilitzaran per a dues o més persones simultàniament.
 Les escales de mà es revisaran periòdicament. Es prohibeix la utilització d'escales de fusta pintades, per la dificultat que això suposa per la detecció dels seus possibles defectes.

Vegeu també
 Barana

Font
  Reial Decret 486/1997, de 14 d'abril, pel que s'estableixen les disposicions mínimes de seguretat i salut als llocs de treball

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Die Mediensoziologie setzt sich als spezielle Soziologie mit gesellschaftlichen Bedingungen und Konsequenzen im Verhältnis von Sozialität und medialer Kommunikation auseinander.

Geschichte
In der universitären Forschung und Lehre ist die Mediensoziologie in Deutschland bisher noch wenig institutionalisiert. Aufgrund der geringen Ausdifferenzierung des Faches ergeben sich daher Probleme der Unterscheidung zu Fächern wie Medienwissenschaften, Kommunikationswissenschaft oder Medienphilosophie.

Die Mediensoziologie hat daher in der Vergangenheit noch keinen eigenständigen soziologischen Medienbegriff entwickelt und sich in ihrer Forschungsperspektive zumeist auf Massenmedien konzentriert. So schreibt etwa Michael Jäckel in der Einführung zu dem im Jahr 2005 vorgelegten Lehrbuch "Mediensoziologie" das Programm der Mediensoziologie bestehe darin: "(...) nach Strukturmerkmalen zu suchen, die dem Vorhandensein von über Massenmedien verbreiteten Angeboten zuzuschreiben sind." (S. 10). Dies erschien plausibel, solange in der modernen Gesellschaft vor allem die Organisation und Realisation von Willensbildungsprozessen der öffentlichen Meinung kaum anders als massenmedial vorstellbar war. So hatte der Soziologe Max Weber bereits im Jahr 1910 in seinem Vorschlag über "die Erhebung über die Soziologie des Zeitungswesens" die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung der Presse festgestellt. Auf die gesellschaftliche Bedeutung von Massenmedien im Allgemeinen und besonders für die Produktion und Reproduktion von Öffentlichkeit hatte gegen Ende des 20. Jahrhunderts aber neben anderen auch der Soziologe Niklas Luhmann hingewiesen (1996: 183ff.).

Einflussreich für die Konzentration der Soziologie auf Massenmedien und die Bedeutung von Öffentlichkeit war zudem die Untersuchung des Sozialphilosophen Jürgen Habermas zum "Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit" (1962, Neuauflage 1990).

Erweiterter Medienbegriff
Einem erweiterten Medienbegriff liegen Untersuchungen von Kommunikationsmedien wie etwa Sprache oder (Hand-)Schrift und symbolisch generalisierten Kommunikationsmedien (SDKM) wie Geld, Liebe, Wahrheit zugrunde, die Sozialität ermöglichen und prägen.

Der Soziologe Udo Thiedeke hat vorgeschlagen, Medien grundsätzlich nicht im Rahmen einer speziellen Mediensoziologie zu untersuchen, sondern als Kommunikationsmedien und damit als Gegenstand der allgemeinen Soziologie zu begreifen. Angelehnt an die von Niklas Luhmann vorgeschlagenen Grundfrage der Soziologie, wie soziale Ordnung möglich sei, fragt Thiedeke danach, wie Sozialität – und in Bezug zu Kommunikationsmedien, wie Sozialität unter den Bedingungen medialer Kommunikation – möglich sei. Dieser soziologische Medienbegriff solle vielmehr alle Kommunikationsmedien umfassen, die sich an der Strukturierung von Sinn anhand von technisch und sozial auf Medien bezogene Erwartungen orientierten. Die Soziologie der Medien setzt sich Thiedeke zufolge mit technischen und sozialen medialen Kommunikationsstrukturen wie Sprache, Rundfunk, Computer, Internet usw. auseinander, die in spezifischer medialer Weise den Sinn von Sozialität formen.

Thiedeke hat diese Definition erarbeitet: Kommunikationsmedien sind "Sozio-Technisch operierende Strukturmechanismen des Sinns" (2012: 145) Angesichts der veränderten medialen Kommunikation durch Computer/-Netzwerke und Internet differenzieren sich Medien in alte Medien und neue Medien. Neue Medien bzw. kybernetische Interaktionsmedien sollen Aufmerksamkeitsmedien sein, die im Gegensatz zu den alten Medien ihren Fokus nicht mehr auf der Mitteilung der Kommunikation, sondern auf die individuelle Gestalt- und Steuerbarkeit der Mitteilung richten.

Alte und Neue Medien

Medien als Mechanismen zur Strukturierung von Sinn differenzieren sich nach Thiedeke elementar aus in:

 Unterscheidungsmedien (symbolisch spezifizierende Kommunikation wie beispielsweise Zeichen)
 Aufmerksamkeitsmedien (Symbolisch konstruierende Kommunikation wie beispielsweise Massenmedien und Internet)
 Verstehensmedien (symbolisch generalisierende Kommunikation wie beispielsweise Geld und Liebe)

Die Aufmerksamkeitsmedien sind aufgrund ihres sozio-technischen Operierens und symbolischer Konstruktion von Sinn (indem sie Erwartungen an die jeweilige Kommunikationsform knüpfen) in der Lage die Aufmerksamkeit auf die Mitteilung der medialen Kommunikation zu fokussieren und differenzieren sich weiter aus in:

 Individualmedien
 Massenmedien
 Kybernetische Interaktionsmedien

Individualmedien reagieren aufgrund ihres sozio-technischen Operierens auf das Problem der unmittelbaren Adressierung von Mitteilungen. Ihre spezifische Kommunikationsformen sind Sprache, Schrift, Gestik etc. Es stellt sich der Sinnhorizont des kollektiven Gedächtnisses ein. Die Kommunikation ist durch die Sinndimensionen (sachlich, räumlich, zeitlich und sozial) sehr begrenzt.

Massenmedien reagieren aufgrund ihres sozio-technischen Operierens auf das Problem der mittelbaren Adressierung von Mitteilungen an potenziell alle. Zu ihren Kommunikationsformen zählen unter anderem Funk, Fernsehen, Zeitung etc. Hier stellt sich der Sinnhorizont der Öffentlichkeit ein. Die Massenmedien sind aufgrund ihrer Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten durch die Sinndimensionen hindurch ausgedehnter.

Kybernetische Interaktionsmedien öffnen aufgrund ihres sozio-technischen Operierens Mitteilungen für die interaktive Gestaltung und Steuerung Einzelner, Gruppen, bekannter/unbekannter und künstlicher/natürlicher Kommunikationsteilnehmer. Es stellt sich der Sinnhorizont des Cyberspace ein. Mit den Interaktionsmedien lässt sich jetzt massenhaft individuell kommunizieren. Sie basieren vor allem auf dem Computer, durch den sich Mitteilungen der medialen Kommunikation in ein interaktives Interface verwandeln lassen.

Die traditionellen Medien wie Funk und Sprache haben aber keineswegs ausgedient oder sind überholt. Neue Medien beziehungsweise neue mediale Kommunikation zeichnen sich vor allem dadurch aus, dass sie die Kommunikationsmöglichkeiten der alten Medien in sich verknüpfen und sich neue Erwartungen daran anschließen. Solche Erwartungen sind Normalitätserwartungen an eine Virtualisierung der aktuell festgelegten Realität. Virtualisierung soll hier heißen, ein Prozess, der die aktuell festgelegte Wirklichkeit ins Mögliche verschiebt. Es entwickeln sich Sets von sozio-technischen Erwartungen, die die Sinnmöglichkeiten der Kommunikation formen.

Literatur
 Stavros Arabatzis: ›Sei vernetzt! Mediatisiere! Sei in Relation!‹. Über die verkürzten Medienmodelle der neuen Soziologie. In: Peter Engelmann gemeinsam mit Michael Franz und Daniel Weidner (Hrsg.): Heft 2/2020, 66. Jahrgang, Nr. 2. Passagen Verlag, 2020, ISSN 0043-2199
 Jürgen Habermas: Strukturwandel der Öffentlichkeit. Untersuchungen zu einer Kategorie der Öffentlichkeit. Luchterhand 1962 (Neudruck 1990 Suhrkamp)
 Dagmar Hoffmann, Rainer Winter (Hrsg.): Mediensoziologie. Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium. Nomos 2017, ISBN 978-3-8329-7991-1
 Michael Jäckel (Hrsg.): Mediensoziologie. Grundfragen und Forschungsfelder. VS Verlag 2005, ISBN 3-531-14483-9
 Niklas Luhmann: Die Realität der Massenmedien. Westdeutscher Verlag 1996
 Klaus Neumann-Braun, Stefan Müller-Doohm (Hrsg.): Medien- und Kommunikationssoziologie. Eine Einführung in zentrale Begriffe und Theorien. Weinheim u. a. 2000, ISBN 3-7799-1461-1
 Udo Thiedeke: Soziologie der Kommunikationsmedien. Medien – Formen – Erwartungen. Springer VS 2012, ISBN 978-3-531-18533-0
 Max Weber: Vorbericht über eine vorgeschlagene Erhebung über die Soziologie des Zeitungswesen. In: Horst Pöttker (Hrsg.): Öffentlichkeit als gesellschaftlicher Auftrag. Klassiker der Sozialwissenschaft über Journalismus und Medien. Konstanz 2001, S. 316–325 (1910). Sowie in: Max Weber-Gesamtausgabe: Hochschulwesen und Wissenschaftspolitik. Schriften und Reden 1895–1920. Abteilung I, Band 13. Hrsg. v. M. Rainer Lepsius, Wolfgang Schluchter. Tübingen 2016, S. 211–228.

Weblinks
 Fachgruppe "Soziologie der Medienkommunikation" der DGPuK
 Sektion "Medien- und Kommunikationssoziologie" der "Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie" (DGS)

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Super-bodies of the 1980s
Science fiction has always dealt with the relationship between the human and the robot, but combining the two into a hybrid being is a particular trend of the 1980s. The cyborg is a fusion of the human body and technology and it has been argued that both
Science fiction has always dealt with the relationship between the human and the robot, but combining the two into a hybrid being is a particular trend of the 1980s. The cyborg is a fusion of the human body and technology and it has been argued that both of these things were central concerns in the 1980s.
Super-bodies
If we take them one at a time, the human body was a major preoccupation within popular culture of the 1980s. A large number of cultural products focussed on the human body to an obsessive degree. Action movies are a good example of this. The key action heroes of the period were stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone. Their star persona was based on the bulked-up, hyper-masculine body, which was achieved through weightlifting. Examples include the Rambo movies with Stallone, and Conan the Barbarian and The Terminator with Schwarzenegger. This is an image from Conan in which you see an almost fetishistic worship of Schwarzenegger's physique.
It was not just the male body that was worshipped; the female body was also celebrated (of course that's nothing new in Western culture). The actress Jane Fonda famously made a work-out video that became the best-selling video in history. This was part of a craze for transforming the body through aerobics or weight-lifting. Movies like Flashdance and Dirty Dancing were ostensibly about dance, but they were also about writhing bodies and rippling musculature. Of course, pornography is another arena in which the body was obsessively scrutinised.
Even horror and sci-fi were preoccupied with the human body. The sub-genre of body horror was a trend of the 80s, represented by the work of David Cronenberg. In science fiction, the human body was transformed by interspecies rape (Alien), gene-splicing (The Fly) and cybernetic enhancement (Robocop).
So the popular culture of the 1980s placed tremendous emphasis on the human body. It has been argued that this was a response to the postmodern era. Postmodernism is characterised by chaos, dislocation and the breakdown of identity. In this context, the human body became the last source of stability; it was the one part of us that had not changed. Popular culture of the 80s 'retreated' into the human body in an attempt to defy the contradictions of postmodern existence. This accounts for the fetishistic worship of the bulked-up physique in films of the period.
Linda Mizjewski has written an essay called 'Action Bodies in Futurist Spaces', which was published in the book Alien Zone II. She asks why the male super-body features so prominently in science fiction, a genre that continually re-imagines and transforms the human body and its genders. She writes:
'Science-fiction films have been instrumental in visualizing and narrativizing the qualities associated with postmodernism: disorientation, powerlessness, fragmentation, disintegration, loss of boundaries, and hybridization. Warding off these threats was one of the symbolic functions of the iron-clad muscular cyborg in science-fiction films of the 1980s and early 1990s.'
However, there is a contradiction here. We've seen that postmodernism is characterised by hybridisation - the fusion of different elements. The forces of globalisation and mass communication have created a hybrid culture. Different cultures from around the world have fused together to create a disorientating hybrid. The cyborg is a hybrid being because it is a fusion of living tissue and technology. Because of this, its authority is compromised. It can't fight off the threats of the postmodern era because it is itself a symptom of postmodernity.
Mizjewski writes:
'Despite the irony that the fortified cyborg was itself a man—machine hybrid and could no longer lay claim to a unified identity, it fought hard to resist the postmodern breakdown of gender boundaries and rigid rules pertaining to sexuality. But its own compromised status as a hybrid made its mission futile.'
To summarise, steel-clad muscular cyborgs were a mainstay of science-fiction cinema during the 1980s. The cyborg was created to defy the postmodern breakdown, but as a hybrid being, its authority was compromised and its mission inevitably failed.
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Thought they were real. Just humanoids. :-)


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From the West to Africa: Sweden, Françafrique and Mali
Date and time: 26 Apr, 18:30 - 20:00
After decades of colonization, imperialism and exploitation, how is the relationship between western European countries and Africa? With the help of Dr Amzat Boukari-Yabara and Jesper Bjarnesen this event will open up for new perspectives and ideas surrounding international relations with Africa, more specifically West-Africa. The panelists Dr Amzat Boukari-Yabara is a committed scholar specialized […]
April 26, 2022, Calendar, Local group, Seminars, Educational activity, Webcast
Ukraine & Aid
Date and time: 24 Mar, 10:00 - 10:30
When Russia launched its war in Ukraine on 24 February, Sida worked extensively with various actors in the country to promote democracy, human rights and gender equality, as well as to improve the conditions for peace, environmental work and inclusive economic development. How does Sida adjust its support to Ukraine after the invasion? Is it possible to work with reform work […]
March 17, 2022, Calendar, Seminars, Webcast
Colombia: Silencing Grassroot Voices
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March 17, 2022, English, Calendar, Seminars, Webcast
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The future of women in Afghanistan
The situation in Afghanistan changed drastically during the summer of 2021 when the Taliban took control of Kabul on August 15 of that year. With the Taliban in power, Afghanistan risks becoming a country governed by Sharia law where women's human rights are curtailed. Now, about 7 months after the Taliban took power, many question marks remain. What does the situation look like right now? How is it affected […]
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February 17, 2022, Calendar, Seminars, Webcast


By default, this setting is off. VIPRE's Firewall Standard Mode will handle these settings automatically. You should only turn this setting on if you with to manage Intrusion Detection Systems, manually, your own.
Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) settings allow you to manage how VIPRE reacts to attempted hostile or unwanted behavior (internal or external) to the operating system and at access points to your computer. This hostile or unwanted behavior is monitored by an advanced set of identification rules provided by VIPRE Security and are maintained regularly through the definition updates.
The IDS rules are grouped by priority: low, medium, and high. You can set how intrusions under these priority levels are acted upon. You can also enable/disable a rule under each priority level, and log port scans. Once IDS is enabled, you can view the intrusions blocked by IDS on the Firewall Statistics screen.
1. If Firewall Protection is off, IDS will be off. Navigate to Intrusion Detection Systems under Manage>Firewall.
2. Switch on Enable Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) to enable. Switch off to disable.
1. Navigate to Intrusion Detection Systems (Manage>Firewall).
2. Under a priority level that you want to modify, click its drop-down and select one of the following: Allow, Allow with Notify, Block, or Block with Notify. Changes will be saved automatically.
1. Click Manage Intrusion Rules under Intrusion Detection Systems (Manage>Firewall).
2. Under a priority level that you want to modify, check to enable or uncheck to disable rules.
2. Select the Log port scans checkbox.
3. To view history for logged port scans, or a summary of intrusions blocked by IDS, click Intrusion History.
Is there a VIPRE version for Android operating systems?


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Wisconsin Legislature Passes Resolution Calling For Article V Convention Of States
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Inside The Latest Protest Against Vaccine Coercion At The Nation's Capital
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This Legal Tool Can Help People Bullied By Corporations Fight Back
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After years of staring down threats within the government, conservatives are waking up to another potent and far less accountable threat: that of corporate conglomerates, and private concentrations of power. Conversations about Big Tech censorship and cancel culture, while legitimate in their own right, often mask a deeper vulnerability that the rise of woke capital, acting at scale, presents —…
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A National Divorce Wouldn't Be As Easy Or Worthwhile As Advertised
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Over the course of her time with the CRCNA, Dee Recker has worked for eight different senior leaders and has helped to administer 23 synods and 70 Board of Trustees or Council of Delegates meetings. She retired as director of synodical services earlier this month (see Banner news story), and CRC News asked her to share some of her insights from the past 23 years of service.
You began your time at the CRCNA as an administrative assistant to then-general-secretary David Engelhard. What made you decide to apply for that first position?
I previously owned and operated an educational supply store in a mall that was quickly going downhill. The week that I decided to close my store, our church bulletin included an announcement for an administrative assistant position for the General Secretary of the Christian Reformed Church in North America.
Not knowing what I was going to do after my store closed, I asked a member of my church who worked for Home Missions (now Resonate) about the position. She encouraged me to apply, stating, "You could do that job!" So I applied, not anticipating that I would be called – and even though I was busy preparing to close my store.
After serving as administrative assistant for a few years, you became an office manager and then took on the role of director of Synodical Services in 2007. Over all of those years, you have helped to plan and administer 23 synods! That is astounding! What do you remember about your first synod?
Oh, my goodness – I was so nervous! I had never attended a synod and had no idea how the meetings ran – other than what I had been told. Imagine sitting on the floor of synod with all men (circa 2000 when women were not present as delegates).
David Engelhard, general secretary, was such a gracious and calming presence. The officers that year were also very helpful and delightful to work with!
One of the most memorable moments for me was when the assembly sang during worship – the acoustics in the Calvin University Fine Arts Auditorium, with all those male voices joining the organ, nearly moved me to tears.
Do any other synods stand out for you?
Synod 2010. That was the first year that "youth observers" were present during the assembly, and the year that synod voted to give these young adults a voice on the floor of synod as "young adult advisers." It was a proud moment! (I had been instrumental in creating this special advisory group – now called "young adult representatives.")
And who can forget Synod 2009? That was the year that the "synod flu" (norovirus) swept through the participants, even striking the president of synod and our staff. That synod was held at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights, Ill. On Monday morning, as I was standing in the breakfast line, delegates kept coming up to inform me that their roommate was very ill and would not be able to attend the session that day. It soon became apparent that something was seriously wrong.
Trinity's president, synod staff, and the officers quickly stepped into action to help prevent the spread of what we later learned was the norovirus.
Even though synods held outside of Grand Rapids (e.g., at Dordt, Redeemer, and Trinity) require more planning, we found the staff and area churches a delight to work with! The hospitality was unbeatable – and those synods provided the opportunity for synod staff to gather for "debriefing meetings" each evening rather than heading to their individual homes. Those are moments I will continue to cherish!
Along the way, you've worked for eight different senior leaders, called at various points general secretary, executive director, and now again general secretary. What was that like?
Each of my supervisors had their own work style, which required some adjustment on the part of staff. The Denominational Ministry Plan was first adopted by Synod 2002, which guided the work of the ministries and board as well as the general secretary and executive director. There was always an abundance of committees of synod and of the board to keep the office staff busy and engaged in the work of the denomination.
The turnover of leadership over the years posed some challenges and extra work in the transitions, but one learns how to prioritize the steps needed in order to assist in those transitions.
Did I have favorites? Indeed! But each had unique gifts and personalities that stood out.
What kinds of changes have you seen over the past 23 years in how the business of synod is conducted?
Not a lot has changed in the way synod processes reports through advisory committees, or in the procedures used to conduct the business. With that said, there are a few changes that come to mind:
Transitioning from having voting boxes at each classis table to using digital voting through Google Sites via personal devices.
No longer printing and mailing all of the delegate information pre-synod, or the advisory committee reports while at synod.
The inclusion of ethnic and women advisers (as needed) and young adult representatives on the floor of synod.
We now also have a projectionist, a synod business operator (for roll call, voting, speaker queue, etc.), and an IT Helpdesk to assist during plenary sessions.
What do you enjoy most about the week of synod?
A highlight of synod has always been the worship times – the singing is memorable. I also enjoyed meeting the delegates and advisers in person after communicating with them for months before they finally arrived! And I greatly enjoyed "handing over" the responsibility of synod to the synod officers upon their election. The Synodical Services staff do all the groundwork and preparation for the Agenda and to get everyone to synod – what a relief it is to have the officers take over!
What's one thing people don't realize about the work of the Synodical Services office?
Our office supports the retention and collection of information on all ordained personnel, churches, and classes for the online and printed annual Yearbook. This is an important task, requiring careful attention to a significant amount of detail. Churches and classes depend on this data. The team is amazing and deserves appreciation for this annual project.
What is an encouragement you'd give to those considering serving at synod?
I have heard time and time again by way of notes or the evaluations from delegates and advisers to synod that they were blessed by the experience. Yes, there is a lot of preparation, but they were rewarded in the end to see the broader church at work – deliberating, fellowshiping, and worshiping together – in spite of our differences and uniquenesses.
The CRCNA is once again in a time of transition with nearly all of the senior leader positions being filled with new people (general secretary, chief administrative officer, transitional executive director - Canada, director of Synodical Services, etc.). What advice do you have for Scott DeVries, the new director of Synodical Services, and others as they work through this time of transition?
What an exciting time this is to look to the future and implement new strategies and vision. You have new, creative energy. Use it to your advantage and as a blessing to the church!
And what advice do you have for the denomination as they support these leaders during this time?
Be patient with the new administration – it takes a full year to learn the ministry cycle and to grow familiar with and comfortable in their roles. You've appointed the best of the best – intelligent, caring, growing individuals. They need your support and prayer to be effective in their ministry.
Kristen deRoo VanderBerg, CRC Communications


The Island of St. Andrew. The Adriatic Sea, Rovinj, Croatia.
These are the messages from Victor who stayed in Rovinj for several more days. Well, it shows we were not wrong to choose the Adriatic coast of Croatia for a summer vacation.
View of Rovinj from Sveta Katarina Island, Croatia.
When you gradually acquaint yourself with it, you notice some really paradoxical and even shocking things, although Count Milewski bears no responsibility for them. More on that later; I don't want my comments to have a negative influence on your opinion about this wonderful place from the first lines. Let's be fair.
View of Sveta Katarina Island from the bell tower of the Saint Euphemia Church. Rovinj, Croatia.


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Fundraising regulations are 'stopping charities from doing their job'
Millions of dollars are being wasted each year as charities seek to meet "ridiculous" fundraising regulations that need to be scrapped, says advocate in light of new report
Wendy Williams | 27 May 2021 at 7:00 am
Fundraising rules are continuing to cause charities an unnecessary financial burden, despite over a decade of reports and advocacy saying regulations need to change.
A new report, released on Thursday by the Community Council for Australia (CCA), has found that one in five charities now believe current regulations have become a huge barrier to fundraising.
The report, based on an independent survey of more than 600 charities and not for profits, also found the majority of organisations across all states and territories agreed that the fundraising registration process was either very complex or somewhat complex.
The findings have prompted a warning from CCA that Australian charities are "drowning in red tape".
CEO David Crosbie said millions of dollars were being wasted as charities seek to meet "ridiculous regulations" that are not even enforced.
He said in many cases it was stopping charities from doing their job.
"It is very troubling indeed. Right now, charities are being completely buried in red tape when the reality is they need to make the best use of every single dollar they can raise," Crosbie said.
"The current dog's breakfast of state and territory fundraising regulations need to be completely scrapped. This was one of the key recommendations from the latest Senate Enquiry and the Bushfire Royal Commission."
The problems occur because each state and territory applies their own fundraising regulations, which are often inconsistent with each other, and written in the days before the internet.
It has been compounded in light of COVID-19, which has forced many charities to fundraise online.
The report estimates that 39 per cent of charities are not aware that if they are running a fundraising initiative, they are legally bound to get approval from seven different regulation regimes.
Crosbie said it was a very big issue.
"We estimate – at the current time – a huge 40 per cent of online charity fundraising being carried out, simply does not comply with the actual regulations," he said.
Looking at individual states and territories, the worst performing jurisdiction, in terms of imposing the highest costs, complexity and time delays on charities, was Queensland, followed by Victoria and Western Australia.
Nothing is changing
A report on the charity regulations by jurisdiction from 2010 reveals very little has changed in the past decade – Queensland and Victoria ranked at the bottom even then.
This is despite years of campaigning by the sector to see the government #fixfundraising and introduce a single national scheme.
Crosbie told Pro Bono News that for all the public statements from governments saying they understand the issues for charities and are prepared to change, not much changes.
"Ten years ago, Queensland and Victoria were the worst performing states in the country imposing the most costs on charities seeking to fundraise," he said.
"Today Queensland and Victoria are the worst performing states in terms of the time they take, the complexity of their regulations and the cost of compliance."
He said it was time to scrap these state and territory fundraising regulations, which he described as "unnecessary, ineffective, inefficient and unenforceable".
"You can't help but wonder what would happen if this was the situation for a business sector?" he said.
"I doubt we would still be having these discussions, more than a decade since the problems were highlighted."
Crosbie said the solutions are clear. Either states and territories drop their fundraising regulations altogether and rely on the Australian Consumer Law (as the Northern Territory does), or their fundraising regulations need to draw on existing data held by the charities regulator and be entirely consistent across all jurisdictions.
The report shows there is strong sector wide support for this – with 97 per cent of respondents saying they support the #Fixfundraising Coalition simplified regulation model.
Almost all (91 per cent) charities and NFPs believed it was important for state and territory governments to create a single national regulation scheme for charitable fundraising (as recommended by the Royal Commission into Natural Disaster Arrangements).
It comes after the Morrison government announced at the end of 2020 that a deal had been signed to harmonise charitable fundraising laws across Australia.
Under the deal, signed by the Council on Federal Financial Relations (CFFR), a cross-border recognition model is set to be established, providing a single registration point for charities.
Wendy Williams | Editor | @WendyAnWilliams
Wendy Williams is a journalist specialising in the not-for-profit sector and broader social economy. She has been the editor of Pro Bono News since 2018.
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Live chat just exploded. From 2015 to 2016 live chat usage more than doubled. All the signs are that growth will be even bigger in 2017 with more and more companies implementing it.
But is live chat the right decision? Our survey suggests that for those customers who don't want to call, the majority would prefer instant messaging.
How would you rather contact service providers of financial services, telecoms/broadband/tv, medical care, utilities, transport, recruitment or public services?
And that's not even taking into account the fact that wait times and poor customer service are prevalent in live chat services that are deployed (eMarketer).
The indisputable fact is that messaging is most people's customer service communication mechanism of choice. This demand is already being forced onto institutions through social media. Customer service interactions over Twitter have increased 250% in the last 2 years. The public nature of these channels means institutions have to ensure strong staffing levels to respond quickly. However, certainly for industries like financial services, this demand has caused a problem. They can't serve customers over these channels because they don't know they are who they say they are, and the data isn't secure. This means the institution either calls the customer back, or directs them to an alternative channel. In both scenarios, the company pays twice. Once to serve the customer on social media, and once again in another channel. And despite paying twice, by failing to serve the customer in their channel of choice, satisfaction and advocacy are adversely impacted.
Many companies have seen live chat as the answer. Where security is a concern they deploy a live chat solution behind their own customer authentication capability. For those that have done this it has delivered strong benefits. It gives customers a messaging interface. As a result customers are happier. Plus research estimates serving customers via messaging is 2-6 times more efficient than the phone. Happier customers and lower operating costs are a winning formula.
You can spread complex conversations (like onboarding prospects) more conveniently over a period of time.
If you want to explore an instant messaging solution but you need to trust the security of data and the identity of the individual, then Nivo is the answer. Nivo doesn't require expensive integration to existing technology infrastructure.


Calling all circular economy startups!
This year's Green Alley Award has launched! In addition to sponsoring the award, ERP UK's Managing Director, John Redmayne, will also join the panel of experts who provide support and advice to the finalists.
The 2018 competition is now open for circular economy entrepreneurs to submit their business ideas. With the Green Alley Award, Landbell Group created the first European startup award for the circular economy in 2014. Innovators and startups are asked to submit their ground-breaking projects online via the website www.green-alley-award.com by 1st July 2018. The winner will be announced at the finals in Berlin in October.
The Green Alley Award 2018 is aimed at all startups and entrepreneurs who have developed a business model in the areas of digital circular economy, recycling and waste prevention. The award is looking for companies that are about to launch their products or services or that are already in the growth phase. The award also welcomes startups that want to expand into other European markets. The sole condition is that the business idea must help recycle resources.
Whether it's the avoidance of plastics, the development of sustainable materials or the multiple use of products, the circular economy holds enormous business potential for entrepreneurs and startups. In 2017, the Finnish start-up Sulapac won over the jury with their sustainable alternative to plastic packaging. The two scientists behind Sulapac, Suvi Haimi and Laura Kyllönen, have developed a packaging material made of wood, which is biodegradable but still maintains the impermeable qualities of plastic. Other winners from previous years include Breathaboard from Adaptavate, a breathable and recyclable alternative to conventional plasterboard, as well as reusable shipping packaging from the Finnish start-up RePack.
Entrepreneurs and startups from all over Europe can submit their ideas by 1st July 2018. In September, six finalists will be selected from the applications and invited to take part in the finals in Berlin on 18th October. There, they will work on their business models in individual rounds of talks with specialists from Landbell Group, as well as external experts from the circular economy and startup industries. At the end of the day, the finalists will be given a five-minute pitch to present their projects on stage in front of an expert jury and an international audience. The jury is made up of representatives from Landbell Group as well as industry experts including Alexis Figeac, founder of the R2Pi project on circular economy business models, and Suvi Haimi, CEO and co-founder of the start-up Sulapac, which won the 2017 Green Alley Award.
The winner of the Green Alley Award 2018 will receive €25,000 in prize money.


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Luke-Acts Primacy
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Paul Attests to Luke-Acts Primacy
The Prologue of Luke
Historical Reliability of Luke-Acts
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Matthew is a Judaizing Document
The Sermon on the Mount : The Matthean Jesus Is Not the Historical Jesus
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Matthean Revisionism: Women, Non-Jews, and Wealth
The Origin, Authorship, and Community of Matthew
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Although the Gospel of Luke actually begins in verse five, it is the first four verses that provide us with evidence of its authenticity. While most of the New Testament was written in the common Koine Greek, Luke 1:1-4 was written in the most beautiful, classical Greek found anywhere in the ancient world. The literary style is indicative of only the most sophisticated Greek writers. A philosopher, educator, or historian in the ancient world would compose such a prologue when he wanted the work to be given the greatest respect. Prominent Greek and Roman historians did this.
In the first four verses of his Gospel, Luke is laying down the express motivation of maintaining the highest level of accuracy. He is warranting that the Gospel is a serious literary and historical volume. He is suggesting that his Gospel should provide a higher level of accuracy and reliability than the rest. The motive is to engage the reader, not with fable, mythology, or fiction. Rather is to give an orderly account of real people, real events, and real places. He wants the reader to know he compiled his Gospel with the highest standard of integrity by providing a facts-based historical narrative evidenced by many points of reference that can withstand the scrutiny that others can't.
Although he does not name them, the prologue clearly acknowledges his dependence on sources. Luke reminds us that other before him have attempted to document the ministry of Jesus (Luke 1:1) The accounts to which Luke makes reference includes written sources. In fact, there were many such narratives before Luke written for authoritative sources that had a closer perspective to the historical Jesus, from "those who from the first were eyewitnesses and servants of the word." (Luke 1:2) Although Luke was not a participant in the events described, he nevertheless has fully understood and faithfully transmitted the authoritative apostolic testimony: those "servants of the word" of Luke 1:2. (See A. Schlatter's analysis of Luke's prologue, Das Evangelium des Lukas, 14-23. Also, R. Bauckham, Jesus and the Eyewitnesses, 123.)
Luke 1:1-4 (ESV)
Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
Acts 1:1-2 (ESV)
In the first book, O Theophilus, I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach, until the day when he was taken up, after he had given commands through the Holy Spirit to the apostles whom he had chosen.
Luke-Acts is a two-volume work written by the same author in the first century. It comprises 27% of the New Testament and is the best foundation for understanding first-century Christianity since it provides the most reliable witness of Christ and his Apostles. It is the only New Testament reference that stands alone as providing continuity between the ministry of Christ and the ministry of his Apostles for gaining a sufficiently broad appreciation of the fundamentals of the Gospel message and Christian doctrine. Other gospels are revisions, expansions, and embellishments of the more primitive tradition exhibited in Luke. Accordingly, Luke-Acts is the best reference for understanding the belief and practices of the early Church.
To Theophilus
Luke and Acts are addressed to "Theophilus" (Luke 1:3). The name Theophilus can be translated as "lover of God." Many theories have been proposed as to who is being addressed. Many scholars have the view that the Gospel is being addressed to a specific person of high esteem, but no one knows for sure. Honorary title (academia) tradition maintains that Theophilus was not a person, but according to the Greek meaning of the word Theophilus being "Friend of God," both Luke and Acts were addressed to anyone who fits that description. In this tradition, the author's targeted audience was the informed believers of the era. In a general sense, it would pertain to one of high integrity having an affinity toward God. Accordingly, Theophilus is an endearing name for the author to address the reader. This is the kind of reader who would be principally concerned with an accurate account of the truth, as to have certainty (the highest level of confidence) in the things taught.
What the Prologue implies if Luke was written after the other Synoptics
The insistence on a missing source "Q" stems largely from an assumption that the author of Luke would not have excluded so much of Matthew if he had access to it as a source. However, the author of Luke recognized that there were many narratives before him. His prologue suggests the need, based on his close review of the witnesses, to provide an orderly account for the purposes of providing certainty about the things taught. This implies that, if Luke was written in reference to both Mark and Matthew, as the Farrier Hypothesis postulates, then Luke excluded much of Matthean material because Matthew largely embellished and got things wrong. This implication is especially made clear by the prologue:
1 Inasmuch as many have undertaken to compile a narrative of the things that have been accomplished among us, 2 just as those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word have delivered them to us, 3 it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, 4 that you may have certainty concerning the things you have been taught.
Because the Farrer Hypothesis maintains that the author of Luke had a copy of Matthew when writing Luke. The clear implication is that the material in Matthew must have deviated from the sound testimony of eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, and that material omitted from Matthew is questionable. Accordingly, Luke's intent to provide a concise and orderly account could be understood as editing out "the fluff" from the passages in Matthew based on what he believed was the most creditable and substantiated attestation of the evidence within his possession.
However, we don't believe the Farrer Hypothesis is correct and that the Lukan priority better fits the evidence.
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Bangkok Shocks... :superior album from this genius band!
J. Holmes | yokohama, japan | 10/19/2005
"armed with an endless barrage of catchy hooks and rock solid riffs (not too mention an endless supply of lipstick and hairspray), Hanoi Rocks established themselves as rulers of the glam rock throne of the 80's. whereas their old peers on the scene made albums that just sound dated and embarassing when listened to today; something about Hanoi Rocks has endured the test of time. their songs capture the glamour, the sleaze, the sex, drugs and rock and roll that they lived and played. using the template of blues-based hard rock and adding liberal doses of punk, pop, and some reggae, Hanoi Rocks created scores of amazing albums...whose songs came across like a cross between the New York Dolls and some of the later records by The Clash. each record didn't just contain incredibly well written songs, but they also built up the legend and mythos of this mighty band with each release. Hanoi Rocks fans are legendary for their rabid devotion and this album, Bangkok Shocks, Saigon Shakes, Hanoi Rocks, was the starting point for my fascination.
beginning with the quick pace of "Tragedy", the album launches right into it's urgent and confident stride with this great melodic rocker filled with hooks. next is the classic "Village Girl" which works a steady reggae punk ryhthm and has an anthemic feel to it. great great song! there's plenty of great ballads here too, like the sleazy slide of "Don't You Ever Leave Me" and the touching intro to "Cheyenne." really, folks, if i keep analyzing each song on this great cd, i'll be here all day. needless to say, if you're a fan of the Dolls, Rolling Stones, Guns N' Roses, the first Motley Crue album, or The Clash...you have absolutely no excuse not to check out this band! you have been warned!"
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Taimette | Sweden | 10/10/2002
"I agree to a great extent with previous reviewers. However, I find this particular group second best in all of history, preceeded only by Guns N Roses (in order: GNR, Hanoi, Joy Division, HIM, Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, Broder Daniel, NY Dolls, T-Rex). This album maybe their best since it contains the second best song ever, Village Girl (preceeded only by GNR-Rocket Queen). It's raunchy, raw and true to heart. Not a thought whatsoever has been wasted on critics or commercial aspects. In contrast to the general view on glam rock, that it is insipid and commercial - much due to the effort of Poison et al, you'll find that Hanoi rocks is exactly the opposite of that. They are cool despite the fact that they wear doisies, leather and spikes - because they don't give a damn."
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Mike Reed | USA | 06/25/2008
"First saw the light of day in 1981, as this was the Finnish glam metal band's first record. Not bad for one of those lesser known '80's hair bands. Have always liked what I did manage to hear from these guys. Sorry to say that I have the original CD reissue, not the later pressing with the six added bonus cuts. Regardless, Hanoi freaking R-O-C-K-S! Tunes I got the most out of were the rocking "Tragedy", "Village Girl", "Lost In The City" {I'm almost sure I've seen a video for this song somewhere}, "First Timer" and "11th Street Kidzz". Belongs right next to your CD's by Jetboy, Faster Pussycat, Kix, Poison and obviously Motley Crue."


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