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What's the State of the San Francisco Estuary?
Sharol Nelson-Embry
Harbor seal pup development could be impacted by chemicals entering the bay, according to a new study to be released next week. Photo by Mike Baird, Wikimedia
The estuary provides the backdrop for daily life in the greater Bay Area. It shapes and influences everything from our commute – including bridges, ferries and tunnels – to our very weather. It also supports a vast array of non-human inhabitants: migratory birds that can outnumber the human population every winter, as well as marine mammals, fish, and invertebrates. This month celebrates the 20th anniversary of a partnership of agencies that developed the Comprehensive Conservation and Management Plan (CCMP) for San Francisco Bay, dedicated to monitoring and improving the health of our estuary. The partnership is hosting the 11th biennial State of the Estuary Conference (SOE) on October 29 and 30 in Oakland.
Research has helped shed light on the bay's complex ecosystems and threats posed by pollution, development and diminished habitats. Our estuary is radically altered from its condition 150 years ago: over 85% of historical wetlands lost to development, mercury and other contaminants remain as relics in the sediment, and the swell of human inhabitants brings other impacts such as increased atmospheric carbon and imported invasive species. At this month's SOE conference, scientists, researchers and land managers currently working on projects in the Bay will make over 50 presentations. At the previous gathering in 2011, a State of the Bay report was released which indicated the mixed health of the bay. A different report, The Bay Pulse, will be released this year on the second day of the conference and will highlight two major new trends.
This report card from the 2011 State of the Estuary document shows the complexity of monitoring the Bay.
I spoke with Jay Davis from the San Francisco Estuary Institute and one of the co-organizers of the SOE. "One of the trends the report examines," he said, "is the rise of 'contaminants of concern' in the bay including flame retardants, stain repellents and pesticides. These contaminants enter the bay from a variety of sources that are difficult to control. Treated sewage releases, urban stormwater runoff, agricultural runoff and the atmosphere are all pathways for chemicals to enter the bay."
Jay added, "The levels of these chemicals need to be monitored as they can affect the reproduction and development of apex predators like harbor seals, cormorants and sharks as the chemicals accumulate up the food chain."
Students in Oakland get an opportunity to explore their waterways and Bay connections in programs at East Bay Regional Park District's Tidewater Boating Center. Photo courtesy of EBRPD.
The second trend is an increase in the amount of algae growth in our formerly resilient estuary. Jay explained, "Historically, higher turbidity decreased algae blooms in the estuary. In 1999, the bay reached a tipping point, becoming less turbid." Jim Cloern of the US Geological Survey hypothesizes that changes in the clam population in the southern part of the bay, along with changes in fish abundance eating the clams linked with climate oscillations (including El Nino), played into making the bay clearer and ripe for increased, unwanted algae growth.
You can attend the State of the Estuary conference or follow it on Twitter to learn more about current Bay-Delta research and restoration projects. The East Bay Regional Park District is especially honored to be receiving two Outstanding Environmental Awards for interpretive programs at Tidewater Boating Center in Oakland and the Big Break Visitor Center at the Delta in Oakley.
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There are 40 species of snakes currently recognized in Illinois. Of those 40 species, 11 are listed as threatened or endangered. But what about black snakes in Illinois? There are actually seven species of black snakes in Illinois. Like all snakes, these species are cold-blooded and rely on the sun's warmth to warm their bodies. They range in size from just over a foot long to well over six feet. While none of the black snakes in Illinois have venom, they're still wild animals and should be respected and left alone.
Let's take a closer look at the seven species of black snakes in Illinois. Then, we'll discuss what you should do if you come across a snake in Illinois.
7. Black Racer (Coluber constrictor)
Black racers are one of the few black snakes in Indiana to be almost entirely black.
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Black racers grow up to five feet long and have slender, thin bodies. They're common throughout the entire eastern half of the United States and even live in Florida. Black racers are sometimes mistaken for black rat snakes or black kingsnakes. They're almost entirely black or dark gray, with the exception of some white coloring at the throat. Juvenile black racers actually aren't black snakes in Illinois—they're light gray with brown patterning.
Black racer snakes live anywhere they can find food. Their favorite prey are birds, rodents, lizards, snakes, and even insects.
6. Ringneck Snake (Diadophis punctatus)
Ringneck snakes may be small, but they are common throughout most of the eastern United States.
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Ringneck snakes range in color from gray to black, with yellow to tan bellies. They're one of the black snakes in Illinois. But, as you might have guessed, they get their name from the brightly colored ring around their neck. Ringneck snakes have yellow bands just behind their heads, but other than that, their backs are all black or gray.
These snakes are so small you might never notice them, with the biggest reaching only 15 inches long. They live just about anywhere they can find small prey, including forests, rocky hillsides, grasslands, or riverine environments. They're not a threat to humans, though they use a weak venom for hunting prey like mice and lizards.
5. Western Mud Snake (Farancia abacura)
One of the largest black snakes in Illinois, the western mud snake can grow to over six feet long.
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Western mud snakes live throughout the southeastern United States. They're found only in the extreme southern part of Illinois. Mud snakes spend most of their time in the water, either in swamps, slow-moving rivers, lakes, wetlands, or ponds. They prefer areas with lots of aquatic plantlife to hide in; humans rarely get the chance to see these beautiful, elusive snakes.
Western mud snakes are one of the black snakes in Illinois, but they're not entirely black. Both adults and juveniles have all black backs, with red to pink bellies and sides. Young mud snakes have bright red, striped bellies, while adults tend more towards pink. These snakes eat mostly amphibians, like salamanders, frogs, toads, and tadpoles.
4. Black Kingsnake (Lampropeltis getula)
One of the prettiest black snakes in Illinois, the kingsnake is one of several subspecies.
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Black kingsnakes grow to an average length of 3-4 feet. They're almost entirely black, except for thin, white bands that run down their bodies. They prefer living in grasslands, shrublands, or areas bordering wetlands or streams. Black kingsnakes aren't venomous, but that doesn't stop them from consuming other venomous snakes.
These snakes only occupy the southern half of Illinois. They're sometimes mistaken for other black snakes in Illinois. But, only the black kingsnake bears the distinctive pale bands around its body.
3. Black Rat Snake (Pantherophis obsoletus)
Reaching a length of up to 6 feet, black rat snakes are one of the longest snakes in Illinois.
One of the larger black snakes in Illinois, black rat snakes grow up to six feet long. But don't be afraid of them—they're not venomous and have no interest in biting humans. Instead, as you might have guessed from their name, they prey mainly on rodents, like rats and mice.
Black rat snakes live throughout the entire eastern United States. In Illinois, they prefer forests, floodplains, and the margins of suburban areas.
2. Graham's Crayfish Snake (Regina grahamii)
Graham's crayfish snakes have a very specific diet that relies heavily on one species.
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Graham's crayfish snakes range in color from dull brown to gray to black. They're two-toned, with copper or tan-colored bellies and solid backs and sides. These snakes don't grow quite as big as other black snakes in Illinois, maxing out at around two feet long.
Graham's crayfish snakes are semi-aquatic and live in brackish ponds, lakes, or slow-moving streams. They get their name from their primary food source, the crayfish. Unlike other snakes that eat a variety of foods, Graham's crayfish snakes eat almost entirely crayfish.
1. Northern Red-bellied Snake (Storeria occipitomaculata)
Northern red-bellied snakes don't just come in black; they can also be gray, orange, or brown.
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Northern red-bellied snakes are one of the smallest black snakes in Illinois at around 10 inches fully grown. They're solidly colored, with bright red bellies and brown bands just behind their head. They live only in parts of southern Illinois and tend to stick to wetlands or open fields. However, northern red-bellied snakes are also comfortable living in suburban zones.
These snakes are so small that their diet consists mainly of insects like slugs. They're completely harmless and common to many parts of the eastern United States.
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As with all wild animals, if you see a black snake in Illinois, stay calm, and leave it alone. These snakes are harmless but will bite to defend themselves.
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The black racer is an agile and very fast animal that can "run" (crawl) 4 miles per hour when it is threatened, hence the name "racer".
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Ivanhoe: Book Report
Ivanhoe is set in approximately twelfth century England during the time of feudal Europe, the crusades, Richard the Lion Hearted, and Robin Hood. Chivalry is still a major force in England, as is Christianity. The story refers more exactly to a period towards the end of the reign of Richard I, when his return from his long captivity was yearned for by his subjects, being under of his brother, Prince John, who was incompetent as a monarch and corrupt, unfairly taxing the citizens.
The condition of the English nation was at this time sufficiently miserable. King Richard captivity in the clutches of the cruel and perfidious Duke of Austria was being prolonged as requested by Prince John, who was quite enjoying his power. The nobles were also taking advantage of their power during the king's absence with their tyranny, causing much suffering among the inferior classes.
Also, Ivanhoe may take place soon after the Conquest by Duke William of Normandy in 1066, because the Normans and the Anglo-Saxons are still somewhat hostile towards each other during the course of the adventure, and Scott reveals the hatred and malice that Saxons felt towards Normans. They still speak different languages, still another barrier between the two races. Only educated could understand both the Norman French and the Anglo-Saxon, although even they would pretend not to understand each other, refusing to speak in their enemies tongue.
Throughout the novel, nobility gives the Normans, because the Normans were the victors in the Battle of Hastings. The Normans had the power, so everything affiliated with Saxons was considered inferior. The audience was shocked when a Saxon won the tournament at Ashby and still more astonished when the Queen of Love and Beauty chosen was a Saxon woman.
Indeed, the main character, Ivanhoe, was disinherited by his father for wanting to serve a Norman king. In addition, the absolute persecution of the Jews is lucid during this time period. They are mercilessly mistreated and abused and not even considered human. All the men who gaze upon the stunningly beautiful Rebecca look away ashamed to have noticed a Jewish girl. Even the slaves of servants gaze condescendingly upon the Jews. They were given less respect than animals.
Before encountering this novel, I knew little about this time period. I knew about the legends of Robin Hood of course, whom Ivanhoe later encounters in the novel and by whom Ivanhoe is assisted, and I knew from popular stories that Richard the Lion-Hearted was a good king, while his brother who ruled in his absence was corrupt. I knew a little about the crusades of twelfth century Europe, but Sir Walter Scott truly brought to life the honor and splendour that accompanied knighthood, the chivalry, the traditions of that time, and the injustices through his very realistic and developed characters. He was able to convey the magnitude of honor carried in wining a tournament and revealed the fact that although there were many honest and gallant knights, there were also those who did not exactly fit a chivalrous description.
Knowledge of this era, and in fact, experiencing religious persecution through the eyes of the Jewish character, Isaac, opens the reader's eyes as the persecution dealing with sexual orientation today. In neither case is the minority being taken to an extreme similar to the Holocaust, yet, life is very difficult in both situations; services are denied, they are regarded as inferior, they are disrespected, and often believed to be evil, diabolical, or affiliated with the devil. Persecution is still rampant and alive in the world today.
Scott's principal concern in Ivanhoe is to show the noble idealism of chivalry along with its often cruel and impractical consequences. Ivanhoe brings to life 12th-century England, and was probably intended to represent the Norman-Saxon feud. It gives a broadly realistic picture of a period of historical change. Being such an accurate study of Medieval England, it seems as though Sir Walter Scott mainly intended his novel to be an exciting historical account of twelfth-century England glazed with rivalry and romance.
I learned a lot about the history of this thrilling era, and the splendour of knighthood and chivalry and the exhilaration of tournaments and fighting for one's honor was truly conveyed in this novel. Having read this book would be useful in the future for the sake of history, and also because I really feel that my writing skills and reading comprehension have blossomed while reading this book. The writing is incredibly descriptive with complex vocabulary and expressive verb usage. I myself am trying to improve my application of verbs and reduce those of the form "to be," so reading this book provided me with a perfect demonstration of vivid pictures created by expressive verb usage.
A good example of symbolism from Ivanhoe is the way in which Scott used his hero and his villain to represent the Norman-Saxon feud. The dark Brian de Bois-Guilbert, the main villain, is a Norman. The hero, Wilfred of Ivanhoe, is a Saxon. Ivanhoe versus Brian de Bois Guilbert, hero versus villain is a basic way of showing Norman versus Saxon. The two are also opposite in their characters. Brian de Bois Guilbert seems to represent revenge, grief, and hatred, while Ivanhoe is the perfect example of chivalry and valiancy.
Although Brian de Bois Guilbert is the villain of the story, he is not one whom I completely dislike, because though he is portrayed as evil, he still has good intentions. I dislike Prince John, because he is treacherous and perfidious and power-hungry and not at all interested in the good of his people. He would advocate the death of his own brother in order to fulfill his selfish desires. In addition, he is partial and prejudiced against Saxons and Jews, and not subtly either. During the tournament at Ashby, when Ivanhoe, a Saxon, was feigning off three men at the same time, and valiantly so, the crowd begged Prince John to throw down his lance, indicating the end of the tournament, but he preferred to see a Saxon lose.
At the celebration after the tournament, Prince John flaunted the victory of the Normans over the Saxons in the Battle of Hastings in retaliation to an insult. However, he purposely insulted his own guest and didn't show him the courtesy common to any guest in the house of a prince. When Prince John sees Isaac the Jew, he has no problem with taking the money right out of his hands and pushing the poor old man so that he rolls down the stairs. Willing to bribe the nobles to side with him upon King Richard's return, Prince John demonstrates utter corruption, avarice, and self-centeredness, oblivious to the idea that a monarch's duty is to protect the people, not oppress them.
A character I like is of course, Ivanhoe. He is noble and honest and chivalrous as well as the perfect example of a knight. He was kind even to the Jews whom no one respected and he never took more than he needed. For example, after the tournament, his opponents came to give him the money and their horses as was custom for the loser, but he only accepted that which he needed.
Unlike most Saxons, who resented even King Richard's rule because he was a Norman king, Ivanhoe was is noble in the sense that he respected the good King Richard and was willing to support him solely because Richard was a good king. I admire his values very much, however, I don't think I could follow them as strictly as Ivanhoe does, because if someone were to offer money that I don't need and that I rightfully won, I would definitely accept. I can only admire Ivanhoe's reaction to such a situation, but I could never emulate the high standards of character he possesses.
"The towering flames had now surmounted every obstruction and rose to the evening skies one huge and burning beacon, seen far and wide through the adjacent country. Tower after tower crashed down, with blazing roof and rafter; and the combatants were driven from the courtyard. The vanquished, of whom very few remained, scattered and escaped into the neighboring wood. The victors, assembling in large bands, gazed with wonder, not unmixed with fear, upon the flames, in which their own ranks and arms glanced dusky red. The maniac figure of the Saxon Ulrica was for a long time visible on the lofty stand she had chosen, tossing her arms abroad with wild exultation, as if she reigned empress of the conflagration which she had raised. At length, with a terrific crash, the whole turret gave way, and she perished in the flames, which had consumed her tyrant. An awful pause of horror silenced each murmur of the armed spectators, who, for the space of several minutes, stirred not a finger, save to sign the cross. "
I chose this scene in particular because of the marvelous descriptions and the way in which Scott paints the chaotic scene in one's mind. This scene takes place at the climax of the novel and its atmosphere and tone creates a very intense mood for the reader. I could hear the cries of the people in the background and see the raving, insane Ulrica being consumed by the scorching fire. Sir Walter Scott's writing has a great impact on me, his writing, bringing every event to life. In fact, he brought the entire era of twelfth-century Europe to life for me.
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Volcon ePowersports Signs MOU With BFGoodrich Tires To Co-Develop New EV Tire and Suspension Technologies
Ernesto AraizaMay 18, 20220
High-Performance BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 Tires Standard on Volcon Electric-UTV 2023 Stag LE Models
Round Rock, TX | May 16, 2022: Volcon Inc. (NASDAQ: VLCN), ("Volcon" or the "Company"), the first all-electric, off-road powersports company, is collaborating with BFGoodrich® Tires ("BFGoodrich") to potentially develop an optimized tire, tire pressure monitoring system and vehicle suspension system which will enhance electric UTV vehicle performance by the co-development of this combination. The two companies will work together on several phases of development which will be determined as they move forward.
The Volcon Tech Innovation Group (VTIG), a division of Volcon that explores advanced technologies to enhance and evolve current and future Volcon products, will be the first UTV brand to work directly with BFGoodrich to co-develop this technology. The two teams will work together to leverage the power of the EV motor in tandem with BFGoodrich's ActivAir, the Central Tire Inflation System (CTIS) that makes real-time adjustments that aim to enhance the off-road performance and increase the battery range of Volcon's future UTV products.
Additionally, Michelin North America, Inc. will supply Volcon with the BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A® KM3 UTV Tire as standard on all 2023 Stag LE models.
The BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 Tire is a "must-have" for the serious off-road enthusiast when conditions require extreme traction and toughness. As with all BFGoodrich tires, the KM3 comes with a Standard Manufacturer's Limited Warranty, which will further enhance the quality of the all-electric Volcon UTV and further strengthen customers' confidence in the Stag LE.
Volcan's dedication to and investment in the quality of the materials and products installed on all Volcon electric off-road vehicles aim to deliver a product that meets the expectations and standards of its dealers and end customers. The addition of this top-tier tire on the Stag LE reduces the cost of ownership and starts consumers on the right tire to meet the capabilities of the high-performance UTV, which is expected to come to market in the third quarter of 2023.
The collaboration is based on Volcon's mission to build industry-leading products that connect people to outdoor experiences through the intentional blending of leading technology and design. The alignment between Volcon and BFGoodrich allows the two teams to combine a deep talent pool of off-road enthusiasts who know firsthand the importance of being properly equipped to enjoy outdoor adventures and reach locations that others cannot. All while reducing the impact on the environment and creating a more sustainable future for off-roading.
"As the market evolves towards electric vehicles, BFGoodrich is excited to work with companies that embody the adventure spirit," says Harold Phillips, General Global Manager for BFGoodrich Tires. "Collaborating with Volcon will allow us to innovate in an exciting direction, and help lead the industry into the future of off-roading."
"We are excited to work with a world-leading tire supplier," explained Christian Okonsky, Chief Technology Officer of Volcon ePowersports based in Texas. "The joining of our teams and technology will bring invaluable knowledge and experience to the development process as we work to bring industry-leading EV-specific solutions to market."
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What do little girls dream of? Four-year-old Emma Nolan dreamed of becoming a sharp-shooter in the CIA.
Not much seems to have changed for the senior criminology and justice studies major, who recently interviewed Norwegian prison officials for research inspired by an intensive course abroad in Norway and Sweden. The 11-day course, led by criminology prof Jordan Hyatt, JD, PhD provided a cross-cultural exploration of criminal justice systems, culminating in a tour of maximum-security prison Halden Fengsel.
Nolan approached Hyatt after the trip about conducting further research at Halden, and spent the next two months developing a proposal to uncover why the criminal justice world has taken notice of Norway's second largest prison.
Dubbed "the world's most humane prison" by TIME magazine, Halden is internationally recognized for its innovative reform techniques and award-winning facilities. The institution's guiding principle is to treat inmates as you would your neighbors because one day, they just might be.
Nolan conducted 14 interviews over two days and says the officials "rolled out the red carpet" in an effort to bring the public into the institution. From security guards to the warden, employees spoke of the "neighborly" attitude at the core of their policies.
The differences between the correctional systems in the U.S. and Norway are stark: The U.S. incarcerates at almost nine times the rate of Norway, and yet Halden spends annually about three times more per inmate than the average U.S. prison.
While Nolan and Hyatt say that direct transplantation of Halden's policies into the U.S. system would not work, they do believe the U.S. could take elements of its approach.
Nolan and Hyatt played an integral role in bringing Are Høidal, Halden's warden, to the annual meeting of the American Society of Criminology this fall, where they presented their research along with their co-researcher Synøve Andersen, PhD, of Statistics Norway.


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Q: Equivalent to Promise.try with Observables? How could I start an Observable chain with a function that could potentially throw an exception and handle this exception through the observable catch mechanisms ?
Example :
createObservable(withFunctionThatThrowAnException())
            .catch( err => {})
            .subscribe(data => {})

If withFunctionThatThrowAnException throw an exception, observable chain as need been started yet and it's juste an uncaught exception, the observable.catch can't catch it.
With bluebird and Promises, I would have done :
Promise.try(() => createObservable(withFunctionThatThrowAnException()))
            .then(data => {})
            .catch(err => {})

Is there an equivalent with Observables ?

A: The direct equivalent would be defer, I guess:
Observable.defer(() => createObservable(withFunctionThatThrowAnException()))
 .subscribe(console.log);

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With Frank Lucas: Neon Trees
May 14, 2014 March 24, 2016 Frank Lucas
Neon Trees new album Pop Psychology is an upbeat collection of sleek, modern alternative pop songs powered by singer-songwriter Tyler Glenn's bright melodies, huge choruses, and witty lyrics about the challenges of finding love in the digital age. With disarming honesty, songs like "Love In the 21st Century," "Text Me In The Morning," "I Love You, But I Hate Your Friends," and first single "Sleeping With A Friend" cleverly capture the millennial concerns referenced in the titles and deliver them in impeccably shiny sonic packages, thanks to the band's performances and production by Glenn's long-time friend and songwriting collaborator Tim Pagnotta. Style-wise, Glenn feels that Pop Psychology blends sounds from the Provo, Utah-based quartet's previous two albums, 2010′s guitar-pop-driven Habits and 2012′s electro-fueled New Wave-inspired Picture Show. "I think this is the first record where we combine both and really sound like Neon Trees throughout the entire album," he says.
But Pop Psychology almost didn't happen. After Neon Trees wrapped a support tour with The Offspring in the fall of 2012, Glenn found himself deeply unhappy personally and ready to give up on music altogether. "We hadn't really slowed down since we put out our first record," Glenn says of the heady time that followed his forming Neon Trees with guitarist Chris Allen in 2005. (The two were soon joined by bassist Branden Campbell and drummer Elaine Bradley.) "I was discovering who I was on stage, but I had to do it in front of audiences. I realized that I'm pretty outgoing as a performer, but am this really quiet guy off stage. It was like I had to flip a switch. I would tell people from the stage, 'Be yourself, be happy with who you are,' which was an honest statement, but I also felt like, 'How can I say this and look into fans' eyes and mean it?'"
After experiencing something of a breakdown, Glenn decided, with the band's blessing, to cancel all of Neon Trees' activities for the remainder of 2012 and see a therapist for the first time. "I began to realize that I've always bottled things up," he says, "and that it's okay to have freak-outs and moments of anxiety. That it's better to deal with it and move on. So when I started writing music for the album, all my feelings were coming out in the songs. It felt really good to be honest and open about what I was going through personally, but have the songs still feel very Neon Trees."
In January 2013, Glenn and Pagnotta decamped to Mexico and wrote several songs, including the raucous "Text Me In The Morning," "I Love You, But I Hate Your Friends," and "Foolish Behavior." Neon Trees then hit the road for a North American tour with Maroon 5, during which Glenn came up with the album's title. "I wasn't sure I'd have much to write about, because I was dealing with my own shit, but turns out I did, and most of it was directly related to my breakthroughs and climb toward happiness," he says. "I also like the way the title reflects the colorful visual aesthetic of the album. To me it feels like pop art."
When the Maroon 5 tour wrapped, Glenn and Pagnotta went to Montecito, Calif., for another writing session that resulted in "Sleeping With A Friend" ("it's the sex song I know how to write, because I don't know how to write S&M club bangers"), "Teenager In Love," and the anthemic album opener "Love In the 21st Century," in which Glenn yearns for a pre-social media connection when he sings, "I don't believe making out is a dead romance / I miss the days being kids simply holding hands / I'm sick of wondering if you would ever call me back / I check my four different accounts just to end up mad." "You can hear my frustration with turning 30 and not being totally excited that I'm still single, but also realizing that I had to first own who I am and what I want before I can truly find someone," he says.
Songwriting has always been an emotional outlet for Glenn, who grew up next door to Chris Allen in Murrieta, Calif., and followed him to Provo when Allen moved there for college. Neon Trees honed their New Wave-tinged sound locally before being chosen to open for The Killers in 2008. Shortly after, they signed to Mercury Records and released Habits, which spawned the platinum-selling breakthrough single "Animal." The track peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Alternative Songs chart, No. 2 on the Rock Songs chart, and was featured on Glee. Its success led to multiple high-profile TV appearances, and tours with Thirty Seconds To Mars, Panic! At The Disco, My Chemical Romance, and Duran Duran. The band's ascending profile smoothed the way for their next album, Picture Show, which debuted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart and featured the platinum-selling Top 10 single "Everybody Talks," which cemented Neon Trees as modern rock contenders.
"I love the fact that a 40-year-old soccer mom can be as passionate about our music as a 15-year-old Goth kid," Glenn says. "I want people to feel the album's hopeful energy and be able to escape for the 35 minutes that they're listening to it. I want them to have fun, but I also want them to realize that the songs aren't throwaway pop tunes. Because for me, as much as it is a fun pop record, I think there's a real sense of inspiration and spirit in the album that I'm thrilled to have captured."
May 14 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
May 16 House of Blues Atlantic City, NJ
May 17 Earthfest Boston, MA
May 19 The NorVa Norfolk, VA
May 20 The National Richmond, VA
May 22 The Fillmore Charlotte, NC
May 23 The Tabernacle Atlanta, GA
May 24 Lincoln Theatre Raleigh, NC
May 25 House of Blues North Myrtle Beach, SC
May 27 Hard Rock Live Orlando, FL
May 28 The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL
May 29 Revolution Fort Lauderdale, FL
Jun 01 House of Blues Dallas, TX
Jun 02 Stubb's Waller Creek Austin, TX
Jun 04 The Rialto Theatre Tucson, AZ
Jun 05 The Cosmopolitan Las Vegas, NV
Jun 06 Humphreys Concerts By the Bay San Diego, CA
Jun 07 Chipotle Cultivate Festival San Francisco, CA
Jun 09 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
Jun 10 Knitting Factory Spokane, WA
Jun 11 Knitting Factory Boise, ID
Jun 13 Knitting Factory Reno, NV
Jun 14 The Wiltern Los Angeles, CA
Jun 16 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Jun 17 Ogden Theatre Denver, CO
Jun 19 Cain's Ballroom Tulsa, OK
Jun 20 KC Live! Kansas City, MO
Jun 21 Fourth Street Live! Louisville, KY
Jun 23 First Avenue Minneapolis, MN
Jun 24 Majestic Theatre Madison, WI
Jun 25 Summerfest Milwaukee, WI
Jun 29 The Fillmore Detroit, MI
Jun 30 Newport Music Hall Columbus, OH
Jul 01 Bottle & Cork Dewey Beach, DE
Jul 03 Phoenix Concert Center Toronto, Canada
Jul 04 Corona Theatre Montreal, Canada
Jul 07 SummerStage, Central Park New York, NY
Jul 10 The Dome at Toyota Presents Oakdale Wallingford, CT
Jul 11 Rams Head Live Baltimore, MD
Jul 12 Piazza at Schmidts Philadelphia, PA
Jul 13 9:30 Club Washington, DC
Sep 01 Bumbershoot Seattle, WA
Sep 10 La Flèche d'Or Paris, France
Sep 11 Melkweg Oude Zaal Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sep 12 GEBÄUDE 9 Cologne, Germany
Sep 13 Fraanz Club Berlin, Germany
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God has many different names. In the Jewish tradition, there's a saying that God has 72 of them. Lord, Eternal One, and YHWH are just a few. These names, of course, are ones we give to God and we use them to describe God's divinity and immortality. These names help us understand who God is and also how different God is from us. While standing before the burning bush, Moses is told that God is called "I-Am" or "I-Am-Who-I-Am." As Christians, we use Jesus as one of God's names because Jesus is God incarnate. But even these names don't seem to be able to hold everything that makes God, God.
In the ancient world, a formula was developed to flesh out a god's characteristics. The author Pausanias, for example, said that "Zeus was, Zeus is, Zeus will be." Like the words Lord and Eternal One, these descriptions of Zeus point to Zeus' supposed eternal identity. In our reading today from the book of Revelation 1:4b-8, this same formula is used describe God as the One "who is and who was and who is to come." But the formula isn't an exact match and there's an important difference that we should notice. The author of Revelation isn't only interested in God's eternal nature. God is much more than just something that lasts forever. Our God is also an everlasting being that acts. (Revelation: Interpretation Commentary, page 75). God moves and chooses to come into our world. God is not only something "up there." God also is here, right now. We are invited to know this God who, through Jesus Christ, chose to live with us. Through prayer, baptism, and the gifts served at the Lord's table, we meet a God who is already moving towards us. In Christ, God takes the initiative to enter into our lives because God already knows our names. And God will put God's holy name of love, mercy, and action into our hearts, souls, and minds.
Pastor Marc's sermon for Christ the King Sunday (November 25, 2018) on John 18:33-38a. Listen to the recording here or read my manuscript below.
We tend to imagine the outcome of politics as having some kind of material shape. Politics involves people having power and that power is expressed by having authority over others. Politics is made real in a specific location - be it in a city council chamber, in a part of Congress, or even in the unspoken table seating charts dictated in some high school lunchrooms. Politics, we believe, is about controlling domains and forming our own, personal, kingdoms. Yet Jesus' politics was, and is, different. He came to live out his commitment to a world that was already overseen by him. As part of the Holy Trinity and as the One through whom the entire universe was made, there's no domain or kingdom or territory that doesn't already belong to Him. When it comes to God's creation, there's no territory that Jesus needs to fight for to control. So Jesus chose to build personal, meaningful, and deep relationships with us since we already live in God's world. And in the words of Rev. Karoline Lewis, "... Jesus' Kingdom can be anywhere, anytime that Kingdom behavior is exemplified...lived out...and That Kingdom witness [is] heard and observed." What Pilate couldn't see was that Jesus' kingdom was rooted not in things but in people. Jesus wanted people to connect with God's ultimate promise to them - that we are loved not because we are perfect but because God is - and that promise...changes everything. It changes how we interact with each other. It changes how we live with our neighbors. It changes how we make, preserve, and modify the general rules under which we live. Rather than being focused on "winning" whatever conflict we're in, our faith in Jesus compels us to realize that we - on a cosmic and divine level - have already won. So instead of competing with one another, we can choose to love each nother. Instead of seeking out victories over those we disagree with, we can chose to help them thrive. Instead of building walls to give us a fake sense of security, we can work on building bonds of friendship - knowing that those bonds take much more work to create but are the only way to develop lasting peace. We get to be honest about the ways we've failed to use our power for good and we get to stand up to racism, sexism, classism, and every-ism that stops us from seeing the image of God in the people around us. And because of our baptism, we get to imagine how our politics can be a way we serve God and our neighbors. Jesus as the truth means that, sometimes the truth we tell, is anything but. Yet when we cling to Jesus, listening to his voice over all others, we find ourselves testify to his truth of forgiveness, mercy, service, and, above all, love.
Pastor Marc's sermon for the 50th Annual Interfaith Thanksgiving Service (Upper Pascack Valley Clergy Council) hosted by Congregation B'nai Israel on November 18, 2018. Listen to the recording here or read my manuscript below.
When we center our gratitude in gifts rather than in indebtness, the prepositions of thankfulness show us that when gifts are given, "connection comes alive." (97) In the words of Diana Butler Bass, "when it comes to gratitude, 'me' always leads to 'we'." (97). When we are grateful for something, grateful to someone, and grateful with others - our gratitude creates community with all those things on the other side of the prepositions. And that community is grounded in every gift that the Eternal One has first given us. Now, in my Lutheran Christian tradition, everything begins with gifts. Our life is a gift. Our relationship to God is a gift. Jesus, we believe, is a gift. And even our faith, our ability to say who we are and whose we are, is a gift. In theory, we should be good at recognizing the gifts given to us. Yet using words to name our gifts isn't always easy. One of the skills we need to learn is how to name all our gifts out loud. Because it's a gift that we are here tonight, celebrating 50 years of interfaith partnership and support in the Pascack Valley. It's a gift that we, together, can choose to love, care, and be with each other - even though there are forces in this world that want to tear us apart. It's a gift that I, a Christian, was invited to say these words tonight even though the history of antisemitism in a twisted version of my faith has led to incredible horrors against the Jewish people - an evil that we will continue to denounce, fight against, and do whatever we can to remove. And finally, it's a gift that every one of you is here and that we, together, will use our words to affirm our collective call to welcome, love, and stand with all. Because as faith-filled people living in Bergen County, we are a gift to each other. As we look forward to our next 50 years together, I don't know what nouns and pronouns will be on the other side of our future gratitude prepositions. But I believe that our love for each other will grow as we continue to stand in solidarity with each other. And that we will be a welcoming, diverse, and inclusive community of communities, rooted in our eternal gifts, so that we can be grateful for, grateful to, and grateful with.
One of my favorite ways to celebrate the holiday and Christmas season is to eat. Thanksgiving turkey, Christmas hams, swimming pools full of cookies, and candy canes taller than my children - this season is a delicious one. And one way we participate in this season of eating is by opening up our cupboards, taking out our recipe boxes, and pulling out our favorite ones. Some are printouts from recipes we found online. Others come from newspapers, magazines, and cookbooks. And there are those few recipes in our recipe boxes that handwritten (or typed on a typewriter) that we have inherited from our parents and grandparents. One of my family's recipes comes from Kate's grandmother and it's now one of our Christmas day traditions. After the presents are opened, Kate (with help from our kids) prepares fried matzos for all to eat. The recipe is on an index card in the grandmother's hand. We eat these fried matzos often but there is something special about sharing this dish on Christmas morning. It reminds us how we are connected to something bigger than ourselves. The simple act of eating this food helps us relive, remember, and re-experience the relationships that make a difference in our lives.
food, discover what our relationship with Jesus Christ is all about. God wants more than us to merely receive the calories we need to survive. God wants us to thrive. And, through Christ and through the church, inspires all of us to help each other become exactly who God wants us to be.
Spend sometime this season pondering your relationship with Jesus. What would your recipe card for Prayer, Forgiveness, Faithfulness, Mercy, or Hope look like? Create your own. And let's do what we can to keep these kinds of recipes out of the recipe boxes in our cupboard and, instead, in our lives everyday.
Pastor Marc's sermon for the 26th Sunday After Pentecost (November 18, 2018) on Mark 13:1-13. Listen to the recording here or read my manuscript below.
That line speaks about something that we all know but that we don't, necessarily, practice. We want those with power to serve the greater good. We want people to recognize the power they do have and how they are called to confront the evil in the world. "With great power comes great responsibility" is an amazing line. Except...that's not the exact quote of what the comic book actually says. If you opened up your copy of Amazing Fantasy #15 to the very last part of the story, you'd read: "And a lean, silent figure slowly fades into the gathering darkness, aware at last that in this world, with great power there must also come - great responsibility!" We usually leave out the "must also" part of that quotation. But maybe we shouldn't. Because those words illuminate the inevitable calling that Peter Parker has. He doesn't get to choose what his responsibilities are. Instead, he gets to live them out and endure. And like all of Jesus' disciples, he sometimes wonders if this kind of life is actually worth it.
At the start of today's reading from the gospel according to Mark, the disciples were just overwhelmed by it all. They were hanging out in the place God promised to be, in the Temple in Jerusalem, and they were following God's Messiah. The disciples, I imagine, were filled with a sense of awe as they walked on holy ground with the One who could feed thousands of people with a couple of loaves and some fish. It's not only the stones and the buildings that were large - the disciples knew that they were in God's city with the One who could change the world. And in their exuberance, an unnamed disciple, gave voice to that feeling - and Jesus, in response, cut that exuberance short. Instead of basking in the glory of that moment, Jesus shared that everything around them would come tumbling down. Jesus claimed that God's House, God's home on earth, would be destroyed. And so, later on, four of Jesus' friends came to him, wanting to know exactly what he was talking about. If the Temple was going to fall, they wanted to know when. Now that's a completely reasonable question but what's striking about that question is who asked it. And to understand that, we need to open our Bibles to the very first chapter of Mark. Because Peter, James, John, and Andrew weren't just some random followers of Jesus; they were his very first ones.
According to Mark, after Jesus' temptation in the desert and John the Baptist's arrest - Jesus began his journey to Jerusalem by first going to the the Sea of Galilee. He found two sets of brothers working there. Peter and Andrew were fishing while James and John were mending their nets. Both sets of brothers, at Jesus' call, left their homes and their families to follow him. And for approximately three years, they saw Jesus work wonders. They watched as he casted out demons. They were there when he healed people that the rest of us tossed aside. Jesus matched wits with the religious leaders of his day and he gave his disciples, including those two sets of brothers, a taste of what it's like to have Jesus' power. They, like almost everyone else, imagined that Jesus' spiritual power would also become a political power that would drive the occupying Roman Empire into the sea. The Temple wasn't supposed to be destroyed. Instead, it was supposed to become invincible. So the four, the ones who had been there since the beginning of Jesus' ministry, asked him a question. They wanted to know if everything would still turn out the way they thought it should. They sought assurances from Jesus that, after giving up everything to follow him, he was actually worth it. Because without the Temple, without some political power, and without some honest-to-goodness benefits in the here and now, the two sets of brothers wanted to know if their lives, had any meaning at all. Jesus sidestepped their question. And instead, he told them to endure. He told them to just live.
When we hear the word apocalypse, we usually think about the end of the world. We imagine massive wars, incredible natural disasters, and an unbelievable amount of destruction and anguish. The apocalypse is good for comic books and action movies but it's not, typically, something we want to live through. One of the ways we anticipate the apocalypse is by asking the question: "what will the end look like?" But that wasn't a question the bible really spent a lot of time talking about. Instead, the communities who wrote, read, and shared these biblical words wanted to know: "what is the meaning of our suffering?" Those who contributed apocalypse stories to the Bible (Daniel, Revelation, and even bits of the gospel according to Mark) were trying to find meaning in "their own struggle and suffering" (Revelation: Interpretation Commentary, page 43).
Today's reading from the book of Daniel 12:1-3 is an attempt to find meaning. Daniel is the youngest book in the Old Testament section of our scriptures. The book was set in the years after Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians (in the aftermath of the year 586 BCE) but it was probably written 400 years after that. Daniel was composed at a time when the Jewish community faced severe persecutions from the ruling authorities. Judaism was outlawed and Torah scrolls were burned. Religious rites were abolished and children were discouraged from gaining the marks that defined them as part of the Jewish community. Rabbis and students were persecuted and killed. The Jewish community, especially the one centered in Jerusalem, tried to make sense of their suffering. The book of Daniel was a response to that suffering and today's text is the beginning of the final scene of Daniel's four visions of the apocalypse. But it's not a vision of the end. It's a vision of a new beginning.
Daniel's vision of the afterlife is less about details of "what" happens and, instead, is centered in hope. Daniel doesn't try to mask the seriousness of suffering, pain, sadness, and fear. He doesn't say that what we experience in our life is, somehow, "less real" than it is. Instead, Daniel acknowledges that life can be hard and that following God is not always easy. Our faith requires us to sometimes say "no" to the ways the world try to turn us from God, each other, or call to love the world. There can be a deadly consequence for that "no." But the world doesn't define our value or worth; only God can. And through the Spirit and our relationship with Jesus, we are defined by that connection to the divine. This connection is what gives us a new sense of purpose, love, and hope. This connection is what, today and always, gives us life.
To see what God is doing in our reading from 1 Kings 17:8-16, we need to start with geography. God sent a message to the prophet Elijah, telling him to go to the Zarephath, a village in the land of Sidon. Sidon is a small country situated on the coast of the Mediterranean sea, bordering the northern part of Israel. Sidon is not Jewish even though some Jewish people lived there. Sidon was a community that traced it's history to the Phoenicians who famously battled with David and other early leaders of the Israelites. When Elijah received this message, he was sitting in a dried-up wadi to the east of the Jordan River. No rain had fallen in the area for 3 years because God was unhappy with Ahab, the King of Israel. As we will discover later, King Ahab recently married Jezebel, a princess from the land of Sidon Jezebel is not Jewish and when she arrived in Israel, she brought her religion with her. The importation of gods and idols into the royal household was something God wasn't happy about. God brings about a drought and compels Elijah to tell King Ahab what is going on (1 Kings 17:1). Elijah, rightly, fled Israel after making this statement to the King and he kept a low profile, waiting for the next word from God to come. And when that word comes, God told Elijah that a woman in the land of Jezebel would be the one who would take care of him.
We shouldn't separate the miracle in this story from the geography because the geography tells us who God is. God isn't a divine being that only operates in a small geographical area. God, according to 1 Kings, has authority everywhere. This might seem obvious to us but in ancient times, gods were local. Their power was centered in specific places and people. A war between neighboring cities and kingdoms wasn't a battle between secular rulers: it was also a war between gods. A god needed to defend their own turf or be considered beaten and weak. For the people of Sidon, God was a local deity who operated in the land Israel. God's power was limited by geography. But 1 Kings 17 shows Elijah, the widow, Ahab and the people of Sidon that God is the God of everywhere.
Imagine, for a moment, if we lived our lives knowing our God is everywhere. What would it look like to trust Jesus is with us in church, at school and in our homes? How would our lives grow if we truly believed that the God who helped a prophet in Sidon is the same God who will help us even if we're not feeling pretty religious today? What would you do differently today if you knew that wherever you are, Jesus is there?
Pastor Marc's sermon for the 25th Sunday After Pentecost (November 11, 2018) on Mark 12:38-44. Listen to the recording here or read my manuscript below.
One of the fascinating things about World War 1 is that it's a war we can see - but one we can't hear. Even though the war was fought after the invention of the film camera, the videos we have are silent. At the time, sound recordings were mechanically produced by a needle making an etching on wax or metal. The machines that could record sound were simply too big and too delicate to bring into a war zone. Unlike today, where the phone in our pocket can share live images and sounds of wars happening all over the world, the war described as the one to end all wars is one we can't hear. If want to imagine what that war sounded like, we have to rely on our imagination to fill in the details. A veteran could fill in these auditory gaps, using their own experience in combat or in training as a guide. But the rest of us, well, we have to rely on movies, tv shows, and video games to give us a hint of what war might sound like. However, in honor of today being the 100th anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War 1, the Imperial War Museum in London found a "recording" of what the last 2 minutes of the war sounded like. Now, it's not a recording as we understand them to be. It's more of a series of lines on a chart similar to what we see on a seismometer as it records an earthquake. During World War 1, special military units used microphones and other equipment to find out where enemy artillery fire was coming from. Scouts would watch for the flash from the muzzle of big guns as they fired and then turn on a special machine to record on a filmstrip the intensity of the noise those guns caused. And once that noise was recorded, special computations were done to figure out where those big guns were. Most of these kinds of "recordings" were lost after the end of the war. But at least one piece survived. And that filmstrip recorded the last few moments of World War 1 from the vantage point of the Americans located by the River Moselle. A sound company was commissioned to turn these lines into actual sounds. They researched the guns used in the war, measured the noise intensity labeled by each tick on the lines, and even figured out how the ground would reverberated as each gun went boom. They basically reverse-engineered the sound of the end of a war - and in the minute long clip they posted online, you can hear the artillery guns firing up to the very moment the armistice took effect. Then...silence. And for a bit of drama, the sound company added the chirping of birds to its end.
The clip is pretty powerful. It's the only audio recording we have of what the battlefield in World War 1 sounded like. But what makes it so intriguing - is its silence. Now, before a sound company reverse-engineered those lines on the filmstrip, we didn't know what it sounded like. It was, in essence, silent to us. But once those lines were decoded, reworked, and made to speak - what keeps us returning to this recording over and over again is the silence embedded in it. It's not the sound of the artillery pieces that make this recording interesting. What gives it an emotional boost is what's on there once the sound of the big guns stop. And it's a kind of loud silence that helps us discover exactly who we get to be.
Now, there's some silence in today's reading from the gospel according to Mark that we don't always see. And that's because, even though the reading is short, its words invite us to imagine a very loud and noisy world. Jesus was in Jerusalem, filling his time between Palm Sunday and Good Friday by preaching and teaching in the Temple. The Temple was the heart of the city, full of noise and full of people. They were talking, debating scripture, chanting psalms, and trying to speak up over the hees and haws of the animals waiting to be sacrificed. I'm sure there were moments when the crowd, while participating in religious rituals, were silent - but the sounds of the city would then move in. Jesus, at first, added to the noise by speaking about the flashy kind of scribe who's style and rich living amped up the volume of whatever space they entered. But then Jesus switched things up. He grew silent. He walked into the outer court, the part of the Temple women could go into, and he sat down opposite the treasury. He watched as the crowd filed past the Temple's version of a church's offering plate and he heard the clanking of many metal coins as they landed in the treasury. Scripture doesn't tell us how long Jesus was silent. But I like to imagine that he sat there for quite awhile. And instead of critiquing what each person offered, he waited until a widow came to the treasury to drop her offering into the plate. We don't know anything about this widow. We don't know how old she is, where she comes from, or even why she's there. She, like Jesus, was silent at this moment in the text. And she's carrying with her two small copper coins worth a penny. That amount of money couldn't buy her much of anything. Yet it was all she had. And as she dropped those two coins into the offering plate, they barely clanged, making little noise as they landed.
But Jesus heard them. And he broke his silence to tell his disciples about the widow whose silent actions made an incredible amount of noise. The disciples, as we'll see in next week's reading, were focused on the bigness and the noise of it all. The large stones, the fancy robes, and the clang of the many coins tossed into the offering plate drew their notice and attention. But the widow was silent to them because her offering was so small, it appeared to make no noise at all. Yet once the noises around the widow were removed; once she was no longer a person in the crowd but rather a person Jesus saw: she became exactly who she had always been: a person God knew, a person God loved, and a person God saw. Her worth wasn't defined by the value of what she could put in the offering plate nor by what kind of fancy clothes or places of honor she received while sitting around a dining room table. She was, and always had been, a beloved child of God. And since she didn't have much of anything, she could only be exactly who she was: a widow who, while in God's house, gave to God everything she had. Her silent place in the world was, according to God, full of a divine noise that only Jesus chose to hear. And she, owning basically nothing, was still willing to give her whole being to God. We, through the Spirit's help, can do the same because Jesus Christ, through the Cross, gave his whole self for each of us. We tend to focus on the big noises all around us. We chase after whatever is bigger, brighter, and flashier - looking for stuff, experiences, and other people to fill out life with sound. Yet as baptized and beloved children of God, we already carry within us a divine sound that connects us to the source of all life, hope, and love. We are filled by a divine silence that no earthly sound, experience, doubt, fear, or war can ever drive away or overcome. We, because of Christ, get to be exactly who we are: and you, right now and always, are a beloved child of God.
Pastor Marc's sermon for All Saints' Sunday (November 4, 2018) on John 11:32-44. Listen to the recording here or read my manuscript below.
There are a few habits I no longer do that I miss. As a kid, my brother and I would wait until the energy in the air was just right and then we'd setup a board game on our bedroom floor, one that would take us days to complete. Later, in college, there was this one spot, next to the bookstore, that overlooked a small creek. Every time I walked past it, I would stop - letting the sound of the flowing water connect me to a God I did not acknowledge but One who was with me all the same. And for a while, I looked forward to turning on my computer each week, visiting the New York Times' Style Section, and clicking through a new photo gallery showcasing what Bill Cunningham had seen and photographed. Bill Cunningham was an iconic photographer who you could spot in New York City wearing a bright blue French worker's jacket and riding a single speed bicycle. A hat designer by trade, Bill knew fashion and he spent decades reporting on what new trends were bubbling up across the world. But what made him unique was the time he spent on the street, trying to find that new and interesting thing that people actually wore. He didn't spend much time looking at the fancy dresses that an actress might wear on the red carpet for an awards show. Bill was more interested in the shoe or the bag or the silhouette that people wore when they went out. He was, in essence, interested in style - which is not the same as fashion. In Bill Cunningham's memoir, Hilton Als writes in it's preface that style is "a certain faith and pride in one's public persona - 'the face that I face the world with,'" to quote Tennessee William's Sweet Bird of Youth. Style is how we showcase "the existential mess and brights spots called [our] 'I'" - and Bill wanted to discover "what you had made of yourself." What made his photospreads awesome wasn't only the creative people he photographed who had a sense of style that I could never copy or dreamup. What you could see in his photographs was his sheer joy at discovering you. Bill was a creative person with an incredible talent yet he spent all his energy looking at and engaging with other people. He could have focused only on himself or used the people around him to create whatever narrative about the world he wanted to tell. Instead, he used his gifts to point forward, to point to the people around him, because the people around us, I think, are needed so that we can live our life in Christ more fully.
Today's reading from the gospel according to John ends in an odd spot. Lazarus, who was dead, is now alive. I think we usually imagine this scene as being one where Lazarus walked out of the tomb under his own power. He was sick, he died, Jesus rose him from the dead, and Lazarus left the tomb in better shape than when he first entered it. But when we pay attention to the text, our vision of this scene changes. His walk couldn't have included his normal strides with one foot in front of the other because his feet were tied together. The best he could do as he exited the tomb was probably shuffle his feet forward. And that shuffle was accomplished almost blindly because a piece of cloth covered his head. And since we hear nothing about Lazarus trying to untie his feet or remove the covering on his head, I imagine his hands were bound to him, removing all freedom of movement. Lazarus exited the tomb but he was still constrained by the burial wrapping for it. Jesus' words, like the ones spoken in the opening chapter of the book of Genesis, have this power to rearrange the cosmos and reorder our expectations of life and death. But that same word, in today's text, couldn't remove a piece of cloth from Lazarus's head or make his walk from the tomb a little easier. It's possible, I suppose, that a completely wrapped up Lazarus is how Jesus wanted people to verify that Lazarus was once really dead and now was really alive. But if that's true, once Lazarus stepped out of the tomb and everyone could see who he was, that part of the story should have ended. But it doesn't. Instead, Jesus leaves Lazarus bound and, while looking at the crowd, he tells all of them to get up - to go to Lazarus - and unbind him. It's as if this act of God's resurrection isn't complete unless those gathered around participate in some way.
Now it's hard, at first, to imagine how we can do that. Last I checked, very few of us here have ever raised someone from the dead. But we all, I think, have had moments in our life when the people around us have nourished, sustained, or changed our life into something better. We usually don't define those moments as equal to Jesus rising from the dead. Our small experience of new life feels tiny and inconsequential in comparison. But I bet the people around Lazarus, when told to go and unbind him, thought what they were doing was small and meaningless too. Yet it's by Jesus' invitation that we, in whatever way we can, go and do what Jesus did - and that's give and generate life. Many of us have been given this life - nourishment, housing, knowledge, experience, guidance, love, forgiveness, mercy, and hope - by a long list of mentors, family members, and friends. They, through Jesus, changed us, informed us, and made us better. Some did so in a very intentional ways; others just by being there in our time of need. I bet many of them never realized just how life-giving they were to us. And many of us never realized how life-giving those people were until years later. We will, in a few moments, light candles in memory of those who gave us life. We will place those candles in the sandbox, letting them burn all the way down, because the life they gave us will never be snuffed out. That life is centered, rooted, and grounded in the One who continually, day in and day out, gives us his life - in baptism, in prayer, at the Lord's table, and in our faith. Jesus' invitation to the crowd surrounding Lazarus' tomb was an invitation for all of us to participate with him in the act of giving life. And we can give this life, make it our habit, because we have, through our baptism, been united with Christ's own eternal life - a life that doesn't begin only after we die but one that starts right now. Together we are drawn into God's act of passing on new life by first bearing witness to the many ways life was given to us and those around us. When we see that life, that love, that hope in our neighbor, in our family member, and in the person sitting in the pew next to us, we discover how we can help unbind each other from the hate, evil, violence, and self-centeredness that this world wants to bind us up with. It's said that "the light that lit Bill [Cunningham] from within...was that of a person who couldn't believe his good fortune: he was alive." You, no matter who you are, no matter your doubts, no matter the ways you feel bounded up - you, through Jesus, are alive. You are a vital part of how Jesus is giving, expressing, and sharing His life with the world. And we are invited to work together, to lean on each other, and to trust each other as God resurrects us, this church, and our world by making Jesus' life and love a habit for all.
How do we visualize goodness, grace and extravagance without using money? Money might have showed up around 5000 years ago and, by the year 700 BCE (BC), some communities were regularly minting their own coins. The Bible is full of early examples of money. Abraham buys land with money in the book of Genesis but when the Bible talks about his wealth, it points to the number of sheep he has. Solomon gives twenty cities in Ancient Israel to the king of Tyre in exchange for the precious material needed to make the holy Temple. Gold is, by this point, measured (in talents) but only a limited number of people had access to it. There's a chance most people in Ancient Israel rarely saw money. The few coins they collected were probably used to pay certain taxes to religious and political authorities. For the common person, money was around but it wasn't an everyday item. It rarely enticed the imagination of the people and wasn't something they were emotionally invested in.
People might not have cared about money but they did care about wealth. And wealth was something they wanted. Wealth, on one level, was about having enough resources to gain a bit of control over their lives. Instead of a living a life that depended on how good the harvest was every year, wealth allowed a person to survive regardless of the harvest. A wealthy person wasn't only someone who had 120 talents of gold in their house. A wealthy person also had sheep, goats, and storehouses filled with grain. A person with abundant and extravagant resources was able to feed themselves and their family year after year. So when Isaiah 25:6-9 tried to describe what living with God would be like, he wrote about a feast of good food that never ends.
Isaiah's feast, of course, is no normal feast. The drink is fantastic, the food is rich, and we are invited to even gnaw on the bones. That might sound a little excessive if we're vegan but that's sort of the point. What God offers to us is a connection to the source of all life and that connection will be over the top. This connection is also designed to feed and sustain us. Faith isn't abstract. Faith feeds, nourishes, and shows us how much God loves us. And this love, no matter where we are in our life, is abundant, over the top, and delicious. In the moments when we feel separated from God and that faith is meant for other people, Isaiah reminds us that God is always for us. And God's love is extravagant, over the top, and will sustain us through all things.


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Located in the south of France in the Var region, 45 minutes from Nice, nestled between Cannes and Saint-Tropez, the city of Saint-Raphaël stretches on 22 miles of coastline.
Due to its nautical proximity, it's a top scuba diving spot, with 5 ports and a waterfront town center. While its head is turned towards the sea, Saint Raphaël also offers 3 golf courses, including the Valescure, created in 1895 by Lord Aschcomb.
The jagged coastline—studded with marinas and 27 sandy and pebble beaches—culminates in the inlets of the Massif de l'Esterel. This flaming-red quartz mountain covers 32,000 hectares and offers visitors a glimpse of untainted Mediterranean flora.
Since antiquity, the coastal territory of Saint-Raphaël has been a vacation destination. Over two millenia later, when the historic Paris-Lyon-Marseille (PLM) railway line to Italy was put into place in 1863, Saint-Raphaël built a station near the Old City. Large luxury hotels and the Casino quickly sprung up from there. Thanks to its easy access to the train and sea, Saint-Raphaël became a popular resort, attracting many artists coming to enjoy the light and light-heartedness of the Côte d'Azur—the likes of Gounod, Georges Sand, and Maupassant were frequent visitors.
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Under a mild September sun, the Mediterranean reflects the flocks of gulls soaring above it, simultaneously lapping against the boats of fishermen throwing their nets into the sea.
Descending from the train, a visitor can hear the cackling of the gulls and feel the spray of the sea before even leaving the station.
The narrow streets of the Old Town were made to wander in, dotted with flower stalls and vegetable vendors offering Provençal products.
Later, one can stroll into the past and discover the 12th-century Romanesque Church, the Museum of Prehistory and Underwater Archeology, and the imposing Neo-Byzantine Basilica "Our Lady of Victory," built more than a century ago.
The Call of the Sea
The warm weather invites a strong thirst—luckily, the seaside terraces and harbor cafés have more than enough to slake it.
Apéritif hour means one thing: Côtes de Provence rosé. Born from the vineyard in the Esterel, whose vines are planted in the heart of the Massif, fomenting the wine known as "Terre Destel." Or, if you prefer the light gold taste of a local Saint-Raphaël brew: Riviera Beer is blonde, light, and sweet, with a fine mouthfeel.
After the apèro, the servers of the shaded terraces offer sumptuous meals featuring local products with Mediterranean flavors, as well as the catch of the day from the sea.
In the afterglow of a great meal, there's plenty to discover still: like exploring the city, setting out in a maxi-catamaran, nautical sports, relaxing on the beach,or playing pétanque with the Raphaëlois. The what doesn't matter as much as the where, so long as you're in a spot to admire the twinkling lights all around the gulf reflecting off the sea.
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The Northwest of Vietnam is still unspoiled and hidden too much of the outside world. Beautiful landscapes dotted with small, peaceful villages make this region as a great visit. Travel on roads through green valleys and along cliff edges, enjoy a scenic boat trip on the Ma River, and spend your night in a traditional stilt-house and meet the friendly ethnic Thai people. All this makes for an unforgettable experience.
08:30 depart Hanoi for picturesque valley of Mai Chau. This scenic drive takes around three hours. Along the way we pass fields of tapioca and sugar cane as well as rice paddies. 11:30 Arrival in Mai Chau, check in your Thai minority home, and then discover the village with your guide. Lunch will be served at the stilt-house. After lunch, your guide will take you to the boat cross the Ma River to discover Ben En, less-known Thai village, where we have the opportunity to observe the lifestyle of the minority people. In the evening after dinner enjoy the village's traditional performance and dancing. Overnight in a Thai traditional stilt-house.
In the morning, we trek for a couple of hours passing through Na Phon and Nhot hamlets. Walk on the valley floor and be surrounded by rice paddies and beautiful scenery. Return to the village for lunch and a chance to do a little souvenir shopping before we leave. In the early afternoon journey back to Hanoi. Arrive in Hanoi in the late afternoon.
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You know those videos showing a bullet moving in slow-mo? You could be making your own similar videos soon, using your phone. Well, hopefully not with bullets.
Sony has come up with a new CMOS sensor for smartphones that is capable of recording video at an amazing 1,000fps. That will blow all the current 120fps phone cameras, like the iPhone, out of the water. Here it is in action.
How is Sony going to make this work, especially in phones of varying power? This camera has its own DRAM memory built-in.
That'll allow the intense processing required to record such super slow motion levels, even on a phone.
The sensor itself will be capable of 19.3-megapixel still photos at 1/120 of a second which should mean is pixel line is rendered far more accurately than current phone cameras can manage.
While the 1,000fps video feature will top out at 1080p, which is impressive, it will also be able to offer 4K (3,840 x 2,160) regular speed video at up to 60fps.
Expect to hear more and even see the new sensor in action at Mobile World Congress at the end of this month. Here's hoping this makes it into phones very soon indeed.


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These labeling software programs enable you to create the labels that meet the various standards needed to keep your facility OSHA compliant. Arc Flash and short circuit software allow you to print an appropriately-rated arc flash warning sticker or NFPA 70E standard rating label. A safe, productive, and accident-free business is one that takes labeling seriously, and to label successfully you'll need the right labeling software.


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When last week, with only 4 days to go before the planned Toulouse handover, Qatar revealed that plans to take the aircraft were "postponed until further notice", no specific reason was informed.
Qatar Airways added in that communication: "With the imminent launch of the new Airbus A350 program, both entities are committed to introducing the A350 very soon."
It was a huge surprise the announcement and also the way to do it; via facebook.
A350 Head of Program Didier Evrard stressed at Airbus' global investor forum that to ensure entry into service in one month "full support from Airbus" is needed. And this could be the key.
Qatar plans to fly the A350 on the Doha-Frankfurt route from 15/January/15 and has been selling tickets for the service. Many engineers from Airbus will enjoy their first Christmas "holidays" working at the new Hamad International Airport in Doha-Qatar.
Taking into consideration that the airport was open only 7 months ago, that Qatar will receive the first 8 A350s, that Qatar´s A380s are operated from the same airport and the nightmare with the 787 Entry Into Service in the past, Airbus resident team in Doha (quantity, duration, skills, functions, spares) could be one of the reason behind the delay of 10 days in the delivery ceremony for Qatar Airways.
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Based on the article "Airbus Still Plans To Deliver First A350 To Qatar Airways In 2014" published in Aviation Week.


In July 2017 the Netherlands Association for Gender Studies and Feminist Anthropology (LOVA) and the Marjan Rens Foundation will award the seventh LOVA/Marjan Rens MA Thesis Award. This award is for the best MA thesis in the field of women- and gender studies in anthropology in the Netherlands. The award consists of 500 euro. The three nominated award winners will be announced soon. The Jury consist of Jose van Santen, Marion den Uyl and Reinhilde Konig.
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Steady data center demand, Telx acquisition see Digital Realty revenue climb
By Heather Wright, Tue 1 Mar 2016
Last year's acquisition of Telx has added $13 million to Digital Realty's revenues for the fourth quarter of 2015, with the company reporting steady data center demand.
The data center and colocation operator recorded revenue of US$500 million for the quarter, a 15% increase from the previous quarter and a 21% increase over the same quarter a year earlier. Adjusted EBIDTA sat at $288 million, up 19% year on year.
Those results propelled Digital Realty to a full year revenue of $1.8 billion, up 9% on the previous year, with adjusted EBITDA of $1.0 billion, also up 9% year on year.
However, the company recorded a net loss for Q4, primarily attributed to the write-off of straight-line rent receivables related to Telx.
Despite that, the Digital Realty recorded a net income of $302 million for the full year.
A. William Stein, Digital Realty chief executive, says data center demand remains steady, with new leases signed during the fourth quarter representing $36 million in annualised GAAP rental revenue, including a $6 million contribution from Telx.
Telx – which Digital Realty acquired in October for $1.9 billion – also contributed $7 million of interconnection revenue bookings in Q4.
"I am pleased with the rapid progress we have made towards integrating Telx, as well as the consistent execution we achieved in all areas of our business in 2015," Stein says.
"The data center fundamental backdrop remains healthy," he adds.
The company also signed renewal leases to the tune of $29 million of annualised GAAP rental revenue during the quarter, with rental rates rolling up 8% on a cash basis and 19% on a GAAP basis.
Digital Realty has been increasing its push across Asia Pacific, with the region expected to provide 'significant growth' as demand for agile data center infrastructure grows.
Last month it appointed Ted Higase as Asia Pacific managing director based in Singapore, responsible for helping the company solidify its position and strategically extend its footprint in the region.
In announcing Higase's appointment, Stein said it was an exciting time for Digital Realty in Asia Pacific.
"Key technology trends, such as the rise of cloud computing and the rapidly emerging internet of things, are highlighting the need for precisely the type of agile data center infrastructure that Digital Realty provides," Stein says.
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In September'editorial Nicola Di Battista underlines the Italian's state incapability, and the architects one, of taking care of the territory, faced with the not new but more frequent natural disasters.
in which we live. We shall come back to this later.
Campania, who uses the discipline as a design-related tool of utmost use to the architect.
After our monthly coverage on the teaching of architecture, and our overviews of the most important and prestigious schools worldwide, we asked the authoritative Carlo Olmo for his opinion on the situation in Italy.
The extraordinary Olivetti utopia created in Ivrea has left Italy and beyond a portion of modern city where public and private, together, have constructed "the city of man." The protection and promotion of this immense heritage is the focus of the nomination of "Ivrea Industrial City of the 20th Century" as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, championed by the Adriano Olivetti Foundation, the City of Ivrea and MIBACT.
At a time when we are so overwhelmed by the production of images, Michael Kenna's work on Abruzzo is an exemplary and fascinating illustration of the experience of "re-discerning" ourselves and this land, so familiar yet so alien.
context suffering from serious building, social and economic decline is the focus of an ambitious urban-regeneration programme by the Made in Cloister Foundation centred on protecting and upgrading the site via culture, art and ageold craft skills.
Domus readers are given a fresh take on the work of Carlo Mollino. Ahead of the "Milanese School" with his 1930s' development of the bedroom-study-living room, he soon came to epitomise Italian design in 1950s' America.
expression of an all-encompassing design thought centred on environmental sustainability and interpersonal exchange. The progressive ideas of the former Presidential couple translated into the constructed form.
Against the Italian scourge of ill-advised investments in new public works: an ethical call to responsibility on the part of administrators responsible for public affairs and designers, urging them to work on improving living conditions by using or reusing what is already present in the territory.
authentic part of the city.
A recent mixed-use complex in Africa by Portuguese architects shows it is possible to impact on a chaotic existing fabric with rigorous architecture that forges continuity with public space.
An exemplary building is the outcome of a decade's research into timber construction methods by the famous Zurich office. A critical take on Swiss building tradition and the technology of working with this material generate a new approach that sees stratification dictating a building's character.
carefully arranged to produce a timeless sense of holiness that brings the whole together.
It is not easy to write about Ettore Sottsass in Domus, after he contributed for decades to the conception and creation of our magazine.
"editors", light and with few limitations.
What I cared most about on these trips was just the kind of city, the layout of the city, the roads, gates, low walls, the little houses built in defence of small vineyards, normally inhabited by poor people.