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Is Monetizing the Federal Debt a Cure or a Cancer?
Regarding Mary Anastasia O'Grady's "The Weekend Interview with Richard Fisher: Don't Monetize the Debt" (May 23): Texas went through a debt-induced, asset bubble-popping in the late 1980s and lived to tell about it. But that happened because Texas had vibrant businesses that had growing customer bases outside of Texas. Also, people flocked to Texas from California and New York to scoop up cheap real estate. Texas received a lifeline of growing trade and out-of-state investors that wasn't available to the U.S. in the 1930s. I know this because I was a banker in Texas in the 1980s and witnessed nine of the 10 largest banks go out of business. Similarly, Japan has received a lifeline of global trade from growing economies in the U.S. and China that wasn't available to the U.S. in the 1930s, either.
Mr. Fisher, where is our lifeline going to come from? The German and Japanese economies are in worse shape than ours is. Mexico is in a serious depression. We cannot export our way out of this crisis, and massive amounts of foreign money will not be coming to our shores to snap up bargains. Other countries have bargains in their own backyards. In short, the only way out of this crisis is to monetize the debt. We need massive quantitative easing, and we need it now.
If we don't monetize the debt, the federal government will have to reduce spending. If that happens, we could see asset prices in aggregate fall below the amount of the total outstanding private-sector debt. At that point our economy will not enter a phase of "creative destruction"; it will simply enter a phase of destruction.
Michael A. Kamperman
Mr. Fisher acknowledges that there is nothing preventing the "political class" from replacing those Federal Reserve officials who would resist the "printing money" solution as the path of least resistance to remedying a crushing deficit. This seems a more likely course of action than cutting entitlements or raising taxes, and Mr. Fisher seems to conclude that pressures from outside the U.S. and a "doing the right thing" spirit will prevail.
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to take this class on the water!
started Yoga as a fitness exersize, but it has shown to be much more than that.....It slows me down, focuses and makes me much more aware. of my body and surroundings. Overall it has benefited my life in so many ways, that I decided to take it a step further and achieved my RYT 200 yoga teacher training. I am excited to teach and commit myself to Yoga with the belief and benefits that it has to offer for anyone!
I am teaching SUP yoga classes, sponsered Wildwood Adventures located in Eagle River, which I am very excited about!! With my love for water and board sports, this just seemed like a perfect fit for me. It all started one sunny day I was adverturing out with my stand up paddle board and decided to come up with a yoga sequence to try on the board. I had read some articles about SUP Yoga and it looked super fun! So I got out on the water, it took me a couple poses to really figure the balance of the board and remembering to breath, but all in all, it was one of the best ideas I've had and I became in love with it! The scenery you get to witness and the stillness of being out on the water is....well there is no words for it. Also the balance it takes really benefits the core!


Hello! I've been trying to blog this cake for over a week. The school holidays are flying by a an alarming rate and I've never felt so unorganised. I honestly don't know where the time is going. I have a wedding cake to make next month and it doesn't seem that long ago I was thinking to myself I had loads of time, it was like eight months away! Eeeek! I am really looking forward to making the cake and will of course share it with you when the time comes!
I was very disciplined with myself last night. I finally tackled the huge ironing pile that has been sitting in the corner of my living room threatening to topple over. I feel so much better now it's done! Why is it that the thought of doing a much dreaded chore is so much worse than actually getting on with it? I really am the queen of procrastination. When it comes to getting on with boring household chores or baking, well I don't need to tell you what comes first!
If you're like me and enjoy putting off household chores to bake, why not try this delicious Raspberry Bakewell loaf cake? If you like Bakewell tart then you will love this cake. Bursting with fresh raspberries and a thin layer of raspberry jam baked through the middle of the cake adds a lovely jammy surprise. The almond flavour is quite subtle, less is definitely more when using almond extract – too much and it will overpower the whole bake.
Preheat the oven 180C. Butter and line a 1lb loaf tin or line with a loaf tin liner.
I'm definitely going to be giving this one a go. Like you, I'm struggling with time vs housework vs baking during the summer hols. I got the boys baking bread one day but they soon got bored.
Looks wonderful! Especially the drizzle glaze.
Such amazing flavours – looks like they work perfectly in a cake, yummy!
Thank you 🙂 I love my wilow pattern plates!
Thank you 🙂 The icing really finishes the cake off.
Thanks 🙂 Raspberry and almond go so well together.
That icing looks like the perfect consistency-been looking to make some like that!
Hi Sarah, thanks for your comment 🙂 You need to mix the icing sugar with boiled water until it's thick enough to coat the back of a spoon quite thickly. If it's too runny, add more icing sugar. Or if it's too thick, add a tiny drop more water until you get the right consistency.
Hello! Francesca Lobban sent me the link to this on Facebook and it looks fantastic – I absolutely LOVE bake well tarts et al!
My question is…do you think it could work with damsons?! I have hundreds of the things in my freezer and I'm looking for something to do with them.
Would frozen raspberries work or would they be too wet.
You could try but I would use them straight from the freezer otherwise they would go mushy.
I thought that might be the case. I'll try it with fresh ones later on today.
Worked out well and I'm pleased with the result, as were the people at our village Pop-up cafe who I made it for. All done according to your recipe except that I used almond milk as I had some to be used up. Many thanks for the recipe.


The 10-year-old Judith Cullity couldn't possibly have guessed just what an auspicious occasion one sunny autumn day in 1967 would prove to be. Neither could she have guessed what a pivotal role she was to play in it.
Judith often accompanied her heart specialist father Tom Cullity on weekend trips to his small acreage near Margaret River.
This particular day, a group of half a dozen men along with Judith and her father had gathered on a freshly furrowed field on the property. One of their Italian workers drove a hole into the clay by way of a fencing post driver. A riesling vine cutting that had recently arrived with great anticipation from Europe was handed to Judith by her father.
One could be forgiven for expecting to hear the swell of violins from the ether on a day such as this but no one had kept an ear out for such things because the overarching significance of the day had yet to be understood. Judith had just planted the very first vine on the very first vineyard in the yet-to-be conceived Margaret River wine region.
At that time in the late 1960s, Australia was a beer drinking nation. Wine was considered either a too highbrow or the cultural preserve of European immigrants. The Swan Valley and outer suburbs were awash with small family vineyards and it was in the Swan Valley where commercial wineries had been established in WA.
Judith's father had studied at the Royal College of Physicians in London and it was during that period that he became enamoured with fine wines. During study break he would travel with friends to the wine regions of France and Germany where the culture of enjoying a glass of wine with a meal really resonated with him.
Back in Australia while practising medicine, Tom was dreaming big — he wanted to create the best wine in the world. Tom's close cricketing friend and mentor, Jack Mann, had been Houghton's winemaker and was an inspiring influence on Tom's passion to make his own wine.
Tom and his friend, Busselton GP Kevin Cullen, came close to collaboration but in the end had their own separate ventures, with the Cullitys getting a head start by one season.
Eldest of four daughters, Judith was the one who accompanied her father most frequently on his trips to the property. Margaret River was then a sleepy community that was otherwise only on the map as far as the surfing fraternity was concerned. It was a far longer and windier set of single lane roads that meandered their way to the region than what exists today.
With the journey taking up to five hours by car, the young Judith became adept at whiling away the time by studying the bush as it flashed past the window. The landscape varied considerably from the sand plains of Perth to the lush forests of the South West. She had ample time to observe the changes as the hours fell away throughout the journey. While Tom was engaging labourers and undertaking the realising of his dream, Judith was free to explore her surrounds and as every child who has had free rein in the bush knows, it was heaven. "I particularly loved the creek with its little islands in the middle," she says.
A love for the bush and the natural environment became etched into her soul. It was a love that was never questioned and it wasn't until living in Germany as a wife and mother of four that Judith really awakened to the depth of her passion for the Australian landscape.
"I found myself yearning for the silhouette of gum trees at sunset." she recalls.
Around the time that Judith and her family returned to Australia, spending the first year back in Tasmania, the contentious policy to log old-growth forests was gaining momentum and there was a groundswell of activism growing to save the Tasmanian wilderness.
"When I heard about the plans for logging our beautiful forests, I remembered how back in Germany we were bemused at the crowds of locals who made their regular weekend pilgrimages out to a State forest next to where we lived," she says.
It was a defining moment that awoke in her an understanding of just how special our natural landscape is. "I became active in the wildflower society," Judith says, "to promote the conservation of our amazing world-renowned biodiversity.
Fifty years on from that fateful day in 1967, Judith is now standing right where she planted that first riesling vine all those years ago. The original vine has since been replanted with a cabernet sauvignon variety. Lush and laden with fruit, it stands oblivious to the exalted position it holds at Vasse Felix. The other original vines — cabernet, shiraz and malbec — that Tom planted in 1967 still remain.
After winning the first of his gold awards at the Canberra wine show in 1979, Tom went on to sell the winery in 1984, which was later sold on to the Holmes a Court family. It is now owned by Paul Holmes a Court and Judith, along with the extended Cullity family, was attending a special lunch and wine tasting at Paul's invitation.
It was a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the planting of the first vine and a preview of Vasse Felix's new signature wine, named Tom Cullity in recognition of Judith's father's pioneering status — not only for the winery but for the region.
It was a sophisticated homage to Tom Cullity and one he no doubt would have appreciated.
Judith looks across at the stunning stone and raw timber building where they'd just enjoyed their lunch in the beautiful restaurant overlooking the vines. In her mind's eye stands the old tin shed that preceded this current structure. Beyond it is the cement rainwater tank embedded with stonework into the slope that served as the original cellar and today holds an impressive display of the winery's heritage.
Judith goes on to say: "It's amazing to remember the original acreage that was basically a paddock and some remnant bushland, and see its transformation into this world-class winery. I think back to those early days of driving in the pouring rain along rough gravel tracks in what was then a rural backwater and now see a sophisticated iconic wine region renowned throughout the world.
This Glasgow brewery recycles old bread into an award-winning brew.
VideoThis Glasgow brewery recycles old bread into an award-winning brew.


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The Southern California Linux Expo will once again host the SCALE: The Next Generation conference. An event where the free & open source community leaders of tomorrow will be able to spotlight their talents and ideas!
The goal of conference will be as "youth driven" as possible. This event continues to offer a unique opportunity to see & experience the inner workings of planning a conference. Youths will be able to determine the content and help steer the direction that this mini conference will take.
For those parents & youths interested in helping to plan the event, we encourage you to join the scale-kids mailing list here.


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Q: Insert function with condition in sql I want to insert values into a table_A from table_B where some conditions are met. Here is what I want to do but does not work:
insert into table_A(ID, value1, value2)
select ID, value1, value2
from table_B
where table_B.ID <> table_A.ID

I am getting this error:

The multi-part identifier "table_A.ID" could not be bound

thanks

A: It does not work like that. You are not joining the tables in an insert statement. Use
insert into table_A(ID, value1, value2)
select ID, value1, value2
from table_B
where ID not in (select ID from table_A)

A: Usually, a right join is faster
insert into table_A (ID, value1, value2)
select b.*
  from table_b b
       right join table_a a
         on  a.ID = b.ID
 where a.ID is null

As this is a common problem the MERGE statement was introduced in SQL2003 standard. You can update existing rows, insert new ones and delete others depending on a specific condition.
merge into table_a a
  using table_B b
    on (a.ID=b.ID)
when not matched then
  insert (ID, value1, value2)
  values (b.ID, b.value1, b.value2)

(untested)

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"The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act released yesterday by the US House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee is a step backwards in many important ways. It will harm the Commonwealth's nonprofits and the people they serve.
Federal tax policy should continue to support the work of the nonprofit sector—and it should encourage all Americans, regardless of income, to give back to their communities.
This bill is a step backwards on both fronts. It reduces charitable giving incentives in ways that will have a severely negative effect. It introduces partisan politics into the nonprofit sector in new and dangerous ways, jeopardizing the sector's integrity. It imposes new and unfair taxes on the nonprofit sector, undercutting its tax exempt status. And it does not include any provisions to make giving easier for the 70% today, and 95% of Americans tomorrow, who do not itemize their federal tax deductions.
For these reasons, the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network is strongly opposed to the bill in its current form. We will continue to work with our nonprofit members and organizational allies to push for solutions that enhance giving, benefit Massachusetts families, and allow nonprofits to continue to serve our communities."


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Family Affairs – Family in Current Photography
Since the invention of photography, the family has been the subject of photographic observation, both in personal photo albums and in artistic series. From 20 April to 4 July 2021, more than 20 international photographers will address this topic in the exhibition FAMILY AFFAIRS. FAMILY IN CURRENT PHOTOGRAPHY at the House of Photography at the Deichtorhallen Hamburg.
Nancy Borowick: His and Hers, 2013. From the series »The Family Imprint«, 2013
© Nancy Borowick
The exhibition, conceived by Ingo Taubhorn, curator of the House of Photography, presents current artistic projects that highlight both the diversity of photographic approaches and the range of family models, ways of life, and complex interpersonal dynamics. The photographic gaze breaks through the everyday and questions prevailing norms. Traditional and new role models, intimate moments of parenting and growing old, being overwhelmed, and chaos are examined as well as love, support, and despair in one's own family.
The series, all of which were created after 2010, were selected according to the criteria of their photographic and thematic diversity. The participating artists develop the legacy of the previous generation of artistic family photography around Larry Sultan, Nan Goldin, and Sally Mann and explore the current state of the genre. In the selected series by well-known photographers from around the world, subjective experiences and objective considerations shared by people across borders are made visible. The exhibition Family Affairs can thus also be understood as a transcontinental photographic discourse.
In order to give viewers the opportunity to engage with the respective works in depth, the number of artists was limited and each series will be presented in a separate room. In addition, the photo book of each artist's series as well as further artist books can be viewed in a separate reading room. Another room in the exhibition will feature group portraits of families by various photographers.
At the end of the exhibition, young visitors will have the opportunity to create their own exhibition.
Grégoire Korganow: Gerson and William, Brasilien, 2015. From the series »father and son«, 2010-16
© Grégoire Korganow
Elinor Carucci: Three generations, 2016. from the Series Midlife, 2019
© Elinor Carucci
Nora Bibel (Germany), Nancy Borowick (USA), Katharina Bosse (Finnland), Elinor Carucci (Israel), John Clang (Singapur), Daniel W. Coburn (USA), Neil DaCosta (USA), Siân Davey (UK), Jamie Diamond (USA), Hassan Fazili (Afghanistan), Vincent Ferrané (France), Gustavo Germano (Argentinia), Eric Gyamfi (Ghana), Lucia Herrero (Spain), Lebohang Kganye (South Africa), Grégoire Korganow (France), Katharina Mayer (Germany), Dario Mitidieri (Italy), Lee-Ann Olwage (South Africa), Trent Parke (Australia), Linn Schröder (Germany), Daniel Schumann (Germany) and Akihito Yoshida (Japan)
The exhibition is under the patronage of the Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Franziska Giffey.
20. April - 4. July 2021
House of Photography
Deichtorplatz 1, Hamburg
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Yossi Milo Gallery is pleased to present the New York premiere of Hassan Hajjaj's celebrated My Rockstars series featuring exuberant and playful mixed media portraits of performers, musicians and friends of the artist taken all
If Time Is Still Alive – An exhibition by Camera Austria in Graz
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What resources are available for Elementary Grades 1 & 2 Sunday School Curriculum?
Get Going! Worship CD contains all 6 songs for Gospel Light's Give Me Jesus! Sunday School. All songs are reproducible so you can give each kid and family their own copy. The songs on the Get Going! Worship CD were written specifically to lead kids to worship and praise Jesus at church with their friends and at home with their families. The messages of each song will build faith as kids listen and sing along!
Teach a class of 10 or fewer? Then the Elementary Classroom Kit for grades 1 & 2 is for you! You'll love the teaching materials for the class and a bonus page of fun family stuff (Family Fridge Fun) to take home each week! Full of fresh, engaging ways to help younger elementary kids understand Bible truth and apply it to their lives, right here, right now!


I wish there was a wired, USB version. I don't like messing with batteries.
No Linux support. I know they're never really "support" Linux, but it would be nice if they would throw us a bone every once in a while. Especially considering how much they "borrow" from the open-source community, they need to give back a little more.
So after screwing with this for three hours it only sort-of works in Fedora 13. Basic mouse functionality worked out of the box, but I need things like scrolling and tap-to-click. Things that are typical for touchpads. I'm a bit disappointed at this point.


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Q: Typescript compile error TS2688: Cannot find type definition file for '.svn' I've been having an issue when trying to compile typescript. tsc.exe gives the following error:
error TS2688: Cannot find type definition file for '.svn'.
SVN is being used for source control and it looks like its trying to compile items in the .svn folder. I cannot figure out why it is doing this.
The compiler points at the a tsconfig.json file with the following content:
{
  "compileOnSave": true,
  "compilerOptions": {
    "noImplicitAny": false,
    "noEmitOnError": false,
    "removeComments": false,
    "sourceMap": true,
    "target": "es5",
    "module" : "none"
  },
  "include": [
    "../../jquery.d.ts",
    "./**/*"
  ],
  "exclude": [
    "node_modules",
    "wwwroot"
  ]
}

I have tried explicitly excluding the .svn folder in tsconfig but it still generates the same error. I have even tried removing the .svn folder from the directory where my typescript files are and still it gives the error.
I have also done a repair on visual studio and Typescript tools and resinstalled both to no avail.
I cannot find references to .svn in either the project or any of the TypeScript.target file.
This all works fine on colleagues machines and I have the exact same setup so I really don't understand where the error is coming from.
I am running V2.2.2 of typescript and Visual Studio 2015 update 3.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. This has been driving me insane for days now.

A: I encountered the same error message. I solved it by upgrading my Subversion client to version 1.7. Subversion 1.7 is different from earlier versions in that it uses only one .svn folder at the top rather than one in each folder. If your top folder under Subversion control does not have any Typescript files, as is my situation, then I think this will work for you. By the way, I encountered this problem using Jenkins to run the Typescript compiler. I fixed the problem by configuring Jenkins to use Subversion 1.7 instead of an earlier version.


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The Age of Intent: Undercurrents from SXSW 2013
March 17, 2013 by LauraLorek@gmail.com Leave a Comment
BY ALAN WEINKRANTZ
Special Contributor to Silicon Hills News
This year, my SXSW experience started at the Abbey Road crossing in London on
Alan Weinkrantz Crossing Abbey Road. In a Geekdom shirt, of course.
Sunday, February 23, followed by a visit to Liverpool, England on Friday, March 1.
Crossing Abbey Road. In a Geekdom shirt, of course.
I was there with a life-long friend from college, on a Beatles pilgrimage. Being in
Liverpool was incredibly special. The last time I was there, I spent my 21st birthday.
Now, approaching my 60th, it was time to return.
Like many of us then, and to some extent, today, the Beatles influenced, well, just
about everything.
Back then, music was our source code. It gave rise to a global social consciousness
raising that set the tone for everything from putting a man on the moon, to the
decline of communism, the invention of the microprocessor, and of course, what
become the Internet.
I believe we are in the middle of history repeating itself with the manifestation of
a new form of code: it's the apps and all the cool technologies and gizmos we are
using to digitize our lives and allow us to express, communicate and manage our
relationships in new ways.
As Humanity Evolves, So Does SXSW
For me, this year's SXSW experience was about intent.
For one week out of the fifty-two in a year, the expression of intent is not about
doing business development, landing a big deal, or a possible career move up the
food chain.
I believe the act of intent shows a sign of faith that while you may not be able to
rationalize or clearly understand what you are doing, your instinct says you just
have to go with the flow, be intentional, and be open to new flows of energy and
opportunity that could come your way.
Special thanks to my friend, Jeff Pulver(right) who shared some great insights on Israel's startup
economy for our talk at SXSW 2013
Aside from having a speaking slot – sharing the stage with Jeff Pulver on Israel's Startup Economy, and doing client work, my intent was to attend several of the seminars that were of personal interest to me and be inspired by big thinkers
and doers. I did make it to hear Tim Ferris, Esther Dyson, and Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone.
I had five other "must-listen / gotta get inspired" talks I wanted to sit in on, but enroute to each talk, the randomness and magic of SXSW swung into full effect. In some cases I ran into people I follow on various social networks. In others, it was friends from San Antonio that I don't see as often as I would like to. I crossed paths with friends from Israel, the UK, and all over the U.S. There were some friends that I never got to see, but felt their presence on social platforms like Facebook and Twitter as they were there.
In one case, I was standing outside of the convention center, and saw someone "very famous" looking around trying to figure out how to get from point A to point B. I went up to him and said, "hi – I know the area pretty well. You look lost. Can I help you?" This famous person accepted my offer and we walked a couple of blocks as I helped him find his way to his next appointment or interview.
While I have always been awestruck of this very famous person, suddenly I realized that he was just a normal person.
He was human.
He was real.
And he showed his vulnerability.
In another special moment in time, I ran into a friend, and we started to compare notes in the challenges of getting budgets for clients. In her infinite wisdom, my friend said, "there's always a budget, but not for me…" On the spot, I knew there was a country western song in there. We agreed to save that nugget and re-visit it again at our next random encounter. For those of you reading this story, just you wait; we'll be on stage on day singing this very famous song to be.
The Dow at Almost 14,500. Happy Days Are Here Again, But For Different Reasons
During SXSW Interactive, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was zooming and booming to new highs, almost getting to 14,500. Happy days were here again, but for totally different reasons.
On the show floor, countries like Korea, Chile, Ireland, and Mexico were there showcasing startups, and promoting innovation that were indigenous to the genetic code of their country. Offsite, there was the State of Israel's dinner at an Italian restaurant that I attended. As with the folks from Chile, we celebrated with great food and terrific wine.
Going from booth to booth, each foreign country I visited all had similar messages: we see the future, we have connectivity, smart and passionate people, and we are out to rule the world.
While not on the show floor, I spent quite a bit of time with someone who is doing some amazing things with a non-profit organization in Egypt. He told me that the best thing that happened since the revolution, was that young people want to take part in the startup economy. He's creating a new type of venture capital fund to tap into the entrepreneurial opportunities that is taking hold in his country.
Microsoft Comes A Calling
In my travels to Israel, I get to speak at many of the accelerators, one of which includes the Microsoft Azure Accelerator program in Herzliya, near Tel Aviv. Knowing that I was at SXSW, they asked me to interview one of the companies that
was in their program. I was not only happy to help out, I was thrilled. I knew the company when it was a great idea and had some early stage seed funding. Fast forward one year later, and they had not only raised a nice round, but they were
doing licensing deals with some major brands.
New Terms of Art
From what evolves at SXSW, are born new trades and terms of art.
Big data was used in various forms and for the first time ever, I learned the term, "data journalist," in the Visual.ly booth. The " quantified self" was on my radar. Devices like FitBit and Nike Fuelband were in full motion, adorned from the jeans and wrists of attendees.
The liberation of currency was clearly on the tradeshow floor. Several crowdfunding sites and professional services providers who are becoming part of this ecosystem were also promoting their message.
One of my favorite talks during SXSW: Transcending Tech: Is G-d Rebooting the World, with Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone from Lubavitch.com
One of my favorite talks during SXSW: Transcending Tech: Is G-d Rebooting the World, with Rabbi
Mordechai Lightstone from Lubavitch.com
The Rise of Mentorship
I saw themes of mentorship this year, which also plays a big role in what I am doing. It's part of the ethos of what we, as residents at San Antonio-based Geekdom have taken a pledge to mentor our fellow community members at what has now become the largest collaborative workspace in the State of Texas.
Tuesday afternoon, I had to leave to return back to my office at Geekdom for a very special event. Brad Feld was in town, sharing his vision on what it takes to build a startup community. I'm fortunate to have my office at Geekdom where I can mentor, do client work, and be around incredibly smart people whose goodness, intellect and intent is clearly there.
In our intent to do new things with the tools, bandwidth and platforms we now have, there is forever something that's not just better, but more optimistic that was in full swing at SXSW.
SXSW is a platform that creates a place for you to open yourself up to experiencing the medium of intent.
When you put intent into motion, you can reset, calibrate, discover and yes, be discovered. There are people from all over the world randomly (or not so randomly) connecting through the medium of intent.
You now have twelve months to get ready for SXSW 2014.
Think about what your intent is, how you can discover what's new, and be open to being discovered.
With positive intent, March 2014 will be a good time to return to Austin, Texas for the next adventures of SXSW.
Alan Weinkrantz is a Public Relations advisor to technology companies and startups
worldwide.
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Please see this post: Simplicial Developmental System.
As part of my PhD I developed software for procedurally generating complex organic 3D forms. This software, the Simplicial Developmental System (SDS), simulates biological and physical processes in order to grow a 3D structure in a virtual environment. The user of the software specifies the initial conditions, parameters of the processes, and the environmental configuration and then starts the simulation.
I've made all my code publicly available, as is. Please note the licenses that are in the various folders and pay attention to the licenses of the included dependencies.
Please note that this code is for a prototype, it probably won't work any more but may be of some use to someone out there.
Follow me on twitter at @eigenbom to catch up with my latest adventures in procedural generation.


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How Colleges Prepare (or Don't Prepare) Their Leaders Is Holding Back Innovation
By Jeffrey J. Selingo
The resignation of Temple University's president, Neil D. Theobald, last month is a story that is becoming all too common in higher education: A new leader takes over with much fanfare, only to be ousted within a few years (in Theobald's case, just three years).
At a time when higher education is under tremendous pressure to reinvent its financial model and remake its curriculum for a digital age and a diverse student body, who will — and perhaps more important, who can — run colleges and universities for this new era is a question increasingly being asked by trustees, faculty members, and policy makers.
Sure, new ideas to transform teaching, financial aid, and student services often bubble up from experiments in the trenches. But presidents encourage innovation by setting the tone, crafting the narrative for internal and external constituencies, and finding the money to expand boutique projects.
The average tenure of a college president has dropped slightly in the last decade — from 8.5 years to seven years, according to the American Council on Education. Unfortunately, turnover at the top often stunts the growth of innovation across a campus.
Presidential searches sometimes take six months or longer; once new presidents finally arrive, they go on "listening tours" for their first year; and then they embark on an extensive strategic-planning process in which previous priorities are shelved in favor of new ones. By then, it's two years after the predecessor left, and probably much of the senior leadership has also changed.
What makes those transitions even more difficult in an era of rapid change is that finding qualified candidates for college and university presidencies, as well as for senior-leadership roles, is becoming more difficult.
Over the past three years, I have led a program to find the next generation of higher-education leaders under the direction of the presidents of Arizona State University and Georgetown University. Nearly 90 midcareer administrators have completed the Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership, which combines the latest research on teaching, student success, and finance with the principles of "design thinking" and leadership training.
In working with those administrators, from a range of public and private colleges, the faculty and I have learned eight lessons about why it is so problematic to find the next generation of leaders, and by extension, why innovation so often gets stuck on campuses.
1. Teaching and research are perceived as more valuable than administration. Faculty leaders find it challenging to leave their colleagues, teaching, and research to lead change and innovation that aren't always understood or appreciated by traditional academics as necessary to the institution's future. Stepping up can actually feel like a step back, especially if future faculty status is threatened by the diversion to leadership.
2. There's a steep learning curve. Professors and staff members exchange knowing looks when a new dean or provost steps into the role. They know it will take a year or two before the new official has learned enough about leading people and processes in a complex system to be useful in daily management and decision making.
And not every academic-turned-leader makes the transition successfully. Academics who step into such posts must learn the difference between generating knowledge and managing the challenges of an organizational-leadership role that requires people skills, systems thinking, and vision. They must make the shift from focusing on their own teaching and scholarship to bringing about results through others.
3. Many leaders are short-termers. Turnover in leadership results in a disruption in the concerted, committed effort needed to bring about lasting change and innovation. The agendas of presidents last only as long as they are in the role. The long-term nature of college and university culture leads to a passive approach as well. "Waiting out" the term of a poor president, provost, or dean is a common way to resist change and tolerate the high turnover of key positions. That mentality breeds complacency and a sense of resignation in the institutional culture.
4. Administrators lack a big-picture view. The diversity and complexity of challenges facing higher education today require leaders to look outside of their institutions for new solutions and innovations, yet most are "heads down" inside their institutions, keeping up with daily demands. Even when they look up and grasp a bigger picture, a glimpse at the context can be more daunting than clarifying.
5. Professors don't understand how decisions are made. Academics are not trained in how to build the necessary networks and relationships that enable them to get things done. They are unclear on how board decisions are made and the importance of cultivating good relationships with board members and other stakeholders.
I often hear basic questions about how a provost works with a president, and how the triangle of president, chief financial officer, and provost operate together to achieve goals. In short, many professors don't know how things get done and are ill prepared when assuming senior-level positions.
6. Academics aren't trained to look inward. Research shows that emotional intelligence is a key determinant of leadership success, yet while an academic career requires intense scrutiny of intellect, it calls for little self-reflection.
Faculty members in leadership roles do not make the connection between their self-awareness and their ability to inspire and bring about results through others. They have little understanding of the impact of their style on others. They put a higher priority on solving problems, making decisions, and completing tasks than on reflecting, building relationships, and developing leadership, unwittingly sabotaging their own effectiveness.
7. Scholars are averse to risk. Leadership requires courageous decision making, holding a clear, principled position in the face of controversy, and a willingness to express a bold vision for the future. With a habit of research and analysis, many academics are uncomfortable navigating the ambiguity of institutional decision making, preferring to stay with known approaches rather than move the organization forward without guarantees of success.
8. Career options are often poorly explained. We hear from many leaders who go through our program about their frustrations in learning about new career opportunities. Many academics have little insight into opportunities on their campuses or elsewhere, and are not sure of how to work with headhunters. There is relatively little mentoring, coaching, or overt succession planning that would allow for the cultivation of the next generation of leaders.
The result? Talented leaders feel uncertain about options and unclear about their qualifications and how to explore new opportunities.
With the average college president nearing his mid-60s, a wave of retirements is expected in the coming years. The people who fill those top jobs are critical to the success of innovative ideas across campuses and throughout higher education. The biggest hurdle to change in higher education is not a lack of money, shared governance, a reluctant faculty, or tradition. It's leadership, and right now, the likely successors to this generation of presidents are not prepared for the top job.
Jeffrey J. Selingo, a former editor of The Chronicle, is a writer and professor of practice/special adviser at Arizona State University and a visiting scholar at the Georgia Institute of Technology's Center for 21st Century Universities.
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Jeffrey J. Selingo
Jeffrey J. Selingo, a former editor of The Chronicle, is the author of Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions (Scribner, 2020). He is a special adviser at Arizona State University and founder of the ASU/Georgetown University Academy for Innovative Higher Education Leadership.


Can someone please provide (or link me to) a step by step for how to begin my application process? How did you all get all the guidance you needed for making deadlines etc..?) I have: - written the MCAT (PS:8, VR:9, BS:10) - have a 3.85 GPA - am going into my last year of university Thanks so much, it's nice to not be so alone in all this!
Chances + Given This Info Where Would It Be Worth Applying To As A Third Year?
Hi Guys! Hopefully this question doesn't prove to be too bothersome to anyone. I was planning on applying for medical school at the end of the summer (I just finished my second year at UBC) and I was wondering whether anyone had some thoughts on where would be best to apply and whether some places just wouldnt be worth it given my EC's/Grades/Province of residence. Obviously UBC is a no-brainer to apply to haha, and I was thinking UofT and Queens as well but I just couldn't find concrete info on the statistics of other schools. PS. I am majoring in Microbiology and Immunology Here is a little about my Grades: First year Avg: 88% (first semester 87/second semester 89) - 30 Credits Summer of First year: OChem 233 =97 % and English 110 = 80% (both Med pre-reqs) = Avg of 88.5% Second Year Avg: 93% (first semester 91 avg/second semester 95 avg) - 30 Credits cGPA: 90% (90.1 to be precise) / Cumulative OMSAS GPA = 3.93 (if I converted correctly, either way no doubt it is at least 3.9) Pre-requisite Course Average: 89.6% (Only pre-req I have not taken is Biochem 302 which is a pre-req. at UBC but I can still apply) NOTE: I think taking Ochem over the summer means I can't apply to University of Ottawa doesnt it ? Whatever, good grade lol. Here is a little about my EC's (still a work in progress but please be honest with me about what you think of them, I know I still have a lot to beef up in this department): > Volunteering in local hospital ER for 1 year now (3 hours a week) starting the beginning of second year > Volunteered in Biochemistry Lab for about 8 months (12 hours a week) starting the beginning of second year > Received a scholarship of $6500 to work in the same biochemistry lab that I volunteered in on an individual project (40 hours a week) > Volunteered about 70 hours in first year at my local food bank (that is history now haha) > Science Frosh Leader (Just a few days long commitment, no biggie) > TREK student leadership program (week long program where my group and I designed a study plan and activities for elementry school students to educate them about a given scientific topic, my group did Biomes) - This one isn't a big deal either I guess > Deans list designation first year (>80% avg) > Science Scholar designation second year (>90% avg) > Trek Excellence Scholarship (for second year performance) - $1500 Tentative Long term Volunteer gigs (wont effect my application really but opinions on them would be cool ) > Currently accepted into the Big Buddies of Vancouver Mentorship program ( was supposed to be a weekly mentor to a kid in a school near me, hang out with him, plan activities every week but Vancouver Schools decided to strike and it didn't pan out) I start in September > Canuck Place Family Volunteer - Weekly volunteer to help a family out who is dealing with a terminally ill child (hang out with the child while they take care of other children/duties) - 3 to 4 hours a week starting in September > Will likely continue to work with my lab in a paid position but I was wondering whether it would be a good chance to use my experience to find work in another lab (would multiple labs be more ideal for an application??) MCAT score: Taking it in August, yes, if I blow it there would be no point in even applying haha but I do want to get started on my applications early. All in all, I am pretty social guy and I'd say my social skills are solid haha, I play in a few school intramural leagues, I really need to join a club though but sadly the one im super passionate about I got interviewed for but didn't make the final cut I will keep searching because I'd love me some club experience. Sorry for the long read guys and gals! I would appreciate any wisdom on best schools to apply given my summer course, average, BC residence and more. Feel free to rip my grades and EC's to shreds if you must, I am just applying to get some feedback of where I stand with various medical schools (although if I get in that would be amaaaazing haha!) I hope to beef up by EC's enough to have a good chance by the end of my upcoming year. Hopefully the fact that my grades have been consistently improving bodes well with the adcoms? Thanks again for the read I really would appreciate your feedback!


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Wall Street Mines Apple and Google Mobility Data to Spot Revival
Ksenia Galouchko
May 13 2020, 10:34 AM May 13 2020, 6:18 PM May 13 2020, 10:34 AM May 13 2020, 6:18 PM
(Bloomberg) -- To navigate these unprecedented times, market participants are getting creative with how they monitor economic activity.
As some countries relax their lockdowns, investors and strategists are poring over mobility data from Apple Inc. and Alphabet Inc.'s Google to track the pace of economic recovery and estimate consumer spending across different regions. Such information can provide early clues on which countries will exit the worst recession in decades faster than others, and which will fall behind.
"Covid-19 is like no other shock and so most investors are discounting the traditional indicators," John Roe, head of multi-asset funds at Legal & General Investment Management, said by email, referring to data such as unemployment and retail sales that are reported with a lengthy lag. "Instead it's all about the shape of the recovery and so we're tracking a number of innovative data sources that we believe will be more real time."
LGIM's asset allocation team takes Apple users' requests for travel directions and adjusts them for weekly seasonality before projecting the data onto estimates for gross domestic product. So far, their analysis shows that the U.S. economy is holding up better than other regions and is gradually reopening, while there are signs of improvement in southern Europe as countries like Italy relax their movement restrictions.
Depressed Activity
Apple and Google both launched online tools last month based on people's mobility. Apple's uses anonymous data from the company's Maps app, showing the volume of people driving, walking or taking public transit in their communities and covers major cities and 63 countries or regions. The Google reports are also anonymous and broken down by location and display the change in visits to places like grocery stores and parks. Both tools lack data from mainland China.
In addition to LGIM, Societe Generale SA and Deutsche Bank AG are among those tracking mobility data. SocGen quant strategists led by Andrew Lapthorne said in a note on Monday that the data has helped them see that despite the easing of lockdowns in major economies, activity continues to be weak.
"Regional differences are apparent and the extent of the lockdown remains clear and though there are very tentative signs that the G7 at least is starting to drive a little more, activity remains depressed," the strategists wrote. "We'll be watching how this activity develops over the coming weeks."
Google Data
Over at Deutsche Bank, strategists are using Google data to monitor any pick-up in activity in various New York communities. New York state will begin to reopen in some regions on Friday although the city's lockdown is likely to continue into June.
Torsten Slok, chief economist at Deutsche Bank Securities, said the analysts are beginning to see early signs of a turnaround in daily and weekly indicators of New York City subway usage, but those improvements are more modest than the pick-up in activity at parks, grocery stores and pharmacies.
This trend worries strategists at TD Securities, who say the fact that the use of transit and travel to workplaces in the U.S. hasn't picked up as much as visits to the parks could signal that people are going out due to "quarantine fatigue" rather than because of increased business activity.
According to LGIM's Roe, asset managers and analysts are having to use mobility data because the current tense market situation requires the most up-to-date information possible.
"We are trying to tread a path between vastly different scenarios," he said. "Early indicators like this are crucial for reassessing their relative likelihoods."
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Christians are ridiculous. At least if TV is anything to go by. Ned Flanders. Rev. Lovejoy. The Vicar of Dibley. Christians are often portrayed as out-dated, weak, and just a bit pathetic. Some would go further and say that not only are Christians ridiculous - they are dangerous and need to be stopped. Perhaps you've experienced just a little bit of this yourself? The raised eyebrow on Monday morning when you say you went to church. The frosty atmosphere when the discussion turns to other religions and you mention that Jesus said he is the only way to God.
Instead of hitting back, he took it to God. Instead of throwing his own insults back, he prayed. He entrusted the situation to God.
Ephesians 6 reminds us of the battle we're in. Not against people, but against the devil and his evil schemes. And it reminds us of the armour we need: truth, righteousness, salvation, the gospel of peace, faith, and the word of God. The basics, understood and lived out in the most difficult situations.
That's our building project: speaking the truth in love to each other so the church grows. Nothing should distract us from it.


F: Favorite color – I don't have a strong opinion on this, I like red and blue and green…but I seem to own too much black.
I: Instruments - forced to take piano lessons when I was 8 but I never practiced and got reprimanded pretty much every session. I hated it.
N: Nicknames – Annie by parents (I love this nickname), Bri by all ya'll. Full name is Brianne but whatever you call me, don't let it be Briann-a!
U: Underwear – uhhh, yeah. People think this is optional?
V: Vegetable you don't like – cauliflower. Most other vegetables you can load with butter or cheese and be fine. Cauliflower is THE WORST.
W: What makes you run late – Marty. I'm not a late person, really. I'm a chronically early person and get anxious if I'm late.
X: X-rays you've had – teeth (of course), foot and I think shins at some point. Nothing major.
Not a huge cauliflower person either...unless it is smothered in butter. I like your nickname, Annie, so cute. Fun list! :) I can't believe Marty doesn't like desserts. inhumane!
You definitely forgot a nickname - Rabbit!
That was fun! I learned some things about you!! What makes you late - Marty.. Ha! LOL! Liked that answer..


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The Story of Worlds
The entire life of endogeic earthworms are spent underground, where they live, feed and multiply spending their 2-3 years of life within the top 50 cms (20 inches) of the mineralised soil layer.
Endo = in or internal Geic = Earth
One day an inquisitive young endogeic earthworm, called Peter asked his father, Professor Underground, who had just been awarded the…
Earthworm Nobel Prize for
Knowledge, Logic, Reason and Intelligence
…these two questions: "Daddy, is this all there is?", and, "Daddy, could there be another world that we are unable to be aware of?"
His father laughed and replied, "Please try to be reasonable Peter – there's no evidence of another world. Don't doubt me son – the only world that exists is the 'world of soil'. This is all there is" It's beyond the power of earthworm reason to even consider another world.
"Surely Peter," his daddy continued, "it must be obvious to you that we have everything in this world we need. We can move freely, we have plenty to eat, we can multiply and we are protected from extreme temperatures (both hot and cold) and from overly dry climates. I hope that's the end of our discussion my son – I can say with conviction 'quod erat demonstrandum'.
Yes Peter I have proved my point – haven't I?"
One day an inquisitive young goldfish, called Wanda asked her father, Professor Water, who had just been awarded the
Goldfish Nobel Prize for
…these two questions: "Daddy, is this all there is?" and, "Daddy, could there be another world
that we are unable to be aware of?"
Her father laughed and replied, "Please try to be reasonable Wanda – there's no evidence of another world. Don't doubt me daughter – the only world that exists is a 'water world'. This is all there is" It's beyond the power of goldfish reason to even consider another world.
"Surely Wanda, it must be obvious to you that we have everything in this world we need. We can swim freely, we can multiply, we have plenty to eat and we can enjoy our great freedom. I hope that's the end of our discussion my daughter. I can say with conviction 'quod erat demonstrandum'. Yes Wanda - I have proved my point – haven't I?"
Thirdly
One day an inquisitive young boy, called Thomas, asked his father, Professor Knowall, who had just been awarded the…
Nobel Prize for
…these two questions: "Daddy, is this all there is?" and, "Daddy, could there be another world that we are unable to be aware of?"
His father laughed and replied, "Please try to be reasonable Thomas – there's no evidence of another world. Don't doubt me Thomas – the only world that exists is the 'world you now live in'. This is all there is. "Your human 'logic' should convince you of this – to believe in another 'world' would be unreasonable for our highly developed human brains to even consider. We have no invisible means of support Thomas – don't doubt this." It's beyond the power of human reason to even consider another world "Surely Thomas, it must be obvious to you that we have everything in this world we need. With so many advances in science and physics we now lack for nothing. I hope that's the end of our discussion my son – I can say with conviction 'quod erat demonstrandum'. Yes Thomas - I have proved my point - haven't I?"
Unlike Peter and Wanda, who did not question their dad's comments, Thomas was a doubting type of boy and put more questions to his dad: "Daddy," he said, "The earthworm's brain power was so limited that he 'got it wrong'. There was another world.
"The goldfish's brain power was slightly more developed than that of the earthworm, yet so limited that she also got it wrong – there was another world. "If the endogeic earthworm and the goldfish were wrongly convinced that no other world existed, could you be wrong daddy?
"Is there no doubt in your mind dad that all the beauty and unexplained wonders all around us have not been designed by the author of yet another world – the unseen (to us daddy) world of God?
"Just as the limited brain power of Peter and Wanda did not allow them to 'think beyond their braingrade' and consider the existence of another type of world could it be that in the 'scale of things' we are no different to Peter and Wanda. "It may seem insulting to your brain-grade to consider that a higher 'brain-grade" than yours exists: the brain-grade of God.
"Why should the 'surprises' that the earthworm and goldfish got stop with you? Could you not also be surprised dad? Can you tell me please why you think the same principle of 'brain limitation' should not apply to humans as much as it does to the earthworm and goldfish?
"While Wanda was a 'brain-grade step' ahead of Peter, and you dad are a 'brain-grade step' ahead of Wanda, is it not reasonable to you dad that this advancing 'chain of brain-grades' could advance even further to yet another world, which, due to our very limited 'brain-grade', can only be acknowledged by a word we call 'faith'?
"Why is it not more reasonable daddy to 'have rather than have not' this faith? "I'm only a young boy and I can see that 'faith', rather than earthworm, goldfish and human intellect should be considered.
"Dad, it's not that you are unreasonable, it's only that, similar to Peter and Wanda, you can only use a human 'brain-grade' level to undertake a human reasoning process. There could be numerous dimensions and worlds right in front of your face daddy – it's just that your brain-grade denies you the 'equipment' to go beyond a particular thought level.
"Your sense of sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell are gifted to you by a human brain, which although higher than that of Peter's and Wanda's brain-grades may well be lower than that of the author and director of an even greater world. "So daddy, you're not to blame – it's no human's fault – it's just that you are unable to go beyond your 'pay grade'. You are just a human being.
"Although dad we could not be any happier now, don't you sometimes get a 'feeling' or sense that humans are unfulfilled and must wait a lifetime to be fulfilled in another world – a world we call heaven. "Your self-appointed human pride and human 'know-all' attitude could be your problem dad. I don't blame you - after all as Tammy Wynette says, 'You're just a man'."
Dad. A final question….
"Where do you think our world came from?"
Dad replied:
"Our world arose from a theory we call the 'Big Bang'. Thomas, my doubting son, our human 'Big
Bang' theory is quite easy to grasp and understand. This 'Big Bang' theory, regarding our existence, is when a certain collision generated atoms that made our world and eventually – us. It really is as simple as this son. The greatest 'human brain-grades' have told us so."
Thomas replied, "But dad, in my school book I read that a collision is caused by 'one moving object striking violently against another object with an accompanying 'bang'.' So where did the objects that caused this collision or 'big bang' you mention come from?
"Also dad where did the space, within which this collision occurred, come from? Is it not more
reasonable, even at our brain's miniature grade-level, to think that rather than atoms wandering around and eventually, over time, constructing intricate organs and organisms which are anatomically and functionally 'mind-bending' to us – is it not much more likely, again at our junior brain-grade level, to 'let go' for a while and ponder the idea that perhaps the beauty of nature we observe every day of our lives – is only a name for an effect whose cause is God, the author and director of our world.
"Whether it took trillions of years or a few days to create our world is not of any importance dad. We are cheeky enough to use our human brain-grade's definition of time. Who do we think we are? We, at a brain-grade of humans, define the word 'time'. We define 'time' as 'the indefinite, continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future regarded as a whole'.
"I'm afraid to tell you dad that our 'Father Time' is just a figment of our brain-grade. Daddy, I know you are an intelligent man and you believe that what you 'think' at your brain-grade level is correct, but in fact all your thought processes exist only within the capacity of your human brain.
"If you had the faith dad to believe that your human brain-grade level is just a mere human brain-grade level, then you would know, Dad, that there is not even the possibility of you knowing the answers to these questions because it's not 'given to you to know'. "I think dad that there may well be another 'Father Time'. Anyway, 'time will tell'.
"Dad, even though you have been awarded the
Nobel Prize for Knowledge, Logic, Reason and Intelligence
…surely you couldn't think even at your majestic braingrade level that us humans are the 'top of the bill' at the concert of life? You, through a most fragile gift called faith, are invited to attend another concert.
"To paraphrase the words of a song, 'Your grade was not so great after all'."
George Hilton


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Llangollen is home to stunning natural wonders, from the rolling hills which surround the park, the White Water Rivers which weave themselves in and out of the land, including the outstanding River Dee canal which runs through the town with horse drawn boats regularly passing through.
There is also the famous Llangollen Steam Railway which chugs their way through the Dee Valley, from which you can see stunning views of the Horseshoe Pass and Horseshoe Falls. If you're not into walking this is the perfect way for you to catch a glimpse of the landscape Llangollen has to offer.
This inland area of North Wales is epitomised by a gentler rolling countryside than Snowdonia. It is the ideal area for outdoor pursuits including cycling, walking, white-water rafting and kayaking.
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Stanford University, Undergraduate Thesis (2011)
In 651 AD, a Celtic Christian priest named Finan built a modest church on the small island of Lindisfarne in the far north of England. He built the church in an early Irish style, "not of stone, [but] out of hewn oak, and covered it with reeds." Later in the seventh century, Theodore of Tarsus, the Archbishop of Canterbury whom the pope had personally sent to Britain to promote the "true faith," dedicated the church at Lindisfarne to St. Peter the Apostle, and had the roof and walls reinforced by plates of lead.
The story of the strengthened church is reflective of Bede's account of the Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, or Ecclesiastical History of the English People, finished in 731. Bede's book can be divided into two parts, which mirror the stages of the building of the Lindisfarne church. The first theme, covered in the first two books of the five-book Ecclesiastical History, is Christianity's arrival in Britain and proliferation throughout the island. This portion, which spans the period from the first century AD to 633, can be seen as the initial construction of the church. Bede bases much of the history in the first two books off of secondary sources written about events one hundred or more years before he lived.
The second portion of Bede's History, like the renovation of the Lindisfarne church, follows the theme of the effort of the Roman Catholic Church to correct the practices of the Celtic Christians by conforming them to Roman practices. Books III through V follow this theme of unification, which is a key issue in English ecclesiastical history from 633 through the time when Bede is writing the book in the late 720's. As a life-long monk in Northumbria, Bede was personally involved in the Romanization of English churches, which accounts for his partiality towards Roman practices.
Having drawn the distinction between the two portions of Bede's Ecclesiastical History, those of the Church's initial construction and subsequent Romanization, I argue that Bede's involvement in ecclesiastical affairs throughout his life both illuminates and clouds his perspective on the history of the English church. His description of Christianity's dissemination is a blend of history and hagiography. In the second part of the History, covering the century from 633 to 731, his devotion to Roman Catholic practices shapes his view of history and even compromises the completeness of his account.
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