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All the digital news stories you missed this week
There's a greasy feel to this week's digital news, with a couple of fast food stories to start.
Other morsels of interest include AR adverts, some stock market joy, smart speakers and some masterly marketing from Nike.
Do you want fries with that?
Wendy's gives a man his nuggs
Yep, that tweet from Carter Wilkerson (see below) seems to have finally borne fruit (or nuggs). As it became the most retweeted tweet of all time (c. 3.4m RTs), surpassing Ellen's group Oscar selfie, Wendy's has decided to stump up the nuggets, despite Carter being 15m retweets shy of the rather tongue-in-cheek target set.
What's more, the fast food outlet is donating $100,000 to The Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption in Wilkerson's name.
HELP ME PLEASE. A MAN NEEDS HIS NUGGS pic.twitter.com/4SrfHmEMo3
— Carter Wilkerson (@carterjwm) April 6, 2017
Pizza Hut fires agency for incredibly insensitive Facebook post
The back story here involves a video of a hunger-striking Palestinian activist, Marwan Barghouti, in an Israeli prison, which the prison service claims shows him eating a chocolate bar (a claim refuted by Palestinians who say the video is faked).
Now, any normal agency creative wouldn't see this story as reactive marketing fodder, but that's what Pizza Hut's unnamed agency did, adding a pizza box to a still from the image and suggesting Barghouti eat pizza instead (see the results below).
Pizza Hut has 'terminated' its relationship with the agency and is now facing a Palestinian boycott.
"Barghouthi,if U're gonna break a strike, isn't pizza better?",@pizzahut makes fun of Palestinian prisoners.#Boycott_PizzaHut #DignityStrike pic.twitter.com/6TYpb89Pro
— Maha Hussaini (@MahaGaza) May 9, 2017
Blippar previews AR ads
Storied UK unicorn Blippar seems to be pivoting once more, with the launch of augmented reality ads.
The video below shows how the tech would work, with 360-degree AR experiences launching in browser at the click of an ad. GroupM will be a launch partner for the ads.
Nike pulls off the biggest marketing stunt since Red Bull Stratos
If any of you were on social media last Friday night/Saturday morning (May 6) you will probably have seen mention of #Breaking2 or even watched some of the livestream.
This 'moonshot' by Nike was an attempt to break the mythic two-hour mark over the marathon distance. The attempt took place at Monza race track (fewer curves to negotiate than a standard route), with elite pacers dropping in and out of the race (not allowed in standard competition) and motorbikes delivering drinks to the runners (also not allowed in competition).
Crucially though, the main event, the factor that Nike was hoping would seem crucial in breaking the barrier, was the Zoom Vaporfly Elite shoe, which will be available to buy soon.
Eliud Kipchoge from Kenya had withdrawn from the London marathon to concentrate on his preparation for the Nike stunt/record attempt, and he very nearly did it, recording a time of 2hrs 25 seconds. That's two and a half minutes quicker than the official world record.
The event was so well conceived and so well covered by the media that it sets a new standard for sports marketing.
Tesco launches on Google Home in the UK
This might not seem like a big deal but it does put paid to some of the suggestions that these smart speakers represent walled gardens when it comes to commerce (admittedly, the Echo does encourage Amazon shopping).
However, setup isn't that easy, with Google Home owners having to set up an IFTTT recipe developed by Tesco, and ensure Google Assistant and Tesco accounts are connected to IFTTT.
When that's done though, you'll be able to ask your Google Home to "add milk to your Tesco basket" or "buy more eggs".
A Tesco Labs blog post about the tech says that "If you already shop with Tesco regularly we'll do our best to bias those search results towards the products that you'd normally choose, so that IFTTT will add your favourites/usuals for you – not just the first result."
It continues, "Another feature we've added alongside this is around existing orders. If you already have a slot booked then IFTTT will amend the existing order and if you don't it will just add it to your basket."
Sounds pretty cool to me.
JD.com turns a surprise profit thanks to mobile commerce
JD.com, Chinese pureplay ecommerce platform, has had its first profitable quarter since going public two years ago.
Orders were up 39% on Q1 2016. The proportion of total orders placed through smartphones hit 81%, more than doubling since the same quarter last year.
Net profits rose to Rmb239m ($35m), from a loss of Rmb910m ($133m) in Q1 2016. A Bloomberg poll had forecast a similar loss in this quarter, so the results are somewhat of a surprise.
More from Bloomberg.
Snap shares fall after missing targets
For the first time since IPO, Snap reported its quarterly results on Wednesday, missing revenue targets and showing slower user growth than expected. Consequently, shares fell 20% on Thursday.
As widely reported, there are fears that Facebook and Instagram's own Snapchat-esque features are slowing growth at Snap.
Here of those revenue and user numbers:
Revenue of $150m, $8m down on expected.
Global daily active users – 166m, 1.3m down on expected.
More from The FT.
Dove's personalised 'body shape' bottles are ridiculed
Dove has released a range of body-shaped bottles as part of its "Real Beauty" campaign, to predictable social media titters and mild outrage.
The idea is that each female consumer would have their own 'personal' bottle, which matched their body shape. Dove said "Each bottle evokes the shapes, sizes, curves and edges that combine to make every woman their very own limited edition."
Ruth Mortimer tears down the campaign over on Marketing Week. Twitter users have also seen the funnier side.
I found the bottle shape that correlates most closely with my body. Thanks @Dove! pic.twitter.com/ghVyGmF0zY
— Jack Thunder, M.D. (@condiricenbeans) May 9, 2017
Amazon Echo Show brings a screen to the smart speaker
Amazon has released yet another member of the Echo family, to join the Echo Look (for selfies), Dot and the original smart speaker. The Echo Show comes with a screen, notably allowing video calling and more detailed information to be presented on screen.
Bola Awoniyi examines what this might mean for FMCG brands in the long run.
It's been a big week for smart speakers, with Microsoft also entering the fray with its Invoke speaker, made by Harman Kardon. It's very similar to the Echo, but also allows for Skype calls.
More from Wired.
Apple is worth more than $800bn
Apple becomes the first company with a market cap higher than $800bn. In the FT, Eric Platt and Nicole Bullock examine Apple's importance to the stock market, showing how its sway is not unusual, but mirrors the dominance of Exxon Mobil, Microsoft, GE, IBM and AT&T in year gone by.
Facebook translation AI
Facebook has revealed its machine learning approach to translation, which will be slightly more accurate than Google's own system, but will reportedly learn much quicker, due to its strategy of analysing whole sentences. Wired reports the translation functionality will be rolled out soon, and forms part of the social network's attempts to build sophisticated chatbots.
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The best APAC digital marketing stats from April 2017
I've been on holiday, so this month's roundup of APAC digital marketing stats is a little late.
Apologies for that, but there's still plenty of interesting stats to consume, from India's Facebook boom to the number of APAC companies undergoing digital transformation.
As ever, check out the Internet Statistics Compendium for more.
May 9th 2017 16:56
Dead relatives and robotic exoskeletons (and the rest of this week's digital news)
AI (of course), robotic exoskeletons, and badly judged TV adverts (of course) are all in the news this week.
Here's some stuff you might have missed…
The 15 biggest moments in marketing since the launch of the iPhone
Steve Jobs unveiled the first iPhone in January of 2007.
It turned out to be an important moment in technology, society more generally and, ergo, for marketers, too. But what about in the intervening years (10 at time of writing), what were the biggest moments in marketing?
Here's my attempt at a list of 15. In what you may think of as a cop out, I haven't ranked each event (my head is safely below the parapet).
April 27th 2017 08:37
Briefing Customer Experience


Containers package entire workflows, including software, libraries, and even data, into a single file. The container can then be run on any compatible hardware that can run the container type, regardless of the underlying operating system.
Containers are finding increased utility in the worlds of scientific computing, deep learning, HPC, machine learning, and artificial intelligence, because they are reproducible, portable (mobility of compute), user friendly (admins don't have to install everything), and simple, and they isolate resources, reduce complexity (reduction in dependencies), and make it easy to distribute the application and dependencies.
Using containers, you have virtually everything you need in a single file, including a base operating system (OS), the application or workflow (multiple applications), and all of the dependencies. Sometimes the data is also included in the container, although it is not strictly necessary because you can mount filesystems with the data from the container.
To run or execute the container, you just need an OS that accommodates the specific container technology, a container run time, and a compatible hardware system. It does not have to be the same OS as in the container. For example, you could create a container using something like Docker  on a Linux Mint 18.2 system and run it on a CentOS 7.2 system. Besides hardware compatibility, the only requirement is that the Linux Mint system have the ability to create a container correctly and that the CentOS 7.2 system be able to run the container correctly.


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College of Science · Department of Chemistry
Dr. Vincent C C KO
PhD (HK)
Associate Professor of Department of Chemistry
YEUNG-B6515
vinccko@cityu.edu.hk
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Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry
Photocatalysis
Photoswitching and Photochromic Material
Dr. Vincent Ko received his B. Sc. (1999) and Ph. D. (2003) from the University of Hong Kong. His Ph. D. works mainly focused on the designs, syntheses, photophysics, and photochemical studies of metal-containing photochromic compounds and luminescent organometallic compounds. After his doctoral study, he continued to work as a Postdoctoral Fellow with Prof. Vivian Yam. He joined City University of Hong Kong in September 2006. His current research interests include the design and synthesis of luminescence, photoswitching and photochromic materials, and functionalization of these molecular materials towards the design of photo-regulated active transporters, scavengers, chemosensors, smart surfaces and devices.
Z.-G. Guo, S.-W. Cheng, C. Cometto, E. Anxolabéhère-Mallart, S.-M. Ng, C.-C. Ko, G.-J. Liu, L.-J. Chen, M. Robert, T.-C. Lau, "Highly Efficient and Selective Photocatalytic CO2 Reduction by Iron and Cobalt Quaterpyridine Complexes", in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 9413–9416.
C.-O. Ng, S.-C. Cheng, W.-K. Chu, K.-M. Tang, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, "Luminescent Rhenium(I) Pyridyl-Diaminocarbene Complexes – Photophysics, Anion Binding and CO2 Capturing Properties", in Inorg. Chem., 2016, 55, 7969–7979.
A. Maurin, C.-O. Ng, L.-J. Chen, T.-C. Lau, M. Robert, C.-C. Ko, "Photochemical and Electrochemical Catalytic Reduction of CO2 with NHC-Containing Dicarbonyl Rhenium(I) Bipyridine Complexes", in Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 14524–14529 (highlighted in Chemistry World, RSC).
W.-K. Chu, X.-G. Wei, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, K.-C. Lau, "Strongly Phosphorescent Neutral Rhenium(I) Isocyanoborato Complexes: Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical, Electrochemical, and Computational Studies", in Chem. Eur. J., 2015, 21, 2603-2612.
W.-K. Chu, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, "Neutral Luminescent Bis(bipyridyl) Osmium(II) Complexes with Improved Phosphorescent Properties", in Organometallics, 2014, 33, 6771-6777.
W.-K. Chu, C.-C. Ko, K.-C. Chan, S.-M. Yiu, F.-L. Wong, C.-S. Lee, V. A. L. Roy, "A Simple Design for Strongly Emissive Sky-Blue Phosphorescent Neutral Rhenium Complexes: Synthesis, Photophysics and Electroluminescent Devices", in Chem. Mater., 2014, 26, 2544–2550.
C.-O. Ng, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, "Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical Study of Luminescent Rhenium(I) Diimine Complexes with Various Types of N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands", in Inorg. Chem., 2014, 53, 3022-3031.
H. Feng, F. Zhang, S.-W. Lai, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, "Luminescent Cyanoruthenate(II) and Cyanoruthenium(II) Diimine Complexes", in Chem. Eur. J., 2013, 19, 15190-15198.
L. T.-L. Lo, C.-W. Lai, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, "New Class of Highly Solvatochromic Dicyano Rhenate(I) Diimine Complexes – Synthesis, Photophysics and Photocatalysis", in Chem. Commun., 2013, 49, 2311-2313.
C.-C. Ko, C.-O. Ng, S.-M. Yiu, "Luminescent Rhenium(I) Phenanthroline Complexes With Benzoxazol-2-ylidene Ligand – Synthesis, Characterization and Photophysical Study", in Organometallics, 2012, 31, 7074-7084.
C.-C. Ko, A. W.-Y. Cheung, L. T.-L. Lo, J. W.-K. Siu, C.-O. Ng, S.-M. Yiu, "Synthesis and Photophysical Study of New Classes of Luminescent Isocyano Rhenium(I) Diimine Complexes", invited contribution to Coord. Chem. Rev., 2012, 256, 1546-1555.
L. T.-L. Lo, W.-K. Chu, C.-Y. Tam, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, S.-K. Chiu, "Aggregation and DNA Interculation Properties Of Di(isocyano) Rhodium(I) Diimine Complexes" in Organometallics, 2011, 30, 5873-5881.
C.-O. Ng, C.-W. Lai, H. Feng, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, "Luminescent Rhenium(I) Complexes With Acetylamino- and Trifluoroacetylamino-Containing Phenanthroline Ligands: Anion-Sensing Study" in Dalton Trans., 2011, 40, 10020-10028.
C.-C. Ko, J. W.-K. Siu, A. W.-Y. Cheung, S.-M. Yiu, "Synthesis, Characterization, and Photophysical and Emission Solvatochromic Study of Tetra(isocyano) Rhenium(I) Diimine Complexes" in Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2701-2711.
A. W.-Y. Cheung, L. T.-L. Lo, S.-M. Yiu, C.-C. Ko, "Synthesis, Functionalization, Characterization and Photophysical Study of Carbonyl-Containing Isocyano Rhenium(I) Diimine Complexes", in Inorg. Chem., 2011, 50, 4798-4810.
C.-C. Ko, L. T.-L. Lo, C.-O. Ng, S.-M. Yiu, "Photochemical Synthesis Of Intensely Luminescent Isocyano Rhenium(I) Complexes With Readily Tunable Structural Feature" in Chem.–Eur. J, 2010, 16, 13773-13782.
C.-C. Ko, V. W.-W. Yam, "Transition Metal Complexes With Photochromic Ligands – Photosensitization and Photoswitchable Properties", J. Mater. Chem., 2010, 20, 2063 - 2070.
L. T.-L. Lo, C.-O. Ng, H. Feng, C.-C. Ko, "Thermochromic and Aggregation Properties of Bis(phenylisocyano) Rhodium(I) Diimine Complexes" in Organometallics, 2009, 28, 3597-3600.
V. W.-W. Yam, J. K.-W. Lee, C.-C. Ko, N. Zhu, "Photochromic Diarylethene-Containing Ionic Liquids and N-Heterocyclic Carbene" in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2009, 131, 912-913.
C.-C. Ko, W.-H. Lam, V. W.-W. Yam, "Photochromic Oligothienoacene Derivatives with Photo-Switchable Luminescence Properties and Computational Studies" in Chem. Commun., 2008, 5203-5205.
Z.-H. Bao, K. Y. Ng, V. W.-W. Yam, C.-C. Ko, N. Zhu, L.-X. Wu, "Syntheses, Characterization and Photochromic Studies of Spirooxazine-Containing 2,2'-Bipyridine Ligands and Their Zinc(II) Thiolate Complexes" in Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 8912-8920.
C.-O. Ng, L. T.-L. Lo, S.-M. Ng, C.-C. Ko, N. Zhu, "A New Class of Isocyanide-Containing Rhenium(I) Bipyridyl Luminophore with Readily Tunable and Highly Environmentally Sensitive Excited-State Properties" in Inorg. Chem., 2008, 47, 7447-7449.
P. H.-M. Lee, C.-C. Ko, N. Zhu, V. W.-W. Yam, "Metal Coordination-Assisted Near-Infrared Photochromic Behavior - A Large Perturbation on Absorption Wavelength Properties of N,N-Donor Ligands Containing Diarylethene Derivatives by Coordination to Rhenium(I) Metal Center" in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2007, 129, 6058-6059.
C.-C. Ko, W.-M. Kwok, V. W.-W. Yam, D. L. Phillips, "Triplet MLCT Photosensitization of Ring-Closing Reaction of Diarylethenes Via the Design and Synthesis of a Photochromic Rhenium(I) Diarylethene-Containing 1,10-Phenanthroline Complex" in Chem. Eur. J., 2006, 12, 5840–5848.
V. W.-W. Yam, C.-C. Ko, N. Zhu, "Photochromic and Luminescence Switching Properties of A Versatile Diarylethene-Containing 1,10-Phenanthroline Ligand and Its Rhenium(I) Complex" in J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126, 12734–12735.
C.-C. Ko, L.-X. Wu, K. M.-C. W., N. Zhu, V. W.-W. Yam, "Synthesis, Characterisation and Photochromic Studies of Spirooxazine-Containing 2,2'-Bipyridine Ligands and Their Rhenium(I) Tricarbonyl Complexes" in Chem. Eur. J., 2004, 10, 766–776.
V. W.-W. Yam, C.-C. Ko, L.-X. Wu, K. M.-C. W., K.-K. Cheung, "Syntheses, Crystal Structure and Photochromic Properties of Rhenium(I) Complexes Containing Spironaphthoxazine Moiety" in Organometallics, 2000, 19, 1820–1822.
©2011 City University of Hong Kong. All Rights Reserved.

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Adobe Acrobat PDFMaker (the Convert To Adobe PDF button in the PDFMaker toolbar/tab) is an add-in that creates PDF files from Microsoft Office applications. This feature installs with Acrobat Professional and Standard.
In MS Office 2003 and earlier, PDFMaker uses Adobe PDF Printer to a create a PostScript file. Then, Adobe PDF printer interfaces with the Adobe Acrobat Distiller application to create a PDF file.
In MS Office 2007, 2010, 2016, and 365, PDFMaker uses the AdobePDF Library to convert a Microsoft Office document to PDF.
Acrobat Distiller or Adobe PDF Printer can also be used independently to create PDF files.
This document can help you troubleshoot problems that occur when you try to create PDF files from Office applications using Acrobat PDFMaker. Although this document is specific to Microsoft Word, most of the troubleshooting procedures also apply to Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Excel.
Right-click the Word icon and choose Run as administrator.
If you see a User Account Control prompt, click Yes.
Open a blank document - choose Blank document template. Alternatively, you can open an existing Word document.
On the File menu, choose Options. The Word Options dialog box is displayed.
Choose Add-ins in the options list. In the Manage drop-down menu, select COM Add-ins, and then click GO.
In the COM Add-ins dialog box, select the Acrobat PDFMaker Office COM Addin check box if it's not selected and then click OK.
Acrobat PDFMaker is crashing with Office 2016 and Office 365 on Windows after Office 2016's February update.
Adobe is investigating the problem and working with Microsoft to get it resolved as soon as possible. Meanwhile, to create PDFs, see the workaround here.
Before you begin troubleshooting, be sure that the version of Acrobat you are running is compatible with the version of Office you are running. For details, see Compatible web browsers and PDFMaker applications | Acrobat, Reader.
Open a document in Word and choose File > Print.
Choose Adobe PDF from the Printer Name menu, and then click OK.
If you can create a PDF file with the Adobe PDF printer, but not with Acrobat PDFMaker, the problem could be with Acrobat PDFMaker. Proceed to Troubleshoot Acrobat PDFMaker.
If you can't create a PDF file with the Adobe PDF printer, proceed to Try to create a PDF with the Acrobat Distiller application.
Note: This method doesn't support advanced PDFMaker features, such as maintaining links and document structure.
Open a Word document, and then choose File > Print.
In the Print dialog box, select a PostScript printer (for example, the Adobe PDF printer), select Print to File, and then click OK.
A PostScript (.ps or .prn) file is created.
Note: If you don't have a PostScript printer, you can download a PostScript printer driver from the Adobe website. After you install the driver, then complete step 2. If you select the Adobe PDF printer, deselect "Do Not Send Fonts To 'Adobe PDF'" to create a PostScript file.
In Acrobat, choose Advanced > Acrobat Distiller.
Choose a setting from the Default Settings list (or leave at the default).
Choose File > Open, choose All Files in the Files Of Type menu, select the PS or PRN file you created, and then click Open.
Specify a name and location for the PDF file, and then click Save.
If Acrobat Distiller creates a PDF file, proceed to Troubleshoot Acrobat PDFMaker.
If Acrobat Distiller doesn't create a PDF file, proceed to the next step.
If the file indicates why Acrobat Distiller couldn't create the PDF file, use the search text box on Acrobat Help and Support to search for related documents. For example, if the file lists a PostScript error, troubleshoot the error according to the recommendations in Troubleshoot PostScript Errors.
If you can create a PDF file from the new document, the problem could be related to PDFMaker. Proceed to Troubleshoot Acrobat PDFMaker.
If you can't create a PDF file from the new document, use a file from another application. Then try to create a PDF file with Acrobat Distiller. If the problem occurs with the file from another application, reinstall Acrobat Distiller. If the problem doesn't occur with the file from another application, troubleshoot the specific behavior using the documents listed in Related Content. Or, search Acrobat Help. If you need further assistance, contact Acrobat Technical Support.
In Word, choose Adobe PDF > Change Conversion Settings.
Choose Smallest File Size from the Conversion Settings menu.
Click the Word tab, and then deselect all options.
Click the Bookmarks tab, and then deselect all Bookmark options.
Click the Security tab, and then deselect all Security options.
If you can't create a PDF file, proceed to Troubleshoot document-specific issues.
If you can create a PDF file from the new document, the problem is document-specific. Proceed to Troubleshoot document-specific issues.
If you can't create a PDF file from the new document, then the feature most recently enabled continues to cause problems. Reinstall Acrobat PDFMaker. If the problem persists, contact Acrobat Support.
If you determine that the problem is document-specific, troubleshoot as follows.
For example, if the document contains only the heading styles Heading 1 and Heading 2, disable the other heading styles in the Acrobat PDFMaker dialog box.
Copy and paste the content of the Word document into a new document, and then create the PDF file.
Select all the text in the document, change its font, and then save the document with a new name. Word rewrites the document, which can eliminate elements that conflict with Acrobat PDFMaker. After you save the document, you can reformat it in the desired font.
If the document was created in a version of Word other than the one you use to create the PDF file, make a small change to the document. Then save it with a new name. This procedure forces Word to rewrite the document, possibly eliminating any elements that conflict with Acrobat PDFMaker.
Copy half of the original Word document into the new Word document.
If the problem recurs, a conflicting element exists in the new Word document. To further isolate the conflicting element, repeat steps 1-3, and copy half of the second Word document into another new Word document.
If the problem does not occur, a conflicting element exists in the original Word document. To further isolate the problem, repeat steps 1-3, and copy the other half of the original Word document into another new Word document. If both halves of the document convert correctly, close other programs that are running, including the Office application. Delete .tmp files (often located in the Windows/Temp folder).
Remove both Acrobat and Office or the specific Office application (Word, PowerPoint, or Excel). Reinstall Office or the specific Office application, and then reinstall Acrobat.
To remove Acrobat, use the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel. For instructions on how to remove Office, see the Office documentation or contact Microsoft.
For instructions on how to remove the protection, see the Word documentation or contact Microsoft.
PDFMaker can conflict with other macros, such as virus checkers or fax software. If other troubleshooting tasks fail, or if PDFMaker has problems after installing a third-party macro, troubleshoot conflicts with other macros. Macros known to cause incompatibilities include Duden Korrektor Plus 2.0, ViaVoice 10 and earlier, Personal Translator 2002 Office Plus, OfficeReady Stuffit, Leuchter Informatic AG WordPlus, and GoldMine Link to Word.
To determine if PDFMaker is conflicting with another macro, delete or deactivate other macros one at a time (refer applicable link below). Then try again to convert a document to a PDF using PDFMaker. If the problem does not recur, contact the manufacturer of that macro.
For more detailed information on troubleshooting Microsoft Word, visit the Microsoft website and search for a relevant article.
The /a switch starts Word and prevents add-ins and global templates (including the Normal template) from being loaded automatically. The /a switch also locks the setting files; that is, the setting files cannot be read or modified if you use this switch.
Note: Changes to preferences, customizations, or macros during an /a switch session of Word are lost when you quit Word.
In the Run dialog box, type winword.exe /a.
Click OK. The Run dialog box closes, and Word starts.
Select Tools > Templates & Add-ins.
Select PDFMaker.dot (not PDFMakerA.dot), and click OK.
Select Tools > Customize, and click the Commands tab.
Click Tools in the Categories panel.
Drag COM Add-ins from the Commands panel to the Tools menu while holding down the mouse button. When the Tools menu displays the menu commands, drag COM Add-ins just below the Customize option, and then release the mouse button.
Click COM Add-ins on the Tools menu.
Click Add, locate the add-in (the PDFMaker Add-in is at [Acrobat Installation Path]\PDFMaker\Office\PDFMOfficeAddIn.dll), and click OK.
Press Alt+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.
Press Ctrl+G to start the Immediate Window of Visual Basic Editor.
To start PDFMaker in Word, type Application.COMAddIns("PDFMaker.OfficeAddin").Connect = True. Close the Visual Basic Editor.
Verify that the Adobe PDF menu now appears to the right of Help on the Microsoft Word menu bar.
In the Manage list, click COM Add-ins, and then click Go.
If the Acrobat PDFMaker COM add-in is listed and selected in the COM Add-Ins dialog box, do the following. Otherwise, go to step 6.
Click to deselect the Acrobat PDFMaker COM add-in checkbox.
Click OK to close the COM Add-Ins dialog box.
Repeat steps 1 through 3 and then click to select/check the Acrobat PDFMaker COM add-in checkbox, in the COM Add-Ins dialog box.
Verify that the Acrobat tab appears in the MS Word Ribbon.
If Acrobat PDFMaker COM add-in is NOT listed in the COM Add-Ins dialog box, then follow steps 7 through 10 in the To load PDFMaker manually (MS Word 2003 or earlier) section.
Type some text in the Word document.
Choose File > Save, and save the test document to the desktop.
Click Convert To Adobe PDF.
For instructions on how to rename the global template file, see the section "Global Template (Normal.dotm or Normal.dot)" in the Microsoft Support article, How to reset user options and registry settings in Word. Scroll down the page to get to the article.
Important: Do not use /a switch to restart Word after you complete the steps.
If you resolve the issue when you rename the global template, then the issue is a damaged Normal.dot template. It's sometimes necessary to change several settings to restore your options. If the Normal.dot file you renamed contains customizations, such as styles, macros, or AutoText entries that cannot be easily re-created, try using the Organizer to copy those customizations from the old Normal.dot file to the new Normal.dot file.
Choose Help > Microsoft Word Help.
In the Office Assistant or the Answer wizard, type Organizer.
Click Search to view the topics returned.
If you do not resolve the issue, consider using your old global template (Normal.dot) instead of the new global template. To use your old Normal.dot template, rename the new Normal.dot template back to Normal.dot. If you continue to experience issues with PDFMaker after working with this document, contact Acrobat Support.


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A world within. A state apart.
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Health experts question Biden's new travel bans: 'Their role in public health is minimal'
Biden previously insinuated Trump's travel ban on China was 'racist' and 'xenophobic'
President Biden's travel ban on eight African countries immediately following news of the omicron variant will have "minimal" impact on stemming its spread, some health experts say.
Biden's travel bans on South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique and Malawi, went into effect on Monday after the first reported cases of the new variant were discovered in southern Africa.
"Their role in public health is minimal," Dr. Nicole Saphier told Fox News Digital.
Saphier said the stricter measures, such as PCR 48 hours before the flight and a rapid antigen test the day of the flight, will have a greater impact on the battle against omicron, but she predicted mostly unhelpful and even adverse consequences to accompany Biden's decision.
"Travel restrictions typically cause a mass exodus of people in a chaotic fashion which can further lead to viral transmission leading people to be creative finding ways to enter the country, often without any public health checkpoints," she said.
Saphier, a Fox News contributor, was one of several experts to suggest not interrupting international trade because omicron, she argued, is already in the U.S.
"Ultimately, omicron is already in the United States, " Saphier continued. "It is only a matter of time until our sequencing catches up to find it. No amount of boosting, masking or travel restrictions will get us to zero Covid. The best we can do is live our healthiest lives and do our part to lower transmission without disrupting internationals commerce and trade. In the long-term, the economic health of our nation may be more important than Covid case counts."
Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of the Brown University School of Public Health, said he thinks travel bans help slow the spread of the virus "a little" for "a week or two" and sends an important signal to other countries, but he too predicted that it will not be a huge asset in stemming the spread of the new strain. What's more, he said, South Africa was transparent about omicron and immediately alerted the world. With Biden's ban, Jha said the country now feels as though it's being "punished."
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"You have to have a really, really complete travel ban the way Israel is doing to have any impact," he continued. "What we're doing is making a hand-waving gesture. Our travel ban will not be comprehensive enough to have an impact."
"I think it's an example of too little, too late," he said.
Siegel said a travel ban also wouldn't work in the U.S. because of the administration's immigration policies that have resulted in "leaky borders."
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"They're not going to make a huge impact, Jake," CNN's Sanjay Gupta told Jake Tapper about the bans on Monday. "This is a risk/reward proposition. The benefit of doing this is you may slow down some of the entry of the virus into the country, but it's very porous as you're mentioning because a lot of people who are citizens will be coming back as well and could potentially be carrying the virus."
"But overall, I think it's hard to make the case that the travel ban will have much of an impact long term," he added. "It is quite likely over the next day or so we'll hear that this variant has been detected in the United States and that should surprise nobody. If you go back and look at last year, there were lessons, Jake. I believe the ban on European travel was March – middle of March some time of 2020, March 13, I believe. By March 18, significant clusters all over the country. So, you know, the virus is likely already here. Likely already spreading, we just haven't detected it yet."
Baylor College of Medicine professor Peter Hotez said on "Fox News Sunday" that he too is "not a big fan of travel bans" because the virus tends to spread so quickly in multiple countries.
Biden himself criticized the use of travel bans under former President Donald Trump. As a presidential candidate in 2020, his campaign posted an ad that insinuated his travel ban was "racist" and "xenophobic."
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The FBI and the Department of Justice will join the Columbus police investigation into the police killing of Casey Goodson Jr., a 23-year-old Black man who was fatally shot last week in Columbus, Ohio by a sheriff's deputy.
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Following news that President Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un have agreed to an in-person meeting sometime before May, South Korean media reported this week that the North Korean dictator may want to induce a peace treaty during their talk.
Kim Jong Un is likely to raise the possibility of a treaty, Bloomberg reported, along with his intentions of establishing diplomatic relations and nuclear disarmament during their upcoming assembly.
South Korea's Dong-A Ilbo newspaper broke the news over the weekend, citing an unidentified senior official in South Korea's presidential office. While some sort of peace agreement has been a long-held goal of the North Korean regime, it would likely be drafted with stipulations that might make it difficult for the U.S. to consider.
Koh Yu-hwan, a teacher at Dongguk University in Seoul who focuses on North Korean studies, said the regime has long had intentions for a peace treaty in order to end the 60-year-old ceasefire between the U.S. and North Korea, and help guarantee overall safety.
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The North Korean dictator hopes to meet with President Trump "as soon as possible," and in the meantime has agreed to cease any missile tests while preparations are underway.
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What the Heck Even is a "Complementarian"?
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The Reformed internet world, one of the more peculiar varieties of internet worlds, has been downright pullulating with posts about this thing called "complementarianism." We've learned that it can be "thick" or "thin," adjectives which do not immediately endear themselves to the reader. The "thin" complementarians worry that complementarianism is in danger of becoming "thick," and they suggest that this is some new thing. "Patriarchy" is bad and must be avoided. Todd Pruitt, in the previously-linked essay, explicitly says that the thicker complementarians– ok, we really must dispose of that adjective– the more comprehensive complementarians are "outliers" who have been "attracted to" complementarianism and are "loony hangers-on." Later on in his essay, he explains that these loons are the ones who suggest that male leadership applies beyond "the church" and "the home." It's crazy to suggest such, whereas it is perfectly rational to state that principles which do apply in church and home stop dead in their tracks upon contact with the public square. Mr. Pruitt has objected to this characterization of his position, stating that he does not believe all extensions of complementarianism beyond the church and home are loony. I was attempting to synthesize his concerns under this logic, but will now retract this description of his personal views so as not to derail the larger conversation, though I do await further explanation. As it stands the term "patriarchy" is his culprit, serving as a catch-all to signify the "loony" extensions which can result in a variety of applications.
On our own site, Ms. Cherney gave a profound and entertaining meditation on this question, suggesting that what's really at stake is not a rule here or there but instead the real categories of "men" and "women." "Real," is being used in the philosophical sense, of course. There are either "real" universals or there are not, and if there are, then those universals do give us comprehensive instruction for all of life, including the public square. Put in this way, the comprehensive complementarianism is the only actual sensible variety, and the "thinner" variety seems to be forced to retreat to divine positive law, "We only have male headship because the Bible requires us to. There's no other good reason for it." Surely that is an untenable position. But things are not so easy.
For instance, Pastor Wilson added to this conversation with a semi-speculative post on sexual aesthetics, but his Chestertonian rhetoric ended up playing right into the hands of Carl Trueman, whose simple rebuttal is quite devastating. Even though Dr. Trueman himself has not put together any sort of "explanation" of how his brand of complementarianism makes sense of creation ordinances, the harmonious relationship between nature and grace, or the natural law, he really doesn't have to. He wins the short-term optics, and in a big way. Pastor Wilson does come across looking rather out of touch. And this shows the challenges of this conversation.
A few thoughts, for what they're worth.
If male-headship is only a matter of special revelation– "faith" rather than reason– then it is of a kind with the Incarnation or the mode of Christ's presence in the Eucharist. It might be very important, but it is more or less inaccessible to non-believers, and it has no necessary connection to the natural order. It's a religious value, like so many odd things are. Of course, a transformationalist Christian might suggest that the cosmos is becoming complementarian, and the modern spin-off of the Two-Kingdoms Reformed could retort that the complementarian church and agnostic world will always be fundamentally distinct and qualitatively different, but neither camp would be in a position to say that complementarianism is simply the way that God created the human race. This seems patently unbiblical, however, as we will discuss below.
The very term "complementarianism" is strange. It has a sort of scientific sound about it, as if it is some technical term. It's very different from that awful "patriarchy," though it's not clear how– other than ethos and inflection. Non-Christians certainly don't see a difference. Telling them that complementarianism only applies in the Church and in the (Christian and private) home might make them feel a little better, but it will not answer their criticisms about the unjust nature of male priority. Thin complementarians join the feminists in decrying the patriarchy, but they will find their co-belligerency very short-lived.
The New Testament does not present male leadership as a new teaching nor as a particularly "distinct" feature of Christianity over and against other religions or cultures. To the contrary, it generalizes and appeals to the creation account, to Adam and Eve (1 Cor. 11:8-12; 1 Tim. 2:14). Paul even founds the "teaching authority" of the church in the domestic hierarchy: "Let your women keep silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak; but they are to be submissive, as the law also says. And if they want to learn something, let them ask their own husbands at home; for it is shameful for women to speak in church" (1 Cor. 14:34-35). Beyond simple generalizations, the Apostle Peter uses that dreaded expression "weaker vessel" (1 Peter 3:7). I don't think this observation means that Christians should fearlessly spout chauvinistic banalities, but it does give me pause at modern "conservative" Christians who bend over backwards so as to not sound like they are saying that they think women are naturally indisposed to certain activities.
The tradition is also very strong on this point. Surely John Knox is not an "exotic" or "obscure" figure in the history of Presbyterianism. He might well be wrong, but he is, nevertheless, so very Scottish. It really is not credible to say that a comprehensive complementarianism is a newcomer to the conversation, and the attenuated complementarians really ought to admit this and explain their principles and whether or not those principles are consistent with their own religious tradition. This is especially true if they want to separate sexual norms from the creation ordinance. If complementarianism really is a matter of special revelation, then one's ecclesiastical tradition must be admitted and openly discussed.
How much of "complementarianism" is a conservative counter-reaction to the gains of feminism? Those gains might be legitimate, it should be said, but they should still be admitted. This seems very likely to be the case, given what we've said above. It isn't the comprehensive complementarians who are new or exotic, but actually the reverse. The attenuated complementarianism is very clearly new in terms of history, and its rhetoric and socio-political sensitivities only make sense in light of our modern context. What should we learn from this?
There is certainly a difference between principles and implementation, and I think even the thickest of comprehensive complementarians agrees. Given this, how should we be strategic about our rhetoric and generalizations while declining to back away from our principles?
All of that is, perhaps, a long way of saying that Pastors Piper and Wilson have the better argument as such, but that Dr. Trueman and his friends have the stronger position when it comes to persuasive leverage. It's a shame that some feel that their case can be strengthened by straw-manning the opposition or associating them with the truly problematic fringe characters like Gothard. And it will be a tragedy if one side simply swallows the reductio of the other and throws prudence to the wind. We've seen a failure of composure in more ways than one. Some of these exchanges have also seemed to be a disagreement over style rather than substance, though many basic questions remain. What the heck even is a "complementarian"? What are the basic principles, and from where do they come?
This is a conversation that very badly needs to occur, but it's one that perhaps cannot occur in the right way given the high tensions and sensitivities involved. We need to think about how to think about this, and we need to talk about how to talk about it. We have an archive of these very topics on TCI, and several of the installments there might be good points of departure.
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By Steven Wedgeworth
Steven Wedgeworth is the Rector of Christ Church Anglican in South Bend, Indiana. He writes about theology, history, and political theory, and he has taught Jr. High and High School. He is the founder and general editor of The Calvinist International, an online journal of Christian Humanism and political theology, and a founding member of the Davenant Institute.
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13 replies on "What the Heck Even is a "Complementarian"?"
Pete O'HALLORANsays:
CS Lewis argues that the church is nearer the centre of reality and therefore its members are called to express their real selves as male and female – hence the clear distinctions we make in the church. Man-made bureaucracies and organisations may be necessary and useful but are artificial, and so their members are perforce treated more as human units, without distinction. Thus, I suppose we are on shakier ground if we insist on distinctions outside the church, although thoughtful men and women will want to humanise their interactions with others by recognising these distinctions and taking sex into account. Whilst they recognise the equal worth of the sexes, this may then legitimately influence their degree of cultural support for regarding men and women as always and in all circumstances interchangeable in public life.
Lewis: 'The factory and the
political party are artificial creations – "a breath can
make them as a breath has made". In them we are not dealing
with human beings in their concrete entirety only with "hands"
or voters. I am not of course using "artificial" in
any derogatory sense. Such artifices are necessary: but because
they are our artifices we are free to shuffle, scrap and experiment
as we please…. With the Church,
we are farther in: for there we are dealing with male and female
not merely as facts of nature but as the live and awful shadows
of realities utterly beyond our control and largely beyond our
direct knowledge. Or rather, we are not dealing with them but
(as we shall soon learn if we meddle) they are dealing with us.' Priestesses in the Church? http://www.episcopalnet.org/TRACTS/priestesses.html
E.J. Hutchinsonsays:
The protest you refer to at the end of your first paragraph is odd, given that Mr. Pruitt says: "All good churches, all good movements, and all sound doctrines eventually attract a few outliers now and then. Calvinism, the pro-life movement, and even the OPC all have their loony hangers-on. This is also the case with complementarianism. …Perhaps I am naïve. I have always assumed that complementarianism simply affirmed what the Bible states about male leadership in the church and headship at home."
Mr. Pruitt also could at least have done the service of linking to the writer to whose characterization he was objecting.
JR_Walker2100says:
A few of your assumptions or thoughts are really quite beyond the pale.
For one thing, just because male-headship (or really any scriptural command not given specifically to the church) is based on special revelation in no way nullifies its claim on the non-believer.
In addition, complementarians do not state that male and female distinctiveness only applies in the home and the church. What most complementarians state is that in the home, when there is a husband/father, he is to be in authority. Those who frame this whole debate around the fear of feminism forget that the men left the home and gave up on headship before the feminist movement gained any traction.
In the church, ordained men are to be placed in authority and women are not to exercise authority.
In other spheres, such as civic society and the workplace, women should seek to fulfill their ezer and life-giver roles, just as the positive female figures commended in the scriptures always have – Proverbs 31, Deborah, Ruth, Esther, Lydia, Priscilla, etc….
Why must we insist on either complicating things or trying to subsume all authority under "our own" headship, rather than leaving the matter with Christ in His Word?
Sarah Annesays:
Steven, I'll just say that while Ms. Cherney's piece is of interest of me, as I intend to pursue a philosophical study of gender once I actually have the time, her piece was little more than musings. She didn't argue a point, and when my fiance pointed out her imprecise use of philosophical language (claiming, for instance, that women are "ontologically receptive"), she did not offer any explanation, but essentially claimed that she was just writing an entertaining essay.
As someone (a female) who is deeply affected by claims people make about the "meaning" of gender, I'm disappointed that this topic is not treated more seriously. Chestertonian claims with all their generalizations and impreciseness will not do. People's lives are on the line. If someone gets their theory of gender wrong it's not just "Whoops. My mistake." Women lose out on opportunities to develop their gifts and know their worth as humans made in the image of God.
Hermonta Godwinsays:
And if people get it wrong in the other direction, there are severe consequences as well.
Ray Wilsonsays:
Like what? Men having less opportunities? Ha! Please tell me how you might stack that deck? Given, a deck full of cards contrary to the facts.
I am not understanding your dismissive stance? If one accepts the possibility one could violate the Scriptures commands concerning gender and grounded in the created order, then why would doing such leading to negative consequences be far fetched?
The only way that your dismissal would even make sense is if the simply assumes that the Bible has nothing to say concerning gender or that whatever it says is simply fine to ignore.
Hermonta,
1) Petitio principii: If S were to violate either SL or NL then S would–according to SL v NL–be subject to negative consequences. However, S has yet to be proven to violate SL v NL. Thus, it's begging the question.
2) False dilemma: Nothing in my comment logically commits to either a view of biblical silence or willful ignorance (or disobedience) to SL or NL. Therefore, your comment presents a false dilemma.
3) In the sentiment of Sean Connery in Finding Forrester, maybe you should stick to soup questions.
Honestly, Hermonta, I think we are speaking past one another. Hopefully, we are both committed to this issue enough to walk away from these blog post comments and resume a lifetime of study regarding the issues.
Steven,
You concluded with the following:
"This is a conversation that very badly needs to occur, but it's one that perhaps cannot occur in the right way given the high tensions and sensitivities involved. We need to think about how to think about this, and we need to talk about how to talk about it."
You're right. Let's think. But maybe we should talk about our talking first:
For instance: why the apologetics for your little denomination's current crises? And, most peculiarly, defenses in favor of a celebrity figure with less than a sliver of integrity to stand on?
Also, I presume you are making claims to the Reformed scholastic tradition when you refer to philosophical realism and offer endorsement to Ms. Cherney's piece. In my opinion, any comments on these issues claiming authority from this tradition is entirely rushed and merit no weight given the fact that no one has done anything in these topics like what Muller has done for orthodox Reformed theology or what the neo-scholastics did for classical philosophy. These issues deserve much more time than a simple Aristotelian or Thomist nod.
Sounds like the thinking about the thinking about the thinking of this issue needs more thinking. So I think.
Relax. Take some time. Maybe the conversation which so "very badly needs to occur" might do better without us for now.
Respectively yours,
Finally, thinking about my thinking about my thinking… I wonder, what sources are you consulting? I'm most familiar with Maritain, Finnis, Stein, and Cory but would be eager for your recommended reading if you think my thinking might be enriched by reading another to further our talking.
Okay, let us go back through both of your statements here.
Why would the number of opportunities for men or women be the standard by which to judge whether something is negative or not/just or not?
I didnt beg any question. It is you that begged the question. If one wishes to take a neutral stance between concerns, then one is not allowed to dismiss one side without first putting something forward as a basis for the dismissal. You assumed "a deck full of cards contrary to the facts." that you never placed on the table. Without that assumption, how would your comment make sense?
Again, if you want to be neutral, you cant dismiss without putting forward a reason for your dismissal.
You just might want to slow down a bit and put forward actual argumentation before reaching for snide remarks.
Lifetime of Bible study on all sorts of issues is an awesome thing to think about, but that doesnt imply that we can say nothing concerning the status quo on an issue until the end of a lifetime of study. You certainly are not waiting until the end of such study, to put your views out there.
There's really no point in responding to you aside from building off of your remarks to clarify our position:
1) Neutrality does not exist in any issue. Our theological principia resides in the being of God, his Revelation. and the Holy Spirit's illumination to all saints. And, while living and moving in this, our philosophical principia are as follows: the rational knowability of God's being as the efficient, formal, and final cause; the reality of creation brought forth ex nilhilo and conserved through participation with God's being; and the ability of the Imago Dei to grasp reality through its participation with the transcendentals of being that the "I AM" has created and upholds. I presuppose all of this–and lots more–when I claim that you're begging the question. And, I–especially–want Mr. Wedgeworth and all of the editors of CI to know that these are the principles that we are bringing to the table when we claim that any use of Aristotelian, Thomistic, or Reformed scholastic traditions to justify patriarchy, onerous examples of complementarinism, abuses of natural law theory, or the mere political gain of promoting the failed ministry of Doug Wilson or prospects of saving the CREC from engaging these issues are (in our opinion) an abuse of scholarship, academic integrity, intellectual honesty, and a blemish to Reformed orthodoxy and its intellectual and spiritual influences.
2) As I hope the above makes clear: We do not accept that the Bible is the only source of knowledge regarding these issues. In fact, I think it is a very confusing source when taken alone. While I certainly hold to the doctrine of sola scriptura, I remain perplexed by an interlocutor who assumes that by committing one's self to a lifetime of study on these issues then one must spend it on the study of the Bible. This smacks of biblicism.
But, hey, why should I respond any further? Nothing substantial has been said nor asked. Hence: "No soup for you!"
So your stance isnt neutral but you didnt put forward why the number of opportunities for women vs. men is the standard by which you wish to judge justice etc.
You then write a plenty when it seems that such simply reduces down to the claim that "Patriarchy = bad". At least with that much writing, one would hope to find a defense of something but nope, just a claim asserted.
Yeah, you can keep your soup.


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Ethiopians' long road home
Let's create more land
Chapter soon behind us
A long life working, helping others
Camps plan tentatively
A moving documentary
Demand almost double
Graveyards and Gardens premières
More than meets eye
Critical to take a stand against hate
I owe a Dutch family my life
Kindness a blessing to share
Aliyah despite COVID
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Books foster identity
Getting rid of landfill garbage
Olive trees have long history
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Among Canada's best books
In the play Birds of a Kind by Wajdi Mouawad, the character of Eitan, injured in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem, lies in a coma. As his estranged parents and his grandmother hope for his recovery, they bitterly dig ever deeper into their familial dysfunction. At one point, the doctor tells them about Eitan, "What matters is the voices of those dear to him. His parents, his friends."
His father responds, "His friends are in Berlin." His mother, "Or New York." His grandmother, "But his fiancée is here." (The Palestinian fiancée that his parents cannot fathom and regarding whom they are nasty, based on a mix of racism, fear, guilt, concern over their own identity, secrets they have kept and more.) The doctor tells the trio, "The stronger the emotional attachment, the quicker the brain responds. We reconstruct ourselves through affection." Godspeed to Eitan, then.
Birds of a Kind is a fascinating, if somewhat predictable, story and Mouawad's exposition of complex and hyper-relevant topics, such as group identity versus individual choice, is nuanced and poetic; he uses language beautifully. It is no wonder that Montreal-based translator Linda Gaboriau earned the play its 2019 Governor General's Literary Award for translation (from French to English).
Also faring well in last year's awards was Calgary writer Naomi K. Lewis, whose Tiny Lights for Travellers was a finalist in the non-fiction category of the prize, which is funded and administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Lewis is extremely candid and self-critical in this travel memoir. Readers learn about her family, her struggle with developmental topographical disorientation (which means she can't envision a map in her head and, therefore, often gets lost), the complicated messages about Judaism she received growing up, her insecurities about being Jewish (including a botched nose job when she was a teen) and her failed marriage, among other things. We follow her on her literal and metaphorical journeys to self-discovery, -understanding and -acceptance, as her personal story is interwoven with her retracing of the route her grandfather took in 1942 to escape from Nazi-occupied Netherlands to southern France, from where he then traveled through Spain and Portugal to get to London, England.
While Tiny Lights for Travellers includes excerpts from Lewis's grandfather's journal of his escape, it is mostly about Lewis and her exploration of identity, family history and the Holocaust. As Lewis notes well into her book, "the journal seemed a tease, so withholding, the anomalous 30-page confession of someone who otherwise lived inside his own experience with no desire to make himself known to anyone."
Lewis may have set out with a goal of learning more about her grandfather, of connecting to her past, "trying to find what made me," but there are not clear links from the past to the present. The journey is revealing in the end, just not about her grandfather or exactly how she came to be who she now is, but rather in coming to terms with who that person is.
Format ImagePosted on April 3, 2020 April 2, 2020 Author Cynthia RamsayCategories BooksTags #ShowUpForShabbat, Birds of a Kind, Governor General's Literary Award, Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Judaism, literature, memoir, Naomi K. Lewis, politics, Tiny Lights for Travellers, Wajdi Mouawad
Choosing love not hate
On Sunday, vigils were held in many cities to commemorate the 11 worshippers killed at Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018. The shooting was the deadliest attack on Jews in American history.
As we have mourned and taken greater measures toward protecting ourselves, we have, mainly, not let fear paralyze us or isolate us from our neighbours and the larger world. We have continued to live Jewishly, whatever that means to each one of us; whether it's helping those less fortunate, lobbying for sound government policies, going to synagogue or simply being kind to the people we encounter in our day.
In Vancouver, community members and others could join two collective moments of remembrance on Sunday: the Jewish Federations of North America's Pause with Pittsburgh, which included the livestreaming of a public memorial service, and a service at Congregation Beth Israel, organized by the Rabbinical Association of Vancouver with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs, the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver, Hillel BC and the Jewish Federation of Greater Vancouver.
Over the weekend, Jews were also encouraged – as they were in the wake of the tragedy last year – to #ShowUpForShabbat, an initiative of the American Jewish Committee, calling for us "to honour the victims and raise our collective voice for a world free of antisemitism, hate and bigotry."
Beth Israel's Rabbi Jonathan Infeld, who grew up in Pittsburgh, told News 1130, "There are still many people who are frightened and worried about what took place a year ago…. There are people who are concerned about coming to synagogue and people who are concerned about antisemitism. Especially on holidays, one of the messages I deliver is that, unfortunately, antisemitism is on the rise in the world. But we have to remain strong, to have the courage to come to synagogue, and to not allow attacks like this to prevent us from being who we are and to deprive us of the benefits that come from being in a sacred space."
Infeld also noted, "One of the aftermaths of the attack is that people in Pittsburgh didn't feel this was an attack just on a synagogue, they felt it was an attack on Pittsburgh…. We have to understand an attack on any sacred space is an attack on an entire community, so we need to stand together as one community with the message that love is stronger than hate."
While the situation is not as bad as elsewhere in the world, the number of hate crimes and the incidences of antisemitism in Canada, including in British Columbia, have increased worrisomely. Love has a long row to hoe. Not only to give us the courage to speak up in the face of prejudice, but also to confront and temper our own. Not only to make us self-assured enough to make space for those with whom we agree and for whom we care, but also for those with whom we disagree and whom we dislike. Not only to inspire us to dream of a better world, but to give us the imagination and resourcefulness to bring those aspirations into being.
Love can only be stronger than hate if we choose to make it so.
Posted on November 1, 2019 October 30, 2019 Author The Editorial BoardCategories From the JITags #ShowUpForShabbat, antisemitism, Beth Israel, CIJA, hate crimes, Hillel BC, JCC, Jewish Federation, Jonathan Infeld, memorial, Pause with Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh shooting, racism


Today I managed to go for a ride that was shorter than the time I spent preparing for it. I haven't patched the leak in my back tire yet, but I aired it up last night and it still seemed to be relatively firm today. I topped it off and headed up the hills. After about six blocks I decided to check and make sure it was still retaining air.
I'm new at this and all, but I'm pretty sure stuff isn't supposed to bubble through the sidewalls of my tires.
I headed back home and logged a ride for the record books.
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Actually, I bought it. And it doesn't have a basket, and all of the things to make it look good are on order from nashbar. But you can borrow it if you want, as long as you study up on how to not get hit by cars first.
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I've been getting spammed out the wazoo, and I need to implement some countermeasures. Like stabbing people through the internet.
Until I figure out how to do so, comments will be unavailable. Nobody (including me) has been saying anything recently, so I guess it's no big deal.
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J.R. Wilburn
In an era when Virginia's finest high school football stars sought college football programs outside of Virginia, J. R. Wilburn was no different from those high school football standouts, choosing to attend the University of South Carolina. Wilburn was recruited by fellow Virginia Sports Hall of Famer Marvin Bass and entered USC with veteran NFL coach Dan Reeves.
Wilburn graduated from Cradock High School in Portsmouth as a promising receiver. With the help of his football coach, Wilburn was awarded a scholarship to the University of South Carolina. There, he was a two-sport star as a standout split end, leading USC in catches for three seasons, and a leading track scorer in the javelin, long jump, triple jump, and high jump. He was named to the All-Atlantic Coast Conference team and finished his senior year with the second most catches (38) in the ACC. He was also awarded runner-up ACC Athlete of the Year, Honorable Mention All-American, and All-State honors twice—prime examples of his stellar leadership as co-captain of the football team. He set a game record of 10 receptions in the 1965 Blue-Gray game. A quadruple threat in track, Wilburn earned the most points ever scored in a dual-meet against the University of North Carolina. In 1965, he was named South Carolina's Athlete of the Year and Virginia Beach Sports Club's Outstanding College Football Player from the Commonwealth of Virginia. He was also named to Alabama's National Championship All-Opponent team that same year.
At the end of his college career, Wilburn was a draft pick by the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers and the AFL Buffalo Bills. He opted to play for the Steelers as a wide receiver and tight end, where he set a Pittsburgh single game pass-catching record of 12 catches that stood for 31 years. In 1967, he led the Steelers in receiving with 51 receptions for 767 yards and 5 touchdowns. After five years of playing for the Steelers, Wilburn was traded to San Diego, where he played for the Chargers for one year before a leg injury ended his professional football career.
During the off-season, Wilburn worked for Reynolds Metal, which was later purchased by Alcoa. Upon the completion of his football career in 1971, he joined them permanently until his retirement in 2009.
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Jonathan Bradley developed a system that improves ACS data, allowing end users to more accurately analyze critical information in predefined geographic areas, making it easier for city, county, state and federal planners to use estimates in policy decisions.
New Tools Help Provide Vital Demographics, Population Statistics to Policymakers
Jeff Sossamon, sossamonj@missouri.edu, 573-882-3346
By Sheena Rice
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Every year, $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed to state, county and local communities for infrastructure, public safety, community development and social services. When it comes to determining how the money is distributed, accurate data are paramount. Those looking for data and analytical reports often turn to the American Community Survey (ACS) from the U.S. Census, which provides data such as unemployment, median household income, and housing prices for multi-year periods. Now, using sophisticated statistical methods, University of Missouri researchers have developed a system that improves ACS data, allowing end users to more accurately analyze critical information in predefined geographic areas, making it easier for city, county, state and federal planners to use estimates in policy decisions.
"While the ACS data is quite helpful for those needing specific data, you can't get to the data that you want in a lot of cases," said Jonathan Bradley, postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Statistics in the MU College of Arts and Science. "For example, the Department of City Planning in New York City may be interested in making policy decisions based on community districts, data that doesn't exist within the ACS as multi-year estimates. Currently, the ACS can only provide annual data for populations of more than 65,000. Also, the ACS only publishes one, three and five-year period estimates, so planners wishing to access data on different time periods are unable to acquire the information they need."
The problem of getting socio-economic and demographic data at the desired regions and time periods is related to the idea of spatial and temporal correlations, Bradley said. He adds that one can take advantage of these correlations to produce precise estimates, since nearby observations are often similar in value. For example, nearby observations in space and time are correlated. Bradley and fellow MU researchers Christopher Wikle and Scott Holan, both professors of statistics, developed the methods needed for ACS users to be able to estimate demographic variables at any time period and for any geographical location. Moreover, this methodology makes data more accessible for those needing information on more rural and isolated communities.
"In our methodology we were able to make accurate estimates of income on Native American Reservations—data that normally is not easily accessible," Bradley said. "We were motivated by the section of language assistance from the Voting Rights Act, to determine if regions that require language assistance also require other types of assistance based on their income status. Additionally, planners will be able to access the data and estimates at any time."
Bradley's research is part of the Missouri node of the NSF-Census Research Network, an interdisciplinary team addressing the methodological questions important to the U.S. Census Bureau as the Census shifts from the 10-year long-form data to the ongoing survey that releases data annually.
The study, "Spatio-Temporal Change of Support with Application to American Community Survey Multi-Year Period Estimates," was supported by the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Census Bureau (SES-1132031), funded through the NSF Census Research Network (NCRN) program. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the funding agencies.
For more on the story, please see: "Statistics Team Develops New Census Model."
The website for downloading ACS period estimates can be found here: http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/index.xhtml


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