Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons will receive credits in the upcoming Justice League Unlimited episode, "For the Man Who Has Everything."
Moore and Gibbons created the comics story from which the episode is based. The story first appeared in Superman Annual #11 in 1985 and has been reprinted subsequently.
Producer Bruce Timm recently explained how the episode developed.
"And it was Dwayne (McDuffie, story editor/producer) who said that the best big three story of all time was 'For the Man Who Has Everything.' And we said, 'OK, let's do that.'"
Timm said he talked to Moore about doing the episode.
"So that was great. And hopefully, he'll still feel that way once the show's done. I think he'll like it."
The episode features Mongul, who also appeared in the two-part "War World" episode of Justice League. In "For the Man Who Has Everything," Batman and Wonder Woman surprise Superman at the Fortress of Solitude, in order to bring the Man of Steel his birthday present. But when they arrive, he has been immobilized by a special "gift" that Mongul has delivered to him.
"It's a really intense episode," Timm said. "Mongul is definitely more scary than in the episode 'War World.'"
Mongul is again voiced by Eric Roberts, whom Timm said brought to life through an offbeat performance in "War World."
"Fortunately, the storyboard artists really focused in on the acting that he had provided in the vocal tracks and played up all these different facets of his personality in the show. So, when we got the show back, we thought, 'Wow, this is great, this is better than if he was just the mean bad guy.' I mean, he's vain, he's arrogant, he's petty. I think that makes him an interesting character and, fortunately, that's exactly what Eric brought out in his performance."
"For the Man Who Has Everything" is scheduled to air on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. (ET). Look for more Justice League news soon here in The Continuum.
Titles include Avengers/Thunderbolts #6, Captain America #30, District X #4, Emma Frost #14, Identity Disc #3, Incredible Hulk #75, Iron Man #87, Marvel Knights Spider-Man #5 and X-Force #1.
New Line Cinema has released new images from Blade: Trinity, the third movie in the franchise that is scheduled for a Dec. 10 release.
The images show Wesley Snipes as Blade, Ryan Reynolds as Hannibal King and Jessica Biel as Abigail Whistler.
For a report on the Blade: Trinity panel at Comic-Con International, CLICK HERE.
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Digital Webbing Presents #19, the anthology's first full-color issue, will feature Sherman Danger: Robot Hunter, by Steve Niles and Kody Chamberlain.
"Sherman Danger is about an out-of-work robot hunter who's finally settled down and started a family," Chamberlain said. "The robot problem that's plagued man is finally under control, until things heat up very quickly and Sherman gets pulled into action again. It's a fun story with some great characters that readers are going to love."
DWP #19 also marks the debut of a crossover featuring characters from previously published tales. "A Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" is a collaboration of DWP alumni -- written by Ian Ascher and Kevin Melrose, and illustrated and colored by Scott LeMien.
The issue is scheduled for an October release.
Fox will air a special on the Alien vs. Predator movie on Thursday, Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. The half-hour special will look at the Alien and Predator franchises that made these creatures and will feature commentary from the filmmakers who brought them to life. There will be highlights with never-before-seen footage and a behind-the-scenes look at the new film. The special is hosted by Lance Henriksen.
Kids' WB! has released its schedule for the week of Aug. 16, which includes a repeat of the Static Shock season-finale "Power Outage." To see the entire week's schedule, CLICK HERE.
TNT will air Batman and Robin, the 1997 film, on Saturday, Aug. 21 at 10:30 p.m.
Coming Friday: DC news -- and much more!!!
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The airline operates its largest hub at SeattleTacoma International Airport, and it also operates hubs in Anchorage, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco and focus cities at San Diego and San Jose.
During this time, Alaska Air faced some tough competition from other airlines such as Northwest Airlines, Pan Am and Pacific Northern Airlines, the latter being an Alaska-based air carrier operating Boeing 720 jetliners which was subsequently acquired by and merged into Western Airlines in 1967. Northwest and Pan Am at different times operated Boeing 747 wide body jetliners on their services to Alaska with Northwest flying SeattleAnchorage nonstop with the jumbo jet and Pan Am flying SeattleFairbanks nonstop with the 747. To set itself apart from the competition, Alaska Air turned to some cheap but imaginative gimmicks such as having safety instructions read as rhymes, staging fashion shows in the aisles and having bingo games on board while en route.
At the time of deregulation, Alaska Airlines served ten cities in Alaska and one in the contiguous US the city of Seattle, and it had only ten planes in its fleet. Immediately after deregulation, the airline began to expand, adding the cities of Portland and San Francisco to its network. Soon later, the airline resumed services to the Alaskan cities Nome and Kotzebue, and it also introduced service to Palm Springs, California. Burbank and Ontario were added in 1981. In 1979, Alaska also studied the possibility of acquiring and merging with Hughes Air West, however this never came to fruition. Other cities in the continental US that were added to the airline's route map by 1985 were Oakland and San Jose in California, Spokane in Washington, Boise in Idaho, and Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona.
Deregulation also brought challenges to the airline, however. The airline was faced with increased competition and inflation that put tremendous pressure on costs, profits and salaries. By 1979, competitors Northwest Airlines and Western Airlines were both flying wide body McDonnell Douglas DC-10 jets on the core AnchorageSeattle nonstop route with additional competition being provided by Wien Air Alaska which had begun flying nonstop jet service between Anchorage and Seattle. Northwest was operating nonstop DC-10 service on the FairbanksSeattle route at this time as well. There were also tensions with unions, particularly mechanics and flight attendants. In 1985, the company had a three-month-long strike with its machinists. By June the same year, it was able to end the strike by promising to reduce labor costs and maintain peace with unions. In November 1985, the airline introduced a daily air-freight service called Gold Streak with service to and from Alaska.
On September 9, 2007, Alaska Airlines introduced daily nonstop service between Portland, Oregon, to Boston. On October 12, 2007, the airline began service to Hawaii with a flight to Honolulu from Seattle. SeattleKauai service began on October 28, 2007, and AnchorageHonolulu service began on December 6, 2007.
In 2015 Alaska introduced Alaska Beyond with Inflight Entertainment Tablets to replace the digEplayers. It is available on all wi-fi enabled aircraft (most Boeing 737s and Embraer 175 jets) Alaska Beyond allows flyers in First Class and Coach to also use the Gogo® Video Player on their own device in lieu of purchasing the Inflight Entertainment Tablet.
Alaska Airlines has had ten major aviation accidents in its history, eight of which resulted in deaths, with the other two resulting in the aircraft being written off but no deaths.
Flight 009, a Douglas C-54A (NC91009), with routing Anchorage-Yakutat–Port Hardy-Seattle, crash landed while attempting to make an ILS approach at SeattleTacoma International Airport in Seattle. The plane went off the runway, rolled down an embankment, struck a ditch, and continued into the intersection of Des Moines Highway and South 188th Street where it struck an automobile, caught fire and spilled fuel all over the area. Of the 28 occupants, eight died, plus the driver of the car. The crash was attributed to pilot error.
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The city was founded in the 7th century around the Hermitage of St. Gall.
The saint that the city is named after was the Irish monk, St. Gallus.
It's one of the highest cities in Switzerland.
The Abbey near the city centre has books dating from the 9th century.
Because of soft ground, all the centre's buildings are constructed on piles.
St. Gallen Mini Guide
What is St. Gallen Like?
St. Gallen is an attractive small city, the capital of the canton of the same name, found 2,300 feet up in the Appenzell Alps in Eastern Switzerland. It's not far from the German and Austrian borders which offer alternative days out for the visitor. The city's Abbey, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and founded in the 8th century, houses one of Europe's most important collections of medieval literature. The city's economy is largely built on services including the travel industry. In the winter the city and surrounding area has heavy snow fall making it an ideal winter sports destination.
Whilst there is a local airport, St. Gallen-Altenrhein nearby, it deals mostly with domestic flights. The city is about an hour away by train from Zurich International Airport and is also only an hour away from Munich on the high speed train.
What Should I see When I'm There?
A must is the Abbey with its stunning collection of books and manuscripts. There's also a museum detailing the founding and development of the city. Nearby there's an excellent art museum but for those less interested in the cultural aspects there you could visit the brewery museum which has tours as well as a fascinating beer bottle and label collection. Finally you can visit the Textilmuseum which highlights the importance textile manufacture played in the growth of the city in the 18th and 19th centuries.
And What can I do?
For the active you can swim in the three lakes called 'die drei Weihern' on the hill outside the city, you can ski in winter, visit the wildlife park or visit the botanical gardens which have over eight thousand specimens of plants. To find out more about the town, take a guided tour that leaves the main square at 10 am and 2 pm each day.
What can I buy in St. Gallen?
There are a number of high street names in the shopping streets of St. Gallen but for souvenirs try the traditional hand made clothes, shoes and perfumes. Often there's a little flea market which sells trinkets and local bric-a-brac such as goat bells and shepherd's flutes amongst other things.
What Should I eat There?
Being so close to the German and Austrian borders, much of the food there is influenced by German cuisine. A speciality of the city is the local bratwurst washed down with the two excellent local beers; Klosterbrau and Schwarzer.
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03/05/12 - As June draws to a close, the town hosts 'OpenAir' a three day rock festival which this year will attract dozens of top European bands and hundreds of thousands of festival goers. If you're in St Gallen at the time, grab a festival pass from www.openairsg.ch
10/06/13 - Every Tuesday in St Gallen you can see the city and the lake in a novel way by joining the guided electric bike excursion. Lasting the whole day and including lunch, it's a bit pricey at around £55 each but is a great way to enjoy a day in the city.
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St. Gallen is an attractive city high up in the Appenzell Alps. Nestled in a valley, it has good links to beautiful Lake Constance which makes for a great day out if you have hired a car in St. Gallen. On the lake it's possible to take a cruise, hire boats, swim or just take in the gorgeous scenery.
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Isn't this the saddest post of all. TS used to be a place where the lengthy posts were where you got your best information. What of value can be said in one or two sentences? If this is where things are here maybe the site should just die out.
The site is fine...it's the ongoing 4-hour-daily-hundred-paragraph battle between people claiming to be for or against OCD man/BTDT/and whoever else. There is no information to be gleaned from that mess. None. Just petty barbs between folks who refuse to get out of the sandbox. It's truly impossible to stay engaged reading any meaningful information with that crap going back and forth.
Funny how the unregistered want a ban on unregistered flamers and trolls.
OK, so here is what I can do.
BTDT and OCD(whatever) will have to register and be identified as who they are.
I agree, he's earned it Pops. Go ahead, give him his first Tommy Point.
First 5 post, 4 of which all OCDman.
First 10 posts, seven by OCDMan.
Beachbum, you can do better, but since you won't, count me out. OCDMan can talk to himself.
Not quite. My posts, excluding this one, were #3, #4, #7, and #8.
The instant fix is for btdt simply to sign in. If he signed in all the time no one would be pointing out his posts (which, btw, has not just been me). Certainly I can start formally signing in, but that won't so anything unless btdt is signing in.
You keep saying how you're trying to make the board a safer place and get btdt to stop posting anonymously yet you won't even hold yourself to that same standard. Put your mine where your mouth is and post signed in all of the time. If you don't then it would pretty much confirm that you are the biggest hypocrite around and have no one's interests but your own in mind with your "Crusade."
OK, Soccerdad33....done. Found my old name finally.
Posting under a pseudonym is meaningless in this forum as long as you can post anonymously too. OCDMan has ruined this forum. Time to move on.


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Let Justice Roll: Worship Planning Resources with a Justice Theme
By Jay Blankespoor, Elizabeth Vander Haagen
How much justice in worship is enough justice? Churches often develop a service once a year around one specific justice issue like hunger, but rarely does justice penetrate every week of our worship, or even better, every component of that weekly worship. How can the whole of our worship service reflect God's special love and passionate concern for those who are poor and excluded? These resources will help worship planners integrate God's call to justice in worship throughout the church year.
The Reformed tradition understands worship as covenant renewal. In worship we remember our covenant relationship with God and how that is connected with our relationships with our neighbors. We recommit ourselves to living as God would have us live. As the people of God, we come together to recall and proclaim the history of salvation, the story of God's delivering power in this world—a story filled with God's special love and passionate concern for the poor and excluded, the enslaved and oppressed. In worship we celebrate God's past, present, and future deliverance and proclaim the already-but-not-yet kingdom of God in which peace will exist in its fullness and all people, regardless of age, race, or gender, will flourish in God's presence.
Initial Planning
Justice in worship can be a celebration of God's character of justice, a cry to God for justice in the midst of injustice, a call to God's people to practice justice, and a proclamation of God's kingdom vision.
As we plan for these aspects of justice in the individual components of worship, we need to ask whether our worship practices themselves are just. Do we welcome and include all members of Christ's body? How will this service sound or seem to the elderly? To children? To people with disabilities? To different races or cultures? Who are the poor and excluded, the "least" within our church, our community, our nation, our world? How are we remembering them and making room for them in our worship? (For a justice in worship checklist from the Calvin Institute for Christian Worship, see p. 25.)
Gathering and Call to Worship
The gathering encourages God's people to join in praise and also establishes the reason for worshiping God. Does our gathering celebrate God's love, mercy, and justice? Is God's justice proclaimed as a reason to come together and worship?
Here are a number of suggestions:
Many psalms calling the people to worship begin with an exhortation to praise and then give God's love and justice as the reason to praise. Psalm 33 is a good example:
1 Sing joyfully to the Lord, you righteous; it is fitting for the upright to praise him.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp; make music to him on the ten-stringed lyre.
3 Sing to him a new song; play skillfully, and shout for joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.
5 The Lord loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love.
Too often we use only the opening verses and leave out the "for" part, the reason for praise—in this case that the Lord is faithful in all he does, the Lord loves righteousness and justice. Psalms can be divided to form a litany, with the leader giving the call to praise (vv. 1-3 above) and the people responding with the reason for praise (vv. 4-5).
The new hymnal Sing! A New Creation (SNC) includes a setting of Psalm 146 from Cameroon in which a refrain of praise responds to the recitation of the psalm. This psalm both calls God's people to practice justice and celebrates God's own concern for the oppressed.
A number of songs open worship with justice. The song "Gather Us In" (SNC 8) celebrates the unity of all people in Christ and proclaims that God draws all of us, no matter our gender, social class, age, or physical abilities, into worship together. This song also calls for worship to commission us to be salt for the earth. "O Praise the Gracious Power" (SNC 35) praises the power of Christ to break down barriers and transform the brokenness and injustice of our world.
Opening litanies can also proclaim God's justice and envision a new creation or emphasize God's will for justice as an act of worship in our own lives:
Litany 1
In the midst of a world where people hunger and thirst . . .
come worship a God who feeds the hungry.
In the midst of a world where people are abused and oppressed . . .
come worship a God who calls for compassion and justice.
In the midst of a world filled with wars and rumor of war . . .
come worship a God who desires nothing less than peace for the world.
In the midst of a world of spiritual emptiness . . .
come worship a God who gives life meaning.
Come worship a God whose grace and love know no end.
—Taken from Sacraments and Seasons: Peacemaking Through Worship from Presbyterian Peacemaking Program. Call 800-524-2612 to order.
With what shall we come before the Holy One,
and bow ourselves before God on high?
God has shown us what is good.
What does the Holy One require of us,
but to do justice,
and to love kindness,
and to walk humbly with our God?
—Book of Common Worship, p. 50 © 1993, Westminster/John Knox Press.
The greeting of God should also embrace and communicate justice. We can accomplish this by naming God as "the God who desires all people to be free" or using other justice-themed titles for God (see p. 10). How is our worship different when the "God of deliverance" as well as the "God of love and mercy" greets us each week?
Confession and Assurance
We incorporate justice into confession when we broaden our confession to include our participation in unjust structures of society as well as our individual shortcomings:
Eternal God, our judge and redeemer,
we confess that we have tried to hide from you,
for we have done wrong.
We have lived for ourselves
and apart from you.
We have turned from our neighbors
and refused to bear the burdens of others.
We have ignored the pain of the world
and passed by the hungry, the poor, and the oppressed.
In your great mercy, forgive our sins
and free us from selfishness,
that we may choose your will
and obey your commandments;
through Jesus Christ our Savior.
—Book of Common Worship, p. 54
© 1993, Westminster/John Knox Press
A powerful song of confession that includes both our indifference to the "least" in our world and the causes of why so many of these people exist is "Perdón, Señor" (SNC 59).
The songs "In An Age of Twisted Values" (SNC 61) and "Who Can Sound the Depths of Sorrow" (SNC 63) confess the misplaced priorities that exist in our nations. In addition, numerous Kyries from around the world can add international flavor to our cry for mercy, reminding us that we are connected to the whole world, whether as oppressor or oppressed.
Prayers and Songs
We can weave justice into our prayers by interceding for the oppressed and the oppressors both locally and globally. Most prayers of intercession can be used with choruses or refrains between the prayers for our concerns and the concerns of the world. Good examples include "Let Us Pray to the Lord" (SNC 202), "Ososo" (SNC 209), and "Open Our Eyes" (SNC 263). "Ososo" calls for God to bring reconciliation to the people, while "Open Our Eyes" asks the Lord to make us more aware of the oppressed in our world. By including prayers concerned about issues of justice, worship directs the congregation beyond itself and builds the fellowship of the body of Christ.
Spontaneous prayers can incorporate God's justice by simply addressing God as the God of freedom and deliverance, the God who hears the cry of the widow, or the God who raises up the humble and humbles the proud.
Bring justice into your worship by incorporating the reading or singing of more psalms that are justice-themed. The song "O Great God and Lord of the Earth" (One Is the Body) is a disturbing yet powerful proclamation of justice based entirely on Psalm 94. "Do Not Be Vexed" (One Is the Body) is a setting of Psalm 34. Psalms 72, 37, 103, 140, and 146 are a few of many such psalms.
Sing the many songs that bridge music and justice. "O God, Your Justice Towers" (SNC 272) contrasts our blindness to injustice to God's desire that justice roll like a mighty, cleansing stream. "In Labor All Creation Groans" (SNC 270) creates a yearning for the way God wants the world to be. "Jesus Heard with Deep Compassion" (SNC 124) sings of the justice spread by Jesus during his life on earth, and "Bring Forth the Kingdom" (SNC 123) commissions the people to engage the world with justice. (See also "Songs for the Season" on p. 29 of this issue.)
The simple act of incorporating global music into worship, preferably sung in the original language, encourages us to remember the global church, builds the unity of the church universal, and directs our attention to our neighbor. This in turn places the needs and concerns of these people groups before our eyes and into our mouths. This can be particularly meaningful when combined with prayer interceding for the particular struggles of the people of that nation. Singing global music proclaims that we value the contributions from all people, all are welcome here, and worship is for all of us.
Another way to incorporate justice into prayer is by praying for the further establishment of God's kingdom on earth. This prayer from the Iona community is a good example:
Let us pray for the breaking in of God's kingdom in our world today.
Lord God, because Jesus has taught us to trust you in all things, we hold to his word and share his plea:
Your kingdom come, your will be done.
Where nations budget for war while Christ says, "Put [away] your sword":
Where countries waste food and covet fashion while Christ says, "I was hungry . . . I was thirsty . . .":
Where powerful governments claim their policies are heaven blessed while Scripture states that God helps the powerless:
Where Christians seek the kingdom in the shape of their own church as if Christ came to build and not to break barriers:
Where our prayers falter, our faith weakens, our light grows dim:
Where Jesus Christ calls us:
Lord God, you have declared that your kingdom is among us. Open our ears to hear it, our hands to serve it, our hearts to hold it. This we pray in Jesus' name.
—A Wee Worship Book, pp. 16-17
© 1999, by WGRG The Iona Community (Scotland). Used by permission of GIA Publications, Inc.
Incorporate prayer and song that lament the injustice in the world. "Jesus Christ, Hope of the World" (Mil Voces para celebrar, 387 [the Spanish hymnal of the United Methodist Church]) by Joao Carlos Gottinari looks ahead to a world without injustice and asks God to bring that hope into fullness. "Inspired by Love and Anger" from the Iona Community asks why God allows suffering to continue and challenges the singer by asking why we are not more active in being God's transformers of the injustice we lament.
Litanies can incorporate both prayers and songs that express concern for justice, lament occurrences of injustice, celebrate God's love of justice, or commit to practicing justice. A good justice litany should address the root causes of the injustice rather than solely encouraging a mercy response. It should challenge people to understand their role in the systems and structures that perpetuate this injustice. It should pray for both the oppressed and the oppressors, for both are made less by injustice than they were created to be. Finally, it should proclaim the hope of the way things will be in the fully established kingdom of God, urging people to help make that a reality.
The setting in which the Word is proclaimed is important. Is it read or is it celebrated?
What if we read these words Jesus quotes from Isaiah before every sermon? "The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners and recovery of sight for the blind, to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor" (Luke 4:19). Or what if we sang "Listen Now for the Gospel," a song from Zimbabwe published by the Iona Community, before reading Scripture? This song declares that God's Word is able to transform our lives.
Is the whole council of God being preached along with individual salvation? Are we preaching from the prophets as well as from Paul's letters? Do we preach Jesus' life of upsetting the status quo, challenging the exclusive purity laws of the Pharisees, along with Jesus' birth, death, and resurrection? Do sermons inspire a vision of the kingdom of God in all of its justice and shalom? Do they exhort God's people to be redeemers of culture and establish as much of this kingdom here and now as possible? Do the sermons address structural and societal injustice and encourage us to strive for right and just relationships not just between God and God's people but also between ourselves and our neighbors and all of creation?
How would this sermon sound to women? To the homeless? To someone with AIDS? To an abused wife? To children? Are the illustrations carefully inclusive and even intentionally challenging to gender and cultural stereotypes, often using the least-expected gender or cultural representative for certain professions or behaviors illustrated?
Celebrating communion builds the body of Christ and emphasizes our equality before God. Does our celebration reflect this? Do we invite those who take part into fellowship with believers around the world of all races, all social classes, all ages, genders? Does the liturgy not only remember Christ's death but also point forward to the eternal feast in heaven where there will be no more injustice? Does it challenge us to remember those who desperately await that future feast? Consider this litany, which remembers the forgotten in the world and expands the communion service into a service of healing for all nations:
Lord God, as we come to share the richness of your table, we cannot forget the rawness of the earth. We cannot take bread and forget those who are hungry. Your world is one world and we are stewards of its nourishment.
Lord, put our fullness at the service of the poor.
We cannot take wine and forget those who are thirsty. The ground and the rootless, the earth and its weary people cry out for justice.
Lord, put our fullness at the service of the empty.
We cannot hear your words of peace and forget the world at war or, if not at war, then preparing for it.
Show us quickly, Lord, how to turn weapons into welcome signs and the lust for power into a desire for peace.
We cannot celebrate the feast of your family and forget our divisions. We are one in spirit, but not in fact. History and hurt still dismember us.
Lord, heal your church in every brokenness.
—A Wee Worship Book, pp. 98-99 © 1999, by WGRG The Iona Community (Scotland). Used by permission of GIA Publications, Inc.
The song "God Bless to Us Our Bread" (Love and Anger) simply asks for bread for the hungry and a hunger for justice for those who are fed. It subtly shifts the scope of communion to include people we might otherwise forget.
Does baptism emphasize joining in the community of Christ, a community that stretches beyond the walls of the church? Do we celebrate being baptized into Christ and into his mission in the world—a mission that includes a call to justice? This simple prayer reminds us of our own baptisms and the responsibilities that come with it:
As we celebrate this baptism, we, your gathered people, renew our vow to walk together with those who suffer even as Jesus journeyed with the poor, the forgotten, the excluded, the sick. Let this baptism be a reminder that we do not walk alone; that you have claimed us as your own, and that you go with us. In our attitude and actions may we live justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you. In the name and power of Jesus Christ. Amen.
One way to incorporate justice into the offering is to do an offering of letters. This idea, promoted by Bread for the World, suggests collecting letters to the government on behalf of the poor or oppressed rather than simply collecting money during the offering. This action conveys the need to be involved politically in today's democratic societies in order to promote justice and change systems of injustice. Giving money often is not enough—societal structures need to be changed as well.
Are God's people encouraged to understand themselves as transformers of culture as they leave? Are they commissioned to live justly? Are they blessed by the God of justice, who desires freedom for all the oppressed?
Closing songs can do this effectively. "Canto de esperanza/Song of Hope" (SNC 282) is a song of blessing and of challenge. "Enviado soy de Dios/Sent out in Jesus' Name" (see. p. 33) commissions us "to make the earth the place in which the kingdom comes," keeping the kingdom vision of love, justice, and peace before us as we leave.
The call to justice can be particularly powerful during Advent as we anticipate Christ's second coming, bringing with him a new kingdom of peace and justice. Sing! A New Creation includes an Advent prayer (99) that gives voice to our yearning and expectation.
This call to worship casts a vision of renewal:
Leader: Among the poor, among the proud,
Men: among the persecuted,
Women: among the privileged,
All: Christ is coming to make all things new.
Leader: In the private house, in the public place,
Men: in the wedding feast,
Women: in the judgment hall,
Leader: With a gentle touch, with an angry word,
Men: with a clear conscience,
Women: with burning love,
Leader: That the kingdom might come, that the world might believe,
Men: that the powerful might stumble,
Women: that the hidden might be seen,
Leader: Within us, without us, behind us, before us,
Men: in this place, in every place,
Women: for this time, for all time,
In the song of Mary (Luke 1:46-55), the proud are scattered, the humble are lifted up, and the hungry are filled with good things while the rich are sent away empty. Numerous songs and reflections build on these themes, and this song itself is an example of justice integrated with worship.
How can our Lenten worship remind us both of our need to embody Christ's sacrificial love and also of God's ultimate victory over the powers of evil in our world? Consider this litany:
The cross,
we will take it.
The bread,
we will break it.
The pain,
we will bear it.
The joy,
we will share it.
The Gospel,
we will live it.
The love,
we will give it.
The light,
we will cherish it.
The darkness,
God shall perish it.
—Stages on the Way, p. 70 © 2000, 1998, by WGRG The Iona Community (Scotland). Used by permission of GIA Publications, Inc.
Worship Space
Does the worship space itself make room for the old, the young, the immigrant, the disabled? Is the service welcoming to all cultures? What does who we have up front communicate about power and authority?
Are the sanctuary and classrooms easily accessible with room for wheelchairs in the midst of the seating and not off to the side? Are ramps for accessibility prominent and central? Is effective hearing assistance available to those who need it (see p. 45)? How are the blind or sight-impaired affected by bulletins, printed litanies, projected song words, or orders of worship? Does the church offer large-print bulletins complete with words to the songs?
What message do the banners and other visual elements convey? Do they celebrate the diversity of the body of Christ, proclaiming, "All are welcome here"? Images can either embrace or exclude; they can encourage the congregation to value the diversity of the family of God or reinforce a culture of forgetting the forgotten.
Names for God
The way we address God shapes and reflects our understanding of God. Consider using these titles in greetings, prayers, litanies, and blessings:
God who brought your people out of slavery and exile
Light in a dark world
One who gives voice to the voiceless
Hope of all generations
God of justice
God of just love
God of the poor and excluded
Defender of widows and orphans
One who hears your people's cries
God of the oppressed
God who desires the flourishing of all
Freeing God
Rescuing God
Our Maker
Challenging God
One who blesses and disturbs us
God of love and anger
Suffering God
Passionate God
God who raises up the humble and humbles the proud
God who feeds the hungry but sends the rich away empty
God who brings sight to the blind, freedom for the captive, justice for the oppressed
God who blesses the persecuted
Persecuted God
God of Abraham and Hagar
God of Tamar, Rahab, and Ruth
God of Moses and Miriam
Integrate justice into worship throughout the year and into every component of worship
Strive for integrity and authenticity in the worship experience
Be political
Keep justice rooted in Scripture, proclaiming the whole of Scripture
Lament injustice
Proclaim the kingdom of God, promoting renewal and restoration
Be too abstract
Let justice become the sole focus of worship
Endorse specific political agendas
Emphasize "ought" or specific solutions to injustice problems
A Wee Worship Book, Wild Goose Worship Group. Available from GIA Publications: www.giamusic.com; 1-800-442-1358. From the Iona Community. Contains prayer services for morning and evening as well as weekly worship. Weaves together Scripture and daily experience in poetic and powerful ways.
An Iona Prayer Book, Peter Millar. Available from GIA Publications: www.giamusic.com; 1-800-442-1358. A collection of weekly prayers from Iona. Prayers on Monday are dedicated specifically to justice and peace. Includes prayers and readings from all over the world.
Book of Common Worship. Westminster/John Knox Press, 1993. Scripture, prayers, and litanies for worship from the PCUSA. Includes sample services for a variety of occasions as well as prayer and Scripture readings. Several selections explicitly mention issues of justice.
Imaging the Word: An Arts and Lectionary Resource. Pilgrim Press, 1999. A three-volume set of liturgical resources, including visual art, poetry, songs, and Scripture arranged according to the lectionary. Many of the poems and images as well as Scripture passages deal with themes of justice.
Living Micah's Call. National Council of Christian Churches USA. A toolkit for congregational renewal based on the three commands given in Micah 6: act justly, love mercy, and walk humbly with God. Includes guidelines for Bible study, prayer, worship, and strategic planning.
Love and Anger: Songs of Lively Faith and Social Justice; Psalms of Patience, Protest, and Praise; One is the Body. Available from GIA Publications: www.giamusic.com; 1-800-442-1358. CDs and songbooks from the Iona community that address the theme of justice.
Sacraments and Seasons, Peacemaking Through Worship, III. Available from Presbyterian Distribution Service: www.pcusa.org/peacemaking; 1-800-524-2612. A collection of seasonal worship resources related to justice and peacemaking from the Presbyterian Peacemaking Program.
Sing! A New Creation. Available from Faith Alive Christian Resources: www.faithalive
resources.org; 1-800-333-8300. A collection of readings, Psalms, choruses, and hymns from all over the world arranged around the movement of a worship service, with seasonal selections. A significant number of the readings and songs relate to justice.
Stages on the Way: Worship Resources for Lent, Holy Week, and Easter, Wild Goose Worship Group. Available from GIA Publications: www.giamusic.com; 1-800-442-1358. Weaves together Scripture, song, and contemporary life with themes of justice and the life, death, and resurrection of Christ.
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Phil is the CEO of BCre8ive the new online collaboration and production platform for creative individuals. Phil has worked in the media industries for over twenty years. One of Europe's leading development consultants – productions include Wallace and Gromit – Curse of the Were Rabbit & Terry Prachett's – Hogfather.
He has worked as a consultant for the BBC, C4, Aardman Animation, Berlin Brandenburg Medianboard, Prime Exchange, developed Oscar® winning and box office feature films, and brought over 150 new writers into the UK and German film and television industries in ten years.


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Ashoka Fellow Catalina Escobar, this week's CNN Hero, is a lifeline for teen mothers in Colombia
Long-time advocate for the health of young girls and women Catalina Escobar was recently recognized as a CNN Hero. Escobar works as a "community crusader" in Cartagena, one of Colombia's largest cities where one-third of residents live at or below the poverty line, and, to complicate matters even...
Ashoka Remembers Public Health Innovator Dr. Firman Lubis
Dr. Firman Lubis, a social innovator, public health expert and long-time friend of Ashoka, passed away last month in Jakarta, Indonesia. He was 66 years old. "His is the sort of story Ashoka should always be about," Bill Drayton said, remembering Dr. Lubis. "In every way he was one of us: a...
Ashoka Senior Fellow Sakena Yacoobi to be Honored with German Media Prize
Ashoka Senior Fellow Dr. Sakena Yacoobi has been working to provide Afghans with basic human rights in the area of health care in a country torn apart by war for the better part of two decades. Since she founded The Afghan Institute of Learning (AIL) in 1996, the organization has touched the lives...
World Economic Forum Appoints Revolution Foods Co-Founder Kristin Groos Richmond to Young Global Leaders Program
Among young people in the United States, the current state of food-culture and nutrition is bleak. Childhood obesity rates have tripled in the past 30 years, and more than one-third of the nation's kids are clinically overweight or obese. But through a sustainable business model, the organization...
How ROI (and other analysis tools) can save our social programs
Social benefits are on the chopping block—with the United States's unsustainable deficit, cutbacks are almost guaranteed. But for many preventive programs, cuts will end up costing society more money in the long run. What if there were better tools policy makers could use to determine which programs...
Former Ashoka Senior Health Advisor Appointed CTO of the United States
Last month, President Obama appointed former Ashoka Senior Health Advisor Todd Park as the second person ever to hold the position of U.S. Chief Technology Officer (CTO). The 39-year-old entrepreneur has spent the past two decades providing efficient technological solutions to improving access to...
Ashoka Remembers Fellow Isaac Durojaiye
The Ashoka community is mourning the loss of Ashoka Nigeria Fellow Isaac Durojaiye, an icon of the Ashoka Fellowship who was elected in 2005 for his innovative contributions to the fields of health and environment. Durojaiye founded DMT Evacuation Service, the first mobile toilet initiative in...
Excerpt from The Big Shift: A Roadmap to Innovation for an Aging Population
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Learn the nuts and bolts of keeping chickens in the city. This workshop will be the first in a three-part series: this summer we'll cover chicken health, and in the fall we'll discuss winterizing and maintenance for fall and winter.
Garden groups who attend all three sessions will be eligible to receive a book on keeping chickens!


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Everyone who lives in this tight-knit artist community has Bruckner memories.
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Catalyst Discovery Through Megalibraries of Nanomaterials
Rapid Materials Testing
A new study published last month in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, by scientists from AFRL, Northwestern's International Institute for Nanotechnology (IIN), and UES, Inc., emphasizes the potential of a new tool developed at Northwestern University that can test millions, or even billions, of nanoparticales in megalibraries at a dramatically faster rate than previously possible.This new technology, and accompanying study, could drastically impact how we discover new materials, identify their structures, and test for desired properties.
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*Protótipo extremamente rústico de uma engine de Sonic The Hedgehog para testar a performance da Oficina Framework v2.0.*

Há algum tempo, fiz uma postagem, no meu blog antigo, anunciando a primeira versão estável da Oficina Framework.
Fiquei extremamente orgulhoso de "lançá-la" (apesar de que nunca tornei seu código-fonte público ou mesmo realmente lancei-a com nenhum tipo de divulgação).
Com o tempo, acabei reescrevendo o backend da mesma, do zero, de forma a modificar completamente a engine, porque julguei-a complicada demais. Vou escrever hoje um pouco a respeito desta decisão, e apresentar os frutos que tive.

# O Início

A primeira versão da Oficina veio de uma base bem antiga, escrita em C#, para um jogo que seria feito em XNA/MonoGame e nunca saiu do papel. Consistia em um sistema básico de gerenciamento de telas, modularizado e hierarquizado, executando um pequeno teste de detecção de colisão. Meus amigos das primeiras aulas de computação com certeza se lembrarão da tosquice disso.

Vi que poderia fazer muito mais com a Oficina, e acabei indo para uma linguagem que considerava ser mais poderosa (C++), e passei a trocar toda a facilidade do XNA por uma renderização toda construida em cima de OpenGL 2.x (depois trocada para OpenGL 3.1), e foi inclusive nesta época que comecei a usar Linux -- MonoGame estava fora de cogitação nesta época porque não sentia que MonoGame estava maduro ainda para substituir o XNA.

O que começou como uma verdadeira brincadeira se tornou uma paixão e, depois de aproximadamente um ano e meio, se tornou código totalmente documentável e capaz de executar uma engine.

# Segunda Versão

Depois de todo esse trabalho, me pus a organizar meu portfólio e criar o que eu chamava de proof-of-concepts: jogos de fato feitos usando a OficinaFramework, ou ao menos exemplos pequenos. Destes exemplos, inclusive, nasceu OFSONIC THE HEDGEHOG, um fangame de Sonic completamente de código-aberto. Estava já bem avançado, e me ajudou a adicionar features/consertar bugs pré-existentes que me fizeram achar que, de fato, a versão 1.3b da Oficina estava a par de ser usada.

Foi quando percebi que, infelizmente, o código da Oficina não era necessariamente dos melhores.
Era uma engine que apenas eu poderia usar; o uso de ponteiros era absurdo, a maior parte destes ponteiros não passava de wrappers para abstrair certos elementos de OpenGL como texturas, o tipo de coisa da qual eu não realmente tinha acesso direto aos dados e não precisaria usar tanto assim o heap.

Então passei a, pela terceira vez, reescrever todo aquele backend do zero. Dessa vez, utilizando o que de mais moderno poderia utilizar em termos de renderização (OpenGL 3.2+), e com alguns toques pessoais a mais.

OficinaFramework v2.x utiliza, por padrão, o que considero de mais precioso:
- Abstrações de OpenGL que fazem realmente sentido;
- Estruturas pré-prontas para renderização de fontes e 2D;
- Entidades com hierarquias internas feitas a partir de um design de componentes;
- Estruturas para criação dinâmica de animações frame-a-frame, não sendo mais necessariamente sequenciais como a versão 1.x;
- Um sistema inteligente e poderoso de script na linguagem Scheme;
- O antigo Debugger se tornou Watcher, e também deu espaço a um Repl em runtime para debug.

O Repl em si é a menina dos meus olhos. Ter um dialeto de Lisp como script é uma das melhores coisas que poderia ter feito, dada uma linguagem que possui tão pouco reconhecimento hoje em dia.
Enquanto Common Lisp é um dialeto muito completo -- apesar de apenas usado por um grupo seleto de programadores --, arrisco dizer que dificilmente Lisp seria visto em um sistema de produção, exceto pelos dialetos Clojure/ClojureScript, que utilizam a JVM e, portanto, também tem acesso às bibliotecas de Java.
Scheme, então, nem se fala! Scheme é um dialeto muito considerado apenas acadêmico.

Atualmente, ainda estou trabalhando no suporte completo a Windows, e provavelmente vou adicionar suporte a uma linguagem de script extra que possa substituir Scheme em compilação (pensei em Lua, LuaJIT, Squirrel ou AngelScript, mas ainda estou considerando o que fazer).

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*Um exemplo da OficinaFramework v2.0 sendo executada. Acima, o REPL.*

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*Log de output da imagem anterior.*

Por enquanto, estou extremamente satisfeito de utilizar Lisp como uma linguagem de script para os meus jogos.
Ainda que doa aos olhos, a princípio, o uso de tantos parênteses, a lógica do código de script se tornar extremamente mais clara do que lidar com lógica de programação para um jogo diretamente dentro da sua aplicação C++.

Abaixo, um exemplo de código Scheme com a lógica básica do protótipo mostrado na primeira imagem deste post, caso haja curiosidade. Este código provavelmente vai mudar bastante, à medida que eu continuar desenvolvendo a engine.

```scheme
;;;; player.scm
;;;; Sonic behaviour

(define-module (ofsonic player)
  :export (init update))
(use-modules ((oficina common))
             ((oficina entity)))

(define *paused* #f)
(define *super* #f)

(define *current-player* :player-one)

(define *speed* (make-vector 2 0.0))
(define *top-spd* (make-vector 2 0.0))
(define *max-spd* (make-vector 2 0.0))
(define *accel* 0.046875)
(define *air-accel* 0.1875)
(define *airdrag* 0.96875)
(define *airdrag-minx* 0.0125)
(define *airdrag-miny* -4.0)
(define *decel* 0.5)
(define *grav*  0.21875)
(define *jmpstr* -6.5)
(define *minjmp* -4.0)

(define *ground* #t)
(define *direction* 1.0)

(define :act-none 0)
(define :act-jmp  1)
(define :act-skid 2)
(define :act-lookup 3)
(define :act-crouch 4)
(define :act-push 5)
(define *action* :act-none)

(define *rightbound* 3840.0)
(define *fakeground-y* 192.0)

(define clamp
  (lambda (val min max)
    (if (< val min) min (if (> val max) max val))))

(define def-player-values
  (lambda ()
    (if (not *super*)
        ;; Sonic
        (begin
          (set! *accel* 0.046875)
          (set! *air-accel* 0.1875)
          (set! *airdrag* 0.96875)
          (set! *airdrag-minx* 0.0125)
          (set! *airdrag-miny* -4.0)
          (vector-set! *max-spd* :x 12.0)
          (vector-set! *top-spd* :x 6.0)
          (set! *decel* 0.5)
          (set! *grav* 0.21875)
          (set! *jmpstr* -6.5)
          (set! *minjmp* -4.0))
        ;; Super Sonic
        (begin
          (set! *accel* 0.1875)
          (set! *air-accel* 0.375)
          (vector-set! *top-spd* :x 10.0)
          (set! *decel* 1.0)
          (set! *jmpstr* -8.0)))))

(define init
  (lambda ()
    (set! *action* :act-none)
    ;;(set-animrun! (not *paused*))
    ;;(set-super! #f)
    (def-player-values)
    (set! *direction* 1.0)
    (trl! (list 128.0 *fakeground-y* 0.0) #t)))

(define update
  (lambda (dt)
    ;; Pause handle
    (if (btntap? :pad-start *current-player*)
        (begin
          (set! *paused* (not *paused*))
          (set-animrun! (not *paused*))))

    (if (not *paused*)
        (begin
          (let ((lstk (lstick? *current-player*)))
            ;; Acceleration
            (if (and (< (abs (vector-ref *speed* :x))
                        (vector-ref *top-spd* :x))
                     (or (= *action* :act-none)
                         (= *action* :act-jmp)
                         (= *action* :act-skid)))
                (vector-set! *speed* :x
                             (+ (vector-ref *speed* :x)
                                (* (vector-ref lstk :x)
                                   (if *ground*
                                       *accel*
                                       *air-accel*)))))

            ;; X Axis
            (let ((currspd (vector-ref *speed* :x)))
              ;; Default deceleration
              (if (and *ground*
                       (= (vector-ref lstk :x) 0.0))
                  (cond
                   ((and (> currspd (- *accel*))
                         (< currspd *accel*))
                    (set! currspd 0.0))
                   ((< currspd 0.0)
                    (set! currspd (+ currspd *accel*)))
                   ((> currspd 0.0)
                    (set! currspd (+ currspd (- *accel*))))))
              ;; Skidding
              (if *ground*
                  (begin
                    (if (and (> currspd 0.0)
                             (< (vector-ref lstk :x) 0.0))
                        (begin
                          (if (> (abs currspd) 1.8)
                              (set-anim! "Skid"))
                          (set! *action* :act-skid)
                          (set! currspd (- currspd *decel*)))
                        )
                    (if (and (< currspd 0.0)
                             (> (vector-ref lstk :x) 0.0))
                        (begin
                          (if (> (abs currspd) 1.8)
                              (set-anim! "Skid"))
                          (set! *action* :act-skid)
                          (set! currspd (+ currspd *decel*))))

                    ;; Reset skidding
                    (if (and (= *action* :act-skid)
                             (> currspd (- *decel*))
                             (< currspd *decel*))
                        (begin
                          (set! *action* :act-none)
                          (set! currspd 0.0)))))
              ;; Left boundary limit
              (if (and (<= (- (vector-ref (pos?) :x) 10.0) 0.0)
                       (< currspd 0.0))
                  (begin
                    (set! currspd 0.0)
                    (trl! (list 10.0 (vector-ref (pos?) :y) 0.0) #t)))

              ;; Right boundary limit (temporary)
              (if (and (>= (+ (vector-ref (pos?) :x) 10.0) *rightbound*)
                       (> currspd 0.0))
                  (begin
                    (set! currspd 0.0)
                    (trl! (list (- *rightbound* 10.0)
                                (vector-ref (pos?) :y)
                                0.0) #t)))

              ;; Give back X speed
              (set! currspd (clamp currspd
                                   (- (vector-ref *max-spd* :x))
                                   (vector-ref *max-spd* :x)))
              (vector-set! *speed* :x currspd))

            ;; Y Axis
            (let ((currspd (vector-ref *speed* :y)))
              (if (not *ground*)
                  (begin
                    ;; Gravity Action
                    (set! currspd (+ currspd *grav*))

                    ;; Fake ground
                    (let ((mypos (pos?)))
                      (if (>= (vector-ref mypos :y)
                              *fakeground-y*)
                          (begin
                            (set! *ground* #t)
                            (set! currspd 0.0)
                            (set! *action* :act-none))))

                    ;; Minimum jump strength
                    (if (and (= *action* :act-jmp)
                             (not (btnpress? :pad-a *current-player*))
                             (< currspd *minjmp*))
                        (set! currspd *minjmp*)))
                  ;; Else
                  (begin
                    ;; Jumping
                    (if (and (or (= *action* :act-none)
                                 (= *action* :act-lookup)
                                 (= *action* :act-push))
                             (btntap? :pad-a *current-player*))
                        (begin
                          (set-anim! "Roll")
                          (set! *ground* #f)
                          (set! currspd *jmpstr*)
                          (set! *action* :act-jmp)))
                    (let ((ypos
                           (- *fakeground-y*
                              (* 2 (cos (/ (- (vector-ref (pos?) :x)
                                              (* (truncate
                                                  (/ (vector-ref (pos?) :x) 128))
                                                 128)) 24.0))))))
                      (trl! (list (vector-ref (pos?) :x)
                                  ypos
                                  0.0)
                            #t))))
              ;; Give back Y speed
              (vector-set! *speed* :y currspd))

            ;; Air Drag
            (if (and (< (vector-ref *speed* :y) 0.0)
                     (> (vector-ref *speed* :y) *airdrag-miny*)
                     (>= (abs (vector-ref *speed* :x)) *airdrag-minx*))
                (vector-set! *speed* :x
                             (* (vector-ref *speed* :x) *airdrag*)))

            ;; Add speed to position
            (trl! (list (vector-ref *speed* :x)
                        (vector-ref *speed* :y)
                        0.0) #f)

            ;; Check for super state
            (if (not (eq? *super* (super?)))
                (begin
                  (set! *super* (super?))
                  (def-player-values)))

            ;; Change animation according to speed
            (let ((currspd (abs (vector-ref *speed* :x))))
              (if (and *ground*
                       (or (= *action* :act-none)
                           (= *action* :act-crouch)
                           (= *action* :act-lookup)
                           (= *action* :act-push)))
                  (begin
                    (cond
                     ((= currspd 0.0)
                      (cond
                       ((= (vector-ref lstk :y) 0.0)
                        (cond
                         ((and (> (vector-ref lstk :x) 0.0)
                               (>= (+ (vector-ref (pos?) :x) 10.0)
                                   *rightbound*))
                          (begin
                            (set-anim! "Push")
                            (set! *action* :act-push)))
                         (else
                          (begin
                            (set-anim! "Idle")
                            (set! *action* :act-none)))))
                       ((> (vector-ref lstk :y) 0.0)
                        (begin
                          (set-anim! "Crouch")
                          (set! *action* :act-crouch)))
                       ((< (vector-ref lstk :y) 0.0)
                        (begin
                          (set-anim! "LookUp")
                          (set! *action* :act-lookup)))))

                     ((>= currspd 9.95)
                      (set-anim! "Peel"))

                     ((>= currspd 5.9)
                      (set-anim! "Run"))

                     (else
                      (begin
                        (let ((spd-perc (/ currspd 5.9)))
                          (set-anim! "Walk")
                          (set-animspd!
                           (- (animdefspd?)
                              (* (- (animdefspd?) 3.0)
                                 spd-perc))))))))
                  ;; Other animation speed settings
                  (begin
                    (cond
                     ((= *action* :act-jmp)
                      (let ((spd-perc (/ currspd 12.0)))
                        (set-animspd!
                         (- (animdefspd?)
                            (* (- (animdefspd?) 1.0)
                               spd-perc)))))))))

            ;; Change direction according to speed
            (if (or (= *action* :act-none)
                    (= *action* :act-jmp))
                (cond
                 ((> (vector-ref lstk :x) 0.0)
                  (set! *direction* 1.0))
                 ((< (vector-ref lstk :x) 0.0)
                  (set! *direction* -1.0))))
            (scl! (list *direction* 1.0 1.0) #t))

          ;; Super state
          (if (btntap? :pad-y *current-player*)
              (begin
                (set-super! (not (super?)))
                (def-player-values)))))))
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Rio men 11th at Wilmigton CC meet
By Randy Payton - For Ohio Valley Publishing
WILMINGTON, Ohio — The University of Rio Grande men's cross country team posted a 11th place finish in Friday's #2015 Jenna Strong Fall Classic at the Wilmington College Cross Country Course.
The RedStorm had 290 points as a team – one of 36 who participated in the meet – and had the best finish among the five Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams who ran.
Junior Dallas Guy (Buffalo, OH) had Rio's best finish individually, placing 24th among the 349 runners on the 8k course with a time of 26:15.1. Fellow junior Blake Freed (Uhrichsville, OH), who had the top finish for the RedStorm in each of their two previous outings, was just behind in 25th at 26:15.5
Also competing for Rio in the event were senior Matt Engstrom (Dover, OH), who crossed in 53rd place with a time of 27:01; freshman Mike Norris (Dayton, OH), who was 55th after finishing with a time of 27:07; freshman Phil Colbert, who was 221st with a time of 29:51 in his RedStorm debut; freshman freshman Dustin Edens (Westerville, OH), who was 243rd with a time of 30:26; and freshman Brody Ferris (New Philadelphia, OH), who placed 281st in 31:50.
Berea (Ky.) won the overall team title with 79 points, while Miami-Ohio (155), Heidelberg (166), Ohio Dominican (188) and Wooster (223) completed the top five.
Joseph Mullen, who ran Unattached, had the top individual time after crossing the line in 25:02.
Rio Grande returns to action on Friday when it hosts the RedStorm Classic. Race time is set for 5:15 p.m.
Randy Payton is the Sports Information Director at the University of Rio Grande.
By Randy Payton
For Ohio Valley Publishing
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Comfort Zone By Tadao Cern
Henrik Strömberg
Anke Nunheim
On a sunny day we visited Swedish artist and photographer Henrik Strömberg at the top floor of his new studio and apartment at Köpenickerstrasse in Berlin. Originally from Sweden, he grew up in a small town near Malmö and moved a lot before settling in Berlin.
After school he started his career in London doing a preparation course to actually apply for the art academy in Stockholm, but while studying in London he was accepted for the Fine Art BA at Camberwell College of Art and therefor stayed. Concentrating more and more on photography he decided to do his Masters in Photography at FAMU in Prag before going back to Sweden. As he has a lot of friends and galleries in Berlin which he was working with, it felt natural to move here in the end. Living and working at the same place gives him the freedom to go in and out of the world of the studio, gather material, sketch a bit and transform it to something substantial in the end.
We got an intimate insight and a momentary glimpse of his personality and vision as he opened the door to his apartment full of shiny objects, found and reused materials, trophies, cast material and strange things, from which you can't really tell what it is. We spent the afternoon discussing about his view on photography, the deconstruction of reality and this work as a process.
Although Henrik Strömberg's medium is photography, it actually deals with the deconstruction and transformation of the photographic image. Most of his images are monochrome. It's a subconscious conscious approach to move away from certain questions which often arise in photography – where, when and who. 'I want to reduce as much information as possible from the usual role of photography and what photography usually does. To use black and white further this idea to go beyond the subject and create narratives without the specificity of story telling'.
In his new work series he uses parts of deconstructed trophies which are stacked vertically and interlaced with materials such as mirrors, wood, feathers, rocks and paint and then documents them in various stages and in a negative reversed way. The photographs and sculptures are shown in a state of flux, allowing for the possibility of reconstructing and photographing them again and again. It's a dialogue with the process, a process in which the image is removed from its actual context. The photos are documentations of sculptures that aren't objects, but occurrences. He explains 'I work with the idea of photographically documenting something where in the end the photograph itself becomes an object.'
It's about the ambiguous relationship between what a picture shows and what it really is. His pictures have this reality corrupting force as Henrik Strömberg repeatedly questions the medium of photography. What is a photograph? Is it the explosion of magnesium as camera drenches its subject in artificial light? A piece of paper? How can a photo be more than a photo, be less than a photo, purely a medium, elusive and elemental? In each picture he is committing to art as a puzzle that might never be solved. He invites us to see his pictures as if they were not photographs, to excite us; something that makes sense, but not quite makes sense. In his work lies this somewhat tension, this black material. You can see his works in his upcoming exhibition at Neumeister Bar-Am, starting the 22nd of November.
Pictures and Text by Anke Nunheim
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Im currently enjoying an episode of parks and recs and working on this painting using micron pens and gouache. It's another nature/surreal which is time consuming in a good way. Alot of my favorite works (especially this project) is remiscient of another illustration I did back in highschool. I had made an art show on campus to showcase our artists and I added my own to it.
I dont know how i managed to, but i did.
I mean I hope to find it one day, but I kind of realize that art is a moment. Moments like spray painting on a wall and smelling the scents of the city, painting in a classroom and hearing Passion Pit for the first time, on joking with friends as you sketch your surroundings, most of my artwork is more about the process then actually keeping it and finshing.
It sounds kind of douchey but ive lost a good amount of art to know what its an honest statement. That being said I'm considering selling and giving away my art. I'll figure it out. Until then, some parks and recs.


How awesome is this? Lady Earl Grey in the Selection Club box for August. If I wasn't already in love with these boxes from Simple Loose Leaf, they would have had me at this tea!
When I first saw the name of this tea – Lady Earl Grey – I thought that it might be a bergamot flavored black tea with either Lavender or Rose added. It wasn't until I opened the pouch and smelled the tea and could immediately recognize the aroma of the vanilla that I knew that this was a Creme style Earl Grey. The vanilla is very well pronounced in the fragrance of the tea and this translates to the flavor.
This is one of the nicer creme Earl Grey teas that I've tried in a while. The bergamot is strong and flavorful, but the sharp edges of the Italian orange is softened beautifully with the vanilla notes. It's so delightfully creamy and smooth!
The black tea base is nicely round and has a malty tone to it. I like how the malt-like flavors of the black tea marries with the vanilla flavors to create an almost caramel-esque flavor that is positively delectable. The black tea is an invigorating, full-flavored black tea. I like that it's good and strong and isn't overwhelmed by the flavors of bergamot and vanilla.
The bergamot is pleasantly strong. It's not the strongest bergamot flavor that I've experienced from an Earl Grey tea, but, it's by no means weak or lacking in any way, in my opinion. It's balanced well with the notes of vanilla so that these two components are not competing with one another, but working very harmoniously with each other, making for a heavenly cup of tea!


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Trump's Over-Hyped ABC News Interview Bombed-- Is No One Paying Attention To The Liar-In-Chief Anymore?
Trump and ABC News expected a ratings bonanza for last Sunday's hour-long special with George Stephanopoulos. It sure wasn't Game of Thrones; instead it was a stinker. It came in 3rd in the time slot, with just 3.91 million viewers. By way of comparison, the big ratings winners that night were the 2019 U.S. Open Golf Championship (7.29 million) and 60 Minutes (4.67 million in the same time slot). Trump managed to beat out a rerun of America's Funniest Home Videos (3.50 million). The week before, ABC had run Celebrity Family Feud in the slot and that had 6.1 million viewers. Anyone think Trump gives a hoot about ratings? He's bigger than that, right?
The BBC review was interesting. Their DC correspondent, Anthony Zurcher, noted that when Trumpanzee started waxing eloquent about his tax returns, his chief of staff coughed to warn Trump to be careful. Trump reacted badly. "When Mick Mulvaney, acting White House chief of staff," wrote Zurcher, "coughed in the background of the Oval Office interview, Mr Trump became visibly upset and asked his top aide to leave the room. 'Let's do that over, he's coughing in the middle of my answer,' Mr Trump said. 'I don't like that, you know. I don't like that. If you're going to cough, please leave the room,' the president added, pointing and shaking his head in disapproval. 'You just can't, you just can't cough.' The exchange happened as Mr Trump defended his decision not to turn over his "fantastic financial statement" to the US Senate, adding that he 'might' reveal it someday."
For people waiting for the flat-out lies... well, they didn't have to wait long. [PolitiFact hasn't gone through all the lies yet, but they did publish an essay on how GOP pundits have been lying about the interview in an attempt to make Trump's comments and behavior look less criminal and treasonous but if you're interested, you'll have to avail yourself of the link and check it out yourself. Time to get back to the BBC and one of the mega-whoppers of the hour.]
The Trump campaign has fired several of its hired pollsters after leaks showed Mr Trump losing to Democrats next year in several key battleground states, according to US media.
But in the interview, Mr Trump denied there were any unflattering popularity figures, maintaining that his team's internal polls "show I'm winning everywhere."
He dismissed leaked opinion surveys showing Democratic White House hopeful Joe Biden leading in swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin. Mr Trump stated that "those polls don't exist."
On Monday, he returned to the theme on Twitter, saying: "Only Fake Polls show us behind the Motley Crew"-- a reference to the crowded Democratic presidential field.
Trump argued that no president has ever been as mistreated as himself, including Abe Lincoln, who was shot dead.
"If you can believe it, Abraham Lincoln was treated supposedly very badly," he said. "But nobody's been treated badly like me."
Mr Trump, who calls himself a student of history, has previously drawn comparisons with the 16th president. During a rally last September in Montana, Mr Trump said Lincoln's legendary Gettysburg Address "was excoriated by the fake news."
And during his first election campaign, Mr Trump claimed: "With the exception of the late, great Abraham Lincoln, I can be more presidential than any president that's ever held this office."
Trump smiled and shrugged when ABC asked about reports of Navy pilots seeing unidentified flying objects.
"They do say, I mean, I've seen and I've read and I've heard, and I did have one very brief meeting on it," said the president. "But people are saying they're seeing UFOs.
"Do I believe it? Not particularly."
When ABC asked him if the US president would be made aware if there was evidence of extraterrestrials, Mr Trump did not directly answer the question.
He said: "Well, I think my great pilots, our great pilots would know. And some of them really see things that are a little bit different than in the past, so we're going to see, but we'll watch it."
With election season nearing, the Republican president indicated he would launch a new plan to revamp the nation's healthcare system.
"Obamacare has been a disaster," Mr Trump told ABC as he was driven in the presidential limousine dubbed The Beast.
He promised that the plan for "phenomenal healthcare" will be unveiled "in about two months, maybe less."
Mr Trump last week teased details at an unrelated White House event, saying: "Nobody knows what it is. It's going to be a big surprise, but it's going to be a very pleasant one."
Trump, who once promised to completely eliminate the national debt over two terms in office, defended its continued climb under his own watch.
"They doubled the debt on nonsense," he said of the Obama administration.
But when the interviewer noted the debt has not stopped accumulating during Mr Trump's presidency, he responded: "Sure. But I have to rebuild the military."
He added: "We have beautiful new F-35s and F-18s and new rifles, new uniforms."
Since Mr Trump took office, the US has added over $2tn (£1.6tn) to the federal debt, and it now stands at more than $22tn.
Another stiff: Hillary and Clinton the Broadway show, starring Laura Metcalf and John Lithgow folded after just over 100 performances, a month early. Reason: underwhelming ticket sales. The play, which cost $4.2 million to produce, began performances in March and drew mixed-to-positive reviews, but has struggled to fill seats, reaching only 36 percent of its gross potential in the last two weeks. Its cumulative box office stands at $4.7 million. That wasn't the first indication the public has had enough of the Clintons for a while. Recall last December when ticket prices for the Bill and Hillary 13-stop paid speaking tour were cut in half, and then in half again-- and in the futile hope to have some people in the seats, sold for just 10% of the original asking price?
People are not happy about politicians in general and have the feeling that we're being ripped off by then. A few, here and there, have been shot. That's a little extreme but ignoring them? Sounds about right, especially when it comes to putting more of our money in their pockets.
Labels: Clintons, polling vs ratings, Stephanopoulos
Disney isn't making enough money, so they are looking for additional revenue streams. As long as a group as the MAGAts have any money whatsoever, Disney will pander to them to get some of it.
At 12:45 PM, Anonymous said...
Rather then every political website having most of their articles/posts with Trump in the headline, perhaps the media will soon realize that they are more responsible for the making and amplification of "The Click-Bait President" then are the voters. They should try to focus on meaningful policy content vs tabloid statements. With few exceptions the US press/media are addicted to Trump's quick fix news.
The corporate media only realizes that a corporatist signs their paychecks and tells them what to cover. Their only job is to misdirect public thought, not to inform.
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Environmental education is a learning process that increases people's knowledge and awareness about the environment and associated challenges, develops the necessary skills and expertise to address the challenges, and fosters attitudes, motivations, and commitments to make informed decisions and take responsible action (UNESCO, Tbilisi Declaration, 1978).
In a world where it is increasingly challenging to get students interested in classroom lessons, EE offers an enriching way for both students and teachers to connect their appreciation of the natural world to academics.
Environment-based education emphasizes specific critical thinking skills central to "good science"—questioning, investigating, forming hypotheses, interpreting data, analyzing, developing conclusions, and solving problems.
Using outdoor settings like wetlands, schoolyard habitats, or even national parks can infuse a sense of richness and relevance into a traditional school curriculum.
Sometimes traditional instruction, such as lecturing, is the most practical approach to covering broad content. But when students learn through a problem- or project-based approach—a key strategy in environment-based education—they gain a better understanding of what they learn, they retain it longer, and they take charge of their own learning—key skills for success in our data-driven, rapidly changing world.
Even bright students can be uninterested in learning—especially if they think that what they're learning is not relevant to their everyday lives. But tap into their interests—for example, as environmental education does, with its emphasis on the living world and hands-on activities—and students suddenly get excited.
Many schools require students, especially middle and high school students, to participate in service learning. Environmental projects are a leading choice for service learning nationwide.
Environmental educators often find that students who fail in traditional school settings can succeed when the natural outdoor environment becomes the students' classroom. For example, students who learn best by doing can be as successful as students who learn best through lectures and books.
Reprinted with permission from the National Environmental Education Week (https://www.neefusa.org/) – a program of the National Environmental Education Foundation (NEEF).


E. Howard Young, right, shares his experience at a Terry Leadership Spakership Series talk.
As the president of an Atlanta wholesale company in a multi-generational family business, Howard Young's career had followed a pretty predictable plan. But a doctor's visit and cancer diagnosis flipped the script with almost no warning.
The 1982 Terry graduate told a packed house at a recent Terry Leadership Speaker Series talk that he was well into a successful career when he had to drop it all and begin the fight of his life.
Pancreatic cancer has a very low survival rate because it typically doesn't exhibit symptoms until it is too late to treat. Young was given just months to live.
Today, he brings those lessons to General Wholesale Company of Atlanta, now in its third generation of family ownership and operation. While family businesses can suffer from tricky interpersonal relationships, Young credits his father's far-sighted leadership with providing a model for keeping both the family and the business on solid footing.
Young said his father allowed the next generation to step into leadership roles and make mistakes early in their careers, which built confidence and resilience. He advised Terry students to approach their jobs diligently but not to dwell too much on their mistakes—or successes—as they build careers.
In addition to his business leadership, Young is a member of the Terry Dean's Advisory Council, chairs the Destroy Pancreatic Cancer nonprofit organization and volunteers with the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network. He was awarded the 2016 John S. McCain Leadership Award from the TGen Foundation.


Grant Sanford is proving his doubters wrong. The Middle Sackville goalie has been told for the past number of years he wasn't quite good enough to play at the highest level in the province. He was cut from Major Bantam and Major Midget teams before eventually earing a spot with the Valley Wildcats this season. He has been outstnading for the Cats and was named a 1st team All Star at the 2019 East Coasat IceJam. He now has his sights set on Major Junior hockey. John Moore caught up with the 6 foot 2 186 pound goalie prior to a recent game at the Civic Arena in Halifax.


Tau Devi Lal Bio Diversity Park is scattered over a large area in the mid of Gurugram city. This park serves as the lungs for plush Sector 52 A of the city. This park enjoys amazing location near HUDA metro station. Thus, it is easy to reach here from any part of Gurugram. It is a well maintained botanical park that attracts many morning walkers and people who need a break from their hectic schedules in this growing city.
This huge park in Sector 52A of Gurugram is named after Shri Devi Lal, ex Chief Minister of Haryana state. It is planned and maintained by HUDA or Haryana Urban Development Authority. This park is sprawled over an area of 2 acres. It is a nicely maintained park with clean walkways and manicured lawns as well as a jogging track running for 1 km.
This park is primarily visited by the joggers every morning. The entry is free before 8:00 AM. There is a well maintained one kilometre long jogging track with benches provided at frequent distances to relax for a while. Apart from this, Tau Devi Lal Bio Diversity Park is visited by many sports persons to practice before their game. Sports camps are held here along with karate classes. Every age group can be seen enjoying these activities. Regular exercising as well as Yoga is another popular activity that you can catch up at this park. There are cycling tracks for taking an early morning ride in this park. In short, Tau Devi Lal Bio Diversity Park can be touted as the most preferred fitness destination of the people in Gurugram.
This park is a welcome respite from the humdrum of a modern metropolitan. It has lots on offer for the avid photographers and nature lovers. For bird watchers, this park beholds beautiful surprises in the form of resident as well as migratory birds visiting here. If lucky, you can catch the glimpses of ashy prinia, plain prinia, egrets, red wattled lapwing, common hoopoe, green bee-eater, etc. in this park. You can know more about the flora and fauna at this place. Also, you can have some amazing photos of these attractions.
The visitors of this park are greeted by its immense beauty accentuated by the basic amenities provided by the authorities. There are clean pathways in every section of this park. Also, there are clean toilets. The only lack is that of drinking water inside the park. The place is visited by many family picnickers but they all have to carry their food and water along as they are not at all available inside. There are many benches to relax and enjoy the serene beauty of this place.
The park has a small entry fee of Rs. 5 while entry is free for the senior citizens. This money is utilized for the upkeep of the park.


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