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Associate Professor Yuri Amelin
Contact email:yuri.amelin@anu.edu.au
Contact phone:+61 2 61250831
Location:J5, 209
Link:ANU Researchers profile
Masters (Inorganic chemistry), PhD (Inorganic chemistry)
Honorary Associate Professor
1. U-Pb age of the achondrite Asuka 881394 – the oldest known igneous rock in the Solar System.
Asuka 881394 is a unique basaltic achondrite composed of mostly calcic plagioclase and pyroxene. It shares many similarities to coarse-grained cumulate eucrites, but the differences isotope systematics indicate Asuka 881394 was formed not on asteroid Vesta like eucrites, but on another asteroid. The Pb-Pb age for Asuka 881394 of 4566.51±0.21 Ma, reported by Wadhwa et al. (2009), makes it the oldest known igneous rock in the Solar System. However the age difference between Asuka 881394 and the angrite D'Orbigny – the best current reference rock for Solar System chronometry - is inconsistent between Pb-Pb, 26Al-26Mg and 53Mn-53Cr chronometric systems. We re-investigated the U-Pb systematics of Asuka 881394 using multi-step partial dissolution with high precision isotopic mass spectrometry in order to better understand this age discrepancy.
The new age of 4565.57±0.55 Ma is obtained by combining new, more precise, data points, with the original data set, and applying a directly measured uranium isotopic composition 238U/235U= 137.768±0.038. We found that the new age does not eliminate the discrepancy between various chronometers, but, rather, slightly increases it. This result suggests that the age discrepancies are likely to be caused by natural factors such as heterogeneous distribution of 26Al and 53Mn, rather than by uncertainty of isotopic dating.
Akira Yamaguchi, the curator of meteorite collection at the National Institute of Polar Research in Japan, handles the main mass of Asuka 881364. It is a small meteorite – 70 grams only, and has no known pairs.
Pb isotope data for all pyroxene and bulk rock residue fractions. Grey ellipses – fractions from Wadhwa et al. (2009) . Blue ellipses – this study. Full story in 46th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference (2015) , abstract #1842.
2. FUN with inclusions: the mystery of missing uranium in the rocks that formed before the Sun
Among the calcium-aluminium-rich inclusions (CAIs) that are considered the first macroscopic solids that formed in the Solar System there is a small subset referred to as FUN CAIs (an acronym for Fractionation and Unidentified Nuclear effects) that exhibit unusually large mass-dependent fractionations and mass-independent isotopic variations in many elements. Understanding the origin, conditions of formation, genetic relationship of these inclusions with other CAIs and the time of formation has been hampered by the rarity of these objects: since the first discovery of two FUN CAIs 37 years ago, only about 20 such CAIs have been identified. Variable and low compared to "normal" CAIs 26Al/27Al ratios in FUN CAIs derived from their internal 26Al-26Mg isochrons suggests that these CAIs formed either prior to, or simultaneously with, injection and homogenization of freshly synthesized 26Al into the protosolar nebula. Alternatively, the FUN CAIs could have formed significantly later, or experienced widespread resetting of the 26Al-26Mg isotopic system, but then the widespread isotopic anomalies are hard to explain.
FUN CAI CMS-1 in a slab of Allende meteorite
We have studied U-Th-Pb and Rb-Sr isotopic systematics of a FUN CAI CMS-1, recently discovered in the Allende meteorite by researchers from the Arizona State University. The most intriguing observation is the evidence for extreme elemental fractionation between REE and Th, on one hand, and U, on the other. Considering "flat" distribution pattern of rare earth elements, this fractionation is unlikely to be caused by evaporation and/or condensation processes and the difference in volatility. Nucleosynthetic origin of low U abundance is also unlikely, since U and Th are thought to be produced in the same r-process, and the ratio of their yields have little dependence on the conditions, e.g. neutron flux. In terrestrial surface environments, U is known to very efficiently fractionate from REE, Th and other elements by leaching under high oxygen fugacity. Similar interaction with an aqueous fluid in the nebular environment, either in the protosolar nebula or near the place of primary condensation, could have caused U removal from the parent material of the FUN CAIs. Although the reason for the measured depletion in U is not clear at present, it is noted that the ~5 mg fraction of CMS-1 analysed thus far may not be representative of the bulk inclusion. Further analyses will be required to address this issue.
Supervisor, The Early Time: towards consistent time scale of the Solar System formation
Supervisor, The history of mixing nucleosynthetic components during formation of our Solar System
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BIG3 Opener
The BIG3: A Reminder of why we love basketball as much as we do
Jose Partida
Jun 25, 2018, 7:15 am
The BIG3 hosted a fun night of basketball. Jose Partida/SportsMap
Over the Weekend, the BIG3 kicked off their second season live from the Toyota Center, and there was no way I was going to pass on the opportunity to see this league in my own backyard.
For those unfamiliar, the BIG3's rules are drastically different to those in the NBA. For starters, the teams play half court with a 14 second shot clock. A game reaches half time when a team reaches 25 points, with 50 being a game barring a two point lead. Perhaps the most intriguing rule in the game is the Four Point shots. Without a doubt, those were some of the most exciting moments of the night.
As 3's Company took to podium after their win against the Killer 3's , the infectious attitude of both Baron Davis and Drew Gooden overtook the room. It was immediately clear how much fun the pair is having. Davis and Gooden, along with their coach Michael Cooper, joked about the attendance, as compared to their times with struggling franchises in the NBA. Davis answered a media member's question about who he thought had the better album: Nipsey Hustle or Jay Rock. Gooden even weighed in, awkwardly at that, on if he'd rather watch Basketball Wives or Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
Baron Davis was a focal point through out the night. Fans crowded around him to take pictures with him after he came to the floor to watch the rest of the games. At no point did security step in to get the crowd away from him. Davis remained there and took a picture with every single person who approached him. This is definitely nothing like the NBA.
Power made their way to the podium after their 51-31 win over Ball Hogs. Big Baby Glen Davis came into the press conference exclaiming "Man, I'm hungry."From there, he and Cuttino Mobley, along with their coach Nancy Lieberman, explained their love for basketball and how happy they were to be participating in this league.
"When you love something, you'll work. You, know? It's natural, just like breathing and you can't take it for granted. Like coach was saying, there's a lot of things that are going on in the world where this is our therapy," explained Mobley.
Davis remained all smiles during the press conference. That was until Coach Lieberman took the time to share with the media what had been going on with Big Baby last week.
"He had to attend a funeral the other day in Louisiana. We were talking, I said you don't need to come back, we are family first. He said: "No I need basketball. This is what I need." At the core of who we all are, we play this game because we love it, because it makes us feel good, because of our friendships, and here we are all these years later making new friendships and renewing new friendships with this beautiful game called basketball. We actually need each other. We need the game more than it needs us," shared Coach Lieberman.
To these guys, this is more than a check. This is more than holding on to something that has past them by. Basketball is so engraved in their lives that they breath it and give it their everything.
That was not more evident on the court than when Kryptonate, Nate Robinson, absolutely balled out against Trilogy. His team, Tri State, upset the reigning champions in a 51-34 victory. Nate hit the game winner, and grabbed Rashad McCants' Joker mask almost causing a brawl between the two teams. Clearly, these guys still have their competitive pride, and it made for a hell of a watch.
This experience reminded me just how much basketball means to us the fans. Growing up, it was so easy to spend hours outside enjoying basketball. There was nothing like a pickup basketball game. The way the crowd would erupt when guys cross each other over, or when someone pulled a ridiculous move off in a game of HORSE.
There is a weird connection and sense of nostalgia that I felt attached to basketball and to this event. Maybe it is because how intertwined it is with Hip Hop Culture, or because I grew up surrounded by family members in their Rockets' NBA Champions t- shirts. Perhaps the nostalgia is heightened by the fact most of these guys were in one of my favorite sports video games, NBA LIVE 2005. Regardless, that night allowed me the chance to remember why I fell in love with this sport in the fist place.
As far as the players are concerned, I am sure this season's inaugural weekend was exactly everything they needed to continue to scratch that itch. To continue to live their life within the sport of basketball. Nothing will ever replace the feeling of doing the thing you love the most.
"Just to be able to go out there and smell the popcorn again is a great experience. I'm just glad to be here and I look forward to all the games to come," joked Davis.
Coach Lieberman's words still resonate with me. Being a part of the media, it is easy to forget why I am here in the first place. At times, I have to put my feelings aside. In the NBA, I have to objectively watch the Warriors win year in and year out and be OK with it. This weekend was a great reminder, though, of why I do what I do. Why we love sports as much as we do. Because when all else fails, sports, or basketball in this case, is what keeps us going. At times, sports is what keeps us together.
"We need the game more than it needs us."
Reacting to latest report that Houston Texans could trade for Derek Carr
How the Houston Astros GM search took an unexpected turn
Jermaine Every
Here's why Houston Astros are facing critical roster crossroads
BUCK STOPS WITH BAGGY?
New evidence that Jeff Bagwell is running Houston Astros
José Abreu had some interesting things to say regarding his signing with the Astros this past weekend... Listen to The ...
One of the surprising elements to come out of Astros Fan Fest over the weekend was Jeff Bagwell's role speaking with the media about the state of the team. The Astros have three assistant general managers that were asked to speak, all declined, leaving Bagwell to answer all the questions.
Plus, when Jose Abreu spoke at Fan Fest about signing with the club, he thanked Jim Crane, and wait for it, Jeff Bagwell.
The Astros are expected to hire a GM, and we've been seeing reports about interviews taking place. But will Bagwell remain as the mouthpiece of the organization, acting as a buffer between the new GM and owner Jim Crane?
Check out the video above as the guys from The Wheelhouse lay it all out!
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Adam said:
I say good if they saw it, took offense, and wanted it taken down. At least that means our voices are being heard and making people uncomfortable. That is about as good as a group of deranged fans can ask for.
When things are going well attendance tends to be high and message boards tend to be positive. Iowa is operating below its potential so you get what you currently have.
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cockyhawkfan
Yawn - I was hoping for a rumor about someone on the basketball team, sleeping with a teammates girlfriend. Or how the transfer of Christian Williams has caused a division between the staff and the players, which is why we suck so bad this year. I want some real juicy juice. We need TMZ to start covering Iowa basketball. Now THAT would be entertaining!
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What a cataclysmic tragedy to get kicked out of press conferences put on by Kirk and Fran...all that insight, unconscious free flow of thoughts, openness, accountability, a plan for change...designed to inform all of Hawkeyedom...and one can't hear it anymore...or ask marshmallow questions... What a great loss...
You know as well as everyone else that the media is compliant. Been that way for a long time. Started not too long after Lute split the scene imo.
If I valued your opinion, I would be bothered by your statement. I don't, so I'm not.
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Kakert has a history of deleting posts/threads criticizing coaches, so he probably wouldn't need the U asking him to do it.
This is also true. Kakert has a business model. It includes happy thoughts, lots of them.
You think I'm attacking you? Iowans tend to be more compliant than other fan bases. Maybe they've always been super-forgiving. I'd have to research it. HN is reasonable
No. Not attacking me. It was critical of the local Iowa sports media of which I've been a part for over 20 years. Compliant is not a compliment in this case. It's another way to suggest the media is in step with the U. Some have claimed it's because the media fears losing access. It's just not the case.
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I'm saying the sweeping narrative that if you write something negative you're going to be in trouble with UI and face action against you, specifically losing your credentials and access to the coaches and players is BS.
That the Iowa press has been soft on criticism of Iowa sports has been a narrative that has been around forever. Iowa is never going to be NY, or Chicago or LA when it comes to that. However, there are differences between being a) compliant, b) being critical and c) being an a**hole. C is no better than A in my opinion. My guess is there are columns written that never make it to publication, but are cathartic just to write them down. There are also differences between being a reporter and being an opinion writer, although you might not believe that when reading the news these days. Media staffs in Iowa probably don't have the budget to employ both as it relates just to sports, so you have to find the sweet spot. I'm sure it's not as easy as it seems as we type under pseudonyms.
Okay fine. I'm wrong. People view things differently. Some reporter did recently point out a former player who questioned the defense. Maybe I'm wrong, but it seems in major markets the media is brutal on local amateur and professional sports. Emphasis on professional. So my time living in major markets has altered my perspective.
mopkins
Maybe compliant is a stronger word than I'd use, but I do think a lot of the media is hesitant to ask tough questions...whether its fear of retribution or not I'm not sure. I guess if it was fear then maybe that would count as compliant.
Tough questions are asked. Maybe not with as much fire and brimstone as some folks would like, but they are asked in what I would describe as a professional manner. They usually aren't answered.
I think it's fair to say the media in Iowa is different than it is in Chicago, NY, LA, etc. I do think covering college athletes is different than pro athletes, which is a big part of it.
I also don't believe this is unique to Iowa. When things are less than optimal, the media becomes part of the grieving process.
I know I won't convince people of it, although I'll probably continue trying, but the media, in general, is not afraid of UI.
SheagleHawk
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How else would you explain the never-ending softballs KF and staff get, even in crap years? No doubt it's true. Either that or local media is awful at sports journalism.
It seems to me that Fry got asked some tough questions and he'd respond in his way that could make the question look stupid. Olson seemed to handle things with grace, but if I remember right, he didn't leave without a few parting shots. Not nasty, but made a point.
Media has changed period. With the change from newsprint, advertisers are more sensitive about public opinion. The older generations (older boomers and older) still read print news and there isn't a lot of profit to lose so they are more sensitive. Online is a different egg, but still have to go face to face.
Investigative journalism isn't really done much anymore.
I don't necessarily agree with that but I don't think it's that uncommon for a Midwestern college. I understand your point but also understand why others think the media is scared of the university. The reality is probably somewhere in the middle in my opinion.
Would like to ask you a question that bifurcates the media.
You have traditional brick and mortar media. Been around for centuries.
You also have the new paradigm with upstart internet.
If I'm a newspaper I listen to and occasionally print fan opinions.
But if I'm a website with message boards, things are more raw. Now a pay-portion of the website affects my business model. I need to keep these folks happy. I also would like lots of traffic for advertising revenue. So a wild west approach isn't all bad.
How does HN (or any other site you've been a part of) balance it's business model? Does Kakert ever feel pressure from Yahoo sports (owned by Verizon) regarding the editorial content on his website? Did Foxsports/CBS intervene on scout?
Genuinely curious.
But that was the accusation that started this thread and fed the tired narrative of the media being controlled by the U.
Tom is a friend and I trust he's telling the truth. How he runs his board is his business. And it's not an easy exercise.
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Nothing wrong with a take from a personal perspective. But as a professional, with what you've witnessed first-hand, is it fair to say that the msm has morphed into "tabloidization" in a way that is not healthy? Maybe a consequence that began with the 24/7 news cycle that became reality in the 1980s?
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Learning in Moria
There is a school in the camp, which is built and operated by the refugees themselves. In the last few days, we spent a lot of time there. We were allowed to watch the lessons and had the opportunity to talk to apprentices and students. We will report about it here.
The school has 500 students: 350 children and 150 adults. So far, English and painting lessons are offered. All teachers are volunteers from the camp. The school was opened on April 21 as a private initiative and was originally intended for 40 students. The construction took 2 weeks. It was pre-financed from private funds and carried out by camp residents. The Tolou association was founded to take care of the financing, because there were more than 600 applications. Due to capacity reasons, only 500 students could be accepted. The school syllabus will be further expanded. Today, there was a meeting with a woman from Algeria, who wants to teach philosophy in French. It should start in the next days. First aid courses, martial arts, swimming lessons and self-defence courses for women are also planned. The focus is still on the self-organisation of fugitives.
Photos: Tessa Kraan


One of the best ministries a parent can sustain is confrontation. If you do not get the attention of your child, you are rearing a monster. You confront your children not because you want them to fail, but because you want them to succeed.


Remember Batman's enemy Two-Face Harvey (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two-Face)?
There's Mark Zuckerberg, the Ultimate Millennial. He wears t-shirt and jeans, is a Harvard dropout, happiest in New York and San Francisco, who talks a good game about connecting the world. He's an engineer and geek who built perhaps the most remarkable network in human history, innovating his way to astronomical wealth. This guy is shy, but has a public persona that accommodates it.
Then there's a chap I call Mark Sorryberg – the Big Tech Villain. He wears an ill-fitting suit, squirms when in Washington, is blamed for damaging all we hold dear – from rigging elections ("He's killing democracy"!) to promoting extremism ("He's unweaving society"!) and not paying enough tax ("He's screwing the poor"!). This guy is so shy he comes across as awkward and uncomfortable when he should be projecting authority.
Split personality: Multiple personality disorder, a neurosis in which the personality becomes dissociated into two or more distinct parts each of which becomes dominant and controls behavior from time to time to the exclusion of the other parts. A modern name for this condition is dissociative identity disorder.


In cooperation with the National Retail Federation, Washington Retail has urged President Trump and Congress to oppose increasing trade tariffs upon nations with whom we trade.
This risks alienating our trading partners to do businesses with nations other than the United States. This hurts U.S. businesses through lost sales and threatens jobs and the health of the U.S. economy. It also tempts affected nations to increase tariffs on U.S. exports, further threatening U.S. jobs and the health of the nation's economy.


Two of the UK's most prominent film financiers endured a fierce grilling at the hands of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee exploring Tax Avoidance.
In a heated session, Patrick McKenna, chief executive at Ingenious Media, and Tim Levy, director of Future Capital Partners, were in the firing line as committee chair Margaret Hodge (a former Labour Culture Minister) waxed indignant about tax avoidance in the film industry and the perceived abuses of the sale and leaseback era.
McKenna, in particular, came in for sharp criticism from Hodge.
"I am particularly disappointed in seeing you this morning," said the chairwoman to the Ingenious boss.
She suggested that McKenna had been using investment schemes in the creative industries primarily to help its clients avoid tax.
The indignant Ingenious boss countered that the company has already generated $965m (£600m) in UK taxable income with a further $1.6bn (£1bn) to be expected.
"We are not in the business of tax avoidance. We are in the business of generating profits on which we pay UK tax," McKenna countered.
Hodge and McKenna clashed sharply over the legacy of the "sale and leaseback" era and of Section 42 and Section 48 tax relief.
"We had to close it down because people like you exploited it," Hodge (in the Labour Government in the late 1990s when the tax relief was introduced) said of sale and leaseback.
Levy and McKenna both took issue with the idea that HMRC never intended sale and leaseback to happen.
The Committee Chair and the film financier disagreed strongly over the nature of the Ingenious "Aries Film Partners" scheme.
Hodge described it as an "exit scheme" for helping investors to avoid taxation on other schemes.
"It is not a vehicle the purpose of which is to invest in films. It's a vehicle to help them mitigate tax liability that they may have gained from their original investment," she said.
He also sought to defend Ingenious' decision to do some of its administration in Jersey.
Future Capital Partner's involvement in acquiring US studio films for its investors also came under question.
Hodge referred pointedly to Future's Eclipse 35, a partnership with 289 members that (she said) had gained $188m (£117m) in tax relief on a $1.6bn (£1bn) scheme with Disney.
Challenging the legality of the scheme, HMRC won a court victory but the partners are appealing against that decision.
The Committee hearing comes amid widespread anger and debate in the UK over corporate tax avoidance in a period when the national economy is struggling.
Hodge pronounced herself "gobsmacked" at some of the schemes under discussion and questioned whether they had any ethical basis.


The Easter Vigil is a rich and beautiful liturgical event. It is adaptable to many different contexts and situations, from larger cathedrals to smaller rural parishes. Like much of Anglican worship, it is a feast for the ear. As a People of the Book, we treasure words as a vehicle for telling the gospel story, and one of the four movements of the Easter Vigil is to tell the story of salvation. In liturgy and prayer and sermon, we craft our words carefully for we know that our worship does indeed form us as people of God.
But there is more to the Easter Vigil than words. It is one of the few services in the Church Year in which we consciously enact and embody the gospel. We begin the Service of Light by lighting the Great Fire. We gather outside the church building in the spring evening around the flickering flames from which we light the Christ Candle. This primal image speaks to us in language deeper and more profound than words.
Then we process, following the light into the darkened nave. In the darkness, the familiar space seems somewhat less familiar, but the fragile light of the candle leads us into the tomb which will burst forth with glorious light to become the womb for the new community which is born from darkness into the light of Christ. We sing the Exsultet, that marvellously exuberant, extravagant, abundant hymn in which we align ourselves with heaven and earth, past and present, here and there, singing the praise of God who has called us into freedom as sons and daughters of the divine.
We tell our story in scripture and prayer, hymn and psalm. Then we celebrate our identity in the two great dominical sacraments. We celebrate. Surely on this night of all nights, the sacraments are a full celebration — baptism with copious amounts of water; eucharist with rich bread and fine wine, a foretaste of the banquet laid out for us by our passionately loving, exuberant, abundant God. The Easter Vigil is rich in its imagery and action, drawing us into a vision of the new reality of resurrection life, of realized eschatological presence.
I serve a small parish in a small city in south–eastern British Columbia. While it would be an exaggeration to say that the Easter Vigil is the highlight of the church year, it is nevertheless faithfully attended by a steadily growing group of parishioners. It has become the primary baptismal service among us, and more people are coming to understand that the Vigil is the primary service of Easter. The sights, sounds, movement, and actions of worship speak deeply and powerfully to them. Many of those who were unsure about a long service on a Saturday night have been won over.
Over the last few years, however, I have started to become increasingly uneasy about the Scriptures chosen for reading in the Service of the Word. There is an undue emphasis on the might of God, God as warrior. I have the same unease about the undue emphasis which the prayers in the Book of Alternative Services place on the might of God; but that is another article.
In terms of the Vigil Scriptures, the readings which have been chosen for this night to tell the story of salvation show God in a rather more violent light. I understand the intention to tell the story of our creating, liberating God, but that is to view these readings in only the most positive light, as if to view them through rose–coloured glasses. We cannot close our eyes to the violent implications of these same texts. I am not alone in this concern. Others, theologians and faithful pastors and preaches, are becoming more attuned to the violent portrayal of God in the Scriptures, and doing some excellent theological work in addressing this issue. We are seeking a way forward beyond the violence we see in Scripture.
Let me illustrate. The Easter Vigil begins with a reading of the wonderful Priestly narrative of creation in Genesis 1, ending with God's verdict that "it was very good". That's followed by an abridged reading of the narrative of Noah and the flood, a story of destruction and geocide. To be sure, the story delights in God's activity to deliver a family, and a pair of all the animals on the earth. Following Walter Brueggemann's exegesis, the story is a story about a change in God's heart "which makes possible a new beginning for creation". But, in all honesty, we can only understand the story in this heuristic way by closing our eyes to the violence done to Noah's contemporaries, and to the earth itself, including all the other creatures beyond the pair of each kind taken into the ark. This story of destruction seems to arise from God's anger and the pain in God's heart.
The third reading is more explicitly violent. Genesis 22 begins with the divine command to sacrifice Isaac, the son of promise. It's a horrifying test, an imperative which offends us. What kind of God could command this kind of binding and murder, even if Isaac is released at the last moment? W. Sibley Towner has noted that "many interpreters have taken this story to be the Elohist's way of announcing the abolition of human sacrifice in Israel" even though it was certainly a practice among other ancient peoples in both hemispheres. Nevertheless, this story shocks and appals modern hearers who won't know the background of the story. When many of our people are Biblically illiterate, narratives like this only serve to horrify them, particularly on a festival night of celebration such as the Easter Vigil.
True, the rubrics indicate that these readings are not mandatory. In preparing the service for this night, we are granted a measure of freedom. These readings may be omitted.
But we're given no choice about the fourth reading, the narrative of the night of the Passover in Exodus 14. The rubrics indicate that this central story of Israel's identity must be read: "Ten readings from the Old Testament are provided. At least three are to be read. The passage from Exodus 14 is never to be omitted." Furthermore, "Two readings from the New Testament are provided. Both are to be read." (BAS, p. 325).
What image of God does this story present? Does it ameliorate the picture of a violent God which we heard in the story of the flood and "Isaac under the knife"? To be sure, this story is one of liberation and freedom. God, moved with compassion for an enslaved people, chooses to set them free. The narrative tells in story form the oft–quoted refrain of liberation theology that God "has a preferential option for the poor".
Reading as we delve more fully into the story we cannot ignore the fact that the freedom of the Israelites comes at great cost to the Egyptians. I do not wish to minimize the violence of the Egyptians in enslaving the descendants of Jacob. But the question remains as to whether perpetrating violence against the Egyptians is warranted as a measured and reasonable response to their initiating violence against Israel. This becomes even more problematic when the violence against the Egyptians (not to mention the violence perpetrated against the inhabitants of the "land flowing with milk and honey" which will occur as the story unfolds) is understood to be of divine origin.
The whole story of Passover is wreathed in violence. The violence of the Egyptians is noted explicitly in the text. It is the story of the enslavement of a tribe which had become too numerous, frightening the imperial Pharaoh (Exodus 1: 8–10). Within the larger story of violence, specific acts of violence are noted as well: Pharaoh's ruthless order that all Hebrew baby boys be killed (Ex. 1:16); the Israelite slaves are beaten by Egyptian taskmasters (Ex. 2:11); Pharoah's command that the Israelites should build without proper building materials (Ex. 5: 6–9), and the penalty imposed for the failure of the slaves to meet their quota (Ex. 5: 15–19).
But the violence is not limited in this story to the Egyptians. It is not only Pharaoh who is violent. Pharaoh's increasing violence is met with increasingly incommensurate responses from God, with greater damage to the land, the water supply, the livestock, and finally, human life. The Egyptian water is tainted. Various plagues of insects plague the land, and the livestock is diseased. Even that's not enough. The people themselves are attacked with boils, and matters escalate until all the firstborn of Egypt are killed by the God of Israel (Ex. 7–11).
To add insult to injury, the modern congregation is encourage to response to this reading with the Song of Moses (Exodus 15). We sing cheerfully that "the Lord is a mighty warrior' and "the horse and the rider he has hurled into the sea" (BAS, Canticle 1, p. 75). I have shuddered every time I've done that in the past.
In a service such as the Vigil, which relies so strongly on action and story–telling, and which is already more lengthy than most modern worshippers are accustomed to, there is very little space or time (practically speaking) for homiletical exploration. We live among a Biblically illiterate people. Many no longer know the story, and most do not have the knowledge or the tools to fill in the background to these horrifying stories. Our postmodern age is also one in which image and story are once again gaining supremacy. People will hear these stories as part of the grand sweep of the history of salvation, and will internalize an understanding of a violent God beyond what they can bear, without the interpretive tools to set that understanding in a broader theological framework. The story we tell at the Vigil is of a violent God who gets his own way (the masculine reference is deliberate) in the end, whether by geocidal drowning, human sacrifice, genocidal slaughter, or whatever means is needed for the goal of the freedom of the chosen few.
That's strongly stated, I know. It would be legitimate to ask if that's the case. But the more pertinent question is: Is it true?  There are ways to deal with these questions: extend the service and deal with the issues in the sermon; perhaps a Lenten Bible study (which would meet the concern for a few people, but not enough). A further concern revolves around the scheduling of baptisms for this service, which means that unchurched people will often be present. Even more than those who attend worship regularly, they have no larger framework for these stories. The violent nature of these stories will often undo the real and warm benefits of any kind of evangelism that may be present in the rich sights and sounds of this service.
Beyond this portrait of a violent God, another objection is to be made about the choice of lessons read at the Easter Vigil. None of the chosen readings raise the central concern of Jesus, that is, the "kingdom of God", with its vision of justice and shalom and healing for all.
I am writing this essay just days after Glenn Beck (a commentator on FOX TV) raised a national furor with his comments encouraging church goers to flee from their churches if those churches preach the social gospel. The social gospel, he warns his listeners, is nothing more than a code word for communism and socialism. He encourages his listeners that if their priest or pastor preaches social justice, they should report him (or, God forbid, her) to the responsible church bodies to be disciplined. In such an environment, it becomes increasingly urgent for churches to make social justice texts an important part of the diet of worshipping communities on a regular basis. The absence of such central Biblical texts from the Easter Vigil readings is unconscionable.
I recognize that the intent of these Scriptures in the Easter Vigil is to rehearse the story of salvation. It is critical that we honour that intent of the readings. The story needs to be heard in its fullness, partly given our inclination as we follow the Revised Common Lectionary to chop that story up into small bite–size pieces. There is great value in telling the story whole, and the Easter Vigil is a primary opportunity to do so.
But is this really the story we want to tell? We must exercise great care and caution in choosing the story we tell, and the manner in which we tell it. After beginning with a narrative about a loving, creative God, do we really wish to follow that with stories of the God who destroys that creation in a fit of anger, then commands the sacrifice of a son as a test of faith, then a God who will kill as many Egyptians as it takes to set the chosen people free from the violent slavery of Egypt?
Let me begin with a notion which has become a more prominent area of scholarly inquiry in the last 30 years or so. The Biblical narrative is not a single story. There are different trajectories to be found in the Bible, with differently nuanced themes. Faithful weekly preaching can highlight the different trajectories, an important part of forming a faithful gospel people.
As faithful preachers and interpreters of the Bible, as faithful liturgists and presiders, we make choices as we prepare for worship. In this paper, I suggest that we make choices for the Vigil story as well. This time, however, the choice is not about which trajectory we will preach. This time the choice is about which trajectory we will read. The time is right to revise the Vigil readings. It is time to focus more intentionally on a less violent God and on the values of the kingdom which Jesus proclaims.
We have done the same in the past. We have excised scriptures which condone slavery, or the subjugation of women, from the lectionary we use. We are rethinking scriptures which have to do with the ordination of women and, currently, the struggle to recognize the full equality of our GLBT sisters and brothers. We can do the same with the Easter Vigil readings.
There are several possible approaches. One solution is to hold our noses and plunge ahead. These are the readings which have been chosen. These are the readings which the church, in its wisdom, has used for years to celebrate the life of God in the life of the world. This is what we are given. This is what we must read. In the past few years, this is what I have done; but it is a completely unsatisfactory solution. We fail to make the faithful choices we are called to make.
A second solution is to preach the issues. But is the Easter Vigil really the time to spend on that kind of doctrinal, edificatory preaching? We send conflicting messages about the intent of the Vigil as a celebration of life if we drone on about Biblical exegetical details which have very little relevance to modern living, but which are necessary to properly understand these passages which are so patently offensive on the surface. The Easter Vigil is not the time to explain about Genesis' concern to eliminate child sacrifice, or to deal with the question of why the ancient scriptures have such a violent portrayal of the divine, or the growth towards monotheism in a polytheistic era. This service is a time of celebration, of light, of washing and feasting and story–telling. It relies for its value as much on the actions of worship as it does on the words which accompany those actions. So this second solution won't work either.
A third solution is to proceed as I have done this year. I am aware that I can be accused of ignoring or flouting the wisdom of the wider church. That is not my intent. I hope that this paper causes the wider community to engage in constructive dialogue. I wish to open this matter for wider discussion and, if needed, for correction. I hope to encourage a thorough and comprehensive consideration of the issues I have raised. My intent is to engage us all in praxis followed by reflection.
This year, I chose a new set of readings for the Vigil. These readings tell the story of salvation with less of the violence, moving along a different trajectory which also honours the heart of the gospel, and which also seeks to be open to the movement of the Spirit in a new time. It is a story less often told. The scriptures I have chosen do not mark a radical departure from the traditional readings. It is still the story of salvation. It is the same story, but told from another point of view. This story begins with Creation and Exodus, moves through the prophetic call for right living in community, towards new images for our relationship with God, to the renewal of creation, and ending with the classic Pauline baptismal passage and the Gospel reading of resurrection.
The rest of this paper details the choices I made, with theological rationale for each choice. It is largely the same structure as the pattern found the BAS, with the exception that I gathered several shorter readings together with brief periods of silence between the readings, primarily for practical considerations of time. The Service of the Word, including a brief sermon drawing the threads of the story together, took 28 minutes (as I explained it, the length of an average sitcom with commercials).
Genesis 1:26 – 2:3 // God of the sparrow. The creation narrative has been abbreviated. Practically, this will yield more time for several other short readings. Theologically, I made this decision in order to focus people's attention on the theme of creation having been given into human hands so that we might be wise, faithful and responsible stewards. Following the lead of Douglas John Hall, the problematic word "dominion" was explicitly changed to "stewardship". This more relational concept places the emphasis on the partnership in creation between God and humans. The hymn by Jaroslav J. Vajda complements the theme of the interrelatedness of creation and its relational qualities in beautiful and hopeful ways. It also has the benefit of introducing themes which will occur in readings still to come.
Needless to say, the prayers appointed in BAS after each reading also needed reconsideration and rewriting. Following a brief discussion of each reading, I include the prayers I used.
filled with wondrous variety and colour.
All creation is a song of praise to you, our Maker.
in the name of Jesus, who is the harmony of life. Amen.
Exodus 3: 1–15 // Psalm 33: 1–11. The story of the Passover is too important a part of the story of salvation to excise. But rather than selecting a part of the story of the escape from Egypt which contains the explicit violence, I chose the beginning of the story. Moses is called to lead the people out of slavery because "I have seen the misery of my people". God acts, motivated by the divine passion which mourns all human suffering and resolves to do something about it. The Psalm picks up both Creation and the theme of the righteous passion of God which brings forth praise from God's people.
and your heart is broken by their suffering.
and, in love, make us all your own.
through Jesus, our life. Amen.
Isaiah 58: 6–9a // Micah 6: 6–8 // Psalm 72: 1–7. The prophets called the people to a life of shalom and justice, living in community so as to care for all, and particularly those who are at the bottom. These themes are at the heart of the gospel call to live as citizens of the kingdom of God in such very familiar readings as the Magnificat (Luke 1: 46–55) and Jesus' inaugural sermon as Luke records it in Luke 4, quoting from the prophet Isaiah. A further, although minor, advantage of this reading is that it echoes themes from Advent and Christmas: the theme of light is a strong theme in both the Incarnation and Resurrection cycles of the church year. It's a good link to make.
Micah reiterates the same theme, highlighting its importance in the story of salvation. It has the further value of negating the story of the sacrifice of Isaac story ("Shall I give my firstborn?" with a clearly implied negative answer). Justice, compassion and humility are further highlighted in the enthronement Psalm, which emphasizes the ruler's role to serve the least, with hints of creation's participation in the renewed social equity.
you fill us with life stronger than the power of death.
Rescue those who suffer poverty, injustice or oppression.
with him who is the Source and Goal of our life. Amen.
Hosea 2: 14–20 // Jeremiah 31: 31–34 // John 15: 12–17. These three readings use daring new images sought by prophets and evangelists to describe God's new relationship with God's people. Hosea uses the image of marriage, suggesting that God has a passionate love affair with the people. Jeremiah takes it a step farther; renewal is internalized as our hearts beat in sympathetic vibration with the heart of God. John's gospel goes even further, calling those who walk in the way of Jesus friends. The metaphors for the new relationship with God become more daring, more relational, more personal, more intimate. This is followed by the hymn "Je louerai 'Éternel", a hymn of praise pure and simple.
you renew our hearts in grace and compassion.
May this time together renew our hope.
May the stories we tell refresh our courage.
and make us more active in our faith.
May the water of baptism cleanse us.
refresh our souls, mend our hearts and renew our love. Amen.
I chose an additional epistle reading, the vision of the consummation of creation coming at the end of the Apocalypse, forming an inclusio with the first reading from Genesis, and reinforcing the intimacy of the transformation wrought by God. God will live with us, among us. We will live mutual delight and companionship with our God, the promise of Emmanuel fulfilled in deep and abiding ways. I retained the reading of the baptismal passage in Romans 6, an important element of the Easter celebration, and, of course, the reading of the gospel.
The sermon was an opportunity to sketch out the story of salvation as told in these choices from Scripture. It sketches out a new trajectory in the story of salvation, the story of God's deep and profound passion for the world shown in creation; shown in God's passionate desire to release those who suffer from their oppression; shown in the enduring gospel imperative to care for the poor, the hungry, the naked, the least; shown in the daring new images used by prophets to proclaim not only the transformation wrought by God in individuals, but also God's hunger for the renewal and healing of the world; culminating in our baptismal participation in the life of Christ and the story of the church's experience of renewed resurrection life given through God's creative energies.
It is a story of healing and transformation. While it takes the reality of sin and exile seriously, this trajectory chooses to focus on the partnership into which God invites us as people and as a world which is being transformed by creative love. In the words I used to end the sermon, "That's the story we live. That's the story which Easter renews in us day by day: this world is precious and good and holy; God lives here with us and in us; God's gospel purposes, as we live them out, give life, shed light, produce hope, make shalom, and do it all in deep, profound and passionate love.
"This is what we celebrate at Easter.
"This is what we celebrate in our baptism.
"This is why we feast at the table.
 Book of Alternative Services, Anglican Book Centre, 1985 (BAS). A quick study of the form of address to God used in the three prayers for each Sunday in the BAS (Collects, Prayers over the Gifts, Prayers after Communion) shows "Almighty God" is used almost 27% of the time. If we add the same address used in the Absolution every Sunday, the percentage rises to 37.5% — over ⅓ of the time this is the preferred form of address to God. If we add other forms of the word "power" or "ruler" or "Lord", the percentage rises from 27% to over 40%. Only 12.9% of the prayers use "mercy" or "compassion"; "faith", "grace", "hope" and "peace" account for 8.5%; "goodness" and "truth", 1%. If nothing else, this shows a paucity of theological imagination. However, I believe the issue to be more serious than the poverty of language or imagination.
 Brian McLaren addresses the issue in A New Kind of Christianity: Ten Questions That are Transforming the Faith (HarperOne, 2010), and notes the work of other theologians and Biblical scholars such as Walter Brueggemann, N.T. Wright, Marcus Borg, John Dominic Crossan and others. A new book by Eric A. Seibert addresses the question of Disturbing Divine Behaviour: Troubling Old Testament Images for God (Fortress, 2009). James Crenshaw also addressed the subject 25 years ago in A Whirlpool of Torment: Israelite Traditions of God as an Oppressive Presence (Fortress, 1984). Fascinating research is also being conducted into religion and brain activity by Andrew Newberg and Mark Robert Waldman. Michael Gerson reports in the Washington Post that "Contemplating a loving God strengthens portions of our brain—particularly the frontal lobes and the anterior cingulate—where empathy and reason reside. Contemplating a wrathful God empowers the limbic system, which is 'filled with aggression and fear'." (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/14/AR2009041401879.html), accessed April 7, 2010.
 W. Sibley Towner, Genesis, Westminster John Knox Press, 2001, p. 184 (Westminster Bible Companion series).
 This is a vexing question in the modern world as well, in the decade–long "war on terrorism", genocidal wars in Africa and Eastern Europe, tension in the Middle East, the whole issue of cultural accommodation to a growing Muslim population in Canada, North America and Europe, as well as numerous other public policy discussions. It is no small matter that I am raising.
 I leave aside the important question of whether it is God who is violent, or whether it is the authors of Scripture who describe their understanding of God in these violent terms. Mary Daly, the feminist theologian, considers that God is violent, agreeing with Tillich's critique of theism that God has power over people, and thus becomes a tyrant (even though Tillich goes on to argue that God has overcome these violent tendencies). Girard, on the other hand, argues that traditional religion serves a mimetic purpose to bridle violence through violence that was ritually limited. I don't take a position on this issue in this paper. Seibert, in the book mentioned in note 2, distinguishes between the "textual God" and the "actual God", contending that the OT images of God are not divine portrayals, but rather human depictions of the divine which both "reveal and distort God's character" (170). God, therefore, did not say and do everything the Bible says God did. My concern in this paper is not with that wider issue; my concern is how these clearly violent texts are heard by Biblically illiterate people in the context of the Easter Vigil.
 Douglas John Hall, Imaging God: Dominion as Stewardship, Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2004.
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Rubinia Soulsinger, a Green/White/Blue ("Bant") legendary creature from Legends, has over four hundred decks on EDHREC. She was even reprinted in Commander Anthology. With that many people using Rubinia in regular EDH, she is likely a strong candidate for a commander in Old School Brawl, as well. So let's take a look at the interactions, errata, and card selection that will be sure to make you the most hated person at the table!
Please note that, unlike last time (which was a decklist submission for a tournament), there will be no decklist here. I want to encourage innovation and experimentation in this budding format, not some sort of rubric or ideal decklist.
It's not much, but using Rubinia's "siren" effect to steal your opponents' creatures, and then sacrifice them to Ashnod's Altar, is hilarious. Metamorphosis is in our colors and works here, too, but only as a one-shot deal.
Edit: Laurence Boulanger of the New England Old School MTG (93/94) Facebook group astutely pointed out that Diamond Valley works here, too!
At that rate, I would consider anything that kills your own creatures, such as City of Shadows, Life Chisel, and/or Safe Haven. We talked about Life Chisel in our livestream here.
Edit: and Sword of the Ages can be a nasty mass-Fling to finish the game.
Many of the choices for Blue cards can be found in my Sol'kanar the Swamp King deck tech, because Rubinia and Solkie share a common spoke of the Color Wheel. However, being more of a combo/control deck, you probably want to skip all the big blue flyers and fatties and instead use your Blue mana as your primary source of removal: Psionic Blast, Unsummon, Boomerang, Control Magic, Steal Artifact, Mana Drain, Force Spike, Counterspell, Flash Counter, Remove Soul, Drain Power, Energy Flux, Vodalian Mage, Prodigal Sorceror, and Twiddle. As mentioned in the Solkie article, I wouldn't hate Recall, Invoke Prejudice, Amnesia, Copy Artifact, Stasis, Wall of Air, or Wall of Vapor here, either.
Of note are two Blue creatures, Old Man of the Sea and Seasinger, because they mirror Rubinia's effect. I have a particular affinity for Old Man of the Sea because he is New England Old School's mascot!
Although everyone's favorite marid is New England's mascot, if you live in Charleston, don't miss your opportunity to Clone and Vesuvan Doppleganger your Old Man to create the world's worst neighborhood dad garage rock band: "Old Men of The Big C." Phantasmal Terrain warrants inclusion as a cheeky play against non-Blue opponents so that you can still use the Seasinger.
My article on Old School Mana Dorks also suggests the use of Apprentice Wizard for maximum Braingeyser (on the Watch List) pleasure. Finally, in the "run 'em if ya got 'em" category, sprinkle in some Time Walk and Timetwister to taste.
Many players don't know this, but Green actually has a creature with a similar "siren" effect, Willow Satyr! Now, it's important to note that Willow Satyr has received errata from "legends" to only Legendary Creatures, not Legendary Lands. Regardless, stealing your opponent's commander and then sacrificing it is hilarious. Unfortunately, and only because Willow Satyr's ability explicitly says so, you must return your opponents' cards to them if the game ends.
Edit: Similarly, Scarwood Bandits can steal an artifact or an artifact creature.
Other than providing another combo enabler, Green's most notable addition to the deck is its ability to destroy flying creatures, artifacts, and enchantments: Scavenger Folk, Crumble, Tranquility, and Hurricane. These cards merit consideration regardless of whether the deck is being played in a 1v1 or a group setting. Green also provides a lot of neat tools: Sylvan Library, Regrowth, Channel, and Avoid Fate. Finally, the aforementioned article on Mana Dorks, which covered Birds of Paradise and Llanowar Elves, also covered other mana accelerants, such as Gaea's Touch and Untamed Wilds.
Unfortunately, Erhnam Djinn's original wording "in play" has received errata to "controls," meaning you can't give Forestwalk to your opponent's creatures "in play" that you already stole. The good news is, if you do a good job of keeping all of your opponent's creatures are on your side of the battlefield, then there is nobody of which to give Forestwalk!
Unlike Willow Satyr, you may be familiar with Preacher, who "keeps on preachin'" in competitive White Weenie decks.
Regardless, it's unlike this spoke of the color wheel as well to outright convert an opposing creature to your cause. Usually, White's method of removal is to either convince a creature to give up arms and go work on a farm, or brings along divine destruction a la Armageddon, Balance, and/or the Wrath of God. You're either a pacifist, or you're dead. Well, except for Moat, where you're opponents' non-pacifists just idly sit around alive.
Anyways, Serra Angel is a beatstick that is too hard to pass up, but don't sleep on toolbox creatures like Veteran Bodyguard or Icatian Javelineers!
Finally, we round out the deck with some more artifact and enchantment hate: Disenchant and Dust to Dust. Shaharazad and Land Tax are great, too, but they don't really fit the theme and I find that you will cut them from the maindeck more often than not.
You know, I'm gettting sick of shamelessly self-plugging my article on the Mana Rocks: Lotus, the three Moxen within your commander's color identity, Basalt Monolith, Sol Ring, Mana Vault, Implements of Sacrifice and Fellwar Stone.
The fun, "control" artifacts that fit the theme of this deck are Icy Manipulator, Winter Orb, Arena of the Ancients, Chaos Orb, Dancing Scimitar, Aeolipile, and Nevinyrral's Disk. Cards that are just too good to keep out of any deck are Juggernaut and Jayemdae Tome.
An entire list of the multicolored legends from Legends can be found in my article here. I think Ayesha Tanaka and Lord Magnus are no-brainers.
The only reason I left out Rasputin Dreamweaver and Angus Mackenzie was due to monetary cost. If, for some reason, you have these guys lying around or you are already fiending to go "all in" on Brawl, then Hell yeah cram these dudes into the deck. You can even sub Angus in as your commander if you find that Rubinia isn't who you want to take to the dance.
There isn't too much innovation in the Land department. You get the three dual lands within your color identity: Tundra, Tropical, and Savannah. Similarly, you can include the two unbanned legendary lands, Tolaria and Pendelhaven (Karakas is banned for obvious reasons). Finally, Mishra's Factory and Strip Mine are somehow still here to ruin another Old School format.
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With a new year comes new festival lineups, and of the earliest this year is one of New York's premier festivals. Early this morning, Governor's Ball finally announced its official 2018 roster, with all of the artists that will be gracing the event come June.
As always, the performances will be held at the scenic Randall's Island Park, including some of the city's biggest comeback shows ever, along with some breakout acts that you should not miss. Some of those comebacks come in the form of the legendary rapper Eminem, and acclaimed hip hop and rock duo N*E*R*D, who will be performing in NYC for the first time since 2010.
But those comebacks aren't exclusively in the realm of hip hop, as this year's Governor's Ball marks the first major solo performance for Jack White since he wrapped touring in support of his 2014 album, Lazaretto. Though he has yet to announce any information about it, the Detroit rocker has reportedly been working on a new album. Another sort-of-reunion comes from quintessential New York rock band, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, for which Governor's Ball is looking to be part of their touring reunion, that was kicked off by a concert back in October that celebrated the 15th anniversary of Fever to Tell.
Governor's Ball started off in 2011 as a one day festival, but grew exponentially until it became New York's defining festival in a few short years. Buy tickets for the 2018 event here.
Find the festival flyer and the full lineup below.
UPDATE: Just to clarify so that there is no confusion, the Belly listed in this lineup is the Palestinian-Canadian hip hop artist, not the Tanya Donelly-fronted alt rock band from the '90s.


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The evolution of Southern Illinois University began here in 1856 when Presbyterians founded Carbondale College. Suffering hardships during the Civil War, the College was sold to the First Christian Church in the mid-1860s and renamed Southern Illinois College. The existing college with a student body of 300 was pivotal in Carbondale being chosen as the location for Southern Illinois Normal University in 1869. Leading these efforts were town founder Daniel Brush, businessman James Campbell, and minister Clark Braden. The university opened at its current location In 1874, and was renamed Southern Illinois University in 1947.


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The grant from Creative Darlington's Maximising Arts Assets scheme will allow us to work alongside a range of industry professionals and creative experts to develop OddManOut's artistic vision and help define a strong direction for the company's future work. We're excited about our partnership with Creative Darlington and the vital investment it is making to a developing cultural organisation within the town.
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Nancy Kanwisher receives 2018 Heineken Prize
MIT cognitive scientist recognized for her work on the organization of the human brain.
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MIT neuroscientist Nancy Kanwisher is the winner of the 2018 C.L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science.
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Nancy Kanwisher, the Walter A. Rosenblith Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience at MIT, has been named a recipient of the 2018 Heineken Prize — the Netherlands' most prestigious scientific prize — for her work on the functional organization of the human brain.
Kanwisher, who is a professor of brain and cognitive sciences and a member of MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, uses neuroimaging to study the functional organization of the human brain. Over the last 20 years her lab has played a central role in the identification of regions of the human brain that are engaged in particular components of perception and cognition. Many of these regions are very specifically engaged in a single mental function such as perceiving faces, places, bodies, or words, or understanding the meanings of sentences or the mental states of others. These regions form a "neural portrait of the human mind," according to Kanwisher, who has assembled dozens of videos for the general public on her website, NancysBrainTalks.
"Nancy Kanwisher is an exceptionally innovative and influential researcher in cognitive neuropsychology and the neurosciences," according to the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences, the organization that selects the prizewinners. "She is being recognized with the 2018 C.L. de Carvalho-Heineken Prize for Cognitive Science for her highly original, meticulous and cogent research on the functional organization of the human brain."
Kanwisher is among five international scientists who have been recognized by the academy with the biennial award. The other winners include biomedical scientist Peter Carmeliet of the University of Leuven, biologist Paul Hebert of the University of Guelph, historian John R. McNeill of Georgetown University, and biophysicist Xiaowei Zhuang of Harvard University.
The Heineken Prizes, each worth $200,000, are named after Henry P. Heineken (1886-1971); Alfred H. Heineken (1923-2002) and Charlene de Carvalho-Heineken (1954), chair of the Dr H.P. Heineken Foundation and the Alfred Heineken Fondsen Foundation, which fund the prizes. The laureates are selected by juries assembled by the academy and made up of leading Dutch and foreign scientists and scholars.
The Heineken Prizes will be presented at an award ceremony on Sept. 27 in Amsterdam.
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20388 posts Mon Oct-24-11 12:22 PM
"Poll question: What is Prince's BEST B-Side Song?"
For me, 'How come you don't call me anymore' is his best b-side record although 'She's always in my hair' is a very very close 2nd imo.
I also rank 'Another Lonely Christmas' right up there amongst his best b-side songs.
Lets say you....
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How Come U Don't Call Me Anymore (1 votes) Vote
She's Always In My Hair (8 votes) Vote
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wheres the Horny Toad option?
LAbeathustla
"erotic city" and "17 days" are two of the best songs he ever did
Joe Corn Mo
'17 Days' to me
Dr Claw
^Damn! that's a keen observation...that song mos def felt like it
Hard to choose..there were so many... the long version of love or money
Warren Coolidge
'Love or Money' is certainly in my top 5...was that 1st time Prince
Erotic City?
oh ok, that record does pre-date 'Love or Money'...
I'm with Warren, he had some really, really hot b-sides...........
Silky1
speaking of long versions, the 12" of '17 Days' is a beast
Bombastic
Wait, is this a bootleg ? .................................................
naw.....it was on the back of the Doves Cry 12-inch...
he said it was a long version lol !!! the one on the 12 inch, ain't real...
definitely is a long version, long enough to be classified 'repetitive'
Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....(inbox) ? lol !!! Pretty please.................
I don't have it here at work but will check when I get home if nobody
Excellent, bruh. Thanks in advance.
no, no, my brother.
SoWhat
damn, I was duped! I still enjoy it thoroughly though
That's what i thought.
RE: What is Prince's BEST B-Side Song?
Jrod Indigo
<cough> Does anyone have Alexa de Paris (Long Version)
NotYaAvgBrotha
that's the one Prince song I haven't heard, is that the best one to you?
You've heard this, unless you've never seen "Under The Cherry..
at what point in the movie did they play that record? I've seen that
When him and Mary were waltzing around, at one point in the movie.
ok...I vaguely remember it now...was it an instrumental or was there
No lyrics, but the musicianship of it and the longer version of it...
Semi-annual request to hunt down the bootleg
imcvspl
VIDEO: Alexa de Paris
Scarlett Pussy, was nasty, too. Love that song.
Paper thin. Eh, nah, gotta be Erotic city, but maybe that's too famous
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yup,Erotic City feels like a single & if not for the content woulda been
that record always make me think back to when my brother performed
True too many to choose from Girl is a top five to me.
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RE: True too many to choose from Girl is a top five to me.
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By the way, in case y'all didn't peep it.........there is youtube..........
yeah, looking up random stuff I saw
lol !!! Yeah, seeing this stuff has me eyes popping out, i'm like....
revolution75
17 Days for me....
Ally Al 2003
Alexa de Paris
don't sleep on La La La He He He
"Rover, get yo ass somewhere and sit down" lol !!!!!!!! That shit.......
was discussing this with Jehan the other day
You listed the top 5 in the poll - nice work.
tREBLEFREE
nobody mentioned "Another Lonely Christmas"?
disco dj
see, way too many lol
I mentioned it in the post as being one of my favs...probably me
kinda like Fishbones's "Slick Nick You Devil"
I mentioned it.
scarlett pussy too.....
Yep, mentioned that above, too. Way too many............
the extended mix of Shes Always In My Hair is his best everything
Duval Spit
I like both but you're right that extended mix is like a sonic organism
That's my favorite P record as well
So how did we get this far without "Power Fantastic" being mentioned?
Jaymz
I know right, one of my favs too.
it wasn't ever a b-side.
*consults CD booklet*
my fav......feel u up (long stroke)
That bass is ill on that.
17 Days or maybe Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)
Where's the fan made ones? You mean "Holla back girl" and "Wanna
no....
17 GODDAMN DAYS!
rdhull
I'm shocked that 'How come U don't call me anymore' isn't getting
these songs are better than some artists regular releases
right....
RE: right....
ZooTown74
Adore and When 2 R N Luv
kysersozey
deep cuts, not b-sides
i was wondering whether or not they were... what defines B-side?
b-side = originally released on the flip-side of a single.
ahhh, okay.
she's always in my hair and then 17 days which i consider
mistermaxxx08
astroman71
I Voted Fo "Erotic City" Babee
Grand_Styles
Eric B Is Prez
Erotic City then
17 Days, before I even saw the poll options n/m
CinisterCee
yall bed not let E City beat 17 days
Which version of Feel U Up do you like?
1. "wheres the Horny Toad option?"
In response to Reply # 0
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2. ""erotic city" and "17 days" are two of the best songs he ever did"
Mon Oct-24-11 12:38 PM by Joe Corn Mo
not two of the best b-sides...
two of the best songs.
i'd still give the edge to erotic city though.
131019 posts Mon Oct-24-11 12:50 PM
3. "'17 Days' to me"
felt like it was the "R&B" track that Purple Rain so desperately needed, but then again, "When Doves Cry" strangely enough did the trick
it's one of my all-time favorite Prince songs; the line in the sand between one "age" of Prince into the next.
"Erotic City" I've grown to like more when I heard it it unedited (for time, that is)
5. "^Damn! that's a keen observation...that song mos def felt like it"
belonged on that album...
>felt like it was the "R&B" track that Purple Rain so
>desperately needed, but then again, "When Doves Cry" strangely
>enough did the trick
>it's one of my all-time favorite Prince songs; the line in the
>sand between one "age" of Prince into the next.
>"Erotic City" I've grown to like more when I heard it it
>unedited (for time, that is)
grassrootsphilosopher
4. "Hard to choose..there were so many... the long version of love or money"
was cold too..
6. "'Love or Money' is certainly in my top 5...was that 1st time Prince"
used the sped up vocals on his records?
7. "Erotic City?"
>used the sped up vocals on his records?
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8. "oh ok, that record does pre-date 'Love or Money'..."
9763 posts Mon Oct-24-11 01:32 PM
10. "I'm with Warren, he had some really, really hot b-sides..........."
>was cold too..
........but, Love Or $, was that hump. "Will our spirits rhyme" was my line. I remember playing that back a few times, when i heard it.
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16. "speaking of long versions, the 12" of '17 Days' is a beast"
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19. "Wait, is this a bootleg ? ................................................."
In response to Reply # 16
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21. "naw.....it was on the back of the Doves Cry 12-inch..."
22. "he said it was a long version lol !!! the one on the 12 inch, ain't real..."
....long. Unless there's an import version that i haven't heard.
25. "definitely is a long version, long enough to be classified 'repetitive'"
after awhile (think it's around 12 minutes) but not to me because the groove is so cold I could rock with it for an hour.
27. "Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh....(inbox) ? lol !!! Pretty please................."
>after awhile (think it's around 12 minutes) but not to me
>because the groove is so cold I could rock with it for an
>hour.
That's what i like best about Prince, i can rock to a Cloreen Baconskin and Lalalalaheee or even, I Wish you heaven.I like longness lol !!! Just seeing what form the groove is gonna take, is its own reward, for me.
29. "I don't have it here at work but will check when I get home if nobody"
hits you up before then.
30. "Excellent, bruh. Thanks in advance."
>hits you up before then.
62. "no, no, my brother."
Mon Oct-24-11 07:06 PM by SoWhat
the thing you talk about is a fan-created bootleg. i have the 'When Doves Cry' 12 inch and the b-side is the short version of '17 Days' (see: http://www.discogs.com/Prince-And-The-Revolution-When-Doves-Cry/release/506272). there is no official 13 minute version of '17 Days'.
73. "damn, I was duped! I still enjoy it thoroughly though"
9763 posts Tue Oct-25-11 12:27 AM
78. "That's what i thought."
126 posts Mon Oct-24-11 01:30 PM
9. "RE: What is Prince's BEST B-Side Song?"
Quite possibly "She's Always In My Hair". But it's a TOUGH choice 'cause "17 Days" and "Love or Money" are hands down some of his greatest b-sides (notice I say "some of his greatest"). Dude got way too many dope tunes that didn't make it on those albums..
11. "<cough> Does anyone have Alexa de Paris (Long Version)"
I simply LOVE that track.
12. "I do. "
>I simply LOVE that track.
14. "that's the one Prince song I haven't heard, is that the best one to you?"
20. "You've heard this, unless you've never seen "Under The Cherry.."
...moon ? It's the instrumental that plays in the background, when him and "Mary" were dancing.
23. "at what point in the movie did they play that record? I've seen that"
movie too many times to count....
28. "When him and Mary were waltzing around, at one point in the movie."
Mon Oct-24-11 02:59 PM by Silky1
damn, it's been a minute, man lol !!! I haven't seen the movie in awhile. I'll look for a clip.....hold on..........
Edit: Here we go.......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMDlgqpS8X8
32. "ok...I vaguely remember it now...was it an instrumental or was there"
lyrics to the song? The music sounded good but I don't know if its worthy of being amongst his best b-side records.
>damn, it's been a minute, man lol !!! I haven't seen the
>movie in awhile. I'll look for a clip.....hold on..........
>Edit: Here we
>go.......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMDlgqpS8X8
>silk.later Reunion radio with Old P. & Silk
>http://reunionradio.blogspot.com/
>"i'm talking about *Balls Deep*....In Love (c)Cleveland Jr.
>He was cultivating a fine nigga farm (c)Goldmind.
>R.I.P Jamie Hubley
34. "No lyrics, but the musicianship of it and the longer version of it..."
were dope, but wasn't my favorite b-side though.
42136 posts Tue Oct-25-11 12:16 PM
81. "Semi-annual request to hunt down the bootleg"
which has all the Under the Cherry Moon movie music. I know the last time we actually found the cat that made it, but I don't think anyone actually found the music itself. WE ALL NEED THAT!!!
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35. "VIDEO: Alexa de Paris"
from the movie.
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13. "Scarlett Pussy, was nasty, too. Love that song."
15. "Paper thin. Eh, nah, gotta be Erotic city, but maybe that's too famous"
I didn't even know it was a B-Side
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17. "yup,Erotic City feels like a single & if not for the content woulda been"
>I didn't even know it was a B-Side
18. "that record always make me think back to when my brother performed"
that song in our high school talent show, it was kinda funny to me but the chicks were going wild lol...our principle was pissed like a mofo because he had no idea that song was so raunchy lol
24. "True too many to choose from Girl is a top five to me."
I love u In Me, Another Lonely Christmas, Gotta stop Messin About, he was killin it I haven't broke it down to what I like the absolute best yet.
52. "RE: True too many to choose from Girl is a top five to me."
Girl is one of my fav's too
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26. "A Large Room With No Light"
Man....Imagine if this was on SOTT.
Sheila & Eric went apeshit on this song.
Another Lonely Christmas (Most depressing Holiday song ever)
Moonbeam Levels
Electric Intercourse
Girl (The 7 Min version is dope)
Power Fantastic
Really just too many to name....
*smh*
31. "By the way, in case y'all didn't peep it.........there is youtube.........."
......live goodness, such as 1983 circa performances of D.M.S.R. They putting in work lol !!!!!!!
40. "yeah, looking up random stuff I saw "
"Sexy Dancer" performances from like 1980... when Prince was wearing drawers and a trench coat on stage
47. "lol !!! Yeah, seeing this stuff has me eyes popping out, i'm like...."
>"Sexy Dancer" performances from like 1980... when Prince was
>wearing drawers and a trench coat on stage
......who had the balls to put these up. I'm like a kid in a candy store right now.
55. "LOL"
Everytime I say that or hear "trench coat and drawers on" just cracks me up
Let alone the shit was crazy in 1980 but i would be damned that would still be crazy if done today.
Im always surprised these moist brothers walking around these days haven't taken it back to the rude boy look.
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33. "17 Days for me...."
I think, but one of my favourite Prince songs of all time regardless of which side it was on. That said I love Erotic City, Irresistible Bitch, She's Always In My Hair, God, Scarlett Pussy, La La La He He Hee etc etc
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36. "Alexa de Paris"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbxNCwnyoCM
never forget the first time I heard this - simply stunning.
37. " don't sleep on La La La He He He"
38. ""Rover, get yo ass somewhere and sit down" lol !!!!!!!! That shit......."
..........was so funky. I love when he just let it jam, for a minute.
41. ""
not that he's reputed to be anything else BUT it's really when it started showing on record (i.e. songs like "Hello")
53. "was discussing this with Jehan the other day"
and the "you've got 9 lives, IIIIIIIIIII'VE ONLY GOT ONE" is one of my favourite P screams :)
39. "You listed the top 5 in the poll - nice work."
However, as has been previously said, "Love Or $" and "Girl" get my vote if I had to go beyond what's up there already.
I voted "Irresistible Bitch" for this poll though.
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43. "see, way too many lol"
>bastards...
45. "I mentioned it in the post as being one of my favs...probably me"
2nd or 1a. all time fav Christmas songs just ever so slightly behind Donny Hathaway's "This Christmas."
I don't even know if you can call Prince's song a 'Christmas song'...at least not in the tradition of Xmas songs we're used to hearing lol
51. "kinda like Fishbones's "Slick Nick You Devil""
one of those Xmas songs that isn't really an Xmas song, lol...
57. "I mentioned it."
44. "scarlett pussy too....."
46. "Yep, mentioned that above, too. Way too many............"
48. "the extended mix of Shes Always In My Hair is his best everything"
It's his funkiest record,
his darkest record,
his hardest record,
his best extended jam,
She's Always In My Hair always wins.
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49. "I like both but you're right that extended mix is like a sonic organism"
>It's his funkiest record,
>his darkest record,
>his hardest record,
>his best extended jam,
>everything.
>She's Always In My Hair always wins.
50. "That's my favorite P record as well"
54. "So how did we get this far without "Power Fantastic" being mentioned?"
...?!
Get over yourself.
58. "I know right, one of my favs too."
60. "it wasn't ever a b-side."
it was just on disc 3 of that compilation w/several b-sides.
65. "*consults CD booklet*"
Ah yes... "previously unreleased".
(*Those* might need their own post.)
56. "my fav......feel u up (long stroke)"
last 2+mins might be one of my top 5 all time moments of him on wax
something about that....u can tell he was in a zone doing it
there's others that jam but my personal fav would be that.
59. "That bass is ill on that."
61. "17 Days or maybe Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake)"
they both have fan-created/fake extended versions i like. the 'Housequake' one blends the album version w/the b-side to make a roughly 11 minute version of 'Housequake'.
75. "Where's the fan made ones? You mean "Holla back girl" and "Wanna"
love you girl" from Robin thicke?
76. "no...."
i mean re-edits created by fans and circulated on the Internet and bootleg CDs.
63. "17 GODDAMN DAYS!"
'I love to watch him dance. It's almost like watching a cat clean itself or something.'(c) Drugs regarding Prince
64. "I'm shocked that 'How come U don't call me anymore' isn't getting"
any love...
to me, that is definitely one of Prince's most soulful records. It had a very simple song structure but it was well executed in every aspect...songwriting/singing/production...
66. "I agree"
That was my favorite P b-side before Ms. Keys killed it. I used to perform it on piano back in the day, now I can't.
67. "these songs are better than some artists regular releases"
Mon Oct-24-11 07:44 PM by rdhull
68. "right...."
his bside and 12 inch catalog alone kicks ass
i always wondered his method of operation as far as bsides
i know certain singles were designed for certain radio audiences (let's go/erotic) but did he record these songs with the sole intention of them becoming bsides?
70. "RE: right...."
but did he record these songs with
>the sole intention of them becoming bsides?
It seems like a lot of these jams were made in the current recordings of specific albums but he just had no room or they didn't fit the them of the album as a whole. But there's got to be some shit specifically for b sides like Scarlet Pussy. He knows good and well that (and La La La Hee hee hee) aint had no place on any planned album lol.
69. "Blue"
Too many chiefs, yo.
71. "Adore and When 2 R N Luv"
72. "deep cuts, not b-sides"
13602 posts Tue Oct-25-11 06:06 AM
79. "i was wondering whether or not they were... what defines B-side?"
Tue Oct-25-11 06:08 AM by kysersozey
I figured since they weren't released as singles they might
qualify... at least I thought Adore wasn't
154163 posts Tue Oct-25-11 12:27 PM
82. "b-side = originally released on the flip-side of a single."
*sigh* i'm old.
anyway, back in the wayback, singles...
there used to be these things called 'singles'. they were released by record labels to promote albums. the singles were actual vinyl records, cassettes, or CDs. up until the late 80s, these singles typically had 1 or 2 songs on them. the main song was often called the 'a-side' b/c it appeared on the a side of the vinyl record or cassette. that was the song the record label was using to promote the album on which the song also appeared. the other song or songs on the single were called the 'b-side' b/c they appeared on the b side of the vinyl record or cassette. these were used to encourage fans to buy the single in cases where the b-side song didn't appear on a current album. in cases where the b-side song also appeared on a current album, they were aimed at DJs who wouldn't otherwise play the song from the current album.
in this post we're discussing Prince songs that were originally available only on his singles, not his albums. most of them were compiled for the 1993 Hits/B-Sides album. ppl still consider them non-album tracks b/c they've only appeared on compilations like that and/or the Girl 6 soundtrack, which was basically another compilation of his past work. these songs didn't appear on his albums like Sign o' the Times or Purple Rain or Parade.
84. "ahhh, okay."
Member since Dec 31st 2010
74. "she's always in my hair and then 17 days which i consider "
1 and 1 A on his b sides. then after that Erotic City,How come u don't call me anymore and Shockadelica.
everything else I'm cool with. take or leave. to me his B Side Prime and peak was 83-85
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77. "RE: What is Prince's BEST B-Side Song?"
Mon Oct-24-11 11:03 PM by astroman71
I cant make a choice about a clear cut number #1 but Shockadelica is in my top 5.
That has to be included in the poll.
80. "I Voted Fo "Erotic City" Babee"
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83. "Erotic City"
And as a B-side to Let's Go Crazy, how would Erotic City have sounded on Purple Rain? Where would it fit in the tracklist?
85. "Erotic City then"
She's Always in My Hair
Another Lonely Christmas
How Come U Don't Call me Anymore
I go with Erotic City, cause IMO, that is the funkiest song Prince ever laid down. And I remember back in the day when it came out. It was a force of nature. It got played so much on the radio you woulda thunk it was a single. Plus it banged so hard, the radio stations didn't even bother bleeping it out. Just played it straight up.
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86. "17 Days, before I even saw the poll options n/m"
87. "yall bed not let E City beat 17 days"
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88. "Which version of Feel U Up do you like?"
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Bauknight Pietras & Stormer (BPS), of Columbia, S.C., is the newest member firm to join PrimeGlobal's North American Region.
Established in 1991, BPS serves as a partner to their clients, providing tax, accounting and assurance, and business consulting services, as well as trust and estate planning. BPS serves a clients in a wide range of industries, including captive insurance, construction and real estate, employee benefits, hospitality, manufacturing and distribution, professional services, telecommunications and technology.


The aggregate experiences of CAP France, foreign and local; shaped and guided the Company to a more response-sensitive construction provider of client requirement and strict in implementation of the projects' Engineering Standards, and applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.
Management commitment and capabilities to control, mobilize, and support both projects and customers' needs.
Intensive international-recruitment selection strategies to position experienced and seasoned Engineers, Skilled Technicians, and Supervisors Staff interactively transforming engineering plans to real building structures.
Acquisition of ISO 9001:2008 Certification for Quality Management System which specifies requirements for CAP France the ability to demonstrate and consistently meet customer satisfaction through effective application of the system, including the processes for continual improvement of the system and the assurance to conformity, applicable statutory and regulatory requirements.