National borders are therefore abolished worldwide. This constitution shall go into effect when a critical mass of cities worldwide and in key countries shall have approved it by referendum of their citizens, that is of all adults resident in the city for a period of more than 90 days.
Once this constitution has gone into effect, citizens of cities being the vast majority of the world's persons shall cease to pay taxes any longer to national states.
Every city and township shall be the collective owner of all the natural resources, land, water, and business enterprises within its territorial reach. That territorial reach will be determined by the General Council of Cities and Regions for its region, which will be constituted 2/3 by citizens of the member cities and townships of that region and 1/3 by citizens of cities and townships from other regions of the continent of which that region is part (North and Central America, South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania).
The members of General Councils shall be citizens of important standing in ethics, ecology, science, religion, learning or medicine and other fields, but shall not be persons with longstanding relationships to large scale economic or political interests apart from those of their city as a whole. These will periodically, as needed and appropriate, re-designate the boundaries of cities, and a General Council of Regions and Continent shall do the same for the regions making up a continent, with a General Planetary Council determining the boundaries of continents (much more rarely but if and when needed). Council members shall be nominated by citizens and elected city-wide.
Every city or township shall establish both a television station available by satellite (see below), and an internet portal, as well as a social media page, through which citizens, schools, artistic, scientific, political, philosophical and other groups as well as cooperatives may express their views, provide information to fellow citizens and which are available for viewing by other cities worldwide and by their citizens. The city shall be the owner of these media though their management will be by a cooperative as with other public functions.
Every city and township shall establish a public finance institution that shall create money and distribute it to the persons and organisations making up the city.
Every citizen shall, at birth, or after 90 days of residency, be provided with an account in which a sum of money sufficient annually for them to live comfortably shall be direct deposited. This money shall be the local currency, utilisable only within the boundaries of the city itself.
Every city and township shall establish a currency which shall circulate only within its own boundaries, and shall create this money through direct grants to the accounts of cooperative organisations such as business enterprises of all types, schools, universities and other learning or research institutions, health care, transport and all service organisations, and into the accounts of each individual citizen of the city. No other form of money creation public or private shall be permitted nor legal within city limits per se.
A Universal Money shall also exist which shall be provided, in proportions of no greater than roughly 1/5 of the local monies, by the global public authority (see below) through an agency that shall provide these funds (the 1/5 quantity with respect to the volume of money creation in that city of its local money) directly to the municipal authority to be distributed as determined by the citizens assembled of that city or township.
Additionally, an amount which shall be the same for all persons on Earth shall be distributed directly to the personal accounts of each of individual citizen of each city and each opting out individual person. In initial stages of this constitution's adoption, sums of Universal Money shall include extraordinary grants to poorer areas of the world so that they may obtain the technology, means of production, goods, resources and training to enable them to quickly establish a renewable energy base, sustainable and easily accessible transportation and up to date communications, as well as sufficient housing, appropriate medical care and food production for their citizens' needs.
The Universal Money shall be the only money allowed to be used for all transactions between cities, between organisations and enterprises established in different cities, townships, regions or continents, between individuals residing in and holding citizenship of different cities or townships, or involving any opted out persons.
At some point when and if the general and sustainable productivity, abundance or wealth of human beings collectively reaches the point where money is determined to be redundant, a global referendum shall be held on whether to retire all money in favour of direct appropriation of all goods and services and on what basis such a system shall be established.
Under no circumstances may any cooperative or other enterprise operate, be registered or engage in activity in another city or township, or in more than one city or township, except where requested to provide emergency aid. Nor may any enterprise of any kind composed of, founded by or operated by or with the work of opted-out individuals operate, be registered or engage in activity in any city or township.
No monetary unit or currency originating in or used in the opted out territories, communities or among the individuals consisting therein may circulate or be used for any purpose in cities or townships, and only the Universal currency may be used for any exchange between cities and townships, or their citizens and cooperatives and enterprises and any individuals, enterprises or communities and organisations that are opted out or that operate in opted out territories.
While cooperatives and other organisations and enterprises, as well as cities, townships, and associations may all act – as determined by the collective decision of their citizens or members – as a unit for purposes of carrying out their activities, and while these activities may include in some townships or cities that choose to allow this some representation, delegation or other voice in political or economic affairs of said city or township or the region of which they are a part, such recognition of corporate or collective existence shall never be understood, construed or asserted to be synonymous with the duties, powers, obligations, rights of and obligations of others to individual living human beings nor even of animals and other living things. This recognition of existence sui generis as a unit or collective is the recognition by cities and townships of the cooperative nature of the activity of the individual persons making up such units, and does not mean that these may use their advantages as collectives to outvote, out-finance, out-organise or in any other way to unduly and disproportionately influence decision making, administration or political and economic life in the cities, townships or regions.
The Business Corporation as a private interest is hereby abolished as are private financial institutions. Should any of the activities or practices or institutions described in this article be discovered to exist in any city, township, region, or in or among any opted out community or individuals or organisations, or among any associations be they professional, religious, ethnic or tribal, scientific, artistic or of any other nature, these individuals or organisations shall be subject to a universal boycott of their work, products, services, travel, individuals (who will thus be denied the possibility of citizenship until such practices desist) or currency.
No city, township, citizen of either, nor any region, association, organisation or opted out community, individual or organisation may engage in the use of debt, nor expect collection or restitution of debt by others. All payments shall be made upon rendering of goods or services, or within no more than 30 days thereof, and since currency both local and universal shall be made available in sufficient quantities to guarantee the comfortable livelihood of all, this requirement shall not be onerous. Anyone or any organisation or city, township, region, or other person or organisation found to be engaging in the use of debt for any reason either as debtor (individual or collective) or creditor (either individual or collective) shall be subject to the penalties described for the practice of slavery and related activities.


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Home Daily News Chevy Unveils 2017 Trax, Camaro Performance Packages at Chicago Auto Show
Chevy Unveils 2017 Trax, Camaro Performance Packages at Chicago Auto Show
Adrienne Roberts
Chevrolet today introduced the 2017 Trax, a small SUV with an all-new front-end appearance and a redesigned instrument panel, at the Chicago Auto Show, along with a Chevy Camaro 1LE performance package and Midnight special editions of the 2016 Silverado 1500 Z71 and 2016 Colorado Z71.
"In the fastest-growing segment, Chevrolet Trax's momentum is sure to continue with great design enhancements, premium details, and the latest technologies," says Steve Majoros, director of marketing for Chevrolet cars and crossovers. "Features such as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility and four new active safety features offer customers more than most competitors — and at an entry-level price."
Majoros says the 2017 Trax, which goes on sale in the fall, has a new grille and headlamps that are similar to the styling of the new Malibu, Cruze, and Volt. He says the front fascia is new and incorporates Chevy's new proportioned dual port grille. The headlamps flow around the corners and into the front fenders.
"It's a more sculptural, sophisticated design," says Steve Kim, designer of the Trax. "There's also a sporty streak in the new styling that speaks to the Trax's agile, fun-to-drive personality."
The 2017 Trax has a modified instrument panel with an upper dashboard hood that flows interrupted across the panel. The redesigned center instrument panel features greater visibility of the seven-inch MyLink color touch screen. The infotainment system supports connectivity technologies including Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and available 4G LTE with a Wi-Fi hotspot.
The vehicle has a 1.4-liter four-cylinder engine that gets 138 horsepower and nearly 150 pounds per feet of torque.
Chevy also introduced the 1LE performance package for both V6 and V8 models, offering increased handling and track performance. For the first time, the 1LE package will be available on the Camaro 1LT and 2LT coupes.
"The Camaro 1LE packages follow a recipe any track-day enthusiast will appreciate," says Al Oppenheiser, chief engineer of the Camaro. "Start with a lightweight, stiff structure and then add higher levels of suspension stiffness and damping, more aggressive tires, higher downforce, more powerful brakes, and more cooling."
The Camaro LT 1LE has a 3.6-liter V6 engine with lightweight 20-inch aluminum wheels, a cooling package, a dual mode exhaust system, and a suede steering wheel. The 2017 Camaro SS 1LE offers a performance-oriented chassis system with specific tuning for the dampers, springs, and stabilizer bars. The vehicle also has a 6.2-liter V8 engine that gets 455 horsepower.
Chevy also announced it is expanding its Midnight Special Edition with new models available on the 2016 Silverado 1500 Z71 and 2016 Colorado Z71.
The midnight edition offers an off-road suspension, all-terrain tires, and an all-black front end with body-colored grille, bumper, headlamp bezels, tow hooks, and fog lamps, among other features.
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Optional titanium fasteners and ceramic wheel bearings are available.


White offset cut-offs, black letraset for cover. Edition of 50.
Sheet metal covers, photo transfers on metal and paper.
Wood, sumi, handcut eraser stamps.
Letterpress and gelatin silver prints. Bound in papyrus over museum boards.
Antique book covers, waxed linen thread, vintage photo, ribbon, silk, organza.
Boot-leather, xerox on silk and thread.
Palladium prints, acrylic rolled endsheets, letterpress title page, plexiglass covers.
Maps, tickets, brochures, and other collage.
Handtyped text, xerox transfer, copper panels.
Oak wood, copper, leather, Japanese paper.
Letterpress printed on Rives BFK and handmade paper from Dieu Donné Papermill. Wood covers. Edition of 50. Published by Vincent Fitzgerald & Co.
Letter press printed on handmade papers by Yasuchi Kubota and Dieu Donné Papermill. Bound in paper-covered boards. Edition of seven. Published by Vincent Fitzgerald & Co.
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Red Hart Brewing is the newest craft brewery to the Red Deer area. Drop by their newly opened Tap Room, Wednesday through Sunday starting at 2 pm. Red Hart Brewing uses its platform to serve the community, with their motto being "Drink Good Beer, Do Good Things".
Located in the McKenzie Industrial Business Park, just east of Gasoline Alley.


During my life, I have found we learn the most through experience. When I was 25 years old, my husband of two and a half years passed away on his 28th birthday. After I experienced this unexpected tragedy in my life, I found I could either let it drag me down the path of despair or choose to learn from it and discover how it would be used for my future.
You can find peace for your soul when you practice thankfulness. Instead of looking at the bad in a situation, turn your eyes to all you have to be thankful for. This shifts your focus from all that is causing you turmoil to how God has blessed you and how God is taking care of you. The simple act of listing all you have to be thankful for will bring calmness when you need it most.
When hardship strikes, we quickly feel as if we are buried under our enormous circumstances. Our God is greater than anything we suffer, and He knows how our situation is working within the bigger picture of life. We don't know how our today is affecting our tomorrow or even others around us. Try to see your trial from the perspective of knowing God is bigger, He is taking care of you, He will never leave you, and He is working out a greater purpose for you and for others. You will begin to feel strengthened to keep persevering and keep going.
When I suffered the loss of my husband at a young age, I felt my life was over. I didn't want to go on in life. I believe God showed me something when I was at such a low point. As long as I was still living, He still had work for me to complete. You were born with a plan and a purpose that only you can fulfill. You don't want to cut that short by giving up on life. You will always reap a reward if you do not lose heart and do not give up.
Going back to what I said in the beginning, we learn the most through experience. We learn more about ourselves and our God, we mature and we grow in wisdom. Perhaps your experience now is intended to mature you so that you can responsibly handle a bigger blessing in your future. Your circumstance may look like it will harm you, but it will grow you.
May you find the peace and hope you need for today as you look toward a bigger and brighter tomorrow.
Jessica Mast was born in South Carolina where she graduated from Winthrop University in 2002. She then married in 2003, but after two years of marriage, she discovered her husband was suffering from an undiagnosed illness of his liver and immune system. After months of sitting by his side throughout his on and off hospitalizations, this illness took his life in 2006, leaving Jessica a widow at 25 years old.
Jessica is now married again and has two daughters. She is a stay-at-home mom and author and doing her ultimate passion, sharing her story with others. You can read her heart wrenching story in her book, The Call of a Caregiver: Finding Comfort, Pursuing Purpose.
Jessica, wow- thank you so much for this. I know your story and 'bigger picture' perspective speak volumes to anyone feeling defeated and hopeless. So inspiring!!
Jessica, I read your book shortly after it was released and found your experience to be heart wrenching but, also a great example of triumph in the face of a very difficult loss. Thank you for the points in this article. Advice well taken!
This is so encouraging for anyone facing any kind of trial! we can all learn and come through these experiences with the help of the Lord and others God sends to us!
Jessica, you are a blessing and an inspiration. Thank you for sharing your story and for all you do for the 6pm Care Team at NewSpring Greenville.
Jessica's book will give all hope and a new perspective on a future through the blessings found in a relationship with Jesus Christ . what joy we can have!


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Q: How to Print username after user fills the "username" filed? why it disappears? I was trying to make a JavaScript program the will do the following work:

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*When the user fills the form/Gives the username, it should print the username.

The problem I am facing:
After clicking on submit button the result disappears. (note: the username is visible for about 0.1 seconds);
What I want

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*How can I stop it from disappearing?

*Can I print the username before the user clicks in submit?

<form action="" name="jsform">
    <input type="text" name="uname" id="uname" placeholder="Your Name">
    <input type="email" name="uemail" id="uemail" placeholder="Your Email">
    <input type="password" name="upass" id="main_pass" placeholder="Enter A Password">
    <input type="password" name="passconf" id="confirm_pass" placeholder="Confirm Password">

</form>

function validateForm() {
    var userName = document.getElementById('uname').value;
    document.getElementById('printUserName').innerHTML= userName + "is available" ;
    console.log(userName);

    return false;
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*It disappears because the form is submitted to the same url essentially refreshing the page. You can prevent this binding a function to onsubmit event and calling return false or event.preventDefault() from within.

*You can show the data before submit by binding a function to the onchange event.

A: add submit handler to the form
<form action="" name="jsform" onsubmit="return validateForm()">

the form wont submit, if onsubmit returns false

A: Attach your function to onSubmit event of your form and do your printing. Refer https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/event_onsubmit.asp
Don't forgot to add event.preventDefault() to the top of your function.
Refer https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/event_preventdefault.asp

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I use textbooks that allow you to immediately start using Russian in real life. I will also teach you modern slang and expressions, so you will really understand natives speakers.
Experienced in teaching students from the very beginning, with no prior knowledge of Russian.
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I love Russian literature. And I will be glad to be your tutor if you need Russian literature for work or study, or if you just want to focus on it while studying Russian.
Experienced in advising people on the use of Russian at work.


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Slow sunday. Wife is at work. Dog is happily sleeping behind me. The best time to set up that pesky blog I've been thinking about for ages. Though, calling it a blog is a bit too much. More like a place to put all my random thoughts and snippets (usually about technology and programming).
So, this site is going to be the replacement for nicd.nytsoi.net, which has served me well over the years. Nowadays the content is too embarrassing to display publicly and Wordpress is getting too annoying to keep updating every week. Since I have no use for any advanced features, I'm moving everything over to this ultra simple Laine-powered site. Google+ was another option, but I'm really getting wary of the amount of data they have on me, so I've set a long term goal to ditch Google services. This will be a good first step, though G+ was pretty nice for what it did.
My intention is not to start actual blogging or post in any scheduled way, but more just dump all my small thoughts and observations so I can link to them easily in case I wish to display my ignorance for others. This will also serve as a good test site for Laine.


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Fields of Study Menu
Degree Deadlines
Enrollment Statuses
Nondegree Student Categories
Academic and Research Integrity
Opportunities and Resources
Partnerships, Exchanges, and Cross-Registration
Department for Program:
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Program offerings:
Director of Graduate Studies
Andrew Chignell
Graduate Program Administrator
Patricia Bogdziewicz
Princeton University was a pioneer in developing the academic study of religion outside the context of theological seminaries and without formal ties to particular religious traditions. In 1946, Princeton founded the Department of Religion in the division of the humanities, and nine years later began a graduate program in religion.
Graduate students in the department are expected to work full time toward their degrees, normally in residence, and to complete the program within five years. All students work toward the Ph.D.; there is no separate master's program. An M.A. degree may be awarded after students pass the general examination, normally completed by the middle of the third year of graduate work.
The Department of Religion offers broad coverage of materials and issues traditionally treated under such rubrics as history of religion, philosophy of religion, church history, Judaic studies, Buddhist studies, Western religious thought, and religious ethics. It also devotes much attention to subjects that do not fall neatly into any of the standard categories. It offers extensive resources, for example, in the comparative study of popular religions, and most members of the faculty are engaged in serious reflection on methodological and conceptual issues that are not unique to a special field. While the department encourages its graduate students to work out innovative programs of study and to make use of the full range of available resources, it also requires each student to demonstrate mastery within one of the fields of concentration:
(1) Asian religions (religious traditions of China, Japan, India and Tibet)
(2) Religions of Mediterranean antiquity (Christianity, Judaism, and other religious traditions of the Greco-Roman world)
(3) Religion in the Americas (religious thought, institutions, movements, and cultures in the Americas, including African American religions)
(4) Philosophy and Religion (religious uses of philosophical ideas, philosophical criticisms of religion, philosophical issues in the study of religion)
(5) Religion, ethics, and politics (relations among religious, ethical, and political dimensions of culture)
(6) Islam: this field is devoted to the study of Islamic beliefs, practices, and institutions within the cultural and historical context of Muslim societies.
Not accepting applications for fall 2021 admission
Program Length:
Application Requirements:
Statement of Academic Purpose
Fall Semester Grades
Required Tests
GRE :
General Test not accepted
Additional Departmental Requirements:
Sample of relevant written work. Applicants are required to select a subplan when applying. See website for language requirement.
Ph.D. Requirements:
Graduate study is intended to prepare a degree candidate for teaching in departments of religious studies or related programs and provide the training necessary for scholarly research in a specialized field. Students normally take four different types of courses in preparing for the general examination: (1) two departmental seminars, REL 501 and 502 (offered in alternate years); (2) appropriate specialized seminars; (3) reading courses (700 level) within a student's special field; and (4) other courses offered by the University, including undergraduate courses in Religion and courses in other departments (such as African American Studies, Anthropology, Classics, East Asian Studies, English, History, Near Eastern Studies, Philosophy, and Sociology). Students are also encouraged to take courses at the Princeton Theological Seminary, Columbia University, Rutgers University, and the University of Pennsylvania through the various reciprocal and cooperative arrangements of the Graduate School.
Increasingly, candidates for the degree work closely with interdepartmental programs, such as those in East Asian Studies, Hellenic Studies, Late Antiquity, Near Eastern Studies, and Political Philosophy, as well as interdisciplinary centers such as the Center for the Study of Religion and the University Center for Human Values.
Candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Religion are expected to have a reading knowledge of two modern foreign languages, usually French and German, occasionally with the substitution of Spanish. Students concentrating in Asian religions substitute Chinese, Japanese, Sanskrit, or Tibetan for either French or German. This requirement may be fulfilled by completing summer language courses offered by the University, or by passing tests given by the language departments. All entering students are strongly urged to achieve competence in at least one of these languages prior to entering the program. First-year students who are seeking admission for the second year of study must have completed the requirement in one foreign language.
Beyond the basic requirements, students are expected to demonstrate competence in whatever additional languages they need to pursue advanced work in their own areas of specialization. For example, students who concentrate on Islam must have a reading knowledge of Arabic along with one modern European language, while students in religions of Late Antiquity must demonstrate knowledge of two ancient languages in addition to the two modern languages.
Students must show evidence of competence in the two required modern languages before being admitted to a fifth term. In addition, students need to demonstrate knowledge of other languages that are necessary for advanced work in their area of specialization.
General Exam:
Each student's knowledge and competence in the special field is tested in the general examination, normally completed by the middle of the third year of graduate work. By the end of the first year, a student and his or her adviser agree on the proposed parts of the general examination. The examination typically consists of four parts and may entail preparing scholarly essays (as if for publication) as well as sitting for traditional written examinations.
Qualifying for the M.A.:
Students normally qualify for the Master of Arts (M.A.) degree on the way to the Ph.D. by completing the general examination. Students who leave the Ph.D. program for various reasons may also be awarded the M.A. by satisfactorily completing all required course work, the course distribution requirement, and the language requirement.
Normally, all graduate students serve at some point in their careers as assistants in instruction. An assistant leads preceptorials in undergraduate courses and is responsible for grading students as well. This opportunity depends, at any given time, upon undergraduate instructional needs, but the department views such experience as integral to the professional education it offers. It also encourages graduate students to give lectures in appropriate undergraduate courses taught by members of the faculty.
Dissertation and FPO:
After completing the general examination, all students participate in a faculty-led dissertation seminar for which they write a thesis proposal. This dissertation proposal becomes the basis of a one-hour oral examination, after which students continue to work on the dissertation with the guidance of two faculty directors. A final public oral examination is given after each candidate's dissertation has been read and approved by their dissertation faculty advisers and readers. The examination has two parts. The first consists of a 30-minute lecture on the dissertation to cover the following topics: a justification of the subject treated; an account of possible methods of treating the subject and a justification of the method chosen; an account of any new contributions made; and a consideration of the possibility of future studies of the same kind, including an account of plans for future scholarship and publication. During the second part of the examination, the student answers a series of questions related to subjects presented in the lecture and the dissertation, and sometimes relating to the teaching of material dealt with in the dissertation.
Judith Weisenfeld
Seth A. Perry
Leora F. Batnitzky
Wallace D. Best
Eric S. Gregory
Martha Himmelfarb
AnneMarie Luijendijk
Elaine H. Pagels
Stephen F. Teiser
Muhammad Q. Zaman
Jonathan C. Gold
Shaun E. Marmon
Moulie Vidas
Gabriel M. Citron
Bryan D. Lowe
Tehseen Thaver
Visiting Associate Professor
Hiroki Kikuchi
Denys A. Turner
For a full list of faculty members and fellows please visit the department or program website.
Permanent Courses
Courses listed below are graduate-level courses that have been approved by the program's faculty as well as the Curriculum Subcommittee of the Faculty Committee on the Graduate School as permanent course offerings. Permanent courses may be offered by the department or program on an ongoing basis, depending on curricular needs, scheduling requirements, and student interest. Not listed below are undergraduate courses and one-time-only graduate courses, which may be found for a specific term through the Registrar's website. Also not listed are graduate-level independent reading and research courses, which may be approved by the Graduate School for individual students.
AAS 510 Race, Religion, and the Harlem Renaissance (also
REL 515
) The Harlem Renaissance (HR) of the 1920s is most often depicted as "the flowering of African American arts and literature." It can also be characterized as a period when diverse forms of African American religious expressions, ideologies, and institutions emerged. This course will explore the literature of the Harlem Renaissance, particularly the writings of Langston Hughes, to understand the pivotal intersection of race and religion during this time of black "cultural production."
NES 545 Problems in Near Eastern Jewish History: Karaism (also
JDS 545
) A study of a number of central problems, historiographical issues, and primary sources relevant to the history of the Jewish minority under Islam in the Middle Ages.
PHI 511 Pre-Kantian Rationalism (also
) The course focuses on reading and discussion of the works of one or more of the major rationalist philosophers of the early modern period. Normally the course focuses on the writings of Descartes, Spinoza, and/or Leibniz.
REL 501 Religion and the Tradition of Social Theory A critical introduction to developments in social theory that have influenced the academic study of religion, including the classic contributions of Marx, Durkheim, and Weber as well as more recent debates in anthropology and cultural history. Required of, and designed for, first- and second-year graduate students in religion; others must receive the instructor's permission to enroll. The course is offered in alternate years.
REL 502 Philosophy and the Study of Religion A critical introduction to developments in philosophy that have influenced the academic study of religion, including naturalism, phenomenology, hermeneutics, literary theory, genealogy, pragmatism, and feminist theory. Required of, and designed for, first- and second-year graduate students in religion; others must receive the instructor's permission to enroll. Offered in alternate years.
REL 504 Studies in Greco-Roman Religions Themes, figures, and movements in the religions of antiquity are examined.
REL 505 Studies in the Religions of the Americas (also
AAS 505
) Themes, figures, and movements in American religions are examined.
REL 506 Studies in Theology Themes, figures, and movements in theology are examined.
REL 507 Studies in Religion and Philosophy Modern philosophy and the study of religion.
REL 508 Studies in Religion and Morality The relation between religion and morality, the historical, philosophical, and theological issues, are examined.
REL 509 Studies in the History of Islam (also
NES 510
) Themes in Islamic religion are examined.
REL 510 Special Topics in the Study of Religion Topics of special interest are normally offered each term, 510 for Fall Term, 511 for Spring Term.
REL 512 Studies in Ancient Near Eastern Religions (also
) This course considers the production, consumption and transmission of written traditions in the ancient Near East. We extrapolate cultural and historical information from primary texts, while accurately placing them in their original historical and cultural context.
REL 513 Studies in Ancient Judaism The seminar will center on three Biblical texts, read carefully in the original: The Priestly narrative in Genesis; the ritual texts of Leviticus; and the prophecy of the priest-prophet Ezekiel. We will proceed from analysis of the language of the Biblical Hebrew to a discussion of broader questions of authorship, dating, and the relation between Israelite religion and the textual world created by the authors of these texts.
REL 517 Religion and Public Life Presentation and critical discussion of research in progress by participants. Focuses on the use of social scientific methods in the study of religion and on applications of recently published work about religion and society. Includes an emphasis on religion and public policy in the U. S. and in comparative perspective.
REL 518 Religion and Critical Thought Workshop A weekly seminar focused on current student and faculty research in religion and critical thought, designed primarily for graduate students working on dissertations and general examination essays on the philosophy of religion, religious ethics, and the role of religion in politics.
REL 520 Approaches to Islamic Intellectual History (also
) This seminar provides a broad-ranging introduction to and assessment of approaches to pre-modern and modern Islamic intellectual history. How, and with what success, have scholars tried to place particular developments in their varied intellectual, political, socio-economic, and cultural contexts? What constitutes the relevant context and how should one try to mediate among competing ways of accounting for particular intellectual developments? What assumptions - historiographical, sociological, normative - have guided recent work and how do they compare with an earlier generation's scholarship? These are among the questions we address.
REL 521 Religion and Culture Workshop A seminar devoted to the critical discussion of research in progress, methods, and recently published work in the ethnographic and historical study of religion and culture. Includes research utilizing textual analysis, historical analysis, material culture, and quantitative as well as qualitative methods.
REL 522 Religion and Culture Workshop A weekly, year-long workshop devoted to the critical discussion of research in progress in the ethnographic and historical study of religion and culture. Includes research utilizing textual analysis, historical analysis, material culture, and quantitative as well as qualitative methods. Designed for dissertation writers and postdoctoral fellows. In order to receive a grade, students must take the course both semesters.
REL 523 Religion in the Americas Workshop A weekly, year-long workshop focused on the current research of visiting presenters, current students, and faculty in American religious history. The workshop is designed primarily for Ph.D. students in the field, but is open as well to undergraduate concentrators with a strong background in the study of American religion and culture.
REL 524 Religion in the Americas Workshop A weekly, year-long workshop focused on the current research of visiting presenters, current students, and faculty in American religious history. The workshop is designed primarily for Ph.D. students in the field, but is open as well to undergraduate concentators with a strong background in the study of American religion and culture. In order to receive a grade, students must take the course both semesters.
REL 525 Religions of Late Antiquity Workshop A weekly workshop providing students in the Religions of Late Antiquity with the opportunity to present their current research for discussion.
REL 527 Asian Religions Workshop A weekly, year-long workshop focused on current student and faculty research in Asian religions. The course is designed primarily for graduate students working on dissertations and general examination essays in Asian Religions subfield of the Religion Department. Note: REL 527 (fall) and REL 528 (spring) constitute this year-long workshop. In order to receive credit, students must take the course both semesters. Open to other students with permission of instructor.
REL 529 Workshop in Islamic Studies A weekly year-long Religion workshop focusing on the research and writing of graduate students, faculty, and visitors in Islamic Studies. This workshop provides a forum for presentation of works in progress: drafts of dissertation chapters, dissertation proposals, seminar papers, conference papers, articles and book chapters. All Islamic Studies graduate students are encouraged to participate as presenters and as commentators. The workshop fosters collegiality and professional development. Note: REL 529 (fall) and REL 530 (spring) constitute this year-long workshop. Students must take the course both semesters to receive credit/grade.
REL 531 Readings in Chinese Religions An introduction to the study of Chinese manuscripts from the medieval period unearthed in western China early in this century. Selected texts in classical Chinese drawn from religious texts (Buddhist sutras and ritual texts), literature, and documents related to social history, are read. Course introduces research tools and methods in Dunhuang studies plus some secondary studies. Reading knowledge of classical Chinese is required. Students from all departments welcome.
REL 532 Studies in Chinese Religions Critical examination of enduring and recent scholarship on popular Chinese religion, modernity, and ethnography. Designed for graduate students preparing general examinations or other work in Chinese religion.
REL 533 Readings in Japanese Religions (also
EAS 535
) This seminar will introduce representative primary texts in classical Japanese and kanbun from the medieval Japanese Buddhist tradition. It will focus on introducing students to a range of genres, such as doctrinal writings, ritual manuals, temple and shrine origin legends, vernacular sermons, didactic tales, and personal letters. Some readings may be selected to accommodate the research interests of seminar participants. Attention will be given to grammar, vocabulary, genre, literary and philosophical issues, and research methods.
REL 534 Studies in Japanese Religions An intensive introduction to Japanese Religions past and present and an examination of key issues in recent scholarship. Designed for students planning to take general exams, teach, or simply acquire a background in this field. Topics may include interactions of Buddhism with local religious culture; the emergence of Shinto; lay and monastic Buddhism; new religious movements; millenarianism; death ritual; and religion-state relations. Readings are primarily in English, supplemented by Japanese for those with sufficient language skills. To some extent, topics may be chosen to accommodate participants' research interests.
REL 536 Studies in Indian Religions This course is a survey of major text traditions in Indian religions, with an emphasis on the historical/cultural framework against which to read the development of Buddhist traditions. Major topics addressed are: "Orientalism" & "Hinduism"; Vedas & Upanisads; Early Buddhism; Dharmasastras & Mahabharata; Mahayana Buddhism; and Tantra & Vajrayana.
REL 538 Studies in Tibetan Religions This course introduces Tibetan Buddhist traditions based on sources in translation, emphasizing the historical development of the major lineages and their distinctive practice traditions. Course topics will include Tibetan tantric systems and rituals; Tibetan innovations in and approaches to Buddhist philosophy; Tibet's distinctive approach to religion and politics; Tibetan views of space and locality; Tibetan scholasticism; and the challenges posed by modernity and Chinese rule.
REL 542 Islamic Thought and Society, 18th-20th centuries (also
) Using primary sources in translation, this seminar introduces students to the thought of key Muslim figures active between the 18th and the 20th centuries. What are the legal, theological, and other traditions with reference to which their writings are to be understood? How do we relate their work to the social and political contexts in which it was produced? How have the questions to which they were responding changed during this time?
REL 586 Religious Authority in Modern Islam (also
) How far reaching is the ¿fragmentation¿ of religious authority in modern Islam? How have traditional religious scholars sought to rearticulate their authority in conditions of radical change? On what basis do ¿new religious intellectuals¿ make their claims to authority? How has the state shaped structures of religious authority? What is peculiar to modern Islam so far as conceptions of and contestations over religious authority are concerned? These are among the questions this seminar seeks to examine.


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From Under A Rock: The Graduate
September 17, 2016 | Posted by Michael Ornelas
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Some films are iconic and have to be seen by any serious cinephile. Today, we are covering a comedy that ranked at #7 on the American Film Institute's 100 Years, 100 Films from 1997. The opening act is one of the most legendary and quoted scenes in movies, and Simon and Garfunkel's music is known even to those who have never seen the movie.
You only get one first time, and for some people, it comes later than it does for others. This particular column is about documenting the first viewing of a "classic" movie or TV show determined at the discretion of Aaron Hubbard and Michael Ornelas in alternation.
Last week Michael had Aaron check out City of God. This week Aaron takes Michael out from under the proverbial rock for The Graduate.
Released: December 22nd, 1967
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Written by: Buck Henry & Calder Willingham
Dustin Hoffman as Benjamin Braddock
Anne Bancroft as Mrs. Robinson
Katharine Ross as Elaine Robinson
Aaron Hubbard: I watched this for the first time last year, and while I liked it, I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. I knew I would rewatch it eventually, and since Michael hadn't gotten around to it, I figured I should bring him along.
Michael Ornelas: It's definitely one of those films I have seen referenced over and over again, and people were surprised when I hadn't seen it. So I was more than happy to check it out. And I'm glad I did! I really enjoyed it, but we'll get into it more below.
Hey Mrs. Robinson
Aaron: So let's get this one out of the way. Even if you've never seen The Graduate, you probably know the famous line. "Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" If you don't know the famous line, you have probably heard the song. And it's really not surprising; from the moment Mrs. Robinson sneaks into frame at the graduation party to the time Benjamin leaves her house in a fluster, everything about their interaction is note perfect. The tension is thick, and every time I think it is going one way, it goes another. It's one of my favorite scenes in any movie, honestly.
Michael: I will say, I wish I had half as much game as Mrs. Robinson has. I am very rarely sucked into scenes in movies involving seduction. But I was being seduced right along with Benjamin. The scene was almost…hypnotic. And then when Mr. Robinson came home, I was almost relieved to see that Mrs. Robinson didn't lose her cool. It allowed me to keep my own composure while viewing. It also made me wonder just how many affairs in which she's participated before.
Aaron: Mrs. Robinson is my favorite character in the film, and I think she serves as an interesting counterpoint to Ben. She's older, she's lived long enough to be unsatisfied with her life, and she's as lost and lonely as he is. She makes a mistake, but she's also the one who responsibly pushed Ben away from her daughter, knowing that he isn't mature enough to handle an actual relationship. After all, he can barely handle one that's just about sex.
Impressionable Youth
Michael: I found it interesting that in the opening act of the film sees an indecisive protagonist who is led around and told what he wants. He's in an awkward situation with Mrs. Robinson, but he's almost embarrassingly unsure of his desires and is incredibly unconfident, it seems. The fact that he ends up in his relationship with Mrs. Robinson is a miracle, considering how little choice it seems he had in the matter, and that is exactly why our protagonist seems likable throughout the whole film. He's wrecking a home, but he's not the driving force behind it. Then when he does find what he wants (Mrs. Robinson's daughter, of all people), we see a switch flip and the boy just became a man who has resolve, and opinions, and acts on them. It's a classic story arc but it's awesome to see it play out in this movie.
Aaron: Hoo boy, do I disagree with you here. I think that Benjamin Braddock is one of the least admirable characters in film. It really made me question the film's quality the first time I saw it, but the second viewing has made me considerably more confident that this is intentional. I also think the target age group (teenage to college age men) are supposed to relate to Ben, which makes my theory all the more interesting.
Michael: It's weird though: I didn't relate to Ben. The situations he's in throughout the film (dating a woman and her mother) are certainly the stuff of a certain type of man's fantasies, but he never really seems proud of himself for it, which is what makes him redeeming in my eyes. The only time I find him to be truly despicable is when he takes Elaine out for the first time and essentially treats her like trash because he's trying to spare her (and himself) from this emotionally damaging situation with her mother. But how does that date end? With us seeing his humanity and leveling with Elaine. I think at his core, Benjamin is a much better person than you're giving him credit. He's no saint, but he's not a bad guy.
Young Men Are Awful and That's The Point
Aaron: I recently watched (500) Days of Summer, which makes a direct correlation between Ben Braddock and the "protagonist" of its story. Fittingly, Joseph Gordon Levitt explains how people have misread that film: it's not a story about a sweet guy and his unrequited love. It's about a man-child who doesn't realize how toxic he is in his relationship. And I feel that's a perfect summation of this movie. We are meant to think that Ben is a good guy with rotten luck, but really he is a good-for-nothing punk without any spine, except when it comes to the two people he least needs to be involved with.
It's Ben who turns the encounter with the lonely Mrs. Robinson into an explicitly sexual relationship. It's Ben who lays about doing nothing because one person told him to relax. It's Ben who acts like a jackass on his date with Elaine Robinson, and it's Ben who refuses to move on when she clearly has. Yes, he's in tough spots, and he doesn't have the maturity to deal with it. But that doesn't make him less responsible for his actions.
Michael: We are simply in disagreement. I feel like Mrs. Robinson was in the driver's seat for their affair. She's the one who undresses and forces him to stay against his will, and makes the offer that a sexual relationship is on the table whenever he wants it. I feel he had the willpower to deny it once, but like any young man, the promise of sex is often hard to turn down. So he cracks and eventually calls her to take her up on it. He also isn't the one who targets Elaine. His own parents set that up and he pretty adamantly refuses at first. I feel he spends the whole movie trying to make the right decisions, but doesn't have the maturity or the willpower to follow through on them. But sometimes, good intentions are enough for a character to be redeeming. I also feel that given what his relationship with Elaine was like before the truth came out, he followed his heart in trying to get her back. We see just how willingly she leaves her own wedding to be with him; they clearly had something special. All is fair in love and war, so they say.
Aaron: Elaine does run off with him, but I believe this is a case of doing a Hollywood ending in order to subvert and commentate on it. The final shot of the movie shows that Ben is happy, but it also shows Elaine looking at him and being unsure. It's as if she's realized she's made the same mistake her mother made. This, I believe, is intentional; Ben's actions aren't what is most important. What other people say about him and how they react is the real story. I don't think Ben is horrible, but I do think he's supposed to be stupid and immature in a way that makes people think.
Aaron: Michael and I may be in disagreement about what the film is trying to say, but I think this is a mark in the film's favor. We've got two interpretations and both love the film as we see it. The Graduate is awesome.
Michael: Different interpretations be damned, I enjoyed this movie immensely. I even texted Aaron part-way through saying "this isn't my usual type of movie, but I'm eating it up," (or something to that extent), and it's true. I feel it was a romantic drama that was gripping at every turn. What I do want to clarify based on my disagreements with Aaron was that I don't find this movie to be glorifying of dating a mother/daughter combination, but it does show a guy's navigation through those tricky waters to end up with the ultimately "happy" ending.
Aaron: Have we ever disagreed on a movie while liking it at the same time? This is weird, but cool.
Michael: Yeah, I'm pretty sure this is a first for us. But we're over a year into doing this every single week. Had to happen eventually, yeah?
Did Aaron stumble into the deeper meaning of this film, or is he reading too much into things and projecting? You decide!
Michael: It's time for one of the most ridiculous movies of all-time that, somehow, still has a high score on Rotten Tomatoes.
Aaron: I have only seen parts of this movie from a Nostalgia Critic review, but I think the premise is fantastic, if ridiculous. I'm looking forward to it.
Michael: And Nic Cage…oh man, if he isn't perfect in this, I don't know what life means.
If you could trade faces with anyone, who would it be?
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Check out our past reviews!
Mission: Impossible, They Live, Marvel's Daredevil, The Silence of the Lambs, 12 Angry Men, The Usual Suspects, The Boondock Saints, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, The Iron Giant, Fargo, American Psycho, 28 Days Later, Frankenstein, Crank, The Godfather: Part II, American Beauty, Rocky, Alien, Spaceballs, Star Wars: Clone Wars, The Muppets Christmas Carol, Reservoir Dogs, Superman: The Movie, Lethal Weapon, Double Indemnity, Groundhog Day, The Departed, Breaking Bad, Shane, Glengarry Glen Ross, Blue Ruin, Office Space, The Batman Superman Movie: World's Finest, Drive, Memoirs of a Geisha, Let the Right One In, Apocalypse Now, Aliens, The Incredible Hulk, A Clockwork Orange, Chicago, Seven, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, The Room, Chinatown, Jaws, Unforgiven, RoboCop, The Legend of Korra – Book One: Air, Ghostbusters, Spider-Man 2, Prometheus, Scarface, Gattaca, Monty Python & The Holy Grail, Tucker & Dale vs. Evil, Equilibrium, City of God, The Graduate
Michael's Spin on Things!
Michael's Spin on Things is a comedic YouTube product review parody channel in which Michael Ornelas will review ANYTHING and EVERYTHING in accordance to the criteria provided by the spin of a wheel.
In this week's episode, Michael reviews compliments from his very own friends as a…suicide method? Ruh-roh!
Aaron Has Another Column!
Before I dive into DC Lore for six weeks, I wanted to highlight possibly the greatest comic book villain of all time; the mutant master of Magnetism, Magneto!
Aaron is now on Letterboxd!
Check me out here to see my star ratings for 550 films. I will steadily be adding reviews for them as well as creating various lists that anonymous internet commenters can vehemently disagree with!
The final score: review Amazing
The Graduate is pretty spectacular any way you slice it. We didn't even get to talk about the claustrophobic cinematography or the screwball comedy that makes this so fun to watch. Whether it's meant to be a straightforward coming of age tale or sly commentary on the immaturity of kids, it's a great watch.
0 - 0.9 Torture
1 - 1.9 Extremely Horrendous
2 - 2.9 Very Bad
3 - 3.9 Bad
4 - 4.9 Poor
5 - 5.9 Not So Good
6 - 6.9 Average
7 - 7.9 Good
8 - 8.9 Very Good
9 - 9.9 Amazing
10	Virtually Perfect
The Book of Boba Fett Confirmed as Spinoff Series, Set For Disney+ in December 2021
Original Boba Fett Actor Jeremy Bulloch Passes Away
First Coming 2 America Pics Show Off Eddie Murphy, Arsenio Hall, & More
From Under a Rock, The Graduate, Michael Ornelas


In the trailer, we can see Agent-47 is seen in action where he plans to assassinate someone but its one the usual one that we know, in the new game you as Agent-47 can go through multiple choice to plan and execute an assassination which can either done in old-school method using the legendary sniper rifle or make a situation look like an accident which is indeed a planned assassination.
Here at first, we see Agent-47 in a busy racetrack in Miami and he acts as an F1 support crew and he planned his assassination by compromising the car which in turn met with an accident. And on next occasion, we spot him mixing some poison in a bottle to kill his target. The game, however, is not going to be released part-by-part like the earlier one, instead, the whole game will be available on the launch date itself.
Hitman-2 includes six location and Miami is one of those locations, but no other details are currently available at this moment and we hope to see more information in the E3. Hitman-2 is already available on Steam for Pre-Purchase and if you order the game immediately then you will be able to get instant access to Hitam: Sniper Assassin Mode and Online Co-Op mode and the game will be releasing on November 13, 2018.


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Hard Rock Destination Weddings: Love Meets Luxury
The best part about destination weddings is arguably the breathtaking backdrops available in exotic locales. However, couples who have considered jetting off to a different location to tie the knot may be concerned about going over budget or the level of personalization they'll be allowed with these events. That's what makes Hard Rock Hotel weddings so special: They offer the best of both worlds in terms of location & customization, without the added burden of excessive costs.
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Celeb-worthy designs For years, Colin Cowie has been designing weddings & other events for A-list celebrities – & now he's doing the same for you at Hard Rock Hotels. Jennifer Aniston, Kim Kardashian, Tom Cruise & Jennifer Lopez have all called on Cowie when they want a memorable bash, so you know that your wedding is going to be equally as dazzling. Cowie teamed up with Hard Rock to develop a slew of specialized weddings that are inspired by each of the idyllic destinations. The result of this collaboration? A ceremony that's every bit as romantic as it is rock'n'roll.
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Ashland Men, Women Have Strong Showings At Malone
LINK – ASHLAND UNIVERSITY SWIMMING AND DIVING PAGE
In their last regular-season road meet of 2016-17, Ashland University's men's and women's swimming and diving teams fared well against Malone, Urbana and Hillsdale's women on Friday (Jan. 13) night in Canton, Ohio.
In the men's tri meet, the Eagles defeated both the host Pioneers (141-63) and Urbana (144-41), while in the women's quad, Ashland topped both Malone (148-82) and Urbana (162-46), and tied the Chargers (111-111).
Among the Eagles' 13 first-place showings, junior Christopher Georgiadis earned two individual titles in the men's 200-yard individual medley (1:58.73) and 500 freestyle (4:52.75). Sophomore Keegan Goeke won the men's 100 backstroke (54.79) and was part of the first-place men's 200 medley relay team (1:38.39), which also featured sophomore Daniel Callis, freshman Charles Sutton and sophomore Ben Keilholz.
The women's 200 medley relay team of senior Megan Schultz, junior Grace Reichard, junior Zoe Scarpone and sophomore Julia Grady won in 1:52.41, and Reichard (1:57.58 in the 200 free), Grady (25.12 in the 50 free) and Scarpone (1:01.34 in the 100 butterfly) each won individual events, as well.
The men's 200 free relay team of junior Joshua Nixon, senior John Scalli, junior Nicholas Noe and freshman Aaron Bradfield touched the finish line in 1:30.32, while individual victories were earned by sophomore Erin Staley in the women's 1,650 free (18:48.59), freshman Malcolm Doepke in the men's 1,650 free (16:38.02), Sutton in the men's 100 free (49.07) and freshman Maddy Cronin in women's one-meter diving (130.50 points).
UP NEXT: The 2016-17 home finale on Saturday (Jan. 14) at 1 p.m. against Saginaw Valley State and Hillsdale's women. It will be the Eagles' Senior Day at Messerly Natatorium.
SWIM/DS
Fri, 01/23 | Swimming Malone M - Malone 179.5, Ashland 91.5; W - AU 163, Malone 92 (Final) RC | R
Sun, 11/23 | Swimming Viking Invite - Day 3 M- 4th, W- 7th RC | R
Fri, 01/24 | Swimming and Diving Hillsdale (Women Only) Women - Ashland 132.5-129.5 (Final) RC | R
Thu, 01/23 | Swimming and Diving Malone Men - Ashland, 146-138; Women - Ashland 165-65 (Final) RC | R
Sat, 01/11 | Swimming and Diving Urbana Women - Ashland 111-50; Men - Ashland 106-66 (Final) RC | R


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PPC - Pay Per Click. It is a paid campaign run by Google Adwords. You have to pay on bidding for specific Ads to be displayed on display or text network. It be generally used for Advertise online and book your top position to get maximum clicks.
PPC means pay per click, it is an advertising method, lots of companies are offering this method of advertisement but Google Adwords is very popular and effective now.
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Rachel was so pleased with the kitchen, she wanted her dining and living room to be designed to carry through the wow factor!
Rachel wanted to create a wonderful dining room, perfect for long dinners and entertaining friends in, filled with unique pieces to create talking points.
Rachel loved the transformation of her kitchen so asked us to work on the dining room next, so that all the wonderful food she made was given even more justice by eating it in lovely surroundings! Entertaining is important to her and so the table needed to seat as many as possible – which was great for creating a stunning centre point for the large room. Osborne and Little wallpaper and silk curtains set the tone, but key accessories need to be added to create drama and interest – perfect for having lots of people over in the evening.
The high ceilings were perfect for this fantastic chandelier we commissioned from Roast Designs. Specifying the colours of the room, Karen and Paula used these as the basis for our bespoke creation that really is a work of art. Since installation, everyone that visits Rachel's home has been wowed by how stunning it looks in the centre of the room, and the gorgeous ambient light it gives off – creating a real sense of drama over dinner.
Adding interest and artwork was a key part of Rachel's brief. She had been collecting items she loved but wasn't sure how to show them off effectively. The large panel on the wall is made from thousands of sequins, again made to order and specified to the colours of the room, which brings in a fabulous texture and shimmer to the walls. Rachel also fell in love with a picture from Pantiles Art Gallery in Tunbridge Wells. Peter helped us to source an easel to set this off to it's full glory – using it as a free standing item gave it real prominence rather than simply mounting it on to the wall.
Then to add something quirky, we sourced these fabulous dog lights from JamesPlumb. They are a perfect nod to the industrial trend that's quite current, but also are really lovely items of artwork! They sit really well in front of the shutters – which give much needed privacy and provide a filter for the bright sunlight that pours in to the room.
After all this, we worked on the living room! One of the photos is on our homepage, but the following shows how we linked through from the dining room to create a wonderful flow in the apartment.


Arlington, Va. — The Venetian will be a key venue for the 2013 International CES, spotlighting emerging technologies, high-performance audio, lifestyle electronics and green initiatives during the Jan. 8-11 event in Las Vegas.
The Venetian, the second largest CES venue, spans nearly 400,000 square feet and will host more than 10 product categories and nine TechZones. The Venetian's CES show floor includes exhibit space, suites, meeting rooms, keynotes and Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) member services.
Academia Tech – This area features higher education institutions that are leading the way in technology advances. Located within Eureka Park, this TechZone will showcase game changing developments stemming from leading educational institutions.
CloudBase3 Apps – This exhibit is a new TechZone dedicated to the transition to Cloud computing.
Eureka Park – This CES destination highlights budding entrepreneurs and innovative technology startups.
Sustainable Planet – This TechZone is the primary location at CES for world-changing technologies that benefit the environment.
MommyTech, Kids@Playand HigherEdTech – These areas feature a wide array of products that cater to moms and their children from infants to college students.
Also, the 2013 Innovations Design and Engineering Awards Showcase returns to the Venetian this year. Here, attendees can view all of the game changing honorees from this coveted awards program. Last year more than 20,000 attendees visited the showcase.
Many of the CES keynotes also are held at the Venetian. Qualcomm's Paul Jacobs will deliver the pre-show keynote at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 7. Tuesday morning will feature Panasonic's Kazuhiro Tsuga after the State of the Industry address by CEA's Gary Shapiro. The compelling Venetian keynote lineup also includes Verizon's Lowell McAdam, Tuesday afternoon at 4:30 p.m., and a Wednesday morning keynote from Samsung's Stephen Woo. All Venetian keynotes take place on level 5 in the Palazzo Ballroom.
New this year, the Venetian features the International Gateway in Hall D and the Marco Polo Ballroom with more than 460 exhibitors showcasing the latest innovation from around the world. Plus, more than 200 high-performance audio exhibitors will demonstrate their products in the Venetian tower suites on levels 29-35.
Transportation is provided for all attendees at the 2013 CES. A free CES shuttle service to and from the Las Vegas Convention Center makes it easy for attendees to access other CES locations, especially the Venetian, the CEA said. More information can be found on the CEA's frequently asked questions page or on the official CES show floor page.
Visit CESweb.org for more information on the 2013 International CES.


1200 HOURS, 50 PHOTOBLOGS. DAY FIVE.
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1200 HOURS, 50 PHOTOBLOGS. DAY FOUR.
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1200 hours, 50 photoblogs. Day three.
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1200 hours, 50 photoblogs. Day two.
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1200 hours, 50 photoblogs. Day one.
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A number of leading consumer brand owners have been named in an annual list of the world's most ethical companies.
The Premier League and Manchester United are among a second wave of brands backing LGBT charity Stonewall's "Rainbow laces" campaign.
Levi's is rolling out a clothes recycling initiative in the UK that offers customers a 10% discount on Levi's products.
Ikea's head of sustainability, Steve Howard, has told a conference he thinks Western consumers' appetite for home furnishings has peaked.


"Controlling urban sprawl to limit soil consumption"
"SMART-PT: Adaptive public transport for a Smart City"
"Helping policy makers to sustainability"
Symposium Icebreaker at "Cafe 100"
"En route urban form exposures and children's school commuting"
"Geospatial big data and living structure for better understanding and making cities"
"Generating land use from OpenStreetMap: Two approaches compared"
"Some analysis and use of urban land cover - About urban clusters, heat islands, and damage functions"
"How complex can it be? - An attempt to compare self-similarity between cities of different sizes"
"Why topology matters in predicting human activities?"
"Spatio-temporal dynamics of land-use and land-cover in the Mu Us Sandy Land, China, using the Change Vector Analysis Technique"
"Machine-learning based approaches for extracting settlement features from historical maps"
"From spatial digital humanities to land change science – Analysing and visualizing spatiotemporal dynamics of cultural landscape"
"Landscape development in German and Korean border regions – From separation till reunification"
"Implications and concepts for a massive digital participation system in urban planning"
"The use of procedural modeling and spatiotemporal data in identifying universal building properties"
"Spatio-temporal analysis of landuse and landcover change in the Cocoa Belt of Ondo State, Southwestern Nigeria"
"The city scape between perception and creation. New approaches to urban history"
"Identifying major crops and acreage estimation by supervised classification using high resolution multi spectral satellite image"
"Observation towers visibility analysis, located within Polish side of the Sudet mountains, considering tourist and landscape aspects"
"Division of land use base on Cellular Automata Model and Dual-Donstraint Algorithm - A case study of Wuhan City"
"Land surface temperature estimation using Split Window Algorithm from Landsat 8 Thermal Infrared Sensor Data of Beas River Basin, Himachal Pradesh, India"
"New GIS toolbox for supporting sustainable land-use structure within urban spaces"
"Improving sub-pixel land cover classification using multiple classifier fusion"
"A web-based disaster alerting framework in Smart City"
"Urban history research and discovery in the age of digital repositories. A report on the current state of research and novel approaches"
"Towards task-oriented visualizations of land use changes"
"Patterns of human settlement over long time periods: Historical spatial data and uncertainty assessment"
"Comparative study of urban growth and its change in Europe and USA"
"Long-term wildland-urban interface change in the Polish Carpathians"
"Mapping urban expansion and exploring its driving forces in the city of Praia, Cape Verde, from 1969 to 2015 "
"Cartographic reconstruction of historical settlement development by means of modern geodatas"
"Data partitioning scheme with Land Trans-Formation Model: A scalable modeling framework for big data"
"Centrality in the socio-economic network of urban places"
"Relating the spatial uncertainty of taxi destination hotspots with the built infrastructure and functional regions in NYC"
"Heavy-tailed distributions for building stock data"
Dinner at "Wenzel Prager Bierstuben"
"The form, structure and evolution of human settlements"
"Urban Skylines: building heights and shapes as measures of city size"
"Typologies of plot systems based on area-based and location-based morphological measures of plots"
"Morphology-based and uncertainty-inclusive calibration of an urban sprawl cellular automaton"
"Mapping Suburbia – Developing a cartographical tool to analyse suburban structures in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands"
"Suburban structures and processes: Analysing small-scale dynamics in a German city-region"
"Simulating future population distribution in the EU with the LUISA Territorial Modelling Platform: New insights for the support of urban and rural development policy"
"Building Structures: A cell based spatial approach"
"Influence of landscape pattern on air pollution of particulate matter in urban areas"
"Overcoming the reinforcement of current settlement patterns in order to protect fertile soils – A matter of time and scale"
"3D Fractal dimension: A way to decode space"
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A collection of holiday articles to give you a leg up on hand-made gifts.
We know not everyone has been a subscriber from the beginning, so we've gone through out back issues and pulled out a few of our favorite holiday projects to give you a head start to make your own holiday gifts. But be careful—your family might not know what to do if your ornaments arrive not smelling like boiled linseed oil!
We've attached a few articles and linked to a few articles already posted on the site.


You are sure to enjoy yourself at Swan Lakes. We offer something for everyone, including a 9 hole golf course, 18 hole miniature golf, lighted driving range to batting cages and Utah's only championship putting course. Plus, we host a wide variety of events, such as birthdays, reunions, team building and corporate outings. Contact us today to learn more about our great package deals or to schedule an event.
Plan your next birthday party at Swan Lakes and have an unforgettable experience! Swan Lakes provides a great place to have fun and host your birthday with great food and great activities.
When you or your staff need a break, get out of the work zone and come have some fun at Swan Lakes! Our facility has just what your team needs to recharge and regroup.
Reunions are a great way for families, school groups, companies or maybe just your neighborhood to get re-acquainted. We have many options in order to provide a recreation memory that will last.
Let Swan Lakes customize an Event especially for your class graduation party. Our Unique ability to provide attractions, food & beverage and other activity options reserved just for your graduating class is unrivaled.
For more information or to book an event please contact our general manager, Chad Romney at chad@swanlakesgolf.com or by phone at (801) 546-1045. We will be happy to discuss any ideas you may have regarding your outing and determine available dates and times.


The GSAIS curriculum is rooted in the UK-based International Early Years Curriculum (IEYC).
The IEYC launched in 2016 as the Fieldwork Education International Early Years Curriculum for children aged 2–5 years old. It is used by over 140 nurseries and early year settings, in 47 countries worldwide.The IEYC uses international best practices, holistic enquiry and play-based approaches that cover all curriculum areas including personal, social and emotional development.
Our child-centered approach encourages learning through discovery and exploration, focusing on fun, hands-on learning that is relevant to the children and nurturing their natural curiosity about the world they live in. As well as building solid foundations in literacy and numeracy, children attending GSAIS also participate in a range of special subject classes such as art, ballet, swimming, physical education and music, all taught in English and part of our regular program. This is because we believe in the importance for children to have a wide variety of experiences in this key stage of their development, engaging them from different angles and encouraging them to grow both as individuals and as members of a group.
Our educational focus is on nurturing students to become inquisitive, well-rounded individuals through the cultivation of their intellectual, creative, personal, social, and physical abilities. We are committed to educating all of our students to be international and independent thinkers. We also focus on academic quality, an understanding of diversity, as well as language learning and communication, ethics, self-awareness and mindfulness. Our ultimate goal is for every student to gain the fundamental skill sets and knowledge to become global citizens and be well prepared to continue their education as such at the elementary school level, whether it will be at an international school or at a local school in Japan or overseas.
Our Language Arts program is based on Jolly Phonics.
Jolly Phonics is a comprehensive program, based on the proven, fun and multi-sensory synthetic phonics method that gets children reading and writing from an early age. Jolly Phonics uses the synthetic phonics method, which means that the letter sounds are taught first, on their own, and children are then taught to blend sounds together to say ("synthesize") the word. When writing a word they identify the sounds and write down the corresponding letters. These skills are called blending and segmenting. This means that we teach letter sounds as opposed to the alphabet.
Students practice phonics, pronunciation, reading, writing and listening by learning songs, actions and stories.
Both stages of Jolly Phonics and Grammar are covered in our main program.
① Phonics Stage (PRE to K4): the letter sounds are taught in a fun, multi-sensory way. Children learn how to use the letter sounds to read and write words.
② Grammar Stage (K4 to K5): the structure of the language is taught. This includes parts of speech, spelling, punctuation and more. Children learn how to express themselves accurately and well.
Students practice phonics, pronunciation, reading, writing and listening on a daily basis, all in a fun way. We believe that learning languages correctly is extremely important to develop communication skills and the ability of understanding different cultures.
For teaching reading and writing, we are using Jolly Phonics and Grammar. Jolly Phonics is a synthetic phonics method of teaching letter sounds in a way that is fun and multi-sensory, enabling children to become fluent readers. By the time students graduate from K5, they will be able to use phonics to read unfamiliar words, and read and write simple sentences.
In Math, students use hands-on manipulative materials, play games, and engage in multi-sensory activities to develop number sense and link mathematical concepts to their daily lives and experiences. Children will start familiarizing with numbers and counting in Preschool, where they will also learn to group objects by shape, size and color. As the students progress through K3, K4 and K5, they will be exploring graphing, bi-dimensional and tridimensional shapes, patterning, measurement, ordinal numbers and number words, two-digit additions, simple subtractions, story problems, and time and calendar concepts.
We adopt a theme-based approach for our Science and Social Studies curriculum. The themes are the same from K3 to K5, although lessons will be differentiated in difficulty depending on the children's age group. A school-wide party and field trip, which are related to each learning theme are scheduled to enhance retention of the learned concepts.
In Art, we offer a well-balanced variety of lessons covering both painting and crafts. We give importance to the children enjoying expressing themselves creatively through art, and value the uniqueness of each child's creations. Art and crafts will also follow the monthly themes, taking inspiration from what the children are learning in Science and Social Studies as well as from the observation of nature.
In Japanese, students learn how to write Japanese letters (Hiragana and Katakana) as well as learn about Japanese culture and seasonal traditions throughout the year. The Japanese teacher will read Japanese books and teach the students Japanese songs. We will also be making crafts related to Japanese culture and events. We use both Japanese and English when reading books so that children who are learning Japanese as their second language can assimilate Japanese vocabulary more effectively.
During music classes, students will be using songs and instruments to learn musical notes and their values, recognizing and reproducing rhythm patterns. We will start with simple instruments such as hand bells, castanets and shakers for Preschool and K3, while K4 and K5 students will be focusing on keyboards, using singing as a guide as they play.
In Physical Education, students start developing their gross-motor skills such as running, hopping, jumping and throwing. Ball games are also an important part of our physical education curriculum, as they help develop teamwork and communication.
Most school locations also provide a gymnastic program which includes vaulting horse, mat, bars and jump rope activities.
Swimming is being taught to older children by professional instructors at the local swimming pool. Water play is also being held for younger children during summertime.
※Classes may not available at some locations due to logistic reasons.
Outdoor playtime is an important part of our schedule. We regularly take the children to the nearby park, where we will play ball games, run and splash around in summer.
We hold birthday parties at school every month to celebrate together the birthday of all of the children born in that month in each class. Families of the birthday celebrants are invited!
To enrich the students' learning, we will be going on field trips according to the curriculum themes about three times a year (spring, fall and winter). In addition to full day field trips, the students will also have the chance to participate to half-day activities in the school's vicinities such as potato digging, visiting the neighborhood fire station, or having exchange playdates with other schools nearby.
Note: the above outline is based on the lessons held at Global Step Academy International School. Minor changes in the non-academic subject curriculum may occur at other affiliated school brands such as SUPER GLOBAL JUKU, SOLTILO GSA International School and GSA Wisdom International School.