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doves, hawks and the passage of time…
I guess my biggest failure was not getting re-elected.
And I learned two things; one is that you ought not to ever let
American hostages be held for 444 days in a foreign country without extracting them.
I did the best I could, but I failed.
(Prime Minister Chamberlain, upon his return to England on September 30, 1938,
holding the Munich agreement bearing his own and Adolf Hitler's signatures.)
Are we the same world we were 82 years ago?
Obviously not.
Is that a bad thing?
Did we learn anything from Neville Chamberlain's pipedream of brokering peace with Hitler?
When voices, such as Winston Churchill, were those proverbial lone voices in the desert,
calling out and proclaiming the actual truth.
The world chose to ignore such truthful warnings…and the results were disastrous.
Neville Chamberlain was what some would call a dove—a person who would rather
negotiate or bargain before ever considering conflict or war.
Churchill is what some would call a hawk.
They thought him to be a rable-rouser and one to beat the drums of war.
Yet perhaps most preferred wearing the rose-colored glasses of the doves.
We wanted to ignore trouble.
We wanted to think others thought like us.
We wanted to believe that the words of other people mirrored our own.
Yet in the end, we learned the hard way.
What of 1979?
Are we the same America we were 41 years ago?
But is that a bad thing you ask?
In many ways, I think that perhaps it is.
In 1976 we celebrated our bicentennial.
American pride and patriotism were both at their highest since WWII.
We had come out from under the heaviness of the Civil Rights movement as well
as the angst produced by the Vietnam war.
The Summer of Love had come and gone and people seemed to
be regaining their senses.
I was soon headed off to college.
I was a news junkie even back then, so that hasn't changed.
My dad and his older brother were both news junkies up to the day they each died.
My memories of my grandfather, their father, is of his constantly reading the newspaper–
even when the family was gathered for weekend retreats at the family farm in North Georgia.
Current events, world happenings, foreign policy…have always been in my blood.
(political cartoon from 1979)
The above political cartoon, which is rather crass, is one I actually had in a
scrape book saved from college.
It was a current event of the times.
I also have several news articles and political photos in that scrape book…
Images of Menachem Begin, President Carter and Anwar Sadat all locking arms following
the longed awaited peace accord, as well as articles regarding the later assassination
of President Sadat.
I had deeply admired Sadat—
I had known how he had cut his teeth as a young Muslim soldier,
having been on an opposing side of the Allies during WWII.
Later he was a chief military leader bent on fighting Israel.
As the ranking Egyptian general turned President, he called for
the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
None of that should be things that would ever endear such a world leader
to the likes of someone like me but it was because of
those very things that mixed with the actions of his later life that
would indeed leave a lasting impression upon me.
He began what appeared to be odd strides to reach out to Christians—
both Evangelical and Catholic.
He had a vision and seemed to know what he had to do to make it work.
When he had come to visit the US in late 1975, he personally asked Billy Graham to come
meet with him. Later he reached out to the Vatican, inviting Pope Paul VI to visit Egypt.
He seemed to understand the importance of having Christian support when considering
making peace with Israel.
And it was that vision and desire for peace that eventually got him killed.
Back then in those late years of the '70s, even my art produced in my classes focused on
what was happening in the Middle East.
It seems that way back then, I knew the importance of the West's relationship
with the Middle East.
Being a history major for more than half of my college life,
I was more than aware of the importance of the Middle East dating back to the time
of the Crusades and as a Christian…well we all know about that link.
Last week, I wrote a post where I recalled the Iran Embassy Hostage Crisis.
It cost Jimmy Carter his re-election.
Iran seems to remain a thorn in our side.
Recently we've been witness to a rising crescendo, in oh so many months, from Iran—
They have been personally responsible for a multitude of US military deaths.
They have been very vocal in the rankling of anti-US rhetoric—
And now we have the recent attack by Iran on an embassy that was actually sitting in a
neighboring nation.
We have a precarious and deeply troubling relationship with what was once
considered the land of Persia.
And so I found it most interesting that just the other day, our friend the Wee Flea,
made an interesting prediction on his blog regarding the US and Iran…
Quantum 75 – Predictions for 2020
In the past, David's Quantum 75 predictions have been pretty much on the money…
I somehow fear this one will also come to fruition.
In the link that David provides to the BBC article regarding US / Iranian relations,
I found the following quote telling given that it was offered days before the bomb strike
killing the Iranian general Qassem Soleimani—
President Trump has threatened Iran after blaming it for Tuesday's attack,
in which no US personnel were injured. Mr. Trump tweeted that Iran "will pay a very big price"
for any damage or loss of life. "This is not a warning, it is a threat," he said.
But Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei responded by saying the US "can't do a damn thing".
Anti-American sentiment was widespread in Iraq, he added.
The President later offered the following tweet after the storming of our
Embassy in Iraq by Iranian interlopers:
Replying to @realDonaldTrump
….Iran will be held fully responsible for lives lost,
or damage incurred, at any of our facilities.
They will pay a very BIG PRICE! This is not a Warning, it is a Threat.
It appears the President kept good on his word.
The previous President and his administration paid what was, in essence, a ransom–
millions of dollars paid in cash money–primarily under wraps and done quickly.
It was an ill attempt at brokering, or more accurately buying, what was thought
to be peace.
And so we saw, and have now lived with the aftermath, of how futile that all was.
Thus we now have a President who has repeated his warnings.
He first opted for the usual route.
He applied sanctions.
He reached out.
He stated what would be acceptable and what would not.
Then there was an Embassy attack.
It was noted that one of the individuals pictured in the crowd of attackers
had actually visited the White House as a guest of the previous president, Barak Obama.
Since there was very credible intelligence gleaned for future attacks,
President Trump acted…turning his words into actions.
No more payments, no more appeasement.
It was now known that America will no longer play games at the cost of American lives…
despite many now arguing to the contrary.
They have on the rose-colored glasses.
Be you a dove or be you a hawk, you have a president who makes good on his promises.
He puts American interests first and foremost and he also understands that appeasement
does not work.
But that doesn't mean things will be any less precarious or any less perilous.
For there will always be nations who will hate our ideologies.
Nations who will hate who we are.
Nations who hate what it is that we stand for
And the sad thing, or rather make that the frightening thing, is
that there are now many within our own nation who now join the hatred.
As Abraham Lincoln reminds us, "A house divided against itself cannot stand."
And so our prayers continue for the coming days, weeks, months and years.
And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great,
so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and him who dishonors
you I will curse, and in you all the families of the earth shall be blessed."
Genesis 12:2-3
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Listen to your heart when he's calling for you
Listen to your heart there's nothing else you can do
Lyrics to Listen to Your Heart by Roxette
The heartbeat…the rhythm of life…or….when it stops without restarting,
becomes an ending…an ending that results in death.
The stopping of the heart is the sole signal to all present that life has passed from
that of the brief to that of the unending.
And so why might it be important that doctors tell us that a baby in the womb,
a fetus's heartbeat, can be detected by six weeks old?
Would that mean that life, life as we know it, begins at a mere six weeks following inception?
Just a month and two weeks old inside the womb, a baby's heart beats on its own.
Making this being a separate entity from that of the mother.
Two as one and one as two…
For centuries prior to modern medical technology, those in the know, be it
physicians or priests would be the official determiners of the passing of a life—
They had the final say as to whether or not there was a detected heartbeat.
Much like the attending physician or the coroner today—
they are the ones who sign off on the official death certificates, they were and remain,
in essence, the harbingers of death.
The notion of a heartbeat determining life dates back for centuries…
going back to the ages long before the birth of Christ.
Gilgamesh, the hero-king in the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh uttered the following lament on
the death of his best friend in 2600 BC:
"I touch his heart but it does not beat at all."
Gilgamesh, c. 2600 BC
The passage is thought to be the earliest reference to pulse-taking indicating that,
as early as 2600 years BC, man understood that the heart beats and can be palpated.
The National Library of Medicine
Be it ancient Mesopotamia or ancient Egypt, man appears to have long understood the correlation
between the beating of a heart and that of life:
So perhaps it should come as no surprise that the idea of a heartbeat is to be a deciding
factor in regards to a baby in the womb…a heartbeat determining whether or not the unborn
baby is truly a living entity vs that of a simple mishmash of cells and fluid.
Georgia's House Bill 481, which would ban abortions once a doctor can detect a
heartbeat in the fetus, was put to a vote Thursday evening.
The bill passed… but not without issue.
WSB news reported that:
"In a remarkable show of defiance, House Democrats turned their backs on the Acworth lawmaker
sponsoring the so-called heartbeat bill before it was introduced."
Acworth lawmaker Ed Setzler did continue,
explaining why he believes Georgia should ban abortion after six weeks, instead of 20 weeks,
as under current law.
"It seeks to recognize that the child in the womb that is living distinct from their mother
has a right of life that is worthy of protection," Seltzer said.
But even as Setzler spoke, some Democrats walked off the floor.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that the response of some Democratic members…
"This is what women will be relegated to," said state Rep. Park Cannon
outside the House chamber.
The Atlanta Democrat held a hanger with the names of Republican supporters
of the bill, hinting at the tool some women used to end their pregnancies
before abortion was legal in the country.
Today there have been growing protests outside of the state capital with more defiance planned as
opponents and Democrats have pledged to rally in order to fight this bill before
the Governor signs it into law.
My question, because I honestly don't understand, is why do a majority of Republicans
and Conservatives believe in life while a majority of Democrats and
Progressive Liberals believe in death?
A heartbeat is the telling sign of life.
Why then would anyone argue otherwise?
May we as a Nation choose life…
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my
portion forever.
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The 21– Muhammad's answer to the people of the cross…
"Life itself, without faith, would have been worthless to them. It would be mere existence–
an existence more lowly than that of the animals, for animals are perfect in and of themselves, but humans are imperfect;
their aim for perfection requires divine assistance."
Martin Mosebach author of the book The 21: A Journey into the Land of Coptic Martyrs
(book cover)
My friends at Plough Publishing have gifted me with another tantalizing morsel
book for perusal and review.
Well, my publishing friend actually was offering several books for sharing but I requested the hard copy of
but one book—
The 21.
It is the story of those murdered and martyred Egyptian Copts on a Libyan seaside in 2015,
at the hands of ISIS—a story that continues to haunt me.
And it seems that I am not alone in feeling haunted by the memory of this heinous act.
The German author, Martin Mosebach is haunted as well.
Obviously, in order to delve into the story, Mr. Mosebach watched the full video of the beheadings
that was still floating around out there somewhere in cyberspace…that odd juxtaposition of
both space and time where nothing seems to die despite any and all humans involved either eventually
or having long since died.
At the time, as well as now, I did not nor do I care to watch such.
There have been many highly publicized videoed beheadings…
all carried out in the name of Allah by ISIS over past 5 or 6 years, but I have not watched them.
And yet oddly millions have been drawn to watching as if having bought a ticket to some macabre
Hollywood blockbuster…mesmerized by the unthinkable…
The unthinkable of one human being ending the life of another human being–
A life that is literally being held in the hands of an executioner…
or better put, a life's head pulled up by the hair, all in order to sever the neck and eventually
the head more readily from its body.
Mosebach notes in his book how the original ISIS video actually cut away from what became an extended
as well as messy time the executioners were having in literally cutting the heads from the bodies…
not neat and quick as say the swift effortless job of a guillotine.
And it was very apparent that for the sake of the video's shock value and propaganda,
the executioners desperately needed, as well as wanted, to look as professional, in control
and as efficient as possible.
A messy beheading can give the impression of being amateurish and ISIS wants nothing
to do with appearing amateurish or not being in complete control—as that feeds into their
desire to always appear large and in charge.
After watching the video and studying the odd camera image of the captors marching their
prisoners to the shoreline while appearing as black-clad giants
next to their captives who were wearing the unmistakable orange jumpsuits reminiscent of the Islamic
prisoners at Gitanomao, as each captive appeared small and less than–
Mosebach was moved by the posturing of the captors mirrored by the near emotionless
and oddly resigned yet the serene sense of their captives.
Prayers could be seen and heard flowing from the lips of the captives as well as the offered
praise for Jesus Christ despite knowing their fate was soon to be grisly.
There were no cries for mercy or of fear …but only controlled prayers to Jesus.
Early in the book Mosebach wonders aloud whether or not martyrdom and Christianity must
always go hand in hand…as he inquisitively muses
"as long as there are Christians there will also be martyrs?"
Mosebach knew that he must make his way to Egypt to visit the
homes and families of these martyred men.
And that he desperately needed to know more about the Copts and the Coptic faith.
The Copts are as old as Christianity itself–for they are some of the earliest known followers
of the Christian faith. Coptic actually means Egyptian—so these are Egyptian Christians.
They originated in the city of Alexandria and claim the author of the book of Mark,
that being John Mark, as their founder and first 'bishop.'
Long before there was a Latin West or Eastern faith, long before there was
an East and West spilt in the faith, there were the Copts.
According to gotquestions.com,
Prior to the "Great" East/West Schism of A.D. 1054,
the Coptics were separated from the rest by the Council of Chalcedon in A.D. 451.
The council met to discuss the Incarnation of Christ and declared that Christ was
"one hypostasis in two natures" (i.e., one person who shares two distinct natures).
This became standard orthodoxy for Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic,
and Protestant churches from then on Coptic understanding is that Christ is one nature from two natures:
"the Logos Incarnate."
In this understanding, Christ is from, not in, two natures: full humanity and full divinity.
Some in the Coptic Orthodox Church believe that their position was misunderstood at
the Council of Chalcedon and take great pains to ensure that they are not seen as Monophysitic
(denying the two natures of Christ), but rather "Miaphysitic"
(believing in one composite/conjoined nature from two).
Some believe that perhaps the council understood the church correctly,
but wanted to exile the church for its refusal to take part in politics or due to the rivalry
between the bishops of Alexandria and Rome.
To this day, 95 percent of Christians in Alexandria are members of the Coptic Orthodox Church.
It is interesting to note that when the Coptics were under the rule of the Roman Empire,
they suffered severe persecution and death for their steadfast faith and beliefs in Christ while
refusing to worship emperors. However, by A.D. 641,
yet another tribulation began when the Arab conquest took place,
overthrowing the Romans' rule in Egypt and, at first, relieving the Coptic Church from persecution.
What appeared to be their liberty and freedom became yet again bondage.
The societal strength and control of the Arabs caused the Coptics to endure a major language and
culture change as well as confront the Islamic faith. Unfortunately,
over the centuries, Christianity lost foothold and most Coptics converted to Islam.
I am only to page 26 in the story and Mosebach has not yet traveled to Egypt—
so I am hopeful to read a story rich in history, Faith, resilience, forgiveness and above all Hope—
Hope despite the choking backdrop of Evil.
Some of his words prick the skin.
I find it difficult reading the words written by those who are not Americans…
those who write about America and our politics…
words about our leaders, our actions, our lack of action,
our complications in world affairs…
because like most Americans, I like to think our hearts are in the right place but I also know that
our National actions and reactions are deeply complicated by our politics.
Actions and reactions that fail not only our hearts and our people but fail those of our world.
I think as Americans we tend to feel a responsibility, albeit it a false responsibility, to
make the world a better place and to be the quintessential Superman for those in need.
We sometimes fail…we fail others and we fail ourselves.
So it does hurt reading the words of those who keenly notice.
But as they say, the truth can often hurt.
Throughout his quest, while seeking truth and information, Mosebach is moved by what he
actually does find…
that being a deeply sincere forgiveness found in the hearts of the Copts.
A century's long-oppressed people who can find the capacity to truly forgive those
who have brutally killed their own families.
Unlike those of the Islamic State who seek misguided bloody, torturous and grisly revenge…
the Copts literally embrace the words of Christ…to forgive one's enemies, no matter what.
For it is in forgiveness that we find our true liberation and hope.
Their faith goes beyond what we think of Christianity in the West.
That of an ever-growing, feel good wannabe that is polarizing and lukewarm at best.
The Copts seem to understand that our Faith transcends this earth.
Life on this earth is a blink of an eye that matters not…what matters is Christ and Christ alone.
Nothing more, nothing less.
I'll offer more as I progress as time allows but for now, I will leave us with the
words of Mr. Mosebach…
Much as the brutal nature of their deaths and the firmness,
even stubbornness with which they confessed their faith seem to match one another in context,
we find their fate equally eerie.
Hasn't the Western world, with its openness toward discussion and dialogue,
long since overcome such life-threatening opposites?
We live in an era of strict religious privatization and want to see it
subjected to secular law.
Society seems to have reached a consensus to reject proselytizing and religious zeal.
Hadn't all that put an end to the merciless, all-or-nothings alternatives or believe or leave,
renounce your faith or die?
Here is a link to Christianity Today and a story about the Copts and forgiveness.
https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2017/april/forgiveness-muslims-moved-coptic-christians-egypt-isis.html
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no shame…but where are we really?
"the age of self-afflicted shame, is over…"
Our (latest) Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo was in Cairo this past week.
And depending on your choice of news coverage, you may or may not have heard much about his trip
or of the speech he made.
And depending on that news outlet you tend to watch, read or listen to…you might have
gotten some mixed signals.
And to be honest, I'd like to be able to say huzzah to his speech…but does Pompeo's speech mirror
the full policy of the US?
That, I'm not sure.
Our President tells us we're pulling out of Syria.
His Secretary of Defense, General Jim Mattis, has resigned.
Word is that they are at odds over such a decision.
I have really appreciated what I have read about General Mattis' leadership—I even wrote
a post about the character behind General Mattis…the type of military leader you'd want
having charge over your own son or daughter.
Last evening I heard that Trump is the most popular Republican president, in well, ever.
And as I am a huge Reaganite, I had to go double check out that latest factoid and there does some
to be some validity to such a boast.
Not that I don't support our President, I do…it's just that I feel that we, as a Nation,
have entered a new era of something other than…other than who and what we use to be.
An era that I'm not fond of.
Socialistic Democrat is an oxymoron that I don't think I care to wrap my brain around.
When the likes of Joe Lieberman is publically mocked and disrespected by a new up and coming
young Democrat, we've got trouble worse than most millennials will sadly ever understand.
But one thing I can appreciate is the speech that Mike Pompeo offered in Cairo.
America is not a nation that apologizes for supporting various nations.
With Israel being one of those nations—the elephant in the room when it comes
to the United States and the Middle East.
Nor shall America excuse the Muslim world for its culpability for those
who, in the name of Islam, commit heinous crimes against humanity.
We did not excuse a fallen Nazi regime.
In fact, there was an allied trial holding those who remained, accountable for their actions…
despite the argument that they were merely the following orders of others.
Here is an excerpt of Secretary Pompeo's speech.
I found it powerful and reminiscent of an America I once knew…
I suppose we'll see what will follow…
"It was here, in this city, another American stood before you" and, "told you that radical Islamist terrorism does not stem from ideology."
Pompeo's view is unequivocal and crystal clear: "America is a force for good in the Middle East."
He didn't even add the usual qualifiers about our historic imperfections.
Expect our adversaries abroad and snowflakes at home to be mighty upset at this moral clarity and self-confidence
from the greatest, freest country on Earth. Our real allies will love it.
Pompeo's speech had three watershed components:
First, Pompeo made it clear that the chief focus of U.S. policy in the Middle East is thwarting Iran's
dangerous and tyrannical ambitions.
While violent jihadist groups like ISIS and Al Qaeda still exist and deserve our attention,
they are now a lesser threat.
Also, by condemning Obama's decision to do nothing in 2009 and 2010 when Iranians took to the streets
to protest their oppressive regime, Pompeo opened the door to supporting Iran's internal opposition.
Second, Pompeo specifically called out "radical Islamism" and condemned Obama for not doing so.
This is a refinement and extension of President Trump's condemnation of "radical Islamic terrorism,"
which is the tactic that Islamists use when they go violent.
Far from semantics, this change from "Islamic terrorism" to "radical Islamism" means that finally,
40 years after Islamists took over Iran, 36 years after Islamists blew up our Marine barracks in Beirut,
and nearly 18 years after Islamists attacked us on 9/11,
we can clearly name the ideology that animates most of the problem actors in the Middle East.
In contrast to failed efforts to either spread American democracy or apologize for it,
this means we can rally all of those opposed to radical Islamism,
including monarchies and imperfect republics across the Middle East that oppose Islamist theocracy.
It means we can be clear about opposing not only terrorists like Al Qaeda,
but Islamist political groups like the Muslim Brotherhood.
Third, Pompeo outlined the Trump administration's rigorous efforts at diplomacy across the Middle East,
which have contributed to radical change and unprecedented cooperation.
Pompeo disclosed that "Egypt, Oman, Kuwait and Jordan have all been instrumental in thwarting Iran's
efforts to evade sanctions," and lauded assistance from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
He added that "private companies in France, Germany, Britain and elsewhere have calculated
that enriching themselves through work with the regime is bad for business" –
a gentle and much-deserved slap at the governments of those fading allies
that have actively opposed getting tough on Iran.
Pompeo reminded the audience that last year,
"the Israeli national anthem played as an Israeli judo champion was crowned the winner
of a tournament in the UAE."
This story and scores like it have been missed by our mainstream media.
American strength and moral clarity and fear about the threat from Iran are dissolving
old animosities and creating new alliances. We may actually see new Arab embassies in Israel.
Finally but crucially, Pompeo included a cautionary principle regarding what the U.S.
is willing to do in the Middle East.
Remarking about U.S. support he said: "But 'assist' is the key word.
We ask every peace-loving nation of the Middle East to shoulder new responsibilities for
defeating Islamist extremism."
This is the fundamental essence of "America First."
We will not apologize for America, we will stand up for our interests,
and we will cooperate with our allies as long as they are willing to share the burden
of preserving freedom.
Adding an additional touch of pragmatism, Pompeo condemned the Syrian tyrant Bashar Assad,
but cracked open the door to aiding postwar reconstruction if Assad kicks the
Iranian military out of Syria.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/pompeo-at-site-of-obamas-address-to-muslim-world-rebukes-his-legacy-age-of-self-inflicted-american-shame-is-over
This is the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem:
Their flesh will rot while they are still standing on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets,
and their tongues will rot in their mouths.
On that day people will be stricken by the Lord with great panic.
Zechariah 14: 12-13
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a house divided and the repeating of history
"History, like love, is so apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere
of imaginary brightness."
James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
( a view of the Collesium not often seen by the general public / Julie Cook / 2018
Having always had a keen interest in history, as well as having to delve deeply into
European Art History throughout college, it only seemed natural that I should then spend
a lifetime of teaching such…
Of which I did.
And so it should then come as no surprise that I am all too familiar with the old adage
that history will always repeat itself.
Words that always haunt me whenever I visit Rome.
Yet if the truth be told, those words could apply to anyone who visits anywhere
throughout most, if not all, of Europe—
all the way from Northern Africa as well as westward into Asia…
Be it from the highlands of Scotland to the arid desert of Egypt,
Rome's influence remains visible to this day.
Engineering marvels such as massive marble and granite aqueducts can still be
seen crisscrossing an extensive continent…
having once readily delivered fresh and free-flowing water all the way from the Alps
down to the heel of Itlay…it gives pause to our own current day Army Corps of Engineers.
Hadrian's wall which "ran from the banks of the River Tyne near the North Sea to the
Solway Firth on the Irish Sea was the northern limit of the Roman Empire…"
remains visible to this day…as in the original "Border Wall."
The borders of the Roman Empire, which fluctuated throughout the empire's history,
were a combination of natural frontiers (most notably the Rhine and Danube rivers) and man-made fortifications which separated the lands of the empire from the countries beyond.
(Map and excerpt courtesy Wikipedia)
However, most of what we see today as mere tourists or passerbys are mere shadows
of various ruins and rubble of what was once a massively impressive Empire.
Yet Rome's influence remains…it remains even within our own republic
as it is based on similar practices and principles.
It truly boggles the modern mind when looking at such a classic yet trendy city as the
likes of Rome…
A city rife with darting Vespas, begging gypsies, high-end fashion houses…all the while as
black suited priests and colorful nuns scurry about mingling with some of the best-dressed
businessmen and women in the world.
A city whose past is clearly visible to the naked eye as her ruins run far and wide.
No new building project goes without ancient discoveries just below the current surface…
for Rome is a multi-layered treasure trove of humankind.
We know from detailed documentation that this is what Rome's Collesium once looked like…
A sports arena that could be filled with water allowing for the reenactment of
famous naval battles or outfitted with a sandy field for blood sports that would
make way for wild animals ripping apart the current enemies of the state…
most often Christians who would be wrapped in canvases soaked in blood and
meat by-products as wild animals, that had been unfed for upwards of a week
or more, would then be loosed upon the hopeless in order to devour the helplessly
bound human victims…
a macabre spectacle played out before the deafening crescendo of bloodthirsty
cheering crowds.
The Collesium could hold 50,000 "sports fans."
And much like the new Atlanta Mercedes Benz Arena that has a giant sculpted bronze
falcon which harkens to the city's football team,
Rome's Collesium once had a 100-foot tall bronze statue of Nero
depicted as a sun god.
So it seems not much has changed with sports fans in 2000 some odd years.
Big, bold, violent with lots of sensory overload.
It was said that the caesars and emperors knew the best way to keep the people happy
while avoiding rebellion…
that was to provide cheap food and free entertainment.
And so when I think of such great empires as that of Rome and her Roman Empire…
it is difficult for me to wrap my head around the realization that such a massive,
feared and impressive society…
one that was far beyond its time in engineering and force could
simply crumble into the annals of time…left now as mere tourist attractions and
archeological mysteries.
Thus would it not behoove us to recall the verse from Matthew about what happens to a
for history teaches us that the Roman Empire was indeed divided…
crumpling in upon herself…
just as it seems that we Americans are also equally and bitterly divided amongst
ourselves today.
I wonder what our fate will be if we continue on this current path of self-destruction?
But Jesus knew their thoughts, and said to them:
"Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation,
and every city or house divided against itself will not stand.
If Satan casts out Satan, he is divided against himself.
How then will his kingdom stand?
And if I cast out demons by Beelzebub, by whom do your sons cast them out?
Therefore they shall be your judges. 28 But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God,
surely the kingdom of God has come upon you.
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the Christian Paradox
"We live in an age when unnecessary things are our
only necessities."
(the sad little cherub birdbath has seen better days / Julie Cook / 2017)
Reflecting back over this past and most chaotic year—chaotic on so many levels….
As it has been chaotic, yes, personally but perhaps the correct word there
would be difficult….
Yet chaotic is what it has been, none the less and more importantly, on
a National and Global level….
thus making it more acute because its a sort of chaotic which affects us all.
It has been a year which has seen its fair share of words and acronyms,
some tried and true, some new and biting…each having left us changed.
Words and letters such as BREXIT, Tweet, Trump, Merkel, May,
Hillary, Russia, Putin, LBTGQ, ISIS, snowflakes, cupcakes, harassment,
sexual, misogynist, tolerance, intolerance, conservative, media, fake news,
liberal, Socialist, Nazi, Communist, accept, Democrats, Homophobic, Republicans, e-mails,
leaks, white supremacist, racist, walls, migrants….
On and on the list has grown….
so perhaps the ending of this particular year is coming none too soon.
It has certainly been perplexing watching the shift in dynamics within our Nation
as well as within the world at large.
It has been disconcerting watching this shift in Culture—
particularly in and with what we thought we knew.
It is maddening to be called "phobic" when one simply disagrees with a sinful
In the latest posting of Anglican Unscripted, Bishop Ashenden was also opining
the same sorts of issues but with a more keen eye on the shift within Christian
Culture and the Church….
The good Bishop notes that there are all sorts of calls emanating from various pulpits,
all the way to Canterbury itself, the ancient seat of the Anglican Church—
Calls are being made for a total acceptance, absolute tolerance and drastic change….
Coupled by the actual accusations towards those who opt not to get on board with the
acceptance, the tolerance and the change….
Actually accusing those who cling to Scriptural Authority as being outdated,
out numbered and flat out wrong.
I can remember when words from various pulpits were words of God, Salvation, Fatih, Sacrifice, Obedience, Jesus, Love, Grace—
not this modern mantra of jumping on the culture train or else…….
Bishop Ashenden notes that it seems as if the majority of the English Clergy,
(and I would include their kissing cousins of the Episcopal Church), are
either outright socialists or of socialist leanings.
While frustratingly the more Orthodox remain silent for fear of reprisals.
As it appears that the majority of both clergy and laity have lost confidence in the Spiritual message of Salvation, that which calls for all humans to repent,
having rather "transferred their allegiance to a political solution."
Because who wants to be told to repent from a lifestyle that society has
deemed worthy as God has succinctly and resoundingly deemed as sinful?
And what we the Faithful must note….is that within that notion of all things
of a political solution, there is absolutely no call to or for repentance.
Anglican unscripted:
And now we look to the paradoxical…
We look to the counter balance to all of the liberal heavy handed hullabaloo
with the story of the ancient Coptic Church in Egypt.
It is a church whose roots are found in St Mark who brought the Gospel to Egypt
during the reign of the Emperor Nero.
A long suffering church body of Believers who have suffered at the hands of Islam
since Muslims invaded their homeland in 641.
Believers who do not adhere to the cultural gods, but rather adhere only to the
Word of the One Almighty and Omnipotent God…
For there is no demand for change, or tolerance of the sinful, or acceptance of
society's demands.
(Pope Tawadros II of the Coptic Church of Egypt)
(The Amir Tadros coptic Church in Minya on Sunday.
The building was set ablaze on Aug. 14)
Consider the following comment….
What kind of faith makes people go back to church immediately after that
church was bombed?
What kind of faith makes people chant the Nicene Creed right after their church
was bombed?
What kind of faith makes a community continue liturgy outside because their church
wasn't yet safe enough to be in?
What kind of faith makes one go on national TV and tell persecutors that they
are loved and forgiven after they just attacked and killed 28 Christians?
The unshakable faith of Christ.
We mourn.
We are in pain.
We are angry.
We have lost many brothers and sisters in Christ, and their blood continues to flow.
But many of us neglect to remember something –
the Coptic Christians remain undefeated.
They continue to grow.
They continue to inspire and strengthen the faith of Christians around the world.
https://howtoreligion.wordpress.com/2017/12/29/coptic-orthodoxy-and-self-defense/
And so will round out these thoughts with the words of the late Orthodox monk and saint,
Saint Paisios…..
"[St. Paisios responds to the question: 'Geronda, what is this joy that I feel?
Can it be that I am not aware of my sinfulness?']
No, my child!
God gives you a chocolate here and there, in order to give you joy.
For now, it's chocolates; later, it will be wine —
like the wine they drink in Paradise.
Do you know how sweet is the wine they drink there?
If God sees a little philotimo (*), a bit of good disposition,
He offers His Grace abundantly, and it intoxicates you —
even from this life.
The spiritual delight one receives, and the transformation he feels in his heart
when the Grace of God visits him, cannot be given…
even by the best cardiologist in the world.
When you feel such joy, try to hold on to it for as long as you can."
~+~
(*) – Philotimo, is the spontaneous, self-sacrificing love shown by humble people,
from whom every trace of self has been filtered out,
full of gratitude towards God and their fellow man.
Philotimo comes from a deep, abiding connection with God,
so that one is constantly moved to do and seek that which is good,
right and honorable.
(Although this definition has been repeated many times during these teachings,
the last time was 5 months ago,
I feel it is never too often to remind us of its awesome meaning!)
From Discerning Thoughts
And so we end this year of the humanly chaotic being warned.
For we the faithful are being called.
Called not to be quiet, not to fear reprisals, not to accept that which is wrong
but to hold up to the world the Image of God incarnate in His only begotten son….
His duality is seen in the oldest documented Icon of Christ the Pantocrator.
One side of his face is the Christ who is benevolent, kind and loving,
the other side is of the Christ who sits in judgement….judgement of all mankind.
What those who clamor for all things cultural and accepting have chosen to ignore
that Jesus will indeed sit in judgement.
We are called to repent.
To be repentant.
For in that repentance and in that the turning away from sin is found
the true acceptance of Salvation.
(Christ Pantocrator, the oldest known Icon of Christ, 6th Century AD / St Catherine's Monastery, Sinai)
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A first…or will it be the last?
(the oldest surviving Icon or image of Christ, the Pantocrator / St Catherine's Monastery, The Sinai Peninsula)
For the first time in 2000 years a Holy Mass for Easter will not have been held in Mosul.
"So what" you shrug…
"Who cares about Mosul?" you ask…
"Isn't that in Iraq?" you quip…
"Isn't Iraq Muslim?" you assume…
"Why would there be Easter in a Muslim land?" you espouse…
Well…yes, because for 2000 years there has been a celebration mass for Easter,
as well as Christmas and every other time a mass is to be said,
in what is now considered a Muslim land.
For Christianity has been practiced, as an organized religion, just following the
Resurrection of Christ, in this region of the world for the past 2000 years.
Christianity has been a long protected religious minority under the rulings and regimes
of various sultans, and in more recent times, dictators such as
the likes of Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi.
But how can that ever be…as we are left alarmed asking ourselves.
Because various Muslim leaders throughout the ages have in fact protected the
Christian Church within this Muslim land.
Not all of them mind you, but many have….as they have been tolerant.
In 1219, during the 5th Crusade, St Francis traveled from Italy to Egypt
as a Christian ambassador of sorts.
This was a time in which the Holy Roman Empire was fighting Muslims, Jews and heretics
in order to keep Jerusalem free and open to traveling pilgrims wishing
to visit the Holy Land.
But control of the region became a long, deadly and bloody conflict.
There was much stubbornness on both sides as each faction refused to budge in their
dominance of the region.
Countless lives were being lost and this grieved the heart of Francis.
Francis wished to share his faith with these unbelievers and if need be, he was willing
to die a martyr while proclaiming the Gospel to the unsaved.
Francis was opposed to the killings and bloodshed on both sides and had sought the
current pope, Pope Innocent III's permission to travel to Egypt to meet with then Sultan,
Malik-al-Kamil,
nephew to the Great Kurd leader, Saladin.
Unarmed, history tell us that, Francis was arrested and beaten by the Sultan's army.
He was eventually taken to the Sultan,
who was intrigued by this man who came wearing a tattered tunic
while carrying no weapons nor a quest for battle, but rather a love and desire
to share the word of God….
that being that Christ died to save sinners and his teaching was that the first shall be last,
the last shall be first and we are to love our enemies.
Francis won over the Sultan's respect and favor….
And eventually following Francis's safe return to Italy,
a peace was brokered between the Sultan's armies and the European forces.
With Jerusalem once again being open to Christian pilgrims with a promise of
safe passage by the Sultan.
Sadly however…history reminds us that peace is a tenuous affair
wherever man is involved…
We know that there were a total of 9 crusades with the final fall of the final Christian
stronghold in Syria in 1291.
The land has been in Muslim control ever since.
And throughout the centuries that control has been both with and without toleration
for the minority people and faiths of Christianity, Judaism
and other minority sects..
But with the recent toppling of dictators such as Hussein and Gaddafi,
the vaccum which was created with their oustings has been filled by something
much more sinister and vile.
The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.
ISIS is not tolerant.
Not tolerant of even varying sects of Muslims who do not adhere to the Sunni ISIS strict
following of Shia laws.
ISIS is not a single man who one may perhaps find reason with or
in turn topple and remove.
Rather ISIS is a fanatical organization which will not rest until "the infidel" is vanquished.
And they do not care who or what stands in their way…nor how their ends are met.
No one is exempt from their terror..not children, women, the old or in firmed.
They give new meaning to the words barbarism and sadism.
Eliza Griswold, a journalist who recently returned from an extensive study of the region
and of this anomaly of the systematic eradication of Christians and others sects in places
such as Iraq and Syria, was interviewed by FOX News.
Mrs Griswold offers a very sobering account of what she sees as the death throws of the
Christian faith in a part of the world in which Christianity has
existed since its very inception.
She lays out the argument for the need to eliminate ISIS and its spawned fanatical groups
or either humankind will have to live with the stalk reality that entire ethnic groups,
such as the Yazidis, and certain religious peoples and their existence will be gone forever
from a land which is as old as time itself. And not only gone from a region of this planet,
but gone from earthly existence.
And so my question to all of us…
will the knowledge of this eradication be something we can live with…
down in the depths of our human knowledge and understanding…
and within the soul of our consciousness.
will we allow ISIS and all of its tentacles to spread as far as they wish,
eliminating huge swarths of humankind…
that is until we see them on our very doorsteps?
Please read the article, but more importantly watch the 5 minute video clip of the
Griswold interview.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/04/14/christian-persecution-how-many-are-being-killed-where-are-being-killed.html
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Here is a glimpse into their everyday activities!
The kittens are 20 days old today. They run out of their tipi as soon as we come into the room, and then they love to crawl around and interact with us when we lie in their play-pen ("kattungehage" in Swedish), the space around tipi that is fenced, about 130cm in diameter.
And what happened then? Well, the little one did not know what to do and how to get down from the top of the tipi, so Jelena took it down.


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Q: Delete most recently added directory to a directory in applescript I'm making a script to delete messages history on a my mac. I need it to delete the most recently added folder to a directory. I can delete a folder that I have the name of, but I have no idea how to get the most recently added folder to delete it. The archive folder is ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.iChat/Data/Library/Messages/Archive.
Thanks

A: Sort the folders in Finder by creation date and get the last item
set archivedMessages to (path to library folder from user domain as text) & "Containers:com.apple.iChat:Data:Library:Messages:Archive:"
tell application "Finder"
    set mostRecentChat to last item of (sort folders of folder archivedMessages by creation date)
    delete mostRecentChat
end

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U.S. involvement in Afghanistan enhanced cooperation with Central Asian states.
As Afghanistan moves closer to assuming full responsibility for its security, "the states of Central and South Asia will play a key role in supporting peace and economic development in the region," according to U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake.
U.S. involvement in Afghanistan has enhanced cooperation with Central Asian states and opened the door for closer dialogues such as the Annual Bilateral Consultation process. These talks include discussions on a full spectrum of bilateral issues including human rights, religious freedom, science and technology collaboration, economic development, defense cooperation, and other subjects. Central Asian states have also sent representatives to key international conferences on Afghanistan in Istanbul, Turkey, in November and Bonn, Germany, in December. At both of these meetings, Central Asian states reiterated a commitment to work toward integrating the region economically as an important precursor to achieving lasting peace and prosperity.
The New Silk Road concept envisions a network of economic, transit, trade, and people-to-people connections across South and Central Asia that will embed Afghanistan more firmly into its neighborhood.
The U.S. supports this New Silk Road concept through its support for multilateral efforts such as the Asian Development Bank-led Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Program or CAREC. By 2020, CAREC will have mobilized $20 billion to improve six corridors that traverse Central Asia. The U.S. hopes that Central Asian countries will continue to work through organizations like CAREC and others to overcome bilateral obstacles, ensure rule of law, eradicate corruption and remove non-tariff barriers to trade.
Through the United Nations and bilateral programs, the U.S. also hopes to help address issues such as narcotics trafficking, global terrorism and trafficking in persons.
The United States continues to look toward a future where the countries of Central Asia work together and with the international community to achieve long-term, meaningful results on regional integration.


Clare's minor football captain thinks their attacking unit can deliver against Tipperary in the Munster championship tomorrow evening.
Shane Meehan struck six points against Limerick last week and also helped himself to five scores when they beat the Premier County last year.
Seven players were among the scorers for Clare in their opener but Tipperary were equally deadly hitting 4-13 against Waterford.
The Banner's Meehan says this game will be important.
Throw-in at Cusack Park on Wednesday is 6.45pm and we'll have live on air updates here on Clare FM and full online coverage on our website clare.fm.


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U.S. Air Force Hill fighter wings conduct combat exercise
The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th FW conducted an integrated combat capability exercise April 30-May 2 at the Utah Test and Training Range.
The friendly and enemy forces were made up of F-35 Lightning IIs from Hill AFB, F-16 Fighting Falcons from the 311th Fighter Squadron at Holloman AFB, New Mexico, and 80th FS at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, and a team of contracted aggressor pilots from Draken International, at Nellis AFB, Nevada.
"Planning and carrying out the mission as part of a large, integrated force, at a high ops tempo is always valuable training," said Col. Michael Ebner, 388th FW vice commander. "Whenever fourth and fifth generation platforms train together it's beneficial for everyone. It was a great learning opportunity, especially for younger pilots."
More than 40 aircraft participated. The training provided by this type of joint exercise is usually only available during large-force exercises like Red Flag. The airspace at the Utah Test and Training Range provides Hill AFB the ability to host such a large force.
The defensive counter-air exercise was designed to simulate a combat operations tempo to test the capabilities of maintainers to provide aircraft and pilots to protect the airfield from a large enemy force.
"We were severely outnumbered, we had a five to one aggressor ratio and we were tasked with defending a list of assets over an 8-hour tour time block," said Maj. Thomas Meyer, 34th Fighter Squadron weapons officer. "We had aircraft sitting in alert status to respond to whatever enemy threats were presented."
Aircraft rotated into the fight on a continual basis for more than 8 hours. If the enemy was successful in making it through the defenses and hitting a target, the friendly force was penalized by losing time to generate aircraft as maintainers took cover.
"One of the principle directives we've been given in the F-35 program is to integrate, and generally we only fly against other F-35s here," said Maj. Jondavid Hertzel, 421st FS weapons officer. "This is a great opportunity for us."
During the exercise F-35A maintainers were working to generate sorties at a steady rate, safely and efficiently.
"We're testing everything associated with generating a combat sortie, from our weapons loading to aircraft production," said Chief Master Sgt. Scott Spraberry, 34th Aircraft Maintenance Unit superintendent. "We're doing everything on a much more compressed schedule,"
On a normal flying day at Hill AFB, there may be eight to 10 aircraft that take off at once, then eight to 10 more jets several hours later. During this exercise, four-ship sorties launched every 30-45 minutes throughout the day.
Maintainers had to be ready for the jets to land, refuel, reload and take off again, generating a total of 44 sorties a day. They worked in "cells." Each cell was made of crew chiefs, weapons, and avionics technicians and overseen by a senior non-commissioned officer responsible for keeping up to four aircraft ready for flight.
"Normally our maintainers have two to three hours to turn an aircraft, so having to do so every 30 minutes really tests their skill," said Capt. John Goodwin, 419th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron maintenance operations officer. "These exercises are an extremely effective and essential way to ensure our overall readiness."
The 388th and 419th FWs are the Air Force's first operational combat-capable F-35 units, having received the first jets in October 2015. They fly and maintain the jet in a Total Force partnership, which capitalizes on the strength of both components. By the end of this year, Hill AFB will be home to 78 F-35s.
Source: U.S. Air Force / Hill Air Force Base, Utah (AFNS) - By Micah Garbarino, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published May 06, 2019
Photo: The U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II takes off during a combat exercise at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, May 1, 2019. The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th Fighter Wing, along with F-16 units from Holloman AFB, New Mexico, and Kunsan Air Base, Korea, conducted an integrated combat exercise where maintainers were tasked to continually provide ready aircraft and pilots took off in waves to simulate a large force engagement with enemy aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by R. Nial Bradshaw)
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Letter from the Hotel Chelsea Envelope
Artist: Betty Hahn (American, born 1940)
Printer: James Kraft (American, 1938 - 2007)
Medium: photoscreenprints
Classification: Graphic
Credit Line: Gift of Betty Hahn, 2015
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Object number: 2015.2.21
Using a letter she received from a former student, Diane Luppi, as a starting point, Betty Hahn created prints that reproduce each handwritten page and the envelope in which the letter was mailed. Each sheet bears the prominent logo of the Hotel Chelsea in New York City, the historic home of many well-known artists, actors, writers, and musicians -- and thus a pilgrimage site for their fans and admirers. The letter offers a vivid verbal snapshot of Luppi's visit to New York in the late 1970s.
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Hormones are chemicals that act as signaling agents. They are release in one part of an organism and transported to another part where they are recognized by a receptor and bind to the receptor, which results in a biological response.
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Concentrations in wastewater and receiving water are in parts per trillion (ppt) or parts per billion (ppb) range.
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Bisphenol; A (BPA) is a phenolic high volume industrial chemical that has major applications in production of epoxy resins that have numerous uses. It has low hormonal activity.
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Feminization of fish has been observed in receiving waters of sanitary wastewater discharges.
Conventional drinking water treatment appears to be effective for removing trace amount of steroidal hormones from drinking water.
The WHO has reviewed pharmaceuticals, including some hormones and concluded that risks from drinking water exposure are very small and WHO guidelines are not required.
U.S. national regulations for drinking water are under consideration.
Several steroidal hormones and some potentially estrogen active synthetic chemicals are listed for monitoring by many drinking water supplies in the U.S. EPA Unregulated Contaminants Monitoring Rule (USMR 4) that is being developed.
Source: Biochemistry, 3rd Edition. G. Subay. Wm. C Brown publishers. Pharmaceuticals in Drinking Water, World Health Organization, WHOoharmaceuticals_20110601.pdf. Many food contain phytoestrogens, Academicsreview.org/reviewed-content/geneticroulette.


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Installation view Flaut M. Rauch, Sóley Ragnarsdóttir.
interactive mouse, petri dish. From the series Transfer Sigma.
Sóley Ragnarsdóttir, Untitled, 2015. Acrylic, spray paint, pencil, ink, 203 cm x 150 cm.
78 cm x 55 cm.
Sóley Ragnarsdóttir, Untitled, 2015. Clay, acrylic, wire, tape, 13,5 cm x 11 cm x 7 cm.
Sandra Kranich, Ohne Titel, 2014, pencil on paper, 42 cm x 59,4 cm. Courtesy the artist and Philipp Pflug Contemporary, Frankfurt am Main.
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Installation view Simon Speiser, Sandra Kranich.
127 cm x 51 cm.


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Loud Rocks – album kompilacyjny zawierający efekty współpracy muzyków i zespołów rockowych z artystami hip hopowymi, wydany 5 września 2000 roku przez Loud Records.

Lista utworów
 "Shame" (System of a Down / Wu-Tang Clan) - 2:40
 "Make Room" (Sugar Ray / Tha Alkaholiks) - 3:59
 "Hip-Hop" (Static-X / Dead Prez) - 3:52
 "Los Angeles Times" (Endo / Xzibit) - 4:05
 "Shook Ones Part II" (Everlast / Mobb Deep) - 4:16
 "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nothing ta Fuck Wit" (Tom Morello & Chad Smith / Wu-Tang Clan) - 3:52
 "Only When I'm Drunk" (Crazy Town / Tha Alkaholiks) - 4:54
 "What U See is What U Get" (Sevendust / Xzibit) - 5:12
 "How Bout Some Hardcore" (Grunge is Dead / M.O.P.) - 3:28
 "For Heaven's Sake 2000" (Ozzy Osbourne & Tony Iommi / Wu-Tang Clan) - 4:55
 "Caribbean Connection" (Shootyz Groove / Big Pun) - 3:46
 "Survival of the Fittest" (Sick of It All / Mobb Deep) - 3:46
 "Still Not a Player" (Incubus / Big Pun) - 4:12
 Wydanie kanadyjskie
  "Daaam!" (Finger Eleven / Tha Alkaholiks) - 4:27
 Wydanie japońskie
  "Reign Of The Tec 2000" (YKZ / The Beatnuts)

Przypisy

Albumy muzyczne wydane w roku 2000
Albumy kompilacyjne

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STARTUP/eindhoven helps students of TU/e to start their business
Olga Koltsova
The business incubator
"In 2014, when the credit crisis was in full swing, we decided to create a business incubator for the students here at TU/e" says Steven van Huiden from TU/e Innovation Lab . "Normally students studying at TU/e would end up either working in industry or as researchers. But during the crisis there were not so many jobs. We also observed that a new trend came up – people had developed a much more entrepreneurial spirit and the startup scene was burgeoning. We wanted to facilitate that trend because we saw the potential of the students there: some students had an entrepreneurial mindset and enormous drive. In addition to this, they are super smart and they get the latest knowledge through their education. Some of the students had been running own startups by that time. They just need some experience and guidance during their entrepreneurial pursuits. That is why we thought we should facilitate this more professionally and with full dedication – that was the beginning of STARTUP/eindhoven."
STARTUP/eindhoven offers its facilities and services like coaching, entrepreneurial programs, network and a flexspace to all TU/e students working on their business ideas. These services do not end abruptly when the students graduate – there is a phasing out period that lasts up to 1-2 years. Van Huiden says: "It depends on how involved the former students still are. And of course, there is a very valuable knowledge transfer to the peers and to the next generations of student entrepreneurs."
Steven van Huiden recommends the students to take up entrepreneurship during the early years of their studies. "During the first years you probably don't have too many responsibilities yet, so seize the opportunity to gain the valuable experience of entrepreneurship. The challenge is, however, to balance work on a startup and your studies," says van Huiden.
Chairgonomics
"We took an entrepreneurship course, at the end of which we needed to pitch our projects. After that Steven approached us and encouraged us to continue with our idea. Since then he has been mentoring and coaching us," says Floris Bruinsma, systems engineer of Chairgonomics. Van Huiden adds: "The presentations were a good opportunity for me to scout for new business ideas and new startups. The Chairgonomics team won the Best Pitch Award from that entrepreneurship course."
Later Chairgonomics took part in the TU/e contest: "Steven advised us to participate in the TU/e contest – a business competition for the students' projects. As participants of this contest, we got lots of workshops and we had an opportunity to get in touch with really big companies – that is quite valuable." Chairgonomics also took part in the European Venture Program that involves travelling to three other universities in Europe. There the entrepreneurs can expand their network, gain cultural and local market insights and develop their business case further with the help of peers and experts in the field.
Van Huiden describes his ways of working with the young startups: "During my work with Chairgonomics and other startups, I focus on helping them to expand their professional network and to increase their visibility. I also give them feedback on their activities and working documents. Competitions, international programs, even interviews like this – all of this helps to attract the attention of companies, their customers and financiers. The students are the entrepreneurs here, they do most of the hard work. I just guide them in the right direction and make them aware of the mistakes they can possibly make." Floris Bruinsma says: "Coaching provided by STARTUP/eindhoven prevents us from falling into the pitfalls on the way of a technical professional and entrepreneur – for example, like focusing too much on the product and not on your business case." Van Huiden says: "Currently we provide coaching on a one-on-one basis but if everything goes well, next year Bright Move will start a new incubator program. It might be 6 weeks straight and a bit more extensive – I think that can be useful for our startups. The only thing that we lack here is a building to house all of the startups. We do, however, have some office spaces for the student entrepreneurs here, in the Multimedia Paviljoen."
The smart sleeve for the office chairs
Chairgonomics is working on the solution for a healthier work situation behind the desk – a smart sleeve that you can put over the chair and it would help you to keep a healthier posture. Floris Bruinsma and Raoul Melaet are demonstrating it: the prototype looks like a cushion padded with sensors, so when someone is sitting on it, the software on the laptop connected to the prototype indicates which parts of the cushion carry the load. "You will get feedback when you start sitting in a wrong way. For example, when you are sitting for over two hours without a break or when you start slouching," say Bruinsma and Melaet. The sleeve will also be used to reinforce good sitting habits. "We want to gamify the whole process: to create a scoring system to compete with co-workers," says Bruinsma.
Currently, Chairgonomics is working on a new prototype: "This prototype is made in collaboration with a TU/e professor, who has been doing research on it already for more than a year", says Raoul Melaet. "Initially, there had not been many practical applications of the innovative sensors that you can see here. We are working on improving these sensors and also on the ways of the measurements and data collection. These sensors are very flexible and also watertight – you can spill water or coffee on the prototype or even submerge it!"
The students are talking about their invention with great passion, and Steven van Huiden notices it: "You can see that when they can talk about the prototype, their eyes sparkle and they become quite enthusiastic– this is very important and typical. But they should also keep a focus on the business side of course. Chairgonomics is making great progress, as you see they have gained a lot of experience and started thinking in a different way. I think Chairgonomics has a lot of potential and soon there must be a moment to go outside to engage with the potential customers and the end users of their solution."
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Music City Mike was on an excursion to the Musical Mecca of Athens, Georgia, to see the band Television play one of only three U.S. shows. My maiden visit to this college town, home of the University of Georgia Bulldogs, would allow MCM's alter identity, the Pizza Snob, a chance to explore a new city as well. As my good fortune would have it, the promising Little Italy Pizzeria was only walking distance from the music venue (the beautiful downtown Georgia Theatre) and open until 4 a.m.!
Providing late-night pizza to college students can be good business. However, according to a 2005 news story for which I could find no follow-up conclusion, it seems that the owner of Little Italy was alleged to have gotten involved in selling something off-menu to students—meth! Well, didn't that ruthless Gus dude on Breaking Bad run a chicken joint as his cover?
As far as pizza goes, Little Italy has been serving slices and such to Athenians since 1997. Started by a Yankee from Brooklyn, this place is a true old-fashioned pizza joint where slices are ordered from the counter and cooked in real pizza ovens. Little Italy has a big room in the back with plenty of space for students to hang out and watch sports on the big screen.
Arriving downtown earlier than planned, me and the Clayman (who learned his lesson in Chattanooga about keeping his pizza simple) ordered up some pre-show plain cheese slices. The going rate was $3.10, and we selected thin over thick. Why we had to make such a choice was puzzling since this place looks like they should know the virtues of a thin, crispy crust over the puffy, doughy kind. After some reheating time, our slices arrived at the counter. They were a sight to see: colorful beauties with a heavy dose of sprinkled oregano embedded in a blend of mozzarella and tomato sauce glowing from a lush coat of olive oil.
Taste-wise, Little Italy pizza really hit the mark. Our slices were piping hot, tasty, and downright delicious, truly a great flavor experience. The bottom crust was cooked crisp and tasted yummy and chewy. The end crust turned out dry and brittle. Using The Fold and Rip method, I also encountered a problem holding my slice up with one hand without it falling over— too much cheese creating slippage off the crust. This was a minor construction flaw.
The concert was a true once-in-a-lifetime experience. For the sake of pizza journalism, the Clayman and I decided to try another Athens pizza place afterwards. It was tempting, though, not to revisit Little Italy instead: They certainly make one great slice of pizza that seems to be the best in Athens.
Transmetropolitan has been open for 15 years now by ex Fellinis guys.
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If you've taught long enough, I'm sure you've been able to recognize certain talents in your students. How much of that talent was nurtured so that your students were able to practice for over 10,000 hours? If you've read Sir Ken Robinson's books or seen him speak, you'll know that his main message is to find the talents that lie within your students and then fuel them to ignite their passions. In Daniel Pink's book Drive, he claims that passion is a key ingredient for intrinsic motivation and learning. The Harvard Business Review often has articles about hiring, inspiring, and retaining your talent. They often have entire issues dedicated to talent.
On the other hand, Carol Dweck's Mindset, based on over a decade worth of analyzing research, says that it's important to praise and focus on effort, not intellect. It builds resiliency and helps kids become life-long learners. In Outliers, Malcom Gladwell cites the 10,000 hours study and asserts that it is indeed effort, not IQ, that make a difference in becoming successful. And Dan Cole's, The Talent Code, also looks at the 10,000 hours study, pushing the idea of talent to the side.
An article came out in today's nytimes saying that we can't dismiss IQ (or talent), and simply think effort alone will help us get from good to great. The title of the article, "Sorry, Strivers: Talent Matters" doesn't suggest that effort and practice doesn't count. It just wants us to know that we cannot dismiss intellect and talent.
In any case, I'd like to end this post with a quote from Sir Ken Robinson.
I was listening to Roland Barth, founder of the Principal's Center at the Harvard Graduate School of Ed., Allison Gaines Pell, founding principal of The Urban Assembly Academy of Arts and Letters, and Irvin Scott, deputy director of education for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation who were on a panel discussing the role of the principal today. While they all approached questions from different perspectives, there were many things they all felt strongly about.
On knowing, Pell stated that every principal needed to know the new common core standards. She herself admitted to be very "anti-standards", but she said they were good, because they were simple (in terms of knowing them) and, for the first time standards in Washington would be the same as standards in New York.
On Saturday, I sat through a two-and-a-half hour lecture by Richard Felmore who basically said that teaching in the US is NOT a profession. He gave various reasons including how we compensate our teachers, fail to actively recruit bright young minds into the field, and many others. One thing teachers need to do is to start engaging in what he calls, "Instructional Rounds." Like in the medical field, teachers observe each other instruct, give feedback by describing to each other what they see, and look for ways to improve their instruction. It's not punitive and the only reward is improving your craft. What is needed, however, is a) the culture to change so that being observed isn't always equated with being evaluated, and b) the structures and time for this to occur.
I just finished reading Elmore's book Instructional Rounds in Education and believe there are a few ways I can engage in this even though the culture, time, and structures don't yet exist at my school. I just have to find those already willing to change the culture, be creative with the time, and figure out my own structure for doing this. It is not the easiest read, but if you're interested in the concept it's not unlike coaching. In fact, a great article in the New Yorker by Atul Gawande appeared a few weeks ago and addresses this idea really well. I highly recommend reading it.
I just stumbled across this today and really liked it.
When Toffler published FutureShock in 1970, he predicted that change would accelerate in way that would leave most in some sort of culture shock. If you think back to 1970 (my birth year), things have indeed changed, and that change continues to accelerate. Many of us, however, aren't really facing that culture shock. Why not? It's because most of us who can learn, unlearn, and relearn, can adapt to that change. Just think about how home video has changed in that time: From the introduction of Betamax in '75 and VHS in '76 to Blue Ray DVDs in the mid 2000s to digital streaming from the cloud. There are some VCRs that have been flashing 12:00 since they were first plugged in. Nonetheless, the advancements are pretty amazing for less than 40 years, and great if we can all learn how to adapt to the new technology. It's also important to teach kids of all kinds how to adapt.


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import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

import com.b2international.snowowl.snomed.datastore.request.SnomedConceptCreateRequestBuilder;
import com.b2international.snowowl.snomed.datastore.request.SnomedRequests;

/**
 * @since 1.0
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public class SnomedConceptRestInput extends AbstractSnomedComponentRestInput<SnomedConceptCreateRequestBuilder> {

	private List<SnomedDescriptionRestInput> descriptions = Collections.emptyList();
	private List<SnomedRelationshipRestInput> relationships = Collections.emptyList();
	private List<SnomedRefSetMemberRestInput> members = Collections.emptyList();

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		for (SnomedRefSetMemberRestInput restMember : getMembers()) {
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Davy Chou
Sunrise in My Mind
(Tngaireah knong chet)
Through an expertly pitched blend of realistic fiction, Sunrise in My Mind shows a view of a beauty salon in Phnom Penh at night which sparkles like a jewel box. The patterned aquamarine wallpaper plays off of the many pink objects inside, including the shirt of the film's protagonist Pich, a beautician whose mind is clearly elsewhere. Against the strains of a soul song from the early 1970s by Pan Ron, the co-workers' conversation moves toward the guy who has a crush on Pich, to which she acts demure and with indifference (but also with a private smile to herself). But Lay, a deliveryman who rides a motorbike through the city at night, reliably shows up to the salon. After asking Pich to wash his hair, we witness a moment of intimacy, though it's unclear whether this is real or imagined.
Danech San