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Hi Local motion,
How is Hawaii these days, been there two times on Oahu&Maui.
Only wanted to say that i was last oktober in Bali for 1 month, and that i find it very sad that such a beautifull country is runned by corrupted people.
People were even scared to talk about politics and the muslims(fanatics)
On the other hand corruption is normal in these kind of poor countries, its a way of life to earn an extra $.
Can only say if that country with al of its possibilities was located in europe it would be a rich country and that every person would have a worthy life.
Have to go to work now baai.
By the way i'm from Belgium next to Holland
I tell a lot of stories I have heard elsewhere
Desi Clark
[quote] On 20-05-2004 13:04 Vinie wrote:
Bali is not a country.....
Which people?...I think people now ( in Indonesia) do have more freedom of speech....
Excuse me? If you refer Corruption is normal in Indonesia.. well I disagree.! I would not say it was normal, but pretty high..that sounds more appropriate!!
Nothing's wrong for being Ethnocentrism*! But location would only take a small part to build a better (oh you say rich) country..other example: say you live in Belgium, will that make you think you are worthy than Japanese people who live in Japan? who would believe that other than yourself?!
-------articles----- very interesting....
AMSTERDAM � A horse was killed on Tuesday night in a small town near Rotterdam after it was seriously sexually assaulted, police have confirmed.
A police spokesman said the horse had been raped both anally and vaginally with an unknown object. The animal is also believed to have been stabbed several times.
The horse � identified as five-year-old mare � was penned in a pasture in Lekkerkerk, near Rotterdam. Police are investigating the incident and are trying to track down witnesses.
In March, MPs reacted with shock as a man escaped prosecution for raping a pony in Utrecht because he had not broken the law.
Dutch Agriculture Minister Cees Veerman has since confirmed he will examine the possibility of making sex with animals a criminal offence. Currently it is only
a crime if the animal sustains serious injury. A majority of MPs are in favour of criminalising all forms of bestiality.
Meanwhile, investigations continue into a case in which three asylum seekers were kidnapped in Belgium and forced to have sex with both men and animals in a farm shed in the village of Kraggenburg, near Lelystad.
The women were beaten and photographed while performing the sexual acts. Police have detained at least six men and three women, but further arrests have not been ruled out.
Is that worth of life???
Ethnocentrism is based on the assumption that one's own way of life
is superior to all others.
Effort and Courage are not enough without purpose and direction.
Eeeehhhhh don't destroy our dream that Holland is such a peacefull country.
Wil je ook meester van je eigen leven zijn? http://www.goudenera.nl
Ethnocentrism is based on the assumption that ones own way of life
is superior to all others. -> that must be MUSLIM talk.
Please put away that fancy teacher behaviour .
And yes we all now that Bali is part of inonesia, i was talking country in general. And yes people of Bali like to be independant and live their own live.
And have nothing against poor people, but you have to learn to read between the lines we in fact are more poor than Indonesia because we have not so much of natural sources.
You should be much better of than you are now, if the country would be runned by competent people.
We could also use some more of them .
greetzzzzz
Did I not tell you that we are (maybe) the most liberated country concering sex?
There is your proof. So be careful if you ever have plans to go on a holliday to Holland.
On 21-05-2004 10:08 Albert wrote:
Lieve Albert...
Thank you for the warning..hehehehehe!
Btw, how are you and your mom doing? Do you live in Jakarta or Holland?
Little late, but I'm going back to what I said: "in people's mind Americans are bad"..
You said "wrong"... how can a thought be wrong? That's not possible. You don't have to agree on it, but not a single thought is to be put away as bad or wrong. (expressing a thought, executing a thought is something else of course)
Not every "American" (migrants from 'Europe'), but again, people's minds don't judge single people, but take groups to make it easy for themselves. I see Indonesian people as friendly and nice. Possibly because they are more friendly and nice than what I'm used to (Dutch people) but NOT all Indonesian are friendly and nice of course.
Your story isn't really a fact, as much as this topic is, right?
On 21-05-2004 12:52 Desi Clark wrote:
Btw, how are you and your mom doing?
Do you live in Jakarta or Holland?
Beste Desi,
I see you have been reading the forum.
I am now in Holland for business and family.
Maybe until winter.
After that, I go back to Jepara.
Not Jakarta.
My furniture business is located in Jepara which is above Semarang.
Localmotion
Desi Desi... Aloha in da "hale" = house... please give the haole bruddah Vinie some slack-- the Big Kahuna >:* will give him some hanna okolele= trouble if he makes more errors.. hahahhaha-
just picking on you Vinnie--the Islands are getting crowded again-
summer vacation coming up..and OHANA is alive and well---Maui
no ka oe=Maui is da best...
Yerun..... let me stop and say "AMEN" about the topic..."Thoughts & Minds"=== there will be no ending in the discussions about this subject...- Ur quite correct in the explanation.... Mahalo to ALL


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Christopher Landau (nacido el 13 de noviembre de 1963) es un abogado y diplomático estadounidense que se desempeñó como embajador de Estados Unidos en México de 2019 a 2021. Fue nominado para el cargo por el presidente Donald Trump.

Primeros años y educación
Landau nació en Madrid, España, el 13 de noviembre de 1963, hijo de George Walter Landau y Maria Anna Jobst, ambos de nacionalidad austriaca, después nacionalizados estadounidenses. Christopher Thomas Landau nació en la capital española (pero nunca obtuvo la ciudadanía española, por nacer en propiedad diplomática de los Estados Unidos de América), donde su padre, George Walter Landau (más tarde sería nombrado embajador de Estados Unidos en Paraguay 1972-1977, Chile 1977-1982 y Venezuela 1982-1985), estaba destinado en el Servicio Exterior. Asistió al Colegio Americano de Asunción, Paraguay, durante cinco años, donde aprendió un español fluido. Se graduó de la Groton School en Groton, Massachusetts, summa cum laude, en 1981.

Obtuvo su Licenciatura en Historia, summa cum laude, de la Universidad de Harvard en 1985, donde fue elegido para Phi Beta Kappa en su tercer año, obtuvo un Certificado en Estudios Latinoamericanos y recibió el Premio Sophia Freund por la calificación más alta en promedio en su promoción. Escribió su tesis principal, que fue galardonada con el Premio Hoopes, sobre las relaciones de Estados Unidos con el gobierno izquierdista de Venezuela a mediados de la década de 1940. Recibió su juris doctor, magna cum laude, de la Escuela de Derecho Harvard en 1989, donde fue copresidente de artículos de Harvard Law Review y ganó el Premio Sears por el promedio de calificaciones más alto en su segundo año.

Carrera legal
Después de graduarse de la facultad de derecho, Landau trabajó para el entonces juez Clarence Thomas de la Corte de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos para el Circuito del Distrito de Columbia. Más tarde fue secretario de los jueces asociados Antonin Scalia y Clarence Thomas de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos durante los períodos de 1990 y 1991, respectivamente. Durante la antigua pasantía, Landau fue colaborador de Lawrence Lessig; durante la última pasantía, fue colaborador de Gregory G. Katsas, Gregory E. Maggs y Stephen R. McAllister.

En 1993, Landau se unió a Kirkland & Ellis como asociado, convirtiéndose en socio en 1995. Fue presidente de la práctica de apelaciones de la firma hasta que se fue después de 25 años para unirse a Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan en 2018. Ha argumentado nueve casos ante la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos, incluidos dos en nombre del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, y ha informado y presentado apelaciones en todas las Cortes de Apelaciones de los Estados Unidos.

De 1994 a 1995, Landau fue profesor adjunto de derecho administrativo en el Centro de Derecho de la Universidad de Georgetown. En 2017, el Presidente del Tribunal Supremo de los Estados Unidos lo nombró miembro del Comité Asesor sobre las Reglas Federales de Procedimiento de Apelación. Landau se desempeñó como fideicomisario de la Sociedad Histórica de la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos y presidente del Comité de Programas de la Sociedad. También fue director de la Diplomacy Center Foundation, que apoya al United States Diplomacy Center en el Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos.

Embajador de Estados Unidos en México
El 26 de marzo de 2019, el presidente Donald Trump nominó a Landau como embajador de Estados Unidos en México. El 1 de agosto de 2019, el Senado confirmó por unanimidad su nominación mediante voto de voz. Prestó juramento el 12 de agosto de 2019, llegó a México el 16 de agosto de 2019 y presentó sus cartas credenciales al presidente Andrés Manuel López Obrador el 26 de agosto de 2019.

El 9 de septiembre de 2020, el presidente Trump agregó a Landau a una lista de posibles candidatos a la Corte Suprema de los Estados Unidos.

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Circus freak shows are testimony to our fascination with the unique, the bizarre. APTs ignite the same obsession as they confound us with feats of teleportation past "128 bit encrypted firewalls", as they say in the movies. Certainly the legends of nation states exploiting zero day vulnerabilities to break into the electrical grid are the articles we gawk over during our morning news intake while SQL injection (SQLi) and cross site scripting (XSS) are banished to the virtual back pages of technology current events.
It seems as though the security administrators are suffering from attention deficit. We know how to prevent XSS and SQL injection—perform input sanitization and use parameterized queries and stored procedures—but many organizations have failed to take care of the basics before moving on to the next, hot security threat, whether it's cloud, mobile, or APTs.
Identify your external facing assets.
Often this is easier said than done because of cloud deployments, shadow IT, and web sites deemed not important enough to bother to report as official inventory (think marketing website at a hosting provider). Techniques to help include using vulnerability scanners to find assets (obviously), referencing DNS zone files, and asking procurement for expenses related to services, such as cloud. While the focus is on finding external systems, don't forget malicious insiders are also a threat as well. Also, external actors who manage to penetrate your outer defense may discover tasty data on vulnerable internal systems, or at least find those systems a perfect home base from whence to perform surveillance and stage attacks to gain broader access.
Scan the assets for vulnerabilities.
Using black box or glass box testing, organizations can determine where the application weaknesses are. For custom applications, organizations can perform automated source code evaluation and fix security vulnerabilities before the application is deployed.
If applications can't be modified, there are a few techniques for mitigating input validation and data query vulnerabilities. Database access monitoring solutions can identify suspect queries and prevent them from executing in the context of the back-end database system. IBM's XGS offers "virtual patching" and can integrate with AppScan: if a vulnerability is found during an application scan, the intrusion prevention system can be notified and restrict that exploit string from reaching the vulnerable application. And QRadar can identify suspect activity, such as a database administrator login to a table containing credit card data after business hours.
The reality is that we'll never be able to prevent a well-funded and persistent adversary from compromising our defenses. The best we can do is put up large speed bumps to make it exceedingly difficult for the enemy to achieve their goals and to detect their efforts as soon as possible—ultimately before they steal or destroy data. Sometimes the saying, "You don't have to swim faster than the shark, you only have to swim faster than your dive buddy" holds true and the attacker will move on if you screw up their economics, but even if they are firmly fixated on you as the target, there's no reason to give up and lay out a red carpet and a warm plate of cheese by not taking care of the basics.


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Need some help organizing your kitchen? I can definitely relate. And while I consider myself a pretty organized person lately, I feel like I've lost control and especially in my kitchen. So, I decided to make some changes and get organized. Here are ten tips that really helped me.
When I feel stressed or overwhelmed, my natural instinct is to clean or organize a drawer or cupboard. It gives me just a little bit of control, even if it's just over that jam-packed, mismatched Tupperware drawer. I'm not sure why it makes me feel so good, but that empowerment is crucial as a mom in a home full of kids.
Organizing your kitchen doesn't have to be expensive or time-consuming. In fact, if you organize, you're likely to save time in the long-run. Here are some tools and tips I recommend for getting started.
Most people, when overwhelmed, just shut the door to their messy room or overstuffed closet. Rather than searching for what they're looking for, they just add it to that never-ending grocery list. They'll tackle that mess post-holiday. I get it, and I'm here to help. Here are a few inexpensive "tools" I use to get things under control before the overwhelm of the holidays takes over. All tools are budget-minded and under $25.
If you cook or bake, spices are a must in the kitchen. Wouldn't it be amazing if when a recipe calls for ginger, you go directly to your spice cabinet, open the cupboard, and immediately find the ginger for those cookies you're making? With a spice rack, there's no more searching through a whole mess of spices, hoping you own the spice you're looking for, and then hoping it's not expired!
Beyond just stacking your spices in an orderly manner, I like this 4-tier cabinet from YouCopia as it comes with 96 stickers to label the tops of your bottles. Since it's often hard to see the label when stacking, this is a must. For installation, there's no mounting required. Just set and forget. Obviously, it's ideal for spices, but I've seen it used for soup cans as well.
Turntables are one of my favorite multiform, multi-use tools. I use them in my medicine cabinets to easily find what I'm looking for, under bathroom sinks to corral hair products, counter spray, and toilet paper. I use them in the corner of my pantry to make better use of that hard to reach space, and in my kitchen cupboards for easy access to often-used items, like salt, pepper, toothpicks, and extracts.
These cabinet turntables from Copco are fantastic. They come in 9, 12, 12 inch 2-tier, and 18-inch varieties for various areas in your kitchen cabinets or pantry. They have a non-skid surface for keeping everything in place and allow you to maximize your usable storage. If you're on a budget and want to save money, the 9-inch variety is occasionally cheaper in bulk. Be sure to calculate it out before your purchase as this isn't always the case.
Using containers in my fridge was a game changer. My fridge felt like it doubled in size and kept everything more organized and clean! My kids easily pull one container out at a time, to grab a yogurt, juice boxes, or string cheese. I group my salad dressings together in one, and small jars of like items in another. I know exactly where to find each item. NO more moving, removing, and searching trying to find what I need. Cleaning the fridge is easier too as I just remove each container, wash, and replace, and any spill is contained.
Once you use these clear freezer organizer bins, I promise you that organizing your fridge will become much less of a burden. There are lots of inexpensive freezer storage organizers out there, but the ones I'd use are the clear bins from Metro Decor.
They're easy on your budget, BPA-free, and clean up easily when you hand wash them. They're also sturdy enough that they won't get tossed around.
For the best use of your space, be sure to mix and match these by using the bin, condiment caddy, egg holder, and water bottle holder bins.
Look under the kitchen sink, and often you'll see a big, huge, and may I add dirty, waste of space. This spot is often home to miscellaneous things like cleaning supplies, sponges, trash bags, paper towels, and dishwashing soap…. If you add a shelf and drawer, you can easily contain all those little odds and ends. It makes the vertical space usable, doubling your storage.
DecoBros has a couple of really good options here including their Stackable Under Sink Cabinet Sliding Basket (shown above) and Tier 2 Expandable Shelf Organizer. They're inexpensive, at just under $25, and make organizing under your sink a whole lot easier. The organizers are also sturdy and won't shift around like a lot of others I've seen.
For a very cheap fix purchase large plastic white tubs and use them under the sink like drawers. And, if something spills it's contained to the tub that is easy to remove, wash, and replace.
Pots, pans, and lids…everyone has them. And they have to go somewhere. Organize them in a rack and bam! The pot or lid is now easily accessible and takes up much less room than those thrown randomly in a drawer or cupboard.
Another great storage organizer from Deco Brothers is this Pan Organizer Rack. It's fairly cheap at around $18 and accommodates up to five pans when you install it vertically (four horizontally). It's a great way to take those awkward pans out of your drawers and store them neatly. Having a specific place where they can go is half the battle.
It's definitely sturdy enough to hold them in place. Still, you can screw the rack in if you don't want it to move at all.
If you're like me, and have about 1 million empty grocery sacks, this dispenser keeps them all together in one place where you can grab one at a time as needed. Contained and accessible; win, win.
There are a ton of plastic wall grocery organizers out there but the Fortune Candy Organizer is the one I'm recommending. It's inexpensive, at just under $30, holds up to 30 bags, and can be screwed in or adhered to your wall. I recommend you take the extra time to screw it in as here in our house adhesive never seems to hold up. Kids grab and tug at objects and just make a mess of it otherwise.
Get that broom, mop, and duster, off that floor and out of the way. Such a quick and easy fix that opens up space in that pantry or broom closet, so you can use that floor space for things that actually belong on the floor.
If you're looking for a sturdy and good organization system, take a look at Rockbirds T56 hook. It's a lot easier to use than those nails you've probably been using and the roll balls automatically adjust for the thickness and grip of your broom, mop, or whatever you want to hang. In addition, each of the retractable balls can hold up to 12 pounds of weight, so you can hang just about anything. Better yet, at just $11, it's cheaper than what you'll likely find at Home Depot or Wal-Mart.
A large or small space not contained usually means…mess. Add compartments to that space, and voila, an organized place for spatulas, rubber scrapers, measuring spoons, cups, paper clips, and pencils… you get the idea. Adding compartments keeps all the big or small things from rolling around, making it easy to find just what you're looking for.
These adjustable drawer dividers from Uncluttered Designs are awesome! They come with 6 long and 12 short dividers that you use to make up to 45 cells in one spot. The dividers are stiff and easy to keep in place. Putting these in your drawers will get rid of any "junk accumulating" you might have had in the past.
If you're looking to save the most money, you'll want to buy them in sets of 3, as you basically get one for free.
Want everything to stay in place? A really smart and easy way is to use shelf liner. It's cheap, has a non-slip grip surface, and is easy to cut.
There are a lot of good brands of shelf liner out there but one I like is the Duck Brand Easy Liner. It's easy to use and thicker than most shelf liners. It's also cheap, which is a plus when you're trying to install it in several places.
For those who don't simply want to use white, there are 10 different colors and patterns you can use to organize your space. This includes the swirling-type pattern you see in the picture.
Getting organized doesn't have to be complicated or expensive. It's using the right tools to make your space work for you. "A place for everything, and everything in its place", and getting organized can help alleviate some of the stress that the holidays often bring.


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CDC urges all women of reproductive age to take 400 micrograms (mcg) of folic acid each day, in addition to consuming food with folate from a varied diet, to help prevent some major birth defects of the baby's brain (anencephaly) and spine (spina bifida).
Folic acid is a B vitamin. Our bodies use it to make new cells. Think about the skin, hair, and nails. These – and other parts of the body – make new cells each day. Folic acid is the synthetic (that is, not generally occurring naturally) form of folate that is used in supplements and in fortified foods such as rice, pasta, bread, and some breakfast cereals.
Learn more about folic acid here.
During early development, folic acid helps form the neural tube. Folic acid is very important because it can help prevent some major birth defects of the baby's brain (anencephaly) and spine (spina bifida).
Major birth defects of the baby's brain or spine occur very early in pregnancy (3-4 weeks after conception), before most women know they are pregnant.
When taking folic acid, a higher dose than 400 mcg of folic acid each day is not necessarily better to prevent neural tube defects, unless a doctor recommends taking more due to other health conditions.
When planning to become pregnant, women who have already had a pregnancy affected by a neural tube defect should consult with their healthcare provider. CDC recommends that these women consume 4,000 mcg of folic acid each day one month before becoming pregnant and through the first three months of pregnancy.
Learn more about CDC's folic acid recommendations here.
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Every woman of reproductive age needs to get folic acid every day, whether she is planning to get pregnant or not, to help make new cells.
Most vitamins sold in the United States have the recommended daily amount of folic acid (400 mcg) that women need.
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Be sure to check the nutrient facts label, and look for a product that has "100%" next to folate.
Getting a combination of the two: taking a vitamin that has folic acid in it and eating fortified foods.
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The sheriff's office is in need of two dozen more crossing guards in south and west Orange County.
by: Annabelle Sikes Staff Writer
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Orange County is looking to add two dozen crossing guards to its team. The areas most in need of the help are south and west Orange County.
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What will be in store for budget 2015/16.?
Can the coalition salvage public opinion.?
Will Abbott's leadership survive 2015.?
I think the LNP hs hit bottom and will start to climb. First step is that I think CN will win his seat and hold government, and this will flow on to Abbott.
I say this because labor, federal and QLD, have nothing to offer, apart from out of control borrowing, creating jobs that are not justifiable, and taxing easy targets.
Few will forget where that took us last time.
My tip is QLD labor. will implode in the next few weeks.
rehctub, how low would interest rates have to go before you'd think it was sensible for governments to borrow more money?
not enough to win Queensland's 89 seat Parliament.
Its obvious that Labor lost far to many seats at the last election to have any hope of winning later this month in Queensland but they will get close enough to make the next election a contest.
Im guessing that the LNP will win by around 10 seats and probably lose by 10 seats in three years time.
When you are at the bottom any raise would seem like a gigantic achievement. Can Toni do it, or can we expect more of the same. To think the coalition can forgo all of its misadventures and come out on top is a big ask.
The 2013-14 budget was to hot and to radical, they need to come down to earth and realise people live here. I would say to reset the coalition it will take a leadership change, plus a change of how Abbott and Credlin can run govt ; without party backing.
To run a govt; with 100% of your party's vote, without their blessing on issues is a recipe for corruption against their own members, which is where the Abbott govt; is now.


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Therapy Recommended As First Line Treatment for Depression
Justin Karter
Following an extensive systematic review of treatments for major depression, the American College of Physicians (ACP) issued a recommendation to clinicians suggesting cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) as a first-line treatment for major depressive disorder along with second-generation antidepressants. The results of the review revealed that CBT and antidepressants have similar levels of effectiveness but that antidepressants present serious side-effects and higher relapse rates.
"Although [second generation antidepressants] SGAs are often initially prescribed for patients with depression, CBT is a reasonable approach for initial treatment and should be strongly considered as an alternative treatment to SGAs where available," the researchers concluded.
The ACP reviewed randomized control trials from 1990 to 2015 for four different approaches to treating the symptoms related to major depressive disorder. The approaches include psychotherapy (CBT, interpersonal therapy, and psychodynamic therapy), alternative medicine (St. John's wort, yoga, acupuncture, omega 3s, meditation), exercise, and pharmacotherapy (SGAs).
While the available evidence showed that SGAs had greater effectiveness than omega 3s and escitalopram (SAMe), there was no difference in response between SGAs and interpersonal therapy, psychodynamic therapy, acupuncture monotherapy, St. John's Wort, yoga, exercise, or CBT.
Currently, "patients are often treated for depression by primary care physicians who frequently prescribe SGAs," but in their review, the ACP found that antidepressants were no more effective than therapy or alternative treatments.
"For most comparisons studied, low-quality evidence showed no difference in effectiveness or adverse effects between first-line intervention using pharmacologic (SGAs) or nonpharmacologic (CAM or exercise monotherapies or combination therapies) treatments in patients with MDD."
The ACP clinical practice guidelines reflect these findings.
Medscape Medical News: Therapy, Antidepressants Similarly Effective for Depression
Qaseem A, Barry MJ, Kansagara D, for the Clinical Guidelines Committee of the American College of Physicians. Nonpharmacologic Versus Pharmacologic Treatment of Adult Patients With Major Depressive Disorder: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians. Ann Intern Med. [Epub ahead of print 9 February 2016] doi:10.7326/M15-2570 (Full Text)
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BPDTransformation, B.A. February 11, 2016 at 9:45 pm
What length of psychotherapy is being compared to antidepressants? 2 weeks? 2 months? 10 sessions?
These comparisons are meaningless without the context.
Most likely the therapy offered is extremely short term. For most depressed people's life problems, such a length of "therapy" is barely enough to scratch the surface of what is going on or to change deep-seated personality problems.
Instead of saying, "CBT equal to antidepressants", the title of the review could be "blah blah" and it would have about as much validity.
bcharris February 11, 2016 at 10:04 pm
Their problem is that they don't realize they're dealing with a syndrome likely to have multiple possible causes and therefore see no reason to tease out subsets that have specific treatments.
Steve McCrea February 12, 2016 at 4:35 pm
Tepid recommendations when looking at the actual conclusions of the data! What it SHOULD say is "Antidepressants should only be used as second line treatment when acupuncture, yoga, exercise, St. John's wort, and individual therapy have been attempted without success. Antidepressants have no more effect than any of the above, and yet have a much more serious side effect profile, so the risk/benefit analysis speaks strongly against antidepressants unless other less risky efforts have proven fruitless."
And that's not even getting into the question of why we'd expect "depression," which could result from a wide range of causes, to always respond to one particular approach.
—- Steve
heliosmou February 15, 2016 at 5:41 pm
So what are the criteria for Bipolar II Depression, which is unlike Major Depression? Sunshine and CBT? Have they ever considered that the Depression is SO severe that talking about it only makes you more Depressed?
CBT is helpful.
But only if you feel good enough to come up and talk.


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Merkmale
Die Fruchtkörper sind kugelig bis knollig und werden 2 bis 5 cm groß. Sie sind zuerst graubräunlich und oberflächlich durch die Konidiosporen wie bestäubt und werden dann rotbräunlich und schließlich schwarz. Die Oberfläche ist in diesem letzten Stadium feinhöckrig, da hier die Perithecien sitzen. Das Innere des Stromas ist holzig-kohlig und konzentrisch gezont, was den Namen erklärt. Das Sporenpulver ist schwarz mit elliptisch bis bohnenförmigen Sporen, die eine Keimspalte besitzen. Sie sind glatt und 13–16 × 7–9 μm groß.

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Der Kohlen-Kugelpilz ist ein saprobiontischer Bewohner von abgestorbenen, berindeten Ästen und Stämmen von Laubholz wie z. B. Buche, Eiche, Erle und Birke. Er wird in der Konidienform das ganze Jahr vor allem in Auwäldern und Erlenbrüchen mit geeigneten Substraten gefunden, aber er ist recht selten. Im Herbst ist er sporenreif.

Speisewert
Der Kohlen-Kugelpilz ist ungenießbar.

Systematik
In Mitteleuropa gibt es noch eine zweite Art, Daldinia vernicosa. Diese hat gelatinisierte Trama, etwas kleinere Sporen und gestielte Fruchtkörper. Ansonsten ist der Kohlen-Kugelpilz gut durch seine Zonierung gekennzeichnet. Es gibt neuerdings Bestrebungen, den Kohlen-Kugelpilz in mehrere Arten aufzuspalten.

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Literatur
 A. Bollmann, A. Gminder, P. Reil: Abbildungsverzeichnis europäischer Großpilze. 4. Auflage. Gattungs-CD, Schwarzwälder Pilzlehrschau, Hornberg 2007,
 Heinrich Dörfelt, Gottfried Jetschke (Hrsg.): Wörterbuch der Mycologie. 2. Auflage. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Heidelberg/Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-8274-0920-9.
 Josef Breitenbach, Fred Kränzlin (Hrsg.): Pilze der Schweiz. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Pilzflora der Schweiz. Band 1: Ascomyceten (Schlauchpilze). 2., korrigierte Auflage. Mykologia, Luzern 1984, ISBN 3-85604-011-0.

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"Falling Away from the General Faith of the Reformation"? The Contest over Calvinism in Nineteenth-Century America
Douglas A. Sweeney
in John Calvin's American Legacy
10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195390971.003.0005
Religion, History of Christianity, Church History
Few matters were more hotly debated by Reformed divines in nineteenth-century America than the nature, history, and contemporary expression of the Calvinist system of thought. John Williamson Nevin ... More
Few matters were more hotly debated by Reformed divines in nineteenth-century America than the nature, history, and contemporary expression of the Calvinist system of thought. John Williamson Nevin of Mercersburg Seminary contended that most Americans had abandoned Calvin's system long ago (especially in regard to the Eucharist). The New England theologians (led by Edwards Amasa Park) claimed to be faithful modern Calvinists, but no longer bound to Calvin's own doctrinal preferences. Princeton theologians (led by Charles Hodge) criticized both of these other groups, trying their best to shore up a sense of mainstream orthodox Calvinist unity from the time of the Reformation to their own age. This chapter will use these debates to examine the status of Calvinism and reassess Calvin's legacy in nineteenth-century America. It will also engage the interpretations of many recent historians who interpret the nineteenth century as one in which most American "Calvinists" abandoned Calvin's legacy.Less
Published in print: 2010-02-01
Few matters were more hotly debated by Reformed divines in nineteenth-century America than the nature, history, and contemporary expression of the Calvinist system of thought. John Williamson Nevin of Mercersburg Seminary contended that most Americans had abandoned Calvin's system long ago (especially in regard to the Eucharist). The New England theologians (led by Edwards Amasa Park) claimed to be faithful modern Calvinists, but no longer bound to Calvin's own doctrinal preferences. Princeton theologians (led by Charles Hodge) criticized both of these other groups, trying their best to shore up a sense of mainstream orthodox Calvinist unity from the time of the Reformation to their own age. This chapter will use these debates to examine the status of Calvinism and reassess Calvin's legacy in nineteenth-century America. It will also engage the interpretations of many recent historians who interpret the nineteenth century as one in which most American "Calvinists" abandoned Calvin's legacy.
Keywords: John Williamson Nevin, Edwards Amasa Park, Charles Hodge, Princeton Seminary, Mercersburg Seminary, New England theology, Calvinism, John Calvin, Eucharist
Prologue: The Pope of Presbyterianism
Paul C. Gutjahr
in Charles Hodge: Guardian of American Orthodoxy
Religion, Church History
The Prologue argues for the importance of Charles Hodge in nineteenth-century American Protestantism through his publications (including forty years as the editor of the Biblical Repertory and ... More
The Prologue argues for the importance of Charles Hodge in nineteenth-century American Protestantism through his publications (including forty years as the editor of the Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review) and his fifty-six year career as a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. It is impossible to fully understand the current shape of American Presbyterianism, American Calvinism, and much of twentieth-century Protestant Fundamentalism without carefully studying the theological influence of Charles Hodge.Less
Prologue : The Pope of Presbyterianism
The Prologue argues for the importance of Charles Hodge in nineteenth-century American Protestantism through his publications (including forty years as the editor of the Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review) and his fifty-six year career as a professor at Princeton Theological Seminary. It is impossible to fully understand the current shape of American Presbyterianism, American Calvinism, and much of twentieth-century Protestant Fundamentalism without carefully studying the theological influence of Charles Hodge.
Keywords: Charles Hodge, American Presbyterianism, American Calvinism, American Protestant Fundamentalism, nineteenth-century Protestantism, Princeton Theological Seminary, Biblical Repertory and Princeton Review
Happy Jaunts and the "Man of Men"
Chapter Nine recounts how Hodge returned to Philadelphia to convalesce from his chest condition after graduation. After his health improved he took two important trips. First, he traveled to Silver ... More
Chapter Nine recounts how Hodge returned to Philadelphia to convalesce from his chest condition after graduation. After his health improved he took two important trips. First, he traveled to Silver Lake, Pennsylvania to visit Robert and Jane Rose. Here, he decided to enter the ministry against the preferences of his mother. Second, he traveled throughout Virginia with Archibald Alexander, the founding faculty member of Princeton Theological Seminary.Less
Chapter Nine recounts how Hodge returned to Philadelphia to convalesce from his chest condition after graduation. After his health improved he took two important trips. First, he traveled to Silver Lake, Pennsylvania to visit Robert and Jane Rose. Here, he decided to enter the ministry against the preferences of his mother. Second, he traveled throughout Virginia with Archibald Alexander, the founding faculty member of Princeton Theological Seminary.
Keywords: Charles Hodge, Silver Lake, Hibernia, Robert Rose, Jane Rose, Mary Hodge, Archibald Alexander, Princeton Theological Seminary
Student Years at the Seminary
Chapter Eleven looks at the years Charles Hodge studied at Princeton Theological Seminary. His studies included classes with Archibald Alexander (in systematic theology and biblical criticism among ... More
Chapter Eleven looks at the years Charles Hodge studied at Princeton Theological Seminary. His studies included classes with Archibald Alexander (in systematic theology and biblical criticism among other subjects) and Samuel Miller. The beginnings of what would later become known as "the Princeton Theology" began to take shape during these years.Less
Chapter Eleven looks at the years Charles Hodge studied at Princeton Theological Seminary. His studies included classes with Archibald Alexander (in systematic theology and biblical criticism among other subjects) and Samuel Miller. The beginnings of what would later become known as "the Princeton Theology" began to take shape during these years.
Keywords: Charles Hodge, Archibald Alexander, Samuel Miller, systematic theology, biblical criticism, Princeton Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary, higher criticism, lower criticism
"Give Us Ministers!"
Chapter Ten provides background to the founding of Princeton Theological Seminary. It was a school born of the efforts of Ashbel Green, Archibald Alexander and Samuel Miller as these three men ... More
Chapter Ten provides background to the founding of Princeton Theological Seminary. It was a school born of the efforts of Ashbel Green, Archibald Alexander and Samuel Miller as these three men spearheaded an effort to establish a school to train young men for the Presbyterian ministry. Presbyterian ministers were in increasingly short supply, and Princeton College was producing fewer rather than more such ministers.Less
Chapter Ten provides background to the founding of Princeton Theological Seminary. It was a school born of the efforts of Ashbel Green, Archibald Alexander and Samuel Miller as these three men spearheaded an effort to establish a school to train young men for the Presbyterian ministry. Presbyterian ministers were in increasingly short supply, and Princeton College was producing fewer rather than more such ministers.
Keywords: Princeton Theological Seminary, Ashbel Green, Archibald Alexander, Samuel Miller, Richard Stockton, Samuel Stanhope Smith, Henry Kollock, Princeton College, Presbyterian ministers
Epilogue: Hodge's Legacy
The Epilogue examines Hodge's theological legacy after his death. Hodge may be a largely forgotten figure, but his thinking has had a wide influence on American Protestantism over the past century. ... More
The Epilogue examines Hodge's theological legacy after his death. Hodge may be a largely forgotten figure, but his thinking has had a wide influence on American Protestantism over the past century. His thinking on the inspiration of Scripture, as well as his commitment to Augustinian Calvinism and Scottish Common Sense Realism has had a profound impact on American Fundamentalism and American Evangelicalism.Less
Epilogue : Hodge's Legacy
The Epilogue examines Hodge's theological legacy after his death. Hodge may be a largely forgotten figure, but his thinking has had a wide influence on American Protestantism over the past century. His thinking on the inspiration of Scripture, as well as his commitment to Augustinian Calvinism and Scottish Common Sense Realism has had a profound impact on American Fundamentalism and American Evangelicalism.
Keywords: Charles Hodge, Cane of Orthodoxy, A.A. Hodge, Benjamin Warfield, Charles Briggs, Presbyterian Review, inspiration, Princeton Seminary, Westminster Seminary, J. Gresham Machen, Battle for the Bible, Fundamentalism, Evangelicalism, Scottish Common Sense Realism, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dispensationalism, Lewis Sperry Chafer
"The Most Eligible Situation for Improvement"
Chapter Thirteen chronicles Hodge's return to Princeton Theological Seminary to teach. His teaching duties are diverse and rigorous. He does both language instruction, along with teaching on biblical ... More
Chapter Thirteen chronicles Hodge's return to Princeton Theological Seminary to teach. His teaching duties are diverse and rigorous. He does both language instruction, along with teaching on biblical books and biblical criticism. With the help of Samuel Miller, he publishes his first work, "A Dissertation on the Importance of Biblical Literature," after founding the "The Society for Improvement in Biblical Literature." He is appointed as the Seminary's third professor and marries Sarah Bache.Less
Chapter Thirteen chronicles Hodge's return to Princeton Theological Seminary to teach. His teaching duties are diverse and rigorous. He does both language instruction, along with teaching on biblical books and biblical criticism. With the help of Samuel Miller, he publishes his first work, "A Dissertation on the Importance of Biblical Literature," after founding the "The Society for Improvement in Biblical Literature." He is appointed as the Seminary's third professor and marries Sarah Bache.
Keywords: Charles Hodge, Princeton Theological Seminary, biblical criticism, language instruction, Sarah Bache, Samuel Miller
A Sense of Mission
Chapter twenty is an account of how Hodge returned from Europe a changed man. Full of confidence and new ideas, Hodge gave himself to educational reform and missions in the years immediately after ... More
Chapter twenty is an account of how Hodge returned from Europe a changed man. Full of confidence and new ideas, Hodge gave himself to educational reform and missions in the years immediately after his return. He had already been involved in missions through Princeton Seminary's Society of Inquiry, and by the 1840s he was favoring the establishment of Presbyterian parochial schools.Less
Chapter twenty is an account of how Hodge returned from Europe a changed man. Full of confidence and new ideas, Hodge gave himself to educational reform and missions in the years immediately after his return. He had already been involved in missions through Princeton Seminary's Society of Inquiry, and by the 1840s he was favoring the establishment of Presbyterian parochial schools.
Keywords: Charles Hodge, August Tholuck, Monod, France, Rembrandt Peale, Prussia, Germany, education reform, missions, Society of Inquiry, Christian Advocate, Ashbel Green, Réveil, Louis XVIII, Robert Baird, John Breckinridge, Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, Princeton Seminary
"The Apex of My Life"
Chapter fifty-five examines Hodge's fifty-teaching jubilee celebration held at the Seminary in 1872. More than five hundred attended, and he called the event: "the apex of my life." It was the first ... More
Chapter fifty-five examines Hodge's fifty-teaching jubilee celebration held at the Seminary in 1872. More than five hundred attended, and he called the event: "the apex of my life." It was the first such academic celebration of a professor to be held in the United States, following a tradition that was common in European institutions of higher learning. It was during these ceremonies that Hodge uttered his oracular statement: "a new idea never originated in this Seminary." Just nine months after the event, Hodge's brother, Hugh, died.Less
Chapter fifty-five examines Hodge's fifty-teaching jubilee celebration held at the Seminary in 1872. More than five hundred attended, and he called the event: "the apex of my life." It was the first such academic celebration of a professor to be held in the United States, following a tradition that was common in European institutions of higher learning. It was during these ceremonies that Hodge uttered his oracular statement: "a new idea never originated in this Seminary." Just nine months after the event, Hodge's brother, Hugh, died.
Keywords: Charles Hodge, Princeton Seminary, Jubilee, Semi-Centennial Celebration, William Henry Green, Joseph T. Duryea, Systematic Theology, Hugh Hodge
Chapter fifty-seven looks at Hodge's last days. As he finished What is Darwinism?, the trustees of the Seminary began discussing who might replace Hodge. The answer was his son, Archibald Alexander ... More
Chapter fifty-seven looks at Hodge's last days. As he finished What is Darwinism?, the trustees of the Seminary began discussing who might replace Hodge. The answer was his son, Archibald Alexander Hodge, who joined the Seminary's faculty in 1877. Archie and his father co-taught Hodge's classes in his final year. He gave several conference talks near the end of his life concentrating on the path one needed to follow to get to heaven. Hodge's last public act was giving the prayer of his long-time friend, Joseph Henry. A few weeks later, he died, widely eulogized as one of America's greatest theologians.Less
Chapter fifty-seven looks at Hodge's last days. As he finished What is Darwinism?, the trustees of the Seminary began discussing who might replace Hodge. The answer was his son, Archibald Alexander Hodge, who joined the Seminary's faculty in 1877. Archie and his father co-taught Hodge's classes in his final year. He gave several conference talks near the end of his life concentrating on the path one needed to follow to get to heaven. Hodge's last public act was giving the prayer of his long-time friend, Joseph Henry. A few weeks later, he died, widely eulogized as one of America's greatest theologians.
Keywords: Charles Hodge, Princeton Seminary, Archibald Alexander Hodge, Joseph Henry, Smithsonian Institution, funeral
"The Most Important Biblical Discovery of Our Time": William Henry Green and the Demise of Ussher's Chronology
in Science and Christianity in Pulpit and Pew
Religion, History of Christianity
Theological and biblical scholarship have changed often independently of science. This chapter shows how the study of the Bible, not science, prompted an influential professor at Princeton ... More
Theological and biblical scholarship have changed often independently of science. This chapter shows how the study of the Bible, not science, prompted an influential professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, William Henry Green, to expand the Old Testament genealogies, thus giving evangelical Christians more time in which to accommodate later anthropological findings. In 1650, the distinguished church historian Archbishop James Ussher of Ireland announced his meticulously calculated time of the Creation: early Saturday evening, October 22, 4004 bc, a date immortalized in the margins of countless Bibles for nearly three centuries. Among American evangelicals no one played a more important role in discrediting Ussher's chronology than William Henry Green. One of Green's Princeton colleagues called his demonstration of Ussher's fallacy "the most important biblical discovery of our time". In some ways it was, although its full impact did not come until the second half of the 20th century.Less
"The Most Important Biblical Discovery of Our Time" : William Henry Green and the Demise of Ussher's Chronology
Theological and biblical scholarship have changed often independently of science. This chapter shows how the study of the Bible, not science, prompted an influential professor at Princeton Theological Seminary, William Henry Green, to expand the Old Testament genealogies, thus giving evangelical Christians more time in which to accommodate later anthropological findings. In 1650, the distinguished church historian Archbishop James Ussher of Ireland announced his meticulously calculated time of the Creation: early Saturday evening, October 22, 4004 bc, a date immortalized in the margins of countless Bibles for nearly three centuries. Among American evangelicals no one played a more important role in discrediting Ussher's chronology than William Henry Green. One of Green's Princeton colleagues called his demonstration of Ussher's fallacy "the most important biblical discovery of our time". In some ways it was, although its full impact did not come until the second half of the 20th century.
Keywords: William Henry Green, Princeton Theological Seminary, James Ussher, William Colenso, Ussher's chronology
Democratic Christianity
Chapter Fifteen offers an overview of the influence of the ideology of democracy on American Protestantism. American theology began to change in the early nineteenth century as Americans increasingly ... More
Chapter Fifteen offers an overview of the influence of the ideology of democracy on American Protestantism. American theology began to change in the early nineteenth century as Americans increasingly believed in an egalitarian ethic. Princeton Seminary remained firmly committed to a high sense of God's sovereignty and the implications that had for a hierarchical church governance structure.Less
Chapter Fifteen offers an overview of the influence of the ideology of democracy on American Protestantism. American theology began to change in the early nineteenth century as Americans increasingly believed in an egalitarian ethic. Princeton Seminary remained firmly committed to a high sense of God's sovereignty and the implications that had for a hierarchical church governance structure.
Keywords: Democratic Christianity, Jacksonian Democracy, Andrew Jackson, Princeton Seminary, Calvinism, sovereignty, Timothy Dwight, Andover Seminary, Kentucky, David Rice, Baptist, Methodist, Disciples of Christ, Alexander Campbell
James Barr 1924–2006
Ernest Nicholson and John Barton
in Proceedings of the British Academy, Volume 153 Biographical Memoirs of Fellows, VII
10.5871/bacad/9780197264348.003.0002
History, Historiography
James Barr (1924–2006), a Fellow of the British Academy, was a biblical scholar, Semitist, and theologian, who combined these three skills with exceptional brilliance. He was among the foremost ... More
James Barr (1924–2006), a Fellow of the British Academy, was a biblical scholar, Semitist, and theologian, who combined these three skills with exceptional brilliance. He was among the foremost biblical specialists of his generation, and for his depth of insight into the study of the Bible he was in a class of his own. Barr was born on March 20, 1924 in Glasgow. He never considered any other profession than the ministry of the Church of Scotland, and upon graduating proceeded to New College, Edinburgh to study theology and prepare for ordination. Barrs's first book, The Semantics of Biblical Language (Oxford, 1961), was a 'landmark' contribution in the history of twentieth-century biblical studies. In 1961, he migrated to the United States to take up an appointment as Professor of Old Testament Literature and Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. Barr returned to England in 1965 as Professor of Semitic Languages and Literatures at the University of Manchester. Despite his many honours, he retained a simplicity and straightforwardness of manner that endeared him to family and friends alike.Less
Ernest NicholsonJohn Barton
James Barr (1924–2006), a Fellow of the British Academy, was a biblical scholar, Semitist, and theologian, who combined these three skills with exceptional brilliance. He was among the foremost biblical specialists of his generation, and for his depth of insight into the study of the Bible he was in a class of his own. Barr was born on March 20, 1924 in Glasgow. He never considered any other profession than the ministry of the Church of Scotland, and upon graduating proceeded to New College, Edinburgh to study theology and prepare for ordination. Barrs's first book, The Semantics of Biblical Language (Oxford, 1961), was a 'landmark' contribution in the history of twentieth-century biblical studies. In 1961, he migrated to the United States to take up an appointment as Professor of Old Testament Literature and Theology at Princeton Theological Seminary. Barr returned to England in 1965 as Professor of Semitic Languages and Literatures at the University of Manchester. Despite his many honours, he retained a simplicity and straightforwardness of manner that endeared him to family and friends alike.
Keywords: James Barr, British Academy, Bible, Church of Scotland, biblical studies, theology, Biblical Language, Princeton Theological Seminary, University of Manchester
The Chief End of Man and of Woman: Princeton and Evelyn
Andrea L. Turpin
in A New Moral Vision: Gender, Religion, and the Changing Purposes of American Higher Education, 1837-1917
Cornell University Press
10.7591/cornell/9781501704789.003.0006
History, American History: 19th Century
This chapter provides an overview of the Princeton Seminary, which had been in many ways the quintessential nineteenth-century denominational college, and before that a classic colonial college. In ... More
This chapter provides an overview of the Princeton Seminary, which had been in many ways the quintessential nineteenth-century denominational college, and before that a classic colonial college. In 1900, when it joined the elite cadre of institutions to found the Association of American Universities, it was one of the only such colleges to be recognized for transitioning to university status. As an institution widely acknowledged first as a prominent denominational college and later as a prominent university, Princeton provides a clear window into how the various changes roiling higher education at the turn of the century combined to produce a new, more gendered approach to student moral formation at those elite men's institutions that rejected coeducation.Less
The Chief End of Man and of Woman : Princeton and Evelyn
This chapter provides an overview of the Princeton Seminary, which had been in many ways the quintessential nineteenth-century denominational college, and before that a classic colonial college. In 1900, when it joined the elite cadre of institutions to found the Association of American Universities, it was one of the only such colleges to be recognized for transitioning to university status. As an institution widely acknowledged first as a prominent denominational college and later as a prominent university, Princeton provides a clear window into how the various changes roiling higher education at the turn of the century combined to produce a new, more gendered approach to student moral formation at those elite men's institutions that rejected coeducation.
Keywords: Princeton College, denominational college, Princeton Seminary, Association of American Universities, coeducation
Intellectual and Religious Contexts of Nineteenth-Century America and the Transplantation of German Ideas
Annette G. Aubert
in The German Roots of Nineteenth-Century American Theology
Religion, Religion and Literature
This chapter briefly addresses the influences of Scottish Common Sense Realism and Baconism on antebellum Protestant theology in the United States, and then proceeds to show links between the ... More
This chapter briefly addresses the influences of Scottish Common Sense Realism and Baconism on antebellum Protestant theology in the United States, and then proceeds to show links between the American theology of that period and ideas coming from European intellectuals such as Alexander von Humboldt, Arnold Guyot, Georg Hegel, Samuel Coleridge, and various German theologians. It explores the vital transatlantic connections between American and German scholars, especially through German-educated scholars who immigrated to America, Americans who studied at German universities, translations of German theological works into English, and German libraries imported to America. The chapter concludes with commentary on how American scholars responded positively to the dogmatic and biblical work of mediating theologians and how various German influences shaped American thinkers.Less
This chapter briefly addresses the influences of Scottish Common Sense Realism and Baconism on antebellum Protestant theology in the United States, and then proceeds to show links between the American theology of that period and ideas coming from European intellectuals such as Alexander von Humboldt, Arnold Guyot, Georg Hegel, Samuel Coleridge, and various German theologians. It explores the vital transatlantic connections between American and German scholars, especially through German-educated scholars who immigrated to America, Americans who studied at German universities, translations of German theological works into English, and German libraries imported to America. The chapter concludes with commentary on how American scholars responded positively to the dogmatic and biblical work of mediating theologians and how various German influences shaped American thinkers.
Keywords: American Enlightenment, common sense, Baconism, Alexander von Humboldt, Arnold Guyot, Frederick Rauch, Hegelianism, Romanticism, Princeton Theological Seminary, German universities
Ministers and Ministerial Training
Michael Ledger-Lomas
in The Oxford History of Protestant Dissenting Traditions, Volume III: The Nineteenth Century
10.1093/oso/9780199683710.003.0021
Religion, Religious Studies, Theology
Ministerial training throughout the nineteenth century was dogged by persistent uncertainties about what Dissenters wanted ministers to do: were they to be preachers or scholars, settled pastors or ... More
Ministerial training throughout the nineteenth century was dogged by persistent uncertainties about what Dissenters wanted ministers to do: were they to be preachers or scholars, settled pastors or roving missionaries? Sects and denominations such as the Baptists and Congregationalists invested heavily in the professionalization of ministry, founding, building, and expanding ministerial training colleges whose pompous architecture often expressed their cultural ambitions. That was especially true for the Methodists who had often been wary of a learned ministry, while Presbyterians who had always nursed such a status built an impressive international network of colleges, centred on Princeton Seminary. Among both Methodists and Presbyterians, such institution building could be both bedevilled and eventually stimulated by secessions. Colleges were heavily implicated not just in the supply of domestic ministers but also in foreign mission. Even exceptions to this pattern such as the Quakers who claimed not to have dedicated ministers were tacitly professionalizing training by the end of the century. However, the investment in institutions did not prevent protracted disputes over how academic their training should be. Many very successful Dissenting entrepreneurs, such as Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Thomas Champness, William Booth, and Adoniram Judson Gordon, offered unpretentious vocational training, while in colonies such as Australia there were complaints from Congregationalists and others that the colleges were too high-flying for their requirements. The need to offer a liberal education, which came to include science, as well as systematic theological instruction put strain on the resources of the colleges, a strain that many resolved by farming out the former to secular universities. Many of the controversies generated by theological change among Dissenters centred on colleges because they were disputes about the teaching of biblical criticism and how to resolve the tension between free inquiry and the responsibilities of tutors and students to the wider denomination. Colleges were ill-equipped to accommodate theological change because their heads insisted that theology was a static discipline, central to which was the simple exegesis of Scripture. That generated tensions with their students and caused numerous teachers to be edged out of colleges for heresy, most notoriously Samuel Davidson from Lancashire Independent College and William Robertson Smith from the Aberdeen Free Church College. Nevertheless, even conservatives such as Moses Stuart at Andover had emphasized the importance of keeping one's exegetical tools up to date, and it became progressively easier in most denominations for college teachers to enjoy intellectual liberty, much as Unitarians had always done. Yet the victory of free inquiry was never complete and pyrrhic in any event as from the end of the century the colleges could not arrest a slow decline in the morale and prospects of Dissenting ministers.Less
Ministerial training throughout the nineteenth century was dogged by persistent uncertainties about what Dissenters wanted ministers to do: were they to be preachers or scholars, settled pastors or roving missionaries? Sects and denominations such as the Baptists and Congregationalists invested heavily in the professionalization of ministry, founding, building, and expanding ministerial training colleges whose pompous architecture often expressed their cultural ambitions. That was especially true for the Methodists who had often been wary of a learned ministry, while Presbyterians who had always nursed such a status built an impressive international network of colleges, centred on Princeton Seminary. Among both Methodists and Presbyterians, such institution building could be both bedevilled and eventually stimulated by secessions. Colleges were heavily implicated not just in the supply of domestic ministers but also in foreign mission. Even exceptions to this pattern such as the Quakers who claimed not to have dedicated ministers were tacitly professionalizing training by the end of the century. However, the investment in institutions did not prevent protracted disputes over how academic their training should be. Many very successful Dissenting entrepreneurs, such as Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Thomas Champness, William Booth, and Adoniram Judson Gordon, offered unpretentious vocational training, while in colonies such as Australia there were complaints from Congregationalists and others that the colleges were too high-flying for their requirements. The need to offer a liberal education, which came to include science, as well as systematic theological instruction put strain on the resources of the colleges, a strain that many resolved by farming out the former to secular universities. Many of the controversies generated by theological change among Dissenters centred on colleges because they were disputes about the teaching of biblical criticism and how to resolve the tension between free inquiry and the responsibilities of tutors and students to the wider denomination. Colleges were ill-equipped to accommodate theological change because their heads insisted that theology was a static discipline, central to which was the simple exegesis of Scripture. That generated tensions with their students and caused numerous teachers to be edged out of colleges for heresy, most notoriously Samuel Davidson from Lancashire Independent College and William Robertson Smith from the Aberdeen Free Church College. Nevertheless, even conservatives such as Moses Stuart at Andover had emphasized the importance of keeping one's exegetical tools up to date, and it became progressively easier in most denominations for college teachers to enjoy intellectual liberty, much as Unitarians had always done. Yet the victory of free inquiry was never complete and pyrrhic in any event as from the end of the century the colleges could not arrest a slow decline in the morale and prospects of Dissenting ministers.
Keywords: Aberdeen Free Church College, Andover, Baptists, William Booth, Thomas Champness, Congregationalists, Samuel Davidson, Lancashire Independent College, Methodists, Presbyterians, Quakers, Princeton Seminary, William Robertson Smith, Charles Haddon Spurgeon, Moses Stuart, Unitarians
David Bebbington
Evangelicalism was the chief factor moulding the theology of most Protestant Dissenting traditions of the nineteenth century, dictating an emphasis on conversions, the cross, the Bible as the supreme ... More
Evangelicalism was the chief factor moulding the theology of most Protestant Dissenting traditions of the nineteenth century, dictating an emphasis on conversions, the cross, the Bible as the supreme source of teaching, and activism which spread the gospel while also relieving the needy. The chapter concentrates on debates about conversion and the cross. It begins by emphasizing that the Enlightenment and above all its principle of rational inquiry was enduringly important to Dissenters. The Enlightenment led some in the Reformed tradition such as Joseph Priestley to question not only creeds but also doctrines central to Christianity, such as the Trinity, while others, such as the Sandemanians, Scotch Baptists, Alexander Campbell's Restorationists, or the Universalists, privileged the rational exegesis of Scripture over more emotive understandings of faith. In the Calvinist mainstream, though, the Enlightenment created 'moderate Calvinism'. Beginning with Jonathan Edwards, it emphasized the moral responsibility of the sinner for rejecting the redemption that God had made available and reconciled predestination with the enlightened principle of liberty. As developed by Edwards's successors, the New England theology became the norm in America and was widely disseminated among British Congregationalists and Baptists. It entailed a judicial or governmental conception of the atonement, in which a just Father was forced to exact the Son's death for human sinfulness. The argument that this just sacrifice was sufficient to save all broke with the doctrine of the limited atonement and so pushed some higher Calvinists among the Baptists into schism, while, among Presbyterians, Princeton Seminary retained loyal to the doctrine of penal substitution. New England theology was not just resisted but also developed, with 'New Haven' theologians such as Nathaniel William Taylor stressing the human component of conversion. If Calvinism became residual in such hands, then Methodists and General and Freewill Baptists had never accepted it. Nonetheless they too gave enlightened accounts of salvation. The chapter dwells on key features of the Enlightenment legacy: a pragmatic attitude to denominational distinctions; an enduring emphasis on the evidences of the Christian faith; sympathy with science, which survived the advent of Darwin; and an optimistic postmillennialism in which material prosperity became the hallmark of the unfolding millennium. Initially challenges to this loose consensus came from premillennial teachers such as Edward Irving or John Nelson Darby, but the most sustained and deep-seated were posed by Romanticism. Romantic theologians such as James Martineau, Horace Bushnell, and Henry Ward Beecher rejected necessarian understandings of the universe and identified faith with interiority. They emphasized the love rather than the justice of God, with some such as the Baptist Samuel Cox embracing universalism. Late nineteenth-century Dissenters followed Anglicans in prioritizing the incarnation over the atonement and experiential over evidential apologetics. One final innovation was the adoption of Albrecht Ritschl's claim that Jesus had come to found the kingdom of God, which boosted environmental social activism. The shift from Enlightenment to romanticism, which provoked considerable controversy, illustrated how the gospel and culture had been in creative interaction.Less
Evangelicalism was the chief factor moulding the theology of most Protestant Dissenting traditions of the nineteenth century, dictating an emphasis on conversions, the cross, the Bible as the supreme source of teaching, and activism which spread the gospel while also relieving the needy. The chapter concentrates on debates about conversion and the cross. It begins by emphasizing that the Enlightenment and above all its principle of rational inquiry was enduringly important to Dissenters. The Enlightenment led some in the Reformed tradition such as Joseph Priestley to question not only creeds but also doctrines central to Christianity, such as the Trinity, while others, such as the Sandemanians, Scotch Baptists, Alexander Campbell's Restorationists, or the Universalists, privileged the rational exegesis of Scripture over more emotive understandings of faith. In the Calvinist mainstream, though, the Enlightenment created 'moderate Calvinism'. Beginning with Jonathan Edwards, it emphasized the moral responsibility of the sinner for rejecting the redemption that God had made available and reconciled predestination with the enlightened principle of liberty. As developed by Edwards's successors, the New England theology became the norm in America and was widely disseminated among British Congregationalists and Baptists. It entailed a judicial or governmental conception of the atonement, in which a just Father was forced to exact the Son's death for human sinfulness. The argument that this just sacrifice was sufficient to save all broke with the doctrine of the limited atonement and so pushed some higher Calvinists among the Baptists into schism, while, among Presbyterians, Princeton Seminary retained loyal to the doctrine of penal substitution. New England theology was not just resisted but also developed, with 'New Haven' theologians such as Nathaniel William Taylor stressing the human component of conversion. If Calvinism became residual in such hands, then Methodists and General and Freewill Baptists had never accepted it. Nonetheless they too gave enlightened accounts of salvation. The chapter dwells on key features of the Enlightenment legacy: a pragmatic attitude to denominational distinctions; an enduring emphasis on the evidences of the Christian faith; sympathy with science, which survived the advent of Darwin; and an optimistic postmillennialism in which material prosperity became the hallmark of the unfolding millennium. Initially challenges to this loose consensus came from premillennial teachers such as Edward Irving or John Nelson Darby, but the most sustained and deep-seated were posed by Romanticism. Romantic theologians such as James Martineau, Horace Bushnell, and Henry Ward Beecher rejected necessarian understandings of the universe and identified faith with interiority. They emphasized the love rather than the justice of God, with some such as the Baptist Samuel Cox embracing universalism. Late nineteenth-century Dissenters followed Anglicans in prioritizing the incarnation over the atonement and experiential over evidential apologetics. One final innovation was the adoption of Albrecht Ritschl's claim that Jesus had come to found the kingdom of God, which boosted environmental social activism. The shift from Enlightenment to romanticism, which provoked considerable controversy, illustrated how the gospel and culture had been in creative interaction.
Keywords: Henry Ward Beecher, Horace Bushnell, Jonathan Edwards, Enlightenment, moderate Calvinism, James Martineau, New Haven theology, postmillennialism, Joseph Priestley, Princeton Seminary, Albrecht Ritschl, Romanticism, Nathaniel William Taylor


If you are like most dog lovers, you will find it very hard to allow your dog to stay in an overnight boarding facility, leave alone a long-term one. Even so, you can have peace and ensure your dog is under professional care and watch when you take the time to find the best Kennel for long-term boarding services. No doubt there are situations that often warrant the need for boarding services. A perfect example is when you have to be away for work or leisure and cannot carry your fur baby with you. No doubt a Kennel is the best option especially if you don't want to bother your friends and relatives. Here are some great tips to help you find the ideal Kennel for your fur baby for both long-term and short-term boarding services.
Vaccines are mandatory in any facility worth its weight in gold, at the very least Bordatella. The last thing you would want is to receive a call that your pet is sick when you are miles away. Take the time to establish that your Kennel of choice has all necessary vaccinations and that all pets are up-to-date on their vaccines. You'll be able to find out more by clicking this link.
Cleanliness and great hygienic standards will no doubt keep sicknesses and those opportunistic infections at bay so be sure to check on those when selecting the right boarding facility for your pet. How about you get to tour the facility before boarding your fur baby for long-term boarding services? Be sure to take a tour of where the dogs sleep and also the common area, taking note of any issues that may compromise on the sanitary levels of the facility. At the very least, the sleeping area must have clean and dry beddings and strategically placed litter boxes to avoid the spread of diseases. By the same token, you must verify that the ventilation is perfect to ensure clean air is in circulation all the time to avoid airborne diseases.
To add to that, you must ensure there is enough space for every pet, particularly to allow easy access to raised sleeping areas. Besides, the playgroup areas and spaces should not only be clean but also supervised by trained and competent kennel staff. Speaking of kennel staff, you want to choose a dog boarding facility that has the friendliest and knowledgeable staff in matters to do with dogs. It needs no mentioning trained Kennel staff should have the knowledge to interpret dog behavior thus creating an environment the dogs will be happy. Further, you want to deal with Kennel staff that can answer all your questions and allay whatever fears you may have regarding your pet stay in their facility. You can learn more by clicking this link.


A blog of random thoughts on ELT, Web 2.0 tools, and about life in the beautiful region of Abruzzo.
Attending webinars from the comfort of your own home is a fantastic experience!
I enjoy playing games with my learners and in this webinar I learned more about the rationale behind using games for learning, and most importantly of all, the presenter offered many practical examples of varied types of games. It was an interactive session with interesting polls, text chat opportunities and games such as charades, being played. Handouts were made available at the close of the session, and these will be invaluable for future lessons.
The important thing about games is that they can be used with every type of learner, and used judiciously, games can make language points and vocabulary more memorable. They are indeed a hidden type of repetition drill and if the students are engaged and 'in the flow,' they will not notice that behind the fun, there is a serious element to learning going on. Gamifying teaching in a pedagogical and meaningful way can lead to more learner engagment and motivation.
The book Games for Language Learning, by Andrew Wright et al. was mentioned in the session. I have had this book in my personal collection for a while. It is a rich resource, full of fantastic and easy to implement ideas for games. According to the author, games as drills form a 'living communication', and this is an interesting point to note.
In the article, the focus was on 'Rory's Storytelling Cubes'. I will need to investigate this resource, which looks fun.
The notion of 'FLOW' during a game is important, and the book called 'FLOW- The Psychology of Optimal Experience' by Mihaly Csikszent was referred to in the webinar.
The use of QR codes in games such as treasure hunts was also mentioned inthe slide presentation. This article QR codes: A treasure hunt, by Nicky Hockly, Director of Pedagogy of the renowned Consultants-e Edtech training website, contains an excellent post about how to go about organizing a treasure or scavenger hunt using mobile phones and QR codes.
I was so engaged in following the presentation and doing the activities and adding replies in the text chat box, that the one hour session flew past!
........ to OUP for this exciting series of practical and worthwhile webinars, and to John Hughes for the inspirational presentation today!!
I am delighted to be writing a review of a newly published photocopiable teachers' resource book called Talking Idioms: Images, written by two of my Lake School of English colleagues.
The talented joint authors are Lucy Holmes and Sharlene Matharu and they have been working at the Lake School of English for a considerable number of years between them now.
Below an image reproduced with kind permission from the Lake School. It shows the two authors with their book called 'Talking Images: Idioms'. This resource book is created for teachers by two practising and very experienced teachers. You can read more about them here.
All the original and brilliant artwork contained in the book has been drawn by Sharlene Matharu herself, seen below on the right.
..........and the warm, friendly atmosphere created by the school by the teachers and staff, and of course, inspired by the many students from around the globe!
'Talking Images: Idioms' has been primarily designed as a 'pick up and use' resource book, and I honestly believe it is and will be the perfect addition to any busy staffroom. It contains a wealth of idioms, all based around practical themes, and using images to gain maximum communicative effect. All the materials have been trialled at the Lake School beforehand, and given the seal of approval by both students and teachers alike.
I have recently had the pleasure to have a good look through the contents of the book, which contains 12 thematically based units. Each lesson aimed at B1 level and above, would ideally take 45-60 minutes of classroom time.
Each lesson has a set amount of clear, logical stages, and thus it makes it an engaging book for any teacher to work through.
Once again I would like to extend my warmest congratulations to Lucy and Sharlene, a dynamic duo who have worked so hard to achieve this dream of self publishing their materials.
I hope I have given teachers, who are reading this post, a little taster of what the book is for and about.
If you do win a copy, please DO make sure to add a comment here to let me know!
Can you guess which of the above I have done/ I do in my lessons?
Probably everyone has a little bit of an acting side in them if it is nurtured properly.
Teach + perform = PERFECT lesson?
I hope the new year has got off to a flying start for everyone!
Recently I had a big clearing out of books and I came across an exciting initiative in Abruzzo which proved to be the ideal solution for donating a few of my books in English.
The initiative was set up by an enthusisatic book lover, Giovanna G. who has created a small bookcrossing library for free. The objective is to take a book and donate a book so that the books are circulated by as wide an audience as possible. This involves trust and respect for each book.
I think it is a wonderful idea, and by all accounts it is enjoying a hugely successful outcome. It is part of a larger, national bookcrossing project.
I am delighted to have played a small part in this initiative, and the books I have enjoyed reading in the past, will now hopefully continue to touch other peoples' lives in some way.
I have been in contact via emails, with the organizer Giovanna G.and it is evident to see how truly committed she is to realising her dream project. I had the pleasure of chatting to her on the phone just before Christmas and it was lovely to hear her voice!
Recently, Giovanna has started up another new and exciting library initiative in the local area, and she has been crowdsourcing the materials and doing creative fund-raising projects.
I hope to meet this amazing lady in person, and visit the new library in Villanova.
I wish her all the best for a wonderful 2018.
I have just read about the passing away of the original founder of the Little Free Library, called Todd Bol, from the USA. It is a remarkable and awe-inspiring story.
I hope the 2017 festive season brings joy, peace, love and happiness all around.
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There's no environmentally cleaner way to keep food cold than a solar fridge (save a root cellar, and most of us don't want to live in a house built in the 1840s). Unlike conventional refrigerators, which run on electric that is likely generated by burning fossil fuels, a solar fridge runs on energy provided directly by the sun.
Solar fridges are the best sort of coolers for off-the-grid locations where AC power is not available and no conventional fridges dare to tread. They can keep food preserved without the need for utility-provided power, a major advantage in undeveloped areas where electricity availability is intermittent and unreliable.
Solar fridges use thick insulation and a DC compressor (not AC) to cool food. Older forms of solar fridges used a combination of solar panels , inverters for the AC power, and lead batteries to store enough energy for cloudy days or at night when the absence of sunlight meant the absence of power input. Lead batteries were heavy and mitigated the advantages of a solar fridge's portability.
Newer models such as the GoSun cooler work around these disadvantages. The solar fridge from GoSun uses a portable solar table that has built in solar photovoltaic panels and a lightweight, a portable, and compact battery system, that allows for a completely portable power and cooling system. Plus, the shading of the table allows the cooler to stay even colder, even in direct sunlight and operate at temperatures down to -18 degrees c, ( 0 degrees F).
A portable lithium battery pack powers the GoSun Solar Cooler. The large 150 watt-hour solar power lithium battery pack can also power laptops, cell phones, and many other portable accessories, making it the perfect outdoor product to be prepared for a power outage or emergency.


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Logistics technology issues too often bring businesses to a halt. In a study by Compuware, almost half of respondents (48%) reported that technology problems happen anywhere from a few times a week to every day. Seventy-five percent reported that the frequency of technology failures is staying the same or increasing.
More often than not, the problem goes beyond what meets the eye. A technology issue usually has an underlying cause that could easily have been avoided.
Over the last two years, we have provided logistics tech support for over 266 businesses and collected data from 10,451 technology support requests received.
In this article, we'll highlight the five most common logistics IT problems impacting small- and mid-size supply chain companies.
Poor warehouse wireless coverage, network instability, and random handheld disconnections make it to the top of the list. Around 87 percent of the companies that we have worked with experienced one of these problems.
Very often, wireless networks are installed by companies that are not logistics systems integrators, and they are unfamiliar with the particular challenges of implementing a warehouse wireless solution. This ends up causing the network to malfunction often because it does not meet the needs of the warehouse.
Driven by the desire to reduce costs, companies very often select wireless solutions that are not intended for warehouse environments, handheld devices that are not compatible, or second-hand equipment that is often ineffective.
Not-standardization between a hardware vendor and device model will create major headaches and a painful troubleshooting process when things go wrong. Standardization among a vendor, device model, and system configuration will help to avoid issues.
Logistic companies need to print shipping labels and scan documents quickly. The inability to do so can cause productivity lags and other problems along the supply chain.
For the most part, printing and scanning related issues include: users not being able to print/scan due to connectivity issues, printer alignment problems, not knowing how to identify the proper printer in the network, printers not available in the WMS/TMS systems, scanned documents taking too long, and driver incompatibilities.
Lack of proper planning. Many organizations fail to plan (or hire someone to plan) the deployment and management of their printing and scanning infrastructure in a way that is reliable and simple to manage.
Decentralized management of printing infrastructure. You should standardize and centralize the management of the printing infrastructure as much as possible. For example, install all printer drivers on one server and manage all the printers from there. This reduces complexities and administration overhead.
At the core of most of the supply chain business, two systems play a critical role: Warehouse Management Systems (WMS) and/or Transportation Management Systems (TMS).
The critical role of WMS & TMS are often underestimated by decision makers when selecting the right TMS/WMS solution for their company.
System instability. Most software has services—a subset of applications within the software that perform specific functions for the program. Recurrent service failures cause system instability, especially if the service(s) plays a critical role within the application. This is a very common problem across many WMS and TMS systems.
Improper software updates. Companies tend to introduce new software updates before properly testing them, which creates unplanned downtime.
Poor quality database systems. Before buying a WMS or TMS, businesses might fail to evaluate them against business needs and future growth. As the business and the amount of data stored in the WMS or TMS grows, system performance degrades because databases are not properly designed for scalability.
Your technology infrastructure is composed of computers, network devices, servers, and software. This is the technical core of your business—the central component that interconnects people and data. This is where processing and sharing of information happens, including sales quotes, emails, bills of lading, and more.
Very often, this core component of the business is undervalued, resulting in system problems that impact business productivity and creates customer dissatisfaction.
The most common infrastructure issues that we've encountered across logistic companies include: slow network speeds, random network disconnections, computer and server performance degradation, security breaches, and unreliable equipment or software.
Technology underinvestment driven by the desire to reduce costs. This becomes counterintuitive, because you end up increasing costs as a result of operational deficiencies or the need to re-install the solution to get things working right (e.g. implementing home technology solutions instead of business solutions).
Last but not least is technology management. This is one area where we see a lot of deficiencies originating.
There's a misconception amongst decision makers that technology can be implemented without being managed. Well, I'm here to tell you that this is not the case—especially if you expect things to run smoothly.
Technology, like everything else in your business, needs to be properly maintained. The truth is, failing to properly and proactively manage technology exposes the business to technology failures and security breaches.
Lack of proactive maintenance plans to keep systems up to date, with the latest security and software updates to correct software and system bugs.
No historic I.T. operational data to make informed technology investment decisions and detect operational deviations.
"According to Compuware's study, 52% of responders classified supply chain operations as critically dependent on technology operating effectively, 43% consider it critical in distribution departments, and 39% in shipping & receiving."
Technology is a living breathing organism and a crucial part of any supply chain business. IT decisions need to be made AFTER considering what is right for your business. Then technology infrastructure needs to be implemented and managed properly so security breaches, unscheduled downtime, and all the other issues we discussed today do not happen to your business.
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