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Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn is a premier Dutch Master, sitting beside others like Jan Vermeer. Throughout his artistic career, Rembrandt experimented with many subject matters. From the portraits of his earlier years to biblical scenes, Rembrandt excelled. In this article, we take a closer look at the life and works of this great Dutch artist.
1 Rembrandt's Biography: Who Is Rembrandt?
1.1 The Early Life of Rembrandt: Where Was Rembrandt Born?
1.2 Artistic Training
1.3 The Leiden Period: 1625 – 1631
1.4 The First Amsterdam Period: 1631 – 1635/36
1.5 The Second Amsterdam Period: 1635 – 1642
1.6 The Third Amsterdam Period: 1643 – 1658
2 The Late Style of Rembrandt
Rembrandt's Biography: Who Is Rembrandt?
You may have heard his name, but who is Rembrandt exactly? Rembrandt van Rijn had a life full of variety and tragedy. After a bright youth of exponential success, Rembrandt's life took a downward turn. Despite his overwhelming success, financial hardship marked much of his life. Perhaps to struggle is the curse of all great artists, and Rembrandt certainly was a great artist. There are roughly five Rembrandt time periods, and each differs distinctly in its style and subjects.
The Early Life of Rembrandt: Where Was Rembrandt Born?
In contrast to many other artists of his time, Rembrandt did not come from an artistic family. So, where was Rembrandt born? In 1606 Leiden, Rembrandt was born to his miller father and baker mother in the Dutch Republic. Rembrandt's parents had ten children in total, but only six of them survived. Both of Rembrandt's parents were religious, with his father belonging to the Dutch Reform Church and his mother, Roman Catholic. Although much of Rembrandt's work has deep religious iconography, there is no evidence regarding his own religious beliefs.
As was customary at the time, Rembrandt attended an elementary school and then went on to study at the Leiden Latin School. The Latin School focused primarily on classics and biblical studies, and his time at this school likely laid the way for his future paintings and etchings. Many art historians believe that his unique ability to stage figures in his paintings stemmed from the emphasis the Latin School placed on oratory skills. We do not know if Rembrandt finished his time at the Latin School, but many believe he left school early to pursue training in painting.
Self-Portrait in a Gorget (1629), painted by Rembrandt at around 23 years of age; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Artistic Training
Between 1620 and 1625, Rembrandt was training as an artist. As was the custom at the time, Rembrandt trained under two masters. The first master that Rembrandt trained under was Jacob van Swanenburgh. Jacob can Swanenburg was also from Leiden, and he taught Rembrandt the fundamental knowledge and skills of painting for around three years.
Rembrandt's first master specialized in scenes of the underworld and hell, as well as architectural pieces. The need to paint fire and its reflections likely lie beneath his enduring fascination with light.
Following his time with van Swaneburgh, Rembrandt spent six months studying under a second master. Pieter Lastman was a history painter, and it was with him that Rembrandt was able to master that particular painting genre. The history painting genre centered around historical, biblical, allegorical, and mythological figures in complex settings.
History painting held the top position in the painting hierarchy of the time. The reason behind this position was that it required the command of almost every subject, including landscapes, still-life scenes, costumes, animals, architecture, the human figure, costumes, drapery, and a range of expressions.
There are also arguments that Rembrandt may have had some stylistic training with Jan Lievens. Lievens was something of a child prodigy, and although he was a year younger than Rembrandt, he was already a fully flourished artist by the time Rembrandt was training. Scholars know that after Rembrandt returned to Leiden around 1625, he and Lievens worked together closely for several years.
The Leiden Period: 1625 – 1631
This is the first of the five Rembrandt time periods. Following his return to Leiden in 1625, Rembrandt settled as an independent master. It was during the following six years that Rembrandt set the stage for the works that would follow. We can clearly see the influence of Lastman's style in these early Rembrandt paintings.
Many of these early paintings appear to be remakes of some of Lastman's compositions. This method of taking apart the composition of your master and reassembling the elements was typical of the time, and many of Rembrandt's students would do the same.
Most Rembrandt paintings from his Leiden period were smaller historical paintings.
Rembrandt also painted several tronies, which are paintings of costumes from the Middle Eastern and other Asian countries. These costumes represent bravery and piety. These tronies were not portraits, but there must have been people who posed for them.
During his Leiden period, many believe that Rembrandt may have shared his studio with Lievens. Together, the young artists experimented with paint consistency. The pair used variations in the paint surface to execute different surfaces. In fact, there have been some suggestions that the two may have been competing because they both produced paintings of the same subject on several occasions.
Paintings from the Leiden Period: Lighting Developments
Between 1627 and 1629, Rembrandt underwent a rapid transformation in style. The paintings he produced shortly after returning to Leiden have a quality to them that resembles waxworks. The figures are arranged clearly within an organized space like actors, illuminated by even lighting. You can see the development of his techniques in The Artist in His Studio (1628) and Judas Repentant (1628/9).
The Artist in His Studio (1628) by Rembrandt during his Leiden period; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
It was the lighting that evolved in his works over this period. Rembrandt began to exaggerate the diminuendo as the composition moved away from the light source. He also concentrated the force of the light at the center, making the light appear to be a spotlight.
Rembrandt realized that in order to make the source of light more realistic in his paintings, he needed to leave significant areas of the canvas bathed in shadow.
In his Two Old Men Disputing (1628), Rembrandt displays a new lighting method, clustering all the illuminated items in the painting in a single area. As a result, Rembrandt did not need a great deal of shadow to separate these forms. Clusters of coherent darker tones in the background and foreground surround this area of light.
Two Old Men Disputing (1628) by Rembrandt during his Leiden period; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Not only could Rembrandt create an almost furnace-like intense center of light, but he also created a strong sense of unity within the composition. It is possible for a viewer to quickly grasp the whole painting with a single glance, thanks to this unity.
To create this effect, Rembrandt did have to make some sacrifices. Firstly, to maintain tonal unity, he needed to sacrifice a great deal of detail. Another thing that Rembrandt needed to sacrifice was the use of bright, saturated colors. Strong colors would diminish the effect that Rembrandt desired.
Etchings in the Leiden Period
Rembrandt made his first etchings during his first Leiden period, around 1628. The decision to begin experimenting with etching was a significant moment in Rembrandt's career. While drawing is a natural counterpart to painting, etching is not. As it turned out, beginning to create etchings propelled him towards international fame. Throughout his career, Rembrandt widely disseminated the prints from his roughly 300 etchings.
By analyzing his early etchings from the Leiden period, historians have determined that Rembrandt was likely self-taught. In contrast to many of his contemporaries who used the regular and highly stylized hatching techniques, Rembrandt used a much more loose and free etching technique, which seems, on the first impression, to be a little nervous.
This new technique worked in Rembrandt's favor, however. With his line-making, Rembrandt was able to create etchings that seemed more sketch-like and painterly.
Once again, we can see Rembrandt's mastery of light in his painterly etchings. He manages to achieve an incredibly suggestive play of shadow and light, using different hatching methods to create a convincingly atmospheric space. Throughout his career, Rembrandt transitioned through many stages in his etching practice. New technological developments have allowed historians to investigate his work in more detail, and they have determined that he likely printed his own etchings.
The Artist's Mother: Head only, Full Face (1628), etching print on paper, state ii/ii; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The First Amsterdam Period: 1631 – 1635/36
Unlike many artists of his time who traveled extensively throughout Europe, Rembrandt never left the Dutch Republic. He did move around within his country, and following just under a decade in Leiden, Rembrandt moved to Amsterdam. While Leiden was in decline, Amsterdam was a thriving and growing center for art.
1631 saw Rembrandt entering into a business relationship with an Amsterdam painting entrepreneur, Hendrick Uylenburgh. Uylenburgh had an extensive workshop that, among other things, carried out restorations, painted portraits, and produced copies.
When moving to a new town, it was essential for an artist to become a master of the guild. This status, and it alone, would allow the artist to sell their works in that town. For Rembrandt, however, this process was not as simple as it should have been.
Before an artist could become master of the guild in a town, he had to serve in the workshop of a local master for a period of one or two years. This process is likely the reason why Rembrandt moved to Uylenburgh's workshop. While working in Uylenburgh's workshop for a period of four years, Rembrandt married Saskia van Uylenburgh, Uylenburgh's niece.
Rembrandt Portraits in the First Amsterdam Period
While working in Uylenburgh's workshop between 1631 and 1635, Rembrandt produced a significant number of portraits. These portraits were often pairs of pendants and sometimes group portraits, like The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp, which Rembrandt painted in 1632.
Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1632) by Rembrandt during his first Amsterdam period; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Very quickly, Rembrandt took over the portrait market, relying on his experience with history painting. Rembrandt's success was due to his ability to breathe much more life into his portraits than the portrait painters who dominated the Amsterdam scene.
Rembrandt portraits have dynamic yet simple contours and a limited amount of detail.
As a result, he led the viewer's gaze directly to the face and the vitality of the figure, avoiding any distraction. Rembrandt's experimentation with different paint consistencies in Leiden also placed him in good stead for rendering human skin in exceptional detail.
Rembrandt continues to play with light throughout his portraiture. Almost always, Rembrandt positions the sitter so that their face is at an angle. This angle creates a line of demarcation along the nose between areas of illumination and shadow. The positioning of Rembrandt's faces produces a dramatic division between the flood of light illuminating the front of the face and the shadowy recesses in the background.
Another significant characteristic of Rembrandt's portraiture is the fluid positioning of his sitters. His portrait paintings are distinct from the stiff formality of many other portrait artists before him. Instead, Rembrandt's depictions communicate his own deep compassion for all humanity, regardless of age, wealth, or status.
While he was skilled at capturing the viewer's eye, his ability to capture the likeness of his sitters was not superior. We need only compare his authentic self-portraits to see the considerable physiognomic differences between them. In comparison to other artists, Rembrandt produced the least accurate portraits.
The portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert, the famously banned Remonstrant preacher, is the best example of this discrepancy. Comparing Rembrandt's painting to those by Jacob Adriaenszoon and Michiel Janszoon van Mierevelt, it is clear which one lacks in the likeness department.
According to stylistic analyses, it appears that Rembrandt may have had occasional help from others with his portraiture. This help was not because he lacked ability, but it was the custom in portrait workshops. For example, in Rembrandt's Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert (1633), the hands are stylistically different and were clearly painted by a studio assistant.
Portrait of Johannes Wtenbogaert (1633) by Rembrandt during his first Amsterdam period; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Religion in the First Amsterdam Period
There is no consensus among historians about the extent of Rembrandt's own religious beliefs, but religion was a prominent theme in his works throughout his career. During his first Amsterdam period, Rembrandt created many history paintings, and they were often biblical scenes.
Many of these biblical paintings were in the form of grisailles or grayscale works. Historians believe that Rembrandt painted these works as precursors to an ambitious series of prints. These prints were intended to constitute a Passion series, which unfortunately remains unfinished.
It was not uncommon for Rembrandt to paint himself and friends and family into his biblical scenes. Some suggest that, despite his lack of clear religious affiliation, Rembrandt saw the bible as a personal diary. In 1661, he painted St. Paul as himself. Perhaps this self-portrait was a comment on his own personal beliefs. St. Paul had warned against the tendencies among early Christians to separate themselves into sects.
Self-portrait as the Apostle Paul (1661) by Rembrandt during his first Amsterdam period; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
The Second Amsterdam Period: 1635 – 1642
Rembrandt's second Amsterdam period began after he left Uylenburgh's workshop in 1635. Rembrandt began to establish himself as an artist in his own right, eventually buying a house. However, Rembrandt did not pay for it in full, and as a result, he experienced significant financial problems in later years.
The years surrounding 1640 were certainly the highest point in Rembrandt's career. In these years, Rembrandt's fame grew exponentially, so much so that he was called "one of the most esteemed painters" of the century. In Europe during this time, there was a growing population of art lovers. The purpose of the art lover was to come to understand paintings so that they could hold discussions with other lovers and even artists themselves.
The art lovers found inspiration in the extraordinary relationships between artists and patrons of old, like Alexander the Great and Apelles, his court painter.
Throughout the late 1630s, Rembrandt became increasingly preoccupied with Leonardo da Vinci. In particular, it was his painting Last Supper (1498) that Rembrandt knew from a reproduction print and found fascinating. Rembrandt produced several sketched variants of this composition, and from these sketches, we can see that Rembrandt was interested in the problem of symmetry in the grouping of the figures.
The Wedding of Samson (1638) by Rembrandt during his second Amsterdam period; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Rembrandt attempted to surpass da Vinci in his composition of The Wedding of Samson (1638). Rembrandt managed to create a much livelier composition than da Vinci. The Wedding of Samson was one of many group portraits produced by Rembrandt at the turn of the 1640s.
From 1640 until 1642, Rembrandt appears to have been primarily occupied with creating a large group portrait of the Amsterdam civic militia company. This painting is now one of Rembrandt's most famous works, The Night Watch (1642). The painting depicts 34 figures, including 18 men from the militia and 16 random figures to flesh out the scene.
The Night Watch (1642)
Throughout his career, Rembrandt produced countless famous pieces, and The Night Watch is one of the most well-known. Today, all sides of the painting are trimmed. As a result, the captain and his lieutenant are pushed to the center of the frame. This alteration to the composition undermines Rembrandt's intention for this piece – to create a work of unity. We can see the original composition, which is far more coherent and dynamic, in a copy by Gerrit Lundens.
The current trimmed state of this painting also illuminates the most crucial problem with this work. The problem is simultaneously the most interesting feature, which is the use of lighting. There are two figures with intense illumination, and they dominate the composition. The first is the lieutenant. The second figure is the girl in the middle ground. Both of these figures are wearing yellow. This choice of clothing strengthens the effect of the light and causes a double spotlight effect.
The Night Watch (1642) by Rembrandt during his second Amsterdam period; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
As a result of this effect, the painting seems to have very subdued tonal values. This darkness certainly contributed to the naming of the painting. Van Hoogstraten, a former student of Rembrandt, complained about the lack of light in this painting, despite praising the unity of the composition. It is believed that these comments may have contributed to the myth of the rejection of Night Watch and the fall of Rembrandt.
You can find Night Watch and many other Rembrandt and Vincent van Gogh paintings at the Rijksmuseum and Van Gogh museum. The museums are located very close to one another in Amsterdam where Rembrandt died, despite the location being far away from where van Gogh died in Auvers-sur-Oise.
The Third Amsterdam Period: 1643 – 1658
His production changed dramatically in the following decade. He did not produce a single painted portrait, possibly because he did not receive any commissions or perhaps rejected those he received. Rembrandt also slowed down production extensively. His production of paintings drastically diminished, and the few he did create varied significantly in style, size, and subject. This sparseness of painting production remains a mystery, but rumors surrounding Night Watch have contributed to a developing "Rembrandt myth."
According to this myth, Rembrandt became increasingly misunderstood and ignored following Night Watch in 1642. As a result of this lack of attention, Rembrandt became increasingly financially strained, eventually passing away poverty-stricken. Many proponents of this myth believe that his art became deeper during this period.
The Mill (1648) by Rembrandt during his third Amsterdam period; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Rembrandt became increasingly honest and true to himself; the classically misunderstood genius. This myth owes a lot of its formulation to the Saul-Paul model of biographical writing. According to this model, a conversion or crisis creates a sudden shift in the direction of the subject's life.
According to the myth, the rejection of Night Watch and the death of his wife were the events that sparked Rembrandt's fall. This myth is rejected by many art historians because there is an astounding lack of support for it. There is insufficient evidence to suggest a serious rejection of Night Watch – Rembrandt was paid for the painting, and it remained on exhibition.
What we can tell from the sparse paintings and variation in the style of his third Amsterdam period is that Rembrandt appeared to be searching for something. It was during this time that he began to develop his late style.
The Late Style of Rembrandt
There are three key elements to the late style of Rembrandt. His use of light goes through another transformation, and he begins to use broader brushwork. Despite this broader brushstroke, the third essential part of his late style is the increased painterly style of his work.
Rembrandt's increased use of broader brushstrokes is probably the most obvious aspect of his late style. Although the differentiation in his brushstrokes is extraordinary, individual brushstrokes often remain visible. On whatever scale Rembrandt applied the brushwork, it seemed that chance was in control more than ever before. These later works seemed almost to have been created in an accidental way, with unrestrained freedom that Rembrandt had never demonstrated before.
The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (1661) by Rembrandt in his late style. It depicts a Batavian oath to Gaius Julius Civilis, the head of the Batavian rebellion against the Romans in 69 AD; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Despite this brushstroke freedom, Rembrandt's late work does not appear to be sketchy or less immaculate than before. In contrast, his painterly execution and intensity of observation only increase. While the brushwork seems full of life and movement, the figures in his paintings seem to hold more stillness than before. Gone was the natural liveliness that was characteristic of his earlier work. This stillness is not the same as rigidity, but instead, his figures seem to be in a state of potential dynamism.
The effects of light had always been a key consideration for Rembrandt, and it underwent another transition in his late period. In his early works, Rembrandt focused on creating a light intensity hierarchy in his works, but this logic appears to take on a magical quality in his later pieces.
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (1653), which formed a part of a series of seven paintings by Rembrandt; Rembrandt, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
In his later works, the strong spotlight effect is replaced with a light that appears to radiate from the figure and linger around them. You can see the way that light seems to radiate in an illogical way around Homer's bust in Aristotle (1653). You can see the same effect in Conspiracy of the Batavians (1661) and Jakob's Blessing (1656).
Rembrandt is certainly one of the most celebrated European painters, and his work remains some of the most valuable. Although little is known about his personal life, there is extensive information to inform Rembrandt's biography. His paintings are distinguishable by his incredible command of light, his unique ability to render textures in exacting detail, and the compassion and life that he breathed into his figures.
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Movie Review: "Headless"
Headless is something I had a lot of excitement for, albeit not for the film itself or anything that was done in the trailers to entice me. Headless is a spin-off of another horror called .found that I enjoyed some (despite bad acting and a few jarring moments). I knew right away though that Headless would be a much different beast than what I came to love about Found, however. The grotesque and disturbed storytelling is a key-element, but it isn't done with the same keen glee and black-humor. Found plays it straight a lot, but some of it's so downright vile that you can't help but smirk. Like with the end of the film, the content is so dark and raw, but never did I feel like it was done without purpose. Found had a story to tell at least. But enough about that other film, because this is about the "lost slasher film from 1978" as seen in that other film.
An homage to the classic genre that I love so much, and as much as I like that idea, that isn't what Headless amounts to. Headless is nothing like any slasher film you've ever seen. It isn't like Texas Chainsaw, Elm Street, or Friday the 13th, and it's for the worse. The acting isn't very well-done in this one at all. I vaguely recall some moments in Found that showed short-comings in that department as well. The father's acting wasn't the best. But it wasn't that noticeable and everyone else was able to mesh well together. Specifically, the acting of the brothers was convincing and they had a certain rapport and chemistry that let them work off each other. But nobody has any chemistry in Headless. Nobody really does well in this film. The best I can say is that some actors did sub-par and not terrible, but I struggle to think of too many names that really even deserve that much acclaim. But a strong director is also very important in bringing the best performances possible out of his or her actors, and for that, Arthur Cullipher doesn't prove himself as polished as Scott Schirmer, I don't know what visual he was trying to make. The dialogue does nothing for the actors, and it just feels like each of them exists for the sole-purpose of being killed or chased after. Though, that's the case with a lot of slasher films, this one does it in a very blatant way that I can't really make you understand without just telling you to watch the film.
The film begins with a trailer that brings thoughts back to grind-house films, but classic slasher films were never grind-house, and so this film really isn't trying to pay homage to classic slashers after all. The acting is abysmal, but the story fails doesn't do it any favors either. The back-story for the Headless killer is both generic and one-dimensional. The character has had a bad life, but there is nothing psychological about it. No inner-workings, just the crazy family making for a crazy killer, and the thing is, there isn't any substance added to it.
The violence is outlandish and actually feels like it can rightfully be labeled as torture porn because it means absolutely nothing and fails to entertain. A film with an 85 minute run-time and more than 8 minutes of it had to be the killer dry-humping a severed head. The stuff isn't even as much shocking as it is comical and outlandish. Eye-balls being scraped out of their socket, amputations, necrophilia, and a sprinkling of incest, Headless would likely be deemed a disturbing film. But while it may do things that are surprising, besides that shock-value, it has nothing more to say for itself. Critics call Saw a torture-porn. But John Kramer has an elaborate reason for his existence. This film glazes over any purpose its characters could have for their existences and with characters that are cookie-cutter, it's hard to find yourself rooting for one over the other. I found myself rooting for the credits to roll.
The end I have for you is a hollow one – .found was interesting, but Headless is not. The coming-of-age narrative about a boy and his psychotic brother has been swapped with the grotesque anomaly about a man who fucks severed heads and does nothing else at all. In the same way that Found left me pleasantly surprised with a unrelenting and in-depth film, Headless leaves me surprised with one that's unrelenting, unpleasant, not entertaining, unambitious and shallow.
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Last week I was his show-and-tell for Sunday school class. We wore matching ties, and I was under strict orders not to smile or look sly. Some of those people were his customers, after all.
Anyway, bam, yeah, the camera caught me: I ran the water but didn't wash my hands.
Over the course of one shift working the window of his father's drive-through urinal, our sixteen-year-old Flushboy will have to not only juggle gallons of warm pee and deal with the worst flood ever (it's not water), but he'll also have to fend off the urine mafia, solve the citywide mystery of Chickenstein, and win his girlfriend back.
Stephen Graham Jones is the author of ten novels, three collections, and one novella. He is a full professor at the University of Colorado at Boulder, and in the low-residency program for University of California Riverside--Palm Desert. Stephen is forty-one, and married with children.
Publication date 19 Nov 2013
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About Stephen Graham Jones
Stephen Graham Jones: Stephen Graham Jones is the author of ten novels, three collections, and one novella. He is a full professor at The University of Colorado at Boulder, and in the low-residency program for University of California Riverside -- Palm Desert. Stephen is forty-one, and married with children.
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The house is owned by South Korean sanitation activist Sim Jae-Duck and will be unveiled on November 11. But, greenthinkers asks: "…yeah, but is it a composting toilet"?
What would you call people that lived, ahem, in the "bowl". Tidy Bowl People? Turdites? You can watch a video news report on this house from Reuters if you think I'm joking.
The house is named Haewoojae, which signifies in Korean "a place of sanctuary where one can solve one's worries". Sounds like the ER needs to print a king sized edition of the newspaper.
November 3, 2007 in Ridiculae.
Never, never underestimate the inscrutability of the oriental. That house is one excellent marketing ploy to capture the attention of the usual suspects. I suspect he will make a motzah from the wood-ducks.
Ah, the greenies. Looks like a lot of trees lost their lives to make a place for this "green" house.
I'm sure they offset the loss of trees by crapping in the woods.


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Automatic Grinding Mill Control
There are presently in use many grinding mill control schemes and concepts. In this case, one operating method of controlling the particle size of the cyclone overflows for proper metallurgical results and controlling the level of the cyclone feed sump and new feed rate to obtain lowest unit cost of finished (ground) material which is usually at the maximum grinding mill throughput. This system stresses simplicity of field instrumentation and control strategy. Both of these factors lead to better operator understanding and acceptance. The low capital investment of this system also makes it more attractive at the Buick Concentrator when compared to other more complicated systems utilizing mass flow measurement and a computer to calculate circulating load and infer particle size. Furthermore, it has the advantage of utilizing an actual measurement for control, rather than a difficult-to-maintain inferred value.
The mill treats an average of 1,800,000 TPY of ore containing an average of 8.5% lead and 3.5% zinc. The lead concentrate produced is 75% lead with a 96% lead recovery while the zinc concentrate produced is 57% zinc with a 88.5% zinc recovery. A copper concentrate is not produced.
The crushing plant includes a 42″ x 70″ Nordberg gyratory primary crusher, a 13″ x 84″ Allis-Chalmers secondary crusher and a 10″ x 84″ tertiary crusher. The tertiary crusher operates in closed circuit with two 8″' x, 16′ screens.
The grinding circuit consists of a 12′ x 16′ rod mill operating in open circuit feeding 20″ cyclone classifiers operating in closed circuit with a 14′ x 15' ball mill. The cyclone overflow goes to lead rougher flotation which is followed by zinc rougher flotation. There are two stages of lead cleaning and three stages of zinc cleaning. Both lead and zinc concentrates are then thickened, filtered, and conveyed to a loadout building to be shipped to various smelters for refining.
For manual or automatic control of the grinding circuit, the ability to readily adjust certain variables is essential if operating objectives are to be achieved and system dynamics are to be maintained within the boundaries of successful operating capacities. To maintain continuous operation at desired throughput and slurry densities, it is essential that ore feed rate and grinding circuit water flow rates be readily controllable. To guarantee good control for most operating circumstances, all circuit dynamics and operating procedures need to be examined so relevant variables can be incorporated into the control scheme.
Generally, the tendency in size sensitive ore processing facilities is to grind finer than necessary, so product liberation during flotation can be maintained at a high level. However, this tendency to overgrind has the disadvantages of increasing the grinding cost per ton of ore milled, producing slimes and reducing grinding circuit throughput. Therefore, one of the prime factors to be considered in a size sensitive mineral liberation process should be the size of particles produced by the grinding section. Equally important is the need to maintain a minimal unit cost of ground material, which is often at a high throughput, with best operating conditions usually being a compromise between high throughput and fine grind. Generally, these two parameters cannot be the only considerations, since many other factors such as mine output, rod or ball mill capacity, flotation capacity, etc., have an important bearing on the control philosophy.
It is essential that cyclone overflow particle size be closely controlled, since flotation efficiency and maximum grinding circuit throughput are both dependent upon the final product size.
Final commissioning was completed during an intensive on-site effort initiated after satisfactory operation of each element of the control system had been achieved. Due to the nature of the tests conducted, the cooperation and involvement of process operators was necessary and their help and suggestions directly contributed to the eventual success of the project.
The primary steps executed to complete the commissioning were:
Open loop responses of feed control loop and rod mill water control loop were recorded. As an example, the rod mill feed was manually increased by a known percentage of the full operating range, and rod mill feed as indicated by the belt scale was recorded before and after the change.
Process gain delay and rise times were measured from recorded responses.
Open loop response of the particle size control loop was recorded when sump water addition rate was altered.
Loop gain, delay and rise times were measured.
Following completion of the control system commissioning, a series of tests were performed to determine whether grinding circuit performance and design objectives had been achieved. These tests served the dual purposes of completing the control system commissioning, and determining whether the control system possessed the required dynamic capability for control over the entire operating range, and would maintain control during normal operator adjustments, and other potential upsets.
Ideally, the circuit should be operated with the sump nearly full, because this situation represents maximum mill loading and probably maximum throughput which, at this facility can be regarded as best operating performance. However, under manual control, random circuit variations hamper the operator's ability to maintain a high sump level, and to reduce-the possibility of overflowing the sump, he is likely to operate the circuit with a much lower sump level.
Since the flow versus total dynamic head characteristic of the cyclone feed pump is the major factor influencing the relationship between sump level and feed rate in this case, use of a pump with a "flatter" curve (i.e., a pump with larger changes in flow for changes in total dynamic head) could solve the problem. Another approach would be to use a variable speed pump to maintain sump level constant with pump speed controlling feed rate.
Ideally, changes in head grade which are accompanied by changes in ore hardness, would be automatically accommodated by changes in throughput, and operation at the highest sump level would assure maximum throughput. However, external "constraints" such as the limited flotation capacity mentioned above, and rod mill feed equipment limitations frequently require throughput to be controlled at lower levels. Therefore, the ability to select any sump level setpoint is a necessary operating requirement.
Each control loop was tested for response to a step change in one of the circuit variables, for the purpose of checking the speed of response and to check whether the loop had been optimally tuned. Ideally, the closed loop step response should have exhibited a slight initial overshoot, so that the new setpoint value could be attained as quickly as possible. As examples of closed loop responses.
Particle size control loop speed of response and ability to maintain tight control were tested by reducing the rod mill feed rate by a large step (16%) following by a large increase (26%). The cyclone overflow particle size did not deviate more than 1% from the 59% -200 mesh setpoint throughout the test.
Response to changes in sump level setpoint during normal operation was recorded. Originally, a response to one large setpoint change was considered, but owing to the initial excessive increases in rod mill feed rate, which could exceed the maximum feed for the mill, two smaller setpoint adjustments were used. By this means, the rod mill feed rate was limited to acceptable operating levels.
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Wisdom teeth are one of the biggest mysteries of the mouth. Why? Because we don't know exactly when and how they're going to grace us with their presence. Every person has a different experience with wisdom teeth and there aren't any hard or fast rules to when or how they'll come in. Some people don't even have wisdom teeth! Knowing what to expect and what to look for can help you avoid pain, problems and expensive procedures.
Really intense pain that radiates toward the ears, eyes, or head may mean an abscessed tooth. Impacted wisdom teeth are prone to infection, but an abscess may also be from tooth decay.
Jaw pain or pain in the back of your mouth may be from your wisdom teeth coming in, but could also be a symptom of TMJ.
Pressure or throbbing in your gums in the back of your mouth.
Swollen gums or visible cuts in your gums.
Persistent earaches or headaches may occur when wisdom teeth are trying to make their way down and there's not enough room in the mouth. Pressure can build up around the surrounding teeth and tissues causing significant pain in the mouth and beyond.
A common misconception is that a change in the alignment of your teeth could be wisdom teeth causing crowding. However, there is no clinical evidence to support this popular theory.
Non-lingering sensitivity to sweets, hot drinks, cold drinks, ice cream, and even to cold air may indicate an exposed root which is the most common type of tooth pain.
Mild to sharp pain when you bite down, a visible hole in your tooth, or staining is likely a cavity.
A persistent toothache or sensitivity that lasts for at least a few minutes after exposure to hot, cold, or sweets may be a sign of nerve damage.
Pain is our body's way of telling us something's wrong. It comes in many different forms, rearing its ugly head at the most inopportune times and can radiate from its source making us unsure of what it is that really hurts. Wisdom tooth pain is no exception. While not everyone will experience discomfort, if you're between the ages of 16 and 25, you should be aware of the symptoms associated with erupting wisdom teeth.
1) Not all wisdom teeth need extraction.
Wisdom teeth are the third molars in the back of your mouth. Some of them push through with no problem, some become impacted, some are positioned perfectly, and some simply wreak havoc. In other words, not all wisdom teeth are created equal!
In any given family, one sibling may need all four extracted while another may experience absolutely no wisdom tooth pain or problems at all. Don't make assumptions based on what your friends or brothers and sisters have been through. Instead, consult your dentist Dr Donan in Fresno CA for an expert opinion on whether you should have your wisdom teeth removed. If your dentist in Fresno CA sees extraction as a possibility, he or she will refer you to an oral surgeon who will give you definitive answers.
2) Not everyone experiences wisdom tooth pain.
It's true! Just because you have wisdom teeth doesn't mean you're going to have pain, problems, or even need an extraction! There are many lucky teenagers and young adults out there who have plenty of room in their mouths, experiencing only minor irritation or no pain at all.
3) Impacted wisdom teeth are more likely to become infected.
While impacted wisdom teeth are quite common and don't always cause pain, they are more likely to become infected.
An impacted tooth is one that gets stuck in the bone or gum tissue when it's trying to make its way out. When the tooth is even partially erupted it is suddenly exposed to a new set of bacteria inside the oral cavity. The emerging tooth can create hard-to-clean pockets where these bacteria can build up, eventually triggering infection. Signs of infection include redness, swelling, pain, and bad breath. If you experience any of these symptoms, make sure to contact your dentist Dr Donan in Fresno CA!
4) Wisdom teeth can cause problems with the rest of your teeth.
You may be wondering, "If these teeth are so wise, then don't they do what they're supposed to do? Why can't they all just come in quick and straight and painlessly? And why do some people have room for them and some don't?" The simple answer is that no two mouths are the same!Some of us develop to our full potential in terms of the size of the oral cavity. Those of us that do not develop our oral structures fully will not have room for these late erupting teeth.
Some of us develop to our full potential in terms of the size of the oral cavity. Those of us that do not develop our oral structures fully will not have room for these late-erupting teeth.
If there's not enough room in the mouth, they may need to be extracted even if you aren't experiencing any pain. Also, don't assume that you just take out just the impacted or infected wisdom teeth. As opposing teeth impact your bite, it might make sense to extract a healthy wisdom tooth as well.
5) Not all wisdom teeth come in at the same time.
Your wisdom teeth may not come in at the same time as your sister's or your best friend's did. And all four of yours may not come in at once either! One tooth may be impacted while three others may emerge with no problem. Two may come in at once and the other two might take another year or two. Dental x-rays and regular exams are the best way to stay aware of their progress or lack of.
6) Extraction doesn't have to be a bad experience.
We've all heard the horror stories of impacted, infected wisdom teeth being extracted, resulting in patients writhing in pain, slurping horrible-tasting smoothies (check out this recipe for a tasty alternative!) for days upon days.
Just keep in mind, someone else's bad experience (which, more times than not, is grossly exaggerated) has absolutely no bearing on how you will recover. And, honestly, most people don't have post-surgical complications.
The best thing you can do to ease your mind is to do your research. Make yourself aware of the process, the procedures, and the probable timeline for recovery. Talk to your oral surgeon and don't be afraid to ask questions! Like so many other things in life, when you know what to expect, it's a lot less stressful! My article on wisdom teeth surgery can help you feel more prepared.
7) Early detection of impacted or infected wisdom teeth prevents problems.
Think for a minute of your home's roof. You're on a ladder cleaning the leaves out of your gutters when you notice a couple of shingles have gone askew. Your instinct is to kind of push them back in place and hope for the best. But, ignoring the little things can cause a domino effect and, before you know it, you have a real problem – buckets of water in your living room! Alternatively, you can nip it in the bud and call in a professional roofer to fix the problem while it's still small.
The same thing goes for your mouth. Impacted wisdom teeth are not always problematic, but are more likely to become infected. And infections should never be ignored!
Also, the earlier you have your wisdom teeth extracted, the easier the surgical procedure will be as the teeth are rounder and less developed.
8) Home remedies can help with infections and wisdom tooth pain.
While many of us are quick to grab the bottle of painkillers, there are many natural ways to help reduce pain and treat infection. Ginger, turmeric, and basil are known for their anti-inflammatory properties while peppermint and garlic are associated with helping to alleviate tooth pain.
9) Not everyone has wisdom teeth!
If you've been wondering when your wisdom teeth are going to emerge, just know that you could be waiting a lifetime. Some people do not have any wisdom teeth, some only have two, and still others have three! Wisdom teeth are actually the most common of all teeth to be missing. Likewise, there's a small population of people who are born with an extra set of wisdom teeth.
While everyone will have a different experience with wisdom teeth, it doesn't have to be a traumatic encounter. Stay on top of the state of your wisdom teeth with regular x-rays and dental exams and be sure to talk with your dentist in Fresno CA, dr Donan if you have any questions or concerns.
And, if you're wondering… the amount of wisdom teeth you have or don't have is no indication of how wise you will grow up to be!


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Q: Solve the system of equations? What is this format of an answer?
So I solved this system without using matrices, just by (sort of) reverting to high school math instincts.
$$w+x=-5$$
$$x+y=4$$
$$y+z=1$$
$$w+z=8$$
From this, I got $w=-9,x=4,y=0$ and $z=1$. How would I convert this back to what appears to be a matrix form?

A: From the format, you get that $x_i=a_i+s*b_i$
$x_1+x_2=-5 => a_1+a_2+s(b_1+b_2) = -5$ for all s. Thus, $b_1=-b_2$
Similarly, you get $b_1=-b_2=b_3=-b_4$
The solution you got is for $a_1, a_2,a_3,a_4$
Thus,
$x_1 = -9+s*1$ (taking $b$ into $s$)
$x_2=4+s*(-1)$
$x_3=0+s*(1)$
$x_4=1+s*(-1)$

A: In the equations, you have four variables, x1, x2, x3, and x4. The challenge is to 1) solve for each, and 2) state them in terms of some single constant s, instead of the other variables.
The first step is to solve for each of the variables, which will result in this:
$x_1 = -5 - x_2$
$x_2 = 4 - x_3$
$x_3 = 1 - x_4$
$x_4 = -8 - x_1$
Now we need to put these in terms of $s$. So, arbitrarily set $x_1$ to $s$.
Thus, $x_4$ can be restated:
$x_4 = 8 - s$
And then you can restate $x_3$ using the updated $x_4$:
$x_3 = 1 - (-8 - s)$
And simplify to:
$x_3 = 9 + s$
Now you can restate $x_2$ using the updated $x_3$ in the same way:
$x_2 = 4 - (9 + s)$
And simplify to:
$x_2 = -5 - s$
Restate $x_1$ using the updated $x_2$ in the same way:
$x_1 = -5 - (-5 - s)$
And simplify to:
$x_1 = 0 + s$
Our four simplified equations in terms of s are:
$x_1 = 0 + s$
$x_2 = -5 - s$
$x_3 = 9 + s$
$x_4 = 8 - s$
Which can be formatted in the way of the solution as:
$
\begin{bmatrix}
x_1 \\
x_2 \\
x_3 \\
x_4 \\
\end{bmatrix}
$
$=$
$
\begin{bmatrix}
0 \\
-5 \\
9 \\
8 \\
\end{bmatrix}
$
$ + s$
$
\begin{bmatrix}
1 \\
-1 \\
1 \\
-1 \\
\end{bmatrix}
$

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i guess that answers your question

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Q: Context bound for nested type Is it possible to create somehow a context bound for a nested type? Something like this:
def f[T : U[List]](a: T)

Ofc, this is not Scala syntax, but illustrates what I want to achieve, that is, get a bound on an implicit U[List[T]]. Is this possible?
Thanks.

A: You could do it with type alias:
type UList[X] = U[List[X]]
def f[T : UList](a: T)

or
def f[T:({type UL[X] = U[List[X]]})#UL](a: T)


Between the Eiffel Tower, Orsay Museum and the Invalides, this elegant hotel on the Left Bank in Paris, welcomes its guests in a setting of contemporary luxury. In an ideal location only 400m from the metro station La Tour Maubourg on line 8 in the 7th arrondissement, it is close to some of the major tourist attractions of Paris, such as the Eiffel Tower and the Hôtel des Invalides (Napoléon's resting place), and a concentration of such world-famous museums as the Musée d'Orsay, Musee Rodin, and the Musée du quai Branly. A great deal of care has been taken in refining the details that make up this hotel and its resolutely stylish and welcoming Parisian atmosphere. Select interior design and attentive service are united here to please the most demanding of guests, whether on a business trip or visiting Paris for pleasure.


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What do we have here? An official document on Samsung's upcoming Exynos 5 dual-core System-on-a-Chip (SoC). From the document, we can see it will sport 12.8GB/sec of bandwidth that runs through two 32-bit 800MHz memory ports, capable of providing support for both LPDDR3 and standard DDR3.
The chip will also support USB 3.0 and SATA 3.0, which is a great step forward for Samsung and future devices that will feature this Exynos chip. It will also feature support for HSIC and C2C interfaces, which will give the chip the capability of LTE. High resolution image sensors are also getting baked in, which should provide support for handling 8-megapixel at 30fps, very nice.
The nitty-gritty is that the new Exynos chip sports an ARM Mali-T604 GPU and a dual-core ARM Cortex-A15 which should be clocked between 1.7 and 2.0GHz, where we should expect performance to reach 14,000 DMIPS, which is 0.2DMIPS/MHz per core faster than Qualcomm's new Snapdragon S4 CPU, and 1.0 DMIPS/MHz per core faster than NVIDIA's Tegra 3.


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Why voting Labour is the logical next step after the Brexit vote
Fawzi Ibrahim
Fawzi Ibrahim is a retired lecturer and lifelong activist in the University and College Union. He is currently a national officer of Trade Unionists Against the EU.
The dip in the support for the Tories was predictable ever since Labour launched its manifesto outlining its position on Brexit. This brought the two parties closer together as far as the central issues of Brexit are concerned: both supported invoking Article 50; both agree that leaving the EU means leaving the single market; both agree that leaving the EU means an end to the freedom of movement of labour. The question for voters suddenly changed from "who fully embraces Brexit?" to "who is best equipped to deliver the clean Brexit the country voted for and what sort of Britain we want now that we have taken back control?"
What wasn't expected, however, is Theresa May's public wobble on a major policy issue. It was disappointing that Theresa May should take fright and change a major manifesto policy on social care by introducing a cap of an unspecified level to elderly care, calling it a 'clarification'. The disappointment is not because the original policy was right; on the contrary, the 'clarification' had to be made. The disappointment arose because the incident throws a spotlight on the PM's portrayal of herself as strong and stable. If she cuts and runs after a bit of huff and a bit of puff, then what would she do when she comes face to face with the hostility of the EU27 across the negotiating table? Her claim that she is the person to be trusted with delivering a good deal with the EU27 looks jaded, to say the least.
Contrast this with Jeremy Corbyn. Anyone who had to cope with the hostility of a majority of his MPs, vitriolic personal attacks and vilification by the media, two leadership elections in the space of just over a year and win them both and still keep his party together in a good shape to fight a snap general election as Corbyn has, must have oodles of inner strength, determination and, above all, tenacity which would stand him in good stead in any EU negotiations.
May's line that 'no deal is better than a bad deal' sounds strong, tough and determined but was exposed as vacuous when she warned of the 'dire consequences' of no deal. This, coupled with her refusal to say that she would be prepared to walk away without a deal when asked several times by Jeremy Paxman, means that she will accept any deal rather than walk away. She can then claim it to be a good deal almost by definition because if it wasn't, her 'no deal better than a bad deal' would have kicked in. Her position is not dissimilar to Labour's 'leaving the EU with no deal is the worst possible deal for Britain'.
Both positions are irreconcilable with the vote to leave the EU. The electorate expect that once the two-year period specified by Article 50 is over, the UK will be out of the EU and if there is no deal, revert back to the World Trade Organisation rules. Any equivocation on this would be rightly seen as a betrayal. But both parties seem to have swallowed the fiction that reverting to World Trade Organisation rules will be a calamity of unimaginable proportions, as though WTO was some sort of monster organisation rather than the body that lays down the rules for how most trade is actually conducted.
Grandstanding and histrionics apart – and there has been plenty of those from both the EU and the Tory government – everyone knows that the outcome of any set of negotiations depends on what common ground the two sides share. In the case of the Tories and the EU, the common ground is vast. They share the same free market ideology, the same attachment to austerity, the same love of flogging off public assets to private corporations, the same commitments to deregulation of capital and the same aversion to trade union rights, not to mention the same commitment to military intervention abroad as a legitimate foreign policy tool.
The very opposite is true for Labour. In fact, Labour's major policies – those of ending austerity, taking back the railways and other utilities into public ownership, supporting British industry and promoting regional development – are in complete contrast to the EU's hard-wired policies. Labour cannot but have the clean break with the EU which we voted for, if only in order to have any chance of implementing any of its own manifesto commitments.
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The results reveal just how ably Facebook has been able to shrug off the pandemic that has economically ravaged other businesses.
Facebook has shrugged off the pandemic to announce double-digit revenue growth for the second quarter of 2020 and better-than-expected user gains, sending its stock leaping almost 8% in after-hours trading.
On Thursday, the Silicon Valley-headquartered social networking giant announced its Q2 2020 financial earnings. The company beat Wall Street's expectations across the board — including revenues of $18.69 billion, up 11% compared to the same time period last year, and a growth in daily active users of Facebook to 1.79 billion people.
The results reveal just how ably Facebook has weathered the coronavirus crisis, despite the associated economic downturn prompting waves of layoffs in other industries. The company's business is continuing to grow and attract more users than ever before.
The company is facing an ongoing advertiser boycott over its policing of hate speech, but despite that is still expecting roughly 10% year-over-year revenue growth for Q3 — similar to in Q2.
Here are the key numbers, as well as what Wall Street was expecting (estimates via Bloomberg):
Revenue: $18.69 billion, up 11% year-on-year ($17.31 billion expected)
Earnings Per Share (EPS) GAAP: $1.80 ($1.39 expected)
Daily Active Facebook Users: 1.79 billion, up 12% year-on-year (1.74 billion expected)
Monthly Active Facebook Users: 2.7 billion, up 12% year-on-year (2.63 billion expected)
Facebook is currently facing intense political and regulatory scrutiny over issues ranging from content moderation to alleged antitrust violations. It is also in the midst of an unprecedented advertiser boycott over to its approach to hate speech.
That boycott formally began in July (after Q2 2020 ended), and the company cited it as one of four reasons that it expects its ad revenue growth rate to be roughly 10% in the third quarter, along with "continued macroeconomic uncertainty" and "headwinds related to ad targeting and measurement."
It's less than the bumper growth Facebook has enjoyed in some previous years — but demonstrates that the ad boycott is not a grievous wound to the company.
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I was told about a Carolina Governor who was carrying on with a woman who was not his wife, and, when it became public, justified himself on the grounds that she was his "soul mate." The term is used constantly now and some assume, unfortunately, that we should be constantly looking for this soul mate. This is utter rubbish, of course. There's no such thing, at least not in the sense we use the term now.
My dad taught me a great number of wise things before his untimely death, and one of them was that we don't fall in love with "the one person" who was created for us; what usually happens is that we reach a point in life where we're ready to have a family and the person who most closely resembles our vision of a spouse at that point is the one we focus our attention on. There is a lot of truth in that. I've seen it over and over as a parish priest.
At one time that wasn't a bad thing, either. We generally kept around folks who had been raised with the same basic values and background that we had. Our families often had known each other for some time. Expectations were shared. Now, people can share only four years of college (or a night in a bar) and an overwhelming lust – what a foundation! – but they say, "I've met my soul mate."
Real love, the kind that really works and is good for us, requires more than attraction and appreciation; it requires active, sacrifi cial love. Real love is not about self-actualization and self-discovery – that can be therapy, not love. Real love requires the Cross of Christ, because God is love. This is the tough stuff: we don't want sacrifice, we want romanticism instead. A person who is set only on romantic love will never find true love. The romantic is ultimately the sad, melancholic figure at the edge of a cliff watching the crashing of the sea far below.
Love is self-offering, and self-oblation. Could it be any different? Christ himself said that "a greater love hath no man than to lay down his life." This is the ultimate definition of love. Most people immediately turn to I Corinthians 13, but the Gospel comes first. Yes, love is patient and kind, and so forth, because that is the way we sacrifice ourselves for the other person on a daily basis. Love is the Cross embraced personally for someone other than myself. That is not an easy task. It is a struggle to do it, but it is actually the true Christian struggle.
Notice that the assumption behind the soul mate is that the other person is really oriented towards me. The desire for a soul mate is concerned with my happiness, my fulfillment, my completion. As fallen human beings, however, we are so fickle that what makes us happy this week will be bland next week. As long as my emotions and passions are the measure of love, then I will never find love. That is only found when we move outside of ourselves and willingly, deliberately offer ourselves to someone else.
The special status of soul mates in the minds of many makes crystal clear why marriage and love seem to be failing left and right. We are celebrating romanticism and narcissism. Thank God we don't allow people to write their own marriage vows in the Orthodox Church, because the ones I have heard are ghastly things that proclaim the opposite of love. "You are my fulfillment, my joy, my hope … ." Yuck. Why not be really honest and talk about the act of the will to commit oneself to one's spouse. "I'm going to die for you every day, in little ways and big ones, until God takes away my breath." That won't wow them at Hallmark. How much better the old vows really are, because they are about giving and not about receiving. (It seems to me that our Lord might have said something like that.)
Sentimentality goes hand in hand with this distorted notion of love and romanticism, because it is simply the syrupy side of self-love. It makes me feel good. To wit, if we were honestly Christian we would have to reply, "I'm sure Christ didn't feel too good on the Cross, but he called that love. What do your feelings have to do with it?"
I hinted that there is perhaps a good use of the term soul mate. And I believe that there is. In a perfectly true sense, a soul mate is a person who joins us in the spirituality of sacrifice and oblation. This is done sacramentally and mystically in the Church. These two become true soul mates, for their souls are directed together in the Cross which leads to suffering, death and resurrection.
The Governor lost what could have been his soul mate because he opted for romanticism and self-fulfillment on his terms. He lost the possibility of real love. He traded happiness (something fleeting and undependable) for joy. "Joy cometh in the morning," that is, after the dark night of oblation and sacrifice.
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Hi, everyone. I just stopped in at the museum in Abilene, and they recommended I post here.
I found a Eugene H. Shaffer listed among the members of the 12th Division, 134th Ordnance Maintenance Battalion, Company C. His enlistment location was listed in the museum as New Cumberland, Pa.
I'm hoping someone can help me determine whether this was my grandfather. I know he enlisted about Nov. 30, 1942 and was from the Scranton, Pa., area.
Any information you have would be greatly appreciated.
MikeWoldenberg
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Do you have your grandfather's birthdate and
date of death? Do you have any documents such as his Honorable Discharge? This would state
his affiliation with the 12th Armored. Do you have his
Army Identification number? Do you know where
your grandfather died? There should be an
obituary in the paper, and they often mention
the military service of the decedent.
Do you have
any letters home from training or from
Europe?
Frankly, I think that Eugene H Shaffer is likely to be a veteran of the 12th. It is a hunch, that's all.
I found another man with the same name, but with a Jr. after his name. He was in a Navy training program during WW2. He also was from Pennsylvania.
Mike Woldenberg
Thanks for the quick response, Mike. His obit said only that he was a veteran of World War II; as I said, my family doesn't know much and doesn't seem to care to find out, except for my brother and me. I don't have any of his papers, and I don't know that anyone knows where they are. My grandmother's memory isn't good, and my dad died years ago, so I've hit a bit of a wall in my search for more information.
His birthdate was July 17, 1923, and he died on Jan. 29, 2005, in Scranton, Pa.
I found some other Eugene H. Shaffers in Pennsylvania who were veterans of WWII, but I've been slowly ruling them out as veterans of the 12th because their obits were more complete than my grandfather's.
I was able to find his enlistment record, and it said he enlisted in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., which doesn't agree with the records at the museum. However, the people at the museum said it could still be my grandfather. I'd love to know for sure.
I meant to mention that, from what I know, he was stationed in Texas and worked on planes -- repair or maintenance work, not flying.
posted 1/6/2012 12:38:02 AM
I was amazed to see so many Eugene H Shaffers
on the web. It seems like such an unique name.
Your last comment said that he was stationed
in Texas, repairing airplanes. Well, that suggests two things. One is that he was
stationed in Texas, but he was not fixing
airplanes, UNLESS he was capable of fixing the
small artillery observation planes of the
12th Armored.
The other thing is that he may have been an
airplane mechanic in the Army Air Force.
(In those days aviation was part of the
Army).
I believe I read that one of the obituaries
was for a man from the Army Air Corps.
The key to this will be his dates of birth and death. I will ask Ken Klinedinst to
work on this for you.Keep returning to this