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Pavilhão de Verão (Summer Pavilion) at Casa de Vidro by Raddar Architecture
07/02/2019. Casa de vidro [São Paulo] Brazil 15.12.2018 > 23.03.2019
metalocus, ÁNGEL TORNE
From December 15 until March 23, 2019, the Pavilhão de Verão (Summer Pavilion), is occuping the gardens that surround Lina Bo Bardi's famed Casa de Vidro. The temporary structure was designed by architect Sol Camacho. The pavilhão de verão, or summer pavilion, was built to receive events during the warm months from December to March.
Pavilhão de Verão (Summer Pavilion) at Casa de Vidro by Raddar Architecture. Photograph by Simon Plestenjak
Pavilhão de Verão (Summer Pavilion) at Casa de Vidro by Raddar Architecture. Photograph by Leonardo Finotti
Axonometric. Pavilhão de Verão (Summer Pavilion) at Casa de Vidro by Raddar Architecture.
Ground floor plan. Pavilhão de Verão (Summer Pavilion) at Casa de Vidro by Raddar Architecture.
"This residence represents an attempt of communion between the nature and the natural order of things, opposing to the natural elements the least number of means of defense." - Lina Bo Bardi in 1958. * "With these words I started the project, Lina thought and designed her house in total interaction with nature. She created, planted and took care of the garden of the Glass House for four decades. The garden and the house complement each other. The pavilion had to follow this idea."
Sol Camacho
Sol Camacho was firstly inspired by Lina Bo Bardi 's designs of ephemeral structures and other architecture projects like the Quati restaurant in Salvador de Bahia. The pavilion's organic lines draw from a careful study of the surrounding trees, the access to the Studio, and the stone ramp where it sits, following the possibilities of space while offering new relationships with the Glass House and a closer proximity to magnificent trees.
Placing for the first time a new structure close to the Glass House and inserted in the garden was a big challenge. It seemed to have almost no room for it. All trees were measured and the idea of the platform surpassing the existing stone ramp, in some moments incorporating the trees was the answer to the site. "The sinuous lines that define the border and benches came almost naturally just by sketching the possibilities of the platform's overhang. The resulting 'ameba' quickly related with the surrounding low retaining walls and handrail that Lina designed for the garden. The idea of the black pillars merging as trees and sustaining the wooden canopy also follows the logic of blending with the context," said Sol Camacho
"The intention of activating other spaces of the House, while Casa de Vidro hosts MASP exhibition Sonia Gomes - Still I rise in its main salon, triggered the idea of building a temporary structure in its garden to present a diverse cultural program and a big fundraising event."
Waldick Jatobá - Executive Director of Instituto Bardi.
Pietro Bardi and Lina Bo Bardi, founders of the Instituto, were big cultural promoters in all areas of the arts. The pavilion in this way continues the mission of promoting cultural and educational activities in a new open space that can receive from small groups up to 220 guests. Music and dance performances, lectures on architecture, arts and design, courses on drawing, gardening and even culinary events, for adults and children are part of the diverse program.
The pavilion is also an opportunity for regular visitors to the Glass House to spend more time in its garden, have a coffee or lunch and be inspired by the place.
"The pavilion is a temporary intervention in the House and its temporality is an essential part of the project. The design, framing the house, and the choice of the material was also important within the context of this preserved heritage site. The Glass House is listed in all instances of the heritage organizations of Brazil since 1986." affirmed Sonia Guarita - president of the Board.
A private opening of this ephemeral architecture was a big success, hosting the first ever fundraising event for the Instituto where the local celebrity Maria Bethânia sang for the audience of 250 guests. The public opening will be this Sunday 16th with a Ballet performance from the community of Paraisópolis.
*Manuscript edited for the first time in the course of architecture of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Bahia in 1958. Republished in Lina Por Escrito, Textos Escolhidos of Lina Bo Bardi 1943-1991. Silvana Rubino and Marina Grinover (org)
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Raddar Architecture. Architecture firm based in Sao Paulo and Mexico City founded and directed by Sol Camacho. Sol is an architect and urban designer. She earned her M.Arch Urban Design from Harvard University Graduate School of Design after earning a B.Arch from Mexico City's Universidad Iberoamericana. Both degrees earned with the highest honors. Sol also studied at Ecole d'Architecture Paris Val de Seine for a full year during college.
Before establishing RADDAR, Sol worked independently as an open-office format with partnering with renowned architects in Mexico, US and Brazil. She also worked at TEN Arquitectos, Skdimore Owings & Merill in New York and Architecture-Studio in Paris. Sol has been awarded twice the FONCA grant among other grants and awards. She currently teaches at CENTRO University – City Master Program. She has been invited professor for workshops and courses in Harvard GSD, University of Michigan, PUC-Rio, Escola da Cidade Sao Paulo.
Sol currently is the Cultural Director of Instituto Lina Bo Bardi/Casa de Vidro, among other cultural institution participations.
Achillina Bo was born on December 5, 1914 in Rome, Italy. Lina was the oldest child of Enrico and Giovana Bo, who later had another daughter named Graziella. In 1939, she graduated from the Rome College of Architecture at the age of 25 with her final piece, "The Maternity and Infancy Care Centre". She then moved to Milan to begin working with architect Carlo Pagani in the Studio Bo e Pagani, No 12, Via Gesù. Bo Bardi collaborated (until 1943) with architect and designer Giò Ponti on the magazine Lo Stile – nella casa e nell'arredamento. In 1942, at the age of 28, she opened her own architectural studio on Via Gesù, but the lack of work during wartime soon led Bardi to take up illustration for newspapers and magazines such as Stile, Grazia, Belleza, Tempo, Vetrina and Illustrazione Italiana. Her office was destroyed by an aerial bombing in 1943. From 1944-5 Bardi was the Deputy Director of Domus magazine.
The event prompted her deeper involvement in the Italian Communist Party. In 1945, Domus commissioned Bo Bardi to travel around Italy with Carlo Pagani and photographer Federico Patellani to document and evaluate the situation of the destroyed country. Bo Bardi, Pagani and Bruno Zevi established the weekly magazine A – Attualità, Architettura, Abitazione, Arte in Milan (A Cultura della Vita).[4] She also collaborated on the daily newspaper Milano Sera, directed by Elio Vittorini. Bo Bardi took part in the First National Meeting for Reconstruction in Milan, alerting people to the indifference of public opinion on the subject, which for her covered both the physical and moral reconstruction of the country.
In 1946, Bo Bardi moved to Rome and married the art critic and journalist Pietro Maria Bardi.
In Brazil, Bo Bardi expanded his ideas influenced by a recent and overflowing culture different from the European situation. Along with her husband, they decided to live in Rio de Janeiro, delighted with the nature of the city and its modernist buildings, like the current Gustavo Capanema Palace, known as the Ministry of Education and Culture, designed by Le Corbusier, Oscar Niemeyer, Lucio Costa, Roberto Burle Marx and a group of young Brazilian architects. Pietro Bardi was commissioned by a museum from Sao Paulo city where they established their permanent residence.
There they began a collection of Brazilian popular art (its main influence) and his work took on the dimension of the dialogue between the modern and the Popular. Bo Bardi spoke of a space to be built by living people, an unfinished space that would be completed by the popular and everyday use.
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Currently confined to high end designs, the Earth-friendly alternative could soon become much more accessible as it becomes more popular, from clothing and bags to car upholstery.
Look out leather, there's a new player in town: mycelium 'leather', grown from fungi, is poised to take over Earth-conscious consumers' wallets. Mycelium can be grown on trays to mimic calfskin or sheepskin.
Speaking to the Guardian before a talk at the Business of Fashion Voices conference in Oxfordshire, Dr Matt Scullin, CEO of biomaterials company MycoWorks, forecasts that mushroom leather could be a sustainability gamechanger, "unlocking a future of design which begins with the material, not with the object."
MycoWorks has recently collaborated with the traditionally leather-based handbag and outfit maker Hermes with a mycelium leather they call Sylvania: "It is an exclusive collaboration by Hermès and MycoWorks, and the first object made with Fine Mycelium, the patented technology from MycoWorks that enhances mycelium as it grows."
"It can give the same emotional response as an animal leather. It has that hand-feel of rarity," says Scullin. According to James F Mar, "Leather creation is a very labor and cost inefficient process, to say nothing of the environmental impact from chemical tanning that makes up the bulk of this issue." Mar also writes that "while plastic-based vegan leather alternatives have existed since the explosion of plastic use in the 1940's and 50's, mycelium shows great promise in making plastic leathers a thing of the past."
Along with such usual suspects designers Vivienne Westwood and Tommy Hilfiger, the Business of Fashion Voices conference is also hosting Merlin Sheldrake, a biologist and author of Entangled Lives: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds, and Shape Our Futures. Sheldrake says he is "interested to talk to people in creative industries about how the possibilities of fungi can help open the mind to new ideas."
Sheldrake adds that he is "excited to support the fashion world in its efforts to become more sustainable. There is so much potential in fungi to overcome some of the problems we face."
Statista Luxury Leather Goods Report notes that "The segment Luxury Leather Goods accounted for 15% of the Luxury Goods revenue in 2019." With a revenue of $48 billion expected to increase to $64 billion by 2025, leather is doing well and fine. But its challenger mycelium leather is a great eco-friendly, sustainable, and equally luxurious alternative.
MycoWorks isn't the only player in the game. There is also Mylo Unleather produced by Bolt Threads, who note on their website that "Our technology moves away from petroleum-based polymers, toxic processes, non-biodegradable materials and towards renewable inputs, green chemistry, biobased materials." Bolt Threads has collaborated with famously vegan UK designer Stella McCartney on a bag, the Frayme Mylo for her Spring Summer 2022 collection.
Mushroom leather is not as cheap and plentiful as bovine leather yet, and so its impact on the Earth's wellbeing is arguable at the moment. "We are working with luxury fashion first because they are ahead of the curve when it comes to sustainability," says Scullin. "These are brands which are in a position to think big and to think long term."
Yet MycoWorks suggest they are planning to work with mass market brands sooner than later, with a second factory in the United States in the pipeline. While the mycelium leather could one day soon be worn or show up as car seats, Scullin warns that companies that make use of mycelium leather also need to think sustainably while incorporating the raw material into their end designs. "We can bring biodegradability to brands, but there is a big problem in the industry with thinking sustainably about a finished product," he points out.
Sheldrake says examining fungi teaches us, "reforming the way we think about waste. If fungi didn't do what they do, our planet would be piled metres high in the bodies of animals and plants".
He thinks that the new material could affect us more than just tempting us with the next exciting purchase. "We have been trained as consumers to think in terms of a straight line whereby we buy something, use it and throw it away. Fungi can inform thinking about fashion on lots of levels. This is about material innovation, but it's also about the culture of making endless new things, and what we can learn from thinking in terms of nature and of cycles instead."
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Home Books Barnhill's Dermatopathology Challenge: Self-Assessment & Review
Chapter 1: Inflammatory Diseases of the Epidermis
Inflammatory Diseases of the Epidermis. In: Desman GT, Barnhill RL. Desman G.T., & Barnhill R.L.(Eds.),Eds. Garrett T. Desman, and Raymond L. Barnhill.eds. Barnhill's Dermatopathology Challenge: Self-Assessment & Review. McGraw-Hill; Accessed January 17, 2021. https://dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2983&sectionid=249494110
Inflammatory diseases of the epidermis. Desman GT, Barnhill RL. Desman G.T., & Barnhill R.L.(Eds.),Eds. Garrett T. Desman, and Raymond L. Barnhill. (2016). Barnhill's Dermatopathology Challenge: Self-Assessment & Review. McGraw-Hill. https://dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2983&sectionid=249494110
"Inflammatory Diseases of the Epidermis." Barnhill's Dermatopathology Challenge: Self-Assessment & Review Desman GT, Barnhill RL. Desman G.T., & Barnhill R.L.(Eds.),Eds. Garrett T. Desman, and Raymond L. Barnhill. McGraw-Hill, 2016, https://dermatology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?bookid=2983&sectionid=249494110.
QUESTION 1-1. Which of the following statements regarding this lesion is INCORRECT?
A) It is characterized by intercellular edema that results in impaired cohesion between epidermal keratinocytes. This finding represents a nonspecific inflammatory reaction pattern with little correlation to etiology.
B) The clinical and histological appearances vary depending on the etiology, duration, location, and superimposed secondary changes (ie, excoriation).
C) The eruption always represents a type IV hypersensitivity reaction to an exogenous antigen.
D) It is divided into acute, subacute, and chronic stages.
E) A PAS stain should be considered to exclude dermatophyte infection.
QUESTION 1-2. Which sequence of events CORRECTLY describes the acute phase of allergic contact dermatitis?
Extracellular edema
Stretching and rupture of desmosomes and keratinocyte membranes
Langerhans cells present foreign antigen to presensitized T lymphocytes that become activated and, along with keratinocytes, secrete various cytokines.
Reticular degeneration
Lymphocytes marginate from the superficial vascular plexus with subsequent papillary dermal edema. Occasional eosinophils may be present.
Increased exocytosis of lymphocytes
Slight exocytosis of lymphocytes
Expansion in volume of the epidermis
Intracellular edema
A) 5, 3, 1, 2, 4, 7, 6, 9, 8
B) 3, 5, 7, 9, 1, 2, 6, 4, 8
C) 5, 1, 2, 3, 6, 4, 8, 7, 9
D) 3, 5, 7, 1, 9, 2, 6, 4, 8
QUESTION 1-3. Which of the following is NOT a feature of chronic spongiotic dermatitis?
A) There are intraepidermal Langerhans cell–rich microvesicles and transepidermally eliminated spongiotic vesicles producing serum-imbued parakeratotic scale crusts.
B) Spongiosis gradually decreases in chronic lesions.
C) Irregular psoriasiform epidermal hyperplasia
D) Papillary dermal hyperplasia
E) Hypergranulosis and thick hyperkeratosis (orthokeratosis and parakeratosis)
QUESTION 1-4. Which of the following statements regarding irritant contact dermatitis is INCORRECT?
A) It is caused by the direct noxious effect of substances such as acid, alkali, or organic solvents.
B) It will occur in all persons exposed to an offending agent in sufficient concentration.
C) Phototoxicity is the result of direct tissue and cellular injury following UVR-induced activation of a phototoxic agent.
D) Generalized irritant ...
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What Does Oil Have To Do With Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill?
Well, for one thing, it might mean that Uganda's Parliament may decide to take up the Anti-Homosexuality Bill on Tuesday.
Oil was discovered in Uganda in 2006, and the country's political class have engaged in a mad rush for the spoils since then. One byproduct of the country's fledgling oil industry is that Uganda has now been named the most corrupt country in eastern Africa, which is no small feat considering the competition. That fight over oil riches has paralyzed the oil sector, and so far not a single drop of crude has made it onto the world markets. Right now, Parliament is in a fierce argument over two bills, one to regulate the exploration, development and production, and a second to regulate its refining, storage and transportation. Those two bills appear in Parliament's Orders Papers ahead of the Anti-Homosexuality Bill, which is currently listed under "Notice of Business to Follow."
Several members of Parliament are trying to block the oil bills over what they decry as its lack of transparency and the overly-broad powers granted to the Energy Minister, who is a Presidential appointee, to negotiate, grant, and revoke oil contracts with virtually no oversight. This only guarantees that the floodgates of corruption will open even wider. Some M.P.s threaten a public demonstration on Tuesday, with police promising to break up any "unauthorized" demonstrations. Frank Mugisha, executive director of Sexual Minorities Uganda, warned via Twitter that the ruling party in Parliament may decide to take up the Anti-Homosexuality Bill in order to divert attention from the demonstration. Mugisha isn't the only one to see a connection between the anti-gay legislation and oil. Last February, journalist Dayo Olopade noticed that three days before the Anti-Homosexuality Bill was reintroduced into Parliament, President Yoweri Museveni had signed a controversial new contract:
"You'd think that the government, given pressure regarding the oil sector, would begin the legislative session with the oil reforms," says Angelo Izama, an experienced Ugandan journalist on the oil beat. "But they began with the gay bill. It's not accidental." The semi-successful diversion, coupled with disregard for parliamentary procedures, illustrates the lack of checks on the behavior of the Museveni government.
Update: This report from Uganda's NTV suggests that tomorrow's demonstration might grow:
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The Baedeker of 1900 distinguished OSTEND as "one of the most fashionable and cosmopolitan watering places in Europe". The gloss may be gone today, and the aristocratic visitors have certainly moved on to more exotic climes, but Ostend remains a likeable, liveable seaport with a clutch of first-rate seafood restaurants, a string of earthy bars, an enjoyable art museum and – easily the most popular of the lot – a long slice of sandy beach.
Ostend also marks the midway point of the Belgian coast, which stretches for some 70km from Knokke-Heist in the east to De Panne in the west. A superb sandy beach extends along almost all of the coast, but the dunes that once backed onto it have largely disappeared beneath an ugly covering of apartment blocks and bungalow settlements, a veritable carpet of concrete that obscures the landscape and depresses the soul. There are, however, one or two breaks in the aesthetic gloom, principally De Haan, a charming little seaside resort with easy access to a slender slice of pristine coastline; the substantial remains of Atlantikwall built by the Germans to repel the Allies in World War II; and the outstanding Paul Delvaux Museum in St-Idesbald.
There's precious little left of medieval Ostend, and today's town centre, which fans out from beside the train station, is a largely modern affair, whose narrow, straight streets are lined by clunky postwar apartment blocks and a scattering of older – and much more appealing – stone mansions. In front of the train station, the first specific sight is the Amandine, a local deep-sea fishing boat of unremarkable modern design that was decommissioned in 1995 – and then parked here, its interior turned into a museum with displays on fishing, nautical dioramas and so forth. Straight ahead from the boat rises the whopping St-Petrus en Pauluskerk, a church that looks old but in fact dates from the early twentieth century. Behind it, the last remnant of its predecessor is a massive sixteenth-century brick tower with a canopied, distinctly morbid shrine of the Crucifixion at its base. Nearby, pedestrianized Kapellestraat, the principal shopping street, leads north into the main square, Wapenplein, a pleasant open space that zeroes in on an old-fashioned bandstand. The south side of the square is dominated by the former Feest-en Kultuurpaleis (Festival and Culture Hall), an imposing 1950s building that has recently been turned into a shopping centre.
Exploring the seashore by public transport could not be easier: a fast, frequent and efficient tram service – the Kusttram – runs from one end of the coast to the other. If you're UK-bound, note that Transeuropa operates ferries from Ostend to Ramsgate, while Zeebrugge is linked to Hull by P&O Ferries and with Rosyth by Norfolkline ferries.
The old fishing village of Ostend was given a town charter in the thirteenth century, in recognition of its growing importance as a port for trade across the Channel. Flanked by an empty expanse of sand dune, it remained the only important coastal settlement hereabouts until the construction of Zeebrugge six centuries later – the dunes were always an inadequate protection against the sea and precious few people chose to live along the coast until a chain of massive sea walls was completed in the nineteenth century. Like so many other towns in the Spanish Netherlands, Ostend was attacked and besieged time and again, winning the admiration of Protestant Europe in resisting the Spaniards during a desperate siege that lasted from 1601 to 1604. Later, convinced of the wholesome qualities of sea air and determined to impress other European rulers with their sophistication, Belgium's first kings, Léopold I and II, turned Ostend into a chichi resort, demolishing the town walls and dotting the outskirts with prestigious buildings and parks. Several of these have survived, but others were destroyed during World War II, when the town's docks made it a prime bombing target. Subsequently, Ostend resumed its role as a major cross-channel port until the completion of the Channel Tunnel in 1994 undermined its position. Since then, Ostend has had to reinvent itself, emphasizing its charms as a seaside resort and centre of culture. There's a long way to go, perhaps – and parts of the centre remain resolutely miserable – but there's no denying that Ostend is on the up.
It is perhaps hard to imagine today, but for generations of Brits Ostend had a particular resonance as their first continental port of call. It also played a key role in World War II when, with the German armies closing in, thousands made a desperate dash to catch a boat to the UK; one of the escapees was the young Ralph Miliband, the father of the Labour politicians Ed and David. Another temporary resident was Marvin Gaye, who hunkered down here in 1981 until family and musical ties pulled him back to the US the year after – and just two years before he was killed by his father in bizarre circumstances in Los Angeles.


Are you a deep thinker or expert skimmer?
Emily Allbon, City Law School's Law Librarian at Northampton Square provides a great insight into our study relationship with the legal media world and its abundance of information.
So how do you process it? The never ending stream of legal news, journal articles (not forgetting statute amendments!) to get to the information you so badly need?
Have you developed methods for researching online or reading texts (do you 'skim over' or analyse)? Are you keeping up with new technology and software (or your trusted law librarian) to guide you?
Whatever your method, habit or preference for studying and research, Emily questions students' abilities to cope with ever-changing dynamics of technology and its effects on students' legal methods. Tackling mushrooming resources and current or fleeting information is where students will have to develop their skills - but perhaps there is a balance to strike.
Emily promotes using various study resources, communication channels and reflects on how students can develop their legal research skills, whether by using technology or your faithful law librarian.


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Meeting Coverage > ASM Microbe
Antibiotic Stewardship Works at Community Hospital
— Cost savings, better outcomes when paired with rapid blood culture system
by Molly Walker, Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 6, 2017
NEW ORLEANS -- A rapid blood culture system combined with an antibiotic stewardship program resulted in cost savings as well as improved outcomes for a small community hospital, researchers found here.
Under the new system, patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia were identified and treated more quickly compared with patients under the old system, reported Marijo Roiko, PhD, of Altru Health System in Grand Forks, N.D., and colleagues.
At a poster presentation at the ASM Microbe meeting, co-author Susan Kuntz, PhD, told MedPage Today that the cost savings incurred already paid for the laboratory instruments required to make this change.
"They cost $72,000, and we were at $100,000 savings for the healthcare system within about 3-4 months," she said. "It was amazing how well it fit into our workload. It was a little more work at first, but it was a process and it worked really well."
The authors estimated an average 3-day reduction in the length of hospital stay, and an estimated saving of $4,290 per patient, although ICU and other ancillary costs were not determined, they noted.
This small, retrospective study compared outcomes for patients with S. aureus bacteremia prior to and after the implementation of a rapid blood culture identification panel simultaneously with an antibiotic stewardship program.
Prior to implementation of the new panel, a daily review of positive blood cultures was performed by a pharmacist and infectious diseases physician, pending availability. With the new system (FilmArray BCID), blood cultures were reported to the ordering provider and also to the antibiotic stewardship pharmacist or on-call hospital pharmacist.
The authors examined 33 adult patients from both the old and new systems. Patients were a mean age of 64 in the old system and 60 in the new system, with over 20 men in each group. About 40% of patients in both groups tested positive for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia.
Overall, 30-day readmission dropped from 25% to 11% once the new system was implemented, with 30-day mortality exhibiting smaller declines (16% versus 13%). Length of stay also declined among all patients with S. aureus bacteremia (12.7 days versus 9.6 days). Examining patients by type of bacteria, similar declines were observed:
Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus (20 patients per group): 11.1 days versus. 8.7 days
MRSA (13 patients per group): 15 days versus. 11.9 days
The hospital cut time to deescalation by 2 days (3 days versus 1 day). The percentage of patients who were eligible for deescalation, but without deescalation, decreased under the new system, dropping from 30% to 25%.
Stephen Jenkins, MD, of Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, who was not involved with the research, told MedPage Today that the interesting thing is that the authors were able to show positive results for this type of program that wasn't at a large hospital.
"One of the questions everyone has had is can you do this in a small medical center. If they can show a significant difference with a small number of patients, I'm sure it would be more significant with a larger number," said Jenkins, who was not involved in the study.
Kuntz said given the successes with the antibiotic stewardship program in the hospital, the next step would be to examine their outpatient stewardship program "to see if we can make an impact there, as well."
ASM Microbe
Source Reference: Roiko M, et al "Positive impact of rapid blood culture identification and antibiotic stewardship for patients with S. aureus bacteremia at a community hospital" ASM Microbe 2017; Abstract 449.


EsselWorld and Water Kingdom, India's largest and premier amusement parks promise to make this festive season brighter, louder and more fun filled than ever.
From 30th October, 2010 - 21st November, 2010 EsselWorld will captivate one and all who walk through its gates as one of the most fun places in India gets set to celebrate the festive season with a fortnight of Dhamaal.
A never before, larger than life carnival, jam packed with a dazzling array of playful characters, expressive music from brass bands, spellbinding magicians, astonishing jugglers, performing cheerleaders, mascot parades and the hippest tunes from the best DJs promise to entertain the entire family this festive season.
Apart from this massive celebration, guests who have a trill seeking edge can take a 4 minute ride if they dare on Monsters in the Mist - India's first international dark ride, the latest attraction at EsselWorld. For the nostalgic the all new Zyclone - India's first roller coaster re-furbished that has been making people scream in excitement for 2 decades. And of course Hoola Loop - 360 degrees roller coaster, which is an absolute must for the thrill seekers.
Commenting on the launch of the Dhamaal fortnight, Mr. Shirish Deshpande CEO - Pan India Paryatan Pvt. Ltd. (EsselWorld and Water Kingdom) said, "Dhamaal is designed to captivate our guests with an end-of-day experience that is exhilarating, emotional and highly memorable. We want our guests to experience it as a breathtaking extravaganza especially for the entire family this festive season."
Ferry Ticket: Rs 35/- per head (to & fro). Available every 15 mins from Gorai (Borivili) and every 30mins from Marve (Malad).


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About David Weir
David Weir, PFA Charity Trustee
David Weir, PFA Trustee.
David Weir is a former Scottish footballer and Trustee for the Professional Footballers' Association.
David began his professional career with Falkirk after having attended the University of Evansville in the United States. In 1996 he joined Heart of Midlothian and was part of the 1998 Scottish Cup winning team.
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The Four Queens of Paradise – Our Lady Maryam
One day, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ drew four lines and said 'Do you know what these are?'. Those around him replied with 'Allah and His Messenger know best.' To which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, 'The best women of the women of Jannah are Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad, Maryam bint Imraan and Aasiyah bint Muzahim, the wife of Pharaoh.'
On that beautiful day, we were told who the four queens of paradise were!
'The best women of the women of Jannah are Khadeejah bint Khuwaylid, Fatimah bint Muhammad, Maryam bint Imraan and Aasiyah bint Muzahim, the wife of Pharaoh.'"
[Ahmad]
All four of these women reached perfection in this world and were also given the titles of the best women in Jannah. They all had the perfect balance of The Four Traits of a Cherished Muslimah, namely: leadership love, wisdom and justice. Yet for the sake of learning, let's focus on one of their defining characteristics through which we can connect with them, with the hope to attain some goodness from their perfection.
Our Lady Maryam
True Love and Devotion
Ah, Our lady Maryam, the devoted! The daughter of Prophet Imran and Hannah, she was the one who spent time in seclusion with her Lord. In fact, even before she was born, her mother had devoted her to Allah, saying:
"I have made a vow to dedicate to Your service whatever is in my womb. Lord, accept it from me. You are All-hearing and All-knowing".
Surah Al-Imran (3:35)
She was Qānitah and Siddiqah – the one who is in complete submission to her Lord and is sincere in her beliefs. She lived in the temple since she was a child, personifying devotion and obedience to Allah. She was also– sincere in her faith and devotion to Allah.
And she was of the obedient ones (qānitīn)
Surah Al-Tahrim (66:12)
His (Isa's) mother was a truthful woman (siddiqah)
Surah Al-Maida (5:75)
Divine Provisions
Our Lady Maryam (may Allah be pleased with her) was the epitome of a woman who experiences intimacy with her Lord. He provided her with food while she worshipped him! She lived in the temple, in total seclusion under the guardianship of her uncle, Prophet Zakariyya (upon him be peace) and grew up as a righteous and pure woman. Prophet Zakariyya would visit her and find she had food, and when he asked her where it came from, she would reply 'It is from Allah'.
So her Lord accepted her with good acceptance and caused her to grow in a good manner and put her in the care of Zakariya. Every time Zakariya entered upon her in the prayer chamber, he found with her provision. He said, "O Maryam, from where have you got this? She said, "It is from Allah. Indeed, Allah gives provision for whom He wills without measure."
Even the angels testified to her that she was chosen by Allah, purified and above the women of the worlds. What better acknowledgement is there than that!
And when the angels said: O Mary! Lo! Allah has chosen you and made you pure, and has preferred you above (all) the women of creation.
One day, Our Lady Maryam was visited by the Angel Jibril, who informed her that she would be having a pure, baby boy. She was astounded and asked how that could be when she hadn't even been touched by a man and was not an unchaste woman, and the angel told her that it was as her Lord had decreed it.
Our Lady Maryam withdrew from her community, and when the time came for her to give birth to the baby Prophet Isa (upon him be peace), she was in so much pain that she wished she had died. And Allah, her intimate companion, gave her His care and guidance during this difficult time. He provided with her with a stream and told her to drink from it, and told her to shake a nearby palm tree and eat from its dates, and in doing so, she felt consoled. Imagine having no-one but Allah as your birth partner! What an intimate connection!
And then what of the baby? How would she return to her community with a baby? She would be accused of having intimate relations with a man! But Allah saved her from this disrepute by advising her not to speak to anyone. Remember, when Allah tells you to do something, it is because it is the best thing for you. If she was told to have dates and water, it was because they would be the remedy she needed. If she was told to remain silent, it would be the solution she needed.
'Do not grieve; your Lord has provided beneath you a stream.
And shake toward you the trunk of the palm tree; it will drop upon you ripe, fresh dates. So eat and drink and be consoled.
And if you do see anyone, say, 'I have vowed a fast to (Allah) Most Gracious, and so I will not speak to any human being today.''
Surah Maryam (19:23-26)
And so, Our Lady Maryam did just that. She returned back to her town with a baby in her arms. When the people rushed towards her with their questions and accusations, she remained quiet and pointed to her baby. To everyone's amazement, the new-born baby spoke to them, testifying his mother's innocence.
Throughout her life, she relied on no man except Allah, and He sufficed her, and she was able to reach the heights of piety with Allah as her protector when she was in need and her defender from any charges of slander.
But she pointed to the babe. They said, 'How can we talk to one who is a child in the cradle?'
He said: 'I am indeed a servant of Allah: He has given me revelation and made me a prophet.'
Ah, Our Lady Maryam! She is our hope and inspiration to be lovers of Allah!
We breathed into her of Our spirit, and We made her and her son a sign for all peoples.
Surah Al-Anbiya (21:91)


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Review: The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?), Vol. 4
The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?)
Originally Posted: September 27, 2020
Written by Toru Toba with illustrations by Falmaro. Released in English by Yen Press with a translation by Jessica Lange.
Lowellmina had managed to lower Falanya's guard by taking her side during their conversation with Cosimo. And when that happened, Lowellmina pounced. – Toru Toba, during the anniversary ceremony of Mealtars joining the Empire.
In this story of a princess' first foray into diplomacy, we see the jaws of the veterans bare down on her. Will the fire that is political maneuvering be too hot? Or will it forge Falanya into Natra's greatest diplomatic asset?
The Genius Prince's Guide to Raising a Nation Out of Debt (Hey, How About Treason?), Vol. 4 is the newly released entry to the fantasy light novel series where well-planned words trump the emotional sword swing. And in this next step of Wein's endless troubles, we see many converging paths and blossoming growth under adversity. In a sudden turn of events after their wars, the Kingdom of Natra is invited to the merchant city of Mealtars to attend a summit that will (hopefully) settle the Empire's inheritors. Doubly suddenly, Natra's young princess – Falayna – asks to go in her brother's stead! This is a story of meddling older brothers and blossoming princesses: one expertly weaved with politics, action, drama, and comedy by Toru Toba. With Falmaro's beautifully expressive illustrations continuing to complement the writing, the whole book is a treat for series veterans to enjoy.
The Genius Prince, Vol. 4
Hey everyone! It's been a while since the last Genius Prince review, and our format has changed a lot. But like a certain princess, we still have much growing to do! Now, as a disclaimer, this is one of my favourite series. Thus, I will try to highlight the best parts to get you to read it (and talk with me about it!) However, as I did for The Alchemist Who Survived review, we will also talk about some of the weaker aspects – just in case you're on the fence on continuing. With all that out of the way, let's get on to our regularly scheduled spoiler-free review!
To start, let us appreciate the very colourful cover for Vol. 4 (as compared to Vols. 1 & 2). As the series grows, it seems their art budget does too! And I'm quite excited to have it add more energy to my bookshelf. Moving on to the coloured inserts, we see that the series has solidified its decision on avoiding fan-service-y scenes. This allows them to focus on more important moments and introduce the many faces we'll encounter. With that, I have one minor gripe: the third insert should have focused on another not-as-spoiler-y but significantly-more-critical scene. Lastly, as per the series standard, a map of the relevant region is provided (see below). Other than my previous notes of better setting development, I'm happy to see that we've expanded well into both the East and the West. With a story set in four states (Marden, Gairan, Cavarin, and Systio here), I'm excitedly anticipating the next region we get to explore. Now with first impressions out of the way… let's bite into the meat of the text~!
As mentioned before, the focus in this volume is the imperial summit occurring at Mealtars. It is a gathering of the four imperial children to settle the Empire's inheritance. Many of their supporters are also present to appraise the situation as it develops. The summit is important for many reasons, and we will name a few: (1) it focuses on the huge background conflict occurring in the Empire since Vol. 1, (2) it's timing creates an opportunity for characters beyond Wein to shine, and (3) it is at an intersection between the worlds of the East and West (each given a spotlight in Vol. 2 and 3, respectively.) All of these factors give the potential for an exciting story: one filled with previously loose ends and unexpected reunions. The choice of such a premise by Toru Toba is narratively strong; it develops ongoing stories and creates new opportunities to keep things fresh. Will Vol. 4 uphold its promise of a great story? We'll talk about this at a later date. For now, The Genius Prince continues to choose interesting situations in which our cast is forced to react.
Before we continue, let us talk about the city of Mealtars – specifically its value as another region in the world of The Genius Prince. It is a merchant city set near the border of the East and the West. The positioning along an opening in The Giant's Backbone makes Mealtars an important military and trade center. Thus, the city's support is very valuable to the Empire's inheritors. But like Natra, it has some special privileges granted to it – mostly autonomy and the lack of meddling imperial soldiers. And with some additional ties to the West, it became a wild card of sorts. This makes it the perfect political battleground for the imperial candidates – a narrative strength. It is also interesting; it has a citizen's parliament and troubled history. However, it lacks some finer details that would help it be more world-consistent. Two examples, in particular, are given: (1) the influence of Levetia's teachings aren't seen in Mealtars, and (2) the absence of imperial troops makes it a poor military checkpoint. For (1), in Vol. 3, we see the West's entrenched disdain for women (e.g. Caldmellia) and Flahm (e.g. Ninym and Nanaki). From that, there is a surprising lack of hate for the likes of Lowa, Ninym, and Falanya from a city with ties to the West. And (2) is an inconsistency whose presence affects the later parts of the volume. Overall, the choice and initial design are great but suffer from consistency and connectedness issues. The ever-expanding world will continue to harbour these risks but such errors do not detract too much from the story – their absence only removes a subtle flavour from the whole dish.
Like the setting, we give the focus to the characters beyond the norm. In particular, we see many developments from Falanya, Ninym, and Lowa. As the latter two have been around for longer, we'll describe the adorable little sister. Falanya Elk Arbalest is the princess of Natra and younger sibling to the titular prince. Up to now, we've only seen her interactions with citizens of Natra – and for good reason. Falanya is a coddled girl: one who lives in the shadow of her older brother. Her admiration and love for Wein are what makes her want to improve. But she is left without any chances because Wein gobbles them all up. However, with the prince tangled with war recovery efforts, Falanya finds her opportunity! While her initial motivations are very brother-oriented (*ahem*), the princess does develop throughout this entry. At first, it can feel frustrating as Falanya clings to her thoughts of Wein – as exemplified by her conversations with Lowa. But then there are moments of naivety, inexperience, and uncertainty. And among them are points of growth, independence, and curiosity. Slowly but surely, she will stand alongside her revered sibling. We will not go into further detail as I believe it is a treat one should read for themselves. To summarize, I love Falanya. Despite the lack of deeper motivations (like Wein and Ninym), her arc is welcomed. For a series that lacks characters changing over time, Falanya is that spark that hopefully kicks off further development from new and current cast alike.
After Falanya, there are many other characters present at Mealtars (for one reason or another). For spoiler reasons, we will avoid doing any detailed analysis. Instead, let us talk about a series trend of characterizations: particularly, the antagonists. For those who have read up to Vol. 4, you may have noticed that many of these characters are shallow and non-recurring. They are also generally unredeemable. At best, they're played for absurd twists and comedy; at worst, they're just a stepping stone for Natra's expanding influence. It is for these reasons that defeating them feels unimpactful and forgettable – like a one-off comic villain. However, Vol. 4 improves the formula a little more by re-introducing and adding recurring antagonists. This gives time for such characters to develop and generate some nuance. Additionally, it seems each of them symbolizes a different political strategy – thus, requiring unique solutions from our protagonists. And the summit at Mealtars is the perfect event for such a change in the series. Arguably, Lowa somewhat opposed Wein and Ninym starting in Vol. 2 but she is more of a rival-type rather than an antagonist. In short, while the shallow characterizations for many of the antagonists remain, Vol. 4 decides there is always room for improvement and takes the path towards it. Hopefully, we will see the fruits of such a decision in future entries.
Now with the premise, characters, and setting lightly discussed, let's talk about some plot elements. Without delving too much, Vol. 4's structure is similar to the other entries in the series. Political maneuvers in the form of schemes and large-scale action in the form of factional war are both present in Vol. 4. The biggest change comes in the form of a focus on Falanya. Relatedly, there are many more perspective shifts, and this feels disorienting at times. Such implementation can become very cumbersome as the number of characters increases. But The Genius Prince always makes such decisions to further thicken the plot and build-up to great twists (comedic or otherwise). Next, one coincidental improvement is the use of multiple antagonists. Despite the weaker characterizations continuing to affect the political intrigue (as discussed in the Vol. 3 review), the interactions between plans from conflicting schemers create excitement and interesting results. This was something missing from Vol. 3 that Lowa had added in Vol. 2 – and now taken to the next level in Vol. 4. On the other side of matters, large-scale battles have lost much of their spectacle with Toru Toba shifting focus towards the politics behind it. This removes the unimportant formation descriptions and replaces them with more political dealings – a doubling-down on what makes the series great. For me, this is a welcome change. And there will always be assassination attempts and alley fights for action-junkies. To summarize, Vol. 4 is seeing some changes from the formula in all of its parts. While they all seem to improve the story presented, we will see if The Genius Prince continues their use in the future.
To end it off, we'll talk about some additional details. As always, Toru Toba continues to pack in a great amount of world-building, excitement, and dialogue into its short length (~180 pages). The first two chapters are an excellent example of this; they wrap up Vol. 3, set up the premise for Vol. 4, and connect them seamlessly. And this is all done with a coating of humour – mostly directed at Falanya's brother-complex and Lowa's horrid(?) personality. Of course, the comedy extends well beyond this to include some absurd, but not illogical, twists. Now, one aspect I especially enjoyed was the pre-trip flashbacks to Wein describing the plans to Falanya. These sections were well-done given the siblings' relationship, the skewed exaggerations about Lowa, and Wein's perspective on every new world element and character. Consequently, the density of the text makes the pacing feel quick. And unlike The Alchemist That Survived (Vols. 1-3 review here), this is amplified by the laughs and action sprinkled throughout – thus, Vol. 4 is quite the page-turner. Then, in a semi-related topic, Vol. 4 feels like it is better written. Vols. 1-3 had issues with twists lacking build-up and foreshadowing that are mostly absent in here. This is helped by the mountains of background and world-building available now as compared to Vols 1-2. Finally, the last of the last is the art. As always, it is detailed, fantasy-appropriate, and expressive. Falmaro continues to amaze with their great skill and sustained refinement over time. This time around, the (subjective) improvement comes from the many male characters illustrated. The focus remains on the female leads (such as Ninym, Lowa, and Falanya), but it is refreshing to see Falmaro's skills applied to the likes of Glen, Strang, and Nanaki. To conclude, with all of the aforementioned minor improvements, my confidence remains in the author-illustrator duo for maintaining a great series.
Overall, The Genius Prince, Vol. 4 is an improvement from Vol. 3 and lands itself somewhere alongside Vol. 2. This is a result of many changes, big and small. Particularly, the shift of focus away from Wein and large-scale battles brings about better character developments and political intrigue. However, weak base characterizations and small world inconsistencies are still present. These shortcomings are balanced by an increased number of recurring and new antagonists; the resulting intrigue has interactions between multiple schemers and added depth from previous encounters. The strong writing from Toru Toba – as exemplified in the density and seamless flow – and amazing illustrations by Falmaro continue to be strong parts for the series. Seeing them improve and optimize their skills after every entry gives me confidence in the series' maintained success. And now, with the world and plots ever more entwined after Mealtars, I'm extra excited for Vol. 5. I can't wait~!
4.6 / 5 – Highly Recommended
To readers looking for that uptick after the weaker characterizations and political intrigue found in Vol. 3.
To lovers of strong little sisters looking to grow beyond the shadow of their older brothers.
Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read my review (even if you scrolled straight to the bottom). I hope that you take home even a little of what I've written down. For this non-Vol. 1 review, I tried to cover things that weren't discussed in the previous reviews.
If the above review hasn't convinced you… please go to the featured image (at the top) and stare at Falanya. That's how I'm looking at you right now – but maybe not as lovably.
I'm 春華 or Haruka, aspiring novelist, light novel reviewer, and the recently titled "Effortlessly Effervescent Embodiment of Eloquence." I've only started diving into light novels, so please bear with my naiveté. You can follow my Twitter for updates on my reviews and writing progress. And if you want to talk about light novels with me and many others, consider joining our Discord here! Let's all get along!
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The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Was it Physical or Spiritual?
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By: Dr. John Ankerberg / Gary Habermas; ©2000
Some people claim that the Resurrection of Jesus was not a literal, physical resurrection, but some type of "spiritual" resurrection. Dr. Habermas explains why that explanation doesn't fit the facts or the language of the Resurrection accounts.
1 The Resurrection of Jesus Christ: Was it Physical or Spiritual?
(Excerpted from the series "Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?")
Dr. John Ankerberg: There are some people, Gary, some ministers in churches, who claim this is not a physical literal resurrection of Jesus from the dead. This is what they call a spiritual resurrection from the dead. Why is that false? Why is it not just a spiritual resurrection?
Dr. Gary Habermas: Well, this is the earlier point at which I was at odds with Tony. I would say today, this is a statement that tells you where some scholars are today. I'm currently studying 100 sources on the Resurrection from 1975 to 2000 to see if I can get a feel for where critical scholars are. And by far, most scholars today think something really happened. The disciples had real experiences. They believed they saw the risen Jesus. And most of these scholars think the disciples really saw something; they had real experiences. But the majority of scholars who will even admit that Jesus appeared to them, they shy away from the physical body and they think, I don't know–these are my words–that maybe there was some kind of a shimmering hologram or something. So that's probably the typical approach today from skeptics that are somewhere in between the two of us.
Ankerberg: Another thing people usually say is, "Hey, Paul uses the word spiritual in 1 Corinthians 15 [v. 44]. Does he mean spiritual in the sense of some ethereal kind of wispy, see-through thing or is this a literal physical body?" What do the words mean there?
Habermas: This is crucial for us because we believe that–and we've been playing around here with the Gospels a little bit, but we would both say Paul is by far the best evidence.
Dr. Antony Flew: Right.
Habermas: "He is the only eyewitness"–that is what everybody says today. So what Paul thinks about the Resurrection body is crucial. Now, just a note here concerning 1 Corinthians 15. There's obviously a Greek word for spirit–pneuma. Paul doesn't choose that word. He says"spiritual [pneumatikos] body [soma]." So I assume there's some change going on, but the idea is, there is a physical body there.
Now, to show my earlier comment, I would not think that Paul is saying Jesus appeared as a spirit. If you want, I can give that to you briefly in a Pauline book accepted by all critics: Philippians. By the way, critics almost always accept Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians. G. A. Wells, who is probably to the left of Tony, accepts eight of Paul's writings. He accepts those five and three others.
I think this is crucial to talk about Paul here because everybody admits the Pauline data. Critic after critic claims there is no eyewitness data except for Paul. And so it's important to know what Paul thinks he saw on the way to Damascus.
Now, I said before in 1 Corinthians 15, Paul could have chosen to only use the word pneuma. He doesn't. He does say "spiritual," but he's got an adjective there. He also says, soma, "body." What did Paul mean?
Philippians Chapter 3. It's a short chapter. There are 21 verses, but Paul says three things in one chapter that indicate he's talking about a physical resurrection. In the opening verses he says, "I was a Hebrew of the Hebrews" and "as touching the law," he says, "I was a Pharisee." Now, it's very well known that the Pharisee believed in a bodily resurrection. In fact, according to Acts 23, as Paul was being taken captive by the Romans to prevent his being killed, he shouted out to the group of people and said, "Why are you taking me? Because I believe in the resurrection of the dead?" He meant a literal resurrection.
When the Pharisees heard that, they said there's nothing wrong with this guy. But the Sadducees [who didn't believe in the Resurrection] didn't like it. So as a Pharisee, he's agreeing with the Pharisees.
So, the first evidence is from Philippians 3. As a Pharisee, Paul believes in a physical resurrection.
Secondly, in verse 11 he says, "That I may attain the resurrection of the dead." Now, the normal Greek word for resurrection is anastasis, but in this passage, Philippians 3:11, he puts a prefix on there, ek anastasis. Ek anastasis, according to all Greek scholars that I know of, is translated in this passage: "The out resurrection from among the dead." Paul said, "I want to attain the out resurrection."
Now, to a Jew, "out resurrection" means "what goes down is what comes up." You come out from death. And then just a few verses later, Philippians 3:20,21, he said, "From Heaven, we look for Jesus who will change our vile soma (body) to be like unto His glorious soma (or body)," when he should have said pneuma, according to this other view.
So he's a Pharisee who believes in a physical resurrection. Ek anastasis—"resurrection from out among the dead ones."
Thirdly, Paul says, "He Jesus will changemy body to be like His body."
So right there in Philippians 3 alone, I think the picture of Jesus being some wispy spirit that appeared to him on the road to Damascus doesn't fit Paul's own data.
Ankerberg: Tony, you are an empiricist. You are dedicated to following the evidence. What do you do with this evidence?
Flew: Well, I find the idea of a spiritual body very peculiar in that, after all, when you say something is spiritual it's rather like saying it's immaterial. You're not–well, if you say it's immaterial, you're not telling us of any characteristic at all that you know of that it has. It seems to me that immaterial substance is really nothing at all. And a spiritual body seems to me not to be a body at all.
Ankerberg: All right, let me ask you a question. If I say the Bible is a spiritual book, does it mean that it's not a material thing?
Flew: No.
Ankerberg: Well, could it be a spiritual body and still be a physical body?
Flew: Well, it might be the body of someone you would say is a spiritual person.
Ankerberg: Now, I assume you're saying that because Paul uses that illustration a couple of chapters back [1 Cor. 3:1-3], when he talks about "fleshly men" and "spiritual men."
Flew: Yes. Yes.
Ankerberg: But in referring to spiritual men there, wasn't he talking to real flesh and blood guys who were walking around?
Flew: Yes, but they're spiritual in the sense of how they behave and what they think about and what they do, aren't they? The spiritual in "spiritual body" is not talking about how the body behaves. It's surely talking about what sort of body it is.
Ankerberg: Gary?
Habermas: He's exactly right. It's an ontological comment, not a behavioral comment. However, I think the issue here is, Tony is looking at the phrase "spiritual body" with 20th century empiricist or analytic eyes, and I think Paul has to describe what he means by spiritual body. And he has already indicated three things from Philippians 3: "I am a Pharisee so I believe in the resurrection of the body." Two, ek anastasis, "out from among the dead ones," and three, he calls it "He will change my vile body to be like His."
There it's "glorious body." It's not "spiritual body" in Philippians 3:20,21. It's "glorious body." So now you have body plus something else–I suppose some kind of glory but not less than a body. So maybe the problem is, we're looking at this word "spiritual" with our 20th century eyes.
But I guess here is the issue: If Paul is clear in Philippians 3 that this is not some wispy spirit, then we can't have the problem of saying that this is non-physical because he's telling us what he means by it. I take Philippians 3 to be a bit of a commentary on 1 Corinthians 15.
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RedFestDXB Reveals Its 6th Edition's Headliners!
RedFestDXB Reveals Its 6th Edition's Headliners!
One of the biggest music festivals in the region right now is RedFestDXB; taking place in Dubai every year. The stunning festival brings to Dubai some of the biggest international superstars and looks like 2019 won't be an exception. The festival has announced six names for its 6th edition's lineup and I'm already calculating my annual days-off to book the amazing two-day music extravaganza.
The festival is taking place on the 14th and 15th of February, 2019, at Dubai Media City Amphitheater. On Thursday the 14th, artists announced so far are Jess Glynne, DJ Snake, and G-Eazy. On the other hand, Cuban American Superstar Camila Cabello, American Rapper Macklemore, and British DJ Jax Jones will all take the stage on Friday, the 15th of February.
WE SAID THIS: Tickets will go on sale starting today, so head to their website for more as you literally don't want to miss this!


Refillable butane fire pen. Great for lighting the newspaper at the bottom of your charcoal chimney or as a backup in case your BBQ igniters aren't working. If you're smoking a cigar while you're grilling it can help you in that department as well!


Cooking With Swapna: Best way to store coconut !!!!
I like using coconut in most of my South Indian curries and gravies. Coconut has the tendency to spoil, once opened. Try this simple trick to store your coconut for longer time and that too really fresh !!!!
1. Break & cut the coconuts into small pieces.
2. Grind or grate them with skin on (You can also peel the skin off).
3. Store it in freezer ziplock bags in the freezer. Stack a couple of green chillies on either sides.
Green chillies keeps the coconut fresh for long time.
Thaw the grated coconut just before you use it.


Local Rotary Clubs worked together to promote a Star Spangled Salute on the 4th of July in downtown Columbia to celebrate our Nation's Birthday.
A patriotic program was followed by a parade around the Maury County Courthouse Square. The parade was led by the 40 & 8 Engine, followed by children and adults dressed in red, white, and blue. Some on bicycles, others pulling wagons, all were decorated for the occasion. The parade participants were treated to refreshments afterward.


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Childhood cancer research projects awarded funding
Article published \ \ 19 October 2022
A Murdoch Children's Research Institute researcher has received funding for two projects that aim to improve the quality of life of young people with cancer by reducing adverse drug reactions and preventing lifelong medical conditions after undergoing treatment.
Associate Professor Rachel Conyers received a combined $600,000 from The Kids' Cancer Project for her research projects, which will explore how childhood cancer survivors' genetic make-up can influence how they respond to medications. Her work will also look at how treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation contribute to infertility risk in young patients.
Due to advances in cancer treatments, 85 per cent of children and adolescents with cancer now have a five-year survival rate and can live much longer. However, around 5 per cent of survivors will have lifelong chronic medical conditions.
Associate Professor Conyers' first project aims to use pharmacogenetics, which explores how genes influence a person's response to drugs, to make medications safer for survivors of childhood cancer. By determining how a patient handles a medication based on their genetics, she hopes to offer doctors and pharmacists guidance on medication to reduce adverse drug reactions and side effects.
"Genetic tests can help decide what drugs and doses are right for these children, but despite robust international guidelines recommending gene screening in cancer, these tests are not being used enough," she said. To address this, we will provide patients with pharmacogenetic testing, tools to help clinicians prescribe medications and information to help inform children and their carers."
Oncology treatments can also cause infertility in childhood cancer survivors, which causes significant distress and regret. To improve outcomes for children, Dr Conyers' second project will use genetic screening to identify infertility risk and provide fertility preservation.
"We will examine 180 ovarian tissue samples previously collected from paediatric cancer patients to determine if they have a genetic predisposition to premature ovarian insufficiency (loss of normal reproductive ability) and a higher rate of ovarian failure by two years after therapy due to treatment," she said.
Associate Professor Conyers said she hoped to develop a new way of identifying patients at risk of permanent infertility and determine which children and adolescents needed fertility preservation before starting cancer treatments. This would allow accurate counselling about infertility risk and help children and families make better informed decisions.
Watch Associate Professor Conyers and Associate Professor David Elliott discuss the side effects of cancer treatment on the heart and what we're doing to prevent it in the video below.
These projects are funded by The Kids Cancer Project.


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AdWords is Changing
by Peter | Apr 18, 2016 | Digital Marketing Blog, GoogleAds, Inbound Marketing, New, PPC | 0 comments
What Will We See With The Google Adwords Change?
Yes my friends Google AdWords is changing. In my view it's long overdue. As all fellow PPC professionals out there will know, we spend a lot of time looking at Google AdWords.
This is a familiar site that we have to look at. It's kind of an interactive spreadsheet. It's a very basic design that can sometimes get you down on a Wednesday afternoon. But all this is about to change. Google is finally giving AdWords the uplift it so desperately needs. The last time the interface was updated was all the way back in 2008. Since then we've had 2 football world cups, Ant and Dec have won 8 Best TV presenter awards and Justin Bieber happened.
Will It Be More Useful?
In terms of what it provides, what information it gives you and what you can do will stay the same. However from the images that Google have released it suggests that comparing data and understanding where traffic comes from will be easier.
At the moment it can be quite hard to find all of the important information that you need when optimising PPC campaigns. But this suggests that it will be all nicely presented to you with colour and swish looking graphs. I'm getting excited just thinking about it (I do have other hobbies by the way).
The new look should clear out the clutter, making it easier for you to navigate. It will also allow you to focus AdWords around your objectives not just the features that AdWords provides. The new design will also mean it will work across devices, meaning that you will be able to check your campaigns easily with your mobile and tablet.
Google have also stated 'Today, more Google searches take place on smartphones than on computers, globally'. Google appreciate that times are trying to make it easier for businesses to reach out to their customers. The new AdWords should make it easier to create mobile ad campaigns and display advertising.
When Can I Use It?
Let's all just calm down. I know by now you're on the edge of your seat and most definitely physically vibrating with excitement, but let's just take a step back. This isn't going to be ready until the end of 2017. In fact Google haven't even finished building it. For a few lucky Advertising companies early releases will be provided by Google, but for the rest of us it's a year's wait I'm afraid.
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In all of the 20 ranked teams in this weeks Coaches and Media girls basketball poll, only one wasn't on the list last week.
#1s are again the same in East, Douglas, Tongue River and Cokeville. While Douglas and TR are unanimous favorites, four different teams got top votes in 4A. 1A has Cokeville and Lingle sharing 11 votes with the Lady Panthers getting 8.
Cheyenne East remains on top of 4A with 10 of the 15 top votes. Gillette and Natrona go 2 and 3, each had 2 #1 ballots. Sheridan fourth and got 1 top vote. Laramie remains #5. #1 East has a tough weekend hosting #2 Gillette and #4 Sheridan.
2A has Tongue River unanimous at the top followed again by Lovell and Thermopolis. Burns and Wind River swap spots at 4 and 5. The weekend schedule does not have any games pitting ranked team vs. ranked team.
In the midst of a three game losing streak, Upton falls to fifth in 1A, by 1 vote ahead of 1 of the teams that beat them last week...Kaycee. Cokeville, Lingle-Ft. Laramie, Little Snake River and Rock River go 1 through 4. Friday sees #3 Little Snake River at #1 Cokeville.
Check out the complete voting break down online.


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More than the Khigga
January 29, 2018 Chaldean News Staff
Ashley Barno has taken on the task of teaching traditional Chaldean dances
By Ashourina Slewo
As engagement season continues, many couples will find themselves planning their wedding and preparing for an evening that is sure to bring lots of love, food, and dancing. Wedding planning comes with many details and intricacies that almost always take precedence over being concerned about being able to keep up with traditional Chaldean dances.
Creating a sense of unity and excitement, dances like the khigga yagoora and shaykhani are one of the focal points of Chaldean weddings. These line dances are an important Chaldean custom that dates back even before recorded history. Each dance is dictated by the song and its tempo, if the song is fast, the dancers move fast.
For Ashley Barno, the traditional dances are her favorite part of weddings, as they root her to her culture. "My absolute favorite activity is dancing Chaldean dances," said Barno. "I went to a wedding a few years ago and the dance floor was empty and everyone was at the bar, hanging out until the DJ came on and played English music. The sight of that made me so sad."
Noticing the generational disconnect, Barno decided that she would take on the task of teaching these traditional Chaldean dances. "I saw that the generation I grew up in didn't really learn our dances as I did growing up," explained Barno. "I quickly realized that it would eventually be a dying tradition and thought to myself that I had to try to keep it alive."
Having learned the dances early on in her childhood, Barno was well equipped to pass on her knowledge. Barno's revelation at the wedding, paired with the fact that she had friends who had requested lessons solidified her drive to teach traditional dances.
"I've been teaching since I was about 14 or 15 years old, but when I was younger, I taught family and friends," said Barno. "I began doing this as a profession a couple of years ago when a friend of mine asked me to teach him how to dance in preparation for his wedding."
The San Diego native does not currently have a studio in which she teaches out of, instead opting to make house calls. Barno is flexible in her methods as she teaches wherever her clients feel most comfortable, whether it's their home or business, and even opens her own home up to clients.
In keeping the clients comfortable, Barno offers private lessons, both to individuals and groups. Many of her clients come to her in the wake of a wedding and according to Barno, not all of her clients are Chaldean. "My usual clients are couples getting married or bridal parties," she explains. "[The] majority are Chaldean or if they aren't Chaldean they're usually marrying someone that is Chaldean."
Barno feels that knowing these traditional dances is just one way for Chaldeans to stay connected to their culture and history. "Our dances are a big part of our Chaldean culture which is incredibly beautiful," she said. "We all need to work hard at keeping our traditions alive and not forget how to dance our dances among other things."
She prides herself on being able to aid in the preservation of this major Chaldean tradition. "I teach all of the dances: gorgina, khigga yaqoora, chobi, shaykhani yaqoora (bagiye), shaykhani, gubarey and more," said Barno. "I have given belly dancing tips but I would say my expertise is traditional Chaldean dance."
"The response has been amazing," said Barno. "I get messages and comments from Chaldeans from all over the world telling me how much they love what I am doing and appreciate my efforts to continue these traditions."
Even as Barno resides in California, she has made an effort to spread her knowledge to those wanting to learn in Detroit and Chicago, as well. As advertised on her Instagram, Barno will take the opportunity to teach when she is in either city. In addition to teaching when she's in Detroit, Barno has even brought her cousins, who live in Detroit, on board to help teach.
Barno attributes much of her success to her uncles Ameed and Abeer Asmaro. Ameed is a singer, while Abeer is a drummer. "I wouldn't be doing this without them and growing up with their influence."
"I just want everyone to know that everyone can learn [to dance]," said Barno. "I was born in the U.S. and I'm teaching Chaldeans from all over. I know a lot of people are shy and don't want to learn at a wedding or party. This is why I am doing private lessons so everyone can learn in their own comfort."
For more information about Barno and lessons offered, find her on Instagram @chaldean_dance
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Our church needs to wipe clean and become a family. People don't give because there isn't a pastor. Members have seen growth and the potential to grow still exists. People who are leaving have no commitment to our church.
The pastors termination should have involved the congregation. The news of the pastor's contract end on Sunday (September 15) reached the congregation on Wednesday. The congregation did not plan how to move forward. Communication with the office secretary is still lacking. A major problem with our church is rumors and communication.
We have lost the message. We're missing the point. We need a vision of the holy spirit.
Our church is not really involved in our community. We spend outreach dollars but miss getting out into the community like some churches who raise vegetables for the needy or have a coat drive for the homeless.
We have to stop false education. Give education for communion by members. You don't need a pastor for communion or baptism. Find information at LCMC.
There is potential to double the size of this church. When was the last time you as someone to church or spread the gospel? There are ministry opportunities everywhere; show people what you are about.
Set an example for outreach. Ask the question, Lord what is it you want us to do?
1 Peter 2:9 says "9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
We are showing immature spirituality. What God wants from us is a contrite heart. Start with spirituality and loving each other with Jesus Christ. The spirituality starts with the Holy Spirit. It starts with humbling ourselves and asking God to forgive us for our anger.
We must forgive those who have hurt us to start the healing process. When we call a shepherd we must promise to be open with him/her.
21Then Peter came and said to him, "Lord, if another member of the church sins against me, how often should I forgive? As many as seven times?" 22 Jesus said to him, "Not seven times, but, I tell you, seventy-seven times.".
4Love is patient; love is kind; love is not envious or boastful or arrogant 5or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; 6it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. 7It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 8Love never ends.
Seek out the joy of others. Jesus loves the world.
The short version of Revelations says: God has a plan, God wins, and you were going to be OK.
See Change Happens for guidance.
The pastors suggested we put our Treasurer's report at the end of our council agenda after you discuss what God calls you to do.
The Alabama church led by pastor Michael Bonham gave bridge funds to people in the community after Hurricane Katrina from its $20,000 in the bank. The governor heard about it and donated $200,000 to their cause.
Seek out the congregation's identity. You can't be all things to all people.


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5 Questions with Christian Miguel Gutierrez
By Rachael Flora
The artist.
BORN in Texas, Christian Miguel Gutierrez arrived to Savannah by way of Charleston to attend SCAD and pursue a painting degree. The pandemic hindered his plan to move to Chicago post-graduation, but it's a good change of plans: Gutierrez loves the creativity and transience inherent in Savannah, and he's inspired by the talent he sees here.
Gutierrez's work blends painterly and sculptural elements in a way that reflects on his own feelings of being in limbo, particularly with his sexuality and his ethnicity. As a queer Mexican-American man, Gutierrez doesn't feel fully part of either identity. That feeling comes through in the work he creates, both in concept and process.
We spoke with Gutierrez last week.
1. Have you always been interested in art?
I'd say that I've always been artistic, ever since I was really young. It was something I always imagined myself doing. The way that manifested changed throughout my life. I think, as a young artist, you're trying to be realistic with how you can put those talents to use. But when I was getting my bachelor's, I got engulfed in the world of fine art and I realized that I'm not someone that can really play well with people telling me what to do all the time. I figured out very quickly that working for clients predominantly was something I wouldn't be happy doing.
I started to mold myself and my practice around things I wanted to express and pushing my own envelope and my own boundaries. That brought me here: studying painting and sculpture and making it work.
2. How do you find your source materials?
Within all of my work, I'm very interested in topics like gender, sexuality and masculinity, and my relationship to those things, my own queer experience. I was thinking a lot about masculinity and gender when I was making [the "Knuckleball" collage series] and where I fit in along those lines. I was also thinking about systems of the patriarchy and my own family's relationship to the patriarchy.
In a lot of my work, I play into archetype. It's sort of campy, but it's also very real archetypes that I have always had to face. I was thinking a lot about body builders. It's a hypermasculine figure that in queer circles is this idealized, desirable figure, but it's also a desirable and evocative figure in straight culture as well.
3. Does your upbringing in the South affect your work?
It has a lot to do with it. I grew up most of my life, as I think a lot of queer people in the South did, very afraid, very scared to be yourself, which is the very sad truth about being queer in the South. There are still so many obstacles you have to face.
In some ways, I love the South, especially Texas. I have such romantic and nostalgic memories of Texas, but there are also some very sad and repressed memories there as well, which I think come through in the work. I talk a lot about the cowboy, who's this Western crusader that's been whitewashed through history. They're these very lone men out on the frontier. In some ways, it relates to my own queer experience.
I think my relationship with my ethnicity also takes a big toll. The work is about being in a limbo space in between, and I think that's inherently queer. Queer people don't necessarily fit in this perceived binary of male and female, straight or gay. I try to reflect that with materials and genre and presentation. If there's something that's painterly that seems sculptural, or something sculptural that has the qualities of a painting, I feel like that can embody or project the queer experience.
But it's not just of the queer experience to me, because I also feel that way when I talk about my own ethnicity and race. I'm an American person, but I'm brown and I'm of Mexican descent. My ancestors come from Mexico, but it's also Texas, so that history gets complicated as well. Were we here when America bought Texas? Were we here before that? We don't really know.
Both my parents and most of my family are all fluent in Spanish, but they made a decision when I was young not to teach me the language. They felt this pressure to assimilate, and they thought if I spoke English as my native tongue, I would fit in with the white dominant culture that was around me.
Throughout my whole life, I've had a very peculiar relationship with my ethnicity. On one hand, I feel like I belong in that and that's where my family is from. But on the other hand, I feel very distant from it, almost like I'm a poser. Not only does that limbo come into play when I talk about queerness, but also when I talk about race and other aspects of my life. I feel like I've been in this in-between state.
4. How do you reconcile that in your life and your art?
When you're a young person, you can feel ostracized and alone. As I've grown into myself, I've just accepted it, like any other flaw you may perceive that you have. There is a uniqueness in my perspective and my identity that is still valid, and it's still how I believe my reality to be true. I've come to greatly appreciate those obstacles and that in-between space as a part of who I am.
"Candybody" is about the queer experience. I had this picture of this smiling boy, and I saw myself in this kid. He's smiling, but there's something about the history of the photo. The empty space around him feels a little lonely, perhaps. I don't know who this kid is or what he's become, but in that moment of making, I saw so much of myself in this random image of a child.
I created a cement frame around the panel to really push home that feeling of entrapment. Maybe this kid feels trapped in his identity. There are so many different meanings I started to project onto this photo, which was the process of that piece. It's not just a painting, it's an object. I feel so often that queer people are accessorized by heteronormative society in different ways. Lesbian women are extremely fetishized by straight men the same way gay men are accessorized by straight women. Making this painting into an object, into a solid presence, was a way to communicate that idea as well.
5. What are you working on now?
A lot of my plans did get put on hold because of corona, and now I've been engulfed with the protests and keeping up with that. But a few friends of mine and I are starting an independent art publication, so I've been working on that. I'm going to be part of an exhibition with Abrir Galería.
Now I'm working on a project using the Schwule Museum's database of vintage pornography. The Schwule Museum is the first gay museum, and they started collecting vintage pornography. As we later found out, it was very important to keep it as it shows the culture from the 60s and 70s that has been lost after the aftermath of the AIDS crisis. We lost a lot of that history, and this pornography is one of the only outlets we have that gives us a glimpse into queer culture and history.
I feel very privileged to have grown up in a culture where it's unpopular to be homophobic, at least in America. Not saying there's not still a ton of work that needs to be done, especially for our trans brothers and sisters and people with alternative gender variances, but I think there's something to say for how much we have come in such a short amount of time.
Rachael Flora
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Mariners acquire Minor League RHP Bonnell
SEATTLE -- Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today that the Mariners acquired Minor League right-handed pitcher Bryan Bonnell from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for the Mariners International Signing Slot #71.Bonnell, 23, is 0-2 with 4 saves and a 4.09
SEATTLE -- Seattle Mariners Executive Vice President & General Manager of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto announced today that the Mariners acquired Minor League right-handed pitcher Bryan Bonnell from the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for the Mariners International Signing Slot #71.
Bonnell, 23, is 0-2 with 4 saves and a 4.09 ERA in 9 relief appearances with High-A Charlotte in the Florida State League. In three minor league seasons, the 6-foot-5, 210-pound right-hander is 6-5 with a 4.41 ERA (49 ER, 100.0 IP) with 94 strikeouts in 50 games, including one start. He was selected by Tampa in the 36th round of the 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Nevada - Las Vegas.


Patrick's role at Loch Duart bridges the gap between sales and the culinary community, with his extensive experience as a chef supporting the marketing of Loch Duart's extraordinary tasting Scottish salmon.
The Food Ambassador role is a first in the Scottish salmon farming industry, and possibly the Scottish seafood sector.
Originally from Devon, Patrick is now based in Edinburgh and has worked as a chef across the UK and Europe. By bringing his chef's experience to the company, Patrick adds to Loch Duart's already strong connection with chefs and cooks across Scotland, the UK and worldwide.
Patrick is well versed in all aspects of farming including salmon husbandry, taking sea bed samples and has joined our fish biologist teams in conducting fish health checks and flesh quality checks.
Patrick also has an educational role within Loch Duart, conducting tastings and cooking demonstrations. This is a chance to discuss with the farming staff the impacts of Loch Duart's unique farming methodology on the taste and eating qualities of its salmon.
Patrick is active on our twitter feed @LochDuartSalmon and his Facebook channel @ChefPatrickEvans so please follow us for recipes and other interesting developments!


Department stores and designer names go hand in hand, but Harrods and Prada are taking it one step further. During the month of May, Harrods Knightsbridge's fourth floor will transform into Pradasphere, an exhibit dedicated to the iconic Italian label. Devotees can feast their eyes on items from the Prada archives; a history wall that detail's Prada's non-fashion-related pursuits like the America's Cup; short films from directors such as Wes Anderson; and, of course, shoes and bags from past collections.
"Pradasphere is a portrait of one of our generation's most creative minds," said Michael Rock, Founding Partner and Creative Director of 2x4. "Pradasphere demonstrates that Prada is not so much a brand in the traditional sense of the word, but one extraordinary individual's way of thinking, way of making, and way of looking at the contemporary world."
In addition, 40 of the London store's windows will be dedicated to Prada, featuring pieces from the label, video installations, and (drumroll, please) highlights from a capsule collection designed especially for Harrods for this occasion. And if that's not enough, you'll be able to order specially reissued ready-to-wear and accessories from past collections. The exhibit and a ground floor pop-up store dedicated to the capsule collection will run from May 2nd through the 31st.