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August-September 2021 Cross Connection Newsletter
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A Letter from Pastor Frye
Dear St. Luke Family and Friends,
I would like to invite you to take a moment right now to sit still and listen. Hear these words from the letter to the Ephesians:
So then you are no longer strangers and aliens,
but you are citizens with the saints
and also members of the household of God,
built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets,
with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone.
(Ephesians 2:19-20)
While they were meant for a specific people at a particular time and place, these words are addressed to us, too. Remembering that we are part of a larger community is essential for our spiritual well-being. The past year or so of isolation because of the COVID-19 Pandemic has been both a blessing and a
burden. We have proven that we can remain apart as we have convinced ourselves, in some cases, that we are self-sufficient.
Yet, as a congregation, we are called to be together and remain connected and related as the household of God. And, as a congregation, we are called to remain connected and in relationship with others — other Christians, our neighbors, those who have gone before us in the faith, all saints — with Christ
Jesus himself as the cornerstone. How firm a foundation! All other ground is sinking sand.
As we continue to navigate our way through and out of the pandemic, many of us have resumed regular participation in worship, in-person as well as on-line. Things are different. I sense that we are
experiencing a collective grief . . . not only over the loss of so many to death in the past year, but also over exponential change and the loss of a sense of stability, continuity, and hope. But guess what?
Stability, continuity, and hope are precisely the fruit of being gathered together as the household of God, built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus himself as the cornerstone. This truth has not and will not change.
On Monday evening, August 30 from 6:30-8:30, there will be a meeting of council members and other leaders of the congregation to discuss future steps in our life-together. There is a need to recalibrate and refocus our mutual ministry not only in light of the emergent reality, but also with the understanding that our rich history and tradition remain intact. If you would like to be part of that conversation, please know that you are welcome to participate. I ask that you please keep one another and the needs of the surrounding community in your prayers, as we continue to discern what God would have us do in the months and years ahead.
May Christ's love be with you.
Peace and all Good,
Pastor Frye
Sundays and Special Days in August and September
Sunday, August 1: 10th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, August 15: Mary, Mother of our Lord, 12th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, August 22: 13th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 5: 15th Sunday after Pentecost
Sunday, September 12: 16th Sunday after Pentecost
10 a.m. every Sunday
Wednesday Healing Services
We have a weekly service of Prayer, Healing, and Holy Communion every Wednesday at 11 a.m. This simple service is a great way to connect with a smaller group of people in a supportive environment. In-person Wednesday Prayer services have resumed and do not require advance reservation.
Summer Outdoor Services @ Pavilion #3 in Greene Township Park
Saturday, August 21 at 6 p.m.: Vespers, 13th Sunday after Pentecost, Ice cream sandwiches as a sweet treat!
May 23, Service — Memorial for Bruce Toma was held
June 26, Wedding — Scott & Cecilia Lehman renewed their vows
July 11, New Member — Paul Oyler joined St. Luke by Affirmation of Baptism
August 22, Baptism — Baptism of Evelyn Douglas
September 18, Service — Memorial for Howard Hinkeldey at 1:00 p.m.
August 21 at 8 a.m. sharp. Please contact Rick Lawver to let him know you'd like to help so he can organize the crews.
New Member Card Shower
Paul Oyler
2602 St. Paul Drive
Chambersburg, Pa 17202
Confidential prayer requests can be made online: StLukeChambersburg.org/connect
Card Showers
If you'd like to request a special card shower for a special someone, please reach out to the office at St. Luke!
Love the Earth! – VBS August 3-5, 2021
Vacation Bible School is happening again this year! We are doing a shortened version of the event, but will be welcoming around 12 children during the time to learn more about God's earth and the ways we can help keep it healthy and flourishing. We are using all "trash" (one person's trash is another's treasure) for the
projects throughout the week and will upcycle, recycle, plant, harvest, learn about healthy snacks and worship God, all at the same time. Look for a display in church following the event to see how things went and all our
creativity!
Can you believe school is starting for our children this month? Kid's are headed back in August, to preschool, elementary, middle and high school, as well as college. We pray that this year will be one of consistency. We pray that the lessons learned during COVID would help us move into the future, stronger and better. Take some time now, and towards the middle to end of August, and lift up our children and teachers in prayer.
Faith Formation Kick Off 2021-2022
Join us for our Faith Formation Kick Off, Sunday, September 12 @ 8:45 a.m. All adult and children's classes will meet in the Fellowship Hall for some fun and fellowship. Whether you've been attending a Faith Formation class, plan to in the future, or are just interested in learning more, please join us. Hope to see you then!
Shelly Davies, Director of Education and Outreach
[email protected]; 717-372-9579
Audio/Visual Update
We've added many new components to the church AV system over the past 8 months, including large screen tv's, live-streaming cameras, slide projection, and most recently new microphones on the pulpit and in the piano! We are still a work in progress and plan to soon have a Bluetooth Hearing Assist system as well as announcements scrolling again in the Gathering Area. Please direct any questions to Shelly Davies. We also need volunteers to help make everything run smoothly on Sunday mornings – if you can click a button, you are qualified! (Seriously, there are two positions and one of them is VERY simple.)
God's Garden
The tomatoes and peppers are growing down over the hill next to the church and we are preparing to start harvesting and donating. If you have any overflow from your own personal gardens, we'd love to bless the local food-insecure. Drop off your donations each Friday at 10:00am, now through the end of September, in the church parking lot. Thank you for being a blessing!
Collaborative Back to School Event
St. Luke has been partnering with First Lutheran in Chambersburg for several events recently. First Lutheran is in a perfect location to reach out to the downtown Chambersburg community. We joined them for a winter clothing give-a-way in December 2020 and a spring version in May 2021. We've also donated over 15 bags of towels and bedding to their laundry ministry. In August, they will be hosting a 'Back to School Event,' providing between 60-80 children with backpacks full of school supplies & clothing essentials (socks, underwear, sweat pants). St. Luke, through the Outreach Committee, provided over 500 pairs of socks for the children!! Students will receive them on August 21.
God's Work. Our Hands, 2021
Our 2021 project for God's Work. Our Hands. will be to benefit Sweet Grace Ministries (www.sweetgraceministries.com). Their ministry is to offer resources to families enduring ectopic pregnancy, miscarriage, stillbirth, life limiting diagnosis, and infant death. They offer help and support in the form of baskets, comfort bags, photography, support groups, remembrance events, mentor couples, and more. St. Luke would like to partner with them by collecting items that will form their comfort baskets. Look for more information to come out via email blasts and announcements during the month of August with specific items and ways to donate.
Congregation, Council, Committees
Council Highlights May / June 2021
Council will continue to wait for recommendations from COVID Task force before adding more to Sunday Worship
Regular giving is up over 0.76% so far in 2021
Vacation Bible School will be August 3 — 5 from 6:30 p.m. — 8:30 p.m.
Nature Walks are in the planning stage
Walk-Fahnestock Scholarship of $43,000 has been divided among 6 college students: Sam Spiese, Scott and Stephen Pettyjohn, Jake and Joe Corwell, and Lorpu Yanquoi
Hand rails to be installed at the emergency exits in the Nave at the cost of $1,701.00
Advertising for a Choir Director
Outreach Committee is looking at a beautification project at The Inn
Replacement of the sign at the front of the church is being researched
Future dates for St. Seraphim: May 29, June19, July 24, and August 28
Family and Youth COMMITTEE
The Family and Youth Education Committee (formerly Christian Education Committee) has oversight and responsibility for all education-related activities for children, youth, and adults. This includes Sunday morning Faith Formation classes, Confirmation instruction, V.B.S., Bible study, church camp, and all activities that help us grow in faith from "cradle to grave", a lifetime journey.
We are always looking for new members interested in Family and Youth Education activities. Please contact Shelly Davies, Director of Education and Outreach, or Anita Walter, Committee Chairperson, if willing to serve in this ministry. Our regular meeting night is the third Thursday of the month at 6:30 p.m., but there is great flexibility in the day and time.
Special Summer Updates
Luther Ridge Flowers and Birds
The new portion of Skilled Care at Luther Ridge has some beautiful landscaping where the residents can sit outside, but it was lacking color and items to attract birds and butterflies. Through a Thrivent Grant and some extra money, we were able to add a bit of beauty to the area. Soon, once safe for the birds again, we plan to add a few bird baths and feeders. Thanks to Bob Kane for seeing a way to bless others and engaging the Outreach committee.
Hiking at Pine Grove Furnace
Don't let the name fool you! The Mountain Creek Trail at Pine Grove Furnace State Park is a gentle walk through the woods, along the creek. It's 1.4 mile length can be easily manipulated by hiking only half, or by doing the entire length and then coming back, doubling it. Join us on Wednesday, August 11 at 9:00am, or Saturday, August 14 at 9:00am to hike the trail together. Bring a water bottle for a refreshing drink and feel free to hop in the creek to cool off!
Directions: Head north on Pine Grove Rd. Pass Fuller Lake. Just before Laurel Lake, turn right on Ice House Rd. Follow until the end of the road to a circle. We will start the hike from there.
Visit our online calendar for the most current updates to meetings, events, and services.
2695 Luther Drive, Chambersburg, PA 17202
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Twitter: @stlukechburg
Web: StLukeChambersburg.org


There are days that I feel feel tattered and worn like this old door. But as I stumbled across verse 25 of Deuteronomy 33, I was encouraged and invigorated knowing that God gives me strength equal to the day's challenges.
Dontcha love when verses grab you like that? Love this. Thanks, Wanda!
AMEN and Blessings Wanda… I am strengthened too just reading this and knowing this! May our tattered and worn out doors, be refinished and restored in His Strength as we keep on knockin' and seekin' Him! Great encouragement… so glad invigorated you and pointed out this verse with a good photo of a worn out wood… in need of a new coat of paint! Love how the letters of STRENGTH stand boldly.
Thanks… as always a great one.
Wonderful encouraging thought, thanks for sharing!
I read this at just the right time. Thank you for this wonderful word for today.
Yes, Wanda. He gives us all that we need for today. I was reminded of this last night when a friend who is in the hospital was getting anxious about things that had not been accomplished. I reminded him that he is alive for a reason and God will enable Him to do all that he is called to do until he is called to his eternal rest.
Hi Wanda. Thanks for visiting my blog, I really appreciate it. I'm glad I bounced back and visited yours. Its good to know God gives us enough strength for what we need. We just need to remember it at those times we feel so weak.
Love the way the photo and the verse speak the truth together. Never thought about that verse in that way. Thanks for the encouragement, Wanda.
I love the way this door illustrates the verse… what a powerful lesson!
I think we all need strength at some point in our lives, thanks for this wonderful example.
I also feel like that tattered door at times.
Thank you for this encouraging word today.
This helps me with strength too!
Thank you so much for stopping by my blog yesterday, and for the lovely words of encouragement you left!
We all need strength more than what we ourselves can provide. God will get us through anything when we rely on him.
Amen and Amen Wanda…Same experience with me. No matter how we might feel right now, God is still in control of everything!
Love this texture and love the Word. I need His strength.
Wanda – love the picture of this old, weathered door. And on those days when I feel tattered and worn, I'm going to think about this door. Even old doors can be opened to the abundant blessings and purposes of our loving Father!!
He gives us the strength we need, to do what He calls us to do.
Amen! This verse speaks, loud and clear! I absolutely love the photo, as it "drives everything home." Blessings!
I feel like that today. I pray for His strength to serve Him better.
I have a give away going on. Hope you enter.


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Granville Harbour Wind Farm will capitalise on Tasmania's enviable wind potential at the same time as helping Tasmania achieve its goal of becoming 100 percent reliant on renewable energy by 2022.
Granville Harbour Operations Pty Limited as trustee of Granville Harbour Operations Trust Level 26, 140 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000. ACN 622 490 742. Copyright 2018. All rights reserved.


YL Live event is a great way to kick-off the week!
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Learn to build your business with Brendon Burchard.
Did you catch Brendon Burchard at the 2016 International Grand Convention? Brendon's keynote was one of the highlights, and we're thrilled to have him return to partner with Young Living! Brendon is partnering with Young Living's U.S. Sales team to share his business-building expertise with our members on today's call!


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Here is a video taken by member Guerin Goldsmith of action on the former Richmond, Fredericksburg, & Potomac Railroad (RF&P now CSX) in Northern Virginia in 1990. It's a great reminisce through railroading many of us can remember, but now 23 years ago!
RF&P Action February 1990 near Washington, D.C.


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NuScale Power Signs Research Collaboration Agreement for Clean Hydrogen Production
NuScale and industry participants will assess new concepts for use in small modular reactor power plants
PORTLAND, Ore., December 01, 2022--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NuScale Power, LLC (NuScale) along with Shell Global Solutions (Shell) and industry participants will develop and assess a concept for an economically optimized Integrated Energy System (IES) for hydrogen production using electricity and process heat from a NuScale VOYGR™ small modular reactor (SMR) power plant. The project entitled, "Development and Demonstration of a Concept for an Economically Optimized IES," will be completed in two phases. Additional research participants include Idaho National Laboratory, Utah Associated Municipal Power Systems (UAMPS), Fuel Cell Energy, FPoliSolutions, and GSE Solutions.
NuScale's flexible SMR technology holds the potential to balance and stabilize power grids dominated by renewable energies through hydrogen production. Energy markets present reliability concerns at times when energy demand is high and renewable energy production is low. In these markets, hydrogen would be used as an end-product or as a stored energy source to be processed through a Reversible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (RSOFC) for electricity generation.
"Hydrogen has been identified as a pathway for global decarbonization and NuScale's SMR technology complements this goal through low carbon hydrogen production," said John Hopkins, NuScale Power President and Chief Executive Officer.
A NuScale control room simulator will be modified to evaluate the dynamics of the IES and will include models for the Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cell (SOEC) system for hydrogen production, in addition to a RSOFC for electricity production. The research will consider the number of NuScale Power Modules™ needed for use in SOEC hydrogen production and the quantity of hydrogen stored for subsequent electricity production. Further, local economic factors from the UAMPS Carbon Free Power Project will be assessed, such as the impact in the Western Energy Imbalance Market, resource adequacy programs, and other local market factors to be defined.
"We are pleased to join this collaboration, which is in line with our efforts to explore technologies that have the potential to enable decarbonization and support the energy transition," said Dirk Smit, Vice President of Research Strategy at Shell.
About NuScale Power
NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) is poised to meet the diverse energy needs of customers across the world. It has developed small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear technology to supply energy for electrical generation, district heating, desalination, commercial-scale hydrogen production, and other process heat applications. The groundbreaking NuScale Power Module™ (NPM), a small, safe pressurized water reactor, can generate 77 megawatts of electricity (MWe) and can be scaled to meet customer needs. NuScale's 12-module VOYGR™-12 power plant is capable of generating 924 MWe, and NuScale also offers four-module VOYGR-4 (308 MWe) and six-module VOYGR-6 (462 MWe) power plants, as well as other configurations based on customer needs.
Founded in 2007, NuScale is headquartered in Portland, Ore., and has offices in Corvallis, Ore.; Rockville, Md.; Richland, Wash.; and London, UK. To learn more, visit NuScale Power's website or follow us on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram.
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WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is issuing a second round of cheques to help people deal with inflation in a move that critics say has more to do with boosting the governing Progressive Conservatives' chances in the next election. Everyone who filed tax returns last year with a net family income of less than $175,000 will be eligible under the plan announced Thursday. Single people are to get a payment of $225. Couples will receive $375. "We are committed to helping Manitobans make ends meet
Daewoong Pharmaceutical submitted NDA for its global new drug Fexuclue in 11 countries, only 1 year after approval in Korea
Daewoong Pharmaceutical's Fexuclue (active ingredient: Fexuprazan) is attracting attention as a game changer in the global gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment market as it applied for approval in 11 countries across the world within one year after approval in Korea.
Exonerated Deutsche Bank trader accuses bank of 'malicious prosecution'
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A former Deutsche Bank AG trader whose conviction for rigging the Libor rate benchmark was overturned has begun a $30 million legal action in New York accusing the German bank of malicious prosecution for making him a scapegoat. Gavin Black, who worked on the bank's money market and derivatives desk in London, said Deutsche Bank and others conspired to commit "malicious prosecution and abuse of process," leading to his unjustified conviction.
Juul in deal talks with three tobacco giants - WSJ
Juul, which was reportedly looking to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, has had separate discussions with Philip Morris International Inc, Japan Tobacco Group and Altria Group Inc, the report said. A deal is not imminent and the discussions may not result in a sale or partnership, the people told the Journal.
Congressional Budget Office to issue debt limit, budget forecasts on Feb. 15
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) said on Wednesday that it plans to release its 2023 baseline budget and economic forecast on Feb. 15, along with a special report on the federal debt limit situation. The non-partisan CBO said the debt limit report, part of a recurring series during debt limit standoffs in Congress, will describe "the current debt situation and CBO's expectation about when the Treasury will no longer be able to pay its obligations fully if the debt limit is not raised."
BuildDirect Enters Marketing Partnership with Wedgewood's Maverick Design
BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc. (TSXV: BILD) ("BuildDirect" or the "Company"), a leading omnichannel building material retailer, is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into a partnership with Maverick Design ("Maverick"), the award-winning interior design studio at Wedgewood Homes, a division of Wedgewood LLC ("Wedgewood") to launch a white-label marketing program for a collection of quality Maverick-branded engineered wood floors - The Maverick Design Wood Flooring Collection (th
VANCOUVER — Canfor Corporation says it is "restructuring" its operations in British Columbia, permanently closing one sawmill and shuttering another for an extended period amid plans to build a new wood manufacturing facility. A statement Wednesday from the Vancouver-based company says the sawmill and pellet plant in Chetwynd, B.C., north of Prince George, is expected to close early in the second quarter of 2023. Meanwhile, it says the sawmill in Houston, B.C., west of Prince George, will close
Bed Bath & Beyond gets loan default notice from JPMorgan - filing
The company said in a regulatory filing it does not have sufficient resources to repay the amounts under the credit facilities, adding it will consider all strategic alternatives, including restructuring its debt under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The bank has determined to exercise rights such that all outstanding loans under credit facilities and other obligations of Bed Bath & Beyond under its amended credit agreement are due and payable immediately, according to the filing. The retailer's outstanding borrowings under an asset-backed loan and first-in-last-out loan (FILO) were $550 million and $375 million, respectively, as of Nov. 26.
Fission Announces Winter Program to Advance PLS; Stakes New Uranium Property in Western Athabasca Basin
FISSION URANIUM CORP. ("Fission" or "the Company") is pleased to announce a winter program at its' 100% owned PLS property in Canada's Athabasca Basin region. The program will include geotechnical testing of key areas identified for surface infrastructure as identified in the Feasibility Study, including proposed stockpiles and mill locations. Also, 5 drill holes are designed to confirm groundwater modelling of certain sections of the R780E zone. Additionally, the company has staked a new, 11,14
Relatives of 737 MAX crash victims seek monitor for Boeing after plea deal
(Reuters) -Relatives of people killed in two fatal 737 MAX crashes asked a U.S. judge on Wednesday to name an independent corporate monitor to oversee Boeing Co's compliance efforts with a 2021 deferred prosecution agreement. U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor last week ordered Boeing to appear in court on Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas, to be arraigned on a felony charge after families of those killed in the 2018 and 2019 crashes objected to a $2.5 billion Justice Department agreement to resolve a 737 MAX fraud conspiracy charge related to the plane's flawed design. The crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, which cost Boeing more than $20 billion, led to a 20-month grounding for the best-selling plane and prompted lawmakers to pass sweeping legislation reforming airplane certification.
Consumer inflation in Japan's capital hits near 42-year high, keeps BOJ under pressure
Core consumer prices in Japan's capital, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose 4.3% in January from a year earlier, marking the fastest annual gain in nearly 42 years and keeping the central bank under pressure to phase out economic stimulus. While the government's energy subsidies starting next month will likely moderate price gains from February, the data heightens the chance that inflation will stay well above the Bank of Japan's 2% target in coming months as companies continue to steadily pass on higher costs to households. The rise in the Tokyo core consumer price index (CPI), which excludes fresh food but includes fuel, exceeded a median market forecast for a 4.2% gain and marked the fastest year-on-year increase since May 1981.
SEOUL (Reuters) -South Korea's government promised strong support for exporters after the country posted on Thursday its first economic contraction in 2/1-2 years, due mainly to a crash in exports, and faced a possibility it was in recession. Playing down the economic slowdown as part of a global trend and saying a return to growth in the current quarter "is possible", Finance Minister Choo Kyung-ho pledged prompt support measures for exporters, such as tax breaks and administrative help. Central bank estimates showed gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 0.4% in the October-December period from the previous quarter.
Hasbro to cut 15% of workforce in 2023, estimates dour holiday quarter
(Reuters) -Hasbro Inc said on Thursday it would cut about 15% of its global workforce this year, and projected holiday-quarter results to be well below Wall Street expectations amid weakening demand for its toys and games. Shares of the maker of Transformers toys fell more than 7% to $59.25 in extended trading after the company said it would eliminate about 1,000 full-time positions globally. Rival Mattel Inc also slipped about 2%.
Hyundai Motor forecasts robust EV growth after quarterly profit jump
Hyundai Motor Co said on Thursday it expects to have solid backorder demand in major car markets and forecast robust growth in electric vehicle sales, including in the United States where regulatory concerns have clouded its outlook. The South Korean maker of the Ioniq 5 model is targeting an ambitious 54% jump in EV sales in 2023 to 330,000 globally and said it wants its U.S. electric car sales to climb 150% to 73,000 to account for 9% of its U.S. vehicle sales. The plans were outlined at its fourth-quarter earnings briefing where the automaker reported a tripling of net profit, albeit one that fell short of expectations.

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Vampire Tours
New Orleans: Ghosts, Vampires, & Voodoo French Quarter Tour
Popular Vampire Tours in New Orleans
New Orleans: Night Cemetery and Ghost BYOB Bus Tour
New Orleans: Ghost, Crime, Voodoo & Vampire Adults Only Tour
Duration options: 1.5 - 2 hours
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New Orleans: Haunted History Crawl
Our most recommended New Orleans Vampire Tours
1. New Orleans: Ghosts, Vampires, & Voodoo French Quarter Tour
Listen to stories of witchcraft and keep watch for spirits on a guided city walking tour of New Orleans. Explore the historical French Quarter, as you indulge in stories of magic, ghosts, vampires, and voodoo practitioners from your expert guide. Travel to several of the city's venerated neighborhoods, soaking up stories about the witches, ghosts, vampires, and Voodoo practitioners who have contributed to the city's colorful past. Meet your local guide and set off on a journey through New Orleans' haunted history. Pass outside well-known sites such as Muriel's Restaurant and the Old Ursuline Convent. See the exterior of the New Orleans Pharmacy Museum, where bloodletting and leeching took place in the 19th century. From the outside, see the house where Jacques Saint Germain — who was rumored to be a vampire — once lived. Plus, hear chilling tales of LaLaurie House and its mistress, Madame LaLaurie. Let your guide entertain you with local folklore as you continue past the New Orleans Historic Voodoo Museum. The final stop of your activity is outside Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar, where your spooky experience will end.
3. New Orleans: Ghost, Crime, Voodoo & Vampire Adults Only Tour
At Hottest Hell Tours we evolve our tours weekly as new stories are unearthed and the spirits guide us - no two tours are exactly the same. A night with one of our local experts can cover murder, music, mayhem, and more. Choose between a standard tour, or an option with HELLVISION, where we bring handheld projectors to visually recreate some of the most frightening scenes of the past. All travelers meet under the glowing arch of Armstrong Park, where some of the earliest gatherings of Voodoo and Hoodoo practitioners took place. Depending on your guide, you might take a short walk near the old Parish Prison, the haunting site of The American Mafia. Here we reveal the hidden history of organized crime in North America, from the largest mass lynching in U.S. history, to one of the nation's most notorious and unsolved cases of serial murder: the dreaded Axe-man. For those who love more recent macabre moments, tour-goers might request the tragic, ripped-from-the-headlines reality of a pair of star-crossed lovers whose relationship ended in dismemberment and demonic possession. On any given night we might visit Marie Laveau's house, the famed Voodoo Queen who once ruled New Orleans from the shadows. Or maybe you'll hear about the scandal of the Sultan's Palace, the scene of an infamous orgy turned into a grotesque blood bath. A stroll to Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop brings you to one of the oldest bars in North America, still haunted by boozed-up patrons from its treacherous past. From there, all roads lead to Madame Lalaurie. Travel through the black and blood red history of the city once called "The Hottest Hell," guided by living experts who can curate the tour of your dreams - or nightmares - depending on your mood.
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Sink your soul into the seductive spirits of murder, suicide, and the paranormal on this unique walking tour in New Orleans. Uncover the dark history of the city through the nightmarish tales of your guide. Begin near Congo Square, the birthplace of jazz and New Orleans voodoo, and hear about the square's darker side. Partake of elixirs, leave offerings of baubles and beads, and pray its enough to keep the demons of New Orleans from leaving you in a spiraling quagmire of insanity. Raven's Omen will burn through the hottest hell as it sends the chill of death to your soul. Unearth the Devil's Empire and feel its lifeless grip as the pulse of New Orleans sends you further into the shadows. Is it voodoo posession, madness, or PTSD? Hear the story of Zack and Addie to find out.
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Discover the historic and haunted French Quarter and learn more about New Orleans' savage past on a 90-minute tour through the Vieux Carre. Visit the real buildings and homes where these horrors took place, with a dedicated, licensed entertainer and historian telling the stories and hauntings of the eerily creepy history of the oldest sector of the city. Hear the real story and timeline behind the Lalaurie Mansion, Marie Laveau and everything that wasn't explained in American Horror Story, including which celebrity later went on to purchase this mansion and arguably "lost his mind" while living there. As a bonus, find out which celebrities own homes in the French Quarter, where the scenes from famous movies were filmed and who loves this city so much they purchased a mausoleum to be buried in. Meet your guide at a central location in the French Quarter at a haunted bar where you will have an exclusive drink discount, and since you're in New Orleans, you can take the drink with you. As you make your way through the creepiest locations, stop at the half-way point, at the rumored oldest building in America that still serves alcohol, for a drink and bathroom break. Finish your tour in the infamous alley where the Pirate's used to come for a glass of rum and feel free to ask your guide for recommendations and directions to the nightlife hotspots, cafes and restaurants nearby.
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A man walks under screens showing the KOSPI, Korea Composite Stock Price Index, and KOSDAQ, Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations, at the Korea Exchange in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 2, 2020. Asian shares were mostly higher on optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal as most of the region's markets opened the new year's first day of trading Thursday. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
TOKYO — Asian shares were mostly higher on optimism about a U.S.-China trade deal as regional markets opened the new year's first day of trading Thursday.
Australia's S&P ASX 200 gained 0.3% in morning trading to 6,704.00, while South Korea's Kospi lost 0.8% to 2,179.25. Hong Kong's Hang Seng jumped 1.2% to 28,516.99, while the Shanghai Composite gained 1.5% to 3,095.00. Tokyo was still closed for the New Year's holiday.
Regional market sentiment has been on an upswing after President Donald Trump said an initial trade deal with China would be signed later this month. The "Phase 1" trade deal calls for the U.S. to reduce tariffs and China to buy larger quantities of U.S. farm products.
Weighing on the optimism was an announcement earlier in the week from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that his country will soon reveal a new strategic weapon and that North Korea was no longer obligated to maintain a self-imposed suspension on the testing of nuclear weapons and intercontinental ballistic missiles.
But some market observers said Kim's comments were not specific enough to dampen optimism.
"The clear lack of details on both the threat itself and the timing, over and above the evident desensitized state of the market in previous tests, underpins this lack of reaction," Jingyi Pan, market strategist at IG in Singapore, said.
Adding to the optimism was China's central bank announcement Wednesday it will cut the amount of money banks will be required to have on hand from Jan. 6 in an effort to boost the slowing economy.
The People's Bank of China said the reserve requirement ratio for financial institutions would be lowered by 50 basis points, a move that's expected to release about 800 billion yuan ($114.6 billion) into the economy for lending purposes.
That will boost the economy ahead of the Lunar New Year that falls on Jan. 25. Companies and individuals typically need large amounts of cash on hand during China's most important annual holiday to pay bonuses, clear debts and cover other expenses.
U.S. trading was closed Wednesday for the New Year's holiday and opens Thursday.
On Tuesday, the last day of trading for 2019, the S&P 500 rose 9.49 points, or 0.3%, to 3,230.78. The Dow gained 76.30 points, or 0.3%, to 28,538.44. The Nasdaq climbed 26.61 points, or 0.3%, to 8,972.60.
The Russell 2000 index picked up 4.32 points, or 0.3%, to 1,668.47. The index ended the year with a gain of 23.7%.
Wall Street closed the books on a blockbuster 2019 for stock investors, with the broader market delivering its best returns in six years.
The S&P 500 finished with a gain of 28.9% for the year, or a total return of 31.5%, including dividends. The Nasdaq composite rose 35.3%. For both indexes it was the best annual performance since 2013. Technology stocks helped power those gains by vaulting 48%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 22.3%, led by Apple.
Benchmark U.S. crude oil gained 27 cents to $61.33 a barrel. It lost 62 cents to settle at $61.06 per barrel on Tuesday. Brent crude, the international standard, rose 30 cents to $66.30 per barrel.
The dollar rose to 108.66 yen from 108.53 yen. It inched down to $1.1224 from $1.1231. (AP)
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Breaking the movie release calendar into seasons is a somewhat archaic and outmoded notion, since very little changes over the course of a year. We may believe that summer is the season of lowbrow popcorn fare and autumn is the time for high-tone awards bait, but the fact is that brainless, brand-name, movie-like product dominates the multiplexes all year round. The fall 2018 movie release schedule is no different: rest assured that you've got plenty of remakes (A Star is Born and Suspiria), superhero schlock (Venom and Aquaman), desperate reboots (the umpteenth attempts to revive the Predator and Halloween franchises) and unnecessary sequels (Johnny English Strikes Again, for the love of God) to kill the lonely hours. However, film critic Daniel Barnes dug a little deeper to find this season's cinematic gems by compiling his list of the 10 most anticipated films of the fall.
White Boy Rick (Sept. 14)
Promising young filmmakers releasing a highly anticipated follow-up movie is the running theme of this list, and we start with Yann Demange, who follows his electrifying thriller '71 with this story of the real-life teenage crime lord Richard Wershe Jr. Matthew McConaughey plays the role of Richard's mullet-sporting father, while the supporting cast is rounded out by Jennifer Jason Leigh, Bruce Dern and Piper Laurie.
The Sisters Brothers (Sept. 21)
A seasoned writer and director with nearly 50 years of filmmaking experience, French auteur Jacques Audiard is hardly a newbie, but he ambles into new cinematic territory with his English-language western The Sisters Brothers. This follow-up to Audiard's Palme d'Or-winning Dheepan stars Joaquin Phoenix and John C. Reilly as bounty-hunter brothers chasing a gold prospector.
First Man (Oct. 12)
This biopic about astronaut Neil Armstrong has awards musk sprayed all over it. It is Damien Chazelle's first movie since he won the Best Director Oscar for La La Land, and that film's Oscar-nominated lead actor Ryan Gosling stars as the taciturn Armstrong. I was not a fan of La La Land, but Chazelle clearly has talent, so one hopes his tactile intensity will serve this material well.
Can You Ever Forgive Me? (Oct. 19)
Another biopic, only this time about the decidedly less heroic figure of Lee Israel, a down-and-out writer who started forging, stealing and selling letters from dead celebrities in the early 1990s. Melissa McCarthy forgoes her usual slapstick silliness to play Israel, while drunk best-friend specialist Richard E. Grant plays her drunk best friend. Marielle Heller directs her first film since her 2015 debut The Diary of a Teenage Girl, but she is already working on a Fred Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks.
Serenity (Oct. 19)
Sorry, fanboys and fangirls, this has nothing to do with Joss Whedon's space-western TV show Firefly. Instead, it's a moody thriller from Locke writer-director Steven Knight about a fishing boat captain (Matthew McConaughey, finally realizing his full potential as a film noir patsy) roped into a murder scheme by his blonde femme fatale of an ex-wife (Anne Hathaway).
Peterloo (Nov. 9)
Once the pitiless chronicler of contemporary working-class England, 75-year-old master Mike Leigh follows up his 2014 triumph Mr. Turner with another costume drama. This time Leigh tells the story of the 1819 Peterloo Massacre that occurred in his hometown of Manchester, an event that saw British soldiers attack a crowd of peaceful protesters. It sounds depressing as hell and I can't wait.
Widows (Nov. 16)
Five years after delivering his Oscar-winning 12 Years a Slave, Steve McQueen wades into Michael Mann waters with his follow-up film, a stylized crime thriller based on a 1980s television series. It sure looks and sounds like high-gloss trash, but it's best to trust the talent involved, including McQueen, Gone Girl writer Gillian Flynn and star Viola Davis.
The Favourite (Nov. 23)
As much as I loved Dogtooth and The Lobster, the singularly airless and sadistic cinema of Yorgos Lanthimos was left exposed when placed in a comparatively conventional idiom in last year's The Killing of a Sacred Deer. That said, I'm still extremely excited about Lanthimos' first historical drama, starring Olivia Colman as 18th-century British monarch Queen Anne.
If Beale Street Could Talk (Nov. 30)
In a possible repeat of two years ago, it seems increasingly likely that this season's Oscar race could come down to the latest from La La Land director Damien Chazelle and this James Baldwin adaptation by Moonlight director Barry Jenkins. Whatever happens, just keep Faye Dunaway away from the ceremony.
Under the Silver Lake (Dec. 7)
Fingers crossed that the second time's the charm for It Follows director David Robert Mitchell's follow-up, which made my list of the 10 most anticipated films of the summer before getting shuttled off to December. Andrew Garfield stars as a sun-dazed stoner trying to solve the disappearance of his neighbor.
Daniel Barnes is film critic for Sacramento News & Review and a member of the San Francisco Film Critics Circle.
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A perspective on Nanotechnology[edit]
Nanotechnology in the Middle Ages?
The Duke TIP eStudies Nanotechnology course will be adding more to this section (this will be completed by 22 Jun 08)
One of the first uses of nanotechnology was in the Middle Ages. It was done by using gold nanoparticles to make red pigments in stained glass showing that nanotechnology has been around for centuries. The gold when clumped together appears gold, but certain sized particles when spread out appear different colors. Reference: The Nanotech Pioneers Where are they taking us? By Steven A Edwards
In the year 1974 at the Tokyo Science University, Professor Norio Taniigrichi came up with the term nanotechnology.
Nanotechnology was first used to describe the extension of traditional silicon machining down into regions smaller than one micron (one millionth of a meter) by Tokyo Science University Professor Norio Taniguchi in 1974. It is now commonly used to describe the engineering and fabrication of objects with features smaller than 100 nanometers (one tenth of a micron). [1]
Nanotechnology has been used for thousands of years, although people did not know what they were doing. For example, stained glass was the product of nanofabrication of gold. Medieval forgers were the first nanotecnologists in a sense, because they, by accident, found out a way to make stained glass.
Reference Nanotechnology A GENTLE INTRODUCTION TO THE NEXT BIG IDEA By Mark Ratner & Daniel Ratner
In 2001, the federal government announced the National Nanotechnology Intiative to coordinate the work of different U.S. agencies and to provide funds for research and accelerate development in nanotechnology. This was spearheaded by Mahail Roco and supported by both president Clinton and Bush.
References The Nanotech Pioneers Where are they taking us? By Steven A. Edwards http://www.nano.gov/html/about/docs/20070521NNI_Industrial_Nano_Impact_NSTI_Carim.pdf
Richard Feynman was a man of great importance to the field of nanotechnology. He was a man with a vision. He believed that with research we could change things on a small scale. In his famous speech There's Plenty of Room at the Bottom in 1959, Richard Feynman discussed the possibility of manipulating and controlling things on a molecular scale in order to achieve electronic and mechanical systems with atomic sized components. He concluded that the development of technologies to construct such small systems would be interdisciplinary, combining fields such as physics, chemistry and biology, and would offer a new world of possibilities that could radically change the technology around us.
A few years later, in 1965, Moore noted that the number of transistors on a chip had roughly doubled every other year since 1959, and predicted that the trend was likely to hold as each new generation of microsystems would help to develop the next generation at lower prices and with smaller components. To date, the semiconductor industry has been able to fulfill Moore's Law, in part through the reduction of lateral feature sizes on silicon chips from around 10 micrometers in 1965 to 45-65 nm in 2007 via changing from the use of optical contact lithography to deep ultraviolet projection lithography.
In 1974 in Japan, Norio Taniguchi coined the word "nano-technology" [2] to describe semiconductor processes such as thin film deposition and ion beam milling exhibiting characteristic control on the order of a nanometer: "'Nano-technology' mainly consists of the processing of separation, consolidation, and deformation of materials by one atom or one molecule."
Since Feynman's 1959 speech the arts of "seeing" and "manipulation" at the nanoscale have progressed from transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) to various forms of scanning probe microscopy including scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) developed by Binnig and Rohrer at IBM Zurich and atomic force microscopy (AFM) devloped by (Binnig and Quate?) The STM, in particular, is capable of single-atom manipulation on conducting surfaces and has been used to build "quantum corrals" of atoms in which quantum mechanical wave function phenomena can be discerned. These atomic-scale manipulation capabilities prompt thoughts of building up complex atomic structures via manipulation rather than traditional stochastic chemistry. (Note: this pragraph is still rough and references are needed.)
Motivated by Feynman's beliefs building things nanoscale top-down, Eric Drexler devoted much of his research to making a universal assembler. The American engineer Eric Drexler has speculated extensively about the laboratory synthesis of machines at the molecular level via manipulation techniques, emulating biochemistry and producing components much smaller than any microprocessor via techniques which have been called molecular nanotechnology or MNT. [3] [4] [5]
Successful realization of the MNT dream would comprise a collection of technologies which are not currently practical, and the dream has resulted in considerable hyperbolic description of the resulting capabilities. While realization of these capabilities would be a vindication of the hype associated with MNT, concrete plans for anything other than computer modeling of finished structures are scant. Somehow, a means has to be found for MNT design evolution at the nanoscale which mimics the process of biological evolution at the molecular scale. Biological evolution proceeds by random variation in ensemble averages of organisms combined with culling of the less-successful variants and reproduction of the more-successful variants, and macroscale engineering design also proceeds by a process of design evolution from simplicity to complexity as set forth somewhat satirically by John Gall: "A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. . . . A complex system designed from scratch never works and can not be patched up to make it work. You have to start over, beginning with a system that works." [6] A breakthrough in MNT is needed which proceeds from the simple atomic ensembles which can be built with, e.g., an STM to complex MNT systems via a process of design evolution. A handicap in this process is the difficulty of seeing and manipulation at the nanoscale compared to the macroscale which makes deterministic selection of successful trials difficult; in contrast biological evolution proceeds via action of what Richard Dawkins has called the "blind watchmaker" [7] comprising random molecular variation and deterministic survival/death.
Technological development and limits
The impact on society and our lives of the continuous downscaling of systems is profound, and continues to open up new frontiers and possibilities. However, no exponential growth can continue forever, and the semiconductor industry will eventually reach the atomic limit for downsizing the transistor. Atoms in solid matter are typically one or two hundred picometers apart so nanotechnology involves manipulating individual structures which are between ten and ten thousand atoms across; for example, the gate length of a 45 nm transistor is about 180 silicon atoms long. Such very small structures are vulnerable to molecular level damage by cosmic rays, thermal activity, and so forth. The way in which they are assembled, designed and used is different from prior microelectronics.
Today, as that limit still seems to be some 20 years in the future, the growth is beginning to take new directions, indicating that the atomic limit might not be the limiting factor for technological development in the future, because systems are becoming more diverse and because new effects appear when the systems become so small that quantum effects dominate. The semiconductor devices show an increased diversification, dividing for instance processors into very different systems such as those for cheap disposable chips, low power consumption portable devices, or high processing power devices. Microfabrication is also merging with other branches of science to include for instance chemical and optical micro systems. In addition, microbiology and biochemistry are becoming important for applications of all the developing methods. This diversity seems to be increasing on all levels in technology and many of these cross-disciplinary developments are linked to nanotechnology.
As the components become so small that quantum effects become important, the diversity will probably further increase as completely new devices and possibilities begin to open up that are not possible with the bulk materials of today's technology.
The nanorevolution?
The visions of Feynman are today shared by many others: when nanotechnology is seen as a general cross disciplinary technology, it has the potential to create a coming "industrial" revolution that will have a major impact on society and everyday life, comparable to or exceeding the impact of electricity and information technology.
Nanocomponents, Tools, and Methods[edit]
A positive spiral
As an emerging technology, the methods and components of nanotechnology are under continuous development and each generation is providing a better foundation for the following generation.
Seeing 'nano'
With regards to the methods, the Scanning tunneling microscope (STM) and Atomic Force Microscope (AFM) were developed in the 1980s and opened up completely new ways to investigate nanoscale materials. An important aspect was the novel possibility to directly manipulate nanoscale objects. Transmission and scanning electron microscopes (TEM and SEM) had been available since the 30s, and offered the possibility to image as well as create nanodevices by electron beam lithography.
New nanomaterials
Several unique nanoscale structures were also discovered around 1990: the Carbon-60 molecule and later the carbon nanotubes. In recent years, more complex nanostructures such as semiconductor nanowire heterostructures have also proven to be useful building blocks or components in nanodevices.
So what can I use this 'nano' for?
The applications of such nanocomponents span all aspects of technology: Electronics, optics/photonics, medical, and biochemical, as well as better and smarter materials. But to date few real products are available with nanoscale components, apart from traditional nanoscale products, such as paint with nanoparticles or catalytic particles for chemical reactors.
Prototype devices have been created from individual nanocomponents, but actual production is still on the verge. As when integrated electronics were developed, nanotechnology is currently in the phase where component production methods, characterization methods, tools for manipulation and integration are evolving by mutual support and convergence.
Difficult nanointegration
A main problem is reliable integration of the nanoscale components into microsystems, since the production methods are often not compatible. For fabrication of devices with integrated nanocomponents, the optimal manipulation technique is of course to have the individual components self-assembling or growing into the required complex systems. Self assembly of devices in liquids is an expanding field within nanotechnology but usually requires the components to be covered in various surfactants, which usually also influence the component properties. To avoid surface treatments, nanotubes and whiskers/wires can be grown on chips and microsystems directly from pre-patterned catalytic particles. Although promising for future large scale production of devices, few working devices have been made by the method to date.
The prevailing integration technique for nanowire/tube systems seems to be electron beam lithography (EBL) of metal structures onto substrates with randomly positioned nanowires deposited from liquid dispersions. By using flow alignment or electrical fields, the wire deposition from liquids can be controlled to some extent. The EBL method has allowed for systematic investigations of nanowires' and tubes' electrical properties, and creation of high performance electronic components such as field-effect transistors and chemical sensors. These proof-of-principle devices are some of the few but important demonstrations of devices nanotechnology might offer. In addition, nanomechanical structures have also recently been demonstrated, such as a rotational actuator with a carbon nanotube axis built by Fennimore et al.
A more active approach to creating nanowire structures is to use Scanning probe microscopy(SPM) to push, slide and roll the nanostructures across surfaces. SPM manipulation has been used to create and study nanotube junctions and properties. The ability to manipulate individual nanoscale objects has hence proven very useful for building proof-of-principle devices and prototypes, as well as for characterizing and testing components.
Top-down manufacturing takes bulky products and shrinks them to the nano scale, vs. bottom-up manufacturing is when individual molecules are placed in a specific order to make a product.[8] The bottom-up self-assembly method may be important for future large scale production as well as many of the different approaches to improve the top-down lithographic processes. Such techniques could hence become important factors in the self-sustaining development of nanotechnology.
Hot and hyped[edit]
Suddenly everything is 'nano'
There's no question that the field of nanotechnology has quite a sense of hype to it - many universities have created new nanotech departments and courses. But there is also a vision behind the hype and emerging results - which are truly very few in industrial production, but nevertheless hold promise for a bright future. In the hype, many things that were once chemistry, microtechnology, optics, mesoscopic or cluster physics, have been reborn as nanotechnology.
Nanotech is old
You can find nanotechnology in the sunscreen you use in the summer, and some paints and coatings can also be called nanotech since they all contain nanoparticles with unique optical properties. In a way, nanoparticles have been known in optics for hundreds of years if you like to take a broad perspective on things, since they have been used to stain and color glasses, etc. since the middle ages. Nano-size particles of gold were used to create red pigments.[9]
Catalysis is a major industrial process, without which not many of the materials we have around us today would be possible to make, and catalysis is often highly dependent on nanoscale catalytic particles. In this way thousands of tons of nanotechnology have been used with great benefit for years.
Nanoscale wires and tubes have only recently really been given attention with the advent of carbon nanotubes and semiconductor nanowires, while nanoscale films are ever present in antireflection coatings on your glasses and binoculars, and thin metal films have been used for sensitive detection with surface plasmons for decades. Surface plasmons are excitations of the charges at a surface. Nanowires actually were observed in the middle ages - well, they did not have the means to observe them, but saw whiskers grow from melted metals.
The better control over the nanostructure of materials has led to optimization of all these phenomena - and the emergence of many new methods and possibilities.
An example
Take for instance nano-optics: The surface plasmons turn out to be very efficient at enhancing local electrical fields and work as a local amplifier for optical fields, making a laser seem much more powerful to atoms in the vicinity of the surface plasmon. From this comes the surface enhanced raman spectroscopy which is increasingly used today because it makes it possible to do sensitive raman spectroscopy on the large majority of samples that would otherwise be impossible to make such spectra on. In addition, photonic crystals, fancy new quantum light sources that can make single photons on demand and other non-classical photon states are being developed, based on nanotechnology.
There are definitely future scientific applications and commercial potential of all these new methods to handle light, use it for extremely sensitive detection and control its interaction with matter - and so it seems nanotechnology, being about making smaller versions of existing technology as well as new technology, is worth a bit of hype.
See also notes on editing this book Nanotechnology/About#How_to_contribute. .
↑ Edwards, Steven (2006). The Nanotech Pioneers: Where are they taking us?. Wiley-VCH. ISBN 3527312900.
↑ N. Taniguchi, "On the Basic Concept of 'Nano-Technology'," Proc. Intl. Conf. Prod. Eng. Tokyo, Part II, Japan Society of Precision Engineering, 1974.
↑ Steven A. Edwards, The Nanotech Pioneers, (WILEY-VCH, 2006)
↑ Eric Drexler, Engines of Creation, (New York: Anchor Press/Doubleday, 1986).
↑ Eric Drexler, Nanosystems: Molecular Machinery, Manufacturing and Computation, (New York: John Wiley, 1992).
↑ Gall, John, (1986) Systemantics: How Systems Really Work and How They Fail, 2nd ed. Ann Arbor, MI : The General Systemantics Press.
↑ Richard Dawkins, The Blind Watchmaker: Why the Evidence of Evolution Reveals a Universe Without Design, W. W. Norton; Reissue edition (September 19, 1996)
↑ Eric Drexler, Engines of Creation
↑ Nanotech Pioneers, Steven A. Edwards (WILEY-VCH, 2006, Weinheim)
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The Founding of SAPC
South Aiken Presbyterian Church (SAPC) located in Aiken, SC, has been "opening doors to serve Christ" since its formal founding in 1955. SAPC is the daughter congregation of First Presbyterian Church, in downtown Aiken, and was founded to address the rapid growth on the south side of town.
At first, to address this growth, our congregation founded as a "Chapel on Wheels" - a ministry founded to support the construction workers employed at the local US Government plutonium manufacturing plant, and run out of a portable mobile home. The Reverend Russell W. Park, Sr., then began construction of the first permanent chapel after surveying the local area and confirming the need for a church community, with the first official election of session, treasurer, and trustees occurring in January of 1955. The first worship service held in the new building took place on June 5, 1955, in what is now the Fellowship Hall.
As our membership grew, not only from transferred memberships in the community but also gathering new Aiken residents moving to the area for the Savannah River Nuclear Site, expansions began, and we solidified as a strong fixture in South Aiken's Community.
If you are interested in learning more, ask for a copy of "Opening Doors to Serve Christ: A History of the First Fifty Years of South Aiken Presbyterian Church," by Barbara E. Johnson and Stephen E. Stine, at our church library.
Tradition: Kirkin' O' the Tartans
The ceremony of Kirkin' O' the Tartan is of American origin, though based on Scottish history and legend. After Bonnie Prince Charlie's Scottish forces were defeated by the English at the Battle of Culloden in 1746, Scotland once again came under British rule. To control the Scots, an Act was passed that forbade the carrying of arms and the wearing of kilts or tartans which represented Scottish heritage. Orders were given for British troops to kill any person dressed in or displaying the tartan.
This Act prompted the stubborn Scots to secretly carry with them a piece of their tartan as they went to the Kirk. The minister then slipped a blessing (a Kirkin') into the service for the tartans. The prohibition against tartans lasted for nearly 50 years. When at last repealed, the Church of Scotland celebrated with a Service of Family Covenant, at which time the tartan of each family was offered as a covenant expression for the Lord's blessing.
The Saint Andrew's Society of Washington, DC, held the first Kirkin' during the early years of World War II. The late Dr. Peter Marshall, an eloquent Scot, then Chaplain of the US Senate as well as a pastor, led the service in 1943, choosing "Kirkin' O' the Tartan" for the title of his sermon. He had preached many sermons in support of the British War Relief and the Scottish Clans Evacuation Plan. His sermons were so popular that a request was made for their publication, with the proceeds designated for war relief programs. As the war continued, the DC St. Andrew's Society continued to hold prayer services for British subjects. These became known as Kirkins.
The Founding of the Presbyterian Church
The history of the Presbyterian church can be traced back to the original schism from Catholicism, when Martin Luther (1483-1546) nailed his 95 theses to the door of a Catholic church in 1517. This list was designed to reform the Catholic church and to solve several concerns, rather than to break away - however, this act quickly led to his excommunication from the Catholic church, leading to the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
The Presbyterian faith derives its roots originally from John Calvin (1509-1564), a French reformation theologian. He recommended an organization built from groups of representatives named "presbyteries," as opposed to bishops in Episcopalian systems, or by whole congregations in Congregational systems. John Knox (1514-1572), a student of Martin Luther, then took his understanding of Luther and Calvin's teachings and founded the first Presbyterian Church of Scotland upon his return to the country.
Presbyterians were among some of the first colonists and immigrants to arrive in America, settling along the East Coast before pushing into the West during Westward Expansion. The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA) was founded in Philadelphia in 1788, when the official church constitution and governmental organization was established.
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In this papal statement released Thursday, the pope throws his considerable influence behind the idea that social media, and the other tools of the Internet, can be one of the means to unite the world and perhaps rectify the gap between the rich and poor—an emerging theme of his papacy. "We should not overlook the fact that those who for whatever reason lack access to social media run the risk of being left behind," he said.
It's a refreshing message of Internet optimism during a time of mass cybercrime (i.e., the Target breach) and government eavesdropping. Depending on the news, the Internet can either seem to be a great democratizing force in the world or something creepier. But the pope would like to focus on what's really the simplest idea driving the Web: human communication. And, in his view, the better humans can communicate with each other, the better off the world will be.


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Hurricane Maria unleashed widespread devastation and power outages after making landfall Wednesday as the strongest hurricane to strike Puerto Rico in more than 80 years.
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Disney Live Action 'Mulan' Remake Gets a Release Date
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'Mulan' set to be released in late 2018
Last year when Disney was fresh off the success of "Cinderella (2015)," the studio began developing remakes on many of their beloved classics, with "Mulan" being among them. Little news was given about the remake after the initial report but now Disney has officially announced that a live-action remake of the 1998 animated film will be released on November 2, 2018.
Jason Reed, Chris Bender and Jake Weiner will work as the film's producers and the script will be written by Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver whose screenwriting credits include the two latest "Planet of the Apes" movies and "Jurassic World." There is currently no word on who will star in or direct the film but it's a safe bet that those announcements will be coming in the next few months.
It's been no secret that Disney has been putting a lot of focus on live-action remakes these last few years and with the massive successes of "Maleficent," "Cinderella (2015)" and "The Jungle Book (2016)," the studio has no reason to slow down. Next on their list of live-action remakes will be the highly anticipated "Beauty and the Beast" which will be released to theaters March 17, 2017.
The original "Mulan" based on the Chinese legend of Hua Mulan was released back in 1998 (18 years ago in case you weren't feeling old enough today) during the tail end of the Disney Renaissance. The film would go on to gross over $300 million worldwide and naturally spawned a direct-to-DVD sequel.
Will "Mulan" continue Disney's live-action winning streak?
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Kraft's Super Bowl ad to feature real-life families
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Jan. 29 (UPI) -- Kraft Foods has announced their plans to feature real-life families in their upcoming Super Bowl LII commercial on Feb.4.
The grocery manufacturer will be asking families on game day starting at 6 a.m. ET to share photos and videos of their family using the hashtag #FamilyGreatly and #KraftEntry until 8:30 p.m. ET in order for a chance to be featured in the ad.
The commercial will then be made from the photo and video contributions and aired during the third quarter of the Super Bowl.
Kraft's goal is to continue to focus on families in the marketing, an effort started by research that says families become closer when sharing meals together, Variety reported.
"What better way to continue to focus on real families than by giving our Super Bowl ad to them?" Anne Field, director of brand marketing for Kraft said to USA Today. "Our Super Bowl ad is open to all families, however you define it."
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Diplo talks to Charlie Rose on "CBS This Morning."
Ahead of his historic Major Lazer show in Cuba on Sunday (March 6), Diplo sat down with his "homie" Charlie Rose to discuss the significance of "the most important event" he's ever done.
Major Lazer became one of the first major U.S. acts to play in Cuba since the restoration of diplomatic relations, reportedly drawing an estimated 400,000 attendees in Havana.
"It's kind of an amazing opportunity," Diplo tells Rose. "I also think that it's very important to create something new. That's why I first started to make music... I think now it's important to keep those dialogues happening, those parties happening. That's what we're doing here in Havana."
"I was surprise by how much they knew, how culturally aware the kids are considering there's such a blockade of culture reaching Cuba," adds Diplo. "I think it's going to change a lot. Because once the information starts to come, you can't stop that flow."


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John Ingrassia named as AMERICA'S TOP 100 CRIMINAL DEFENSE ATTORNEYS®
Announcing the selection of John Ingrassia among America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys® for 2020.
Selection to America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation's most exceptional White-Collar and General Criminal Defense Attorneys in throughout the nation.
Candidates are carefully screened through comprehensive Qualitative Comparative Analysis based on a broad array of criteria, including the candidate's professional experience, litigation experience, significant case results, representative high stakes matters, peer reputation, and community impact in order to rank the candidates throughout the state.
Only the top 100 qualifying attorneys in each state will receive this honor and be selected for membership among America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys®. With these extremely high standards for selection to America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys®, less than one-half percent (0.5%) of active attorneys in the United States will receive this honor – truly the most exclusive and elite level of attorneys in the community.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Announcing the selection of John Ingrassia among America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys® for 2020. Selection to America's Top 100 Criminal Defense Attorneys® is by invitation only and is reserved to identify the nation's most exceptional White-Collar and General Criminal Defense Attorneys in throughout the nation. Candidates …


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A proud Husky herself, Allison began her career at Michigan Tech as a regional recruiter in the Midwest and served as campus visit coordinator prior to being named director in 2006. When not at work she enjoys spending time with family, gardening, and exploring the Keweenaw.


Nandita Kumar is a new-media artist who creates immersive environmental spaces. She explores the elemental process through which human beings construct meaning from their experiences, by creating sensory narratives through the usage of sound, video/ animation and performance, or through smartphone apps, customized motherboards and solar/microwave sensors. Through her installations, interactive sculptures, paintings and animations, which seamlessly integrate new media and materiality, Kumar reflects the striking contradictions within the industrial and natural landscape.
In her research, she attempts to locate inherent patterns, modes of sustainability, cultural hybridity, technology and the synergy between nature and our current urban environment. Nandita has shown in varied festivals and exhibitions throughout the world including ZKM,LACMA, REDCAT, ISEA, Je de Paume, The New Zealand International Film Festival, Film Anthology Archive NY, Indian Art Fair, Rome International Film festival, Stuttgart Animation Festival, The Academy of Television Art and Sciences in Los Angeles and been included in Best of Sydney Underground Festival DVD. "Ghar Pe/At Home" (2011-2012), a community art project she curated, has been documented online by Asian Art Archive (Hong Kong). Her work has been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The Asian Age, Hindustan times, The Indian Express, Take on Art (India), Australian Art Collector. Nandita has received the "Best Original Music" for her film Birth of Brain Fly at the Cinema Mundo festival in Brazil and has been screened twice on TVS Sydney. She has also been a speaker at Museum of Contemporary Art (Sydney) and TEDx.


The Electronics Industry Awards put the power in the hands of the people for the first time – and following the online vote, those that are still in the running to pick up an accolade can now be announced.
The winners – the products, companies and people that received the most votes in each category – will be revealed at the highly-anticipated Electronics Industry Awards ceremony, taking place at Birmingham's National Conference Centre on Tuesday 25 September 2018.
With all sights now set on the Awards ceremony, organiser Datateam Business Media is delighted to announce that comedian Sean Collins will be the compere for the evening.
After beginning his comedy career at home in Vancouver, Sean has spent a decade in the UK where he has firmly established himself as a club and festival favourite – with his shows frequently gaining critical and audience praise, including 'Best of the Fest' accolades.
Sean's relaxed, gravelly drawl and intimate delivery draws audiences into his personal anecdotes on fatherhood, love, life and being burgled – as showcased in his appearance on Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow.
CIE editor, Amy Wallington says: "We are delighted to have Sean Collins on board to present the Awards and I'm looking forward to seeing him bring the ceremony to life in a way that only he can.
In addition to an evening of prime entertainment, guests at the ceremony will enjoy an exclusive champagne reception, a sumptuous three-course meal with wine and unrivalled networking opportunities.
With tickets in high demand, those that wish to attend are encouraged to book a table early to avoid disappointment.
The Electronics Industry Awards, organised by Datateam Business Media, has been launched in association with CIE Magazine and with the full support of Electronics Magazine, ECSN and What's New In Electronics. The event also has the backing of sponsors Astute (headline), BWW Communications, Mouser and Intelliconnect.
Analog Devices is the charity sponsor for this year's event. Jackie Rutter, director of marketing EMEA at Analog Devices says: "As the charity fundraiser sponsor of the Electronics Industry Awards 2018, Analog Devices is delighted that all monies raised during the award evening will be donated to Birmingham Children's Hospital (BCH).
For more information and to secure your tickets, visit www.electronicsindustryawards.co.uk.
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Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio is pleased to announce a special American Paintings exhibition from Friday, November 1, 2013 through Friday, January 31, 2014. This exhibition features a selection works by 19th and 20th century renowned American artists from the New Hope School, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The Philadelphia Ten and New England. The exhibition includes examples from a variety of art traditions, including American Impressionism, Abstract Expressionism and Surrealism.
The public is invited to an opening reception Sunday, November 3, 2013 from 6:30 to 8pm. Refreshments will be served.
The collection features beautiful works by the revered Pennsylvania Impressionist, Daniel Garber. Each painting demonstrates why Garber was considered one of the premier artists from the New Hope Circle. Fellow Impressionist, Edward Redfield's work is also included in the exhibition. Lumberville Bridge is a beautiful and painterly composition depicting a snow-covered bridge in Lumberville, complete with a horse drawn carriage and the gorgeous Delaware River Landscape. Additional highlights from include a selection of works by Fern Coppedge, Harry Leith-Ross, Kenneth Nunamaker, Rae Sloan Bredin, John Wells James, Mary Elizabeth Price, John Folinsbee and Walter Schofield, S. George Phillips, among many others. A rare oil on canvas by Frank F. English is also available.
Included is a selection of works from the private collection of the Gratz family, including a composition titled Peonies by Connecticut painter Matilde Brown, framed in its original Carrig Rohane frame. Works by Philadelphia / Pennsylvania Impressionist Albert Van Nesse Greene are included, as well as a series of Illustrative works by Phoenixville native Henry Soulen, some of which were cover-features on the Saturday Evening Post. A series of Abstract Expressionist Leonard Nelson canvases are exceptional examples of his colorfield works. Two Nelson Shanks portraits are included as well.