About two weeks ago, I got to hang out with a lot of friends at Big Tent Christianity in Phoenix. I convinced my wife to come along and join me, and we ended up spending a beautiful post-conference weekend in Sedona. I wasn't sure what I expected from the Big Tent event, but I had heard great things about the first event in Raleigh and so I had high hopes.
First things first. I really like the folks who planned this event – and their desire to try new things, try new formats and be open to a new way of doing conferences. For the most part it worked really well; other times there were some miscommunications that ended up being a little awkward (like when Richard Rohr thought he had an hour to speak, but really had 10 minutes). But overall – it was well-organized and you could tell there was a lot of thought put into the planning of it – and I have to give them kudos.
It was also really great to see old friends (some speakers and some participants) – and let's be honest – that's why most of us go to these events – for the networking, the community and the relational connections. So for me, it was great to be able to connect with some friends and meet new folks as well. It was an honor to be able to meet Eliacín Rosario-Cruz, who actually has the honor of leaving the first ever comment on Pomomusings. In fact, it was something to the effect of, "Oh no…really? ANOTHER blog about Christianity and postmodernism? Good lord." But we're cool now, no worries.
In addition to the friendships and connecting, I got to hear from some really smart folk, and was incredibly moved by some specific presentations. This was my first time to get a chance to hear from Marcus Borg, which was a real treat. If you've never heard him speak before and want to get a sense for who he is and his personality, check out his comments on uneducated Christians, the Bible and a personal relationship with God. And I think that everyone would admit to being moved by the amazing sharing and story and prophetic witness of Carol Howard Merritt's talk on wounds that religion has inflicted and Brian Ammons's talk on Reframing Sexuality.
So the conference had a lot going for it – but in the end – I found myself really confused where the whole "big tent" element fit into the conference. I'll fully admit that perhaps part of it was just my own fault and misunderstanding the purpose of the event. Some folks asked me what the whole "Big Tent Christianity" thing was all about before I went, and I told them it was a new movement of folks who were trying to get past specific differences, "liberals" and "conservatives" coming together under the same "big tent" to see how we could move forward from the polarization that exists in our 21st century American religious landscape.
And while I can see how that could be considered a "big tent" – it doesn't seem very big. Gary Kinnaman noted something similar when he was on stage and introduced himself as the "token evangelical" (or was it "conservative"? I don't remember). We all kind of awkwardly laughed, but I think many people realized that for all our talk of Big Tent Christianity, he was right. I'm sure there may have been a few other speakers and attendees who would identify with the "evangelical" label – but not many.
The makeup of the event seemed to me to break down to essentially two camps: young liberals (the "emergent" folk) and old liberals (the "progressives"). I even had the guy who runs The Center for Progressive Christianity come up to me and claim to the MOST liberal person in the room – was there going to be a prize for being the "most liberal"? Odd. So of course there were going to be some differences between these groups – some questions over methodology and praxis (and of course, "we don't like your music style…" – manifesting itself in such a tiny showing for anything that Derek Webb did by himself), but are those groups really so different when it comes to theology? Was the generation gap between the two groups the greatest diversity component in the room?
Brian Ammons gave an amazing talk on reframing sexuality, and he and Richard Rohr offered some thoughts on the topic again during a breakout session, but it didn't seem to me that there were really very many divergent opinions on the issue present in the audience (other than a couple questions from our older progressive friends who just really didn't get it).
I realize I'm making broad generalizations here – but it just seemed to me that for trying to offer or create a "big tent" – we didn't really do it. And as much as I loved all of our speakers and presenters, how many of our conservative friends are going to come to an event where Marcus Borg, Brian McLaren and Richard Rohr are billed as the "big name" speakers of the event…? Probably not many.
Are we trying to make ourselves feel more open and inclusive by getting the theologically like-minded emergents and progressives together, just because our methodologies might be different? Or is that really just taking the easy way out from the real big tent that's out there, but might be harder work, and might be harder to plan and get our conservative brothers and sisters interested in? Would that type of conference take more concessions? More compromises on who speaks, who leads?
I don't know – these are all just questions. I was glad to be there, glad for the renewed and new friendships, glad to see some great folks, but in the end, it just left me wanting something…something that wasn't there, something that I thought I was going to get at the conference, but didn't. Maybe it was just me…but I still thought I'd offer my reflections.
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I appreciate hearing your thoughts…and I concur. The one thing I will tell you as someone who worked on the team canvasing for speakers etc…Gary was in fact my pastor and came largely because I presented the opportunity and we are friends. Other big conservative evangelical favorites are usually so opposed to sharing the platform with people they deem divisive, heretical and dangerous…or…if they are willing they suffer all kinds of crap from their congregations for fratrenizing with people who are so villanized.
I think it would be helpful for us to start with genuine friendships in either direction…and then invite our conservative/liberal/gay/hispanic/black/female FRIENDS to come and share their perspective.
That takes a lot of work though…and it always starts with the individual…you…and me.
Some of my cohort friends feel the whole labeling thing is damaging…How do you think a more ecumenical gathering might be accomplished or do you think its even necessary?
Thanks for your comment Joy – and like I said in the post, I really do appreciate all the work that went into the event and I know it's never easy trying to plan and get folks, etc.
Yah, labels aren't always the most helpful thing….but it seems like the conference embraced them to some degree (the "emergents" and "progressives") – I don't think they're that helpful, but for some people they give a starting point for how to understand where someone is coming from, etc.
Thanks again for your comment – I look forward to see what other folks have to offer here in the comments.
I think "Big Tebt Christianity" is a great idea. However, there are large swaths of the conservative church who essentially define themselves as "the ones who stay out of the tent, for the sake of the truth". They see "big tent" language as an attack on their identity.
If we really wanted to have a conference experience and laugh and eat meals and sing songs with those people AND with the progressives and the emergents and the liberals, it would have to have a different label, and a different purpose than "Big Tent Christianity".
I hope we see that some day.
i think you are spot on Adam. But i do see Joy's point as well. It's tough. i wanted to see more female voices as main speakers and queers too. Seems when they are invited to these things they get relegated to breakout sessions and the like.
Unless you bring in people from Africa, Latin America, Europe, Asia, etc., you can hardly call an event a "big tent" experience. Doing so just perpetuates the idea that our own American version of the faith is the norm.
And defining diversity as different political or theological perspectives is an extremely narrow piece of the pie. People who want to walk faithfully with Jesus are going to be in all walks of life and influence the world in countless ways. To limit it to just a handful of identifiable handles (progressive, emergent, denominational, etc.) is not a very big tent.
Of course, my comments are based entirely on your blog post. I wasn't there. So what do I know?
Check out this conference we just had in Bend.
Dude – that conference looks really great – and the website is pretty dang amazing too. How was it?
Interesting to read your BTX comments and Fred Plummer's alongside each other (http://ht.ly/425Zr).
From your comments I find myself wondering if a true(r) "big tent" is what we really need? Not just if it is possible, but if it is really desirable. Reading FP's thoughts it is clear that he is interested in promoting a progressive Christianity – and he sees that emerging/emergent can be a true ally in this cause. Personally, I think that might be more productive than trying to create a "big tent" space where lots of people who disagree with each other can listen to each other, argue, and go away unchanged.
Perhaps the name is just the problem? Perhaps BTX isn't even really about creating a "big tent" in the sense you were expecting. Maybe they just need to be more honest about their purposes.
However – I don't think this is a critique per se. I think the whole Big Tent idea is uncharted territory, and as such, having been at both conferences – I think everyone is figuring out what could happen next. I think the obvious – more depth of speakers in terms of gender, perspectives, ethnicity – has been pointed out and there are some reasons why that's a struggle. I think the structure might be able to shift a little and help foster better dialogue. The conversation between Anthony and Tripp on Friday afternoon is a really good example of where things could be headed.
I follow your blog, not because I agree with you, but because of my absolute disagreement with you. If you don't mind, I would like to respond to your question.
I am a conservative who does desire to know what is going on in the world of Christianity. I have heard many different perspectives over the years. But I can't say that a Big Tent Christianity is what I am looking for. I don't have a need to go and listen to a weekend of speakers who are saying things I utterly disagree with and who only cause me to despair about the future of the church when I hear those things.
That is one of the obstacles any BTX is going to have…conservatives are just tired of hearing "new" theologies which sound like old heresies. If a BTX is going to have conservative speakers, they are going to hear what they think are old Gospel presentations that call for a repentance to restore our churches back to the message of repentance and the forgiveness of sins as a means of salvation.
With all the "re imagining" it is hard to believe they would be welcome to share that message.
Earlier this week, I tweeted "Ugh…I'll say it again. Interfaith discussions are exhausting! But necessary." I feel the same about intra-faith discussions. It's tough (really freaking tough) but I ask all my friends to at least try to make it work. Not everyone is ready to try, but it's worth asking over and over…and over, like the persistent widow: "Are you willing to listen to what I have to say?" This goes both ways though. I'm listening too.
I was at Big Tent, and I share many of the perspectives of those who have already posted. While the group certainly didn't comprise the biggest possible representation of Christianity, it was nevertheless an opportunity for individuals to congregate, socialize, and even befriend those who they may not otherwise seek out – on some level of difference. If one has never met a high-church liturgical tattooed woman Lutheran pastor, talking to Nadia Bolz-Weber is a treat. If you are biased against those ivory tower academics and wonder if they ever join the real world, then you should talk to Philip Clayton – to name a few examples. It quickly becomes obvious that even among the "narrow" cross section represented, there is opportunity for fellowship and growth. I am giving a talk tomorrow, in my church about my experience at Big Tent. I will tell them that Big Tent is an invitation, a journey and an exercise in expanding your creativity at "living out the Kingdom." (Seriously, have you ever realistically thought of starting a Jesus DoJo al a Mark Scandrette?) Perhaps the name is a bit of a misnomer, but it is not the culmination or finale of anything . . . quite the opposite – which takes inspiration, foresight and courage – it is easy to get on the band wagon and celebrate that which is already a fait accompli. This is the real work. Thanks for the opening salvo, Big Tent.
It was good to meet you too. Wished there were more time to share stories. I'm very glad your "blog (and voice) about Christianity and postmodernism" is still around.


So what else is new? Well, my third mystery, DEVIL'S COVE was recently chosen as "Outstanding New Mystery" by two Florida book clubs! (I'm starting to love the Sunshine State.) Book two, MURDER ON MAIDEN LANE, is about to be sent to my new publisher, and from what I've seen so far, it looks wonderful. Book three, THE PRESLEY PLOT, will be revised and re-edited shortly, and per the publisher's request, I have added two new chapters.
First, Steve R. of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Steve is one of my oldest and dearest friends. We met almost 50 years ago in Valley Stream, New York, and I have treasured his friendship through the years. What a truly great guy!
Second, Mary M. of Austin, Texas. Mary spent over 20 years in the U.S. Army and served her country with distinction. She's got beauty, brains, and backbone, and I would personally like to thank her for her service! Quite a lady.
Finally, I would like to extend a belated birthday wish to Mrs. Kellie H. of Austin, Texas. Kellie is the beautiful and talented daughter of Judge Susan, one of the best poker players in the Lone Star State. Happy Birthday, Kellie! Say hello to the boys for me!
Well, gang, that's about it for now. I am off for my morning walk, and then it's pool time, followed by writing time, followed by cocktail hour, followed by…… Indian food at the Clay PIt Restaurant. (I know, life is hard.) Nevertheless, I shall eat some naan and dal on your behalf! Namaste, my friends!
Have a wonderful week and keep dreaming of a better tomorrow….. where chickens can cross the roads and not have their motives questioned!


Rio De Janeiro, April 27 (IANS) Santos striker Neymar has vowed to seek revenge after Bolivar's shock 2-1 victory over the defending Copa Libertadores champions in La Paz.
Neymar was subjected to a hostile reception from home fans Wednesday, some of whom hurled fruit and stones at the 20-year-old, reported Xinhua.
During the second half he fell to ground clutching his jaw after being struck by an orange while taking a corner kick.
The Brazil international forward said he was already looking forward to the return match in Brazil May 10.
Santos coach Muricy Ramalho was furious at the treatment of his players and called for tighter security measures by the South American Football Confederation (Conmebol).
"They throw bananas and stones - and we can't complain because Conmebol doesn't do anything about it," Ramalho said. "Playing here in Bolivia is sad. They treated us very badly."
Despite the result Santos only needs to win the second leg 1-0 to advance to the quarter-final due to the away goal rule.


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"You May Fire When Ready, Gridley!"
In the mid-1890s, as tensions between the United States and Spain increased due to the rebellion in the Spanish colony of Cuba, the U.S. Navy began planning for the possibility of conflict with Spain. For about four years, the U.S. Navy worked on a plan for the U.S. Asiatic Squadron to defeat the Spanish Pacific Squadron—based in the Philippines—immediately upon the outbreak of war. At that time, war planning was mostly done at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, RI. Although sidetracked for a bit due to a war scare with Japan, the plan was well-advanced when it appeared war was imminent. The war scare occurred when Japan deployed a cruiser to the Hawaiian Islands in response to reports of discrimination against Japanese nationals by the Dole regime (basically U.S. businessmen/planters who had overthrown the native-Hawaiian monarchy).
Dewey had three other protected cruisers in his squadron, which were a mishmash of design and capability. USS Boston was the oldest (1884) and least capable, and was one of the original "ABC" program of ships that started the U.S. Navy out of the doldrums. USS Baltimore (C-3) was newer (1890) and had served as the Asiatic Squadron flagship in the early 1890s and had just returned from Hawaii. USS Raleigh (C-8) was newer (1894) but only had 6-inch guns as her main armament. The squadron also had two gunboats, USS Petrel (PG-2) and USS Concord (PG-3), both decently armed for gunboats with 6-inch guns. Dewey also incorporated the revenue cutter McCulloch, which just happened by en route to the U.S. West Coast via the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean. As the threat of war became imminent, Dewey augmented his capability by purchasing the collier Nanshan and supply vessel Zafiro, both foreign-flagged ships that happened to be in Hong Kong, complete with their crews and cargo. (Obviously, procurement regulations were different at the time, but they were remarkably efficient).
By contrast, the Spanish Pacific Squadron was in deep trouble before the war even started. Contra-Almirante (Rear Admiral) Patricio Montojo's ships were outdated, poorly-maintained, under-manned, short on ammunition, and several ships had already been transferred to the Atlantic. Spain's strategy seemed to be based more on saving face than putting up an effective fight. Montojo's flagship was the unprotected cruiser Reina Cristina. Armed only with 6.4-inch guns and a top speed of 16 knots, she was the queen of the squadron but no match for Olympia. Montojo's biggest ship was Castilla, but her 8-inch guns had been stripped to equip shore batteries; she was no longer capable of steaming under her own power and had to be towed. The rest of Montojo's squadron consisted of two small, unprotected cruisers and two even smaller protected cruisers—and a gunboat.
The entrance to Manila Bay was generally considered to be unnavigable at night, and at least the northern of the two channels had reportedly been mined. Adopting the "damn the torpedoes" attitude of his role model, Farragut, Dewey boldly led his ships through the little used and poorly charted southern channel under the cover of darkness. Some reports claim a couple Spanish mines exploded but were ineffective, but details are vague. A shower of sparks from McCulloch's stack apparently attracted some ineffective Spanish-shore-battery-fire. The only known U.S. fatality of the operation was the chief engineer of McCulloch, who suffered either a heart attack or heat exhaustion while trying to put out the soot fire in McCulloch's stack. Regardless, the Spanish were surprised and shocked to find the U.S. ships off Cavite at 0515 in the morning. The Spanish ships and shore batteries at Cavite opened fire first, but the U.S. ships were out of their range.
At 0541, Commodore Dewey gave his immortal command, "You may fire when ready, Gridley," and the U.S. force began methodically blasting the Spanish squadron. "Gridley" was Captain Charles Vernon Gridley, commanding officer of Olympia. Gridley was actually very seriously ill, and would die on 5 June 1898, probably from a combination of dysentery and liver cancer. He died in Japan while being transported back to the United States for treatment. (Like Dewey, Gridley also had a distinguished Civil War record and served with Farragut at the battle of Mobile Bay).
For the next couple hours, Dewey's force steamed back and forth—five times—firing first to port, reversing course, then firing to starboard. With each pass, range to the Spanish decreased from 5,000 yards at first, to 2,000 yards at the end. At this point, Montojo, with his return fire completely ineffective, ordered his ships to attempt to ram the U.S. ships. His flagship, Reina Cristina, succeeded in getting underway, and as a result, drew heavy fire. Within a short period, 200 of her crew of 400 were casualties, including Montojo, with a heavy loss of life among her gun crews. Montojo ordered the heavily damaged ship into shallow water and scuttled her. The unprotected cruiser Ulloa also attempted to get underway, but was holed below the waterline; her captain killed and half the crew were casualties. The immobile Castilla only had guns on her port side, and when the tide swung her in the opposite direction, her captain ordered her abandoned and scuttled.
At 0745, the fog of war struck when Dewey received a report that his ships were down to 15 rounds of ammo per gun. Dewey then ordered a withdrawal, but so as not to affect the morale of the men, said they were withdrawing for "breakfast." The ships' captains then all convened on Olympia and determined that they had suffered little damage and no men killed. It was also discovered that the ammunition report had been garbled; the true report was that only 15 rounds per gun had been expended.
At 1045, apparently after a leisurely breakfast, the U.S. ships resumed firing on the Spanish, but the great majority of damage had already been done. The Spanish put up little further resistance. Ulloa finally sank, and Montojo ordered the entire fleet scuttled, after disabling all guns. U.S. ships then shifted fire and silenced shore batteries on Sangley Point. The Spanish struck their colors at 1240. Reina Cristina was hit about 80 times, Castilla about 50 times, and Ulloa 33 times. The other Spanish ships were all hit between three and 13 times. Nevertheless, despite the one-sided nature of the battle, the accuracy of U.S. gunnery was abysmal. Of 5,859 shells expended, only about 170 hit Spanish vessels. Improving gunnery accuracy would become a major issue in the U.S. Navy over the next decade, and ideas for how to do so would provoke dissension and controversy. Casualty figures for the Spanish vary widely depending on the source. My United States Naval Academy Seapower textbook says 381 were killed and U.S. ships hit 15 times. The U.S. forces suffered seven or nine wounded (depending on the source), although the Spanish would later claim Dewey hid a higher number of killed and wounded in the approximately 150 U.S. Sailors who deserted in the Philippines over the next months.
Having won a great victory, Dewey was faced with the perennial problem of, "now what?" The U.S. Navy had a plan to defeat the Spanish navy, but the United States did not have a plan to annex the Philippines. The city of Manila remained in Spanish hands. In a somewhat bizarre event, Dewey asked the Spanish governor general to use the cable from Manila to Hong Kong so that he could request instructions from the U.S. government about what to do. Somewhat unsurprisingly, the governor general refused. Dewey then had the cable cut, and he was then on his own to make decisions about the future of the Philippines. Despite the loss of the Spanish squadron, the city of Manila refused to capitulate—and would not do so until August 1998. In the meantime, Dewey and the U.S. would get drawn in to the ongoing insurrection against the Spanish by much of the Filipino population. Dewey was eventually able to get word to the United States that he had sufficient force to take the city—in cooperation with Filipino rebels— but would not be able to hold it. In a surprisingly short period of time, by May 28, a U.S. Army division of 11,000 men left San Francisco on the way to the Philippines and long-term involvement in the islands. Along the way, the cruiser USS Charleston made a side trip and conducted a bloodless capture of Guam, whose Spanish governor had not yet learned there was a war on.
Dewey's situation in Manila Bay became more complicated in June 1898, when the German Asiatic Squadron showed up uninvited. Under the command of Vice Admiral Otto von Diederich, the German Squadron made no overtly hostile moves, although Dewey believed the Germans were rude, arrogant, and engaged in suspicious activity with ulterior motives. Given that the U.S. squadron was low on ammunition, Dewey was careful not to provoke the Germans. At the time, the Germans under Kaiser Wilhelm II were trying to make up for lost time and catch up to the British and French in acquiring colonies—and coaling stations—around the world. If the U.S. wasn't going to annex the Philippines the Germans apparently were itching to do so. Eventually, the Germans went away.
The Spanish made an attempt to send a relief force to the Philippines, which included the battleship Pelayo, but it only made it as far Suez, before Spain determined they would be better used defending Spain's own coast after the crushing defeat of the Spanish squadron in Cuba in July 1898— the battle of Santiago. The United States had a plan to bombard Spain, and two battleships (Iowa and Oregon) and the armored cruiser Brooklyn were ordered to do so, but the operation was cancelled before the ships ever left the Caribbean.
Dewey's victory catapulted him to immense fame. The U.S. newspapers hyped the victory and it seemed every artist in the United States did a painting of the battle. Dewey actually ran for election for president in 1900, but withdrew before the election, and the incumbent William McKinley was re-elected—and then assassinated. Dewey was then appointed as president of the new General Board for the U.S. Navy. The General Board consisted of very senior U.S. naval officers whose purpose was to advise the Secretary of the Navy, and to try to break down the stovepipes between the different Navy bureaus that tended to operate as independent fiefdoms. (There will be more on this in a future H-gram, because this power struggle would eventually lead to the creation of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations in 1915 and the OPNAV staff). Dewey, with the rank of Admiral of the Navy (the only U.S. admiral ever to hold that rank) served as the president of the General Board until his death in 1917, although he had largely been incapacitated by a stroke in 1914.


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Владимир Степанович Левченко — советский хозяйственный, государственный и политический деятель.

Биография
Родился в 1905 году. Член КПСС с 1940 года.

С 1920 года — на хозяйственной, общественной и политической работе. В 1920—1965 гг. — технический конторщик, стрелочник, составитель поездов на станции Ростов-Пристань, заместитель начальника, начальник Ростовского отделения, начальник службы движения Северо-Кавказской дороги, заместитель начальника, начальник Юго-Восточной железной дороги, первый заместитель начальника Северо-Кавказской железной дороги.

Умер в Ростове-на-Дону в 1971 году.

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Home Life What is trauma? Experts weigh in on definitions, symptoms and healing.
What is trauma? Experts weigh in on definitions, symptoms and healing.
As mental health language continues to creep into our daily lives, the concept of trauma appears to have gone mainstream. While a few decades ago, the idea of talking openly about trauma may have been taboo, now traumatic events and survivors' attempts to heal from them are the subjects of news headlines, television shows, and therapy TikTok.
Prince Harry said in his docuseries with Oprah Winfrey that addressing the trauma of his mother's death was essential for his own well-being as well as the health of his marriage. Earlier this year, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke about the way the trauma she's lived through as a survivor of sexual assault and the Capitol riot "compounds on each other." People of color demand greater recognition for the mental and physical toll racial trauma takes on their lives. And the COVID-19 pandemic has been a series of traumatic events.
"It is a political act to talk about trauma because for so long, so much exploitation and perpetration and victimization were hidden and not acknowledged," said Emily Sachs, a clinical psychologist who specializes in trauma. "People who were the subject of that were blamed for their problems. And that still goes on today."
While some people are working to raise awareness about the prevalence of trauma, others are inadvertently diluting the term, often by using it hyperbolically: "I'm traumatized by what I ate last night" or "I accidentally killed my plant, and now I'm traumatized."
"I think it's a double-edged sword because, by these terms coming into our everyday vernacular, it's almost normalizing talking about these things, but at the same time, it is absolutely minimizing the true effects of these disorders," said psychotherapist Janel Cubbage. "Talking about mental health and all of these conditions is good, but the way that we talk about it really matters."
What is trauma?
Trauma is both what happens to a person and their reaction to it, Sachs said. It generally refers to intense and overwhelming experiences that involve profound loss, threat, or harm to a person's physical and/or emotional well-being.
Many trauma experts define the term broadly in their work to offer patients agency in identifying the trauma in their own lives.
"There's value in excluding some things from what trauma might be … but at the same time, I think that we can't have an overly narrow definition where we deny the reality of a person's experience," said clinical psychologist Seth Gillihan. "It's valuable to be as inclusive as we can without diluting the term so much that then it becomes meaningless."
Cubbage sometimes said people conflate trauma with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which has its own clinical definition and outlines clusters of specific symptoms. Not everyone who experiences trauma will experience PTSD, but that doesn't mean they do not have prolonged difficulty functioning.
Many clinicians also argue the definition for PTSD in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM–5) – whose criteria begins with "exposure to actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence" – is limiting. Cubbage said it fails to address specific types of relational and racial trauma.
"If you think about someone who got cheated on by their partner, that very well can be traumatic for people, but that would not meet the criteria for PTSD," Cubbage said. "Repeatedly watching videos of someone who looks like you being murdered by police officers or experiencing hate crimes can be traumatic, but … would not meet the criteria for PTSD. So there are a lot of issues just in terms of the way that trauma has been clinically conceptualized."
What trauma does to us
Our body's response to trauma is normal. It's an adaptive reaction, a feature of the system. But because of the overwhelming nature of a traumatic experience, trauma produces a bio-psycho-social response that can change how we react to things in the long-term – loud sounds, crowded trains, the opposite sex.
"Trauma writes itself on our experience, on our hearts, on our minds, on our bodies. And really, what we're experiencing is not the actual event, but the trace that it leaves," Gillihan said.
During a trauma, the body's emergency response system releases chemicals to keep it safe. Still, when that is too intense or too prolonged or happens too many times, it can cause a permanent change to the way a body produces chemicals and functions.
Trauma impacts memory since memories from traumatic experience get sealed in very intensely and accessed differently. Trauma cognitively and emotionally changes our understanding of the world, about what we can expect from other people and our environments.
Different types of trauma
Sachs said anything that causes severe panic, fear, helplessness, and horror produces a similar chemical reaction in our bodies because we are wired to keep ourselves safe. But it's also true that different types of trauma affect people differently. Interpersonal traumas, such as rape, are shown to be the most toxic in terms of the chemical response and also in terms of the way it changes our meanings and expectations about the world and our relationships.
There's a difference between experiencing the trauma of a natural disaster and the trauma of interpersonal violence. There's also a difference between an acute one-time traumatic event, such as a car accident, and chronic or complex trauma.
Chronic trauma is ongoing, and complex trauma usually refers to traumatic experiences in early childhood, such as abuse or neglect. Cubbage said in her practice, she has yet to meet someone who has only experienced a single traumatic event.
Why do two people experience the same trauma but react differently
There are types of events that are likely to shake anyone's bio-psycho-social foundation, things that are intensely shocking and universally fear-producing.
At the same time, you can have six people experience the same event, and some will be able to quickly return to homeostasis and find a sense of safety again. In contrast, others will develop long-term trauma symptoms or even PTSD.
Gillihan said his close friend was violently mugged and appeared unfazed. Gillihan had a similar experience but said he had typical post-traumatic reactions, including feeling unsafe and constantly on edge.
"People are wired differently, and it's easy to blame ourselves if we're someone who struggles more following a trauma. But we can't really predict who's going to struggle and who's not, and it doesn't seem to be a function of who's tough and who's not, of who's fearful or who's not. There are some correlations we can identify, but, by and large, we don't know who's going to bounce back after a trauma and who's going to experience it more for longer and maybe more deeply."
Sachs said comparing two people's reactions to trauma is also complicated because many trauma survivors experience a delayed onset of trauma symptoms. While it may appear two people are having very different reactions, it could actually be that one person is having a delayed response and will develop clinically significant trauma pathology weeks, months, or even years later.
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Q: InkPicture control - How to save both ink and image to an image file I've seen articles demonstrating that the ink can be saved with the background image so that the ink is overlayed onto the image and then saved as a single image file.  But, unfortunately the articles I've seen don't go into any detail about how it is done.
I can save the background image easy enough with the following statement:
axInkPicture1.Picture.Save(@"\path\to\file.gif");

...but there is no ink overlayed onto the background image
I don't know of any direct method to save the ink, but this is how I am currently doing it:
string tempPath = Path.GetTempPath();
string tempFile = tempPath + @"\file.gif";
// save to a temp file
if (axInkPicture1.Ink.Strokes.Count > 0)
    {
        byte[] bytes = (byte[])axInkPicture1.Ink.Save(InkPersistenceFormat.IPF_GIF, InkPersistenceCompressionMode.IPCM_Default);

        using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(bytes))
        {
            using (Bitmap gif = new Bitmap(ms))
            {
                gif.Save(tempFile);
            }
        }

    }

This saves the ink, but there is no background image.
How do I save both the ink and image into a single file?
Any help or direction pointing is appreciated...

### EDIT

Here is what else I have tried so far
 InkRectangle inkBox = axInkPicture1.Ink.GetBoundingBox();
        byte[] gifbits = (byte[])axInkPicture1.Ink.Save(InkPersistenceFormat.IPF_GIF, InkPersistenceCompressionMode.IPCM_Default);
        using (System.IO.MemoryStream buffer = new System.IO.MemoryStream(gifbits))
        using (var inkImage = new Bitmap(buffer))
        using (var picture = new Bitmap(axInkPicture1.Picture))
        using (var g = Graphics.FromImage(picture))
        {
            g.DrawImage(inkImage, new Rectangle(inkBox.Left, inkBox.Right, axInkPicture1.Picture.Width, axInkPicture1.Height));
            picture.Save(tempFile, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Gif);
        }

...but I'm still not having any luck.  This saves only the background picture and not the ink.  Any ideas what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks in advance

A: Soooo.... after much head banging and gnashing of teeth, I finally came up with a solution to my problem, although maybe not the solution I had expected and maybe not the best solution, but it works.  I'm new to the world of c# and .net so please feel free to correct me me if I state anything stupid here.
What I found was that the code in my edit above was actually working, I just couldn't see the ink because it was outside the bounds of the rectangle.  Apparently rectangles acquired using the GetBoundingBox() method gives you inkSpace coordinates which are vastly different than pixel coordinates.
With that in mind, my next goal became to convert the inkSpace coordinates to pixel coordinates using the inkSpaceToPixels method. I struggled with this for awhile and could never figure out how to do this using the activex version of inkPicure or axInkPicture.  It required some handle to hdcDisplay which I couldn't quite wrap my head around.
In the end, I used the .net version (Microsoft.Ink) from Microsoft.Ink.dll.  The only reason I was using the activeX version to begin with was because I couldn't get the Windows Tablet PC SDK to install on my development machine for some reason.  It kept complaining that I needed the WinXP Tablet PC OS to install it.  I figured out that I was able to install it on another (Win7) PC and then just copy the .dlls over from that PC.
So, here is the final version that is now working... whew!
        //set the temporary file paths
        string tempPath = Path.GetTempPath();
        string tempFile = tempPath + @"tmpFile.png";

        //get the bounding box and reference point for the ink strokes (in inkspace coordinates!)
        Rectangle inkBox = inkPicture1.Ink.GetBoundingBox();
        Point point = new Point(inkBox.Left, inkBox.Top);
        MessageBox.Show(point.X.ToString() + ", " + point.Y.ToString());//"before" coordinates

        // Convert inkspace coordinates to pixel coordinates using Renderer
        Graphics tempGraphics = CreateGraphics();
        Microsoft.Ink.Renderer inkRenderer = new Renderer();
        inkRenderer.InkSpaceToPixel(tempGraphics, ref point);;
        MessageBox.Show(point.X.ToString() + ", " + point.Y.ToString());//"after" coordinates
        // Clean up
        tempGraphics.Dispose();

        // save the ink and background image to a temp file
        if (inkPicture1.Ink.Strokes.Count > 0)
        {
            byte[] bytes = inkPicture1.Ink.Save(PersistenceFormat.Gif, CompressionMode.NoCompression);
            using (MemoryStream ms = new MemoryStream(bytes))
            {
                using (Bitmap gif = new Bitmap(ms))
                using (var bmp = new Bitmap(inkPicture1.BackgroundImage))
                using (var g = Graphics.FromImage(bmp))
                {
                    g.DrawImage(gif, new Rectangle(point.X, point.Y, gif.Width, gif.Height));
                    bmp.Save(tempFile, System.Drawing.Imaging.ImageFormat.Png);

                }
            }
        }

Sorry for the long winded explanation, but I felt that simply posting the solution without adequate explanation would leave too many open questions...

A: I guess I don't have enough 50 reputation to comment, so I will answer with this comment for others that might land here after a google search like I did:
This was very helpful. I translated to VB and it worked.
After some flailing around I found the DLL at:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\Ink\Microsoft.Ink.dll
Apparently I am not the only one to have a problem locating the DLL as there are many google entries on how to get it -- many are wrong and most are not this simple.
If you are just starting out with signature capture, remember to add a background image to your control or it will fail on this line:
Using bmp = New Bitmap(InkPicture1.BackgroundImage)

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PocketBook Touch HD provides excellent optical properties due to its 300DPI E Ink Carta™ 6-inch touch-screen, and gives convenient opportunities to listen to audio-files.
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A user have alternative now – to read a book or to enjoy professionally recorded audio-book in mp3 format. Another one valuable characteristic – PocketBook Touch HD have Text-to-speech function, which converts text into spoken voice output. It means the e-reader may read aloud any book or document in any text format.


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Raven's Nest Resort and Campground owners Faro Burgoyne and Emily Slobodzian recently accepted the Tourism Business of the Year award from the All Nations Trust Company. Submitted photo
By Breanne Massey
Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
An Indigenous tourism operator has found creative ways to cater to campers in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Akisqnuk First Nation member Faro Burgoyne, 27, and his partner Emily Slobodzian, 27, opened the business approximately two years ago after building the amenities required to overlook the wetlands of the Columbia Valley.
"We have a beautiful piece of property and have known forever that the valley demands more campsites," said Burgoyne, noting the Spruce Grove campground was temporarily closed for the pandemic this season.
The Raven's Nest Resort and Campground located in Fairmont opened the proverbial door in February of 2019, both owners recognizing the need for campgrounds in southeastern B.C. due to the availability of options during summers.
During the first season, the resort and campground were operational. The open period was restricted to the month of August and early-September because the majority of the summer was spent setting up the facilities.
Over the course of the summer during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Raven's Nest Resort and Campground were booked fully nearly every weekend. The facility provided guests with sanitizer and had cleaning supplies available in outhouses for anyone who wanted access to it.
"We had lots of good feedback," said Burgoyne about the end of the season. "People loved the site and people loved us. We had lots of good interactions from visitors. We had lots of word of mouth marketing of people who came here and had a good experience and recommended us to others. We had lots of return visitors as well. People were excited to have a place to go too."
This year, in 2020, the duo's business won the Tourism Business of the Year award from the All Nations Trust Company.
"We're just north of Fairmont on the westside of the Highway, overlooking the wetlands where the river opens up," said Slobodzian. "Right before Lake Windermere opens up, and we're on a bit of a close edge, so you can see all of the wetlands, over the train tracks and the Purcells down over to the Rockies. It's really, really nice. We have a great view."
There are currently 42 regular campsites and two group campsites offered seasonally to outdoor enthusiasts, but Burgoyne and Slobodzian are in the process of discussing reducing the property to provide guests with more privacy. Their goal is to open the campground in May of 2021 for bookings. If the pandemic permits, the duo would like to offer a safe open house for the community to visit the property and tour its offerings.
"We spent our summer building eight log cabins on the campsite as well. Hopefully for next year, we'll have eight log cabins to rent out," said Slobodzian. "Maybe we'll have 30 campsites and eight cabins."
The renovations are ongoing and are expected to be completed before the next season of operation.
For more information about the campground, please visit: www.ravensnestresort.com. To contact the owners for a free tour of the resort in the spring, please e-mail them at: business@ravensnestresort.com.
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Netflix offers a documentary questioning the "truth" behind 9/11 as well as one eviscerating the conspiracy theories tied to the terrorist attacks.
The streaming giant showcases "Gas Land," a documentary assailing the use of fracking as a energy source as well as "FrackNation," which does just the opposite.
Look further, and you'll find "Mitt," an original Netflix documentary taking a fair look at the man who battled President Barack Obama for the White House in 2012.
Kirk Cameron's faith-friendly "Unstoppable" is ready for your streaming consideration, as is "Jesus Camp," which takes a critical look at a spiritual retreat.
"Occupy Unmasked" features the late Andrew Breitbart unearthing the core of the far-left movement and its enablers. "Occupy Love," also on Netflix, begs to differ.
Netflix's content offerings can appear sporadic, likely inspired by the deals necessary to bring each film and TV show into its ecosystem. Still, it's fair to say the streaming company isn't overtly favoring one political or cultural side over another. In today's media place, that's a benefit to its expanding customer base.
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