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Brief Introduction to Matthew
The Gospel of Matthew is, strictly speaking, anonymous. Longstanding tradition has defended Matthew, the disciple of Jesus, as the author of the book. Matthew was a tax collector before becoming a disciple. Those defending the tradition suggest that the evident skill of the writing resembles what might be expected of a tax collector. However, modern scholars assign the work to an unknown Jewish-Christian, educated in the Hebrew scripture (Varughese 284).
The sources in Matthew are thought to have been shared by the Gospel of Mark. Some sections of Matthew are also shared with Luke. Scholars for well over a century have identified the (mostly) sayings of Jesus shared with Luke as borrowed from a now-lost source called "Q." This space given to the teachings of Jesus in Matthew suggest that this source must have been important to what the author of Matthew wanted to say. However like authorship and date, the sources used by Matthew are not accepted by all scholars (Varughese 284).
The date when Matthew was written is unknown. Proposed dates range from A.D. 45 to 150, although both the earliest and latest dates are unlikely. An emerging consensus suggests 85 as plausible.
Language: Matthew was written in Koine, the everyday Greek people spoke during the first century A.D. This is most apparent in the chapter 1, although it can be easily observed in chapters 2 and 28 as well (Buttrick 239).
Themes to look for in Matthew:
Emphasis on Jesus as messiah and his genealogy.
Emphasis on Jesus as the fulfillment of Judaism.
Emphasis on Jesus fulfilling the Israel's history.
Emphasis on Jesus as Teacher
Emphasis on Jesus having more authority than prophets.
Emphasis on Jesus in comparison to Moses.
Emphasis on "ekklesia" or the church (only gospel to do this).
Introduction to Matthew Chapter One:
Matthew Chapter One can be broken into two sections, the first part of Matthew chapter one, begins the genealogy of Jesus and the second begins the birth narrative of Jesus. Though they are both a significant part of the Gospel's portrayal of the life of Jesus, we will be looking at them separately before uniting them as one chapter (Varughese 284).
1 Matthew Chapter 1
2 The Genealogy of Jesus
3 Looking Into the Genealogy
3.1 Three sets of Fourteen generations:
3.2 Women in Genealogy:
3.3 Royal Messiah or Jesus as Messiah:
3.4 Conclusion of the Genealogy: Mary and Joseph.
3.5 The Meaning of Family
4 The Birth of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:18-25 NIV)
4.1 Verse by verse:
5 Comments and Implications for Today:
The Genealogy of Jesus 1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, 4 Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon,Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth,Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of King David. David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, 7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam,Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, 8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat,Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah, 9 Uzziah the father of Jotham,Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh,Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah[a] and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon. 12 After the exile to Babylon:Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud,Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 Azor the father of Zadok,Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud, 15 Eliud the father of Eleazar,Eleazar the father of Matthan,Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ. 17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.[b]
The Birth of Jesus Christ 18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly. 20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus,[c] because he will save his people from their sins."
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"[d]—which means, "God with us."
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
The Genealogy of JesusEdit
(Matthew 1:1-17 from the New International Version)
1 A record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ the son of David, the son of Abraham: 2 Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers, 3 Judah the father of Perez and Zerah, whose mother was Tamar, Perez the father of Hezron, Hezron the father of Ram, 4 Ram the father of Amminadab, Amminadab the father of Nahshon, Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 Salmon the father of Boaz, whose mother was Rahab, Boaz the father of Obed, whose mother was Ruth, Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of King David.
David was the father of Solomon, whose mother had been Uriah's wife, 7 Solomon the father of Rehoboam, Rehoboam the father of Abijah, Abijah the father of Asa, 8 Asa the father of Jehoshaphat, Jehoshaphat the father of Jehoram, Jehoram the father of Uzziah, 9 Uzziah the father of Jotham, Jotham the father of Ahaz, Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, Manasseh the father of Amon, Amon the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jeconiah and his brothers at the time of the exile to Babylon.
12 After the exile to Babylon: Jeconiah was the father of Shealtiel, Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, Abiud the father of Eliakim, Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 Azor the father of Zadok, Zadok the father of Akim, Akim the father of Eliud, 15 Eliud the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, Matthan the father of Jacob, 16 and Jacob the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
17 Thus there were fourteen generations in all from Abraham to David, fourteen from David to the exile to Babylon, and fourteen from the exile to the Christ.
Looking Into the GenealogyEdit
Three sets of Fourteen generations:Edit
(Verse 17)Although the author mentions 3 sets of 14 generations, there is apparently one missing generation within the third set. No one knows why only 13 generations are named. Some explanations have been offered:
a. One theory is that it did not flow with the authors "monotone" or "short phrase clauses." Perhaps the last name in set two is to be counted also as the first in set three (Luz 80).
Problem: If this was done, there would actually be more than 14 names. Thus it is unlikely.
b. Mary, Jesus' mother, was to be counted as a generation.
Problem: Mary would not have been counted as an entirely separate generation from Joseph (Hagner 5).
c. Jesus was 13th generation, so Christ after the resurrection is the 14th generation.
Argument: This was not the emphasis in the gospel of Matthew (Hagner 5).
d. Also this "missing" descendant that would make a full fourteen could have to do with the value that is found in David's name. During this time numerical value in a name would not have been uncommon. David's name just happens to add up to the numerical value of fourteen. The author of Luke provides the emphasis on the actual descent of Jesus through the lineage of David in his gospel, but through his son Nathan, whereas Matthew keeps the focus on Jesus' descent through the royal lineage directly from Jesus to the throne (Hill, 74). Not only is he recognized in the genealogy to emphasis this royal decent, but it may also show that there was a royal "dignity" that David possessed, but was lost in the exile. This would be something that Jesus would soon regain (Hill, 75).
e. The most widely accepted argument is that the problem with the genealogy is at the end of the second set of 14 and the beginning of the third set, starting with Jechoniah (Hagner 6).
In comparison to 1 Chronicles chapter 3 it is possible that the author of Matthew took a different route from the Old Testament's genealogy. In Chronicles Josiah was Jechoniah's grandfather. In Matthew he is listed as his Father.
This again shows that the author of Matthew has certain significant topics he wishes to emphasize.
Women in Genealogy:Edit
It is unusual for women to be mentioned in biblical genealogies, which are usually patrilineal (based on the father's side of the family, not the mother's).It is important to become familiar with the unique stories of some of these people to understand the significance that this lineage has to offer. (Below are some chapters to become more familiar with the lives within the lineage).
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Tamar- (Genesis 38)
Rahab the Prostitute- The prostitute that protects Israelite spies. (Joshua chapter 2)
Ruth the Moabitess- Ruth 4:13 is the start of her lineage to David. The book of Ruth is important to understanding the character of Ruth.
Uriah's Wife Bathsheba- (2 Samuel 11), Bathsheba as David's wife has Solomon (2 Samuel 12:24).
Possible reasons why the author chose to include women in the lineage (Luz 83-84):
a. God's Grace in Sinners. These women were far from perfect. However, Ruth was not usually considered in this way and some even believe Tamar's background was out of context. Also Bathsheba is not blamed as greatly as David for her situation.
b. God's saving activity does not always follow expected and regular paths. This is true in all four of these women's stories, but may not be close enough in all of their circumstances.
c. All these women are non-Jews. Tamar is a proselyte (Syrian Palestinian), Ruth is a Moabitess, Rahab from Canaanite territory, and Bathsheba's first husband we know was a Hittite, so it is possible they had this in common. Suggesting that the Messiah was for the gentiles as well as for the Jewish tradition (Luz 84).
By choosing these types of women instead of the well-known mothers of Israel (Rebekah, Rachel, Sarah), adds to the idea that the Messiah was for every kind of person. This could be why the author chooses to refer to Bathsheba as "Uriah's Wife" in past tense, to emphasis her adulterous situation (Turner 60).
Royal Messiah or Jesus as Messiah:Edit
(Word Study) According to Marinus de Jonge, the word "Messiah" or its Hebrew form hammasiah is usually translated into Greek as "the Christ" (de Jonge 777). There has always been a strong emphasis on Jewish expectations of the Messiah. Jesus' lineage helps reveal that he, in fact, fits the description of the Messiah found in the Old Testament (e.g., in Isaiah). This is due to two important connections found in his lineage; Abraham and David. Though Jesus may not have been what was expected, but from about 63 B.C. until the present, the common belief was that the Messiah was to be the son of David.
Abraham-(original name Abram):
Significant points of his life: His story begins(Genesis 11: 12) Call of Abram(Genesis 12) Covenant between Abram and the Lord,and his name changes to Abraham(Genesis 17:1-3). Abraham became the father of a great nation. He was in covenant with the Lord. This would have been significant to understand that Jesus came from this biblical figure.
Significant points in his life: Enter David (1 Samuel 17) Becoming King (2 Samuel 5:1-4). By mentioning David in Jesus' Lineage shows that Jesus is of royal descent.
It cannot be stressed enough the significance the rabbis would have found in these names (Zondervan 250). The author of Matthew was also paying attention to the significant of numerical value during this time period, not only by the way the genealogy was split up, but also the placement of David as a central point (Turner 58). Matthew was making his message clear. Even by mentioning the exile, which would have been one of the lowest points in Israelite history, in contrast to David being the highest.
Conclusion of the Genealogy: Mary and Joseph.Edit
By the end of the genealogy we see the passage get much more specific with its language. This is due to the connection between it and the birth narrative that is to follow. Joseph is explained to be the husband of Mary. The pattern using the language "The father of" is left behind, and we see a different relationship. Why is this? By choosing to use this language, the lineage stays true to the virgin birth. It also shows the obedience of Joseph for being with his wife Mary (Turner 61).
The genealogy in the book of Matthew is not for the purpose of exact lineage from father to son, but for a deeper emphasis on theology (Turner 60). It was also not unusual for a child's grandfather to be referred to as his father.The senior males within a family had great authority within biblical times (Wright 768).
The author of Matthew obviously put a great deal of thought into the way they presented the lineage of Jesus. It emphasizes Jesus as Messiah from a Royal and covenanted bloodline. It leads to a new understanding of a Messiah who is for all people, but still of Jewish descent. It supports the virgin birth and sets the tempo for the next part of Jesus' story.
The Meaning of FamilyEdit
(Word Study)
When searching through biblical dictionaries for the meaning of father or son, it says to see the word "family." Within the New Testament two words are used for family; "patria and oikos" (Anchor Bible, 768). In the Old Testament the word for oikos was bayit, which includes the whole household. This would have included servants, workers, and non-blood relatives. It is important to understand this within the context of the New Testament and throughout Matthew. However, though the genealogy is not directly linked for father to son every time, it is referring to the word "patria." Patria is the biological lineage of a family (Wright 768).
The Birth of Jesus Christ (Matthew 1:18-25 NIV)Edit
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins."
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23"The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel"—which means, "God with us."
Verse by verse:Edit
In this time period, a woman would spend the first year of her marriage in her family's house before moving in and consummating her marriage to her husband. This is what the author is telling us about Jesus' birth (Turner 63). Though Mary and Joseph were married, she has not had sexual relations with him. It was through the Holy Spirit that this child has been conceived. This is also important to see that the Holy Spirit would take an active role through this child (Hagner 17). It is also important to know, that the Hebrew word used for birth in this passage, comes from the same word used in Genesis 1 when referring to Jesus Christ (Hagner 17).
This verse suggests that Joseph already knew of Mary's pregnancy, and it was obviously not his. It also says a lot about Joseph's Character. For a woman in Mary's situation, this meant trial and humiliation in public for what she had done, but Joseph decides to divorce her quietly. This tells us a lot about Joseph, for Mary could have been put to death for her situation (Hendriksen, 130). Joseph is said to be "Righteous," or what would have been understood as "Law-abiding" (Turner, 63). Joseph understood what he must do with Mary according to the law, but by doing so quietly for her sake, shows even more about Joseph's character. Especially for a man that did not know how his wife was pregnant.
Verse 20-21: Joseph has a dream in which an angel explains Mary's pregnancy. The dream also ties Joseph back to the emphasis on David. It is the only time in which Joseph is call David's son instead of Jesus (Turner, 63). This could have been a sign that the angel was trying to give Joseph courage for what he was going to need to do (Hendriksen, 131). By the angel telling Joseph to take marry home and name her son, he is telling Joseph to adopt her son as his own. He also reveals Jesus' purpose to Joseph through giving him a specific name (Turner, 64). This birth narrative begins with the same type of language as that is common for birth narratives in both Genesis and in Luke, but this is an uncommon thing to hear a Birth story told in this way (Turner, 67).
Verse 22-23: There have been many arguments over what is meant by he word "virgin" in the book of Matthew. Was it meant to describe a young woman or a sexually inexperienced woman? It has also been argued that only certain people would call Jesus Immanuel. However, by verse 23 quoting lines from Isaiah chapter 7, we can see that Matthew was staying with the prediction of Isaiah's specific passage that a Messiah would be born of an actual virgin; not just a young girl (Turner, 71). It also re-emphasizes Jesus' blood line, and fulfillment of Jewish beliefs. We also see the name "Immanuel" which means "God with us," along with the Hebrew name given "Jesus," which means "salvation" (Zaundervan, 253). These are two unique meanings to be given to the soon to come Messiah.
Verse 24-25: Again we see Joseph being obedient. He takes Mary as his wife, and Jesus as his son. The last verse does not indicate that Joseph and Mary did not later have sexual relations, because we see later in Matthew that Jesus has brothers and sisters (Turner, 72-73).
Comments and Implications for Today: Edit
The author of Matthew has taken this narrative and shows the emphasis of Jesus Christ as the Messiah, through the significance of genealogy. God used people of great character, yet of all different kinds, to be the lineage to his son Jesus Christ. The one who would save all people from their sins. He is Immanuel,"God with us." This is as true now as it was then. Jesus Christ is the Messiah. God uses people who are willing, of all different kinds. He is still a God for all people. He is still a God that is with us. This is reflected in God's promise to deliver men who believe in Jesus from their sin and from eternal separation from God. Not all will be saved, but those who embrace Jesus as the Messiah seen in Matthew.
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University of Nevada, Reno, Alumni Association Records
The material in this collection includes minutes and correspondence of the Alumni Council and the Executive Committee, budget reports, planning material, reports of assorted alumni committees, homecoming programs, and Golden Reunions, 1977-1993. Included are the records of the Alumni Relations, which works closely with the Association in support of a variety of programs, including homecoming.
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Records include Minutes and correspondence of the Alumni Council and Executive Committee, various alumni committees, homecoming programs and reunions.
The University of Nevada Alumni Association was organized in 1894/95 and encourages the relationship between the university and its alumni to promote the welfare of the institution. The Association's activities include regional chapters, support for student activities, and alumni continuing education. The Association was also instrumental in the restoration of Morrill Hall, the earliest building on campus, in 1974. Working closely with the Association is the Alumni Relations office, which acts as a liaison between the association and the University, in support of a variety of programs, including homecoming.
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Inside a bacterial cell's 'crisis command centre'
EU-funded scientists have shed new light on bacterial 'crisis command centres', giant molecules that help bacteria mount a rapid response to a wide range of stresses and dangers. The findings, which are published in the latest edition of the journal Science, increase our under...
EU-funded scientists have shed new light on bacterial 'crisis command centres', giant molecules that help bacteria mount a rapid response to a wide range of stresses and dangers. The findings, which are published in the latest edition of the journal Science, increase our understanding of how bacteria survive in harsh, changing environments. At the heart of the bacterial stress management system is a large molecule called a 'stressosome'. The bacteria investigated in this study were found to have around 20 of these structures dotted fairly evenly around the inside of the cell. Stressosomes are able to respond quickly to a wide range of environmental factors, including changes in light, temperature or salinity, and trigger a response designed to ensure the cell's survival. However, until now the mechanisms behind this process were unknown. In this latest piece of research, the scientists drew on cutting-edge imaging techniques and used the UK's Diamond synchrotron light source in their quest to get to the heart of the stressosome. This enabled them to view the activity of individual proteins in the stressosome. When the external environment changes in a way that could be harmful to the bacteria, a warning signal is sent from the cell surface to the cell's interior. As soon as the stressosomes detect the warning signal, a number of proteins called RSBTs break away from the structure. This in turn triggers a chain of reactions which result in the production of over 150 new proteins that help the cell adapt to and survive in its new environment. 'The cascade of events inside bacteria cells that occurs as a result of stressosomes receiving warning signals leads to particular genes inside (the) cell being transcribed more,' explains Professor Marin van Heel of Imperial College London, UK. 'This means that some genes already active inside the cell are 'turned up' so that levels of particular proteins in the cell increase. These changes to the protein make-up of the cell enable it to survive in a hostile or challenging environment.' 'The cell's stressosomes are very good at their job as crisis command centres because they provide a very fast, effective response to danger,' adds Dr Tim Grant, also of Imperial College London. 'The chain reaction they kick start, produces results really quickly, which enables bacteria to adapt to changes in their surroundings almost instantaneously.' The team is now keen to use even more advanced imaging techniques to probe more deeply into the workings of the stressosome. They hope that by using the new high-resolution cryo-electron microscope at the Max Planck Institute in Martinsried, Germany, they will be able to see the individual building blocks of the proteins that make up the stressosome. EU support for the research came from the 3DEM ('Three-dimensional electron microscopy') project, which is financed through the 'Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health' Thematic area of the Sixth Framework Programme (FP6).
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New Delhi: A cancer patient lodged in a Rajasthan jail moved the Supreme Court on Tuesday seeking bail to fulfil his last wish of wanting to "die in the lap of his mother."
Aasu Jaif was arrested in a counterfeit currency case in 2018. In the bail plea, Aasu said he was diagnosed with cancer after the arrest and during the period of incarceration, the oral cancer had consumed his entire body.
He has third stage oral cancer and identifies his mother as a pillar of emotional support. The court has sought a response from the Rajasthan government by next week.
"For past four months, he could not consume food, lost his hair and teeth completely, and his body has deteriorated. He wants to be with his mother and family in the last phase of his life," V. Elanchezhiyan, counsel for Aasu, contended before the court.
A vacation bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Aniruddha Bose, issuing notice to the state, said: "Report of the present medical condition of the petitioner be obtained from the Birla Cancer Centre/Department, Sawai Man Singh Hospital, Jaipur".
The petitioner said he needs the emotional support of the family as he is undergoing psychological trauma and stress, and as a consequence his mental health is at risk. The counsel also placed on record a report from the premier cancer hospital which diagnosed cancer.
"The family plays an important role when the patient is found not curable…support from the family plays a significant role. Bail is the rule and jail is an exception. Aasu is getting daily radiotherapy at a hospital in Jaipur."
Aasu moved the apex court challenging the April 24 Rajasthan High Court order, which declined any relief on his plea seeking interim bail in the case.
"The judge of the high court did not understand the effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment and their repercussions on the whole body…the cancer patient loses hope like the petitioner who has lost hope of living," said the petition.
The petitioner, who is facing trial and is yet to be convicted, claimed he has been denied the corrective treatment for the disease, and he has been undergoing radiotherapy on a daily basis for the last eight months.
His counsel contended before the court that he may eventually lose his mental balance to comprehend the proceedings in the trial and sought immediate attention from the court on the matter.
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Great! Send a photo from the TOP of one of those babies!
Paul and Babe are WAY north of Avenue of the Giants...about 100 miles.
These are Paul and Babe's cousins. Who, just coincidentally also have the names, Paul and Babe!
I agree! And thru the Memorial Day holiday too.
This area is just fantastic to spend some time in. Our Camp is right inside Avenue of the Giants.
I'm scratching my head over that one. If the door was locked before you left for Giant Redwoods RV Park, the door is not likely to pop open. Are you pretty sure no one entered Scampy when you were not looking? Check around to see if anything else is missing.
The latch that secures the door may have developed a problem staying closed.
Just a few minutes ago, a gust of wind blew that closed door open.
I am keeping an eye on that latch to try and figure out what is going on.
George, we had a dead-bolt lock installed on our Hi-Lo RV because we did not feel "warm and fuzzy" about the flimsy locking mechanism on the Hi-Lo when we bought it in 2009. Without that dead bolt, we could have easily had the same thing happen.
I wish to learn how other Scamp owners have dealt with door opening issues.
Avenue of the Giants - what a drive and Humboltz Redwood Park, wow! We visited there in September 1999 on our way to Whidbey Island and have always remembered it as a favorite place. Our son just visited the first week of May this year and was equally enthralled with the Redwoods and as Sam said "you just need to see them for yourself". George enjoy every moment and be sure to look for the yellow banana slug and maybe even get the T-shirt!
I agree! And I get to spend a week up here exploring!
It was reported earlier that there was a suspected frypan theft ring operating in the area!
Bill, LOL! That is hilarious. (I'm rolling in the floor laughing with tears in my eyes!). It doesn't take much to entertain me.
You heard about that too!
At breakfast this morning at the local cafe, that theft ring was the major topic of conversation!
I am locking Scampy's door from now on. I want to protect my brand new frypan!
I haven't posted in a long time but I have checked in since about day one,I'm so glad to see you on the road and enjoying life.
and join and ask how to fix the door so it won't come open when driving. Their are a lot of people their that have 13'Scamps that will help you.
I worked at Giant Redwoods for a couple of months last year. I love the area. I hope you enjoy it.
Yes! This place is lovely. Nice park. Beautiful redwoods!!
Hey George, Did you see the new landslide that occurred on Rte 1? Pretty huge, and will cut off access for the local folks indefinitely !
I just read the news!
This slide shows the inevitable and unstoppable process of Mother Nature.
Building a road close to the Ocean is madness.
George, I actually tie my RV door shut from the inside with velcro strapping. Even after being "adjusted" several times, I never trust it. When my motorhome was new, I hit a bump at 55 in Rocky Mtn National park. The door flew open and caused the steps to deploy. They hit a log along the edge of the road that the park service had put there to keep people from parking to watch the elk. That meant I now had a lower step 4" to the rear of the top step so it would not fold back up! Got someone to bang it back into shape, but never trusted that door again.


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How They Affect Lungs
Asthma irritants are airborne substances that act as an asthma trigger when inhaled. They differ from allergens in that they do not generate an immune response. Instead, they irritate already inflamed airways and trigger asthma symptoms—wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and chronic cough. By identifying asthma irritants in your home, at work, and elsewhere in your environment, you can find ways to avoid them and reduce your risk of an attack.
Easy Tips for Reducing Asthma Triggers
How Irritants Cause Asthma
Asthma is an obstructive airway disease in which bronchi and bronchioles of the lungs are extra-sensitive (hyperresponsive). When provoked by an asthma trigger, the airways become inflamed, constricted, and produce excess mucus, inducing the symptoms recognized as asthma.
Asthma irritants cause attacks in a slightly different way than allergens:
With allergens, the body responds by releasing antibodies, called immunoglobulin E (IgE), into the bloodstream. This provokes the release of defensive white blood cells—most predominately eosinophils—that incite inflammation in the airways that trigger an asthma attack.
With irritants, there is no IgE response. Instead, the body responds as it would to any foreign substance: by activating the epithelial cells that line tissues to release white blood cells—most predominately neutrophils—that incite the inflammatory response. When this occurs in already hypersensitive airways, asthma can result.
Because airborne irritants are delivered to the very tissues in which asthma occurs, they provoke symptoms directly. By contrast, allergens can provoke asthma either directly (e.g., by inhaling pollen, dander, or mold) or indirectly (e.g., by eating food you are allergic to).
Other common triggers for asthma include viral infections, extreme climate, exercise, non-allergic drug reactions, non-allergic food intolerance, and stress, each of which provokes asthma in a slightly different way.
What Type(s) of Asthma Do You Have?
Common Asthma Irritants
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The upper respiratory tract—composed of the nostrils, sinuses, mouth, throat, and larynx—is vulnerable to airborne irritants. It acts as the primary filter to these airborne infiltrates, trapping as many of them in mucus secretions lining the airways as possible.
Even people without asthma can react to these irritants. Non-allergic rhinitis is one such example in which inflammation of the mucus membranes triggers nasal stuffiness, sneezing, watery eyes, and runny nose.
Finer airborne particles, including those in dust and fumes, can bypass these upper respiratory "filters" and make their way into the lungs where they trigger an inflammatory response.
Airborne allergens like pollen and mold, for example, range in size from 1 micron (µm) to 1,000 µm. By contrast, airborne irritants like smoke and atmospheric dust can be as small as 0.01 µm to 0.001 µm in size. This can make airborne irritants all the more difficult to avoid if you have asthma.
Some of the most common asthma irritants are those you encounter every day at home, work, or the area in which you live.
Tobacco smoke, either firsthand or secondhand, is a powerful trigger for asthma symptoms. It contains over 7,000 chemicals that not only induce inflammation in the airways but provoke a generalized inflammation that affects almost every part of the body, including the heart, brain, skin, and blood vessels.
The consequences of tobacco smoke in people with asthma are well documented. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), no less than 21% of people with asthma are smokers. Those who smoke are far more likely to experience severe attacks and require hospitalization than those who don't. Smokers with asthma also tend to respond less well to inhaled corticosteroids used to control asthma symptoms.
Over time, exposure to tobacco smoke can cause the walls of the airways to thicken and harden (this is called remodeling) which increases hyperresponsiveness as well as the risk of acute attacks.
Secondhand smoke applies here too. Not only does it incite attacks in people with asthma, but it can also increase the risk of asthma in children. According to a 2012 review in the journal Pediatrics, young children with one or two smoking parents have anywhere from a 21% to 85% increased risk of developing asthma than those with no smoking parents.
Air pollution can have as dramatic an impact on asthma symptoms as tobacco smoke but be inherently more insidious because people live in it. This is especially true in urban centers with a proliferation of hazardous airborne pollutants (HAPs).
HAPs are made up smoke and airborne particles as small as 0.001 µm is size. (By way of reference, the eye of a needle is 1,230 µm in size). Among the 33 HAPs classified as toxic in the Clean Air Act of 1990 are:
Coke oven emissions (resulting from industrial ovens used to heat coal for the manufacturing of steel and iron)
Dioxin
Quinolone
Of these, coke oven emissions emit substances like sulfur dioxide and ozone that are known to trigger asthma in children and adults. These same pollutants are emitted in car exhaust fumes, one of the major contributors to air pollution.
Living in areas with poor air quality places your lungs under persistent inflammatory stress. If you have asthma, this will almost invariably increase airway hypersensitivity and may even reduce your response to inhaled asthma medications.
Pollution can also increase your risk of getting asthma. A 2012 study published in Environmental Health Perspectives linked air quality to asthma in a telling way.
According to the researchers, living near a major roadway in Los Angeles County in California increases the risk of asthma due to the concentrated exposure to exhaust fumes. Based on the analysis, no less than 8% of asthma diagnoses in that county can be at least partly linked to air pollution.
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Aerosolized fumes and particles in factories, manufacturing plants, repair shops, and service stations can introduce other toxic chemicals into the lungs, triggering breathing difficulties. Referred to as occupational asthma or work-related asthma, the condition may affect as many as 21.5% of working people with asthma.
Such airborne irritants can also be found in non-industrial settings such as healthcare facilities, retail stores, restaurants, hair salons, or anywhere where chemicals or combustion processes are involved.
Among the irritants commonly associated with occupational asthma are:
Flour dust from cereal grains
Persulphates
Aldehydes (like formaldehyde)
Metal dust
Some of these substances (like latex, flour, and animal products) can also cause an allergic reaction that spurs an asthma attack. Others (like wood, metal, and aldehydes) simply act as airway irritants.
In some instances, the reaction to an occupational particle can be very specific and alter the course of one's disease.
For example, dust created from the weaving and cutting of textiles acts as a trigger in people with asthma. Over time, prolonged exposure can cause irreversible changes in the lungs, leading to a condition called byssinosis (also known as brown lung disease), which closely resembles chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
How Wood Dust Hurts Your Lungs
Fragrance and Strong Odors
It is not uncommon for certain people to have a fragrance allergy, which generally occurs when a perfume or a fragranced substance comes in contact with skin. Other people may experience a reaction to the smell of the fragrance itself in which the aerosolized molecules act as irritants and trigger everything from rhinitis to a severe asthma attack.
Referred to as fragrance sensitivity, the reaction is related to abnormal activation of the autonomic nervous system—what regulates involuntary functions of the body (such as respiration).
The exact mechanism for odor-induced asthma is poorly understood, but it is believed certain strong scents can trigger a chain reaction in which nerve receptors in the nose can suddenly overreact and release neurotransmitters that stimulate respiration, airway constriction, and mucosal secretions.
A 2014 study in the Journal of Psychosomatic Research found that stronger, undiluted scents, like perfumes and colognes, were more likely to trigger asthma than those that were diluted and perceived to be more neutral or "pleasant."
The fact that "pleasant" smells are less likely to cause asthma suggests there may be a psychological component to odor-induced asthma. It is theorized that an abrupt exposure to a strong scent can trigger a stress response in which inflammatory compounds, called cytokines, are spontaneously released into the bloodstream, provoking an asthma attack.
The theory is supported by research in which exposure to a pungent cologne caused anywhere from an 18% to 58% drop in the forced expiratory volume (FEV1) in a group of adults with asthma. However, the longer they were exposed to the scent, the more normalized the FEV1 became.
Physiology and psychology appear to play dual roles in a fragrance's effects on asthma symptoms
Experience will usually tell you which environmental triggers are provoking your attacks. The increased need for a rescue inhaler at work or during a smog alert, for example, can be a pretty reliable indication of the source of the problem. At other times, the cause may be harder to pin down.
Healthcare providers will often recommend that you keep an asthma diary (similar to a food diary) in which you track your symptoms, things you were doing prior to the symptoms, and your peak flow meter results. By keeping an accurate record of these details, you can usually spot patterns that can help pinpoint the cause.
Because many asthma irritants do not provoke an allergic response, seeing an allergist and getting allergy tests may not be useful. Instead, you may need to see a pulmonologist for a non-invasive test known as a bronchoprovocation challenge.
Bronchoprovocation Testing
A bronchoprovocation challenge is an in-office procedure that measures your lung function after exposure to common asthma triggers. It is useful for confirming asthma when routine pulmonary function tests (PFTs) are inconclusive.
As valuable as the test can be, it has limitations. First, many labs only perform non-specific challenges that can confirm you have asthma but offer little else. Those that perform specific challenges will only do so with non-toxic substances (like wood, dust, or coffee) or non-toxic amounts of a substance (like nickel, chromium, or PVC). Not every substance can be evaluated.
Secondly, specific bronchoprovocation tests have a high rate of false-positive and false-negative results, and there are few (if any) confirmatory tests that can support the diagnosis.
Even if a specific bronchoprovocation challenge test is strongly positive, the result will usually not change the course of your treatment. All it can really tell you is what substances you need to avoid. Nevertheless, bronchoprovocation challenges may be appropriate if attacks are recurrent and severe, and allergen testing offers no clues as to the causes for the attacks.
How Asthma Is Diagnosed
There are few treatments for non-allergic asthma irritants other than avoiding them as much as possible. This is sometimes easier said than done, especially if the exposure is work-related or you are a smoker.
Not every employer, for example, can move an employee to a "safe" space. Similarly, quitting cigarettes is worthwhile but challenging, and often requires as many as 30 attempts before the habit is kicked.
Beyond steering clear of specific irritants, treating irritant-induced asthma is no different than that of regular asthma. This includes the appropriate use of short-acting beta-agonists (also known as rescue inhalers) to treat acute asthma symptoms.
If there is persistent asthma, daily controller medications, such as inhaled corticosteroids and long-acting beta-agonists, may help reduce airway hyperresponsiveness and control inflammation. Other medications may be added to the treatment plan based on the severity of your symptoms.
If you smoke, ask your healthcare provider about smoking aids to improve your chances of quitting. Many are classified as Essential Health Benefits (EHB) under the Affordable Care Act and, as such, are fully covered by health insurance.
How Asthma Is Treated
If you have irritant-induced asthma, take your asthma medication as prescribed. Only around 35% of people on daily asthma medications take them consistently.
By taking your drugs as prescribed, you can reduce airway hyperresponsiveness and, with it, your sensitivity to asthma irritants.
In addition, do what you can to reduce your risk of exposure:
Avoid secondhand smoke. Start by letting your family and friends know about your condition, and discourage anyone from smoking near you or in your house. Find smoke-free restaurants, hotels, and rental cars.
Keep track of air quality. Many local TV stations and apps offer air quality reports. You could also consider purchasing an indoor air quality meter if you are especially sensitive.
Keep windows and doors shut. If the air quality is poor, stay indoors and use an air conditioner to cool the room rather than opening windows. The same applies when you are driving in traffic.
Use an air purifier. The best air purifiers use a multi-filter system (usually a HEPA filter combined with a charcoal-activated filter) and are able to remove particles as small as 0.3 µm. A humidifier can also help but can promote the growth of airborne molds if the unit and space are not immaculately clean.
Speak to your employer. If your exposure is work-related and your asthma is severe, let your employer know. Severe asthma can sometimes qualify as a work-related disability and may motivate your employer to relocate you to a safer department or provide you with protective gear to prevent exposure.
Wear a face mask. Choose the mask appropriate for your condition. If you are working in an industrial plant, a maximum filtration N95 particulate respirator may be appropriate. In other cases, a mask rated ASTM 1 (low), ASTM 2 (medium), or ASTM 3 (high) may be suitable.
Avoid fragrances. If you are especially sensitive to odors, only buy lotions, soaps, detergents, and cosmetics labeled fragrance-free or unscented. Ask car washes not to add scents to the interior of your car. Find hotels that offer hypoallergenic rooms that are less likely to use deodorizers or fragrances.
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Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese practice of controlling the flow of energy (or chi), within your home. According to its principles, you can dramatically change certain aspects of your life (health, wealth, marriage, love, family) by manipulating the areas and objects in your home that correspond to the different areas of the Bagua map.
You can bring more harmony to your life if you study the Bagua map. This is an octagonal map that lists 9 different energies on a map. When overlaid on the floor plan of your home, you can instantly see what areas of your home directly affect the different energies or qualities in your life (health, wealth, etc.)You want harmony in each area to bring the best possible luck to your life. By changing the elements of the room that falls within a certain area of the map, you can literally change your life. Outlined below is a basic guide to help you define a Feng Shui map.
Understand the map. There are 9 sections to the Bagua map, each relating to a different energy. Picture a tic-tac-toe board, with 3 rows and 3 columns. That's how the Bagua map is laid out. In order from bottom to top and left to right, the energies are as follows: knowledge and self-improvement, career and life path, benefactors and travel, family and friends, health, children and creativity, wealth and abundance, fame and reputation, and marriage and romance. (You can find a diagram of the Bagua map here: http://www.tomorrowskey.com/web-content/Bagua.html ).
Relate the Bagua map to your own home. The next step in defining a Bagua map is to overlay the Bagua map on the floor plan of your own home. (Or just picture it in your mind if you can't find a floor plan.) You first need to draw a square around your home. Don't worry about blank areas within the square that aren't part of your floor plan. We'll discuss that later. Just start with a floor plan of your home that sits within a square. Next, find the front of your home and match this to the bottom of the Bagua map. One of the three energies that falls at the bottom of the Bagua map (knowledge/career/travel) should meet up with your front door. Then just lay the Bagua map over your floor plan so that the grid slices your home into 9 areas. By relating your home to the areas in a Bagua map, you can see what areas of your home correspond to the different energies on the Bagua map.
Use the Bagua map in each room too. Not only can you over the Bagua map over your entire home floor plan, but you can also overlay the 9 areas onto each room within your home. So just as the back left corner of your home will correspond to your wealth, the back left corner of your bedroom will also correspond to your wealth.
Define the Bagua map in all areas of your property. You can overlay the Bagua map infinite times within your home. You can use it outside of your home at the base of your property, using your driveway as the entrance. Likewise, you can use it for small pieces within your home, overlaying a Bagua map onto furniture like desks and cabinets. Everything in or around your home can be defined using a Bagua map.
Recognize that parts of your square may be empty. When you drew the square around your home (or your property), you may have had some areas of the Bagua map that couldn't be defined. That is, no part of your physical house fell within that area. That is something that you need to consider changing, since you are missing energies in your life according to the Bagua. If your square has nothing in the back left corner, then you're probably having trouble with wealth. Construct something in that corner and you should notice a change in that energy in your life. Missing parts of the Bagua are not good, and you should take steps to replace them. Ideally, you want to be able to define each area of your home or property within the Bagua map.


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A trip to Southern Utah's National Parks was not on my radar and nor was spending any time in Las Vegas, but when good friends requested we attend their very small wedding in Utah, we accepted. This trip took us to Kanab, Utah by way of Las Vegas.
We hadn't even left the Juneau airport before we discovered a potential hitch in our plans. As we proceeded through airport security, the TSA agent casually commented that Micah's driver's license happened to be expired. Having not noticed this beforehand, we both wondered if we'd be turned around before we even left. Surprisingly the agent said, "It's fine, you can use your license for a year after it expires as an ID, you just can't drive." Uh oh. We were supposed to rent a car in two days and although I could have rented the car and done all the driving….neither of us wanted that. I fervently hoped that this would make a funny story later, and not be an indication of a trip filled with mishaps.
Our plane was stuffy and smelly, and our stop in Seattle was so short that we had minimal time to find dinner between flights. It turned out, however, that we were on the same airplane for both legs of our journey to Las Vegas, and this plane happened to be the Disney plane! (There are one or two of Alaska Airlines' planes which have exteriors painted a sky blue with several Disney characters gracing the body of the plane.) Although the inside of the plane is no different than the rest of the fleet, somehow traveling in a plane advertising "the happiest place on Earth" never fails to put me in a good mood.
In doing my research for this trip, I happened upon an article on Pinterest called, "The $20 Trick." The article provided instructions for bribing your hotel registrar into "complementary" room upgrades. Challenge accepted. When we checked in, Micah discreetly placed a $20 bill between his credit card and ID before handing them over. After finding our reservation, the gal behind the counter told us that she was not able to give us the room we had requested, but instead would put us in a room on a higher floor, with a better view, with two beds, and 200 square feet more, all for no extra charge! We took the room keys, amazed at our luck! Our room looked to be the size of any normal hotel room, I can only imagine what kind of room we upgraded from.
After putting our luggage in our room, we decided to take a walk and stretch our legs. After sitting on planes all day, a walk at 10pm sounded like a good idea. It's not like Vegas was going to sleep at that hour anyway, the night was still young! A walk would also help us scout out things and get our bearings for the following day. What we discovered, is that Vegas no longer has slot machines where you can put in a quarter, pull a handle, and happily watch quarters spill out into a tray! All the machines are now digital. Any winnings are printed out on a ticket, which you then take to an ATM like machine to cash out. Also, you can no longer gamble only a quarter. Machines promising only $.25 or even $.01 to play required that you put in a $1 bill. I had prepared for my walk with a quarter in my pocket, ready to do my first gambling. I returned to the room later with that quarter still in my pocket.
Yes, I found a Princess Bride gambling machine! I won $1.
By the end of the trip, Micah was up $50 at the Roulette table!
Next Post Travel Log: Las Vegas Day 2, In search of the outdoors.


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"Sing to Me Now": Contemporary American Poetry and Song
Jahan Ramazani
"Sing to Me Now":Contemporary American Poetry and Song
Jahan Ramazani (bio)
The old question of the relation of poetry to song may seem an unlikely framework within which to explore new American poems, published in the first decade of the twenty-first century. The primal unity between song and lyric poetry (the Greek lyrikos meaning "singing to the lyre") is often said to have been fractured long ago by written texts and then exploded by print culture. In Giorgio Agamben's history of European lyric, "the poetic text's definitive break with song (that is, with the element Dante called melos)" came about around the twelfth century, when a poem became "essentially graphic" (32, 33). James William Johnson dates this "crucial metamorphosis" later, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, when "the poet ceased to 'compose' his or her poem for musical presentation but instead 'wrote' it for a collection of readers"; now suited "to a visual as well as an auditory medium," the lyric "found itself bereft of the very element which had been the foundation of its lyricism—music" (714). Whether the "story of the separation between song and speech" is set in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, or another period, it is haunted by the possibility of a split even at the point of origin, according to Jacques Derrida: "Degeneration as separation, severing of voice and song, has always already begun" (199). Despite efforts by Ezra Pound and other modernists to heal this primordial breach, recuperating a poetics in which "the arts of verse and music were most closely knit together" and poets "compose verse to some sort of a tune" (Literary Essays 91; Selected Prose 37), the gap [End Page 716] between poetry and song, understood as verse set to music, arguably yawned wider in modernism and its aftermath. Contemporary American poetry's largely free-verse techniques have relegated most song forms to the margins, while most songs have clung to regular forms.
But to dismiss song as having no critical purchase on contemporary poetry leaves a host of questions unaddressed. If poetry and song have irrevocably parted ways, why do many contemporary poems—both "experimental" and "mainstream"—call themselves "songs" in their titles and texts? How do we explain contemporary poems' abundant quotations of song lyrics from rock, pop, blues, rap, jazz, opera, folk, and other music? How do we understand the survival of at least some song structures in contemporary poems? What is the influence on poetry of the rise of technologies for the mass distribution and circulation of recorded song in digital form? Though we might think of the intergeneric and intermedial crossing between poetry and song as more relevant to medieval carols, Renaissance madrigals, and Romantic ballads, we learn something about contemporary poetry by teasing out its self-understanding in relation to song, both its interfusions with song and its implicit self-definitions by contrast with it. Among contemporary writers whose work exemplifies poetry's fruitful and fraught intersections with song in the 2000s are American poets seldom thought of as having much in common with one another, including Rae Armantrout, Michael Palmer, Tracie Morris, Frank Bidart, Jorie Graham, Kevin Young, Patricia Smith, Terrance Hayes, Cathy Park Hong, and Paul Muldoon (explored after a glance back at James Merrill, as well as a brief look at Robert Hass, Lucille Clifton, C. K. Williams, Alberto Ríos, D. A. Powell, and others).1 [End Page 717]
The frequent use of "song" in the titles of contemporary poems, where it often means something like "poem suggestive of the sound, spontaneity, and simplicity of song," never entirely eclipses the figurative leap from one kind to another. Like his early poem entitled "Song" in Field Guide (1973), Robert Hass's "Three Dawn Songs in Summer" in Time and Materials (2007), though lacking the formal properties typical of song, elicits song's associations with emotion, brevity, and impulse. In the second of the "dawn songs," summer light is described as "very young and wholly unsupervised. / No one has made it sit down to breakfast. / It's the first one up, the first one out"—a personification that partly justifies the title by linking the light's delightful...


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Exclusive, behind the scenes video reveals how Apple CEO Steve Jobs really beats cancer.
Turned out that Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a deal with Death to save himself from the grim prospects of pancreatic cancer. Luckily Death has some ideas on a new Apple product. Pretty funny iPad roast humor, with something about a larger iPod touch. Come on death, haven't you hard of iMushroom?
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I have been using iPad product and it's amazing. Hopefully, he will overcome the disease.
God bless him. He will be fine because people love him.


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Recommendations: Students should be proficient in all mathematical skills through Calculus 2, and both University Physics 1 and 2.
1. (Evaluation Level) Use the Energy and Momentum Principles to evaluate physical systems on microscopic and macroscopic levels as they pertain to the structure of matter and the accompanying interactions.
2. (Application Level) Use the methods of calculus, and Principles of Momentum and Energy, in order to develop and apply the microscopic and macroscopic forms of the Ideal Gas Law to thermal work processes.
3. (Analysis Level) Use the principles of geometric and wave optics to describe and analyze optical phenomena pertaining to devices such as telescopes and microscopes.
4. (Comprehension Level) Explain the wave-particle duality of light and how the experimental evidence justifies this principle.
5. (Comprehension Level) Use the principles of wave analysis, and the methods of differential calculus, to describe light and electromagnetic wave phenomena.
6. (Analysis Level) Use differential equations to analyze the motion of coupled, forced, damped, and driven oscillators.
7. (Analysis Level) Discuss the quantization of internal energy in terms of quantum mechanical oscillators and how this stands in comparison to energy levels found in classical harmonic oscillators.
8. (Comprehension Level) Describe the relationship between matter waves and the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle.
9. (Synthesis Level) Use the principles, methods and techniques of Relativistic Kinematics and Dynamics to describe how the Special Theory of Relativity impacts the classical notions of Force, Momentum and Energy.
10. (Analysis Level) Outline the use of Schrodinges Equation as it pertains to quantum tunneling.
11. (Comprehension Level) Discuss the various methods of radioactive decay and the energy required for nuclear transformations such as fission and fusion.
12. (Application Level) Use a computational model in a graphics simulation environment (Visual Python) for characterizing one or more of the three fundamental principles of Mechanics: Momentum, Angular Momentum and Energy, as it pertains to one or more particular physical experiments that have been completed in lab.
13. (Evaluation Level) Use the methods of observation and scientific inquiry to demonstrate knowledge of concepts and principles by implementing and interpreting the outcome of laboratory experiments.
14. (Application Level) Demonstrate proficiency with laboratory equipment and procedures.


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An attacker can use a vulnerability via Optional Extensions of SQLite, in order to run code.
Références of this threat: VIGILANCE-VUL-29061.
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Early to Baroque There are 35 products.
A processional suite of six variations based on the 1694 Ode by Henry Purcell.
Easy to read with many historical notes and performance suggestions.
Contains solo arrangements of medieval and Renaissance music, from cantigas (13th century Spain) to popular dance tunes from the 16th and 17th centuries. There are two ensembles (for 3 harps): a well-known Praetorius 'Courante' and the Cantiga 282.
This collection is a wealth of information. Included are many notes on Anglo-Saxons, pronunciations & translations, their poetry, and notes for each of the songs. The tunes are broken up into categories, and are a wonderful example of historical harp music.
17th and 18th century English country dances and waltzes with guitar chords for intermediate harp and recorder or other melody line instrument (or tenor recorder, melodica, violin or flute) Each piece is presented in solo version and also duet form for accompaniment. INTERMEDIATE LEVER HARP.
The Dancing Master is a vast collection of English country dances together with dance tunes for their accompaniment "to be played on the Treble Violl or Violin." Mr. Owens has chosen 28 of the most charming and delightful of these tunes and grouped them according to key.
Arranged to be played mainly in the fixed hand position.
Twenty delightful pieces are from the keyboard music of Henry Purcell. An excellent collection and ideal source of technical material, especially for independence of hands.
Pachelbel's Canon in D has been arranged specifically for 22-string lap harp with a range from g to g.
An advanced pedal harp piece, suitable for Daphne and above, in the key of Bb. Some accidentals, performance notes, explanation of ornamentation. Darhon writes, "...the chords have been filled out slightly, some tasteful ornamentation, passing tones, octave adjustments and harpistic flourishes have been added...". ADVANCED PEDAL HARP.
Transcribed from the Foggy Dew CD. Rhythms are interesting and innovative. Songs are in the keys of Em, G, D, C, and Eb. Clean notation, spiral binding, guitar chords, intermediate level.
Three refreshing arrangements for 26-String or Lap Harp.
For 4 or 5 lever or pedal harps or mixed ensemble, this lovely aria has been arranged for 4 lever harps with an optional 5th part which plays only chords.


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Congressman Serrano Leads Bicameral Letter Urging Treasury Secretary Mnuchin to Expedite and Expand Community Disaster Loan for Puerto Rico
According to Reports, Loan Amount Offered Far Less Than $4.7 Billion Appropriated
Community Disaster Loan Process Has Already been Delayed for More than Four Months
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman José E. Serrano, a longtime member of the House Appropriations Committee, led a bicameral letter with 57 of his colleagues to Treasury Secretary Steven T. Mnuchin urging him to expedite the Community Disaster Loan process so that Puerto Rico has sufficient funds to offer essential services to its residents. According to recent reports, the loan amount offered to Puerto Rico is $2.06 billion instead of the $4.7 billion appropriated by Congress last year. The Treasury Department has also sought to impose stringent repayment terms on the loan. Congressman Serrano and his colleagues in both chambers urged the Secretary to offer the full loan amount and act in good faith.
Puerto Rico has already been forced to provide the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) an emergency loan for $300 million to ensure they can continue delivering already limited electricity services, adding an unnecessary burden on the government and the people of Puerto Rico at a time of deep fiscal distress. Onerous loan terms would only further undermine local recovery efforts and capacity to offer basic services. In addition to Congressman Serrano, the following Members signed the letter:
Senators Warren, Blumenthal, Gillibrand, and Menendez, as well as Representatives Soto, Velázquez, Gutiérrez, Crowley, Norton, Espaillat, Meng, Jayapal, Schakowsky, Sean Patrick Maloney, Hastings, Murphy, Brady, Carson, Grijalva, Shea-Porter, Ellison, Sires, Tsongas, Norcross, Hank Johnson, Frederica S. Wilson, Kathleen M. Rice, Kaptur, Wasserman Schultz, Vargas, Torres, Crist, Esty, Pallone, Carolyn B. Maloney, Visclosky, McGovern, Engel, Boyle, Pascrell, Sablan, Neal, Brown, Moore, Moulton, Lewis, McNerney, Danny K. Davis, Larson, Clay, Lynch, DeSaulnier, Watson Coleman, DeLauro, Lee, Cleaver, and Garamendi.
"Puerto Rico remains in deep fiscal distress. The Department of the Treasury should—instead of acting like a bank or hedge fund in the quest for profit—offer a helping hand by offering generous terms on the loan in order to incentivize a quick recovery on the island. To this date, more than six months after Hurricanes Irma and Maria struck the island almost 20 percent of the people of Puerto Rico have no power. More than 300,000 people have left the island and many more will do so unless the federal government does more to provide relief. Fully funding a loan at $4.7 billion will help the Puerto Rican government and its 78 municipalities provide basic services for its residents and prevent a mass exodus. Absent such a request, it seems likely that the Puerto Rican government will simply not have the necessary funds to operate at full capacity," wrote the members.
Congressman José E. Serrano has represented The Bronx in Congress since 1990. He is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee.
Economy and Jobs, Financial Services, Puerto Rico, The Bronx


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Poor Toy
Nadim Abbas
A solo exhibition of installations by Hong Kong-based artist Nadim Abbas, whose work encompasses installation, photography, performance, and sculpture. Incorporating references from the domestic and the everyday, Abbas explores how contemporary living conditions have produced particular psychological patterns, trends, and subcultures.
For 'Poor Toy', Abbas incorporates references from IKEA, modern horror, Edward Hopper and kodokushi, positioning the domestic space as a site of horror. Groupings of sculptures - produced from hacked flatpack furniture, cast concrete, and custom-made mattresses – are arranged as a supernatural domestic environment within VITRINE's gallery space, which is sited on and visible from the public square.
The objects are "hacked," with constructed materials or appendages attached to change their structure. Drawing heavily from the IKEA aesthetic that pervades homes around the world, the installation embodies the bland banality of this shared domestic language.
Alongside these sculptural arrangements, two vacuum-packed drawings are displayed throughout the space. These hybrid works on paper reference technical architectural drawings and floor plans, operating in conversation with the groupings of furniture.
Abbas' work draws thematic inspiration from literature, science, and psychology. Weaving together historical and contemporary references from the horror genre, 'Poor Toy' pays homage to writers such as H. P. Lovecraft, whose short stories and novels frequently explore the domestic as a site for disturbing exchanges with supernatural forces.Abbas' rich and varied research is the driving force behind his making. Ultimately, though, the making process liberates the objects from the weight of these references, allowing the work to hold space and meaning independent of the research that inspired it.undefined
"Look at your body —
A painted puppet, a poor toy
Of jointed parts ready to collapse,
A diseased and suffering thing.
With a head full of false imaginings."
- The Dhammapada
Curator: Alys Williams.
Generously supported by Carhartt WIP.
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Nadim Abbas (b. 1980, Hong Kong, China) received his BFA from London's Chelsea College of Art & Design (2002) and MPhil from the University of Hong Kong Department of Comparative Literature (2006). He was awarded the Hyde Park Art Center Residency, Chicago, USA (2018); Osage Art Foundation and Fundaziun Nairs Hong Kong/Switzerland Cultural Exchange Project (2017); Asian Cultural Council Altius Fellowship; and the HK Arts Development Award (Young Artist / Visual Arts) in 2014. His site-specific public sculpture 'P-SCAPE' was commissioned at Tai Kwun Prison Yard, Hong Kong (2018).He has been exhibited internationally at galleries, institutions, biennales and fairs including: 12th Shanghai Biennale 2018, CN; 7th Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art 2017; Munich Biennale 2018, DE; Triennial 2015: Surround Audience, New Museum, New York, US; Busan Biennale 2014, Busan, KOR; Witte de With Centre for Contemporary Art, Rotterdam, NL; NRW Forum, Düsseldorf, DE; HK Arts Centre, HK; UCCA, Beijing, CN; Fundaziun Nairs, Engiadina, CH; Milieu, Bern, CH; Last Tango, Zurich, CH; Antenna Space, Shanghai, CN; VITRINE, London, UK; Wilkinson Gallery, London, UK: inCube Arts, New York; The Armory Show, Armory Focus: China, New York, US; ARTHK11 Special Projects, Hong Kong, CN; and Absolut at Art Basel Hong Kong 2014, Hong Kong, CN. Abbas was included in Omar Kholeif's recent publication 'The Artists Who Will Change the World' (2018, published by Thames and Hudson).
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Le Kov is dark, a tribute to culture still present but largely lost in time. However, in that darkness, there is a beautiful warmth of the love for one's personal history and the things that remain, even if only in the memory. "Tir Ha Mor," meaning "Land and Sea," is a breathtaking track, standing out amongst the rest for an irresistibly catchy chorus. It's about the painter Peter Lanyon, who learned to fly planes in an attempt to "get a more complete knowledge of the landscape" of his country, and died in an airplane crash in August 1964.
You won't need a Cornish dictionary to appreciate the hypnotic commemoration of a rich culture that refuses to be forgotten. Both playful and serious, psychedelic and shimmering, Le Kov will remain in the memory of its listeners for years to come.


Almost 50% of adults in the United States struggle with loneliness. I believe when we talk about loneliness it loses some of its power. I also believe it helps when we put real names and faces with real examples of loneliness. Many thanks to Dr. Gordon Bals for participating in the Hope for the Lonely On the Record Q&A.
An acute awareness that disconnection, selfishness and powerlessness are an everyday reality in this world.
I am often with people (I go from counseling where I meet with people to being at home with family or out with others) so I normally don't get much time alone and when I have it I usually feel it. After I speak to a large group I often feel alone. When I have been wounded in relationship.
The period between leaving college and getting married was a lonely period. When my wife and I moved to Alabama it felt every lonely looking at the prospect of trying to build a life here. As I think about it other life transitions having children, changing a church seemed to have brought periods of loneliness.
A sense that I am not forgotten and that there is a teleos or direction of this universe toward an ultimate good.
Connection. When I feel connected to the better parts of myself or to others. Time outdoors seems to help me as well.
6. Please share any thoughts about loneliness and/or hope that you'd like to add.
I do think there is profound good in loneliness. It helps us to reflect, make changes, seek more, and make space for God.
And learn more about the Hope for the Lonely Podcast here.


A vintage gas station, resurrected with re-purposed brick and unique artifacts, the Filming Station is a place like no other in Nashville.
The Filming Station has been called the "Swiss Army Knife" of event spaces. It lends itself to a variety of social and creative uses.
Once a Gulf Gas Station, in the 1930s, this property is now a production studio recognized for its innovative architectural features and a stunning example of what can be created with salvaged materials.