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THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE BRADT FAMILY SOCIETY
BRADT FAMILY SOCIETY HOMEPAGE
BRADT FAMILY REUNION 2023
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Pastoral Scene Similar to the Lower Normanskill in the 1800s Below the Bratt Sawmill*
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The letter below was Ken Bradt's invitation to the 1987 Bradt Family Reunion. It has been slightly edited with his permission.
Where? Albany, New York
Why? To celebrate our 350th Anniversary
That's right: 350 years
It was on August 26, 1636 (Gregorian Calendar), that Albert Andriesse (Bratt), originally of Fredrikstad, Norway, signed an agreement in Amsterdam, Holland, with the Dutch patroon, Kiliaen van Rensselaer, to come to the New World. On October 8, he and his wife, Annetje Barents, two children, and probably also his brother Arent, set sail from Holland on the "Rensselaerswyck". On November 2, the ship's log records the birth of a third child, in the midst of heavy weather and very high seas. Baptized "Storm" and later known as Storm van der Zee ("Storm from the sea"), his offspring took on "Vanderzee" as their last name.
After some time in port in England to repair the damage caused by the storm, they set out again across the Atlantic, arriving in New Amsterdam (New York) on March 4, 1637. They proceeded up the Hudson River to Rensselaerswyck (Albany), where Albert set about the operation of "two large sawmills", run by a "powerful waterfall". This was on a creek which the Dutch, who referred to the Norwegian as "De Noorman", called the "Normanskill" (Northman's creek).
Albert, an energetic and sometimes irascible character, soon split with his partners and started growing tobacco (something he apparently learned in Holland). Several years later he assumed sole responsibility for the sawmills, acquired property on Manhattan Island, and developed a close business relationship with one of his former partners. Van Rensselaer frequently had bones to pick with many of his tenants, including Albert. But at the death of Jeremias van Rensselaer, director of Rensselaerswyck and grandson of the first patroon, Albert was invited to the funeral.
In his personal life, Albert prospered, raised a large family, and married two other women after Annetje died (the first being the widow of his other partner in the sawmill). He survived to be cited in his obituary in 1686 as one of the oldest inhabitants of the colony. Still, according to contemporary historian Stefan Bielinski, it took the customary three generations before the Bradt "foreigners" were fully accepted into Dutch Albany society.
Brother Arent, meanwhile, had become one of the founders of Schenectady. (Most of) His offspring survived the Indian massacre of 1690, and have played a prominent role in the life of that city ever since. One of them, Jannetje Bradt, gave birth to a future governor of New York, Joseph C. Yates, 1823-25.
While her sister, Catalina, married John Butler, a close associate of Sir William Johnson, the North American Indian Superintendent, and fled to Canada during the American Revolution. ...I didn't (know any of this) until a few years ago when I started poking into the family history and corresponding with other Bradts. One of the surprising things I learned is that with only a few exceptions (e.g., the descendants of Morris Bradt who came from Germany in the 1850s), all persons in North America today of the spelling "Bradt", as well as many Bratts, Brotts, Brodts, and Vanderzees, descended from Albert or Arent.
Over the years, the Bradts have occupied every station in life, from the poor house to Who's Who, from pillar of the community to the average Joe. The entrepreneurs among them have headed every type of organization, from the Maytag Corporation, to a biscuit manufacturer, to the corner tavern (e.g., Isaac Bradt's 1880s establishment on Green Street in Albany.)
Some of us who have been swapping these tales for years have often said how much fun it would be to have a grand national get-together, where we could share these stories and learn more about how the Bratts have contributed to the great national drama(s), Canadian and U.S. With the 350th anniversary as incentive, we are about to make it happen...
--Ken Bradt, from the invitation letter mailed to phone book-listed Bratts (of several spellings) in 1986. My thanks to Ken for permission to use this.
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Palestinians in Gaza have continued their weekly protests along the barrier with Israel, with demonstrations taking place again on Friday, even as Qatar sent millions of dollars aimed at helping the cash-strapped enclave.
Gaza health ministry spokesman Dr Ashraf al-Qidra announced that at least 25 Palestinians were injured during the protests, which carried on despite cold weather and the threat of thunderstorms.
Hamas employees were able to collect their salaries for the second month in a row on Friday after $15m in cash was carried in by the Qatari ambassador Mohammed al-Emadi.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stopped Palestinian Authority civil servants from working after Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007, forcing Hamas to employ 40,000 of its own civil servants, which it has struggled to pay of late.
Israel has agreed to Qatar injecting $90m into Gaza over six instalments, in order to pay those salaries and with the aim of easing the grievances vocalised since the protests began in late March.
Protesters welcomed the Qatari funds but described them as a temporary measure that will not stop them from demonstrating against the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
"We thank Qatar for its role but it is a partial solution. We are searching for a complete solution for our cause," said Mohammed Abu Marasah, who said he has twice been injured by live fire during the protests, most recently two weeks ago.
"We have sacrifice with our blood, with tens of martyrs and with thousands of injured for this protesting which will continue until the blockade is lifted."
The Qatari cash injection has come as Hamas and Israel discuss a long-term truce that would see an easing of the weekly protests in return for a lifting of the land, sea and air blockade of Gaza.
The UN has repeatedly warned that Gaza could become "unlivable" by 2020 and unemployment is now more than 50 percent, according to the World Bank.
Other protesters saw their presence at Friday's protests as a response to a failed resolution criticising Hamas, tabled at the UN by the United States.
"The failure of the resolution to consider our resistance as terrorism was the best evidence and a slap in the face of Israel and America," said Khaled Badr. "But Israel has tried to present these protests and small stones, against its military arsenal, as terrorism before and failed."
At least 235 Palestinians have been killed since the protests began more than seven months ago - from both Israeli fire and air strikes on the territory - while two Israeli soldiers have been killed in the same period.
Medical group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned last week that with nearly 6,000 injured by live fire during the protests, Gaza's already overburdened medical system was struggling to cope with the number of long-term injuries, which could lead to more amputations for patients who have developed infections because they were not properly treated.
"This many patients would overstretch the best healthcare systems in the world," said Marie-Elisabeth Ingres, the head of MSF's mission in Palestine. "In Gaza, it is a crushing blow."


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There is no time or space. Only molecules and a few shards of light have survived. In the air, a faint stench of fear and smog enshrouds the ruins of humanity. Suddenly, some of the molecules start to vibrate at a frequency so potent, they amalgamate into one powerful force. The powerful force gathers momentum and buys a vans. The van is insured by prophecy alone and feared by possums everywhere. The force travels around Planet Earth, fueled by pure love and armed with weapons of mass seduction. They make noise that wakes up the ancestors, who then tell them to make more noise. That force is Tyrone's Jacket. The energy is real. See you at Ceremony.


Sadly, no matter what God does or says, there are certain people whose hearts are so hard to Him that they will never turn and believe. The root source of such hardness of heart can come from many places: prideful arrogance, greed, lust for vain pursuits.
The question and statement at face value sounds like a genuine desire to know Jesus. But as we read deeper into the text we find out He already has told them plainly, and yet they did not believe. By the time we reach the end of John chapter 10, the same questioners are picking up stones to stone Him for blasphemy.
Yet in spite of those who do not believe, there are also sheep who hear His voice. They recognize the Good Shepherd. They know that the Good Shepherd would lead them through the valley of the shadow of death to still waters that revive the soul.
The difference between those who reject Jesus and those who hear His voice really truly comes down to matters of the heart. For the hardhearted, no amount of logical reasoning or displays of the power of God will convince them to give their lives to Jesus. But those who are the sheep of the Good Shepherd need only to hear His voice, and they respond by faith. Soften your heart and open your ears to the sound of the Shepherd's voice.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, you have promised that those who hear the voice of the Good Shepherd and follow Him will never perish but receive eternal life. Speak to my heart, guide me, open my life to receive the abundant life that you promise to those who follow the voice of the Shepherd. In the name of your Son our Lord, Jesus Christ, Amen.
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Continuous mutual love (brotherly love, Gk. phil-adelphia) anchors the heart in the life of Christ. He sacrificed for us as his brothers and sisters (Hebrews 2:11-12) therefore our continual sacrifice is to offer our lives and love to one another as the family of God. Our mutual love is an aspect of the "unshakable kingdom" which we are inheriting. As Paul reminded in 1 Corinthians 13, love is one of the three things that will "remain" after all else comes to an end. At the last hour, the only thing that will matter is our abiding relationship with God and one another. All else is secondary. Our love for one another is eternal; it continues forever; it never ends.
There is a tension between the life of holiness and the life of love. They are not mutually exclusive; in fact, they are two sides of the same coin. To "be holy" means to "be set apart". Does that mean that hospitality to outsiders goes out the window? Are the boundaries to be set so strongly that the Christian should not even associate with strangers or non-believers? Xenophobia is the fear of the stranger. Often an "inside group" can be very concerned about an "outside" group or person. Their cultures and customs are often strange and perceived as a threat to identity and purity.
Quite the contrary, once we are secure in our own relationship to God through Jesus Christ, our identity in him and our manner of life, we can freely relate to the stranger with love (love for the stranger, Gk. philo-xenia). The call is to love and welcome the stranger with a posture of hospitality and grace. Inside the community of the church, the people of God are called to be holy in their relationships. However, we are to maintain a loving holiness that extends out beyond itself. In Jesus Christ, xenophobia is transfigured into philoxenia.
When we are focused on our own familiar relationships, it can be very easy to forget to look around and show care to the new person or the unknown visitor in our midst. As a pastor, I find it heartbreaking to hear from new members to the church how they visited other churches (or even ours sometimes) and no one said a word to them. They walked in and they walked out without so much as a greeting or any attempt to welcome. How do we perceive the stranger in the midst of our assemblies? What does it feel like to be the lone outsider with a group of insiders–can you relate?
The call to show hospitality runs deep in the story of Israel. Abraham is blessed by welcoming three strangers who turned out to be messengers of good news who spoke prophetically as the angels of the Lord.
The strangers and visitors in our midst may very well have been sent by God to bring some missing spiritual gift or to provide for a need where there is lacking. At one time, Jesus came as a stranger to this world, and those "who received him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God" (John 1:12). Do Christians have a unique role to play with respect to immigrants and foreigners in our country?
If we are to not forget to show love to the stranger in our midst, we are to always remember to show love to Christian brothers and sisters out of our presence trapped in prison. In the days of the early church, one could become imprisoned for simply being a believer in Jesus Christ. Just as we see in parts of the middle east today. Christians were persecuted and mistreated for their insistence on singular personal allegiance to Jesus Christ. Many today are trapped in the persecuting prison of their own country, and they would seek refuge if they could.
The preacher exhorts that even though our Christian brothers and sisters are away from us, they are still connected to us as united parts of the body of Christ and the household of God. We must always remember them, pray for them, and if possible, help them.
In 2013 the US Bureau of Justice Statistics reported that there 2,220,300 people in state and federal prisons, and county jails.
Our character of solidarity with brothers and sisters in Christ who are imprisoned or mistreated by persecution reflects the unity we share in Jesus Christ. He came to us when we were in prison. Jesus is the great liberator. When they are imprisoned, we are with them. When they are mistreated, so are we. We are one.
What is your experience of visiting the prisoner? How can the church more effectively care for our brothers and sisters in Christ behind bars? How can we better relate to Christian refugees and those who are persecuted for the Christian faith in other parts of the world?
William Phelps taught English literature at Yale for forty-one years until his retirement in 1933.
In the Apostle Paul's letter to the Church in Ephesus, he marvels in what he describes as the "mystery of God's will". A mystery is something that "God only knows".
We all love a good mystery. Mysteries have tremendous power; the unknowns keep us engaged and drive us to seek a resolution to the mystery. As in any good mystery, with the big reveal, we learn who did it and how.
The story of salvation is in many ways an unfolding mystery. There are certain things that we know and have clues about from God's revelations to Abraham, Moses, David and the Prophets of the Old Testament. God gave a lot of clues.
It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look (1 Peter 1:12).
The people of old knew that God had a plan to save the world. They knew that central to the plan was the nation of Israel, and specifically a Messianic king who would be in the line of King David.
But, as Paul writes, there were certain things about the story of salvation that remained hidden in the councils of God until the big moment of revelation. The big reveal is called the Epiphany!
First: who? Who will be the Messiah? We now know that Jesus Christ, the incarnate son of God, is the one who will save the world. No one would have expected that a carpenter's son from Nazareth would amount to much. Yet everything now points to him and his birth, ministry, death and resurrection.
The big reveal is that Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life, and no one comes to the Father except by him ( John 14:6).
How will God save the world? We now know from the big reveal that through the proclamation of the Gospel message about Jesus' life, death, and resurrection, God will convert the hearts of the people of this world. He will liberate them from the powers of death and darkness, save their souls, and grant them eternal life.
As with any epiphany we can be surprised and shocked at the way things turn out. Who could fathom the sheer magnitude of the salvation of God as he converts the people of the world to Jesus? The Lord continues to surprise and amaze!
You and I have the tremendous privilege of knowing the big reveal to life's most intriguing mystery. God has shown us how he will save this sinful and fallen world, and who has accomplished it. This is a revelation that is too important to keep hidden and secret. Our privilege, duty and calling is to make known the mystery of the will of God to a world that desperately needs to see the light of the Gospel.
Paul's final charge to Timothy is to "guard the deposit entrusted to you" (6:20). As a minister of the Gospel, Timothy is being sent into a battle on the front lines for the very Gospel itself. He needs strong encouragement to see the importance of the task and ministry with which he has been entrusted.
The need for Paul's letter was occasioned for two main reasons: geography and time. First, Paul was simply not able to be in more than one place at a time. The delegation of leadership to others was an essential task for Paul if there was to be a geographically broad gospel movement. As Paul traveled on his missionary journeys moving from region to region, city to city, town to town, many new congregations were planted. New leadership had to be developed in each region, city, and town. Coordination and support of those various congregations also became mission-critical for the gospel.
The second issue was related to time. Paul was always keenly aware that his days of "fruitful ministry" were numbered. The issue of succession was critically important to Paul as he empowered Timothy to lead and then to identify and empower more leaders for the churches.
In this way, we see the first examples of succession and delegation at work in the church in the personal and pastoral relationship between Timothy and Paul. For Paul, the issue is not merely the passing of a torch humanly speaking, but for him it was critically important that the content and character of the gospel be guarded in order that it may be passed on faithfully to the next generation of leaders.
As each generation considers its own faith, it must also keep in mind the needs of the next generation of believers. We are given a sacred trust in the gospel of Jesus Christ, guarding the faith carefully so that it can be passed on.
In what ways are you delegating, passing on, and guarding the faith which has been entrusted to you?
In the Old Testament, the testimony of the people was to keep covenant and maintain the Temple through faithful worship, offerings, and tithes. They had promised, "We will not neglect the House of our God" (Nehemiah 10:39). In chapter 13, Nehemiah returns to Jerusalem and finds that they have indeed broken their commitment. They were neglecting the house of their God in their stewardship of four critical areas: space, resources, time, and relationships. We often do the same.
The first neglect was caused when Eliashab, the priest in charge of the temple chambers, allowed a foreigner to dwell in a room which had a specific purpose for offerings to the Lord. Nehemiah kicked him out and restored the chamber for its godly purpose (13:4-9). In our own lives, are there inappropriate things cluttering up key spaces that should be properly devoted to godly use?
A second neglect was caused by a failure to bring the appointed offerings to the Levites, thus forcing them to abandon the service of worship in order to provide for their families (13:10-14). Jesus said, "Where your treasure is there your heart will be also" (Luke 12:34). Our patterns of giving can reveal a neglect of our relationship with God. Practically, when the people of God withhold their tithes and offerings, the worship of our God and the ministry of His Church falls into neglect.
A third neglect was caused by buying and selling on the Sabbath (13:15-22). If our time is focused on doing personal work on the Sabbath, then we will not be focused on praising God and His work that day. The Lord calls us to devote one day out of the week to worship and work for Him.
Finally, the marriages of Israelites to foreigners were leading the hearts of the people into idolatry and away from God. Paul warned the church about being unequally yoked with unbelievers (2 Cor. 6:14). The friendships, partnerships, and marriages we make can draw us away from the love of God, thus causing neglect of our primary relationship with God.
Nehemiah led the people to repentance in all four neglects of space, money, time, and relationships. Is there one or more of these areas in your stewardship that requires reform?
Prayer: Lord Jesus, show me any area in my life where I have neglected your house. I repent of my neglect of you with my stewardship of space, money, time, and personal relationships. Please forgive my neglect and restore me to your goodness. Amen.


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Blood is thicker than water and wenglor is a lot more than just a family company, because we're united by a common genetic code: the passion to invent. This is what keeps us together, and it's the reason we don't just talk about family, but actually live it as well – every day.
We're proud of our Southern German roots – without neglecting to fulfill the needs of world markets. Continuous growth in nearly all areas of business – from traineeships right on up to R&D and sales – offers impressive proof of our innovative ability.
For us, however, accelerating growth is not associated solely with rising sales figures, but rather with ever mounting responsibility as well. And wenglor not only assumes conscientious responsibility for its employees, the company takes a responsible approach to environmental issues as well. For example, alone thanks to the use of thermal insulation and geothermal energy for buildings at the Tettnang location, CO2 emissions are reduced drastically by more than 300 tons per year.
30 years ago, we started developing and marketing individual market solutions in the field of sensor technology in the Southern German town of Tettnang. In the meantime, we've established ourselves as a constant with international standing amongst system and standard suppliers. Regardless of whether individualized oneoff production or large volume shipments are involved: today as in the past, our entrepreneurial pursuits are above all exemplified by demanding quality standards. That's what makes our products so unique. 55,000 satisfied customers on nearly every continent in the world make it very clear: wenglor products are more in demand than ever.
Fabian and Rafael Baur have been running the family business in its second generation since 2010. But the Innovative Family doesn't include just the Baurs. All of the company's employees are part of the clan, and we identify very strongly with wenglor. We will continue our success story, full of change and growth, in the future as well. And it will continue to be decisively shaped by our characteristic brand name values: "innovative", "international" and "family operated".


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Tuesday of Week 34 in Ordinary Time - Luke 21: 5-11
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Luke 21: 5-11 - 'The destruction of the temple foretold.'
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2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - John 2: 1-11
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy John 2: 1-11 - 'My hour has not come yet; do whatever he tells you.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 2618 (in 'The Prayer of the Virgin Mary') - The Gospel reveals to us how Mary prays and intercedes in faith. At Cana, The mother of Jesus asks her son for the needs of a wedding feast; this is the sign of another feast - that of the wedding of the Lamb where he gives his body and blood at the request of the Church, his Bride (abbreviated). - 1613 (in 'Marriage in the Lord') - On the threshold of his public life Jesus performs his first sign - at his mother's request - during a wedding feast. The Church attaches great importance to Jesus' presence at the wedding at Cana. She sees in it the confirmation of the goodness of marriage and the proclamation that thenceforth marriage will be an efficacious sign of Christ's presence. - 495 (in 'Mary's Divine Motherhood') - Called in the Gospels "the mother of Jesus", Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the mother of my Lord". In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence the Church confesses that Mary is truly "Mother of God" (Theotokos). - 1335 (in 'The Signs of Bread and Wine') - The miracles of the multiplication of the loaves, when the Lord says the blessing, breaks and distributes the loaves through his disciples to feed the multitude, prefigure the superabundance of this unique bread of his Eucharist. The sign of water turned into wine at Cana already announces the Hour of Jesus' glorification. It makes manifest the fulfillment of the wedding feast in the Father's kingdom, where the faithful will drink the new wine that has become the Blood of Christ. Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
Saturday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time - Mark 2: 13-17
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Mark 2: 13-17 - 'You must shine in the sight of men.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 574 (in 'Jesus and Israel') - Because of certain of his acts— expelling demons, forgiving sins, healing on the sabbath day, his novel interpretation of the precepts of the Law regarding purity, and his familiarity with tax collectors and public sinners—some ill-intentioned persons suspected Jesus of demonic possession (abbreviated) - 545 (in 'The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God') - Jesus invites sinners to the table of the kingdom: "I came not to call the righteous, but sinners." He invites them to that conversion without which one cannot enter the kingdom, but shows them in word and deed his Father's boundless mercy for them and the vast "joy in heaven over one sinner who repents" (abbreviated) - 1484 (in 'The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance') - Christ is at work in each of the sacraments. He personally addresses every sinner: "My son, your sins are forgiven." He is the physician tending each one of the sick who need him to cure them (abbreviated) - 1503 (in 'Christ the Physician') - Christ's compassion toward the sick and his many healings of every kind of infirmity are a resplendent sign that "God has visited his people" and that the Kingdom of God is close at hand. Jesus has the power not only to heal, but also to forgive sins; he has come to heal the whole man, soul and body; he is the physician the sick have need of (abbreviated) Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
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Friday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time - Mark 2: 1-12
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Mark 2: 1-12- 'The Son of Man has authority on earth to forgive sins.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 1502-1503 ('The Sick person before God') - Illness becomes a way to conversion; God's forgiveness initiates the healing...Jesus has the power not only to heal, but also to forgive sins; he has come to heal the whole man, soul and body; he is the physician the sick have need of (abbreviated) - 1421 (in 'The Sacraments of Healing') - The Lord Jesus Christ, physician of our souls and bodies, who forgave the sins of the paralytic and restored him to bodily health, has willed that his Church continue, in the power of the Holy Spirit, his work of healing and salvation, even among her own members. This is the purpose of the two sacraments of healing: the sacrament of Penance and the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. - 1441 (in 'Only God forgives sin') - Only God forgives sins. Since he is the Son of God, Jesus says of himself, "The Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" and exercises this divine power: "Your sins are forgiven." Further, by virtue of his divine authority he gives this power to men to exercise in his name. - 430 (in 'Jesus') - Since God alone can forgive sins, it is God who, in Jesus his eternal Son made man, "will save his people from their sins." (abbreviated) - 1484 (in 'The Celebration of the Sacrament of Penance') - Christ is at work in each of the sacraments. He personally addresses every sinner: "My son, your sins are forgiven'' (abbreviated) - 2616 (in 'Jesus hears our prayer') - Prayer to Jesus is answered by him already during his ministry, through signs that anticipate the power of his death and Resurrection: Jesus hears the prayer of faith, expressed in words (the leper, Jairus, the Canaanite woman, the good thief) or in silence (the bearers of the paralytic, the woman with a hemorrhage who touches his clothes, the tears and ointment of the sinful woman) (abbreviated) - 574 (in 'Jesus & Israel') - Because of certain of his acts— expelling demons, forgiving sins, healing on the sabbath day, his novel interpretation of the precepts of the Law regarding purity, and his familiarity with tax collectors and public sinners—some ill-intentioned persons suspected Jesus of demonic possession. He is accused of blasphemy and false prophecy, religious crimes which the Law punished with death by stoning. - 589 (in 'Jesus & Israel's faith in the one God and Saviour') - Jesus gave scandal above all when he identified his merciful conduct toward sinners with God's own attitude toward them He went so far as to hint that by sharing the table of sinners he was admitting them to the messianic banquet. But it was most especially by forgiving sins that Jesus placed the religious authorities of Israel on the horns of a dilemma. Were they not entitled to demand in consternation, "Who can forgive sins but God alone?" By forgiving sins Jesus either is blaspheming as a man who made himself God's equal or is speaking the truth, and his person really does make present and reveal God's name. - 473 (in 'Christ's Soul & his human knowledge') - The Son in his human knowledge also showed the divine penetration he had into the secret thoughts of human hearts (abbreviated) Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
Thursday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time - Mark 1: 40-45
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Mark 1: 40-45 - 'The leprosy left the man at once, and he was cured.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 2616 (in 'Jesus hears our prayer') - Prayer to Jesus is answered by him already during his ministry, through signs that anticipate the power of his death and Resurrection: Jesus hears the prayer of faith, expressed in words (the leper, Jairus, the Canaanite woman, the good thief) or in silence (the bearers of the paralytic, the woman with a hemorrhage who touches his clothes, the tears and ointment of the sinful woman) (abbreviated) - 1504 (in 'Christ the Physician') - Often Jesus asks the sick to believe. He makes use of signs to heal: spittle and the laying on of hands, mud and washing. The sick try to touch him, "for power came forth from him and healed them all." And so in the sacraments Christ continues to "touch" us in order to heal us. Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
Wednesday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time - Mark 1: 29-39
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Mark 1: 29-39 - 'He cast out devils and cured many who were suffering from disease.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 2602 (in 'Jesus prays') - Jesus often draws apart to pray in solitude, on a mountain, preferably at night. He includes all men in his prayer, for he has taken on humanity in his incarnation, and he offers them to the Father when he offers himself. Jesus, the Word who has become flesh, shares by his human prayer in all that "his brethren" experience; he sympathizes with their weaknesses in order to free them. It was for this that the Father sent him. His words and works are the visible manifestation of his prayer in secret. Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
Tuesday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time - Mark 1: 21-28
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Mark 1: 21-28 - 'Unlike the scribes, he taught them with authority.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 2173 (in 'The Sabbath Day') - The Gospel reports many incidents when Jesus was accused of violating the sabbath law. But Jesus never fails to respect the holiness of this day. He gives this law its authentic and authoritative interpretation: "The sabbath was made for man, not man for the sabbath" (abbreviated) - 438 (in 'Christ') - His eternal messianic consecration was revealed during the time of his earthly life at the moment of his baptism by John, when "God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power," "that he might be revealed to Israel" as its Messiah. His works and words will manifest him as "the Holy One of God" (abbreviated) - 1673 (in 'Various forms of sacramentals') - When the Church asks publicly and authoritatively in the name of Jesus Christ that a person or object be protected against the power of the Evil One and withdrawn from his dominion, it is called exorcism. Jesus performed exorcisms and from him the Church has received the power and office of exorcizing (abbreviated). Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
January 11 - Luke 5: 12-16
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Luke 5: 12-16 - 'If you want to, you can cure me.' Note: Some countries may have a different gospel reading at Mass today, if they celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany on Sunday rather than Monday. This podcast follows the lectionary for the General Roman Calendar. Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 2602 (in 'Jesus prays') - Jesus often draws apart to pray in solitude, on a mountain, preferably at night. He includes all men in his prayer, for he has taken on humanity in his incarnation, and he offers them to the Father when he offers himself. Jesus, the Word who has become flesh, shares by his human prayer in all that "his brethren" experience; he sympathizes with their weaknesses in order to free them. It was for this that the Father sent him. His words and works are the visible manifestation of his prayer in secret. Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
Monday of Week 1 in Ordinary Time - Mark 1: 14-20
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Mark 1: 14-20 - 'I will make you into fishers of men.' Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 541 (in 'The Kingdom of God is at hand') - "Now after John was arrested, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of God, and saying: 'The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent, and believe in the gospel.'" "To carry out the will of the Father Christ inaugurated the kingdom of heaven on earth." Now the Father's will is "to raise up men to share in his own divine life." He does this by gathering men around his Son Jesus Christ. This gathering is the Church, "on earth the seed and beginning of that kingdom." - 1423 (in 'The Sacrament of Reconciliation') - It is called the sacrament of conversion because it makes sacramentally present Jesus' call to conversion, the first step in returning to the Father from whom one has strayed by sin (abbreviated) - 1427 (in 'The Conversion of the Baptised') - Jesus calls to conversion. This call is an essential part of the proclamation of the kingdom: "The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand; repent, and believe in the gospel." In the Church's preaching this call is addressed first to those who do not yet know Christ and his Gospel. Also, Baptism is the principal place for the first and fundamental conversion. It is by faith in the Gospel and by Baptism that one renounces evil and gains salvation, that is, the forgiveness of all sins and the gift of new life. - 787 (in 'The Church is Communion with Jesus') - From the beginning, Jesus associated his disciples with his own life, revealed the mystery of the Kingdom to them, and gave them a share in his mission, joy, and sufferings (abbreviated). Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy Luke 4: 14-22 - 'This text is being fulfilled today, even as you listen.' Note: Some countries may have a different gospel reading at Mass today, if they celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany on Sunday rather than Monday. This podcast follows the lectionary for the General Roman Calendar. Catechism of the Catholic Church Paragraphs: - 1286 (in 'Confirmation in the Economy of Salvation') - In the Old Testament the prophets announced that the Spirit of the Lord would rest on the hoped-for Messiah for his saving mission (abbreviated) - 436 (in 'Christ') - It was necessary that the Messiah be anointed by the Spirit of the Lord at once as king and priest, and also as prophet. Jesus fulfilled the messianic hope of Israel in his threefold office of priest, prophet, and king (abbreviated) - 695 (in 'Symbols of the Holy Spirit') - Its full force can be grasped only in relation to the primary anointing accomplished by the Holy Spirit, that of Jesus. Christ (in Hebrew "messiah") means the one "anointed" by God's Spirit. There were several anointed ones of the Lord in the Old Covenant, pre-eminently King David. But Jesus is God's Anointed in a unique way: the humanity the Son assumed was entirely anointed by the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit established him as "Christ" (abbreviated). - 714 (in 'Expectations of the Messiah and his spirit') - This is why Christ inaugurates the proclamation of the Good News by making his own the following passage from Isaiah: The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good tidings to the afflicted; he has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound; to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor. - 544 (in 'The Proclamation of the Kingdom of God') - The kingdom belongs to the poor and lowly, which means those who have accepted it with humble hearts. Jesus is sent to "preach good news to the poor" (abbreviated) - 2443 (in 'Love for the Poor') - When "the poor have the good news preached to them," it is the sign of Christ's presence (abbreviated) - 1168 (in 'The Liturgical Year') - Beginning with the Easter Triduum as its source of light, the new age of the Resurrection fills the whole liturgical year with its brilliance. Gradually, on either side of this source, the year is transfigured by the liturgy. It really is a "year of the Lord's favor" (abbreviated) Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
Gospel of Mark Introduction
To support the ministry and get access to exclusive content, go to: http://patreon.com/logicalbiblestudy In this bonus episode, we get ready to hear from the Gospel of Mark in the coming weeks, by discussing the author, date, audience, purpose and themes of the book. GOSPEL OF MARK RESOURCES: - The Gospel of Mark (Catholic Commentary on Sacred Scripture) - Mary Healy - Commentary on Mark - Jimmy Akin (package for 'Verbum' software) - The Crucified King: Atonement and Kingdom in Biblical and Systematic Theology - Jeremy Treat Got a Bible question? Send an email to [email protected], and it will be answered in an upcoming episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daily-gospel-exegesis/message
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Heightened concerns over alleged Russian interference in the US election say more about the United States than its foreign enemy du jour.
I view recent reports of Russian election meddling with intense skepticism. I have my doubts because I keep watching the government move the goal posts, distort stories, and provide vague statements instead of absolute certainty and hard proof. I view it all with skepticism because we as a nation have been here before. From false reports of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq and COINTELPRO's spying on activists to coups orchestrated in other nations, lies and deception have defined our relationship with our government and, by extension, the access-hungry mainstream press that repeatedly covers up its misdeeds. In short, a great deal of suspicion regarding the allegations made against Russia is justified. Whether they had a hand in the 2016 election, however, is not my focus here. I am concerned instead about what the panic over Russia says about us as a nation and what is at stake moving forward.
Russia and Putin likely do not appear on the long list of the average American's daily concerns. More specifically, I would confidently bet that if I were to go back in time before November 8th to poll hundreds of thousands of people about their RT viewing habits and the number of hours they spent reading Wikileak-ed DNC emails, the common response from my interviewees would likely be "what is RT?" followed by laughs at the suggestion that they had hours of free time to spend reading anything, much less the daily exchanges of campaign staffers. They might share something they heard about Clinton in the news, but I have a feeling that most responses would be based on homegrown stories from right here in the United States, no Russian influence necessary.
The assertion that the Russian government had the omnipotence to influence our election to such a degree goes beyond insinuating that voters cannot come to their own conclusions. The implications surrounding Russia perform a double disservice to people marginalized based on their race and class. Focusing only on the specter of Russian interference as the primary cause of Trump's win glosses over the deep-seated racial anxieties that motivated the most ardent of his supporters to the polls. Sure, Trump earned fewer votes than Clinton in the popular vote – as the mainstream press so eagerly and regularly reminds us – but that Trump was able to get so far, much less become president, is a testament to the power of racist and xenophobic rhetoric in a time of economic instability. By focusing on the Russians, the Democrats do not have to come to terms with the reality that during the primaries Republican Party voters were not only motivated by economic concerns but by hatred and fear of immigrants, people of color, and Muslims. This hatred was something Clinton herself skirted around during the election, Robert Reich argues, as she preferred "focusing on Mr. Trump's character flaws instead of the flawed Republican agenda" to not alienate potential Republican crossover voters. Establishment Democrats have followed suit, channeling their energies into the so-called election hack and ultimately abdicating their responsibilities as members of a party that claims to represent so many of the groups Trump and the Republicans antagonize.
Furthermore, the unhealthy obsession with Russia among Democratic party leadership and their allies in the mainstream press disregards real concerns held by people who did not turn out for Clinton. Those who did not make it to the polls to vote were, as with other U.S. elections, more likely to be young, poor, and disproportionately non-white – in other words, the Democrats' target demographic groups. Tabling for a moment the issue of voter suppression (though, to be sure, most Democrats are reluctant to engage this problem as well), some chose not to vote for Clinton to lodge a grievance: the little hope in her potential to reverse or even mildly alleviate the problems in their communities. By blaming Russia for the votes cast in favor of Trump instead of more closely assessing where Clinton failed, Democrats can obscure the justifiable lack of faith in government leaders and institutions many people possess, particularly those who are hit the hardest by debt, job loss, a lack of resources, and poverty.
By focusing on Russia, Democrats not only avoid "a deep critical inquiry into their own screw-ups, and (hopefully) an overhaul of their entire way of doing business," as Nathan Robinson argues, but they also signal to the population how they will continue to fail us. Just as some people rely on conspiracy theories to make sense of systems and occurrences they cannot understand at the time, the Democrats are leaning on an overhyped, intentionally vague story to explain away Clinton's election loss. They refuse to come to terms with reality while generating an automatic excuse for what will surely be their inability, if not complete reluctance, to fight against the ills to come under Trump and his administration.
This is not a lazy prediction. Obama's continuation of George W. Bush's advocacy for the wealthy and expansion of his military campaigns should serve as foreshadowing of what Democrats will do in the face of growing threats to the communities they are meant to serve. They will not fight a Republican Congress to protect our rights. Instead, they will approach it with the same impotence they have now for almost a decade. When they are not siding with Republicans in order to protect their own interests, we will see a continuation of the empty calls for a "resistance" that thus far has included welcoming well-documented racist Megyn Kelly to NBC, championing a rambling tweet thread of a corporate analyst, defending the CIA, turning Evan McMullin and Glenn Beck into heroes, and attending the inauguration that even the Rockettes have protested.
With Trump's cabinet appointee hearings taking place this week, the panic over Russia instead of a thorough examination and dissemination of the respective records of the privilege-bloated terrors who will lead our government means they are throwing in the towel before the real fight has even begun. Establishment Democrats and their apologists are just reminding us to continue channeling our frustrations away from them and toward Russia for supposedly giving us Trump as president. Meanwhile, as some try to mobilize against the problems that surely await us, others prove they are stuck on repeat by disparaging those to their left and progressives like Bernie Sanders, who is at least trying to challenge Trump.
Russia serves as a convenient excuse for the Democrats' past, present, and future paralysis. Much like the phrase we have heard ad nauseam about how they nor Obama could do anything because of Republican obstructionism, Russia's supposed interference explains their inability to do anything at all to change the course of the election, much less the damage a Trump administration may cause. Obama has played along as well, coming to the fatalistic conclusion that somehow, despite the United States being one of the most powerful nations in the world, its supposed exceptionalism was not enough to protect it from being undermined by a nation with far less wealth, power, and influence. Instead of calling for a new election, which would certainly be warranted if the administration's claims were true, Obama has merely dismissed Russian diplomats and issued economic sanctions.
Russia operates not only as a distraction, but an explanation as to why Democrats' (and the CIA's) recent acts to counter Trump have been less successful. Attempts to lobby electors to vote for Clinton or a "moderate" Republican in place of Donald Trump failed miserably, as did Democrats' protestation against Trump's congressional certification. By expanding their concerns to include not only Russian hackers, but also RT, Wikileaks, and any other news sites directly or indirectly (as alleged in false Washington Post reports) associated with Russia, the Democrats and the intelligence community have created preemptive justification for future failures.
Russiagate maintains a perpetual enemy that keeps us from recognizing that our closest and most powerful adversaries are some of the people who comprise our government. They are the people who perpetually cut funding to programs for the poor while giving charity to the rich. They are the people who have looked the other way as we jump from one conflict to another, wasting tax dollars on the destruction of others' lives. And they are the people who have and will continue to approach threats to the welfare of their constituents with cowardly silence. What Russiagate says about us as a nation is that we are always busier trying to explain what we claim not to understand instead of taking a long, hard look in the mirror to see that our greatest enemy has been ourselves.
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Saturday, September 29, Dayton-based southpaw Jeff "The Nightmare" Camp travels to the Rising Star Casino in Rising Sun, Indiana. Camp is slated to face Traye Labby for the vacant American Boxing Federation's USA Mid American Super Lightweight title in the main event of a Nate Tubbs Events & Promotions card.
Camp – then 0-1-2 at the time – is the first professional boxer this writer had the opportunity to sit down and interview a couple of years ago. That podcast interview resulted in dozens of boxing articles at GoingFor2.com, to a boxing page on that Daily Fantasy Sports-focused (DFS) site, to dozens of articles at RoundByRoundBoxing.com, and now this website and its weekly podcast of the same name.
The 29-year-old gradually righted the ship, and his record now stands at 4-2-1 with four consecutive knockouts. A little over two years ago, Camp stunned a packed house in Indiana with a devastating second round knockout of veteran boxer Agustin Cicero – his biggest challenge to date. Saturday he'll be looking to do the same.
To this point, Camp hasn't experienced the success of Islam. Fighting out of Dayton, he hasn't garnered the attention of capable boxing managers and promoters. Opportunities haven't developed for him to spend invaluable time in training camp with current world champions like Cincinnati Welterweight Boubacar Sylla who recently trained with Terence Crawford. Leading promotional company Top Rank hasn't called Camp like it did its recent Toledo-based signee Albert Bell. But, with an exciting performance Saturday evening, perhaps Sunday there's a brighter outlook for The Nightmare.
Saturday night, Camp will be joined on the card by fellow Daytonian Will Clemons who is scheduled to face Super Welterweight Muhammad Adams. Clemons is a Mayweather Boxing Club product who has sparred the likes of WBC Welterweight champion Shawn Porter, as well as several other renown fighters. The two last fought on the same card back in June of 2016, when professional boxing returned to Dayton for the first time in over two decades. Both fighters electrified their hometown supporters with explosive first round knockouts.
Interested fans can inquire about tickets by contact the Rising Star Casino at 1-800-472-6311 and selecting option "2" throughout the rest of the week.


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Woods lamp - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
A woods lamp is an analytical tool which uses UV (ultraviolet) light to examine a person's skin. The therapist looks for fluorescence and depending on the colour can identify specific conditions of the skin.
Your client should be in a darkened room and should always look away from the lamp. Hold the lamp about 10cm from the area being inspected.
Under inspection through the woods lamp skin conditions show up as different colours.
In general, what do these colours mean?
What is the meaning of DIOPTRE?
This refers to the magnification supported by the lens.
For example a rating of 3 = magnify by 1.75 times, 5 = magnify by 2.25 times and 8 = magnify by 3.0 times. Magnification to a higher level is not uasable for lenses of this size.


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Q: How should I make my getMove() method interact with my GUI in my chess application? I'm developing an application in Java to help me land my first job as a junior developer. It's a chess game with a GUI that both human players click on from the same machine.
When it's, say, white's turn to move, the application calls white's getMove(Interface interaction) method until a valid MoveAttempt is returned. Here's the getMove(Interface interaction) method of HumanPlayer:
public MoveAttempt getMove(Interface interaction) {
    while(!interaction.selectionMade()) {

    }

    byte pieceFile = interaction.getPenultimateFile();
    byte pieceRank = interaction.getPenultimateRank();
    byte toFile = interaction.getUltimateFile();
    byte toRank = interaction.getUltimateRank();
    return new MoveAttempt(pieceFile, pieceRank, toFile, toRank, getIsWhite());
}

penultimateFile, penultimateRank, ultimateFile and ultimateRank are supposed to store the file (column) and rank (row) of the last two chess tiles clicked. This is achieved through this actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) which Interface has because it implements ActionListener
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
    LocalizedButton button = (LocalizedButton) event.getSource();

    if(penultimateFile == -1) {
       penultimateFile = button.getFile();
       penultimateRank = button.getRank();
    }
    else {
        ultimateFile = button.getFile();
        ultimateRank = button.getRank();
    }
}

and by calling this method before each call to getMove(Interface interaction)
public void resetClicks() {
    penultimateFile = -1;
    penultimateRank = -1;
    ultimateFile = -1;
    ultimateRank = -1;
}

So the idea is that a move attempt is not made until someone has clicked on two chess squares which is why I have a while loop indefinitely calling selectionMade():
public boolean selectionMade() {
    return penultimateFile != -1 && penultimateRank != -1 && ultimateFile != -1 && ultimateRank != -1;
}

This didn't work---pieces didn't move---so in an attempt to see what was happening I put this print statement
System.out.println(interaction.getPenultimateFile() + ", " +
                interaction.getPenultimateRank() + ", " +
                interaction.getUltimateFile() + ", " +
                interaction.getUltimateRank());

into the while loop to see what was going on and now it works---pieces move---except I may have encountered times in which it didn't work but I last I tried I couldn't get it to fail.
I don't want to print anything to the console; what should I do in lieu of having this while loop?
Edit: Putting boolean lol = 0 just above the loop and lol = !lol in the loop doesn't allow the code to work. Neither does calling doNothing().
Edit: Here's the source code: https://github.com/JosephBGriffith/Chess
Right now only the pawns work because I have other bugs that I need to fix. En passant works except the opponent piece doesn't get eliminated.

A: I would invert the control, so that the UI pushes moves to the game, rather than the game trying to pull moves from the UI.
So your game class might have:
class Game {
  boolean move(int fromFile, int fromRank, int toFile, int toRank) { ... }
  ...
}

If the move wasn't legal (e.g. if it was the other player's turn) then move returns false and the move doesn't occur. That is, the internal state of the Game is unchanged.
And your actionPerformed method becomes:
public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event) {
    LocalizedButton button = (LocalizedButton) event.getSource();

    if(penultimateFile == -1) {
       penultimateFile = button.getFile();
       penultimateRank = button.getRank();
    }
    else {
        game.move(penultimateFile, penultimateRank, button.getFile(), button.getRank());
        penultimateFile = -1;
    }
}

You could use the return value of move to provide some feedback to the user if the move is illegal.
Something to note about this suggestion is that move is executed on the Swing event thread. In theory this is bad practice, although unless your move method is very slow it won't matter.
Read https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/uiswing/concurrency/index.html and consider whether you want to use invokeLater.

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Mural Art One Step Closer to Reality
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The four finalists have turned in their finished artwork and now it is up to the judges to decide which design is going to be the first one to grace a building in Xenia next year. The problem now is going to be deciding which three are going to need to find other homes. The judges are asking the citizens of Xenia to take a look at the four colorful and inspired designs that they must choose from and give them some comments. The artwork will be on display at this Saturday's Xenia Rail and Arts Fest at the Inner I Gallery, 81 E. Main Street where they will share the spotlight with the Fest's extensive model railroad setups. "I would love to see any of these great designs go up," says Mural Society member Mary Crockett. Fourteen entries were received by the Society in July. The four finalists are Xenia muralist and teacher Paul Lavigne, local muralist and art instructor Olivia Anderson, Xenia Community Schools art teacher Rob Richards, and local gallery owner Karen King.
"I know I would love to have any one of these pictures on the side of my building," says member Alan King, owner of the Express Yourself Coffeehouse and Art Gallery and one of the potential hosts for a future mural. "The Montgomery Insurance and Investments building was the Society's logical first choice for a mural site," says King. "It has great exposure and Brad and Eric Montgomery are willing to do what they can to help make this happen." The winner of the $500 first prize for mural design will be announced at Xenia's Old Fashioned Days on Sept. 19. Plans are underway to solicit bids from potential muralists to complete the work and private and corporate sponsors are being sought to help the building owners complete the project. Murals on this scale can cost from $5000 to $15,000 to complete, depending on the building condition and the muralist's fees. The mural Society will retain ownership of the mural and the design and the owner will have to agree to maintain the work for at least 10 years. "We want to have about 10 of these murals up in Xenia some day," says King. "We know that raising funds for this will be hard, but we think that the people of Xenia will get behind this project and make it happen." The Xenia Mural Society is a component of Greene Giving, the Greene County Community foundation and has received assistance from the Ohio Arts Council in organizing. For more information and to see what a downtown mural may look like, visit their website at www.XeniaMurals.org or just search "Xenia Murals"
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WSU Student Teachers Finish Warrior Strong
by | May 6, 2020 | Academic News, Commencement, Featured Post, Student News, Top Stories
Arnas
For WSU Education majors, student teaching marks the final semester when pedagogy becomes practice and their career becomes real. Exhilarating and all-encompassing, the experience takes everything a college senior has and more.
This spring, the COVID-19 pandemic added a new layer to an already rigorous challenge – shifting everything from the traditional in-classroom delivery to a remote one – in a matter of days. WSU student teachers, and 2020 graduating seniors, Elise Arnas and Jessica Houghton – both Early Childhood and Elementary Education majors – rose to the challenge.
Arnas, a native of New Berlin, WI, began student teaching at her hometown Elmwood Elementary School, delivering course content to three kindergarten classes with 21 students each. She experienced teaching every subject, providing one-on-one feedback, progress assessments, and read-aloud sessions for each student. Arnas shared that her classroom cooperating teacher was "very supportive, gave me control, let me try new ideas, and gave me excellent, constructive feedback."
Then, what began as a normal Friday, was flipped with a noon announcement instructing staff to take home all teaching materials and prepare for online delivery by Monday morning. Staff scrambled to get as many materials ready to send home with students by end-of-day.
Over the weekend, the overhaul began, starting with the creation of a Power School Page where parents could access teachers, lessons and other updates online. Arnas described this as difficult at first, requiring her to self-record online lessons for families to playback at their convenience.
The main foci for Arnas, her cooperating teacher, and the kindergarten team included engagement of each child through content delivery that was standards-based and workable through remote instruction. Each teacher took control of one topic. Arnas was assigned reading, for which she was responsible for creating lessons and posting them a full week ahead of time.
Arnas fully engaged with her team and her students, figuring out how to present a book online, ask critical questions, present concepts, and meet standards. As one of her goals was finding new ways to engage her learners, Arnas created weekly themes, included her dog in her videos, and donned costumes and acted to teach poetry and nursery rhymes. Of her students, she said, "It was so cool to see their smiling faces and see their personalities shine through."
Meanwhile, in the Rushford Peterson school district, Jessica Houghton (a native of Plainview, MN) was also student teaching in a kindergarten classroom.
Welcomed from the very first day, Houghton shared that she felt comfortable and at home in the classroom. She easily connected with her 16 students, jumping right into teaching by the second day. She was fully supported by her cooperating teacher who made it clear that they were partners in teaching – a team.
As soon as COVID-19 began entering the U.S., Rushford Peterson Schools were holding critical conversations about how faculty could be prepared for a smooth, non-stressful transition to remote learning when and if school buildings would be closed. "This was able to keep a sense of ease within the school community even during the difficult transition," Houghton observed.
In the weeks and days leading up to school going online, Houghton's kindergarten team stayed positive and kept students calm while also collaborating on curriculum packets and teaching videos. "Worrying the students was the last thing we wanted to do," she said, "so having fun together was all we focused on during our last days together."
Houghton and her team now Zoom with students once weekly, implement pre-made teaching videos, and promote social-emotional skills for learning at home with family. Although the shift to remote learning requires extraordinary motivation to stay strong, patience while everyone learns the technology, and grace through mistakes, she said hearing a student yell, "Good Morning Ms. Houghton!" makes it all worthwhile.
"It is all about the students," she said, "and it is so worth putting in the extra work to make sure they know they are loved and missed. Everyone reacts differently to these changes in life, and everyone deserves the respect and benefit of the doubt that they are truly doing their best."
Reflecting back, both Houghton and Arnas express gratitude for Winona State and their professors who prepared them for student teaching amid COVID-19.
Arnas said that making the shift required finding different technological access points, strong teamwork, flexible planning, and research. Houghton echoed that sentiment, adding that, "Although we were taught how to utilize technology throughout the educational courses, I think we were more importantly taught how to always keep the students at heart."
Student teaching during the pandemic was a great learning experience for them, as well. While neither expected to spend their student teaching semester in this manner, both have been able to make the most of it and have been able to see value in what they are learning.
"All of us were helping our students learn to their own abilities," Arnas shared, "while also learning along our own way, pushing through to help the kids be ready for first grade next year."
Additionally, Houghton notes that throughout it all, she remained flexible and focused on students, sharing that "Winona State taught me to put my students first, and that is what matters most."
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Quiz: Which Personality Trait Do You Share With Your Canine Companion?
Which Personality Trait Do You Share With Your Canine Companion?
A popular saying is, "I want to be the person my dog thinks I am." Dogs think the very best of us. In their eyes, every day is wonderful just because we woke up and fed them breakfast.
Dogs come in many different sizes, from miniature Chihuahuas to Irish wolfhounds. And they come in many different shapes, from wiener dogs to Afghans, they all have in common personality traits and characteristics we love. It wasn't by accident that the dogs have taken on some of our most cherished traits such as being cuddly, loyal, friendly or high-energy. This came about through tens of thousands of years of man domesticating wolf pups until they turned into obedient and huggable family pets.
It's understandable how this happened. One major reason domestication succeeded was because it worked within the confines of wolf behavior. Humans easily took the place of the "highest ranking wolf," thus the rest of the pack quickly became obedient. Then, as tamer wolves were more likely to survive and thrive by co-habituating with people, evolution naturally reproduced tamer and tamer wolves, until eventually, we got our perfect pooch. After all that time, we have a huge variety of dogs that seem to understand our every need and facial expression. Find out which personality trait you share with your canine companion by taking the quiz right now.
Which word would you use to describe your dog?
How long have you and your pup been together?
Which is a bigger priority in your life...?
What does your pup care most about?
My pup is usually only ever concerned with me and what I'm doing.
Is your dog ever territorial or possessive when you're interacting with other people and/or dogs?
Around bigger dogs for sure.
Not really. My pup is happy to go with the flow.
If a friend called at 2 a.m. needing something, what would you do?
It depends on the friend.
It depends on what they need.
I doubt I'd even answer.
My dog definitely has more energy than I.
I probably have a bit more. My pup is pretty laid back.
We both have quite a bit of energy and take turns wearing each other out.
Neither one of us has very much energy.
Do other people think your dog is cute?
For some people, my dog has a face only a mother could love, so to speak.
Sure, in a big, fuzzy slobbering adorable sort of way.
They're usually too overwhelmed by my dog's enthusiasm to notice.
Yes, they slow down their cars to get a better look at how cute my pup is when we're out on walks.
I equal parts of both.
I'm more extroverted than introverted, but not by much.
Does your dog do well with other dogs/animals?
My pup is overprotective whenever I'm around...so not really.
Yes, my canine companion does well with everyone.
Usually, but they aren't fond of bigger dogs or large men.
Yes, of course - I love hugs!
I'm a big hugger, but only with certain people I trust.
By being there when I'm needed.
I express an interest in people's lives.
I spend time with and energy on people I care about.
Is it hard to earn your trust?
No, but it's easy to lose it and nearly impossible to earn it back.
Nope, and it's hard to lose it too.
It's not easy, but I wouldn't say it's hard either.
I'm "forever young" in spirit.
Do you buy your pup presents on holidays and B-days?
I buy them treats and bones whenever they run out.
I buy them a special treat every once in awhile, but that's it.
No, but I make things and cook for them.
If you suddenly needed to move, would your pup go with?
No question. I took on the personal responsibility of caring for my pup for the rest of their life when I adopted them.
I'd hope so, but things don't always work out how we want them to.
Yes, or I'd convince a close friend or family member to take in my dog.
I'd do everything I could to make it happen, but it just would depend on lots of factors I may not necessarily be in control of.
It depends on the weather and how things are going in my life.
Probably more active than most, but not by much.
I get plenty of exercise on a daily basis.
Do you take your dog for walks?
Sure, every time my dog needs to go out I take them for a short walk.
Yes, we go on frequent decent length walks, mainly to socialize with other dogs and their owners or people in the parks.
Yes, we go on some seriously long walks.
When they want me to, which isn't often.
Does your pup get to sleep in bed with you?
Yes, whenever they're free to come and go.
Only when I'm having an easy time sleeping.
No, I need my space and so does my pup.
Do you enjoy meeting and/or talking to new people?
Kind of, but I have my people and I doubt that will change much.
Yes, I love talking to new people.
Sure, meeting new people can be fun if I'm in the mood for it.
Not particularly. I prefer to stick with the people I know.
Do you usually forgive people when they screw up?
It depends on who the person is.
It depends how they screwed up.
I've been known to hold a grudge or two.
Sure, I usually just want everyone to get along.
They bark whenever someone gets too close.
Nor much, but enough to scare some people.
How often do you play with your dog?
We're constantly playing or doing some sort of activity together.
Whenever they're feeling playful, which isn't too often.
Do you talk to your pup?
We have conversations all the time.
Only when I need them to understand a cue.
When I'm trying to get them to calm down, yeah.
Yes, especially when we're cuddling.
Would you say you're high maintenance?
Only when I'm really stressed out.
Yes, I'm always doing or planning something.
I can be needy sometimes.
Which is a bigger motivation in your life...?
Have you taught your pup any tricks or manners?
Only what we need to communicate the basics.
They know things like sit and lay.
Not really. There hasn't been a need.
Has your pup ever run away?
Yes, they get out and come back all the time.
I'm constantly chasing after them.
Rarely. They prefer to keep it close to home.


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Will America be able to bounce back from such a venomous presidential campaign?
by Azam Gill, The Express Tribune, November 10, 2016: with permission.
Mr Trump's successes have raised alarms among international observers. PHOTO: REUTERS
Donald Trump, the 45th President of the United States of America, now has to make 'America Great Again'. The 'what' is clear, the 'how' has yet to come and much hinges on his ability to "bind the wounds" as he said in his victory speech.
Speaking in Manchester, New Hampshire on November 6th, Hillary Clinton had already said that Americans must choose between "division and unity". On November 8th, The Daily Telegraph called it the "…most divisive election in history" and The Guardian the "… most divisive campaign in memory."
So now the winner has just over two months to ensure that he does not preside over a nation polarised by the hard-fought electoral campaign that has left the world agape at its virulence. He should also be able to find out 'what the hell is going on' before Inauguration Day. The period is too short to expect a quick fix, yet adequate to dull sharp edges for manageability. Competent politicians always embed an escape hatch in their campaign declarations and promises.
George H W Bush's 'read my lips' at the Republican National Convention in 1988, and Barack Obama's 2008 campaign promise to close down the Guantanamo Detention Centre slid out through the trapdoor. Mr Trump has precedents to follow.
Accordingly, pork barrel politics should now realign the alienated opposition and shed the excess baggage of supporters extraneous to the post-election period to lessen the cynical campaign hostility.
Pessimists would assert that only a saint could reconcile the bitterness of such a venomous campaign. Optimists would retort that this year's campaign fits the framework of several precedents, and they'd be right. US Presidential campaign history is replete with no-holds-barred nastiness.
Thomas Jefferson made it to Mount Rushmore, his granite face carved amid illustrious company. But not his campaign etiquette.
During American democracy's infancy in 1800, the Jefferson camp called John Adams:
"A hideous hermaphroditical character which has neither the force and firmness of a man, nor the gentleness and sensibility of a woman."
Adams retaliated by asking voters:
"Are you prepared to see your dwellings in flames… female chastity violated… children writhing on the pike? Great God of compassion and justice, shield my country from destruction."
1828 saw the nastiness of the Andrew Jackson versus John Quincy Adams campaign. Adams' team said Jackson, of working class origins, was unable to spell Europe and his wife, Rachel was a bigamist and a "dirty black wench… convicted adulteress…open and notorious lewdness." Jackson's supporters claimed that Adams had sold his wife's maid to the czar of Russia to become another one of his concubines!
Negative campaigning embroiled even Abraham Lincoln in his 1860 campaign against Stephen Douglas. The Douglas team described Lincoln as:
"A horrid-looking wretch, sooty and scoundrelly in aspect, a cross between the nutmeg dealer, the horse-swapper and the nightman… the leanest, lankest, most ungainly mass of legs and arms and hatchet face ever strung on a single frame."
The Lincoln team's Lost Child flyers proclaimed that five feet four inch Douglas "answers to the name Little Giant… talks a great deal, very loud, always about himself – about five feet nothing in height and about the same in diameter the other way."
Lincoln, too, is a Mount Rushmore inhabitant.
In the 1884 Cleveland-Blaine contest, Stephen Grover Cleveland's illegitimate child was an issue and the chant, "Ma! Ma! Where's my pa?" reverberated against accusations of corrupt dealings with the railroad. Nevertheless, Cleveland won the election and became the first Democratic president.
In 1928, Herbert Hoover uninhibitedly exploited Al Smith's Catholicism, accusing him of being a Papal figurehead and planning to extend the Holland Tunnel under the Hudson River between Manhattan and Jersey City by 3,500 miles to reach the Vatican.
Once in office, though, they lost their vitriol and got down to the business of leading America as best as they could. And therein lies the political space between the cup and lip which may accommodate a slip — or an upturn all the way to Mount Rushmore.
Accommodating divisions without being divided against itself is fundamental to a democracy. The time when the dust settles between the election results and the inauguration is crucial to the future of the presidency. Residual bitterness has the potential to inspire obstruction for the sake of it rather than the positives of different analyses.
Domestically cornered leaders seek to address their insufficiencies by holding up short-term, international foreign policy scoops. Republicans and Democrats become unhesitatingly interventionist in their search for bones to throw to backyard wolves. Thus, the US regularly faces blow-back with which it smears its overseas partners.
Washington lobbyists work overtime at each presidential change, tripping over themselves to prophecy the incumbent's foreign policy, its effect on their foreign clients and how they can tweak it to their advantage. By exclusively focusing on American foreign policy during this critical period, the foreign offices of America's allies will engender their share of miscalculations. The roots of the US's foreign policy lie in its domestic governance, good or bad, strong or weak. Pundits, lobbyists and foreign office staffers would be well advised to keep their ears to the home ground and listen to the ticking of the American heartland. Hillary's lads and lassies didn't, and look what happened.
While Trump's challenge is to convert disunion to a workable consensus, Clinton can still build "bridges instead of walls" as her campaign posters promised and put her considerable talent at the disposal of the nation she so obviously loves. That is achievable by forswearing obstructionism and turning herself into a national watchdog to ensure against Trump's isolationist tendencies.
Trump's spin doctors will be kept busy by their boss striving to deliver on most of his strategic promise of making America great again. That said, just by letting go of 'again' and setting himself up as an example of integrity would be greatness enough.
Both candidates battered their country's dignity into the ground.
If they so wish, both have the opportunity to make it right.
It is said that there are vacant spots on Mount Rushmore
The author is a novelist, analyst and retired Lecturer from Toulouse University. He served in the French Foreign Legion, French Navy and the Punjab Regiment. He has authored nine books.
Posted in Donald Trump, Nastiness in US Presidential Elections, Uncategorized and tagged Donald Trump, Nastiness in US Presidential Elections, President Elect, US Presidential election, USA on November 19, 2016 by writegill. 1 Comment
Friedman Taking the Strategic Intelligence Model to Moscow
General Alexander Meigs Haig, Jr, US Cavalry, Distinguished Service Cross, Silver Star with oak leaf cluster and the Purple Heart, served as President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of State and Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford's Chief of Staff. Reportedly, he disdained CIA briefs for being of less value than The New York Times. The chief merit of these intelligence briefs, he is said to have believed, was that they emanated from secret sources.
It is thus intelligent to excuse intelligence personnel from being intelligent— Azam Gill.
Taking the Strategic Intelligence Model to Moscow
"There are causes for conflict other than ideology. The United States has an interest in preventing the emergence of a new European hegemon. The Russians must maintain the buffers that sapped the strength of Napoleon and Hitler. Neither interest is frivolous, and it is difficult to imagine how both can be satisfied.
Strategic forecasting is that class of intelligence that is most alien to intelligence services: events that cannot be understood through sources … a form of intelligence best practiced outside of government and state intelligence services.
Excessive sophistication and excessive love of the secret will hide the strategic processes underway."— George Friedman
Read the full Stratfor article by George Friedman: "Taking the Strategic Intelligence Model to Moscow is republished with permission of Stratfor."
Posted in Geopolitics and Geostrategy: East Europe, Geopolitics and Geostrategy: Strategic Intelligence Model and tagged Adam Smith, European Union Machiavelli, Karl Marx, Russia, Ukraine, USA on December 2, 2014 by writegill. Leave a comment