For more than 60 years we have been helping churches, chapels and meeting houses to stay open.
We fund urgent repairs and modernisation, provide expert advice on church maintenance, support churches in serving their local communities and promote church heritage and tourism.
Our work is made possible by the generosity of our Friends and supporters. We receive no direct funding from government or church authorities.
Below, we suggest a range of ways you can help raise funds for our work in an enjoyable way that also helps highlight our work. At the bottom of the page, we've included a donation form which makes it easy for you to send us any money you have raised.
Thank you for any fundraising you do for us. If you have any other fundraising ideas, do please let us know!
Could you organise a coffee and cake morning and ask for donations to the National Churches Trust?
You might choose to hold this after a church service for your congregation or at your local club, community group or hobby meeting.
Could you do a sponsored walk, run or cycle?
Perhaps you could plan a route around local churches and ask friends to join you or sponsor you?
To set up a fundraising page you would simply need to set up a Just Giving account raising funds for us.
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You could ask for donations for the National Churches Trust at one of your regular events, or even put us forward for consideration if your club chooses an annual charity of the year. Recently some of our supporters have even organised concerts on our behalf.
Would you consider giving a short talk to raise awareness of what we do?
This might be about the history of your local church, or about our work saving churches more generally.
We have prepared a short talk that you could use, so you would not need to write your own from scratch.
If you are having a larger event and would like one of us to attend to give a talk, do let us know and we will try our very best to come along.
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Many people wrongly believe they are sacrificing quality in return for saving some money, but in actual fact the remanufactured versions invariably not only meet, but very often exceed, the Original Equipment Manufacturer's (OEM) quality. They are rebuilt from pre-used, empty cartridges, which are taken to bits, new parts attached if necessary in a full repair process, and then refilled with the ink. They last just as long, if not longer than the originals, partly because in another crafty move, the printers are sold with the original cartridges sometimes only around 70% full.
There is no getting away from the fact that profit is the driving force behind the high charges, despite noises to the contrary from the market leaders, who will argue that remanufactured cartridges to not reach the same level of quality, but they would say that to protect their profit margins. In reality, it is only worthwhile spending extra cash if the prints required are of great value, or need to be of a high definition, otherwise if the usage is just office or home based, then the difference is negligible and it makes perfect sense to get the cheaper option.
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Q: dlsym()'ing a global variable in C++ I want to make a program which is able to dlopen() a series of libraries (written by myself) and run all the functions stored in a global variable called test_suite inside that .so file, which is a NULL-terminated array of function pointers (the functions' signatures are predefined by myself, no need to worry about that).
The problem is g++ mangles that variable. The library is compiled as:
g++ -Wall -shared -rdynamic -fPIC foo.cpp -o foo.so

and the "function index" is declared and allocated statically as:
const testunit_testcase test_suite = { ... }

yet
objdump -t foo.so  | grep test_suite

shows:
0000000000200940 l     O .data.rel.ro   0000000000000020              _ZL10test_suite

What I need is
0000000000200940 l     O .data.rel.ro   0000000000000020              test_suite

So I can dlsym(dlh, "test_suite") in the program dlopen()'ing  foo.so
Thanks

Addendum
Yes, extern "C" was the first thing I've tried:
extern "C" {
        const testunit_testcase test_suite[] = {
                //TESTUNIT_DEF_TESTCASE(doTest),
                {NULL, NULL},
        };
}

I am using:

g++ -v Using built-in specs.
  COLLECT_GCC=g++
  COLLECT_LTO_WRAPPER=/usr/lib/gcc/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/4.5.2/lto-wrapper
  Target: x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
  Configured with:
  /build/src/gcc-4.5-20110127/configure
  --prefix=/usr --enable-languages=c,c++,fortran,objc,obj-c++,ada
  --enable-shared --enable-threads=posix --enable-__cxa_atexit --enable-clocale=gnu --enable-gnu-unique-object --enable-lto --enable-plugin --enable-gold --with-plugin-ld=ld.gold --disable-multilib --disable-libstdcxx-pch --with-system-zlib --with-ppl --with-cloog --with-cloog-include=/usr/include/cloog-ppl
  --libdir=/usr/lib --libexecdir=/usr/lib --mandir=/usr/share/man --infodir=/usr/share/info Thread model: posix gcc version 4.5.2
  20110127 (prerelease) (GCC)

Addendum 2
For whatever reasons
extern "C" {
     const testunit_testcase test_suite = { ... }
}

does not work, BUT this one does:
extern "C" const testunit_testcase test_suite = { ... }

My question now: As I can see in some of your answers, enclosing extern "C" { ... } works for you. Are there any compiler flags I could use to make sure that test_suite will never be mangled, no matter what 4.x (at least) g++ version is used?

A: The problem isn't one of name mangling.  (Or probably isn't: public
variable names are not usually mangled.)  The real problem is that the
"const" means implicit static, rendering the variable invisible outside
the translation unit.  To avoid this, the variable must be explicitly
declared extern.  And "The form of linkage-specification that contains
a brace-enclosed declaration-seq does not affect whether the contained
declarations are definitions or not (3.1); the form of
linkage-specification directly containing a single declaration is
treated as an extern specifier (7.1.1) for the purpose of determining
whether the contained declaration is a definition."  Which, while it
doesn't seem to address your issue directly (the presence of an
initializer ensures that the declaration is a definition), it does seem
to indicate the intent: within a brace enclosed linkage specifier, the
usual rules apply; if the linkage specifier applies directly to the
declaration, it's as if the declaration were explicitly extern.  So you
can write either:
extern "C" {
    testunit_testcase const test_suite[] // ...
}

or
extern "C" testunit_testcase const test_suite[] // ...

But there must be an extern which applies explicitly to the definition,
in order to override the implicit "static" of "const".

A: This
x.cxx:
 extern "C"
 {
    extern const int test_suite[] = { 0 };
 }

works for me:
~/ec% g++ -Wall -rdynamic -shared x.cxx -o x.so
~/ec% objdump -t x.so | grep test_suite
00000444 g     O .rodata        00000004              test_suite

If I don't extern test_suite it doesn't get exported at all. This makes sense as const at file or namespace scope implies static. It doesn't make sense because I would expect the extern "C" block to "count" for that. I don't know if this is a gcc bug or not. Can you reduce your problem to something similar in size?

A: You're using a C++ compiler, so the name gets mangled. Try using either gcc (if possible) or  use
extern "C" {
     const testunit_testcase test_suite = { ... }
}

The extern "C" deactivates the name mangling.

A: Don't make that variable static.
static means that the variable is local to the current compilation unit, that's why g++ modifies its name. If you want the variable to be accessible "from the outside" you shouldn't make it static. So, in the .cpp file, define the variable like this:
const testunit_testcase test_suite = { ... }

If you also declare the variable in a corresponding .h file, make that declaration extern:
extern const testunit_testcase test_suite;

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Julie Harper Sentenced to 40 Years to Life for Husband's Murder
Julie Harper admits she shot and killed her husband, Jason Harper, on Aug. 7, 2012
By Monica Garske • Published January 15, 2016 • Updated on January 16, 2016 at 10:23 am
After speaking in court for nearly 40 minutes, a Carlsbad mother found guilty of second-degree murder for shooting and killing her husband in their home while their children watched cartoons in another room was sentenced to 40 years to life behind bars Friday.
A sentencing hearing lasting nearly two hours was held in a north San Diego courthouse for Julie Harper, 42, who killed her husband, Jason Harper, on Aug. 7, 2012.
For nearly 40 minutes, Julie spoke in court about her life, her three children and her trial and retrial, but did not show clear remorse for killing her husband. She did, at certain points, apologize to her family, her children and her in-laws for putting them through such trying times.
The couple's children -- Jake, Jackie and Josh -- were ages eight, six and one, respectively, at the time of Jason's murder. They are now 12, 10 and five.
"Whatever happens here today, I am sorry to my family for all they've been through, to the Harpers for all they've been through, to my children," Julie said.
Julie admitted to fatally shooting Jason in their North County home, but claims she did it in self-defense, alleging she feared Jason would kill or rape her.
At her sentencing, she reminded Judge Blaine Bowman that Jason was a former athlete who stood at 6-foot-7 and weighed 240 pounds.
"I was terrified," she said.
Friday's sentencing was the final chapter in Julie's case.
As the sentencing phase began, her high-profile attorney, Paul Pfingst, asked Judge Bowman for two things: to reduce Julie's second-degree murder charge to manslaughter and for a new trial.
Pfingst argued that Julie's killing of Jason happened during a heated argument about their divorce. He said the murder was akin to a crime of passion.
The judge, however, said the court did not agree with this, and he denied the attorney's request for a new trial.
Judge Bowman said Julie's testimony "lacks credibility" and called her statements on the stand during her September 2015 retrial "untrustworthy."
Particularly, the judge said Julie's prior statements about burying the murder weapon to preserve the evidence for trial were "unbelievable," saying she had other options.
"There are a number of things she could've done with that gun," Judge Bowman stated, adding there is rampant speculation as to what actually happened to the murder weapon, from Julie throwing it in a lake, ocean or dumpster, to her throwing it off the Coronado Bay Bridge.
"Only one person knows where the murder weapon is," the judge added.
He said the court finds that Julie's actions both before and after Jason's slaying support the guilty verdict reached at retrial. Seconds before handing down the 40 years to life sentence, the judge told Julie any sentence she receives is better than her husband's fate.
"You have to understand that your husband got a death sentence. Your husband is never coming back. Jason can't be brought back," Judge Bowman said. "Tragically, your selfish actions have left your children without a mother, without a father."
Gut-wrenching impact statements were read by the prosecutor, San Diego County Deputy District Attorney Ken Watanabe, at Julie's sentencing, including statements from the couple's two eldest children, 12-year-old Jake and 10-year-old Jackie.
The statements from both children expressed anger towards Julie and extreme grief over the killing of their father.
"Julie Harper has caused much pain and misery to all the members of the Harper family. She murdered with no sense of consequence, leaving me and my siblings parentless," Jake's statement said, in part. "The suffering and pain we have endured, that she caused, should be answered with justice."
The letter from Jackie talked about how the young girl refuses to refer to Julie as her mother.
"I no longer have a mother because she was so selfish and self-centered. Because you killed our dad, you are no longer "Mom." You are Julie. I will never call you "Mom" again for what you did," Jackie's statement read.
"We will never feel the same, or be the same, because you killed our father. You made my brothers and me orphans," the girl's statement continued. "My brothers and I loved our dad so much, and you stole that from us. We were never able to say goodbye to him. You made sure of that."
As Watanabe read the children's statements, Julie stared blankly. At one point, a tear ran down her face as she struggled to remain composed.
The court also heard a tearful impact statement from Jason's mother, Lina Harper, who said all her son wanted was to be part of his children's lives and watch them grow up.
"He loved all three of them so much," cried Lina, adding that the Harper children miss Jason every day.
Lina, who has custody of the children along with her husband, Homer Harper, said the children just want this nightmare to be over – and they want to forget about Julie.
"They don't want anything that reminds them of her," said Lina.
The grandmother talked about how the children "fear" Julie and how they sometimes wake from nightmares that include Julie abducting them. She said the kids are sometimes on edge, alarmed by strange noises.
But, more than three years later, Lina said the Harper children are resilient, happy kids, who are doing well in school, sports and other activities.
As Lina spoke of the children's lives, Julie, at times, closed her eyes.
Jason's mother, holding back tears, begged the judge for the maximum sentence for the woman who killed Jason.
"Julie Harper is a selfish, arrogant and vile person. She threw away her children and made them orphans when she murdered their dad. She ended the life of a very good man. She deserves to bear the consequences of her crime."
For her part, during her turn to speak, Julie maintained her innocence that she was an abused wife who was pushed over the edge.
"My husband was a different man behind closed doors," she sobbed. "I'm still recovering from everything he did to me all those years."
Julie went on to claim that Jason did "vulgar, degrading things" to her for years, and that she tried to spare her children from witnessing their fights, which she said often happened behind their bedroom door.
"I am not guilty of the charge for which I'm here. I'm innocent of any criminal wrongdoing," Julie argued.
She said she feels her environment is better behind bars than it was during her marriage to Jason.
Crying, Julie also recalled the last time she was with her kids, as she put them into their seats in the car and took them to the hospital for physical evaluations, per police orders, following Jason's killing.
She said the children – who were unharmed – were expecting to come home that night to be with Julie's father. That did not happen, and the children were taken into protective custody.
"I am so sorry, because I told them I'd be back in six days for them. I had no idea that was going to happen. Mommy wanted to come back to them," she sobbed. "My children, my darling Jack, Jaqueline and Josh, Mommy wants to apologize to you for everything you've been through. I was trying to spare you suffering from the beginning."
She then went on a tangent about Child Protective Services and how her children were handled following her arrest.
At that point, Julie had been talking for about 30 minutes, and Judge Bowman interrupted her.
"This is not the appropriate form for you to vent about your children and the process," Judge Bowman said, asking Julie to get back to the sentencing at hand.
Julie went on to talk about how she wants to help other women in abusive relationships, even if she's in prison.
"I understand, even if other people don't understand what happens behind closed doors," she said, addressing abused women.
She asked the judge not give her a "death in prison" sentence, but rather some chance at release and rehabilitation.
"While it is so tragic that my husband is gone, it doesn't seem that it would serve any purpose for me to just die in prison," she said.
Julie's first trial was in the fall of 2014, and at that trial, she was acquitted on first-degree murder charges. Prosecutors sought to retry her on second-degree murder charges, and her retrial began Sept. 14, 2015. Following the retrial, a jury found her guilty of second-degree murder on Oct. 8, 2015.
Julie's retrial last year included dramatic, emotional testimony from Jason's family members and the couple's children. Julie also took the stand for three days, recounting graphic details of her relationship with Jason and the chilling moment she pulled the trigger and killed him.

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[September 14, 2018]
Samsung Delivers Studio-Quality Sound with New Premium Headphones from Audio Legend, AKG
Samsung (News - Alert) Electronics America, Inc. today launched a new lineup of first-class wireless AKG headphones, including the N700NC, Y500 and Y100 - all optimized for balanced and studio-quality sound. Whether you're an audio expert or a music enthusiast, the new series of AKG wireless headphones promises an unparalleled listening experience.
This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180914005084/en/
Samsung Delivers Studio-Quality Sound with Three New Premium Headphones from Audio Legend, AKG (Photo: Business Wire)
"AKG's legacy of innovation and leadership in the audio space is second to none and at Samsung and we are proud to unveil a new lineup of headphones that will bring studio-quality design and engineering to consumers everywhere," said Alanna Cotton, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Computing and Enhancements at Samsung Electronics America. "Our new series of AKG wireless headphones allow users to enjoy music exactly how it was intended to be heard by the artist - perfectly balanced and true-to-life."
N700NC: Premium Over-Ear Noise-Cancelling Headphones with Studio-Quality Sound
Combining the best in design with AKG's award-winning sound technology, the AKG N700NC are the ideal over-ear headphones for music-lovers looking for best-in-class audio. With the N700NC, users will experience studio-quality sound thanks to a variety of premium, innovative features:
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Perfect Calls and Talk Thru: World-class audio technology eliminates intrusive echoes, strikes the perfect balance between noise cancellation and ambient awareness, and results in crystal clear voice calls.
Long-Lasting Battery: With battery life that lasts up to 20 hours,1 users can listen to their favorite music throughout the day without having to worry about charging.
Y500 and Y100: Powerful Wireless Headphones for On-the-go Listeners
With AKG's industry-leading audio technology, along with hours of battery life and speed charging capability built-into the headphones, the AKG Y500 on-ear and Y100 in-ear wireless headphones promise uninterrupted musical indulgence all day.
For a more seamless connection, the AKG Y500 wireless headphones feature Multi-Point Connectivity, allowing users to easily pair two Bluetooth connected devices at the same time. And with the play and pause automation feature, users will never miss a beat - the AKG Y500 automatically pauses content when the headphones are taken off, and resumes play automatically when placed back over the ears.
The AKG wireless Y100 are light and durable headphones that bring crisp, clean sound regardless of the environment - whether on a train, at work or even out on the town. Like the Y500, the Y100 headphones also have Ambient (News - Alert) Aware that offers more seamless control of surrounding noise with just a single tap.
The Y500 and Y100 wireless headphones are available in the US starting today, September 14, 2018 at AKG.com, Amazon, Samsung.com, Sprint (News - Alert) and US Cellular.
The N700NC will be available at AKG.com, Amazon and Samsung.com later this year.
AKG N700NC, Y500 and Y100 Product Specifications
N700NC
Form Factor Over-ear On-ear In-ear
Adaptive Noise cancelling Yes - -
Ambient Aware (News - Alert) - Yes Yes
Automatic Play & Pause - Yes -
Charging time 2 hours 2.5 hours 2 hours
Music play time with Bluetooth on Up to 20 hours Up to 33 hours Up to 8 hours
Color Silver Black, Blue, Green, Pink Pink, Green, Blue Black
Weight 270g 230g 24g
Pricing $349.95 $149.95 $99.95
About Samsung Electronics America, Inc.
Headquartered in Ridgefield Park, N.J., Samsung Electronics America, Inc. (SEA), is a recognized innovative leader in consumer electronics, mobile devices and enterprise solutions. A wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., SEA is pushing beyond the limits of today's technology and providing consumers and organizations with a portfolio of groundbreaking products in appliances, home entertainment, Internet of Things, mobile computing, smartphones, virtual reality, wireless infrastructure and wearables, in addition to offering leading content and services related to mobile payments, 360-degree VR video, customer support and more. Samsung is a pioneering leader in smartphones and HDTVs in the U.S. and one of America's fastest growing home appliance brands. To discover more about Samsung, please visit www.samsung.com. For the latest Samsung news, please visit news.samsung.com/us and follow us @SamsungNewsUS.
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AKG audio products are synonymous with studio sound. They are designed for those who take music seriously, delivering a precise and superior sound. The brand expression embodies the passion for engineering the purest high-end listening experiences that unleash the creative spirit of culture-makers who positively push the world forward in music. AKG is a brand of HARMAN International, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co, LTD.
1 Actual battery life and charging times may vary and depend on usage conditions.


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Q: CSS Custom Button Colors I'm trying to change the color of this specific button to blue (the facebook button which is called btn btn-primary mb-2), however, I'm unable to access its class file. Here is the HTML code and button CSS

        <form class="login-form">
            <input type="text" placeholder="Username" />
            <input type="password" placeholder="Password" />

Forgot Password

            <button class="login-btn">Login</button>
            <h7>--------------------------------- OR ---------------------------------</h7>
            <button class="btn btn-primary mb-2">
                Login with Facebook
            </button>
        </form>

And this is the CSS code
.form button {
font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
text-transform: uppercase;
outline: 0;
background: #006600;
width: 100%;
border: 0;
padding: 15px;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 14px;
-webkit-transition: all 0.3 ease;
transition: all 0.3 ease;
cursor: pointer;

}
I tried .btn-primary or .form btn-primary but none work. Any ideas how I can access the class through CSS?

A: Your problem with css, not with djngog??
i notice you are tryng to override some property that exist in btn btn-primary so try to add !important in the end of each common property to emphasize your overriden property

A: Try this it will help you

.form button {
font-family: "Lato", sans-serif;
text-transform: uppercase;
outline: 0;
background: #156FE5;
width: 100%;
border: 0;
padding: 15px;
color: #FFFFFF;
font-size: 14px;
-webkit-transition: all 0.3 ease;
transition: all 0.3 ease;
cursor: pointer;
}

        <form class="login-form">
            <input type="text" placeholder="Username" />
            <input type="password" placeholder="Password" />

Forgot Password

            <button class="login-btn">Login</button>
            <h7>--------------------------------- OR ---------------------------------</h7>
            <button class="btn btn-primary mb-2">
                Login with Facebook
            </button>
        </form>


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Academic Sources: How To Check The Authenticity?
If you're a student who has been requested to write an academic paper, where do you start looking to get your research underway? You'll have to do research but the trouble comes with knowing where to look for reliable, trusted sources.
Students of today are fortunate because unlike the students of yesteryear who had to rely solely on information sourced from the library. They can conduct research by checking out academic journals online to find material for a good literature review section.
Examples of academic sources come from academic websites such as university sites. You'll recognize these as the URL will have 'edu' in it. When required to complete writing projects, students can easily access credible information from these academic journal databases.
Why Use Scholarly Sources For Academic Research?
They are more appropriate because of their authority and credibility. Scholarly journal articles are good because they require authors to make verifiable the sources they use with their ideas and conclusions.
This is a different approach to web sources because anyone can write and say anything on the web or in magazines because no-one is checking to see that its the truth.
Academic peer-reviewed sources are written in a scholarly language by scholars and can be identified by their Format, Methods, Results, Conclusions, and the Bibliography.
If you aren't sure whether an article is peer-reviewed, check the author guidelines on the journal's web site or simply ask a faculty member or librarian. Questia's library online, for instance, contains hundreds of academic scholarly sources from leading publishers. You can search for research topics by keyword or browse the database of scholarly sources by subject.
If you want to know what scholarly sources are, they're those sources written by experts in a particular field. Non-scholarly sources on the other hand generally entertain the public, so they are things such as magazines and newspapers.
Where To Find Academic Sources?
They can be found in aggregated databases such as ProQuest as an example – ebooks, journals, news, video, dissertations and primary sources 'under one roof'. An academic sources database like this is efficient and gives you the ability to search these books and journals. A list of academic sources will always include these types of academic sources:
JSTOR….and others
Academic Sources Definition
When you're writing a paper, always start with academic sources, also referred to as scholarly sources. Such sources include the likes of academic journals and books.
These sources are peer-reviewed by experts who looked at the source of information for quality and accuracy. If a source is peer-reviewed, it's a good choice for accurate information about a topic.
Also, when you do research, it is important to distinguish between scholarly vs popular sources. Journal articles are referred to as scholarly while magazine articles are looked upon as magazines. To use sources properly, writers need to identify the reason for using it.
How To Choose Academic Sources
One of the main learning outcomes of a student being at university is knowing how to find academic sources and also decide whether it is appropriate to use. The university library is a good resource for students looking for help concerning the choice of sources.
Some databases have scholarly journals, others have a mix of scholarly journals, newspapers, popular magazines and other material.
Academic sources are preferred over other types of sources because they are more convincing, more authoritative and a source that has been written by an expert who is recognized in a field.
Academic sources are peer-reviewed, which means that other academics have read the source and it has been checked by them for accuracy.
Not all sources will reveal whether they are peer-reviewed, so it's a good idea to look at the author's credentials. Are they educated, skilled writers with an advanced degree from a leading university?.
You can also look for a list of references because most quality research is based on other research so a good source will have a list of works the author studies. You can also tell quite a bit about a source by looking at the publisher.
Scholarly sources need to be published by a professional association like a university or by a recognized academic publisher. The publishers will peer-review the books that they publish.
The Value Of Library Databases
These library databases are an indexed collection of newspaper articles, abstracts, magazines, journals, and other information. They have all been checked for accuracy by publishers and then licensed for online distribution.
Students want to know what the difference is between library databases and searching online. Databases aren't the Internet. Databases are accessed with Internet browsers but you're not searching the Internet which is a collection of computer networks. The World Wide Web is just a small part of the Internet made up of sites that allow one to share Internet information.
A database is a collection of information. They're found in different formats. Library databases include scholarly journals, newspapers, and magazine articles.
Students want to know if they can find information in databases using Internet search engines but they can't because database information is protected by copyright and libraries pay to have access to this information.
There are credible databases on the web – newspapers, magazine articles, books, reviews, biographies and more. Some databases provide information which is accurate, current and validated.
The Web Can Also Be Credible
There are advantages to be had when you get information from academic sources online. But how can one know if these sources are credible? The authors of these academic journals have to verify their information sources with citations and links.
Personal opinions aren't allowed, making these online academic journals credible and authoritative.
Credible sources are unbiased and are backed up with evidence.
When writing a research paper, always use and cite credible sources.
Scholarly articles discuss and outline the merits of other viewpoints which are in contrast to their views. They don't try to justify their conclusions as the only credible truth.
There is a lot of information on the Internet that isn't true. If you have to write an academic paper on the mountain gorillas of Rwanda, you will need to find correct information on the topic or lose the interest of readers who query the facts.
For a student who needs to write an academic paper, it is essential to use credible sources in these research papers. Your audience will always expect you to have backed up your statements with credibility.
If you want your readers to believe what you are writing about, they expect you to have used the best, most correct and also the most recent information possible so that they can trust what they're reading as well as your expertise. As you see, many factors make a source credible, and you as the student, need to check to verify that the information is credible. If you think you need professional help, contact our thesis writers.
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It's game day here at spalanz.com, and today I thought it'd be cool to take a look at some expansions for Descent 2nd Edition, a game that I first featured on the blog here back in 2015: let's look at the Lair of the Wyrm!
The treacherous Wyrm Queen Valyndra has awoken from her slumber, unleashing her foul hybrid minions on the countryside to burn and raid as they please. Her lust for gold has lured her from her lair, and now it's up to a few brave heroes to drive her back into hiding and destroy her cruel servants!
The first expansion for Descent, Lair of the Wyrm came out in 2012, and is what I suppose you could now call a small box expansion for the main game. As such, it comes with more of everything, which is never a bad thing as far as I'm concerned! We get new items, new enemies, and new heroes, as well as new tiles and five new quests that link into a new campaign to go on as we delve into the lair of Valyndra, the wyrm of the title.
First of all, let's look at the heroes. We get two: Reynhart the Worthy, and High Mage Quellen. Reynhart is from the warrior archetype, and comes with a new Champion class, while the mage Quellen brings the new Geomancer class with him. Both of these allow for more options for all manner of heroes, of course, which is something that I always enjoy seeing.
Again, the item cards provide more of the same, though a new aspect of the game is introduced through something called Secret Rooms, which allow you to place a whole new tile that can be searched, in a mechanic that feels very similar to the secret door cards in DungeonQuest. Unlike in that game, you don't start a whole new area of the map, but rather continue on with the current quest once the Room has been resolved, but it just feels very similar, and I thought I'd mention it!
Valyndra herself is a Lieutenant for the Overlord, and as such is sold separately as a miniature, though there is a large cardboard tile the size of her base to represent her in the game if you don't want to add the mini. She's pretty huge, and very detailed, and I can't imagine anyone who wouldn't want to have this model on the tabletop as a final boss monster. Valyndra comes with all the usual lieutenant pack stuff, and the Overlord in general gets some nice new toys in this box, including the new Punisher class that can be pretty brutal on the heroes.
Lair of the Wyrm is also used in the co-op scenario Dark Elements, which successfully blends the base game with the expansion in a new and exciting way. The co-op scenario plays a little like Shadows of Brimstone, if you're familiar with that game, whereby the heroes are progressing through the quest in the light of a single torch that illuminates only a few squares around them. The elements involved in this quest include both enemy units from Lair of the Wyrm, along with the Elementals from the base game and – my favourite enemy type so far in the game – merriods! If you're looking for a great co-op expansion for Descent, and want to use the bits from Lair of the Wyrm, then this is definitely it!
Lair of the Wyrm is an incredibly flavourful expansion to the Descent line, and definitely worth picking up if you find yourself in need of some dragon goodness for your games (and let's be honest, who wouldn't want dragon goodness in their games?) As of the time I'm writing this, I believe it's getting quite difficult to find, being one of the earlier expansions for the game, but definitely worthwhile picking up if you can!
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White marble upper panel with simple moulding above which formed the upper part of a false 'base'.
Inscribed on the face below moulding.
Published by Smith, JRS 78 (1988), 50-77, 55.no.10, whence McCabe PHI Aphrodisias 910 .
Preliminary transcription (Reynolds) This edition Roueché and Bodard (2007).
One of the series of false bases from the Sebasteion: see Reynolds, loc. cit., and R. R. R. Smith, Simulacra gentium: The Ethne from the Sebasteion at Aphrodisias, Journal of Roman Studies 78 (1988) 50-77.


The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been forced to delay decision on Imo North senatorial election.
However, the ex parte order served on the commission, according to Haruna has placed an embargo on further action on the matter.
Senator Benjamin Uwajumogu. the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate had instituted the case against INEC a day after it set up Committee.
Hearing on the matter has been adjourned to 30′ April 20l9.
The statement reads: "Further to our statement of 4′ April 20l9 on the setting up of a Committee by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate the veracity or otherwise of allegations of misconduct in the Imo North Senatorial election, the Commission wishes to inform the public that the Committee has completed its assignment.
"However the Commission has been served with an ex parte order halting further action on the matter.
"February and 9 March 2019, pending the determination of the application for prohibition".


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Organic farm launches crowdfunding campaign to humanely raise and breed heritage chickens
by Julie Wilson staff writer
(NaturalNews) The poultry industry, and in particular organic poultry, has exploded in popularity over the years, with more Americans now consuming the lean white meat over beef.
Growing awareness regarding clean, healthier foods has sparked a new interest in overall health and fitness. This switch in mentality has contributed to the skyrocketing of organic food sales. Organic chicken is now the most widely available organic meat, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center.
One thing that many consumers aren't aware of is that even organic chicken comes from commercialized hatcheries, forcing farmers to get chickens from a just handful of companies that control the breeding process. Traditional breeding has become a thing of the past, replaced by hybrid breeding.
Beginning in the 1970s, the poultry industry started the complicated process of crossbreeding, or breeding genetically dissimilar birds, in order to produce particular traits that are conducive to generating profits.
Hybridization creates bloodlines consisting of specific gene mutations that enable fast growth, increased egg laying and obesity, according to Farm Forward, a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing awareness to the adverse health and environmental effects of factory farming.
Factory farms kill male chickens after birth
Hybridizing heritage lines created two types of chickens, "broilers," meat birds that develop muscle quickly, and "layers," which are bred for maximum egg production. Since only female birds can lay eggs, male layers are often killed immediately after hatching.
While traditional breeding involved choosing the healthiest male and female and allowing them to mate, hybridizing crosses at least two pure breeds chosen for their specific genes. Hybrid birds often have decreased overall health, including skeletal development, heart and lung function and obesity, preventing them from living a comfortable life.
Because just a few hatcheries sell chickens, finding heritage breeds, or traditionally bred chickens, is difficult. Hybrid birds either cannot reproduce on their own or they create offspring that don't have the same set of desired genetic traits as their parents, according to Farm Forward.
Farmers must return to the hatcheries when they need to restock their flock; however, one organic farmer is seeking to change that.
Organic farm raises money to breed their own chickens
Eatwell Farm sits on 105 acres just outside of Dixon, Calif. The family farm grows hundreds of varieties of organic fruits and vegetables and is home to a healthy flock of organic, free-ranging happy chickens.
Nigel Walker began the farm in 1992 after completing his practicum at an organic farm in Kent, England, and studying drip irrigation in Israel, an intensive, water-conserving practice.
For over three decades, Eatwell Farm has strived to build a farm that's good for people, animals, the soil and the environment. Nigel's been on the leading edge of sustainable poultry and farming, and is now trying to take it one step further.
Instead of purchasing chickens from hatcheries, which Nigel believes inadvertently contributes to the killing of hundreds of male chicks each year, he wants to return to the original farm model of breeding his own birds and incubating and hatching them on his farm.
With the help of Barnraiser, a fundraising platform for the sustainable food movement, Eatwell Farm is looking to raise $20K to help purchase new hatchery equipment including nesting boxes, which will automatically trap, weigh and record eggs from each breeding hen to track their reproductive success.
Using the data, Nigel hopes to develop an app that would help farmers venture into breeding their own chickens. The money will also be used to purchase the initial breeding flock, netting, fencing, wood, incubators and new chicken houses.
At the time of this writing, $18,450 had been raised toward the $20K goal, but just a few days remain, and they still need your help! Remember, every dollar counts!
Click here to make a donation.
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A: İstanbul, Turkey
The Only Illustrated Homer from Antiquity
493 CE to 508 CE
Image Source: www.ambrosiana.it
Fifty-eight miniatures cut out of a 5th century illuminated manuscript on vellum of the Iliad of Homer are known as the Ilias Ambrosiana (Ilia picta). The manuscript is thought to have been produced in Constantinople during the late 5th or early 6th century, specifically between 493 and 508. "This time frame was developed by Ranuccio Bandinelli and is based on the abundance of green in the pictures, which happened to be the color of the faction in power at the time" (Wikipedia article on Ambrosian Iliad, accessed 11-30-2008).
The images from the Ambrosian Iliad are the only surviving portions of an illustrated copy of Homer from antiquity. Along with the Vergilius Vaticanusand the Vergilius Romanus, this incomplete manuscript of the Iliad is one of only three illustrated manuscripts of classical literature that survived from antiquity. The Iliad images
"show a considerable diversity of compositional schemes, from single combat to complex battle scenes. This indicates that, by that time, Iliad illustration had passed through various stages of development and thus had a long history behind it. It seems mere chance that neither an illustrated Odyssey nor any of the other Greek epic poems has survived" (Weitzmann, Late Antique and Early Christian Book Illumination [1977] 13).
Before it was preserved in the Biblioteca Ambrosiana, Milan, the Ilias Ambrosiana fragment was in the library of humanist, botanist, and collector, Gian Vincenzo Pinelli, whose library of hundreds of manuscripts and roughly 8500 printed works was probably the greatest in 16th century Italy.
Nuovo, "The Creation and Dispersal of the Library of Gian Vincenzo Pinelli", Mandelbrote et al (eds) Books on the Move: Tracking Copies Through Collections and the Book Trade (2007) 39-68.
Book History from 450 to 999 CE
Manuscript Illumination
Art / Art Trade


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With a modern look and feel, the interior of the property has been chosen to reflect todays standards, with integrated appliances in the stylish kitchen. The master bedroom is complemented by a dressing area with separate en-suite, finished to the same high standard as the main bathroom, with a brand new walk-in shower plus integrated sink and WC, The second bedroom is a good sized double, with a dormer window, giving a good amount of light into the room. The main bathroom has been prepared with an exceptional finish and features a brand new bath with mixer taps and modern tiling as well as an integrated sink and WC.
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Stairs rising from entrance door, laminate wood flooring with doors to lounge/kitchen/diner, bedrooms and bathroom.
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Laminate wood flooring and downlights, leading to dressing room and en-suite.
Dressing room area leads through to the en-suite bathroom. A high standard of finishing and tiling with brand new walk in shower cubicle, toilet with hidden cistern and sink built into cupboards. Downlights and a heated towel rail finish the bathroom.
Laminate wood flooring with dormer window and downlights.
High standard of finishing and tiling with brand new bath with mixer taps, toilet with hidden cistern and sink built into cupboards. Downlights and a heated towel rail finish the bathroom.
There is one allocated parking space for the apartment.


When one thinks about the word-Monsoon –feelings of happiness and joy comes in one's mind. The fragrance of the wet soil, the voice of splashing rainwater and giggling of children, paper boats sailing in blocked water, greener beauty, cascading waterfalls- all are the features of Kerala monsoon tourism. After scorching summer heat, the rains are a welcome change for all. Rain is like a promise to the farmers for their prosperity. Monsoon is an amazing season to opt for a tour to Kerala. You can experience a delightful vacation while being a part of the Kerala monsoon.
Monsoon is that very special time of the year when you can enjoy long walks on the washed streets while getting wet in the rain. Experience the raindrops falling on your face. This is also the best time to avail all the benefits of Ayurveda massages, treatments and therapies. Ayurveda works best during the monsoon season. Enjoy the services of Ayurveda professionals and completely rejuvenate your tired mind, body and soul.
During the monsoon, Kerala becomes all the more vibrant and colourful with its rainbows and scenic natural beauty. Just opt for a Kerala monsoon tour and have a memorable vacation with your loved ones. Traverse through the tranquil backwaters of Kerala by going aboard a Ketuvallm or a houseboat. Enjoy the sites and sounds of Kerala and its countryside- people indulges in their daily activities, coconut grooves, paddy fields, tourist attractions, children indulged in their fun activities and much more. These houseboats are well-furnished and are adorned with all contemporary facilities.
During the moon season, there are several monsoon festivals and food fairs, which are organized in several parts of the state. This is the time when you can enjoy eating mouth-watering food, admire the nature, watch classical dance and musical performances, and more.


It hasn't even been a week, but the 50 Shades of Grey movie trailer is already the Internet's most-watched film teaser of the year, having racked up over 36 million YouTube views in only five days. Depicting the budding sexual relationship between aspiring journalist Ana Steele and dapper entrepreneur Christian Grey (just like in the book!), the trailer's suggestive imagery and ominous eroticism have had the Internet abuzz since it was uploaded last Thursday, even though the actual film won't be released until Valentine's Day.
Who hadn't seen it yet? The Roots.


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Telling stories to transform a generation
Children Equality news Prayer SAT-7 KIDS
Stories in the Attic, a new SAT-7 KIDS programme, teaches Middle Eastern children about God's love in a surprising way – through a painting that comes to life!
In a region where their voices often go unheard, Stories in the Attic uses the power of storytelling to help children understand their rights in the light of God's love for them.
"I know that Jesus is with me, and I want children to know it, too." says SAT-7 scriptwriter Layal Ghanem, explaining her vision for Stories in the Attic. "The focus is on children's rights," she adds, "because awareness in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is low."
CHILDHOODS ON THE LINE
Awareness is low – and violations are everywhere. Child marriage, child labour, and Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) are rife in parts of the region, as is parental violence.
And, while children in authoritarian families may be denied their right to play, their more impoverished peers often have plenty of free time – because they have no access to education.
"It's always one or the other," says Ghanem. "It is very rare to see a child with the correct equilibrium in their life."
WISDOM THROUGH STORIES
Stories in the Attic shows children they have the right to a safe, happy childhood – and the responsibility to love others. While it tackles some weighty issues, the storytelling show is filled with positivity, laughter, and play.
The programme is set in a house in Lebanon, owned by a family who fled the country during the civil war. Since the owners have not returned, the house is being rented out, and every child who comes to live there discovers something very special.
In the attic, there is a painting – a painting that comes to life!
AN ENCHANTED ATTIC
The characters in the paintings in Stories in the Attic come to life and share stories that children can relate to.
The artwork portrays four women, one of whom is played by Ghanem herself. These friendly characters step out of the frame to tell stories – including Bible stories – that shed light on the issues the children face.
The initial 15 episodes will cover gender inequality, child labour, marriage, and disability, as well as issues such as bullying, obesity, and screen time.
The show's very first topic, however, is one that will ring true with children across the MENA: dealing with controlling loved ones.
In this episode, the storytellers help a child whose friend is "bossy" and critical of her. While assuring the child she should be free to make her own choices, they encourage her to see that one of the girls in the painting is anxious for her, and to react towards her with kindness.
To help her understand, they tell a story about a free-spirited young girl. Afraid to displease her strict parents, the girl moderates her own behaviour. But when she becomes similarly overbearing to her beloved baby brother – because she wants the best for him – she sees her parents' own care for her.
When they observe the situation, her parents, in turn, reassure the girl of their unconditional love – and she breathes freely again.
LAUGHING – AND LISTENING
As well as warmth and meaning, many of the stories are filled with joyful comedy.
"When we are laughing, things make sense," Ghanem explains. "If we relate to a character who is doing wrong, sometimes our defence mechanisms kick in. But if we are laughing, we loosen up – and we start listening."
Ghanem herself places high value on joy and play in all her work.
"I'm still in touch with my own inner child," she says. "And that makes everything easier."
Thank God for new programme Stories in the Attic. Pray that it resonates with its young viewers and that it helps them learn their value in Jesus' eyes.
Pray for children across the MENA whose rights are being violated. Pray that, as they watch the show, they will become more aware of their rights and feel empowered to speak up.
Thank God for scriptwriter Layal Ghanem, and pray He will continue to inspire her with creative ways to teach children about Him.
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JONES - Frank, Jr. Age 94, February 16, 2014, father of three; predeceased by one. Wake Tuesday 11 AM, funeral 12 noon, at First Centennial Missionary Baptist Church, 273 High St. Interment Acacia Park Cemetery. Frank was a retiree of Curtiss Wright. Arrangements by H. ALFRED LEWIS MORTUARY.


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Circling the Drain
Published on 2 June 2021
I've been attempting to read Atlas Shrugged for the past couple of weeks. The volume itself is quite daunting, but I've heard praise about Ayn Rand from many directions so it only seems proper to give it a chance. I should try not to level any substantial criticisms against the book before I am done with it, however so far I am very underwhelmed.
In any case, in preparation for reading such a hefty brick (the edition I've got has 1'174 pages, the title on the spine is printed horizontally and it could no doubt kill an unfortunate passer-by should I accidentally drop it out of the window) I acquainted myself with the rather controversial and original philosophy of Objectivism thought up by Rand. But to understand that, I had to figure out where it came from.
It's quite tough to find a proper summary of Rand's philosophy in the terms a know-nothing apprentice of the subject such as myself can understand because it's very original. In fact, if there is one thing that one should praise Rand for, is that Objectivism is a truly original construction, although whether that is good or bad remains to be seen.
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.
The originality of Objectivism is not necessarily due to the focus on the value of the individual, because that has been apparent, known and accepted in western philosophy since Jesus and probably earlier, as evidenced by the quote from the Gospel of Matthew, although in a sort of inverse way from Rand. The value of an individual is not a recent discovery. What makes Objectivism unique is that it considers any form of altruism evil.
Put another way, the common way to understand "individuals matter" is that we should help those less fortunate than us. Rand says that they should instead be left alone.
I should definitely not consider myself well-read as far as Objectivism is concerned, I have not even finished her novel. However, from what I've read in secondary sources, the "read between the lines" summary is: "prevent whatever caused Soviet Union to happen by any means necessary". Rand certainly had her reasons to hate the Soviet regime, as does any half-educated person these days, but in doing this, I fear, there is a large amount of dishonesty.
The source of that dishonesty is the train of thought that might have started with something like: "since communism is bad, and communism is essentially the archetypical implementation of collectivism, we should pick whatever is the polar opposite of collectivism and construct a moral framework around that". Thus, what we ended up with is an unfettered praise of the individual, of laissez-faire capitalism and of reason. And from that flows a quiet, implicit and paradoxically coercive assertion that every reasonable individual should agree with Rand's philosophy, otherwise he would be unreasonable.
Thankfully I should never consider myself reasonable, so I am under no obligation to agree with Objectivism.
Highway orthodoxy
Due to Atlas Shrugged being an overwhelmingly boring book, and in the spirit of trying something new, I downloaded a recording of G. K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy from LibriVox to listen to on a long drive. I typically listen to music while driving instead of doing something "more productive" because the material I usually read is too dense for me to listen to (I typically re-read a page multiple times), but since I had already known Chesterton's writing style from an earlier collection of Father Brown stories, I figured it might be fine to listen to.
Two asides: first, there's nothing wrong with books being boring in itself. Nicomachean Ethics is extremely boring, but it's also an extremely good book. Second, I would suggest against listening to Chesterton and actually reading his work, it's much more enjoyable in that form, and much like another beloved classic of Christian apologetics Mere Christianity, Orthodoxy can be finished in two afternoons.
It appears that Chesterton is not a fan of Rand either, or at least he wouldn't be if he had any opportunity to engage with her and her ideas. I will skip over the concerns of heroism, individualism and politics for now (perhaps until I am done with Atlas Shrugged), only focusing now on Rand's idea that reason should be the only absolute.
My fundamental problem that leads to rejection of whatever Rand has to say is her assertion that everyone should pursue his self-interest by means of reason and reason alone. That would discard 66% of human experience and means of gaining knowledge. Not only that, it fails to account for the fact that most people aren't capable of reasoning correctly. In fact, nobody is capable of reasoning correctly in every given situation, because we are never in possession of perfect information and infinite "computing power" in our brain that would lead to objectively correct conclusions. In fact, every time you come to a good conclusion as a result of an apparently rational process, you probably took a shortcut along the way, used a heuristic or referred to a tradition that is not strictly reasonable.
To reiterate: reason in itself is not bad, just as knives in themselves are not bad. It's a part of human experience, the same as knives are a part of human experience.
Chesterton v. Rand
My critique of Rand's rationalism is fairly mild: I respectfully disagree that reason is or should be the only absolute. Chesterton goes a little further. Rand tells you that to be a proper functioning individual you have to believe in yourself, take heroic action, and use reason to guide you. Chesterton tells you that Rand is a lunatic.
"Shall I tell you where the men are who believe most in themselves? For I can tell you. I know of men who believe in themselves more colossally than Napoleon or Caesar. I know where flames the fixed star of certainty and success. I can guide you to the thrones of the Super-men. The men who really believe in themselves are all in lunatic asylums."
"Let us begin," after Chesterton, "with the mad-house." I suppose reading about Dagny Taggart's exploits in a world defiantly turned against her is amusing for us, because to us it seems like the world is mad and she is sane. But, if the world of Atlas Shrugged was true, with each country short of the United States being a "People's Republic", surely it would be the other way around. After all, if reason is the only moral absolute, would it not be reasonable to join the unreasonable and, if egoism is the only value, attempt to subvert the system from within towards one's personal gain? If history teaches us anything, it's that no revolution is permanent. I suppose history is unreasonable, too.
But let us take a step back. I said I should hesitate to venture into the plot details of the book, so let's stick to philosophy. I suppose it logically follows that if every person should be reasonable, he should have a reason for each of his actions. Not just a reason, perhaps, but a good reason. In a perfect world of Randian heroes everyone would always do everything for a reason, and nothing for no reason. Chesterton tells you that this is a mental disorder.
"The last thing that can be said of a lunatic is that his actions are causeless. If any human acts may loosely be called causeless, they are the minor acts of a healthy man; whistling as he walks; slashing the grass with a stick; kicking his heels or rubbing his hands. It is the happy man who does the useless things; the sick man is not strong enough to be idle."
For one reason or another, there aren't many active and functioning lunatic asylums anymore, and those that still exist try to avoid the connotation. (I suspect the movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is to blame for that.) So perhaps, many of those people ended up not in Hanwell or Narrenturm but they are still among us.
"If a man says (for instance) that men have a conspiracy against him, you cannot dispute it except by saying that all the men deny that they are conspirators; which is exactly what conspirators would do. His explanation covers the facts as much as yours. Or if a man says that he is the rightful King of England, it is no complete answer to say that the existing authorities call him mad; for if he were King of England that might be the wisest thing for the existing authorities to do. Or if a man says that he is Jesus Christ, it is no answer to tell him that the world denies his divinity; for the world denied Christ's."
This is why a world in which reason is the highest and only absolute requires that every one be a psychopath. Because it is not normal and not sustainable to always be reasonable and to always be kicked into gear. It is normal to expect that there will be people who would want to do that (and they should be incentivised and not obstructed, of course!), but those are exceptions and not rules. Most people are not crazy, much like most people are not geniuses.
That is precisely the reason why I find Rand's book so boring. The positive characters are one-dimensional psychopaths, the negative ones are negative because they grew tired of playing a losing game, and the case against altruism is aimed at a strawman. It might be inspirational to identify with these heroic go-getters and hustlers when you are eighteen and full of vigour. It is exhausting if you are forty — it's difficult to pursue your self interest if you have children.
Zen and the art of shrugging
There is one quite rational author on the list of books I have already read, he was a hero of many posts on this blog. Indeed, the man was so rational that he reasoned himself out of rationalism, for which he has my deepest respect. Chesterton wrote of him (or, more accurately, of people like him, because he was unfortunately not a contemporary of his):
"Every one who has had the misfortune to talk with people in the heart or on the edge of mental disorder, knows that their most sinister quality is a horrible clarity of detail; a connecting of one thing with another in a map more elaborate than a maze."
This is of course a description of Robert Pirsig, the author of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Pirsig himself (spoilers for Zen) ended up in a psychiatric institution, was diagnosed with schizophrenia and treated with electric shocks. Yet his rational faculties seemed to work well, very well in fact, connecting the dots that would be very difficult to notice for ordinary people, at the most general level, close to the fundamentals of the human existence and close to the foundation of western philosophy. Pirsig wrote:
"If all of human knowledge, everything that's known, is believed to be an enormous hierarchic structure, then the high country of the mind is found at the uppermost reaches of this structure in the most general, the most abstract considerations of all."
To ordinary people this "high country of the mind" is accessible only for short periods of time, in brief periods of clarity, as it should be. Those who claim to inhabit it permanently are actually one of three things. They are either only beginning their journey and mistake the road ahead for the destination, falsely thinking they have reached it and actually just circling the central issues; they are on the verge of madness because these central issues are impossible for a sane rationalist to grasp; or they are lying and think they are rational while only deriving their group identity from reading some contemporary guru such as Dawkins.
I was, at some point in my life in all three of these groups, until I realised that one can live his life completely happily without visiting the "high country of the mind" or even thinking about it. The solution is to accept that if you allow a little bit of mysticism in the centre of your world-view, everything else can become straightforward. A rationalist has to continually circle the drain, so to speak, because the centre of it is where reason fails him. A Christian allows himself to have the centre of his faith be in darkness, so that everything else can be illuminated.
Chesterton puts it like this:
"As we have taken the circle as the symbol of reason and madness, we may very well take the cross as the symbol at once of mystery and of health. (...) For the circle is perfect and infinite in its nature; but it is fixed for ever in its size; it can never be larger or smaller. But the cross, though it has at its heart a collision and a contradiction, can extend its four arms for ever without altering its shape. Because it has a paradox in its centre it can grow without changing. The circle returns upon itself and is bound. The cross opens its arms to the four winds; it is a signpost for free travellers."
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confident at the time, was beginning to mock him like a will-o'-the-wisp. Montcalm, keeping his own counsel, began to hope that winter would drive the enemy from the field.
In the latter part of July, however, an event sufficiently startling to the garrison took place. With a good wind, and protected from Point Levi, the ship Sutherland one night made a dash past the town, and was soon out of range. From that time whenever opportunity occurred others joined her, and the disquieting fact became known that the English had dragged their heavy boats across the opposite point, and launched them above the narrows. The movements were followed with distrust, but were absolutely unintelligible to the French. Even Montcalm, with the exception of placing de Bougainville with a detachment at Cap Rouge, some miles above the town, and a few troops to patrol the top of the cliff, seemed to have no great anxiety. The precipice stretching above Cape Diamond was held to be even more in-accessible than elsewhere.


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Former Invesco executives fined over market timing
Anuj Gangahar in New York
Wednesday September 1, 2004 5:00 pm
Three former executives of Amvescap, the Anglo-US fund manager, have been fined by the US Securities and Exchange Commission over their role in the improper mutual fund trading scandal. It leaves the UK-listed firm continuing to hammer out terms of its own settlement with regulators.
The three worked at the Amvescap subsidiary Invesco Funds Group. Timothy Miller, former chief investment officer, Thomas Kolbe, former national sales manager and Michael Legoski, a former assistant vice-president in the sales department, were...


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