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Moscow calls for meeting of OPCW on April 2 over ex-spy Skripal poisoning
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and U.N. special envoy on Syria Staffan de Mistura attend a news conference after a meeting in Moscow, Russia March 29, 2018 © Sergei Karpukhin © Reuters
Moscow is calling for a meeting of the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPWC) on April 2 to have "an honest conversation" on the Skripal case, Sergey Lavrov, Russia's Foreign Minister, said.
Russia to close US consulate in St. Petersburg, expel 60 diplomats as Washington did – Lavrov
Moscow suggested convening a meeting of the OPCW executive council on April 2, where it will bring up all questions, Lavrov said adding that if "our Western partners" dodge this, then it will be further "evidence" that everything that's happened is a "provocation."
The FM again refuted Britain's accusations against Russia over poisoning the former double agent, saying that "never before have we witnessed such mockery of international law."
According to Lavrov, Britain has no interest in establishing the truth in the Skripal case.
READ MORE: '100 suspicions don't make proof': Moscow quotes Dostoyevsky in reply to Boris Johnson over Skripal
Speaking about the OPWC technical secretariat experts that arrived in the UK to examine the nerve agent, which London claims was used to poison the Skripals, Lavrov that they could only establish that "the chemical composition of the substance that will be presented for their analysis." He explained that it "can't back up or verify" the conclusions that the British side came to because the secretariat doesn't have the rights.
Lavrov said he was glad that Yulia Skripal was "rapidly recovering." He added that Moscow has repeatedly demanded to be provided access to Yulia, as she's a Russian citizen, and said that he was looking forward to Britain respecting its international obligation. Earlier, London denied Russian consulate staff members access to Skripal's daughter.
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Bachelor of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics (BSND) is a four year degree program designed to equip students with knowledge and skills in the three key areas of nutrition, namely Hospital Nutrition, Community (Public Health) Nutrition and Food Service.
The BSND program teaches students the principles and procedures of the use of food for therapeutic purposes in the management of persons suffering from a disease. Students of this program are also taught techniques and management of food production, particularly the phases of the food service cycle: menu planning, purchasing, receiving, storage and issuance, pre-preparation, production, merchandising and service, food safety and sanitation and cost control.
The BSND program is taught through classroom lectures, hands on exercises, cooking workshops and seminars.
During the second semester of the fourth year students are exposed to three supervised field experiences, namely Hospital Dietetics, Food Service and Public health Nutrition Practicum in hospitals, clinics or other nutrition and diet related institutions.
As a requirement for graduation, a student must accomplish an undergraduate research paper. This is supervised by a research adviser and culminates when the student faces a panel composed of faculty members and an expert on the field of nutrition and dietetics.
Nutrition is a profession. A graduate of BSND who passes the Nutritionist-Dietitian Licensure Examination is called a Registered Nutritionist–Dietitian.
Assessing nutritional needs, diet restrictions and current health plans to develop and implement dietary-care plans and provide nutritional counseling.
Consulting with physicians and health care personnel to determine nutritional needs and diet restrictions of patient or client.
Counseling individuals and groups on basic rules of good nutrition, healthy eating habits, and nutrition monitoring to improve their quality of life.
Monitoring food service operations to ensure conformance to nutritional, safety, sanitation and quality standards.
Inspecting meals served for conformance to prescribed diets and standards of palatability and appearance.
Preparing and administering budgets for food, equipment and supplies.
Managing quantity food service departments or clinical and community nutrition services.
Testing new food products and equipment.
What are the admission requirements for the BS in Nutrition and Dietetics program?
College entrance exam: must pass the college entrance examination with a specified rating set by the school.
Interview: must pass the interview conducted by the college dean/faculty.
What skills, traits and attitude will help you succeed in this course?
Being People Oriented – enjoy working with diverse groups of people. You must sense and understand clients' reactions to a plan or to new information. Also, a personable and patient demeanor builds rapport and trust with clients.
Service Orientation – the willingness to help people.
Communication skills – since your work involves scientific information, you must be able to turn complicated details into language clients can understand.
Some technical skills – technical know-how is very important because you will use tools and equipment including calorimeters to gauge metabolism, glucose meters to evaluate blood sugar and bioelectric impedance machines to electronically measure body fat.
Basic Analytical skills – the ability to work with ideas and look for facts, apply nutritional knowledge to craft eating plans for clients and patients.
Being Non-Judgmental – must possess the ability to listen to people with an open mind and use that information to help them with their eating.
How difficult is BS in Nutrition and Dietetics?
BS in Nutrition and Dietetics is not a difficult course. Except for some chemistry classes, the rest of the subjects are generally easy. Many students enjoy this course because it helps them develop their culinary skills and at the same time apply their knowledge in nutrition.
How long does it take to complete the BSND program in the Philippines?
The BSND program takes four years to complete (Note: this may change due to the K-12 integration). The program may be completed in a shorter time in schools that follow the trimestral curriculum.
There are three types of OJT that a BSND student must accomplish.
Under this practicum, students experience interviewing patients on their diet history, reading and interpreting nutrition related data in medical charts, participating in ward rounds and interpreting and carrying out diet prescriptions.
The hospital practicum should be in a tertiary level hospital with at least 100 bed capacity and accredited by the Department of Health (DOH) supervised by a registered Nutritionist – Dietitian. The total number of hours required for this practicum is 200 hours.
There are five aspects of Foodservice that students must experience in this practicum: food production, foodservice, personnel management, cost control and sanitation and safety. The number of hours required of this practicum is 150 hours.
Under the Public Health Nutrition Practicum, students get to assist the community nutritionist-dietitian to define nutritional problems and plan appropriate actions to address them. These tasks include the assessment of nutritional status and implementing programs to improve the overall health of the community. The required number of hours for this practicum is 250 hours.
To become a Registered Nutritionist–Dietitian (RND) in the Philippines, a graduate of BS in Nutrition and Dietetics needs to pass the Nutritionist–Dietitian Licensure Examination. The examination is conducted by the Board of Nutrition and Dietetics under the supervision of the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC). The exam is conducted once a year in the month of July.
The passing rates of the Nutritionist–Dietitian Licensure Exam can be viewed here.
Clinical Nutritionist–Dietitian – responsible for planning dietary treatment programs for patients in hospitals, nursing homes, retirement communities, prisons and ambulatory facilities and providing therapeutic nutritional care, education and counseling in accordance with established procedures and regulatory requirements.
Gerontological Nutritionist–Dietitians – often assigned in nursing homes, community sponsored homes for the aged and hospitals for people aged 60 and above whose health constitution requires special diet considerations due to their diminished metabolic rates.
Neonatal Nutritionist–Dietitians – registered Nutritionists – Dietitians who have specialized training and experience in newborn nutrition.
Sports and Fitness Nutritionist – give private consultations to assess their client's lifestyle, eating habits, training schedule and use of medications and supplements, along with setting short and long-term goals.
Therapeutic Nutritionist-Dietitian – plan and conduct food service or nutritional programs to assist in the promotion of health and control of disease; supervise activities of a department providing quantity food services, counsel individuals, or conduct nutritional research.
Public Health Nutritionist – an expert in both food and nutrition. These professionals advise people in at risk communities about how they can better lead a healthy way of life.
Food Service Supervisor – responsible for the day to day management of food services in health care facilities, cafeterias, catering and hospitality establishments.
Canteen Supervisor – directly supervise and coordinate activities of workers engaged in preparing and serving food.
Research Nutritionist-Dietitian – conducts research studies on existing and emerging disease conditions with the main focus of creating new nutritional plans to improve the overall health of patients having the disease.
Food Scientist – apply scientific expertise and technological principles to the study of food products and processes within manufacturing and research settings.
Nutritionist-Dietitian in the test kitchen (Product Development) – incharge in overseeing that food products are prepared properly not only considering palatability but as well as observing the nutritional content in each item.
Menu planner – well-versed in basic nutrition, differing dietary needs, appropriate and palatable food pairing options and seasonal food availability.
Food Service Manager – work in a wide variety of restaurants, including fast food, hotels and institutional cafeterias, such as hospitals and schools. In a small establishment, the food service manager may responsible for most of the activities in the kitchen and with service staff.
Culinary Nutrition Specialist – use their expert knowledge of nutrition to help others learn to make healthy food choices and plan meals that support their overall health and longevity. Nutritionists also plan and prepare meals for individuals and groups in various environments.
Corporate Wellness Program Consultant – helps people to lead physically as well as mentally healthier lifestyles. Wellness consultants advise people on healthier lifestyle choices in various areas including exercise, nutrition and stress management.
Weight Loss Consultant – also known as personal care consultants, advise clients on weight loss and healthy living. They may also provide advice on nutrition and relaxation.
Dietary Director – a front-line manager who runs the daily operations of a kitchen and dining area. Typically works in large institutions such as corporate dining halls, hotels, hospitals, senior homes and universities.
Food and Beverage Checker – computes food or beverage service bills and verifies completeness of customer orders in hotel kitchen, dining room, restaurant, or service bar: Examines food on tray enroute from kitchen or beverages enroute from service bar and compares items with listing on customer order to verify completeness and accuracy of order.
Health Care Sales Representative – responsible for selling medical products and services to hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices, and healthcare professionals. Sells products such as medicines, drugs, and medical equipment to be used in general practices, primary care trusts, hospitals and pharmacies.
Food Clerk – does clerical work in hospital and food establishments.
Diet Cook – receives instructions and guidance from the Registered Nutritionist-Dietitian regarding food menu served for the day. They are responsible for preparing daily food served in hospitals and other institutions.
A Registered Nutritionist-Dietitian in the Philippines can expect a monthly salary of P12,000 to P17,000 (see source).


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Raman nanoparticle-aided imaging of tumors moves closer to human trials
(Nanowerk News) In 2008, a team of investigators at Stanford University's Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence demonstrated that they could use a technique known as nanoparticle-aided Raman spectroscopy to look at microscopic structures, including nascent tumors, deep inside the body. That team has now conducted extensive preclinical tests and shown that the gold nanoparticles can be safely administered into the colon and used with a Raman endoscope to image the inside of the large intestines.
Reporting their work in the journal Small ("Preclinical Evaluation of Raman Nanoparticle Biodistribution for their Potential Use in Clinical Endoscopy Imaging"), Sanjiv Sam Gambhir and his colleagues describe the experiments they conducted using radioactively labeled gold nanoparticles to track the accumulation of the nanoparticle imaging agents inside mice. Dr. Gambhir is the principal investigator of the Stanford Center for Cancer Nanotechnology Excellence, one of nine such centers included in the National Cancer Institute's Alliance for Nanotechnology in Cancer.
After labeling the nanoparticles with a radioactive isotope of copper, the investigators used micro-positron emission tomography (micro-PET) to image the nanoparticles' location in the body. When the nanoparticles were injected intravenously, they accumulated in a variety of organs, with almost 10 percent of the dose of nanoparticles ending up in the liver. In contrast, when the nanoparticles were injected rectally into the colon, less than 1/10th of 1 percent of the nanoparticles accumulated outside of the large intestine even as far as two weeks after injection. In the colon, the nanoparticles could be visualized using an endoscope modified to detect Raman signals.
Source: National Cancer Institute

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PAUL EHRLICH: END OF TIMES BULLSHIT ARTIST
FBI OFFERS $500,000 REWARD FOR JAN 6 BOMBER
The unknown political pundit who posited, "Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence," never addressed foreign corruption, coercion, and traitorous behavior…
Are we, as a people, so blind as to see that our enemies with minimal risk of discovery, prosecution, and adequate punishment have infiltrated our politicians, government, and critical institutions?
Avoiding the expensive, time-consuming learning curve in weapons development…
China's nukes use U.S. technology
Beijing's rapid buildup of nuclear forces has been assisted by American nuclear and missile technology obtained by Chinese spies and through U.S. space and nuclear cooperation in the 1990s, according to a review of Chinese technology records and internal U.S. government documents.
The Pentagon disclosed last month that China's stockpile will have at least 1,500 strategic nuclear warheads by 2035, up from 200 just a few years ago and 400 warheads today.
Peter Huessy, the president of GeoStrategic Analysis who has studied China's nuclear buildup, said the expansion of China's nuclear arsenal is alarming and based substantially on American know-how that Beijing obtained legally and illegally over the decades.
"The spectacular growth in Chinese nuclear forces as described recently by Adm. Richard highlights two things: First, the Chinese ambition to become a world military hegemon, and two, the unfortunate role of the often reckless transfer of nuclear applicable technology from the United States to China that facilitated this extraordinary growth," Mr. Huessy said.
China's long-range missile force included seven relatively inaccurate single-warhead intercontinental ballistic missiles just three decades ago, according to an internal 1993 White House document. The document, known as Presidential Review 31, said China would have 24 to 28 ICBMs capable of reaching the United States by 2000, "some of which may be MIRVed" — the term for multiple, independently targetable reentry vehicles.
Two Chinese coups targeting advanced American technology significantly accelerated the buildup of nuclear forces during the 1990s.
The first was a large-scale espionage program to steal nuclear warhead secrets. The CIA concluded in a public assessment that China had obtained information on every deployed U.S. warhead, particularly the compact W-88, which can be used on multiple-warhead missiles.
The second coup involved knowledge gleaned from U.S.-Chinese space cooperation during the Clinton administration. It resulted from a policy that loosened national security export controls to permit joint efforts with Beijing in space. Under the policy, U.S.-based Motorola and China's Great Wall Industry Corp. agreed in 1993 to launch Iridium satellites on Chinese rockets.
Under the deal, China built a "smart dispenser" to Motorola's specifications that allowed two satellites to be launched on a single rocket. Motorola denied that it improperly helped the Chinese build the dispenser.
A 1996 report by the National Air and Space Intelligence Center found that the smart dispenser could be used as a post-boost vehicle for China's DF-5 ICBM.
The report concluded that the smart dispenser, with minimal modifications, "could be used to deploy multiple reentry vehicles" for ICBMs. By 2015, the Pentagon's annual report revealed that the once single-warhead DF-5 included a modified version with multiple warheads.
Adm. Richard said he believes China's strategic breakout is for use in a "coercive nuclear strategy." Such a strategy could allow Beijing to intimidate the U.S. and its regional allies in standoffs over issues such as the future of Taiwan and control of the South China Sea and East China Sea.
As it accumulates wealth and technological expertise, China is moving away from single-warhead missiles, the Pentagon says. The latest annual report says the People's Liberation Army will place multiple warheads on its 20 DF-5s and will add at least three warheads to the DF-31AG and DF-41 land-based missiles and the new JL-3 submarine-launched missile.
Critics say the progress is especially galling because Chinese nuclear warhead technology was greatly assisted by espionage that targeted U.S. nuclear weapons laboratories and through another Clinton administration program that promoted exchanges between U.S. nuclear scientists and their Chinese counterparts.
In September, a study by the private intelligence firm Strider revealed that China's targeting of nuclear laboratories for secrets began in the 1980s and was later modified to recruit nuclear scientists more efficiently. From 1987 to 2021, at least 162 scientists who had worked at Los Alamos traveled to China to assist with sensitive projects. Fifteen of them were formerly on the staff at the lab.
"The Los Alamos case shows how China's rapid advances in certain key military technologies are being aided by individuals who participated in sensitive U.S. government-funded research," the report said.
The loss of W-88 warhead design information first came to the attention of U.S. counterintelligence officials at the Energy Department in 1992 after China tested a nuclear warhead that appeared similar in design to the W-88. Three years later, a nuclear defector gave the CIA an official classified Chinese document that revealed specific design information on the W-88 and other warheads.
The revelations led to an uproar on Capitol Hill. A special congressional investigative committee led by Rep. Christopher Cox, California Republican, concluded in its 1999 final report that Chinese intelligence agents had obtained secrets on seven U.S. thermonuclear bombs, including the W-88.
"The PRC stole classified information on every currently deployed U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM)," the congressional committee report said. <Read more of this troubling report...>
Minimal risk for maximum reward…
Economic spy who gave General Electric secrets to Chinese govt. sentenced to 24 months in prison
From 2008 to 2018, Xiaoqing Zheng of Niskayuna, New York, worked for GE Power as an engineer specializing in the sealing of turbines. In that role, Zheng accessed and stole information on turbine production, which was to be used by the Chinese state and affiliated entities in order to reproduce the turbines themselves.
"This is a case of textbook economic espionage. Zheng exploited his position of trust, betrayed his employer and conspired with the government of China to steal innovative American technology," Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen said.
Zheng was a member of the Thousand Talents Program, a Chinese government initiative to bring foreign experts and researchers to China in order to boost the country's scientific capabilities.
Zheng joined the program in 2012, according to the Albany-area newspaper the Times Union.
"American ingenuity is an integral part of the United States economic security - it is what has guided the U.S. to become the global leader, even as China seeks to topple our status. Xiaoqing Zheng was a Thousand Talents Program member and willingly stole proprietary technology and sent it back to the PRC," said FBI Counterintelligence Division Assistant Director Alan Kohler Jr.
Zheng will also have to pay a $7,500 fine and undergo a year of supervised release after the completion of his two-year sentence. Prosecutors had originally asked for a 97-month sentence for Zheng, according to the Albany Times Union. <Source>
I cannot think of more traitorous behavior than that exhibited by the Clintons, both Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton, and the Bidens, who sold favors and access to their respective offices for multi-million dollar payments from our enemies. Our congressional intelligence, law enforcement oversight committees, and specialized agencies ignored or facilitated the ongoing threat.
How does a Chinese Communist Spy remain embedded in Diane Feinstein's office for nearly twenty years while she sat on the Senate Intelligence Committee – only be retired with a U.S. pension rather than jailed when discovered?
How does Representative Eric Swalwell (D-CA) sleep with a Chinese spy and retain his position on the House Intelligence Committee? How does Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell retain his powerful office when his wife's family owes their fortunes to the Communist Chinese government? How did President Trump appoint McConnell's wife as his Transportation Secretary?
A lesson from Vladimir Lenin…
They [the capitalists] will furnish credits which will serve us for the support of the Communist Party in their countries and, by supplying us materials and technical equipment which we lack, will restore our military industry necessary for our future attacks against our suppliers. To put it in other words, they will work on the preparation of their own suicide." (Reported by I. U. Annenkov in an article entitled, "Remembrances of Lenin", Novyi Zhurnal/New Review (September 1961), p. 147.)
It is time that our politicians are pre-vetted and subject to pre-candidacy security reviews.
It is also time to bifurcate the FBI and transfer its counter-intelligence operations to a new, non-political agency, not susceptible to the whims of corrupt political appointees.
And to severely punish traitorous behavior, both foreign and domestic.
It is not racist to profile and target our likely enemies. No longer should our enemies be able to hide behind the charges of racism, bigotry, and xenophobia.
Until we clean the house, we remain vulnerable.


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Electrical Code Update
January 31, 2017 by SDCI Community Engagement
SDCI is updating the Seattle Electrical Code to reflect the changes to the 2017 National Electrical Code. If you are interested in submitting input to amend the Seattle Electrical Code, please send your submission to seattleelectricalcode2017@seattle.gov. We will accept public input through March 31, 2017.
Georgetown Neighborhood Community Meeting
DPD is currently considering amendments to the City's comprehensive plan that would impact future proposals to make changes to industrial lands in the Manufacturing and Industrial Center (MI/C), which would include areas in Georgetown. We are holding a community-wide meeting on November 5 at the Seattle Central College-Georgetown Campus (6:00 p.m., Room C122).
2012 Seattle Commercial Energy Code Involves Building Managers and Occupants
October 1, 2013 by SDCI Community Engagement
The 2012 Seattle Energy Code, together with the entire suite of 2012 Seattle construction codes, has been approved by the City Council and Mayor, and will become mandatory for all permit applications on December 26, 2013. The Washington State and Seattle energy codes are amended versions of the 2012 IECC – the International Energy Conservation Code.
2012 Seattle Energy Code Technical Corrections
September 4, 2013 by SDCI Community Engagement
Two dozen errors and inconsistencies in the text of the draft 2012 Seattle Energy Code were identified and corrected this summer. These proposed technical and editorial changes provide coordination, clarifications and correction of typographical errors.
2012 Seattle Energy Code Development
January 2, 2013 by SDCI Community Engagement
Washington State has amended the 2012 IECC (International Energy Conservation Code). With each new edition of the energy code, Seattle enacts additional rules to reduce the amount of energy consumed by non-residential buildings. A limited set of new Seattle amendments will be proposed for the 2012 Seattle code, based on the 2012 IECC.
Shoreline Master Program Recommendations Sent to Council
The Mayor's recommendations to update the City's Shoreline Master Program were delivered to City Council on September 4, 2012. The City Council's Planning, Land Use and Sustainability (PLUS) Committee has scheduled a public hearing for October 15, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers at City Hall.
West Seattle Triangle Planning
August 1, 2011 by SDCI Community Engagement
The West Seattle Triangle Planning Project has concluded a year-long planning process covering the area near the junctions of Fauntleroy Way SW, SW Alaska Street, and 35th Avenue SW. Over 35 public meetings were held bringing together residents, property owners, business interests and others interested in the future of this gateway to West Seattle. The culmination of this planning process is expected to result in two key outcomes: 1) proposed zoning changes and amendments to the Land Use Code governing development in the Triangle; and 2) a streetscape concept plan that will guide street improvements in the area.
Council Passes South Downtown Legislation
On April 25, 2011, the Seattle City Council unanimously voted to approve a bill to increase density in South Downtown neighborhoods through amendments to Seattle's Land Use Code. The bill also includes provisions addressing historic preservation, new open spaces, building form, street designs, and small businesses.
Corrected Effective Date: Multifamily Code Update Legislation Adopted
On December 20, 2010 the Mayor signed the ordinance adopted by the City Council earlier in the month. The ordinance establishes new lowrise zoning and a streamlined administrative design review process for townhouse development. In addition, some of the new standards apply across zones, such as applying the existing shoreline code height measurement technique (a major code simplification accomplishment).
2009 Seattle Energy Code Now in Effect for Nonresidential Spaces
The 2009 Seattle Energy Code is now in effect for nonresidential spaces. The revised requirements for residential spaces will take effect on January 1, 2011. For determining the 2009 Seattle Energy Code requirements, you need to look at both the 2009 Washington State Energy Code and the Seattle ordinance.


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Harriet Beecher Stowe on Motherhood and Writing
By Nava Atlas | On | Comments (0)
Motherhood and writing aren't always compatible, but more women are making it work today. In Harriet Beecher Stowe's time, it was manifold times more difficult.
I wish I had known about Harriet Beecher Stowe's life of motherhood and writing when my children were growing up. Her experiences of raising a family in the mid-1800s put the usual gamut of mom-ish complaints into perspective, especially as she burned with the desire to write as a means of social protest.
Ultimately, Uncle Tom's Cabin, the book she's best known for, was the 19th century's biggest international bestseller (after the Bible) and actually went a long way to changing public attitudes toward slavery.
While it's generally agreed that it's not a great piece of literature, it's considered one of the most influential novels of the 19th century.
Not enough sleep, lack of time and privacy, and run-of-the-mill household chaos pale in comparison to the circumstances in which Stowe conducted her writing life. She gave birth to seven children. Aside from the toddler son who died of cholera, another son drowned while attending college at age nineteen.
A third son, having returned whole from serving for the Union in the Civil War, moved to San Francisco and went missing, never to be heard from again.
Stowe was solely in charge of the domestic duties and children, as were all women of her time. Writing was done in the midst of vast responsibilities and intermittent grief.
Discontinuity was not an option
Discontinuity wasn't an option for Stowe. She loved and respected her husband, Calvin Stowe, but he was a man of the cloth who never made much money. Compelled to write as a means to support the family, she didn't have the option of setting down her pen.
Staying in the writing habit served her well once the time was finally right to begin writing Uncle Tom's Cabin. She was 39 years old, still in the thick of raising children.
In Silences (1962), Tillie Olsen details the price she personally paid for discontinuity, for putting writing on hold while raising four children:
"The habits of a lifetime when everything else had to come before writing are not easily broken, even when circumstances now often make it possible for writing to be first; habits of years—response to others, distractibility for daily matters—stay with you, become you.
The cost of 'discontinuity' (that pattern still imposed on women) is such a weight of things unsaid, an accumulation of material so great, that everything starts up something else in me; what should take weeks, takes me sometimes months to write; what should take months, takes years."
Perceptive and Personal Quotes by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Endless interruptions …
Here's a typical letter written by Stowe describing her circumstances:
"Since I began this note I have been called off at least a dozen times—once for the fish-man, to buy a codfish—once to see a man who had brought me some baskets of apples—once to see a book man . . . then to nurse the baby—then into the kitchen to make a chowder for dinner and now I am at it again for nothing but deadly determination enables me to ever write—it is rowing against wind and tide." (from an 1850 letter)
Writing in the midst a chaotic life
Stowe demonstrated how writing could be accomplished in the crevices in a chaotic life — plots hatched and developed while attending to other duties; a few hours of writing snatched while children are otherwise occupied or cared for.
Writing when circumstances are less than ideal is incredibly difficult. But witness some of the childless writers in this collection: it can be incredibly difficult even under more ideal conditions. Stowe's journey seems to convey that it's never going to be easy, so you may as well continue to write, in whatever way your circumstances allow.
(Adapted from The Literary Ladies' Guide to the Writing Life by Nava Atlas)
Harriet Beecher Stowe page on Amazon*
Quotes from Uncle Tom's Cabin by Harriet Beecher Stowe
Quotes from The Novels of Harriet Beecher Stowe
The Literary Friendship of George Eliot and Harriet Beecher Stowe
Classic Women Authors on Fame and Fortune
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Pakistan Remains A Powder Keg In A Dangerous Region
Pakistan Is Home To Many Terrorist Groups
Many Americans do not understand why the American government continues to give and pour money into Pakistan. The fact is most Americans know little about the Islamic Republic of Pakistan a sovereign country in South Asia with a population of over 180 million people. What makes Pakistan a very important player in its neighborhood is that it has nuclear weapons and is politically unstable. Trouble has been brewing in our relationship with Pakistan for years even though America has poured billions of dollars in aid into the country, it could be argued that we were buying their loyalty rather than driven by the desire to be their friend.
Years ago when the Pakistan government failed to control extremist elements in the country America began to use drones to attack within the country's border, this has stirred outrage and protest against America. It is only because of the money we have given Pakistan that we have been able to pursue such actions. Many reasons exist to be concerned about Pakistan going forward, for years the country has experienced internal violence and attacks from extremist groups within the country. With the government sometimes struggling to maintain order, and a military that sometimes threatens to take control over the country the political stability of Pakistan is often questioned. As the number of terrorist attacks have continued to rise over the years it sometimes appears the country is unfit for the many Pakistanis that want to live in peace.
The fact that Pakistan, and India it's neighbor to the south both possess nuclear weapons and have a history of problems and tensions is a huge worry and concern for the region. Pakistan's motive for pursuing a nuclear weapons program was to counter the threat posed by its principal rival, India, which has superior conventional forces. The relationship went bad between India and Pakistan from the very moment Pakistan was created and has been affected by the seeds of discord in Kashmir. Despite being a new struggling state, the first Prime Minister of Pakistan launched an immediate war with India over Kashmir. That leader was assassinated and very soon Pakistan settled down under martial law. The military leader General Ayub Khan watched India lose the war with China in 1962 and decided to take advantage of the situation by launching another all-out war over Kashmir.
General Ayub Khan was replaced by Yahya Khan in 1969 and in just a span of two years conditions were created for the Bangladesh War of 1971. While Pakistan lost decisively and lost a huge amount of land in the form of Bangladesh little was done to resolve the bad feelings. Yahya lost office due to that debacle and gave way to Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and a whiff of democracy. If India thought that democracy would mean peace, they were sadly mistaken. Bhutto hated India and made the famous declaration: "Pakistan will fight, fight for a thousand years. If.. India builds the (Atom) bomb.... (Pakistan) will eat grass or (leaves), even go hungry, but we (Pakistan) will get one of our own (Atom bomb).... We (Pakistan) have no other Choice!..." The bottom-line as to why Pakistan is important, it is in a position to start World War III.
One encouraging sign that things may improve is that in recent elections former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has again been elected to lead the country. This is a remarkable comeback for the 67 year- old Sharif, who has twice served as the country's premier. Toppled in a military coup in 1999, he spent years in exile before returning to the country in 2007. Sharif has expressed a desire to work with all parties to solve the country's problems in a victory speech given to his supporters. "I appeal to all to come sit with me at the table so that this nation can get rid of this curse of power cuts, inflation, and unemployment," Sharif said. Despite a string of terrorist attacks, voter turnout was large, in the hope of pushing for a solution to the nation's woes in a historic election that marks the country's first democratic transition of power in its 66-year history.
There is hope on both sides of the border that Sharif will now take similarly bold steps to improve relations with India following his election victory, this would reduce the chance of a fourth major war between the nuclear-armed foes. The reason for this optimism is not only his track record of reaching out to India the last time he was prime minister but also his commitment to turning around Pakistan's mediocre economy. Closer ties with India would allow much greater trade between the two countries. Reducing the threat from India could also help Sharif accomplish another unspoken goal, reducing the clout of the Pakistani army, which has long used the potential for armed conflict to justify a huge defense budget. The army sabotaged Sharif's previous peace efforts in 1999 by secretly sending troops into India and eventually toppling him in a coup.
Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif recently urged India to stop the bloodbath in the Occupied Jammu and Kashmir and allow the holding of a free and fair plebiscite, a type of direct vote in which the entire electorate is invited to accept or refuse a proposal bringing to an end this long-standing dispute. Speaking on Kashmir Solidarity Day the Prime Minister upped the ante, saying Kashmir is the "core dispute" between India and Pakistan and the dream of peace and prosperity of the people of the region will remain elusive without resolving the issue." Kashmir's unfinished agenda of partition is one of the oldest disputes in the UN Security Council. Sharif said, "for the last seven decades India has denied the people of Kashmir the right to self-determination promised to them by the international community through numerous UN Security Council resolutions".
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Still, the largest problem confronting the region is that while nuclear weapons can add to national security they also add layer upon layer of complexity to national defense, even efforts to deploy a missile defense system can be viewed as an offensive act. Indrani Bagchi, the Times of India's diplomatic editor wrote that India will retaliate massively even if Pakistan uses tactical nuclear weapons against it. India will protect its security interests by retaliating to a "smaller" tactical attack in exactly the same manner as it would respond to a "big" strategic attack. Yes, the reason Pakistan is important is that it has nuclear weapons and could be sucked into, or be the one to start a nuclear war. Adding to this concern is the fact Pakistan is ripe with jihadi organizations seeking a nuclear weapon or the fissile material needed to make one and both the military and the security services have been infiltrated by a number of jihad sympathizers.
The three key threats are a terrorist theft of a nuclear weapon, transfer of a nuclear weapon to another state like Iran and a takeover of nuclear weapons by a militant group during a period of instability. Pakistan is home to the harshest variants of Muslim Fundamentalism and headquarters of organizations that espouse extremist ideologies, these include Al Qaeda, the Haqqani network, and Lashkar-e-Tayiba. Nuclear bombs capable of destroying entire cities are transported in delivery vans on congested and dangerous roads. Sources say that since the American raid to kill Osama Bin Laden the Pakistanis have provoked anxiety inside the Pentagon by increasing the pace of these movements. Ironically the Pakistani government makes its nuclear weapons more vulnerable to theft by jihadis in an attempt to hide them from the United States that funds much of its military budget. Pakistan remains a powder keg but has been one for so long many people have discounted the risk.
Footnote; many of these points were written about in a similar article back on August 8, 2013. Sadly little progress had been made to stabilize Pakistan and India has recently been undergoing internal issues.
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"All I want is to make people laugh," said Rob Insider.
Middle Rob, a self-described "mediocre dude from Belgium", dated Taylor Swift, went through the red carpet with Kim and Kanye and fell asleep on David Beckham's shoulder.
Since 2015, Rob has taken photoshop with dozens of paintings with celebrities, musicians, politicians, etc. Due to his funny images, he collected more than 187,000 fans on Instagram and more than 34,000 on Facebook.
"I started taking photoshop, because I'm bored during the class," Rob Inseider said. However, when he experimented more and more with photo editing software, he began to understand that he could make people laugh, creating an "amusing situation" from the usual, mundane picture.
Here's a closer look at nine of his best photoshop.
According to Rob, the character in these Photoshop "is in fact an exaggerated version of [himself]."
"He's a strange clown who likes to fool himself to make people laugh," Rob Inseider said.
"I decided to call him 'Average' because that's the vibe I want to create with my Photoshops," Rob explained.
He continued: "I try to be as relevant as possible and close to reality. You will not see [me] beautifully [on] my photos. "
Rob likes to create completely new stories from the "glamorous" celebrity photoshoots.
I don't think making fun of the celebs is the way to go. I prefer that people laugh with the situation and how relatable it can be instead," he explained.
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What happened to country music is a question that some fans have been asking for a while. This is especially true for older country music fans.
The simple truth is that the genre changed and all you have to do is listen to the country hits of 1982 and compare them to today, or even to five years ago. It sounds quite different, as the predominant themes and overall tone have changed, but that's not the only difference. The production, instrumentation and overall vibe and sound of country songs is different. One could argue that country music from 30 or more years ago is close to extinct and that what you get now is a mix of pop and rock with a lap string guitar added and a southern accent. Here is what happened to country music.
The world changed, artists changed
Some say change is the only constant and it's hard to argue with that unerring fact of life. In a world of smartphones, the Internet and Amazon, it may be hard to relate to some of the recurring themes of old-age country music. Artists like Hank Williams, Dolly Parton, and Johnny Cash were right for their time. And artists like Morgan Wallen, Carie Underwood, and Keith Urban are right for this time.
And before you get all stressed about that statement and scream "who said so" in front of your touch screen, know this: the audience said so. Which audience? The one that constantly streams and attends the concerts of the country artists of today. And by the way, streaming is the way music is consumed nowadays. CD sales (as well as LP and other formats) are close to extinct. Sure, you can still buy a typewriter if you search for it, but I'm guessing you probably use something with a screen to type. I rest my case.
Producing music has changed
Remember the days of gigantic studios, filled with expensive physical gear and session players? Well, those still exist but have also experienced a severe decline. It is now more common to work in a nice home studio that replaces physical gear with plug-ins. Sure, you can still book time into a massive studio, but their role in the business is not what it used to be. Thirty years ago you had to go to one of these studios to get top-notch quality.
Technology has advanced by leaps and bounds and you can now get the same quality at your home studio. If you know what you are doing, that is. Now, please understand that your home studio will likely not be as well equipped and put together as a top-notch producer's home studio. And more importantly than the gear, is how to use it. It takes years of intense practice to become good at producing, regardless of what Instagram might lead you to believe.
Other genres have also changed
It is a bit baffling why the talk centers around why country music has changed and ignores other genres. For instance, jazz sounds nothing like it did in 1960, rock has changed quite a bit and so has blues. You could make the argument that country has changed more drastically than other styles, but it certainly isn't the only genre to have changed.
Music is consumed differently today and entertainment options have become highly fragmented and unlimited. Even the way artists become known has changed a great deal. Johnny Cash became known with incessant touring and by breaking into AM radio. Carrie Underwood became known as a reality show contestant that had a beautiful voice.
It is common for older generations to reject change. Perhaps our parents wish that rock would go back to what the Beatles sounded like. But it is important to know that when the Beatles became a world phenomenon, many in the older generation decried their music and their shaggy looks. They preferred the music of Frank Sinatra and other crooners and dismissed the Beatles as a band for teenagers with bad taste in music.
Nothing ever stays the same. It may take years, but change is coming. You can either embrace it or keep on using your typewriter.
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Haven't seen any other posts on this.  When I looked into this a few years ago, our IT department raised the issue of online storage space (granted, this would have been on our servers as it was pre-Cloud); librarians on various lists saw copyright dangers in the slides the speakers used.   There's also the question of whether there's enough demand to justify the work - mine was minimal, mostly the occasional doc who knew they were going to miss a particular session they were interested in, so just a single DVD for that doc would have been sufficient.
Subject: Grand Rounds Video Archive in the Library?
in, as they see the library as the ideal place to house these recordings.
It sounds like they want these housed as cloud-based files, not DVD's.
archive?  What issues have you come up against?


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BMW promises self-driving cars by 2021
26 December 2016 - Motor1
The company's new Munich-based research center will be the starting point.
By the year 2020, every vehicle in the BMW lineup will be electrified. While that sounds like a daunting task in itself, the company will continue to move forward with its new iNext project, which promises to have an autonomous, electric vehicle on the road just a year later.
In doing so, BMW has opened a new campus in Unterschleissheim, Germany, near Munich dedicated specifically for development expertise of vehicle connectivity and automated driving. Upon completion, more than 2,000 employees will work in development of the autonomous iNext project on top of the already 600 employees dedicated to automated driving software.
"The road to fully-automated driving is an opportunity for Germany's automobile manufacturing base. The decision to develop and road-test these vehicles in the Munich area illustrates how the BMW Group and the whole region can benefit from this shift in the automotive industry," said Klaus Fröhlich, member of the Board of Management, responsible for Development at the BMW Group.
The iNext project will also include features like a hologram virtual touchscreen, which will make its debut at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show in Vegas. BMW says that this new feature gives "an impression of the mobility experience set to be offered by seamlessly connected and autonomously-driving cars in the future."
Since 2013, BMW Group Has sold more than 100,000 electric and plug-in vehicles in its three-brand portfolio. By 2020, electrified vehicles will make up more than 20 percent of the BMW lineup, including the proposed iNext project in 2021, and revamped versions of the i3 subcompact, i8 sports car, and others.
BMW hopes that it can begin testing its self-driving vehicles in Munich as early as next year, pending regulations.
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Internationally renowned singer, tambourine virtuoso and acclaimed reviver of ancient southern Italian music, Alessandra Belloni, will join world famous master bansuri flautist Steve Gorn in a special performance to celebrate the Summer Solstice. The artists will blend healing chants, dances and drumming inspired by authentic ancient southern Italian spiritual teachings that honor the Black Madonna, revered in that region as Jesus' mother, Mary, who represents all souls seeking union with the Divine.
The ensemble will take the audience on an enchanting journey of discovery of the seven Black Madonnas, following the ancient Neapolitan legend known as the "Seven Sisters" in Southern Italy. Ms. Belloni is considered a true scholar of the ancient traditions and will share her knowledge, gathered over 35 years of field research, of the power of transformation connected to the Black Madonna, a Christian tradition with roots in the pre-Christian worship of the Earth Mother and the archetype of the African Mother.
In this special interactive performance, the audience will learn musical mystical traditions associated with the Black Madonna from Southern Italy, Spain, France, and Brazil, connecting her to the pre-Christian devotion to the Goddesses Cybele, Artemis, Isis, and Aphrodites, Participants will also learn the ancient healing chants in honor of the Black Madonna and the Sun, which uses a modal Lydian Scale and has the power of calming the mind and de-stressing. Through the use of the ocean drum as it creates the sound of waves, the audience will be guided in a final relaxation invoking the healing power of the water, along with invocations to the Black Madonna and the Goddess of Water and Love (Yemanja/Madonna del Mare).
The concert will end with the sensual dance and powerful tambourine style called TAMMORRIATA, which dates back to the rites of the Mother Earth Goddess Cybele, now worshiped as the Black Madonna. The music has the power to release blockages of emotional and sensual energies, making the participants feel part of community-healing rituals as they use their bodies in movements that help to stay grounded and open the energy points. Audiences are transported into another realm where dancing and music can heal, where spirituality and sensuality are not diametrically opposed, where all things are truly possible. In this interactive event, the audience will be invited to participate in the chants, and there will be a Q&A to conclude the program.
Alessandra will speak about her personal healing journey with the Black Madonna, and her unique research that led her to write together with composer John La Barbera the theater and dance piece in 1991 and brought her to be Artist in residence at the Cathedral of St John the Divine.


He serves on the editorial board of the Mayo Clinic Health Letter and is medical editor for EmbodyHealth Newsletter. He has been on staff at Mayo Clinic since 1992, first practicing at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale, Ariz., before joining Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn., in 1996.
Dr. Bauer's principal research focus is the scientific evaluation of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies that patients and consumers are using with increasing frequency. He has authored several book chapters and papers on this topic, and is the medical editor of the "Mayo Clinic Book of Alternative Medicine." Dr. Bauer also spearheaded collaboration between Mayo Clinic and Gaiam in the creation of a series of 10 DVDs (Mayo Clinic Wellness Solutions). These DVDs address common health problems (for example, diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure) with integrative medicine approaches that empower people to take charge of their health. His work is at the forefront of the emerging field of integrative medicine which combines the best of conventional medicine with the best of evidence-based complementary therapies.
Dr. Bauer has served on the NIH-NCCAM study section and is currently collaborating on over 20 studies being conducted at Mayo Clinic evaluating CAM therapies ranging from acupuncture to valerian. He is also a member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society; the American Federation for Medical Research; the North Central Cancer Treatment Group and other professional organizations.


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package com.lightcrafts.media.jai.mlib;
import java.awt.image.Raster;
import java.awt.image.RenderedImage;
import java.awt.image.DataBuffer;
import com.lightcrafts.mediax.jai.PlanarImage;
import com.lightcrafts.mediax.jai.ROI;

import com.lightcrafts.media.jai.opimage.MeanOpImage;
import com.sun.medialib.mlib.*;
// import com.lightcrafts.media.jai.test.OpImageTester;

/**
 * An OpImage that performs the Mean operation on an image through mediaLib.
 *
 */
final class MlibMeanOpImage extends MeanOpImage {

    /**
     * Constructs an MlibMeanOpImage. The image dimensions are copied
     * from the source image.  The tile grid layout, SampleModel, and
     * ColorModel may optionally be specified by an ImageLayout object.
     *
     * @param source    The source image.
     */
    public MlibMeanOpImage(RenderedImage source,
                           ROI roi,
                           int xStart,
                           int yStart,
                           int xPeriod,
                           int yPeriod) {

	super(source, roi, xStart, yStart, xPeriod, yPeriod);
    }

    protected void accumulateStatistics(String name,
                                        Raster source,
                                        Object stats) {
        // Get image and band count.
        PlanarImage sourceImage = getSourceImage(0);
        int numBands = sourceImage.getSampleModel().getNumBands();

        // Determine the format tag and create an accessor.
        int formatTag = MediaLibAccessor.findCompatibleTag(null, source);
        MediaLibAccessor srcAccessor = new MediaLibAccessor(source,
                                                            source.getBounds(),
                                                            formatTag);

        // Get the mediaLib image.
        mediaLibImage[] srcML = srcAccessor.getMediaLibImages();

        // NOTE:  currently srcML.length always equals 1

        double[] dmean = new double[numBands];

        switch (srcAccessor.getDataType()) {
        case DataBuffer.TYPE_BYTE:
        case DataBuffer.TYPE_USHORT:
        case DataBuffer.TYPE_SHORT:
        case DataBuffer.TYPE_INT:
            for (int i = 0 ; i < srcML.length; i++) {
                Image.Mean(dmean, srcML[i]);
            }
            break;

        case DataBuffer.TYPE_FLOAT:
        case DataBuffer.TYPE_DOUBLE:
            for (int i = 0 ; i < srcML.length; i++) {
                Image.Mean_Fp(dmean, srcML[i]);
            }
            break;

        default:
            throw new RuntimeException(JaiI18N.getString("Generic2"));
        }

        dmean = srcAccessor.getDoubleParameters(0, dmean);

        // Update the mean.
        double[] mean = (double[])stats;
        double weight =
            (double)(source.getWidth()*source.getHeight())/
            (double)(width*height);
        for ( int i = 0; i < numBands; i++ ) {
            mean[i] += dmean[i]*weight;
        }
    }
}

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Ekklesia: Are you just somebody that I used to know?
Posted bysandhyarjha February 9, 2014 Posted incongregational transformation, justice, missional ministry, religionTags:alternative spiritual community, beloved community, church of the saviour, emergent, justice, missional, moral mondays, postmodern church, traditional church
Is Christian Privilege killing the church?
At what some of my colleagues saw as the breaking point of Occupy Oakland, January 28, 2012, one of my friends said, "Ah, Occupy Oakland, now you're just somebody that I used to know." For a lot of folks committed to seeing a justice-filled peace in Oakland, Occupy was a roller coaster of deep love, deep pride and deep disappointment. On January 28, we witnessed some of the most awful police actions of a months-long movement riddled with awful police actions, but it was also a reminder, as another friend of mine pointed out, that OO suffered due to a lack of intentional non-violent commitment and also intentional non-violent strategy.
(I later spoke on a panel with Erica Chenoweth, whose book "Why Civil Resistence Works" showed quantifiably how nonviolence is strategically more effective in creating lasting change at the national level when used consistently within a movement. If you don't want to read a very dense book, she sums it up in 12 minutes in her now famous Ted Talk. A number of OO folks that day wrestled with the elitism that often shows up in accusations against people who participate in property damage or violence and also the fact that OO's "diversity of tactics" strategy reduced safety particularly for people of color who were less likely to engage in the movement, among other complex issues.)
Long story short, the Gotye song captured a feeling about Occupy Oakland among some of us movement types: we loved you, we gave ourselves to you, you broke our heart; now you're just somebody that we used to know. (Two years later, I believe the Occupy movement had a lot to do with creating space in the public discourse for addressing wealth inequality in America, the fast food and WalMart workers' movements, and the gap between poor working people and the ultra-rich. However, I still regret that Occupy Oakland didn't become the unifying strategic nonviolent movement that our city needed and deserved.)
All of this is a long prelude to my reflections on the church today. Occupy Oakland was a flash in the pan compared to my relationship with the church. I have loved Jesus like he was my best friend since I was three. When I was in fourth grade, my mother and the church's Christian ed director said that when I grew up, I would either be a nun or a Jesus freak. Church folks have loved me and nurtured me and cultivated me for leadership. When I moved to a new school, my church youth group loved and supported me when I would have otherwise felt incredibly awkward and alone.
The church did such a good job of this love and nurture that I eventually followed my calling to become an ordained pastor. So why do I sometimes feel like the church is just somebody that I used to know?
It's not just me. A friend of mine was tweeting from a conference this weekend where Mike Piazza of Center for Progressive Renewal noted two things: (1) the best leaders are going to the non-profit arena because they feel the church does not allow for transformative leadership, and (2) church giving is down nationally because people do not trust the church to use resources effectively to address either charity or justice as effectively as other non-profit organizations. I've also had several clergy friends recently talk to me about how they don't want to work in (or going back to working in) a congregation or in denominational life; nonprofit work is more inspiring and life-giving and hope-filled for them. (Anyone who's talked to me about the Oakland Peace Center literally sees the glow when I talk about events where our partners come together.)
I struggle to admit this, and my friends only talk to me about it anonymously, because it feels profoundly ungrateful. The church has been very gracious and nurturing and kind to me. I love to preach. I know that my role as an ordained minister matters to people and calls me to being my better self. And if I'm being really honest, I kinda like the robe.
But two years before I stepped down from my congregation, I suggested they bring on a co-pastor to handle worship, because while I was really passionate about community outreach, I no longer believed in the container of Sunday morning worship as the vehicle for helping people in our immediate community connect with God. I told them I was happy to be proven wrong, and I knew that they still believed in that model, and it was their church, but that if they wanted to see that as their primary avenue to share God's love, they needed to find someone else to do it, because me leading something I didn't believe in guaranteed it wouldn't grow. Ultimately it's probably why I left the congregation; I believed more deeply in my ability to connect with the community and effect change through the secular nonprofit the Oakland Peace Center than the deeply faithful spiritual community that gave birth to it.
Now for some folks, this is about rigidity versus flexibility; Gen Y is not patient with anyone who speaks in absolutes, and if the church is not able to embrace postmodernity then it is irrelevant to the next generation (Brian McLaren speaks to this issue regularly). Interestingly, this is an issue that shows up in Islam as well as Christianity and other traditions, at least in North America. (In fact, an essay re-posted by a Muslim friend is part of what prompted this blog post.) But the church I pastored wasn't particularly rigid in its beliefs; it just didn't know how to create space for people who weren't saturated in church culture, and I'm not 100% sure it was ready to sacrifice what worked for it in order to create something that didn't work for them and might not work for anyone else. And that's true in most of the churches I work with and most of the ones I've worshipped with over the course of my life: what the church is doing now works for them; what might come in its place probably won't. If it's not working for more and more people (including me), they're really sorry about that and really want what they have to work for us. That's about as far as many churches can go, and I think it's going to eventually lead to the modern church's demise.
I want to be clear that I have plenty of colleagues who disagree with me. Some of the smartest people I know believe that the traditional Sunday morning worshipping community is still the best way of bringing people together to be a transformative force in the broader community. They can point to far more examples of where it is working than I can point to of alternative spiritual communities accomplishing anything similar to what they can. In fact, I post this with real trepidation because I also can think of several examples of where church is working. (Particular shout-out to Allen Harris's Franklin Circle Church in Cleveland, Ohio and Bill Lee's Louden Avenue Christian Church in Roanoke, VA among many.)
My only argument is a negative one: I believe those traditional communities, while still reaching some people who need them deeply, are reaching fewer people and losing more, because their style of worship resonates with fewer and fewer people (and I'm not just talking about traditional hymns versus gospel or contemporary; I'm talking about sitting in pews as spectators versus being fully participatory and being community in ways that might not even involve worship). Ultimately, this to me is about worship that does not build community, and little outside of worship that builds community either.
Of equal importance, I also think churches that have benefited from centuries of Christian privilege are unable or unwilling to take gospel-driven risks in prophetic ministry. (I sometimes sit in clergy meetings of brilliant and powerful pastors who calculate political advantage and strategic power brokering but rarely engage in political actions that will cost them power and privilege within their congregations or their communities. They pray deeply and faithfully and quote scripture with genuine sincerity but rarely apply it to conversations about power.)
I actually believe Christian privilege has a lot to do with why a lot of regular church members don't know how to communicate in compelling ways with non-church goers about why church is important, and I believe it also has a lot to do with why the church is not bold in its actions about even the things it believes in: because there is a cost to standing against institutions of power, and the church that has benefited from privilege has too much to lose. I believe these two things—-worship that doesn't build community and lack of moral vision—-are why the church as we know it stands little chance of survival. It stands little chance of survival because those two issues point to a church having gotten comfortable (and maybe in some instances a little lazy? or at least stuck), which make it increasingly irrelevant.
Like I said, many disagree with me. My best friend can name countless congregations that are reaching the people I care about most (at-risk youth and young adults), and all I can say is, "they're not ever going to reach all of them, and they're going to keep reaching fewer and not holding onto them for long." Another friend of mine is really intentional about pointing out that mid-size churches hiring creative and entrepreneurial Gen X pastors are seeing numerical and spiritual growth and engaging in really exciting work in their communities and has a really solid formula of the elements that make for a successful pastorate. A good friend of mine, one of the smartest people I know, could not help but roll her eyes the other day when I used the phrase "alternative spiritual communities." I was actually too embarrassed to tell her that I'm in the midst of cultivating one such community, and most of what inspires me these days are those types of communities, even if they're not sustainable on a large scale. (Shout out to two of my favorites: The Table in Berkeley and Shalom of Oakland. I want the Ubuntu Community to be as cool as you guys when it grows up.)
But I crave a place where I can wrestle with spirituality in community with others wrestling alongside me. I crave a place where we can bring our whole cultural selves into the space. I crave a place where the people in the room have each other's backs in times of crisis and help each other be their best selves because they are in deep relationship with one another. I crave a place where no one has the answers but we can create the answers together. I crave a place where we courageously take on systems of oppression but are not beaten down by them because we also recognize that we are part of something much bigger than a moment in time or even a movement. I think that what I crave is more akin to the church in the book of Acts than most of the churches I've worshipped in. I do not think I'm the only one who craves this slice of the beloved community. And, hesitant as I am to admit this, I do not think I'm the only one who does not find it in even the most dynamic church.
I also think it's really important for me to admit to myself that the spiritual community I dream of is almost completely aspirational, although I mentioned a couple of communities that do look like that, and I would like to name an incredibly successful community like that: Church of the Saviour in Washington, DC and its offshoots over the past seventy years. But I am not the first nor will I be the last to get frustrated with institutional church and advocate for a new start. I join the apostle Paul, George Fox, Barton Stone and Alexander Campbell, and also probably more cult leaders than I'd like to admit. Part of what church is about is staying in relationship even when it is hard. But I also want to focus my energy in places where I can be about the work of the kin-dom, and I feel less and less able to do this in many of the churches I encounter. And also, the whole ministry of Jesus was aspirational.
Joni Madraiwiwi was a politician in Fiji who did not believe the church could ultimately be non-oppressive, far less justice-driven. His certitude about this is heartbreaking.
Like I said to my congregation two years before I left, I may be completely wrong. But in addition to seeing young people in general uninterested in church (across race and class), I see some of my brightest and most innovative clergy colleagues drifting away from both parish and denominational ministry, so I write this blog post mostly just to ask the church to reflect on why that is. Is there something else we should be cultivating together alongside strengthening the traditional churches, just in case I (and hundreds and thousands of others) are right?
I used to arrogantly believe I was called to "save the people who were in the church," which is how I defined congregational transformation. I believed my ministry was about helping people who went to church out of habit and for the sake of comfort realize that they could experience the Holy Spirit in profound ways by doing radical new things in partnership with the community outside their doors, maybe even SHAPED in part by the community outside their doors. Eight years of ministry has knocked that arrogance out of me, and colleagues have reminded me that the people who have given their lives to the church may in fact deserve the comfort of worship that feeds them even if it has stopped feeding others. So instead of making other people and myself unhappy for a living, I now spend most of my time doing something that many of the church folks who raised me would not recognize as church. And I suspect that I will spend more and more of my time doing that, because it offers me hope and energy and a sense of purpose and partners in the struggle.
For now, though, I also remain engaged with the traditional church.
I remain engaged with the church because some of the most phenomenal people I know are people of faith. I think we approach the world differently when we know we are created by the divine and we also know that everyone else is, too. It demands that we connect with something different in one another.
But I don't remain engaged with the church because I can count on it for community. I don't even remain engaged with the church because I can count on it for inspiration. And I don't remain engaged with the church because I can count on it for a model for justice. I find those things in different networks.
I remain engaged with the church because I want it to provide community, inspiration and justice for far more people than it does now; and while I no longer think it's my job to make that so, but I think it's my obligation to offer that possibility.
I remain engaged with the church because even though the church doesn't meet my needs, individuals within the church inspire me greatly.
I remain engaged with the church because the people of the church have loved me for a very long time, and, truthfully, I'm afraid that the church will become, like Occupy Oakland, just somebody that I used to know.
Addendum: There is one profound exception to what I have written above: the Moral Mondays and Moral March campaign led by the Rev. William Barber, chair of the North Carolina NAACP. Many traditional church folks, spurred and inspired by worship and seeking to build the Beloved Community despite ugly opposition from the state legislature, are joining forces to build the movement I initially hoped Occupy Oakland would be. If more churches were stepping into the breach as prophetically and pastorally as the Moral March churches are, I might be able to live with worship that doesn't really feed me because I would be shoulder-to-shoulder with fellow kin-dom builders outside of worship.
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My friend Allen shared this devotional on working out and church that gets at some of the same things I was lifting up. It's pretty clever. http://act.ucc.org/site/MessageViewer/?em_id=59042.0&dlv_id=81923
Laura Jean says:
I found intriguing the part of the image in that devotional, where the person who finally invited the author into the circle slowed down "at the risk of making everyone else topple."
That is incredibly insightful, Laura Jean. 🙂


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South Africa's positive intent in 2nd Innings surprised Indian bowlers, says Philander
By Sanjay Kanare On Jan 9, 2022
Hosts South Africa bounced back from the 113-run thumping in the series opener by inflicting a seven-wicket defeat on India to level the three-match series here.
The South African batters were up to the task in the second Test with Keegan Petersen and Temba Bavuma scoring fifties in the first innings, while skipper Dean Elgar led the way with an unbeaten 96-run knock in the second essay to take his side over the mark.
"It was probably the best batting performance I've seen from the Proteas in a while.
"The guys were really clinical, and I think the way Dean led with the bat was phenomenal. He made sure he stayed in to a built partnerships with the other batters around him," Philander told Cricket South Africa website.
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Philander felt the side's mindset "made a huge difference."
"I think in the first innings the boys were a bit tentative, maybe a bit on the defensive side of things. But if you look at the second innings we saw some clear intent.
"The guys were looking to score quicker and you could see the difference it made in demeanour, in body language and the sort of surprise it gave the Indian bowlers, who wouldn't have expected the South Africans to come out and attack as they did.
"It makes a massive difference when you just come out and just allow the bowler to bowl at you compared to showing positive intent like they did. The way they batted was proper," Philander said.
The 36-year-old, who has represented South Africa in 64 Tests, 30 ODIs and seven T20Is, felt the home team's bowling unit did its job well.
"We've always been known to be slow starters, but the way the boys bounced back after losing the toss as well was excellent. There was a lot of expectations on the bowlers to bowl India out and they did that. I thought they bowled phenomenally well in partnerships.
"They probably started a little bit slow in the second innings and may have been disappointed with the areas they hit. They could have been trying too hard and in the process afforded India more opportunities than they would have expected."
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Philander, who took 224 Test wickets and scored nearly 1779 runs, was lavish in his praise for Kagiso Rabada.
Rabada bowled a game changing spell right before lunch on the third day, taking the key wickets of Cheteshwar Pujara, Ajinkya Rahane and Rishabh Pant in quick succession.
"…with the ball we can't not mention KG and that one spell where he turned the game upside down after lunch. In a series like this against a strong India team, you're going to need bowlers to deliver spells like those that break the game open completely." he said.
But despite the phenomenal display, Philander felt the South African bowlers could have restricted India to a lower total in the second innings.
"There was something in the wicket as we saw and had they been more patient, they could have probably bowled India out even cheaper, but over giving yourself something around the 200 mark, we would have always taken that in the last innings."
The series-deciding final Test is scheduled to begin on Tuesday at Newlands and Philander feels the two sides are neck and neck.
"I don't think there's much between the two teams going into Cape Town. The last Test would have given South Africa a massive boost on all fronts.
"Very often that is all that you need, one win as a team to give you that confidence and momentum. They will feel they now have that behind them and they can go on to win the series," he said.
"Coming to Newlands, one of our favourite hunting grounds, I'm really looking forward to the final Test. It's going to be a cracker."
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