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Sunday, August 30, 2009

The Woodstock Music and Art Fair (better known simply as Woodstock) was a music festival held from August 15 – 18, 1969 near the small hamlet of White Lake, about 40 miles southwest from the town of Woodstock, New York.

Thirty-two acts including Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Santana, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, Joe Cocker, Blood Sweat and Tears, Crosbie Stills and Nash and Jimi Hendrix performed over the course of the four days.

Imelda Staunton: Sonia, owner/operator of a motel in the Catskills Mountains
Demetri Martin: her son Elliot, president of the Bethel Chamber of Commerce
Henry Goodman: Sonia’s husband Jake Teichberg
Jonathan Groff: Michael Lang, an associate with Woodstock Ventures
Eugene Levy: dairy farmer Max Yasgur
Dan Fogler: Devon, leader of a theater troupe
Emile Hirsch: Billy, a Vietnam vet
Liev Schreiber: Vilma an ex-Marine turned bodyguard

Woodstock is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most pivotal moments in popular music. So the very mention of the word Woodstock brings to mind music. But the film fails miserably in this regard.

From the end credits I could pick out only 2 songs out of hundreds that were performed during the festival. I’m not suggesting the producers had to have re-enactments of the festival itself but the music could have been heard on a radio playing in the background or just included as part of the musical score. Failing to do so is a great disappointment. It’s like going to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and there is no Snow White.

However the film does offer something of the chaotic behind-the-scenes developments that resulted in this historical event. Although not an entirely accurate reflection of reality we get a good sense of what things were like back then: the free-love movement, protests (war, bras) and the use of drugs by most everyone.

Some of the acting stands above the rest, in particular both of Elliot’s parents and Vilma. There are frequent funny moments, the costuming and sets are top notch. But that is not enough to compensate for leaving out a huge part of what has become one of the 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll according to the magazine Rolling Stone.

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Book Review: Splintered

Book Review: SplinteredSplintered by A. G. Howard
Series: Splintered #1
Published by Abrams on 2013-01-15
Genres: Young Adult
Pages: 384
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This stunning debut captures the grotesque madness of a mystical under-land, as well as a girl’s pangs of first love and independence. Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her mother in a mental hospital years before. This family curse stretches back to her ancestor Alice Liddell, the real-life inspiration for Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now. When her mother’s mental health takes a turn for the worse, Alyssa learns that what she thought was fiction is based in terrifying reality. The real Wonderland is a place far darker and more twisted than Lewis Carroll ever let on. There, Alyssa must pass a series of tests, including draining an ocean of Alice’s tears, waking the slumbering tea party, and subduing a vicious bandersnatch, to fix Alice’s mistakes and save her family. She must also decide whom to trust: Jeb, her gorgeous best friend and secret crush, or the sexy but suspicious Morpheus, her guide through Wonderland, who may have dark motives of his own.

I adore Alice in Wonderland. I have seen and read many different versions, and I never pass up an opportunity to enjoy a new one. Reviewers have been raving about Splintered ever since it was published at the beginning of last year, and it had been sitting on my wish list for far too long. A word of warning: if you thought Tim Burton’s Alice was dark or too gruesome, Splintered may not be for you. Howard’s world is bleak and terrifying and quite creepy; but reading it was like sampling a hundred different deserts from a bakery window.

All the Wonderland elements are here, but they may not be what you remember from your childhood. This is a very dark, very creepy Wonderland, with death around every corner, and nightmarish creatures taking the place of Wonderland’s zany inhabitants. The whole gang is here, The Red Queen, the White Rabbit, the mad tea party and so on, but they are very different from Carroll’s original story. The descriptions are rich and delicious, and story overflows with fascinating and magical encounters. Surprises pop up everywhere, and watching Alyssa wade through the mystifying Wonderland is thrilling and stressful.

One of the downsides of this book is that there is a mildly upsetting love triangle. This is one of a very short list of books where I prefer the guy she’s almost certainly NOT going to end up with, and that upsets me. I’m usually tracking with the winner, fully supporting their relationship. Not so much this time. Jeb, Alyssa’s best friend and forever secret crush whom she is almost definitely going to end up with is a CONTROL FREAK. Good grief I wanted to smack him for half the book. I mean, sure, he had these sweet moments, but he was always bossing Alyssa around and speaking for her, even though she’s the awesome magic one and he’s nothing special. It was very irritating.

On the other hand, you have my preference, Morpheus. I’m not saying he’s the perfect choice (he does have mildly evil tendencies after all) but I certainly liked him more than Jeb. And Morpheus is way more interesting than Jeb. Jeb just clomps around and is all “I tell everyone what to do” and junk, and Morpheus is over here being like

Granted, he is manipulating Alyssa for his own ends, but STILL. He does something pretty big and selfless at the end. And his selfless act was a product of his dynamic character, whereas we all expected Jeb to do something selfless cause that’s his archetype. AKA Morpheus is more interesting. And awesome. And mysterious. And seductive. But for real.

So fingers crossed that Alyssa realizes how lame Jeb is and how insanely amazing Morpheus is.

Recommended for fans of Alice in Wonderland, especially if you like your stories dark with a side of creepy.

    • Jessica Nicole says:

      Ooh, I hope you like it! It’s such an interesting take on the story, so richly detailed. I can’t imagine that even the people who don’t like the book wouldn’t like some of the descriptions Howard uses.

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MissioRelate - What I'm reading

I've just begun Scott Boren's next book, MissioRelate: Leading your church into missional small group life, which has a tentative release date of February, 2011. I've been given the privilege of doing the line edit on it and making it available through TOUCH Publications. Since Scott published The Relational Way with TOUCH, he's published other books with a much larger publisher on the missional church and the missional small group. I'm thrilled he's come back to work with us on this endeavor.

While I've only worked through the introduction and the first chapter from the final manuscript, I'm pleased to say that what I've read thus far does an excellent job of keeping all the cookies on the lower shelf and it's very well written. I'm anxious to finish the book and provide additional reports prior to its release.

Keep an eye on my blog and I'll give you nuggets of gold as I move through the book (with Scott's permission, of course).

BTW - This isn't the only new book TOUCH is working on at the moment. Michael Mack is currently writing a book for group leaders and members tentatively titled, The Seven Hallmarks of a Healthy Small Group. I'll blog more about the content of that manuscript as I dig into it in January. The outline he sent me a few weeks ago is powerful and very practical.

2011 is going to be a very exciting year for TOUCH Outreach Ministries.

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Oh happy day!

I was so busy doing the dance of joy that I totally forgot to blog about the fact that Small Group Vital Signs is now available!

Check it out: http://www.touchusa.org/resources/small-group-vital-signs.asp

This is a wonderful book. I thoroughly enjoyed editing it and working with the author, Michael Mack.

You cell church guys and gals should not dismiss it because the title has "small group" instead of "cell group" in it. This book is perfectly suited for cell group leaders and it has Uncle Ralph's official stamp of approval on it for your use!

James Bell said...

Randall, I know this may seem trivial, but are there really still people who would resent the title, Small Groups, because they prefer "Cell Groups"? Really? I would think they would be so narrow-minded that if they fell on a pin it would put out both eyes...:)

Randall Neighbour said...

Believe it or not, James, I can think of at least two or three pastors who refuse to read or use ANYTHING that says "small group" instead of "cell group" on it.

It makes me very sad, by the way, and I've had numerous conversations with them about it and they're completely stuck with the 80s and 90s mindset that there is a heaven and earth difference between a cell group and a small group.

What they refuse to admit or accept is that the small group movement in the West has grown and matured and many, many churches want their small groups to be the main missional and ministry thrust of their congregations and they see the small group theologically as a church, not a supportive program... they just don't like the term "cell" for its use with prisons, terrorists, and if you're old enough communism (McCarthyism).

Tom Bougher said...

We'd all like a you tube video of the happy dance.

Randall Neighbour said...

I bet you would!


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Nuclear receptor subfamily 4 group A member 3 - Q92570 (NR4A3_HUMAN)

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Transcriptional activator that binds to regulatory elements in promoter regions in a cell- and response element (target)-specific manner. Induces gene expression by binding as monomers to the NR4A1 response element (NBRE) 5'-AAAAGGTCA-3' site and as homodimers to the Nur response element (NurRE) site in the promoter of their regulated target genes (By similarity). Plays a role in the regulation of proliferation, survival and differentiation of many different cell types and also in metabolism and inflammation. Mediates proliferation of vascular smooth muscle, myeloid progenitor cell and type B pancreatic cells; promotes mitogen-induced vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation through transactivation of SKP2 promoter by binding a NBRE site (By similarity). Upon PDGF stimulation, stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation by regulating CCND1 and CCND2 expression. In islets, induces type B pancreatic cell proliferation through up-regulation of genes that activate cell cycle, as well as genes that cause degradation of the CDKN1A (By similarity). Negatively regulates myeloid progenitor cell proliferation by repressing RUNX1 in a NBRE site-independent manner. During inner ear, plays a role as a key mediator of the proliferative growth phase of semicircular canal development (By similarity). Mediates also survival of neuron and smooth muscle cells; mediates CREB-induced neuronal survival, and during hippocampus development, plays a critical role in pyramidal cell survival and axonal guidance. Is required for S phase entry of the cell cycle and survival of smooth muscle cells by inducing CCND1, resulting in RB1 phosphorylation. Binds to NBRE motif in CCND1 promoter, resulting in the activation of the promoter and CCND1 transcription (By similarity). Plays also a role in inflammation; upon TNF stimulation, mediates monocyte adhesion by inducing the expression of VCAM1 and ICAM1 by binding to the NBRE consensus site (By similarity) (PubMed:20558821). In mast cells activated by Fc-epsilon receptor cross-linking, promotes the synthesis and release of cytokines but impairs events leading to degranulation (By similarity). Plays also a role in metabolism; by modulating feeding behavior; and by playing a role in energy balance by inhibiting the glucocorticoid-induced orexigenic neuropeptides AGRP expression, at least in part by forming a complex with activated NR3C1 on the AGRP- glucocorticoid response element (GRE), and thus weakening the DNA binding activity of NR3C1. Upon catecholamines stimulation, regulates gene expression that controls oxidative metabolism in skeletal muscle (By similarity). Plays a role in glucose transport by regulating translocation of the SLC2A4 glucose transporter to the cell surface (PubMed:24022864). Finally, during gastrulation plays a crucial role in the formation of anterior mesoderm by controlling cell migration. Inhibits adipogenesis (By similarity). Also participates in cardiac hypertrophy by activating PARP1. UniProt
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Interacts with SIX3 (via homeobox); differentially regulates the transcriptional activities of NR4A3 (PubMed:12543801). Interacts with the constituents of DNA-PK heterotrimer PRKDC, XRCC6 and XRCC5; phosphorylates and prevents NR4A3 ubiquitinylation and degradation (PubMed:25852083). Interacts with NCOA2; potentiates the activity of the NR4A3. Interacts with NCOA1, NCOA3, MED1 and KAT2B. Interacts with EP300 and NCOA2; mediates the recruitment of MED1 in the coactivator complex (By similarity). Interacts with NR3C1 (via nuclear receptor DNA-binding domain); the interactions represses transcription activity of NR4A3 on the POMC promoter Nur response element (NurRE). Interacts with TRIM28; the interactions potentiates NR4A3 activity on NurRE promoter. Binds DNA as a monomer and homodimer. Interacts with PARP1; activates PARP1 by improving acetylation of PARP1 and suppressing the interaction between PARP1 and SIRT1. UniProt
The AF-1 domain mediates transcription activation. The N-terminal region (1-292) directly interacts with the C-terminal LBD (380-627): the interaction is potentiated by AF-1-mediated recruitment of NCOA2. UniProt
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Read Luke 10:38-42

Read Luke 10:38-42

38 As Jesus and his disciples went on their way, he came to a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him in her home. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat down at the feet of the Lord and listened to his teaching. 40 Martha was upset over all the work she had to do, so she came and said, “Lord, don't you care that my sister has left me to do all the work by myself? Tell her to come and help me!”

41 The Lord answered her, “Martha, Martha! You are worried and troubled over so many things, 42 but just one is needed. Mary has chosen the right thing, and it will not be taken away from her.”

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Copyright © 1992 by American Bible Society

I like the contrast of this passage to the previous one about the Good Samaritan.  The Good Samaritan shows love by serving; and so does Martha; but we will never be able to love properly without learning - and so Mary who sits at Jesus feet; as a disciple in training to be a Rabbi - learns.

Lord my love will make no sense if it is not in service of you; so teach me to sit at your feet and to walk in your paths.

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