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PJF in this document refers to Paul Fenwick <pjf@cpan.org>, the author of the autodie pragma.

autodie is the name of the pragma. Thanks to Jured for the suggestion. This won out over the very many other names suggested on p5p (March 2008).

Perl Version

Currently autodie works in Perl 5.10. I'd like it to work in Perl 5.8, but I haven't yet wrapped my head around how to have lexical pragamata in 5.8 work as intended, although autobox is a good example. Patches welcome.

:lexical switch to Fatal

The :lexical switch is used internally, but should not be used by the end-user. This restriction is not currently enforced.

:void switch and autodie

:void retains its existing behaviour in Fatal. :void is not allowed with autodie. Even though we could trivially support it, p5p decided it would be very confusing.

Interactions between Fatal and autodie

The following conditions are considered errors (and are enforced by the code):

no Fatal
no autodie when use Fatal is in effect for the same sub

no autodie

A plain:

    no autodie;

turns off all autodie behaviour with the current lexical scope. It is not allowed if any form of Fatal is in effect.

Errors from Fatal

The current implementation makes the error messages from Fatal look really nice. However it also opens the possibility of those nice messages breaking backwards compatibility.

It's been mostly decided that Fatal will retain its existing yet rather awful looking messages, in case people are testing them with $@ =~ /..../ and looking for some really odd patterns.

If you want nice looking messages, one is encouraged to s/Fatal/autodie/;

Vanilla autodie

The vanilla form:

    use autodie;

is presently (June 2008) open for discussion. PJF's opinion is that it should be the same as:

    use autodie qw(:default);

enabling the pragma for all built-ins for which it makes sense to do so. It should be noted that this list may increase in later versions of the module. The :default list may also contain user-defined subroutines which wish to register themselves with that behaviour (although these should be rare).

Overriding system

The in-built system function does not have a prototype. It's been proposed we ignore the fact that it can't be overridden in the traditional sense, and do it anyway. This would make the exotic form of system a syntax error within the package that Fatal or autodie was used:

    system { $cmd } @list;

It can still be invoked with:

    CORE::system { $cmd } @list;

Although this form is not checked for failure.

The proposed method for determining "what is an error" for system is the same as that used by IPC::System::Simple, namely that the following are considered errors:

Failing to start (eg, command not found)
Returning a non-zero exit status
Being killed by a signal (which may result in a coredump)

PJF would like to use the existing IPC::System::Simple module (of which he is the author) to implement the handling of autodie's interaction with system, since it already does all the hard work, and works on all platforms on which it's been tested (including Win32 and Unix flavours, but not exotic systems like VMS).

IPC::System::Simple has no dependencies outside the core, but there's the question that if we want autodie to be a core candidate, do we also wish to include IPC::System::Simple?

PJF would like to make autodie a candidate for Perl 5.10.1 core, as it squashes some bad behaviour in Fatal, provides nicer error messages, and provides a well-defined lexical way of having built-ins throw excpetions. He would like to use some non-core modules in its creation, but if autodie is going to be included in the core, this will contribute towards core bloat.

PJF would like to have the option of using IPC::System::Simple and Exception::Class as part of the implementation of autodie. IPC::System::Simple has only core dependencies, but Exception::Class depends upon Devel::StackTrace and Class::Data::Inheritable.

autodie can be implemented without these modules, and already provides simple object-based exceptions with inspiration from the Exception::Class design. Implementing the proposed system changes becomes trivial using IPC::System::Simple, since its run command already works in the same way as the proposed system changes.

Package and lexical interaction

Due to the way the code operates, autodie only changes the bavhiour of subroutines within the same lexical scope provided they are in the same package. This means that the second open is not checked in the following code:

        package Foo;

        use autodie qw(open);

        open(my $fh1, '<', $some_file);     # autodying

        package Bar;

        open(my $fh2, '<', $some_file);     # not autodying


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5. Literary agents

Not all publishers accept ‘unsolicited’ manuscripts, meaning that your work might only come to them via a literary agent. Thus, literary agents are a fact of life for even first-time and aspiring authors. How do you go about getting yourself a literary agent? Well…

1. Every literary agent is different. I know, it’s annoying and means you have to take a slightly different approach with each one, but there’s no standard job description for agents, I’m afraid. They don’t even offer a standard service to the author. Some agents will only want to talk to you if you have two publishers making you an offer and you need someone to hold an auction and create a bidding war. Such agents will take their 15% cut of whatever deal is agreed and then you’ll never hear from them again. Other agents, by contrast, will look at your work and, if they take you on, proactively look to place and sell your work to a publisher.

2. Where to start then? Well, you can do worse than start with the Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook (see the link called ‘UK publishers and agents’ in the right-hand column of this site), which lists all the literary agents in the UK and details which genres they represent. It will also tell you the best way in which to approach these agents, but I’d always recommend going to the agent’s website to check their submission guidelines.

3. Let me make things simpler for you if you’re an aspiring scifi/fantasy author. There are only a hanful of literary agents in the UK for scifi/fantasy, so if you don’t get anywhere with them, things are going to be difficult. For what it’s worth, here they are:

i) Sheil Land (always reply), http://www.sheilland.co.uk

ii) United Agents (rarely bother to reply), http://unitedagents.co.uk/

iii) Zeno Agency (only open for submissions once in a while), http://zenoagency.com/

iv) London Independent Books, contact Carolyn Whitaker (nice lady)

v) Artellus Limited, http://www.artellusltd.co.uk/

vi) Caroline Sheldon Literary Agency (matter of taste), http://www.carolinesheldon.co.uk/

vii) Mic Cheetham, http://www.miccheetham.com/

viii) Marjacq Scripts (allow you to submit online, and they always reply), http://www.marjacq.com/home/home.htm

ix) MBA Literary Agency, http://www.mbalit.co.uk/

x) John Jarrold (agent to the late, great Robert Jordan), http://www.johnjarrold.co.uk/

xi) Darley Anderson (good reputation), www.darleyanderson.com

xii) Hanbury Agency (agent to J G Ballard back in the day, so they can’t be bad, eh?), www.hanburyagency.co.uk

xiii) Conville & Walsh (check their staff list to see who represents what genre), www.convilleandwalsh.com

xiv) The Ampersand Agency (check their staff list to see who represents what genre), http://www.theampersandagency.co.uk/about

xv) The DHH Literary Agency (check their staff list to see who represents what genre), http://www.dhhliteraryagency.com/harry-illingworth.html

4. This list will become shorter as you check their websites (if they have them) and discover that some of them are ‘closed’ for new submissions because they have no more room for new clients.

5. But let’s say you’ve found a few that look approachable and are now going to send material. Remember, these agents get about 100 new manuscripts a week (far more than they have time to read), so how are you going to make sure your material gets to the top of their slush pile or stands out?

6. Just having a great manuscript isn’t good enough! If your submission doesn’t stand out enough, the agent isn’t even going to sit down and read your manuscript in order to discover it’s great, now are they? Basically, your cover letter and synopsis need to be killers. They need to be masterpieces of sales and marketing. Oops, you think to yourself. We creative author-types don’t often know too much about marketing.

7. Your cover letter needs to detail your USPs (‘unique selling-points’). You need to tell the agent: if you’ve won any writing competitions (or been shortlisted), if you have any ISBNs or other publications to your name (magazine articles, etc), if you’ve posted your material online and got a massive online readership, if you’ve self-published at all and got good sales figures, that an established author allows you to quote them as endorsing your writing, whether you have a degree in literature, whether you are semi-famous for anything other than writing, etc.

8. More than that, as well as a one-page synopsis, you need a great 60-word synopsis of your book. Why 60 words? Well, it’s often requested when you enter a writing competition, and it’s a standard requirement of the film and tv script-writing industry (although the ‘log-line’ they ask for is often just 30 words!). Sometimes, the 60-word ‘pitch’ is known as the ‘lift test’. Imagine you met someone famous or important in a lift and only had a handful of seconds to sales pitch to them. What would your 60-word speech be? The standard one I use for Necromancer’s Gambit is: “It’s about a soldier raised from the dead by a desperate magician who needs his help. The soldier doesn’t remember who he was when he was alive, so it’s a reverse murder mystery as he finds out who he was, who killed him and what he can do about the fact he’s dead. All with a load of gods and demons thrown in for good measure!”

9. As suggested from the point above, if an existing well-known author gives you a quote you can use by way of reference or endorsement, then things are easier. In fact, well-known authors are often more approachable than agents and publishers. So find some on facebook or their own website and see if you can strike up a relationship of sorts with them. Buy and read their book or something to get them talking to you first, and then ask if you can send them something. I’m a sucker when people do that with me.

10. And if you get nowhere with the UK agents, don’t forget the US. The agency called JABerwocky is worth a look: http://awfulagent.com/.

11. Failing that, don’t just give up. Where there’s a will, there’s a way! There are other publishing options (see my other pages under ‘author advice’).

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21 comments on “5. Literary agents

  1. Just a few months? Took me 25 years! 9 out of 10 people who fail do so because they give up.

    How did I get my breakthrough with Gollancz? I self-represented. I met them face-to-face at the national fantasy convention and pitched to them… a year later, I finally got a deal.

    I have previously self-published too, to build sales stats and evidence of a market for my work. It’s all about the numbers!

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  4. This information seems really useful. Just finished a first readable draft of my novel, and trying to get my head around the world of literary agent. Thanks.

  5. Thank you for this really helpful page. I’ve been using it to approach literary agents with a science fiction trilogy I have written. I do have a question, though. My trilogy is inherently British, focusing on real-life British historical events, but they are events that I suspect Americans will be interested in. So I’m going to approach US literary agents as well. You’ve recommended that people do this. Are they any pitfalls? Do you have any pointers on how to approach them?

    And do US agents expect Brits to rewrite their manuscripts with American spellings before submission?

    Thanks – and thanks again for a great page of advice.

    • Hey Christopher
      Pitfalls. Well, a US publisher will only pay a book advance of 5000USD for a first-time author. By contrast, a UK publisher might pay up to 10,000GBP. Secondly, a foreign agent might charge you a 20% fee rather than the usual 15%.
      Pointers on how to approach them? Well, in the same way as any other agent – first 10,000 words, a one-page synopsis and a cover letter. But you should also check the agent’s site, as each agent or publisher tends to have its own requirements. Some agents will just want you to send an enquiry letter and nothing else.
      Rewriting. No, you won’t have to rewrite. That is the job of the publishing editor.
      Good luck!

      • Thank you very much! That’s quite a difference between US and UK book advances! I’m minded to keep pursuing UK agents. Got a tiny bit of feedback with one rejection, and she’s said that if I do a rework, she’ll read the manuscript again, which I took pretty positively.

        Sorry to ask another question (I expect you’re crazy-busy) but have you ever done a rework of a manuscript and then sent it out to all the same agents? Think that’s what I’m planning to do, wondered if you had any advice on how to approach agents who have rejected you a second time?

      • Hey Christopher
        It is a very good sign if an agent says they will look at a rework. It is a rare occurence, in fact. Agents are inundated with so many submissions (often unsolicited) a week that they rarely have time even to read what they’ve been sent. They will give stuff a cursory glance at best – and quickly reject a massive percentage (cos they can’t take on hundreds of clients a week). If your submission managed to ‘grab’ them enough that they’ve asked for a rework, then you’re in business. I’ve never had to rework myself, as it happens. I imagine it would be annoying to do so, but it’s the nature of the game.

  6. Hey Adam, sorry, I’ve only just seen this message (when I got your first reply, I got an email, but never got one when you replied on this occasion).

    Thanks for that, though she didn’t actually ask for the rework, so it’s not quite as positive as perhaps I made it sound – she initially said it wasn’t working for her, that it was like I was ‘reporting’ events rather than telling them dramatically. I asked if she could be more specific and she said I was using expository sentences rather than relaying backstory through the narrative – didn’t give me any examples but I think I know what she means. She referred me to an author – Wilbur Smith – who’s a genius at it, she says. So I’m reading one of his books at the moment.

    I simply said, if I do a rework would she be willing to have a look at a revised version in the future and she said “sure”, so I’m not sure it really means anything – but I will make sure I send any revised version to her first! She’s the only agent so far who’s given me anything to work with!

    What a minefield this industry is! The fact that it took you 25 years to get a deal gives me both hope and angst! But I understand from reading your website that your success in self-publishing is kinda what got you to where you needed to be – that’s another feat in itself!

    Have to hand it to you though 🙂

    • Hey Christopher
      Ah, ‘exposition’ – one of the classic enemies of dramatic story-telling. Exposition is when either the narrator or a character explains the larger ‘plot’ to the reader. This is BAD story telling. A plot should unfold through action and events rather than being a set of character-spoken explanations. There is tonnes of info about this in just about every creative writing self-help book (not to mention every other website). I’m not surprised the agent didn’t give you examples – you are expected to know about such things, I’m afraid.
      Ah, well, it’s positive the agent said she would look at a rewrite – she must like the general plot/scenario. However, it sounds like you have a lot of work on your hands if you need to reorganise your approach to story-telling.
      Best of luck

  7. Hopefully not too much… I’ve already got some ideas as to weaving the backstory into the narrative better, and it’s all a learning curve! I believe in the story enough to make it work 🙂 and thank you for the luck!

  8. Do you think – and this might be pushing it, so please feel free to say no – there is any chance you might be able to give my first three chapters a look-over yourself? I will happily return the favour in some way, whether it’s buying some of your books, leaving you a review somewhere or something else that might be useful to you.

    I would greatly appreciate any insight you could offer, but totally understand if you’re too busy.

    I thought it was worth an ask. Thanks for all your advice thus far. 🙂

  9. After struggling for ages to get my Mindslip novel lift-test synopsis down to thirty words:

    “Supernova radiation from Betelgeuse causes all living creatures’ minds to swap. Newly female Geoff and his dying greyhound wife struggle to find a solution for a world thrown into chaos.”

    I checked back to your example and discovered it was 66 words!!!!! LOL.

    • Hey Tony! Thirty words is for a TV/film ‘logline’. The elevator pitch for novels is usually 50 words, but you can get away with as much as 75. Basically, it’s what you can deliver verbally (and clearly) in 30-60 seconds.

  10. Where did all the epic fantasy agents go? I see so many on the shelves but it’s like the market has become flooded or something because they don’t seem to want that genre anymore.

    • Hey there
      Funny you should ask – I’m actually doing my PhD on fantasy and scifi subgenres. Epic fantasy was the dominant subgenre of fantasy (in the UK and US) during the 1980s and 90s. Come the early 2000s, the dominant subgenres were steampunk, urban fantasy and Pratchett’s comedy fantasy. Right now, the dominant ones are metaphysical fantasy (the one I coined in 2008 – okay, it’s not at all dominant), dark fantasy, grim dark and dystopian YA. My novel Empire of the Saviours came out in 2011 – it was epic fantasy (my editor removed some of the darker elements) and it didn’t sell too well cos it was ‘out of date’. Shame.
      Best wishes

  11. Agents don’t list the specific sub-genres they represent – they merely list the wider genre (like ‘fantasy’). Then then expect submissions that represent the contemporary voice of fantasy, init. If you want to work out those agents who particularly appreciate ‘dark fantasy’, then I guess you should check out who the agents of leading dark fantasy authors currently are.

  12. Hi A J Dalton,
    Thanks for this useful page, I tried some of the agents on here last year, with no luck, yet I did get some encouraging replies but looks like my novel needs a bit more work. It is s a bit disheartening when you look in the Writers and Artist year book for agents that do fantasy and you can count them on about one hand!!! Saying this is supposed to be such a popular genre. Any way, I am working on a second novel so I can give that a go too. I have tried meeting an agent face to face and was so disappointed that he never sent any reply, when some of the ones above who you never meet face to face do. Thanks for this page, kept it in my favourites to go back to when I am ready to try again.
    Thanks for the useful info,

    • Hi Amanda, good to hear from you. There are many reasons for a manuscript being rejected by an agent. More often than not, the issues relate to what the agent believes the market currently wants. For example, Charlaine Harris offered True Blood to every agent in the west for two years and got nowhere. However, once Twilight had repopularised the vampire, everyone (and I mean everyone) wanted to sign her up. Agents rarely want first-time authors – because when a publisher wants a new book they usually want it from an author with an existing fanbase. That begs the question – how does a first-timer every get a break then? Well, many first-timers have to build a fanbase thru self-publishing or they ‘self-represent’ instead. There’s much more info on that elsewhere on my site. Best of luck! Adam

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Daily Archives: May 19, 2011

Two more small steps in accepting gays in sports. Mike Tyson, ballroom dancer. And the worst political ad ever

It’s the middle of 2011, and sometimes I can’t believe we’re not there yet.
But we’re not. Still, incredibly, we’re living in a country where not one major American athlete has come out of the closet and admitted he’s gay while playing his sport.
All the progress that has been made in America, and still, this fear and this taboo exists for the gay male pro athlete (and of course there are pro athletes who are gay. Anyone who believes differently is fooling themselves.)

Still, this week brought two encouraging signs of progress. Small steps, maybe, but steps nonetheless.
The president of the Phoenix Suns, and a very well-respected man in basketball circles, Rick Welts, admitted he’s gay in an interview with the New York Times. It’s a remarkable story, about a man forced to hide so much of who he was as he rose through the ranks of the NBA.
And then I saw this story on ESPN.com about former Villanova player Will Sheridan, who has come out and acknowledged that he, too, is gay.
Sheridan said something very beautiful in this story, something I want to share here:
“I’m trying to have a voice, and I want that voice to reach as many people as it can,” he said. “I mean, look at me. I’m black. I’m gay. I’m like a quadruple minority, and I feel like a little piece of me resides in everybody. Maybe there’s a kid out there who doesn’t think he’s OK, and he can look at me and say, ‘OK, he played college basketball. He went overseas. He has a music career and now he’s living his life. Now he’s who he wants to be and he’s happy and confident and comfortable.’ It’s my responsibility to talk about that.”

Amen, Will. Amen. I just wish someone in the pro sports spotlight right now had the same courage.  It would do so much good for so many.

**Because anything that involves Mike Tyson is 12 percent funnier than it would be without Mike (I measured it, 12 percent funnier, guaranteed), I give you this: Mike Tyson and a  pretty woman, ballroom dancing and looking damn good while doing it.

**I would love to have been in the meeting when Congressional candidate Dan Adler’s people told him that this ad was a good idea.

I mean, seriously????  Watch and be astounded; I was.


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“The Lost Tribes of New York City”

I’m not sure I’d title the project the same way, but I love what London Squared did with this film. I wonder if the filmmakers showed the result to the people they interviewed for the project and how the people felt about seeing themselves as objects in the landscape.  The filmmakers call themselves urban anthropologists, but their webpage doesn’t mention any formal training.

Still, I’m always looking for inspiration.  Even if I don’t have that kind of animation skills.

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The Miles Davis Movie: Let’s Look At This Thing From A Standpoint Of Status

Not much has changed since late December when Don Cheadle opened up to the Wall Street Journal about the state of the Miles Davis Movie. It was a nice slab of red meat to chew on as we wait for the project to pick up steam.

Sure, no one still has a clue what he means when he calls the movie ‘a gangster pic’, but that just adds to the fun!

Cheadle has been nice enough to clear things up about the film’s narrative, which will not be a typical, cradle-to-grave story, rather a ‘cubist’ approach. It’s all about the Deconstructed Biopic, which I wrote about a few years back on the biopic blog.

The movie, as it stands, takes place in late 1979 and covers “a day and a half of his life — a very intense day and a half of his life…”, which is how Cheadle explained it to almost a year ago.

It seems the film will still pinpoint other, notable points in the jazz legend’s life and career. This is good, especially if we are to have scenes of Cheadle performing as Davis, because in 1979 Miles was not playing much.

One thing Cheadle mentions in the WSJ interview is a ‘studio offer’.

“We’re trying to back into a budget number,” says Cheadle, “like we always have to do, without gutting the piece.”

He doesn’t mention the studio, or any of the folks involved. As far as I can tell nothing has happened with the studio deal. Perhaps it fell apart, or maybe everyone is just waiting for the right time to spill the details.

Cheadle looks to be as committed as ever to the project, but his dance card is full these days with a Showtime series, the Iron Man movies, and other projects in development. Scheduling was always going to be an issue, regardless of when the Miles Davis Movie finally was given the green light — green for money.

Even with the competing biopic, with George Tillman Jr. attached to direct, what gives the Cheadle project the edge is Cheadle himself, still the best choice to play Miles Davis among known acting talent, and access to all the music. Sure, maybe a few years here and there are out of reach, but all the big tunes, the music that fans demand be included in the film, and will also help market the hell out of this picture, is Cheadle’s for the taking. The Cheadle/music catalog connection is what will drive this project forward, hopefully towards a production start date.

I know what amounts to nothing, so I am clueless as to the current status of the project. But that 2013 next to the film listed on IMDB is starting to feel like a long-shot. I’d guess 2014 is more likely.

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Back on the winning track

Hopkins and Champlin Park were playing an even straight up contest until the Rebels began raining threes. First Concordia-Moorhead committed Jordan Reibling nailed a triple then surprising Brandon Davis nailed a pair of threes and Champlin Park took a 28-17 lead. The lead was built to 14 points when Jasper Duberry hit a pull-up triple with Siyani Chambers in his face.
Hopkins closed the gap when they turned the heat up on the defensive end. Buckets in transition from Riley Dearring, Joe Coleman, and Siyani Chambers brought Hopkins within five in the final minute. However, the Royals seemed to get a little comfortable after closing the gap and the Rebel experience took advantage on a driving score from Josh Pella and another three from Duberry.
Hopkins tied the game at 40 on the broad shoulders of Coleman and Marvin Singleton in the second half. Joe made his second triple of the game and had a three point play the hard way attacking the cup, taking the foul, and then hanging to finish. In addition, Singleton exploded from the elbow to the hoop for a score and his rebounding cleared all the Rebel misses.
Twenty-four hours removed from a loss at Minneapolis North (the Royals' second loss in row) the young Hopkins ship seemed to be taking on a little bit more water. But with Joe and Marvin's production came some energy on the bench and a boost on the defensive end. The light turned on and Hopkins was playing the same way they started the year. Jeremiah Tolbert hit a three, Coleman leaked out for a dunk, and D.J. Peterson weaved through the defense with his dribble for a scooping lay-in. Coleman put the icing on the cake when he picked off a pass, attacked, was fouled by Duberry, and still hung in the air to score. Eight game minutes after being down ten at the half Hopkins was up a dozen (56-44).
The Royal gas gage started pointing to the red with six minutes to go and some of the regulars needed a break. Four of the five guys on the floor for Hopkins where underclassmen and not very big players either. Seeing this Pella went to work driving for two scores and making a three bringing the Rebels closer at 61-55. As quick as he could coach Ken Novak Jr. put the experience back in and Coleman responded scoring on a pair of drives followed by a Tolbert trey. Then with four minutes left Singleton out-battled three Rebels for an o-board and that Hopkins swagger looked completely back.
What does Lee Corso say? Not so fast my friend! Champlin put on some full court pressure and the Royal turnovers mounted up. Pella went on the attack once again capitalizing on the miscues by scoring five points in about 15 seconds and it was 70-67 with under a minute to go. Problem for Champlin was that time was limited and the Royals slammed the down making numerous free throws. Coming off a two game losing streak the Royals won 74-69.
Joe Coleman led all scores with 24 points on nine of 17 shooting. Joe made two of his three three-point attempts and four of eight free throws. Add in eight boards, three assists, and a pair of steals and it was a nice win. He did have five turnovers though. Singleton made eight of ten shots for 20 points and recorded a double-double when you add in the 11 rebounds. He also had five turnovers. Tolbert and Peterson each scored ten points.
For the Rebels Duberry led with 17 but he was five of 18 from the field and two of eight from behind the arc. Jasper had two assists against four turnovers. Pella scored 14 points with five rebounds and Davis had 13 points on four of 11 shooting. Kyle Zimmerman also shot four of 11 and he was held to a dozen points and five boards. Reibling was the 5th in double figures with 11.
Hopkins improved to 8-2 while Champlin Park fell to 7-3 with the loss.


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Hiawatha's boyhood is gracefully brought to life against a background of authentic Native American music in this excerpt from Longfellow's classic poem.

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The Dark Door : Constance and Charlie

  • by Kate Wilhelm
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  • Series: Constance and Charlie
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Private eye Charlie Meiklejohn is called in by insurance companies to investigate a suspected serial arsonist. The arsonist, Carson Danvers, has been on a fanatical crusade since the loss of his wife and son, burning down a series of old, shut-up wooden buildings in which random outbreaks of madness and murder have been occurring. Meiklejohn begins to follow the criminal's trail, but finds himself teaming up with his quarry to face the source of these strange outbreaks: a malfunctioning alien space probe.

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A faster pace, but I am NOT a fan of Sci Fi, but love the late great Anna Fields reading voice.

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Like the other reviewer, I purchased due to A.F. reading the Barbara Holloway series, which are great and not to be missed. I did tuff the 8 hrs out hoping it would get better. This is it for any more new purchases of Sci Fi for me, I don't care if it is my fave reader!

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God’s grace in 4 stick figure drawings

We had the first session of our new member class today. During the first class, we do introductions and give a primer on Methodist theology. We had the fortunate problem of having too many people in the class so our introductions took up all but 15 minutes. I didn’t want us to leave having only done introductions, so I tried to explain in 15 minutes and 4 stick figure drawings the three kinds of grace we talk about in Methodism: prevenient, sanctifying, and justification, along with the Christian perfection that God’s grace draws us toward. The way I’ve illustrated it is a bit individualistic (which of course I would have criticized if someone else had done it ;-)). I’m interested in hearing your feedback and suggestions for improvement.

I. Prevenient Grace

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All of us are born with a condition that afflicts us before we’re self-aware enough to really make decisions for ourselves. Christianity has historically referred to this condition as “original sin.” Because of a lot of misunderstandings this term has generated, I prefer to label our originating condition “self-justification.” Simply put, we’re rational creatures who do irrational things. We want to make sense to ourselves and other people so we distort both our recollection of our mistakes and how we represent ourselves to others to put ourselves in the best light. By justifying ourselves in this way, we generate a bubble around us that isolates us from God and other people. This bubble is not something we have the power to break on our own. Unless it is broken, we cannot experience God’s love or live in complete integrity with other people.

Prevenient grace describes the patient love sent our way continuously by God the Father (who is called “Father” simply because He is the origin of everything and the member of the Trinity from whom the Son is begotten and the Holy Spirit proceeds). God is constantly using people and events in our lives to tap on our bubble and draw us closer to Him. What we believe as Methodists is that God has never not loved us and never stops loving us, even if we choose to stay inside our bubble of self-justification forever. This love is not merely a vague benevolent feeling, but a constant call into deeper intimacy with God and reconciliation with each other. Prevenient grace is God’s unilateral aggressive pursuit of every creature that He loves.

II. Justifying Grace

Justifying grace describes the climax of God’s relentless pursuit of humanity through His incarnation in the second member of the Trinity known as the Son, God’s Word, or Jesus Christ. Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection are all essential to God’s process of reconciling humanity to Himself and popping all of our bubbles of self-justification. The centerpiece of justifying grace is the cross. Jesus’ sacrifice for our sins on the cross gives us a place to put everything that we have done and received that causes guilt and resentment (our sins and sins against us) so that our bubble can be popped forever.

Jesus’ resurrection from the dead proves to us that He has indeed conquered sin and death so that we can step out of our bubble of shame and fear and into the new life of resurrection that He offers us. As long as we remain in the trap of self-justification, it’s like sitting in a tomb wrapped up like a mummy. So Jesus says, “I died for your sins so you could take off that mummy wrap. And now I’ve conquered death so you can come out of the tomb and live in my kingdom!”

III. Sanctifying Grace

Until we are set free from the bubble of self-justification, we can only be transformed into the people God wants us to be against our will or at least without our direct awareness. I do believe that God does plenty of things to shape us into good people preveniently before we accept Jesus’ sacrifice, but we will never enjoy the true joy of God’s communion with us as long as we are appropriating the good that God accomplishes through us as self-justifying evidence to say, “See, this is why I’m right!”

When we have renounced self-justification and put our trust in the justification of Jesus’ cross, then we can proactively embrace and even rejoice at the correction and refinement the Holy Spirit works in our hearts, which is called sanctifying grace or just sanctification. Galatians 5:22-23 talks about the fruit of the Holy Spirit, which are “love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.” The Holy Spirit cultivates these qualities into our character over time as we unlearn our innate tendency to argue that we’re already perfect and grow in our ability to surrender and trust. The Holy Spirit basically declutters our heart and takes the sin boxes to Jesus’ cross where they are incinerated. In addition, the Holy Spirit reveals to us our spiritual gifts (such as prophecy, teaching, evangelism, healing, etc) and the place within Christ’s body for which we have been prepared.

IV. Christian Perfection (the goal)

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The goal of the Christian life is a state that John Wesley called Christian perfection. He got hammered by the 18th century British Calvinists for using this term and spent a whole lot of energy trying to explain and qualify what he meant by it. Christian perfection does not mean that we don’t make any mistakes. It is rather taken from Jesus’ exhortation in Matthew 5:48 to “be perfect, therefore, as your heavenly Father is perfect,” and the account of perfect love in 1 John 4:12: “No one has ever seen God; if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is perfected in us.”

Christian perfection is the state of having all the fear and self-justification driven out of your heart so that your motivation for every act is love of God and neighbor. You still might not do the right thing every time, but Christian perfection would mean your heart is always in the right place. John Wesley asked all of his pastors a question that makes Methodist pastors today squirm a whole lot: “Do you expect to be made perfect in love in this life?” If you answer no, then you can’t be ordained. But the terms in which 21st century pop-evangelicalism describes sin makes it seem like a heresy to say yes.

It’s a paradoxical question to consider, because what it really asks is not whether we have the ability within ourselves to not make any mistakes, but whether we trust in God enough to believe that He can kill all of the selfish sinful motives in our hearts and fill us completely with love. If you don’t believe in Christian perfection, then you’re saying God has a different purpose for humanity than making us one with Him and each other by perfecting us in love.

Some Christians say God’s purpose is to “glorify Himself,” feeling that God’s sovereignty can only be absolute if He is ultimately aloof from the fate of His creation. Some would argue that describing the triumph of love as God’s most fundamental goal depicts God as being “co-dependent” on His dysfunctional creatures and less than fully in charge. I can appreciate this concern (as well as the fact that I depict it imperfectly). But as a Methodist, I would say that God does indeed glorify Himself through perfecting the world in love since that is how the Bible explains His nature (1 John 4) and His goal for creation (John 17).

The way I illustrate Christian perfection is through calculus: the graph of a hyperbolic curve. A hyperbolic curve starts with a slope of zero (a flat horizontal line) and increases over time to a slope of infinity (a flat vertical line). It’s impossible for a curve ever to become a straight-line, but it can get closer and closer to a straight-line over the course of an infinite distance. Christian perfection is the straight-line that our curve approaches as God sanctifies us. The more that we trust Jesus and allow the Spirit to transform us, the more we will “go on to perfection,” as John Wesley would say.

If we are ever perfected in love, we won’t notice it because noticing it shows that we are still taking pleasure even slightly in our correctness which indicates the residual presence of that bubble of self-justification that needs to get popped again. Love is only perfect as a grace which passes through us, “a light which shines through the darkness without being seized by it” (John 1:5). If I grab it and say mine (which I have never not done), then I haven’t yet arrived. I believe that God has the power to perfect me with His love. I also know that I am not there as long as there is part of me that continues to perform instead of worship.

8 thoughts on “God’s grace in 4 stick figure drawings

  1. Really nice job in 15 minutes. i’m impressed. Of course, you are more than aware of the way you translate the concept of original sin into your own vernacular. Once you make that first move, your descriptions do a really nice job of quickly capturing the different kinds of grace.

    My only qualms at all about your presentation are on both ends.

    Wesley said he knew people who were perfected in love (contrary to what sometimes get said), although I’m not aware of him ever claiming it for himself. It was not to his mind an unapproachable line. That description of it, I think still falls prey to the notion that “perfection” means more than perfected in love and is therefore not possible.

    On the Prevenient Grace side, I don’t fault anything you write, but I think there is more depth there — which is probably not fair to bring up when you are trying to do all this in 15 minutes. Prevenient Grace restores to us an ability to respond to God. It is not only God poking on our bubble, but it is God doing something in us. It also serves as the conscience that pricks us in the soul toward repentance.

    I’m not sure if this is helpful feedback. I hope it is. Thank you for inviting me to comment.

    • Maybe prevenient grace is God is chiseling away at the bubble so that when it pops, it’s justification!

      Regarding Christian perfection, perhaps my Baptist upbringing is still holding me back from allowing myself to believe that it has actually happened as opposed to believing that I should trust God can do it which I’m more comfortable with.

  2. Pastor Guyton, my church and many Evangelical churches teach that God’s ethical standard for humanity demands perfection. Because God is Holy, He cannot tolerate any sin. Since we have sin, we fall short of God’s perfectionist standard. That’s why we need Jesus to die for us. This strikes me as odd. If God knows that we have a tendency to sin, why does he impose such a harsh standard on us in the first place? It’s like punishing a 5 year old child for failing a calculus test. Where did this kind of teaching come from? Is there another way to understand the Gospel?

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Lindsay Lohan’s wreck, Justin Bieber’s longevity, Rihanna’s HOT album

25 Feb

Hey people,

Sorry that I haven’t been able to post a new blog lately but things have been hectic these past few months. So since I’m a celeb and pop culture junkie, let me first start off with Lindsay Lohan. What can I say-she’s a wreck. She’s like a broken record that keeps finding her ass back in court again and again. I still remember when she was 11 years old in the re-make movie “Parent Trap”. Oh those were the good ol’ days. It’s so sad to see how successful she became, for it to be lost just as quickly, due to excess partying and drugs. Get it together Lindsay, enough is enough! Now onto Justin Bieber. I’m very proud to say this, but I may be the few people on this earth who is NOT a Beiliber or how ever it’s spelled. He’s Canadian and I’m Canadian too (yay!), but I’m still skeptical in how long his career will last. Though I will sayhe has had some catchy songs and his fans creep me the eff out. Making death threats to any female celebrity who hangs out with him. That’s hardcore. Even though I don’t pay much attention to Justin Bieber news, I’m liking his new hair cut. We can see his forehead now 😀 Okay Jusin talk over. Now onto my favorite Bajan, Rihanna. I got her latest CD “Loud” during Christmas, and I only started listening to it last week. I LOVE IT!!! She did not disappoint her fans. It’s filled with hot, edgy songs that match her firey red hair. Pick it up NOW if you haven’t done so already. Hot, Hot, HOT!!! I usually wouldn’t talk about three different celebrities into one blog but since I was hiatus for a while, I felt that it should be compressed this one time.

Nicki Minaj’s “My Time Now” Documentary

10 Dec

Hey everyone!

So a few days ago, I’m on the computer bored as hell, when I decided “Hey I want to see the Nicki Minaj Documentary!”. See, I’m not a huge Nicki Minaj fan but I like some her songs and I’ve heard nothing but good reviews from this documentary. It’s a bummer that I don’t have the MTV channel, so my only option was to watch it online. Let me tell you, I LOVED it! A LOT. We got to see a in-depth look at the different sides of her multiple personalities (Nicki,Onika, and Roman). It was really great to learn about her childhood, family and how she got into the music industry. I especially loved the crazy, weird side of her, because not only did it make me laugh out loud but it reminded me of myself-just a bit. I recommend anyone to check out this documentary, whether you’re a Nicki fan or not, or even if you’re just curious has to who she is. Check it out:My Time Now Documentary-Nicki Minaj

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8 Dec

Hey Everyone 😀

Today started off with me sleeping in, but that’s no surprise there since I started my first blog post at 3:45am. So I was in a hurry to make it to class on time, since I couldn’t afforded to miss the exam review my T.A was going to give today. At the end of it, I was just dead tired and couldn’t wait to go home and take a nap (which I still have yet to do), but to my surprise I was going to end my boring train ride from school to home with a sighting of Stacey McKenzie. For all of you who don’t know Stacey McKenzie, she is a well know Canadian model who has gone international. So as the train doors opened, I looked up and there she was. As she passed by I knew for sure that it was her and that somehow I had to go say hi and take a picture with her. So after a few lookbacks, I got up and told her how much I loved her work and if it were ok for me to take a picture with her. She was very kind and I thank her for brightening  my day today.

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I’m so excited to finally start blogging. I’ve been wanting to start for a while now but never managed to have the time to sit done and just start. Ok before I start ranting, like I usually do, let me not forget and say a big THANK YOU for checking out my blog and giving a damn for what I have to say. I’m not quite sure what topic I’ll focus my blog on, so as of right now it’ll just be on anything that comes to mind. I tend to have very strong opinions when it comes to fashion & celebrity related stuff, so maybe I’ll start there. Anyways its 3:45 am Toronto time and this excitement won’t last me for the rest of the night, so I’m off to Dreamland. Kisses


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An Announcement Regarding the First Crescent Moon (Hilal) of the Blessed Month of Ramadhan for the Year 1430 Hijri

Posted on: Ogos 21, 2009

بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم

“The Month of Ramadhan, in which the Qur’an was revealed, is guidance for mankind and clear proofs for the guidance and the criterion (between right and wrong). So whoever of you sights (the crescent on the first night of) the month (of Ramadhan), he must fast that month, and whoever is ill or on in a state of travelling, then the missed days must be made up from other days. Allah intends for you ease and not difficulty. (He wants that you) complete the number of days and glorify Him for having guided you, and that you may be thankful to Him.” [Al-Baqarah: 185]

Alhamdulillah and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم, and peace be upon his family, his companions, those who gave their loyalty to him, and those who followed him, tracing his steps and establishing the Islamic ‘Aqeeda as the foundation for their thought, and the Ahkam Al-Shar’iyyah as the measure for judgment in their actions and the source of their laws.

It was narrated by Al-Bukhari in his Sahih on the authority of Muhammed Bin Ziyad, who said, “I heard Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, say: ‘The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said’, or he said, ‘Abu Al-Qasim صلى الله عليه وسلم said: Fast when you see it, and break your fast when you see it, and if you cannot see it then complete 30 days of Sha’ban.'”

And after seeking the Hilal of the blessed month of Ramadhan on this Thursday evening (the night of Friday), a legal (Shar’ee) sighting of the moon has NOT been confirmed, and therefore Friday will be the completion of 30 days of Sha’ban inshaAllah. Saturday will be the first day of the blessed month of Ramadhan.

On this occasion, the Ameer of Hizb ut-Tahrir , the Alim ‘Ataa Bin Khaleel Abu Al-Rashta, may Allah protect him, greets the Islamic Ummah on the advent of the blessed month of Ramadan and asks Allah سبحانه وتعالى to honour this Ummah, to grant her a great victory, so that Islam is implemented as the Lord of the world سبحانه وتعالى ordered, and carried to the world by Da’wa and Jihad to take all of mankind from the darkness of kufr to the light of Islam.

And the Ameer – may Allah strengthen his foothold – prays to Allah سبحانه وتعالى that the Khaleefah himself will announce next year’s Ramadhan, by the permission of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, and on that day the believers will rejoice at the victory from Allah سبحانه وتعالى.

وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ

“And We wished to be gracious to those who were being depressed on the land, to make them leaders (in faith) and make them heirs.” [Al-Qasas, 28:5]

The head of the Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir, as well as all those working within it, send their congratulations and warm wishes on this blessed month to the respected Ameer of Hizb ut-Tahrir and all Muslims, asking Allah سبحانه وتعالى to allow us to benefit from this month of forgiveness and goodness and to witness Laylatul Qadr and to honour us with its reward.

O Allah, Lord of the heavens and earth! Allow us to give the bay’ah (pledge of allegiance) to the Khaleefah of the Muslims in the second Khilafah Rashida. Aameen, O Allah, Aameen!

And in closing our broadcast today, we would like to announce that we will be broadcasting daily for the duration of the blessed month of Ramadhan. You can continue following the live broadcasts through the live room of the Media Office of Hizb ut-Tahrir or by listening to the recorded broadcast every day at 8:00 AM (local time of Al-Madinah Al-Munawarah – the first capital city of the Islamic State).

والسلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته

The eve before the 30th of Shaban 1430 Hijri
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More calls to repeal the 2nd Amendment

There is another debate going on re. whether to repeal the 2nd Amendment with a pro/con between Steve Zorbaugh and Elizabeth Roberts, both Pennsylvanians, and both very eloquent.  However, Roberts places much of her reasoning against repeal in her interpretation of what the Founding Fathers intended in their amendment plus a general distrust in the American government.  Zorbaugh shoots all this NRA malarkey down and makes a very strong case in favor.

But Zorbaugh starts with an interesting statement that I had to research further.  He said: “There are 788,258 words in a standard King James Bible. The word ‘gun’ isn't one of them.”  That would indicate a direct connection between religion and guns, and I found that there is.  At least in the minds of the gun worshippers.  There is a lawyer by the name of Herb Titus who is part of the Gun Owners of America who draws this parallel between the 2nd Amendment and religion.

The article in the second site, above, exclaims that “…the Tea Party movement emerges out of the confluence of different strands of the far right, including Christian Reconstructionism.”  We all know that TPers are staunch gun rights supporters and gun toters.  Further, “The militia movement and Christian Reconstructionism both contend that our current civil government, most especially the federal government, is illegitimate.” At the very least, scary.

Cass Sunstein, Constitutional Lawyer and U.S. Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs on repealing 2nd Amendment:

Larry Pratt, Exec. Dir. of GOA said: “we’re not really talking about a right but an obligation, as creatures of God, to protect the life that was given them.”  Now we don’t just go back to biblical days where there is a fantasized association between gun and religion, but according to Pratt it came right from the mouth of God.  More on this in a later post.  It is beyond me where these maniacs come up with this crap but of course the National Rifle Assn. (NRA) comes to mind.

Zorbaugh refutes Roberts’ Founding Fathers drivel in one compact, precise statement: “The justification for gun ownership that existed in 1787 no longer exists today.”  But he follows up with a multitude of other refutations that should make a brainwashed NRA membership think.  But it won’t.  He does acknowledge the need then to have protection against the King of England and against unfriendly Native American tribes that we confiscated our land from.

But that was over two-hundred years ago.  Things have changed.  The only thing outside one’s God worshipped today is guns, not thrones.

Zorbaugh proclaims: “After 225 years, the Second Amendment has clearly outlived its original purpose.”  He is looking for a new Constitutional Amendment that will value the community’s right to being safe over the demands of the gun bubbas that want to carry their weapons anywhere they want to at anytime they want to.  And the only way this can be accomplished is with stronger gun control.

One good reason for more control is Philip Cook’s statement that the cost our society pays each year to guarantee gun ownership exceeds $100 billion and is growing annually at an alarming rate.”  This comes from Cook’s book, “Gun Violence: The Real Costs.”

There is one solution affirms the pro-repeal author.  Require gun owners to carry insurance on their weapons just like they are required to do on their automobiles, for potential death and injuries.  This would at least mandate registration which we all know would send the NRA into its next aberration.  It would be worth the try just to see Wayne LaPierre, the organization’s CEO and Exec, Vice President, come off the spool…again.

  1. The statement regarding the communities right to being safe is interesting. Have you written about all the homeowner lives which have been saved from harm by having a gun in the home? Or have you reported on any attempted carjackings, robberies, and assaults which have been foiled by citizens who are carrying a gun? Just recently police officials who initially were against concealed carry in Wisconsin are now pleasantly surprized that they see a slight decrease in violence directed at individuals. FBI studies, as well as others have shown crime rates drop in concealed carry communities. In the hands of responsible citizens guns are a tool used for protection, shooting recreation, hunting and other activities, all of which should be protected. The gun laws on the books now can serve us well if only they were properly enforced. There is much truth in the statement that outlaws will always have guns if we outlaw them. Responsibility is the key as with the driver of a vehicle. To make the statement, "yes guns kill people" is as acurate as saying, yes cars kill people, yes knives kill people, yes chain saws kill people, etc.

    1. Although you are just shy of "Anonymous," you have some good points that need answering. I haven't written about those incidents you ask about because I have yet to read a valid case where something was actually 'foiled" due to a gun toter. Maybe I missed it but I do several Google Alerts on shootings and cannot remember it coming up. If you have something, put it in a comment and I will consider further research and posting on it.

      I am pretty heavy into the FBI stats and do not remember the fact you give. Why don't you post that plus the info on Wisconsin and I'll look at it. But the key words here are "responsible citizens," and that is where your claim is at fault. In a state like Arizona where anyone can own a gun and carry it anywhere they want to WITHOUT ANY TRAINING, you nor I have a clue whether these people are responsible.

      And I do not want you or any other gun toter protecting me on the street because it is just as likely that I would be injured as the bad guy. I quoted FBI stats in my article where in most cases it is the gun toter that is hurt.

      It's the gun laws that aren't on the books that we need. Like closing the "gun show loophole," requiring complete background checks for weapons ownership, registration of all weapons and minimum required training established by law enforcement. Anyone denying this need is simply NRA brain-washed.

      Cars, knives, chain saws do kill people but as I found recently and published in one of my posts, gun toters become more aggressive when they carry a firearm openly or concealed. For example, George Zimmerman's pursuit of Trayvon Martin rather than remaining in his vehicle as advised by the 911 operator.

      Thank you for your comment and look forward to more. I do appreciate respectful comments like yours as compared to many that are plain hateful, which usually raise my ire and result in somewhat nasty replies.

      Jack E. Dunning
      Nasty Jack Blog

    2. Except of course, there is NO gun show loophole (there is a private sale exemption), background checks are already required, registration is a dangerous non-starter that would have no positive impacts anyway, and training has no impact either (though I don't have a problem with such a requirement, I acknowledge that it accomplishes nothing overall).

    3. I find this to be among the most avaricious of the statements made by pro gun people. There is, indeed, a loophole in the Brady Law that exempts private sellers from requiring background checks for people to whom they sell their wares. When the law was written, there were not near as many private sellers at gun shows as we now see. That is why we need to complete the law by requiring that the 40% of gun sales that take place with no background checks at gun shows ( mostly), flea markets, over the internet and in parking lots, also require background checks. That is a simple matter than can be taken care of with no infringement on rights. Unless, of course, you think criminals, domestic abusers, drug abusers, and adjudicated mentally ill people to name a few, have unfettered rights to buy and own guns. Maybe they can get them somewhere else- like stealing them, or bought on the streets in an illegal purchase. But all guns start out as legal sales. Even those sold to felons without background checks by private sellers because he haven't made them illegal. Guns purchased legally from private sellers can become illegal in a hurry when trafficked to those who shouldn't have them. This is the dangerous web the gun lobby has woven and then tries to tell us it isn't happening. It is happening. To say otherwise is simply not true and is cynical. Some states have closed the private seller loophole. Many have not, thereby leading to problems in states that have. That is why there needs to be a national law to be consistent and so we can stop this bad policy. Thanks for this post, Jack. Well done.

    4. Excellent statement, Joan! This gun nut has been spewing this crap for close to a year now on this blog; sounds like he might be someone to watch closely in the future. It is utterly irrational to make a statement like he has.

      Jack E. Dunning
      Nasty Jack Blog

    Ask and you shall receive. Plenty more where that came from but 5 is my limit for one post, just google ccw holder defends... and follow the links. It mostly just gets reported at the local news levels as you can see, but it does happen.

    I will agree that the god argument is weak and has no bearing in a secular society. But how about the evolutionary element. All animals, including humans, have innate defenses and a natural right to protect themselves. Cats have claws, rams have horns, dogs have teeth. Humans being relatively weak primates have always relied on out superior intellect and thumbs to construct weapons with which to protect ourselves and obtain food, it is through this construct we have become the worlds apex predator.

    As for the Zimmerman and Martin case, the vast majority CCW carriers such as myself will tell you Zimmerman was dead wrong. He's a bad representation of CCW carriers. Period. I find most of us who do carry actually see it as a reason to cool our heels and avoid conflict because we now have the ability to escalate a conflict to deadly force quite easily.

    I find myself in the unique position of being a liberal gun owner(and carrier)and I won't espouse the belief that all gun control is bad. For example I fully support closing gun show loopholes, re-emplementing the old assault weapons ban, and imposing stricter training requirements for training for Concealed carry licenses(possibly with national CCW reciprocity as a result). However, taking away a persons right to defend themselves is a step in the wrong direction, and a gross violation of the social contract between free animals living in a society.

    1. Thanks for this imput. Let me check out your sites and we'll take it from there.

      Jack E. Dunning
      Nasty Jack Blog

  3. I wrote about this insanity on my site as well. Of course, I used facts in my writings:

    1. Well, CJ, I have several problems with your “writing” and “facts.” Among them this “God-given right to self protection.” Have you given up on the NRA and feel you must go to God so you can tote that gun anywhere you want to? That’s not a “fact” CJ, it’s a stupid remark. Anyway, I thought your gun was your God.

      And the one thing you gun jocks continue to ignore is the difference in law enforcement when the 2nd Amendment was created and today. It was enacted then for the purpose of protection because they didn’t have the level—or any level at all—of police protection that we do today. You people are just misplaced dreamers who will attach themselves to anything that will promote your ridiculous cause.

      And the 2nd Amendment the “SOLE” reason the North won the war. Even Gen. Grant, in his inebriated state would laugh uncontrollably at that.

      But your comment that you “love shooting pigs and coyotes” is SICK. Anyone who “loves” taking another life needs help! Get it CJ!

      Jack E. Dunning
      Nasty Jack Blog

    2. CJ,

      Let me start off by saying I am a CCW holder, and I do carry my 5 shot J-Frame relatively often for personal defense. I'm pro-ccw as evidenced by my earlier post which I came to check up on...

      However I after reading the post in your link, you need some enlightenment dude. If you wanted to justify carrying a firearm because cops can't be there to personally protect you all the time I'd absolutely agree...

      But lets make no mistakes about it a carry permit DOES NOT make you a defacto law enforcement officer, nor does it make us so called "sheepdogs" as many insultingly put it. It makes you nothing more than an armed citizen with a force multiplier when all else fails. CCW carriers have no business acting as quasi law enforcement, this mindset is exactly how we get in trouble when dumb@$$es decide to do something like follow a kid who looks suspicious. You have no business confronting someone who isn't a direct threat to you or a loved ones safety. period. You're not a cop, you're not batman, you're a citizen who decides to carry a pistol. The only time you should ever even think about using that pistol is when someone is displaying opportunity, ability and intent to cause death or grievous bodily harm, and you are unable to reasonably escape, and even then you should only use it until you can escape. If you see a criminal or suspicious act that isn't threatening you and you want to be a good Samaritan then call the cops and let them deal with it. Its not your place.

      Trust me I'm a Marine Infantry veteran of OIF III and a career Paramedic. You DO NOT want to deal with the aftermath of a shooting unless you absolutely have to. I don't care what Dirty Harry fantasies you may have, taking a life is nothing like its cracked up to be. There will be blood, screaming, and you will have to watch another human being start to die. I will reiterate YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE YOUR WEAPON UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY POSITIVELY HAVE TO.

      I recommend you go on ride along's at an EMS/Fire and Rescue agency until you see someone who's actually experienced significant trauma. Once you do ask yourself if you really want to inflict that on another person if you really don't have to. If you really want to be a "sheepdog" after that then go join the police force, otherwise please rethink why you carry a gun and do so accordingly.

    3. Adam H., I was in OIF1 and just returned from Afghanistan in March. I fully understand the weight of pulling that trigger and what it does to another human life. I do make that decision lightly nor do I seek out instances to exercise my right to self-defense without prejudice. I'm still in the Army and will be going back to Afghanistan next year barring any changes in mission.

      Now, on to Jack's nonsense...

      "Have you given up on the NRA and feel you must go to God so you can tote that gun anywhere you want to? That’s not a “fact” CJ, it’s a stupid remark. Anyway, I thought your gun was your God."

      Jack, let's try to keep the rhetoric to a minimum. I am a life member of the NRA. They are more relevant today than ever. Period. Otherwise, you wouldn't feel the need to attack the organization made up of millions of law-abiding, firearm-carrying American citizens. My gun is not my God. My God is my God. I never said or even inferred such a thing to invite your stawman.

      "And the one thing you gun jocks continue to ignore is the difference in law enforcement when the 2nd Amendment was created and today. It was enacted then for the purpose of protection because they didn’t have the level—or any level at all—of police protection that we do today. You people are just misplaced dreamers who will attach themselves to anything that will promote your ridiculous cause."

      Another factually incorrect assumption made my liberal gun-grabbers. You can't reinvent history no matter how hard you try. If you want to convince those with guns to give them up, try using facts to influence your argument. Using lies and made up innuendo only shows that you're desperate and grasping at straws. The FACT is that the co-author of the 2nd Amendment already told us why we have a 2nd Amendment and it had NOTHING to do with police. ""I ask, Sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people. To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them."

      During the constitutional convention, Zachariah Johnson even stated that "the people are not to be disarmed of their weapons. They are left in full posession of them." He never mentioned anything about the lack of law enforcement capability. As a matter of fact, there were enough during those times. We have more per capita law enforcement personnel in the United States today than we did in the late 18th century, so your argument goes nowhere and is completely void of that work you use without the proper definition.

      Finally, I leave you with one more inconvenient truth from our 1st President, though I know that you liberals don't believe in the concept of "peace through superior firepower." Washington said, "Firearms stand next in importance to the constitution itself. They are the American people's liberty teeth and keystone under independence … from the hour the Pilgrims landed to the present day, events, occurences and tendencies prove that to ensure peace security and happiness, the rifle and pistol are equally indispensable...the very atmosphere of firearms anywhere restrains evil interference — they deserve a place of honor with all that's good."

      Wait a minute?! Halt the presses. People don't hunt with pistols! Liberals are constantly trying to take pistols from us because they are dangerous and have no part in hunting - which they falsely think is the sole purpose behind the 2nd Amendment.

      "But your comment that you “love shooting pigs and coyotes” is SICK. Anyone who “loves” taking another life needs help! Get it CJ!"

      I see the error in my ways. I forgot to also mention I love shooting snakes, skunks, and raccoons too. Do you mourn every time you drive your car and a bug is splattered across your windshield. Maybe you shouldn't drive due to the enormous number of lives you take every time you sit behind that wheel.

    4. Your advice to keep the rhetoric to a minimum is completely ludicrous when you consider your series of rhetorical quotes above, gladly supplied through your lifetime NRA membership. It's all drivel, a bunch of bogus gibberish designed to cover up the fact that the 2nd Amendment is out of date and needs updating.

      And anyone who "loves" to kill anything is sick. Many mental health professionals say this desire can eventually transfer to humans. You do need help!

      Jack E. Dunning
      Nasty Jack Blog

  4. All of the academic debate, while interesting, is pointless. The bottom line is, ANY attempt to repeal the 2nd or through onerous requirements render it ineffective would result in immediate, total revolution which must lead to countless deaths and the total destruction of our way of life (which would then snowball to have world impacts, especially on fragile economies).

  5. Note all the following numbers come from the Department of Justice I won't use independent research about the number of crimes prevented by firearms because the methodology used to create those statistics is the counting incidences based on self reporting by individuals in local media. The supposed 2 million instances of defense gun use per year vs the 6,000 to 8,000 homicides, defined in the US as murder, self defense, and accidental, is interesting but without hard data it is not a substantiated claim.

    You ever wonder why the Democratic party essentially became progun?

    Because the inclusion of guns in public life in the US has correlated to a decrease in violent crime rates not an increase. Concealed Carry permits started being "shall issue" rather than may "may issue" in the 90s, and rates of handgun ownership also increased from the 90s onward. After 1993 the crime rate has steadily decreased, even with two recessions, a decrease in the number of law enforcement officers per capita, and the expiration of useless gun control laws, specifically the Assault Weapon Ban, the rate of decrease has not altered to the point that our crime rates are as low as they were in late 50s. Though this correlation does not prove the ubiquitous presence guns in our society has a preventative effect on crime

    And you need to examine what crimes are actually occurring. Total violent crime and property crime is actually lower in the US then relatively antigun Western European nations as well as relatively progun Switzerland and Canada. Even extremely non-violent Japan has more property crime than we do. Meanwhile we have a higher murder rate, once adjusting for the different definitions of homicide so that we are counting the same crimes as "murder", than any of those nations. We have also always had more murder per capita than Europe even before any gun control measures were enacted.

    And you need to examine where the crimes are being committed and who is committing them. 75 percent of all murders occur in 1 percent of the counties. Often in small urban subsections of those counties, most with prior histories of gun control or gun control measures on the books. While rural areas of the US and Canada where firearms are more common actually have less murder per capita than rural areas of Western Europe. 80 percent of murder victims and 85 percent of murders were previously convicted of a felony, excluding felony misdemeanors. While this does not mean they were all career criminals or even involved in crime, a criminal background and criminal on criminal conflict in strongly associated with murder.

    So frankly I can see no convincing argument for illeglization or regulation of firearms for the sake of public safety and frankly I have always valued the ability of the public to do as they please over their safety which feel is their personal responsibility.

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    Here are some tenured Princeton Professors explaining it in more detail.

    The only thing they kinda strawman is what a militia is in the context of modern society. Basically it could be seen as any able bodied citizen between 17 and 50 that could assist in the maintenance of law and the Constitution by preventing a public servant or private citizen from violating their rights or the rights of others.

    Nobody but retarded Turner Diaries readers think you can fight the army alone with a rifle, though in some hypothetical civil war the armed forces would likely also be fractionated and more than 300 million firearms with a caliber larger than .22 would cause serious problems for an army of only 800,000. Rather most just think you can fight a police officer or soldier who intentionally or otherwise violates your rights and creates a situation where you perceive an imminent threat to life and limb.

    As an example a couple of years back in western St Marys Pennsylvania this guy was being hassled by a cop. Apparently their was some love triangle bullshit between them and some woman. The cop eventually tried to get in his house without a warrant. When the cop broke in the guy shot him because the cop had be screaming at him and had drawn his gun, as was corroborated by neighbors. They cop died from a shotgun wound. The guy was not charged or tried. He acted within the writ of the law for his self defense and defense of his property.

    It's not that the government just flips a Nazi switch one day and starts arresting people, it's that sometimes a public servant or governmental organization at any level gets a little crazy and steps over the line. That is what you are defending against.

    And firearms are very easy to make so I question if this is even possible in a society like the US which has so many small machine shops and so many machining enthusiasts.

    So my points are this:

    1. There is no indication that the restriction or regulation of firearms will have any positive effect on public safety.

    2. There is no practical way to enforce or instate such regulations even if the Second Amendment is abolished. People will not change just because you want them to.

    3. Firearms and weapons in general represent an ability for people to protect themselves from other citizens and government officials acting outside the law or by malicious manipulation of the legal system in violation of intent of the law.


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News in Connecticut, Stowe’s birthplace:

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  • The Hartford Courant noted that Miss Catharine Beecher sent letters to papers about a Mrs. Haines who was pocketing money while soliciting subscriptions to her work on education.
  • The annual Agricultural Society Cattle Show and Fair came to a close.

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  • Citizens of Dade county, Georgia resolved that if Georgia was to secede from the Union, following the election of McDonald, then the county would secede from Georgia. Dade county would then become a part of Tennessee, a state where the residents felt the naturally belonged.

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  • The former Consul of Paris, Robert Walsh Jr., stated that Europe was on the eve of a struggle between liberty and despotism.

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Ordered pairs

Given any things aa and bb, the ordered pair of aa and bb is a thing, usually written (a,b)(a,b), sometimes [a,b][a,b] or a,b\langle{a,b}\rangle. The important property is

(1)(a,b)=(c,d)a=c,b=d. (a,b) = (c,d) \;\Leftrightarrow\; a = c,\; b = d .

The things aa and bb are called the components of the ordered pair (a,b)(a,b). Given any two sets XX and YY, their Cartesian product is a set X×YX \times Y whose elements are precisely the ordered pairs whose components are respectively elements of XX and elements of YY.

Note that nothing is ordered in an ordered pair other than how it is written out, so sometimes just the word pair is used for this concept. The concept of “pair” meaning a set containing just one or two members as in the axiom of pairing of Zermelo–Frankel Set Theory is now usually distinguished as an unordered pair. A pair in which the components are ordered is basically an arrow between the components, which is sometimes called or analyzed as an interval within a larger context.

One may wish to declare ordered pairs to exist by fiat, which was done, for example, by both Bourbaki and Bill Lawvere. In Bourbaki's foundational set theory, ,\langle{-,-}\rangle is a fundamental binary operation on mathematical objects satisfying two axioms: (1) and the existence (as a set) of the Cartesian product of any two sets. In Lawvere's foundational set theory, ETCS, one axiom is the existence of products in the category of sets; when applied to global elements, this gives their ordered pair (with the product itself being the Cartesian product), and (1) can be proved. Other structural set theories should contain an axiom similar to Lawvere's axiom of products.

I need to check that I remembered Bourbaki correctly; it varies with the edition. —Toby

Instead, one may construct ordered pairs out of some more basic operation. In a material set theory, one may use Kuratowski's definition

(a,b){{a},{a,b}}; (a,b) \coloneqq \big\{\,\{a\},\{a,b\}\,\big\} ;

it is straightforward (using the axiom of extensionality) to prove that (1) holds. Sometimes one sees the alternative

(a,b){a,{a,b}}; (a,b) \coloneqq \big\{a, \{a,b\}\,\big\} ;

but now the axiom of foundation is also needed to prove (1), so the first form is usually preferred. To prove that the cartesian product of two sets is a set, one may use the axiom of separation (bounded separation) is enough to construct X×YX \times Y as a subset of the power set of the power set of the union of XX and YY, or else use the axiom of replacement (restricted replacement? is enough) to construct it directly, since its elements are indexed by the sets XX and YY.

In a foundational type theory, ordered pairs are usually also given by fiat, but (1) may not hold, depending on the type theory used. Now Bourbaki's binary operation of pairing becomes a typed operation; given aa of type XX and bb of type YY, the ordered pair (x,y)(x,y) has type A×BA \times B. There are also two typed operations (either basic or definable, depending on the style of type theory used) π:X×YX\pi\colon X \times Y \to X and ρ:X×YY\rho\colon X \times Y \to Y, satisfying the beta-rules π(x,y)=x\pi(x,y) = x and ρ(x,y)=y\rho(x,y) = y. Then we can either add the eta-rule z=(πz,ρz)z = (\pi z,\rho z), which will allow (1) to be proved, or else take (1) as the definition of equality on the product type X×YX \times Y (which will then allow the eta-rule to be proved).

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Of course, the benefits wouldn’t accrue to the wearer. Google would sell the data (suitably anonymised, of course). And your smartphone already provides a huge amount of detail about you. Song Chaoming, a researcher at Northeastern University in Boston, has been analysing mobile phone records (including which base stations the phone connects to) and has developed an algorithm that can predict – with, he says, 93% accuracy – where its owner is at any time of the day (by triangulating from the strengths of the base station signals; that’s part of how your smartphone is able to show where you are on an onscreen map). He analysed the records of 50,000 people; the accuracy was never below 80%.

When you consider that Chaoming was only doing this in his spare time, and that Google has teams of people whose only task is to develop better algorithms to work out where a phone’s owner is, and what they’re going to do based on their past activity and searches, you realise that if you’re using an Android phone, Google probably knows what you’re going to do before you do.


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Lua is as old as Python and Ruby. The alternative was Tcl, and the problem with it wasn't embeddability:

In 1993, the only real contender was Tcl, which had been explicitly designed to be embedded into applications. However, Tcl had unfamiliar syntax, did not offer good support for data description, and ran only on Unix platforms.

Crap, you caught me on that one. I thought it was a 2000's era language.

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September 20, 2013

Quick Concepts: Making Course Content Accessible - Microsoft Word

10:00 a.m. 10:45 a.m.
10:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. | E. H. Butler Library 318

Buffalo State is engaging in an effort to promote accessibility of course materials in classes, including face-to-face, online and hybrid. This hands-on session will focus on how to use Microsoft Office Word effectively to create accessible content.

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