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Tuesday, March 15, 2011

I'd like a large with pepperoni. It'll be ready an hour ago? Great! I already picked it up then.

It appears that scientists at Vanderbilt University have come to a surprising conclusion. It seems the Large Hadron Collider (you remember, the brand new big atom smasher that is supposed to kill us all, destroy the earth, and leave a nasty rash) may be capable of producing particles that can travel in time. This idea is not new to sci-fi. Final Theory: A Novel and The Accidental Time Machine are two books that use this very idea. This would, theoretically, make it possible to communicate though time.

The particles, known as Higgs singlets, are not stuck to our 4 dimensional slice of the universe, so they are free to take shortcuts through other dimensions. (Kind of like Memphis cab drivers) Since one of those dimensions is time, theoretical physicists Thomas Weiler and Chui Man hypothesize that generating the particles could result in singlets that show up before they are created. Read more here. I will keep you updated with information before it becomes available...

Monday, February 28, 2011

The universe will only fit in your Ipod for 13 seconds...

Note how small the man at the bottom looks...

Many of you already know what the LHC (Large Hadron Collider) is.  For those that don't, it is, simply put, the largest slingshot ever created by mankind.  It is a 17 mile long circular ring designed to sling protons or, if they're feeling really frisky, lead nuclei at each other at nearly the speed of light.  The particles, as you would expect, break apart rather furiously.  Scientists then use the equipment conveniently surrounding the crash site to learn things about the basic nature of matter and energy.

It's kind of the scientific equivalent of slamming two Ferraris (Ferrari's?? Ferrarii??) at each other then looking at photos of the motor wreckage to learn how the internal combustion engine works.  Except that in this case the wreckage promptly reassembles itself into a new Porsche, drives off at top speed and the leftover pieces quickly evaporate.  Therefore, there is a great need to take lots of pictures really quickly before the evidence of what makes up the smallest bits of the universe literally goes away.

Anyhow that generates enough data about the collision (pictures of the motor wreckage, if you will) to fill an 8 gigabyte Ipod every 13 seconds. It looks like the universe should probably invest in the 64 gig version...

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Roots of Sci-fi #1

Dust Plume over Mediterranean Sea

Those of you that have read Dune by Frank Herbert are familiar with the concept of a desert planet and the differences in society and technology that it would bring about.  Interestingly Mr. Herbert's interest in the desert setting of Dune and its challenges came from research he started back in 1957 for an article about a United States Department of Agriculture experiment using poverty grasses to stabilize damaging mobile sand dunes, which could "swallow whole cities, lakes, rivers, and highways."

The photo above is from NASA's Earth Observatory from Feb 23rd.  That sand and dust cloud is over 500 km long. Just sayin...

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Your eyes have lost their sparkle. Your batteries must be low...

 In a move which leaves me both amazed and rubbing my eyes in sympathetic irritation, University of Michigan researchers developed what is believed to be the first complete millimeter-scale computing system... to be put in your eye.  It is designed to monitor and transmit pressure information for glaucoma patients.  The update to turn us into mindless automatons will no doubt be available via a low-cost firmware upgrade.

It reminds me of "Metatropolis" and other similar scifi stories where humanity has shifted away from singular huge scale projects to a multitude of nano scale creations.  A case in point is from Metatropolis:Cascadia in which the narrator mentions "Camera dust".  Singular cameras of normal size can see more, but cameras the size of the above nanocomputer can be much more cheaply manufactured and scattered around anywhere. One nanocamera can see very little.  A network of thousands can see practically everything.  Not so far fetched anymore.  And yes, that thing IS networkable.  Check out the description from PhysOrg below.

"In a package that's just over 1 cubic millimeter, the system fits an ultra low-power microprocessor, a pressure sensor, memory, a thin-film battery, a solar cell and a wireless radio with an antenna that can transmit data to an external reader device that would be held near the eye."

Monday, February 21, 2011

Robopocalypse at our own "hands"

Now that our Jeopardy playing SKYNET prototype, WATSON, is well along, it's high time we got some decent human looking robots to act as proper killing machines to doom us all.
Virginia Tech scientists have developed robotic hands to allow robots like the one on the left to "grasp things" and "type". "Grasp things" is quite a novel euphemism for "kill us all", but at least they will be able to "type" our obituaries.

Don't say we didn't warn you about the coming robopocalypse...

What? OK.
BRIArN says:
"Actually, we didn't warn you. Until now. When it's too late.
But look on the bright side, when SKYNET activates, at least the killing will be organized."

I don't think he has quite the right perspective on this...

Thursday, February 17, 2011

Sunspot #1158 CME, and me

BRIArN's interface to the hivemind is flaky due to the solar storm caused by a CME (Coronal Mass Ejection) from Sunspot #1158. It makes him cranky. He keeps changing the TV to "Tyra".

Now I'm cranky too...

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Huge solar flare jams radio, satellite signals: NASA

Wednesday, February 16, 2011

Double Jeopardy

PhysOrg Science News just reported on the defeat of the two greatest human Jeopardy! champions by a specially designed Artificial Intelligence machine.
The interest here is not that the computer knew the answers, that is a forgone conclusion.  The trick is that it understood the questions (irony, double entendre and all) without help.
And thus half the Sci-fi we will be reading is now plausible in the next 2 years. We are doomed as SKYNET is now upon us!!

On the plus side, maybe the phone bots can correctly route my calls now...

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Computer crushes human 'Jeopardy!' champs

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

11 dimensional squirrels

BRIArN says that once we understand that reality is music, we will begin to understand the 11 dimensional spatial reference frame... and squirrels.

Music and Reality

It seems, according to Prof. Michio Kaku  (http://bigthink.com/ideas/26835) and the string theorists, all the world IS a stage.  It's just that the stage is not the Globe Theatre or Broadway, but in fact is more like the Metropolitan Opera...
or Showtime at the Apollo.
I guess it depends on how the universe is treating you today

Friday, February 4, 2011

Enter the BRIArN

I’m not sure how this happened.  I left home like I always do, went to work like I always do, and came home (like I always do).

Next thing I know, my TV is talking to me.  Turns out it’s not my TV doing the talking at all.  It’s just a conduit for a multidimensional probe.  What does it want?  Why did it choose my TV?  Will I still be able to watch Smallville this evening?

As soon as I find out, I’ll let you know.


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One Day in San Francisco

Profile Spotlight: Hervé Cohen

Please meet Herve, who is teaming up with Pierre Forcioli-Conti and SPUR to tell stories this Saturday about city residents and their relationship with public transportation.
Who are you and what is your profession?
My name is Hervé Cohen. I am a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer. I have traveled the world doing what I like the most: making documentary films and capturing human stories, generally about memory, exile, or education. I speak 5 languages and have lived in Paris, New York, Jacmel (Haiti), Miami, and have been living in San Francisco for the past 4 years.
Can you tell us a little about your background and upbringing?
I was born in Paris. My mother was a school teacher and my father was a lawyer who worked from home. He often shared with us at the dinner table the many incredible stories he had to deal with every day. He also shared his anxiety which was induced by a very overwhelming type of work. He gave my 2 brothers and I the love for human stories and storytelling, as well as the idea of justice and political awareness. I became, at 17, a member of Amnesty International, while pursuing a passion for photography. And right after high school, I was torn between studying anthropology and law. 5 years later, I graduated from a Law School in Paris, but then my creative mind won, and I quickly dived into the film world. By the way, my 2 other brothers also work in film...
What inspired you to become a filmmaker?
Actually, my early desire to become an anthropologist didn't leave me, and combined with my passion for travel, photography, and music, pushed me in the direction of being a filmmaker, in order to fulfill all these obsessions.
What do you love about SF?
Coming from Paris, France, I must admit that there were not that many places I could live in the US. I love San Francisco, for so many little and big things. Things I miss from Paris - open air markets, art-house movie theaters, love for good food -  and things I could not find in France: an open spirit and a relaxed atmosphere. I love SF because it's a city at a human scale.
What do you fear most for SF?
What I fear for SF is also what I fear for Paris or what happened in New York City: I fear that the city would lose its special spirit, and its diversity - ethnic and social diversity. I am afraid it's already happening.
What do you hope for SF in the next 20 years?
I hope for SF to be a place that still welcomes new ideas, sticks to its original spirit of openness and tolerance, to be a beacon for risk takers and a real human melting pot.
Read more…

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Software: Microgaming

Isis video slots game is a 5 reel slots with 25 pay lines. It has a Wild symbol, a Scatter symbol as well as Free Spins and a Gamble game. This game is powered by one of the most popular casino software, Microgaming.

The Wild symbol is Isis while the Scatter symbol for this game is the symbol of the Eagle. The top jackpot prize is a generous 10,000 coins. All you need is 5 of the Wild symbols on the reels to win the jackpot.

However, that’s not all! Players still have an opportunity to win free spins that can earn them credits of up to 600,000 coins! Now that is exceptionally, breathtakingly generous!

You need three or more of the scatter symbols anywhere on the reels to activate the Free Spins Bonus Round. You can get as much as 20, 25, or 30 free spins during this round. What is even good about it is that all yours winnings during this round will be multiplied by 6 giving you a chance for the 600,000 coins free Spins jackpot.

Players can wager up to 1 cent to 50 cents with a maximum bet of $125 per spin. There are actually 41 winning combinations for this game.

In addition, what made this game even more interesting is that it also has a gamble feature wherein players can risk all their winnings for a chance to double or even quadruple it or lose it all. What a challenge for the gamblers and the risk takers out there!
The game just keeps getting better and better!

Here, all you have to do is to guess the color and suit of the next card. If your guess is right then the payout is indeed delicious. However if you lose, you lose. Nevertheless, that is the essence of the game. It is what makes it exciting which is why online slots crave for it even more!

The game is obviously loaded up with great features and indeed rich payouts. In addition to this, the graphics is also of excellent quality just as expected from Microgaming powered casino games. With its Egyptian mythical theme, the game is even more attractive to online slots players.

The game is impressive. It is very smooth to play. It is fast to load and very easy to navigate and understand. It also has an Auto Play option so you can play and have the reels spinning while you take a break. However, it is doubtful that you would want to in the middle of this exciting and fun game.

You will certainly have hours and hours of exclusive fun and entertainment with Isis online video slots game.

This is highly recommended for online slots players both experienced and beginners alike. If you are interested to play slots but tired to go to the casino, no need to fret. Online casino is your best solution. With high-powered games like Isis slots, you will surely enjoy at the comforts of your home!

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Matters on Legality

The internet has enabled people to access anything that they want using their computer when at home. Due to the accessibility of internet to many people online, gambling and law have become a delicate matter. It is usually tricky to know if an online casino is licensed or not. It is also difficult to know whether gambling in a certain country is illegal or not. Sometimes, you may wonder whether it is possible to be charged on your own private issues that you are carrying out with your computer.

The payment method is an important issue when it comes to matter of legality. Online gambling casinos are regulated with the money transactions that they make. Even the laws that were passed in US at 2006 did not manage to prohibit anyone from using his computer to join an online casino. The law managed to ban various payment methods for the US residents. If a place is found allowing transaction of money is regarded as the place where the online gambling is taking place. It is important to know whether in the place where you reside if the gambling is legal. If it is illegal, you should know on which payment method to use.

We might have tackled about this issue, but it is important to know that a legal casino should be licensed and should be in a locality where online gambling is allowed. You will find that some casinos may limit people who are residents of countries where gambling is illegal. Here are some issues that may help you to know whether a casino is legal.

  • It is important to know the laws that govern your country.

  • It is important to read the terms and conditions of the online casino.

  • It is important to research about the online casino before joining it.

Some of the countries where online gambling is allowed include Germany, Sweden, South America, larger part of Asia, Eastern Europe, Mexico, South Africa, Caribbean and Latin America.
The parts where online gambling is illegal include Hong Kong and United States. In Australia online gambling is allowed for the sites that had been started before passing the law.

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Olden and History

Gambling millennia

The archaeological evidence and history do all have evidence that gambling was existent in early cultures. It was a widespread practice among people of different backgrounds. Some of the places which are associated with gambling as a common practice in over millennia ago include China, India, Greece, Rome and Egypt.

Evidence found to match this claim includes a set of ivory dice found in Thebes dating back to 1500 BC. There is also some writing in a Pyramid in Giza that mentions some information appertaining to gambling.

The cards game

Card game originated from China. It was born from the practice of Chinese shuffling of both paper money and money made of paper. This money had no human figure unlike the ones in use at the moment. However, money was made with intricate designs similar to the ones used in Muslim carpets. Mameluke Empire was behind spreading of the cards game in Europe and other Mediterranean regions. In Spain and Italy, the cards got ranked in respect to the royal privilege and court official. It was in 1500 when the French substituted one of the male characters with a Queen. This `French pack’ is the currently used having 52 pack of cards.

Real wagering

Real bets started with a dispute between King Olaf from Sweden and the other Olaf of Norway. They were in dispute over the district of Hising. Since both of them were claiming to be owners of this region, they agreed to roll a dice that will settle the dispute.
The outcomes of the kings were a tie of 6 in both of their outcomes. They rolled again and the king of Norway won by rolling a 13. He was given the District and there was no conflict that arose.

The middle Ages

In the 16th century, gambling was a heavily practiced leisure activities. There is undisputed evidence that has been shown from the records of King Henry from England and Ireland. King Henry VIII was a fan of gambling but he later banned it in his empire when he realized that most of his soldiers were spending time gambling instead of practicing combating skills. In these middle ages, a lot of games were invented and became popular. Examples of those games include baccarat and blackjack.

Roulette is 3 centuries old

Roulette is a small wheel that was invented by a mathematician from France called Blaise Pascal. This was in 17th century. There is dispute that the Chinese were behind invention of this wheel and then had it spread to Europe by the Dominican Monk.

Roulette was initially not a well known game until The Prince of Monaco, Charles, used it to find solutions regarding financial problems in his state. This was towards the end of 18th century. In 1842, Lois and Francois Blanc did some modification to the game by adding a zero. There are three main versions of roulette: American, French and British Roulette.

Craps and the Current Gambling

There was a game called `hazards’ in the British Empire. It was played by high class and rich citizens of the empire in their private gaming places. This game later spread to France where it became popular to the rich people; who changed its name into `crabs’. Crabs later evolved to `craps’ which is still the game that is currently on use at the moment. The European immigrants took a simplified version of this game to America.

After independence of America in 1776, the American Government was using gambling as a way of collecting large sums of money for its development purposes. Gambling became an addictive and widespread activity in America such that it was banned in Nevada between 1850 and 1910. Large sums of money were coming from gambling.

In 1931, there were some amendments that were done on the gaming industry. Re-sanctioning of gambling led to the establishment of Las Vegas casinos.

Online gaming age

Internet was a communication means that was developed between 1957 and 1973. After internet was invented, it was intended for use as data base and transfer communication mode in universities. After some time, it was noted that it could have potential as a business marketing tool.

In 1970s, the first online game was introduced in the market. It was called `Advent’. `Dungeons’ was the next online game that followed. Later on, the computers and internet technology application became common household appliances. This gave interactive online gambling base to reach a wide customer base. Several enthusiasts were involved in development of online gaming for a number of years. Finally, in 1990 the first online gaming site was established.

Online gambling was faced by limitation of licensing zones since most of the places had gambling as an illegal activity. In 1994, the Government of Antigua and Barbuda enacted the Free Trade and Processing Act. This act provided for the regulations of licensing of casinos and operation of casinos in their country. These jurisdictions are still some of the most popular regions that online casinos are established.

A popular company by the name Microgaming was established in 1994. `If you build it, we will come’ is the motto of this company. It is an online software developer that has gained popularity in the market. The payment issue hindered instant online real bets. Luckily, Crypologic software invented by Andrew and Mark Rivkin made it possible to transact online processes safely. These inventions led to development of Intercasino which as the first online casino to be established in 4th August, 1994. This casino had a set of 18 games. Besides, you could access The National Indian Lottery. The first online real bet was recorded in 1996.

There was another online casino that was among the first to be established. This was the Cassava Enterprises owned by; Aaron Shaked, Avi and Shai Yitzchak. The three are Israelites and brothers. Cassava has established a lot of other affiliate online casinos like 888.
Another investor in online casino is SBET. This sportsbook was presented in 1996. The casino had tremendous growth as a result of large traffic streaming into the website. The huge success was associated by the ability of placing bets by mere use of a phone call. There was a toll free line in Antigua supported by satellite. It was after some time that the manager of e-gaming software Company found an online interactive casino in West Indies. The casino was called AB. 1997 had online gambling reaching its peak. There were a lot of people who were involved in playing. The industry had a total earning of above a billion dollars. 60% of the revenue was from US only.
As a result of more people getting into online gaming, there were a lot of legal authorities that were against betting in US. It was also during this period that a lot of developments took place in the industry. Examples of the most popular developments that took place include the introduction of the first progressive jackpot slot machine. The Microgaming industry too introduced `The Cash Splash’ in 1998.

In addition, online gambling spread to other parts of the world. Australia was among the first places that casinos began in this time. Its first casino was called `Lasseters’. Governments in both Asia and Europe markets established their casinos around this time. An example of gambling site that was started around this time was International Lottery that is managed by Liechtenstein government.

In year 200, the UK sovereign territories: Isle of Man and Gibraltar started offering licenses for sports betting. The British Channel Islands started offering legislation for online gambling. There was already a wide customer base ranging from Europe, North America, the Caribbean, Australia and Europe. With clients from all these regions, online gambling had reached its development peak both locally and in international market.

With computers and internet becoming basic home appliances, they are making gambling more accessible. Gamers are capable to participate in online gaming easily with just a click. Computers have made online gambling a suitable anesthesia activity.

Despite 1997 having been a year of gambling development, there are a lot of places where online betting was prohibited. In Australia, The Interactive Gambling Moratorium Act forbade gambling sites in their jurisdiction. Bob Goodlatte suggested that gambling should be eliminated in the US. However, the attempts by this activist to have gambling eliminated in US failed. Online gambling is still being practiced but there are some measures that are being taken to ensure controlled online gaming. Some of these measures include banning some payment methods and credit cards. There are also plans underway over the next few years that will regulate the websites that you can use your credit card in.

However, this industry has been in development as from 2003. e-Commerce & Online Gambling Regulation and Insurance (eCOGRA) was founded. This organization was meant to raise the quality of services offered by online gaming industry. Besides, Playtech has introduced live gaming which is a streamed game with dealers who seems to be dealing with clients live. Poker is a respected online gaming since Chris Moneymaker made above $2.5 million in WSOP by just practicing in online gaming.
In 2004, online gaming started to be televised with winners becoming celebrities. Different casinos started increasing jackpots to increase the number of clients received. Microgaming is offering a jackpot worth$160,000,000. There is another software by Playtech established in 2005, `NG’, has formed another gaming platform that features multiple gaming play. In this year too, Party gaming reached the London Stock Exchange.

Future expectations

With Bush having signed a bill that allowed gambling prohibition in US in 2006, online gaming has suffered a setback in the American industry. However, USA is still a viable gambling market. There are numerous land and online casinos that have been established. Gaming experience is also becoming better as the casinos are providing user-friendly, good graphics and multi-players and many more. The odds are also undisputed. The whole of this industry is estimated to be worth US100 billion in the world.

Online gambling is expected to be on the rise over time. If gamers maintain responsible gaming, this industry is on fast track development. Gambling using your phone is currently the latest development made. Whichever place you are, it is possible to participate in online gambling as long as you have your computer or cell phone.

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Common Name: Spreading Yew
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Spread: 5 - 10 feet
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This One Street In Indiana Has Every Type Of Restaurant You Can Imagine

Hoosiers already know that Indiana has an incredible variety of top-notch restaurants throughout the state, from small town diners and dives to upscale, inventive eateries. But, did you know that there’s one street in Indiana that has just about every type of restaurant you could imagine? Whether you’re looking for an awesome place to visit for a day or showing out-of-towners around the state, this street is a must visit.

No matter what type of cuisine you’re in the mood for, you’ll find it on this one epic street in Indiana. For more great spots for Indiana dining, check out these 8 little food towns scattered throughout the Hoosier state.


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13 Maps Of Iowa That Are Just Too Perfect (And Hilarious)

It’s surprising (and a little alarming) just how many American adults can’t point out Iowa on a map. We kind of fly under the radar and do our own thing, and the rest of the country keeps on thinking we’re a combination of Idaho and Ohio. These maps seem to be a pretty good indication of how the rest of the world sees Iowa…and they’re pretty hilarious.

Before you take offense to any of the weird things on these maps, I urge you to take them (and literally everything you read on the internet) with a grain of salt. They’re meant to be funny, not accurate. And while some of them are all kinds of wrong, they are pretty funny.


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What is ‘On the Go Kids’?
On the Go Kids Discount card is a family discount card that allows families access to discounts for ‘everyday’ places to go with your children. We have negotiated a range of savings for families to offer great value for money in their local area.  You can use each of the discounts as many times as you wish throughout the year.  No more searching for discount codes – we have lots on here!

How much does the card cost?
£15 for the year for all the family.

Where can I use my card?

You can use your card with any of the businesses offering discounts in the UK (we currently cover Yorkshire and the South East..more locations to come soon)

Why should I have to pay for a card like this?

We’ve taken the hard work of finding voucher codes and discounts away from you..with an On the Go Kids card you can save money on days out, classes, play centres, restaurants and parties.  We’ve worked really hard with businesses to provide a great range of discounts – many of which are not available elsewhere.  All for just £15 a year per family.  And the best bit? Our discounts can be used over and over again!

How many people can gain admission using 1 card?
This varies depending on the business. For some there is no limit, for others they allow  up to 4 people per card.  Please see the individual  ‘offer details’ for any limits on number.

How do I use my card?

If you are using the card for a day out or play centre please take the card with you and show it when paying.  If you are ringing to use the discount for a party, class booking or restaurant then please mention at the time of booking that you will be using your card.  You will need to take your card with you to show you are a member of ‘On the Go Kids’.

Where can I buy an ‘On the Go Kids’ Discount card?

You can buy a card at the ‘On the Go Kids’ website. Just go to the ‘Why buy a card’ section of our website and follow the very simple instructions.

Can Childminders use this card?

Yes no problem.

When will I receive my card?
This should arrive in 5 working days of us receiving your online order BUT you can start using the discounts straight away using your customer order receipt which is valid for 7 days after purchase.

How many times can I use the card at each venue?

You can use the card at every venue as many times as you like within the year (unless otherwise specified).

How long will my card be valid for?
Your card will be valid for 12 months. The expiry date will be clearly printed on your card. We will send you a reminder after 11 months to renew your membership to gain all the benefits for the following 12 months.

How does the card work?
The card gives your family access to discounts for places to take your children including activities and classes. When you have purchased the card you will be able to search by activity, day of week, term time/holiday and location. This will provide you with a list of discounts you can use. You must read the T&C’s carefully to ensure the discount applies at the time you wish to go.

Can I return my card to gain a refund?
On the Go Kids will offer a full refund if the card is returned within 14 days of the day of purchase.

Do I need to call ahead to book with companies?
It will be clearly stated in the ‘offer details’ for each company IF you need to book.

What should it do if I lose my card?

Please go to the ‘contact us’ section of the website and let us know.  We will have to charge £3 for any lost cards.. sorry!

How can I become a business member?
Please go the ‘Business member’ section of the website and follow the simple instructions to become a member or e-mail/call if you have any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.

Who can become a business member?
Any business that provides a service, venue , class or activity for families or children can become a member.

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Who Is the Middle Class?

Is it just me, or is the Obama Administration really irking you with their focus on the middle class?

I’d like to think that they see a classist society where there is an upper class and a middle class and no lower, since that’s how they’re acting, but I suspect it’s more of a “we just don’t care about the people at the bottom all that much, because middle class people are good, responsible people and well, y’know…”. And that’s really just not in line with the way I think – the people at the bottom are the people who are already struggling to eat in the best of times. These are the people that live with the reality that the middle class is having to deal with now every day. If anyone has been really beaten up by what’s happened with our economy, it’s the people who have the hardest time getting a fair slice of the pie on the best of days. And our new administration, who should know better, who seem to intellectually understand the reasons behind cyclical poverty, do not seem to care.

I grew up scraping by. My mom bought her first house in her late forties, long after I’d left the nest. She was highly educated, with post-graduate educational credits, but she was a teacher and a single mom and she worked in school districts with no money. We were above the poverty threshold, which I have no idea how anyone manages to live on, but not all that much above it. Most of the people I knew and loved growing up were equally poor. My mother considered herself middle class because of her education, but I don’t think anyone else in my neighborhood thought of themselves in that way.

Generally, I am appreciating the Obama administration. Job creation is good, getting out of Iraq is good, equal pay legislation is awesome, expanding health coverage to more children is only tragic because it has waited this long. But oh, Obama administration, there is no minimum household income to make us worthy of your focus. We are all Americans. We all count.

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Ember Letter, Pentecost 2018: Who Would Jesus Love?

Another semester has come and gone, as has Pentecost, at least in the western church, and so it is time to sit down and reflect on my journey over the past few months. I write this as a spiritual discipline modeled after Ember Letters, but I write it for myself, and anyone who is walking along side me in my journey right now.

Saturday morning, I woke up from a dream where we were singing

If you believe and I believe
And we together pray,
The Holy Spirit must come down
And set God’s people free

What if we really dared to believe that? What do we believe and are willing to pray together about, for our churches, for our denominations, for our communities, and for our countries?

…so that whatever you ask in my name the Father will give you.

Who will dare to believe with me? Who will get together and pray with me?

The previous week had been rough; a tornado in the neighboring towns, another school shooting. On Friday night, we gathered at church for our weekly dinner ministry. We spread the word about it for anyone who was still without power and need a meal or companionship. During dinner we talked about doing a breakfast in the morning. I suggested we start off with a royal wedding watch party. I had heard that Presiding Bishop Curry would be preaching and I was pretty sure that it would be a sermon not to miss.

Saturday morning, about half a dozen of us gathering in the church undercroft. We watched the wedding, and then had breakfast together.

imagine a world where love is the way…
When love is the way, then no child will go to bed hungry in this world ever again. When love is the way, we will let justice roll down like a mighty stream and righteousness like an ever-flowing brook. When love is the way, poverty will become history. When love is the way, the earth will be a sanctuary. When love is the way, we will lay down our swords and shields down, down by the riverside to study war no more.

Who will dare to believe with me that God could use us to bring about a world where love is the way? Two weeks earlier, I had the opportunity to preach at church. My text was John 15. It was also the text that I wrote my final paper for New Testament in. In the farewell discourse, Jesus tells us,

This is my command: Love each other.

Who will dare to believe with me?

I love intellectual discourse. Comparing and contrasting a post-colonial interpretation of John 15 with Calvin’s interpretation is enjoyable to me. Yet at the same time, I love talking about God’s message to us with my friends on the street of Middletown. I spoke with my spiritual director about the challenge of taking a scholarly paper and making the ideas accessible to these friends and she observed, “You do this, because you love them”.

It is the sort of comment one might let pass with nod. But for me, it struck home. It brought back my memories of that conference on Poetry and Workshop a few years ago where God and I had a serious discussion about my life, and why I never got around to going to seminary and becoming a preacher. God reminded me, not only of that long dormant calling, but also that my whole life, my poetry, my politics, my work, my family, was all about showing God’s love.

The morning after meeting with my spiritual director, I drove to work. I let a woman cross a line of traffic in front of me and looked at her. I thought, for a moment, of that old saying, “What would Jesus do?” Perhaps, we’ve been asking the wrong question. Perhaps the question we need to be asking is, “Who would Jesus love?” Of course the answer to that is pretty clear; everyone. Can we see each person the way Jesus sees them?

Who will dare to believe with me?

I participated in services each day of Holy Week at the Episcopal Church I attend most Sundays and led one of the Holy Week services. After Easter Sunday, I then went to Holy Week at the Orthodox Church I attend most Saturdays. It was liturgical whiplash; Holy Week, Easter, back to Holy Week, and then another Easter.

The Orthodox Holy Week services were very powerful and I talked about them at a liturgical planning meeting at the Episcopal Church. A friend asked, “We’re not going to lose you to the Orthodox Church, are we?”

I don’t know. I feel very strong ties to both churches. A few weeks later, my youngest daughter was received as a catechumen in the Orthodox Church. A retired Episcopal priest who now attends that church said to me, “You know, the same thing happened with me. My daughter became Orthodox before I did.”

Do I dare to believe, if I asked the Father to lead both the Episcopal Church and the Orthodox Church to ordain me? Could I be bi-vocational and bi-denominational? Could I help bring love and reconciliation to two different branches of the Jesus Movement?

Yet at the same time, between the Church History course I took this past semester and my interactions with various ecclesiastical employees, my doubts about the Anglican Communion continue to grow, despite how much I love the Episcopal liturgy and the Presiding Bishop.

This weekend, I will make a pilgrimage to St Tikhon’s Orthodox monastery and seminary. Two weeks later, I will head out to Church Divinity School of the Pacific. Between the past few months and these coming trips, the metaphor of Camino remains crucial and an old hymn comes to mind.

I know not where the road will lead
I follow day by day,
or where it ends: I only know
I walk the King's highway.

Pray for me on my journey as I continue to pray for those around me.

Backgrounder: #Pentecost2018 – From #MeToo and #EnoughIsEnough to @pb_curry at the #RoyalWedding

If humanity ever captures the energy of love, it will be the second time in history that we have discovered fire. – The sermon of Presiding Bishop Michael Curry at the Royal Wedding

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When the day of Pentecost had come, the disciples were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. – Acts 2

Today in the western church, we celebrate Pentecost. We celebrate that day when the power of Love rested on each of the disciples as a divided tongue of fire. We also celebrate the power of the Spirit resting on Presiding Bishop Curry. God’s Love burst in like tongues of Fire in a world desperately needing to hear it.

With all the horrible news over the past few weeks, the whole wedding, with Bishop Curry preaching and The Kingdom Choir singing “Stand by Me”, was the balm that we all so desperately needed.

In John 20, we read about the disciples huddling in fear on the Sunday of the Resurrection.

On the evening of that first day of the week, when the disciples were together, with the doors locked for fear of the Jewish leaders, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!"

In many ways, it feels like in recent days we’ve been huddled behind locked doors in fear of the racists, misogynists, and PussyGrabbers. In many ways it felt to me like Bishop Curry was saying #MeToo and #EnoughIsEnough.

At one point, Bishop Curry talked about “some old slaves in America’s antebellum south who explained the dynamic power of love and why it has the power to transform”. They knew that “If you cannot preach like Peter [and here, I would add, or like Michael] and you cannot pray like Paul [and here I would add or like Archbishop Angaelos and The Reverend Prebendary Rose HudsonWilkin], you just tell the love of Jesus how he died to save us all. Oh that’s the balm in Gilead. This way of love is the way of life.” His words were the balm we need right now.

To paraphrase Martin Luther King, Jr.

I have a dream that one day on the green hills of England the children of former slaves and the children of former slave traders will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

A friend of mine put it this way on his Facebook page.

I am filled with gratitude that, in a season when American Christianity is too often represented by preachers who have pledged allegiance to the current administration in Washington, we heard a sermon from an American Christian leader, a wedding homily proclaiming love, not hate, inclusion, not judgment. It fills me with hope. Thank you, Bishop Curry, for showing us what the Jesus movement looks like in the world today.

He, like many of my friends has recently shared what I refer to as “The Barmen Declaration 2018”. If you don’t get the reference, watch the video and then read up about the Theological Declaration of Barmen 1934.

For those who want to know more, I encourage you start by watching Bishop Curry’s video about The Eucharist and about The Jesus Movement.

Finally, if you want to experience this Love, this Fire, get to church. Today, the western church (Protestants and Roman Catholics) celebrates Pentecost. If you miss it, next week, the eastern church (Orthodox) celebrates Eucharist. Not every church will be as beautiful as St. George’s Chapel. Not every church will have a choir as powerful as The Kingdom Choir, not every church will have a preacher as gifted as Bishop Curry; they might not even be fully living into that power of Love that Bishop Curry preached about, but it’s a good place to start.

Come, Holy Sprit, Come.

Bestowing Order

Below is a post to one of the discussions forums for my New Testament class as Church Divinity School of the Pacific. It is partly shaped by events going on with ecclesiastical organizations around where I live, and particularly about the exclusion of a friend of mine from a church organization ostensibly because of where she chooses to worship on Sunday mornings. It is a topic close to my heart since I was excluded from the same group for different reasons a few months ago.

A recurring theme through this week’s readings about 1 Corinthians has been bestowing order and emphasizing ‘what is more advantageous in building the church” (Ajer, 1). Schussler-Fiorenza refers to 1 Cor 14:40 in emphasizing that Paul “is concerned that everything 'should happen decently and in the right order'”. (Schussler-Fiorenza, 1). Boring describes the issues saying “What they [the Corinthians] failed to discern was the nature of the church as the body of Christ.” (Boring Kindle Location 8314).

Indeed, Boring sums it up nicely with “This problem of elitism carries over into the following discussion of the spiritual gifts”. The issue of women speaking in church or having their heads uncovered was an issue local to Corinth where such things harmed the efforts to build the church. Over the past few decades we have had the mirror of this, not letting women speak in church harmed the efforts to build the church. Likewise the exclusion of homosexuals today harms the efforts to build the church.

This becomes most pointed in the celebration of the Lord’s Supper. “Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord”. What is this unworthy manner? It is a manner that does not bestow order, a manner that does not build the church, and perhaps most importantly, a manner that does not treat everyone at the table, Greek or Jew, rich or poor, gay or straight, male or female, white or black, progressive or liberal, Orthodox, Episcopal, or non-denominational as equals.

I suspect that we all eat the bread in an unworthy manner much more often than we are willing to admit.

Sermon: Locating The Vine

Below is the text of the sermon I delivered Sunday, May 6, 2018 at Grace and St. Peter's in Hamden, CT. As described in the sermon we had switched the Gospel lessons between last week and this week, so the text was John 15:1-8. I did vary a bit from this draft as I presented it, but the ideas and framework remained the same.

[From the center Aisle]

Good Morning. Bob is out of town today and Dexter has graciously given me the opportunity to preach. In today's lesson were going to talk about about location and I’m going to do something a little bit differently. Bob has been preaching from the aisle, Amanda used to preach from the pulpit. I’m going to do a little bit of both and maybe bring in a little bit from my studies in seminary. I also invite you to think pay attention in a different way. I want you to pay attention to all that is going on here. Look around the sanctuary. Look at the altar. Look at the light coming in through the stained glass windows. Listen to my words. Listen to the sounds of people shifting around in their seats, rustling papers, and the sounds of the world outside the church, the traffic, the birds, and so on.

[pause… Walk to the altar and then to the pulpit]

May the words of my mouth and the meditations of our hearts be always acceptable in your sight, oh Lord, our strength and our redeemer.

Today, we hear the lesson about Jesus being the vine and us being the branches. We’re doing things a little bit out of order. Our lesson last week about God’s love should have been the lesson for this week and vice versa, but Bob wanted to change the order so that youth Sunday would have such a great passage to preach from and that fit in with their song. We need to keep in mind that today’s lesson comes before the lesson we heard about love last week.

These two lessons, together come as part of the Jesus’ great Farewell Discourse in chapters 14 through 17 of John. They are preceded and followed by Jesus telling the disciples about God sending the Holy Spirit.

In Biblical Studies, a lot of attention is paid to the location of various texts. When and where were the texts written? Who wrote the texts and how did they fit into the society of the time? What about the location might shape what got included and what didn’t get included in the text? Finally, how does our location today shape how we think about the texts?

An important question that the early Christians at the Gospel of John was written were struggling with was the relationship between Jewish Christians and Gentile Christians. Would Gentiles have to adopt Jewish customs? If so, which thread of Jewish customs, the customs of the Greek Jews spread out across the Middle East, or the customs of Hebrew Jews in Jerusalem? This was about more than things like keeping a kosher kitchen or being circumcised. It was about the very understanding of who they were.

What role did Jerusalem play to these Jews and early Christians? Jesus’ comments about being the vine need to be thought about in terms of Old Testament scriptures about Vineyards.

In Isaiah 5:7, we read:

The vineyard of the LORD Almighty
is the nation of Israel,
and the people of Judah
are the vines he delighted in.

Deuteronomy 28:30 echoes this theme but with an ominous warning, “You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit.”

Various commentators have suggested that what Jesus is saying here is that what matters is our relationship with God instead of any specific physical location. In this light, John 15 fits very nicely between the discussions of the Holy Spirit coming in Chapters 14 and 16. The physical body of Jesus cannot possibly be with all people in all locations at all times, but the Holy Spirit can be.

As we continue to think about who we are as a community, I think this is an important perspective. We have a beautiful church building at a great location. Its purpose should be to draw each of us closer to God and to one another as we bring God’s love to the greater community. We, as a community, can bring God’s love, as we experience it here to people in our daily lives, wherever our paths take us.

In the Gospel, Jesus calls us to remain in him, as he remains in us. An older translation of this is ‘abide’. What does it mean to remain or abide in Jesus? The same word is used in Matthew when Jesus sends out the disciples. “Whatever town or village you enter, search there for some worthy person and stay [or remain or abide] at their house until you leave”.

This location here in Hamden is where we are sent out from. It is where we abide as we show God’s love to those around us, through programs like Dinner for a Dollar and Abraham’s tent.
Another place where the word ‘abide’ is used in the New Testament is by Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. In Matthew, Jesus says to his disciples in the garden, “My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death. Stay here [abide or remain] and keep watch with me.”

Our location here in Hamden is also where we abide in times of grief or sadness as we say good bye to loved ones and comfort one another. We abide with those we love when they are grieving or troubled, whether they are with us here at Grace and St. Peter’s or far away from us. It is part of what makes us the community we are.

And what is the result of our abiding in Jesus? Jesus tells us, “If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you. This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.”

What is this fruit? We find the word used many different places. Many of my evangelical friends think of these fruits in terms of the number of new people we bring to church. That is part of it, but that is much more. In Galatians are told that the fruits of the spirit are “love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control”.

In the story of Jesus birth, we get another view of what these fruits. In the beginning of Luke when Mary visits Elizabeth, Elizabeth shouts out, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb”.

This is the fruit we are called to bear, to bring God’s love into the world. It is what the children of our Sunday school spoke with us about last week. It is what we show through ministries like Dinner for a Dollar, Abraham’s Tent, Arden House, Older and Wiser, and simply showing God’s love to those around us.

Finally, we come to the type of fruit that grows on vines. The grapes used to make wine; the wine which will become for us the mystical blood of Christ in the Eucharist in a little while. We are the body of Christ. We are the branches of vine, bearing the fruit that will bring hope, love, and joy to those around us. Let us keep all of these things in mind as we consider our location, here in Hamden, and as branches connected to the vine of Christ. Amen

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The Ravens drafted Elon wide receiver Aaron Mellette in the seventh round.
The Ravens displayed steady interest in Mellette throughout the draft process.

Mellette is a 6-foot-3, 217-pounder who played in the Senior Bowl and has private workouts with the Indianapolis Colts, Carolina Panthers and the Seattle Seahawks.

Mellette ran the 40-yard dash in 4.45 seconds at the NFL scouting combine, bench pressing 225 pounds nine times with a 33 1/2 inch vertical leap, a 10-3 broad jump, a 4.41 20-yard shuttle and a 7.11 three-cone drill.
Mellette caught 97 passes for 1,398 yards and 18 touchdowns as a senior.
He finished his career with 304 catches for 4,254 yards and 44 touchdowns.
Mellette didn't play football until he was a sophomore in high school, mostly playing basketball growing up in Sanford, N.C.
Besides the Senior Bowl, Mellette has also played well against big-school competition in games.
He caught 11 passes for 180 yards and a touchdown against Vanderbilt.

With their final pick of the seventh round, the Ravens selected Cal cornerback Marc Anthony.

Anthony finished with 138 career tackles, 13 for losses, five interceptions, returning one for a touchdown with 26 pass deflections and two forced fumbles.

Last season, the 5-foot-11, 196-pounder had a career-high 52 tackles and two interceptions.

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Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc. shareholders voted to reject pay packages for the menswear retailer's top executives at the company's annual meeting Friday, a nonbinding action that may express displeasure with management or, company officials believe, a so-called "golden parachute" provision for CEO R. Neal Black.

The Hampstead-based company, meanwhile, said it is considering potential acquisitions as it plans long-term growth.

Public companies are required to give shareholders what is known as "say on pay," in which they are polled on executive compensation. Black said after the vote that the company plans to survey stockholders on why they rejected the package so that the board of directors could take their opinions into account.

Black earned $2.9 million in salary, bonuses and other compensation for fiscal year 2012, which ended Feb. 2, a year in which its profit fell 18 percent to about $80 million. For Black, it was a pay cut from about $4 million each of the two previous years.

"That's what shareholders want to see," Black said. "They want you to not be compensated when things aren't great."

Black said company officials expect to find that a key issue in the shareholders vote was a provision in his contract, which was recently renewed for two years, giving him 18 months of severance if he loses his job in a corporate sale or merger. Several shareholder advisory firms had raised issue with the provision, as they do with many other companies.

Many shareholders meanwhile raised concerns about the company's frequent sales and giveaways, Black said. The company is working on revamping that strategy, which started during the recession and has continued in the weak economy, he said.

Others asked the company to start offering a dividend in light of its large cash reserves or to buy back some of its outstanding shares. But Black said the company does not plan to change its strategy of investing profits back into the company. Officials confirmed in a release that they are considering possible acquisitions to spur additional growth.

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Anne Arundel County Executive Laura Neuman has vetoed a bill that would boost a retirement perk for public safety unions because she said the County Council improperly added a firefighters' union to the bill even though the union hadn't asked for it.

Neuman said in a statement on Tuesday that the council's addition of Local 1563 of the International Association of Fire Fighters to the bill "undermines the labor relations process of contract negotiations."

During union negotiations earlier this year, agreements for some unions included adding a sixth year to the county's deferred retirement option plan. Called "DROP," the program allows retirement-eligible public safety workers to keep working for a salary while banking their pension benefits once they reach retirement age.

IAFF and the county ended up in arbitration. The county offered the sixth year of the pension deferment program, but the IAFF did not request it.

Keith Whalen, Local 1563's president, said it was a strategic move that was made in hopes of winning a dispute over how much down time firefighters get between shifts.

Though the arbitrator, the firefighters ultimately won their schedule request to have 72 hours off between 24-hour shifts instead of 48 hours off. But the arbitrator's award did not include the sixth year of the pension deferment.

When Neuman introduced the bill adding the sixth year for the DROP plan for other unions, the County Council voted 4-3 to add the IAFF to the bill. The amended bill then passed, 7-0, on July 1.

But Neuman vetoed the bill, saying the firefighters union couldn't be included because the provision wasn't part of the negotiated deal.

"I believe we negotiated in good faith," she said Tuesday. "They got the deal they negotiated."

"We appreciate the support given to us by the four council members," Whalen said. "We're disappointed that Ms. Neuman did not let the bill go forward and sign it."

Neuman plans to reintroduce her initial bill.

County Council Chairman Jerry Walker, a Gambrills Republican, voted against the amendment.

"This is sort of bypassing the arbitration," he said, adding he supports Neuman's veto.

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Three months from today — on Nov. 6 — Orlando's entertainment scene will enter a new era when government and arts-center officials gather to cut the ribbon on downtown's Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. While the $514 million structure rises across Orange Avenue from City Hall, details on the venue's opening and operation are being firmed up.

Kathy Ramsberger, the center's president, talked with the Sentinel about the project's progress. Here are answers to commonly asked questions, based on our conversation.

Is construction on pace to meet the Nov. 6 deadline?

Staffers and the box office will move into the new structure in the next few weeks. The "Round Building," which currently houses the center's offices at the construction site, should be demolished within a few months.

Grand opening

What is the schedule of events for the opening festivities?

The center plans a multiweek opening. In the days after the Nov. 6 ribbon-cutting, the public will be able to tour the facility during a free open house. That weekend also will feature other free events, such as a concert and a family movie, at the outdoor CNL Arts Plaza.

On Nov. 14, the 300-seat Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater opens with a concert. The next night, the Broadway-style Walt Disney Theater debuts with a gala performance and a community reception. That space can seat up to 2,700.

During the next week, the center will present a pop concert and kick off its jazz series.

Finally, on the weekend of Nov. 22-23, the venue will host performances by the Orlando Ballet and Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra.

What performers are headlining these events?

Except for the local groups, that is still a mystery — though center officials expect to make an announcement soon.

Future shows

What will we see after the opening?

Orlando's series of touring Broadway shows and Orlando Ballet performances will take place at the Dr. Phillips Center. So far, other programming is heavy on jazz and children's shows. But officials say they soon will announce another batch of events, which will include familiar names in pop music and comedy. Two plays are under consideration for the Pugh Theater.

How will we get tickets?

A new ticketing website should be up and running in a few weeks. The temporary Round Building box office sells only series subscriptions. Individual tickets for some of the first shows will go on sale once the website is online.

Any word on the parking?

Center officials stand behind their parking plan, which includes thousands of spaces within walking distance. Golf carts will transport patrons who park in the nearby City Commons garage. Those with disabilities will be able to use valet parking for $10. Expect an update in the next few weeks when the center chooses its valet company.

Will the third theater ever be built?

The center still lacks millions to build its final theater, an acoustic hall designed for classical-music and dance performances. Staffers are reviewing construction-cost estimates to determine how much money still needs to be raised. Executives hope the grand opening will help spur donations so they can begin construction in early 2015 and open the final theater in 2018.

"The vocabulary from our board members is it is going to happen," Ramsberger said.

How is the membership program going?

"We're exceeding our expectations," Ramsberger said. "Our numbers are stronger than some arts centers that have been in business for years."

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July auto sales: GM, Ford, Chrysler and Nissan post big gains

Automakers reported strong July sales numbers as consumers, eager to replace aging cars and businesses buying trucks, pushed the industry to levels not seen since before the Great Recession.

General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group all reported double-digit U.S. sales gains.

Ford could have sold even more cars if it had a big enough inventory of hot sellers such as the Explorer sport-utility and Fusion sedan. Some of the crunch should ease when the automaker expands production of the Fusion at a factory in Michigan later this year.

“If we were ever looking for an indication that the industry is back, this is the month,” said Jessica Caldwell, an analyst with auto information company “People are getting back into the buying cycle.”

People are now replacing aging cars they were afraid to retire during the recession and the economic uncertainly that followed, Caldwell said.

Analysts estimated that July auto sales rose about 15% to more than 1.3 million vehicles.

GM said it sold 234,071 vehicles in July, a 16% gain from the same month a year earlier. Its truck sales were 51% ahead of last July.

The recovering housing and construction industries are fueling a boom in truck sales.

Ford Motor Co. said it sold 193,715 vehicles in July, an 11.4% increase. Its pickup truck sales rose 22.6% to more than 60,000 vehicles.

“July was robust for the industry and for Ford,” said Erich Merkle, Ford’s sales analyst.
Chrysler Group said Thursday that it sold 140,102 vehicles in July, an 11% gain from the same month a year earlier.

The Auburn Hills, Mich., automaker was helped by a big gain in truck sales.  Chrysler said it sold 31,314 of its Dodge Ram trucks, a 31% increase from the same month a year earlier.

Both Ford and Chrysler said it was their best July sales since 2006.

Nissan said its U.S. sales rose 10.9% to a 109,041 vehicles last month, setting a July record for the Japanese company.

One exception was Volkswagen, which after gaining ground from the introduction of several new models in recent years has seen its momentum slow.

Sales of the VW brand fell 3.3% to 35,799 vehicles compared to the same month a year earlier.

The brisk sales of July and for much of the year have prompted several analysts to increase their estimates for all of 2013.

LMC Automotive raised its forecast for light-vehicle sales this year to 15.6 million units from 15.4 million.

“The overall trend in vehicle demand has outshined economic growth, and looking forward, the improving economic fundamentals should hold demand at the current level, if not accelerate it over the next several months,” said Jeff Schuster, senior vice president of forecasting at LMC Automotive.

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Active Work Time: 10 minutes

Total Preparation Time: 25 minutes plus 3 hours chilling

One of the gourmet Jell-O desserts once served at the New American bistro Bambara in Salt Lake City. From chef Scott Blackerby.

1 (3-ounce) package lime-flavored gelatin

3/4 cup sugar

Dash salt

1 cup boiling water

1 cup cold water

1 cup whipping cream

3/4 teaspoon peppermint extract

Dark chocolate shavings, optional

Place the gelatin, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Add the boiling water and stir until completely dissolved, at least 3 minutes. Stir in the cold water. Refrigerate until slightly thickened, about 10 minutes.

Beat the whipping cream and peppermint extract with an electric mixer on medium speed until soft peaks form, 2 to 3 minutes. Gently stir the cream mixture into the chilled gelatin until well blended.

Pour into molds, dessert glasses or a large glass dessert bowl. Refrigerate until set, 3 hours. Garnish with chocolate shavings, if desired.

6 servings. Each serving: 221 calories; 93 mg sodium; 27 mg cholesterol; 7 grams fat; 5 grams saturated fat; 38 grams carbohydrates; 2 grams protein; 0 fiber.

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It was nearly a year ago that Philip Browning was named head of Los Angeles County's Department of Children and Family Services. He accepted the post with some reluctance — the department has a history of controversy, and has been battered again and again by reports of children dying in its care. Browning had been running DCFS on an interim basis, but when the county could not find a suitable permanent head, he yielded to the arm-twisting of Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky and took the job.

The department that Browning agreed to head was — and still is — riddled with problems. Paperwork sometimes overwhelms the best intentions of its staff; experienced social workers are often assigned to desk jobs, replaced by less-seasoned colleagues. Supervision is uneven and workloads unfairly distributed.

But Browning has already started addressing those issues. He completed a strategic plan in September. Now, he's working on a new organizational structure and has begun to put more experienced workers back into the field. He's lobbying for better technology so that social workers can access records remotely. He's rotating field-office bosses, an unpopular move but one intended to smooth out uneven management.

One profoundly important shift has been Browning's approach to children. In recent years, the department has stressed the importance of keeping families together whenever possible. Browning argues that a child's safety should trump all other concerns, even when it means taking children from their parents.

"If we think the child is safe, we leave the child with the biological parents," he explained in the soft Southern accent that causes some to underestimate his toughness. "Sometimes, of course, that's just not possible."

Browning's more stringent approach has meant an increase in the number of children removed from their homes. Last year, the agency filed 14,785 petitions, most of them in connection with detaining children, an increase from 13,481 the year before. What that means in raw terms is that the county last year removed a child from his or her home more than 200 times a week on average.

The hope is that children are protected once they're under the county's care, but the sad truth is that they face a capricious future. Some land with capable foster families, and perhaps will be adopted. Some are returned home to families that have recovered from the initial incident and will go on to raise them well. Others, however, are shuttled from one foster home or group facility to another, and grow up without any sense of coherent, dependable family. Some are physically or sexually abused. Some die.

The other day, I talked to Leslie Heimov, executive director of the Children's Law Center, about the changes Browning is making in the department. When I laid out the approach he'd described to me, she agreed with many of his priorities. But she also talked about the frustrations she's had again and again in dealing with the county.

When asked for examples, she recounted a recent episode in which a 7-year-old girl, after years of bumping from home to home, eventually was placed in a stable home with her aunt. Unfortunately, the aunt lived in Lancaster, and DCFS had ordered that the child undergo physical therapy at Children's Hospital in Hollywood. That meant a long trip twice a week for the aunt, and she was forced to leave her other children in the care of her mother, who had a history of drug abuse and was not approved to babysit by DCFS. Social workers took the niece away. She was placed in yet another foster home, which officials assumed might be permanent but turned out not to be. Two days before Christmas, the little girl was moved again.

That's just one case, she noted, but anyone familiar with the system can describe dozens more like it every day.

"The department continues to put up barriers … to taking care of kids," Heimov said. "They need to make their policy work for every child, not just half or just the lucky ones."

Certainly, Browning recognizes that there is more to do. But one hint that events may be moving in the right direction is the attitude of the county supervisors. They notoriously pick on department heads and have battered more than one DCFS chief, but for the moment they seem uncharacteristically deferential.

Yaroslavsky calls Browning "the best turnaround artist in public administration." Browning hasn't done it yet, but there's finally some basis for hope.

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MIAMI — There I was, scooting awkwardly across the floor of the warmed pool, lifting my water weights high in the air, palm trees swaying in the background, when a woman next to me leaned in and whispered, "This place is a miracle. It's changed my life."

Caroline Pinkus, 53, of London, wasn't kidding. Nearing the end of her monthlong stay at the Pritikin Longevity Center + Spa, she was losing weight and feeling better, and more importantly had gone from taking five blood pressure pills a day to half a pill.

"I'd gone through life burying my head in the sand. I thought if I dressed nice and fixed my hair and my nails, I still looked good, but I was carrying this weight and I wasn't healthy," she said. "This place has reformed me."

Pritikin has been changing lives for nearly 40 years. In the 1970s, Nathan Pritikin was among the first to assert that diet and exercise, not drugs and surgery, should be the first line of defense against cardiovascular disease. He brought that philosophy to the first Pritikin Longevity Center, which opened in 1975 in California. Today, the Pritikin Longevity Center + Spa calls Miami home. About two years ago, it moved into the spa portion of the Doral Golf Resort. The resort itself includes a large spa, suites, meeting rooms, several pools, a fitness center, dining and golf.

For most of us, part of enjoying a new city or country involves sampling local fare. Often, we sample lots of it. But what if you actually lost weight on vacation? Pinkus did. In my three-day stay at Pritikin I lost three pounds, and my husband lost five (yes, much of it was water weight, but I didn't feel bloated and disgusting on the airplane home as I normally do after a vacation).

Most of the people I talked with at Pritikin were on a return trip or an extended stay, and many said the reason for their trip was to become more healthy. Some were taking a week out of their busy schedules running companies; others brought their retired parents, hoping that the experience would inspire them to live healthier.

The environment, made safe by doctors, trainers, nutritionists and spa workers around every corner, is what draws many of them.

"I feel safe, and not scared to do new things," Pinkus told me.

Other health vacations might have the spa, the food and the exercise, but Pritikin prides itself on the educational component. "We give you the tools you need to be successful after you've left here," says Hubert Wewer, the general manager.

Indeed, the Pritikin program involves at least four one-hour classes a day, teaching everything from label reading to cooking to dealing with stress. Dietitians take you grocery shopping and even escort you to a Japanese steakhouse, so you know how to order.

The Pritikin philosophy is built on three components: eating right, exercise and a healthy mind-body connection.

The eating right is often the hardest part, but it's a simple philosophy. You eat healthful, satisfying foods such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, legumes, nonfat dairy, soy and small portions of lean animal protein. You eliminate high-calorie foods that don't fill you up (such as oils and fatty cheeses). It's a matter of what's called calorie density, how dense a food is with calories in relation to its weight. For example, if you eat two pounds of something healthful such as tomatoes, you only take in about 160 calories. If you eat two pounds of candy bars, you will have taken in at least 4,000 calories. Those 160 calories of tomatoes would make you feel much more full than 160 calories of a candy bar.

"Most diet and exercise programs fail because they ignore biological issues like hunger," said Jay Kenney, nutritional research specialist and educator. "This isn't rocket science. It's nothing new. It's common sense. And it makes a lot of sense."

The classes, in both the classroom and the cooking school, help you make sense of the program. But perhaps the biggest education comes in the dining room, where Pritikin serves three meals and two snacks a day.

You don't get much meat; beans provide protein. You don't drink your calories, which, at the resort means no alcohol and no caffeinated beverages. The diet features very little salt, which takes some getting used to, but by the second day, I wasn't missing it.

Breakfast and lunch are buffets. Dinner is a sit-down meal, and you can order as much (or as little) as you want off either of two menus, one hard-core and the other with options to help you ease into the Pritikin plan. Some of my meals were more successful than others. The crab cake made of a soy product was a miss; the scallops in a citrus sauce and the vegetable pasta were delicious.

Exercise is another large component of the program, and there's lots to choose from. When you arrive, you'll be given a stress test to assess your fitness level. You'll be put into color-coded groups, and your workouts will be based on your heart rate.

It's important to note that most of the other guests I saw at Pritikin were probably over age 60; some in fabulous shape, some in not-so-fabulous shape. Trainers and heath professionals are there to monitor you and make sure you don't overdo it. Trainers are also there to make to your workouts harder. My trainer, Brandicus Coleman, would even come by and crank up my machine for me. How sweet.

My day started at 7:30 a.m. with a 45-minute cardio workout. I chose a treadmill, but you could do elliptical or bike. One day, we'd get in our heart rate training zone, the next we'd do interval training. Next, was a 45-minute weight training or toning class, followed by an optional class. I tried yoga and aquatics; Zumba and tai chi are also available.

More than 100 studies in top medical journals have documented the results achieved by guests at Pritikin. Here are highlights:

—Cholesterol and triglyceride levels fell 23 percent and 33 percent, respectively, after a three-week stay (Archives of Internal Medicine, New England Journal of Medicine).

—More than 70 percent of diabetics on medication left drug-free after a three-week stay (Diabetes Care).

—Nearly 60 percent of people with hypertension normalized blood pressure and left drug-free after a three-week stay (Journal of Applied Physiology).

—Overweight individuals lose 11 pounds and more within three weeks (Archives of Internal Medicine).

Much of this success is achieved through individualized medical attention. On my second day there, I had a nearly one-hour meeting with a physician. When is the last time your doctor spent an hour with you? My husband had a nearly two-hour appointment with Frank Musumeci, biomechanical and musculoskeletal director.

Pritikin shares space with the Spa at Doral, which means Pritikin guests have unlimited access to the sauna, rainshower and hot and cold baths of the spa. It also means you are just a short walk from a relaxing massage or a more intense facial treatment.

Pritikin guests stay in either the luxurious suites adjacent to the main spa building or in nearby rooms that are part of the larger Marriott complex.

If you are only staying for one week, you won't have a lot of downtime. In fact, I had to skip a lecture just to catch some rays at the pool (hey, I was in Miami in January!). But for those staying longer (Franceschelli said the average stay is just under two weeks) you could find time for golf, sunbathing, shopping and more.

In fact, every night they show a movie at 8 or 8:30. But truthfully, by 8:30 I was wiped. A hot bath and warm bed beckoned me because I knew the next day, I had work to do.

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How much: Average price per week for one is about $4,500, which is all-inclusive (for two people it starts at $6,500). That includes medical and fitness consultations, meals, hotel accommodations and classes. Medical services are often covered under private insurance plans. And for guests who are Medicare beneficiaries, about half of the cost of a two-week stay is Medicare-reimbursable if the guest qualifies for a new Medicare category called intensive cardiac rehabilitation.

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PhD Satellite Symposium is here again!

Following last year’s success, BCO will organize a PhD student satellite symposium also this year on Tuesday, 15th of March, 2016, prior to the BCO Day. This event is organized by PhD students and will consist of short 15 min oral presentations and a poster session to socialize, discuss, and most importantly, have fun! Coffee and pulla will of course be served during the poster session. Let’s make this event a tradition.

Everyone is warmly welcome to participate and listen to the presentations without registration.

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We are looking forward to see you all in the symposium!

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SAY Award 2017 Longlist to be revealed at special live music event

On Wednesday 24th May, The SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) Award 2017 Longlist will be revealed in front of a live audience at Glasgow’s O₂ ABC.

Home to The SAY Award ceremony back in 2015, the venue welcomes the Award back for this new ticketed 'Live at the Longlist' event where SAY Award alumni Admiral Fallow, Steve Mason (acoustic) and Mungo’s Hi Fi will perform live, and 20 outstanding Scottish albums will be announced as The SAY Award 2017 Longlist.

SAY Award 2017 Longlist to be revealed at special live music event

Each of these 20 albums will be in the running for the £20,000 grand prize, as well as the coveted title of Scottish Album of the Year 2017.

Tickets for 'Live at the Longlist' go on sale at 10am on Wednesday 12th April, and will be available at

The SAY Award 2017 ceremony will take place at Paisley Town Hall on June 28th, in support of Paisley’s bid to become UK City of Culture 2021.

Robert Kilpatrick, Projects and Operations Manager at the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA), said: “To announce this year’s SAY Award Longlist, we’re delighted to introduce this fantastic new live music event in Glasgow, allowing music fans to engage with the award more than ever before.

Admiral Fallow, Steve Mason and Mungo’s Hi Fi have each been celebrated through previous SAY Award campaigns for fantastic album releases, so what better way to announce this year’s top 20 albums than by inviting them to play at ‘Live at the Longlist’, a new event celebrating great Scottish albums both old and new”.

Compelling singer-songwriter Steve Mason was Shortlisted in 2016 for his album “Meet the Humans”, 2014 for “Monkey Minds in The Devils Time”, and Longlisted in 2012 for “Ghosts Outside” with Dennis Bovell. “Meet the Humans”, Steve’s latest album, is an eclectic mix of dance, pop, folk, dub and deep house influences. His last Glasgow show at the Art School in October was a sell out, so this is an un-missable opportunity to see him play.

Glaswegian chamber popsters Admiral Fallow formed in 2007 and released their adored debut album "Boots Met My Face" in 2011, and its widely acclaimed successor, "Tree Bursts In Snow", the following year (Shortlisted for The SAY Award 2013).

Their extraordinary third record, "Tiny Rewards" received many plaudits since its release in May 2015, and was Longlisted for the SAY Award in 2016. Heartbreakingly beautiful, sonically audacious and lyrically bewitching, it heralds a true progression in the band's creative approach.

Back in 2012, Glaswegian based production house Mungo’s Hi Fi were shortlisted for the inaugural SAY Award with "Forward Ever".

Having built themselves a refreshing reputation for open-minded no-rules sound, they transform reggae, ska and dubstep into loud cyber-esque rhythms. They will be joined by reggae MC, YT, to perform a live DJ set at ‘Live at the Longlist’.

This inaugural event will showcase some of Scotland’s best musical talents, along with the exclusive announcement of The SAY Award 2017 Longlist. It will undoubtedly be the most exciting live music event in May, not to be missed by any music fan.

The SAY Award 2017 campaign kicked off on 1 March by inviting artists, labels and the public to submit eligible albums released between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017 to The SAY Award website.

Submissions closed on 31 March, and with just shy of 300 eligible albums submitted, it’s now down to 100 impartial nominators chosen from press, radio, music venues, jazz, classical, traditional folk and elsewhere in the arts to consider the titles from the Eligible Albums List and nominate their five favourites.

Ranking them in order of preference and with points assigned to each choice, the highest scoring 20 albums will make up The SAY Award Longlist, which will be announced at “Live at the Longlist” on 24th May.

Launched by the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) in 2012, The SAY Award has been key to showcasing Scotland’s wealth of musical talent on a global scale. Wielding one of the UK’s most lucrative prize funds, The SAY Award champions the extraordinary strength and diversity of Scotland’s musical landscape.

The Longlist will be further whittled down to a shortlist of just 10 albums, one of which will be chosen by the public during a 72-hour online vote and 9 chosen by judges.

The shortlist will be announced on June 15th as part of a BBC Quay Sessions show, with the award ceremony then taking place on June 28th in the surroundings of Paisley's elegant Town Hall.

The winning artist will pick up a £20,000 cash prize, provided by long term Award partner Creative Scotland. The nine runners up will each be awarded a £1,000 prize, as well as an exclusively designed piece of artwork from the SAY Award Design Commission.


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So, that scurrilous television network, Fox, has seen fit to develop yet another legal show, this one a (*dreaded word*) dramedy. "The Real Amanda Strauss" centers on a female lawyer in the District Attorney's office who harbors a big secret: She comes from a family of con artists.

Interesting conceit.

But here's why we're looking forward to "The Real Amanda Strauss": It's being written by Callie Khouri, the scribe behind Thelma and Louise (awesome!). Also this: It's being co-written by Angelina Burnett. Yeah. That Angelina Burnett -- occasional Pajiba contributor and "30 Rock" slash "Friday Night Lights" slash "The Wire" slash "So You Think You Can Dance" slash "Deadwood" junkie, formerly known around these parts as Beckyloo Who.

How you like them apples, cocksuckers?

While "Fox" and "Legal Dramedy" aren't exactly buzzwords that set my heart a pitter-patter, I'd also concede that I'm also something of a legal show junkie myself, having a probably "out-of-touch with the youth of America" affection for David E. Kelley, who -- for good or bad -- does like to pepper his shows with plenty of misogyny. "The Real Amanda Strauss" would seem to portend the opposite, especially in the hands of the Thelma and Louise scribe and the fiercely profane and take-no-shit Angelina. Might we actually get an strong, independent "Ally McBeal" without a whiny insufferable Calista Flockhart, plus a little David Mamet House of Cards flavor? (Ricky Jay must guest star -- it's in his contract to appear in all con-related projects).

We'll see. Fox is only developing at the moment, though should it reach the pilot stage (fingers crossed), Khouri may direct.

And here's your warm fuzzies:

"I'm enjoying our creative partnership," Khouri said of working in TV with the Fursts. "(And) Angelina Burnett is a young writer with enormous talent."

Burnett returned the compliment, calling Khouri "a heroine of mine."

Awwww. Let's just hope that Angelina doesn't have to suffer the Fox curse: If the show is too good, it's nearly guaranteed to get the hook midway through the first season.

Source: Variety

Dustin is the founder and co-owner of Pajiba. You may email him here or follow him on Twitter.

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