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In our year-long course on music at Wyoming Catholic College, students read and discuss a chapter from Joseph Ratzinger’s book A New Song for the Lord, “The Image of the World and of Human Beings in the Liturgy and Its Expression in Church Music,” one of the best things ever written about church music. Ratzinger masterfully shows how the music we employ in church always embodies and communicates an ecclesiology, a Christology, and an anthropology—it is that significant! There is no escaping it: Every bit of music we perform in church is expressing a vision of the whole and inculcating it in those who listen. This is why church musicians will have much glory or great shame on the day of judgment.
A question always comes up in connection with this reading. It seems that the missionaries who went to the New World were able to take up elements of the culture of the people they encountered, including something from their music. Vatican II tells us that we should do the same thing wherever the Gospel is preached. Why can we not take up elements of today’s popular culture around us, such as rock or pop styles of music, and turn them into vehicles for evangelizing our contemporaries?
Since the Kingdom of Christ is not of this world (cf. Jn 18:36), however, the Church or People of God in establishing that Kingdom takes nothing away from the temporal welfare of any people, but on the contrary, it fosters and takes to itself the abilities, riches, and customs of each people, insofar as they are good, and by taking them up, purifies, strengthens, and ennobles them. The Church in this is mindful that she must bring together the nations for that king to whom they were given as an inheritance (cf. Ps 2:8), and to whose city they bring gifts and offerings (Ps 71:10; Is 60:4–7; Rev 21:24). This characteristic of universality, which adorns the People of God, is a gift from the Lord Himself, by reason of which the Catholic Church effectively and continually strives to bring all humanity with all its good things back to their source in Christ, under His Headship, in the unity of His Spirit.
With prudent sensitivity, the great missionaries adopted and adapted some of the customs and art forms they found, in order to evangelize the pagans more effectively and to enrich the Church’s treasury with the gold of Sheba. We can see examples of such inculturation in vestments, architecture, and music. New Liturgical Movement has run several pieces about how the Chinese and Japanese missions intelligently promoted this approach. Marvelous examples of inculturation can be found in the fusion of European chant and polyphony with native American instruments and texts.
On the basis of the foregoing model, then, aren’t we supposed to find ways to embody the Faith in the surrounding secular culture so that we can more effectively reach our contemporaries? Isn’t this what the missionaries did? There are, however, crucial differences between this and what the original missionaries did.
First of all, there is the overwhelming and undeniable fact that when Catholic missionaries came to native peoples in the Age of Exploration, they brought with them a fully “realized” religion, founded on fixed dogmas, issuing in definitive moral teachings, crowned and nourished by a stable sacred liturgy, all intertwined with a rich culture of art and thought. They fully intended to plant this religion and its culture on foreign soil and to win over the pagans to its truth and superiority. The Catholic Faith, in all its specificity and plenitude, was the non-negotiable controlling paradigm by which indigenous elements had to be judged and into which they had to be fitted. It played the dominant role; like form in the philosophy of Aristotle, it was to be imparted to the receptive matter. In this way the missionaries never balked at “the scandal of the particular”: They were preaching Jesus of Nazareth and establishing the Church of Rome.
This precedence of a universal and traditional Catholic orthodoxy and orthopraxy—the doctrine of the Council of Trent, let us say, and the organically developed sacramental rites of the Roman Church, replete with Gregorian chant—is not what proponents of a modernizing inculturation assume; in fact, they are more likely to ignore, marginalize, or exclude such things, failing to see how they could ever be relevant to our contemporaries. In this way, they run the risk of no longer inculturating the Catholic Faith. They might even end up fashioning new micro-religions, somewhat like the proliferation of local craft beers (no offense to craft brewers!).
Second, when the missionaries came to the pagans, the latter had no Christian heritage at all. They were a blank slate in this regard, although they were disposed, better or worse, to hear the Gospel due to their pre-existing religious beliefs, sentiments, and rituals. True pagans are not “scientific” atheists, elegant agnostics, smug liberals, or materialistic consumers; they believe in one god or many gods, they fear and placate them, and are ripe for conversion to a more divine and more humane religion. Coming to such religious non-Christians, the missionaries could make a discernment about which elements to take up from a genuinely pagan milieu, all the while remembering that the message they brought was authoritative and controlling.
The dominant contemporary culture of the West today is the secular culture of anti-culture. It defines itself not by what it is, but by what it isn’t. It is founded on a reaction against Christianity. Therefore, it is a distortion of it and as such is parasitical upon it.
Given the specific requirements and expectations that go along with the cultus Dei, to admit such music into the temple is to profane the temple, to violate its sacredness. We are looking not at inculturation but at “exculturation,” in which what is proper to a unified, historical religion is diluted or obliterated by its opposite.
Third, the pagans had a genuine folk culture—a culture that was, so to speak, of the people, by the people, and for the people. It was vital, personal, immediate. When the missionaries worked on and with this culture, they were working with something organic, spontaneous, and, in a sense, disinterested. In stark contrast, today’s pagans are largely passive consumers of mass-produced, low-quality sonic junk food that earns huge profits for capitalist corporations who know how to manipulate the feelings of poorly educated, emotionally volatile audiences.
What the pagans had to offer, then, were local traditions of truly human dimensions, expressive of their identity and creativity as a people, not today’s monotonous, artistically shallow epiphenomena of cancer-phase capitalism. In those fortunate pagan cultures that were not in thrall to demon worship and ritual violence, the missionaries were confronted with anthropologically rich soil for planting the seed of the Gospel, which they proceeded to do with confident zeal. What they found permitted actual enrichments of devotion and worship. Today’s popular culture, on the other hand, to the extent that it has grown up in revolt against the unifying principles, certainties, and demands of Christianity, is a veritable melting pot of conflicting fashionable ideologies, a volatile mishmash of tribalism, globalism, and techno-barbarism. Its underlying anthropology is suited not for saints and heroes, but for narcissists and manipulators.
Consequently, the prevailing Western popular culture is impervious to and, at times, subversive of, the process of Christian inculturation. What I mean by subversive is this: It is not the secularism that ends up Christianized by the attempt at a merger, but the Christianity that ends up secularized. It is not the vast empire of mediocrity that will be molded and transformed, but the Catholic Faith. The only hope lies in calm resistance, pursuing a course so obviously opposed to that of the world that we will not cease to be a light shining in the darkness, which cannot overcome us as long as we remain truly light. This is why Pope John Paul II said in Veritatis Splendor: “It is urgent that Christians should rediscover the newness of the faith and its power to judge a prevalent and all-intrusive culture.” He was speaking about our contemporary culture of liberalism, relativism, and hedonism.
So much pop or rock music is of a form that has developed specifically to reflect the culture of hedonism.… [T]o ignore this aspect of the style of the music altogether and just change the words to those of Christian hymns runs the grave risk of communicating something very bad regardless of how pious or holy the words of the song may be. Because worship of God is the activity in which we bare our souls the most, it is where we are most vulnerable to adverse influence. I suggest that we should be more conservative and less inclined to take risks in the choice of music in the liturgy than in the local dance hall. The music of our worship should be rooted in the Christian tradition so that it naturally becomes the standard to which all else points. If we make the secular forms the standard by which the liturgical [forms]are measured, the hierarchy has been inverted and the result is disaster for both cultures—the culture of faith and contemporary culture.
In sum: Due to its origins in a repudiation of the Christian cultural inheritance, its continual appeal to the appetites of the flesh, its negation of the dimension of mystery, and its consequent poverty of artistic expression, contemporary popular music cannot be suitable matter for the process of inculturation; rather, it is a formidable obstacle to the conversion of souls and the creation of a true Christian culture.
Republished with gracious permission from OnePeterFive.
 In Joseph Ratzinger, A New Song for the Lord, trans. Martha M. Matesich (New York: Crossroad, 1997), 111–27; also in Collected Works, vol. XI, Theology of the Liturgy (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2014), 443–60.
 The San Antonio Vocal Arts Ensemble (SAVAE) has done some wonderful recordings of Catholic missionary music from central America. Listen to some samples here.
 The Way of Beauty: Liturgy, Education, and Inspiration for Family, School, and College (Kettering, OH: Angelico Press, 2015), 48.
 Clayton, Way of Beauty, 41.
When in Paris I attended a evening church service, an organ was supplying the music. Such awful noise was never surpassed in my experience. I would think that beauty would have honored the service, or is this an example of a bizarre modernism, cut loose from tradition and taste.
Let the infestations of guitars, tambourines, and armpit-drying be prayed away.
Yes, I agree. The liturgy requires hymns, not pop music. There is a distinction and the twain should never meet. Even if a pop song is a Christian devotional, it does not fit aesthetically. Reverence requires a particular form.
Yes, there are abuses. But you, are uh, wrong. The message of Jesus Christ is not hampered by contemporary music, done at the right moment, in good taste, at all. Tell it to the Pope who has blessed the charismatic renewal. A relationship with Jesus Christ is not based on theology or proper “music”, but is a living relationship. The Catholic Church will continue to be unable to save souls as long as it is taught that Religiosity is the basis of salvation, rather than a living and real relationship with a real and living Lord. Sometimes I wonder why I even converted (sigh). But oh well, thank Jesus, not all Catholics practice a dead faith, but rather a liturgical worship that is enriched by gifts of Christian composers. If you don’t really know what you are talking about because you don’t particularly understand that form of music, then best not to judge and condemn others.
And the right moment for that type of music lies outside the Liturgy. Wholesome music is essential for the mental health of a society, but all music is not the same. We are Catholics not Protestants. We don’t seek some “relationship” with Jesus as if he was a buddy. He is much more than that, he is our God, and through higher levels of prayer we can connect on a much deeper level than the emotional and vocal which is what a typical charismatic Mass promotes in the worshiper.
If you want to have a prayer meeting with praise and worship after, fine. I happen to like some of that music, but not in the liturgy. The liturgy should foster prayer not emotion.
NO Jesus is not a Buddy in the sense that you speak of and I certainly never meant that. But he does desire to have a relationship with each of us. As most of your Catholic saints discovered and taught. We are all called to be on that path. Your response makes good sense and allows for the use of contemporary music in other settings which I agree. I am not talking about the wimpy contemporary catholic folk songs I sometimes hear at Mass. Not to my liking and rather blatherish. I am talking about well written music by true composers. True it should not take the place of liturgy ever, but can be an adjunct to it. Thank you for the conversation.
Agree with your comment. Although i’m also often disheartened by the poor quality of liturgical music in RC, I agree that it’s not in the best of Christian spirit to judge how others should pray and praise God.
Besides, not all churches have the resources to draw trained music directors, organists or choir members who can read music. Many parishes in poor neighborhoods are doing the best they can with what little they have. Best to leave the judgment to Our Lord who sees within hearts.
Ultimately,though, and pastorally — no matter the origins and pedigree of music, if it serves to express faithfully the true Gospel according to Catholic magisterial teaching, without express contradiction, contemporary Christian music serves the same purpose as historically Western music – the lifting of the musicians’ and worshipers’ hearts and souls to the true God. that’s a lot of necessary if’s , but not impossibly so. whatever is truthful is good and worthy.
What’s funny in all these litanies of what’s wrong with contemporary music and its place in liturgy is how little agreement there is about when things went south. Some maintain it all went to hell with the Renaissance, others when hymnody entered the Mass, others the 60’s, etc.
This goes to show how subjective it all really is. Just find some important figure you agree with and quote him as though that ends all discussion. The fact is that cultural connotations change. The idea that culture, and even liturgy, should be a fly in amber is the result of looking back to a golden age that didn’t exist. If I had the inclination, I’m sure I could find plenty of voices decrying the corruption of contemporary worship in every era. So it goes.
“Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
Who judges whether the order and sequence of notes is appropriate? Is it disordered to praise God in a song with a key change? Are there certain keys that are inappropriate?
I couldn’t agree more, it can be a great distraction and I think it would be beautiful to every once in a while have something traditional or Latin. There’s a reason music was chosen as it was. For those who love contemporary music, such as myself, it would be best to leave it on the dance floor or at best at special youth conferences, not the holy sacrifice of the Mass.
Christian music that praises the Lord is a heart-lifting experience and has a proper place in the context of the Mass, the highest form of prayer. It doesn’t need to be every song, but one or two in there at the appropriate times in Liturgy is a beautiful, transformative event if done properly.
“193. It cannot be said that modern music and singing should be entirely excluded from Catholic worship. For, if they are not profane nor unbecoming to the sacredness of the place and function, and do not spring from a desire of achieving extraordinary and unusual effects, then our churches must admit them since they can contribute in no small way to the splendor of the sacred ceremonies, can lift the mind to higher things and foster true devotion of soul.
Profane means music that is secular. Guitars (especially electric guitars), drum sets, pianos, tamboreens, are all secular instruments. Praise and worship really is contemporary soft rock. The difference between that and traditional chant is the difference between holy music and profane music.
And no it doesn’t have to be Gregorian Chant. There are many other modern styles of high music that could be similarly called “holy” that could be used.
16. As the singing should always have the principal place, the organ or other instruments should merely sustain and never oppress it.
17. It is not permitted to have the chant preceded by long preludes or to interrupt it with intermezzo pieces.
18. The sound of the organ as an accompaniment to the chant in preludes, interludes, and the like must be not only governed by the special nature of the instrument, but must participate in all the qualities proper to sacred music as above enumerated.
20. It is strictly forbidden to have bands play in church, and only in special cases with the consent of the Ordinary will it be permissible to admit wind instruments, limited in number, judiciously used, and proportioned to the size of the placeprovided the composition and accompaniment be written in grave and suitable style, and conform in all respects to that proper to the organ.
So…. if an instrument is actually “forbidden”, I think in the future, in order for it to be used, it would need an expressed permission to be used rather than a general note that “other” instruments may be used in later documents from VII and beyond.
A commenter citing the 1947 (!) encyclical Mediator Dei to rebut the author’s argument against the use of ROCK/pop music in the liturgy? Perhaps the Holy Father was a fan of “Sister” Rosetta Tharpe?
Or perhaps Pius XII was thinking of the Rite of Spring?
How disrespectful to native cultures to say that their customs were human and not for God (the great Spirit, among other names). Native Americans, for example, are probably more in tune with God and nature than Europeans will likely ever be.
And when talking about the wonderfulness of western European music, remember that this came about mid-history, not at the Last Supper.
Thank you so much Aaron. Forgive me for feeling an elitist tinge to many criticisms of contemporary music. Indeed, what is the cut off point for “acceptable” music. I am uncomfortable with some contemporary Christian music, yet I have been brought to tears by some contemporary music at Mass. I have played and sang in Mass music groups for 40 years and have a love for all well done, uplifting music. I would go with the admonitions of God in the psalms and his representative Pope Pius XII and the continual admonitions to liturgical ministers to have competence in singing or playing so as to uplift the congregation. Then one could “inculturate” to whatever was most inspirational to your congregation, while not ignoring the various styles of music. “Let all the nations be glad and sing for joy” (Psalm 63:4). What leads us deeper in the Lord, this is true worship. Amen?
God bless you. Please continue to make beautiful music for the Lord. It seems that some in the traditionalist movement want to strip the faith of all emotion and sentimentality. I don’t quite understand how that is supposed to help the Church.
Leave the banal on the street…sacred with the holy.
Mediator Dei was promulgated in 1947, so when Pius XII mentioned “modern music,” he had no idea about what we now know as “modern music” and most certainly did not have that in mind.
Pius died in 1958. No one knew who the Beatles were yet; they didn’t show up until two years later.
Kumbaya, which is the quintessential “hymn” representing that era and which we all endured, is great, but not for Mass.
As far as the “Charismatic Renewal,” the idea that anything has been renewed since that Protestant movement came on the scene (initially condemned by Pope Paul VI in the spring of 1972, later reversed) is ridiculous.
It can’t even exist in the Byzantine Rites of the Church, as their traditions, which, unlike the modern Roman Rite, have been preserved, don’t allow for such nonsense.
Much pop music is musically inferior, with meaningless modulations, syncopation and endless repetitions. The texts are usually “me” centered instead of God centered, and sentimental or theologically suspect at best. They have been taken wholesale from the cursillo movement in which composers have a limited knowledge of music other than similar guitar accompaniments. This kind of music should remain in cocktail lounges or pop TV shows!
The Mass, even the Novus Ordo Mass, has what are called the “propers.” They are prayers set according to the liturgical calendar and IMHO, should be chanted by the choir without accompaniment. Yes, even in the Novus Ordo in English, they should be chanted. They are what is called “liturgical music:” The opening prayer, the responsorial chant, the Offertory and Communion antiphons, the Gospel acclamation, the memorial acclamation, etc.
In addition, the Lord Have Mercy, the Glory to God, the Holy, and the Lamb of God are also liturgical music, called the “Ordinary.” But since the congregation is encouraged to participate in them, they may be set to hymn-type or modern music with accompaniment – organ, piano, or guitar, if you want – whatever make them easier for the people to sing together.
The rest – The processional song, the offertory song, the communion song and the recessional song – what critics used to call “the four-hymn sandwich” – are not liturgical music, but actually fillers. They are not necessary in the liturgy. Hymns or devotional songs may be used, but really, the four-hymn-sandwich is not liturgical, not necessary.
This article makes no distinction between genres, and the fact that the author doesn’t mention Mediator Dei suggests that he is opposed to the use of contemporary music in general in liturgy. While Pius wrote prior to the rise of rock and roll, he did write in the era of jazz, swing, and honky tonk. So even though Pius wrote at a time when many types of popular music proliferated, he did not condemn modern music as a whole.
The same approach should be taken today. Modern music that assists in bringing us closer to Christ in the Liturgy should be promoted and encouraged, not lumped in with profane secular popular music.
There is a strong spiritual dimension to Christian music. Think of Handel’s Messiah, the cantatas of JS Bach, Christmas carols, hymns, and going further back to Gregorian Chant and even further back, the cantilation marks in the Hebrew scripture. Each word also had a musical tone. The effect of music was noted by Plato. Then notice modern pop groups and their effect on modern culture. Church people want to ape the hedonistic world and its ways and bring that into the church? I think of the scene from movie, The Devil’s Advocate, where Satan dips his fingers in the holy water and enters the church. Is not the same thing being done importing modern hedonistic music into the church? “Et nolite communicare operibus infructuosis tenebrarum magis autem et redarguite.” Ephesians 5:11 (“And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness: but rather reprove them.”) Just quoting scripture and just asking.
I find this to be an absurd generalization. All folk music throughout the centuries is an anti-Christian rejection of Western music? Gospel music, too? Would the simple folk music that probably originally accompanied the psalms be included in that? What about the (probably similar) music that Jesus and the apostles would have almost certainly enjoyed?


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July 2009 – Tom begins term as Assistant Chair of the Chemistry Department.
July 2009 – Peter Boyd makes a triumphant return from a semester in Scotland as part of the Department’s exchange program.
May 2009 – Congratulations to Andrew who won top prize ($200) for the for the Physical-Theoretical-Computational division in the undergraduate poster competition at this year’s CSC meeting in Hamilton.
March 2009 – Tom returns from giving the ACEnet Computational Chemistry Institute’s Lecture series tour.
Jan 2009 – Congratulations to Anguang Hu, started his new job as a senior research scientist at Defense Canada R&D.
Dec 2008 – The Woo lab claims 1st and 2nd prize in the CCRI’s logo design contest.
May 2008 – Tom returns from Winnipeg where he gave the Plenary Lecture at the 22nd Annual Western Canadian Undergraduate Conference.
Oct. 2007 – Congratulations to Chris who won one of the 4 top oral presentation prizes at this year’s IDW conference in Toronto. He also won a poster prize.
Sept. 2007 – Woo has joined the editorial advisory board of the Canadian Journal of Chemistry. Woo has been asked to serve as a topical program advisor for the “Physical, Theoretical, and Computational” area for the 2010 Pacifichem Congress.
Aug. 2007 – Congratulations to Nick Mosey who has accepted a Faculty position in the Chemistry Department at Queen’s University in Kingston Ontario.
July 2007 – Congratulations to David Gerbasi who has accepted a faculty position at the Canadian Coast Guard College in Sydney, NS.
June 2007 – Congratulations to Chris whose oral presentation won first prize in the Physical/Theoretical division at the CSC national meeting in Winnipeg.
May 2007 – Congratulations to Chris who won first prize in the poster competition at the Ottawa-Carleton Chemistry Institute research day.
May 2007 – Congratulations to Peter Dornan who was awarded the Hypercube Scholars award from our department for the best Honour’s thesis with a computational chemistry component in it.
January 2007 – Congratulations to Peter who is doing his undergraduate thesis in the group for winning the pot in our first group POKER game! With the $15 he won he can now afford to buy the all beef hot dogs for the rest of the semester.
Oct. 31, 2006. – The Woo group tied for first place in this year’s departmental Pumpkin Carving Contest.
August 2006. The Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation (CCRI) has been short listed for the Canada Foundation for Innovation $45million International Joint Venture Grant. We are now one of only three groups in the running for this huge award.
June 2006 We have power!. With renovations complete, our group’s new 168 CPU AMD Opteron cluster with Infiniband hi-speed interconnects is now operational. With lots of hard work from Chris, we have installed a diskless bootup of Fedora Core 5 on all of the compute nodes. The system is working beautifully.
June 2006 Congratulations to Nick and Duangporn who successfully defended their Ph.D. and M.Sc. theses, respectively. Nick is off to Princeton to work with Emily Carter and Duangporn is off to do a Ph.D. work at Purdue University.
March 2006. Congratulations to Nick for being awarded an NSERC PDF scholarship and both Chris and James being awarded NSERC PGS-Doctoral scholarships!
February 2006. What are the odds? Nick Mosey and David Gerbasi found out that they will be related by marriage after a wedding this summer. They are second cousins-in law or something like that!!!
January 2006. Congratulations to Zongxian who has started a Full Professorship position at the Department of Physics at Henan Normal University in China.
January 2006. Congratulations to Duanporn who was awarded a Christian Sivertz Scholarship ($1500) from the University of Western Ontario Chemistry Department awarded to the top students in physical chemistry based on their first year of graduate work.
August 2005. Congratulations to Chris Rowley for being awarded an HPCVL graduate scholarship!
July 2005. Chris Rowley was awarded a $3000 “Strategic Areas of Development” Graduate award from the University of Ottawa. Congrats!!!
May 2005. The Woo group will be relocating to Canada’s capital Ottawa in July 2005. We will be joining the University of Ottawa, Department of Chemistry and Centre for Catalysis Research and Innovation. Any interested graduate students should now apply to the University of Ottawa graduate program.
March 2005 Congratulations to Chris Rowley on being awarded an NSERC PGS Master’s scholarship.
February 2005 After three years of service, Woo is pleased to announce that Mel Usselman is taking over as the department’s Chair of Graduate Admissions.
Congratulations to Anguang on his new job as senior scientist at Atomistix. Anguang will be heading their new North American Branch based in Montreal. BIG bucks for Anguang and lunch on him for us!
Jan 2005 Our paper “Molecular Mechanism for the Functionality of Lubricant Additives” by Mosey, Mueser, Woo has been accepted for publication in Science.
October 2004 Congratulations to Anguang and his family who just became permanent resident’s of Canada.
August 2004 Selay started medical school at the University of Ottawa and Chris Granger started dental school here at UWO. Congratulations to both.
Congratulations to Kari Ann for successfully defending her 4th year thesis project and on her new house and new job at the school of Medicine and dentistry at UWO. Kari Ann will also be getting married in October 2005.
June 2004 Nick Mosey won 1st place Oral presentation and 1st place Poster presentation prizes for the Physical and Theoretical Division, 87th Canadian Society for Chemistry National Conference and Exhibition. London, Ontario, May 29-June 1, 2004.
May 2004. Congratulations to Anna on her new job. She is now an engineer trainee at a big Swedish Utility group. They had 3000 applicants for 6 positions!
Best wishes to the newly weds Nick and Stephanie Mosey who were married on May 22. They’ll be honeymooning in Mexico – Tequila shooters at the next group meeting.
April 2004 – Congratulations to Chris Granger on his NSERC USRA award.
March 2003 – Congratulations to Steve on his new job with the Government of Canada in Ottawa.
December 2002 – We have added another 40 Pentium 4 2.5 GHz nodes with switched gigabit ethernet to our computing facility, ROCIT. Gordon is now feeling very well endowed.
Congratulations to Gordon, our former systems administrator, for getting a full time position with teletech. Gordon is still working part-time in the group.
Congratulations to Zongxian for being awarded a SHARCnet PDF fellowship.
October 2002 – Congratulations to Nick Mosey and Stephanie on their Engagement. Yes, Nick popped the big one.
Congratulations to Nick Mosey for being awarded the Christian Sivertz Scholarship in Physical Chemistry.
March 2002 – Congratulations to Nick Mosey for being awarded a NSERC PGSA award.
September 2001 – We have made a web poster about ROCIT, our groups high performance computing facility. Click here to see it.
ADF QM/MM has now been parallelized and the handling of the non-bonded interactions has been made more efficient. Treating of macromolecular systems is now possible. This latest version of the ADF QM/MM will be released in the next commercial release of ADF (expected in the fall of 2001).
August 2001 – ROCIT, our group’s computing cluster has been upgraded to 71 machines. Click here to go to the ROCIT website.
March 27, 2001 – Congratulations to Joey Raheb for being awarded a 2nd place oral presentation prize (physical/theoretical division) at the 29th Southwestern Ontario Undergraduate Student Chemistry Conference, March 24, 2001, University of Toronto at Scarborough. His winning talk was titled “Construction and Design of a Small Parallel Computing Cluster for Quantum Chemistry”.

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Bollywood Fashionista Sonam Kapoor is all excited about her upcoming biopic Neerja. The actress is depicting the titular role of Neerja Bhanot, the PanAm air-hostess who was killed protecting her passengers during a hijack. Recently Sonam Kapoor was slapped and kicked hard by Abrar Zahoor.
Sonam Kapoor was slapped and kicked by model Abrar Zahoor for a scene in her upcoming film Neerja. Abrar Zahoor is playing the main antagonist in the film. He plays Safrini, the main antagonist in the film Neerja.
Model turned actor Abrar Zahoor was previously seen in the film Janleva 555.

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Ileana Arias, PhD, is the Acting Deputy Director for Non-Infectious Diseases (DDNID) at CDC. In this position, she is responsible for providing leadership and guidance to CDC′s four non-infectious disease centers and helps to advance the agency’s cross-cutting non-infectious disease priorities such as mental health, health outcomes associated with marijuana use, and the prevention of non-occupational hearing loss.
Dr. Arias joined the CDC in 2000 as Chief of the Etiology and Surveillance Branch in the Division of Violence Prevention of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control (NCIPC). She became Director of the NCIPC in 2004 and served in that capacity until 2009. Dr. Arias served as Principal Deputy Director for the CDC and ATSDR from 2009-2015. In this role, she served as the principal advisor to the director on all scientific and programmatic activities of CDC/ATSDR and was responsible for advising the Director in the executive responsibilities of shaping policies and plans for CDC/ATSDR. Immediately preceding her current position, Dr. Arias served as the Director of Division of Community Health Investigations (DCHI) of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) working to prevent exposures to harmful substances in the environment and their health consequences.
Dr. Arias holds a BA, from Barnard College, and a MA and PhD, both in psychology, from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. She is a well–respected clinical psychologist with research expertise in intimate partner and family violence. Her research career began as a research associate at the State University of New York at Stony Brook after which she joined the University of Georgia in Athens as an assistant professor. Prior to joining CDC in 2000, Dr. Arias was the director of clinical training and professor of clinical psychology at the University of Georgia.
Dr. Arias has authored numerous peer-reviewed articles in professional journals and has given presentations across the United States and in several foreign countries. She is on the editorial boards of leading intimate partner and family violence journals and also serves on numerous professional boards.

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CNBC’s hit TV series “The Profit” travels to Cuba for its latest episode, where American entrepreneur and businessman Marcus Lemonis gives a rare insider’s view into Cuba’s changing and evolving private economy sector. With his best endeavours to help small Cuban private businesses, Marcus travels the island to get to know a wide variety of entrepreneurs, from bakers to restauranteurs, artisans and clothes designers, in a country that faces some of the biggest trading limitations in the world.
A rare and very special episode airing tonight on CNBC will show the world an unseen side to Cuba’s newly emerging businessmen, operating within the scope of the island’s recently revived private sector.
As part of the channel’s hit primetime series, “The Profit in Cuba”, its latest episode will see successful businessman, investor, philanthropist and TV personality, Marcus Lemonis embarking on a unique journey through Cuba, inspecting some of the country’s small private businesses, talking to their owners and finding out about their daily struggles, their visions, sacrifices and triumphs.
While “The Profit” normally involves Marcus Lemonis putting his own money on the line to save struggling American businesses, the Cuba episode is a little bit different, not least of all because under the current embargo law still in place, Americans are not freely allowed to invest in Cuba.
Despite Obama’s efforts to relax embargo rules (and succeeding in amending some aspects of it, like allowing Americans to travel to the island under 12 approved categories and re-establishing commercial flights) as well as his ongoing call for ending the blockade, it rests on Republican hands to finally give in and put an end to this absurd, outdated piece of legislation. After Trump’s recent win and the Republican’s overwhelming majority in the White House, this might prove trickier than ever though. Let’s wait and see, Mr Trump, in true character, might surprise us for the better. After all he’s a businessman, a dealmaker.
But getting back to our headline story; while Mr Lemonis will indeed be seen offering advice to all the Cuban entrepreneurs he meets along the way in this latest episode, money and investment will not be a part of it, as this show is more about him learning about Cuba’s peculiarities in the private sector, especially when it comes to legislation (and its limitations), trading obstacles and lack of supplies.
Travelling to the island at a time of historic, faster-paced change, Marcus discovers Cuba’s unique breed of business owners, determined to succeed and sometimes forced into grey areas of the law to do so.
"The Cuban people have an amazing spirit. Seeing how small business functions in a communist country gave me an understanding of what's really happening in Cuba. Their tenacity and resolve despite staggering obstacles is the heart and soul of what makes that country work."
From restaurants to small bakeries and private homes, Lemonis is astonished at encountering some of Cuba’s successful pioneers, venturing in an area where they had no real experience and managing to make it work for them despite the sometimes shocking limitations. In one case, he cites a former state-employed dentist who has partnered up with her brother to open a bakery. While the venture proves successful he’s amazed to discover how they often lack access to a basic ingredient like chocolate.
From scarce supplies to poor internet service and the overpowering shadow of the ever-present U.S. embargo, being a solo businessman in Cuba means jumping through hoops and obstacles every step of the way. With this latest episode airing tonight in America, Marcus enlightens the world on Cubans’ remarkable resilience and unshakable attitude to overcoming adversity and make things work.

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On sight-seeing… I’ve been to a number of major attractions in London, but it was a nice day and I was able to take a stroll around with one of my colleagues for part of the afternoon. After taking the Heathrow Express (wayyyy faster than the train I took 10 years ago) and dropping our stuff at the hotel, we found our way over to Kensington Palace/Kensington Gardens. Unfortunately, we didn’t’ spot any royalty. From there, we made our way to Albert Memorial where we learned a little about Prince Albert and why the memorial was there.
After that, we went to the major attractions – Westminster Abbey, Big Ben, Parliament, London Eye, etc… and got a few nice shots around sunset. In wake of all of the terrorism around the globe, I can definitely see some beefed up security around these major landmarks and it was sad, but maybe a sign of the times. Increased barricades, heavily armed security and other signs that the country is being more cautious to protect its landmarks and people.
Rapha. This is probably my vice when it comes to cycling. I love the brand for both cycling and casual clothes. With the USD>GBP conversion and pricing differences, it was nearly a 25% discount on a number of items. Needless to say, I bought a thing or two. The brand is based out of London and it was nice going to both clubhouses there. It’s also impressive how popular it is at most times of the day. Definitely worth visiting if you like to cycle!
I’m a Rapha Cycle Club member, which means free coffee daily!
National History Museum. Our team was lucky enough to have a “behind the scenes” tour of the museum, which turned into a little bit more as we were in one of the lab when a scientist with another party gave us an extra bonus on our tour.
Food/Coffee. The food scene in the UK has exploded and luckily enough, I was able to taste a bunch of it. I wasn’t shameless enough to take photos of everything, but I will say the overall quality and diversity of cuisines was definitely my biggest surprise when visiting. First off, can’t go to the UK without a proper high tea.
Sometime that week, I was able to go to Bob Bob Ricard, this pretty fancy place that is known for two things: 1) a Champagne button – literally everyone I told that we were going to this restaurant said “oh the one w/the champagne button?” and 2) Beef Wellington. The Beef Wellington did not let me down, while it was my first, I’m sure it was one of the best.
My last dinner was at Dishoom, an Indian restaurant, apparently a local favorite. This also didn’t disappoint… will go back if/when I’m back in the UK.
Unlike us spoiled Bay Area folks, coffee in the UK and I presume the rest of Europe is more based around espresso drinks and not drip coffee. It was difficult finding a good drip coffee, but the coffee scene was strong in London. Lots of cute cafes and what not.
Office and getting there… One of the office locations was a pleasant 10 minute walk from the hotel and the other was about 45 minutes walking. The office at Kings Cross is in a pretty cool location, it’s a busy train/tube terminal and is bustling at most times of the day. It also has the Harry Potter train stop, which I missed :/. It’s always nice visiting other offices to see what pieces of culture stay the same and what pieces are localized. In any case, the views on the higher floors are pretty darn good as usual.
Overall, it was a quick several days, but always awesome seeing new places and having local colleagues help out with suggestions. Finally, I guess Brits have similar distaste for our current Pres.

industry_corpus2: Travel & Geography


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La Ferme du Cayla, in the Department of Lot, France, offers a perfect base for an unforgettable family holiday experience. Enjoying stunning views across the Célé Valley, La Ferme du Cayla’s comfortable cottages and friendly, welcoming staff together create the very relaxed atmosphere that will set the tone of your family holiday.
A small village in its own right, La Ferme du Cayla has many facilities and activities on site to keep everyone occupied! You may choose to be as energetic and adventurous as you wish, challenging yourselves and the children to familiar or new activities.
Alternatively, simply spend some quality, down time together, it doesn’t happen very often. We are very aware that family holidays are not just about children. Should you feel you’d like some grown up time – perhaps learn a new pastime, relax by the pool or heighten your senses in the wellness centre (opening this year) the children may be happily occupied in the activities offered throughout our various clubs.
For the parents to enjoy and relax during their vacation, La Ferme du Cayla features clubs for children opened every day and perfect for ages ranging from 3 months to 13 years. Each club offers children a range of playful activities throughout the day. In this French rural environment and always supervised, they may, among other things, feed the farm animals, cultivate vegetables from the garden, learn how to make bread or even fish in the pond. They will enjoy some fun moments in the dedicated play areas with all the facilities available: children’s pool, swimming pool, sandbox, mini golf, table tennis, swings, trampoline, zipline, etc.
Each of the 6 units (apartments, 2 individual houses or a large main house) features all the modern comfort you’ll need (fully fitted kitchen, bathroom, Wi-Fi, private terrace), in a charming and authentic style. Accommodations are located for one week minimum, from Saturday to Saturday, within an easy reach of main equipment and facilities offered at La Ferme du Cayla such as outdoor pool, spa and wellness center or the kids club.
As part of the renovation project of La Ferme du Cayla, apartments and houses will be redesigned for the 2016 season for more comfort and quality: New features include new bedding, new interiors and new decoration.
From 25 June to 9 September, La Ferme du Cayla farm offers “all inclusive” holidays where absolutely everything you might want or need is included, sometimes even more – you don’t need to worry about anything. To sum it up: you can switch off and really make the most of your well-deserved family holiday time with your kids.
From 26 March to 24 June and from 10 September to 28 October, we offer a standard half board stay where you can enjoy all the activities on site and the majority of our services without any additional charges. Please visit our website for full details.


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« Ron Paul sticks to his guns.
Presidential candidate Congressman Tom Tancredo (R-CO) yesterday unveiled his Optimizing Visa Entry Rules and Demanding Uniformed Enforcement (OVERDUE) Immigration Bill.
– Restoring Americaâ€™s immigration system to more traditional numbers and encourages the assimilation of Americaâ€™s most recent great wave in prioritizing nuclear family admissions, tightening the investor immigrant criteria, and tightening the employment-based green card category to ensure that prospective immigrants who will uniquely contribute to American society are admitted.
– Eliminates “chain migration” in accordance with the recommendations of the Jordan Commission. – Eliminates the “visa lottery” in accordance with the recommendations of the Jordan Commission.
– Ensures that automatic birthright citizenship accrues to children born in the U.S. only if at least one parent is a citizen or lawful permanent resident.
– Makes voting in a foreign election a basis for potential loss of citizenship.
– Suspends the Visa Waiver Program until DHS makes certain certifications to the Congress.
– Prohibits states from granting in-state tuition rates to illegal aliens on the basis of graduation from a U.S. high school (in addition to residence) unless they offer the same rate to all U.S. citizens.
– Affirms the inherent authority of State and local law enforcement officers to enforce the immigration laws of the United States; requires Federal immigration authorities to respond to requests for assistance from State and local authorities.
– Appropriates funds necessary to fully reimburse providers of federally mandated emergency medical treatment of illegal aliens, but only if the individual provider collects and reports to DHS all citizenship information and other non-clinical information concerning each illegal alien treated.
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Everyone wants to be in the national news, but don’t discount smaller, local, even weekly newspapers. Why? You already have one of the main things they look for in stories: a local angle. There’s also less PR competition, which makes it easier to pitch the reporter (as long as you have a great story!) You have a greater chance of a bigger story, and of the journalist including a photo (which makes it easier to catch the eyes of readers).
Whether you are a small business or author, if you have a website you should be distributing press releases on a regular basis to build your online presence. Press releases provide the media with the information they need to write a news story. For authors, a press release can announce a book signing, book reading, new book release, blog tour, celebrity endorsements, sponsorships, price changes, a new blog, awards, or other newsworthy events. A search engine optimized (SEO) press release can help generate media coverage, increase traffic to your website, improve your ranking in search engines, and attract new customers. Press releases are essential in a PR campaign.
The key to keeping your PR strategy new school is forgetting preconceived notions of what public relations is and instead focusing on creating highly remarkable content. Traditional press releases can still be really valuable when executed well, so instead of ditching releases as a tactic, give them modern makeover to make them more useful for your marketing.


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This article is a helpful intro on how our education system is failing our boys. In many ways normal boy behavior is considered at best an inconvenience, and at worst a disorder to be treated. This is important stuff, and if you would like to explore this more check out the book “Boys Adrift” by family practice MD and psychologist Leonard Sax.
You need to read this if you have little boys.
Our current system is not helping boys succeed, it is holding them back. And this in spite of the ongoing myth of oppressed girls in the academic environment.
The folks at the Harvard Business Review point out the natural ways that employees punish unethical behavior-often through social means like walking away from an unethical person or leaving the room when someone enters. Basically this means that when we know someone is a cheater, it is so distasteful that we don’t even want to be around them. But there is an exception, and it is revealing.
When we are willing to tolerate or overlook really bad behavior there is always a reason. Often it is because we are benefitting in some way. It may be financial, social, career advancement, etc. But the reason is revealing. If there is real evil in your circumstances and you are unwilling to take a stand against it, you can learn something important about character. The reason you won’t take a stand may reveal what you value most.
“Unethical high-performing employees, however, appear to receive a free pass for their unethical behaviors. These people may be unethical, but they get the job done, and enhance the organization’s short-term profitability along the way.
It is common to look on other cultures, and especially past generations with some disdain. This is almost a requirement for anyone who thinks of themselves as a “modern” person. We see their flaws so clearly, and congratulate ourselves for our clear vision in areas where they were so blind. How could they have missed it?
But to a thoughtful observer, this experience should be a little terrifying. What if I am not so very different from those barbarians? What if history repeats itself? What if my children will have the same critical thoughts about me that I have about my parents and grandparents? What if my own bias makes me blind to my own moral failings? And above all, what if God sees it all very clearly? Then what?
This was the argument of the Apostle Paul in Romans Chapter 2. He said, “you who condemn another do you not condemn yourself?” It is too easy to limit the idea of condemnation to moralists. Our generation readily condemns those guilty of greed, racism, environmental irresponsibility, sexism, etc. And we do this most readily when looking at past generations. But when we make these kinds of judgments we are unwittingly conceding that there is a standard that transcends generations and cultures. That there is a standard that is not relative, and that applies even when we don’t see it or know it. And when we are honest, we will have to admit that this law stands over us as well.
Here is a great (and brief) article on the importance of failure in developing character, growing businesses, and helping people have a good life. It turns out that trying to spare people (ourselves, our children, our employees, etc) from experiencing the pain of failure is bad in the long run. Why? We can’t gain deep wisdom without the process of learning from our failures. This is a list from the article at Forbes.com of ways to help people fail in a way that is positive for them and the organization.
Madison Holleran posted a photo of Rittenhouse Square in Philadelphia to Instagram (right) an hour before jumping to her death.
One of the deepest diseases of human nature is lying. And I am talking about something far more subtle and destructive than bearing false witness to a teacher or police officer in order to get out of trouble. One of the darkest elements of broken humanity is to lie about who we are. To create a false identity and then try to maintain it. The need to hide our pain and sin behind a mask of smiles and virtue.
The word hypocrite comes from the Greek word for a person that wears a mask. It originates with the Greek theater, where actors wore masks to disguise not only their identity but even the sound of their voices. A hypocrite is a kind of actor that pretends to be someone they are not. Traditionally this concept has been reserved for people pretending to be moral, for example religious people, public leaders, or politicians. But the concept is broader than preaching abstinence while practicing indulgence. It includes those of us who stay in character once we have left the stage. The hypocrite is essentially an imposter. We are disgusted to find out that people we respect because of their public persona are actually using their image to cover up a life of corruption and debauchery.
Well, it appears that what was once reserved for politicians and the religious is now a growing temptation for the masses. Perhaps it was there all along. But social media has provided a window into the ubiquity of human deceit. This article in the New York Post discusses growing darkness that lies beneath the surface in social media. The author cites some extreme examples, but anyone with a Facebook account understands this. We are subject to two related temptations: To lie about our own life while believing and comparing ourselves to the lies that our friends are telling. This is no joke.
Wow, how bad does life have to be to want to do this? For those of us old enough to remember the ancient world of 10 years ago, all of this is pretty frightening.
Technology is the great magnifier. It has the potential to draw out and magnify the dark side of human nature. And can do this by several magnitudes, all while maintaining the filtered image of a smile.
‘Then there are those who aggressively seek out admiration and envy. Google “GoPro proposal” and you’ll get 428,000 hits — people who planned and recorded the moment they got engaged, then uploaded it for global consumption. Some couples live-stream it. Others stage-manage the “set,” then hire professional photographers to capture the moment.

industry_corpus2: Subject Education


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I don’t know why, but the texture of this really surprised me – in a really positive way. Because it’s a sample it didn’t have the full name on the product, just the shade name ‘orchid dream’, so I didn’t realise it was a gloss and assumed it was just a lipstick. But on slicking it on to my lips it felt absolutely divine! So glossy and lightweight, I love it. It almost felt like I was just wearing balm, not at all sticky but looks super glossy. It’s fab – especially for people like me who aren’t really lippie wearers.
I also adore the colour – I think hot pink is one of those colours that looks so fresh on all skin tones and can really brighten the face.
I plan to spend much of 2011 wearing brighter lips.
Ooh lovely. I love a pop of colour like that for brightening up the face.
It is a very nice color!

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UPDATE: Lancaster County District Attorney, Craig Stedman says Thursday was one of the darkest days in Lancaster County. He says the family knew the suspect and called him, "Pie."
Stedman says Thomas was arrested in April and charged with sexual assault against one of the victims and another girl. He was presumed innocent but Stedman says his previous sexual assault charges could have led him to the stabbings.
Police say canines used the scent of blood from in the victims' home to track the suspect's scent at his nearby home.
DA Stedman says this case is a "hallmark for the death penalty."
UPDATE: We now know the name of the man accused of killing a woman and her teenage daughter Thursday morning in Lancaster County.
EAST DRUMORE TOWNSHIP, Pa. -- Police say Leeton Thomas stabbed Lisa Scheetz and her 16 year old daughter to death inside of a home in East Drumore Township along the 800 Block of Spring Valley Road.
Police found them dead in the basement.
EMS took Scheetz' other teenage daughter to the hospital, she is listed in stable condition.
She is initially called police around 2:30 in the morning.
Police arrested Thomas at his home in Quarryville, Lancaster County on Thursday.
He is now facing criminal homicide charges.
Pennsylvania state police will be holding a press conference at eight o'clock Friday morning.
FOX43 will have a crew there and will bring you the latest details on this story.
A suspect was taken into custody Thursday for a series of stabbings at a home that resulted in the deaths of a 44-year-old woman and her 16-year-old daughter and left a 15-year-old daughter critically injured.
Police received a call from the 15-year-old around 2:20 a.m. Thursday, saying she had been attacked in a home on the 800 block of Spring Valley Road.
"It's a tragic event," Tpr. Samantha Minnucci, with the Pennsylvania State Police, said. "Unfortunately, we had to respond to it and we will do the best that we can to seek justice for this."
Investigators scoured the area for clues, calling in K-9 units to search for evidence in a wide rural area to piece together what happened.
"We are trained to handle this, and we are used to this area, for this is the area we patrol all the time," Minnucci said.
The girl was rushed to Lancaster General Hospital in critical but stable condition. Police then found her mother and sister dead in the basement. Officials have not identified the victims nor the suspect taken into custody.
"At this time, we do not believe that the public is at risk at all," Minnucci said. "We do believe that the victims knew the suspect."
Residents described their neighborhood as a tight-knit, quiet community where everyone has their space.
"I never knew the home existed," Karen Goddard, a neighbor, said. "It's back in the woods and never knew it was there."
"Yeah it was kind of surprising, especially when it's in your own backyard, and it's a rural community," Herb Weaver, another neighbor, said.

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Enterprise content management provider Hyland Software has announced its acquisition of AnyDoc Software, an automated document, data capture and classification solutions provider.
What Does this Acquisition Mean?
For Hyland, this acquisition is part of its mission to expand its enterprise content management suite and provide clients with a variety of tools and related solutions. More specifically, with AnyDoc, Hyland will be able to offer clients a more “robust capture-enabled solution,” adding the ability to capture and process data from structured, semi-structured and unstructured documents to Hyland's existing capabilities.
This union will not only ensure end users have a strong, reliable capture platform now and into the future, but will offer opportunities to leverage the OnBase product suite to expand and meet an organization’s complete ECM strategy,” said a company statement.
The OnBase product suite, which was updated to version 12 last year and AnyDoc have had integration capabilities in the past and Hyland ensures that this relationship will continue as the company works on strengthening its Enterprise CMS offerings.
AnyDoc which operates under the motto of “Any Document. One Solution. No Problem" was founded in 1989 and offers a variety of tools aimed at making the documentation process easier. Some of their solutions and products include AnyDoc Invoice, AnyDocClaim and OCR for AnyDoc, a data capturing tool. As for Hyland, it was established in 1991 to offer companies a paperless option for content management strategies.
According to industry blogger and editor of the Document Image Reporting, Ralph Gammon this acquisition was a long time coming, as the two companies often worked with the same businesses or side by side, as was mentioned with the use of the OnBase product suite.
He also agrees with the company statement that the two solution providers will compliment each other and help expand the Hyland brand.
Specific details such as the purchase price or any product developments that will be made have not been released.


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This is loooong overdue actually, but I’ve given Aylad.com a new lease on life. The main site now serves as the hub for all my creative online projects.
At the time of this writing, my most active projects are gaming-related: two Youtube channels and a pc/video game website. Check them out on the navigation menu.
All the old Aylad’s Aquatics posts can be found on that section of the site — see the navigation menu to find them. All your old links should still send you to the right place; let me know if I’m wrong about that. I might still update Aylad’s Aquatics from time to time, but I have less time than I’d like to devote to fishkeeping.
This blog will serve as a catch-all for anything that doesn’t fit into my larger projects.


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Fee waivers by banks in Houston mostly affect consumer banking products.
With many retail bank branches in Houston closed, several bank companies operating in the region have temporarily removed ATM fees and other charges.
Chase Bank said Monday it will waive or refund fees and penalties for the region's customers until Sept. 10.
The bank, owned by JPMorgan Chase, closed 225 branches in the region on Saturday as Hurricane Harvey made landfall. They remain closed Monday as the waters rose to new heights and flooded much of the greater Houston area.
For those with mortgage, business and auto loans and credit cards, Chase will refund or waive late payment fees. Bank overdraft fees and monthly service charges are also waived for customers in the region.
Checking account holders will be able to use automatic teller machines of other banks without incurring fees. "Most" of Chase's ATMs in the region are still working, the company said.
Wells Fargo, Bank of America and BBVA Compass also have waived or will refund ATM fees for customers in the area.
BBVA branches in Corpus Christi, Beaumont and the greater Houston area counties including Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Montgomery and Waller, are closed Monday.
Bank of America has closed its branches in the eight affected counties, including Harris, Fort Bend and Galveston.
Wells Fargo, which has closed its offices and 209 branches in the region, said it will refund other fees — such as late fees — for consumer products, such as credit cards and checking accounts. "We are working with corporate properties and securities teams to assess our branches and will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so," the company said in a statement.
"Late fees are typically waived for those residing in areas impacted by a natural disaster, and in extreme cases monthly payments may be deferred for a period of time,” Greg McBride, chief financial analyst at Bankrate.com, said. "In areas without power, it is back to a cash-only economy in terms of securing food, medical supplies and other necessities."
McBride also noted that many banks and credit unions will set up mobile branches to allow affected consumers to have access to cash or apply for loans needed to repair damage.
Wells Fargo plans to deploy its "mobile response" unit in the area "once the situation there is stabilized" to help customers receive and process insurance checks, it said.

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text: Multifuel stoves give you the option to not only burn wood but being able to use Hetas approved smokeless fuel as an alternative. The main difference with the appliance itself is they will have a grate and an ash pan incorporated into its design. Some models have a fixed grate & other use a riddling grate being able to shake the ash into the ash pan. Most people tend to go for multifuel stoves if they are wanting to keep the stove on overnight or for longer, we would recommend if this is your only source of heating or you had nowhere to store a large bulk of wood as this is a more cost effective way to choose a wood burning only stove.

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The Kid Game Jam is a game development event that happenend from October the 24th to the 25th, where children decide the artist vision and the rules and professionals create the game. I had the pleasure to work with 5 crazy boys, fully motivated to see their ideas being concretely playable. Our team name (that the children chose) was Epic Players.
First thing on Saturday morning, we played a game where we had to draw the most evil and disgusting monster (I draw Kroko-Capital, a capitalist crocodile) and after draw the biggest fear of this monster (I draw Meow Zedong). This little creation game put our kids in context.
We created the team, centered around the few programmers and then we brainstomred the ideas. Of course, kids always had too complicated ideas, but I was there to guide them on some simpler idea. We settled for a action game where the players incarnated Fire Monsters and killed villagers and fire-fighters that threw them water.
They began to draw and quickly finished all the required assets and then began to disturb me in my programming process. It was to be expected from this game jam, but we could have some educator who could take care of children when the developers were working. At te end of the day, I continued to work back and finished the programming part of the game on the Saturday evening. The Sunday, I took the assets of the children and put them in the game. It was a quick process, finishing the game around 2pm, with a deadline at 4pm (when the parents were coming back). As soon as the game was finished, children could play it and they never stopped.
They were seriously playing from 2pm until 5pm, the game they created. In term of game design, there were a lot of flaws in the game, with broken mechanic. But they still managed to play it over and over again. They had the pleasure to show it to their parents at 4pm. My family also came to see the results.
Superb mood with the children and this enfantine touch in the games.
Children always happy with their game, even with horrible flaws.
At the end, it was a wonderful experience, being myself a bit child-in-heart adult, the fact that children had pleasures filled me up. I would be ready to participate next year again! So, see you Musée du Jeu Suisse and see you in January for Global Game Jam.
Thanks for sharing this Elias. I agree, next time there should be someone dedicated to just take the kids out for a while.


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For Backpack.tf price and pure - autoaccept in pure!
If painted, it adds a bit but not the whole paint price!
Incase your offer is not autoaccepted within 2 minutes.
Itemoverpay only in rare cases and when overpay is good.
Hey I am willing to convert this into your items, could u add me so we can discuss (if u are interested of course).
do you accept spells ?
Don't know if my offer was valid? I did Rocket Jumper and BASE Jumper for Scrap and a weapon (POMSON 6000) Was this a correct price?
2.11 for the strange guilotine !!
how much for a non-craftable an extraordinary abundance of tinge?
how much for the guilotine ?
How much for 99 sticky jumpers?
how much for you conscientious objector?
How much for a strange specialized killstreak grenade launcher?
what can i get all for this?
how much 4 the sub zero suit then?
also gone. this is one of my tradebot it updates, gets new items and sells items every minute - please use the link in the description to view all current availeable items plus their price, during the time you ask the item most likely is allready gone.
how much for the campaign pass?
how much for spy cicle killstreak uncraftable?
How much for the Strange Silver Botkiller Flame Thrower Mk.1?
How much for the strange spec ks l'etranger?
what did you send? if the offer is correct it should have been autoaccepted.
how much for killstreak knife?
about 2 keys :) for spec ks.
Yes, there is a BIG announcement on my profile that I got a new mobilephone and the authenticator will be active in a few days, the exact date is stated on my profile. This is related to steams security, when you move your steam to a new phone, trades are blocked for 14 days.
For your Strange Flamethrower and your Football Helmet.
how much for the Professor Speks Strangifier?
how much for a eerie crate?
Do you give qome items for a poor guys ?
1.33 for the barnstormer sent trade request and friend.
How've much for pro ks shortstop?
I like your pro ks vacs, but the prices are too high, would you take 1.85 keys for 1?
Giving my strange liberty luncher (worth 2.08 keys) for strange professional soda popper.
How much for the Strange Professional Killstreak Sandman with Incinerator and Hot Rod?
do you count the strange part?
do ya count strange parts too?
Hey, can I buy a strange medi gun from you for a reasonable price in ref?
These three for a Spec KS Scattergun with Deadly Daffodil sheen?
SPECIALIZED kilstreak scattergun for a strange specialized killstreak knife?
can you save me one giger counter pls ?
how much for the after eight villains veil?
how much for the proffesional killstreak flare?
how much for the spec killstreak knife?
How much for the strange ks scattergun with the violet sheen?
How much for the strange spec. ks Eyelander?
i have my painted hat wat you can give me?
would you like to trade your Strange Specialized killstreak knife with my Strange specialized killstreak spy-cicle with parts attached?
Hey man! How much do you want for your Cute Suit Team Spirit?
a key, when using the tradeoffer link and a pure key, the trade is automaticly accepted and instant.
I will buy your Essential Accessories for Pure, i addded you, can you quick accept? I don't wanna wait 300Years. Thanks.
I do not add anyone. this is an autotradebot account, all offers are instantly automaticly accepted so in less then 5 seconds after sending the correct offer.
I've got x8 Keys which will be tradable after: Friday, July 1, 2016 (7 00) GMT, my medieval demo set and the badpipes. Would this be tempting enough for you to part with your Dead Head? If not then I can get the x7 keys if you'd prefer x15 Keys Pure.
Ps: I have 3 Dead Heads so no stress. Cheers.
just wanted to know why u declined my trade for the gun mettle keys, did i get too many ? (i see you only have 2 up there) or did u want something extra?
I listed them for 1 Key 4 Refined. Thats why.
How much for the painted deep cover operation?
how much for the lord cockswain's novelty mutton chops and pipes with die job?
For your shooting star and all your robo parts?
can i try buy your star duster?
45 keys for the pro aussi eyelander.
Would you accept this for a Kazotsky Kick?
can i buy some of your cosmetic with this?
can i have brotherhood of arms for a refined and a scrap?
not quickselling any of the items :) thanks anyways.
How much for a Specialized Killstreak Frying Pan?
Can I have Lunatic's Leathers for this ?
Can't find the price of the Blue Mew Scatter, what are you selling it for?
Selling your professional killstreak holy mackerel?
How much for the pro ks baby face's? I can offer these. One has a spell and is strange. They are specialized killstreak.
How much for the pro ks baby face's? I can offer these. They have spells.
Sorry for the offer earlier. I didn't find the Widowmaker's price until after I sent the offer.
How much for the fast learner?
a key pure is autoaccepted.
Im actually gonna retract my offer, sorry.
1 key 14 ref +flakjack or 1 key 14 ref + flakjack + festive shotgun for bills?
1 key 12 ref for bills?
For the gold botkiller wrench?
Will be tradable this coming Monday.
Hey. I have these which will be tradable this coming Monday. What could I get for this?. I am mostly into taunts or non-painted stuff. Add me if interested or want to discuss:3 thanks.


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Hi all! Kristina here with another Monthly Mail Art! I’m excited to share with you a custom watercolored envelope created using Lawn Fawn’s Plane and Simple stamp set and Distress Inks.
NOTE: Address used with permission. Thanks, Eva!
I stamped the airplane, banner, and cloud images in Versafine Onyx Black ink and then used just two colors of Distress Ink for the watercoloring (including the sky!). I used Vintage Photo and Ground Espresso.
Next I picked out some vintage postage stamps (I got purchased these from an Etsy shop). After adhering vintage postage stamps, I penciled on Eva’s name and mailing address so that I could get the spacing just right. I then went over the name and address with a black pen. Then I erased the pencil lines.
To seal the artwork and prevent any moisture damage, I rubbed some Distress Micro Glaze over the envelope and buffed off the excess with a paper towel. NOTE: Do NOT put Distress Micro Glaze over the postage stamps. The postal service will need to be able to cancel out the postage.
A gorgeous envelope to receive!
Beautiful envelope…love the coloring and the vintage stamps!
Wow I wish my envelopes could look like that. I already follow by email.
Love the way the postage stamps tie in!
Wonderful! I bet the recipient was thrilled to bits!!
That is so much fun to send and I would be delighted to receive one, too!
Kristina always does an exceptional job with anything she shares, so I am so happy Simon has this feature each month. This envelope is lovely with a rather monochromatic color scheme and cute plane and cloud stamps. So many great ideas from this inspiration. Thank you Kristina!
Awesome looking envelope. Love the monochromatic look and awesome stamps. Great to know about the glaze. I will have to check it out. Thanks for the video.
Oh how I love watching Kristina! Thank you for sharing your amazing talent!
I always LOVE your Monthly Mail Art. It’s always so unique and fun. Thanks for sharing with us!
would love to see this envelope in my mailbox. . .
Just love your mail art!!
Great envelope. Love receiving all you projects. Thanks for sharing.
This mail art could NOT be any better! Kristina, you are so talented and I am totally inspired to try it. TFS your amazing talent!
I always love watching your videos whatever they are!! Love this envelope, hoping one day, you’ll get to my address, LOL!! I was able to order some of those stamps when you did your live FB video and showed all of those stamps, I got several sets! Thanks for sharing .
What a fun envelope. Never thought about doing the envelope also. What a great treat for a birthday card.
LOVE this mail art! I need to start making my envelopes pretty, along with the card inside.
This is sooo cool! Normally I throw away the envelopes but not this one! Beautiful!
Love this idea for adding a special touch to an envelope.
Absolutely adorable! Love the vintage look and that aeroplane is just too cute!
This is fabulous!! I always love the envelope features. The monochromatic look is fantastic with your vintage airplane!
This is such a cute envelope. I would love to receive a card in the mail with this beauty. I wouldn’t even care if it had nothing in it!
Kristina´s Art is just adorable. I really love the idea of having theme matching postal stamps for the envelopes.
Love this! I wish this was my address on here!
Kristina’s envelope is adorable. I have a card to go in the mail. I’m going to decorate the envelope. Thanks for inspiration, Kristina.
Love who you decorate your envelope..
Coordinating Die Masking with Jennifer McGuire…Plus Hero Arts Sale!!


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text: When it’s doing its job properly, inflammation in the body helps fight off infection. But in people who are overweight or obese, inflammation can get out of control, which increases insulin resistance as well as your risk for heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and even Alzheimer’s disease. “Excess body fat, especially when it’s located around the abdomen, is strongly linked to inflammation,” Dr. Webster says. Adipose fat tissue releases inflammation-causing molecules, but the markers of inflammation go down with even a 5 or 10 percent reduction in body weight, she says. Eat more of these 15 superfoods that can help you lose weight.


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Hi-Tech Aerials TV aerial/satellite services has a proven track record in the aerial & satellite industry. Expert installation & repairs knowledge gained over 17 years working with satellite systems & television aerials. What can you expect from us? Quality, we go above & beyond to meet our customers expectations. Need help with any TV setup we can give you the best advice. We strive for excellence so whether you need a new installation,repairs,maintenance or a digital aerial upgrade we are happy to offer our services.
UK (Nottingham) based business - with over 15 years' experience - providing TV aerial installation and repair services. Website includes details of services provided, testimonials, work examples (via gallery), associations, full contact details.

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text: This week we've got mashups, and original rhymes, but mostly mashups. We kick off the show with a 'so hot it's banned from YouTube' level mashup of Drake and DKC2 by Chi Duly, we got a double dose of 90's hip hop thanks to 8 Bit Mullet, and the latest rhymes by J.ReaL Hip Hop. I also interject with some thoughts on the DKC series and Yoshi Woolly World.


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Natures Path Pool and Landscape - Slideshow - View an online tour of some of our Memphis Swimming Pools, Water Features, Outdoor Kitchens, Arbors and Cabanas.
The backyard resort you've dreamed of. The worry-free experience you expect. We put years of experience into every unique swimming pool and spa project. Like most people, surviving summer means cooling down with a lovely long swimin a backyard pool. Unfortunately too many people don’t invest in a pool, and are forced to simply bake throughout summer, while they hear their neighbors splashing happily in their pool next door! There is no doubt about it, having a pool provides hours of fun and enjoyable, as well as a much needed respite from the heat of summer. Gunite has been used in the construction of Memphis swimming pools for well over 30 years. Gunite is uniquely desirable for pool construction because of its inherent strength as well as it's adaptability to unusual shapes. Gunite is particularly useful on vertical surfaces such as pool walls where extra strength is important. Concrete pools can be customized to exactly what you want. Waterfalls, natural looking rock, and other features are possible with concrete pools. Gunite pools are finished with pool plaster, which is available in a variety of colors. Diamondbrite and Pebble Tec are the two most common pool plastering materials in use, and come in dozens of possible finishes. Concrete pools are infinitely customizable and the most durable building method. Let us build you a place where your family and friends can relax and enjoy the great outdoors along with your cooking. Outdoor kitchens offer many immediate advantages over conventional indoor cooking. Outdoor kitchen set-ups can range in price from $2,000 for a small counter with a simple grill to $30,000 or more for high-end versions containing an assortment of appliances. Your design will reflect your taste and needs. How elaborate it will be, will depend on what features are important to you and your family. If you cook outdoors only occasionally, you can keep things down to a bare minimum. However if you cook outdoors as often as the weather will allow and you live in an area with good weather most of the year. You may be justified in going all out. Outdoors the absolute necessities are great cooking appliances. You’ll need at least a good quality grill and a small wood-burning oven. The grill can be used for cooking meats and grilling vegetables. The oven can be used for breads, pizza, roasts, pies, pasta, meats and more. The versatility of these small wonders never cease to amaze even the most experienced chef. Just like with a pool, the level of comfort directly affects the usefulness. The more comfortable everyone feels the more enjoyable the experience, the more often you’ll wish to cook or entertain outside. Memphis Arbors and Cabanas Imagine turning your outdoor space into a personal oasis, an escape from the hectic pace of life. Imagine if that space could instantly transform from a place of solitude to an entertainer's dream. Lazy summer days are usually best enjoyed outdoors. An arbor or cabana will shelter you from the hot midday sun. Cabanas are an excellent solution to tidying up the yard and providing secure storage. Today's Cabanas have evolved into structures that range from storage solutions to entertainment facilities that include fully equipped bars, showers and changerooms. How creative is your imagination? At Natures Path Pool and Landscape our experienced craftsman can build just about anything that you can imagine. If you need help refining your vision...we can do that for you too!
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Translation: But the origin of Jesus Christ was this: When his mother Mary was asked in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child out of the Holy Spirit. But Joseph, her husband, being just and not wanting to make her a public example, had decided to release her secretly. But when he considered these things, behold!, and angel of the Lord was made manifest to him in a dream, saying, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for that which has been brought forth in her is out of the Holy Spirit. And she will bring forth a son, and you will call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." But all this had come to be so that what had been spoken of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, "Behold, a virgin will be with child and will brihg forth a son and they will call his name Emmanuel," which, translated, is, "God with us." And Joseph, being raised from sleep, did as the angel of the Lord commanded him, and he took his wife, and he did not know her until of her was brought forth a son and he called his name Jesus.
Background and situation: Matthew's opens his gospel with Jesus' "genealogy." I put "genealogy" in quotes because this is not Jesus' real genealogy, but rather a theological statement in the form of one. For example, Matthew lists 42 generations, which is six blocks of seven names. The 7th "age"--the one of completion and wholeness--is about to begin.
Secondly, the list of names in Matthew's geneaology includes the names of five women. Matthew likes to do things in "fives." There are five sections of Matthew's gospel, for example, symbolic of the five books of Moses. In Matthew's Christmas story, there are five Old Testament citations, five dreams, five scriptural fulfillments, and five uses of the word "Messiah." Matthew likes "fives" because he is presenting Jesus as the "new Moses."
Including women in a geneaology was unusual. Yet, Matthew's list includes Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, "the wife of Uriah" (Bathsheba), and Mary. It is a checkered lot. Tamar and Rahab were prostitutes, Bathsheba an adulteress. Rahab and Ruth were also foreigners.
Mary turns up pregnant, which creates a crisis in their relationship. Who is the father? You wonder why Matthew chose to tell us that part. Luke tells his entire Christmas story without mentioning the questionable paternity of Jesus. Matthew does not.
Matthew presents Joseph as a "just" (dikaios) man. This is a tremendous accolade, coming from Matthew, for whom dikaios is a major category. He did not want to expose Mary to public ridicule and "decided to release her (apolusai) secretly."
The angels tells Joseph that the child is to be named "Jesus"--"Yeshua" actually, which is "Joshua," which means "he will save." The name recalls the great leader, Joshua, who had led the people across the Jordan into the Promised Land.
But all this had come to be so that what had been spoken of the Lord through the prophet might be fulfilled, saying, "Behold, a virgin will be with child and will brihg forth a son and they will call his name Emmanuel," which, translated, is, "God with us."
In fact, the phrase is ego meth hemone eimi. Note that the "with you" (meth hemone) is placed between ego and eimi. Ego eimi is the divine name (in Greek) and would normally be held together. That Matthew breaks apart the divine name in order to insert "with you" in the middle is a way of saying that God's people are held intimately within the very life and identity of God.
As mentioned, this is the first of five dreams in Matthew's Christmas story. In the case of Joseph, it also recalls that earlier dreamer, Joseph, son of Jacob, who interpreted dreams for Pharoah in Egypt. Joseph, the "just" man, does as he was told, married Mary, and named the new baby Jesus. In those days, it was the father's perogative to name the child. In naming Jesus, Joseph is "owning" the child and accepting responsibility for him.