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Welcome to Corporate Land; or, the City of Vanishing Street Art and Graffiti
– This article is part of the graduate seminar series The Right to the City 2018-2019 –
One of the first things that struck me when I moved to Amsterdam was the apparent absence of street art and graffiti, however blurry and complicated the line dividing those two terms might be[1]. This was a striking feeling especially when comparing these urban manifestations to my experience in other cities where I have resided in the past; places where to clean or paint over a graffiti or a piece of urban art would render a public or private wall into a brand new space where new urban art would appear in less than twenty-four hours: a twentieth and twenty-first century urban palimpsest. This is not to say that I could not find any of these here in Amsterdam, that there were no instances of these cultural manifestations, these urban interventions, especially in the area where I set my residence: Nieuw-West. In fact, when these urban interventions appeared, they seemed to reveal a different side of the diffracting, multiple spaces that compose this city; or in other words, the different cities within the city. However, in the last couple of years a process of vanishing, of erasure of street art and graffiti seems to be taking place: Blank palimpsests in the form of empty walls where just a year ago graffiti abounded, buildings where the surviving street art, if any, oozes a feeling of abandonment and ossification. And this process of vanishing that seems to go hand-in-hand with a process of gentrification.
With this, I am not saying that the people in the neighborhood, those who are being gentrified away, would rather have every single wall covered in graffiti or urban art, that those living in this area for generations happily identify with this type of urban interventions. Furthermore, I would be wary of any simplistic approach to street art and graffiti that would unproblematically paint these cultural manifestations as representative of the multiple, diffractive and situated experiences in the neighborhood. What calls my attention is precisely the tension, the friction, inherent to this type of urban art; especially in times of gentrification, in times of privatization and corporatization of urban spaces. After all, who does not want a nice, clean, neighborhood, with great services, cafes and stores… especially, and this is of pivotal importance, if they can afford it. And that is precisely where this tension stems from, a tension between commodification and resistance; a friction between subversive art, the spaces where it is allowed to appear, and the assimilationist pull of neoliberal, corporate urban planning and expansion. This is a tension explored by Johannes Novy and Claire Colomb (2013) when they approach those urban policies set up in Berlin and Hamburg aimed at the commodification and assimilation of the idea of creative class. As they point out in the cases they analyze, "the subcultural capital [of the city] can be said to have been instrumentalized in … urban development policies carried out in the name of the 'creative city'" (Novy and Colomb 2013, 1823-1824). However, the tension between resistance and commodification is not resolved that easily. As they highlight, the co-optation and commodification of subcultural capital, such as that of the creative class—and among which I would argue that street artists can be found—led to a resurfacing of the friction derived from the displacement and lack of access these policies entail.
However, at this point, I would like to make a brief consideration regarding the term neoliberalism. If it struck me hard to find that street art in this city seemed to be disappearing, it strikes me harder to face people asking me: what is neoliberalism? Or what is a neoliberal society? Or who is neoliberal and who is not? And I am not talking about general conversations while in the supermarket, or while having a drink with friends, but about questions unironically asked by people engaged in critical thinking; whatever that means. Back in 1979, Foucault (2008) located the origin of neoliberalism in mid-20th century Germany and the United States; a point in space and time from which it began to swiftly spread to the rest of the world, especially in the last few decades[2]. In Foucault's view, neoliberalism does not only represent a form of governmental practice, it represents a way of thinking, an all-pervasive and expansive way of subject production within a world framed in economic terms. This is accompanied by a set of window-dressing strategies where the apparent embrace of diversity actually hides a process of oppression and erasure of certain experiences. To put it in plain terms, in the case of street art and graffiti, they are embraced and can only appear under the premise that they play a role within neoliberal structures, and increase the market value of the new and gentrified urban space.
A clear example of this neoliberal process of assimilation can be found when regarding the well-known work of street artist Banksy, whose critical and subversive art has become a high priced commodity worthy of the most elitist action houses. This takes me back once more to my neighborhood of Nieuw-West, where graffiti and street art do not seem to be able to find that so priced corporate, neoliberal value. A place where the process of gentrification and commodification have deemed worthless these urban interventions and the people behind them; where the escalating costs of housing, shopping and living behind the new, clean walls of brand-new apartment towers are gradually displacing those lives and experiences for whom these controversial cultural expressions have a meaning beyond the neighborhood's new market value. Perhaps, one of these days, I will look out the window and see every single wall in my street covered in graffiti and street art. Although, I am afraid that, were that the case, it would only mean that the corporate logic of gentrification had found the possibility of profit and further expansion through such a cultural—and most probably depoliticized—urban instantiation.
Written by Alvaro Lopez
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Foucault, Michel. (2004) 2008. The Birth of Biopolitics: Lectures at the College de France, 1978-1979. Edited by Michel Senellart. Translated by Graham Burchell. New york: Picador.
McRobbie, Angela. 2009. The Aftermath of Feminism: Gender, Culture and Social Change. SAGE Publications.
Novy, Johannes, and Claire Colomb. 2013. "Struggling for the Right to the (Creative) City in Berlin and Hamburg: New Urban Social Movements, New 'Spaces of Hope'?" International Journal of Urban and Regional Research 37.5: 1816–38.
Schacter, Rafael. 2013. "The World Atlas of Street Art and Graffiti." Sydney: NewSouth Publishing.
Spade, Dean. 2015. Normal Life: Admnistrative Violence, Critical Trans Politics, and the Limits of Law. Durham: Duke University Press.
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[1] While both types of urban cultural manifestations are generally used interchangeably in daily conversation, both terms carry important differences and connotations. However, the demarcating line between these terms is drawn and applied in very different ways, the most common of which link graffiti to writing and subcultural closed and coded communication, while connecting street art to pictorial/image representation and public scope. See Schacter (2013) for one example of the multiple perspectives on these differences.
[2] Authors such as Dean Spade (2015) or Angela McRobbie (2009), among many others, explore the expansion of neoliberalism in the last decades and its connections with events such as 9/11, as well as its consequences in social, cultural and political terms.


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This is Buxton's fifth season since he debuted in 2015. He's only had one season in which he batted more than 350 times in a year. That was 2017, and he played 140 games, missing only a short amount time with a strained groin. We should note, too, in a piece praising his 2019 excellence, that Buxton struggled mightily offensively in the early goings of his big league career. He spent parts of 2016 in the minors and it's fair to say that while he was young, it did take quite a while to prove to the world that he was capable of handling himself in the big leagues with a bat in his hands. He finished 2017 with a forceful month and then injuries ruined his 2018 season.
Related reading: Byron Buxton and the '$50 million question'
In total he's just shy of 400 career games and 1,400 plate appearances. By comparison, Carlos Correa has almost 1,000 more plate appearances in his MLB career (more than 70% more plate appearances than Buxton in the big leagues). The two will always be linked and compared professionally, since Correa was taken first overall the same year that the Twins nabbed Buxton at No. 2 in the draft.
Still, Buxton remains young (he turns 26 in December) and his talent is as undeniable as at any point his story. Unfortunately for Buxton and for the Twins, that story has continually taken detours and there are far too many chapters centered on injuries and being unavailable. Migraines, concussion, broken toe, wrist, finger, shoulder… it's a lengthy chapter of the book on Buxton as it's currently outlined.
Buxton made $1.75 million this year in his third full season of MLB service time, and he'll again be eligible for an arbitration raise this winter. Relative to some careers, he's still so early in his journey that it's not fair to hit publish on his story just yet. Also true is that he's far enough along that the Twins — and Buxton — probably wish there was a more definitive answer to the question that's followed Buxton around for years: Can he ever stay healthy and available for long enough to manifest his greatness on the diamond?
Related listening: First Michael Pineda, now Byron Buxton: Where does that leave the 2019 Twins?

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Thu, 10 November 2011, 22:35 PM (HKT)
Production News
Malaysian film-maker Liew Seng Tat has claimed a fourth public bursary for his long gestating second feature In What City Does It Live?
The project's Dutch co-producer Volya Films has been granted €50000 by HBF Plus, part of The Netherlands' Hubert Bals Fund. Volya will contribute to the soundtrack with music and sound editing.
City focuses on the unexpected presence of an African immigrant hiding in a small Malaysian village who arouses the superstitions of the local residents. That calls into question whether home is defined by the place you live or by the people who surround you.
The project was first presented in January 2008 at Rotterdam's CineMart where it collected the Prince Claus Fund Film Grant. In January this year it collected $10,000 when it was named as one of the three inaugural recipients of the Sundance Institute | Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award. And in July this year it was announced that it would receive €50,000 from the Berlin festival's World Cinema Fund.
Currently attached as co-producers are Volya Films (The Netherlands), Mandra Films (France) and Flying Moon Filmproduktion (Germany) as well as Malaysia's Everything Films.
Liew's debut feature Flower in the Pocket (口 袋裏的花 ,2007) collected multiple awards and prizes at the Busan, Rotterdam, Fribourg and Pesaro festivals. In 2008, he was selected to participate at the Cannes Residence Cinéfondation.
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I am marking off the days as they speed by on the way to completion. I am also extra vigilant, waiting to notice the difference in pain from the effects of the radiation. It does not seem to be changed yet, but it seems not to have become worse. That seems like a positive effect since for a while it seemed to worsen every couple of days or so. Now, it feels like I am on an even keel, able to plan my pain medication for effective relief. I am also able to sleep through the night without waking in the middle of the night to take more pain medication. For a while it woke me every night around three or four o'clock.
The fatigue has been tough. While I have a steady state of fatigue, it worsens after about two hours post treatment. I am completely unable to remain awake throughout an entire day. I start dozing off while sitting at the computer. Strangely, and this is the scary part, I continue to write as though I am in some kind of a trance. When I suddenly wake up, I look at what I wrote, maybe a few words or even up to two lines of text, and it is all babble. Even more strange is that I type actual words sometimes, but none of it makes sense. it is like dreaming where you know the place and the people, but all of it is unrelated and without logic or sense. Cancer can affect us in some very odd ways.
Tomorrow I will have four more days of my RapidArc treatment on the Varian Trilogy linear accelerator machine. I have been reading about it, and it sounds like for advanced cancer it is a superior technology because it can deliver potent radiation to the most precise target, and, thereby, avoid damage to the surrounding healthy tissue. It is too bad that they cannot just treat the entire body with a super accurate targeting system that could find microscopic cancer cells. Sometimes I think that with all the systemic treatments we have, maybe the answers will turn out to be some kind of advanced technology that uses technology that is yet to be discovered. While the realist in me recognizes the unlikelihood of some of my wild ideas, the idealist in me dreams a lot about cures, about miracles. When I lie down on that table, however, and that monstrous arm circles my upper body, it is easy for me to close my eyes and imagine that maybe the answers are closer than we realize.
Here are two video presentations about the linear accelerator technology employed by the Varian Trilogy.
- If you want an overview, this presentation by Jeffrey Buchsbaum, MD, radiology oncologist, currently at the Indiana University Health Proton Therapy Center, is brief and easily understandable.
- If you like very descriptive scientific explanations, you will likely enjoy this presentation by WeAreFightingCancer about linear accelerator technology. Interestingly, this video has a very high production value with excellent graphics and a speaker who delivers an impeccable presentation that is surprisingly relaxing to watch or even listen to.
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Babies that are born early have an increased risk of health problems, especially with breathing, feeding and infection. The earlier your baby is born the more likely they are to have these problems. This means that your baby may need to be transferred to a specialist neonatal unit as soon as they are born.
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I feel as though I must share that I just finished 5 twelve hour shifts in a row so go ahead and prepare yourself for typos or any spelling issues because my brain is mush ?
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Currently Watching:
Just finished Game of Thrones with the rest of the world!
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If you didn't see this yet in last weeks update here's another update about the women's virtual bible study!
For a long time I've had a deep desire to study God's word with other women and have even contemplated hosting a women's study at my home. However, most of my tribe is online and I've had a lot of women reach out and ask me to do a virtual study with them so I thought a virtual group study would be the bees knees!
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Personal Update:
I worked a lot of overtime this week to prep for our Vacation next week! We leave for Hilton Head next Friday. I've been cross training in a new role at work which has allowed me to take a step back from bedside care and learn more of an administration role. I never saw myself doing a job like this and to be honest I'm still not sure how I feel about it. All I know is that working 5 twelve hour shifts (2 of them being night shifts) in a row is exhausting to say the least.
The kids haven't quit asking when we're leaving and going to the beach. The countdown is on! T-minus 6 days. I can't wait to share my journey through the East Coast with you guys and have time to do more in Insta stories so stay tuned 😉
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Where is the Pound Sterling Headed?
In our daily forecast during the last trading day of the week we will tempt our fellow binary options traders to take a look at the opportunities the GBP/USD pair is providing. The Pound Sterling closed in NY at $1.5233 after rate had followed euro-dollar's short covering recovery. The rate moved up from around $1.5111 to a high of $1.5238 before easing into the close.
Disappointing print in US weekly jobless claims
A rather disappointing print in US weekly jobless claims and a faint downside revision to headline US Q1 GDP data incited another leg of dollar weakness, with traders having in mind that most end month models expect some dollar sales to be seen at Friday's fixings.
The British Pound was able to play catch up on the euro-dollar move in NY, ending the session between stg0.8560/70 into the NY close. Early demand into Asia saw cable extend highs to $1.5240 before it was pushed lower off to $1.5216 into the Asian afternoon, settling between $1.5218/28 ahead of the European open. With the rate currently trading at around 1.5194, recovering from European lows set at 1.5185.
Economists widely consider outgoing Bank of England Governor Mervyn King to have done a pretty good job in the turbulent times of his governance, and a full decade in office. For now though Mr. King is unlikely to leave with a new round of fresh stimulus for the economy.
Participants in a Reuters poll taken this week, do not anticipate any change to the Bank Of England's 375 billion pound quantitative easing program when the Monetary Policy Committee meets next week for the final time under Governor King on June 6. Chances are not many more money printing will occur this year. The median likelihood of an increase in the bond purchasing program have fallen in recent polls and now stand below 50 percent.
At this point in time we remain biased to sell rallies in the pair, as the Pound Sterling offers the worst real yields in the G10. Meanwhile, we tend to be bullish on the USD as the composition of flows to the US stock markets has been changing over time and this trend is only likely to continue.
The flows should shift from safe heaven bond buying to unhedged equity and foreign direct investments, thanks to the US's comparatively bright growth and investment outlook. However should we see a sustained daily close above 1.5255 we could see another leg higher in the pair, so traders should mind this scenario.
Looking at the chart we see last couple of days' rally as a corrective in nature. We would be definitely selling puts if we breach below 1.5180 on a sustained hourly basis, however we believe there will be better opportunities to do so on a potential test of 1.5240.
Having in mind the calendar, some fresh fundamental factors could influence the price on the announcement at 13:30 GMT of Personal Spending and Personal Income data, which coupled with PCE Inflation will take through the start of the US session.
Closer to the end of the European session and more important to the markets could be the release of Chicago PMI numbers, expected to be at the 50 mark (13:45 GMT) and Reuters/Michigan Consumer Sentiment number expected to be reported at 83.7 (13:55 GMT).


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We are pleased to invite you to
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Past events
18.4. 2018 LUT Alumni After work in Lahti
The next LUT alumni get-together is organized in Lahti 18.4.2018. Vice-rector for education Jaana Sandstöm opens the evening with the latest news of LUT education and the Digital Strategy of LUT education. Professor Helinä Melkas leads us to the Digitalisation in Health Care and Elderly Care Services. During this casual networking evening, we get to know also more about Finland´s motorcycle museum by Riku Routo.
Read more about the program and the registration at https://www.lut.fi/alumnit/ajankohtaista.
12.2.2018 LUT Alumni Corporate visit in Vantaa
The corporate visit 12 February 2018 to Pöyry Finland Oy in Vantaa will start our year. This event is organised in Finnish.
27.4. 2017 LUT Alumni After Work in Helsinki
You are warmly welcome to join us and other alumni for an after work in Helsinki.
Venue and time:
Huone Helsinki Event hotel, Länsisatamankatu 16, 00180 Helsinki
27th April, 2017 at 5.30pm-8.30pm
Programme (in Finnish):
17.30 Welcome and latest news from LUT – rector Juha-Matti Saksa
17.50 "Energy transition and other transitions" – professor Jarmo Partanen
18.15-20.30 Asian tapas and networking with alumni
11.5. 2017 LUT Alumni After Work in Tampere
Welcome to the first LUT Alumni After Work organized in Tampere!
The evening will include casual networking with other alumni, latest news from LUT by our provost Liisa-Maija Sainio (in Finnish) and a delicious cocktail buffet.
Venue and time:
Radisson Blu Grand Hotel Tammer - Vihtorin Veranta, Satakunnankatu 13, 33100 Tampere
11th May 2017 at 5.30pm-8.00pm.
26.5. 2017 LUT Alumni/partner event in St. Petersburg
Time and place of the event:
Friday 26.05. at 17.00-18.30, House of Finland, Bolshaja Konjushennaja 8, St. Petersburg
Programme at House of Finland:
Curious People - LUT today, Juha-Matti Saksa, Rector, Lappeenranta University of Technology Networking and cocktails.
Business seminar (at 14.00) and concert (at 19.00) dedicated to the celebration of one hundred years of Finland's independence!
28.4.2016 Alumni after work in Helsinki
Join us for the annual alumni after work event organized in Helsinki.
Klo 17.30-17.40 What's happening at LUT?
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LUT Alumni Networking event in St. Petersburg 25.06.2015
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Soon: Chapter 18: The Very Intense Interrogation
Or not.
Remember when I talked about how boring this part is? Well, here we go–the narrative grinds to a halt for FOUR AND A HALF PAGES as Paul "interrogates" Arthur Demetrius.
Don't get me wrong–there's nothing wrong with pauses in the action, long conversations, an opportunity to dig deeper into the characters. In a better book, this interrogation could be an opportunity to see Paul on the job post-conversion. Sure, he's the one asking the questions, but he's also at risk himself–one slip of the tongue, and he could reveal himself as a secret believer. Which, of course, would endanger not only himself, but his wife and two small children. Man's gotta be pretty tense right about now.
Or not.
Let's get one thing out of the way right now–this interrogation would never go down like this. Paul and Arthur would not be sitting companionably in easy chairs as Paul lobs softball questions at Arthur. Paul would have been met in the office by a phalanx of attorneys, who would have made it their business to be sure Arthur didn't have to so much as open his mouth.
Really, this is just inexcusable. And it's not like the idea of lawyers skipped Jenkins' mind, either:
"Dr. Stepola," [Arthur] said as Paul rose, "do I need a lawyer?"
"Oh, I don't think so. We should be able to cover what I need without acrimony."
"What can I do for you?"
[Questioning begins]
It's Just That Simple! Not one of the surely dozens of lawyers who are employed at Demetrius and Demetrius thought it necessary to be in the room for an interrogation from a NPO agent. "Oh, I'm sure the boss can handle it. Sure, his brother is missing and an employee has disappeared after being fired, and there are allegations of an attempt to illegally corner the silver market. But what could possibly go wrong?"
But that's not the only idea Jenkins thinks up, then promptly discards:
Sifting through his file, Paul thought about the divination books. Funny that trying to read the future didn't count as believing in the supernatural, according to Arthur Demetrius.
Yeah, yanno what would be great? If Jenkins described the reasoning behind this decision of the Atheistopian regime. Christianity = illegal and astrology = fine and dandy? It's just weird, and we are never told why this is!
Which is a feeling we all need to get used to, because several things about this whole "religious incident" will never be explained.
As far as the rest of the interrogation goes, there is nothing there that we didn't already know, or couldn't have guessed. Arthur just denies knowledge of everything. His brother is vaguely "abroad." He doesn't know anything about any guards being scared out of their wits by the vault. He doesn't know where the cursing employee is. These are all just scurrilous rumors be vengeful believers.
Paul thinks Arthur looks scared. And because Paul has so much training in psychology, body language, and interrogation techniques, we know he is right on the money, right?
Or not.
Posted on August 23, 2011, in Books, Soon. Bookmark the permalink. 19 Comments.
The interrogation of someone with a haunted vault (not to mention a missing brother and missing ex-employee) shouldn't be boring. I think Jerry Jenkins has anti-talent. He could take the most interesting premise and turn it into incoherent and soporific gibberish.
Well, I did want to include all the interesting premises he hasn't turned into gibberish. But you're right, Left Behind and even, for all it's faults, Soon do have interesting premises. It's easy to forget that, given the execution. (Which is a very apt word here.)
Paul is handicapped here because he knows that Demetrius is a good guy really – after all, he's rich, so God must like him!
Given that the Atheistapo seems to be semi-regularly involved in religious investigations that result in a bodycount (Paul is a hero because he's been involved in two in a row), you really wouldn't think Arthur would be so relaxed about this interview. A lawyer is a basic neccesity for a big buisnessman like this. I'm reminded of the Lavish family in Terry Prachet's Making Money. All brought there lawyers to family dinners, partly to sue one another and partly to run damage control if at any moment their clients say anything that might be damaging. It's not only funny, it's a recognizable exageration.
I mentioned a week ago that this book's intro rather fakes out that this might be intended for atheists. It's snippets like the astrology buisness that firmly prove it isn't. Christians don't like atheists and they don't like astrology, so atheists must like astrology. Atheism is a religion after all, don't ya know. No need to elaborate. It must have hurt Jenkins when he realized that, with his given backstory of WW3 being caused by every religion except RTC-ism, he couldn't very well let Atheistopia not forbid them as well. I imagine him silently envying LaHaye and Parshall for getting away (to their audience anyway) with that liberals-love-violent-muslims schtick in Edge of Apocalypse. BTW, welcome back 🙂
Yeah, yanno what would be great? If Jenkins described the reasoning behind this decision of the Atheistopian regime. Christianity = illegal and astrology = fine and dandy? It's just weird, and we are never told why this is!
Probably because this is Jenkins trying to be snarky. I don't think he sees it as an odd little anachronism he's built into his atheist dystopia, he sees it as an odd little anachronism in real-life atheism. He doesn't see any significant difference between skeptical atheists, and people who aren't involved in any specific religion or profess belief in any specific gods, but still feel that there's some spiritual, mystical, or magical component to the world. Specifically, I think Jenkins does not believe that it's possible to look at the world and fail to see the supernatural in it. If skeptical atheists were to rule the world, therefore, it naturally and necessarily follows that superstition and astrology would flourish, because that's just how atheists explain the magical aspects of the world when they've rejected God as an answer.
I've met people like Jenkins. I've had it explained to me that there are three categories of people: those who worship Christ, those who worship devils (whether they claim to be Christians or not), and those who reject Christ and worship themselves. Any further distinction within the categories is ultimately meaningless and distracts from the most important question in the world, e.g. how much someone worships Christ. Even if you were able to convince Jenkins that skepticism and believing in something other than God aren't the same thing, I honestly doubt that he'd care.
I'm suprised about that they bother with the difference in catagory B and C. So… who's which? According to Chick Tracts, Catholics would be B, as would all pagans and any polytheistic religion I guess. Are atheists and liberal Christians C?
I suppose, when it comes to other Christians, it kind of depends? There's this idea that, if you're reading the Bible and interpreting God's actions as fitting your personal sense of justice (y'know, as opposed to their interpretation, which is completely self-evident and literal) and using the Bible to support what you think is right (as opposed to what they think is right, which is pulled directly from the Bible without any bias or influence from their personal lives) then you aren't seeing God in the Bible, you're just putting yourself in the position of God and then worshipping that instead. That the irony is entirely lost on them is one of the reasons I'm wondering if this is also how Jenkins thinks. Fred Clark has for years waxed lyrical about Jenkins' lack of perspective when it comes to his ability to interpret the Bible, and it was one of the common factors that got me thinking.
As far as I understood the person who took the liberty of telling me all this, people in cat. B, though dangerous and evil, deserving whatever punishment is ultimately dealt to them, are mislead, unfortunate, and may be saved, if possible. People in Cat. C, despite being influenced by the wrong sources, don't even have the decency to do As Proper People Should and worship something else; in glorifying themselves, they commit as great a sin as Satan's, by considering themselves to be on the same level as God.
It wasn't that the idea of people not necessarily worshipping anything hadn't occured to this person, it was rather that the concept was simply impossible. "Everything in the world is solely for the glory of God", I was told. Humans, apparently being purpose-built for worship, cannot stop worshipping any more than they can stop breathing – all the worship has to be directed somewhere, and if it's not being devoted to any outside source, then it must be going to themselves. By taking your worship away from God (which is basically theft, on an infinitely large scale) and giving it to yourself (which implies that you are worthy of your own worship, when the only thing that is worthy of worship is God, meaning that you think you're as worthy of things as God is) you're basically committing a sin greater than anything else you could possibly do ever.
In other words, they care enough about making two other categories because it's the difference between being a bad person, and not even being a person.
Stressing to qualify that this is simply what I understand of the personal beliefs explained to me, quite some time ago, by an individual who, while professing to speak for their church, had no-one else from their church present to agree that yes, these were not simply the rationalisations of a single person. I don't actually know if this is how Jenkins thinks, but the picture that has been painted of him through his writings and some interviews posseses an interesting number of similarities and consistencies that I would not be surprised if his worldview was, in the broad strokes, similar.
Interesting. Based on the descriptions I would've thought he would consider B worse. I mean, the religious right is so fixed on baby-killing satan worshippers, you'd assume that's something they rightly are appaled by, even if they don't exist. But not even the most brutal crimes you commit in the name of satan (and they imagine some brutal ones indeed) are as bad as thinking you don't need to worship anything?
I guess it matches with Fred's analysis, that L&J and their readers don't really seem to worship God because of his Love of Goodness, but because of his Power. In that light, I'd guess you think you could convince people who worship the other power if you can prove your side is more powerfull. They have the right idea, blind submission and turning of your empathy in service of the greatest Power is right, all they need to realize is that their Power is smaller than your Power. Meanwhile people who refuse to acknowledge that your side has a great Power at all, or that they need to worship a Power greater than that of a human, well, they just don't get it.
People who are worshipping the wrong God have already got into the state where they need to worship something external. It's easier to convert them than to drag in people who don't need any God. So those latter are the really dangerous ones.
BTW, I hadn't thought of it like that before, but I remember some Chick Tracts which seem to support that guy's interpetation. (As a rule of thumb, if Chick Tracts support any view you have, you should worry)
Two Chick Tracts about Native Americans and Hindu's respectively come to mind, which had the same setup. NotChristian's religion is really about worshiping demons and high priests sicks them on an RTC, only to find that the demons can't touch him. Then the Priest walks up to the RTC and goes "OMG your gods are more powerfull then mine, tell me all about them", hears the usual ramble, then converts to Christianity. Not because he's so impressed with the love and kindess (The RTC will point those characteristics out, but without any examples of that love except, natch, John 3:16), but because he seems to realize he needs to switch to the winning side.
On the flip side, there was the Tract with the biggest and most frequent WTF moments in any Chick Tract I've seen (let that sink in for a moment, take a deep breath…. continue). It's about a little boy who's mother tells him the most hideously strawmanned pro-evolution rant you should ever hope to see (Best moment: When his mom shows him a poster of a cavemen and a T-rex together. That's what RTCs believe, morons, 'evolutionists' believe the latter was extinct long before the former showed up.), so he rejects everything a little girl tells him of Jesus, he dies of a heart attack and goes to hell, yada-yada. The biggest facepalm moment for me was when the boy went "If there is no God, then I can become a God!". My thought was "Uhm, if there is no unicorn, then I can become a unicorn? Seriously, WTF?". But your guys view helps makes some sense of it. If every human always has a symbol of worship, then believing there is no RTC God means he can use himself for the only real purpose of God, as a worship disposal bucket.
Oh, indeed.
I was once told by someone whose views I usually respect, who also claims to be an ex-atheist (well, went through a crisis of faith for a few years) that humans have to worship *something*, it's simply not possible for us not to.
As such, those who don't worship a god must worship money, or fame, or themselves, or similar (not sure why they couldn't worship charity, or selflessness) and that was, obviously, bad.
This person is otherwise a pretty low-key Christian, and certainly has never called for condemning other beliefs, so it really threw me.
This seems to be a pretty common belief, too. That if you don't admit to worshiping anything then you've just deluded yourself, and probably worship some vice or other.
Broken Bell is right. Rapture Ready is the meeting place for people whose actual religious beliefs match Jenkins' stated beliefs, and they really see no difference between Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shintoism, anamism, paganism and atheism. For them, the world is Christian v. notChristian, and anything that is notChristian is all the same.
That's why, btw, when teabagging politicans conflate enforcement of Sharia with the spread of atheism, teabaggers don't blink. It's all the same to them.
What I can't figure out is, did Jenkins do absolutely no research on the subject, or did he figure, probably correctly, that by trying to introduce the idea that atheists don't engage in divination, he would offend his target audience?
I would definitely read Harry Potter and the Very Intense Interrogation.
"Christianity = illegal and astrology = fine and dandy?"
Probably relates to the RTC belief that most or all non-Christians are "all for pushing anything as long as it's not Christianity."


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Section I. Chemical Product and Company Identification
Hummel Croton Inc.
10 Harmich Road
South Plainfield, NJ 07080
Chemical Name:
  Lead Thiocyanate
  Lead Sulfocyanate
CAS Number:
Chemical Formula:
HMIS Rating
Personal Protection
Section II. Composition and Information on Ingredients
Lead Thiocyanate
0.05mg/m³ *
0.05mg/m³ *
* As Lead
Section III Hazards Identification:
Accute Health Effects:
  Irritating to the skin and eyes on contact. Inhalation will cause irritation to the lungs and mucus membrane. Irritation to the eyes will cause watering and redness. Reddening, scaling, and itching are characteristics of skin inflammation. Follow safe industrial hygiene practices and always wear protective equipment when handling this compound.
Chronic Health Effects:
  Lead salts have been reported to cross the placenta and to induce embryo- and feto- mortality. They also have teratogenic effect in some animal species. No teratogenic effects have been reported with exposure to organometallic lead compounds. Adverse effects of lead on human reproduction, embryonic and fetal development and postnatal (e.g., mental) development have been reported. Excessive exposure can affect blood, nervous and digestive systems. The synthesis of hemoglobin is inhibited and results in anemia. If left untreated, neuromuscular dysfunction, possible paralysis and encephalopathy can result. Additional symptoms of overexposure include: joint and muscle pain, weakness of the extensor muscles (frequently the hand and wrist), headache, dizziness, abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation, nausea, vomiting, blue line on the gums, insomnia and metallic taste. High body levels produce increased cerebrospinal pressure, brain damage, stupor leading to coma and often death.
Accute Health Effects:
 This product is listed by EPA(EPA-B2 Sufficient evidence from animal studies; inadequate evidence or no data from epidemiological studies.) and IARC(IARC-2B possibly carcinogenic to humans: limited evidence in humans in the absence of sufficient evidence in experimental animals) as a suspected carcinogen .
Section IV. First Aid Measures
First Aid For Eye:
  In case of contact, immediately flush eyes with plenty of water for at least 15 minutes. Call a physician.
First Aid For Skin:
  In case of contact, flush skin with water. Wash clothing before reuse. Call a physician if irritation occurs.
First Aid For Inhalation:
  If inhaled, remove to fresh air. If not breathing, give artificial respiration. If breathing is difficult, give oxygen. Call a physician.
First Aid For Ingestion:
  If swallowed, call a physician immediately.
Section V. Fire and Explosion Data
Flash Points:
  Not Applicable
  Not Applicable
Flammable Limits:
  Not Applicable
Extinguishing Media:
  Water Spray
Fire Fighting Procedure:
  Wear self-contained breathing apparatus and protective clothing to prevent contact with skin and eyes.
Fire/Explosion Hazards:
  Contact with other material may cause fire. Emits toxic fumes under fire conditions.
Section VI. Accidental Release Measures
Spill Or Leak Procedures:
 Utilize recommended protective clothing and equipment. Clean spills in a manner that does not disperse dust into the air. Spill area can be washed with water. Collect wash water for approved disposal. Keep from entering water or ground water
Section VII. Handling and Storage
Storage Temperatures:
  Store at ambient temperature
Shelf Life:
 Unlimited in tightly closed container.
Special Sensitivity:
  Light Sensitive, Will become more yellow.
Handling/Storage Precautions:
 Avoid breathing dust. Avoid getting in eyes or on skin. Wash thoroughly after handling. Store in a dry place away from direct sunlight, heat and incompatible materials (see Section X). Reseal containers immediately after use. Store away from food and beverages.
Section VIII. Exposure Controls/Personal Protection
Eye Protection:
 Safety glasses or goggles.
Skin Protection:
 PVC gloves with impervious boots, apron or coveralls. Employees should wash their hands and face before eating, drinking or using tobacco products.
 Work ambient concentrations should be monitored and if the recommended exposure limit is exceeded, a NIOSH/MSHA approved dust respirator must be worn.
 Use local ventilation if dusting is a problem, to maintain air levels below the recommended exposure limit.
Additional Protective Measures:
 Emergency showers and eye wash stations should be available. Educate and train employees in the safe use and handling of hazardous chemicals.
Section IX. Physical and Chemical Properties
Physical Form:
  Fine Powder
  Off White to Yellow
Molecular Weight:
Boiling Point:
  Not Applicable
Melting/Freezing Point:
  Decomposes 190°C
Solubility In Water:
  Less than 0.05%
Specific Gravity:
Section X. Stability And Reactivity
Hazardous Polymerization:
 Will Not occur
  Strong reducing agents & finely powdered metals
Instable Conditions:
  Excessive temperatures (see Incompatibilities).
Decomposition Temperature:
  Decomposes 190°C
Decomposition products:
  Lead, Carbon, Nitrogen & Sulfur Oxides could be formed.
Section XI. Toxicological Infomation
RTECS Number:
  Not Established
Routes of Exposure:
 Eye contact. Ingestion. Inhalation. Skin contact.
Toxicity Data:
  To the best of our Knowledge no Toxicity Data for Lead Thiocyanate has been done.
Chronic Toxic Effects:
  See Chronic Data in Section III
Acute Toxic Effects:
  May be harmful by inhalation, ingestion, or skin absorption. Causes eye and skin irritation. Material is irritating to mucous membranes and upper respiratory tract.
Section XII. Ecological Information
 Not available at this time.
Section XIII. Disposal Considerations
Waste Disposal Method:
 Waste disposal should be in accordance with existing federal, state and local environmental regulations.
Section XIV. Transportation Information
Proper Shipping Name:
  Environmental Hazardous Substance, Solid N.O.S. (Lead Thiocyanate)
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Label Code:
Section XV. Regulatory Information
OSHA Status:
 This product is hazardous under the criteria of the Federal OSHA Hazard Communication Standard 29 CFR 1910.1200.
TSCA Chemical Inventory:
 This compound is on the EPA Toxic Substance Control Act (TSCA) inventory List
California Proposition 65:
 To the best of our knowledge, this product contains no levels of listed substances, which the state of California has found to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive effects.
SARA 313 Title III:
Section 302 ExtremelyHazardous Substances: None
Section 311/312 Hazardous Categories: None
Section 313 Toxic Chemicals: Yes, Lead Thiocyanate contains 64.07% lead.
Section XVI. Other Information
Prepared By:
 Mark Dugan
 April 24, 2007
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 Updated Format
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Adrian Lux Announces EP And Tour Dates
Grammy-nominated Swedish star Adrian Lux is gearing up to release his new EP, Make Out currently slated for a May 13th release via Ultra Music. His latest single, "Sooner or Later" features Aussie Kaelyn Behr on vocals, providing a serene but club hit. The track will be streamed exclusively to Spotify on March 25th and will be available to purchase on April 8th through iTunes and Beatport. The six track EP features other artists such as Lune, Marcus Schosow and more.
To make things more exciting, Lux will be touring with stops in Chicago, Las Vegas and New York. Later this month, Lux will be performing during Miami Music Week with a late night stint at Nikki Beach on March 29th. The following night, he will be performing at Mansion Nightclub during Ferry Corsten's FULL ON Party in the wee hours of the morning. Adrian Lux is sure to provide the perfect summer soundtrack this year and be sure to check out a preview of "Sooner or Later" below.
1) The Rain
2) Smoke & Mirrors feat. Last Lynx
3) Sooner or Later
4) Lauren Conrad
5) Wild Child feat. JJ
6) Damaged
3/22 – The Mid – Chicago, IL
3/27 – Bassmnt – San Diego, CA
3/28 – Encore Beach Club – Las Vegas, NV
3/29 – Nikki Beach – Miami, FL
3/30 – Mansion – Miami, FL
4/04 – Stereo Live – Houston, TX
4/12 – Spiro Sports Center – Staten Island, NY
5/15 – Surrender – Las Vegas, NV


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Many people are realising the health benefits that being outdoors can bring. Fresh air and vitamin D is excellent for improving health. Natural daylight also enhances your mood and mental health. Houses seem to be getting ever smaller, with many new builds utilising the minimum space specifications to their advantage so that more housing can be fitted onto a plot of land. Therefore, with space being at a premium in many houses, it's time to be a little creative and utilise any garden space as an extra room. "Outdoor-living" is being discovered by many interior designers, the aim being that your outdoor space becomes a "room-like" environment and an extension to the rest of your home. So if your backyard is looking a little neglected, look at it through fresh eyes and see how you can let your home flow into your outdoor space.
It's amazing what you can achieve with even the smallest of spaces. Draw a plan of your garden space, noting it's entrances and where it connects to your home. Look at where the sun sets and rises so that you can utilise areas for seating which can enjoy the shade or full sun. Draw up a list with your family as to what everyone feels is an important addition to the "garden room". You will probably want to incorporate an area to relax an eat, if you have small children a play area may need to be a feature. Teenagers would most likely appreciate a "chill out" zone, well away from the adults.
Your house
Where does your home connect to the garden? Is it from your living area, conservatory or kitchen? To enable the garden room to feel as though it is connected to the house you need to reflect the style of particular rooms into the garden. For example if your garden is attached to your kitchen, the garden could become your dining room, or if it's attached to your conservatory, you can continue the vibe, into the garden. You will need to think about how you can prevent the house and garden from becoming two separate entities. You could consider roller blinds to enhance the flow, as they can be rolled back unobtrusively when not required. If you have ever asked yourself the question – how much do roman blinds cost? You can ask for competitive quotes on custom made blinds.
Structural work
Does your space require any structural work completing? This will be your first step. The flooring of your garden will need to be considered. You may wish to use decking or paving. Gardens my need to be levelled and steps may need positioning to interconnect garden areas. Consider adding height to your room with the addition of pergolas and summer houses.
It would be a great asset if your garden could be used year round, so consider adding shelter and shade. Trees may offer the ideal shady areas for situating a seating area. On a chilly winter's evening the addition of a patio heater would be welcomed.
If you have teenagers you could incorporate an area for them to "chill". A garden studio complete with electricity, wifi and comfy seating would be fab!
With the addition of clever lighting options, you will be able to create a garden with ambience and atmosphere. You have many options and you could connect the lighting from your homes electricity supply or utilise the power of the sun and use solar power. Candles are also another lighting source, which will provide the ultimate relaxing and romantic environment. If you use candles that have citronella as an ingredient you'll be able to keep pesky bugs at bay!
To make you garden room "flow" from your house, you need to blend the edges of outdoor/indoor with clever decorating techniques. You could paint one wall of fence in the same colour as the wall in your home, or try to continue the flooring into your garden. This could be easily achieved with decking. Wall art and sculptures will make your area look more like a room and you could purchase an outdoor rug to add cosiness.
Focus on making the furniture you choose for your garden, as comfortable as the furniture inside, this will make the garden more appealing to relax in. Of course you also need to consider the fact that the furniture will be open to the elements, so needs to be weatherproof and durable. You could consider adding cushions to add comfort. That can be stored away when not in use. A table will be amust if you are planning on eating outside and chairs that are at the correct level. If space is at a premium you could look at purchasing a table which folds away.
Flowers and plants
You have created a garden that you would love to spend time in, so why not incorporate some beautiful flowers and plants! Everyone has their own individual taste when it comes to plants, some like the trendy architectural minimalistic look of succulents and greenery, whereas others love the haphazard prettiness of a cottage garden. Whichever look you prefer, try to choose plants that hold interest year round, so that there is colour in every season. Spring bulbs add a splash of colour which is welcome after the long winter months and annual flowers add colour during the summer. There are also a range of shrubs and plants that have attractive berries during the winter.
Scented flowers are another lovely addition and really bring a summers evening to life. Plants that have amazing scents include sweet peas and roses. You could also grow herbs, which have the benefit of culinary uses too.
Plants and flowers will attract butterflies and bees, which are all currently suffering a decline in numbers.. You will be doing your bit to support ecosystems in your locality.
By following the above tips, you will soon be enjoying the benefits of "outdoor-living" and your garden will feel like a lovely extension to your home.


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Super Mario Maker: VegaDI Lvl 1-2
My theme for this level was fire. You have fireballs coming out of pipes, lava, a Cheep Cheep on fire, Charizard as the ? mushroom, rotating fire columns and Bowser Junior at the end.
The biggest challenges of the levels are the Cheep Cheep on fire, as it will follow you around, and the tricky jump at the center of the level. Although I have not done it in my playthrough, you can actually jump underneath the fire canon and force it to fall of the spring.


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Cheyenne's light of hope has been extinguished, cruelly ripped away as Marcus yearns to unlock the darkness in her heart.
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