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Sunday, December 20, 2015

It's a Double Graduation!!!!

Way To Go Jacob and Paige!!!!

This girl....

And this guy....

Did it!

They are Graduates!!!

Of this University!!!!

Enjoy the photos!

Photo Bombing at it's best!

Down Elevator :)

Her building...

His Building...

The Siblings! (We Missed you Parker, Carolyn & Kristie...but you were there in Spirit)

The Parents with their little girl!

The Parents with the graduating couple!

It was COLD! Looks like Paige is warming up Camille's ears :)

Having fun even if we are COLD!

He walked first...

She followed....

They met at the end of the stage...

For lots of photos!!!

We look forward to the Spring of 2016 when Carolyn, Kristie and Samuel will earn their diplomas as well!  What an accomplishment everyone!

Tuesday, December 15, 2015

My Christmas Gift For You

Christmas - 2015

At this special time of year, families throughout the Christian world gather to celebrate Christmas. A celebration of joy, peace, and love. A celebration full of tradtion.

         What have been some of your favorite Christmas traditions, and why?

Watch This Awesome Nativity Video:  “The Nativity” – 8 minutes

·               How does this make you feel?
·               What are your thoughts about Christmas?
·               What is most important at Christmas for you?

·             How do we bring ‘light’ to those around us?
·                  What do Pres. Uchtdorf’s thoughts of making this a time to repent, be grateful,     forgive mean to you?
·                 What gift has the Savior given that resonates with you?
·                 What can we give to the Savior?

Watch this Mormon Tabernacle Choir Video: “What Shall We Give” – 5 minutes

·            What gifts were given to the Savior in this video?
·            The way we live. How we treat strangers & family. Bringing Christ into our homes. Teaching our children.  – These are some of the greatest gifts we can give the Savior. These are gifts we can give all year round.

President Thomas S. Monson: “In our busy lives, with ever so many other things competing for our attention, it is essential that we make a conscious, committed effort to bring Christ into our lives and into our homes. And it is vital that we, like the Wise Men from the East, remain fixed upon His star and “come to worship him.”

The first gift of Christmas was a simple gift given by a father to all of his children, to us. He gave us his son, the Christ. He is the gift.

This Christmas season, let us not forget this great gift. Let us show our gratitude for Christ, the greatest gift of all.

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I hope you each take time to ponder the message of this post.  Feel free to share! Respond with your ideas, memories, and impressions! We all gain from each others testimonies and thoughts!

I love each of you very much.

Merry Christmas 2015

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

I love beautiful stories that share what Christmas is about....

The Christmas Coat

I love the lights on Temple Square...

I love that Paige & Jacob braved the cold with me to see the lights!

And that Jacob stopped by for a visit a few weeks later to see our tree...ok to get his car, but he got to see the tree too!

And I love our Savior. With all my heart.

I hope this Christmas finds each of you filled with the Spirit of Christ and pondering on what He means to you.

Sunday, November 15, 2015

OK...I need your help

So, I will be teaching Sunday School again next week.  The book of James. I was wondering if any of you would be able to give me your thoughts on any of the topics in James? Do you have any experiences that have touched you in regards to these principles?

I have listed some topics below that I pulled out from the lesson manual to help you out.

*We should endure affliction patiently.

*We should pray to God in faith.

*We should control our tongues and be slow to wrath.

*We should be “doers of the word”, showing our faith by our works.

Shoot me an email, or just respond on this blog.

Sunday, November 8, 2015

Sunday Lessons

Sometimes when I prepare my Sunday School lesson, I am overwhelmed by the spirit and the power of the scriptures. Today's lesson preparation was one of those times. I am posting my lesson outline below, feel free to read, study and feel the spirit in your own lives.

Gospel Doctrine Lesson – November 8, 2015
“I Can Do All Things Through Christ”
Philippians, Colossians, Philemon

Write on the chalkboard several key words from the thirteenth article of faith, such as true, honest, virtuous, and praiseworthy.
·        Which article of faith contains these words?
When class members have answered correctly, ask a class member to recite or read the thirteenth article of faith. Then have the class member again recite the first half of the article of faith, through “the admonition of Paul.”
·        What is “the admonition of Paul”?
·        Where is it found?
Read: Philippians 4:8
When Joseph Smith mentioned the admonition of Paul in the thirteenth article of faith, he was referring to Philippians 4:8, which is part of a letter that Paul wrote to the Saints in Philippi.
Today’s lesson will cover Paul’s letter to the Philippians as well as Paul’s letters to the Colossians and to Philemon, all of which were written during Paul’s imprisonment in Rome. These epistles are consistently positive and optimistic, and they contain some of Paul’s clearest and most earnest teachings about Jesus Christ. Paul taught that if we live in faith and gratitude, the Lord can further the gospel cause through us—no matter what circumstances we might be in—and that by building upon the foundation of Jesus Christ we can avoid being led astray by worldly philosophies and traditions. He discusses attributes we should seek to develop as faithful followers of Jesus Christ. – Think about those attributes as we study this lesson.
1. Paul encourages the Philippian Saints to follow Jesus Christ.
Read: Philippians 1:12-18
·        How did other members of the Church react to Paul’s imprisonment?
·        Why did Paul’s imprisonment empower others to preach of Christ?
·        How have you been helped by seeing or hearing about others who were courageous in serving the Lord?
Read: Philippians 2:2-3
·        What did Paul exhort the Church members to do?
·        In what ways should Church members be “of one mind”?
Read: Philippians 2:14-15 (refers to previous question)
·        Why do we sometimes do things for “vainglory”?
·        Why do you think Paul counseled against this?
·        Why is it important that we not think we are better than other people? (see D&C 38:24-26) – Is it just to think one person is better than the other?
Read: Philippians 2:5-8
·        What did Paul teach about Jesus in these verses?
·         How did Jesus set the perfect example of being humble and submissive to the will of his Father? (See John 8:29.) Did always those things that pleased God.
·         How can we become more humble and submissive to Heavenly Father’s will?
Read: Philippians 2:12
·        What do you think Paul meant when he told the Philippians, “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”?

Read: President David O. McKay
President David O. McKay explained:
 “‘Work out your own salvation’ is an exhortation to demonstrate by activity, by thoughtful, obedient effort the reality of faith. But this must be done with a consciousness that absolute dependence upon self may produce pride and weakness that will bring failure. With ‘fear and trembling’ we should seek the strength and grace of God for inspiration to obtain the final victory” (in Conference Report, Apr. 1957, 7).

Paul repeatedly counseled the Philippians to “rejoice in the Lord” (Philippians 3:1; 4:4).
·        How can we rejoice in the Lord?
Read: Philippians 3:7-8
Paul told the Philippians that he had sacrificed all things for Christ.
·        What had Paul sacrificed?
Read: Philippians 3:9-12
·        Why is it important that we make sacrifices for Christ? – develops fatih

Read: Joseph Smith

Read: Philippians 4:6-7 (JST changes “careful” to “afflicted”)
·        How can we obtain the “peace of God” mentioned in Philippians 4:7?
·        When have you felt the peace of God?
Read: Philippians 4:8
·        How can we apply Paul’s counsel in Philippians 4:8?
·        How are we blessed when we follow this admonition?
In Philippians 4:13, Paul testified, “I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me”.
·        How do you think Paul gained this testimony of Christ?
·        How have you seen that you can “do all things through Christ”?

2. Paul reminds the Colossians that redemption comes only through Christ.

The Saints in Colosse, a small city east of Ephesus, were being influenced by teachings that minimized the importance of the Savior and focused on attaining perfection by observing ordinances and worshiping angels.
In his letter to the Colossians, Paul warned against these teachings, exhorting the Saints to continue to be “grounded and settled” in the knowledge that redemption comes only through Jesus Christ.
Read: Colossians 1:12-22
·        What truths about Jesus Christ did Paul teach the Colossians?
·        Why was it important for the Colossians to understand these truths?
·        How does your knowledge and testimony of Jesus Christ affect the way you live?
·        What is the “inheritance of the saints” that we may receive from our Father in Heaven?
·        Who makes this inheritance possible? (See Colossians 1:12–14.) -CHRIST
·        What must we do to receive this inheritance? (See Colossians 1:10–12; 2 Nephi 9:18; Alma 5:51; D&C 50:5.) - repent
Read: Colossians 1:23
·        What did Paul mean when he exhorted the Colossians to be “grounded and settled” in the gospel?
·        What causes some people to be “moved away from the hope of the gospel”?
·        What can we do to strengthen our testimonies?

3. Paul teaches the Colossians what they should do as the elect of God.

Read: Colossians 2:2-3
Paul wanted the Saints to have their hearts “knit together in love” and in the knowledge of God the Father and Jesus Christ.
·        How can we accomplish this in our own ward?
Read: Colossians 2:7
·        What does it mean to be “rooted and built up” in Christ?
·        How can we become rooted in Christ?
·        How can being “rooted and built up” in Christ help us in times of trial? (You may want to compare a tree with short, shallow roots to one with long, deep roots. Discuss which tree is more likely to survive trials such as storms or droughts.)
Read: Colossians 3:12-15 – Looking for the attributes of the elect of God.
·        What attributes of “the elect of God” are listed in Colossians 3:12–15? (List class members’ answers on the chalkboard.)
·        How has Jesus Christ set an example in these attributes? (Ask class members to think of specific instances in which Jesus exemplified each attribute.)
·        How can we more fully develop these attributes?
Read: Colossians 3:16-17
·        How can we let the word of Christ dwell in us, as Paul admonished?
·        How can hymns strengthen our understanding and testimony of the word of Christ?
·        How can we make better use of hymns and other sacred music?

Read: Dallin H. Oaks
Elder Dallin H. Oaks said: “We need to make more use of our hymns to put us in tune with the Spirit of the Lord, to unify us, and to help us teach and learn our doctrine. We need to make better use of our hymns in missionary teaching, in gospel classes, in quorum meetings, in home evenings, and in home teaching visits. Music is an effective way to worship our Heavenly Father and his Son, Jesus Christ. We should use hymns when we need spiritual strength and inspiration” (in Conference Report, Oct. 1994, 13; or Ensign, Nov. 1994, 12).

Paul repeatedly emphasized the importance of being thankful (Colossians 2:7; 3:15, 17).
·        Why is it important that we be thankful?
·        How can we show gratitude to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ in all circumstances?

4. Paul encourages Philemon to be forgiving toward Onesimus.

Paul wrote a personal letter to Philemon, a member of the Church in Colosse, regarding Philemon’s slave Onesimus. Onesimus had robbed Philemon and run away to Rome, where he met Paul and was converted to the Church. Paul asked Philemon to forgive Onesimus and accept him as a brother in the gospel.
·        What can we learn about Paul from his letter to Philemon?
Read: Philemon 1:14
·        How did Paul show respect for Philemon’s agency? (See Philemon 1:14.)
·         How did Paul show his commitment to Onesimus’s welfare?
Read: Philemon 1:16
·        What can we learn from this epistle about the gospel’s power to transform human relationships?
·        How does the gospel affect your relationships with the people around you?
The fellowship between Saints should be reason for them to forgive one another.

Testify of the importance of developing attributes that help us become more like Jesus Christ, such as those mentioned in Paul’s letters to the Philippians, the Colossians, and Philemon.
Invite class members to read Philippians 4:8 and Colossians 3:12–15 and choose one attribute from those verses to work on developing this week.

Friday, October 23, 2015

It's GPops Birthday!!! 96!!!!!!!!!!!

WOWZA! 96 is a LONG time to live!

But Grandpa Moffat does it well!

Uncle Richard and Aunt Amy hosted a dinner at their home in Midway, Utah.
We really enjoyed visiting with Uncle Craig and Aunt Cathy. Uncle Randy popped in to say 'hello' as well. Grandpa told us how he remembered when Charles Lindbergh flew across the ocean as well as some of his experiences as a Bishop. He said that when he was serving the Lord was when he was the happiest in his life. He leaves on Thursday to travel to Washington, D.C. on the WWII Honor Flight. What a great man!

This photo was from Sunday...the photos I took tonight seem to lost somewhere in cyberspace.  I'll post when I find them :)


Aug 092010

Although I previously said that matching the current angle of travel to the a nearby road with a similar angle of travel in order to match the current location to road worked just fine, that’s actually incorrect. What happens when the vehicle turns a corner is that the angle of travel does not match either of the roads it’s currently on. For example, if approaching an intersection which looks like a “T” and runs North/South and East/West, then while turning the vehicle is traveling somewhere between North/South and East/West. So the angle of travel doesn’t match either of the possible roads to which one would hope to match the location.

Match GPS Location to Road Data (Attempt 2)

Perhaps one thing that went horribly wrong with the previous attempt was putting more weight (importance) on the current angle of travel instead of the distance to a road segment. Assuming the GPS data isn’t off by too much, then the distance to the nearby road segments should be the most important. i.e. initially there should be a choice between 3 or less road segments based on distance.

Ideally, a path of travel would be saved and matched to nearby road segments, so that if the vehicle travels North then turns West, we could match to road segments which travel North and then West. Unfortunately I don’t have any ideas on how to implement this. It seems difficult because the GPS data gives you a lot more points to work with than the map data, to the point where the GPS data seems continuous compared to the discrete map data.

So next I will snap the GPS’ location to the nearest road segment and test the results. From there I will try to come up with a way to solve issue mentioned in an earlier post where the “snapped-to” road’s angle of travel does not match the current angle of travel at all. Currently I have two ideas: 1) Don’t allow the road to change until the angle more closely matches the new road and 2) detect when near an intersection and (similar to #1) allow the road to change when the angle of movement matches the new road more than the current road. For 1 and 2, if the road looks like a “T” then 45 degrees would be the threshold for changing the road that’s currently “snapped-to.”

Two Weeks Ago

Two weeks ago I worked out various bugs in the methods which remove non-visible lines and do rotations and transformations. The fact that using a “Graphics2D” instance applies things later instead of immediately and the fact that PerspectiveTransform’s can’t be done using a Graphics2D instance caused me to have to rewrite much of the code so that all of the rotations, transformations, etc. could be applied in the correct order.

Last Week

Last week I augmented the simulation to not only include a GPS location with map data, but to also include the image captured when the GPS data was captured. So now I can test the various algorithms without driving around. From this I noticed that the “snap-to” algorithm works about 10% of the time and needs to improved.

 Posted by at 7:34 pm
Jul 122010

Noisy Map Data

The data actually obtained from the GPS device while driving does not match the freely available Tiger map data. This can’t be solved accurately by assuming the closest road point is the current position. Imagine a road like this.

The above lines are meant to represent two intersecting roads – one going directly North/South and the other going directly East/West. On the road pictured above, if the the map or GPS data is off slightly such that the GPS shows the current position as slightly to the right of the actual road then there is an issue. If traveling North from the bottom up and the current position is to the right of the road by some amount, say by two underscores (“__”) as shown in the image, then there will be a point during traveling upward that the closest road point will no longer be the North/South road even though the driver is still traveling upwards. Furthermore the “current location” marker would jump from the North/South road to the East/West road when the occurred, which wouldn’t look very appealing, besides being just wrong.

To clean up the noisy data effectively the angle of travel should be taken into account. The current and previous angles of travel can be obtained by saving the previous GPS locations of the vehicle. This will give you a list of angles. The map data itself is just a set of points, so the angle of each road section can be computed as well. These two sets of “angle” data can be brought together. The “current location” should snap to the nearest road section with an angle that is similar to the current angle of travel.

Issues Etc With Matching Angles

Although I haven’t tried this yet I imagine it will work quite well. When on a road with a long curve, the algorithm should choose the section of road with the closest matching angle, since there will be many road sections to choose from. When in the situation of a road section with a non-matching angle being the closest road, the algorithm will disregard the incorrect road section since the angle doesn’t match.

The only remaining issue I can think of currently is the following. If 1) the GPS location is off, say to the right by some amount and 2) then the driver turns right onto a road, then snapping to the nearest location on the road will result in a jump from where the two roads meet to a bit to the right on the new road. This could be avoided by detecting when a change of road happens and assuring somehow that the current position as displayed on the map is adjusted to be very near the intersection, but I imagine this won’t be necessary for my limited application for my thesis.

Note: I implemented this this week, only considering the current angle of travel, and it seems to work well.

Floating Road with Edge Detection

I realized this week that it is possible to improve my algorithm to get rid of the floating road pieces. Currently it marks road everywhere, then goes back through the image and “searches up” to look for spaces, and then goes through the image horizontally to get rid of road pieces which are too thin. It could simply assume that road pieces below a certain level are “ok” and begin searching horizontally across the bottom of the image. It would then only include further road pieces if they are touching the road pieces which already exist in the image. This algorithm may or may not be slower since it has to “grow” the road outward from certain pieces, but it may be faster because it only has to process the road points once instead of three times.

Additionally, in some cases it’s not be necessary to search every single pixel when searching for the road, since when examining “one pixel” it really looks at a square matrix of pixels for the edge density (i.e. “the road” has a certain width). Once the algorithm has found one road pixel it could then search the next furthest pixel which would result in a new section of road that touches the current section. Ordering the search in the manner will improve speed because it wouldn’t be necessary to search any of the pixels between two touching road sections, since the road sections have a certain width. The remaining issue for the new algorithm is when the next searched pixel is not recognized as a section of road.

Assume the road width (aka matrix width) is “roadWidth” pixels. The algorithm should begin the search at x where x is (roadWidth / 2). If this is recognized as road then the next pixel to search would be (currentX + roadWidth); call this pixel newX. If this second pixel (newX) is not recognized as road then we still must search all of the pixels between currentX and newX, beginning at newX and moving toward currentX, to try to expand the area recognized as road. … This would be complicated to implement efficiently.


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29. Gaia/Mother Earth Mythology

Until comparatively recently, the only notable expressions of Space Age mythology were pop-culture science fiction and UFO lore. Now, however, an alternate view, expressed in nonfiction and in revivals of pagan religions, is gaining ground. Its focus is the Gaia myth, which started out as a scientific hypothesis and has been merged with elements from ancient mythologies. The hypothesis, though controversial, has a firm basis in science; but it’s being extended in metaphorical ways and is proving to have great mythic power in our culture. Though some educated people take it more or less literally, I personally believe that the image of Planet Earth as a living—sometimes even conscious—being (as distinguished from the locale of interactions between living species) is a perfect example of a metaphor that emerges as a reflection of feelings about the universe.

We live in a culture in which people’s opinions are varied and often conflict— so in our culture, unlike earlier ones, it’s possible to have authentic myths that not everyone agrees with in even a metaphorical sense. That is, though a myth may express the attitude of some people, there are going to be others who not only don’t take it literally, but don’t share the underlying outlook. Some people do react in this way to space fiction; they are not emotionally attracted to it. And I admit that this is how I myself feel about the emerging myth of our planet as an organism, one of which we’re inextricably a dependent part.

Campbell, however, would have liked it, for he, like many others, rejected the idea of human dominance over nature. It has become very popular to say that this idea, which is expressed metaphorically in the Bible, is now obsolete. Personally I feel the Biblical myth was on the right track as far as human evolution is concerned—the fact that some people used it as an excuse for wanton destruction does not mean the whole concept should be thrown out. But the Gaia, or Earth-as-organism, idea condemns it by claiming that all lifeforms are of equal importance, a notion in direct opposition to the idea of evolutionary progress.

Some of you may disagree with me about this, and that’s okay. I find it’s impossible for me to write an “objective” account of a mythic view I not only feel represents a false view of our place in the universe, but believe to be potentially damaging to our future survival. I will have to simply present my own opinion. There’s no danger of any of you not being exposed to arguments opposed to mine, since the media are full of them. More and more books on the subject are also appearing.

The scientific Gaia hypothesis was originated by British atmospheric scientist James E. Lovelock and American microbiologist Lynn Margulis (who was once married to Carl Sagan). They named it after the Greek goddess of the earth. Certainly its underlying idea, which is that geology alone cannot explain the condition of our planet and that Earth’s climate and surface environment are controlled by the organisms that inhabit it, is valid. The hypothesis goes on to assert that this fact makes Earth a self-regulating “superorganism” which may have the equivalent of vital organs, so that if regions are damaged, the whole may not “recover”; this is more controversial. However, it’s still legitimate science as long as the concept of a “living Earth” is taken as a model, analogy, or metaphor in the sense of “shorthand” for describing ecological interactions.

But the popular quasi-religious movement that’s developed around Gaia goes much further than that. Fanatic environmentalists now often use its imagery to gather emotional support for policies that ignore the very self-adjusting properties of Earth predicted by Gaian theory (although originally, they were suspicious of its being seen as “an excuse to pollute”). Furthermore, it has become identified with Mother Earth/goddess worship, which is for the most part antagonistic to human progress and which fosters the notion that we as a species are wholly dependent on an unchanging Earth for our own life. The Commonwealth Institute of London, funded in part by IBM, teaches children to sing:

Gaia is the one who gives us birth.
She’s the air, she’s the sea, she’s Mother Earth.
She’s the creatures that crawl and swim and fly.
She’s the growing grass, she’s you and I.
Christian fundamentalists are understandably upset, but one does not need to take Judeo-Christian mythology literally to find this attitude toward our home planet damaging to human aspirations.

The belief that the Earth is a living creature to be worshipped as a mother is an ancient one, fundamental to many mythologies. (In fact, some forms of esotericism claim “life” and even consciousness for inorganic celestial bodies as well, so that the Gaia hypothesis has been criticized for attributing it only to Earth and not to all planets and stars.) And, significantly, worship of the Earth Mother has in past cultures generally existed alongside the rival concept of sky-god worship, sometimes prevailing, in others, being superseded. Thus the blending of this traditional metaphor with modern science represents not a new concept, but a revival, one with deep roots in the human unconscious. In itself, the concept is positive, and some of its implications are constructive. Earth is indeed our “mother world” and of course, we should always preserve and honor it.

However—and this is a point fanatic Gaians seem to miss—if the metaphor is going to be used, it should be carried to its logical culmination. Do adults depend on their mothers for continued life? Do we admire adults who want to live with Mother forever without striking out on their own? Why, then, should we believe that human beings are nothing apart from physical and spiritual oneness with Mother Earth?

The question arises as to why this new and inconsistent myth is so appealing, if, as I believe, it is maladaptive, not in the best interests of human survival. I think it’s partly that people are afraid of change, and they don’t want to admit that our immediate environment can’t stay the same in an overpopulated world as it was in an underpopulated one. Furthermore, a deep fear of ecological peril now pervades our culture, which in itself is a response to Space Age awareness of the planet’s limits—as is generally recognized—and, I believe, it’s a mythic rather than rational fear, one that many scientists don’t share. (If you doubt this, read the noted Dixy Lee Ray’s books, Trashing the Planet and Environmental Overkill.)

But there’s a deeper reason for the Gaia myth’s appeal. Its adherents often cite the image of Earth in space as evidence that this is, as Campbell put it in his book Myths to Live By, “the one oasis in all space, an extraordinary kind of sacred grove, as it were, set apart for the rituals of life... We have all now seen for ourselves how very small is our heaven-born earth, and how perilous our position on the surface of its whirling, luminously beautiful orb.” Emotionally, this is a very powerful image. It tends to make people identify with Earth, all of it, not just in the sense of considering it a single world in the political sense, but in the sense of truly considering the whole planet to be sacred in the ancient mythological sense of that term.

In my opinion, this reaction is a sign of our culture’s natural ambivalence about our perception of a universe larger than Earth. While people who enjoy space fiction respond positively to that perception, the Gaia devotees respond with apprehension—they shrink back from it, and allow the known environment to absorb their entire attention. Like Bettleheim’s words quoted in my paper The Mythic Role of Space Fiction, their view is comparable to Pascal’s famous remark about the terrors of infinite space.

It is not a logical view. Certainly we love our home planet, and certainly it’s beautiful—but to consider it “the one oasis in all space” on the basis of having explored no farther than the moon is utter nonsense! In the first place, there is no reason to suppose there isn’t life elsewhere, and in the second place, even if there isn’t, we will transport it elsewhere, not only ourselves, but whole ecologies. Lovelock himself admits this; in answer to the argument that Earth cannot be considered alive unless it can reproduce, he wrote a fictional account titled The Greening of Mars (co-authored with Michael Allaby, Warner Books, 1984). Gaians in general, however, ignore such considerations. I’m sure it would be impossible to convince them that if Earth is now in apparent poor health, it’s because She is pregnant.

Pregnancy being a condition that provides its own “cure” in the course of time, I trust, as an optimist, that the Gaia myth—its popular interpretation, in any case—will ultimately fade away. Essentially it’s based on fear, and on provincialism centered upon Earth itself rather than some particular region of Earth. It is the ultimate form of chauvinism. And this outlook toward the universe is the antithesis of that reflected in the rest of Space Age mythology.

[When I wrote this series for the course I taught in 1995, I believed that the metaphor of a pregnant Gaia was an original thought on my part. I’ve since found that although it occurred to me independently, it occurred earlier to other writers; I have encountered it on the Web. Moreover, I’ve found that some space advocates now embrace the Gaia metaphor, saying that it is our role to enable Gaia's reproduction by spreading life elsewhere in the universe. I certainly don’t object to this use of the image—I’m all for it if it can convince Gaia enthusiasts that space travel is a natural and important step in evolution. But the fact remains that the vast majority of people who worship Mother Earth do so as a retreat from facing the wider universe, and that to the general public, Gaia imagery fosters such an attitude.]

30. The Future of Space Age Mythology

We have seen that since the advent of the Space Age, metaphors expressing views of the universe and of our place in it have become common in our culture. But do these metaphors constitute an actual body of mythology— albeit one not self-consistent—or are they merely trendy? How do we know that space movies, for example, won’t fade in popularity, just as cowboy movies have faded? How do we distinguish myth from fad?

There is no sure way to tell, of course. Conclusive evidence will be obtainable only with hindsight: myth endures as long as a culture’s worldview endures; fashion doesn’t. But certain criteria do reveal the extent of a metaphor’s appeal, and thus of the depth of feeling it reflects. Fads are based on superficial feelings, not deep underlying ones. So, if we judge the popularity of a metaphor to be wide and persistent, the chances are that it’s more than a fad, and that, by examining it, we can gain insight into the outlook of the culture in which it has emerged.

The size of the audience drawn to a science fiction work has, so far, been the major objective measure of its mythic power. Also, the lasting pull of such a work is an important indicator: for example, the original Star Trek series is even more popular now, after countless reruns, than when it was first a hit. However, there is another index of a myth’s prominence: the extent to which it’s mentioned casually, without explanation, in unrelated media. That is, if allusions to metaphors or characters from space films appear frequently outside science fiction contexts, we can be sure they’re meaningful to the public at large.

Such allusions are becoming more and more frequent. Who in our society does not know what is meant by references in mainstream writing to Kirk, Spock, Luke Skywalker or Darth Vader? Or to the Force? The expressions “beam me up” and “warp speed” have passed into our language. At the time of the last presidential election ,bumper stickers bearing the slogan PICARD/RIKER ’92 were in great demand.

Yet there is a far more profound sign of Space Age mythology’s significance than the prevalence of specific names: the spread of its themes into genres of fiction other than science fiction. People without background in the publishing industry may miss the importance of this, since to them, “science fiction” may be defined by the presence of such themes in the first place—however, to a writer, it is recognizable as a major development. Until the 90s, publishers were not willing to issue fiction dealing with hypothetical planets, aliens or space travel in lines other than those edited and marketed under an SF imprint and directed to the relatively small audience of established SF fans. (The sole exception, other than for the work of big-name authors, was in the children’s literature field; that was why I myself chose to publish in that field.) But recently, such themes have been appearing even in the once-narrow formula romance genre, which has huge press runs, and are now in great demand there. Their treatment in most romance novels, however, shows scant knowledge of space terminology on the part of writers and editors, let alone readers—incredibly, one bestselling trilogy misuses the word “galaxy” in place of “solar system.” What this means is that large numbers of average women, without any background whatsoever in science or SF, like to fantasize about visiting distant worlds and falling in love with starship captains or even ETs (as in the movie Starman.) I always predicted this might happen, but was nevertheless surprised to learn that the time is now at hand. There can be no stronger proof that Space Age mythology is here to stay.

Evidence such as this reveals more about our culture’s attitude toward the universe than do the rational conjectures of intellectuals. It is fashionable among the intelligentsia to be gloomy. It’s considered “realistic” to maintain that our one small planet is all we’ll ever have, and that we’re on the road to destroying it—when only hard data at hand are considered, many find this an inescapable conclusion. Yet exclusion of all other data is scarcely realism, since it’s obvious that our access to knowledge is limited. Thus undercurrents of mythopoeic thought prevail, even when viewed as childish—and certainly when legitimatized by the name of dreams.

Still, there is the alternate mythic undercurrent of fear, which emerges in Earth-worship and, I believe, in the experiences of UFO “abductees.” Does this represent a wholly negative view of our species’ place in the larger universe? I used to think so; but now, I am not so sure. There is a new phenomenon within the abduction syndrome: some experiencers, and some researchers, are now transforming such fear—of the alien and of human vulnerability—into a positive outlook toward cosmic order.

In reference to supposed alien warnings about Earth’s ecological danger, Harvard psychiatrist John Mack, in his book Abduction, writes, “Nothing in my work on UFO abductions has surprised me as much as the discovery that what is happening to the earth has not gone unnoticed elsewhere in the universe. That the earth itself, and its potential destruction, could have an effect beyond itself or its own environment was altogether outside the worldview in which I was raised. But it would appear from the information that abductees receive that the earth has value or importance in a larger, interrelated cosmic system that mirrors the interconnectedness of life on earth.” I don’t agree with the fundamental premise of Mack’s interpretation, which is that whatever the cause of the abduction phenomenon, it “is, at its core, about the preservation of life on Earth at a time when the planet’s life is profoundly threatened.” In my opinion, there is no real threat, and the genuine perception of threat on the part of his patients—which they construe in familiar terms as destruction of the planet on the part of humans—has its roots in their unacknowledged fear of the environment beyond it. Yet his interpretation in itself is a clear example of that mythopoeic process: the process whereby the known (human damage to this world) becomes a metaphor for the unknown (potential peril to humans from contact with ETs or distant worlds). And this metaphor is closely connected to the source of its drawing power, for envoys from elsewhere are perceived as mediators—almost, perhaps, in the classic structuralist sense of mediation between the dichotomy “dangerous conditions at home” and “dangerous universe.” Initially terrifying, they are ultimately seen as proof of Earth’s place in a larger scheme.

Not surprisingly, it’s common for “abduction” experiencers to be transformed by recognition of such a pattern, whether or not it is articulated, and to be motivated thereafter by constructive, rather than panic-inspired, regard for our planet’s welfare. Mack considers this an indication that nonhuman influence of some sort, rather than mere stress, is the cause of their transformation. I say that their confrontation with contemporary myth is responsible. One of the prime functions of mythology is to put us in touch with imagery enabling us to make sense of the cosmos. It would appear that in the case of responsive abductees, it is fulfilling this function very well indeed: though they may still believe literally in Earth’s jeopardy, they have come to terms with the idea that we can’t remain isolated.

Does this represent a trend in human perception? Are we on the verge of recognizing the threshold at hand not merely in science fiction, where it is easily dismissed as “just fantasy,” but in reality? I think perhaps we are. This course focuses on science fiction because it is a Media Studies course, and is mainly concerned with Space Age mythology’s expression in the media. But I believe that its other expressions will become increasingly significant. It has been seriously suggested that nonhuman agencies control UFO “abductions”—whether actual or psychically induced—with the aim of accustoming us to the alien and inexplicable. Whether or not this is the case (and I suspect it’s not) the phenomenon will surely have that effect, simply through the power of its mythic impact. If its source isn’t external, it is at least unconscious, and thus reveals that we’re well advanced in the assimilation of our emerging mythology. The era of viewing Space Age metaphors as mere inventions is nearing an end.

Without an appropriate mythology, could our species evolve? I think not. I believe that mythopoeic thought is a primary mechanism of exosmatic evolution (see lecture 14). This is intuitively grasped by by those who credit science fiction with inspiring space travel, and also by many who are studying the alien abduction phenomenon: Mack, for instance, titles his final chapter, “Alien Intervention and Human Evolution,” even though he doesn’t see our evolution in terms of expansion to a new niche. If there were no Space Age mythology, there would be no Space Age. For that matter, without the human capacity for myth-making, we would still be living in caves.

Someday, we will venture beyond the orbits of this planet and its moon, and even beyond its solar system. Our mythologies will go with us. No doubt, most specific metaphors of today’s Space Age mythology will prove nonviable. It can’t be compared to ancient mythologies in terms of duration, since discoveries now come much faster, and what’s beyond comprehension in one century may be understood rationally in the next. Its fundamental concepts, however—concepts such as the value of exploration and of friendship with alien species—will surely endure. And there will always be mysteries, so new mythic ideas will keep arising as the old ones pass away.

Copyright 1995, 2003 by Sylvia Engdahl. All rights reserved.

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I believe it's called the Still Room not because it contains (alcohol) stills (sorry!) or (graphic) stills (that would be too easy), but because it was a place to show still life arrangements. It's just a theory I have, but it's not bad.


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When implementing projects, BEHF corporate architects feature an individual aesthetic quality which is on a high technical level. Addressing the specific needs of both building owners and occupants, it goes without saying that the group of architects also follows building standards to conserve resources at the same time. In doing so, BEHF’s language of architecture draws a bow between playful ease and subtle elegance, combining aesthetics with functionality. The three co-founders Armin Ebner, Susi Hasenauer and Stephan Ferenczy launched the firm in 1995 after studying together at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.“Everything began with a company’s request to design a future outlet with a size of about 3,000 square metres,”explains Ebner.


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Transonic Wing Section Design and Optimization

The design of optimized profiles for a high performance/speed transport aircraft is indeed a complex task. This complexity derives from the fact that the wing sections have to cope with different requirements which are often in competition with each other. Typically the designer might want to minimize the wave drag at high cruise speed, while being obliged to maintain an adequate thickness, in order to grant a lighter structural weight and enough room to accommodate the landing gear, systems and most importantly, the fuel. Another requirement, quite a common one, is the minimization of the sections pitching moment, which turns into a lower trim drag in cruise. However, such a wing sections will most probably feature bad stall characteristics (nose stall) and a too low pitching moment profile, i.e. a low camber airfoil, might not possess enough lift reserve at Mach dive for a 1.5 g pull-up manoeuvre (requirement set forth by the FAR). These first considerations may already convey an idea of the complexity involved in designing one single wing profile. An advanced transonic wing is usually lofted on three or more.

Indeed, consultants or specialized consultancy groups typically require for the development of one new wing section around twelve weeks, and please note, just for one single section of the wing. The cost that a customer must expect for this kind of service usually amounts to several tens thousand euros. Sometimes the customer is asked to provide an airfoil that somehow can suit to the new project, as a basis for a initiating the optimization procedure.

Evolution Designs, thanks to its expertise and methodology, can dramatically reduce the development time and the corresponding cost and yet provide highly optimized wing sections, created via an evolutionary process, which doesn’t requires any database to set-off and provides solutions tailored on their specific design points.

Airfoil design for high performance gliders

Evolutions Designs provides consultancy to develop wing sections suitable to high performance sailplanes. Here we talk about low speed airfoils. Yet they have to feature the finest aerodynamics characteristics in order to achieve the highest Cl/Cd ratios for inter-thermal flight and the least climb index for minimum sink rate during the climb. In other words, a multi-objective optimization problem! Moreover, EDGAR can regard the deflection of a trailing edge flap as an additional gene of the chromosome, in order to find the optimal deflection for that one design at each design point. The example shows one solution generated for an 18 mt. span glider, designed to provide high climb performance at 90 km and high L/D ratios at 150 km/h and 170 km/h. Let Evolution Designs helping you to select the correct trade-off solution, while keeping an eye to other important aerodynamic features, such as the max lift coefficient and the airfoil stall characteristics.

Airfoil design for very-light aviation

It is a fact that the development of a wing section was so far a lengthy and not exactly a cheap process. This is why the majority of those who are enthusiastic in aeronautics and willing to bring to live and then to the market an ultra-light aircraft usually take refuge, using an airfoil picked up from the literature.

This was not the case though for the new and very appealing project Shark. At the beginning they considered to adopt a MS-313 for their wing. Then they decided to give ED the chance to develop profiles optimized for fast cross-country flight. ED provided two wing sections optimized for 20% and 80% wingspan positions respectively. The results were very satisfactory indeed as this chart shows.

If you’re thinking to design and produce a new very-light aircraft and you need wing section tailored on your wing and flight regime, ED would be proud offering its consultancy and providing you with affordable, quick and remarkably good solutions.

Flap Design

How would one should design and position a flap for a given wing section? If the design of a wing section is a complicated matter, the design of its flap it’s not any easier. Two lifting systems, two vortices, coexist interacting with each other. Their interaction can very well be such to lead to a flow separation on both the elements already at a moderate angle of attack.  What should then the optimum contour of a Fawler or of a hinged flap look like in order to maximize the lift coefficient for landing? Would that shape depend on its wing section geometric characteristics because of that mutual interaction? Or does it rather depend on the deflection and positioning of the flap with respect to the wing, or both?

One way to find an answer would be to run an extensive series of experiments or numerical simulations to map the locus of maximum lift coefficient for a certain number of contours at a few different deflections. This would be clearly a lengthy and expensive way to proceed. Moreover, as large as the number of selected flap contours can be, it will always have to be for obvious practical reasons a very limited one.

Another way to get away with the problem of designing a flap is in our view to apply a powerful search tool like a genetic algorithm. That’s why at Evolution Designs very convenient parameterizations were ideated to allow the automatic generation of fowler or hinged flap systems and thereafter they were implemented within the main frame of the same evolutionary algorithm used for the wing section design and optimization.

To get things a bit more complicated a designer could need to consider the chord of the flap as a further variable of the search problem. In fact, the shorter the flap the larger the gain of  volume for fuel storage and the lighter the flap system. Just the right kind of problem to be faced with EDGAR HL.

The design of a new wing section is not completed without the design of its flap. Let ED take care of that and provide you with solutions that maximize the lift at landing, the aerodynamic efficiency at take-off and the fuel volume of your new aircraft.

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Organizational Opportunity, Need, or Problem

What organizational opportunity, need, or problem is being addressed through this project?  How will technology support and enhance existing programs, or enable new programs within the organization?  What specific populations do these programs serve?  How will technology help the programs better serve these populations?

This project is addressing the need for a Science and Technology school on the island for students that live far away from traditional schools. This school will have new technology, which will educate the students on the uses and also studying indigenous resources on the island. This school will serve all populations, but primarily the teenagers who will be the leaders of the future.

Project Summary

Briefly, what is to be accomplished by the end of the semester?  What are the main outputs to be created by the students?  What needs to be accomplished by the organization prior to final delivery of the products?

By the end of the semester, we want to have created different use scenarios for the computer lab that will be constructed inside the school.

We want to assess the technology inside the school that the students and faculty will be using. We will evaluate the technology that is available in Sao Tome and find best practices in the U.S. or other countries that have successfully used this model.


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Authenticity means truly being real with yourself, then with others. Most of us carry around a persona, or a mask, that we want people to see. But that persona blocks our authentic self from showing. If we think of truth as being light, then the persona blocks the light and casts a shadow. The “shadow self” is a collection of the traits that we have disowned. In the darkness, they are free to roam around the deep crevices in our minds and create havoc. Becoming authentic helps you change in ways that cause your shadow to shrink.

Being authentic is a wonderful quality, but does not mean being a good person that everybody always likes . . . sure, you are certainly more likable when being your authentic self, but you are still flawed, just like the rest of us. But being authentic also does not mean settling for those flaws. You see, these flaws give us an opportunity to come to know ourselves better by becoming mindful of our strengths as well as our weaknesses. This balanced perspective yields a calm truth that we are able to relax into; it’s not a life devoid of errors, flaws, and pain, but it is a life that steadily decreases suffering by removing the judgments attached to the persona. By removing the blockages created by the persona, we allow our disowned self to be bathed in the light of awareness, or mindfulness. From here, we begin our journey into self-improvement.

“It is not that the great sages are without baggage; it is instead that they are simply aware of what their baggage is, and are therefore able to carry it in a more balanced way.” –Tao Te Ching

Frustration with change

Ever read a self-help book and wondered why you wound up frustrated instead of all better? It is usually because, while useful and full of wisdom, these books often only point in the direction of change, but often do not address the foundation of authentic mindfulness. In order to fully integrate the lessons contained in these books, we must first become truly authentic . . . truly real with ourselves.

Knowing your shadow may be the darker side of being authentic, but it does not need to be. When you are able to be grateful for your mindfulness of where to grow, you are practicing a highly valued skill set that will help you cut through the clutter of the persona. Typically starting small and simple is a good idea. For example, find a bad habit that you are already wanting to beat and replace it with a healthy habit. The satisfaction of this will fuel further growth.

Satisfaction of change

Once you have embraced your shadow self, you are able to leverage the discomfort that it presents by chipping away at the false persona. Like a sculpture from a block of granite, we do not need to chip away everything, leaving nothing; it is better to use the wonderful parts of the persona as the work of art that is our authentic self. These are typically the natural, second-nature personality traits that we enjoy, and that other people enjoy about us. Once again, mindfulness is essential as it helps us to recognize and use our strengths to our advantage in the change process.

If you already know strengths that have helped you before, these can be a great place to start. Remember, most of our authentic self is already present within the persona; we are just chipping away the excess. The trick is to not get bogged down in the falsehoods that we stumble on. As I am writing this (November 2016), people are taking to Facebook and discussing the recent election. Some of the most kind-hearted people I know are getting caught up in judging and shaming people for their opinions. Fortunately, most of them are already engaging in the change process by acknowledging their stumbles, and mindfully changing them, starting with heartfelt apologies. The point is that they are not getting bogged down in their shadows as they present themselves. They are simply acknowledging them, learning from them, and integrating the lessons into their ever-evolving lives.

Remember that the changes we are talking about are first for you and you alone. You are the primary beneficiary of them. Because the idea is that you are becoming more authentic, you will simply need to be yourself to share the ‘new’ you with others. The satisfaction can be immense when you use the positive experience as a place to practice mindfulness.

What is left after change?

What is left is your evolving authentic self! Enjoy it, this is a sculpture that you have worked hard to attain. And remember that we are always evolving, always drifting in and out of shadows that we may have missed, in and out of strengths that we didn’t know were there, or that were created while we weren’t looking. Being human is a dynamic experience that is not to be taken for granted.

Allowing others to be authentic & flawed

Please remember, just like you have your own flaws that can be difficult to work on, so do other people. Rather than making it more difficult for them to change by ridiculing them and eliciting defensiveness, try practicing compassion. By practicing compassion, you are engaging one of the common authentic traits that all of us have. You’ll likely find new levels of your own self through this path.


First Sounds: The Impact of Rhythm, Breath and Lullaby in Enhancing Vitality in the NICU

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Nuclear fission has a lot of critics, and rightly so ... but all of the problems of fission derive from trying to control a multi-ton critical mass of explosively enriched U in a steam pressurized reactor. Even with that major design problem, the French have demonstrated to the rest of the World that fission can make economic sense.

Even with Fukushima still smoldering, we must consider that an improved version of nuclear fission can make great economic sense. This is especially true for countries without much oil. When the electric car goes into mass production at lower cost (soon) off-peak recharging is a feature which makes fission more economically viable in the 'big picture'.

A "new and improved" version of fission means ditching enrichment, going subcritical, going small and modular and with direct conversion of heat to electricity. It is easily possible that fission can be made preferable to hot fusion in every way, and less costly than any other option including coal and cold fusion, if Pd is required. Surprisingly, fission is cleaner than fusion when radioactive waste is burned in situ.

However, the major and almost insurmountable problem of small subcritical natural uranium reactors is this: finding a cheap source of makeup neutrons. It was once considered impossible.

Enter the virtual neutron - in the form of UDH.

We may be on the verge of a new atomic age... by adopting the lessons learned from LENR into the existing infrastructure of fission. Assuming that reports of neutron generating devices based on converting hydrogen are accurate, we are past the prototype stage and product is being shipped. Here is a long and confused explanation of the phenomenon to convert hydrogen into a neutron or something close... which overlooks UDH and the work of Holmlid and thus is missing the most important insight.

The premise here is that UDH is so similar to a real neutron that it can be designated as virtual, becoming the needed "cheap source of makeup neutrons" for subcritical fission. Never mind that we are not sure that UDH will induce fission as easily as a neutron, but as far back as 1929 Walter Nernst discovered a phenomenon that indicates it will.

The irony cannot be overlooked - the future of affordable and renewable energy may have shifted one eccentric Italian to another, even more eccentric Italian. Rossi and Santilli - both now Floridians have a common heritage in more ways than one.

LOL - this is almost gallows-humor in a way. The trickster rules... or perhaps, in some dark and mysterious way, we are experiencing the legacy of the great Fermi... chi lo sa?

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A comparison of the literary and narrative devices used to present character and create meaning in Eveline and The Waltz

There are a variety of literary and narrative devices used by authors to present their characters and to influence the meaning that readers may glean from a text. In particular, the characters in a text may be placed in a discourse using different focalisation and characterisation techniques. The short stories Eveline (Joyce) and The Waltz (Parker) utilise similar methods overall, placing the focus inward to the thoughts and feelings of their female protagonists, yet there are also differences in both the form and the amount of detail provided, which are essential to shaping the reader’s interpretation.

Focalisation refers to the perspective from which events are seen, felt, understood and assessed (Onega and Landa, 60) and it is clear that both texts use internal focalisation to bring the reader into the thoughts of the main character. Although the primary setting for The Waltz is ostensibly the short moment of time between a woman being asked to dance and the duration of the dance itself, the use of internal focalisation grants the reader access into her thoughts and particularly the humorous internal monologue that conflicts with her external façade. In a similar way, Eveline largely occurs with Eveline sitting at a window, looking outside and thinking, yet the narrative goes much deeper by entering her thoughts as she contemplates her situation. According to Stasi, with “one action, two scenes, with the bulk of the plot occurring in Eveline’s head; this text is all about interiority” (Stasi, 41). It is through this use of internal focalisation that the reader is given a deep understanding of Eveline’s dilemma and develops a sympathy for her situation. Both Eveline and The Waltz take what is externally a small amount of time and open this up via an internal focus on their protagonist and her thoughts.

Despite the similarity between the use of time and internal focalisation in these texts, there is also an important difference. The focus in The Waltz barely shifts from the internal monologue, whereas in Eveline the reader is given insights into Eveline’s family life and to her prospective partner Frank, through the use of analepsis. The background and circumstances of Eveline’s situation are portrayed quite clearly and the reader is driven only to question the reasons behind her indecision and eventual choice of family and duty. In The Waltz however, there is very little description of the male character apart from his poor dancing skills. Instead the focus is entirely on the female character and the duplicity of her thoughts as compared to her actions. Andrea Ivanov-Craig writes that The Waltz takes the form of a stylized representation of a dialogue, alternating between the italicised spoken language and the interior monologue of the speaker and that this duality symbolises the donning of a mask by women to satisfy society (Ivanov-Craig, 238). This choice of form is a device that helps readers to interpret the text and to derive this particular meaning.

Characters are often the source of the most challenging gaps in a narrative and it is how a reader fills these gaps that can drive a given interpretation (Porter: 132). This is certainly the case in both Eveline and The Waltz. The protagonists in each story are conflicted, and while the internal focus provides a deep insight into their thoughts, there is enough gap in the discourse to allow for different interpretations of the text. For example, it is left to the reader to decide whether Eveline stays behind because of duty to her family, because she is too timid to chase an unknown future with Frank, or for some other reason. Her repeated thoughts of family and her prayer to God to “show her what was her duty” (Joyce, 42) point to the former, but there is no direct access given to Eveline’s exact thought process in the closing scene, so a level of ambiguity remains.

The humorous and even violent internal monologue of The Waltz provides a different and much more specific kind of insight into the character’s thoughts than those of Eveline. Despite this, there are still gaps in characterisation that provide the reader with choices in how to interpret the text. One interpretation could be that this is simply a story taking place at a dance, and that it provides both a critique of society’s expectations of women and an opportunity for women to speak out and verbalise their inner thoughts. Another interpretation is that this is an allegory for marriage, whereby the protagonist has made the opposite choice to Eveline some thirty-five years previously and now reflects on and resents the consequences from her death-bed. According to Rhonda Pettit, “we should not be surprised by the multiple readings ‘The Waltz’ invites because the story itself, in both form and content, is characterized by imbalance and ambivalance”. In both Eveline and The Waltz, providing access to the character’s thoughts is a large part of the narrative, but it is in limiting such access that the reader is given opportunity to make their own interpretation.

The short stories Eveline and The Waltz both concern female characters that are faced with external pressures to act in a certain way, and they are highly comparable for this reason. Internal focalisation is used as a device to take the narrative into their thoughts, and in the case ofEveline there is a strong use of analepsis to provide the bulk of the story. Another similarity between the texts is the framing of the narrative into a narrow space of time, although again analepsis is used in both texts to pull back from this into a broader time-scale and to provide background. The texts differ both in their form and in the amount of narrative gap left for the reader to interpret the meaning of the character’s actions. The devices used by these texts in presenting their characters illustrate how meaning is created and how the reader’s experience of a text can be shaped, while still leaving room for multiple interpretations.

Works Cited

Abbott, H. Porter. The Cambridge Introduction to Narrative: Second Edition. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2008. Print.

Ivanov-Craig, Andrea. “Being and Dying as a Woman”. Ed. Rhonda Pettit. The Critical Waltz: Essays on the Work of Dorothy Parker. Madison, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2005. 230-245. Print.

Joyce, James. Dubliners. Boston: Longman/Pearson Education. 2011. Print.

Onega, S, and Landa, J. Narratology: An Introduction. London: Longman. 1996. Print.

Parker, Dorothy. “The Waltz”. Ed. Rottenberg, A.T. The Elements of Argument: A Text and Reader. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2000. 256-259. Print.

Pettit, Rhonda. “On Parker’s ‘The Waltz’”. Modern American Poetry. Web. 24th March 2012 <http://www.english.illinois.edu/maps/poets/m_r/parker/waltz.htm>.

Stasi, Paul. “Joycean Constellations: ‘Eveline’ and the Critique of Naturalist Totality”. James Joyce Quarterly, Volume 46, Number 1 (2008): 39-53. Print.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Small-Batch PDCA

I'm a fan of small batches.  Partially, this is explained by my appreciation of the many fine single-barrel and small-batch bourbons produced in good ol' Kentucky.  But principally, my bias towards small batches is due to the positive impact that batch-size reduction has on process flow, quality, etc.

Normally, we associate batch-size reduction with process improvement.  But if we take a step back and look at our process for conducting process improvement, batch-size reduction is equally as applicable.  Specifically, the way we go about testing countermeasures via PDCA can be enhanced by batch-size reduction.  I call this principle Small-Batch PDCA.

What is Small Batch PDCA?

When we're in the planning phase of of PDCA, we have to decide how many countermeasures we want to test during the current PDCA cycle.  There's a trade-off between the number of countermeasures we test and the amount of time, effort, and resources that will be required to conduct the test.  More countermeasures equals more testing complexity.  In order to properly execute a complex test, we might feel the need to utilize a complex tool such as Design of Experiments (DOE).  My bias is to avoid this testing complexity by testing in smaller batches when possible.

By reducing the complexity involved with carrying out a test, Small-Batch PDCA allows us to compress the lead time from idea generation to idea testing.  This gives us the chance to perform more iterations of PDCA, which in turn gives us a chance to adjust our model more frequently.

Is there a downside to Small-Batch PDCA?

One of the drawbacks of Small-Batch PDCA is that we don't get to test the future-state in a holistic manner, at least not during the first few rounds of testing.  This means that any data we collect early on might not show the dramatic improvement we want, and in fact, it may be impossible to detect any statistically significant changes in performance.  This is a valid concern, but this drawback is partially mitigated by the fact that if we are willing to go to the gemba and observe the test with our own eyes, we don't have to rely on data as much.

Plus, there are some important things that just can't be measured, so we usually need to go to the gemba regardless.  In other words, data isn't everything.  Subjective feedback from those involved with the process can be extremely valuable.  Insights gained from direct observation can also be extremely valuable.  Small-Batch PDCA provides us with most of the feedback we need to effectively carry out process improvements, even if the data is not as perfect as we would like.


Wednesday, 8 March 2017

A weekend in Glasgow - some friends, some drinking and some eating but also some seeing - A night of Scratch performance as part of Take me somewhere festival was a range of experiences - editing, try it - is always advice in these circumstances but I am left with a woman covered in hair, the strong smell of weed, breast feeding, a talking cloud, doppler sound, glitter, visual sound bites, ironic hipness and the best face painting ever. The Hunterian - all good. CCA was all inclusive and active art participation stuff but my experience there mainly focused around trying to buy a coffee and getting into the argument of how to do it with the person serving - went away deluded around the roles of customer/server. The documentary films by John Samson at The Gallery of Modern Art were excellent - wonderfully, charming and yet painfully, gloriously dated - showing a time of grime and a tarnished past - the subject matter - tattoos, steam engines, fetish wear and Eric Bristow - whats not to like. seek them out. Transmission the space of song lyrics has a queer Caribbean show - great use of balloons and text. The Modern Institute is a beautiful space, if felt modelled on New York loft spaces but that could be to do with its location and the busy disengagement atmosphere of the people working there. Tramway  had a hauntingly melancholic film by Oliver Laric -  it just makes me want to weep. Initially the work of Claire Barclay is stunning but the more time spent the more one starts to unpick some choices and eventually one is left looking at the space and surfaces of the materials used.  St Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art overlooked by the creepy necropolis is a great find - so many inspiring pieces crammed together to form a kind of knick nack soup of religiousness. Glasgow - worth a visit.


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Topic: Luke's Perspective of Jesus: Ch. 7 Message Outlines

Luke 7:1-10 (1)

by Darrel Cline
(darrelcline biblical-thinking.org)

Chapter # 7 Paragraph # 1 Study # 1
June 22, 2008
Lincolnton, N.C.

Thesis:The content of faith arises out of divine declarations.

Introduction:As we open our Bibles this morning to Luke 7:1-10 we find ourselves returning to what is typically called "theological narrative" as a way to distinguish the records of the actions of Jesus from the records of the content of His teaching. It is "theological" narrative in that Luke deliberately selected certain of Jesus' actions to create the picture of Jesus that he wanted to build in the minds of his readers. Because people relate to others on the basis of how they perceive them to be, there was nothing more important to Luke than to provide a perception of Jesus that was accurate so that his reader (Theophilus) could relate to Jesus in a way that is legitimate. This is fundamental "theology" -- a presentation of the true nature of our Great God and Savior.

In "theological narrative", there are two major issues. The first is the details of the record itself and what they bring to the table. The second is the reason that Luke decided to include the particular record as opposed to skipping it. John said (John 21:25) that Jesus did so many things that if they were all recorded, "even the world itself would not contain the books that should be written." So, Luke's is a selective narrative. It is our job to ask and answer two questions: What did Luke tell us, and why?

So, this morning we are going to begin to look into the record of the healing of the centurion's slave so that we may gain a better understanding of Jesus.

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