We’re here at Rav Ashlag’s, so it’s only fitting that our lesson this week has to do with Rav Ashlag.
We know that the appreciation is the vessel to draw the next Light. It’s important not only to have an appreciation for Rav Ashlag, but also to grow our appreciation for Rav Ashlag. […]

Today, I gave a one hour lecture to a room full of NCKU Taiwanese students. The topic I was asked to talk about was “Taiwan’s English language Blogosphere”.
Following is the presentation I ended up with

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I gave an overview of some interesting blogs and bloggers I […]

This is such BS! I dislike Sarah Palin because she is a hater, a narrow- minded dimbulb, and a poor sad example of how John McCain will pander to get votes. I fear Sarah Palin because she doesn’t know what she doesn’t know. She doesn’t know she hasn’t the chops for the VP of the […]

Following Jesus: Part 15Jesus - We Are Giving To The Living One!
Hebrews 7:1 - 10
In chapter five we met Melchizedek the King/Priest of the ancient city of Jerusalem. In verse six of that chapter we are told that Jesus is a priest forever, after the order of Melchizedek who lived in the time of […]

Mondays, 12:30 pm -2:00 pm
Location: 7-431
, AVT

03/10/08
Jelena Srebric, Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering at the Pennsylvania State University: “Passive Building Envelope Solutions for Sustainable Housing”
03/17/08
Dan Arons, AIA, LEED, and co-founder of ARCHITERRA Inc.: “Sustainability (In) Practice”
03/31/08
Matt Franks, PE, LEED AP, Senior Lighting Consultant at ARUP: “Lighting Art […]

Thanks to the miracle of the DVR I accidentally ended up with a recorded version of Deal Or No Deal. Why would I waste my time on a show that consists of nothing but choosing brief cases and hoping for the best? At least that’s what I thought but I started watching the beginning […]

Sick moms, St. Patty’s Day, G’s Violation of the Law; Whose Verse Is It Anyway?; The Economics of Lent; True Beauty: Modesty and Confidence from a young woman’s perspective - led by the lady podcasters; Devo: Bread of Life

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Rev. Shannon Johnson Kershner
16th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Romans 8:18-25
My friend and I spoke a couple of days ago. He, too, is a Presbyterian minister and needed to just talk for a few minutes about a recent meeting with one of his church members. “She came into my office,” he began, “and she just wept. It […]

On Mar. 27-28, 2007, the second workshop of GPSS-MAP-STAR was hold in SDU. All four sub-team representatives presented. The principal leader professor Jiang concluded the works in the initiate stage. According the problems found in the recent review, all team members gave their proposals and advices. After this workshop, all members will adjust their works […]

If you’re interested in listening to some really fascinating lectures, check out the Long Now Foundation podcast. The goal of the Long Now Foundation is to promote long term thinking - where long term is on the order of 10,000 years. They’ve rounded up some really fascinating people, including Peter Diamandis (the X-Prize […]