When and where would you prefer

To watch three of the greatest documentary movies every produced?
Unlocking the Mystery of Life is a documentary about how Intelligent
Design makes much more sense, scientifically, than Darwinism.
The Privileged Planet is a documentary about how the idea that Planet
Earth is a mediocre place, a dime a dozen, is totally false, and how the
conditions necessary for life and the conditions necessary for
scientific observation - two totally unrelated things - are exactly the
same.
Darwin's Dilemma, um, uh, I haven't watched it yet; it just came out.
But I think the title speaks for itself.

So, Chuck told me that he could reserve Berry Auditorium or MSC 3; which
would you prefer? (A minor question, mostly for Sophs thru Seniors)
More importantly, which evening of the week would work best for you?
These movies are about 70 minutes each, so the time choices are anywhere
between 6 - 7:10 and 8:20 - 9:30.

Please reply as soon as you can, with which day (Friday, Saturday,
Sunday, or another) would work best for you, and which 70-minute period
on that day would be best - preferably starting at or after 6, so that
everyone can have dinner first, and ending by 9:30, so that we can keep
good Circadian rhythms going.

Thank you,
David Nemati
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Posting - Ten easy steps, and then one simple step from then on

Okay, Eagles,

If there is something that you think you might like to record on the
blog, but you don't want to go to the trouble of visiting the site,
logging in, clicking New Post, and all that, there is another way.

1) Goto http://www.blogger.com/home
2) Log in, if you are not automatically logged in
3) You should see your Blogger Dashboard, with all of the blogs you are
an author of
4) Under Eagles' Blog of Fall 2009, there will be four hyperlinks - View
Blog, New Post, Edit Posts, and Settings
5) Click Settings
6) The page that takes you to should have say "Posting Options"
7) Under Email Posting Address, click the text entry box that originally
says "secretWords" in pale type, and type in something you can remember
8) Make sure "Publish as posts immediately" is selected
9) Click Save
10) Save the new address you created in your email address book, and
whenever you want to make a post from now on, add that address to your
"To:" list, perhaps as a BCC (blind carbon copy) if you don't want
anyone else to know how to post in your name.

I hope this encourages y'all to add to the blog.
Thank you,
David Nemati
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Re: A two-word term as long as...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longest_word_in_English

Also:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu



On Fri, 2009-09-25 at 16:17 -0500, David Nemati wrote:

Supercalafragilisticexpialadocious has been found.
On EbscoHost, http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=12&hid=102&sid=fece8048-caba-4cd1-8d54-e8555f53ebd5@replicon103&bdata=JmxvZ2lucGFnZT1Mb2dpbi5hc3Amc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d#db=hch&AN=9501147549
I was reading an article about insomnia treatment for men, titled "Slumber, Jack", and at the end there is a mention of a kind of surgery that can be used to cure sleep apnea, called "uvulopalatopharyngoplasty--surgery". I whimsically counted the syllables of the term that ends with plasty, comparing it the whole way to super...ocious, and found that it came three syllables short. Then I noticed that "surgery" was also part of the term, adding the remaining three syllables.
Also, on Wikipedia it is noted that super...ocious ought to be two words, because "ic" is a suffix and "ex" is a prefix, and hard c's don't come before e's.
I have found a conqueror for Mary Poppins' word! HaHaHa!!!!

A two-word term as long as...

Supercalafragilisticexpialadocious has been found.
On EbscoHost, http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=12&hid=102&sid=fece8048-caba-4cd1-8d54-e8555f53ebd5@replicon103&bdata=JmxvZ2lucGFnZT1Mb2dpbi5hc3Amc2l0ZT1laG9zdC1saXZlJnNjb3BlPXNpdGU%3d#db=hch&AN=9501147549
I was reading an article about insomnia treatment for men, titled "Slumber, Jack", and at the end there is a mention of a kind of surgery that can be used to cure sleep apnea, called "uvulopalatopharyngoplasty--surgery". I whimsically counted the syllables of the term that ends with plasty, comparing it the whole way to super...ocious, and found that it came three syllables short. Then I noticed that "surgery" was also part of the term, adding the remaining three syllables.
Also, on Wikipedia it is noted that super...ocious ought to be two words, because "ic" is a suffix and "ex" is a prefix, and hard c's don't come before e's.
I have found a conqueror for Mary Poppins' word! HaHaHa!!!!

Romans

Joe Bailey and David Nemati (Indy and Post) have had their second week of studying Romans. This week we had Caspian with us, as well.

The first week we looked deep into Romans 1:1-13 , and this week we explored Chapter 1 verses 14-20. We aren't going fast, but we are going deep, finding what may be meant by each phrase, and wrapping up with applications of everything to our lives. Finally, we pray that God will help us carry out the applications.

As we find the thoughts in the verses, we write them on a markerboard, with a tree showing what follows from what.

There will soon be a link to a Picasa web album containing pictures of the markerboard.

I would recommend that all the rest of you try to take a Sabbath from homework every week, not only so that you can come to this but also because it helps you refocus.

God bless you!

A Floor Bible Study

Indy and I started a study of the book of Romans, taking each passage apart, and then going back over and finding applications to our lives of each clause. Romans is the most theologically packed book of the Bible, and it will be very rewarding to unpack it.

It is extremely fun, and I plan to continue. If others would like to join us every Sunday, you are more than welcome. This will be continued every week in the afternoon, in the floor lounge. I'm thinking 3-4:30 PM, but it is flexible. Please contact me about it.

In this first time, we started at Rom 1:1, and went through the first two passages - the introductory greeting and Paul's expression of desire to visit the church in Rome - taking us through verse 13.

It is amazing how much Paul packs into his letter. From 1 or 2 hours of study on the first 13 verses, we got the applications that we:

1. Are saints, beloved by God
2. Are Gentiles
3. Must serve for the Gospel
4. Should regularly pray for others, to the point that we can call God as a witness to how much we pray
5. Should have faith that we are not ashamed of, to the point that we are known worldwide for it
6. Must serve God wholeheartedly in the Gospel
7. Should encourage each other in the faith.

Below are three pictures of what Indy and I got out of our study:

Dinner this Sunday - Delayed

Dear Eagles,

Thank y'all for feeding back about coming to the dinner.
However, I think I will have to delay it, because I have some other
things pressing on me. (Not homework - I'm fixing to keep a Sabbath
every Sunday).
I am pretty sure that I will be able to do it on Sunday the 27th.

Thank y'all,
David Nemati
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PS. If I could have the names of everyone who has a vehicle, I need to
go and buy the ingredients between now and then.

Dinner this Sunday - Cancelled or Changed

Dear Eagles,

Chuck just informed me that since the chili has a vital ingredient of
beer (dark ale, to be precise) it is totally no-go. I can't even prepare
it off-campus, boil off all the alcohol and bring it on.
My apologies to any of you who have structured your schedules around this.
One possibility is that we could still make it, only using Amber
O'douls, a non-alcoholic beer, but that wouldn't be as good.
What do you think? If I get 3 emails requesting that it be done anyway,
with the O'douls, then I'll try to do it.

Thank y'all,
David Nemati
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Dinner next Sunday - More Details

Dear Eagles,

I have announced the chili dinner, now I have some more details to fill in.
The eating should start at 5:00 PM, and so the preparation (the cooking - my work, perhaps assisted by anyone who would like to help) should start no later than 4 - perhaps at 3.

One more thing. It looks like only two 4Bers are fixing (I'm picking up TX lingo!) to come so far. If anyone else would like to have this dinner on Sunday, please follow this link straight to the blog, and put your comment on the post. If you are not able to access the blog, reply to this email.

Thank y'all,
David Nemati
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Dinner next Sunday: Got a car?

Dear Eagles,

For nearly a year I made dinner for my family, and early on I learned what I think is THE BEST chili recipe. I would like to make it for our floor, probably next Sunday (9/13/09).
I would need to know how many to make it for, so please comment on this post on the blog (this is not only an email, this is also a blog post), saying whether you will or won't be able to eat with the rest of us next Sunday.
If you have tried to make an account but it won't let you, then you can reply to this email. Otherwise, please post a comment on the blog.

Oh, yes, and about the question in the title. Once I know how many will be coming, I will need to buy the ingredients. I have no vehicle, so anyone who has one, please let me know.

Thank you all,
David Nemati
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