Into Temptation is an independent drama film written and directed by Patrick Coyle. It tells the story of a prostitute—played by
Kristin Chenoweth(pictured)—who confesses to a
Catholic priest (
Jeremy Sisto) that she plans to kill herself. The priest attempts to find her, and in doing so involves himself in the darker side of society. Partially inspired by Coyle's impressions of his father, the film's themes include temptation, sin, good and evil, redemption,
celibacy, and the boundaries between providing counsel and getting personally involved in events. It was filmed and set in Coyle's hometown of
Minneapolis. Into Temptation was
optioned, but talks fell through due to complications from the
2008 global recession. It officially premiered on April 26, 2009, at the
Newport Beach Film Festival, where Sisto won the "Outstanding Achievement in Acting" award. The film received generally positive reviews. (Full article...)
Lichfield Cathedral is a
Church of England cathedral in
Lichfield, in the English county of
Staffordshire. A cathedral was first built on the site in 700, by Bishop
Headda, to house the bones of
St Chad. The original wooden building was replaced by a
Norman cathedral made from stone, which in turn was replaced by the present
Gothic structure, begun in 1195. The fabric of the cathedral suffered in the
English Civil War, when it was used as a defensive structure. In the 18th century the interior was extensively remodelled, with major structural work organised by
James Wyatt; this involved removing the high altar to make a single worship area consisting of the
choir and
lady chapel, and adding a massive stone screen at the entrance to the choir. This photograph shows the choir of the cathedral, which was built around 1200.
The Madagascar stonechat (Saxicola sibilla) is a species of
stonechat endemic to Madagascar. It is a small bird, closely similar to the
African stonechat in both plumage and behaviour, but distinguished from it by the more extensive black on the throat and minimal orange-red on the upper breast of the males. This male Madagascar stonechat perching on a branch was photographed in
Analamazaotra National Park, near
Andasibe.
Bistorta officinalis, also known as the common bistort, is a species of
flowering plant in the dock family
Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe and northern and western Asia, but has also been cultivated and become naturalized in other parts of the world such as in the United States. It is typically found growing in moist meadows, nutrient-rich wooded swamps, forest edges, wetlands, parks, gardens and disturbed ground. A herbaceous
perennial, it grows to a height of 20 to 80 centimetres (8 to 31 inches). It blooms from late spring into autumn, producing tall, erect, unbranched and hairless stems ending in single terminal
racemes that are club-like spikes, 5 to 7 centimetres (2 to 3 inches) long, of rose-pink flowers. This B. officinalisinflorescence was photographed in the
Austrian Alps.
There is a great disconnect between how athiests and religionist view the proper place for religion in the public square. Briefly, atheists (usually) want no religion in the public square, and religionists want equal access (non-denominational) to the public square and view athiesm as just one other "religion" that needs access.
Wikipedia's Reputation
I've been thinking about this
key principle: "[What] reliable sources ... have in common is process and approval between document creation and publication." This is also the key to Wikipedia's reliability and reputation. The core principles of neutrality and verifiability along with the standards for articles (featured/good/etc) and the implicit approval of every person who reads an article and makes no changes to it.
Intellectual Property
We (Americans) often "borrow" other people's intellectual property because the transaction method (i.e. limited use permission) does not exist and can not be created without the transaction cost exceeding the value of the permission (which is close to $0.00 in most cases) so we keep using other's work, and they don't sue us.
Into Temptation is an independent drama film written and directed by Patrick Coyle. It tells the story of a prostitute—played by
Kristin Chenoweth(pictured)—who confesses to a
Catholic priest (
Jeremy Sisto) that she plans to kill herself. The priest attempts to find her, and in doing so involves himself in the darker side of society. Partially inspired by Coyle's impressions of his father, the film's themes include temptation, sin, good and evil, redemption,
celibacy, and the boundaries between providing counsel and getting personally involved in events. It was filmed and set in Coyle's hometown of
Minneapolis. Into Temptation was
optioned, but talks fell through due to complications from the
2008 global recession. It officially premiered on April 26, 2009, at the
Newport Beach Film Festival, where Sisto won the "Outstanding Achievement in Acting" award. The film received generally positive reviews. (Full article...)
Lichfield Cathedral is a
Church of England cathedral in
Lichfield, in the English county of
Staffordshire. A cathedral was first built on the site in 700, by Bishop
Headda, to house the bones of
St Chad. The original wooden building was replaced by a
Norman cathedral made from stone, which in turn was replaced by the present
Gothic structure, begun in 1195. The fabric of the cathedral suffered in the
English Civil War, when it was used as a defensive structure. In the 18th century the interior was extensively remodelled, with major structural work organised by
James Wyatt; this involved removing the high altar to make a single worship area consisting of the
choir and
lady chapel, and adding a massive stone screen at the entrance to the choir. This photograph shows the choir of the cathedral, which was built around 1200.
The Madagascar stonechat (Saxicola sibilla) is a species of
stonechat endemic to Madagascar. It is a small bird, closely similar to the
African stonechat in both plumage and behaviour, but distinguished from it by the more extensive black on the throat and minimal orange-red on the upper breast of the males. This male Madagascar stonechat perching on a branch was photographed in
Analamazaotra National Park, near
Andasibe.
Bistorta officinalis, also known as the common bistort, is a species of
flowering plant in the dock family
Polygonaceae. It is native to Europe and northern and western Asia, but has also been cultivated and become naturalized in other parts of the world such as in the United States. It is typically found growing in moist meadows, nutrient-rich wooded swamps, forest edges, wetlands, parks, gardens and disturbed ground. A herbaceous
perennial, it grows to a height of 20 to 80 centimetres (8 to 31 inches). It blooms from late spring into autumn, producing tall, erect, unbranched and hairless stems ending in single terminal
racemes that are club-like spikes, 5 to 7 centimetres (2 to 3 inches) long, of rose-pink flowers. This B. officinalisinflorescence was photographed in the
Austrian Alps.
There is a great disconnect between how athiests and religionist view the proper place for religion in the public square. Briefly, atheists (usually) want no religion in the public square, and religionists want equal access (non-denominational) to the public square and view athiesm as just one other "religion" that needs access.
Wikipedia's Reputation
I've been thinking about this
key principle: "[What] reliable sources ... have in common is process and approval between document creation and publication." This is also the key to Wikipedia's reliability and reputation. The core principles of neutrality and verifiability along with the standards for articles (featured/good/etc) and the implicit approval of every person who reads an article and makes no changes to it.
Intellectual Property
We (Americans) often "borrow" other people's intellectual property because the transaction method (i.e. limited use permission) does not exist and can not be created without the transaction cost exceeding the value of the permission (which is close to $0.00 in most cases) so we keep using other's work, and they don't sue us.
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