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en | N/A | N/A | Well that didn't take long. According to the daily South African newspaper, The Sowetan, newly electedMmusi Maimane, "Stunned the South African Jewish community" by supporting the ANC's view on Israel. He described the "Pro-Israel" position as being " narrow and fundamentalist." |
en | N/A | N/A | The Albemarle Cbacking the county’s collaboration with an area housing nonprofit as it redevelops Southwood Mobile Home Park.
At the board’s meeting Wednesday, Supervisor Rick Randolph said the resolution marked an “exciting launch of a new era” for Southwood, a 120-acre neighborhood of 1,500 residents in 320 traille plans to transform the neighborhood into a 700-800-unit, mixed-use community without displacing any current residents. Habitat has pledged that the project will create a net increase in affordable housing.
The organization purchased the 88-acre Southwood property in 2007 for $7 million; it also has bought nearly 32 additional acres nearby. Habitat has invested more than $2 million in road improvements, sewer upgrades and other infrastructure.
Aestimated that the proposed redevelopment of Southwood would save the county $21 million in relocation costs — if the residents were hypothetically all displaced — and would generate 17 times more tax revenue from the community.
Doug Walker, Albemarle County’s deputy county executive for community services, said county community development staff would have to do more than simply evaluate Habitat’s plans for the redevelopment.
“That didn’t seem to be the most productive partnership role,” Walker said.said the redevelopment would create new multimodal transportation routes to the new Wegmans grocery at 5th Street Station. He also said Southwood’s proximity to the planned 1,200-acre Biscuit Run State Park could make the neighborhood an entry point to hundreds of miles of trails, some extending to Scottsville.
“I think that’s a huge win for this community,” Rosensweig said.
Supervisor Ann H. Mallek said county’s collaboration with Habitat would benefit Southwood residents and advance the county’s long-range transportation plan by creating new street connections.
“I appreciate … that Habitat is willing to be the ‘guinea pig’ because it’s always very hard to be the first when you’re trying to figure out a new way for government process to work,” Mallek said.
Before the board’s discussion, two Southwood residents spoke in support of the redevelopment project.
Michelle Crawford, a 23-year resident of Southwood, said the neighborhood is “the kind of place you want to live.” On Crawford’s invitation, about 20 people in the auditorium stood to show their support for the resolution.
“The people [in Southwood] are wonderful. Everyone helps each other out,” said Crawford, who works as Habitat for Humanity’s maintenance manager for Southwood. She praised Habitat for bringing two parks, a bus stop and an expanded Boys and Girls Club facility to the neighborhood since its 2007 land purchase.
Speaking through a Spanish-language interpreter, Maria Guadalupe Flores-Alberto said she has enjoyed Southwood’s community spirit during her eight years there.
“We get together to organize events, like the festivals for autumn and Christmas,” she said.
“Some of [the steps] may be simple. Some of them may not be simple,” he said. |
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Posted on 15 Nov 2013 at 9:15am
Group started to help Fort Worth-area youth celebrates 3 years of giving teens a safe and fun place to be themselves, find acceptance
WALKING THE WALK | Members of LGBT S.A.V.E.S. march in the Tarrant County Pride Parade on Oct. 5, 2013. This was the group’s third time to enter in the parade, but it had the largest participation this fall with 100 teens walking. (Chuck Marcelo/Dallas Voice)
Her mother found a note in Ortiz’s jeans that she’d written to a girl she liked. Her mother didn’t respond well to having a gay daughter.
Now a junior at Arlington Heights High School, Ortiz said her mother has come around since her middle school days, but she fears coming out to her extended family because many of them are vocal about not liking gay people.
Ortiz has recently found groups to help her talk about being who she is. She joined the Gay-Straight Alliance at her school and has been attending events put on by the local community group LGBTQ Students, Administrators, Volunteers, Educators, Support, or LGBTQ S.A.V.E.S.
OUT AND ABOUT | Sharon Herrera, far right, is pictured with LGBT S.A.V.E.S. members at Fort Worth’s Pride picnic last year. She started the group to help offer a safe place for youth. (Photo courtesy of Herrera)
At 16, Herrera attempted suicide, but her aunt came in and stopped her. Her aunt kept Herrera’s sexuality a secret until she was comfortable coming out later at 20. Growing up in a conservative Catholic home in Texas, she thought no one would accept her, and she feared being bullied at school if kids thought she was gay.
Vann said the events provide a comfortable, safe place for youth to have fun and be themselves without fear of judgment.
“It means a great deal to them just to be comfortable in their own skin,” he said. “To just not have to worry about sticking out as different means the world to them.”
A student at a previous school where Vann taught attempted suicide outside his
At the time, Vann was the only out teacher. He often thought if there’d been something like LGBTQ S.A.V.E.S., the kid wouldn’t have harmed himself. That school now has a GSA, but the experience affected Vann greatly and makes him want to save other students before they become too isolated and desperate.
“That’s pretty much why I do this,” he said.
For Ortiz, the events help show her friends and family who she is and how she can lead a normal, happy life being gay.
“These events actually help me show who I am. Our parents can see who we are and what we want to be,” she said. “They just show that there’s gay people out there. That it’s not just us.”
“The group is my family,” he said. “It’s always one of them I go to when I can’t feel the support from my actual family. I know I have another family to turn to.”
Winters said her best friend is lesbian, and her friend’s girlfriend had tried and failed to start a GSA before. Teachers worried how students and parents would react to the club on campus and thought kids would be targeted if they joined.
Winters has been involved in LGBT S.A.V.E.S. for about a year. She said she likes going to events as an ally because she often gets judged for supporting LGBT people, but no one judges at the group’s events.
“I didn’t think this would last three years because it’s hard work,” Herrera said. “But it’s growing, so it tells me we’re doing something right.”
LGBT S.A.V.E.S. is having a Thanksgiving dinner and a movie night Nov. 15 from 6-9 p.m.or more info about the group, visitFacebook.com/lgbtqsaves.
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en | N/A | N/A | Included among the documents released by the NTSB was a letter dated April 15 in which Daniel Abel, vice admiral of the Coast Guard, said the Guard agreed with an NTSB recommendation to modify vehicles like the one that sank in Missouri.
ruring a virtual meeting Tuesday, the NTSB repeated criticism of the Coast Guard that it issued in November, saying the agency had ignored its recommendations to improve the boats since a duck boat accident in Arkansas killed 13 people in 1999. The board saidat the boats be upgraded to stay afloat when flooded, and to remove barriers to escape, such as canopies.
Td so he took the boat into the water, but it quickly turned from calm to turbulent.
NTSB members said they hadn’t been able to interview McKee because of ongoing criminal investigations. McKee. Two Ripley executives are also charged with misconduct and neglect.
The NTSB acknowledged in its report that more duck boat passengers would have died if they had been wearing life jackets, because the flotation devices would have forced passengers upward and trapped them against the canopy, when they needed to swim downward to get into the water. They acknowledged that conflicts with general guidance to always wear life jackets on boats.
NTSB investigators said quick action by Branson Belle passengers and staff saved lives. |
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en | N/A | N/A | less to court the centrist vote already seduced by Kennedy. Even before J.F.K. moved into the White House, the New Right began remaking the G.O.P. in its own image. In 1960outline of his beliefs and his game plan for victory that eventually sold 3.5 million copies. For Buchanan, who read it as a student at Georgetown University, it was "our New Testament." Immediately after the election, activist F. Clifton White organized a meeting of 32 businessmen, lawyers, oilmen and bankers as the nucleus of a drive to nominate a conservative, preferably Goldwater, in 1964.
The rest is bloody and familiar history. Goldwater won the nomination (after a nominating speech by political newcomer Ronald Reagan) and ran, forthrightly, as Goldwater. He proposed to make Social Security voluntary and eliminate farm subsidies, positions his party would not dare to suggest again seriously for almost three decades. He supported giving NATO. On Election Day, Goldwater was crushed, getting just 39% of the vote. The G.O.P. lost two seats in the Senate, 37 in the House. It was a sign of Bob Dole's popularity in his district that he managed to hold onto his House seat, though by just 5,000 votes, while Goldwater, whom Dole had supported, lost Kansas handily.
The Goldwater campaign introduced into Republican rhetoric a whiff of apocalypse that would hang in the air for decades. His famous assertion" was still audible in Buchanan's declaration of culture war--extremism in the pursuit of tradition--at the 1992 convention. But now that the smoke of '64 has cleared, it's evident Goldwater struck the themes of smaller government that would eventually bring his party to power. Struck them too hard, perhaps, and too soon, but still. In the meantime, however, the New Right lacked an electoral majority to compare with the Democratic alliance of labor, white Southerners and middle-class progressives. A marriage of ideological mismatches, that coalition was to politics what the bumblebee is to aerodynamics: a creature that in theory can't fly. But it did, and Republicans had no weapon with which to bring it down.
Very soon they would find it in plain sight. It was race. In 1956, one year after dispatching troops to integrate the schools in Little Rock, Arkansas, Eisenhower won 40% of the black vote. But by 1960, despite the civil rights plank agreed to at the Rockefeller meeting, Nixon was already subtly bidding to the white, conservative South. During the campaign,Atlanta, Nixon resisted advice to make a supportive phone call to King's wife Coretta. A brief call from Kennedy, made at the urging of his advisers, was enough to shift a sizable part of the black vote to the Democrats.
Reading those numbers, Kevin Phillips, a Nixon campaign aide and architect of the Southern strategy, saw the future, and it worked. In his book The Emerging Republican Majority, he predicted an unbeatable G.O.P. coalition of Southern and Western voters united by their resentment of Northeastern power and their fear of urban blacks. "A new era has begun," he promised. And it had. As Michael Lind points out in his new book Up from Conservatism, after the 1934 congressional elections, the first of the New Deal era, the South had virtually no Republicans in Congress. Now it has more Republicans than Democrats, though it took until the G.O.P. sweep of 1994 to complete that tilt.
Nothing less than the calamity of Watergate interrupted the G.O.P.'s good fortune. When the '74 election brought a large infusion of Democrats into the House and Senate, liberals could tell themselves their world view still |
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By Carolyn Yeager Ken Waltzer wrote in his comment on this blog on June 27th: "Morld—as recorded in camp documents." (my italics) What are we to make of the words "fairly close resemblance?" According to Waltzer—and to Wiesel—Wiesel is writing down his own experience. "Every word is true!
Jan. 23, 2012 — We are in a war but do we have winning battle plans?What will a successful outcome look like? |
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Laura: You don’t have any leg irons on you or handcuffs or anything? They sprung you, eh?
Medea: That’s right, and I must say you look very pretty in pink, Laura.
Okay, here’s my question to you: How does heckling help the cause of human rights. I would assume you would agree that you’re a human rights activist, right?
Medea: I don’t like the word “heckling,” I would say we were speaking…
Laura: Well that’s what you were doing.
Medea: …well, that’s the word you use, but we were saying, we were speaking up for the people who weren’t being heard. We tried through many means to meet with the Prime Minister. We called his office before he came.
Medea: Oh, no, I’m serious!
Laura: You actually thought that you were going to meet with the Prime Minister of Iraq?
Laura: Why should he meet with Code Pink?
Laura: Oh, so Code Pink speaks for the majority of Americans?
Medea: Have you seen the latest poll of the New York Times?
Medea goes on the rant about us not going after Usama bin Laden, who was responsible for 9/11, and that we should have never been in Iraq. Laura tells her she thinks she should try giving those talking points on a military base in Iraq and see how far she gets.
And what a hilarious ending, telling Funky Cold Medea, “well, I’m glad you’re out of jail.” And oh, Medea? Not all pinks match – that polka dot skirt you were wearing… well, never mind. They should have a warning sign at all security points on Capitol Hill and elsewhere where politicians gather to be extra cautious when it comes to unfashionable, homely women wearing nothing but pink. They can put that bulletin right next to the “Warning!” picture of Cynthia McKinney.
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en | N/A | N/A | of the line. "Anything is possible," Vida allowed. "I would like to believe that, naturally. Do you?"
I gave a truncated laugh. "How would I know, Vida? My experience with murder in Alpine is somewhat limited, but the victim usually knows the killer."
Vida refused to comment. Instead, she returned to Andy's close call at John Engstrom Park. "I don't like that. If it wasn't Durwood Parker, who could it be?"
I repeated the earlier theory of teenagers, lost in the fog. "They don't take weather factors into account," I said, recalling some of Adam's vehicular disasters. Fortunately, they had all occurred before I bought the Jag.
"Perhaps." Vida sounded noncommittal. I suspected she was still considering the possibility that the Bank of Alpine's employees were all potential victims. "I'm not going to use it in 'Scene.' It's too morbid. I'm also cutting out Darla Puckett's tidbit on JoAnne Petersen scurrying around Safeway to buy crackers and cheese spread. I certainly wouldn't embarrass Ginny by running Heather Bardeen's report of Rick Erlandson and Denise Petersen necking at the Whistling Marmot. Besides, we shouldn't have anything frivolous in this issue that involves the Petersens or the bank. Just because Leo has a filthy mouth doesn't mean we should lower the rest of our standards."
I quite agreed with Vida, though it always amused me when she delivered a lecture as if I were the green reporter and she the veteran publisher. "Andy thought a mention of the careless driver might elicit a witness," I said.
Vida snorted. "In that fog? If anyone had been there, Andy would have noticed. It's best to leave it out. I have more than enough this week, what with all the items from the Baptist church's Fall Follies." She paused, then spoke away from the phone, presumably to Roger. It sounded as if she were cautioning him not to pull the pin on a hand grenade, but I probably didn't hear her correctly. "There are several things bothering me," Vida said, the worry coming through in her voice. "It's odd that Marv Petersen never called back. I don't like that, either."
I, too, had found the lack of communication peculiar. "Don't tell me you're beginning to think that there's a buyout in the wind after all?"
Vida's sigh was eloquent. "I'd hate to think it. But it's happening everywhere. Hardly a month goes by without some big bank taking over a smaller one somewhere in the state. I suppose it's unrealistic to believe that... Eeeek!" Vida's screech startled me. "Roger is throwing up! All this violence! I must run!" The phone clicked in my ear.
Attributing Roger's stomach troubles to gluttony rather than gore, I wasn't alarmed. I was, however, disturbed. I hardly knew Linda Lindahl, but her death had shaken me. As if suffering from an aftershock, I found myself suddenly unnerved. I checked both doors to make sure they were locked. I left the light on in the carport. I spent five minutes staring out the front window. Tbeyond my split-rail fence. Surely no homicidal maniac would be out in this kind of weather.
Or so I told myself as I prepared for bed an hour later. When the phone rang just before midnight, I was still awake. Anxiously I picked up the receiver and said hello. There was a slight pause before the caller hung up.
A wrong number, a coward like me. I hadn't had the courage to tell the Whistling Marmot that I'd made a mistake in dialing. A few minutes later, I drifted off to sleep. I'd expected grisly dreams, of bodies stuffed in rotting logs, of murderers lurking in the shadows, of Roger eating Fritos.
Instead, I dreamed of Tom Cavanaugh. It was a familiar, frustrating dream I'd had for over twenty years. We were working together on _The Seattle Times_ , and trying to conduct our affair with the utmost discretion. In the dream, as in real life, we were always trying to find an opportunity to be together. Unlike real life, we never did. The city editor, my ex-fiancé, Tom's wife—someone would intrude to keep us apart. Every time, the dream ended on the same note, with me sitting alone, watching Tom walk away. Never once had I ever dreamed of making love with Tom, not even after our ecstatic reunion at Lake Chelan the previous June.
It had been twenty years since we'd been together. We hadn't even seen each other for almost that long. When Tom's mentally unstable wife, Sandra, had gotten pregnant about the same time I had, all hope of marriage had evaporated. Stubbornly, I refused Tom's help.
I'd headed for Mississippi where Ben had his first parish in the home missions. When I returned with little Adam, I put Seattle behind me and finished my schooling in Eugene, at the University of Oregon. After graduation, I'd gone to work for _The Oregonian_ in Portland. There Adam and I remained until I got the opportunity to buy _The Advocate_.
It was then that Tom reentered my life, having heard about my purchase through his weekly newspaper grapevine. He had been based in Sandra's hometown of San Francisco for years, using her inherited money to fund his entrepreneurial activities. Or what was left over from that money after paying for bail bondsmen, lawyers, court costs, fines, hospitals, and custodial care. Sandra may have been rich, but she didn't come cheap—not in terms of upkeep or emotional erosion. It was a testament to Tom's character that after twenty-five years, he wasn't as crazy as she was.
I was still thinking about Tom the next day after returning from Mass. I'd had to put chains on the car because Alpine was now under five inches of snow. Had it been a Monday, the city might have roused itself to plow the streets. But it was Sunday, and Mayor Fuzzy Baugh could walk to the Baptist church. If he felt like it. Besides, the latest forecast called for a warming trend, with the snow turning to rain by afternoon. If that happened, come the March elections, Fuzzy could boast that he'd saved the taxpayers money.
The Sunday paper had nothing on our local murder. The edition delivered to Alpine was printed earlier than the one received by Seattle subscribers. Perhaps tomorrow _The Post-Intelligencer_ or _The Times_ would carry an inch or two in their Northwest sections.
Indeed, for all its pages, I found little of interest in the current edition. Or maybe I was still in the clutches of my dream. I hadn't seen Tom since Lake Chelan, though I had spoken with him on the phone as recently as mid-October. He had called to ask if I thought Adam had finally found his niche in anthropology. Tom knew I wouldn't know, so I presumed he'd also called to hear my voice. Having finally relented and let him meet Adam, I was still adjusting to Tom's active interest in our son's well-being. Adam was adjusting, too, and seemed to like Tom. Or maybe Adam merely liked the money that Tom gave him for plane tickets. I had the feeling that Tom's belated arrival in Adam's world conveyed an aura of impermanence. Fathers who suddenly show up after the first twenty years must seem ephemeral, like a wizard materializing out of a puff of smoke.
Meanwhile, I was customarily taken for granted, and often for a ride. It being Sunday, I half expected Adam to call, asking for money, clothes, or various audiovisual components. When the phone hadn't rung by four o'clock, I was tempted to pick it up and make sure the thing was in working order.
It was, for it rang even as I stared at it. But it wasn't Adam. Instead, Milo Dodge's laconic voice droned in my ear.
"It's raining," he said. "You want to go eat someplace?"
It had been raining for a couple of hours, and the snow was melting quickly. "Where?" I asked, almost certain I knew the answer: the Venison |
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Goalline - PA TE Corner
The Goalline PA TE Corner play can be found in ANY playbook. However, this is an advanced tip that can only be used if your playbook allows you to formation shift from a two running back set to a Singleback set. The example that we are using in today's tip comes from the San Francisco playbook.
Step 1 - Come out in the play that you want to steal the running back route(s) from.
Step 6 - Steal the running back routes only by pressing (XBOX - Y + up on the D-pad / PS2 - Triangle + up on the D-pad) ONCE because you already hit it once in Step 4.
Step 7 - Formation shift back to the Singleback set to get the route(s) lined up at a wide receiver spot on the field.
Step 8 - (used in the example below) Smart route the fullback to change his assignment into a deadly unbumpable route .
FDallas Cowboys have come out in the Goalline PA TE Corner. The route that we want to steal belongs to fullback Tyson Thompson. We substituted the 6'1 Thompson (94 speed) in at fullback because you will have the most success running this route with a tall and fast running back. Also, using a quarterback with good throwing power will help you make the reception with the most separation possible.
Figure 3 - The next step we take is formation shifting right to get to a Singleback formation. In this example, we have formation shifted down to get to the Singleback Twin TE WR formation.
Figure 4 - Once we've made it to the Singleback Twin TE WR formation, then we simply turn the play into playaction.
Figure 5 - We take step five by formation shifting back to the Split Backs Normal formation. Notice that the playaction we called in Step 4 carried over with the shift.
Figure 6 - Now we steal the running back routesjust ONCE more. Typically, you have to press Y + up twice on the controller to steal routes. However, we only need to press it once more because we already hit it earlier in the play when we called for playaction. Hightlighted fullback Tyson Thompson is now running the hard angle route that we wanted him to in the Split Backs Normal formation.
Figure 8 - The first change before beginning the play is hot routing the running back to stay in and block to get rid of the playaction. Then, we smart route the highlighted fullback's route to make is go further downfield. This is what the most effective unbumpable route in the game looks like on the field. However, we want to create a little more room on that side of the field, so we make just one more change before the snap.
Figure 9 - The last change we make is motioning tight end Jason Whitten to te left. Motioning Whitten to the left not only opens up the right side of the field, but it also acts as a distraction for our opponent. Furthermore, SportsGamer has provided tons of quick passes that can be made with the use of motion, so be sure to perfect those timing routes to make it a real threat on the field. Otherwise, if your opponent knows that the motion is just a decoy, then he will begin to manually guard the route on the right more often as the game wears on. Now we are ready to begin the play.
Figure 10 - As quarterback Drew Bledsoe drops back to pass, fullback Tyson Thompson begins his route by running to the outside. The defense has called for bump n' run on our outside receivers. Fortunately, this type of coverage is worthless against our fullback.
Figure 11 - In this image, you can see the tight end getting bumped just in front of the offensive line as he tries to run upfield. However, Thompson has blown by the defender at the top of the screen as Bledsoe is already in the process of delivering the football. This throw requires about a 3-4 yard drop, then press up on the directional pad as and make a bullet pass to the receiver. You will not be able to see the receiver in the screen, but after practicing this throw over and over you can expect to complete almost everytime.
Figure 12 - Thompson is already 4 yards behind the defender as the ball closes in quickly.
Figure 13 - The catch is made at the 25 yardline with room in front to run.
With all of the different formations in the game you can only imagine just how many effective ways that you can use this unbumpable route. The only downside to using the PA TE Corner play is the fact that you have to come out of the huddle in the Goalline formation with much slower receiving targets. However, there are a number of great Madden players who enjoy using teams such as: the Colts, Ravens, Chiefs, and even the Patriots. All of these teams have solid tight ends that still provide you. Also, if your opponent comes out on defense in a Goalline or similar formation, then you will be able to exploit him through the air. If your opponent comes out in a Nickel or Dime formation to try to stop the pass, then you should be able to exploit him on the ground. Either way , this is a route that you're going to want to throw into your offense as soon as possible. |
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The combination of these tools creates the ideal environment for our new project: augmentation of GNSS systems with ground-based Locata positioning technology. This pseudolite-like system, described in the March issue of GPS World, works in a GNSS-like fashion, using code and carrier phase. The major advantage, apart from utilization of the licensee-free 2.4 GHz frequency band, is the precise time synchronization of the network to the nanosecond level.
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Fanny Wiggins was born at Clifton in Bristol, Gloucestershire, in 1834.2 and was baptised on 30 March 1834 in Clifton.3
She was listed in the 1841 census at the Bath Buildings in Bristol, Gloucestershire, where she appeared to be living with a Read family.4
She was listed in the 1851 census at 5 Eldon Place in Clifton, Bristol, Gloucestershire, with her dressmaker mother Fanny (widowed) and sister Emily. She was working as a milliner.2
Fanny's marriage to Willoughby Legay Hawkins 5
She was widowed on the death of her husband Willoughby on 5 January 1893.9,10
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She was listed as the mother of Constance Evelyne Legay Hawkins in the 1911 Census at 18 Cathedral Rd in Cardiff, Glamorganshire.12
Fanny's death was registered in December 1916 in Cardiff, Glamorganshire.13
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Am I in Santorini?
We, then, went to our rooms and I was Instagrammably excited!
My CFB loves and I, without planning, met at the beachfront and decided to kayak under the sun!
But alas, the night came and we were invited to have dinner with a bonfire crackling nearby. They had an outdoor oven and we had pizza as first entree. I've never had pizza with shrimps before!I love melted cheese and shrimps are my favorite seafood, so it was my perfect pizza. Pasta was served, as well, and although it was also delicious, I did not eat more. I stuffed my face with too much pizza already that I couldn't bring myself to eat more carbs. With the exception of carbs from mango float, of course. Ahh!
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Of course if you really want to experience Chilean wine, the best thing you can do is come to Chile to see for yourself the picturesque vineyards nestled into the Andes or along the coast, smell the rich bouquet of the reds and taste the sweetness of the whites. The second best thing would be to buy a bottle for dinner tonight, but if you prefer to be the trendsetter of your group then we recommend a tour. Go see all that Chile has to offer. We guarantee you won’t regret it. </s> its like i always say, if life gives you lemons (and a 12 cup muffin tray), make lemon tarts. personally i am partial to a single big tart as opposed to the poncy tartlets you see here..i think they encourage a sense of community. if you like that kind of thing. but then there are some eaters who believe little tartlets to be preferable because apparently they provide a false sense of security in moderation. you can eat four and still feel ok because, after all, they were only little. and so it was – little tarts. this also meant i could experiment with some highly unorthodox techniques and make one of my biggest messes to date. But at least it can be said by the secret eater of these midnight snacks, “that’s what i’m talkin’ about”, by way of announcing that here, finally, is the lemon tart the sides of my jaw have dreamed gnashingly about. Quoth the eater, “evermore” – a literary twist of lemon, as it were, for those with a penchant for gothic fiction.
preheat oven to 180 degrees. in a food processor, if you have one, pulse flour, salt. add the sugar, then the egg yolks and pulse again. the mix will combine and leave the sides of the bowl. if it doesnt, ive been known to add an extra yolk. then wrap the ball of dough in glad wrap and chill for at least an hour.
then, using a cheese grater, coarsely grate the pastry into your tartlet tins (or muffin tray) and press it evenly into the sides and base. prick the base with a fork and chill for a further 15 minutes.
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en | N/A | N/A | , by over 40 different authors from a diversity of cultures and backgrounds. Yet despite this, it exhibits an internal consistency that is beyond remarkable – it is miraculous! I often say to my Biblical Studies classes that if I sent them to watch a football match and each student had to write a report of the match, the resulting collage of reports would almost certainly contain. Such is our fallible human nature. But the Bible contains no major inconsistencies. (Claims, by sceptics, of internal contradictions, arise because of an inavenants). Despite the diversity of authorship and time periods, the Bible speaks with a cohesive, unified voiceinspiration of the Holy Spirit as He guided the writers to record God’s message to mankind.
In his “Encyclopedia of Biblical Prophecies”, J. Barton Payne lists 1817 predictive prophecies in the Bible. While some of these are still awaiting fulfilment, as they are predictions regarding the end times, the rest were fulfilled in precise detail, often centuries after the prediction. 191 of these prophecies are messianic. They predicted the precise natureon. For example, 700 years before Christ, Isaiah made the seemingly outrageous prediction that the Messiah would be born to a virgin (Isa 7:14).m (Mic 5:2). Moses, writing 1,500 years before Christ, predicted that he would be from the tribe of Judah (Gen 49:10). Furthermore, Isaiah predicted his rejection and death at the hands of the Jewish leaders (Isa 53). Even more remarkably, Psalm 22 predicted Christ’s death by crucifixion, including the piercing of his hands and feet, yet this was written centuries before the Romans had even invented crucifixion! Other extraordinary predictions include the piercing of his side with a spear (Zech 12:10); the casting of lots for his clothing (Psa 22:18); the 30 pieces of silver paid to Judas to betray him (Zech 11:12-13); that Jesus would be beaten and spat upon (Mic 5:1); that he would be given wine vinegar to drink as he died (Psa 22:15-16); and that he would be buried in a rich man’s tomb (Isa 53:9). Most extraordinary of all, Daniel even predicted the exact year of Christ’s death (Dan 9:24-26) [See Footnote 1 for full explanation].1traordinarily precise predictions in the Bible, made centuries before their fulfilment. The classic book, “Science Speaks”[i], calculates the statistical probability of just 8 of these messianic prophecies being fulfilled by chance in the life of one man. Based on conservative estimates, he calculates the probability as 1 in 1017, represents 1 million ti! Quite simply, this is a statistical impossibility in the real world. (See Appendix 1 for a detailed explanation of Stoner’s calculations). Of course, this is the probability of only 8 prophecies being fulfilled. But there were 191 messianic prophecies that Jesus fulfilled! It has been estimated that the statistical probability of all 191 is 1 x 10157. To give you an idea of how stupendously large this number is, the number of atoms in the entire universe is 1080.
These fulfilled predictive prophecies of the Bible provide powerful evidence for the Bible’s supernatural inspiration; they declare that this is no ordinary book.
TRANSCRIPTION RELIABILITY
Liberals and sceptics claim that the transcription of the Bible through the ages was fraught with errors, so that we can have no confidence that the words that are printed today are what was originally written.
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls in 11 Qumran Caves in 1946 (and some in 1956) put a significant dent in that argument! These scrolls aand include the oldest known Biblical manuscripts, dating back over 2,000 years.
This predates the earliest previous manuscripts by 1,000 years. Significantly, when the older manuscripts are compared to the later ones, only very slight differences in spelling and grammar are indicated. The Dead Sea Scrolls pose a major problem to the hypothesis of textual unreliability.
We can have great confidence that the Bible that we hold in our hands today has not changed over time. The words we read are the very words that the writers penned so long ago.
In his work, “”, Dr Paul L. Maier writes,
Dr Maier cites many examples of archaeological discoveries proving the Bible right and its critics wrong. For example, at the beginning of last century, the Hittites were unknown outside of the Bible, and historians claimed that this was an example of the Bible’s fanciful nature. However, in 1906, a Hittite city was uncovered east of Ankara, Turkey, along with manuscripts that provide detailed descriptions of Hittite culture. There are literally dozens of similar examples – where critics claimed that something in the Bible was unhistorical, only to have their criticism overturned by subsequent archaeological discoveries which validated the Biblical account.
The Biblical cities ofba and Lachish;
Shishak’s Invasion of Judah (1 Kings 14);
The Moabite Stone (2 Kings 3);
Obelisk of Shalmaneser III (2 Kings 9–10);
Burial Plaque of King Uzziah (2 Chron 26);
Hezekiah’s Siloam Tunnel Inscription (2 Kings 20);
The Sennacherib Prism (2 Kings 18-19);
The Cylinder of Cyrus the Great (2 Chron 36:23)
VALIDATION BY HOSTILE OR DISINTERESTED WITNESSES
Cornelius Tacitus (112 A.D.)
Suetonius (120 A.D.)
Pliny the Younger (112 A.D.)
Philegon (67 A.D.)
Mara Bar-Serapion (73 A.D.)
Even more impressive is the fact that the Jews, who were enemies of Jesus and his new-found movement, verified the miracles of Jesus that are recorded in the Bible.
The Jewish Talmud, one of the sacred texts of the Jews which was being written at the time of Christ, mentions the miracles of Jesus on 14 separate occasions! The Talmud could not deny these miracles, because they had been witnessed by literally thousands of people. Instead, the Talmud attributes Jesus’ miracles to the power of the devil, and denounces Jesus as a sorcerer.ities of The Jews”Paul didn’t invent these stories…”
Even more convincing, there are numerous examples of sceptics and atheists who, in trying to disprove the historicity of the Gospels, have become so convinced of their veracity that they have become Christians themselves!
Sir William Mitchell Ramsaywas a highly respected archaeologist Luke and Acts. He spent 15 years researching and digging, only to end up being convinced of the incredible accuracy of the New Testament. He converted to Christianity, and called Luke one of the greatest historians to ever live. He wrote several books on the subject, which have yet to be refuted. His work caused an outcry from atheists because they had been fnt.
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Artaxerxes ordered Nehemiah “to restore and rebuild Jerusalem” (Dan. 9:25; cf. Nehemiah 2) in 445/444 b.c. From that year, rather than the earlier date when Cyrus approved only the rebuilding of the temple (Ezra 1:3), Daniel predicted that it would be 483 years to the time of Christ’s death. Taking the widely accepted date of 33 for the crucifixion (see Hoehner), would be 483 years exactly:
477 + 6 = 483 years
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With the prominence of social media and streaming services it easy to fall into the common misconception that music discovery has shifted into an online context. A recent post by Bruce Houghton over at Hypebot.com shares some statistics that suggest that music discovery has really changed that much. Houghton sites a recent report by " Edison Research and Triton Digital …
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Estrogens and estrogen mimics are commonly found in surface waters and are associated with deleterious effects in fish populations. Impaired fertility and fecundity in fish following chronic exposures to estrogens and estrogen mimics during critical windows in development are well documented. However, information regarding differential reproductive effects of exposure within defined developmental stages remains sparse. In this study, reproductive capacity was assessed itwo concentrations of 17β–estradiol (E2β; 2 ng/L and 50 ng/L) during four distinct stages of development: gonad development, gonad differenti(SSC) and gametogenesis. Exposure to E2β did not adversely impact survival, hatch success, growth, or genotypic ratios. In contrast, exposure to 50 ng/L E2β during SSC development altered phenotypic ratios and SSC. Exposure to both E2β treatments reduced reproductive capacity (fertility, fecundity) by 7.3–57.4% in adult medaka breeding pairs, with hindrance of SSC development resulting in the largest disruption in breeding capacity (51.6–57.4% decrease) in the high concentration. This study documents differential effects among four critical stages of development and provides insight into factors (window of exposure, exposure concentration and duration of exposure period) contributing to reproductive disruption in fish. </s> Update search
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CARE House will impact the safety of every child in Oakland Coun.
We coordinate and facilitate forensic interviews in a safe environment for children to disclose abuse, with trauma focused therapy for child victims and any non-perpetrating family members.
Our Family Educators make weekly home visits to lowincome and at-risk families with infants and toddlers. Children and parents benefit from learning new skills and tools to raise happy, healthy kids.
Education for children and adults about how to break the cycle of abuse. By educating ourselves, we gain the power to collectively stop abuse in its tracks.
Volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocates provide children in foster care with much needed consistency and stability. Guidance and support, both in and out of court proceedings, can make a critical difference until the child leaves the system.
CARE HOUSE FAMILIES SHARE THEIR THOUGHTS ON 2020 It is difficult to believe that lived through the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year and half. At the beginning of 2020, most of the world shut down and many lost so much – family and friends, daily freedoms, jobs, and connection. Specific to those we serve at CARE House of Oakland County, the ability to purchase household groceries and supplies became difficult, and avenues for reporting abuse and neglect were removed. However, in the midst of such dire circumstances, CARE House and its partners brought some light. Because of your support and our dedicated staff, hope was not lost. During this time of crisis, our children and families were able to keep growing strong through substantial emergency donations. Caring individuals and businesses donated services. One of our parents shared with our Philanthropy Department that, “My husband and I both lost our jobs. We had never experienced before the worry and uncertainty of not being able to put a meal on the table. The food boxes and all other supports from CARE House truly made a difference for our family.” Your donations also helped our most vulnerable families and CARE House is humbled by your response. CARE House had to act quickly to keep our children and families safe, while continuing to provide services. We were able to meet their needs by providing virtual group trainings and mental health services via telehealth. A parent who took part in our Community Engagement virtual services told us, “With all the children in the house, at all times, our weekly calls have become more like self-care sessions. I feel calmer and ready for what’s ahead that day.” Not all families, however, have the ability to partake in virtual programming, and a disruption in services can be catastrophic for them. Disparities quickly became apparent to our clinicians during the pandemic and it was imperative that we put technology in the hands of our families that had none, including internet access to use the technology. Families expressed their deep gratitude for this assistance. One parent told us that, “Family Support Group let me participate with other families who have experienced trauma with their kids as well. Knowing we are not alone, and these things happen more often made us feel a lot better and helped with feelings of guilt.” For cases that required in-person services, CARE House enacted strict COVID-19 practices. Our treatment and intervention teams continued to consistently follow pandemic guidelines. Your generous support, past and present, empowers children and families to shape their own futures, saving lives in the process. Thank you for supporting CARE House. Blue Canary Confections in Birmingham has provided lunches for several families. Children in these homes had received free lunches at school. The additional cost of providing lunches at home was a problem which Blue Canary solved.
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ADVOCATE HIGHLIGHT CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate Program) wants to highlight one of our seasoned Advocates, Kate Pogany, who has actively worked on the same case since 2008 (13 years). Now, that’s dedication! “Sam” entered foster care in 2006, along with his two siblings, due to physical abuse by his father and failure to protect by his mother. Parental rights were terminated shortly after they entered foster care, and he and his siblings were adopted. Unfortunately, due to Sam’s numerous behavioral problems, the adoption failed. Sam was exceptionally troubled and displayed several extreme behavioral problems that continuously impacted his complex trauma. Severe physical abuse, neglect, extreme isolation and exposure to domestic violence caused Sam to act and react in ways that impeded his ability to be adopted. Kate’s assigned case required her to ADVOCATE proactively on behalf of his past trauma, manage his needs at a surface level as well as address his underlying issues. Kate has maintained and continued contact with Sam during the duration of his case. She has also maintained contact with service providers and researched counseling options and other potential therapeutic resources for him. Whenever anything good, bad or indifferent happened in Sam’s life, Kate was the first person he called. Needless to say, she was ecstatic to learn that his case closed. Sam finally found a stable home and someone to maintain guardianship. She was also saddened to know that her journey with him as a CASA has come to an end. Sam has chosen to continue his relationship with Kate as she has been the consistent adult in his life for more than 13 years and was always there for him no matter what he needed. CASA’s are truly remarkable volunteers, and Kate CASA, visit www.CASAoaklandcounty.org.
HERE’S WHAT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO AT CARE HOUSE IN 2021 AND BEYOND! CARE House of Oakland County has a podcast! We are very excited to announce that “It Shouldn’t Hurt to Be a Child” has already been picked up by all major podcast platforms. Our first episode will feature a former CARE House client (Therapy and Teen Survivor Group) and a current CARE House volunteer. We hope that you will tune in and spread the word! Originally funded by a generous grant from Impact100 Oakland County, Nurturing Oakland Parents is a vital program that brings parents and kids together to help bridge gaps and build empathy over a fifteen-week period. At risk families with kids aged 5-12 come to CARE House, share a meal, and break into groups, while parents meet for guided discussions designed to reinforce these values: positive self-worth, empathy, empowerment of children, discipline, and open communication. The structure of the program helps to strengthen familial bonds, and to establish new ones among program participants. We rely on volunteers to help us to make this program work and the program will restart in person in the Fall. Interested? Reach out to Robin Krohn. |
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Dr. Penley and a small group of leaders across the Valley were selected for their leadership, dedication and impact on their organization and the community.
“At the Phoenix Business Journal, we always are seeking out top-level executives who have earned that right and who understand that being a good leader means more than just ‘running’ the company,” Phoenix Business Journal Editor Ilana Lowery stated in a recent article. “Each year, through an advisory board, research, and newsroom and publisher input, we find a solid group of individuals who deserve to wear the badge of ‘Most Admired Leader.’”
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Alyssa Milano has made her choice of who among the 2020 Democrats she'll raise money for first: Marianne Williamson.
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"Imagine putting poorly-vetted Muslim migrants from terrorist central in Syria right in the heart of our Canadian military bases.",w. (AP Photo/Raad Adayleh)
Canadian journalist Ezra Levant reported:
" using taxpayers dollars.
Levant reported that the budget for Quebec totaled more than $33 million U.S. dollars for the first six months, calculating that “for a typical migrant family, that’s a $200,000/year [$144,000 U.S.] subsidy — not including medicare or welfare.”
Documents included emails exchanged between officials about buying Korans and Muslim prayer rugs for the new arrivals.
In Ontario, $54,000 U.S. was discussed for setting up a Muslim worship center as well as $4,700 U.S. for prayer rugs at one base and $15,600 for rugs at another base.
“Imagine putting poorly vetted Muslim migrants from terrorist- It’s crazy,” Levant opined. “I can’t help thinking I bet there are a lot of homeless Canadian citizens who wish they could get free housing, food, chauffeurs, recreation, the works.”
These government-released documents included prayer rugs ("tapis" in French) and Korans ("Coran" in French) in the budget. Note that 50 Bibles were also budgeted:
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The report emerged on thwithdraw its planes from coalition bombing missions against Islamic State group targets in Iraq and Syria.
"The people terrorized by [the Islamic State] lp,” Trudeau told reporters. |
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I need a great cover for my book, After Life. The book is about a young girl who can speak with the dead. Here is a synopsis of the book:
India Andros has always tried not to feel sorry for herself, despite her narcissistic mother, non-existent social life, and her totally unwanted ability to see and speak to the dead. But avoiding self-pity is becoming more and more difficult when faced with a sardonic (and scarily good-looking) ghost, a (living) boy who seems to enjoy sending her mixed signals, and a murder mystery that's quickly becoming more and more complicated…What's a Southern medium to do?
For my cover, I would like to have a picture of a boy and a girl--the boy is a ghost. A scene at the graveyard would make for a good cover. The ghost is a teenager from the 50's. The girl has brown hair that is very thick and w! |
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Bob MosherFebruary 13, 2020
A police officer drives by a corner late at night and sees a person crawling around on their hands and knees. The officer stops and asks, “Can I help you?” The person responds, “Oh please, officer! I’ve lost my car keys and have been searching for them for over an hour.” The officer immediately gets down on all fours and starts to help. After about 10 minutes of no success, the officer asks, “Where exactly did you last see them?” The person replies, “Over there by my parked car.” The officer stops and asks in frustration, “Well then why aren’t we looking over there?” The person quickly replies, “Well, the light is just so much better over here.”
OK, sorry, old joke. But it relates to the way we often design our learning solutions to support our learners, and in that regard, it’s no laughing matter.
For years, we’ve been developing learning programs where the light is better — in the classroom, through an LMS and, more recently, even virtually. While the learner’s work is “parked” down the street in the workflow, we take them to the corner whereknow is stored. I know I’m playing up the metaphor a bit here, but this is a critical pivot for our industry if we’re going to have a measurable impact on those we serve. It starts with better understanding the workflow, the criticality of the tasks performed, the supporting knowledge that helps it all make sense, and the current learning and support assets our learners use every day.
Workflow analysis is a systematic design approach that starts by making the workflow itself visible based on the performance objectives trying to be achieved. Since I’ve been involved in this business it has never ceased to amaze me how, for years, I had little to no idea about the world my learners returned to after my training event, be it in the classroom or via another training modality. Workflow design has shown me that I was literally building training solutions in the dark. I knew what the subject matter experts wanted me to build, but that was typically a content ask, and not one based on the everyday context the learner lived in.
The second benefit of having a direct view into the workflow is that it allows us to balance our blended solution in ways we’ve not done before. In the past, much of our blend was based on an economic model, not a performance one. We’d take five days of training, reduce the classroom time to two days and cover the rest by designing e-learning and maybe a bit of coaching. That’s a defendable way to reduce class time, but it’s not supporting the workflow in the way it needs to be. When the workflow becomes visible, along with the assets used there, it broadens our blend by adding more workflow-enabled tooladaptive learning platforms, and the emergingese deliverables are integrated with our current tool set, based on the context of the workflow, true blended learning solutions appear.
Finally, and probably most important, when we do workflow analysis we start to provide our organizations with a service we’ve hardly offered in the past: a structured look at what and how things are getting done every day by each role in the enterprise. I once heard an SVP of sales say, “If you did nothing else, if you didn’t build us any learning content, this exercise alone was worth the investment. It was the first time my department has agreed on, and clearly seen, all that happens in the field when we’re making sales.” The fact is many managers, at all levels, don’t truly understand what their workers do to perform each day, the knowledge needed to support that performance, and the tools they need and use to continue to perform effectively.
Moving out of the light and into the workflow is a key role for today’s learning professionals. It’s up to us to make the instructional, technological and cultural decision to lead our organizations into a new era of L&D.
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en | N/A | N/A | I have a good laptop for digital marketing, but I am not sure which is the best one. So, here is my list.
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Digital marketing is a new career that we are going to work on in the near future. Digital marketing is a career nowadays and there are many people who want to make it big in this field. So for your blog or website, you will also need some tools like Photoshop and Illustrator for editing files. You should also have a good laptop for digital marketing.
The Best Laptop For Digital Marketing is the MacBook Pro 13″ which can be bought from Apple. The MacBook Pro 13″ is a very powerful laptop that can handle all of your digital needs with ease. It has got excellent battery life so that you can work all day without any trouble long into the night hours as well as being very fast enough for high-performance graphics and processing tasks as well as everyday things like surfing the internet or editing documents such as Word files and Excel spreadsheets etc.
Do you know what a Best Laptop For Digital Marketing is? I can tell you what it is. It’s a machine that’s designed to be used to do digital marketing and social media. It has all the latest technology in it and it works really well for an online business.
The first kind of Best Laptop For Digital Marketing has a lot of space in it, so people can work on their computers at their desks or even more stuff in their backpacks. This kind of laptop comes with lots of ports, so people can use them to go online and download things as they need them.
The second type of Best Laptop For Digital Marketing has a lot less space in it, so they are better suited to being carried around with them if they aother outdoor sports.
In this article we’re going to talk about the Best Laptop For Digital Marketing: the MacBook Pro with an Intel i7 processor and 16 GB RAM (this was the Best Laptop For Digital Marketing that I was using when I started experimenting with digital marketing while working on our own website).
Nowadays, there are a lot of powerful laptops out there and one of the most popular ones is Apple’s MacBook Pro, which is quite affordable too. It has pretty much everything you need in a laptop – a high-quality screen (1440 x 900), plenty of RAM (16 GB), a sturdy keyboard (with decent travel distance) and an excellent trackpad (which makes navigating your work very easy).
This MacBook Pro comes with an IPS display with up to 2 million pixels! This means that this computer will look as good as any other computer out there on your desktop or even on your iPad right now! You should be able to read text documents easily at nearly all angles without noticing any drop-off in quality or sharpness of images…and you’ll still see 2 million pixels! And here’s another awesome feature – this machine will display images at full resolution when you’re not using it! Amazing Battery Life.
Ihave the Best Laptop For Digital Marketing that’s powerful enough and easy to use. That’s the most important thing. If your laptop doesn’t have the right hardware, your business could suffer.
You’re better off with the first kind because it has the best chance of being updated if it does encounter problems. But it’s more expensive and isn’t as user-friendly as the second kind. So, if you’re unsure which type to go for, just go with Windows-only and get a Best Laptop For Digital Marketing – Windows (or Linux-only).
Laptopsour digital marketing arsenal. So, we don’t want to lose a single day to not having the best laptop for digital marketing in 2022. I will showcase the Best Laptop For Digital Marketing that is currently working well for us.
This is the Best Laptop For Digital Marketing in 2022 because it is a Chromebook 2nd Generation that comes with a Toshiba CPU and Intel Quad-Core i5-7200u Processor, which is a very decent processor for everyday use.
A lot of lower-end Chromebook laptops come with Intel Pentium N4200 or AMD E2-1000 CPU but neither of them is fast enough for everyday use and both have their drawbacks. So, you need to choose your laptop wisely if you are interested in getting good performance from your Chromebook 2nd Generation laptop.
This is another Best Laptop For Digital Marketing Chromebook 2nd Generation PC and don’t mind spending a little bit more on it (the extra $500 or so). It has a powerful CPU (6th Gen Intel Core i7) that makes it a top performer even when using more than one Chrome tab at once (and even when doing things like streaming videos and videos).
It also has an SSD that helps it run faster than its predecessor (Alienware 15), which was only able to run Chrome tabs without any lags or stuttering when using multiple tabs at once (which can be quite annoying).
This laptop has very good hardware and an Intel i7 8700H processor that makes it an excellent choice if you want to get the mo(and probably also any other Chrome OS/Chromebook system) since it has an SSD which makes things even faster than with its predecessor (Aspire S7).
In addition, this laptop comes with an NVIDIA GeForce MX150 GPU which can handle games quite well, especially ones that require low-end graphics cards like CSGO, Dota 2 or Overwatch Multiplayer servers! This is one of my favourite laptops when I am doing digital marketing and I would definitely recommend buying this onek 2nd Generation ASUS ZenBook UX501VW: Acer Aspire R5.
This is the one I use for my digital marketing purposes. This laptop is the Best Laptop For Digital Marketing in my view.
This is the final part of our series. We looked at the needs of digital marketing and the Best Laptop For Digital Marketing, now let’s turn to the laptop for digital marketing. A laptop is something you can carry around with you when you are working. You do not need to carry it everywhere. It is like a portable computer, so it should be a good one. |
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en | N/A | N/A | Cursed by Jennifer Armentrout (Review)
Okay, my book The Monster Within stars a girl who is brought back from the dead, so naturally I had to read Cursed. Also, Ember is a lot like Jodi from Touch of Death because she can kill with a single touch. But Ember's curse is much stronger than Jodi's, so I really felt for her. She has to wear long sleeves, gloves, and pants all the time to avoid killing the people around her. And her own mother thinks Ember is dead and won't acknowledge her presence. In fact, after the accident, Ember's mother became a shell of her former self, which leaves Ember to take care of her little sister on her own. The same little sister who raised her from the dead.
When Hayden shows up to help Ember, she doesn't want to hear of it. But after Cromwell takes her sister and mother, Ember has no choice but to stay with the group of gifted people and find out more about who she really is. But can she find a way to manage her curse and be around others?
Ember is such a likable character. I felt for her. She's broken, yet strong for her sister's sake. I got very wrapped up in the story and flew through it. I definitely recommend it.
Just for fun: If you had Ember's sister's power andyou choose?
Labels: paranormal, reviews, Spencer Hill Press, young adult
Samantha May April 10, 2013 at 12:34 AM
Wow! This sounds really incredible. I LOVE the concept. Thanks for introducing me to it :)
Kelly Hashway April 10, 2013 at 6:39 AM
You're welcome, Samantha! Enjoy!
Dianne Velazquez-Hunt April 10, 2013 at 6:43 AM
Sounds like another great read. As far as what if I had Ember's little sister's gift? I'm not sure if I would bring someone back from the dead.
I'm not sure if I would either. Depends on who it was.
Eliza Tilton April 10, 2013 at 7:24 AM
If any of my kids or husband ever passed, I'd be very tempted!
Katja Weinert April 10, 2013 at 7:34 AM
I find JA's books are so easy to fly through :) If I had that power I'm really not sure I would do it. I hope there having a blast in the afterlife. I guess we're more selfish with our pets, so I might be tempted to bring back my dogs...put if they were happier in canine heaven I'd feel awful if they started pining. Lol, I so don't have the ability to deal with a super power.
they're rather than there
That's a great point. The afterlife is probably better. LOL
SA Larsenッ April 10, 2013 at 7:37 AM
Talk about handy-capping a main character. Whoa...that's awesome, though. Although it is very painful beyond words to lose a loved one, I don't believe in messing with what God has designed.
Great points, Sheri.
Beverly Stowe McClure April 10, 2013 at 7:45 AM
I'm not sure I'd want to come back from the dead if everyone I touched died. The book sounds like a good one., The cover is interesting too. Very nice review.
Jessie Harrell April 10, 2013 at 9:03 AM
Jennifer is a great author and I really need to read this one.
I'm not sure I would bring anyone back if I had the gift. Although there are people I would love to see again, it doesn't seem fair to take them.
Kelly Hashway April 10, 2013 at 10:27 AM
I agree. It would be selfish to bring them back.
Faith Sullivan April 10, 2013 at 11:14 AM
Awesome choice, Kelly. I like your decision making process and how you decided to read this book based on how it reminded you of your own work. That's pretty cool :-)
Kelly Hashway April 10, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Hee hee. I like finding authors who are similar to me. :)
The Desert Rocks April 10, 2013 at 11:30 AM
I'm still mystified why young adult writers choose such sad morbid subjects like death but it sounds interesting.
LOL. I think because death is such a mystery, we like to explore it. At least that's the case for me.
C. Lee McKenzie April 10, 2013 at 11:34 AM
What a predicament! Alive but bringing death. Great premise.
Lexa Cain April 10, 2013 at 11:36 AM
I've seen a lot of books with the coming-back-from-the-dead premise, and the mc always seems to come back with a new ability or a deal with the Grim Reaper. This one reminds me of "Pushing Up Daisies," a show which I enjoyed very much.
I need to see that show.
Catherine Stine April 10, 2013 at 12:01 PM
I'd feel for her too; quite a sticky problem of killing with a touch. As far as who I'd bring back... my father. He was one of my best friends.
Kiersi April 10, 2013 at 12:18 PM
I'd probably bring back my dead pets. Is that ridiculous or what? People who are dead in my life usually died of illness and it wouldn't do much good to bring them back, but I have so many beloved pets who died too soon.
I totally feel for Ember too. Great review. (And I am back from the dead! I'm sorry I haven't been around! Still love you, KH!)
A few people said they'd bring back pets, so that's not ridiculous at all.
Aw, thanks, Kiersi. The feeling is mutual. :) Glad to have you back.
marysuehobika April 10, 2013 at 4:59 PM
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Kim (YA Asylum) April 10, 2013 at 9:38 PM
InterestThe elements to the story (dead girl brought back and now everything she touches dies) sounds familiar, but it sounds like it is different enough.
I'd want to bring back my Grandma, but she wouldn't like that -- she wanted to be with Grandpa too much. So then I'd have to bring back Johnny the Bichon, my family dog while I was growing up. He was so sweet! I miss having a dog :(
Yes, similar but different. :)
Katrina DeLallo April 10, 2013 at 11:19 PM
That does sound pretty intriguing. I wonder if my library carries it? Thanks for the review, Kelly! :)
Nigel Mitchell April 10, 2013 at 11:20 PM
Reminds me of "Pushing Daisies" or Rogue from "X-Men." Certainly would make an interesting story. Makes me want to read it
I would bring Adolf Hitler back from the dead so we could kill him instead of letting him commit suicide. That was too good for him.
Yes, I thought of X-Men, too. :)
Interesting question, but as I've spent a huge majority of my life watching and reading stories that cross the line of not quite real (maybe) I know there are always ramifications for such actions - yes? For giggles, probably Elvis, would ask for a concert in Vegas and a front row seat. It would have cool to see him perform live.
Elvis! This is why I love you, Brenda. :)
Medeia Sharif April 11, 2013 at 3:57 AM
I don't think I'd bring anyone back from the dead. I'd worry they'd have zombie characteristics, like they're not all there mentally.
Great review. I hope to read this author's work.
Well, we all know how I feel about zombies. ;)
Claudine G. April 11, 2013 at 9:15 AM
Can't really pick one because there are a couple of people and pets I'd love to bring back even if for a short while. How sad that Ember's mother didn't acknowledge her presence ...
Yes, that part really got to me. So emotional.
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William Kendall April 14, 2013 at 2:39 PM
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# VisitID Item
# 1.1 1 A
# 1.2 1 B
# 1.3 1 C
# 1.4 1 D
# 2.5 2 A
# 2.6 2 D
# 2.7 2 B
# 3.8 3 B
# 3.9 3 C
A: We can select groups where any Item has either 'A' or 'B'.
df %>% group_by(VisitID) %>% filter(any(Item %in% c('A', 'B')))
# VisitID Item
#1 1 A
#2 1 B
#3 1 C
#4 1 D
#5 2 A
#6 2 D
#7 2 B
#8 3 B
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subset(df, ave(Item %in% c('A', 'B'), VisitID, FUN = any))
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setDT(df)[, .SD[any(Item %in% c('A', 'B'))], VisitID]
df <- structure(list(VisitID = c(1L, 1L, 1L, 1L, 2L, 2L, 2L, 3L, 3L,
4L, 4L), Item = structure(c(1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 1L, 4L, 2L, 2L, 3L,
4L
row.names = c(NA, -11L), class = "data.frame")
A: Another filtering condition without grouping the data:
filter(VisitID %in% VisitID[Item %in% c('A', 'B')])
# VisitID Item
# 1 1 A
# 2 1 B
# 3 1 C
# 4 1 D
# 5 2 A
# 6 2 D
# 7 2 B
# 8 3 B
# 9 3 C
A: Another base solution :.
groups <- rowsum(x = as.numeric( df$Item %in% c("A", "B") ), group = df$VisitID)
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T = 2*np.pi
def ex1(t):
The function is periodic, this is its plot:
x = np.linspace(0, 6*T, 1000)
plt.plot(x, ex1(x))
I am trying to integrate this function:
print(quadpy.quad(ex1, 0, 3))
(array(4.5), array(1.41692995e-19))
(4.5, 4.9960036108132044e-14)
On an interval from 0 to 3, everything works fine.
However If I increae the interval to e.g. 4, scipy still works.
(7.631568411183528, 1.0717732083155035e-08)
*How do I prevent this error? I tried adding an argument called max_num_subintervals but that did not seem to work.
A: This was a quadpy bug after all. Fixed now:
T = 2 * np.pi
return np.where(np.logical_and((t % T >= 0), (t % T < np.pi)), t % T, np.pi)
print(quadpy.__version__)
(array(7.63156841), array(1.13827355e-16))
(7.631568411183528, 1.0717732083161812e-08)
Using the epsabs, epsrel, limit optional arguments I can thus prevent the error:
However scipys quad method reaches an error tolerance of 1-08, which I really cant reproduce with quadpy, even when setting the limit to a really high value like 1000000
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Perhaps such implausibly low estimates are to be expected from an administration which gloated in 2011 that no civilians at all were killed by US drones in Pakistan during the previous year, despite vigorous protests against the drone killing and maiming of women, children and innocent men in that very same year. The US government’s explanation for the large disparity between their civilian death toll and those of NGOs, whose numbers range from hundreds to thousands, is that everyone but the killers themselves has been tricked by the propaganda of terrorist factions. Only the drone warriors know who the real terrorists are, the implication being that many of the people thought by locals to have been innocent were in fact guilty as charged of capital crimes.
In the early years of the Drone Age, only named suspects or insurgents who posed a threat to soldiers on the ground were targeted with drones. However, President Barack Obama succeeded over two terms in office in normalizing the targeted killing of persons designated as state enemies on the basis of their patterns of behavior. In what are termed “signature strikes,” military-age males have been intentionally hunted down and slaughtered for such behaviors as carrying a rifle in a remote-tribal region or riding around in the back of a truck “in the manner of insurgents.” Allegedly “mortal enemies” have also been identified through drone surveillance by their manner of dress, whether they pray several times a day, and whether they stand or squat to urinate.
It is in some ways difficult to comprehend how President Obama, a brown-skinned American male, came to champion what is tantamount to a flagrant policy of racial profiling. Yet he opted not only to continue but to expand the use of signature strikes to cover more and more territories, including countries such as Libya, Syria, Yemen and Somalia, with which the United States was not officially at war when he assumed the presidency. What appears to have happened is that every angry dissident in remote tribal regions where jihadists are believed to seek refuge is assumed to pose a threat as grave as that of Osama bin Laden. Yet most of them are poor and may not even possess passports.
Since 2001, the US government has struck deals with monarchic regimes in Yemen and elsewhere to effectively cede their country’s sovereignty, allowing the drone “warriors” to kill targets in exchange for military aid. Many tribesmen pegged for death with the assistance of local intelligence operatives are far more likely to be political dissidents than international terrorists, given that they openly oppose their central government authority. These modes of government collaboration can be expected to prevent the democratization of countries run by autocrats with access to lethal drones.
The intentional drone killing of US and British citizens illustrates that the lethal power of the state has dramatically augmented in the Drone Age. Remote-control technology has made it possible to eliminate targets without risking the lives of compatriot soldiers, and this makes it much easier for the president or prime minister to kill. Lethal drones seem to offer the possibility of defending the nation without sacrificing any troops, and have been successfully marketed to politicians as tools of “smart war.” In truth, risk is not being eliminated but transferred to civilians on the ground. The UK human rights group Reprieve has documented that many named suspects were claimed by officials to have been killed multiple times before finally being eliminated by a drone-delivered missile. Who were the people mistakenly killed in their stead?
The persons intentionally executed by lethal drones while living in their own civil societies have been denied all human rights codified in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, including Article 11, the “innocent until proven guilty” clause. But their neighbors, many of whom are not even suspected of complicity with terrorist groups, have also been wronged, for they have been terrorized by the specter of unpredictable death delivered by capricious killers who decree territories “outside areas of active hostilities” to be “battlegrounds” before firing missiles upon them. The people living in such places have no way of knowing when, why or against whom the next missile will thunder down from the sky. Small wonder that a form of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) afflicts not only bereft survivors and persons maimed by missiles, but also those who have heard about victims destroyed without warning and for reasons never disclosed.
Westerners tend to assume that collateral damage is exhausted by body count, and arguments over the precise number of dead victims have served to distract from the other, in some ways more insidious, moral and political problems with drone assassination. The fear instilled in tribal communities living under drones, which leads persons to avoid meeting in groups, not only terrorizes and angers entirely innocent people — some of whom are radicalized as a result, along with sympathizers in the West — but also undermines freedom of assembly and freedom of speech, both of which are essential to flourishing societies and cornerstones of democracy.
Acting as Police, Judge, Jury and Executioners
The ongoing denial by officials of the magnitude of harm done to people living under lethal drones underscores what is most troubling of all about this form of state-delivered homicide: the killers act as the police, judge, jury and executioners, while also penning the official story of what they have done. They get the last word. “He said, she said,” but the one with the missile is always right. Does might make right? Throughout history, people in power have presumed as much, but dissidents who rise up to speak truth to power know very well that the annihilation of people who inconveniently disagree in no way demonstrates that they were wrong.
British citizen Junaid Hussain, for example, appears to have understood the conclusions of the government-commissioned 2016 Chilcot Report, which sharply criticized Britain’s role in the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Hussain was convicted of having hacked into former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s email. After serving six months in prison, Hussain fled to Syria to join up with ISIS. Characterized by one anonymous military analyst as “a nuisance,” he was perhaps closer to the propagandist Samir Khan than to someone like Mohammed Emwazi (“Jihadi John”). Unfortunately, the 21-year-old hacker, whose anger about the 2003 invasion was indeed righteous, came to collaborate with ISIS and to advocate the use of violence to counter violence. He was killed by a US drone, but British intelligence was used to hunt him down.
Given that a primary means to conflict resolution deployed by powerful governments with every tool of diplomacy at their disposal has become homicide, perhaps it should be unsurprising that factions and individuals with no institutional power should take up arms as well. Junaid Hussain was nine years old at the time of the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Do not Western governments bear responsibility for inculcating in such young people the idea that conflicts are best resolved by killing?
Given that a primary means to conflict resolution deployed by powerful governments with every tool of diplomacy at their disposal has become homicide, perhaps it should be unsurprising that factions and individuals with no institutional power should take up arms as well.
US citizen Micah Xavier Johnson, who was said to sympathize with the Black Lives Matter movement, among other activist groups, was killed on July 7, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. Infuriated by the many police-inflicted deaths of African Americans in US cities, Johnson’s confused response was to turn the tables and carry out a shooting spree which culminated in the deaths of five Dallas policemen. The police chief then opted to deploy a robot strapped with explosives to blow up Johnson, as though he were a condemned building — perhaps the most flagrant desecration of a human body ever to be carried out by law enforcement officials in the United States.
The capture of Johnson was said by his killers to be “infeasible,” echoing the justifications of drone warriors. No one appears to have considered the possibility of using tranquilizers to knock out the suspect so that he could be tried for his crimes. Was the perpetrator, a military veteran, temporarily insane as a result of psychotropic medication or PTSD — or both? The case was closed by state execution.
Crushing Dissent with Drone Killing
The United States has from its inception been a constitutional republic grounded, at least nominally, in democratic principles. As a result, complacent citizens take for granted some of their most fundamental rights, including the right to a fair trial and to be convicted of a capital crime before being executed by the state. What the remote-control killers have failed to appreciate is that the very human rights which they proudly claim to champion are being denied whenever a person is stalked and slain. One of the seldom-recognized rights being denied is the right to express dissent from the policies of one’s government.
Micah Johnson, like the British and American men who came to support jihad before being intentionally destroyed by remote control, was protesting state-inflicted homicide in his own misguided way. He followed the grisly example of his own government by killing even more. Because all of these men were annihilated, rather than allowed to stand trial, the basis for their dissent was forever erased — just as happened in the case of Osama bin Laden, who was executed point blank by US Special Forces in Abbottabad, Pakistan, rather than being captured and imprisoned to stand trial.
These violent dissidents all chose the wrong means to protest state killing, which was then used to silence them forever, cementing the government’s account as the history of what transpired. Propaganda lines such as “they hate us for our freedom” are much easier for people to accept than that their taxes are being use to destroy families and terrorize entire communities with the ominous threat of death delivered from the sky. Among the sources of Bin Laden’s own anger were the 500,000 children in Iraq who died as a result of crippling sanctions imposed after the bombing of water treatment facilities during the 1991 Gulf War. More recent advocates of jihad have explicitly cited drone strikes as the reason they decided to fight back.
These violent dissidents all chose the wrong means to protest state killing, which was then used to silence them forever, cementing the government’s account as the history of what transpired.
The recent call by CIA director John Brennan for the removal of all of Anwar al-Awlaki’s sermons from the internet — some of which were critical of Western intervention but did not advocate jihad — suggests that the abandonment of basic principles of justice (transparency and due process) occasioned by the advent of lethal drones will further erode seemingly stable democracies by muffling dissent. The announcement in 2011 by the Pentagon that it would counter cyberattacks using military means signaled a broadening of targeting criteria to include nonviolent dissidents who undertake only to expose war crimes and do not call for jihad. Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton reportedly asked whether Julian Assange, the founder of Wikileaks, could not be taken out by a drone. The very threat of military responses to obviously nonviolent dissenters can itself be expected to suppress criticism as well — just as effectively as the harsh punishment of whistleblowers in the United States.
With the drone industry boom now well underway, the capacity to kill by remote-control is spreading all over the globe, to democratic and nondemocratic nations alike. Pointing to the United States, Britain and Israel as their role models, every petty despot is now able to eliminate political dissidents by labeling them “terrorists.” There is no way to check the spread of summary execution in places such as Nigeria and Pakistan, where drones have already been used by the government to kill compatriots in their homeland. Those in power naturally say that enemies of the state deserve to die, but the summary execution without trial of persons who disagree is the modus operandi of tyrannical not democratic regimes.
Drone Assassination as Politics By Other Means
We should expect to see a further expansion of remote-control killing both at home and abroad as politicians awaken to the idea that dissidents need not be violent in order to endanger the status quo privilege of power elites. When drones come to be used in domestic contexts to eliminate “nuisance” hackers akin to Junaid Hussain, then not only will this technology prevent other countries from developing into democracies, it will also degrade those already in existence, as dissidents’ rights continue to be denied primarily as a means of preventing them from expressing dissent. Drone assassination is not merely a tactic or tool used to fight terrorism. It has become “politics by other means”, destroying not only people but also the possibility of change.
Moral indignation leads far more often to activism and the vocal expression of dissent than it does to murder. We do not know that Abdulrahman al-Awlaki would have taken up arms to avenge his father’s death. If in fact he was intentionally targeted, then he was snuffed out under the racist assumption that he would develop into a radical Islamic terrorist and seek violent revenge for his father’s extrajudicial execution by the US government. He might, instead, have made history by calling for a halt to the madness of killing on both sides.
The nihilistic use of drones to destroy brown-skinned suspects who might possibly decide at some point in the future to undertake jihad in response to the unjust killing of states represents a disturbing devaluation of human life.
The elimination of young people who follow the example of political leaders in advocating violence as a form of conflict resolution will continue to remove some of the best and brightest from Muslim and black communities. Western governments have failed these young men not only by stripping them of all of their rights, but also by teaching them to counter homicide with more homicide. And then killing them for following their advice.
Laurie Calhoun, a philosopher and cultural critic, is the author of We Kill Because We Can: From Soldiering to Assassination in the Drone Age (Zed Books), War and Delusion: A Critical Examination (Palgrave Macmillan), and Philosophy Unmasked: A Skeptic’s Critique (University Press of Kansas). She is currently working on a new book manuscript entitled Laminated Souls.
Source URL — https://roarmag.org/magazine/drone-killing-control-obama/ |
en | N/A | N/A | Swift, the premium hatchback of Maruti Suzuki is facing competition from the newly launched model Baleno that has eaten the share of sales of Swift for the second consecutive month. Swift sales dropped by 34 percent in November and 16 percent in December. On the whole, the sales of the vehicle increased by 4 percent in the period between April and December.
As per the sales data, the average monthly sales of the vehicle dropped to 13,252 units per month from 17,800 units per month in the last two months. The sales of Swift accounted to 11,859 units in November and 14,548 units in December. These figures in 2014 were 17,900 units and 17,410 units respectively.
Baleno is priced around 9 percent higher than Swift, but it has clocked sales of 20,000 units per month in the last two months. Eventually, Baleno is the highest selling premium hatchback in December 2015 surpassing Hyundai i20.
Maruti Suzuki is facing capacity crunch due to the new launches such as S Cross and Baleno that have made the number of Swift low. As per the reports, Baleno has received around 70,000 units of bookings and the waiting period is several months. Maruti is aimed to increase the production of the model, but the waiting period will be six months.
Though Swift is the most successful model from Maruti Suzuki, the Dzire, a compact sedan has taken the lead over the hatchback model in the past few months.
Swift has been the dominator despite competition from many challengers such as Nissan Micra, Volkswagen Polo, Honda Brio, Chevrolet Beat, Toyota Etios Liva, Tata Bolt and Renault Pulse. Even Maruti Suzuki tried to challenge the model with the launch of Ritz, a hatchback model priced similarly with a new radical design theme. But the demand for the best seller was too high that the Ritz was redirected to the Mumbai taxi market. |
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Button falls off... Michael zips it up
Montoya did not have that kind of back-up as Ralf Schumacher was again off the pace. Six-tenths is too much of a gap for a man who is supposed to be a frontrunner. Discontent is building at Williams.
Michael Schumacher (1st, 1:15.022): (5th, 1:16.272): ."
Kimi Raikkonen (13th, 1:17.445): ."
Jarno Trulli (4th, 1:16.144): "The conditions today were extremely difficult - the wind really affected all the drivers, I think. It's a shame that we couldn't make it into the top three, but I'm still pleased with my best qualifying performance of the year. The handling was hard to judge during the timed lap because it was so windy, but the car balance had been good in pre-qualifying. Starting from fourth position, I will be aiming for a strong result tomorrow."
Fernando Alonso (8th, 1:16.422): "This afternoon, the main factor was the wind. It was gusting very strongly while I was on the circuit, but most importantly it was very inconsistent: sometimes a tailwind, sometimes a headwind. It made it difficult to have confidence in the car's reactions, because it was changing at every corner. We weren fantastic lap from Jarno, and he well deserves his spot on the second row. He and his team worked hard on the balance of his car this morning, and this result reflects how good a job they did. If he makes a good start, I think we could see him challenging hard on the first lap. As for Fernando, he did not have much luck at his home race. Our data indicates it was a good lap, but the gusty conditions were near their peak at that time and he found the car was even moving about on the straight because of the wind, which gives some measure of how difficult a task he had. However, it will be a close fight tomorrow andr, he is capable of a very strong result from eighth; for Jarno, a podium finish is a realistic objec : Jarno is in a perfect position to fight at the front tomorrow, while Fernando will undoubtedly put in an aggressive drive from eighth. Our programmes today went perfectly according to plan, and in light of the hierarchy we have seen appear this weekend, we have the logical hope of seeing at least one Renault on the podium tomorrow."
Takuma Sato (3rd, 1:15.809): enson Button (14th, 1:17.575): ."
Geoffrey Willis, Technical Director: "Today did not run quite to plan. Takuma had a very good lap only just losing out on a front row position at the last moment. An uncharacteristic mistake from Jenson caused him to run wide at turn 7, dropping him to 14th place, probably as a result of pushing too hard in the gusty conditions. The track has been quite difficult all day with low grip and inconsistent conditions, but we have been happy with the speed and balance of the car. Takuma is clearly in a great position for the race, but Jenson will have a lot of work to do tomorrow. Our target, as always, is to get both cars in the points and one on the podium."
Felipe Massa (17th, 1:17.866): ."
Peter Sauber, Team Principal: "Giancarlo fully exploited the potential of the car this afternoon, and starting from 12th place he can achieve something tomorrow. Felipe had similar potential and without his mid-sector mistake would have been at the same level as Giancarlo, as he had been in all the practice sessions."
Christian Klien (16th, 1:17.812): ."
Gianmaria Bruni (18th, 1:19.817): ."
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en | N/A | N/A | This was the first thing I heard in my headphone on one consultation Skype call with one ecommerce store owner. There was no ‘hello’, no ‘how are you’ — Just this objection straight away:
We didn’t use video but I pictured him sitting with his arms crossed and a grin on his face.
He had been referred by one of our web-design partners and it turned out he was almost ‘dragged into’ our Skype meeting.
He wanted to expand his ecommerce store to avoid relying on Amazon too much. Their organic traffic was declining, so they were desperate to find a new marketing channel. He tried PPC himself but wasn’t too crazy about it.
We managed to make PPC work for him (I’ll describe how below). Now PPC accounts for 50% of his sales, and the rest is mainly email marketing
Around 8 out of 10 times we somehow do manage to make PPC work…
In this article I’ll present my perspective on why ecommerce owners fail with PPC and what can be done instead.
Why ecommerce business owners get discouraged from PPC
It’s a pattern we actually see quite often – the business owner tries Adwords or FB ads (himself, with their marketing employee or some marketing agency), they’re unsuccessful or kinda-successful and then they decide that PPC is not for them and it won’t work…
Scenario #1 “I was semi-successful with PPC”
Scenario #2 “Nah, PPC is not for us” (I.E. we were unable to make PPC work for our store)
I have conversations with founders who run some campaigns themselves (or their marketing guy runs them) and they are “kinda” successful but not enough to call it a spectacular success.
1) Ecommerce owners are afraid to scale campaigns.
The guy from the story was one of those “semi-successful” types, but he had one particular campaign that was massively successful (we’re talking 10x ROI) but – for some reason- he kept it low scale – just $400 / month.
It was an easy win for us to spot – we scaled it immediately. Then we killed the unsuccessful campaigns and added retargeting for extra profit. Those “few tweaks” made a big difference.
Maybe he was too close to see it himself or he was to invested emotionally to push more aggressively.
2) Ecommerce owners won’t dedicate enough focus and time to PPC campaigns
A pattern I see is that an ecommerce owner tries PPC himself or delegates to his marketing guy. They’re spread too thin to dedicate focus to test campaigns and they give up in the middle of the way.
The founder shouldn’t be setting and monitoring campaigns.
With all urgent tasks in the business, some things will be neglected anyway.
In my opinion the founder role is to understand the principle of how PPC works, get a pro to come up with a strategy, understand the strategy and hand it off to someone to execute.
3) Ecommerce owners don’t have enough patience and experience to dig out “golden nuggets”
With email marketing it’s easier. You can only add new subscribers to your list, you can only grow. You don’t need to constantly monitor your email list, there’s no risks involved.
However, with PPC, since you spend money each month, you need to make sure you’re profitable!
Very often the difference between successful and unsuccessful campaign lies in the details, which could easily be missed by an inexperienced person.
Also, success with PPC is based on learning, which requires dedication and consistency.
And frankly, it’s a bit of a pain in the arse for most people to follow through. It takes seven clicks in Adwords’ interface to see how many sales you’re getting in your home town. Plus pulling reports and interpreting data can be frustrating and overwhelming.
Revisiting PPC: Working with an expert
There are always areas where you can improve. A person or agency whose only job is PPC will keep running tests, discover and scale successful campaigns which will make PPC more and more profitable.
A PPC professional knows the tricks and avoid typical mistakes – that will move the needle and make campaigns profitable
They know how to make PPC work with other marketing channels making email marketing or SEO even more profitable.
PPC agencies will have highly-specialized tools and software that you may not have access to when you do PPC in-house.
Hiring an agency – How to avoid mediocre ROI
“Through the years we’ve tried PPC several times through other agencies and could never seem to make it work from an ROI perspective.”
That’s what one prospect who became our client told us.
It turned out that the process he used for hiring agencies is this:
He got a website designed or redesigned by an agency
He was offered “SEO and PPC services”
He went with it… and got disappointed
If the agency does web design, but also offer PPC, SEO and all other marketing services, it might not be the optimal choice for your business.
“Jack-of-all-trades, master of none” agencies
The structure of a full-service marketing agency prevents them from developing senior talent
PPC is not their main thing so they can’t afford really good talent
There’s no one with a lot of expertise that would supervise the people working on the account
Account manager will check from time to time but he won’t know if the PPC manager is doing his job well
I’m sure there are agencies that make it work with PPC but in general, motivation of a full-service marketing agency does not depend on the growth of your business
They already did a lot of work and had a tangible result (a website, an ecommerce store)
They do Adwords because they see it’s a service in demand and they can make more revenue from each client
They’re not as committed — losing PPC services is not a big deal for a jack-of-all trades agency because they can still get revenue from hosting the site or SEO
PPC-only agencies – Better structure and motivation
Your chances of succeeding in PPC are much higher with an agency that focuses solely on this marketing channel.
Their one and only focus is PPC – They hire experts in this particular field
They can afford to hire experts in different platforms (Google Adwords, Bing, Yahoo, Facebook and Instagram ads, Youtube ads)
Motivation: performance based, not project based
Their only job is to make your campaigns profitable — If they can’t make it work, they won’t retain you as a client and thus they won’t make any money
Their fees grow with the revenue of the client
A web design agency has something to show (project based), whereas with PPC the agency can only show results (performance based)
Take it a step further: a PPC-only niched agency
You can increase your chances of success, by choosing to work with experts who not only do PPC for a living but also know ins and outs of the ecommerce industry.
PPC differs across different industries — platforms and campaigns will look different for ecommerce and for example for B2B.
If you’re competing with other brands for ad space, it makes the most sense to go with an agency that has a proven track record in the ecommerce industry. They will also be able to give you accurate projections based on their previous success.
I hope that I managed to convince you that there is a way to make PPC work.
If you’re ready to see how my ecommerce-only PPC agency will boost your brand, book my free 30 minute consult to get your custom tailored 6 month roadmap to increased sales and profitability.
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en | N/A | N/A | Error on Trump inauguration invitations floods Asheville business with calls
by Frank Taylor January 13, 2017July 7, 2020
Carolyn Lanzetta (left) and Meg Ragland, co-owners of Asheville-based children's art printer, Plum Print, have been receiving calls for Donald Trump's inauguration due to a misprint on the invitation mailing labels. Courtesy of Plum Print.
ASHEVILLE – Meg Ragland started receiving odd phone calls Wednesday at Plum Print, the business she co-owns in Asheville.
Callers from across the country had received invitations to the inauguration of Donald Trump, next week in Washington. Although the invitations themselves included no contact information, the callers told Ragland that the envelope included a number to call for more information – the number for Plum Print.
Worse, many recipients said the envelopes bore labels with their addresses, but someone else’s name. So, they weren’t sure if they should have been invited or not. And if they were invited, they weren’t sure what they were expected to do next.
After a flurry of calls, Ragland was able to track the envelopes to an Austin, Texas, company, Texas Mailhouse, which was inserting the invitations into the envelopes. But FedEx had been printing out the labels and handling the actual shipments from the Texas Mailhouse office.
Ragland told Carolina Public Press that once she made FedEx and Texas Mailhouse aware of the mistake, a FedEx associate said he could prevent her company’s number from appearing on the rest of the mailings. But he also told her that thousands of invitations had already been distributed.
CPP talked Friday with a spokesperson for Texas Mailhouse who confirmed the incident. He blamed FedEx for the problem and said his company was moving on.
FedEx corporate spokesperson Jim McCluskey told CPP on Friday that the company had investigated the situation and determined that the area code for the phone number printed on the return address labels was incorrect, though the names and addresses on the mailing labels should have been correct. Since the shipment included several thousand invitations, it’s possible that some went to outdated addresses, which generated more calls than those to correct addresses, creating the misperception of an additional systemic error.
McCluskey said FedEx has apologized to Plum Print for the problem. He could not confirm the identify of the FedEx customer — several government organizations are involved in sending out inauguration invitations — but did confirm that the contents were legitimate invitations to the presidential inauguration.
CPP has reached out to Donald Trump’s transition and inauguration teams, but received no response to a request for comment prior to publication. McCluskey said FedEx has communicated with the customer about the problem.
Plum Print has no ties to the Trump team, but does do business with FedEx. The company’s specializes in creating coffee table versions of children’s artwork. |
en | N/A | N/A | This book is sort of crazy and not exactly for the faint of heart. The main character, Alex, spends his life with his friends going on a rampage, wreaking havoc wherever they go. It's a dystopia thriller that I love!
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Cost: Expensive!!! We purchased 4 World Passes for the price of 3, but even so. The bonus was that by visiting during Zan's birthday month, we were able to offer my bro and his family half price day passes, which they could then upgrade (for maybe $30) to world passes. Or something like that. Anyway, it's not a cheap day out, but worth it if you can make good use of your year long pass.
Highlights: Watching Eleanor's confidence grow, ride by ride #heartswell. And Garland's face when he spotted the Bananas in Pajamas lolol.
What we'd do differently: Sneak our own snacks in (they didn't check, and for picky eaters I'd definitely do this). I'd also arrive earlier and spend some time at Whitewater World, or schedule an extra day or two to spend at the park. </s> A Washington serial rapist convicted in the rapes of 2 women and the attempted rape of a third, but who has admitted to raping 18 others, will stay on supervision after a petition for release was denied. If granted, 50 year old Gary Cherry would have been the first Washington sex offender to sucessfully graduate from civil committment. Cherry's petition to be let off of supervision was denied by Mason County Judge Amber Finley on Tuesday, September 1.
Th state of Washington declared Cherry a McNeil Island Special Commitment Center after he finished his prison sentence. Cherry advanced through almost all steps of the sex offender treatment program.
- He is not allowed out in the community alone
- His movements are monitored by GPS
- He is not allowed at parks, schools or other locations frequented by children or women
- He may not use the Internet without monitoring
Police are authorized to arrest Cherry for violating any of these conditions, but if the judge had approved the request from the state attorney general's office Cherry would have been free of these restrictions.
Labels: 18-24 perp, 18-24 victim, civil commitment, male-fem, rape, WA </s> HCM CITY— Copyright holders have been slow in suing violators or seeking help from authorised agencies to stop piracy, according to experts.
Last week Dong A Books sent a letter to Dinh Ti Books and the Culture and Information Publisher, saying that they had illegally published the Vietnamese version of Tro Choi Tu Duy Tri Tue (The Big Book of Brain Games).
Dinh Ti apologised to Dong A after it received the letter, and said it bought the Vietnamese translation of the book from an editor who previously worked with the Culture and Information Publisher.
"We're wrong. We're sorry that we did not check the source of the translation," Dinh Ti wrote in its reply to Dong A.
However, Dinh Ti said Dong A had copied its two books.
However, Dinh Ti kept silent about the violation which it had discovered five years ago, according to Sai Gon Tiep Thi (Saigon Marketing) newspaper.
Last year Phuong Nam Book found that Sai Gon Publishing Company had illegally copied its novel Den Khong Hat Bong, the Vietnamese version of Shiroi Kage, by well-known Japanese writer Watanabe Dzunichi.
The novel was translated into Vietnamese by popular translator Cao Xuan Hao who in 2003 gave Phuong Nam Book the right to use all his research and translation works for 30 years.
Phuong Nam Book sent a letter to the Sai Gon Publishing Co informing them of the copyright infringement.
It did not receive a reply, so Phuong Nam sent a complaint to the Literature Publishing House. It had licensed the Sai Gon Publishing Co to publish the novel.
More than 150 book titles owned by Tri Viet (First News) Publishing House have been pirated in recent years. The company was the first in the country to file a lawsuit against book piracy.
Tri Viet announced that it would continue to pursue the lawsuit against the centre.BSNL DRDO ISRO Books Electronics & Communication Engineering previous papers
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en | N/A | N/A | AFeatured at the event will be a silent auction showcasing a wide array of both domestic and international wines donated by local collectors and wineries. All proceeds will be used to fund the ongoing operations of Mark Preece Family House.
The house is located at 191 Barton Street East, one block from the Hamilton Health Sciences’ General Hospital site. The home is named in honour of Dr. Mark Preece, a member of the intensive care team at Hamilton Health Sciences who died in 1997 at the age of 38. The house offers all the comforts of home for families who have travelled to Hamilton and are experiencing stressful and uncertain situations regarding the health of their hospitalized loved ones.
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>> what you suggest is maybe more of an opportunity that's presented to people to do it rather than absolutely requiring >> also the office on aging because i would see in local communities, senator isakson, something that our committee has jurisdiction over are the office on aging. that's where so many of the old-timers often go for advice and counsel and information and so on. so let's get it quick and take it back up, okay? >> i appreciate the consideration. >> you told me you had an amendment that was -- you're
ready with your amendment? >> yes, sir. >> why don't you let us know which one it is. i'll distribute it. >> number one, sir. >> it's roberts number one? >> yeah, roberts number one. it's the one that you were going to take, you can just take it right now and you won't have to listen to me. >> is this in alphabetical order? >> page 20. >> this just says that cer can't be used exclusively for cost containment, et cetera, et cetera. if you wish, mr. chairman, i can begin and just -- >> yes, please do.
>> first, let me say that i don't know whose glasses these are, but they were lying down right there, and it looks to me like they would be a pair of women's glasses. i don't know whether they belong to somebody on that side. if they do, i'm not sure i could -- i want to give them the glasses. >> are they rose colored glasses? >> no, they're more like cbo glasses. >> rather opaque then, i presume. >> they are sort of bent up and they are -- but at any rate, i don't know whose glasses these are. it might belong to some camera person or whatever. and so i'm going to -- i can't hand it to anybody. i'm just going to leave them right here and proceed. >> thank you, senator.
whoever these are, you can see your way clear to support my amendment, that would be great. this amendment in my view protects patient choice and physician independence in making treatment decisions when, as we all know, we all support when a loved one gets sick or when we get sick.in charge of making decisions and not somebody else here in washington. or somebody else in some regional office. the amendment is identical to senator kyl's. stick with me. the preserving access to targeted individualized and effective new treatments and services act. now the reason that all that was stuck together is because, as you know, everything has to be an acronym in washington and that is called the p.a.t.i.e.n.t.s. bill. so after that explanation, the bill is endorsed by the american
medical association, and i am an original co-sponsor. it ensures that patients and doctors remain in charge of making treatment decisions, i.e., cer, to deny coverage under medicare or any other federal health program. in addition, it requires that cer conducted account for differences in the treatment responses and preferences of individual patients. these prohibitions are required because current law does not prohibit the government from using the $1.1 billion awarded to cer in the stimulus package for cost containment and to achieve cost savings. along with other goals. neither do the cer provisions in the bill before us today.
now we have all heard the horror stories of thethe acronym for that is n.i.c.e., and it's not very nice. delaying or denying access to cancer drugs and requiring seniors to go blind in one eye before approving treatment to access for macular degeneration, this is a real thing, it actually happens. we need this, it seems to me, to safeguard, to guarantee that this scenario will not happen in american medicine. i want to make it very clear this amendment does not prohibit cer. would never do that. i would never stand against medical innovation and advancement. we need cer. it does not interfere with the fda's ability to rule a medical treatment to be unsafe. i would never prevent. i don't think any member here would prevent he fda from fulfilling its mission of ensuring the safety of our medical products. it simply prohibits the federal
government from rationing health care based on this research. so it is to protect patients and to protect seniors. i would ask that people would support this amendment. i might add something here from personal experience. and i apologize for going on. i said before that i've had the privilege of public service for a long time. and i've said before that health care seems to be -- i don't know how it ends up under my jurisdiction. at least in terms of a committee or working for a previous member or wherever in my career. but that's been the case, and i've also expressed considerable frustration and angst dating clear back as i indicated to the chairman to joe kalifano and h.e.w. and h2 s, cms.
and i do have a little blood pressure. i have not been down to the agency recently. i would like to pay a visit, just indicate to them that i am -- i'm not exactly a total critic of what they do because they do have a very important job. but i can remember that we were in the midst about two or three years ago of several big time problems when we were trying to cut costs in health care. and i know that there's a lot of concern about greed and sour apples in the barrel and a lot of things that doctors may or may not do to make up for the lack of what they think is a proper reimbursement that should not be done. having said that, there was almost a revolution out there. the rural health care delivery system. tom arkadose is the co-chair of
the world health care coalition. i'm the other co-chair. i thank him for his contribution. and the one that really got me was this competitive bidding business with home health care. and i know this is sort of -- this is not directly on the subject, but it is. because one of the first regions was kansas city. in kansas city, that region included parts of missouri, parts of kansas that were not metropolitan areas by any means. it was supposed to be a metropolitan area. there were 428 home health care entities or businesses in this region in kansas. of the 428, i know at least two-thirds never even knew that they were in a competitive bidding process. didn't even know that that directive had come down and that they had "x" number of days to respond. but i did hear from some of the
bigger ones who said, whoa, wait a minute. this is not the way to do business. we can't do this. and so there was a lot of back and forth on that. finally, cms came down and recognized 24 in the bidding process. that were eligible for medicare. my question is if you have 428 people involved in home health care you recognize 24 eligible for medicare, what happens to the other 404? and that's where we were. so if you have an elderly person who relies on home health care and, number one, they didn't even know about it but once they did they were trying to catch up and to catch up was impossible because the 1-800 number was always busy. when it wasn't, when someone couldn't answer the question. so it was just a real problem with 404 of these entities out there that couldn't get medicare anymore by this edict that came down from cms. so i wasn't happy with that. about that time they had
nominated a gentleman by the name of kerry wiens to be the director of cms. i thought i'll take the bull by the horns and put a hold on him and made it public and so he naturally came in to see me. he was a nice fellow. he's from new mexico. he went to harvard but couldn't help that. and so we basically sat down and visited about it. and i prepared him a list of five questions that i had received primarily from doctors and hospital administrators and home health care people, clinical labs, pharmacists, et cetera. mainly on reimbursement and basically on all the regulations. he thanked me for it and said he'd get back to me immediately. he sent me back a five-page single spaced response that, quite frankly, i thought was cms gobbledy gook. i called him back and said i
can't understand this. nobody on my staff can understand it. you can understand why a senator wouldn't understand it, but not staff. so he came back and looked at it and said you're right. i signed this letter or somebody signed it and i can't read it either. and that's the signal right there i'm trying to get and the point i'm trying to make of what happens here when we turn things over to people. and then they are not even aware of what happens. so he sent back about a two-page later that made a lot of sense and promised he'd watch carefully for these reglaer to overkills and things driving our people nuts out there. and so i voted yes and hoped for the best with cms. i saw him later on an airplane flight. he had a ball cap. i didn't recognize him. i said for goodness sakes, kerry. then i thought to myself, am i going to have to sit on the airplane and talk about cms this whole flight. he probably thought the same thing. and the problem was that
everything that he promised in those five different areas, nothing happened except the things we didn't want to happen. and i told him that. i said you promised me. he even got on the telephone and i recommended five people for him to call. he sat there for two hours in my office and talked to people that were on the receiving end of this regulatory overkill. n yet we had the same problems. so it seems to me if we're going to protect that patient/doctor relationship and make cer do exactly what it's supposed to, do and it has atremendously important mission, we ought to at least put this patient's bill in here to protect us so we won't have that kind of problem i experienced with mr. weems who did the best job he can probably try to do. it's just that we have folks
over there that have some pretty crazy ideas. you know, when they come and visit with you, mr. chairman, they bring a lot of staff. one staff member indicated. well, one way we can cut costs -- i was asking them other ways to cut costs rather than cost containment in regards to how it works today. and he said by age. i said oh, by age. senator mikulski, your better listen to this. i used a fig are that was below both of us. i used a figure that was below both of us. what about these folks. should they get a knee replacement, hip replacement and that person said well maybe not. now that sounds like that can't happen in the system we're trying to construct today, but i'm telling you, it can. that's why i've introduced the bill. i've gone on way to long. i appreciate the patience and indulgence of my colleague.
>> thank you, senator. senator mikulski. >> first of all, let me just say that this amendment offered by the senator from kansas is unnecessary. if you go -- because we get into this cost. we get into this repetitive word and it goes over very well with focus groups, but it has no rationale here. if you go to page 323 of the actual bill, where it says incorporation, we absolutely prohibit that this -- anything related to the center for health outcomes, otherwise known as comparative effectiveness, that there
or treatment. it is in the bill. page 323, lines five through seven. so, please, take a look at it. if in some way that's wrong, tell me about that. but we absolutely say it or treatment. it builds on the language that was passed in the american recovery act in which we established a counsel and funded it to do comparative effectiveness research where we sayounsel to mandate coverage reimbursement or any other policies for any public or private payer. it also goes that far. it says nonen shall be construed as mandates or
cso we don't go to the doctor/patient relationship. and, in fact, when senator roberts and i were working on the issue of terrorism and also on the issue of first responders, senator roberts very aptly always said who is in charge? and it was the local sheriff while we were funding other programs. who is in charge in the doctors' office? the doctor. with shared responsibility to the patient. the patient must be involved.dictate how to practice medicine coming out of this bill. it is a myth. it is a fabrication or it is a misunderstanding of the language. if any way the actual language is fought, then i welcome that
analysis and insight as senator ensi point out we can sharpen our language in the six or seven amendments that i accepted from him which were actual improvements on what we wanted to do and set clear and sharper, more defined parameters. so what the senator from kansas wants to do is not needed. the second thing in terms of sharing this and its appropriate dissemination, which is in the other part of his bill, we do it. so let me just say this. our provisions are designed to compare drugs, devices and other procedures. it's research and disseminate scientific evidence about what works best in certain circumstances. but at least the final decision
up to the doct-- in all of our provision, we never use the word cost when describing centers, duty, power, research or dissemination activities. it simply provides news that you can use. so i appreciate the comments by the senator from kansas, but i think that this is an unnecessary amendment and i think it ought to be just defeated or withdrawn. >> what i got is that the council can use it that way but can cms use that -- >> if you go to page 23 -- excuse me, 323, and, senator iinvite you and your staff to look at that because, again if we've got gaps or so on in the language, i would welcome that.
>> when you have the has of cms not even realizing that what he promised was not put into effect and when you have rationing today. don't tell me we don't have rationing today because i know of many, many doctors who are now not serving medicare patients or providing medicare because they do not feel the payment back to them even resembles anything close to cost, plus all the paperwork, plus everything else. and the more and more you see that, and i will tell you what happened to the competitive bidding thing. we delayed that for 18 months, thank goodness, but the 24
providers in regards to home health care who did get the competitive bid and had to start all over again, and i know of several of them who said the heck with it. and they aren't serving medicare patients. i don't know about medicaid. that's a whole different matter. but the whole point is i know that you have in here on 3/23 the federal and private health care reports and recommendations shall not be construed as mandates for payments, coverage and payment. but there's nothing in here that doesn't say cms can't use it. and i can tell you -- i tell you, senator. i love you. i love you to death. >> well, you are killing me. >> i loved you on the intelligence committee and the whole business. we've always worked together. but beware the ides of cms. once they get ahoefld this golden tablet of cer coming down from mt. health and human services, they will grab that
thing like a dog with a bone. and it's going to be -- it's going to be basically a blueprint for rationing health care. maybe i'm wrong. maybe i have just been through all of these experiences and think that there's, you know, things there that aren't there. i don't think so. and i don't see any problem if it is duplicative. where has it been said that congress can't be duplicative in trying to protect patient's choice. i appreciate the comments from my friend from maryland. >> all right. no further debate on the amendment. all those in favor of the -- >> i'd like a roll call vote. >> the clerk will call the roll. >> senator dodd? >> no. >> senator -- >> no, by proxy. >> senator mikulski. >> no.
>> senator bingaman. >> no, by proex. >> senator murray. >> no, by proxy. >> senator reed. >> no. >> senator sanders. >> no. >> senator brown. >> -- >> senator casey. >> no. >> senator higgens. >> no, by proxy. >> senator murphy. >> no. >> senator whitehouse. >> no. >> senator enzi? >> aye. >> senator greg. >> aye by proxy. >> senator alexander. >> aye by proxy. >> senator burress. >> aye by proxy. >> senator mccain? >> aye by proxy. >> senator mikowski. >> aye by proxy. >> senator roberts. >> aye. >> chairman kennedy. >> no, by proxy. >> the ayes are 10, nays are 15. i thank our colleagues. are there further amendments to title two? >> i think senator coburn.
>> tom? >> could i inquire. senator mikulski was very straightforward and honest about what was really intended in the cer stuff. and when she was asked by senator greg in our kind of roundtable about what their intention were to really tell a difference between, you know, i just have some questions so i can understand. i think we use -- i can't remember the examples. maybe it was claritin and allegra. i think he used one of the other. let's say cer comes out and says one is better than the other. what's going to be the require me ment? what's going to be the requirement for somebody who is practicing medicine and allegra doesn't work for their patient but claritin does? >> the doctor -- excuse me pooim
sorry. the doctor decides what the concurrence of the patient. >> so does he have to document that he didn't follow cer guidelines? >> i'm not sure what the rules and regs would be. that would be part of what the secretary puts together. >> that's my whole problem with this is what's the secretary put together? the fact -- i have an amendment, coburn number 9, that i'd like -- >> coburn number 9. >> let's go to coburn number 9. >> we ask the clerk to distribute that. >> tom, you got copies of that? >> thanks very much.
mr. chairman, some of the conversations that we've had, especially during the roundtable was the fact that the cer section was to provide research but to not necessarily mandate standards or deny care. and if you go to section 1013 of the medicare modernization act, which passed congress with bipartisan support, and you look at that, there shouldn't be any reason to oppose this amendment. and what this amendment is
designed to do and what the medicare modernization act was designed to do was to not allow somebody besides you and your physician to decide what your care is going to be. and as senator mikulski has directly noted, i can give you a million examples why cer isn't going to work. and if we think it's going to work, for any other reason other than to ultimately practice medicine at the federal government or use it as a tool to ration, one of the ways to secure that it's not going to be that is to adopt this amendment and embracing what happened in 2003 in the medicare modernization act. what this amendment would require that the shall not mandate any national standards of clinical practice. mandate. doesn't mean they can't study and recommend. but it means they won't mandate
it. and the reason that's important is as a question i raised when we were having the conversation because if you mandate it and then my patient, using the art of medicine as well as clinical experience, shouldn't be treated that way, you have created liability for me that will be impossible for me to defend in the court of law because the government says this is the way you treat patients, not what my clinical experience and the second thing it does is it prohibits cms from making any conversation decisions bases on this information. that's the current law. shall include a reference to the aboved prohibition and any recommendation to ult are from projects funded and published by the director and any research, evaluation, communication, activities performed must reflect the principle that clinicians, doctors and providers and their patients should have the best available
evidence upon which to make the choices in health care. items and services, drugs, treatments, devices. but that it is -- research must recognize that patients sub populations and patient physician preferences may vary. all given the same outcome. and so if we have the assurance that this isn't meant to rationing care, and that our purpose in doing this is to find out what we think is best most of the time for the average patient and we want to put that out, then fine. but if we're going to tell doctors what they're going to do and patients what they're going to do, it isn't fine. because it's not based on the best care. it's based on the best -- the average based on cost as well as outcome. so without this amendment, i would like to know what section of the bill prohibits the
government from using cer to decide what treatments the patients can and captain have. what section of the bill prohibits the government from using cer to deny medicare benefits to patients because they're elderly, frail or too expensive for the government to keep alirationing methodologies like they use in england under n.i.c.e. i trust that your intent is good. but where's the protection? and i will go back and remind you today, a medicare patient kchbt -- even with their own money -- have a virtual colonoscopy. per orders of the dictate of cms. and so cms has decided that's too expensive for the benefits that we get. so now no medicare patient can have it. and we're already starting to see inside
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I re-engineering some code in c89. However, I am totally confused with the code that uses the following #defines. So I created a small application that maybe I would understand more of how this is working.
From what I can gather the MODULE_API will pass a function name and call the macro MODULE_SOURCE_API and concatenate name and func. So I create a simple function called print_name and ran the code. I got the following error messages:
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I wonder how many of you have spent some time exploring your family tree? I have one inherited from my grandfather, but my problem is that I want to know who these people are, what they did, what they were like; and since they largely come from an obscure village in East Anglia, I can never really know. Two of our Gospels – Matthew and Luke – do give us family trees for Jesus, and about these people there is lots to know! For the story of their lives – of how often they messed up in a very human way – of how they often misunderstood what God was like or had false ideas of what God should be like – this story is, of course, the Old Testament, the first part of the Bible. Having it as a background to the new has difficulties, of course, because it is not a pretty story, but what it does do is root Jesus in a real history, showing us that he was a real human being and not a fairy tale.
The greatest difficult in this story of many failures, is that it tells of a people who thought that if only they had the military power that two of their kings had – King David and King Solomon – then all their troubles would be over. We hear this in our 1st Reading today (Micah 5:1-4) which has the great prophecy of someone who would come from the little town of Bethlehem, like King David did, and rule the people like a shepherd “with the power of the Lord”. Now we Christians believe that this has happened, that a man of the line of David born in Bethlehem has come to rule us, BUT, and it is a big BUT, that man – Jesus of course – brings in a rule which is completely different from the one many expected. For his “power” is shown in gentle service, and his rule is the defeat, not of other nations by violence, but of evil through sacrificial love.
Our Gospel too evokes the past history of the family of Jesus. For Elizabeth cries out to Mary, “Blesséd are you among women” which we Christians, of course, have turned into a prayer – the Hail Mary. But the history of that phrase is not a kind or a gentle one! For the two women of whom that phrase is used in the Old Testament both killed the enemy of their people by acts of violence. Here again, we Christians, now believe that such acts prefigure a different kind of power at work. Our Lady, unlike those other women, defeats evil by simply accepting God into her life in a special way; and she calls her son Jesus (Joshua in Hebrew) not because he will fight physical battles as the first Joshua did, but because he will fight the invisible evil that lurks close to each one of us, tempting us to put ourselves first and put others down in the process.
So our Joshua, our battle warrior, the one we know by the Greek version of his name, Jesus, takes on all the hopes of his nation, expressed often in violent or selfish ways, and fulfils them, reinterprets them, in a new way of love and service. It is a way that is also there in the writing of his nation, for the power of love, we believe, may appear “weak and helpless” – yes that is a quote from Once in Royal David’s City – but in the end such love is more powerful than any and every kind of violence that might threaten us or that we might be tempted to use.
One of the greatest of the Advent Hymns expresses all this, using what are called the “O Antiphons” of Advent. In each verse, they take a phrase of hope from the Old Testament, and show its greater meaning as a battle, not of violence and physical war, but a battle of love, against loneliness and gloom and misery, and above all against evil and death and hell. So we sing to Jesus “O Come, O come”.. “Emmanuel” which means God with us, Then we think of him as the new but very different kind of King of the line of David, calling him “Rod of Jesse” and “Key of David”. All of this is from the prophet Isaiah (7:4. 11:1 & 22:22) Then we call on him as the “Dayspring” which is a short form for “Radiant Dawn, Splendour of Eternal Light” from the Song of Songs (6:10). And finally we invoke him as the great Moses from Exodus, (3:15) giving the Ten Commandments from Mount Sinai, as “Thou Lord of might” who “Didst give the law… in cloud and majesty and awe.”
Most of you probably don’t know all this history from the Old Testament too well, but never mind. These great words and phrases still have the power to help you to think of the mystery of Jesus, whose birthday we are about to celebrate. The mystery of God, choosing to be born as a weak and helpless baby, choosing to be a real human being, and in this way to “come and cheer our spirits” and bring all those, who respond to him in one way or another, out of darkness and into his eternal and marvellous light.
By Father Martin Flatmanin HomiliesDecember 20, 2015889 WordsLeave a comment
God works in his way, not ours
Frances writes on the readings for next Sunday :- Our final week of Advent reflection on the coming of the Lord Jesus really thumps home that the Incarnation, our redemption, the forgiveness of the sin of the world and God’s promise of salvation, his gift of himself to us, is entirely his work and owes very little to human effort.
Luke understood this as we see in our Gospel (Luke 1:39-45). Now Elizabeth was the wife of Zechariah, one of the regular priests serving in the temple in Jerusalem on a rota basis. This distinguished them from the High or Chief priests who belonged to two powerful clans, and for whom priesthood had become a question of dynastic succession and power, and who were corrupt. Luke’s account deliberately separates Jesus from Jerusalem, the centre of power and its temple cult. Now this incident takes place in Luke’s gospel immediately after the Annunciation, and we might have expected Mary to have gone to Jerusalem during Zechariah’s period of service in the temple but, quite to the contrary, she travels some 50 miles from Nazareth, in dubious Galilee, to a small and unnamed town in the hill country of Judah for the meeting of the two would be mothers. Luke has deliberately rejected Jerusalem and its temple and cult as the venue for God’s presence and activity, and in the case of Nazareth was quite deliberately placing these great acts of God away from the heart of Judaism, and by implication finding it wanting – a theme which will feature so profoundly in the ministry of Jesus. In both cases the conception of these two chosen women is not so much due to human activity as to the power of the Holy Spirit, which allowed a barren woman as well as a virgin to conceive.
This point is really pushed home in our Gospel by what happens subsequently. When Elizabeth hears the voice of Mary, she experiences the first movement of her child John, and realises what is to happen in these children, and gives what in Greek is describes as ‘a great cry’. We rather lose the impact of this through familiarity with the Magnificat, but in reality it is very far from the repetitive and bland statement with which we have become so familiar. It was a great scream of triumph, a victory shout, as Elizabeth realises the role she is to play in God’s redemptive plan. She does this by acclaiming Mary with words accorded to only two other women in the Old Testament. They were women who triumphed by bloody murder over the enemies of their nation; Judith (Judith 13:18) who cut off the head of Holofernes, an invading Assyrian general, and Jael (Judges 5:24-27) the prophetess, who cheerfully dispatched another, Sisera, by driving a tent peg through his skull! So not your average Jewish housewife! Mary is then seen by Luke as one whose action will change the face of Jewish history; she is destined to play a very different role from her predecessors in God’s redemptive plan. Both of those earlier women won glory and eternal fame by deeds of vicious power, but Our Lady, it is made clear, by giving her womb as the resting place of the Son of God. Her act is one of full co-operation with grace so different from the force of the two Old Testament women. They chose to act, she to accept God’s action in her. Her co-operative obedience to the Spirit sets the parameters for Jesus’ own mission, and his steadfast rejection of messiahship as understood by the majority in first century Judaism who, like his Old Testament forebears, saw it in terms of violence and power.
Our reading from Hebrews (Heb 10:5-10) follows a similar trajectory. “You who wanted no sacrifice or oblation prepared a body for me. You took no pleasure in holocausts or sacrifices for sin…then I said just as I was commanded…God, here I am! I am coming to obey your will.”
Hebrews, you will recall, is all about the Eucharist, Christ’s perpetual gift of himself to us. The author constantly remarks on the utter inadequacy of the priestly cult in the fulfilling of this task according to the Jewish law. In Hebrews, Judaism as practised is declared redundant, made obsolete by the death and resurrection of Christ. All those actions of temple priests and millions of devout Jews who offered sacrifices for sin to placate God in some way are declared finished; it is the action of God the Father in Christ the Son which achieves our eternal relationship with God. If this was a shattering piece of writing in the late first century AD, it remains so for us today, as we contemplate the enormity of God’s coming to us at Christmas in the tiny, helpless baby.
Our reading from Micah (Mic 5:1-4), written in the 8th century BC, at the time of impending conquest by the Assyrians, is the prophet’s thunderous denunciation of a nation he sees fallen into corruption. It was a time when the powerful, who should have known better, oppressed the weak; and our writer sees the Assyrian invasion as God’s judgment. Indeed he writes of Jerusalem being placed under siege, and the rich punished by the invasion and the deportation which followed, and as we know affected the Northern kingdom, Samaria. Yet at the same time he also sees salvation coming to Judah from tiny insignificant Bethlehem, not Jerusalem, through a restored Davidic line by which God will ultimately save a chastened nation. The emphasis once again is on the divine plan and work in defiance of those human plans we all so love to make.
All our readings therefore seem to me to emphasise how God works in his own way, showing us in the events that really happen how his will is done. We like to think that we are in control of things, just as the people of Israel did; and it was the prophets’ job to remind them that this was not and never was the case. Prophets comment on the power of God for our salvation from within even the most depressing and awkward situations, ones where we fear we have completely lost control. The moment of the Incarnation is the moment however when God is entirely and confidently in control of our destinies, and the scriptures show us His plan, his way of working, not always to our liking, but to our eternal good.
By Father Martin Flatmanin Texts from FrancesDecember 16, 20151,095 WordsLeave a comment
Rejoice with God in his love for us
Frances writes on this Sunday’s readings :- During this Advent time of preparation for the coming of the Christ child, we can easily misinterpret our bible readings as exhortations to action – things we must DO to prepare for Christmas. In fact, the Incarnate comes among us whether we recognise him or not, and all our febrile worries and activities can all too easily fall into the Pelagian trap that makes us think that we are in control of affairs, when in actual fact what we are preparing for and celebrating is entirely God’s gift. God is not one whose arm can be bent to our will and the Incarnation, the becoming human of Jesus the Son of God, is always about God’s will for us and not the other way round. God the Father is all powerful and loves his creation, and when he saw it fallen away from his will he acted to redeem it; what Leo the Great described as a “Bending down in pity, not a failure of power.” The Father has always intended us for glory, to share his life, and the Incarnation is not a desperate retrieval plan for something gone horribly out of control, but part of his master plan from the beginning, a sharing of his divinity with us through and in the person of the Son.
When therefore in our Gospel (Luke 3:10-18) we find the crowd asking John about the right manner of their behaviour, it is not principally a recipe for cleaning up their act that they are given, but a vision of the sharing which is the life of God in Trinity, what it is to be godlike. The actions called for are not primarily about morality but grace, the sharing and mutual adoration which is the Trinity in action. In this free distribution of clothing and food we meet the life of heaven. Our Jerusalem Bible translation does not quite capture the Greek in verse 12 where the tax collectors are advised to ‘exact no more than your rate’. Now the collection of taxes was farmed out throughout the Roman Empire to the highest bidders on the understanding that in addition to collecting the imperial revenues, they would take their cut in recognition for their labours. This often included the purchase of local thugs to enforce collection, and of course the tax officials could charge whatever they wanted in these circumstances and frequently became very rich, as Luke’s story of Zacchaeus suggests (Lk 19). The Greek actually says “Collect no more than you are appointed to do”, actually suggesting that they should not take any cut at all, but only what was previously arranged to be given to the Emperor’s treasury, a truly god-like act! Similarly, with the next verse, we know that troops supplemented their pay by intimidating the locals upon whom they were frequently billeted, and the bit mistranslated by the JB as ‘extortion’, is actually ‘false accusation’, meaning methods used by heavy handed troops to get the locals imprisoned and even executed and seize their property. All these things, expressions of inequality, and so un-god-like, are excluded by John as he prepares real hearers of his message for the coming of Christ. The distinction between grace and humanity in its fallen state is moreover pressed home by John’s comment that he is not worthy to untie the sandals of Jesus. As this was the job of the lowest of the household slaves, we can appreciate the point John is making, and his awareness of the gift bestowed. It is quite without comparison, grace in all its fullness.
Precisely because this is the situation, our reading from Paul to the Philippians (Phil 4:4-7) indicates the right attitude for all Christians to adopt. Not the unfortunate JB ‘be happy’, but rather as it says in Greek, “Kairete – Rejoice!” It is about God’s Kairos, his ‘time’. It speaks of an attitude of tolerance to everyone, something just as difficult for the citizens of pagan Philippi, with its myriad of gods and its Roman values and habits, as it is for us today; a reflection of divine toleration – what God puts up with from us all and what he does all the time. The letter goes on to encourage us not to be anxious (to worry) about anything, but rather to rest everything in God’s hands, and it is surely in the cultivation of this trust that we can ultimately live without fear, knowing we are always in his care and that that will not fail.
In the same vein, our reading from Zephaniah (3:14-18) calls the people of Jerusalem to rejoice as their death sentence has been repealed. Now Zephaniah was a prophet during the reign of Josiah, 640-604 BC. This reforming monarch succeeded Manasseh under whom religious practices had been allowed to slide and the worship of Yahweh declined. Israel saw this as the reason why they were being threatened by foreign invaders. With this in mind, Josiah instigated a series of religious reforms, record of which we have under the Deuteronomic historians and temple priests, and we must think of Zephaniah as a prophet who played his part in this reforming spirit. Once again we find that theme taken up by St Paul, that the Lord is among them. “You have no more evil to fear’. Such is the goodness and care of God towards his people that, far from any call that Israel (we) brush up our act), we are told that the Lord “Will exult with joy over you, he will renew you by his love; he will dance with shouts of joy for you as on a day of festival.” This then is what it means to held in God’s hands. This is the promise of Christmas which we are anticipating and awaiting, and we see precisely where we are and what we are in God’s presence.
By Father Martin Flatmanin Texts from FrancesDecember 8, 2015995 WordsLeave a comment
Frances writes on next Sunday’s Readings :- As Advent is meant to be a contemplative time, a learning, time before we greet the Christ-child, I for one found this week’s readings very significant. In a powerful Christmas sermon Pope St Leo the Great once wrote “Christian, be aware of your nobility – it is God’s own nature that you share.” Advent then is perhaps also a time for stripping down to basics, a discovering of what is truly important, especially when we so easily fall into the shopping trap, and the festival becomes a time of excessive spending, rather than a taking on of the person of the Christ-child and his ways of being human.
Our Gospel (Luke 3:1-6) really can help in this task. In it we are presented with the tremendous contrast between the world, and the power of rulers and states, and the beginning of the ministry of John the Baptist. Luke goes to great lengths to locate the incident in Roman and Herodian real time, telling us that it was in the 15th year of Tiberius reign as emperor, i.e. 28 AD; he speaks of the Roman Prefecture of Pilate which ran from 26-37 AD and under which, of course, Jesus was put to death; and he goes on to speak of the division of the kingdom of Herod the Great under his sons and grandsons at his death. Now anyone who knows any of the history of this time will immediately be aware that almost without exception all these people share a terrible track record. They represent power, cruelty and oppression at its worst. We know of Tiberius as a depraved and suspicious monarch killing with impunity those who threatened him. Pilate came to power under the Praetorian Prefect Sejanus and, as we see in John’s Passion, would kill to protect his own back, in times of difficulty. The sons of Herod, all by different wives, had inherited some of their father’s worst traits. Philip, the least awful, ruled the North, the anti-Lebanon from Caesarea Philippi. His capital was a thoroughly Roman city, built for him and in honour of Rome and its gods. Annas and Caiphas represent the High Priesthood in the Temple at its most corrupt and self-serving. Here, authority and power had become a question of dynastic expediency which paid lip service to the Jewish faith. The dramatic shift to the desert and John’s ministry is stunning with its quote from Isaiah 40 and its promise of God’s salvation for his people and the significant and symbolic levelling of the mountainous terrain. Luke intends us to stop and ponder this sharp contrast and its implications. It is where we shall see the salvation of God.
In similar vein our reading from Baruch (5:1-9), a late work of the Intertestamental period and very reminiscent of Isaiah, reminds us that redemption can only come from God and from our faith in him. Significantly we are assured that ‘peace’ will come through integrity, and ‘honour ‘ through devotedness; attitudes so important for the well being of our world, but hardly at the top of the agendas of the powerful and power crazy. The fact that Baruch recalls the exile under the Babylonians, and the shame, disgrace and utter destruction of the holy city of Jerusalem, is no accident. For earlier prophets had all been convinced that the fall of the nation was due precisely to its turning away from God, and the lack of integrity this brought about. His picture of the return of the exiled, so familiar from the works of Isaiah and Jeremiah with the return of the royal families in honour and glory, acts as a reminder that the exile was precisely their fault and that their and our salvation can only be the redemptive work of God. To press home once more the difference between human power and that of God, Baruch will resort to naturalistic imagery, borrowing from Isaiah 40, but emphasising not just the levelling of the terrain but life amidst forests and fragrant trees. This bucolic image is meant to press home the absolute difference in the action of God, a return almost to the time of creation, something innocent, fresh and new.
Paul’s Letter to the Philippians (1:4-6.8-11) speaks of the integration of the believers in Philippi into the life of God. It is Paul’s most warm and positive of letters but sadly its power is reduced to the sentimental in the Jerusalem translation “God knows how much I miss you all, loving you as Christ Jesus loves you.” The Greek has something far more gutsy and powerful; “I long after all of you in the bowels of Christ Jesus.” The bowel – the guts – in ancient thought being the seat of affection, love and concern. Here he writes of a people so inflamed with the love of Christ, so integrated to his will, that he, Paul who identifies himself heart and soul, gut to gut as it were, with Christ, can see how close they are to God, and how they will grow more godlike through the Christian exercise of their love for each other in the community, which in its turn will increase their knowledge of God and their perception of the right ways of living. Truly, here we are given a vision of those who are at least partially aware of their nobility, open to God and growing in grace. Paul foresees that on Judgment Day such people will be the singers of the Father’s great praise song. It is an exultant and hopeful picture, one of which we too are a part.
By Father Martin Flatmanin Texts from FrancesDecember 2, 2015948 WordsLeave a comment
Homily on the Year of Mercy
Well I don’t know about you, but I certainly need God to confirm my heart in holiness this Advent! For, as we see from our 2nd Reading (1 Thess 3:12-4:2) we are called to holiness in order to “love the whole human race”. Now loving everyone may be fine as a general idea, but what with evil terrorists on the one side, and then just simply stupid or annoying people on the other, I find it very hard indeed. The terrorists disgust me, and annoying people just infuriate me; so I am really a bit of a wreck. And I expect you aren’t that different?
The first is to pass through an official Door of Mercy. The main door is the one at St Peter’s in Rome, but the Pope, being a merciful man, has declared that every Cathedral throughout the world, and various other important churches, should also have a Door of Mercy that we can visit and walk through. You will be glad to hear therefore that one of these Doors of Mercy will be at the Oratory Church of St Aloysius in Oxford, so none of us at St Peter’s Eynsham will have any excuse for not visiting this Door some time in the year ahead. Of course, it will not be just walking through the door, but using the walk through as an occasion to pray and perhaps make one’s Confession.
Frances writes on next Sunday’s Readings :- With the start of a new Church Year and the coming of Advent, it is worth while exploring what this season is for. Our readings today are particularly helpful in this task, since they are all about people who got things wrong. Like us, they belong to those whom St Augustine would describe as the ‘not altogether bad’, the mediocre Christians, as opposed to Pelagius’ notion that Christian perfection was achievable in this life. Augustine viewed the Christian life as a hospital for the sick, or a convalescent period, a time in which with the right care, we will become fitted for God –with and by his grace.
Our reading from Jeremiah (Jer 33:14-16) is about a king, Zedekiah who spectacularly misread the situation at the time and brought about the exile and deportation of his nation to Babylon. His people had been vassals of the Babylonians until the king decided to rebel under the promise of help from Egypt. It proved illusory, despite Jeremiah’s attempts to intervene and argue for a wiser policy. Prophet’s, as we see here, do not gaze into the distant future, but are hands-on political commentators and advisers the powerful would do well to listen too. This is the ‘virtuous Branch’ that Jeremiah looks to, kings who will choose wisely and for the good and preservation of their people, as opposed to hot heads and the easily-led whose actions bring about the ruin of the nation. All the prophet can do is warn and it is from within this warning that our prophet could promise good times to Israel and of course he paid a high price for his counsel, narrowly escaping death in Jerusalem and playing the role of go-between between the defeated Israelites and the Babylonians.
It was in a rather different context that St Paul wrote to the tiny Christian community in Thessalonica (1 Thess 3:12-4:2). Now Thessalonica was a Roman city, albeit of Greek origin, and had become the capital city of Macedonia. It was rich, and its port Neapolis a major trading city of the Mediterranean. On the great road, the Via Egnatia leading back to Rome, it had huge clout and maintained great temples to the Roman gods and especially its emperors, as well as to those of the Eastern cults. Cosmopolitan and rich, Thessalonica’s way of life was thoroughly Roman, and Paul would have to battle for the hearts and minds of the Christians who lived there, constantly recalling them to the wholly different understanding of daily life that Christianity embodied. He does this first of all by praising the community, assuring them of God’s grace and their already given holiness which he had met in their reception of the faith and their generous hospitality, but also by pointing out that faith and its daily practice are a journey towards holiness in which they must work hard to actually live as icons of Christ. This would have been something which would have been enormously difficult amidst the bustle and coarseness of a Roman city, with its easy resort to other gods, the sacrifices frequently offered them, their Games and bawdy holidays, not to mention the easy access to prostitutes, public displays of violence, and law suits. We modern Christians too are continually beguiled by a different set of pagan attractions which distract us from our belief in Jesus and continually tempt us into unwise and unhelpful ways of living.
The message of our Gospel (Luke 21:25-28.34-36) seems to offer similar advice to the Christian. By this time in Luke’s gospel, Jesus was already in Jerusalem for his Passion, and speaks to warn his followers not to be thrown off course by coming events. They were a people who could easily misread situations, just like we do today. Think how easily we might take such bible readings and misinterpret the events of the last few weeks, over reacting and embarking on actions which might be regretted later. Jesus reminds his disciples that we are on the Christian journey to God for the long term, and that no instant solution to our or the world’s problems can easily be found. His advice is that we adopt a policy of continual watchfulness – and that of our own behaviour. We desperately need to do this, following the pattern of Jesus and, as Luke puts it, ‘Praying at all times for the strength to survive all that is going to happen’. The point of all this is not simply our survival, as we see, but rather affects our eternal relationship with the Father; so that we are able to “Stand with confidence before the Son of Man.” Jesus looks continually towards our eternal inheritance, and has confidence that we can make it by grace. Our wills need to be constantly prodded to conform with his.
By Father Martin Flatmanin Texts from FrancesNovember 25, 2015819 WordsLeave a comment
Joy later and now
One of the criticisms often thrown at us Christians is that we are only in it so that we can get to heaven; that the joy we offer is only the joy after death, whilst all we can offer now is struggle and suffering. Now we all know that’s not true, that we Christians will always support anything that brings help to the suffering, anything that can improve the life of our fellow human beings. That’s why in our Gospel today (Matthew 11:2-11) when asked whether he is the Christ, the one bringing in the kingdom of God, Jesus replies by telling them to look at what he is doing – “the blind see.. the lame walk.. lepers are cleansed… the deaf hear…and the good news is proclaimed to the poor.”
So, yes, we do offer a promise of joy beyond death, a promise that our loved ones who have died are not lost in the darkness, but are drawn into the glory and light of God. But that promise of joy beyond suffering and death is also a challenge to us Christians to bring into this life as much of the joy of God as is possible. To us they are not alternatives : either joy now or joy after death, but two sides of the same coin. The joy that is promised, encourages and inspires us to make that joy present for people now, to help them to see the glory of God in small ways in their own lives now.
However we Christians are also realists. The Old Testament sometimes gives the impression that God will give everyone total joy now before we die. This is because when it was written the Jewish people did not have a belief in life with God beyond death. Christians always read and interpret the Old Testament through the teachings of Jesus, and so the beautiful passage from Isaiah that we have today (Isaiah 35:1-6.10) becomes a promise of help now, yes “Say to all faint hearts. Courage. Do not be afraid.”; but is also a promise, that what we receive now is nothing to what will happen when we meet God face to face : “They will come to Zion shouting for joy, everlasting joy on their faces.” (Zion is another word for Jerusalem, and both are used by us Christians as a way of talking about heaven – the City where God lives in everlasting light)
The realism is shown very clearly in our 2nd Reading (James 5:7-10) where we are told to “Be patient”. This surely doesn’t mean that we should sit around vaguely waiting for God to do something. We are called to be like Jesus, to bring in the kingdom NOW, with our actions caring for others, and in our attitude to life – bringing God to others with a smiling face.
This chimes in with what Pope Francis has been saying and doing, doesn’t it? No wonder he’s been declared Person of the Year by Time Magazine! His latest piece of teaching is actually called “The Joy of the Gospel” (Evangelium Gaudii in Latin) where he reminds us that we’re each called, whatever our vocation, to bring the joy of the Gospel to all around us. The Pope challenges you and me to “appear as people who wish to share their joy, who point to a horizon of beauty, and who invite others to a delicious banquet. [For] it is not by proselytizing that the Church grows, but ‘by attraction’”, just as one is attracted to the light.”
Proselytizing means going on about the teaching of the Church, rather than living it out in joyful caring lives; and it is something we priests have to be very careful about. The temptation is, that because we have the privilege of “going on” about the Gospel up here at Mass, we do “go on” about it, rather than living it out in love and service to others. When therefore I hear of priests who say Mass and preach but hardly speak to, or make themselves available for, those who come to church, I find myself getting angry!
But we priests are sinners like everyone else, we are not perfect – another thing that Pope Francis has pointed out. He recently encouraged people to make their Confession, but he did this not by going on about it, but just by telling them that this is what he does, every two weeks, and he often asks us to pray for him. So let me do the same for you. I will be going to Confession on Tuesday morning, and hope some of you will come to our Penitential Service onTuesday evening, or make your Confession at some time in preparation for Christmas. We all might think, as we do this, of the areas in which we have failed to bring God’s joy to the world. What more could we have done in one way or another to bring in God’s kingdom? In what way could we have been more generous to the poor and those in need or sorrow? How often have we shown a gloomy rather than a smiling face, have been moaners making others feel sad, rather than people who in simple ways bring a little bit of joy to others? |
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Dr. Kumble R. Subbaswamy, a physicist who is Provost at the University of Kentucky, was unanimously appointed Chancellor of UMass Amherstcapping a six-month nationwide search. Dr. Subbaswamy assumes the Amherst chancellorship as the campus3.
As University of Kentucky Provost, he has made priorities of improving student retention and success and reforming the university’s general education curriculum. He also supported faculty through improvements to the tenure and promotion process and enhancement of work-life benefits. Other focal areas included interdisciplinary research and training, internationalization, diversity and inclusion, and strategic planning and assessment.
Dr. Subbaswamy holds a Bachelor of Science in Physics from Bangalore University, a Master of Science in Physics from Delhi 9"The next Chancellor will be taking charge of a campus that is better today than it was four years ago because of Bob Holub’s leadership and hard work," President Caret said.
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Southern Right Whales: June - December
Magellan Penguins: September - March
Arrive to Santiago, the capital of Chile. Upon arrival, drive 2 hours to the coastal town of Valparaiso – passing through Viña del Mar. Have time to relax and recover from traveling. In the afternoon, wander around the famous cerros, or hills often described as the San Francisco of South America. Stay the evening in Cerro Concepcion.
The Coast to the Andes:
Taking an early flight from Viña del Mar, arrive to mountain town of San Carlos de Bariloche, on the Argentina side of the Andes. Spend the afternoon wandering around downtown Bariloche. Buy chocolates and ice cream. In the evening dine at El Boliche de Alberto, one of the best steak houses in Argentina. Stay the evening in Bariloche, Argentina.
Begin the day on a tour of the Llao Llao peninsula. Hike the Cerro Llao Llao in the morning and stop at Cerveceria Blest in the afternoon for a round of Bariloche’s first microbrewery. Later, explore the center of Bariloche or go on another hike. In the evening dine at Cassis on Lago Gutierrez.
Departing in the morning from San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, drive around the edge of Lago Gutierrez and Mascardi en route to Pampa Linda, set in the heart of Nahuel Huapi National Park. In the afternoon, visit the Garganta del Diablo and the Glacier at the base of Cerro Tronador, the tallest peak in the region. Hike to the valley’s lookout in the late afternoon. If the weather permits, enjoy wine at the lookout before descending to the Hosteria Pampa Linda for the dinner before retiring.
Departing in the morning, drive to the other side of Nahuel Huapi’s park to see the Los Alerces waterfall. In the afternoon, return to Bariloche and board the Tren Patagonico. Ride in style on the train in Camarote (your own private bedroom on the train! – better than first class.) from the middle of the Andes, across the desert and to the coast of Argentina. Enjoy views of the desert as well as the comforts of the train’s cinema car and the full service dining car.
Arriving to San Antonio del Oeste at 7 a.m., ride in the ATAC Patagonia van for a two-hour drive to Puerto Madryn. Stop at different beaches along the way. Dine and stay in Puerto Madryn in the evening.
Sea Kayaking and Seals:
In the morning, sea kayak along the coast to view sea lion colonies and cormorants. In the afternoon, depart for Puerto Piramides. If the weather is permits, board a launch to see whales. It is possible to see whales breach and slap their tails as they play. In the late afternoon, continue the drive to the Estancia Faro Punta Delgado. In the evening visit the Valdes Peninsula’s lighthouse and walk among elephant seals on the beach. Dine at the restaurant of the estancia before retiring for the evening.
Spend the afternoon at Caleta Valdes in hopes of seeing Orcas. When the conditions permit, often the Orcas enter the Caleta – or inlet - as they hunt young sea lions and elephant seals. In the afternoon see penguins and Guanacos. Return to the Faro in the evening.
In the morning, drive along the coast and through the desert to Punta Tombo. The desert isolated coastal beach of Punta Tombo is the home of the largest known penguin colony. Walk among and observe the Magellan Penguins in their natural habitat. Later drive to the historic town of Gaiman, known for its Welsh influence and traditional tea houses.
Patagonia to the Buenos Aires:
In the morning visit the famous fantasy-like tea house of Gaiman and then drive to Trelew. Fly to Buenos Aires in the afternoon. After leaving bags at the hotel in Recoleta, go to San Telmo for dinner and a then attend a Tango show.
Visit the cemetery and Eva Peron tomb, Caminito and the famous spots of Buenos Aires on a city tour. Have a farewell steak dinner before retiring for the evening in Recoleta.
Notes: Though we try our best to follow the above itinerary, all trips have factors that may not allow for all events to occur. Most of the time the unplanned experiences are even better!
We do our best to adhere to the schedule listed above, however this itinerary is subject to change. All itineraries can be customized.
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1. Trip Cost Inclusions and Exclusions. The cost of the Coast to Coast trip from Santiago, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina includes: accommodations, food (up to 32 meals), equipment, transportation, and guides. The hiking tour price does not include: airfare and travel expenses to Santiago, Chile and from Buenos Aires, Argentina; government tourist taxes; additional meals; alcoholic beverages with some dinner(s); optional activities; and individual costs not provided to the rest of the clients.
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Soaring crude oil prices and growing concerns about climate change have boosted energy consumers’ and producers’ interest in renewable energy such as solar cell and wind power.
Kansai and Sharp, a solar cell maker competing with Germany’s Q-Cells QCEG.DE and China’s Suntech Power Holdings STP.N, plan to build a power generation facility with a maximum capacity of 18 megawatts at Sharp’s manufacturing complex by March 2011.
Electricity generated by solar cells on plant rooftops will be consumed within the complex.
Kansai also plans to spend 5 billion yen ($46.6 million) to build a 10-megawatt solar power plant near the Sharp complex by March 2012, becoming the first Japanese electric utility to operate a commercial solar power generation facility that is connected to a power grid.
The size of investments required for the power generation facility at Sharp’s manufacturing complex has yet to be clear.
But construction costs for the facility should be moderate since plants in the complex are designed to have solar cells on their roofs, Sharp Corporate Senior Executive Vice President Toshishige Hamano told reporters.
Sharp plans to build the Sakai manufacturing complex, which housespanel plant and the world’s biggest solar cell factory, by March 2010.
Prior to the announcement, shares in Sharp closed up 0.8 percent at 1,73 which dipped 0.1 percent.
Reporting by Kiyoshi Takenaka and Yumi Horie; editing by Sophie Hardach |
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en | N/A | N/A | Warning: This piece is super cheesy because it's December, the most perfect month in the universe.
Its Christmas and I for one cannot stop smiling. What's not to love about this lovely, magical holiday, and the month it's ensconced in? December, no matter which part of the world you stay in, is simply beautiful. The streets are decked up, there are lights all around, there is snow on the sidewalk (if you are lucky) and the spirit that abounds is simply amazing.
Having lived in Mumbai for nine years now, I have come to adore the Christmas celebrations in Bandra. The suburb was my first home, and my first festival away in an unknown city was so much less lonely because of the festive spirit. The shops are decked with Christmas lights (okay Diwali lights that people were too lazy to remove, but still), Hill Road is filled with tiny Christmas trees and silver and golden decorations, bars and restaurants in the suburb have special Christmas menus and discounts and offices are generally happier because ... Secret Santa. Just the smell of Christmas pie as I pass Chapel Road to get to work is enough to put me in heaven. Between food, bright sparkly lights and the gifts on my desk every morning, I cannot help but fall in love, over and over with this festival.
One of the main reasons for that is because Christmas manages to give all of us a new lease on hope, that the New Year will be so much more amazing than the last one. All you need to do is open your heart to feel the joy all around. When you think of Christmas you tend to think less of the religious aspects (which of course is as important as the celebrations) and more of how the festival is about being kind and giving, letting bygones be bygones, and helping others. Christmas is also one festival that doesn't really make you feel lonely; in fact it includes you in the celebrations, much like Diwali. You can indulge in all the pie eating and wine drinking that you want, without ever feeling like an outsider in the celebrations.
And the festivity in the air instantly translates into the spirit of giving. You might not be filling up charities with your generous donations but something as simple as Secret Santa, where you spend time, and efforts, finding the perfect gift for your friends is in itself an act of selfless giving. You do it just to see a smile on their faces, and at the end of the day, that's what Christmas is all about. |
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How important it is to show our Lord the honor and respect He deserves through the beauty of our buildings, but it is even more important that we honor God through our lives. Paul writes6:20). Paul also are always under construction as we live our faith in the Triune God. It is important that we properly maintain the faith that God has entrusted to us. During this time of strengthening and renewing our facilities, we will alsreach up to God in worship and praise, reach in to each other with love and care, while we reach out to the world with the life-giving Gospel of Jesus.
The Lord provides us with gifts and opportunities to “During this campaign we will be reminded of who we are in Christ and encouraged to grow in faith, hope and love.
Our Renew capital campaign will allow us to address facility issues that are expected in a church with over 3,000 members and a school of more than 460 students. This campaign will allow us to focus more of our resources on mission and ministry.
Of greater importance is the opportunity to Renew our lives. What needs your attention? What part of your life needs renewal? Could your personal spiritual life need renewing? Perhaps one of your relationships could be renewed – marriage, friendship, work setting. Over the next three years your church is dedicated to assisting you in this important journey.
"We are excited to serve as co-directors of the RENEW Capital Campaign. Please pray for this campaign and join us in committing to renew our facility, and our hearts, so that we can positively impact our congregation’her and reaching out to the community."
we praise God for his promise of eternal life."
FROM BRAND NEW TO RENEW!
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Our sanctuary will receive an update of the electrical system providing for more effective and efficient lighting fixtures in the sanctuary, narthex and office hallway. Additionally, service for our audio/visual needs will be more functional and attractive.
New carpeting in the sanctuary, narthex and office hallway will be installed providing a safe environment for everyone who uses these spaces.
Our middle school wing will be updated to provide an appealing space for our students and teachers that is functional and safe for all who use it.
Our church library will be enhanced to provide comfortable spaces designed for small group gatherings as well as meeting spaces for our growing number of groups that gather. Currently, men’s and women’s groups, REACHGroups, Bible studies, support groups and staff meetings are finding it more difficult to find a place for gathering.
The safety of our grounds will be improved by new lighting and repaving of the parking lot and repairing our sidewalks. The replacing of curbs will help with better water control and outdoor space functionality. Enhancing our landscaping will provide a more attractive facility that honors the Lord and visually demonstrates the quality of our ministry.
Loan reduction will provide more financial resources for ministry. A reduction of $1.5 million will give us an additional $33,400 annually.
construction workforce shortage, costs may change.
This pyramid shows a breakdown of the various 3-year sacrificial gifts needed so that we can more effectively carry out our congregations’ mission of reaching up to God, in to each other and out to the community and world. Please prayerfully engage in theof the Renew campaign. Biblical stewardship is equal sacrifice, not equal gifts. Each of us will be asked to make a gift, above and beyond our regular giving, that is sacrificial or meaningful in proportion to the wealth that God had entrusted to each of us. Together we will Renew...
Yes, our giving to the 3-year RENEW campaign is above our regular giving to the operating budget.
How much is our current debt?
Our current debt is $3.2 million, on which we pay 2.25%.
What will we do with the interest payments we save by paying down our debt?
The savings we realize by paying down our current debt will allow us to conduct additional ministry.
How soon will the repairs and improvements to our buildings and grounds take place?
Some of the repairs will begin immediately, however, supply chain issues in the construction trades may cause delays.
The staff will submit to the Board of Lay Leaders a list of prioritized items. Repairs that will provide greater safety and those that prevent further building damage will receive priority.
How much do we anticipate raising in this campaign?
Capital campaigns always depend on how the people of God respond to the needs of the church. We believe that God’s people in this place can provide between $2 million and $3 million dollars.
Are we doing anything for the River of Life?
In 2021 we provided upgrades to the River of Life facility with new flooring, lights, paint, chancel and sound system. We do have future expectations for expanding the campus as the worshipping community grows.
Our focus on “renewal” is not simply for buildings and grounds. We are called by Christ to be renewed in our hearts, minds and souls. During the three years of this campaign we will be encouraged to concentrate on a segment of our life that will be renewed.
Why do we need to make repairs on our current facilities? Haven’t we taken care of our property?
We certainly do take care of all our properties. In recent years, our annual operating budget paid for our routine maintenance and our major repairs, such as new boilers and roof repairs on our sanctuary, school and office. On top of this, last year’s annual operating budget allowed us to pay down our debt by $200,000! It is clear to see that our staff should be commended for their stewardship of our offerings and our buildings.
It is normal wear and tear that brings up the issues we are addressing in our RENEW campaign. Our pew covers are 30 years old, past their expected usefulness based on the number of worship services we conduct. Our carpet was replaced 15 years ago, but the high traffic and the inclement weather we experience doesn’t allow for a greater length of service. The normal asphalt paved parking lot that is used like ours has a life of 20 years – ours is 30 years old. |
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December 29, 2013 By: Terry Freedman
12/29/2013 3:? ADecember 21st 2013 was an important date for cruciverbalists, as it marked the 100th anniversary of the crossword. To mark this in an educational technology kind of way I made up my own clue, which is:
Apparently is sober for educational technology event (1,1,1,1) (Answer below)
One of the books I have received for reviewing recently is Alan Connor’s Two Girls, One on Each Knee (7) which is, as you may have gathered, a book about crosswords. It is very interesting from what I’ve read so far, and includes interesting facts as well as instructions on how to do them.
OK, here’s where it gets relevant to computing. At the beginning of the books is a table of contents, right? So far, so ordinary. However, this is in the form of a crossword puzzle, as illustrated below.
A self-referential table of contents
So you have this self-referential situation in which you don’t know which chapters to look at to help you solve cryptic crosswords, until you have solved the cryptic crossword that is the table of contents!
Some years ago I devised a spreadsheet in which the pupils had to solve a series of problems that would, eventually, lead to the revealing of the name of the best teacher in the school. Well, I can see that you’re ahead of me: the solution was, of course, “Mr Freedman”! Looking back, although that gave us all a good laugh, maybe I should have had the spreadsheet puzzle lead to terminology like “IF function”, say.
If you were to devise a program about programming in the self-referential way I’ve suggested, you’d almost certainly have to have additional resources such as built-in Help buttons, useful websites or printed materials. You’d also have to pair pupils up in useful ways (ie useful to both parties) – which, of course, you ought to be doing anyway.
Even if my suggestion proves too difficult to fully realise, just attempting it could be a good learning experience. For this reason I’d recommend getting your pupils to try and come up with something. Creating a game has been shown to be beneficial for learning, so I see no reason that the same should not be true of creating a puzzle of some kind. Even younger pupils could have a go, perhaps devising clues for a wordsearch on a particular theme. A nice tool to try is the Discovery Education Puzzles website, on which you can create several different types of puzzle.
For me, creating a self-referential resource like this, especially if pupils were actively involved, would not only potentially be hugely enlightening. It would also be fun.
BE: a synonym for IS
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A DRUNK passenger who became violent towards a police officer and a tube worker after refusing to buy a train ticket has been given a suspended sentence.
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Derek Francis Acton, of Lordship Road, Northolt, kicked a train supervisor in the thigh and pushed a British Transport Police officer when they tried to restrain him.
The unemployed 37-year-old pushed his way through the gates to the lifts at Goodge Street station on February 27 this year and following the assault, Acton was arrested andActon and heHe was also given a 12-month supervision order, ordered tohs and told to pay £100 compensation to each of the victims.
At Court, Acton pleaded guilty to all three charges. For each of the assault charges he was sentenced to 12 weeks in jail, with the sentences suspended for 12 months. He was made the subject of a supervision order for the whole of the 12 months and ordered to attend non-residential alcohol treatment for six months. his victims. No separate penalty was imposed for the threatening behaviour.
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But what really caught our eye is her tomboy take on her off-duty outfits and how she makes everything look so effortless and yet sporty and chic at the same time. Shriver pulls off her tomboy style by wearing designer clothing with casual appeal, pairing them with offbeat clothing and accessories to make it her own.
Skriver has recently made the fashion world sit up with her own spins on the highly coveted and sold out Vetements Titanic hoodie, first by swapping the pants with knee high boots for the punk rock style look and then upping her street cred by throwing on an oversized denim jacket over the hoodie. You don’t want to look like a bad 90s hangover in that denim jacket and oversized hoodie combo. Match a well-cut, artfully distressed jacket with a fun statement sweater and you’ve got a look that’s as fashion-forward as it is comfortable to jive with the star-crossed movie couple.
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en | N/A | N/A | TAG was chosen as one of only 10 arts organisations in Scotland to deliver a Co-Create project using Glow which is the world’s first national intranet for education, developed exclusively for Scotland’s educational community. The main purpose of Glow is to enhance the quality of learning and teaching in the classroom by fully supporting Curriculum for Excellence (CfE).
TAG worked in partnership with Strathclyde Police to deliver a multi-artform interactive project in 20 different Glasgow primary schools. The project explored the origins of violent and criminal behaviour and is aimed at P3 and P4 pupils. The children saw a live professional theatre production, took part in drama workshops and got a ‘behind the scenes’ look at how a play is made by taking part in live video conferencing, direct from their classrooms into the Citizens Theatre. They also created artwork and films which were added to Glow as a future resource for teachers and pupils all over Scotland.
This project was a groundbreaking new way of working for both TAG and the schools involved. This project was funded through the Glow Co-Create Project, a partnership between Learning and Teaching Scotland and Creative Scotland.
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I have a shoulder problem that I've got to do something about. Had rotator cuff surgery 18 months ago but I don't think it worked. Actually, it worked some because I can play my guitar for virtually unlimited periods whereas before it was only a couple of minutes. BUT, I can continue to have severe pain in an area that was NOT fixed. It's like there's a permanent muscle tear or something where my tricep joins the rest of the shoulder. The shooting pains I have throughout the day... I could take it if that's all there was to it. They're not severe enough to cause me to have severe "pain." It's more like aggravating pains. Like a momentary wince but it lasts only a second. But the real problem is golf. I'm a serious golfer. Very few people on the planet can claim that. And I sure hate to give it up. I am an admitted golfaholic. Actually, if I could play even limited amounts, I can accept that. I just hate to quit the game totally. If I never get back to playing constantly, that'll be okay. I had the surgery and did all the rehab and did exactly as the doc said and eight months later, I was finally able to play again. I played for three months and got my game back in shape. Then it started going downhill again. I finally quit again due to ever-increasing pain to let it heal some more. That was six months ago. Well, it hasn't gotten much better. I haven't tried to go all out at it but just hitting short shots, it's still there and I doubt I can play full out. It ain't right. So, has anyone tried acupuncture? $60 per treatment, I hear. Maybe several treatments. So what. The surgery cost $10,000. What is puzzling to me is that it seems that acupuncture could'nt HEAL me, right? It would only mask pain? Or does it stimulate circulation or what? A friend of mine claims he is walking now due to acupuncture. His feet hurt him so bad, he was scheduled for painful surgery. Tried acupuncture and was cured. I have another friend who tried deep tissue massage and says it worked for him on his shoulder. And he was contemplating surgery. Like these Chinese guys 5,000 years ago said "Hey, let's stick needles in us and see what happens." Way back, I wonder how they even manufactured ultra-thin needles.
I had some problems like that only not as severe. Have you tried weigth training? You would think that would be the last thing you'd do but it worked for me and it really makes sense. If you develop the muscles around a damaged joint or ligament it will take the stress off it. Just get you some small weights 3lbs. to 10 lbs. to start. I think acupuncture would give you some relief but not treat the source of the problem. You've got nothing to lose because you can't really do any damage with the small weights. If you find a weight lifting book there will be a series of exercises to follow for that part of the or if you want try using a physical therapist. I really think what I'm telling you will work. It's worth a try.
It works! I had really bad tendonitis a few years back and acupuncture helped tremendously!
I've had chronic problems with tightness in my right shoulder for 30 years, since I was 20. I've tried everything except surgery and it was never recommended. Acupunture, chiropractors, Alexander technique. None of those treatments ever really helped except Myotherapy. Real cheap, the initial treatments were $60 and then you either treat yourself or have a friend do the treatment. Also, religious exercising helps a lot. I still have the condition, but it is much less severe and often doesn't bother me at all. I find that when my shoulder tightens up, a few push ups will release the tension, or self administered Myotherapy.
Yeah, the thing with weight training (as Wewus noted) is if you're doing it to help injured tissue, you want to work [i]very light[/i]. If you're used to curling 55 lb dumbells or whatever, just use 5 lbs...because you're just trying to regain some mobility and flexibility. But, ultimately, the best treatment may be rest. I used to be a rather vigorous weight trainer, until I had some rotator cuff problems. When I developed the problems, I could barely bench press an empty bar, the pain was so bad. I laid off the weights for (you're not going to like this) a couple of years...and finally the pain went away. If you do consult an M.D., I would try to find one who specializes in sports medicine. If you're near a college town, that may be easier. I've thought about acupuncture as a possible aid for my tendinitis problems. Don't know anyone who does it around here though. Actually, as far as pain relief, it does make sense...but again, you're just treating the symptom and not the cause. Come to think of it, rest has helped my tendinitis from time to time...so perhaps there's something there...
The effects of acupuncture are starting to be documented by science. What they are finding is acupuncture effects the nerve centers of the body which are connected of course to the the brain. I really think you would benefit from weight therapy. I know you had physical therapy but did you do anything with small weight workouts? I swear it works. Nobody in the medical community will tell you this because they can't make any money off of you working out at home. And stop taking all those pain pills and drinking.
Like Tedster, I would too recommend against weight lifting as a way to improve your problem. Sure, it's a great idea when your hands are healthy and your just trying to get healthy, but otherwise you have to be careful how much strain you put your hands through. My old guitar teacher had very bad tendonitis a few years back, and he used to lift weights extensively. Now, he doesn't do any weight lifting but does do Tai chi religiously. That coupled with acupuncture did the trick for him. I could start feeling the improvement from acupuncture after only a week, and I was very skeptical at first. Just keep in mind that it might take several months to get back to where you need to be. Try to find an acupuncturist who has worked with musicians-they are out there.
Small weigths 3 to 5 lbs. to start. There's a book called the Fat Burning Workout that show's the routines. You do an aerobic routine with small weights. Don't let the fact it was written for women scare you.
There are obviously others on this thread that need help, so fire away. As for me, I don't think I would do any kind of strength training, even very small weights, without consulting the doc. And me and the doc ain't gonna meet for right now. Cuz I'm a bit miffed at him. But I'm not gonna do any kind of weight training since I have no idea what I'm doing. I'd have to see the doc or his physical therapist. Something is STILL wrong. By the way, I've never heard of a doc doing this but I asked him pre-surgery "what are the odds of you fixing me?" His answer: "100%." It took me 25 years to come to the decision to have the surgery. I finally had no choice, actually. Yep, I hurt it 25 years ago (hit a bad shot playing golf) and have tried every therapy known to mankind. Well, not all but quite but a lot. There are some I haven't, acupuncture being one, deep tissue massage another and myotherapy, whatever that is. Anyway, I finally had to do the surgery. And I point blank told this doc, who is regarded as one of the finest sports medicine docs in the south, "Doc, you keep poking up here on the shoulder and stuff but don't forget, it hurts over here, too." And "over here" meant... if I reach over with my right hand and find the top of the left shoulder joint... about two to three inches down and back toward the triceps from that spot. Kind of where the triceps goes up into the shoulder muscles, whatever that is. INCLUDING... I was on the gurney, going into the O.R. and the doc passed by and I said "Don't forget... over there in the tricep." Well, he didn't do anything to that area. He removed bursa, cartilage, and bone. Subacromial somethingorother. Whacked off about a centimeter of bone to give the joint more room to move. And removed inflamed tissue. But nothing "over there." So, I'm bummed out about that. Maybe it's not his fault, I dunno but to my knowledge, he did not look "over there." And due to a quirk, I'm not sure insurance will cover this. They didn't even cover my physical therapy. You have surgery but they don't cover physical therapy? And my, my, on top of that, I have a problem with my left hand. Between the center of my wrist and my thumb, on top of my hand. I think it's an old break. I broke this hand in an farm welding explosion about 25 years ago. Broke it in three places and I think this knot is where one of the breaks was. It's a knot that you can visibly see and feel. Whatever it is, the doc had a name for it. He didn't xray it, as the subject at that time was the shoulder. But he told me, "If you think six to eight months and physical therapy is a drag (for the shoulder), that's nothing compared to doing surgery on this hand." Like, don't go there unless you have to. Well, I might have to. I'm talking seveeeeeeeere pain. It first happened in a city golf championship match about ten years ago. I was ready to hit my approach on hole #4, took a practice swing and stopped on the way down, it hurt so bad. I kept trying to take practice swings. With excruciating pain. I finally told my opponent, "okay clock me. Something hurts like hell. If I can't hit soon, I forfeit." I kept swinging and messing around. Finally, miraculously, the pain disappeared. And didn't come again for many years... two years ago. That's when this knot appeared. It's all very strange. The shoulder pain and the hand pain sometimes get connected. Some type of referral thing going on there. But whatever it is, when that happens, it's bad.
Vi Von't you listen to me! Well anyway man I hate to see you hurting so bad. Hope you find a solution.
Yeah it's kind of ridiculous for any of us to be trying to diagnose someone over the internet. Could you hold your shoulder up to the web camera and fax me some x-rays? Remember an apple a day keeps the guitarist away. My final word on this subject, try the acupuncture.
My understanding is that acupuncture is gaining acceptance as being a real phenomenon; whether popularist s explanations for the effect make any sense is irrelevant. Weight training has a lot of precedence to prevent aggravation of a damaged muscle. Strengthen the muscles that help support or work with the muscle in question, helps the muscle recover and not get injured again. Periodically I'll be walking along and suddenly - "something" stops working and I get a pain in the side of a knee if I put all of my weight on it. It used to be I couldn't really run any great distance at all before they'd start hurting (which is ironic, because when I was a kid *nobody* could run anywhere near as fast as me); which didn't really matter since I never liked jogging anyhow, and ended up getting into mountain bikes (no problems). HOWEVER, I did try glucosamine chondroitin a few years ago. After about 3 weeks I found I could run again; started jogging a little bit. That lasted for about a year and a half. I quit running - it's BORRRRRRRing..... and found about about a year later the same problems came back. Came back during the winter - when I don't ride my bike as much. So my theory is that whatever problem I've got is probably due to some sort of injury in my knee - probably bits of cartilage grinding around maybe - the chondroitin fixed the cartilage enough I could start running - and I built my musculature up enough that it sustained me for awhile. I stopped taking the g. chondroitin, and the muscle tone prevented my knees from going bad again.... .... until I quit running, and then kicked back for that winter while not riding. Muscles atrophied, and I'm back to square one. Which is fine, because I know what I've got to do if I want to run - which I don't, as long as I can ride my bike I don't care. But - the point is that g. chondroitin more than likely did "something" helpful in my case, despite being a "non-approved" medical supplement, and I'm also certain that the muscle toning kept my knees in good shape past the point that the g. chondroitin wasn't doing anything (since I stopped taking it).
Chip, hell, here's another one. I provide this only maybe so it will help you. About 15 years ago, I was walking down the hall in my office and suddenly, my left knee buckled and down I went. Writing on the floor in pain, my secretary thought I had a heart attack. Nope, my knee. I kept trying to stand up but it hurt so bad, man, it hurt. Hurt so bad, I could almost cry. I tried and tried and finally, she told me she had to take me in. Before I relented, maybe five minutes later, I kept messing around with it, all of this causing MORE intense pain. And I found I could BARELY even touch the offending spot around the edge of my kneecap... like, BARELY touch it and it would cause this terrible pain. Guess what. Pain disappeared. Never had it since. The same doc that did my surgery, one day, I told him that odd story. He just matter of factly said "That was cartilage sticking out. You were touching raw cartilage, which is full of nerve endings. Somehow, it slipped out from under the kneecap and then you poked it, it went back in." In high school, I played every sport there was, including I played quarterback in football and got the shit beat out of me over three years. But I never recall having a knee injury. Isn't that odd.
[quote]Originally posted by LiveMusic: [b][/b][/quote]Wow, that's interesting. Hmm. I get the urge to sort of push on my patella when it happens... doesn't really help, but .. Hmm. My problem is that it seems like my calf will go foward - the wrong way - when this happens, like something should be stopping it but isn't. Doesn't hurt really bad, more annoying, but it feels like if I were to ignore it in this state and maybe jump in the air and land on it it would just buckle forward. It always passes so... "!?" I have fallen directly onto my knees many, many times.... they both swollen enormously, doctors threatening to drain them... Never did, maybe they should have, I dunno. Regardless, it's no biggie but sometimes inconvenient.
Acupuncture is not a phenomenon; it is a legitimate method of treatment used by many doctors throughout China. It can be used to help alleviate lower back pain (the reason that i go to an acupuncturist), reduce or combat colds and flus, restore energy, and many other things. I am no expert on acupuncture. However, it works on the principal of chi, a life energy that allegedy courses through our bodies. Whether or not you believe that you have that, what it does do for things like my lower back is address some of the pinched nerves and increase blood flow to the restricted muscle groups by causing the muscle to slowly release, which are some of the things that have been shown to occur by Western medicine. In my opinion, some of the most powerful results occur from someone who is trained in both Eastern medicine and Western medicine. Given together, I find that the two approaches are often quite complementary, addressing the body much more fully than either could do by itself. Regarding extreme lower back problems, which I unfortunately suffer from, I've found that the best method of treatment for me has been St. John's neuromuscular therapy. Neuromuscular therapy involves deep tissue massage and manipulation of joints, fascia, ligaments, etc. (somewhat like rolfing in some regards), stretching of limbs, etc., and teaching the client to walk, sit, etc. better. Getting back to acupuncture, I've been to four different acupuncturists. So far, all of them have told me that not everyone responds equally to acupuncture. This is of course completely logical, since not everyone responds to medicine, surgery, etc. the same way either. However, they stated that 80% or more seem to respond very effectively to acupuncture treatment, and over 5% somewhat, while a small amount of the population do not seem to respond at all. Like any doctor, there are some acupuncturists that are really good. There are some that aren't quite so good. So far, i've had really good luck -- 3 of the 4 were really good, and the other one was still reasonably effective. As far as the person who compared $10,000 surgery to a series of $60 visits to an acupuncturist , and then stated, "You get what you pay for.", this seems completely off. Acupuncture is not a placebo. It is founded on specific knowledge of the body. It is founded on science. If you feel that surgery is the answer for any malady of this sort, that's really your trip. However, there are usually quite a few different approaches to the same thing, and it's unfortunately up to the patient to try and determine an effective course of action -- unless you want to simply trust your HMO's opinion.
Hey CG1155: Are you in the insurance business? I've never heard that term capitated used in regard to insurance. Tell me more if you can. Anyway I stand by my original statement. You really have nothing to lose by using small weights. You're not going to put any more stress on your body than you would doing regular activities. You would use that same amount of force to do things like lifting boxes, doing yard work, etc. As you get stronger you use larger weights. Thing is if you feel pain you stop, very simple. Itotally rely on other people you stand a great chance of being misled. Hey Chip: I read a little blurb in the paper last Sunday saying glucoasimine raises cholestorol greatly. Have you heard anything about that. It HAS been proven that glucoasamine rebuilds cartliage and I have used it but if it increase cholesterol that would really sux.
I feel ya Livemusic... I am in a similar situation... I injured my shoulder about 14 yrs ago... actually it's a pretty bizzare story in itself... I injured my knee first and when I visited a doc, he supposedly wanted to see how loose my joints were so he told me to relax and then proceeded to rip my right shoulder out of socket... well it's never been the same since, but it's also never really stopped me from doing what I want to do... until about 2 months ago that is... all of a sudden I have serious pain in my shoulder and it hasn't subsided yet. I am also a golf fanatic, though I've only been at it about 2 yrs (handicap at about 22.5). So I've also been considering alternative medicines,,, particularly accupuncture. Anyways here's something for you to try, and I'm about to as well. I heard it on a radio program on a recent road trip. This doctor developed this stuff for serious arthritic patients, and people with joint problems, etc. It is a cream that you rub on the affected area. It is loaded with glucosamine, and also a number of natural anti inflamatories and pain killers. She claims that much of the glucosamine that you would normally ingest is not processed by your body, where the cream goes straight into the system. The infomercial went on and on with testimonials etc, but I'd suggest you call this number and ask a few questions about it on your own. The number is 1-800-836-9827 . I think it costs a little over $100 for a 6 month supply. I'll be checking it out myself asap. |
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I have to tell you that as a Kenyan currently living in the US, I was absolutely livid to read the first US State Department statement congratulating Kibaki on his re-election which came out even as the country was beginning to explode with anger from the blatant and obvious ballot rigging that had occurred. The later statement and apparent retraction from the State Department does nothing to diminish that anger in my eyes or in the eyes of many others.
It does not help that there has been a perception in the country that the US government has wanted Kibaki to win because of his perceived support on the 'global war on terror', indeed one of the defining issues in reducing Kibaki's support amongst Kenya's Muslim community during this election has been his perceived complicity (true or not) in the rendition of GWOT suspects, including some who claim to be Kenyan, to Ethiopia and apparently to Guantanamo.
The haste with which the State Department endorsed his re-election has raised eyebrows amongst those of us who had not been convinced that the US government had a preferred victor in these polls and really raises the question of whether that initial endorsement only occurred because they were incompetent. Let me explain.
Kenyans had truly come to believe their vote counted (as demonstrated by the high election turnout on Thursday Dec 27th) until Saturday when it became apparent that the presidential results which should have been announced by the previous evening were being deliberately withheld. Until Friday evening, it was clear that Kenyans were voting out the current government. 20 of the 35 of the ministers in Kibaki's outgoing cabinet, including the vice-president have been voted out of office. It is clear that at least half, if not more of the members of parliament have also been voted out. Kibaki's PNU party has won 34 seats in parliament (out of 210) and the opposition ODM has won 92 seats. The tallying of the presidential votes received from the polling stations by the independent media also made it apparent by Friday evening that Kibaki himself was on the way out as Raila had a lead of almost one million votes. The sense of anger in the country begun on Saturday when the official presidential tally suggested that Kibaki had allegedly gained over one million votes overnight appeared set to win the election. By Sunday, in the face of protests including protests of some returning officers who produced documentation that the election results they sent to the electoral commission had been changed, the rigged results of the presidential election were secretly announced by the electoral commissioner to only the government broadcast station KBC together with a tape of a secret swearing-in ceremony of Kibaki as the president. The ceremony was held at the State House with only the president and his supporters present and everyone else only became aware of it when the tape was broadcast on TV (as opposed to the usual swearing in ceremony that had been planned, and usually occurred at the Uhuru Park - a public open air park, like the Mall in D.C - with representatives from all parties, the diplomatic corps and the public). The media blackout and all the other nonsense from the government begun that evening. By Monday the public unrest had begun and independent election observers were reporting that the vote tallying by the electoral commission was fraudulent.
And yet, given all this, the US State Department still chose to issue that first statement congratulating Kibaki on his election even us the news of the explosion of violence was already being broadcast internationally. To ignore all that evidence and issue that initial statement creates the impression that this was more than incompetence. Incompetence is the most positive spin one can put on their actions and having lived here for almost 10 years (and seen the Bush administration in all their glory for the last 7 years), I refuse to give them the benefit of doubt and ascribe their actions to incompetence. But I would dearly love to be proven wrong.
On a positive note, the initial incapacitation of the Kenyan media and others from their initial shock on the governments actions on Sunday appears to have begun to wear off. They have begun to respond and the media council has issued a statement saying they plan to ignore the media blackout if the government does not rescind it and more electoral commissioners are speaking out about the election irregularities. I guess we will know whether the press is back to their usual independent selves over the next few days.
I have faith in my country as we have always stepped back from the brink of civil war in the past and I believe we will be able to do so again.
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