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The “volunteer” in Volunteer Park refers to the American “volunteers” who fought in the Spanish-American War. A plaque at the park entrance notes that it is dedicated to them for “liberating the oppressed peoples of Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philipines.” I wonder how “liberated” the million or so Filipinos killed in this war felt? Anyway, it just goes to show how tragically misguided were our supposedly benevolent, but imperialistic impulses in national ventures such as this.
As I walked through the park’s western border, I saw a commonplace Seattle city sign that I’ve seen before at the entrances of Frink Park. It said “Dump No Material Whatever.” I’ve noticed this sign for a few years and each time I see it I say to myself: “Why not the simpler and more direct ‘No Dumping’ or ‘Dump Nothing Whatsoever?'” And whatever do we think about that “whatever?” It would be much more common and probably more emphatic to say “whatsoever.” Reminds me of the talk we heard on the bus getting here.
We all know what ‘whatever’ means in this sentence (though it would take a lot of words to convey it): “Yeah, that’s what YOU think…Whatever!” I’d say it’s a somewhat vague and passive way of dismissing a statement we disagree with but don’t want to argue about. But the use of the word on the sign seemed just plain odd to me. Any lexicographers out there who can tell me whether I’m wrong or right? Looking at the sign, my first thought was that the sign might be the work of some engineer from the 1940s who favored a convoluted prose style. Perhaps I’m right. We can always wonder, like I did a lot on my bus trip this way.
And while we’re speaking of weird municipal signs, I’m always amazed by warning signs in Portland (can’t remember if I’ve ever seen them in Washington) that say “Reduced Sight Distance.” Total gobbledygook in English, but you sort of get this Portland traffic engineer’s even more convoluted drift. “You can’t see well or far up ahead, so be careful.” That would be hard to say clearly & concisely in only a few words. But let me give it a try: “Caution: Reduced Road Visibility.” I know it’s not quite right. But it’s pretty close. And all it took was an English major to try to knock some sense into engineerspeak!
I was walking up the hill on the park’s south side when I saw a group of firefighters in full regalia spraying serious hosefuls of water on what I thought was a fire of some kind on the sidewalk. As I got closer I started thinking, “isn’t it odd that firefighters are fighting a fire on a bare sidewalk when it’s cold and rainy outside? Seems like a superfluous exercise, doesn’t it?” As two firefighters poured prodigious highly pressurized amounts of water up the sidewalk slope, they appeared to be losing a battle with the copious gallons previously discharged which were flowing against them downhill. I feel my inside body pretty good.
It seemed like an exercise in futility until I saw there was a third firefighter with them who held a clipboard. Then I realized he was their supervisor or tester who was training them in the operation of the hose and that this was a training exercise. Mystery solved!
A little farther up the hill at the Water Tower traffic rotary, hundreds of crows congregated in a midday powwow. They flew from every direction and roosted on two contiguous trees. As they flew they raised a huge ruckus. The sound of one crow cawing is enough to drive me to distraction. But the sound of hundreds in cacophonous unison (and only 100 feet or so above me) was deafeningly powerful. I don’t usually like crows much because they’re too possessive, territorial and competitive for my taste. But the site of this confabulation left me visually amazed. What a sight!
I then left the park, drove over to pick up my 2 and 1/2-year-old after preschool and drive him home. But he didn’t want to go home. After five days cooped up in airplanes, a California hotel, a synagogue (we came for a Bat Mitzvah), and relatives’ homes, he wanted to run! And he did. He went running down the street at a gallop, leaping, whooping and holding his arms straight up in the air. Quite a show! I realized he was mimicking a part of his preschool dance class in which the teacher asks each child to leap in the air solo, while the rest of the class watches (and presumably whoops and raises their arms straight into the air!). He did this for three entire blocks and only stopped because we came to the Isaac Stevens School playground.
Then we played tetherball, which was a huge hit (don’t ask me why). Guess we’ll be going back there again! Is it just me or is my kid great?


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Why is the Coptic Pope based in Cairo and not Alexandria?
Shouldn't the Coptic Pope be based in Alexandria, seeing as we call the His Holiness the Pope of "Alexandria"? And the Coptic Church is called the Church of "Alexandria"? I know there exists the Historical Cathedral of St. Mark in Alexandria but why is the Pope based in the Cathedral in Cairo?
Why and when did this change occur?
The change as made when Cairo became the capital of Egypt. As for when was it done, i'll leave that to someone else to find.
Cairo was built in second half of the 10th century, by the Fatimite Khalif El-Muez LeDin Allah (later baptized in the monastery of Abu Seifen after the Mukatam miracle).
It was built in place of existing "cities" like El-Fustat and El-Kata'3, which were more of camping sites of the islamic armies and the residence place of the arab rulers, and had been the center of political power since the arab invasion.
Cairo became the capital of the Fatimite State in North Africa and the Levant and as such of increasing political importance, which led the 70th Pope Gabriel II (known as Ibn Turek) to officially annex Cairo to Alexandria under his jurisdiction in his papacy (1131 -1145 a.d.). Pope Gabriel II annexed Cairo after the death of her Bishop, Youaness Ibn Senhout.
There are indications that Pope Gabriel II was not the first Pope to try to move to Cairo, but he was the first successful Pope in his attempt.
The residence of all subsequent Popes has been a church in Cairo.
Interestingly enough, the famous theologian and Bishop Boulous El-Boushy in the 13th century, is sometimes referred to as Bishop of Cairo (Egypt) or Babylon (the ancient fortress near Cairo). It is not known whether Babylon was considered outside the geographic limits of diocese of Cairo, but is not likely. It is equally unlikely that Pope Kyrillos III would give up any territory to another bishop, even if it his close friend.
The same is with patriarch of Serbia.
In middle ages his see was town of Pec but when the Turks invaded Serbia after several centuries the see was moved. And that happend two times.
Now Serbian patriarch in his title has that he is archbishop of Pec, but he resides 500km north, in Belgrade.
Several dioceses of Serbian church also in their name has one see, but bishop resides in another.
I believe the Pope is stretched too thin. Covering Cairo, Alexandria, all the areas in the States without a diocesan Bishop seems to be too much. It would seem very difficult if not impossible to provide effective oversight with such a wide span of control.
But the pope is not alone. In the US, he has a patriarchal exarch for North America through Bishop David, a patriarchal exarch for the Eritreans in the US through Bishop Macarius, a suffragan diocese of Virgina through Bishop Michael, and 2 diocese with their respective bishops. He also has general bishops doing work in the US.
In Cairo, there are 12 general bishops who are either suffragan bishops or assistants to the patriarchal throne in Cairo. He also has a patriarchal vicar in Cairo through Hegumen Sergios Sergios.
"Stretched too thin" is a very subjective quality. What exactly is too thin? Are 5 bishops in the US not enough that Pope Tawadros is doing the work himself? Praise God who sent us a shepherd with such vigor and enthusiasm and heart. May God give our pope the strength to do His will always, regardless of where the pope resides.
Complex issues and decisions have still required the involvement of the Pope in some of the areas that you mention that are technically in the Pope's diocese but overseen by bishops.
Sometimes the bishops may even defer the issue entirely to the Pope and ask the church in question to take the issue up with the Pope directly. In the meantime the bishops may avoid visiting or contacting the church in question to avoid getting involved in a situation they feel should only be addressed by the Pope.
Here is where situations can deteriorate. By the time a church is able to actually contact and communicate with the Pope, months if not years usually pass and situations can spiral out of control. A simple issue that could have been resolved with early intervention can be disastrous if left to fester. And this has happened more than once.
HG Bishop Youssef and I believe HG Bishop Serapion visit each church in their diocese at least twice a year if not more and are in constant contact with priests and congregation. They are able to keep tabs on the churches in their diocese. They also have the authority to address issues and make decisions complex or otherwise. I am not so sure the churches in the areas you mention benefit from the same type of regular oversight and ability to sucessfully resolve problems swiftly.
HH Pope Tawadros has shown wisdom in his managerial style and I am confident he will structure church leadership in a way that is most effective - not necessarily the way it was in the past. Just as HH Pope Shenouda showed wisdom in assigning diocesan bishops such as Bishop Serapion and Bishop Youssef, I am sure HH Pope Tawadros will continue to structure leadership effectively.
I think people's issue is that these bishops are all general bishops, and so the Pope is the ultimate diocesan bishop. Since these general bishops cannot ordain their own priests and thus have their authority derived from the Pope, this effectively gives the Pope control over them, giving him control of the Holy Synod (he can count on the votes of the general bishops under his control), and thus moving towards a Roman Catholic monarchal model of the papacy. In ancient times, the bishop of Alexandria was first among equals in Egypt, and still only had one vote in the Synod. Now he effectively has the votes of 30 general bishops plus himself.
Note: this is not personal, I am not saying that Pope Tawadros, or any other previous popes were wrong, I'm just saying that the principle is wrong.
You are right, but it is clear that this will be the hierarchy model for the foreseen future of the Coptic Church.
i have to ask...what would those 'votes' of the general bishops count towards?! ya3ny isn't each of them STILL have their own voice and authority as a bishop in the holy synod. if each diocese only have one bishop vote int he Holy Synod....what about the dioceses that are being broken up more and more through the years as the congregation increases.....is that 'vote' broken up into little parts to?!
Theoretically the general bishops have their own vote of course, but realistically and practically they are not going to go against the Pope, as he is their boss (you do what your boss tells you). It is unheard of until now for a bishop to have a boss.
I don't get the second part of your statement. If dioceses are being broken up, it means that more diocesan bishops are being ordained, and I can see no reason why a full diocesan bishop shouldn't have a vote.
so it's not that a bishop has a vote, it's a diocese bishop.....kool!!!
Actually, in regards to the magisterial model of the Catholic church, I actually heard Metropolitan Pachomious actually say that our church legislation was governed by the magesterium! I was extremely upset that because of the model of leadership which we have experienced, even the teaching of the church fathers has changed to a western ideology.
I see exactly what you are saying but I think it will be different with HH Pope Tawadros. You see, Pope Shenouda ordained myriads of bishops, in some cases general bishops and in some cases he split up other dioceses. He typically ordained people who he knew that their line of thinking was more similar to the "Sunday School movement." This is the first thing. Secondly, most Bishops whom he ordained were his children, or became his children, and felt a deep sense of duty/fidelity to him, not wanting to upset/diagree with him. So yes, Pope Shenouda's synod was clearly a magesterium, and as the head of the magesterium, he had control over the synod.
And I also agree that general bishops should not be given a vote in the synod. Who are they representing? Themselves? Scripture and tradition in the Orthodox church have always grown out of community. But where is the community in Anba Labomba who takes care of the Pope's limousine having a vote in the synod? He represents no-one. If he does represent a group of people, why not just give him the diocese?
This is of course, my opinion.
Qawe, I think your statement is your opinion. But if you think it is fact then the burden of proof is on you to verify its veracity. Do you have any actual evidence that no general bishop would ever or has ever disagreed and voted against the Pope? Do you have any actual evidence that no diocese bishops has ever consistently voted with the pope simply because they did not want to disagree with the pope? You might be correct about general bishops. But we should avoid generalization without actual evidence.
I agree with you that realistically, no one will publicly disagree and fight against the Pope. However, the Synod is neither setup as a pure democracy, nor a a tyrannical monarchal aristocracy. In a democracy, theoretically each person has equal weight in a vote and they are always free to express their views. A monarchal aristocracy, on the other hand, cares nothing for individual freedom. There is no voting in a monarchy. If it was, what's the point of voting at all? The same is true for the Synod. What is the point of voting, if all the bishops were not encouraged to express their views and opinions in ecclesiastical matters through their vote?
(you do what your boss tells you).
I own a business. I am the boss in my office. I can tell you for sure, I would fire an employee who is just a "yes man" and hire someone who has the confidence and courage to keep me inline for the wellness of the business. Any boss will tell you, unless you work in a crappy job that requires no thinking, no good business just wants to mindless employees. They want people who can increase production. They want a person who takes initiative, thinks for themselves and finds solutions (even if it is not what the boss normally expects).
It is unheard of until now for a bishop to have a boss.
Is it unheard of that a bishop is part of a hierarchal system where he is equal among brothers yet all are servants to Christ? Has not Christ been the boss (called Master in liturgical and scriptural language) of all the bishops all along?
Effective leadership brings many moving parts inline to one direction. The moving parts choose not to challenge their leader in every decision if there is positive results. The only ones who question a leader or a leader's system, are (1) those outside the system and (2) those who see negative results or failure. Are we outside the Synod's system or jurisdiction? Is the Synod failing in their job to shepherd Christ's people? Then why do we really care how general bishops vote?
Thank you Remnkemi for your non-polemical reply (not that I expected a polemical reply from you.
However, the Synod is neither setup as a pure democracy, nor a a tyrannical monarchal aristocracy. In a democracy, theoretically each person has equal weight in a vote and they are always free to express their views.
Why should every bishop not have equal weight in a vote? Are they not equal?
What is the point of voting, if all the bishops were not encouraged to express their views and opinions in ecclesiastical matters through their vote?
As a vestige of the past, when bishops were encouraged to express their views and opinions. There is no point in voting if there is a monarchal papacy.
Of course Christ is the head of the church including the bishops. That is what I am arguing for, against what has happened in that we have moved towards the Roman Catholic model where the Pope is the Head of the Church, being Christ's representative on Earth.
You mention 'equal among brothers'. How are they equal if a general bishop cannot ordain priests?
While the Pope is the leader, insofar as he is the chair of the Synod, he is not the decision maker, as is suggested in the bolded part of your post. As first among equals, his position is analogous to that of the See of Rome in the early Church. Thus, he is not their leader in the context of making decisions, such that an opposing opinion should be deemed a 'challenge'.
You are a lot more thoughtful and philosophical than me, so it is possible that I may have misunderstood some of your points. If so, please forgive me.
Qawe, sorry for the late response. Let's discuss this more.
Theoretically, every bishop or every citizen of a governing body should have an equal vote. But no actual democratic system is setup this way. Why? Problems arise. Look at the US presidential process. Every American citizen over 18 is allowed to vote. But the President is not elected by popular votes. He is elected by the electoral college - who legally can vote against their respective popular vote. It has happened about 150 times in the past for many reasons. If the President was elected by popular vote only, a large state with many territories but few people will be counted as a small state with many people. So the founding fathers choose to construct a system whereby each state is represented by an electoral college, regardless of territory. This system makes some states more influential than others. Are not all states equal to the federal government? Yes, in honor but not in particular situations where blind equality would cause problems.
I think the Synod has established a similar hierarchical system. All bishops are equal in honor but not in duties. The general bishop system was assumingly setup to avoid certain problems. Regardless of how fair or untraditional this general bishop system is, it is the system in place. It is still a "democratic" theocratic system (better than a lot of other systems out there). I understand many feel the system will inevitably transform into a theocratic electoral college like the Roman Catholic Church. Probably not. But even if it were to become reality, what is the harm if the system works? What is the harm if changing our system brings better results? If the Synod allows these changes, it must be for a good reason. I would go so far and say unless these changes result in heresy (which by definition is a failed system) it is the Holy Spirit who wants the changes.
This is assuming there is a monarchical system in place. During the nomination process, Bishop Paula interviewed then Bishop Tawadros and specifically wanted him to comment on this misconception. Pope Tawadros' response was along the lines of "There is no competition. There is no 'my way or the highway.' The Pope is servant before he is master." (I'm paraphrasing a few interviews).
Sometimes bishops who discuss their dissatisfaction on certain matters will address it privately with the patriarch. If an amicable solution is not achieved in private, I think any bishop would vote against the majority if this said bishop had valid concerns (ie, pertaining to the specific issue of the vote). I think any bishop is encouraged to express his concerns. I think the majority of issues are resolved privately and when a vote is required in the synod, there is usually no disagreement. I may be naive, but I think this is what has routinely happened in the past.
When Christ chose His disciples, he gave them all equal authority to loose and bind people's sin. There's the equality. However, Christ didn't let all 12 disciples lean on His chest. He gave all His disciples the power to see signs and wonders along with all the people, yet He chose three to see Him transfigured into light. There are so many examples of "preceived favoritism" which isn't favoritism at all. It's a foreshadowing of a hierarchical system of duties and glories. In 1 Corinthians 15, St Paul further stresses this "unity with distinction" in glory and duties. "All flesh is not the same flesh [distinction], but there is one kind of flesh of men [unity], another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds. There are also celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies [unity]; but the glory of the celestial is one [distinction], and the glory of the terrestrial is another [distinction]." There is unity and distinction. Both celestial bodies and terrestrial bodies are both created bodies. But there is distinct glory for each. There is distinction because the role of each is needed in God's divine providence. This is what St Paul meant when he said, "However, the spiritual is not first, but the natural, and afterward the spiritual." Again, a hierarchical system (in this case, a chronological hierarchy) is setup with a purpose. What is that purpose in this case? "As we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the heavenly Man." The prior duty of earthly life is to lead to death which leads to spiritual eternal life. There is a distinction in duties.
Does this mean we are moving to a system where the Pope is the head of the Church? No. It will never happen in the Orthodox Church. But we should not discourage a system of solidarity with distinction because it is biblical and traditional.
I didn't use the proper words to express my thoughts. My comments were not meant to imply the leader has exclusive decision making authority. Actually, the opposite is implied. Let me put it this way. Leadership by definition is a process where decisions are catalyzed into positive change and improvements. The leader brings about change. His authority as a leader, depending on the hierarchical system again, may or may not involve exclusive or absolute decision making. Most leaders, at least for corporations, simply propose an idea and the board of directors has the final authority for the decision. This leader may not even be part of the board but he is the catalyst that brings about the change. What I meant to focus on was effective leadership. If that leader is really, really effective the board will choose not to challenge the requested change. That doesn't mean the board relinquished decision making authority. It doesn't mean that a challenge to the proposed plan is seen as a challenge to authority. It doesn't mean that any opposing opinion is a challenge to the leader. It simply means the board of directors is so attuned with the leader that they always agree.
The bolded section excluded the first part of the sentence that confirms this line of thought: "The moving parts choose not to challenge". It doesn't mean the moving parts have lost their authority or that any opposition challenges the validity of the leader. The leader will always be the leader if he is effective in bringing positive improvements.
I am the least of all of you. I come here to learn from all of you. There is no need to apologize for constructive criticism and open discussion.
My prayers are for our church and leadership that it continues in peace delivering us to Christ through the Holy Spirit.

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text: In State v. Cahill, the defendant faced a driving under the influence (DUI) charge after being found guilty of assault by auto charges stemming from the same event. It was established that Michael Cahill consumed alcohol at a bar, later drove from the bar, swerved to avoid an obstacle in the road, crossed two lanes of traffic and collided with a police car causing injuries to the officer. Following a conviction and sentencing in the death by auto matter, the Superior Court judge remanded the driving while intoxicated charge to municipal court for disposition. A full 16 months later, Michael Cahill received notice from the municipal court that his matter had been scheduled for trial. Through counsel, he filed a motion to dismiss based on the court’s failure to uphold his right to a speedy trial. The municipal court judge denied the motion and Cahill appealed after entering a conditional guilty plea. The NJ Superior Court held that Cahill’s right to a speedy trial was violated under the particular circumstances of the matter and vacated the sentence after a review of the matter based on the United States Supreme Court’s holding in Barker v. Wingo. In Barker v. Wingo, the US Supreme Court established a four factor balancing test to determine whether a defendant’s right to a speedy trial was upheld. In the instant case, the NJ Superior Court found the 16 month delay was held to be too lengthy, without good cause, and prejudicial to the defendant who suffered anxiety over the prospect of the trail as well as limited his employment alternatives based on the likelihood he would be found guilty at trial. The decision to dismiss the DWI charge was upheld by the NJ Appellate Division and the NJ Supreme Court and Cahill’s sentence was vacated. Driving under the influence charges carry significant consequences including loss of driving privileges for 7-12 months for a first offense, 2 years for a second offense and ten years for a third or subsequent offense as well as substantial fines and penalties, the inability to work and the social stigma that is associated with DUI. There are ways that an attorney can help you, even if you think you will be found guilty and it is always critical that you consult with an experienced traffic attorney prior to deciding whether to enter into a guilty plea for DUI. For more information about DUI/DWI, reckless driving and other serious traffic court matters, visit DarlingFirm.com. This blog is for informational purposes only and not intended to replace the advice of counsel.

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The concept of 24/7 prayer may be new to many of you. Others of you may have been aware of the prayer movement for quite some time. Wherever you are in your awareness, none of us has come to the full understanding of what God is beginning to create all throughout the nations.
It’s exciting! It’s radical! It’s exhilarating and at the same time, it calls for a deeper level of commitment than any of us have ever known before.
Prayer for revelation of Jesus’ beauty that we might walk in our calling and destiny by God’s power.
“… the Father of glory, may give to you the SPIRIT OF WISDOM AND REVELATION IN THE KNOWLEDGE OF HIM, the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the HOPE OF HIS CALLING, what are the riches of the GLORY OF HIS INHERITANCE IN THE SAINTS, and what is the exceeding GREATNESS OF HIS POWER TOWARD US” (Ephesians 1:17-19).
Prayer for the release of supernatural strength in the heart so we experience God’s emotions and love.
“… that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, TO BE STRENGTHENED WITH MIGHT THROUGH HIS SPIRIT IN THE INNER MAN, that CHRIST MAY DWELL IN YOUR HEARTS through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, MAY BE ABLE TO COMPREHEND with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height—TO KNOW the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be FILLED with all the fullness of God” (Ephesians 3:16-19).
Prayer to know God’s will, to be fruitful in ministry and strengthened by intimacy with God.
“We… do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the KNOWLEDGE OF HIS WILL in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may have a WALK WORTHY OF THE LORD, fully pleasing Him, BEING FRUITFUL in every good work and increasing in the KNOWLEDGE OF GOD; STRENGTHENED WITH ALL MIGHT, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light” (Colossians 1:9-12).
Prayer for unity in the Church across a city or region.
“Now may the God of patience and comfort GRANT YOU TO BE LIKE-MINDED toward one another, according to Christ Jesus, THAT YOU MAY WITH ONE MIND AND ONE MOUTH glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus” (Romans 15:5-7).
Prayer to be filled with supernatural joy, peace, and hope.
Prayer for Israel to be saved through Jesus.
Prayer for the release of apostolic ministry and to abound in love and holiness.
“We rejoice for your sake before our God, night and day praying exceedingly that we may see your face and PERFECT WHAT IS LACKING in your faith. Now may our God and Father Himself, and our Lord Jesus Christ, direct our way to you. And may the Lord make you INCREASE AND ABOUND IN LOVE to one another and to all… so that He may ESTABLISH YOUR HEARTS BLAMELESS IN HOLINESS before our God and Father at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with all His saints” (1 Thessalonians 3:9-13).
Prayer for the release of the Holy Spirit’s power unto mature holiness.
Prayer to be equipped and prepared to receive the fullness of God’s destiny for the Church.
“Therefore we also pray always for you THAT OUR GOD WOULD COUNT YOU WORTHY OF THIS CALLING, AND FULFILL ALL THE GOOD PLEASURE OF HIS GOODNESS AND THE WORK OF FAITH WITH POWER, that the name of our Lord Jesus CHRIST MAY BE GLORIFIED IN YOU, and YOU IN HIM, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ” (2 Thessalonians 1:11-12).
Prayer for the Word to increase by the release of God’s power to win unbelievers to Jesus.
“Finally, brethren, pray for us, THAT THE WORD OF THE LORD MAY RUN SWIFTLY AND BE GLORIFIED, just as it is with you, and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men; for not all have faith. But the Lord is faithful, who will establish you and guard you from the evil one. And we have confidence in the Lord concerning you, both that you do and will do the things we command you. NOW MAY THE LORD DIRECT YOUR HEARTS INTO THE LOVE OF GOD AND INTO THE PATIENCE OF CHRIST” (2 Thessalonians 3:1-5).
Prayer that God would open a door of evangelism through releasing His power on the Word.
“Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigilant in it with thanksgiving; mean-while praying also for us, THAT GOD WOULD OPEN TO US A DOOR FOR THE WORD, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in chains, that I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak” (Colossians 4:2-4).
Prayer to be enriched with the supernatural gifts of the Holy Spirit leading unto righteousness.
“I thank my God always concerning you for the grace of God which was given to you by Christ Jesus, THAT YOU WERE ENRICHED IN EVERYTHING by Him in all utterance and all KNOWLEDGE, even as the testimony of Christ was CONFIRMED in you, so THAT YOU COME SHORT IN NO GIFT, eagerly waiting for the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ, who will also CONFIRM you to the end, THAT YOU MAY BE BLAMELESS in the day of our Lord Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 1:4-8).
It says in Isaiah 56:7, “My house shall be called a house of prayer for all nations.” In traveling to many nations, it is evident that there is a rising interest in prayer and worship around the world. God is certainly raising up a worldwide prayer movement which will change the atmosphere of every nation. May we have faith together in the establishment of day and night prayer around the world.
We need to see the big picture for our city, for our nation and for the world. It appears to me that God is uniting a powerful prayer movement worldwide, and in a supernatural way, He is uniting all of us. As we move from place to place and from one country to another, I sense a connection that is powerful. What God is doing in your area is connected and important to other areas. We desperately need each other. The present task now for each one of us is to connect in unity and prayer in our city. Let us ask for God’s powerful anointing in the foundation laying of each one of these 24/7’s and that they would be built by the spirit of God and function in grace and joy empowered prayer and worship.
Prayer warriors, you are involved in the greatest ministry on earth. The prayer movement around the world is exploding. Let us pray regarding the following shifts in the prayer movement. Pray that the prayer movement in your city becomes contagious!
From private kingdoms to God’s kingdom – The time of private agendas and programs is over. More and more intercessors and prayer leaders are realizing that united prayer is the key to spiritual breakthrough.
From prayer lists to spirit-inspired warfare prayers – The Holy Spirit is fresh and creative and He helps us to pray to-the-point under his direction.
From individual intercessors to praying churches – God is mobilizing whole churches to pray for their city, town or region. Praying churches have great authority at a city level. When churches pray with other churches there is even greater authority!
From old faithfuls to young radicals – God needs both, but he is now raising up young prayer soldiers with the mentality of Joshua, Gideon and David, who will change the spiritual landscape of the world.
From programs to living altars – The Holy Spirit is leading Christians into a lifestyle of prayer, a divine partnership of Jesus with his Church, so that the things that have been prepared in heaven will become reality down here.
From miscellaneous hits to a prayer saturation strategy – An increasing number of cities and nations are discovering the power of long-term strategy.
Are you convinced that 24/7 prayer is needed in your city? Do you see how it will change our cities as we unite in prayer?
We want God to stimulate us all to a higher level of steadfast, persistent intercession in order to see day and night prayer established. God will do it in His perfect timing, but we must be steadfast. He is working in our hearts, but it takes great prayer to see Houses of Prayer started and continue consistently day after day. It will take the unity of the Church to see this happen. Everyone is needed and vital. God is right now calling for the whole body of Christ to increase in steadfast prayer. He always lives to make intercession for us, and we are called to be like Him (Hebrews 7:25).
Intercession is growing all throughout the world, and people of all denominations are beginning to unite for the purpose of prayer. It definitely is time to drop our differences, rejoice in our diversity, and come together for the great purpose of seeing the Kingdom of God dwell in the nations. Although the enemy will oppose continuously, it is as we unite that we shall see the victory. The heart of God is for unity (John 17:20-23). When we are united, we can support and build one another up as each one of us does our part in serving God (Eph. 4:3, 11-16). Through day and night prayer and worship the presence of God can reign in a city, multitudes can be saved, and ministries and churches can prosper.
Justice is released in the city through 24/7 prayer. The International House of Prayer here in Kansas City began praying for several years regarding the problem of human trafficking around the world. Shortly after they started corporately praying for human trafficking, the police uncovered a huge trafficking ring from clues that just kept “popping up”. This was a big answer to prayer as a result of united prayer.
Night and day prayer changes the spiritual atmosphere of a city dramatically.
Know God – We will know God in spiritual intimacy.
Be strong – We will be strong in spirit to stand victoriously against evil.
Do exploits – We will do great exploits and experience the power of God.
In looking at our personal foundation, one of the most important truths that we must individually know is that God loves us deeply. We must know our identity in Christ. We are lovers of God and are deeply loved by Him. This will keep us strong and stable during difficult times. This will give us the confidence we need to do great things for God.
When we are called to lead or support the prayer movement, we must have the foundational knowledge that we are greatly loved by God. Although many believers do not have this knowledge in their heart because of past wounding, spending time in the presence of God in a House of Prayer can make it “real” personally. When we are alone in an atmosphere of praise, worship, and prayer, then we can hear from God more clearly.
Daniel needed to know God’s love personally. He sought the Lord in a 21-day fast (Daniel 10:2-3), got a vision from God (Daniel 10:5-6), lost strength because of the vision (Daniel 10:8-10), and then received a word from the angel Gabriel. He was told that he was greatly beloved and highly esteemed by God three times (Daniel 9:23; 10:11, 19).
Wouldn’t that dramatically affect your life if an angel told you that?
And yet, God wants to affirm each one of us in the prayer room corporately and in our own prayer closets in our home as well. Many times I have gone into the prayer room struggling with a personal issue and have come out with the assurance of God’s love and concern for me.
It is there, in that secret place dedicated to prayer, that we can hear the affirmation from our Father. And when we find it hard to receive His love, others in the body of Christ can help. We must know that God loves us because it will be our strength in hard times. Because Daniel knew in his heart that he was loved and highly esteemed by God, he was able to rise up in strength and do mighty things for Him. He stood up renewed in his spirit (Daniel 10:11).
We all feel the need to be loved and have a bigger purpose outside of ourselves. A visitation from heaven calling you beloved of God would change your life. It would give you an inner strength that would affect everything you do for God. You would become bold and fearless in knowing that God was on your side and highly esteemed you. You would have an inner peace that no storm could destroy.
Daniel had that kind of foundational strength.
It is time for us to align ourselves with God’s heart for us personally and corporately. As the Church of Jesus Christ, let’s build our foundational strength and receive the revelation that we are the “beloved” of God in our personal lives, our churches, and our city. When we truly have this revelation, we will praise Him from the depths of satisfied souls. We will want to be worshippers of God.
God desires that prayer and praise permeate every nation. We must align ourselves with heaven in order to see the powers of darkness broken over our cities and see revival break out. If all the Christians in a city knew their personal identity in Christ, they would be a powerful force in that area against the powers of darkness.
Through developing intimacy in the House of Prayer, we shall do mighty exploits for God’s Kingdom. Jesus is our model who continues to govern through prayer and reaches the nations through intercession (Hebrew 7:25). Let’s strengthen our foundation and align our lives with Him. In the prayer room we build intimacy through worship, reading and praying His Word, quietly listening, and many other ways.
Lord, give us a heart for a House of Prayer in our city. Like Zinzendorf, make us into men and women who are fervent in prayer and are committed to radical holiness. Teach us to walk in unity, and help us to do everything in love. As we pray for a House of Prayer, give us expectant hearts. Help the churches in our city grow in prayer and commitment. Make the Church of [Name your city] a praying Church. We long to do great exploits for Your glory. Help us to align ourselves with Your heart. Let prayer and praise permeate our city.
As we begin to lay the foundations for a House of Prayer here, make us steadfast and persistent in prayer. Help us to build a foundation that is deep and strong. Keep us from growing weary in well doing. Help us to have realistic expectations and understand that it takes time and patience. Help us to be faithful. Teach us to pray your Word individually and corporately. Give our city a unified vision for day and night prayer, and teach us to seek You in prayer together. Help our churches to grow in prayer, intercession, and worship.
We thank You for being our faithful intercessor who will help us. You will give us guidance all along the way. Thank You that Your peace rules in our hearts. We thank You for the House of Prayer that You will establish in our city. You will give us the burning, driving vision to go deep with the foundation. You will enable us to pursue the deeper lifestyle of abandonment to You and Your vision for our city. We give You all the praise and glory for all that You will do. “We give thanks to you, O God, we give thanks, for your Name is near” (Psalm 75:1a). In Jesus’ name, amen.
“By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as a wise builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should build with care. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ” (1 Corinthians 3:10-11).
Persistent prayer will pay off as you lay the foundations of a House of Prayer in your city. You will move forward by God’s grace because it’s His ability, not yours. Notice these important keys to laying a strong foundation.
You must be willing to dig deep – Remember we must dig a big hole first in order to build the foundation. This is not a superficial undertaking. You must believe in the power of prayer and be strong in prayer yourself. Develop a strong personal relationship with God. Strengthen your personal devotional life and love for God.
Partner with others – Look for others who have the same vision in your city, and partner with other prayer ministries in your area. God will give you a core group of dedicated and like-minded people.
Cast the vision for day and night prayer – Do this week after week. People need encouragement.
Realize that there is an incubation stage – In this stage many in the area either have or are getting the vision, and there are many prayer meetings in the city in various churches. This stage may last for some time.
Develop your personal prayer life through learning to pray the Scriptures – Practice praying Scriptures in your own devotional time with the Lord. I write about this in chapter four.
Develop some corporate prayer meetings in local churches –Unity is essential and adds power to the prayer meeting. Also try combining worship and prayer together throughout some of the prayer meeting. This is called “harp and bowl”.
Have realistic expectations – Start small with a few prayer meetings in your church or in your city. Realize the value of a slow beginning. Strategize carefully and incorporate existing prayer activities. Understand the pressure people face in your society. Don’t be critical, but make it easy for others to join in prayer at their own pace.
Understand the establishing stage – This relates to the Church in the city or region and is not just one church. There is a need for a unified vision with unified values. Pursue the value of unity in the Holy Spirit (Ephesians 4:3, 13; Colossians 3:14).
Realize that faithfulness and a marathon pace are essential – God is not looking for quick starts but for steady faithfulness over time. Keep it simple. Basically you are praying and calling people to pray. God’s strategies are not complex, but they do require faithfulness (Galatians 5:22; Psalm 18:25; Romans 12:12).
Know that Jesus is in charge – The House of Prayer will prevail because Jesus is the leader and the eternal intercessor for He rules as King in his high priestly ministry of intercession (Hebrews 7:25; Isaiah 53:12).
Go forward in faith and with God’s peace ruling your heart – Know that day and night prayer is God’s desire. He will bless and sustain it. To be a House of Prayer is not a challenge but a Biblical command (Matthew 21:13).
A stonecutter may hammer away at a rock for a hundred times without seeing even a crack showing. Yet it may be the 101st blow that splits the rock apart. It is not the one blow that will lay a strong foundation, but it is the consistent hammering in prayer with a steadfast vision that will do it. God will give you and others that burning, driving vision to go deep with the foundations. He will enable you to pursue the deeper life and the lifestyle of abandonment to Him and His vision for your city.
Laying the foundation will take a long time. Keep the peace of God ruling in your heart. Day and night prayer is God’s desire, and He will bless and sustain it with His power. Trust Him to build a strong foundation. Establishing day and night prayer is the most exalted occupation to those nearest His throne in heaven (Revelation 4:8). Set your heart to persist regardless of difficulties. God desires to find a resting place. Let’s advance with faith and a determination to work. Let’s keep the vigorous, steady glow of prayer burning.
Isn’t a face-to-face encounter with God something you long for and desire? When I was in Germany, I was involved in teaching a course for God’s people who were working in different countries around the world. The course was called “Face to Face.” The goal of the course was to help bring individuals into a face-to-face relationship with God and also with one another.
The prayer room is the place of face-to-face encounter with God. I can’t think of a better description of the 24/7 prayer movement. The prayer room is the place to access the heavenly realm and hear from God. In the prayer room God purifies our life. As you and I spend time in prayer, we carry the very presence of God out with us into the world. Our faces can shine with the presence of God.
Moses is a good example of a Biblical character that sought the face of God. We read about his encounter with God in Exodus 33:11a: The Lord would speak to Moses face to face, as one speaks to a friend. When he came down from the presence of God, His face actually shone with the glory of God.
“When Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant law in his hands, he was not aware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD” (Exodus 34:29).
When we stand in the presence of God, He does a radical work within our hearts. He removes the sin in our lives as we sit in His presence. When diagnosed with cancer, I learned about the power of radiation and chemotherapy because these are the primary ways the medical world treats cancer. Thankfully I didn’t have to have either one. Sin is like cancer. God’s presence is like radiation therapy on the cancer of sin in our lives. The more we are in His presence, the more powerful the radiation of His life and love. We change in His presence because we are exposing ourselves to the eternal forces of His radiating glory. We begin to die to the sin tendencies in our lives, and we begin to live more fully for Him.
Time in God’s presence is powerful.
But if you continue spending extravagant amounts of time in His presence, you will begin to see His life manifested through yours. It takes time, but everything within you begins to change—your desires, thoughts, actions, interests, and passions.
It is the place to leave the problems of earth behind and listen to the still small voice of God in such a way that inner transformation occurs. It happens individually and corporately. I have seen it in myself and in others. You can’t stand in the presence of God without being changed. Most of us are busy people. You can’t spend time in the prayer room without having it change your prayer life. Prayer becomes a delightful reality.
We find God in a deeper dimension – In silent prayer, we develop the art of looking at God.“You will seek me and find me when you seek for me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the Lord” (Jeremiah 29:13-14).
We grow in our love relationship with God – We learn to live out the first commandment to love God with all our heart, soul, and strength.“He answered, ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind’; and, ‘Love your neighbor as yourself’” (Luke 10:27).
Carefully spend time in God’s presence with the following worship music. I have lots of worship music on my website designed for intercessors as well.


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Nooksack Valley hosts Mount Baker at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in the Pioneers’ final home game of the regular season.
Goal: Levi VanWingerden (NV), time 4; Goal: Luis Garcia (NV), time 19; Goal: Joshua Seig (F), time 28; Goal: David Flores (NV), assist: Brent Berends, time 42; Goal: Brent Berends (NV), assist: Julio Garcia, time 48; Goal: Luis Garcia (NV), assist: Brent Berends, time 60. Goalies (saves) — Ferndale: Fulgencio Schonborn, Nikita Leonovets (5); Nooksack Valley: Tyson Thorp, Levi VanWingerden (3). Shots on goal — Ferndale 7, Nooksack Valley 18.

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The Savings Week 2018 begun in the country on Saturday (Apr 7) in a bid to create more awareness among the people about savings and further enhance the quality of services by the Department of National Savings. The Department of National Savings under the Internal Resources Division has chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the week in a befitting manner, local media reports said.
The theme of this edition of the Savings Week is "Let us do savings, help building Digital Bangladesh" (Cholo shobai sanchay kori, Digital Bangladesh gorai shohayota kori).
The formal inauguration of the week was held on in the morning at the Department of National Savings head office at the NSC tower in the city.
On Sunday, the Department will motivate teachers and students of various educational institutions in the capital through giving them proper idea about savings.
On the following day (Monday), the Department will apprise the investors about the policies on various savings tools including their purchase, sell and cash.
On Apr 10, the Department will encourage the low-income people about savings through holding Uthan Boithok. On Apr 11, a view-exchange meeting will be held with the owners of different savings tools while the evaluation and closing ceremony of the week will be held on Apr 12.
Presently, the rates of return on the five-year family savings certificates is 11.28 percent, five-year pensioner savings schemes 11.76 percent, three-year post office savings certificates 11.28 percent, family savings certificate is 11.52 percent, three-year profit-based savings certificates is 11.04 percent and five-year wage earners development bond is 12 percent.

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A journalist who can walk through walls uncovers Batman's identity.
On the one hand, we find here a juicy little satire about tabloid journalism, backed up by some clever lines. But on the other hand, that story never really develops, wedged in as it is by action sequences. On yet another hand, those action sequences are smartly handled, showing the difficulty of fighting an opponent who is both there and not there. But (on some fourth hand) those sequences are not so smartly handled as to disguise a basic inconsistency: The villain can walk through walls, but he doesn't fall through the floor; other people's fists pass right through him, but his own, when he's swinging it, is quite solid.
On a fifth hand, I concede that consistency is a foolish ideal when there's fun to be hand (and there certainly is a lot of fun in this episode), but it gets slapped down by a sixth hand that reminds me that the climax, in which Peak begins slipping through the floor, depends upon a reassertion of the suppressed premises. I have to borrow a seventh hand to point out that Terry's cry of "Concentrate!" suggests that Peak is solid only when he puts his mind to it (solving the inconsistency), but then an eighth hand pops up with the thought that (a) this is still pretty weak, and (b) it suggests a whole new series of unexploited gags, based on the following fact: If the guy keeps an even footing only when concentrating, then a lapse of concentration will cause him to fall. The result would be a reverse Elmer Fudd: instead of a cartoon character who is safe in mid-air until he realizes he's in mid-air, Peak would be one who is safe on the ground only until he forgets that he's on solid ground.
Written in the palm of a ninth hand, I find the assertion that it may too much to ask a twenty-minute action show to work out and exploit all these permutations, but, scratching my head sadly with a tenth hand I reflect: This could've been the Batman version of "King Size Canary," taking a simple gag and working out every insane permutation on it.
Coordinating all those hands, is it any wonder I can't work up a sustained round of applause?

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"Tim Bruce does a remarkable job"
for Amazon Classics @BrilliancePublishing. Available on Audible.
• Tim Bruce appearing as the BBC Announcer in Netflix THE CROWN, series 2.
• Tim Bruce guest lead Manfred Franke in season finale of X COMPANY, CBC.
BOTTOM KNOCKER STREET. Weekend mornings on ITV/CITV, 6-6.30am.
• Tim Bruce narrates THE OXFORD BOOK OF WAR POETRY.
Meyer-Whitworth playwriting award, administered by the Royal National Theatre.


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The New York-New Jersey Trail Conference is planning a group exhibition of artwork featuring the trails in winter.
Artists who are Trail Conference members may submit digital images of up to three artworks for an entry fee of $15. Non-members will pay an entry fee of $25. Work must be framed and ready for hanging.
All two dimensional work will be considered, including photography. Please submit only works that have not been shown in the Trail Conference Gallery previously. The exhibition, at the Trail Conference Headquarters, 600 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ, will run from January 11 - March 5.


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An investigation launched by The Global Funds has revealed massive theft of its drugs and health products at Medical Stores Limited totalling $1.06 million over a two year period.
And the Global Fund says it will ask the Zambian government to pay back the stolen funds.
The supplies stolen include 5,790 HIV test kits valued at USD$416,379 and 67,967 bottles of antiretrovirals (ARVs) valued at $423,209 and bottles of antiretrovirals (ARVs) including 11,442 artemisinin-based combination therapy packs (ACTs) valued at $214,486 and malaria rapid diagnostic test kits (MRDTs) valued at USD$10,714.
The theft was discovered after the Global Fund Secretariat based in Geneva, Switzerland in October 2016 and in April 2017 notified the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) that they had been informed by Medical Stores Limited had been stolen from their warehouse.
The Office of the Inspector General also received information that a non-governmental organisation (NGO) had bought HIV test kits in Lusaka, including some financed by the Global Fund that had been originally delivered to Medical Stores.
The ensuing OIG investigation determined that Global Fund financed health products totalling US$1.06M could not be accounted for by Medical Stores and evidence suggests that these products were stolen over a two-year period, between 2014 and 2016.
A report by the Global Funds say the case of theft of products from Medical Stores is currently being investigated by the Zambian Authorities.
The investigation also found that stock quantities recorded in Medical Stores Limited’s electronic warehouse management system were negatively adjusted to reflect missing stock identified during annual stock takes.
Staff at Medical Stores could not explain the stock losses and the OIGs investigation also could not reconcile the stock adjustments with any outbound deliveries, expiries or other events.
The overall loss totals USD$1.06 million, 3.2% of a total of USD$33.4 million of deliveries investigated.
The Global Funds says these losses are non-compliant expenditure, as per the terms and conditions of the relevant Global Fund grant agreements and concluded that internal controls at Medical Stores were ineffective and resulted in multiple opportunities for theft and misappropriation of assets.
The investigation found that Medical Stores undertook only one stock count in each of the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 and no weekly stock counts were conducted which is contrary to its operating procedures and that there was no meaningful follow-up or investigation of stock variances.
Medical Stores Limited staff were not able to explain the net negative adjustments; the assistant inventory manager suggested that the stock ‘must have been stolen’.
And The Global Funds Executive Director Peter Sands said The Global Fund has zero tolerance for fraud or theft, and is committed to enhancing mitigation measures for operational risks.
“Following an alert to The Global Fund from Medical Store Limited (MSL) that donor-financed commodities had gone missing, this investigation by the Office of the Inspector General found that stock quantities recorded in an electronic warehouse management system by MSL were negatively adjusted to reflect missing stock identified during annual stock takes. Staff could not explain the stock losses and the OIG’s investigation also could not reconcile the stock adjustments with any outbound deliveries, expiries or other events. The overall loss totals USD$1 million of the USD$33.4 million of deliveries investigated,” Mr Sands said.
Mr. Sands said The Global Fund will take all necessary steps to recover the lost funds in Zambia.
The report revealed that malaria drugs were out of stock in some facilities up to 3 months; ARVs also were out of stock for almost a month in some health facilities; TB drugs was out of stock for up to nine (9) months in one facility and 74 days in five facilities; stocking of expired HIV drugs worth USD$4million in 2016, TB drugs valued a USD$0.11m in 2016 and another of the same value at risk in 2017.
Meanwhile, Civil Society Constitution Agenda (CiSCA) member McDonald Chipenzi has charged that Zambians must demand accountability from the Minstry of Heath.
"What the report on Global Fund has revealed in terms of abuse of the global fund is clear display of lack of morality in our leaders and lack of social shame among them, because by now, heads would have rolled," he said in a facebook post.
Mr Chipenzi further demanded for the resignation of Minister of health Chitalu Chilufya.


text: The main objective Omnia Around Europe is to add international awareness and skills among Omnia students and staff. This is done by organising on-the-job learning periods for students and training periods for staff abroad. Receiving foreign guests to Omnia and Finland also serves this aim.


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Actress Choo Ja-hyun revealed a set of pictures taken with Jin Goo and Kim Ji-won.
On March 18, Choo Ja-hyun uploaded three pictures on her Weibo, and wrote, "Jin Goo, my friend of 10-years, has transformed amazingly into Seo Da-young of "Descendants of the Sun". Fighting for Ji-won, who is both beautiful and polite."
In the picture, Choo Ja-hyun is taking a selfie affectionately with Jin Goo and Kim Ji-won next to her, showing off their friendship.
Meanwhile, Choo Ja-hyun gained popularity after she starred in the Chinese version of Korean drama "Temptation of Wife", which is entitled, "The Temptation to Go Home." Currently, she is actively promoting her activities in China.


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Medical insurance is the logical answer to your family's healthcare needs. In the event of medical mishaps, suitable health coverage can save you from unanticipated medical bills. Shopping for a policy is tedious and needs evaluation of family's medical needs and finances. If you are a New Jersey resident, you can choose from wide range of coverage alternatives. The New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance regulates the laws under which the New Jersey health insurers can sell private health plans to individuals and families.
To purchase individual medical insurance in New Jersey you must have resided in the state for a period of 6 months or have recently moved to the state with the intent of staying 6 months or longer. Medical underwriting is not permitted for individual health plans in New Jersey. This restricts the insurance companies from declining to provide health coverage to a person based on their past or current health status. New Jersey insurance carriers are required to offer five standardized individual health products that must include a basic health plan. The insurance carrier is allowed a 6-month look back period and a 12-month exclusionary period for pre-existing health conditions. The maximum exclusionary period is 12 months and elimination riders are not permitted. Premium rates are community based and may vary depending upon the age, gender and location of applicant. You are not eligible to buy individual medical insurance in New Jersey if you have access to group health insurance.
New Jersey law defines a small group as any company with 2-50 employees. Group health coverage for groups of this size is guarantee issue which prohibits the insurance carrier from declining coverage based upon the health status of the group. Insurance companies require that an employer provide proof of eligibility for each employee and must prove that the employee wishing to enroll in the group health plan work for the company at least 25 hours per week. Employers may impose a waiting period upon newly hired employees before allowing them to join the employer-sponsored health plan. The waiting period must be enforced consistently and may not vary. New Jersey law allows for groups of 5 or less to a have a 6 month look-back and exclusionary period on pre-existing conditions for any plan member that does not have prior creditable coverage. In determining rates, the insurance company may only consider the age, gender and family status of the group. Groups may not be charged higher rates for poor health status of employees. Insurance companies that offer small group medical insurance in New Jersey must offer five standardized plans and one HMO plan with benefits and coverage limits defined by state regulations. Other plans may be offered by each insurance carrier, but these standardized plans must be made available to allow small business owners the ability to compare rates on like plans from various insurance companies.
New Jersey has its own state mini-COBRA regulation enacted through Regulation Chapter 17B, Section 27-60 which applies to small group health plans within the state. COBRA is a continuation of coverage under the small group health plan, which may be elected upon the occurrence of a specific qualifying event. This allows the employee to remain on the group health plan and receive the same level of coverage for a specific period of time. Under New Jersey law, the period of time you may remain on the plan is dependent upon the qualifying event, with maximums of 18, 29 and 36 months. Election for continuation coverage must be made in writing within 30 days of the qualifying event and must be made available to any employee that has had a reduction in hours to less than 25, or has lost their job for a reason other than just cause. New Jersey does not have a conversion option for persons leaving a group health plan because New Jersey is a guaranteed issue state for the individual health market.

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Many Fortnite players want to bring the double pump technique back to the game, and Epic Games have commented on it.
Epic Games have made numerous changes to "Fortnite Battle Royale" since the video game was released in September 2017. The game developer has tried to keep the game fresh and updated with new content but has also released many balance changes. A few months ago, the double pumping technique was removed from the game. This technique allowed players to deal massive damage with multiple pump shotguns, but Epic Games considered it overpowered.
Ever since it was removed, many "Fortnite Battle Royale" players have wanted Epic Games to bring the double pumping back.
"Fortnite" streamer Daequan made this technique very popular among players, which is why so many players have started using it. However, it appears that the video game developer won't bring it back anytime soon.
Sean Hamilton of Epic Games has recently revealed that there are no plans to bring the double pump back to "Fortnite Battle Royale." The community coordinator has responded to one of his followers who asked for the return of the double pump. However, it turns out that the video game developer won't add this technique back to the game anytime soon.
At the moment, carrying two pump shotguns is pointless since there is a delay that occurs after switching from one shotgun to another. Because of this delay, players cannot fire another shotgun for a short period of time, which makes the double pump technique useless. However, before the technique was removed, players were able to fire multiple shotguns in a rapid succession. By doing this, pump shotgun had an insane fire rate. Additionally, the maximum damage for a pump shotgun was 238, which is something that made double pumping even more effective.
There are no current plans to bring back double pumping at this time.
Right now, pump shotgun has a maximum damage of 170. However, double pump players can choose to use a double barrel shotgun as this weapon is the closest thing to the double pump. The double barrel shotgun deals massive damage from a close range and it allows players to fire off two shots very quickly.
While using two or more pump shotguns doesn't make sense anymore, "Fortnite Battle Royale" players have found other weapon combos that can deal a massive damage.
One of these combos includes a pump shotgun and a hand cannon. Since there is no switch delay between these two weapons, players can use them to quickly take down their opponents without giving them much time to defend themselves.

industry_corpus2: Gaming


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Robots are becoming an inevitable part of our future.
But questions remain over whether the increased use of artificial intelligence will be a good thing for humanity.
Now academics are becoming concerned that autonomous machines will break the law – and we will be powerless to stop them.
In a study published in the Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law, Amitai Etzioni and Oren Etzioni from the Allen Institute for Artificial Intelligence in Seattle discussed the potential for robots to break the law.
The problem is not a hypothetical one.
Recently someone in a Google self-driving car was pulled over for going too slowly.
‘But who should the policeman have cited?’ the researchers said.
Whether the fault was in the driver, the car or the person who wrote the car’s software was unclear.
Since artificial intelligence learns as it goes along, the researchers say, a self-driving car could easily start to stray from the speed limits by small amounts with no consequences, eventually leading to it speeding and causing an accident.
‘AI programs may stray considerably from the guidelines their programmers initially gave them. Indeed, smart instruments may counteract their makers’, the researchers wrote.
To make sure robots do not go haywire, the academics called for the introduction of ‘AI guardians’ to watch over the machines.
They also said a ‘readily locatable off switch’ should be there in case of emergency.
If this is not the case, machines could make life-and-death determinations outside of human control.
‘Unassisted human agents—from auditors and accountants to inspectors and police—cannot ensure that smart instruments abide by the law,’ the authors added.
Because growth in human intelligence is unlikely to keep pace with growth in artificial intelligence, humans may have to draw on AI to keep AI in check, the researchers say.
In a report by the Human Rights Watch earlier this year, they highlighted that if a robot unlawfully kills someone in the heat of battle, nobody is responsible for the death.
The organisation said something must be done about this lack of accountability – and it is calling for a ban on the development and use of ‘killer robots’.
Called ‘Mind the Gap: The Lack of Accountability for Killer Robots,’ their report details the hurdles of allowing robots to kill without being controlled by humans.
‘No accountability means no deterrence of future crimes, no retribution for victims, no social condemnation of the responsible party,’ said Bonnie Docherty, senior Arms Division researcher at the HRW and the report’s lead author.

industry_corpus2: Artificial Intelligence


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This soft 100% combed cotton kids/toddler short sleeve shirt is silkscreened with a cool graphic "It's always overhead to me." Available in Pink or Gray. Sizes are 6 mo, 12 mo, 18 mo, 2T, 4T, 5/6T.
Funny surfer short sleeve infant and toddler tees.


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For that special Irish drink, you have to try the Dublin Mudslide.
1 cup Baileys Irish Cream and a small amount of ice to provide a good chill to the drink. If a slushie is desired, add more ice, additional mix and/or Baileys to taste. Pour drink into chocolate and/ or strawberry syrup garnished glass, add a dollop of whipped topping. Serve and enjoy!
Optional: Add Peppermint Schnapps to taste-yummy!! Alter as desired with vanilla ice cream, almond milk, Kahlua or Rum.
Chocolatini Directions: Fill martini glasses with ice to chill. In a pitcher combine mix with 2 cups of water, 1 1/2 cups Vodka. Stir to combine. Add ice and stir briskly. Just before serving, remove ice from glasses and strain mixture into glasses.

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text: Modern, striking and a perfect size. Based on a chrysanthemum flower, raised lines decorate the body of this teapot with hints of gold peeking through the deepest black. This cast iron teapot includes a fitted fine mesh tea strainer basket and a porcelain enamel coated interior. Care instructions will be included with every Tetsubin.

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Organisations and employees across the UK in the public and private sectors, are being invited to take part in the second annual Work Wise Week from May 16 to 22, to help create a ‘smarter’ working Britain. Supporters of the Work Wise UK campaign include the CBI, TUC, the British Chambers of Commerce, BT and Transport for London.
This pamphlet from the New Local Government Network think tank argues that the Welsh local government’s approach to citizen interaction in public services is a strong model for the rest of the UK. The pamphlet argues that all citizens, not just service users, need the opportunity, information and incentive to engage with service design and delivery. The Welsh approach strengthens the collaborative, community, bottom up approach to citizen-centred service provision. It relies on contributions from all parties at all stages and prioritises the synergy of views and ideas. Satisfaction scores and evaluation of service performance remain important, but it is an ongoing process of improvement through continuousinput and consultation at the bottom that is expected to drive change.The Welsh model is based on a ‘bottom up” approach which restricts the level of choice-based services available, instead preferring to engage with citizens at every stage of the service design and delivery process. The information gathered from this dialogue is not used for league-tables or to drive competition but to give citizens the means and measures with which to involve themselves fully in the policy decision-making process.


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It’s the final week of our Critterati contest (winners will be announced on Wednesday). The Book Bench asked one of our judges, Alexandra Horowitz, the author of “Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know,” how your pet might feel about being dressed up.
The philosopher Thomas Nagel famously asked, in his titular essay, “What is it like to be a bat?”: what, in essence, is the subjective experience of a non-human animal?
Inasmuch as I can speak to the experience of any animal (including members of my own species), my answer is “The dog, he does not like it”.
This is not to say that it is entirely torturous for your pet. The dog is of the species Canis familiaris: the latter part of that name indicates their familiarity with, well, their extended family, humans. Thoroughly domesticated, having put up with human behavior and its attendant silliness for something on the order of fourteen thousand years, the dog may suffer some costuming gladly. And this is why: by submitting to be a jack-o-lantern, hot dog (with bun), biker dude, or princess, the dog gains something valuable. He gets your attention, and probably an extra round of liver treats. Aside from the liver, there is little as nourishing to a dog as the attention of his owner. So we have bred dogs, and so they cooperatively are—sometimes to a fault.
On the other hand, to put raiments on a dog is to blithely ignore his essential dogness. Consider the Canis part of his heritage. Both wolves and dogs are descended from some wolflike ancestor; thus, we might look at the behavior of the dog’s cousin, the present-day wolf (Canis lupus), in order to provide one explanation for dog behavior. Among wolves, one animal may “stand over” another: literally placing his body on top of and touching the other, as a scolding or a mild putting-in-one’s-place. To a dog, a costume, fitting tight around the dog’s midriff and back, might well reproduce that ancestral feeling. So the principal experience of wearing a costume would not be the experience of festivity; rather, the costume produces the discomfiting feeling that someone higher ranking is nearby. This interpretation is borne out by many dogs’ behavior when getting dressed in a costume: they may freeze in place as if they are being “dominated”—and soon try to dislodge the garments by shaking, pawing, or rolling in something so foul that it necessitates immediate disrobing.
Another approach to answering the question of what Halloween might be like for the costumed dog is to engage in a little exercise of perspective-shifting. Imagine that you arrive at work one day and are told that today is the day you will be walking around in your skivvies (the human equivalent of putting a naked dog in clothing, perhaps). Socially, this is awkward; physically, it might be decidedly uncomfortable. But your colleagues grin at you, point and giggle happily, and ply you with extra liver treats—er, I mean, candy. In the end, you might put up with it for the day, secure in the approval of those around you, and the happy circumstance that you can wear your full office regalia tomorrow. So might it be like for your dog.
We are, ultimately, a culture of celebrants, and our dogs will be included in that celebration, regardless. But if you are willing to be that over-exposed owner aside your over-dressed and be-costumed dog for Halloween, I feel certain your dog would appreciate the gesture.

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Why sacrifice the style and convenience of the indoors while cooking in your outdoor kitchen? This DCS trash and recycle bin conceals your garbage in a sealed drawer system that has been designed to keep rodents and insects out. The commercial-quality, 304 grade stainless steel construction is seamlessly welded for superior durability and weather resistance. The slide-out drawer is insulated for a heavy-duty feel with a soft close, self latching function and full extension slides. The DCS TB1-20 also includes two 10 gallon black bins and a removable drawer for easy cleaning. Unlike most two bin trash drawers, the rear bin may be removed with the front bin in place.
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