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Politics, Government, and the Gospel?
The Blog Politics, Government, and...the Gospel?
I see this often in Christian circles…people take to social media, blog posts, pulpits, and other platforms to blast government decisions and rulings. Whether it’s the current Hobby Lobby case or some other case of governmental discrimination against Christians, we love to use these as opportunities to explain why the government (or the President) is evil and corrupt.
I wonder if some Christians do not hope for cases like the one Hobby Lobby has with the federal government to rule against the Christian organization or belief. It gives them an opportunity to blast off and show their true colors. A barrage of angry men and women (under the umbrella of Christianity) will spit verbal poo poo bombs to the world if Hobby Lobby does not receive a favorable ruling. Just watch for it. They will explode and stink up our timelines and conversations.
And this is where I become really disheartened. I can’t understand what this accomplishes. Please, if you are a verbal poo poo bomb thrower, let me know what you think you are accomplishing by releasing your bomb to the world. Your actions only seek to further the divide between Christians and the surrounding culture.
Your verbal attacks also reveal something about your understanding of the relationship between God and His world…you believe the government is largely responsible for the future direction of the country, not God. This is problematic and troubling. I am not anti-government, anti-President, or anti-America.
Our ultimate allegiance should belong to Jesus, not any country or party.
But let me be clear…my allegiance is to the King. My allegiance belongs to Jesus, not to this country. Period. I love this country, and I am thankful for the opportunities it has afforded me, but ultimately my allegiance is not to America. I do not believe America rises and falls because a certain party is in control of the House and the Senate or because a certain President is holding office. I believe countries rise and fall because there is an Almighty God that is sovereign over every inch of His creation.
Think about Jesus. That’s always a good place to land. Jesus said, “Give to Caesar what is Caesar’s, and give to God what belongs to God” (Mark 12:17). Granted, the Roman government during the time of Jesus and our government today are two different beasts, but the principle remains the same…Jesus had no allegiance to the government. Jesus did not revolt against the government, but neither did Jesus place his hope in the government. Jesus also never bashed the government, even though they stole from the Jews and often mistreated them.
You see, many Christians fall into the trap of the disciples throughout Jesus’ earthly ministry. The disciples believed Jesus was going to do his best William Wallace impersonation (if you are unsure about William Wallace, please do two things before proceeding…1.) get somebody to open hand slap you 2.) do a Google search). Jesus was going to kill everybody, and then he would overthrow the government.
Likewise, many Christians today believe that if we can just get the right man in Washington and gain control of the Senate and the House, this country will stop its tragic drift away from God. We will have a revival. Strangely, Jesus thought differently. Maybe Jesus was on to something. Maybe we should step back and take notice. The government is not going to be the primary catalyst for Kingdom advancement.
The government will make decisions contrary to a Christian worldview. Governments always have and always will. When you place more trust in the government to make the right decisions than you do a God that has infinite power and wisdom, we have a huge problem.
How God feels about politics.
I will be honest…I do not believe God cares about any particular party more than another. I am not a Republican. I am not a Democrat. I think God loves people, not parties. I am not saying there is no place for healthy political discussions. But at the end of the day, our political discussions must not override the truth that God is sovereign over them. And please, please, please…stop making every discussion and every decision a political one. I know you think the President is going to bring about the demise of this country, but 1 Kings 2 is not talking about politics. Neither is 1 Kings 3, 1 Kings 4, or Matthew 1.
We must look at politics through a gospel worldview, not the other way around.
How have we become so misguided that we begin to look at the gospel through a political worldview and not politics through a gospel worldview? For some of us in the South, Fox News is gospel. For many, a Democratic President automatically equals destruction for our country. Everything he does is the product of an agenda. Every decision he makes is the wrong one. Hey, let’s assume for a second that you are right and the President does have an evil agenda (which I do not believe to be true). Even still, as a follower of Jesus, why are you bashing him and not praying to the God who is sovereign over him? I am just curious. I am trying to figure out why we try to justify bashing our leaders and our government when our example (Jesus) had every right to bash the government…and never did.
Either God is sovereign over all things or He is a liar. If God is a liar, we are all in big trouble. If God is sovereign over all things, he is sovereign over the government and its decisions.
So, what response do we have as followers of Jesus? We fall on our knees and pray. We pray without ceasing. We pray for God to look upon America with favor. We pray for God to work in the hearts of the ones making the decisions. And when somebody we dislike gets elected, we still pray.
We stop relying more on governments than we do a God that is sovereign over them. We stop using social media and other platforms as an opportunity for us to promote our agenda (in the name of Jesus, of course). We stop believing Jesus fights for a certain party. Whether or not the Supreme Court rules in favor of Hobby Lobby or any future case of this nature, the truth remains that God is present and active in His creation. And he rules over any decision made by an individual or group of individuals.
Let’s focus our time and attention on the power and majesty of God. Let’s use our platforms to promote Jesus and not some party or agenda. Let’s use the transforming power of the gospel to shape our understanding of politics and government, not the other way around.

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A global interfaith dialogue conference will open July 16 in Madrid.
The conference is according to an initiative by and under the patronage of Saudi King Abdallah. Prominent figures from the three monotheistic religions will participate in the two-day conference.


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The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) New Emerging Team (NET) program was designed to provide 5 years of support for the creation of new teams or the development of existing teams of investigators conducting collaborative multidisciplinary research in identified areas of focus. A NET group at the University of Saskatchewan was funded under the Cognitive Impairment in Aging focus for a project titled Strategies to Improve the Care of Persons with Dementia in Rural and Remote Areas. In this article we describe the research program developed by the team and implemented during the first year of our mandate.
Morgan, D.G., Stewart, N., Crossley, M., D’Arcy, C., Biem, J., Kirk, A., & Forbes, D.. Dementia care in rural and remote areas: The first year of a CIHR New Emerging Team.. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research 37.1 (2005), 177-182.

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This is a repaint of the G-Trax freeware Light Weight car set. The doors do not open on them when loading passengers. There is passenger view in the Observation car.
Install the RWP with the package manager.
Their names are prefixed with NE - Ltwt_(car-name) in the scenario editor list.

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Sams Furniture & Mattress Center in Henderson, NC is an authorized dealer of Jackson Furniture Products. Jackson Furniture believes that everybody should have a comfortable seating experience. Leaning on its heritage of over 75 years, they have ALWAYS focused on the best manufacturing techniques and designs to provide every consumer a product they can afford and be proud of.
So if you are looking for Jackson Furniture products in Henderson, Wake Forest, Durham, Raleigh, Roanoke Rapids, Cary, Rocky Mount, Garner, Chapel Hill, Clayton and Carrboro, or if you have any questions about Jackson Furniture products, please feel free to call us at 252-762-0500 or simply stop by Sams Furniture & Mattress Center at any time and we would be glad to help you.

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Despite being used by some of the world's biggest brands, Hybris isn't perfect 'out of the box' for SEO - find out how we can help.
Providing a three-pronged approach, with PCM, Order Management System (OCM) and multi-strategy channel, a key feature of the platform is its ability to integrate across channels thanks to its powerful API; helping to provide pre-developed eShop specialisms that help lower integration time while at the same time, raising success rates.
Used by a range of international stores, the platform comes served with multisite, multilanguage and multicurrency features that cater to stores that are looking to expand their presence outside of their native countries.
What’s more, for stores looking to amalgamate both online and offline activities, the platform’s centralised management system makes this ideal – offering a concise and practical solution for many.
Possibly one of the most exceptional features of the platform is the flexibility of its costs, which can vary as a store grows, with on-demand options featured throughout.
As you can imagine with such a complex system, Hybris has been noted to frustrate some users during the integration and implementation stages, which can take up large chunks of time. This ultimately means that often technical SEO for Hybris is overlooked.
Despite its many features, Hybris does have a somewhat, if extremely limited ecosystem, with users noting that its community, partners, forums, and integrators, aren’t as well developed or as varied as its competitors. This can be costly, as a lot of on page technical SEO optimisation requires development, rather than simply using a pre-existing code.
That said however, Hybris is aware of this, and have released a range of white papers to help users combat the most common issues using the most efficient approach.
As mentioned earlier, third parties are limited, but it’s worth noting that the product is largely complete and easily extensible.
SALT.agency can help ensure that your Hybris platform is optimised for organic search.
Here at SALT.agency, we have worked in technical SEO field for years, and have helped out with a range of issues concerning many ecommerce platforms.
We know Hybris like the back of our hands, which is why we a qualified to offer extensive advise and assistance.
From its advanced benefits, through to its drawbacks and the knowledge necessary for success, we are regarded as one of the the go-to digital agencies in the UK for Hybris.
Why not contact us today to discuss how we can assist you with your Hybris SEO campaign.

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MCDT on two computers, only one with no QQQ data?
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EL ability to delete every type of tool.
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Birds and Blocks 3 is an iPhone game developed by Sprakelsoft. Featuring 80 new and free levels, Birds and Blocks 3 is a challenging puzzle game with great graphics.
Birds and mobile games seem to go together like peanut butter and chocolate. In this bird-centric puzzle game, your goal is to help some adorable baby birds. Their wings are small and under-developed, and so they can’t move easily by themselves.
You must help the birds reach stone blocks, which are safe. To do this, you simply tap on blocks below the bird’s body, allowing them to slowly drop down onto the safe stone platforms. The mechanics are quite similar to other physics-based games, such as Redstar Fall.
In addition to safe stone blocks, there are normal, bouncy, slippery, and “lighter than air” blocks. If the bird touches the ground, you will need to re-start the level. Later on, there will be wheels mixed in with the blocks, which will increase the level of difficulty.
While the game features somewhat simplistic, cartoony graphics, they are full HD graphics. Birds and Blocks 3 has retina-support for iPhone 4/iPhone 5 and the iPad 3 and iPad 4. The graphics remain great throughout play time, with steady frame rates of 60 frames per second on most devices the developer has tested.
The banner ads are a little annoying. However, they can be removed for a 99 cent in-app purchase. In addition, you can also spend 99 cents within the app to buy a level warp/skip.
If you like Redstar Fall or other similar “dropping” physics games, the challenging blocks of Birds and Blocks 3 will definitely keep you guessing. I really liked this puzzler, and I think you will, too.
Birds and Blocks 3is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad. Requires iOS 4.3 or later. This app is optimized for iPhone 5.

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Coronation Street star Simon Gregson has praised the staff of the Ivy Hotel in Manchester for getting all of the guests out safely from the restaurant when the building caught fire. The actor, best known for playing hapless Steve McDonald on the ITV soap, was with his wife Emma Gleave when they were attending a friend’s birthday bash at the venue.
When the fire broke out, everyone was evacuated and Emma shared a video of the flames billowing out of the upper part of the building and exclaimed on Twitter that she and Simon had a very narrow escape.
Simon confirmed to his followers that he had been close to the incident before thanking the staff in the restaurant for ensuring that everyone inside was evacuated safely.
MORE: Coronation Street spoilers: Sinead Tinker and her baby to die during tragic birth scenes?
According to the BBC, the fire, which broke out after the restaurant had only been open for a month, was started by a patio heater but a spokesperson for the Ivy later confirmed that it was quickly contained and brought under control by the fire services.
The spokesperson for Ivy Collection told BBC News: ‘The fire at the Ivy Spinningfields was quickly and very efficiently contained by the excellent work of the fire services. ‘It was limited to part of the roof.’ They clarified that the rest of the building remained unaffected.
Simon’s night out is almost as dramatic as what is coming up for his character Steve on the Street but not quite!
Steve will soon learn that his 14-year-old daughter Amy Barlow is pregnant – and it will kick off a major storyline for the character group. Show boss Iain MacLeod told Metro.co.uk: ‘The storyline becomes more than being just about a teenage pregnancy – it becomes about family and Steve and Tracy’s relationship. It forces them to instantly grow up, be parents for the first time in history.

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You would think the Chicago Teachers Union has too much going on right now to wage a personal campaign against a local filmmaker.
School starts September 4, and CTU is about to authorize a strike after having been embroiled in a contract standoff with Mayor Rahm Emanuel. And they’ve been busy deploying union members all over town (even up to Wisconsin) to participate in protests with Occupy, against Scott Walker and NATO, and various other activities that are completely unrelated to teaching.
Nevertheless, they had the time to produce a 23-minute hit piece video on Andrew Marcus, director of the upcoming documentary Hating Breitbart, and an organization for which he produced a short documentary, Education Action Group.
What did Marcus and EAG do to cause the Chicago Teachers Union to release a 23-minute video just about them?
I’ve been documenting the strange bedfellows the Chicago Teachers Union has been keeping, particularly during the Occupy “spring” and NATO protests. If they are so concerned about the children, maybe they ought to quit going to anarchist and Occupy protests and using children as cover for their own far-left political agendas.
And if putting their resources into attacking Andrew Marcus and EAG for exposing the truth about their activities–and about the woeful state of education in Chicago today–results in a hit-piece video 23 minutes long, what will they do if the mainstream media ever started reporting on them?
The self-serving, out-of-control, union-based cabal of socialist indoctrinators (what used to be jokingly called “teachers”) have made a leftist propaganda mockery of the education process while grabbing their humongous taxpayer-funded salaries and gold-plated benefits that are bankrupting cities and states and helping finance the d-cRAT socialist party by laundering a part their taxpayer-funded salary via dues to their leftist union, which then turns the money over to their d-cRAT socialist co-conspirators in destroying AMerica.
They’re communists and dirtbags, period.
William, I got you linked up here: ‘Chicago Teachers Union Attacks ‘Hating Breitbart’ Filmmaker Andrew Marcus’.
Is this all deliberate lefty dem tactics to muddy the water? Is it just typical dem infighting over the loot? Is it a sign the dems are coming apart and eating each other? Im confused? What is the Chicago street dem to make of it? Are they issued secret decoder rings to tell them? What the hell is Juan Williams up to? Questions ? We got questions?
Ps : Whats with Rahm? And dont tell me he’s developed a sense of fiscal responsibility. Is there a pike fund for assorted heads to donate to? I smell a convoluted lefty dem Black Op.
they can’t print money like Uncle Sugar.
The Republicans need to go on offensive on Education the same way they went on the offensive with Medicare. Heritage or Cato needs to do a study showing how much education money goes to union expenses, sweetheart deals on union health insurance and featherbedding in administration. Total it all up, so the Republicans can say that the Democrats and their union cronies are taking Umpty Billion Dollars a year out of education, and Romney/Ryan will fight to get that money put back in the classroom.
Look at what happened in Wisconsin. The backscratching union contracts were renegotiated, and the state saved Billions. It is time to bring that same fight, coast-to-coast.
Get in there and work both sides Rahm..”never let a good”..you know the rest. Hey, you can always ask assholerod and valerie. 44 does..
Hopefully, taxpayers are paying attention to the extortion tactics employed by public unions.
Hopefully, American citizens are paying attention to the 10% of GDP federal deficit which is a covert 10% (regressive and progressive) tax on every taxpayer and taxable entity.
The public unions have overstayed their welcome and perhaps the were never actually welcome. Obama has overstayed his welcome and he was never welcome by people who reject redistributive change (i.e. involuntary exploitation) on principle.
It takes seriously stupid parents to send there children into a public school system which primarily exists to bankrupt their children.
In return for 12 years of ‘free public school education’ the kids will be bankrupt for life.
It is the unions but more importantly so much of the ed establishment is aware education was weaponized years ago. It is the institution everyone goes through so it is the perfect vehicle to take down the noetic system of the West, especially the US. The unions and the profs and the community organizers who want power simply limit knowledge and cultivate the values, attitudes, beliefs, and feelings via the schools. They have thus interfered with everything that guides most human behavior and they have known that for years.
Every time the Chicago schools learned Mastery Learning did not work they renamed it and kept at it. Ignorant and aggrieved is a powerful political weapon.
When I saw Stanley Kurtz’s work on the Regional Equity Movement and the Building One America conference I saw how ed fit in and have been working on that aspect. On top of the unions the community organizers and the racial equity theorists come crashing through very quickly.
http://www.invisibleserfscollar.com/keep-urban-schools-weak-to-force-economic-and-social-justice-then-make-the-suburbs-close-the-gap/ is the story I wrote on how the urban schools are being kept weak to be the wick and spark for a stealth rebellion.
In France the leverage to gut academics was race. Here it is gender, race, and ethnicity.
We have to stop the gutting of academics. Without the unitary self that john powell wants to target, there is only the politically connected.
And there is little freedom or equity there.
Fortunately they will never have to face that problem. Not in Chicago. No way!
Two University of Colorado professors, one from Boulder and one from Denver, have put together an Electoral College forecast model to predict who will win the 2012 presidential election and the result is bad news for Barack Obama. The model points to a Mitt Romney victory in 2012.
Thanks – I needed a good laugh.
Just read an June, ’12 article from Chicago CBS that reported Chicago teachers are the highest paid in the nation at $76K/year. Now think about that: they are higher paid that teachers in New York where the cost of living is higher than Chicago. And that is a tony $76K for 9 months work. If they earned the same for all 12 months, we are taking about a cool $101K/yr.
If I were a parent, I would move from Chicago post haste, if I could. I would find a job in another state and leave Illinois to go the way of California. Only a child abuser would want their kids to grow up in such a radical town.
The number of home schooled children is a rapidly growning trend in Texas. The home school coalition is great, and children are learning to read, write and excel at math, instead of sitting in a class room with a teacher who thinks her 5 grand a month isn’t enough.
We know three couples with kids about to enter school who just moved out of one of the “best” Chicago neighborhoods so they wouldn’t have to send the kids to CPS—one couple really die-hard lefties as well (they become the Jan Schakowsky voters).
Non-tenured teachers go on unemployment for three months in the summer…it’s a game.
Around here homeschooling is the only way to avoid the awful curricula in the schools…they all teach the same crap (Univ. of Chicago math, aka “Everyday Math”, etc.). Public, private, parochial, the curricula is largely the same…not mastery but, well, “twaddle” and indoctrination (yes, even at Catholic schools…go green, save the planet, no garbage days, hang a portrait of Obama and hide the crucifix). But, everyone feels good… The big fight with the CPS union is over a longer day…to do what I don’t know.
First make sure empty suit idiots are in charge at CPS (see Arnie Duncan). Then divert hundreds of millions of tax dollars away from schools and into city coffers via TIF’s. Then make sure the dumbest most radical are elected to the union leadership, and then start busing “parent protesters” to school meetings railing against teachers.
CTU has been played and cornered into a disastrous strike that will range from bad, where they make multiple concessions, to having the union de-certified and totally bypassed.
All the children, and about 85% of the teachers are the victims in this charade.
They have time to make propaganda films, because they have plenty of money to hire people to make them.
They have plenty of money because they receive exorbitant amounts of dues from overpaid teachers.
The teachers are overpaid, because they are in the tank for the democrat party machine.
The Democrat party machine has the money to overpay the teachers because they are blindly voted back into office by political hack union government workers.
In other words, the propaganda film in question was paid for by taxpayers — us!

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This toner is well priced but only works well for the first 1-2 months, after that it starts to make lines on my print outs. Its the same with all the colors in this series.
CONS: After a few months, it starts to print lines on my printout.
Worked as it should and seem to be getting full life out of them. If I had an issue I also would expect Monoprice to give great support. Happy with the purchases (bought a set).
Working just as well as original HP carts. Greatly reduces the cost of printing.
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The League of California Cities® Health Benefits Marketplace℠ will host a one-hour complimentary webinar on May 4 focusing on health benefits for your city’s Medicare-eligible retirees.
Scheduled for 10–11 a.m., Kathy Foster, assistant chief executive officer of Alameda County Employees’ Retirement Association (ACERA) will discuss how the county leveraged a Medicare marketplace to meet its goal of making retiree health care benefits sustainable.
Details of ACERA’s decision making process, communication protocol and keys to success.
For additional information on the Health Benefits Marketplace visit www.cacities.org/HBM or contact Amanda Cadelago with the League at (916) 658-8226.
The League of California Cities created the Health Benefits Marketplace in partnership with Connecture and Willis Towers Watson. It features flexible tools to help all public agencies manage their unique benefits, contributions and eligibility structures for active employees and retirees.
A robust benefits administration tool, powered by Connecture, enables HR to enhance efficiencies and maximize staff time while delivering benefits to active employees via an individualized online shopping and enrollment plan.
The HBM also provides the option for cities to transition their retirees to the individual market through Willis Towers Watson’s OneExchange. This consumer-oriented platform allows retirees to align their individual needs with the health care market, simultaneously allowing cities to help manage the cost and liabilities associated with Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB).


text: Bethel Baptist Church is seeking a full time pastor. Church located in a rural area five miles west of Chase City, VA 23924. Duties include peaching, teaching, visitation, other usual pastoral functions, as well as some administrative work. Church affirms BFM 1963. Member of Baptist General Association of Virginia, and Concord Baptist Association. Church believes that Christ offers salvation to all who confess sin, repent, and accept Him as Lord and Savior. Education: college, including some seminary. Have parsonage, or may choose housing allowance. Experience preferred. Send resumes to faandsa@msn.com.


text: Hatters WBBL players are coaching in schools to help inspire young girls in particular to take part in basketball or some form of sport. Usually a programme within a school is kick started with an assembly and then followed by a block of weekly coaching sessions. Most schools are also involved in the Hotshots competitive programme that Hatters also run throughout the school year which offers tournaments where schools can qualify for the SY Final which is run in partnership with Yorkshire Sport & School Games Initiative. This has all proved successful for the club in the recruitment of new players for our junior club programme and the WBBL players are great role models and club ambassadors.

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Yesterday I sat on the sofa ALL day long. My little man got the sickies. He had the typical runny nose, fever, cough, and sleepiness. And all he wanted was his mama. I’m with family right now so I have tons of help with my little dude but yesterday wasn’t a good day for him so the only one that helped was his mama. So I cuddled him, and we had a few more cuddles, and then it was 4pm and we were still cuddling and mama still hadn’t showered and by 8pm when I didn’t even get a chance to grab dinner and I had two day old makeup on, I figured we should both just crawl in bed together and call it a night. Even though yesterday felt very unproductive and I sat on the sofa all day long, I snuggled with my baby and that’s exactly what he needed.
On the bright side of things, he woke up feeling better today and I showered! I’d rate that as a win-win for both of us. And get this, he actually was okay with Oma or Opa holding him and even played with Auntie. Oh and his first two teeth popped through! But yesterday was a rough mommy moment. I barely had a chance to escape and go to the bathroom and the second I was out of his sight he freaked and had a major meltdown. To be honest, I was a little thankful and happy when yesterday was over and the morning started off better today. Sometimes I wish daddy were around for this rough moments because we all need a little break from time to time. But daddy is far away right now and mommy was the only hero yesterday.
I was reminded though that these moments won’t last forever. My little dude won’t want to always cuddle with his mama and the days will come when he will want to do things on his own and mama will be left out of his picture. So for now I am going to treasure these moments and lock up these special memories and be forever thankful I have a little one to snuggle.
Snuggle your little ones mama and don’t take those little cuddles for granted. I’m going to grab my sweet baby and cuddle him to bed.


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You can also get a matching scarf, ski cap, and sweater.
The folks at Mondo are coming out with an entire collection of gear inspired by the mesmerizing pattern on the carpet from The Shining's Overlook Hotel. You can preorder your Overlook doormat, cardigan, or area rug now and give anyone who gazes upon them a vague sense of unease.


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A grandma who "went mad" after scooping a £22,500 bingo jackpot has had her benefits stopped - leaving her worried about losing her home.
Jean Jones splashed the cash on luxuries including a sunshine break in Florida after her big-money win last May.
The 63-year-old divorcee spent her windfall on a Walt Disney World holiday - her first in more than a decade - colouring books and a specialist chair for her arthritis. Watch our exclusive interview with Jean above.
But city council tenant Jean said she was now at risk of losing her Northfield home after most of her benefit payments were stopped following her win.
Officials said they had a "duty to taxpayers to make sure benefits go to people who need them".
Jean said of her win: "I did go quite mad.
"Yes, I enjoyed it. I spent it on what I wanted, but I've provided a list of everything I bought."
Jean, who scooped the cash at Castle Bingo in Barnes Hill, was receiving £543 in Universal Credit until last August.
Now her only benefits are £229-a-month in personal independence payments - but she said that sum did not cover her £326 monthly rent.
Jean said the Department for Work and Pensions told her she could reapply for Universal Credit six months after her payments were stopped, but she had been turned down.
She said: “I didn’t hear anything from the DWP until I came back from my holiday at the end of August and found out my benefits had been stopped.
"I haven’t had any benefits since August last year. The DWP is saying I squandered the money just to get benefits - but I didn't’.
"I bought a recliner chair for my health, as I have arthritis in my legs. I bought new stuff for the house, things I’ve never been able to replace as I haven’t had the money.
Jean said the DWP had claimed she had given away half the money to her niece for safekeeping - something she denied. And she said she was on antidepressants because of the stress triggered by the risk of losing her home.
She said: “I keep getting letters from the council saying they’re going to evict me because I can’t pay the rent.
"I’ve run out of food now and I don’t get my PIP for another week. I’m living on what’s in my cupboard. I’m living on egg and chips or tinned tomatoes.
“I can’t even go to a food bank because of my chronic diarrhoea. They don’t have food I’m able to eat. I have to walk everywhere as I have no money for buses.
A DWP spokesman said: “We have a duty to taxpayers to make sure benefits go to people who need them.
"If we believe a person has deliberately spent savings in order to be able to get more benefits, their claim might be denied."

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We're making a few changes around the house. Much needed updating, and I'm excited about it all, but you know what this means - - - one thing leads to another. And while that's fun, it also costs more than you originally thought, right? big sigh.
The upholstery man is supposed to come this weekend and pick up a chair and a loveseat and when he returns them it'll be a whole new look.
But now I also have to find a new rug to replace the old blue braided rug which, obviously, won't do at all. Finding one we both like that will also fit in the budget is proving to be tough.
Last night we did something that we didn't think had a thing in the world to do with the remodeling. And it for sure was not in the budget. We went to Cheap Joe's Art Stuff to see a local art show. If any of you are artists, I know you're familiar with Cheap Joe's - they're well known for their first rate on-line catalog for art supplies. They've also become quite well-known for their classes. I was lucky enough to take one of those classes a couple years ago. It was taught by watercolor/mixed media collage artist Cathy Taylor, and it was one of the coolest things ever. I hope to do it again one of these days. Going to an art class from 8 to 5, Monday through Friday was a whole different feeling and mindset than working those same hours at a "real" job.
The art show was top notch and very impressive. Our friend Jill placed 2nd and that was very cool. She's an exceptionally talented woman and it's a thrill to see her work recognized.
After visiting the show, we discovered that Cheap Joe, aka Joe Miller - artist extraordinaire, now has a small gallery just off the retail area of the shop. oh my.
The name is "Purple Glens of Grandfather." And I just love it. We hung it in THE perfect spot, and looking at it is like finding a single point of serenity.
Grandfather in the title refers to Grandfather Mountain which is a local treasure. Grandfather Mountain is almost 6,000 feet high and gets its name from the fact that the ridge resembles an old man's profile.
And all this has reminded me of a funny "growing up in Cambridge story."
You've heard me wax poetic about Cambridge, Maryland where I was born and raised and is still the home of my heart.
You've heard me talk about the apartment we lived in from the time I was 3 months old until I was 16 - The Arcade Apartments.
There are a lot of Arcade Stories and they're still told with hoots, hollers and guffaws in my family.
Here's one relating to redecorating.
Mother and Dad loved to take weekend trips. Seems the three of us were piling into the car and going on little weekend trips all the time. This particular weekend while we were off doing who knows what, my Uncle Jimmy was going to paint our dining room for us. Mom & Dad bought the paint and I remember them telling Jimmy to be careful with it 'cause it was really all they could afford, but it should be enough to cover the walls if he was careful.
Our dining room was a big open room with a big bay window. The sun would shine through that window seems like all the time. Well, the sun told tales on my Uncle Jim.
When we got home on Sunday evening, everyone seemed really pleased about how freshened up the room looked with its new paint and Mother called Jimmy to thank him.
The next day was a whole different story, let me tell you. Whew.
Seems my Uncle Jim, who is quite an artist himself, invited a friend to help him paint. And adult beverages were involved during the painting. Artistic tendencies arose. From the muses came pictures of Mickey Mouse and all his friends on our dining room walls. The painters, at some point, realized this was not what my folks had in mind when they asked to have the walls painted, so they painted over the Disney guys. But, not well enough. When the sun started streaming into the windows, those images showed right through the paint.
It's made for hilarious stories since, but things were a little tense around the apartment when it came to Uncle Jimmy for awhile. He did come back, and he did put another coat on the walls and it did help, but even years later, if you knew where to look, you could find a shadow of Mickey's face. or Goofy's. And, honestly? If was a lovely thing. What is lovelier, after all, than a home that has some whimsy and can make you smile? That's what makes it "home."
Kaye, love the new fabrics for your upholstery. I know you will be happy with freshening. Your story about the dining room and Mickey and Goofy is priceless. Seriously. I loved it.
Love your new fabrics, Kaye! As for my house, we're making major changes to prepare it to put on the market. Before it looks better, though, it's going to look a lot worse. The painter is working now, so we have ladders and cans all around and stuff pulled away from the walls. And I'm NOT going to tell him the Mickey and Goofy story! ;-) Then the kitchen gets demolished to put in granite countertops. And I'm trying to squeeze in some writing around all this!
Love the Disney dining room story! There's an art term for that -- when something painted underneath shows through -- pentimento, I think it is.
I love your painting! I could look at Grandfather all day. :) I was in Blowing Rock last weekend, with my family. It sure was windy!!!
Will Harley be allowed to sit on the new upholstery?
LOL! You were right. I LOVED that Cambridge story! My kind of guy, Uncle Jim.
Kay and all - I'm so glad you got as big a kick out of the painting story as I still do. Funny little family stories are just a treat in our lives, aren't they?
Beth - you made me laugh about your painter. Awww - go ahead, have him paint a big ol' Goofy face and then paint over it!
Pentimento. I adore that word, and the meaning behind it, Vicki. it's just a mysterious little that comes with it. Remember Lillian Hellman's books of memoirs (which, ironically enough, were questioned as to where or not they were in fact memoirs, or fiction, OR if in fact the Julia memoir wasn't perhaps "lifted" from another person?). One of those books had the title "Pentimento."
Elizabeth - Blowing Rock is lovely, isn't it? And Grandfather is just awe inspiring, I think. I swore I'd never buy a Grandfather painting or drawing or photo because it's subject matter that is SO overdone up here (and sometimes very very badly), but this one just touched something inside and wasn't going to let go. My friend Judy says the painting has a fairy tale quality to it, and I think I agree.
Wendy - I knew you'd love the story. I will never ever write a Cambridge story that I don't think of you and my friend Debby, who also loves them. And she's a Cambridge girl.
And glad everyone likes my fabric thank you! Come help me pick out a rug to go with!!
Elizabeth - That filthy blue and white striped chair is Harley's chair. big sigh. Which is how it got so nasty. What's going to happen is that I'll end up putting his blanket that his Aunt Wendy made him in that chair so it can still be his chair, but not get nasty. Not the best solution, but it'll have to do. Oddly enough, he doesn't hop up onto any other furniture unless invited. But, you know - we're just those kinda people who feel like it's Harley's house too, so what the heck.
Kaye that is one of the best painting stories that I have heard! Love it. I really like the fabrics that you have picked for your upholstery. I know you can't wait to get your furniture back. I also want to say thank you very much for your nice comments! You should definitely take another workshop!

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Paul Smith Jeans reveal the latest unique and innovative collaboration with Japanese denim mill Nihon Menpu.
Paul Smith has always managed to push the envelope when it comes to collaborations and searching for inspirations from further afield. In recent years his iconic pinstripe design has been seen on the cycle clothing of boutique retailer Rapha, his own range of rugs, pens and furniture, through his venture with Capellini.
His latest enterprise is through the Paul Smith Jeans arm of his brand, in which he has collaborated with Nihon Menpu, a Japanese denim mill who produce old school selvedge denim, for a limited edition capsule collection of denim garments. As usual with Smith, it's not a straight forward, basic line of clothing denim is exclusive to his brand and is woven from sustainable farmed organic cotton from Uganda.
Key pieces from the collection include a zip up chambray shirt with check lining, graphic printed t-shirts, a reversible shirt, a denim jacket and two styles of jeans.
The jacket style, reversible shirt and chambray shirt will be hand numbered and signed by Paul Smith, maintaining the exclusivity, and bespoke which makes his brand so unique.
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The decision to separate or divorce can be stressful and painful, not only when a divorce is unexpected or unwanted but also when efforts to save the relationships are unsuccessful. Yet, decisions must be made, people must negotiate new beginnings, and the heart needs tender care. Even remarriage can pose unexpected challenges, especially for children. Dr. Ricci offers individuals, couples and families opportunities to capitalize on their strengths, protect their children from unnecessary pain, successfully navigate the transitions, and look forward to a new and better future with stronger life skills and renewed purpose.
Isolina Ricci is the author of MOM’S HOUSE, DAD’S HOUSE (for parents) and the new book for older children, MOM’S HOUSE, DAD’S HOUSE FOR KIDS. She was recently featured on the PBS documentary, “Kids and Divorce: for better or worse”.


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California DUI First Offense: What to Expect?
What Constitutes Grand Larceny in California?
What Happens When You Refuse the Breath Test for Suspected DUI?
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Glob patterns are defined by the user for each pfs within the input of a pipeline, and they tell Pachyderm how to divide the input data into individual “datums” that can be processed independently.
That means you could easily define multiple PFS inputs, one with the data highly distributed and another where it’s grouped together. You can then join the datums in these PFS inputs via a cross product or union (as shown above) for combined, distributed processing.
More information about PFS inputs, unions, and crosses can be found in our Pipeline Specification.
Pachyderm uses the glob pattern to determine how many “datums” a PFS input consists of. Datums are the unit of parallelism in Pachyderm. That is, Pachyderm attempts to process datums in parallel whenever possible.
Intuitively, you should think of the PFS input repo as a file system where the glob pattern is being applied to the root of the file system. The files and directories that match the glob pattern are considered datums.
Another commonly used glob pattern is /*. /* would define each top level object (file or directory) in the PFS input repo as its own datum. If you have a repo with just 10 files in it and no directory structure, every file would be a datum and could be processed independently. This is similar to a typical map-style operation.
If we instead used the glob pattern /*/* for the states example above, each <city>.json would be its own datum.
Glob patterns also let you take only a particular directory (or subset of directories) as a PFS input instead of the whole input repo. If we create a pipeline that is specifically only for California, we can use a glob pattern of /California/* to only use the data in that directory as input to our pipeline.
If our glob pattern is /, then the entire PFS input is a single datum, which means anytime any file or directory is changed in our input, all the the data will be processed from scratch. There are plenty of usecases where this is exactly what we need (e.g. some machine learning training algorithms).
If our glob pattern is /*, then each state directory is its own datum and we’ll only process the ones that have changed. So if we add a new city file, Sacramento.json to the /California directory, only the California datum, will be reprocessed.
If our glob pattern was /*/* then each <city>.json file would be its own datum. That means if we added a Sacramento.json file, only that specific file would be processed by Pachyderm.

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Do mandatory data breach notifications apply to you?
What are mandatory data breach notifications about?
Data breach falls within Australian privacy laws and is all about cyber security. The objective of the new law is to give individuals (those who care) confidence that their privacy is being protected. The laws apply regardless of technology, and encourages transparency and accountability.
What does it mean if you have an eligible data breach?
So if your business is hacked and you lose commercial information, that is irrelevant to this law.
What does ‘Serious Harm’ mean for a data breach?
What is serious harm is likely to be different for each organisation and probably associated with the reason why data has been collected. Customers of a financial institution might risk economic loss, and customers of a medical clinic might risk psychological, emotional or reputation damage. Think about what is important to your customers, or the people who’s personal information and data you collect.
What should you have in place to handle mandatory data breach notifications?
Not surprisingly, a large proportion of small businesses have ad hoc systems in place and no real understanding of what they collect, or how they control their data. This is particularly the case when using third party systems that also store data, like Eventbrite.
Every organisation covered by these laws should have a clear understanding of how their data is collected, stored and used and the vulnerabilities of those systems.
Identify ‘who’ in the organisation is responsible for managing data.
Identify the likelihood and consequence of an eligible data breach.
Put in place staff training and security measures to reduce the chance of an eligible data breach.
Understand what ‘serious harm’ could arise if there was a breach.
Work out what would need to happen to avoid ‘serious harm’ and how quickly that could be implemented if there was a breach.
Put in place a recovery plan in case of a breach.
Put in place a communications plan that includes (as a minimum) the communication to those affected, a press release to reduce reputational damage, and the notification to the Privacy Commissioner.
Check the business cyber insurance to see that it covers data breaches and the consequences.
Test a data breach scenario to ensure your business has the ability to manage an eligible data breach.
Remember that data breach laws are technology neutral. Just because you still operate with a largely paper based system does not mean that this law will not apply. As someone pointed out to me the other day, most filing cabinets can be unlocked with a paperclip.
Contact Onyx Online Law if you require help identifying risks to privacy within your business, or developing policies and procedures for managing personal information.


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Magnet Forensics has released Magnet IEF v6.6. This release adds a number of new and advanced analysis features to IEF that will aid examiners in locating and validating recovered data. These features include Hex Viewer, Text Viewer, Profile development capabilities, Partial Artifact filter, Histogram View, and Examiner/Investigator Modes.
To assist users with artifact analysis, we have added a new Hex viewer to Magnet IEF. This new feature presents artifacts as hexidecimal data, allowing examiners to manually search for additional data and validate the location of their data on the hard drive. Hex Viewer will also allow examiners to see translated Hex values (i.e. Hex to ASCII) so they can view data as close as possible to the source.
Similar to the new Hex Viewer, Text viewer is a new analysis feature that translates underlying hexidecimal data into a text representation. Evidence can be verified from the Text view since data is appearing in a raw format. It also provides examiners with a simplified view of Text evidence, without the corresponding HEX data.
People are more connected now than they’ve ever been, meaning their activity is spread across multiple devices. With the new Profiles feature, Examiners can build profiles for Persons of Interest within their cases by associating identifiers (such as user names and email addresses), and filter artifacts associated with an individual user.
We’ve introduced two new operating modes for Magnet IEF Report Viewer to better serve the needs of our users. Examiner Mode is a fully featured IEF report view with all the analysis and reporting features that allow examiners to dig deep into recovered data.* For non-technical stakeholders, Investigator Mode is a simplified view that allows users to review evidence without being exposed to complex data.
Histogram View: Graphical representation of artifacts types, which can be used for baseline comparison for similar case types.

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Win 2x tickets to the Scottish Wedding Show at the SEC Glasgow!
The Scottish Wedding Show, in partnership with David’s Bridal, is back and is the perfect event for couples across Scotland who are preparing to walk down the aisle.
The unmissable weekend is taking place at the SEC Glasgow from Saturday 23 to Sunday 24 February and we’ve got 10 pairs of tickets to give-away .
With up to 300 of the UK’s leading wedding suppliers in attendance, The Scottish Wedding Show has long established itself as the number one destination for those planning their special day. Whether traditional or alternative, vintage or themed, there’s something for every couple planning their impending nuptials.
As well as hundreds of exhibitors all under one roof, the glamorous live Catwalk Fashion Show will also showcase the finest in bridal couture. Guests can take their seats at a number of shows over the weekend for a glimpse at the gowns on offer, with bridesmaid dresses, groomswear, mother of the bride outfits and a selection of looks for flower girls and page boys also taking to the stage.
Continue the fun over at the Live Band Showcase which is returning this year and will give visitors the opportunity to watch leading performers in action as they search for the perfect music for their big day.
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Executives labour under the misconception that they can easily switch cloud service providers, and so don’t look before they first make their ‘cloud’ leap.
I spent over a decade working for Michael Connors, chairman and CEO of Information Services Group (ISG) Inc., the world’s leading sourcing advisory firm. ISG is known to be the headlight on the train that companies board when they start on the information technology (IT) transformation journey for their enterprise.
One such journey is the move from existing enterprise IT operations to operations that rest entirely in the “cloud". I believe that very few C level executives fully realize all the implications when they embark on this journey. They make the mistake of thinking that “buying" cloud-based operations for their enterprise (and thereby cutting out traditional IT service providers who have IT infrastructure management practices) is like buying a commodity. Executives labour under the misconception that they can easily switch cloud service providers, and so don’t look before they first make their “cloud" leap. So, if I were a CXO today, I could easily enter into a transaction with say, Amazon Web Services (AWS), thinking that my company could easily switch to Microsoft’s Azure if AWS hasn’t been up to snuff.
Nothing could be further from the truth, says ISG, since cloud service providers put in plenty of hooks to make sure that their services remain “sticky". So, making this decision is a bit like deciding whether to go with Google’s Android or Apple’s iOS as the operating system for your phone. Once you have decided on one, it becomes increasingly difficult to switch to the other as the years roll by.
The general focus of outsourcing clients has been to get the best price for the services that they procure. The primary driver is to reduce the costs involved in the outsourcing effort. However, in a price-times-quantity model (PxQ), especially in the cloud, given that stickiness to a single provider is an issue, most of the money to be saved lies in the “Q" dimension, and not the “P" dimension.
1. Start Q (consumption) reporting. Pareto’s 80/20 rule often applies to heavy users of outsourced services. Reporting usage statistics, especially to the top 20% of users who drive great volumes, reveals areas of consumption that have little business value and encourages heavy users to reduce their Q footprint, thereby lowering overall costs.
2. Many cost centres do not adequately charge back to users due to complex corporate accounting policies. However, failing to drive cost to the main users leads to the “free loader" trap (also called the “tragedy of the commons" trap), where people use resources without moderation if it appears to them that the usage is free. Formally showing services users the costs of their activity makes them more circumspect. Properly designed outsourcing contracts are designed to deliver an elastic cost model that facilitates doing this.
3. Set up a demand reduction incentive plan. If reducing 30% of your volumes translates into a 20% cost reduction, offer up a challenge to the user or organizations that can control these volumes. If they achieve a reduction, then hand out positive incentives such as budget relief or bonus kickers.
4. Understanding the power of a Q “ratio" analysis. Convert business drivers into relevant business ratios such as calls/users/storage/customer/requests and so on. When you look at these ratios against your entire business, areas of Q reduction become apparent. Also, Q ratio analysis allows you to benchmark your organization with others and set reasonable objectives.
5. Install a capacity model. Once you have a framework for understanding your Qs by source and by use, then you can begin some top-down reductions to pressure out Q volumes that are really unnecessary. For instance, aim to reduce the monthly capacity in the aggregate by 5%. Do not restrict users; just put in a priority demand management system, set some capacity style limits, and see what comes of this process. The first 5-10% reduction might come easier than you think.
Almost paradoxically, managing usage quantity is probably much more important than just haggling on price. Put your users on a diet.
Siddharth Pai has led over $20 billion in technology outsourcing transactions. He is now founder of Siana Capital, a venture fund management company focused on deep science and tech in India.


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Brooke Shaden explores the darkness and light in people, and her work looks at that juxtaposition. As a self-portrait artist, she photographs herself and becomes the characters of dreams inspired by a childhood of intense imagination and fear. Being the creator and the actor, Brooke controls her darkness and confronts those fears.
Ultimately, her process is more discovery than creation. She follows her curiosity into the unknown to see whom her characters might become. Brooke believes the greatest gift an artist has is the ability to channel fears, hopes and experience into a representation of one’s potential.
Brooke’s passion is storytelling, and her life is engulfed in it. From creating self-portraits and writing to international adventures and motivational speeches, she wants to live a thousand lives in one. She keeps her curiosity burning to live a truly interesting story.
Self Description: Intensely anxious, powerful little creative soul.
Favorite Memory: Flying into the sky before she lost her wings at the age of 5.
Greatest Achievement: Starting The Light Space, a photography school for survivors of human trafficking in India and now Thailand.
Favorite Book: Dune by Frank Herbert.

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text: I paint the texture, colour and light I see in landscapes, seascapes and the human form. I'm particularly drawn to the Welsh Coast and the forests and hills around Worcestershire, drawing and making detailed notes outside then painting in my tiny studio. I use acrylics, pastels and collage on Saunders Waterford 640gsm paper for most of my paintings and my Giclee Prints are printed on Fine Museum Paper. Some of my paintings and prints can be purchased from Old Chapel Gallery, Pembridge, Herefordshire. Go to oldchapelgallery.co.uk, click on Artwork then Originals (page 1) or Prints (page 8).


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Raen's eyewear does an incredible job of showcasing California's lifestyle and surf vibes with incredibly well made eyewear. They've quickly become one of our most popular brands throughout our stores. They combine classic styles with high quality materials and outstanding craftsmanship.
Raen started out as a sunglass company trying to embody the laid back surfing culture. They've quickly grown into a source for extremely well made eyewear and they continue to step it up with their sunglasses. Their sunglasses have been sported by many celebrities like, Rihanna, Wiz Khalifa, James Harden and many more.
Using frames crafted from Handmade Acetate they're able to create color combinations that we haven't seen from any other company. And their metal frames use classic shapes with an occasional double bar to add some personality. They finish off their sunglasses with high quality lenses from Carl Zeiss in a wide variety of color options. Their styles are also available in polarized and non polarized options.
Raen has blown away our expectations with their prescription eyewear collection. Featuring styles crafted from both Acetate and alloy metals, they've created styles that speak to both a younger and older generation. They offer frames designed with a classic look in mind with simple rounds, oversized squares, and daring cateyes. There is literally something for everybody in this line!
Raen has chosen the highest quality materials for their prescription line. They use Handmade Acetate and alloy metals. The majority of their line features a five barrel hinge which holds it's adjustment better than any hinge and is the hardest to break. They use real rivets and they back their frames with a 2 year warranty.


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In my first Spirit dream, I was with a Company of Prophets I knew was End-Time. Out of this True Company I recognized Joshua Houchens and Kelvin Mireku together with others. Immediately, I understood the Call upon my life.
In the second Spirit dream, mom and I were with a Class of Prophets whom I also knew was End-Time. As she announced the names of each prophet, I saw that they appeared. They were True Prophets of the Lord; as she continued calling, “Joshua Houchens” – I saw he appeared and joined the class; “Kelvin Mireku”, then he appeared and likewise joined the Class of Prophets ; “Stephanie Rosato” and she appeared and joined the Class of Prophets; And so she continued until the Class of Prophets was filled.
My Spirit knew this was leading to the next Chapter of the Script.
Likewise, she bolted and secured the back door and went to another part of the house, but I went out into the backyard and found so many animals. They were hiding away from something terrible. Quickly, I bundled them into my arms and brought them into the house, when mom appeared and hurriedly helped me to secure the animals.
Simultaneously, there was a loud thud on the rooftop as this evil spirit forcefully tried to enter. I had just about locked and secured the back door when I noticed that long arms were trying to squeeze through the window.
With all my might, I pushed hard to close the window trying to break its arms. In the meantime, the demon was trying to offer me a huge sum of money. Just let me in!
Deep in my spirit, I not only knew but understood that if this evil entered, both mom and I would instantly be killed.
Yet in another Spirit dream, as mom and I were walking along, we came face to face with a demon called “Instant Death”.
I knew that no human in all its capacity could ever match Instant Death. It had a black body like a human with white stripes and a terrible looking head of a lizard. Its power surpassed both mom and I as a fierce battle broke out.
Instantly, there appeared a Divine Angel whom I knew had been sent by Almighty Father God. Its appearance was like unto stone, impenetrable. Exceptionally rare.
The Divine Being was sent to destroy Instant Death and so it was.
Our Spirit actually discerned the Sword of the Lord moving swiftly as evil fled to her mother’s bedroom. There she dealt with the tikoloshe which had been described in the previous books.
This thing had the torso of a human, but the upper body of a praying mantis. Both mom and I had already come face to face with it in the previous books.
The actual tikoloshe was a thousand times worse in appearance and power.
This thing was sent to wipe out the entire seed of her mother, and had brought an army that night.
Warfare intensified as mom unearthed witchcraft bones etc. which filled a plastic bag which she removed from the premises.


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She's the Cinderella story at the U.S. Open, and the story behind Victoria Duval's stunning victory is just as compelling as her triumph on the tennis court.
Duval told a reporter, "This is the best I've played in my career, so I'm really excited!"
The seventeen-year-old who defeated former U.S. Open champ Samantha Stosur Tuesday night in a three-set thriller was especially happy because her dad was there to see it, and his story of survival is a true miracle.
It happened nearly three years ago, when Victoria was a promising junior player in Florida. Her dad, Dr. Jean-Maurice Duval, was operating a medical clinic in Haiti when disaster struck—a massive earthquake, killing or injuring more than half-a-million people.
Victoria's dad was buried under the rubble. Amazingly, he was able to phone his family.
Duval told a reporter, "He was under the house and he was sort of giving his last words to my mom to tell the kids I love them, and all that stuff."
Victoria's friend, Ashley Kitchen of Atlanta, said her parents spent $18,000 to find Victoria's dad in the rubble and airlift him to safety! And against all odds, it worked!
Dr. Duval's injuries left him with a paralyzed arm, but he used his other hand to high-five his loved ones as he was overjoyed by his daughter's amazing victory and the way she defied the odds to come out a winner.


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Kevin Froese, on deck at left, of Mennonite Disaster Service, speaks during the Aug. 23 dedication of the first of 11 houses to be completed by ecumenical volunteers after last year’s Carlton Complex Fire in Washington. The house was framed by the Amish from Montana, the MDS and United Methodists finished the interior.
From left, Linda Robinson, Clint Baker and Nancy Baker are among the volunteers providing meals and shelter to residents finding refuge from wildfires at Pateros Community United Methodist Church in Washington.
Last summer, a wildfire scorched the back of Pateros Community United Methodist Church in Washington State and burned down its parsonage.
This August, as fires once again devastate the drought-plagued western U.S., the church in Pateros is open 24 hours a day to those in need of shelter, food and a place to escape the smoke.
Volunteers from throughout the denomination’s Pacific Northwest Conference, which encompasses Washington and 10 counties in the northern panhandle of Idaho, have been assisting “from Day 1,” said Jim Truitt, who has served as the conference’s United Methodist Volunteers in Mission disaster response coordinator for the past nine years.
The United Methodist Committee on Relief recently distributed wildfire-related emergency grants to both the Pacific Northwest and California-Nevada conferences.
Sparked by lightning without rain and aided by high winds and tinder-dry brush and trees, single fires in Chelan, Douglas and Okanogan counties have merged into “complex” infernos.
Even before that point, the Washington wildfires claimed the lives of three firefighters with the U.S. Forest Service and injured four others when shifting flames overtook a fire crew Aug. 19 after their vehicle had crashed.
One of them, Andrew Zajac, 26, was the son of the Rev. Mary Zajac, senior pastor at Baker Memorial United Methodist Church in St. Charles, Illinois, and her husband, Jim Zajac. The family, including his wife, Jennifer, released a video statement about him.
Richard “Rick” Wheeler, 31, was a member of First United Methodist Church in Wenatchee, Washington, where the pastor, the Rev. Joanne Coleman Campbell, comforted his wife, Celeste, after she received news of his death.
Tom Zbyszewski, 20, the third firefighter who died, had just finished his sophomore year at Whitman College in Walla Walla and was spending his second summer with the U.S. Forest Service, where his parents also have worked.
A memorial service for all three firefighters is planned at 1p.m. Sunday, Aug. 30, in Wenatchee.
Residents evacuating from those fires to the north and the Chelan Complex fire to the south have fled to Pateros and Brewster, where the Red Cross has opened a shelter.
Most of the people currently seeking shelter at the church are from the north and came with animals that aren’t allowed at the Red Cross shelter. As of mid-day on Aug. 25, three families were in residence, but the numbers fluctuate. “In 20 minutes, I could have 50 people at the door,” Lane said.
Truitt dispatched six clergy and lay persons to Pateros last week to offer support and “simply provide a presence” until the fire chaplains could arrive. He delivered some needed supplies — underwear, toothpaste and gas cards — to the church shelter over the weekend.
Part of the anxiety, Truitt said, is that it often takes a long time to learn what has been lost or saved. “The fires are so severe and the smoke is so thick the assessors simply can’t tell them the status of their homes,” he explained.
Just a year ago, the Carlton Complex fire was the largest wildfire in state history and volunteers continue to work on long-term recovery plans.
On Aug. 23, the first two of 11 houses to be rebuilt this year were dedicated even as smoke filled the air, said Truitt, who participated in the ceremony.
“The Amish poured the foundation and framed the house and the Mennonites finished the inside with some help from the Methodists,” he wrote on the conference’s UMVIM Facebook page.
The Rev. Stanley Norman —who serves as co-chair for disaster response with the Rev. Gerri Harvill — believes the Pacific Northwest Conference is better prepared because of last year’s experience.
Money from the conference’s disaster response account was used to help fund disaster case management, with Cathy Earl of UMCOR providing training to 27 individuals last October, several of whom were hired by the long-term recovery group. “That was really an important step and we’ll probably be calling on those same case managers,” Norman said.
More than 50 percent of state residents affected by wildfires are unable to secure fire insurance and receive no federal or state funds, Norman noted, so they depend on nonprofit and faith groups for assistance.


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J. Herbin Eclat de Saphir Ink (30ml Bottle) - Anderson Pens, Inc.
This 30ml glass bottle of J. Herbin Eclat de Saphir fountain pen ink is elegantly labeled and the bottle has an integrated pen rest. Eclat de saphir is a rich deep shade of blue with a hint of purple. Herbin uses all natural dyes in their fountain pen inks, which is reflected in the very neutral pH of the inks. The inks are created to be non-toxic, and smooth flowing in your fountain pen.
This is one of the nicest Blue inks out there. A gorgeous color I can use all day long. Flow is perfect as are all Herbin inks.
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This week we analyzed Customer Reviews for Point & Shoot 10 MP Digital Cameras. As of this date we monitor 765 products in the Digital Cameras category and analyzed 66,481 reviews written by their customers. However some of these products have not accumulated enough reviews to produce statistically representative and accurate metrics, so we filtered them out of the competition. The second round disqualified any product that failed to meet Customer Expectations with its Functionality, Reliability or Support.
For full list of products in this category and Customer Reviews used for this research, select “Camera & Photo > Digital Cameras > Point & Shoot Digital Cameras” Category in Product Reputation Market Intelligence Report on this site.
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With an extensive range of parcel delivery and courier services in Adelaide, you can be confident we have the perfect courier service for you.
Whatever the urgency or size of delivery, our Adelaide based parcel delivery network will meet any courier need you throw at us. Our courier team operates 24/7, working around the clock to ensure your goods arrive when and where you need them.
The Aussiefast network of courier vehicles is as diverse as our range of services, and includes bikes, vans, utes and semi-trailers. All vehicles in the fleet are impeccably maintained, and many are equipped with GPS tracking technology. All our vehicles and dedicated operators always ensure fast and safe delivery.
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From small parcels to full semi-trailers, we know the best way to get it there.
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Just oil the joints consistently to maintain them free from friction along with to safeguard the metal. Particularly use a mineral-based oil for this function. Or else, change the hinges if they can not be fixed.
There countless designs, sizes, and colors of benches to pick from. Styles vary from fundamental and also plain styles, to styles that are absolutely extravagant. Material plastic and also wood are the two major sorts of outside storage space benches on the market. You can choose from dozens of designs made in either product. A few of the designs made from plastic are realistically detailed to appear like timber. Whether you select a plastic or a wood exterior storage space bench, you will be including a touch of course as well as a whole lot of comfort.


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Julie Coiro is associate professor in the School of Education at the University of Rhode Island, where she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in reading and digital literacy and co-directs the Ph.D. in Education program and the Graduate Certificate in Digital Literacy. Julie conducts research and speaks nationally and internationally about the new literacies of the Internet, online reading comprehension strategy instruction, collaborative knowledge building during inquiry, and effective practices for technology integration and professional development. Currently, Julie leads a project to explore how students work together to conduct collaborative online inquiry and her new book, titled Building Deeper Learning: Personal Digital Inquiry in Grades K-5, will be published in early 2019.
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Chapter 13 bankruptcy may also be known as personal reorganization or reorganization bankruptcy. Chapter 13 bankruptcy allows persons who receive regular income to repay their debts over a specified amount of time. Those who want or need to keep income that would be lost in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy may choose the Chapter 13 option for this reason. In Texas, if you wish to file a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you must have a regular source of income as well as disposable income to apply towards your Chapter 13 payment plan. The repayment plan is spread over three-to-five years and provides a way to pay off all or part of the debts you’ve incurred.
Chapter 13 is a way to regain solid footing by preventing home foreclosure and auto repossession and by stopping the interest from accruing on your tax debt. The terms of your repayment agreement are important, as your remaining debt will be discharged at the conclusion of the payment plan. It’s imperative to retain the advice and services of an experienced Dallas Chapter 13 bankruptcy lawyer. Contact Richard Weaver before you make any final decision regarding bankruptcy.
When you file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, an order for relief – an “automatic stay” – takes effect. The automatic stay will prevent creditors from harassing you about debts related to: foreclosure, credit cards, repossession, payday loans, medical bills, IRS debt, and other debts. Chapter 13 payment plans range from three-to-five years based on your income and other circumstances. Chapter 13 is the best bankruptcy option if you have a large amount of equity, secured assets, or a home and cars that you own. Compared to a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a Chapter 13 bankruptcy offers reorganization rather than liquidation. Call the Dallas Chapter 13 bankruptcy attorney Richard Weaver at (817) 422-5929 or (214) 960-4125 and let them help you with debts and bankruptcy. If you are struggling right now with debt, don’t wait another day to make the call.
Chapter 13 is the most attractive chapter when the debtor has a lot of equity, secured assets, a home and cars. In comparison to Chapter 7, Chapter 13 offers reorganization as opposed to liquidation. Chapter 13 offers the option to make up overdue payments over time. Call the Dallas chapter 13 bankruptcy lawyer Richard Weaver at (817) 422-5929 or (214) 960-4125 and let them help you decide which chapter is best for you. Bankruptcy is very serious and you need someone who knows the law when it comes to bankruptcy.


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The Traditional Single Wardrobe is a well proportioned piece from our great value Traditional range.
The Traditional range offers great value pricing for attractive, well made, and ornate furniture and the Traditional Single Wardrobe is no exception.
Ideal in a child's bedroom or perhaps for those moving into their first home.
The tall main wardrobe area provides an excellent drop for hanging items and the deep drawer to the base also offers good storage space.
A cornice sits atop the piece, beneath which you will find the signature lattice work of the Traditional range giving the wardrobe plenty of character.
Combine with the Traditional Two Over Two Chest Of Drawers for a clutter free bedroom.


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This role is available with the audit function of a leading edge academic centre which combines research and post graduate teaching in a brand new facility. The centre has been built to promote excellence in scientific research with particular emphasis on the environment. They are also developing a business school which will be an incubator of the region's future entrepreneurs. This is a large facility with excellent funding and modern amenities with over 10,000 people on site. The audit team has been established some years and they are seeking a new recruit to add to their skill base. The team undertakes wide ranging reviews of operational activities from academic management through to facilities and support services.
Suitable candidates will have a sound understanding of operational auditing, undertaking a hands on approach alongside professionally qualified team mates. Strong communication skills, English language and an auditing or accounting qualification are required. The organisation offers and outstanding salary package including tax free salary, pension and savings schemes and cover for school fees along with other benefits. The location has modern facilities including leisure and waterpsports, shops and restaurants, cinemas and social facilities.


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My client, based in Manchester, are looking for an interim Product Delivery Manager for an immediate start. This contract will be for an initial 3months.
The chosen candidate needs to be experienced in delivery management; be an excellent problem solver; a self-starter; with a passion for learning and pushing boundaries.
It is desirable for the Product Delivery Manager to be responsible for implementing the delivery of the product roadmap. The suitable candidate will need to have a strong appreciation of product delivery and experience in working in a hybrid project management/business analysis role. The candidate needs to have a good understanding of applying lean and agile methodologies.


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With New York City's nightlife economy generating $10 billion annually, the new NYC Office of Nightlife is exploring creative ways to support nightlife business owners, residents, patrons and the 300,000 night shift workers. As the nightlife economy continues to grow, New York City will face new challenges to balance all types of urban life at night.
How should we plan mixed-use development while considering nighttime activity? How do we design the public realm to strengthen the safety and mobility for night shift workers?
We hosted a roundtable conversation with the new NYC Nightlife Mayor Ariel Palitz, Danny Pearlstein, Leni Schwendinger, Andreina Seijas, and Luc Wilson on designing an inclusive and equitable night realm.
Night Shift is the fourth event of our Work Force series. As the City implements the “New York Works” plan and rezones outer borough business and industrial districts, the Forum considers how creative zoning, public realm investments, and new infrastructure might enhance economic outcomes for all.
Ariel is Senior Executive Director of the Office of Nightlife at the Mayor’s Office of Media and Entertainment. She is a lifelong New Yorker and comes to the role with deep experience in both nightlife and community building. Previously, she owned and operated Sutra, a nightclub on the Lower East Side; served on Community Board 3 and helped entrepreneurs open nightlife establishments in NYC through her consulting company Venue Advisors.
Danny is Policy and Communications Director at the Riders Alliance. Previously he worked at New York City Council where he was chief of staff to Committee on Land Use Chair David Greenfield and counsel to Courts & Legal Services Chair Rory Lancman; and he represented injured workers and low-income tenants in court.
Leni is a published, award-winning authority on issues of city lighting, with more than 20 years of worldwide experience, creating illuminated environments that focus on infrastructure at sites such as subways and bridges. This work is shared through Leni’s public speaking and envisioning engagements, including "NightSeeing, Navigate our Luminous City” program. She is directing a startup, Nighttime Design Research Initiative, establishing an interdisciplinary profession.
Andreina is a Venezuelan communications professional and policy consultant currently specializing in night-time planning and policy as part of her doctoral degree at the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Previously, she was the Information Manager for the Mayor’s Office of the Chacao municipality in Caracas; Policy Associate at Americas Society/ Council of the Americas; and worked for the Housing and Urban Development Division at the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington D.C.
Luc is a senior associate principal at Kohn Pedersen Fox and the director of KPF Urban Interface (ui.kpf.com,) a think-tank focused on urban analytics and technology development. In that role he has developed a unique data-driven design methodology and applied it on the design of over 300 projects globally ranging from master plans to rezonings to supertall towers, with a focus on computational urban design. His work has been published in both academic and popular publications from Architectural Science Review and the Economist to Wired and the New York Times. Luc is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP.


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Erbium (chemical symbol Er, atomic number 68) is a silvery metallic rare earth element. It is associated with several other rare earth elements in the mineral gadolinite from Ytterby, Sweden.
Like other rare earths, this element is never found as a free element in nature but is found bound in monazite sand ores. It has historically been very difficult and expensive to separate rare earths from each other in their ores but ion-exchange production techniques developed in the late twentieth century have greatly brought down the cost of production of all rare-earth metals and their chemical compounds. The principal commercial sources of erbium are from the minerals xenotime and euxenite.
Erbium (for Ytterby, a town in Sweden) was discovered by Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843. Mosander separated "yttria" from the mineral gadolinite into three fractions which he called yttria, erbia, and terbia. He named the new element after the town of Ytterby where large concentrations of yttria and erbium are located. Erbia and terbia, however, were confused at this time. After 1860, terbia was renamed erbia and after 1877 what had been known as erbia was renamed terbia. Fairly pure Er2O3 was independently isolated in 1905 by Georges Urbain and Charles James. Reasonably pure metal wasn't produced until 1934 when workers reduced the anhydrous chloride with potassium vapor.
Erbium is an inner transition metal (or lanthanide) that lies in period six of the periodic table, between holmium and thulium. A trivalent element, pure erbium metal is malleable (or easily shaped), soft yet stable in air, and does not oxidize as quickly as some other rare earth metals.
Salts of erbium are rose-colored and the element gives a characteristic sharp absorption spectra in visible light, ultraviolet, and near infrared. Otherwise it looks much like the other rare earths. Its sesquioxide is called erbia. Erbium's properties are to a degree dictated by the kind and amount of impurities present.
Erbium doped glasses or crystals can be used as optical amplification media, where erbium ions are optically pumped at around 980nm or 1480nm and then radiate light at 1550nm. This process can be used to create lasers and optical amplifiers. The 1550nm wavelength is especially important for optical communications because standard single mode optical fibers have minimal loss at this particular wavelength.
Naturally occurring erbium is composed of six stable isotopes—Er-162, Er-164, Er-166, Er-167, Er-168, Er-170—with Er-166 being the most abundant (33.6 percent natural abundance). 23 radioisotopes have been characterized, with the most stable being Er-169 with a half life of 9.4 days, Er-172 with a half-life of 49.3 hours, Er-160 with a half-life of 28.58 hours, Er-165 with a half-life of 10.36 hours, and Er-171 with a half life of 7.516 hours. All of the remaining radioactive isotopes have half-lives that are less than 3.5 hours, and the majority of these have half lives that are less than four minutes. This element also has six meta states, with the most stable being Er-167m (t½ 2.269 seconds).
The isotopes of erbium range in atomic weight from 144.957 amu (Er-145) to 173.944 amu (Er-174). The primary decay mode before the most abundant stable isotope, Er-166, is electron capture, and the primary mode after is beta decay. The primary decay products before Er-166 are element 67 (holmium) isotopes, and the primary products after are element 69 (thulium) isotopes.
Used in nuclear technology as a neutron absorber.
Used as a dopant in fiber optic laser amplifiers.
When added to vanadium as an alloy erbium lowers hardness and improves workability.
Erbium oxide has a pink color and is sometimes used as a colorant for glass and porcelain. The glass is then often used in sunglasses and cheap jewelry.
Erbium doped optical silica-glass fibers is the active element in erbium-doped fiber amplifiers (EDFAs) which are widely used in optical communications. The same fibers can be used to create fiber lasers. Co-doping of optical fiber with Er and Yb is used in high power Er/Yb fiber lasers, which gradually replace CO2 lasers for metal welding and cutting applications. Erbium can also be used in erbium-doped waveguide amplifiers.
Erbium does not play any known biological role but is thought by some to be able to stimulate metabolism. As with the other lanthanides, erbium compounds have low-to-moderate toxicity, but their toxicity has not been investigated in detail. Metallic erbium in dust form presents a fire and explosion hazard.
"Erbium" Los Alamos National Laboratory, Chemistry Division. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
"Erbium" It's Elemental. Jefferson Lab. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
Greenwood, N.N. and A. Earnshaw. 1998. Chemistry of the Elements. 2nd ed. Oxford, U.K.; Burlington, MA: Butterworth-Heinemann, Elsevier Science. ISBN 0750633654 Online version Retrieved January 4, 2008.
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The course covers topics from the recent developments in high-frequency econometrics.
We will review the econometrics of non-parametric estimation of the variation of asset prices. This very active literature has been stimulated by the recent advent of complete records of transaction prices, quote data and order books. The interaction of the new data sources with new econometrics methodology is leading to a paradigm shift in one of the most important areas in econometrics: Volatility measurement, modeling and forecasting using high-frequency data.
Careful data cleaning is one of the most important aspects of volatility estimation from high-frequency data. The most challenging problem in this context is dealing with various forms of market frictions, which obscure the latent price from the econometrician. We will characterize types of statistical models of friction and discuss how econometricians have been attempting to overcome them. The main data focus will be on the TAQ data base.


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While Stewart, 20, eventually managed to convince the director to hire Pattinson, Catherine revealed she made him promise not to get romantically involved with his co-star because she was only 17 at that time and he was four years older.
“I told him, ‘You’ve got to realise that Kristen is 17 years old. She’s underage. You’ve got to focus, dude, or you’re going to be arrested.’ I made him swear on a stack of Bibles,” she added.


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