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The development of high-throughput sequencing technologies have allowed the possibility to investigate and characterise the entire microbiome of individuals, providing better insight to the complex interaction between different microorganisms. This will help to understand how the microbiome influence the susceptibility of secondary agents and development of disease.
We have applied viral metagenomics to investigate the virome of lymph nodes from Swedish pigs suffering from the multifactorial disease postweaning multisystemic wasting syndrome (PMWS) as well as from healthy pigs. The aim is to increase knowledge of potential viruses, apart from porcine circovirus type 2 (PCV2), involved in PMWS development as well as to increase knowledge on the virome of healthy individuals.
In healthy individuals, a diverse viral flora was seen with several different viruses present simultaneously. The majority of the identified viruses were small linear and circular DNA viruses, such as different circoviruses, anelloviruses and bocaviruses. In the pigs suffering from PMWS, PCV2 sequences were, as expected, detected to a high extent but other viruses were also identified in the background of PCV2. Apart from DNA viruses also RNA viruses were identified, among them were a porcine pestivirus showing high similarity to a recently (in 2015) discovered atypical porcine pestivirus in the US. Majority of the viruses identified in the background of PCV2 in PMWS pigs could also be identified in the healthy pigs. PCV2 sequences were also identified in the healthy pigs but to a much lower extent than in PMWS affected pigs. Although the method used here is not quantitative the very clear difference in amount of PCV2 sequences in PMWS affected pigs and healthy pigs most likely reflect the very strong replication of PCV2 known to be a hallmark of PMWS.
Taken together, these findings illustrate that pigs appear to have a considerable viral flora consisting to a large extent of small single-stranded and circular DNA viruses. Future research on these types of viruses will help to better understand the role that these ubiquitous viruses may have on health and disease of pigs. We also demonstrate for the first time, in Europe, the presence of a novel porcine pestivirus.
Link to the article
Blomström A-L, Fossum C, Wallgren P, Berg M (2016) Viral Metagenomic Analysis Displays the Co-Infection Situation in Healthy and PMWS Affected Pigs. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0166863. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0166863 | <urn:uuid:e825533f-749b-4061-ae53-69d5a90b5502> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.slu.se/en/research/knowledge-bank/vh/notiser-om-lantbrukets-djur/virus-prevalence-in-pigs-with-pmws-and-in-healthy-pigs/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.956195 | 538 | 2.984375 | 3 |
About Brand Management
In marketing, brand management is the analysis and planning on how that brand is perceived in the market. Developing a good relationship with the target market is essential for brand management. Tangible elements of brand management include the product itself; look, price, the packaging, etc It includes developing a promise, making that promise and maintaining it. It means defining the brand, positioning the brand, and delivering the brand. Brand management is nothing but an art of creating and sustaining the brand. Branding makes customers committed to your business. A strong brand differentiates your products from the competitors. It gives a quality image to your business. In case of product brands, the tangibles include the product itself, price, packaging, etc. While in case of service brands, the tangibles include the customers’ experience. The intangibles include emotional connections with the product / service. Branding is assembling of various marketing mix medium into a whole so as to give you an identity. It is nothing but capturing your customers mind with your brand name. It gives an image of an experienced, huge and reliable business. | <urn:uuid:f60aab46-df6f-4955-b506-e2e5c1ee6a30> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.scitechnol.com/scholarly/brand-management-journals-articles-ppts-list.php | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.955539 | 225 | 2.25 | 2 |
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Lock & Whitfield
Review of "Men of Mark" - Second series
1877, 14 December
The British Journal of Photography, Vol.XXIV, No.919, December 14, 1877, p.594-595.
Men of Mark. (Second series).
London ; Sampson Low And Co.
If we were asked to indicate any special collection of portraits we should recommend to photographers as containing the most perfect studies of light and shade and breadth combined with sharpness, we should unhesitatingly name Men of Mark as that which fulfilled best these conditions. This work was commenced last year under the superintending care of Mr. George C. Whitfield, a member of the firm of Lock and Whitfield, and the first series having been concluded at the close of 1876 a second series was commenced, and is now completed under the same management. The present series of Men of Mark contains thirty-six portraits of "men distinguished in the senate, the church, in science, literature, and art, the army, navy, law and medicine." With two exceptions all these portraits have been taken by Messrs. Lock and Whitfield, these exceptions being Jules Verne (by M. Adam-Salomon) and Victor Hugo (by M. Carjat). The introduction of such portraits affords an opportunity of comparing the works of distinguished foreign artists with those of equal distinction in this oountry, with a result which must be gratifying to those good patriots who cannot discover anything abroad which surpasses "our own glorious constitution and institutions." Among the thirty-six portraits here presented there are indeed many "men of mark." Opening with Mr. Frederick Leighton, R.A, whose portrait is in profile, we soon come upon the open, honest face of Professor Tyndall, by which we are reminded that "once upon a time" it was our good fortune to receive a volume of portraits of men who were famous in the world of science, that of Professor Tyndall forming one of the number. These portraits of a former period are now "faded and withered;" most of them, in fact, seem to have been bleached out of the paper upon which they were printed. With the "men of mark" in the volume now under review no such fading can possibly take place, these portraits being printed by the Woodbury process, which is a guarantee not only for the faithful rendering of a negative but of absolute permanence. The portraits respectively of Mr. William Black, the Right Hon. Sir Stafford Northcote, Sir George Biddell Airy, the Hon. Sir William R, Grove, and Sir John Lubbock are exceedingly striking for their lifelike fidelity. Captain Burnaby, of Asiatic celebrity, Mr. Gustave Dore, Sir John Gilbert, the Right Hon. Lyon Playfair, Mr. James Nasmyth, and others of equal celebrity, are all here assembled, forming, out of elements of a diversified character, one harmonious whole. It need scarcely be said that a page of descriptive and biographical text accompanies each portrait, written by Mr. Thompson Cooper, F.S. A. The characteristics of these portraits are singular clearness, perfection of detail, skilful posing, and light and shade rendered in the most unexceptionable manner. We commend Men of Mark as a study to photographers. | <urn:uuid:416580b5-eeec-4293-907f-46e5b8c3be5f> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.luminous-lint.com/app/image/762593369330476603508/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.954718 | 713 | 1.632813 | 2 |
Whale Watch Tarifa is a non-profit organization created in 1996 in order to protect cetaceans in the Iberian Peninsula.The study and protection of cetaceans is carried out by going to sea to search and watching dolphins and whales in the wild. By taking data, we achieved a scientific approach to cetacean populations in the open sea.Systematic observations serve as our base for population studies to ensure sustainability of the activity and resource conservation.
Lasting two to four hours, and with a 97% success rate, we spotted dolphins Commons , Listings and Bottlenose , all residents forming families procreate in the Strait of Gibraltar. The pilot whales are also residents, usually allowing close contact with entire families. The sperm whales approach the Strait in spring allowing us to see from a distance its characteristic oblique jet and its long tail when diving. The Razorbacks , who in the past heavily populated these seas, are sighted less frequently, but its large size, the speed and the flap feature allow us to easily identify them. The Orcas offer us the contemplation of one of the most impressive performances in the open sea tuna fishing by fishermen of Tarifa, with their longlines circumvent the lookout for different groups of orcas.
It is a unique experience interacting with wild animals and experience the beauty of the sea in this amazing and wonderful enclave that is the Strait of Gibraltar, Intercontinental Biosphere Reserve and Natural Park of the Strait. We invite you to know the dolphins and whales to help protect them. It is an unforgettable experience !!
The beauty of Whale Watching in this southern end of Europe is indescribable animals around our boats, browsing passengers and playing with bows. sperm whales can be observed for most of the year. Las Orcas observe them in July and August and the Razorbacks through the Straits on their migration route between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. | <urn:uuid:b51350d0-323e-4c49-be31-b3981c471da8> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://gibspain.com/listing/whale-watching-tarifa/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.933712 | 385 | 2.53125 | 3 |
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Q21. You need to remove the database triggerBUSINESS_HOUR.Which command do you use to remove the trigger in the SQL *Plus environment?
A. DROP TRIGGER business_hour;
B. DELETE TRIGGER business_hour;
C. REMOVE TRIGGER business_hour;
D. ALTER TRIGGER business_hour REMOVE;
E. DELETE FROM USER_TRIGGERS
WHERE TRIGGER_NAME = 'BUSINESS_HOUR'
Q22. Examine this package:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE manage_emps
tax_rate CONSTANT NUMBER(5,2) := .28;
PROCEDURE insert_emp (p_deptno NUMBER, p_sal NUMBER);
FUNCTION calc_tax (p_sal NUMBER)
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY manage_emps
SET sal = (sal * p_raise_emt) + sal
WHERE empno = v_id;
(p_deptno NUMBER, p_sal NUMBER)
INSERT INTO emp(empno, deptno, sal)
VALYES(v_id, p_depntno, p_sal);
DELETE FROM emp
WHERE empno = v_id;
v_sal NUMBER(10, 2);
v_raise NUMBER(10, 2);
WHERE empno = v_id;
IF v_sal < 500 THEN
v_raise := .05;
ELSIP v_sal < 1000 THEN
v_raise := .07;
v_raise := .04; END
RETURN p_sal * tax_rate;
What is the name of the private procedure in this package?
Q23. Examine this code:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE audit_action
INSERT INTO audit(schema_user) VALUES(p_who);
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER watch_it
AFTER LOGON ON DATABASE
What does this trigger do?
A. The trigger records an audit trail when a user makes changes to the database.
B. The trigger marks the user as logged on to the database before an audit statement is issued.
C. The trigger invoked the procedure audit_action each time a user logs on to his/her schema and adds the username to the audit table.
D. The trigger invokes the procedure audit_action each time a user logs on to the database and adds the username to the audit table.
Q24. Which four triggering events can cause a trigger to fire? (Choose four)
A. A specific error or any errors occurs.
B. A database is shut down or started up.
C. A specific user or any user logs on or off.
D. A user executes a CREATE or an ALTER table statement.
E. A user executes a SELECT statement with an ORDER BY clause.
F. A user executes a JOIN statement that uses four or more tables.
Q25. The OLD and NEW qualifiers can be used in which type of trigger?
A. Row level DML trigger
B. Row level system trigger
C. Statement level DML trigger
D. Row level application trigger
E. Statement level system trigger
F. Statement level application trigger
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Q26. Examine this package
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE discounts
g_id NUMBER := 7839;
discount _rate NUMBER := 0.00;
PROCEDURE display_price (p_price NUMBER);
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY discounts
PROCEDURE display_price (p_price NUMBERI)
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT LINE ( 'Discounted '||
Discount_rate = 0.10;
The SQL*Plus SERVEROUTPUT setting is turned on in your session. You execute the procedure DISPLAY_PRICE from SQL*Plus with the command EXECUTE discounts. display_price (100);
What is the result?
A. Discounted 10
B. Discounted 100
C. Discounted 0.00
D. Discounted NULL
E. Discounted 0.10
Q27. Which two program declarations are correct for a stored program unit? (Choose two)
A. CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION tax_amt
B. CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE tax_amt
C. CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE tax_amt
(p_id NUMBER, p_amount OUT NUMBER)
D. CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION tax_amt
E. CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE tax_amt
(p_id NUMBER, p_amount OUT NUMBER(10, 2))
Q28. To be callable from a SQL expression, a user-defined function must do what?
A. Be stored only in the database.
B. Have both IN and OUT parameters.
C. Use the positional notation for parameters.
D. Return a BOOLEAN or VARCHAR2 data type.
Q29. Given a function CALCTAX:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION calctax (sal NUMBER) RETURN NUMBER
RETURN (sal * 0.05);
If you want to run the above function from the SQL *Plus prompt, which statement is true?
A. You need to execute the command CALCTAX(1000);.
B. You need to execute the command EXECUTE FUNCTION calctax;.
C. You need to create a SQL *Plus environment variable X and issue the command :X := CALCTAX(1000);.
D. You need to create a SQL *Plus environment variable X and issue the command EXECUTE :X := CALCTAX;
E. You need to create a SQL *Plus environment variable X and issue the command EXECUTE :X := CALCTAX(1000);
Q30. There is a CUSTOMER table in a schema that has a public synonym CUSTOMER and you are granted all object privileges on it. You have a procedure PROCESS_CUSTOMER that processes customer information that is in the public synonym CUSTOMER table. You have just created a new table called CUSTOMER within your schema.
Which statement is true?
A. Creating the table has no effect and procedure PROCESS_CUSTOMER still accesses data from public synonym CUSTOMER table.
B. If the structure of your CUSTOMER table is the same as the public synonym CUSTOMER table then the procedure PROCESS_CUSTOMER is invalidated and gives compilation errors.
C. If the structure of your CUSTOMER table is entirely different from the public synonym CUSTOMER table then the procedure PROCESS_CUSTOMER successfully recompiles and accesses your CUSTOMER table.
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Canadian students hoping for some financial relief on the cost of their post-secondary education are in for a disappointment over the next few years, a prominent think tank suggests.
A report from the left-leaning Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives forecasts the inflation-adjusted cost of an undergraduate university degree is expected to climb an average of 8.6 per cent over the next four years, extending a trend that has seen the price tag triple over the past two decades.
The inflation-adjusted cost of tuition and other compulsory fees averaged $2,243 across the country in 1990, the report showed. That figure had climbed to $6,254 for the 2012-13 academic year and is projected to keep rising, the centre said, adding the study focused solely on mandatory costs and did not factor in other financial demands such as books, food and accommodation.
The basic cost of an undergraduate degree in 2016-17 is projected to average $6,842, or slightly more than three times 1990 levels, the report said.
Study co-author Erika Shaker said the numbers sound alarm bells for Canada's future economic prosperity.
Reductions in public funding signal a fundamental change in the way Canadians view higher education, she said, adding post-secondary schooling is increasingly viewed as a privilege that should be funded by those who want it.
"There's been a shift in how we think about tuition fees and how we think about post-secondary education, moving away from the sense that this is a public good and something that we benefit collectively from very substantially because social and economic returns on education are very high," Shaker said in a telephone interview.
This approach, she said, risks short-changing Canada down the road by placing an entire generation at an economic disadvantage.
Students saddled with crippling debt loads will be less likely to own homes or accumulate wealth, she said, adding they also face long odds of relieving their fiscal stress.
The unemployment rate for young people is nearly double the national average, and new graduates are more likely to find themselves working temporary or contract positions with dubious long-term prospects.
Student debt can also make itself felt by concerned parents who pitch in to try and help their offspring, she said, adding high tuition fees can result in postponed retirements and depleted savings.
"The effects of debt aren't just being borne by the students, they're being borne by the people closest to them who want to support them as well," she said.
Shaker concedes families are not shouldering the cost of university education alone, saying government money still funds a significant proportion of an undergraduate degree.
But the provinces have drastically cut back on the amount of money leaving public coffers over the past 20 years. Government funding covered 71 per cent of tuition fees in 1990 compared to 55 per cent in 2009, the study found.
Shaker said the public assistance that is available is not always easy to find, placing the onus on students to hunt down and apply for relevant funding programs.
Shaker said Canada would do well to emulate countries such as Germany and Finland, which remain economically prosperous while offering almost fully-funded public university education and in some cases even cost of living subsidies.
Antoine Genest Gregoir, president of the Quebec Federation of Students, said it was precisely this message students hoped to communicate last year during months of province-wide protests.
Students boycotted classes and took to the streets in droves to show their displeasure with a plan to raise tuition rates by 77 per cent over five years. The then Liberal government passed an anti-protest bill to force the protesters back to school and ultimately saw their plan shelved when the new Parti Quebecois government implemented much smaller hikes.
Genest Gregoir said tuition hike proponents who wanted to see Quebec's comparatively low fees brought in line with the national average were not accounting for the benefits of affordable education.
He said low university fees level the playing field for rural or low-income students who may otherwise be left on the margins.
"These are clear signs for us that such hikes in the rest of the country are not something we should be looking into," he said.
The Centre's study found Quebec boasts one of the lowest tuition rates in the country, trailing only Newfoundland and Labrador in 2012-13. Inflation-adjusted tuition in that province averaged $2,825, compared to Ontario's nationwide high tuition of $7,943. | <urn:uuid:2d05dd5e-59d2-48f4-b4da-659353e85a06> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/university-costs-to-climb-further-after-tripling-over-past-20-years-study-says/article14240937/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.965179 | 903 | 2.015625 | 2 |
What Is the Dish with One Spoon Agreement
The Iroquois League was founded before European contact, with the union of five of the many Iroquois peoples who had emerged south of the Great Lakes. [c] Many archaeologists and anthropologists believe that the League was founded around 1450, although arguments in favor of an earlier date have been made. One theory holds that the League formed shortly after a solar eclipse on August 31, 1142, an event believed to be expressed in oral tradition about the origins of the League. Some sources link the ancient origin of the Iroquois Confederacy to the adoption of corn as a staple food. It will be good for us to do so: we will say, “We promise to have only one judgment among us; there will be a beaver tail in it and there will be no knife. We will have a dish, which means that we will all have equal shares in the game that circulates in the hunting grounds and fields, and then everything will be peaceful among all peoples; and there will be no knife near our yard; That is, if a knife were there, someone could be cut right now, which would lead to bloodshed, and it is tedious, if it happened that way, and for that reason, there should not be a knife near our yard. The population of the Iroquois Confederacy had changed considerably since the arrival of Europeans. The disease had reduced its population to a fraction of what it had been in the past. Therefore, it was in their interest to be on the right side of who would prove to be the winning side of the war, because the winning side would dictate what the future relationship with the Iroquois in North America would be. Dealing with two governments made it difficult to adopt a neutral position because governments could easily become jealous when confederation interacted or acted more on one side than the other, or even when there was simply a perception of favoritism.
Because of this difficult situation, the Six Nations had to choose a side. The Oneida and Tuscarora decided to support the American settlers, while the rest of the Iroquois League (Cayuga, Mohawk, Onondaga, and Seneca) sided with the British and their loyalists among the settlers. It is believed that the Iroquois Confederacy or Haudenosaunee was founded by the peacemaker at an unknown time, estimated between 1450 and 1660, bringing together five different nations in the southern Great Lakes region to form “the Great League of Peace.” Each nation of this Iroquois Confederacy had its own language, territory, and function within the League. The power of the Iroquois extended at its peak to present-day Canada, westward along the Great Lakes, and on both sides of the Allegheny Mountains to present-day Virginia and Kentucky and the Ohio Valley. The part of Turtle Island (North America), which we now call Canada, has been home to First Nations, Métis and Inuit ancestors since time immemorial. We recognize that Indigenous rights holders in this area have experienced historical oppression and continue to suffer inequalities in large part due to the widespread inability of non-Indigenous people to fulfill their responsibilities under the Dish With One Spoon Alliance. As a research centre led by a consortium of partners, the Future Skills Centre is committed to raising public awareness of our shared commitments to care for this land and to rebuilding and renewing respectful relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples. Our goal is to support and advance progress in meeting the Calls to Action outlined in the final report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC). In particular, we are working with partners to close the significant education, employment and health gaps that exist between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians.
We are committed to building and maintaining fair, respectful and strong relationships with Indigenous organizations and leaders in politics, business, human resources and beyond. In the 2000 U.S. Census, 80,822 people identified an Iroquois ethnicity (which is similar to identification as European), and 45,217 claimed only Iroquois ancestry. There are the different reservations in New York: The Cayuga Nation of New York (~450 ,) the Mohawk Reservation st. Regis (3248 in 2014),, Onondaga Reservation (473 in 2014),, Oneida Indian Nation (~1000), Seneca Nation of New York (~8000) and Tuscarora Reservation (1100 in 2010). Some lived in the Oneida Nation of Wisconsin on the reservation there and numbered about 21,000 according to the 2000 census. The Seneca-Cayuga Nation in Oklahoma has more than 5,000 residents in 2011. In the 2010 census, 81,002 people identified as Iroquois and 40,570 as Iroquois alone in the United States. Including the Iroquois in Canada, the total population in 2009 was over 125,000.
Scientists like Jack N. Rakove question this thesis. Historian Rakove of Stanford University writes: “The many documents we have for the constitutional debates of the late 1780s contain no significant evidence of the Iroquois, noting that there are many European precedents for the democratic institutions of the United States. In his response, journalist Charles C. Mann wrote that, while agreeing that the specific form of government created for the United States “did not resemble at all that of the Iroquois,” the available evidence “supports a cultural argument — that the well-known democratic spirit had much to do with colonial contact with East Coast Indians, including and especially the Iroquois.”. and (to quote Rakove) “this prolonged contact between the natives and the colonization of the population played an important role in the formation of colonial society and culture. Historian Francis Jennings has noted that proponents of the thesis often quote Benjamin Franklin`s following statement made in a letter from Benjamin Franklin to James Parker in 1751: “It would be a very strange thing if six nations of ignorant savages were able to form a plan for such a union […]. | <urn:uuid:8fc67f2b-afb2-4265-96bc-4be378eb89cc> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.aateistaportuguesa.org/2022/04/17/what-is-the-dish-with-one-spoon-agreement/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.962179 | 1,311 | 3.53125 | 4 |
Trying out a few self help tips can benefit your life. If you like the sound of that, then you might be wondering where to start. In this article we will provide you with some solid advice about implementing self help tips in to your life.
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Be sure to read positive books on the subject of personal development. Personal development books that are well written, insightful and instructive can provide you with the information you need to significantly enhance your outlook and your life. Always check serious reviews of a book before you buy it because some books are very poorly written.
Anytime and anywhere, be ready for when your ideas strike. Carry a journal or diary with you, everywhere you go. Record the thoughts that pop into your head and develop them when you have more time to devote to the subject.
Live according to your principles. Everyone has a set of beliefs that is integral to their identity. If you apply your principles to your daily life you will feel better about yourself and the choices you make. Better yet, this practice encourages consistency, which is an excellent character trait to maintain.
Exercise even if you are at your ideal weight. There are countless physical benefits to exercising. As you work out, your body will release chemicals necessary to relieving your stress.
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Aim to make each day better than its predecessor. Keep aiming higher and higher. Challenge yourself to improve on something that you did yesterday.
Whatever you need, and whatever you decide to do about it, you must at least do one thing. You need to make the choice to stay active in life, and not sit on the sidelines. Being a passive observer to the world around you removes you from the game entirely. Do not let that happen.
As the information included in this article has shown you, engaging in self help takes time and effort if you want it to work. If you want to see genuine change, you have to stay dedicated to the process. Keeping the aforementioned tips in mind can help you live a better life. | <urn:uuid:589e2697-443c-464d-9fcc-8e3e835dd909> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://conciergemedicine.noblecomfort.com/tips-to-coach-yourself-to-a-wonderful-future/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.959215 | 558 | 2.3125 | 2 |
A Few Facts About PRP Hair Treatment
It is possible to lose hair mildly, but it can be a serious problem. Hair loss is caused by many things, including stress, illness and poor diet. Patients may be able to identify the root causes. Some patients get irritated but can’t pinpoint the exact cause. You are going to waste your time if you are trying some hair product for your hair loss problems. You can find many hair products, including creams, creams and oils. However, these products will not work for you. You must identify the cause of hair fall before you can begin treatment. If you don’t know the cause, all the products will be useless. Do you need expert advice? Certainly! Hair loss is a sign that something is wrong with your body, hair, scalp, or body. You should consult a doctor if you have hair problems.
A specialist is required to diagnose the causes of hair loss. What is Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP)? PRP or Platelet Rich Plasma (or Platelet Rich Plasma) is an innovative treatment for hairloss. PRP experts are trained in the process. In this procedure, blood is drawn from you and placed in a centrifuge. The centrifuge separates plasma from other components. The following process is followed to inject Platelet Rich Plasma into the scalp. How is it effective for hair loss? People who aren’t bald and have healthy hair roots can use PRP hair therapy. PRP hair treatment has been shown to revitalize hair roots.
Some growth factors in PRP may promote hair growth, making hair stronger and more dense. If you have lost the shine of your hair and are tired of using many alternative treatments, you may use it once to observe the miraculous effects. PRP is a wonderful treatment for hair root problems. For anyone who is suffering from severe or permanent hair loss, PRP can be extremely beneficial. Moreover, PRP therapy promotes the healing process of the hair by improving the hair growth cycle. Some patients see amazing results after just one session. Others require multiple sessions to fully heal. Platelet Rich Plasma is completely non-surgical and does not cause any side effects. A skilled, experienced and certified doctor will not notice any adverse effects. The PRP hair loss treatment is an accepted method of hair restoration. However, you should ensure that your doctor is well-trained. You may not get the best results if you don’t have a qualified doctor. Go to the below mentioned site, if you are seeking for additional information concerning prp hair treatment manchester. | <urn:uuid:91f82ac7-aa8d-4ae0-b126-b7e1ad61fd98> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://paramountlearning.co.uk/health/a-few-facts-about-prp-hair-treatment/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.950788 | 530 | 1.945313 | 2 |
Researchers from Yale University have discovered a key structural difference in the drug-resistant form of EGFR that could lead to new strategies to combat the disease.
Drugs introduced more than a decade ago that target mutations in a protein known as the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) held the promise of personalized treatments for a common form of non-small cell lung cancer. But most patients quickly develop resistance to these drugs and are left with few or no treatment options, because it has been very difficult to design new drugs that act selectively upon the drug-resistant form.
Now Yale University researchers have discovered a key structural difference in the drug-resistant form of EGFR that could be a new “Achilles heel” for treatment strategies to combat the disease. Two experimental drugs, AZD9291 and Rociletinib (CO-1686), that show promise against drug-resistant EGFR in recent clinical trials alter the structure of the drug-resistant form so that it appears more like the non-resistant form, the researchers also found. The discoveries were reported by Alanna Schepartz, the Milton Harris ’29 Ph.D. Professor of Chemistry and professor of molecular, cellular, and developmental biology and senior author of the paper appearing May 14 in the Journal of the American Chemical Society.
The findings suggest that the cancer-causing activity of drug resistant EGFR may depend on regions and functions of the protein that have been largely ignored by previous drug discovery efforts.
“One very important next goal is to test this implication and evaluate whether the structural change we identified can be exploited as a biomarker” said Schepartz, a member of the Yale Cancer Center’s Developmental Therapeutics program. “Our hope is to provide chemical insights that could guide the development of even newer mutant-selective inhibitors.”
The NIH provided funding for the research. Melissa A. Lowder and Amy E. Doerner are co-authors of the study.
Publication: Melissa A. Lowder, et al., “Structural Differences between Wild-Type and Double Mutant EGFR Modulated by Third-Generation Kinase Inhibitors,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2015; DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b02326
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The World Health Organization says an outbreak of pneumonic plague in Madagascar appears to be slowing. But, it warns vigilance must be maintained as the spread of the disease is far from over.
The World Health Organization says plague came early to Madagascar this year and has spread quickly. Quite unusually, pneumonic plague moved from the remote rural areas to congested urban areas, causing panic since, unlike bubonic plague, this disease is transmitted from human to human.
The normal plague season of September to April causes about 400 cases of the disease. But, this year, the WHO says more than 1,800 suspected cases, resulting in 127 deaths were reported in the three-month period from August through late October.
WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic says that is an unusually large number of cases in such a short period of time. But, he says there has been a decline in the number of new cases since the second week of October.
“There is also a decrease in the number of patients that are hospitalized due to suspicion of a plague,” said Jasarevic. “While this declining trend in new plague cases and reduction in hospitalizations due to plague cases is encouraging, WHO expects more cases of plague to be reported from Madagascar until the typical plague season ends in April 2018.”
Jasarevic says people must remain vigilant and ongoing operations of surveillance and treatment must be sustained over the coming six months, when the danger will be over.
He says finding and treating active cases of the plague, identifying people who have come in contact with an infected person, following up and providing antibiotic treatment is important. In addition, he says rodent and flea control, as well as safe and dignified burials is crucial throughout the plague season. | <urn:uuid:a554a6e1-d81f-470c-93c1-9ee67f279cf3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://shtepsell.com/2017/11/pneumonic-plague-in-madagascar-slowing-but-not-over.html | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.965447 | 359 | 3.421875 | 3 |
What does the word consciousness trigger in your mind: curiosity, indifference?
At some level do you sense that consciousness is like heart-beats, and breathing: the very stuff of life, not needing further explanation? Or do you consider that we are just barely beginning the process of comprehending what consciousness consists of?
Today’s service is an invitation to participate in mapping a continuum of our views about what is consciousness and how it operates. One thing is certain: there is currently no scientific consensus on the topic, so I am suggesting we collect some data based on our own experiences and perceptions.
Depending on what evolves, we could plan some further services to discuss our ‘findings’ in the context of current speculation/research.
- Service Leader: Paul Sullivan
- Chalice Lighter: Olivia Gavanski
- Musician: Kerry-Anne Kutz
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The commercials begin roughly the same — forest sounds, a child’s voice, anthropomorphized animals — and I brace myself for the shame that is about befall us all. It’s the “Discover the Forest Campaign” brought to you by the USDA Forest Service and the Ad Council, and although I agree with the basic message (mainly: kids are happier outside in nature), the selling tactics are not that dissimilar to 1950s magazine ads that made women wonder if their lips were too thin, their roasts too dry. Only, we’re not shaming wives anymore; now we’re shaming mothers.
The worst begins with the voice of a banana slug. He’s interrupted a young boy, who sounds like he is 11 years old, practicing piano, and he reminds him that he should be outside instead. Aside from the fact that this makes piano teachers’ hearts collectively break, the underlying message is even worse. The slug tells the boy that he is his “sense of adventure” and it’s been a long time since they’ve had fun.
“You’re right, I should get out,” the boy says, and then he calls out to his mom. Not a neighborhood friend, but his mom. Because, you know, his entertainment is her responsibility.
In the extended version, the boy even says, “Mom took me to the forest last year,” after the slug says that forest misses him. Eventually, the boy decides that, yes, he wants to catch frogs, climb trees and play in puddles. So he assertively tells his mom that they (they!) need to get out of the house. He even says that the slug in his hand is his sense of adventure. Get it? It’s in his hands. Except, it’s not really. He needs his mom to take him outside to catch frogs.
If we read between the lines, the mom was probably busy doing something else. Maybe she was making dinner. Maybe she was running a home business. Maybe she was cleaning closets. Maybe she was tired. It doesn’t matter. Now her not-a-toddler son with the banana slug in his hand has shown her what a horrible mother she is for doing anything else besides taking him outside.
Well, at least she doesn’t have him parked in front of the video games. In another version of the PSAs, a dad comes home and finds that all of his children are speaking like robots because they’ve been on electronics all day. No one says it is Mom’s fault, but if it’s the same mom from the other ad, we can draw our own conclusions: she must have been too busy doing something else to take her kids outside.
According to the Discover the Forest website, the campaign “aims to inspire tweens (aged 8-12) and their parents to reconnect with nature, experiencing it first-hand.” The fact that these ads usually air during school hours, however, tells us that the real target audience is moms, and they are designed to play on our emotions about our children and ourselves as parents.
To be fair, the campaign has some ads that aren’t this annoying. I enjoy the one where forest animals are preparing to amaze kids as they come into the forest. I also like the one where a dad watches his son see a Redwood tree for the first time.
But then there is the one that depicts two kids talking about their weekend. One of them played video games. The other went to the forest and wows his now-dejected friend with stories of seeing real frogs and stars. And there’s the one where a classroom is astounded by “Jill’s” show-and-tell about spending time in nature. Apparently no other parents have taken their kids to do that. So, basically, some kids have a really cool weekend, and the others, the ones with the lame shame-and-tells, are going to tell their parents about it when they get home.
The message here is clear: if you’re not adequately entertaining your kids all weekend, they will go to school and be embarrassed at show-and-tell, and you will be exposed as the sub-par parent that you are.
This one always makes me laugh. In 2014, I took my children to Washington, D.C., for a week. They toured the Pentagon and the White House. They saw President Obama give a speech. They saw the President of France. They pet the Obama family’s dogs. And when my youngest son got back to school, here’s what he shared at first grade show-and-tell: “This morning, I found a piece of my dog’s fur on my jacket.”
Someday I hope we will look back on these messages and realize how ridiculous the supposed standards were. Someday I also hope kids go outside without first asking their moms to take them. Until then, sometimes it feels like we can’t win, and there will always be PSAs making us believe that if we just try harder, we will. | <urn:uuid:a3beb72b-99b0-4c73-bec2-d832e2fbeeda> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2017/05/02/opinion/now-were-shaming-moms-for-not-taking-their-kids-outside-enough/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.982639 | 1,094 | 1.953125 | 2 |
This chapter ‘Reminiscences-I’ is written by Viswanatha Swami
After the devotees who had gathered for the birthday celebration of Bhagavan left the Ashram, I approached him with my problem: “How am I to rise above my present animal existence? My own efforts in that direction have proved futile and I am convinced that it is only a superior might that could transform me. And that is what has brought me here.” Bhagavan replied with great compassion: “Yes, you are right. It is only on the awakening of a power mightier than the senses and the mind that these can be subdued. If you awaken and nurture the growth of that power within you, everything else will be conquered. One should sustain the current of meditation uninterrupted. Moderation in food and similar restraints will be helpful in maintaining the inner poise.” It was this grace of Bhagavan that gave a start to my spiritual career. A new faith was kindled within me and I found in Bhagavan the strength and support to guide me forever.
Another day, questioned about the problem of brahmacharya, Bhagavan replied: “To live and move in Brahman is real brahmacharya; continence, of course, is very helpful and indispensable to achieve that end. But so long as you identify yourself with the body, you can never escape sex-thought and distraction. It is only when you realise that you are formless Pure Awareness that sex distinction disappears for good and that is brahmacharya, effortless and spontaneous.”
A week after I arrived, I got the permission of Bhagavan to live on madhukari, i.e., begged food. In that context, Bhagavan spoke as follows: “I have experience of it; I lived on such food during my stay at Pavalakkunru (A small hillock, a spur of Arunachala on the east) to avoid devotees bringing for me special rich food. It is altogether different from professional mendicancy. Here you feel yourself independent and indifferent to everything worldly. It has a purifying effect on the mind.”
Four months after my arrival at Arunachala, my parents came there to have darshan of Bhagavan and take me back home. Though they did not succeed in this latter intention they were somehow consoled by Bhagavan before they returned. He asked them if it was possible to wean one from a course one had taken with all one’s heart and soul. Parents might as a matter of duty try it if it was a wrong course that one had taken. The problem did not arise if the course taken was intrinsically good.
My father was a cousin of Bhagavan, four or five years older than he, and knew him very well as Venkataraman before he left home for Tiruvannamalai. Though he had heard from others about Bhagavan’s spiritual greatness and had also gone through his teaching in Sri Ramana Gita and verses in praise of him by his (scholar-poet) disciple, Ganapati Muni, he was not sure of what his reaction would be on seeing Bhagavan. He decided to go to him with an open mind and see for himself what he was. But the moment he sighted him in the stone mantapa (on the other side of the Ashram), he was overpowered by a sense of genuine veneration, fell at his feet in adoration and said: “There is nothing of the Venkataraman whom I knew very well in what I see in front of me!” And Bhagavan replied with a smile: “It is long since that fellow disappeared once and for all.”
My father then explained that he had not visited him for so long because he did not have enough of dispassion and non-attachment to approach him. Bhagavan replied, “Is that so? You seem to be obsessed by the delusion that you are going to achieve it in some distant future. But, if you recognise your real nature, the Self, to what is it attached? Dispassion is our very nature.”
As the Ashram cottage was being repaired, Bhagavan stayed in the huge stone mantapa on the other side of the road during daytime and devotees had darshan of him there. Bhagavan used to dine with others under the shade of a huge mango tree within the Ashram premises. The cool, clear water of the Ashram well was kept in big pots at the foot of the tree. We enjoyed the shade of the tree and the grace of Bhagavan which like a cool breeze blew off man’s torments.
As advised by Bhagavan I engaged myself in nonstop japa, day and night, except during hours of sleep. And I studied Sri Ramana Gita in the immediate presence of Bhagavan drinking in the import of every sloka in it. Bhagavan explained to me his own hymns in praise of Arunachala. Even during his morning and evening walks I used to follow him, hearing his explanations of his inspired words. Early one morning there was none else near Bhagavan and he suggested that we both might go round Arunachala and return before others could notice his absence and begin to search for him. He took me by the forest path and suggested that Sankara’s “Hymn in Praise of Dakshinamurti” might be taken up for discussion on the way. And within three hours we reached Pandava Thirtham on the slopes of Arunachala, a little to the east of the Ashram, where he used to bathe on a few former occasions.
I shall not pretend that I understood everything that Bhagavan said in explaining the import of the hymn, but there was the spiritual exhilaration of his company in solitude and that was enough for me.
I had learned by heart, even before coming to Bhagavan, the three vallis of the famous Taittiriya Upanishad, which is being chanted every morning before Bhagavan at his Ashram even today. When I expressed to Bhagavan my aspiration to learn the import of the Upanishad, he directed me to Ganapathi Muni, familiarly known as Nayana, who was then living in the Mango Tree Cave on Arunachala which had been Bhagavan’s summer residence during his stay at the Virupaksha Cave. It was a cool spot under a big mango tree with a spring of crystal- clear water a little above it. I went to the cave and waited at its outer precincts. Within a few minutes Ganapati Muni came out. There was the fragrance of tapas in his presence and in the whole atmosphere. After sitting in silence before him for a few minutes, I asked him for the explanation of a passage in the Taittiriya Upanishad embodying the experience of Sage Trisanku, beginning aham vrikshasya rariva, meaning, ‘I am the Force operating behind the Tree of Existence’.
Nayana gave such a lucid and illuminating explanation of it that I decided that there was no need to ask him further questions; every word coming out of his mouth had scriptural clarity and sanctity. And yet he used to direct to Bhagavan those who went to him, saying: “To learn from him first-hand has a special effect.” And Bhagavan, on his part, used to send those who approached him in connection with traditional worship to Nayana, as he was the authority on the subject. Such was the relationship between the Master and his famous disciple. We have had opportunities of noticing the special regard Bhagavan had for this learned poet-disciple who from his early youth had dedicated his whole life to tapas. | <urn:uuid:3b3c0889-6ad8-445a-a237-6eda927b3064> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://english.sreyas.in/in-the-proximity-of-bhagavan-surpassing-love-and-grace/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.98696 | 1,660 | 1.578125 | 2 |
How does squeezing the life out of an economy help it revive?
That was one congressman’s assessment after protesting agriculturalists descended on Washington, D.C. in 1979, tossed a live goat over the White House fence, caused millions of dollars in damage with their tractors, and forced an awkward confrontation with central bankers over high interest rates that were making it hard to take out much-needed loans.
Little did they know things would only get worse.
By 1981, the country’s benchmark interest rate was raised to nearly 20%, forbidding enough to not just slam the brakes on the economy but also strip the tires and park it on cinder blocks. Borrowing money to buy a house could incur an 18.5% rate at that point, requiring nearly a fifth of what was owed to be regularly paid to lenders for the privilege of doing business with them – and making homeownership seem impossible.
The target of this painful effort? Rising inflation.
It worked. Core inflation in the US topped 13% in 1980 but was down to 3.2% by 1983, restoring faith and enabling growth.
Now, interest rates are again being hiked to beat back inflation. The benchmark rate in the US was increased last week by the largest amount since 1994. Slightly milder bumps were made recently in the UK, Canada, Brazil, and South Korea. More dramatic lifting was triggered in Argentina, Egypt, and Ukraine – a country trying to prevent the collapse of its currency after being invaded by Russia.
Raising rates generally denies people easy access to money. Businesses meanwhile become less willing to invest and hire in ways that normally put additional income into pockets; they also increasingly hesitate to raise prices. Overall, things steadily downshift into slow motion.
This method of fighting inflation has been likened to chemotherapy – dismal treatment that steadily lays waste to the body of an economy just enough to rid it of disease, but not enough to kill it.
The elusive ‘soft landing’
If central bankers squeeze too much life out of an economy it can be difficult to revive, and may result in rampant unemployment. So they aim for a “soft landing” that blunts inflation without triggering a recession.
In the 1980s, Israel managed to use rate hikes to whittle rampant inflation down to almost nothing as unemployment rose only slightly. Other efforts have been less successful. According to a recent analysis, the US Federal Reserve has notched just one “true” soft landing out of nine interest rate hikes since 1961.
There are also concerns about the lack of precision involved in the policy move. It’s been noted that Russia is responsible for sending prices of food and fuel higher, for example, though raising rates won’t do much to target Russia’s war effort. But it will target the average person’s buying power.
Despite endless headlines about interest rates and inflation, general understanding of what’s at stake can be less than perfect. One poll found many Americans were “worried” about the idea of rising rates, but a quarter of Gen Z respondents were simply “confused.”
Rising rates can have implications for inequality.
People who were unable to take advantage of low rates to buy a home may now be at an even sharper wealth disadvantage, and those with significant debt may be squeezed. An analysis in Australia last year suggested high household debt levels meant the benchmark interest rate couldn’t rise past 2% without “seriously” threatening consumer spending. The target for that rate was lifted to 0.85% earlier this month.
In the US, rate hikes are expected to hamper efforts to close racial unemployment gaps (the rate for Black Americans is about 6% compared with an overall rate of 3.6%). And in Denmark, rising rates would likely hit female business owners disproportionately hard.
Still, the alternative may be worse. Mounting inflation can trigger unrest; a cost-of-living protest in Brussels earlier this week drew 70,000 people. Central bankers need to demonstrate that somebody’s in control.
In the US in the early 1980s, Paul Volcker was suited for that job. The unflappable Federal Reserve Chairman smoked his way through cheap cigars while compelling concerned interviewers to retrieve his errant burning matches, and conquered a “crisis of credibility” with dramatic moves.
Now, some wonder if central bankers need to act more like Paul Volcker.
More reading on interest rates and inflation
For more context, here are links to further reading from the World Economic Forum’s Strategic Intelligence platform:
• If central bankers overreact and raise interest rates prematurely, according to a study detailed in this report, it can disproportionately impact employment prospects for women, Black people, and those without high school diplomas. (Kellogg School of Management)
• Every year, statisticians and experts in the UK gather to pick the “basket” of in-demand goods and services to be tracked to measure inflation, according to this piece. Added for 2022: antibacterial wipes and sports bras. Removed: men’s suits and coal. (The Conversation)
• In Israel recent interest rate hikes are meant to address issues including housing prices that have “skyrocketed” at their highest pace in more than a decade, according to this report. (Al Monitor)
• The European Central Bank intends to raise interest rates for the eurozone. This piece argues that simply raising the region’s key rate will not address its primary problem: higher energy prices due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Social Europe)
• The US Federal Reserve made an error by not starting to raise interest rates sooner, according to this analysis, though given the global nature of inflation it’s unclear how much of a difference that would’ve made. (The New Yorker)
• Where inflation is highest and lowest – this analysis pored over data from 44 different countries, and in nearly all of them consumer prices have increased substantially compared with pre-pandemic times. (Pew Research Center)
• This piece argues that a recent rate hike in the UK is self-defeating, because it eats away at real wages (particularly in a country where less than a quarter of workers are now unionized) and sucks the air out of the economy. (The Conversation)
On the Strategic Intelligence platform, you can find feeds of expert analysis related to Monetary Systems, Economic Progress, and hundreds of additional topics. You’ll need to register to view.
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You and your clients have undoubtedly seen the projections about college expenses. Using an average increase of 5% per year, by 2030 the annual tuition at a four year public school could soar to $41,200, and $92,800 at a private, nonprofit school.
These numbers will undoubtedly make even the well-to-do cringe. Thus, parents and grandparents are often interested in strategies to sock away money now to pay for skyrocketing college expenses.
Advisors who understand the various tools used to save for college – one of the biggest concerns for clients everywhere – will add significant value to their relationships. So, rather than an exploration of Coverdell or UGMA/UTMA accounts that you’ve all heard about before, this newsletter explores a few trust-based options that can help differentiate your practice and help your clients.
A Revocable Educational Trust
While revocable living trusts are commonly associated as the centerpiece of a client’s estate plan, a “special purpose” educational revocable trust can provide significant flexibility to clients looking to set aside funds for a child’s or grandchild’s education, but who perhaps aren’t quite ready, for whatever reason, to make a permanent gift or earmarking of the assets.
A revocable education trust puts your clients in control (the trust is revocable after all) and lets them focus on the goal of legacy for their family rather than on the complexities associated with managing irrevocable trusts. While alive and well, your clients can serve as the trustee and have complete discretion about the timing and purpose of distributions, letting them tailor distributions to their family’s needs.
For example, Bob and Jane set up a trust for their grandson Nick. They add Nick as a permissible beneficiary and add assets each year to the trust without any gift tax consequences (because the trust is revocable, there’s no completed gift). If they choose to do so, they can share with Nick how much has been set aside, or they can choose to keep it private. If Nick doesn’t need the assets (say because of a scholarship or because he’s chosen to not pursue higher education), the assets aren’t trapped inside of an education-specific account, such as a 529 plan, and Bob and Jane can give them to Nick or use them for some other purpose by revoking or restating the trust. To that end, this type of trust can help Bob and Jane feel more comfortable about setting aside money, since they can still gain access to the assets if they need to, which can be challenging, costly, or impossible as a practical matter with some of the other options, like UTMA/UGMA, 529 plans, or irrevocable trusts.
Planning Tip: While clients are still alive, this trust will be a grantor trust for federal income tax purposes, so consider income tax efficient investing strategies and a coordination of the investment strategy in this trust with the client’s overall investment strategy.
Demand Trusts – A “Crummey” Way to Save for College and Other Expenses
While “Crummey Trusts” are commonly used to own life insurance and won’t be fully funded until after death, they can also be used as an effective lifetime gifting trust to hold funds that can be used to pay for a beneficiary’s expenses. A properly drafted “Crummey Trust” will include demand rights that allow transfers made to it to qualify as annual exclusion gifts and remove the trust assets from the trustmaker’s estate.
Planning Tip: A Demand “Crummey” Trust is a flexible tool for setting aside funds to provide for the care, support and education of a child or grandchild since the parent or grandparent gets to choose exactly when and how funds will be distributed and for what purpose.
529 Plans – State-Sponsored Pre-Paid Tuition Plans and Savings Plans
States can choose to implement one or both of the two types of “529 Plans”:
- Pre-paid Tuition Plans – Tuition rates are guaranteed to remain at current levels; and
- College Savings Plans – These are essentially state-sponsored mutual funds.
How 529 Plans work:
- Contributions must be made in cash and must qualify for the annual gift tax and GST tax exclusions.
- Each beneficiary must have a separate account.
- Earnings grow tax-free and distributions are tax-exempt when used for higher education expenses, including tuition, fees, books, supplies, equipment, and room and board.
- If a beneficiary decides not to go to college or fails to finish, the donor can change the beneficiary to another family member of the same generation without any gift tax or GST tax consequences.
- A 529 account can be owned by a trust, providing continuity of management for trust assets (even those not used for higher educational purposes) and the possibility of greater control by your clients, although this removes the ability to pre-fund the account (more below) and may result in the loss of a state income tax deduction.
Planning Tip: A non-trust-owned 529 account can be “supercharged” by funding it with up to five years of annual exclusion gifts in one year (currently $14,000 per beneficiary, or $70,000). Thus, a married couple with three grandchildren can set aside $420,000 in one year (2 x 3 x $70,000). On the downside, if the donor dies before the fifth year after funding, the gifts for the years following the year of death will be brought back into the donor’s estate. When deciding whether to fund a 529 account, you and your clients should consider whether the advantages of trust ownership outweigh the negatives. We’re here to help answer any questions you or your clients may have about trust-owned and non-trust-owned 529 accounts.
Warning – College Savings Vehicles May Impact the Availability of Financial Aid
Clients need to understand the impact a revocable educational trust, a 529 Plan, a UGMA or UTMA account, or Demand “Crummey” Trust will have on financial aid. In general, a student’s assets are given greater weight than the parent’s assets, so techniques that shift assets from a parent to the student may reduce needs-based financial aid.
One significant potential advantage of a revocable educational trust created by a grandparent is that it probably doesn’t need to be disclosed as an asset for financial aid purposes, so long as it is revocable by the grandparents and the rights to the assets are entirely dependent on the discretion of the grandparents.
As part of the educational planning process, let’s proactively work together to ensure that we’re considering all angles and recommending the best solution given the client’s circumstances.
Call On Us for Guidance
Identifying what will be the best college-saving tools for a particular client will depend on many factors, including their earnings, savings, income tax bracket, risk tolerance, their age, the ages of their children or grandchildren, and the potential for scholarships and other financial aid. Call us to discuss the various scenarios; we’re always available to help you and your clients.
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Either you have good design sense, or you don’t, it’s possible to teach good design to a homeowner so that your bathroom design elements coordinate but never clash. If you’ve uncertain on how to get started, use this guide below.
It can be a challenge deciding which colors coordinate together. It’s simpler to choose a few colors based on these tips.
Choose two or three of one color. For example, if you want to do greens in your kitchen, you may wish to choose a light green for the walls, a medium green for the flooring, and a dark green for your towels and small appliances.
There are also neutral colors, such as black, brown, white, grey, and beige. Generally, one neutral color will work well with almost any type of color: blue, red, green, yellow, orange, and purple.
From the Ground Up
Many people like to start from the ground up when they’re doing bathroom design. Generally, install the bathtub first, have a spot laid out for toilet, and then flooring can be installed first, and then the bath cabinet next. It’s difficult to install flooring underneath a small furniture-style cabinet afterwards.
Choose Materials in Similar Colors
Whether you’ve decided to go with a standard white cabinet, or a genuine wood cabinet, ensure that other similar items in the bathroom coordinate together. Mirror frames and picture frames don’t need to match, but don’t do more than two of any material type, particularly if the bathroom is small.
Sink and bathtub faucets should be in the same chrome, gold, brass, or other color. Often many people like to match towel bars and lighting fixtures to the faucets too.
Ask for Swatches
There are swatches available for almost every aspect of bathroom design. You can request paint swatch cards so you can take them home and have a look at them under bathroom lighting. You can also get small laminate floorboards or tiles to bring home too.
If you’re hiring a designer, they’ll bring a variety of swatches to your home so you can sort through them all. You may also ask if you can take photographs at a showroom so you can refer to the details once you’re back at home. If you’re shopping online, take screen snapshots and do bookmarks so you can find these items easily again.
Choose Coordinating Decorative Items
This is where you can add a bit of color. Bathroom towels should be in an inviting and warm color. Match towels to vases or containers. Baskets can match any design element.
Once you begin coordinating colors you’ll become more adept at creating a design for your new bathroom. But if you need help, Polaris Home Design has a team of design professionals who can assist you through every step of the process. Once your new bathroom is ready you’ll impress friends and family who didn’t realize you had the confidence to follow through with a successful home renovation! | <urn:uuid:d3487e35-39db-4286-8493-98f10c6d83f3> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.polarishomedesign.com/bathroom-design-ideas-uncreative/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882571982.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20220813172349-20220813202349-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.909797 | 645 | 1.789063 | 2 |
In the framework on the RegALE – Regional capacity for Adult Learning and Education Erasmus+ project, partners and external experts were invited to take part in a peer-learning activity on 20 – 21 April 2022 in Varaždin county (Croatia). The visit aimed at showing how adult learning is organised in Croatia and more specifically in Varaždin. Participants from Vestland (Norway), Baden-Württemberg (Germany) and Belgium took part in the activity.
On 20 April 2022, the group visited the secondary school Srednja strukovna skola Varaždin that proposes curricula for adult learners such as carpentry, designer, fashion technician, beautician, hairdresser, baker and butcher. Participants had the opportunity to discover the school and exchange impressions with the Director, Dražen Košćak. Participants also met with Katica Kalogjera Novak, the Director of Varaždin’s School of Economics, that offers training courses to become seller, waiter, cook, business secretary, administrative officer, economist but also offers programmes in the field of the hotel industry and tourism.
In the afternoon, the group had the opportunity to learn more about the European Talent Center of Croatia with Robert Kelemen, Assistant Head for development programs and director of European Talent Centre Croatia – Centres of Excellence of the Varazdin County. Mr. Kelemen gave a workshop on how to develop the habit of creativity among students and the way it can create new opportunities for them. He also presented three initiatives in the field of adult learning:
After the presentations, participants discussed and exchanged views on their personal experiences and shared different examples on how adult education is organised in their different countries.
During the second day, participants visited the Mechanical Engineering and Traffic school of Varaždin and discussed about the different programmes offered in the school, such as drivers for COD 95 and driver’s training for ADR – European Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road with the Director, Snježana Klarić.
In the afternoon, the High School “Arboretum Opeka”, offering trainings in the field of agriculture, plant production, and gardening, welcomed the group to present the school facilities, including a tour in the Arboterum Opeka. It is a huge park located outside of the city of Varaždin, with a castle in the middle. The castle is currently being renovated by the school to become a place of teaching for the teachers and students. The Arboterum Opeka is a place where teachers are conducting their classes, outdoors.
During these two days, participants had the opportunity to discover the programmes offered within the vocational schools for adult learners. They discussed and exchange views on the way that adult education works in Norway, Germany or Belgium. | <urn:uuid:63026730-c459-46ed-83c5-20c694ee8a25> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.earlall.eu/creating-a-collaborative-lifelong-learning-community-in-varazdin-county/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.958941 | 608 | 1.632813 | 2 |
CALAIS, Maine — As Calais High School goes, so goes the nation — at least that is what has happened for nearly three decades.
For 30 years, students have passed through teacher Rick Chaffey’s government class, which during presidential elections has led school-wide mock elections, each time correctly picking the next president of the United States.
Last week, more than 150 students, teachers and staff voted nearly 2-to-1 in favor of Democrat Barack Obama over Republican John McCain. The final tally was 90 votes for Obama, 47 for McCain. The other presidential candidates split the remaining votes.
The high school vote also gave the nod to incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Mike Michaud.
This year’s election has generated an enthusiasm among students not seen in recent years, Chaffey said.
As Election Day approaches, discussions in and out of the classroom have been spirited yet friendly, and Thursday was no exception. There are more political signs plastered on the high school walls than can be found on all of the lawns and roads in Washington County.
Gabrielle Wright, 17, of Calais put up some of those signs. Although she isn’t old enough to vote on Nov. 4, she is an Obama fan. She said it was negative campaigning against Obama that sparked her support. “I was like, wow, how could somebody that terrible be running,” she said of Obama. She decided to do her own research and chose Obama.
Wright watched Thursday as fellow students Merrick Harding, 18, of Robbinston, Janelle Sapiel, 17, of Pleasant Point and Susan Ames, 17, of Calais engaged in an energetic discussion before class.
Harding was pushing hard for McCain, while Sapiel was defending Obama.
“Obama is going to win,” Sapiel insisted.
“It’s McCain,” Harding responded.
Harding is excited about voting this year. “I feel important. I feel like I am giving something back,” he said before his impromptu discussion with Sapiel and Ames.
Another McCain supporter, Greg Jackson, 18, of Calais, also votes this year. “I don’t really follow politics that much, but I just get out of it what my dad tells me and he’s a Republican so I just tend to lean that way,” Jackson said.
Although Ames is too young to vote, she was upbeat about the results of the mock election. “From what I have heard from past people and teachers, Calais High School has never been wrong,” she said.
D.J. Osborne, 17, of Calais, who is one month shy of being able to vote, also was tuned in to the discussion. “Whoever wins it is going to be history,” he said before the discussion started. “The first female vice president, the first African-American president. So that is kind of exciting about the whole election. Everyone says that we are not ready for different people, but I feel we are ready for a change.”
The election has made students more aware of campaign rhetoric. “We’ve learned a lot about what people think and how negative media and mud-slinging affects what people think,” Ames said.
Ames said young people are more interested in this year’s election because of Obama’s youth appeal and the influences of teenage-oriented television networks such as MTV, which is urging young people to vote.
“People are becoming more politically aware at a younger age,” Ames said.
Chaffey grinned as he watched his students roll out their ideas on each of the candidates.
“This is a great class,” he said. “They know the issues. I assign the reading materials; I try to stay totally unbiased. Simply present them with materials and let them follow their own pathways. They do a great job of it.”
Chaffey said the last time he had seen so much energy over a campaign was when John F. Kennedy ran.
“Having lived through the Kennedy time period, just as a young fella of course, there is a lot of similarity,” he said. “When you can get any teenager excited about something that is usually an adult field, you’ve been successful.” | <urn:uuid:7e2c5341-614c-4be5-97a6-b7ee87a77c69> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.bangordailynews.com/2008/10/30/news/obama-prevails-in-bellwether-calais-voting/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.976335 | 934 | 1.976563 | 2 |
Cameron Buckner is an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Houston. He began his academic career in logic-based artificial intelligence, worked for a time on animal cognition, and is now focusing on deep-neural-network-based approaches to artificial intelligence. This research inspired an interest into the relationship between classical models of reasoning and the (usually very different) ways that humans and animals learn to solve problems, which led him to the discipline of philosophy.
He received a PhD in Philosophy at Indiana University in 2011 and an Alexander von Humboldt Postdoctoral Fellowship at Ruhr-University Bochum from 2011 to 2013. His research interests lie at the intersection of philosophy of mind, philosophy of science, animal cognition, and artificial intelligence, and he teaches classes on all these topics.
Recent representative publications include “Empiricism without Magic: Transformational Abstraction in Deep Convolutional Neural Networks” (2018, Synthese), and “Rational Inference: The Lowest Bounds” (2017, Philosophy and Phenomenological Research)—the latter of which won the American Philosophical Association's Article Prize for the period of 2016–2018. From 2020-2022 he was supported by an National Science Foundation grant to write a book on the philosophy of artificial intelligence, tentatively entitled Deeply Rational Machines, which explains recent achievements in deep learning by placing them in the context of empiricist philosophy of mind. The book in particular emphasizes the role of faculties like perception, memory, imagination, attention, and sympathy in the work of historical empiricists and recent attempts to model these faculties in deep learning.
During his time in Cambridge, he will be putting the finishing touches on the book and exploring its implications for ethical, political, aesthetic, and legal issues surrounding the application of deep learning to human society.Back to people | <urn:uuid:47ef329f-910d-4532-b3b0-dd5ba57d0b56> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://www.lcfi.ac.uk/people/cameron-buckner/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.94091 | 385 | 1.828125 | 2 |
Consider how effortlessly we walked, crouched and bent over when we were toddlers.
Unfortunately as we grow older, sit hunched at desks and mimic adults slouching in chairs, this natural ease of movement often starts to fade.
Instead we unconsciously learn movement patterns that we think will help us achieve what we want, usually as quickly as possible and often involving excessive tension.
For example – tightening the shoulders and arms to try to walk quicker, clenching the teeth to open a can of tomatoes, lifting the shoulder excessively to reach for something and heaving up the front of the chest to maintain uprightness on a chair.
Over time we start to develop minor niggles in the neck, upper shoulders and back, which we put down to having to sit too long or stand too long.
Sometimes, it stops there but for some people pain and stiffness can go on to create more significant back, neck, shoulder, knee pain etc. that can lead to time off work or having to give up sport, exercise or hobbies that they love
Traditional posture and movement lessons look at strengthening specific muscles in order to sit or stand up taller. This often leads to increased pain and tightness in different parts of the body.
See below a typical depiction of ‘bad’ and ‘good’ posture that you might find on the internet.
The posture on the right would be a common example of ‘good posture’. However a collapsed upper chest and strained muscles on the back of the neck on the left photo (‘bad posture’) has been replaced with a very tight lower back, over straightened neck, pulled back shoulders and tightened upper back on the right photo.
This depiction of ‘good posture will be very hard to maintain and can lead to further strain and pain in the body but just in different areas.
In the Alexander Technique we look at the balance of the whole body. By learning how to directly control different parts of the torso and the relationship of the torso with the limbs, lengthening of the muscles occur in order to maintain the body in uprightness with minimal energy and maximal efficiency in order to improve balance and reduce pain.
Whereas traditionally people think of posture as a fixed place to be in space, the Alexander Technique defines posture as the dynamic use of the muscles on both sides of the torso, arms and legs (i.e. the flexor and extensor muscles) that we can consciously control in order to return an elasticity and buoyancy to the body.
If you have been suffering from chronic lower back, shoulder, neck pain and have tried multiple remedies – it’s time to try a different approach.
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- To: email@example.com
- Subject: EVAL
- From: "Scott E. Fahlman" <firstname.lastname@example.org>
- Date: Thu, 20 Nov 1986 20:19:00 -0000
- Cc: email@example.com
- In-reply-to: Msg of 20 Nov 1986 13:28-EST from Sean.Engelson at cad.cs.cmu.edu
- Sender: firstname.lastname@example.org
Why is it that EVAL returns the value in the current DYNAMIC
environment, rather than the lexical environment? Or perhaps the most
recent binding (lexical unless a variable is special)? Or if this is
necessary for some reason, why isn't there another function, say,
LEXICAL-EVAL that does this? It seems rather strange to have a mainly
lexically scoped language with no facility for lexical evaluation.
EVAL cannot easily be defined to work in the lexical environment in
which it appears because that lexical environment is not around at
runtime, when the argument to EVAL arrives and the evaluation occurs.
In any event, it would eliminate many of the benefits of lexical scoping
to provide a loophole through which arbitrary forms might be smuggled
into a lexical environment at runtime. For example, certain
optimization are now possible because the compiler can examine all
possible references to a lexically-bound variable by scanning the
lexical block in which it is bound; thsi would go away in the presence
of your LEXICAL-EVAL.
So the language specifies that EVAL operates within the current dynamic
environment and the null lexical environment, and it does not provide a
way to pass a non-null lexical environment to EVAL.
For debugging, it is useful to be able to access lexical variables by
name, but this falls outside of the language proper. It does not need
to be portable and it does not need to work in code that has been
altered beyond recognition by the compiler.
I must have answered this question a hundred times, both on this mailing
list and elsewhere. We'd better put a "rationale" statement intot he
next version of the manual, since people seem to find this more
confusing than anything else (except maybe packages and case conversion).
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Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) is an inherited disorder that causes very high cholesterol levels and greatly increases the chance of having a heart attack early in life. Heart attacks usually occur in men when they are 40-55 years old and in women when they are 50-65 years old. Unfortunately, they can sometimes occur when people are in their mid-twenties. The first case of FH was described over 100 years ago and characteristics of FH passing from generation to generation was understood in the late 1930's. Actual genetic proof was discovered in the 1960's and 1970's.
What Causes FH?
Cholesterol is removed from the blood by the liver using Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) receptors. Each person has two genes that are responsible for making the LDL receptors: one received from the father and one received from the mother. In a person with FH, an abnormal gene was passed on from one parent. Therefore, half of the LDL receptors are absent or do not work properly and the other half are normal. Because half of the receptors do not remove the cholesterol normally, cholesterol levels increase in the blood. this results in damage to blood vessels, blockage of arteries and heart attacks at an early age.
Is FH Inherited?
If a person has normal cholesterol levels at birth, he or she will never develop FH later in life nor will he or she pass the gene on to their children. If a person has FH, then each of his or her children will have a 50% chance of inheriting FH. You are either born with FH or not. Cholesterol levels can be checked at birth. Most persons with the disease are neither recognized nor treated. | <urn:uuid:39f0ceb7-3098-4941-9072-d639c0143590> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | http://lowercholesterolsafely.net/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.96983 | 352 | 3.59375 | 4 |
Cyclists are sons, daughters, mothers and fathers. By showing common courtesy and respect on the road, we can ensure the two-way street is a safe street for all.
Whether you ride for fun or to save money (and the planet) on your daily commute, AAA wants you to pedal with more peace of mind. We’ve organized reliable bicycle safety and maintenance information in one convenient corner of the Web. Even if you prefer traveling on four wheels, it’s a good idea to take advantage of a mini-refresher course on sharing the road with cyclists.
- Your size
- Where you plan to ride. Do you want a road bike? Mountain bike? Or a hybrid?
- What you want to spend.
Bicycle SizesThere are bicycle frames that comfortably accommodate riders under five feet tall and well over six feet tall. When you go shopping for a road bike, knowing both your height and inseam measurement will help you find the right frame size.
Bicycle Frame HeightThe correct frame height vaies with the style of bike and the type of riding you do. (The “fit” of a mountain bike is a little more generous than a road bike.) Here’s how to “try on” a bike: For a men’s bicycle with ‘drop’ handlebars (touring or racing bikes): Stand flat-footed over the bike. There should be between 1 to 2 inches of clearance between you and the top tube. For a men’s bicycle with ‘flat’ handlebars (mountain bikes): For on-road use: Stand flat-footed over the bike. There should be between 1 to 2 inches of clearance between you and the top tube. For off-road use: Stand flat-footed over the bike. There should be between 3 to 4 inches of clearance between you and the top tube. For all-around riding: Stand flat-footed over the bike. There should be between 2 and 3 inches of clearance between you and the top tube.
Seat HeightTo find the right seat height: Sit on the saddle of the bike with the pedal at the lowest point on its path of travel. Place your heel on the pedal so your leg is fully extended. When the seat is at the correct height, your knee should be only slightly bent. If you can sit on the bike and plant both feet on the ground, your seat is too low. Adjusting your seat correctly with keep you more comfortable while riding and minimize fatigue.
Helmets protect cyclists from injuries related to falls, collisions and crashes. Properly fitted helmets are an important safeguard against brain injuries, the most common cause of bicycle-related fatalities.
Many states require that cyclists under 16 wear helmets.
How to Choose a helmet
Properly designed and tested helmets carry a certification sticker from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Look for this sticker inside the helmet.
How to Fit a Helmet
Read the manufacturer’s instructions. They typically describe how to use the padding to properly fit the helmet.
Your fit should be snug, level and stable. Ensure the helmet covers the head snugly.
Position the edge of the helmet s two fingers above the eyebrows to protect the forehead. The strap should meet in a V shape just below the ears. One finger should fit between the chin and the strap.
With the helmet on your head, try to move it gently from side to side, and back and forth. It should be snug enough to move the skin. If not, use the thicker foam padding provided with the helmet to make it snug. Then tighten the straps with enough room to slide one finger between the strap and the chin.
What Parents Need to Know About Bicycle Helmets
Safety standards for helmets have been raised. Newer designs are also lighter, stronger and better ventilated. Replace older models and the riders in your family will be safer and more comfortable.
Make sure your child’s helmet fits snugly. This is not an item you should buy for a child to “grow into.” Adjust padding, buckles and chin straps to ensure the helmet cannot shift from side to side.
Small children should not wear “aero” shaped helmets.
Bike helmets should only be worn when riding a bike – never on playground equipment or when climbing trees. Helmets may get stuck and cause strangulation.
If a helmet is damaged, replace it. If the foam is compacted, it will not offer the needed protection.
Bells or Horns
Bicycle bells are available in a variety of colors, shapes and ring types. Your bike should be equipped with a bell or horn to alert other cyclists, pedestrians and motorists of your presence.
Cyclists need to see and be seen. Bicycles must be equipped with both a headlight and taillight for night riding. Some riders mount blinking LED bulbs to front and rear wheel rims for even more visibility to motorists. Blinking LED tail lights are also available.
Reflectors, Reflective Tape and Reflective Gear
Putting reflectors or reflective tape on your helmet, clothing and bike will make you more visible to motorists. Be sure reflectors are not obscured by bags or clothing when you are on the bike.
Hand brakes will help you brake quickly. Remember to allow extra distance for stopping in bad weather or road conditions.
You can cycle in almost any sensible, flat shoe. Just be sure to tie your shoelaces. However, you will be most comfortable in running shoes or cycling shoes, which minimize cramping and fatigue. Never ride barefoot or with flip-flops.
For maximum visibility, wear light colored or reflective clothing and shoes. Several manufacturers offer bright gear and lightweight, reflective clothing such as vests and jerseys for night cycling. | <urn:uuid:3cd4400e-16fe-4c19-81f7-26af082a680a> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://exchange.aaa.com/safety/bicycle-safety/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.915373 | 1,224 | 2.25 | 2 |
Numerous cannabis clients say they can “live with or without it” with regards to getting high, and now and then they utilize this reasoning to state that their weed propensity isn’t a dependence.
So what precisely is this enslavement of cannabis, and is it genuine or not?
While it might without a doubt be a fact that a few group won’t ever frame a reliance on weed, the equivalent can be said for the individuals who use liquor infrequently, and we as a whole realize that liquor can cause fixation in those particularly inclined to its belongings.
Before we make an assurance on the habit-forming properties of cannabis, we should require one moment to characterize the word ‘dependence’.
Dependence is characterized as being unusually lenient to and subject to something that is mentally or actually propensity framing. In addition, when compulsion is available, the shortfall of the substance will normally cause extreme longings.
At the point when cannabis isn’t an Addiction
As indicated by our definition, there are a sure number Buy cannabis online of individuals who can utilize weed incidentally and inconsistently and never become lenient to or subject to its belongings.
Notwithstanding, these individuals address a little level of the absolute number of individuals that utilization maryjane. Most weed clients will foster an ordinary propensity, and throughout some stretch of time will start to give a portion of the exemplary indications of fixation.
The Addiction of Marijuana
A great many people who smoke cannabis do as such for the inebriating impact it creates a loose and practically euphoric state-and when these impacts are capable, the craving to repeat the inclination turns out to be exceptionally solid. Over the long run however, the limited quantity of pot that once created these sentiments can’t do as such any more, and clients will in general smoke increasingly endeavoring to accomplish a similar impact. This is the exemplary indication of resistance an early and dependable indication of compulsion.
Reliance is another obvious indicator of maryjane enslavement. Numerous individuals, particularly the individuals who have utilized maryjane routinely for significant stretches of time, start to find that it’s hard to work without it. At the point when they’re not high or impaired, they can burn through a lot of their effort arranging how they will accomplish the medication. Their whole world starts to rotate around the dependence, practically ruling out whatever else.
Thus, as cannabis takes need, these individuals frequently start to encounter issues in their lives, including troubles at work and in their connections.
The Ultimate Test
In case you’re uncertain whether your pot use has spiraled into an enslavement there is an extremely straightforward approach to discover without a doubt: Quit.
Halting your cannabis use unexpectedly will give you an unmistakable image of what pot is meaning for you. In the event that you start to encounter the impacts of withdrawal, including desires, discouragement, peevishness, tension, inconvenience resting and an entire host of actual side effects, odds are your cannabis use has become a reliance and you really are dependent on maryjane. | <urn:uuid:610c71ec-af7b-4d9d-a9d1-62ba9394a7e4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.ownwatches.co.uk/the-addiction-of-marijuana-fact-or-fiction/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.92761 | 642 | 1.828125 | 2 |
The lengthy winter of cryptocurrencies continues with sturdy storms which have pushed down the costs of the world’s main digital currencies. O bitcoin (BTC) In 2022, it misplaced about 50% of its worth and the worldwide worth of initiatives crypto misplaced two-thirds of its all-time highs. Even so, some buyers would not appear to thoughts the icy winds Winter.
On the opposite: they take their cash and buy groceries, allocating their assets to crypto initiatives.
According to a survey performed by Cryptorank in July of this yr Venture Capital (VC) — buyers who guess on initiatives in the preliminary levels of creation — injection $2.1 billion in repositories of cryptocurrency-related protocols.
Not solely that: favourite initiatives of buyers Web 3.0the brand new era of the Internet.
See additionally: altcoin bloodbath
High danger investing in cryptocurrencies
Digital asset lovers know that cryptocurrencies are extremely risky and investing in this universe is all the time excessive danger.
But there are numerous initiatives to invest in in the crypto world — DeFis, NFTs, metaverse and so forth. The newer and extra progressive the protocol, the riskier it’s to invest in this asset.
And enterprise capital They goal on the most harmful. This is as a result of:
Web 3.0, DeFi and CeFi are among the newest concepts in the digital world. In reality, decentralized finance remains to be thought-about “harmful” in some respects because of the quantity of fraud concerned with these kinds of protocols.
According to Immunefi, buyers have misplaced as much as $1.3 billion in DeFis scams.
Who is Crypto Winter for?
Everything has performed towards the nice efficiency of danger property for the reason that finish of final yr, particularly in the cryptocurrency market.
excessive proportion script uploaded by Federal Reserve System, Central Bank of Americarising credit score costs and uncertainty a few international slowdown are punishing inventory markets and digital property.
As if that wasn’t sufficient, the interior crises of the cryptocurrency world, which began with the lack of Earth (LUNA) and prompted a widespread liquidity disaster, are placing stress on Bitcoin.
For some, it is winter, however others make the most of seasonal promotions.
Go purchasing: Cryptocurrency offers
Keeping with the analogy, some buyers are benefiting from winter to low cost summer time clothes on account of low demand.
In different phrases, some buyers use low bids to purchase initiatives at a reduction. When bear market in that case, in their eyes enterprise capitalthese cryptocurrencies and protocols are aiming for the sky.
But why select essentially the most risky initiatives?
Traditional market considering applies right here: the chance is excessive, however so is the potential for astronomical returns. In different phrases, even when the VC invests in a number of non-performing initiatives, the expansion of solely one in every of them is ready to cowl the prices of the others.
It is essential to keep in mind that returns in the area of 10,000% are frequent amongst cryptocurrencies. Therefore, in such instances, it’s higher to take dangers.
Venture capital is a corporation with the assets and evaluation to deal with cash and danger professionally. An particular person investor ought to take different precautions earlier than investing in cryptocurrency.
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South Africa, where 80% of the adult population owns a cellphone but the median income is a mere R3 000/month, poses specific challenges to tech companies trying to make inroads into the cellphone market.
For many, the solution has come in the form of apps that allow users to chat at rates cheaper than those offered by local service providers.
Although cellphone-based instant messaging services such as Mxit previously dominated the South African scene, they have made way for more sophisticated communication platforms with selected contacts.
One such newcomer is WeChat, which is currently being punted hard on the local market: if you don’t have the app, you may recognise the name from billboards and TV adverts.
It’s a free “over the top” (OTT) application that was introduced in 2012. It allows users to send written text messages, videos and photos using Internet connectivity at a fraction of the price charged by regular SMS.
It has a captive market in China and is growing exponentially in countries such as the Philippines and Malaysia.
It claims to be the world’s fastest-growing social app and has more than 100m registered accounts.
A recent survey by GlobalWebIndex estimated that its audience grew by a record 379% between the second and fourth quarters last year.
WeChat is owned by China’s Tencent, which in turn is a third owned by Koos Bekker’s local media dynasty Naspers. So its interest in the South African market makes sense.
But the Chinese app is entering a market already dominated by some stiff American competition: WhatsApp. It’s believed that more than half of all adult South Africans living in towns and cities have downloaded WhatsApp, the world’s most popular OTT app, but it recorded a revenue of only US$20m last year and has a mere 55 employees.
Facebook, which recently took over the company, essentially paid R460 for every one of WhatsApp’s 450m users to make up the hefty R208bn bill.
But WhatsApp’s founder, Jan Koum, has insisted on a very particular revenue model, and that strictly excludes making cash through advertising.
WhatsApp has made all its revenue from subscription fees. People use the app for the first year free of charge; thereafter, they are (in theory) billed $0,99 annually, although thousands of users say they have used it for several years and never paid a cent.
But Koum is optimistic it will be worth its weight in subscription fees alone, with one million new users signing up every month.
On the other side of the coin, WeChat hopes to carve out its market share in price-sensitive South Africa by keeping its app free.
It makes its money through add-ons and innovative sales structures. According to The Economist, about 85% of the money Tencent will make from the app this year will come from selling games. It also sells stickers, gaming avatars and add-on services.
In its home market, even some vending machines now sport a WeChat-compatible bar code for each item. Users can scan and pay for a packet of chips simply by opening WeChat, or Weixin, as it is known in China.
But the question is how well these functions will translate into the South African environment, and what the appetite of the cash-strapped South African consumer will be for the add-ons?
“Currently we do not share individual territory numbers, but we are pleased with the progress we have made [in South Africa],” said Brett Loubser, MD of WeChat Africa.
Many of the standard functions found on the app overseas are available locally.
Its “brand-owned” channels, known as “official accounts” are also available on South African soil, he said.
“In 2014, we are working hard to deliver platform services in South Africa to further strengthen our differentiated position,” he said.
“Our first successful step in this regard has been delivering a highly active second screen experience for Big Brother Mzansi together with DStv. We built a message to screen, voting and polling environment for the show in a matter of weeks.”
Whether innovations like these will help to conquer the already entrenched subscription-based model remains to be seen.
But the “over the top” battle is likely to yield cheaper prices and more inventive offerings for the Mzansi consumer. — (c) 2014 Mail & Guardian
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What is Liposomal Vitamin C?
Vitamin C known also as ascorbic acid is one of the most important and essential vitamins that are needed by human’s body. As Vitamin C is not produced by the organism, it is necessary to provide it through balanced diet. However, sometimes the food is not enough. You may supplement your health with Vitamin C on daily basis by taking tablets or pills with essential elements. Liposomal vitamin C is nothing more than molecules of traditional ascorbic acid a lipid envelope. This form is much better absorbed than traditional vitamin C (up to 98% absorption into the body) and what is important – it does not irritate the stomach.
Why do we need vitamin C?
Vitamin C is an essential component for proper functioning of human body. It plays an important role in the organism and its deficit may have serious consequences. While many plants and animals have the ability to produce vitamin C and they are self-sufficient, human body cannot do it. That is why it is important to supplement health with correct dose of ascorbic acid. Vitamin C has various core functions, and it is a powerful antioxidant which prevents the skin from aging. The first thought that usually comes to mind on the slogan "vitamin C" is "immunity". And it is a correct association, however ascorbic acid has many more advantages - it facilitates the healing of wounds, promotes the absorption of iron into the body, strengthens teeth and gums (among other things, helps prevent tooth decay), and even has a positive impact on the psyche. Other advantages of vitamin C:
- fighting inflammation;
- improving immunity;
- production of carnitine;
- keeping the blood levels normal;
- improving your skin conditions etc.
The Health Benefits of Liposomal Vitamin C
Vitamin C is very often used in cosmetics as it has many beneficial properties. As it is a powerful antioxidant it plays a significant role in healthy skin care. Even though vitamin C is one of the most important elements of many cosmetics, it may be unstable while using directly to the skin. In practice, this means that in contact with the external environment they are oxidized and quickly lose their properties. However, this does not mean that we cannot use vitamin C through external application on the face, and that it does not support our treatment. The solution to the problem of instability is the use of liposomal vitamin C. It is a vitamin with the highest quality carriers - microscopic liposomes. Thanks to them the vitamin is better protected against external factors, more stable and perfectly absorbed. Liposomes make it possible for vitamin C to reach the inside of cells and start its activity there. But how can this substance help our skin? Liposomal vitamin C soothes inflammation, firms, reduces the appearance of wrinkles and improves skin tone. The most convenient and healthy way to use it is to take liposomal gels orally or apply them directly to the skin. In the latter case, however, it is recommended to precede the application with a steam bath, which will cleanse the skin and dilate the pores, thus facilitating the transport of vitamin C into the deep layers of the tissues. It will definitely support your skin treatment and will allow you to enjoy healthy look.
Side Effects of Liposomal Vitamin C
Excess ascorbic acid is most often spontaneously removed from the body with urine. An overdose of vitamin C should not be harmful, but doses above 2000 mg (2 g) of supplement per day may cause adverse symptoms such as:
- Other stomach discomforts;
- Skin rash.
The use of ascorbic acid supplements may increase the likelihood of kidney stone formation in susceptible patients. A 2015 analysis noted such an effect, but only in men.
Usage & Dosage Of Liposomal Vitamin C
It is important to introduce balanced and healthy diet with essential nutrients richest in liposomal vitamin C. Tomatoes, kiwis, citrus fruits, or strawberries are only a few examples of good and healthy food. For sure, implementing these super foods to your diet will have many benefits for your health. On the other hand, liposomal vitamin C may be applied directly on the skin or supplemented with tablets or pills on daily basis. The perfect and healthy dose of the liposomal vitamin C could be consulted with the doctor, however, if it does not exceed 2000 mg per day, it should not be harmful. Pregnant women should limit the dose.
What Is The Difference Between Traditional and Liposomal Vitamin C?
The difference between liposomal and traditional vitamin C is very slight. Molecules of liposomal vitamin C are the traditional ascorbic acid a lipid envelope. The lipid envelope allows liposomal vitamin to be absorbed by the body much faster, up to 98% absorption in comparison to the traditional one. Both can be used to supplement your healthy diet and support your body functions.
Tips On Choosing The Best Liposomal Vitamin C Supplement
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Meals dependancy is an actual downside in our trendy society. Many ladies particularly have quite a lot of guilt and shame around their weight and never with the ability to “management” their consuming. However there are answers for nagging meals cravings and emotional consuming that may lastly get to the underlying causes of meals dependancy and assist you heal.
The Downside With Meals Cravings and Emotional Consuming
It’s okay to search out pleasure in meals at occasions. In actual fact, we’re biologically designed to search out pleasure in meals. Consuming is a necessity for survival (clearly!) and nature ensures we proceed to hunt and eat meals by rewarding us with dopamine once we achieve this. However in some circumstances, folks can develop into too depending on meals for a dopamine “repair” and meals dependancy can happen.
Meals most frequently related to meals dependancy are “extremely palatable” ones like sugary, salty, and fatty meals (particularly the extremely processed selection).
Easy methods to Cease Emotional Consuming
Emotional consuming could be actually difficult. Meals is an unavoidable a part of life (we have to eat to outlive!) so abstinence isn’t a risk. Additionally, meals needs to be pleasing! However for some folks, meals can develop into an dependancy. Listed below are a few of the greatest methods to unravel emotional consuming points and enhance your well being.
Take care of Underlying Physiological Points
Whereas feelings usually play a component in meals dependancy, bodily points can contribute as properly. It’s a good suggestion to start out with bodily causes since coping with deficiencies is a good suggestion for total well being anyway.
Eat a Nutrient-Dense Food plan
If cravings are attributable to a nutrient deficiency or poor eating regimen, ensuring to eat numerous micronutrients (present in fruits, greens, and grass-fed and pastured animal merchandise) is an effective way to handle potential deficiencies and enhance total well being. If this doesn’t find yourself being the primary trigger for you, you continue to profit from the more healthy eating regimen!
Some medicines trigger overeating and weight acquire which might start the cycle of emotional consuming. It’s usually potential to modify to a unique remedy or a decrease dose to cut back or remove this aspect impact. Speak along with your prescriber about this.
Our our bodies are biologically wired to crave sugary, salty, and fatty meals whereas we’re underneath stress (they’re high-energy meals in any case). However with the quantity of continual stress most of us are coping with, this survival response can do extra hurt than good. Scale back stress by making self-care a precedence daily. Find time for an train class, an hour in the home alone, or anything else that will help you relax and get you back into balance.
Stress is expounded to hormones within the physique (stress triggers the discharge of cortisol), however different hormonal imbalances can have related results. Getting hormones again in steadiness is vital for total well being and might help with meals cravings and emotional consuming as properly. Listed below are some ideas for balancing hormones naturally:
- Eats loads of wholesome fat – The physique is just not made to eat man-made and extremely processed fat. Persist with wholesome fat like (unheated) olive oil, coconut oil, olives, avocados, and pastured and grass-fed animal merchandise.
- Scale back caffeine and environmental toxins – These could cause endocrine issues.
- Get loads of sleep! – Whereas asleep the physique I onerous at work eradicating toxins, repairing cells, and creating hormones.
- Train the best approach – For these with hormone imbalance, it’s greatest to keep away from intense exercises at first, till hormones are again in steadiness. Mild train like strolling and swimming is nice.
- Deal with leptin steadiness – Leptin is the grasp hormone, so when it’s out of steadiness, so is the whole lot else.
After following the following pointers you may additionally need to proceed with a hormone balancing eating regimen.
Change the Mentality Round Meals
Loads of consultants speak about meals dependancy and emotional consuming by way of our relationship to meals. If we overeat or have emotional consuming points we’ve a nasty relationship with meals. However Robb Wolf has a unique perspective. In a podcast episode, he explains that meals dependancy is just not a couple of relationship with meals. Wolf explains that specializing in the meals side (and attempting to regulate it) is just not the reply.
As a substitute, we should always work out the underlying emotional causes for utilizing meals in an addictive approach. On this approach, folks can cease fixating on meals and begin to heal underlying emotional triggers as an alternative.
Perceive the Physique
Many individuals really feel profound guilt about emotional consuming, consuming an excessive amount of, or being unable to shed weight. However Wolf explains that we have to reframe this. Once we take a look at human historical past and biology we are able to perceive that the physique was designed to hunt meals and eat when it’s discovered (in case there isn’t one other probability).
In our trendy society, this turns into problematic as a result of meals is available (particularly the extremely palatable sugary, fatty, and salty meals). But when we give it some thought, those that are chubby are higher suited to survival. They’re able to hold some energy on their our bodies for famine occasions. Realizing this we are able to begin to acknowledge that our our bodies are literally nice and doing simply what they’re meant to. The answer then turns into extra about working with the physique relatively than simply specializing in restrictions or shaming.
Wholesome Food plan
Clearly, a nutritious diet is vital for total well being however it’s additionally actually vital for coping with meals cravings and emotional consuming. As talked about earlier, a high-nutrient eating regimen is an efficient place to start out. Select actual meals from wholesome sources like high-quality protein, numerous greens, some fruit, and wholesome fat. All kinds of entire meals is one of the best ways to get number of vitamins. Keep away from extremely processed, nutrient-poor meals.
After beginning an actual meals eating regimen, it’s possible you’ll have to make changes based mostly on our own bio-individuality. For instance, some folks can’t tolerate dairy, legumes, or sure sorts of fruit, and so forth. Carbs are a part of the eating regimen that individuals range wildly on.
As Robb Wolf defined within the above podcast episode, a low-carb eating regimen or ketogenic eating regimen could be superb for some folks and disastrous for others. That is the place the place we’ve to have a look at analysis and do some work to determine what number of carbs and what sort of carbs make us really feel greatest.
Nutritionist Stephanie Dodier in one other podcast episode explains that carbs play a job in emotional consuming however that she recommends totally different quantities of carbs for various folks. Dodier recommends attending to know your physique intimately to see what quantity of carbohydrates work properly for you. Specialists usually advise beginning with the quantity of carbs on a paleo eating regimen and decreasing them if needed.
Make (Wholesome) Pleasure a A part of On a regular basis
Specialists agree that it’s okay to make use of meals as pleasure sometimes, so long as it doesn’t find yourself being your solely sense of delight. For those who really feel such as you use meals completely to really feel higher, it is likely to be time to hunt different pleasurable actions. Taking a stroll, meditating, spending time with buddies, dates with your spouse, spending time alone, and watching your favourite film are all issues you’ll be able to embody in your day and week for “me time.”
Speak With a Trusted Counselor or Therapist
As Robb Wolf explains within the above podcast episode, specializing in the meals side, when the underlying emotional purpose for the dependancy isn’t handled, is ineffective. He suggests speaking with a therapist to unravel emotional connections to meals.
Emotional Freedom Tapping
Emotional Freedom Tapping (EFT) professional Brittany Watkins explains in a podcast episode that a lot of what occurs with emotional consuming occurs within the unconscious. EFT might help get to these underlying emotional triggers and heal them. Watkins explains that EFT, although it’d look somewhat unusual, is rooted in science.
We retailer our reminiscences within the hippocampus (which appears a bit like a sponge). We use these reminiscences to make fast choices about new occasions in our lives. For instance, if as a toddler you fell and scraped your knee while you rode your bike too quick, you may later retrieve that reminiscence and assume “I ought to decelerate.” For those who have been bitten by a canine as a toddler, it’s possible you’ll hold retrieving that reminiscence each time canine are round and develop a concern of them.
EFT accesses these reminiscences and helps to make them much less intense. It’s helped me tremendously and I extremely suggest giving it a try!
Placing It All Collectively
It might really feel a bit overwhelming to take care of emotional consuming habits, however it doesn’t need to be. You can also make small adjustments in your eating regimen and way of life as you’re able, and search out further assist from a therapist or other professionals.
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Water is essential for life, and when you don’t have enough of it, dehydration can set in quickly. Dehydration can cause a wide range of unpleasant symptoms, including headaches, fatigue, and dizziness. It can also lead to more serious problems such as heat stroke and seizures.
Why is Hydration Important?
The human body contains between 45 and 75 percent water. About 60% of an adult man’s body is made up of water. Compared to men, adult women have more fat in their bodies, taking up only 55 percent of their total body weight. And it’s in water where the body’s chemical processes take place.
A crucial part of a human diet is drinking water. It helps keep our bodies functioning properly, and prevents dehydration and its associated symptoms. Ultimately, it improves our overall health. Healthdirect highlights the different body functions where hydration is crucial. The body relies on water for:
- regulating body temperature
- keeping joints lubricated
- moistening eyes, nose and mouth
- absorbing nutrients
- preventing infections
- preventing constipation
- making hormones and neurotransmitters
- protecting organs and tissue
- flushing out waste products
- transporting oxygen to all body parts
- delivering nutrients to cells
- supporting cell growth and reproduction
- improving sleep quality
- improving cognition and mood
Hydration vs Dehydration
Dehydration happens when we lose more fluid than we take in, and it can have a number of effects on our bodies. Symptoms of dehydration include:
- dark-coloured urine.
In severe cases, dehydration can lead to heat exhaustion, heat stroke or even urinary tract infection.
Recommended Fluid Intake
According to Australian guidelines mentioned by SA Health, below is how much fluid we need to drink every day. Note that one cup is equivalent to 250ml.
Men – about 10 cups
Women – about 8 cups
Pregnant and Breastfeeding – 9 cups
Children (1-5 y.o.) – 4 cups
Teenagers – 6 to 8 cups
Babies – 0.7 to 8.0 litres from breast milk or formula
Take Action in Dehydration
Dehydration can happen when you lose too much fluid from your body. It’s important to replace lost fluids by drinking clear fluids like water or fluids with electrolytes such as sports drinks. You can also offer small sips of oral rehydration solution to a dehydrated person.
First Aid for Severe Dehydration
This can be life-threatening. The person may need to be hospitalised and given IV fluids for replenishment. Call your local Adelaide emergency hotline (000) immediately.
Best Vegetables to Prevent Dehydration
To stay hydrated, you can eat foods that contain a lot of water found in fruits and vegetables. We’ve provided a list of our top food and drink choices that can keep you hydrated day in and day out.
There are a few vegetables that are particularly good for dehydration. They are high in water content and contain essential nutrients.
Are made up of 96% water, making them an excellent choice for hydration. Cucumbers also contain electrolytes like potassium and sodium, which can help replenish the body’s fluids.
Tomatoes are fruit but are commonly prepared or cooked like vegetables. It has high water content. They also contain lycopene, an antioxidant that has been shown to protect against some chronic diseases.
Another vegetable with high water content. Zucchini also contains vitamins A and C, as well as potassium and magnesium.
A leafy green vegetable that is high in water content. Spinach also contains vitamins A, C, and E, as well as iron and calcium.
These are just a few of the best vegetables for dehydration. If you are looking to increase your fluid intake, be sure to include these in your diet.
Best Fruits for Hydration
Fruits are a great source of water and can help keep you hydrated. Eaten in moderation, fruits can be a healthy part of your diet and an effective way to stay hydrated. Some of the best fruits to fight dehydration are:
This fruit is made up of 92% water and is packed with electrolytes like potassium and magnesium. It’s a great option for rehydrating after a workout or on a hot day.
This fruit is also made up of mostly water (about 90%). Cantaloupe also contains vitamins A and C, which can help boost your immune system.
These berries are about 92% water and contain a good amount of electrolytes. They’re also a good source of vitamin C, which can help prevent dehydration.
Oranges are made up of about 86% water and are a great source of electrolytes like potassium. They’re also rich in vitamin C, which can help improve your skin health and reduce the risk of dehydration.
This fruit is made up of about 91% water and contains electrolytes like potassium and magnesium. It’s also a good source of vitamins A and C, which can help protect your body against infection and improve your skin health.
If you’re dehydrated, it’s important to drink plenty of fluids and eat foods that are high in water content. These fruits can help rehydrate your body and replenish lost electrolytes.
10 Fluids and Drinks to Avoid Dehydration
Obviously, the best way to combat dehydration is to drink plenty of fluids. But not all fluids are created equal when it comes to hydration. Water is still the best choice for most people.
If you’re looking for a natural option, coconut water is a good option. It’s high in electrolytes and low in calories, making it an ideal choice for hydration.
Homemade sports drinks
You can also make your own sports drink at home with just a few simple ingredients. This option is usually lower in sugar than commercial options, and you can tailor it to your own taste.
Fruit and vegetable juices
If you’re looking for a way to boost your intake of vitamins and minerals, fruit and vegetable juices are a good option. Just be sure to choose options that are low in sugar.
A bowl of soup can also help you stay hydrated, especially if it’s a broth-based soup. The liquid will help to replenish your fluids, and the warm temperature can be soothing if you’re feeling nauseous.
If you’re looking for a fun way to stay hydrated, try popsicles made with 100% fruit juice or yoghurt. They’re a refreshing treat that will help you stay hydrated.
Herbal teas can also be helpful in combating dehydration. Some herbs, like chamomile, ginger, and lavender, can also help to soothe an upset stomach.
Milk is a good choice for hydration if you’re looking for a creamy option. It’s rich in electrolytes and also contains protein and other nutrients.
A smoothie made with fruits, vegetables, and milk is a great way to get all the benefits of hydration. The fruits and vegetables will add essential vitamins and minerals, while the milk will help to replenish electrolytes.
Coffee and tea
While you may not think of coffee or tea as hydrating options, they can actually be helpful in combating dehydration. Just be sure to limit the intake of caffeine, especially if the person is already dehydrated.
Dehydration can cause a number of issues in the body, including decreased productivity, poor cognitive function, and even death. Drink plenty of fluids each day to stay well-hydrated. In addition, use the recommended foods and drinks as part of your daily diet.
First Aid Training for Dehydration in Adelaide
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Genesis 23 1And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2And Sarah died in Kirjatharba; the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan: and Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. 3And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying, 4I am a stranger and a sojourner with you: give me a possession of a buryingplace with you, that I may bury my dead out of my sight. 5And the children of Heth answered Abraham, saying unto him, 6Hear us, my lord: thou art a mighty prince among us: in the choice of our sepulchres bury thy dead; none of us shall withhold from thee his sepulchre, but that thou mayest bury thy dead. 7And Abraham stood up, and bowed himself to the people of the land, even to the children of Heth. 8And he communed with them, saying, If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight; hear me, and intreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar, 9That he may give me the cave of Machpelah, which he hath, which is in the end of his field; for as much money as it is worth he shall give it me for a possession of a buryingplace amongst you. 10And Ephron dwelt among the children of Heth: and Ephron the Hittite answered Abraham in the audience of the children of Heth, even of all that went in at the gate of his city, saying, 11Nay, my lord, hear me: the field give I thee, and the cave that is therein, I give it thee; in the presence of the sons of my people give I it thee: bury thy dead. 12And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land. 13And he spake unto Ephron in the audience of the people of the land, saying, But if thou wilt give it, I pray thee, hear me: I will give thee money for the field; take it of me, and I will bury my dead there. 14And Ephron answered Abraham, saying unto him, 15My lord, hearken unto me: the land is worth four hundred shekels of silver; what is that betwixt me and thee? bury therefore thy dead. 16And Abraham hearkened unto Ephron; and Abraham weighed to Ephron the silver, which he had named in the audience of the sons of Heth, four hundred shekels of silver, current money with the merchant. 17And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure 18Unto Abraham for a possession in the presence of the children of Heth, before all that went in at the gate of his city. 19And after this, Abraham buried Sarah his wife in the cave of the field of Machpelah before Mamre: the same is Hebron in the land of Canaan. 20And the field, and the cave that is therein, were made sure unto Abraham for a possession of a buryingplace by the sons of Heth.
Today's Scripture Meaning:
The death of Sarah, Abraham applies for a burying-place. (1-13) Sarah's burying-place. (14-20) Verses 1-13: The longest life must shortly come to a close. Blessed be God that there is a world where sin, death, vanity, and vexation cannot enter. Blessed be his name, that even death cannot part believers from union with Christ. Those whom we most love, yea, even our own bodies, which we so care for, must soon become loathsome lumps of clays, and be buried out of sight. How loose then should we be to all earthly attachments and adornments! Let us seek rather that our souls be adorned with heavenly graces. Abraham rendered honour and respect to the princes of Heth, although of the ungodly Canaanites. The religion of the Bible enjoins to pay due respect to all in authority, without flattering their persons, or countenancing their crimes if they are unworthy characters. And the noble generosity of these Canaanites shames and condemns the closeness, selfishness, and ill-humour of many that call themselves Israelites. It was not in pride that Abraham refused the gift, because he scorned to be beholden to Ephron; but in justice and in prudence. Abraham was able to pay for the field, and therefore would not take advantage of Ephron's generosity. Honesty, as well as honour, forbids us to take advantage of our neighbour's liberality, and to impose, upon those who give freely. Verses 14-20: Prudence, as well as justice, directs us to be fair and open in our dealings; cheating bargains will not bear the light. Abraham, without fraud or delay, pays the money. He pays it at once in full, without keeping any part back; and by weight, current money with the merchant, without deceit. See how anciently money was used for the help of trade, and how honestly it should be paid when it is due. Though all the land of Canaan was Abraham by promise, yet the time of his possessing it not being come, what he had occasion for he bought and paid for. Dominion is not founded in grace. The saints' title to an eternal inheritance does not entitle them to the possessions of this world, nor justify them in doing wrong. Ephron honestly and fairly makes a good title to the land. As that which is bought, must be honestly paid for, so that which is sold, must be honestly delivered and secured. Let us manage our concerns with punctuality and exactness, in order to avoid contention. Abraham buried Sarah in cave. or vault, which was in the purchased field. It would tend to endear the land to his posterity. And it is worth noting, that a burying-place was the only piece of the land which Abraham possessed in Canaan. Those who have least of this earth, find a grave in it. This sepulchre was at the end of the field; whatever our possessions are, there is a burial-place at the end of them. It was a token of his belief and expectation of the resurrection. Abraham is contented to be still a pilgrim while he lives, but secures a place where, when he dies, his flesh may rest in hope. After all, the chief concern is, with whom we shall rise
Today's Scripture Application
Each day we walk through the Bible chapter by chapter making an application of our text to help us grow in the Lord. Many applications can be made from each day's text. Today we Continue in the book of Genesis with Chapter 23 and in today's text we see the death of Sarah and Abraham's response to this tragic event in his life. Sarah died in a foreign land where Abraham had no place of burial for his bride. Abraham paid a great price for the land, twice its fair market value, although it was offered to Abraham for free. In making application of today's text I see an example of the value of life. Although we no longer indwell the dead body we see a great price paid to respect Sarah from a loving husband. Today life is not respected. We see abortions, murders, drug abuse, the list goes on and on but it seems that many do not respect others or even themselves. Our lives are important to God as you see Him giving Jesus for each of us. A great price paid showing each of us our life has a great value. I see many people today immersing their lives in to sin because they simply don't think they are worth anything. How about you? Do you see the value of your life and the life of others? Let us learn from our text today and more importantly the price Jesus paid for you to realize that you have great worth in the eyes of our Lord, a worth - worthy of a great price.
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|Canto 5: The Creative Impetus||Chapter 11: Jaḍa Bharata Instructs King Rahūgaṇa|
Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.11.11
ekādaśāmī manaso vikārāḥ
sahasraśaḥ śataśaḥ koṭiśaś ca
kṣetrajñato na mitho na svataḥ syuḥ
dravya — by physical objects; sva-bhāva — by nature as the cause of development; āśaya — by culture; karma — by predestined resultant actions; kālaiḥ — by time; ekādaśa — eleven; amī — all these; manasaḥ — of the mind; vikārāḥ — transformations; sahasraśaḥ — in thousands; śataśaḥ — in hundreds; koṭiśaḥ ca — and in millions; kṣetra-jñataḥ — from the original Supreme Personality of Godhead; na — not; mithaḥ — one another; na — nor; svataḥ — from themselves; syuḥ — are.
The physical elements, nature, the original cause, culture, destiny and the time element are all material causes. Agitated by these material causes, the eleven functions transform into hundreds of functions and then into thousands and then into millions. But all these transformations do not take place automatically by mutual combination. Rather, they are under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead.
One should not think that all the interactions of the physical elements, gross and subtle, that cause the transformation of mind and consciousness are working independently. They are under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. In Bhagavad-gītā (15.15), Kṛṣṇa says that the Lord is situated in everyone's heart (sarvasya cāhaḿ hṛdi sanniviṣṭo mattaḥ smṛtir jñānam apohanaḿ ca). As mentioned herein, Supersoul (kṣetrajña) is directing everything. The living entity is also kṣetrajña, but the supreme kṣetrajña is the Supreme Personality of Godhead. He is the witness and order giver. Under His direction, everything takes place. The different inclinations of the living entity are created by his own nature or his expectations, and he is trained by the Supreme Personality of Godhead through the agency of material nature. The body, nature and the physical elements are under the direction of the Supreme Personality of Godhead. They do not function automatically. Nature is neither independent nor automatic. As confirmed in Bhagavad-gītā, the Supreme Personality of Godhead is behind nature.
"This material nature is working under My direction, O son of Kuntī, and it is producing all moving and unmoving beings. By its rule this manifestation is created and annihilated again and again." (Bg. 9.10)
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Sciatica is the common name for any condition that disrupts function through the sciatic nerve. This can occur via Neuralgia, which is the compression or tethering of a nerve as it passes between other tissues, or via Neuritis, which is the inflammation of a nerve. With Sciatica neuralgia is the most common cause.
When Sciatica is used as a lay term it means pain down the back of the leg but this does not identify the origin of the pain.
True sciatica caused by compression (Neuralgia) or inflammation (Neuritis) can occur for several reasons such as disc herniation, vertebral osteophytes or by compression by the Piriformis muscles which is called Piriformis Syndrome. It is this more precise definition that your medical professional (Doctor, Physiotherapist or Osteopath) will assess you for and diagnose you with. Do not delay your visit to one of these people.
Symptoms can vary a lot due to the fact that this large nerve serves much of the posterior leg. Some common ones apart from pain are, numbness or altered sensation in the lower leg/foot, swelling in the sole of foot and toes, loss of power such as when trying to stand on tiptoes on the affected leg or in some cases muscle wasting.
The Sciatic nerve is the strongest and longest of the the peripheral nerves. It provides the motor supply to the Hamstrings (the muscles at the back of the upper leg), the muscles of the lower leg and foot (so allowing us to make the muscles work) AND it provides the Sensory supply to the whole back of the leg (so allowing us to feel what is happening at the back of the leg).
The Sciatic nerve is formed by what is called a plexus where several nerve roots which exit from different vertebra come together at the plexus to form the nerve. This also occurs in the neck (Cervical Plexus) and for the arm (Brachial Plexus).
The Sciatic plexus is formed from nerves L4 (Exiting between Lumbar vertebra 4 and 5 in the lower back) to S1 (Between Sacral vertebra 1 and 2).
The Sciatic nerve is comprised of two independent nerves (the Tibial and Peroneal nerves) which travel together as the Sciatic nerve until they part just before the back of the knee at the bottom of the thigh. However in about 10% of the population these two nerves are distinct down the leg parting company higher up. The Tibial and Peroneal nerves serve different muscles and parts of the lower leg and so can be used by your physician to determine which of the two nerves (or both) are being affected. They will also be able to tell roughly where down the leg the problem lies.
Scaitica can be caused by degenerative disc disease, a protrusion or herniation, of the discs between L4/L5 and L5/S1 which then compress the sciatic nerve in a neuralgia. Diagnosis of this will usually require a scan of some kind by your doctor such as an X-ray or MRI.
Osteophytes, or bone spurs, can grow in response to weakened joints to help support them and if that happens from the L4 level down to S1 then they can also compress the sciatic nerve producing sciatica. This too would require a scan such as an MRI for accurate diagnosis by your doctor.
The Sciatic nerve exits the sacrum in front of the Sacroilliac joint and this can be a common cause of sciatic neuralgia. Due to the depth of this location it is impossible to treat with massage and would require a scan to accurately determine. Symptoms due to true Sciatica can be felt anywhere down the back of the leg down to the feet and toes even.
It can also be caused as mentioned above by entrapment due to the Piriformis muscle called Piriformis syndrome. The Piriformis is a small muscle that is deep to the Gluteals and helps to stabilise the hip during walking or running. The problem arrises because the Sciatic nerve which is about 1 cm thick at this point passes either very close to the Piriformis or, in roughly 20% of the population, through the muscle itself! Obviously if the nerve passes through the muscle then it can easily become entrapped but even passing close to it can cause problems if we overuse the muscle through exercise or repeated lifting etc. The Piriformis can also become overworked from postural problems such as hyperpronation (where the medial arch of your foot rolls in/collapses too much during the weight bearing phase of walking). If the hip joint becomes inflammed due to arthritis or after a hip replacement for instance this too can lead to the Piriformis compressing the Sciatic nerve due to the reduction is space available for the nerve to travel through.
Pirformis syndrome will usually be diagnosed by your physician with a combination of your history to determine what you have been doing and moving your leg in a way that will cause the Piriformis to compress the Sciatic nerve and reproduce your symptoms. Symptoms due to Piriformis syndrome will usually be deep in the buttock or perhaps into the top (proximal) part of the posterior thigh. They are usually more local and contained than the symptoms from true Sciatica.
The Sciatic nerve can also be compressed by your Gluteals (the largest bottom muscles) and by two small deep bottom muscles called the Quadratus Femoris and the Obturator Internus. The last two act with the Piriformis to help stabilise the hip during the stance phase of walking/running.
The last commonplace for entrapment of the Sciatic nerve is between the Hamstring muscles at the back of the thigh. This again can usually be determined as the cause of the problem by specific testing of leg movements involving the hamstrings which should reproduce your symptoms.
Due to the fact that the Peroneal division of the Sciatic nerve travels on the outside and the Tibial division on the inside symptoms will often involve this nerve first. There maybe numbness on the outside of the lower leg (sensation) and/or loss of power in moving the foot out (called foot eversion) or in loss of power in picking the toes up when walking producing a foot slapping sound.
However there are many differential possibilities of sensation and motor loss leading from Sciatic nerve entrapment which should always be seen by and diagnosed by your doctor (or other qualified medical person such as a Physiotherapist or Osteopath etc) as soon as possible. Do not to delay this process so that the possibility of lasting damage to the nerve is avoided. | <urn:uuid:a396c1eb-59da-4960-aa27-be4aeb258eee> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.targetmassage.co.uk/what-is-sciatica/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.9568 | 1,405 | 3.125 | 3 |
The polyaniline (PANI) dispersions have been prepared in acidic aqueous media by oxidative dispersion polymerization in the presence of a polymeric stabilizer. The polymeric stabilizer used in this study is the poly(methyl vinyl ether-alt-maleic acid) (PMVEMA) which contains acid groups (-COOH). The PANI-PMVEMA particles have a uniform size and a spherical shape. The PANIPMVEMA dispersions show almost no desorption of the PMVEMA, even though the sonication at 500 W for 20 min and the centrifugation at 500 rpm for 60 min are performed 10 times. The existence of the PMVEMA on the surface is confirmed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The dispersion stability of the PANI-PMVEMA dispersions is extensively influenced by ζ potential which was governed by the acid group (-COOH) of the PMVEMA on the PANIPMVEMA particle surface. (C) 2000 Academic Press.
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This course is a lead-in to deep learning and neural networks - it covers a popular and fundamental technique used in machine learning, data science and statistics: logistic regression. We cover the theory from the ground up: derivation of the solution, and applications to real-world problems. We show you how one might code their own logistic regression module in Python. This course does not require any external materials. Everything needed (Python, and some Python libraries) can be obtained for free.
Here at Udacity, we are tremendously excited to announce the kick-off of the second term of our Artificial Intelligence Nanodegree program. Because we are able to provide a depth of education that is commensurate with university education; because we are bridging the gap between universities and industry by providing you with hands-on projects and partnering with the top industries in the field; and last but certainly not least, because we are able to bring this education to many more people across the globe, at a cost that makes a top-notch AI education realistic for all aspiring learners. During the first term, you've enjoyed learning about Game Playing Agents, Simulated Annealing, Constraint Satisfaction, Logic and Planning, and Probabilistic AI from some of the biggest names in the field: Sebastian Thrun, Peter Norvig, and Thad Starner. Term 2 will be focused on one of the cutting-edge advancements of AI -- Deep Learning. In this Term, you will learn about the foundations of neural networks, understand how to train these neural networks with techniques such as gradient descent and backpropagation, and learn different types of architectures that make neural networks work for a variety of different applications. | <urn:uuid:d50e290e-3b51-4a30-814f-55b9a635fb85> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://aitopics.org/search?filters=modified%3A%5B*+TO+NOW%5D%40%40taxnodes%3AIndustry%7CEducation%7CEducational+Technology%7CEducational+Software%7CComputer+Based+Training%40%40taxnodes%3AIndustry%7CEducation%7CEducational+Setting%7CDistance+Learning%40%40taxnodes%3ATechnology%7CInformation+Technology%7CArtificial+Intelligence%7CMachine+Learning%7CNeural+Networks%7CDeep+Learning%40%40taxnodes%3ATechnology%7CInformation+Technology%7CArtificial+Intelligence%7CMachine+Learning%7CStatistical+Learning%40%40taxnodes%3AGenre%7CInstructional+Material%7CCourse+Syllabus+%26+Notes&insert=search-template&insert-taxonomy=Genre%7CInstructional+Material%7CCourse+Syllabus+%26+Notes&insert-template=Well+File | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.947618 | 347 | 2.578125 | 3 |
Astrophotographer? Canon user? Looks like there's some good news in the stars, as Canon's UK website appears to have leaked details of a new EOS Ra model.
Canon Rumors (opens in new tab) spotted a leaflet from an instruction manual that appears similar to those bundled with Canon's products, which appears to confirm the existence of an EOS Ra. The leaflet, which can be viewed here (opens in new tab), can still be downloaded from Canon's official UK website.
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The leaflet mentions that "the EOS Ra is a version of the EOS R designed for astrophotography", and that it has "approximately four times the transmittance of hydrogen-alpha light (656nm) as the EOS R".
Other specs include a maximum 30x screen magnification option, which is higher than the 10x of the EOS R, and would be particularly useful when checking the focus of stars and other celestial bodies.
First astro-focused EOS model since 2012
The company has previously launched astrophotography-focused variants of existing cameras, which have their infrared-blocking hot mirror removed, and has used the same nomenclature as we see here.
In 2005 it announced an EOS 20Da spin on its EOS 20D DSLR, which was followed in 2012 by an EOS 60Da model based on the then-current EOS 60D DSLR. The 60Da remains the most recent astro-focused addition to its EOS range, and can still be bought brand-new.
While it's followed these up with a handful of lens releases, including the most recent RF 15-35mm f/2.8 L IS USM and RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM, it confirmed earlier in the year that a pro-level body was in the works.
Such a model would make a lot of sense; while its most senior EOS R camera has a 30MP full-frame sensor, there were rumblings of a future model with an 83MP alternative, which many Canon users would no doubt welcome given the recent arrivals of the 61MP Sony A7R IV and 47MP Panasonic S1R.
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When someone mentions pollution and kids, it can bring up concerns about asthma. About one in twelve Americans suffer from asthma and many of them are children. Pollution can also make kids more susceptible to other respiratory ailments, but along with the horrible physical effects of air pollution, a new study suggests that pollution can impact children psychologically.
Umea University in Sweden analyzed 500,000 children under the age of 18 from across the country. They took note of various mental health disorders and medications that the children were taking for those disorders. These included, sleeping aides and antipsychotic medications. The team then compared this to levels of nitrogen dioxide in the locations where the children lived. What they discovered was that the kids who were prescribed medication for one or more psychiatric disorders were living in higher air pollution areas.
The researchers have concluded that it is possible that the exposure to air pollution for certain mental disorders in children and adolescent even at low levels could be related.
One of the researchers wonders if decreased traffic will help reduce the number of psychiatric disorders since nitrogen dioxide is a gas emitted by vehicles.
There are now calls for more in depth research to see if in fact, vehicle emissions pose a serious danger to developing minds.
Experts admit it is a tricky area of study since there are many other issues that influence a child’s mental health. For example, studies show that insufficient sleep, bullying, poor diet and sedentary behaviour can also lead to mental health problems in young children and teenagers.
While it may be easier to control sleep, diet and behaviour, pollution exposure is more of a challenge, but one suggestion by the Swedish researchers is to at least find out if the area you live in has emissions monitoring. Knowing whether or not you are living in a high-risk air pollution area is important. It is information you can pass on to doctors should your child require an assessment. The researchers are also encouraging people to choose a green commute whenever possible. | <urn:uuid:caff27d8-9c5b-4497-b8e7-0d926eb0cbb7> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.spartagroup.ca/pollution-and-mental-health/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.955235 | 399 | 3.375 | 3 |
By Isaac Asimov
Contents of book
This book is devided to the six short stories wich are connected together with some characters and with
main theme-the robotics.The stories are telling by Dr.Susan Calvin-psychologist
Three laws of robotics:
1.A robot must not injure a human being ,or allow a
human being to come to harm.
2.A robot must obey the orders given by human
beings unless they conflict the First Law
3.A robot must protect itself as long as such
protection does not conflict wit the First or Second Laws
Mike Donovan and Greg Powell were send to repair the station on Mercury.
They have to repair photocell banks wich protect the station from the terrible Mercury`s sun.
For this they need selenium wich is few kilometers far from the station. They sent robot called Speedy to pick up selenium
because humans cant stay out of station more than 20 minutes with protective scafander.
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Google CEO Eric Schmidt confirmed speculation that his company had been considering the possibility of acquiring a newspaper, the Financial Times reported Wednesday.
However, in the same interview, Schmidt quickly added that the company has since decided against the idea because potential acquisition targets are either too expensive or have too many liabilities. Schmidt said Google was "trying to avoid crossing the line" between technology and content and was instead working with struggling publishers to make their Web sites "work better" for online advertising, according to the story.
Schmidt also dismissed what he called "clever ideas" suggested about sheltering newspapers in nonprofit structures through the Google.org foundation. "They are unlikely to happen without some massive, massive set of corporate bankruptcies," Schmidt told the Financial Times.
--by Fortune and The Washington Post--suggested that Google has been talking to both The New York Times and the Post about possible areas of collaboration, or even investment. Schmidt's statements to the Financial Times suggest it was more the former than the latter.
Of course, given the, which have never liked the idea of the search giant making money off their content without paying for it, the idea of Google buying a paper had some scratching their heads. Then again, Google does have deep pockets and a keen interest in the health of the news business when it comes to generating online content.
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Tech Workers and Climate Action
Dave Rupert recently published a post expressing his frustration with the urgent case for action on climate change, and lack of co-ordinated policy action by the people in power. While much of the world suffers from extreme high temperures this summer, climate change has become a visible, tangible issue for many of us.
Dave rightly points out that the environmental responsibility has been unfairly hoisted onto the consumer, when in reality this is by the design of governments and large corporations, who have vested interests in maintaining the status quo. Individual lifestyle changes, such as reusable shopping bags, sorting our recycling, or going vegan are never going to make much of a difference when faced with the unstoppable juggernaut of capitalism.
I agree that widespread societal change shouldn’t depend on persuading 7 billion individuals to make daily sustainable choices, when many can’t or won’t. But as comparatively priviledged tech workers, we shouldn’t underestimate our power and influence. As I’ve written before, many of us are in a position to push for change within larger organisations, and extend the reach of our actions far beyond ourselves. We have the choice to take the lead set a positive example.
I believe individual action matters. Without it, it’s all too easy for companies and governments to dismiss environmental concerns by claiming there is no appetite for change. But ultimately, real change will only happen when we band together and demand it. One of the first steps we can take is to educate ourselves and others. Hannah Smith recently shared a Twitter thread of climate action resources for the tech industry. The Extinction Rebellion site has plenty of detail on the climate crisis we are facing, with links to resources.
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By: Michael Snyder
The Russian military is in the midst of a sweeping modernization program, and it is currently developing some incredibly impressive offensive and defensive next-generation weapons that are designed to be used in a future war with the United States. The key to winning World War III will be to strike hard and to strike fast, and the Russians understand this. Meanwhile, the U.S. military has totally shifted gears from a “Cold War mindset” and is now completely focused on fighting smaller regional wars in the Middle East and elsewhere. As a result, U.S. strategic forces have suffered. There has been very little effort to modernize, and many of our nuclear missile silos are using technology that is ridiculously outdated. For example, CBS News has documented that eight inch floppy disks are still being used in many of our missile silos. And don’t expect things to change any time soon. At this point, the U.S. military plans to keep Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles that were originally deployed in the 1960s and 1970s in service until 2030.
What all of this means is that the Russians are feverishly preparing to fight World War III and we are not. The following are just a few of the next-generation weapons that Russia will use against the United States during the next great global war…
The Sarmat Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
Most Americans have heard of the infamous SS-18 “Satan” intercontinental ballistic missiles. But these are now being replaced by the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile…
The Sarmat (also known as Sarmatian) is a Russian liquid-fueled, MIRV-equipped, super-heavy thermonuclear intercontinental ballistic missile in development as of early 2015, intended to replace the previous SS-18 Satan and carry extensive counter-missile defense measures. Its large payload would allow for up to 10 heavy warheads or 15 lighter ones, and/or a combination of warheads and massive amounts of countermeasures designed to defeat the anti-missile systems. The Sarmat is expected to be ready for deployment around 2020, but other sources state that the program is being fast-tracked and it could comprise up to 80 percent of Russia’s land-based nuclear arsenal by 2021.
As you can see below, these missiles are extremely huge…
The Borey Class Nuclear Submarine
Of even greater concern than the Sarmat are the new Borey class nuclear submarines that Russia is building. The following is from an article about the launch of one of these new submarines, the Vladimir Monomakh, in 2013…
Russia recently launched its near silent nuclear submarine following several years of development.
The Borey Class submarine, dubbed Vladimir Monomakh, has a next generation nuclear reactor, can dive deeper than 1,200 feet, and carries up to 20 nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM).
Each of these “Bulava” ICBM’s can carry ten detachable MIRV warheads, what they call “re-entry vehicles,” capable of delivering 150 kiloton yields per warhead (luckily, tests of the warheads only yielded 11 “successes” out of almost 20 attempts). Which doesn’t mean they aren’t a concern, MIRV’s are what shook the Cold War to its foundation when they first appeared in the 1970s.
One of the primary things that has U.S. military planners worried is how quiet these subs are. In fact, according to an RT article these subs are supposed to be “almost silent”…
It belongs to a class of missile strategic submarine cruisers with a new generation of nuclear reactor, which allows the submarine to dive to a depth of 480 meters. It can spend up to three months in autonomous navigation and, thanks to the latest achievements in the reduction of noise, it is almost silent compared to previous generations of submarines.
So why is that a problem?
Well, imagine a scenario where Russian nuclear subs approach our coastlines completely undetected and launch a barrage of missiles toward our cities and military bases. We could be wiped out before we even knew what hit us.
If you don’t think that this could ever happen, just consider the following excerpt from a Fox News article published back in 2012…
A Russian nuclear-powered attack submarine armed with long-range cruise missiles operated undetected in the Gulf of Mexico for several weeks and its travel in strategic U.S. waters was only confirmed after it left the region, the Washington Free Beacon has learned.
It is only the second time since 2009 that a Russian attack submarine has patrolled so close to U.S. shores.
If we can’t detect them, how are we going to defend against them? Here is a look at one of them in the water…
The Bulava Submarine-Launched Nuclear Missile
The Borey class submarines are going to be carrying Bulava submarine-launched nuclear missiles. The Russians have had some difficulties with the development of these missiles, but most of those difficulties now appear to be ironed out. The following is a description of these missiles from globalsecurity.org…
The Bulava (SS-NX-30) is the submarine-launched version of Russia’s most advanced missile, the Topol-M (SS-27) solid fuel ICBM. The SS-NX-30 is a derivative of the SS-27, except for a slight decrease in range due to conversion of the design for submarine launch. The SS-27 has is 21.9 meters long, far too large to fit in a typical submarine. The largest previously deployed Russian SLBM was the R-39 / SS-N-20 STURGEON, which was 16 meters long. Russian sources report that the Bulava SS-N-30 ballistic missile can carry ten warheads to a range of 8,000km. Other sources suggest that the Bulava might have a range of 10,000 km, and is reportedly features a 550 kT yield nuclear warhead. Apparently up to six MIRVs can be placed at the cost of offloading warhead shielding and decoys.
The Bulava is specifically designed to avoid interception, and each warhead is independently maneuverable to help ensure that they reach their targets intact. The following was written by U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Tom Spahn…
Similar to its land-based variant, the Topol-M SS-27, to thwart evolving Western ballistic-missile-defense shields, the Bulava can conduct evasive post-launch maneuvers and deploy a variety of countermeasures and decoys to defend against interception. Its ten hypersonic, independently maneuverable warheads are protected against both physical and electromagnetic-pulse damage to ensure that they can reach their targets intact.
The Barguzin Strategic Missile Train
When nuclear missiles are in a stationary location (such as a missile silo), they can be pretty easy to target. But if you put them on a mobile platform, you can gain quite a strategic edge.
With that in mind, the Russians have reintroduced the strategic missile train…
A Russian military source outlined the capabilities of Barguzin strategic missile train. The country may roll out five such disguised mobile launch platforms each carrying six RS-24 Yars missiles in five years.
A ‘nuclear train’ – properly called BZhRK, short for ‘combat railway missile complex’ in Russian – is a mobile platform for transporting and launching strategic nuclear missiles. Similarly to nuclear submarines, such trains are hard to wipe out in a preemptive strike because of their mobility and ability to be disguised as regular freight trains.
The Soviet Union had 12 such nuclear trains, each carrying three RT-23 Molodets (SS-24 Scalpel in NATO disambiguation) missiles, but they were released from combat duty after Russia and the US signed the START-2 treaty in 1993 and eventually decommissioned.
Last year the Russian military said that nuclear trains – which are no longer banned under the New START treaty – would be revived.
The S-500 Missile Defense System
Lastly, I want to discuss a very important weapons system that I recently mentioned in another article.
It is called the S-500 missile defense system, and it fundamentally changes the balance of power between the United States and Russia.
Once fully deployed, the S-500 will be able to intercept our intercontinental ballistic missiles. This means that the concept of “mutually assured destruction” does not necessarily apply any longer. If the Russians can take out most of our nukes with a devastating surprise first strike and intercept whatever we are able to launch back at them with the S-500, the cost/benefit analysis of a nuclear conflict completely changes.
The following information about the S-500 comes from military-today.com…
The S-500 is not an upgrade of the S-400, but a new design. It uses a lot of new technology and is superior to the S-400. It was designed to intercept ballistic missiles. It is planned to have a range of 500-600 km and hit targets at altitudes as high as 40 km. Some sources claim that this system is capable of tracking 5-20 ballistic targets and intercepting up to 5-10 ballistic targets simultaneously. It can defeat ballistic missiles traveling at 5-7 kilometers per second. It has been reported that this air defense system can also target low orbital satellites. It is planned that the S-500 will shield Moscow and the regions around it. It will replace the current A-135 anti-ballistic missile system. The S-500 missiles will be used only against the most important targets, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles, AWACS and jamming aircraft.
Sadly, most Americans do not believe that there is even a remote possibility that we will ever fight a war with Russia.
As a result, most Americans will never see the point of articles like this one.
But over in Russia, anti-American sentiment is at an all-time high and many of their talking heads and intellectuals are now convinced that a shooting war with the United States is inevitable.
TLB recommends you visit End Of The American Dream for more pertinent articles and information.
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By Jennifer Elizabeth Masters
|Jennifer Elizabeth Masters in Santa Barbara with dog, Karma, June, 2013|
Let Me Count The Ways…..
If love is what makes the world go ’round why are so many people miserable, lonely and depressed?
Over the years I have done thousands of readings and clearings for clients. The subject that continues to come up for my clients repeatedly is love. How to find it, how to keep it and why it continues to elude them? Lack of love, fear of loss, and insecurity are all components of a lack of SELF LOVE. What most people don’t realize is that financial lack is also a direct result of a lack of Self Love. When you love yourself completely you magnetize all manner of wonderful things to you, including money and people who will love you also. When we don’t love ourselves completely we attract others that have similar traits. Being in a relationship with someone that does not love and accept themselves completely means that they will not love and accept you either. This type of relationship more often than not results in codependency, addictive love, and abuse, rather than true love. Which is why so many people are unhappy in the relationships that they are in.
Is true love possible? ABSOLUTELY! Not by magic or waving a wand. Digging deep and healing the past, forgiving those who you feel hurt you, especially family members. When we heal the past we also heal our present and future. Letting go of concerns about what others think about you releases you from judgment and self recrimination. What others think of us is none of our business.
How then can we attract people who will be honest, monogamous, kind, compassionate and love us for who we are? The answer is more simple than one might think.
We have to be the love that we wish to have. Loving and accepting ourselves completely, right now is the key. Not when we have the perfect job, or are the perfect weight, right now no matter what. We will never be perfect, but accepting ourselves as we are rather than expecting perfection allows us to be human, warts and all. The more secure we are as an imperfect individual the better. Being comfortable in our own skin and loving ourselves unconditionally allows us room to love others unconditionally.
What are the key components to loving and accepting ourselves unconditionally?
How do I love myself? Let me count the ways……..
- Stay positive. Use positive affirmations to access the unconscious mind. Use these affirmations while your mind is in neutral (in the shower, driving, doing your makeup or peeling vegetables). Use something simple like: I LOVE ME.
- Be Aware of your thoughts and words. Notice what you think.
- Notice how your world is a reflection of you. As within, so without. As above, so below. If you are angry you will attract others who are angry also.
- Take care of yourself. Get enough rest and eat healthy food.
- Be kind to yourself rather than beating yourself up with your words and thoughts.
- Stop complaining. It only makes you feel bad about yourself and magnifies what isn’t going well.
- Focus on yourself. Don’t point fingers at others or blame.
- Don’t focus on the issues and drama of others.
- Recognize that you create your own reality with your thoughts, words and deeds. Whatever you think, say or do comes back to you.
- Be kind to others. (see #5)
- Love without attachment.
- Don’t have expectations of others.
- Let go of control, manipulation, perfectionism.
- Meditate daily. Regular spiritual practice helps connect you to your Higher Self or God self.
- Live in the moment.
- Let go of the past. Stop living in the future. Meditation helps with this.
- Forgive everyone. Do the Ho’oponopono Prayer to do so.
- Get to know yourself. Shocking, I know, but most people don’t have a clue what they like, want or don’t want.
- Do what you love.
- Have fun. Let yourself laugh out loud.
- Get outside and exercise. Walking outside will clear your energy. Do it often.
- Sing, dance and play.
- Allow yourself to feel. Allowing your emotions to flow through you rather than wallowing in pain or avoiding pain is the healthier option.
- Keep stress to a minimum.
- Breathe deeply. Shallow breathing is a sign of low self esteem. You deserve every breath you take. BREATE DEEPLY!
- Get your energy cleared. Clear patterns from past relationships and family issues.
Praise for Jennifer:
Thank you! I feel so much better. Today, something good happened to me, something that I wanted to happen last week but for some reason, it just wont happen. It seems like there was something blocking it. But today, it happened and I feel so great and positive. I hope the next days will be good too. Edward Nadir
Aaaaw THANK YOU for your help Jennifer! Your an amazing woman – very loving and inspiring! Love & Light to you & your family, especially your wonder dog karma! Beautiful family! Brittany Takai
Dear Jennifer, I waited few days to make sure the feeling stays..have to tell you: I had a pain on my left chest for the last 8 months. we couldnt find any explanation except stress and bad emotions. the morning I got your email the pain was gone and today its still the same. I use acupuncture for a long time so it may helped also but still the timing is really amazing! Thank you for the cleaning and for the good words. all the best- Hagit
Just to give you an idea of how much you have meant to me, two months ago I quit drinking ANY alcohol(I wasn’t a heavy drinker), including gargling with Listerine, cold turkey and haven’t been back–I have absolutely no physical addiction now, tho I still miss the social aspects of drinking. Anonymous for privacy
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From FABSHOP Magazine Direct
By Larry Adams, Senior Editor
The Internet of Things (IOT). The Industrial Internet of Things (IIOT). Big data, the Cloud, Industry 4.0. These and other buzzwords have been flying around the last few years, but the buzz for the most part seemed to only briefly and intermittently touch the fabricating industry. You likely know that if you’ve been reading the pages of Fab Shop this year.
That flight plan altered perceptively as this interconnectivity concept landed at Fabtech; not with a thud or with a tentative toe, but with a resounding splash as equipment manufacturers of all sorts, from welding companies to waterjet manufacturers, laser suppliers to robotics developers, all made it clear that their machines could communicate with each other—as well as upstream and downstream vendors and end users—and that a shop floor could now be connected in this way whether via Industry 4.0, IIOT or some other nomenclature.
Just what is Industry 4.0, or its other related names, mean? That is the question that Editor Ed Huntress posed in his Editor’s Letter (see page xx), and while individual distinctions could probably be seen, the concept involves smart machines utilizing dedicated sensors and other information gathering devices, with some networking functionality that allows machines and planning systems within and outside of the workplace to better coordinate and optimize productivity.
According to Tobias Reuther, automation manager at Trumpf Inc., today’s interconnectivity technology allows manufacturers to “look at more than just a single machine, and look to the entire shop and the entire network of manufacturing.” One important goal, he added, is to use this data to add value to a job and remove as much of the non-value added activities as possible.
(These systems are also, in a sense, an homage to tomorrow’s workforce, that Matthew Fowles, global marketing manager for LVD Strippit, said is “far more IT knowledgeable than they are about cutting and welding. So, we are building that intelligence into the software.”)
LVD Strippit showcased its interconnective capabilities both in the real world with a laser system and a panel bender operating using in situ data to create parts, and a virtual factory that they used for showing interested attendees how this concept can work in a fast paced, oft-changing factory floor in which customers are ordering smaller batches of parts that are often more complex than ever before.
“The company’s (LVD) philosophy over the years has always been what we call ‘integrated sheet metalworking’,” said Fowles. “Fifteen years ago, what that meant was being able to take an electronic part, take it through the CAM process and be able to make an accurate part, the first time. Now it is a lot more.”
But, LVD’s concept is a lot more than just 4.0, Fowles said showing a process map drawn on a wall of the booth depicting how a typical fab shop layout works.
At the show, they ran a live network of machines working with LVD’s centralized CADMAN database, said Fowles. “All of our machines are now social machines. All of our controllers are telling the central databases what they are doing at any given time.”
LVD CADMAN Job Part Manufacturing
The company’s CADMAN suite is LVD’s answer to full process integration between software and bending, laser cutting, and punching machines. It comprises a core database and works on different levels: interacting with ERP, efficiently classifying jobs with its CADMAN-JOB module and performs offline work preparation with its touch controls for bending and laser cutting, and interacts with the machines and the company’s Touch-i4 tablet to quickly view and analyze data.
Jamie Forsyth, LVD’s product specialist for offline software, said that CADMAN job can be set up on any PC for any user and gives an overview of what is going on in the entire workplace. In terms of a company ERP system, she said that orders that are sent into ERP are automatically flowed into the CADMAN software and everything that goes into that job is known. The system automatically determines such necessities as the required tooling and finds programming solutions to machining that part.
This could mean taking orders from multiple customers and nesting the parts to better optimize production or getting a rush job to replace bad parts.
LVD Cadman-L Machining
While terminology is different, Trumpf also showcased multiple ways to better optimize production. Its TruTops Boost software integrates all design and programming capabilities, and eliminates the need to have different programs for different technologies.
In addition, Trumpf announced it had created a spin-off company called AXOOM that Reuther says supports the entire production value chain using Industry 4.0. Like LVD, the goal is to capture data—“anything, anywhere at anytime in real time,” Reuther said. This is true for better organizing jobs and how to run them, but it is also true for predictive maintenance and other quality related requirements.
“It used to be the industry would run a machine for a week and then we would go back and see how it went and then try to optimize the process. Now, with this method, it can tell you where to improve the process in real-time.”
LVD Strippit Cadman Chart
For instance, Reuther, pointing at a laser system, said that if that nozzle were starting to go bad, sensors on the machine would alert the operator, and perhaps even automatically order the required part. In all, he said that approximately 20 parameters on a laser cutter can be tracked and information on the machine or machine activity can be tracked.
The AXOOM system features an order management module, resource management module, and a logistics module. The foundation for the production planning module and the shop floor is a dynamic planning algorithm that responds instantly to rush orders or malfunctions and recommends solutions. After the production manager has signed off on the incoming order, suggestions for optimal production scheduling are automatically generated. The complex tasks of material provisioning and scheduling of machines and personnel – along with determining the sequence of processing steps – are optimized independently by the AXOOM platform, acting as a manufacturing advisor. On the shop floor, the operator can decline the advice.
LVD’s Jamie Forsyth operates tablet
Another company promoting its interconnectivity capabilities was Mazak Optronics, but in a slightly different way. In addition to its fabricating machines, Mazak has a substantial presence in the traditional chip making side of the metal working industry and as such has a lot of experience using MTConnect, an open protocol developed the AMT- The Association For Manufacturing Technology, that has been successfully tested by NIST and other groups to show how even very dissimilar machines and machine types can communicate with each other, said Dave Edstrom, chief technology officer for MEMEX Inc., the company that has partnered with Mazak to help analyze data collected by Mazak machines.
MEMEX’s “shop-floor-to-top-floor communications platform” is called Merlin and will work with Mazak’s new iSMART Factory concept that it says will harnesses the power of connectivity to optimize manufacturing operations at every level.
According to David Widlund, regional sales manager for Mazak, all the Mazak fabricating and metalworking machines come standard with MTConnect. “Now, we can take all the data out of the machine and go to the company that we have partnered with, Memex, and get a full dashboard on each machine, just like you would on the chip side.”
Another company utilizing Industry 4.0 is ESAB Welding & Cutting Products.In its huge, compound of a “booth” ESAB showcased a variety of welding technologies, and set among the mammoth space was an area dedicated to its new WeldCloud online data management platform. Weld Cloud integrates with other customer systems such as ERP, MRP, and QA to generate and analyze data.
Using any device with a web browser, users access applications and dashboards with functionality tailored for the job needs of different personnel: operations managers, quality managers, engineers, welders, maintenance staff, training supervisors, and others.
With WeldCloud, customers can facilitate traceability from single welds to the complete product utilizing a database that contains key information of every weld seam. It can develop weld schedules on a single machine, move them into the Cloud, and then push them out to other welding systems and remotely manage welding parameters, set limits, and set alarms for deviations.
It can also ensure complete documentation of filler metals, consumables, operator qualifications, and parameters, which is critical for companies that are required to keep this information for their customers or for standards certification agencies.
“While faster welding speeds and increased deposition rates reduce cycle time, automating activities that surround the welding processes enables users to make quantum leaps in productivity, quality and machine efficiency possible,” says Roul Kierkels, acting product manager for WeldCloud.
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Looking steadfastly on for earnestly beholding, A.V.; brethren for men and brethren, A.V.; I have lived before God, etc., for I have lived, etc., before God, A.V. Looking steadfastly; ἀτενίσας, as in Acts 1:10; Acts 3:4, Acts 3:12; Acts 6:15; Acts 7:55; Acts 10:4; Acts 11:6; Acts 13:9; Acts 14:9. It governs a dative here, as in Acts 3:12; Acts 10:1; Acts 14:9; Luke 4:20; Luke 22:56; elsewhere it is followed by εἰς. Brethren. He emits here the "fathers" which he added in Acts 22:1. If there is any special significance in the omission, it may be that he meant now to assume a less apologetic tone, and to speak as an equal to equals. Howson and Lewin think that he spoke as being, or having been, himself a member of the Sanhedrim. But he may have meant merely a friendly address to his countrymen. I have lived, etc. πεπολέτευμαι τῷ Θεῷ); comp. Philippians 3:20; I have had my conversation (vitam degi) unto God, or, for God, i.e. according to the will of God, with a view to God as the end of all my actions. So Josephus ('De Maccabeis,' sect. 4) says that Antiochus Epiphanes made a law that all Jews should be put to death οἵτινες φάνριεν τῷ πατοίω νόμω πολιτευόμενοι "who were seen to live according to the Law of their fathers." And so in 2 Macc. 6:1 it is said that he sent to compel the Jews to forsake the Law of their fathers—καὶ τοῖ τοῦ Θεοῦ νόμοις μὴ πολιτεύεσθαι—and not live agreeably to the laws of God. And once more, in 3 Macc. 3:3, 4 the Jews are said to fear God and to be τῷ τούτου νόμῳ πολιτευόμενοι, living according to his Law. Here, then, πολιτεύεσθι τῷ Θεῷ means to live in obedience to God. St. Paul boldly asserts his undeviating compliance with the Law of God, as a good and consistent Jew (Philippians 3:6).
Ananias, the son of Nebedaeus, successor of Joseph the son of Camel, or Camydus ('Ant. Jud.,' 20. 1.3; Acts 5:2), appears to have been actually high priest at this time. tie was a violent, haughty, gluttonous, and rapacious man, and vet looked up to by the Jews ("tres considere," Renan). tie had probably lately returned from Rome, having been confirmed, as it seems, in his office by Claudius, to whom Quadratus, the predecessor of Felix, has sent him as a prisoner, to answer certain charges of sedition against him. He seems to have been high priest for the unusually long period of over ten years—from A.D. 48 to A.D. 59 (see Josephus, 'Ant. Jud.,' 20. 5.2; 6.2, 3; 8.8). But, on the other hand, Josephus ('Ant. Jud.,' 20. 8.5) speaks of a certain Jonathan being high priest during the government of Felix, and being murdered by the Sicarii at his instigation; which looks as if Ananias's high priesthood had been interrupted. It would appear, too, from 20. 8.8, that Ismael the son of Fabi succeeded to Jonathan, not to Ananias, as is usually supposed. But the question is involved in great obscurity.
And for for, A.V.; according to for after, A.V. God shall smite thee (τύπτειν σε μέλλει). A distinct announcement of something that would happen. (For the incident itself, comp. I Kings Acts 22:24, Acts 22:25; Jeremiah 28:15, Jeremiah 28:17; and Acts 12:1, Acts 12:2, Acts 12:23) Ananias perished by the daggers of the Sicarii (Josephus, 'Bell. Jud,' 2. 17.9), at the beginning of the Jewish war under the procuratorship of Florus, in the year A.D. 66. He had been previously deposed from the high priesthood by King Agrippa toward the close of the government of Felix ('Ant. Jud.,' 20. 8.8), about A.D. 59, or early in A.D. 60, less than two years from the present time. Thou whited wall. This expression is admirably illustrated by the quotations from Seneca in Kuinoel: "These base and sordid spirits are like the walls of their own houses, only beautiful on the outside." "What are our gilt roofs hut lies? for we well know that under the gilding unseemly beams are concealed." "It is not only our walls which are coated with a thin outward ornament; the greatness of those men whom you see strutting in their pride is mere tinsel; look beneath the surface, and you will see all the evil that is hid under that thin crust of dignity". Ananias was sitting in his priestly robes of office, presiding over the council in power and dignity, and presumably a righteous judge, but his heart within was polluted with injustice, selfishness, and a corrupt disposition, which made him act unrighteously (comp. Matthew 23:27). Contrary to the Law; or, acting illegally; παρανομῶν, only found here in the New Testament, but common in classical Greek. St. Paul's temper was very excusably roused by the brutality and injustice of Ananias. But we may, perhaps, think that he did not quite attain to "the mind that was in Christ Jesus," who "when he was reviled, reviled not again," but was "led as a sheep to the slaughter, and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, he opened not his mouth" (Acts 8:32).
God's high priest. This seems to show that Ananias actually was high priest, though some think that he had thrust himself into the office after his return from Rome, without due authority, and that this was the reason why St. Paul excused himself by saying, in Acts 23:5, "I wist not that he was high priest."
And Paul said for then said Paul, A.V.; high for the high, A.V.; a ruler for the ruler, A.V. I wist not, etc. These words express, as distinctly as words can express anything, that St. Paul was not aware, when he called Ananias a "whited wall," that he was addressing the high priest. Different reasons for this ignorance have been given. Some think that it arose from the uncertainty that existed whether Ananias really was high priest or not at this time, or whether the office was not in abeyance. Others attribute to Paul's weakness of sight the fact that he did not see that Ananias was sitting in the presidential chair, neither was able to recognize his features. Others, giving to οὐκ ἤδειν a sense which it never bus, render, "I did not reflect," or "bear in mind, that he was high priest." What is certain is that for some reason or other Paul did not know that he was speaking to the high priest. Had he known it, he would not have said what he did say, because the Law is express which says, Ἄρχοντα τοῦ λαοῦ σου οὐ κακῶς ἐρεῖς (Exodus 22:28, LXX.).
Brethren for men and brethren, A.V. (as in Acts 23:1); a son of Pharisees for the son of a Pharisee, A.V. and T.R.; touching for of, A.V. When Paul perceived, etc. Possibly the Pharisees in the Sanhedrim were disgusted at the brutal act of Ananias, and were not sorry to hear him called "a whited wall;" and St. Paul's quick intelligence saw at a glance that the whole council did not sympathize with their president, and divined the cause. With a ready wit, therefore, he proclaimed himself a Pharisee, and, seizing upon the great dogma of the resurrection, which Christians held in common with the Pharisees, he rallied to his side all who were Pharisees in the assembly. Of Pharisees. The R.T. has Φαρισαίων (in the plural), which gives the sense that his ancestors were Pharisees (comp. Philippians 3:5). Touching the hope, etc. (see Acts 24:21). The words are somewhat difficult to construe. Some take "the hope and resin'. rection of the dead" for a hendiadys, equivalent to "the hope of the resurrection of the dead." Some take ἐλπίς by itself, as meaning "the hope of a future life." Perhaps the exact form of the words is, "Touching the hope and (its ultimate object) the resurrection of the dead I am called in question.'' The article is omitted after the preposition (Alford). As regards St. Paul's action in taking advantage of the strong party feeling by which the Sanhedrim was divided, there is a difference of opinion. Some, as Alford, think that the presence of mind and skill with which Paul divided the hostile assembly was a direct fulfillment of our Lord's promise (Mark 13:9-11; see Homiletics, 1-11) to suggest by his Spirit to those under persecution what they ought to say. Farrar, on the contrary, strongly blames St. Paul, and says," The plan showed great knowledge of character … but was it worthy of St. Paul? … Could he worthily say, 'I am a Pharisee'? Had he any right to inflame an existing animosity?" and more to the same effect. But it could not be wrong for St. Paul to take advantage of the agreement of Christian doctrine with some of the tenets of the Pharisees, to check the Pharisees from joining with the Sadducees in crushing that doctrine. He had never thrown off his profession as a Jew, and if a Jew, then one of the straitest sect of the Jews, in any of its main features; and if he claimed the freedom of a Roman citizen to save himself from scourging, why not the fact of being a Pharisee of Pharisees to save himself from an iniquitous sentence of the Sanhedrim?
Sadducees for the Sadducees, A.V.; assembly for multitude, A.V.
Neither angel, etc. Is there any connection between this expression and that in Acts 12:15, "It is his angel" (see Acts 12:9)? For the statement regarding the Pharisees and Sadducees, see Luke 20:27.
Clamor for cry, A.V.; some of the for the, A.V.; of the Pharisees' part for that were of the, etc., A.V.; stood up for arose, A.V.; and what for but, A.V.; a spirit hath spoken to him, or an angel for a spirit or an angel hath spoken to him, A.V.; the R.T. omits the clause in the T.R., let us not fight against God. The scribes (comp. Luke 20:39). We find no evil in this man (comp. John 18:29, John 18:33; Luke 23:1-56. Luke 23:14, Luke 23:15, Luke 23:22). What if a spirit, etc.; alluding to what Paul had said in Acts 22:17, Acts 22:18.
Be torn for have been pulled, A.V.; by for of, A.V.; take for to take, A.V.; bring for to bring, A.V. A great dissension; στάσεως, as in Acts 15:2. and above, Acts 15:7. The state of things here described is exactly what the pages of Josephus and of Tacitus disclose as to the combustible state of the Jewish mind generally just before the commencement of the Jewish war. The Roman power was the one element of quiet and order. The tower of Antonia was the one place of safety in Jerusalem.
The R.T. omits Paul, in the T.R. and A.V.; concerning for of, A.V.; at for in, A.V. The Lord stood by him. The jaded, harassed, and overwrought spirit needed some unusual support. The Lord whom Paul loved, and for whom he was suffering so much, knew it, and in his tender care for his servant stood by him and spake a word of gracious encouragement to him. Paul felt that he was not forgotten or forsaken. There was more work for him to do, in spite of all the hatred of his countrymen. The capital of heathendom must hear his testimony as well the metropolis of the circumcision.
The Jews for certain of the Jews, A.V. and T.R. Banded together (ποιήσαντες συστροφὴν). This word συστροφή is found in the New Testament only here and Acts 19:40, where it is rendered "concourse." The sense of "a conspiracy," which it has here, is common in the LXX. (see Amos 7:10; 2 Kings 15:15, etc.). The verb συστρέφειν in the LXX. has the sense of "to conspire" (2 Samuel 15:31; 2Ki 10:9; 2 Kings 15:30, συνέστρεψε σύστρεμμα). Bound themselves under a curse (ἀνεθεμάτισαν ἑαυτοὺς). The word ἀνάθεμα (Rom 9:3; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians 16:22; Galatians 1:8, Galatians 1:9) corresponds to the Hebrew ־שׂתס, the devotion of anything to destruction; and hence "the thing itself so devoted." And the verb ἀναθεματίζεν corresponds to the Hebrew ־שׂתס, to devote to destruction, without the possibility of redemption. Here they made themselves an ἀνάθεμα if they did not kill Paul before partaking of any food. It seems, however, that there was a way of escape if they failed to keep the vow. Lightfoot, on this passage, quotes from the Talmud: "He that hath made a vow not to eat anything, woe to him if he eat, and woe to him if he do not eat. If he eat he sinneth against his vow; if he do not eat he sinneth against his life. What must such a man do in this case? Let him go to the wise men, and they will loose his vow" ('Hebrews and Talmud. Exercit. upon the Acts').
Made for had made, A.V. Conspiracy; συνωμοσία, in Latin conjuratio. It only occurs here in the New Testament, but is used occasionally by Diodorus Siculus and other Greek writers. The kindred word συνωμότης is found in the LXX. of Genesis 14:13, rendered "confederate," A.V.
The elders for elders, A.V.; to taste for that we will eat, A.V.; killed for slain, A.V. The chief priests, etc. Meaning, no doubt, those who were of the party of the Sadducees, to which the chief priests mainly belonged at this time. A great curse. There is nothing in the phraseology of this verse, as compared with that of Acts 23:12, to warrant the introduction of the word "great." It is simply, "We have anathematized ourselves with an anathema."
Do ye for ye, A.V.; the R.T. omits tomorrow, in the A.V.; judge of his case more exactly for inquire something more perfectly concerning him, A.V.; slay for kill, A.V. With the council. Either the temporary feeling of the Pharisees had subsided, and their old hatred come to the front again, or the high priest and Sadducees, by some plausible excuse, persuaded the Pharisees of the council to join with them in asking that Paul might be brought before them again. Signify. The word ἐμφανίζειν only occurs here and at Acts 23:22, in this sense of "signifying" or "making known" something, which it has in Esther 2:22, LXX.. Codex Alexandrinus (as the rendering of רמַאָ, to tell), and in 2 Macc. 3:7, and in Josephus, as also in classical Greek. Elsewhere in the New Testament it means "to manifest," or "show," as in John 14:21, John 14:22; in the passive voice "to appear," as in Matthew 27:53; Hebrews 9:24; and in a technical legal sense "to give information" (Acts 24:1; Acts 25:2, Acts 25:15). Judge of his case more exactly; διαγινώσκειν κ.τ.λ. The word only occurs here and in Acts 24:22. The classical use of the word in the sense of "deciding," "giving judgment," is in favor of the R.V.; διαγινώσκειν, like διάγνωσις, diagnosis (Acts 25:21), is a word of very frequent use in medical writers, as is the ἀκριβέστερον, which here is joined with it (Acts 24:22, note).
But for and when, A.V.: and he came for he went, A.V. Lying in wait; ἐνέδρα, only here and in Acts 25:3 in the New Testament; but common in the Books of Joshua and Judges in the LXX., and also in classical Greek.
And for then, A.V.; called unto him one, etc., for called one, etc., unto him, A.V.; something for a certain thing, A.V.
Saith for said, A.V.; asked for prayed, A.V.; to for unto, A.V.
And for then, A.V.; going aside asked him privately for went with him aside privately, and asked him, A.V. Took him by the hand (ἐπιλαβόμενος τῆς χειρὸς); see above, Acts 17:19, note. The action denotes a kindly feeling towards St. Paul, as indeed his whole conduct does (comp. Acts 24:23; Acts 27:3; also Daniel 1:9 and Psalms 106:46).
Ask thee to bring for desire thee that then wouldest bring, A.V; unto for into, A.V.; thou wouldest for they would, A.V. and T.R.; more exactly concerning him for of him more perfectly, A.V. Have agreed. Συντίθημι occurs four times in the New Testament, of which three are in St. Luke's writings (Luke 22:5; this passage; and Acts 24:9), and the fourth in John 9:22. As though thou wouldest. The R.T., which reads μέλλων for μέλλοντες, must surely be wrong. It is in contradiction to John 9:15, and makes no sense. The pretext of further inquiry was theirs, not Lysias's.
Do not thou therefore for but do not thou, A.V.; under a curse for with an oath, A.V.; neither to eat nor to drink for that they will neither eat nor drink, A.V.; slain for killed, A.V.; the for a (promise), A.V. Do not … yield (μὴ πεισθῇς); be not persuaded by them; do not assent unto them (see Luke 16:6; Acts 5:40; Acts 17:4, etc.). The promise, etc.; τὴν ἀπὸ σοῦ ἐπαγγελίαν. The word occurs above fifty times in the New Testament, and is always rendered "promise" in the A.V., except in 1 John 1:5, where it is rendered both in the A.V. and the R.V. "message," which is the literal meaning of the word. In Polybius it means "a summons." Either of these meanings suits this passage better than "promise."
Let for then let, A.V.; go for depart, A.V.; charging for and charged, A.V.; tell for see then tell, A.V.; signified for showed, A.V. (see Acts 23:15, note). Charging (as in Acts 1:4; Acts 4:18; Acts 5:28, Acts 5:40, etc.).
Of the centurions for centurions, A.V.; and said for saying, A.V.; as far as for to, A.V. Two hundred soldiers; one hundred for each centurion; στρατιώτας, foot-soldiers, who alone would be under the command of the centurions. The ἱππεῖς and the δεξιολάβοι would be under the command perhaps of a τουρμάρχης, or decurio, captain of a turma, or squadron. Here there would seem to be two turmae because a turma consisted of thirty-three men—here possibly of thirty-five. Spearmen; δεξιολάβοι. This word occurs nowhere else in Scripture or in any ancient Greek author. It is first found in" Theophylactus Simocatta, in the seventh century, and then again in the tenth century in Constantine Porphyrogenitus" (Meyer). It seems most probable that it was the name of some particular kind of light infantry. But it is not easy to explain the etymology. Perhaps they were a kind of skirmishers thrown out on a march to protect the flanks of an army; as Plutarch speaks of javelin-men and slingers being placed to guard, not only the rear, but also the flanks of the army on the march (Steph., 'Thesaur.,' under οὐραγία). "Holding or taking the right" might be the force of the compound, somewhat after the analogy of δεξιόσειρος δεξιοστάτης, etc.; which agrees with the explanations of Phavorinus παραφύλακας, and with that of Beza, "Qui alicui dextrum latus [meaning simply latus] munit." Only, instead of the improbable notion of these men being a body-guard of the tribune—which their number makes impossible—it should be understood of the troops which protect the flank of an army on the march. Other improbable explanations are that δεξιολάβος means the soldier to whom the right hand of prisoners was fastened, or those who grasp with the right hand their weapon, the lance or javelin. The object of Lysias in sending so large a force was to guard against the possibility of a rescue in the feverish and excited state of the Jewish mind. And no doubt one reason for sending Paul away was his dread of a Jewish riot.
He bade them provide for provide, A.V, (the infinitive παραστῆσαι); might for may, A.V.; thereon for on, A.V. Beasts (κτήνη); here "riding-horses," as Luke 10:34. In Revelation 18:13 it is applied to "cattle;" in 1 Corinthians 15:39 it means "beasts" generally. In the LXX. it is used for all kinds of beasts—cattle, sheep, beasts of burden, etc. Beasts is in the plural, because one or more would be required for those who guarded Paul.
Form for manner, A.V. After this form. Luke does not profess to give the letter verbatim, but merely its general tenor, which Lysias might have communicated to Paul, or which Paul might have learnt at Caesarea.
Greeting for sendeth greeting, A.V. Governor; ἡγεμών, as Acts 23:24; propraetor of an imperial province, as distinguished from the ἀνθύπατος, or proconsul, who governed the provinces which were in the patronage of the senate. Sergius Paulus (Acts 13:7, Acts 13:8) was a proconsul, and so was Gallio (Acts 18:10); Pontius Pilate (Matthew 27:2) and Felix were procurators, ἡγεμόνες, only in a looser sense, as the more exact name of their office was ἐπίτροπος procurator. Only, as they were appointed by the emperor, and often exercised the full functions of a legatus Caesaris, they were called ἡγεμόνες as well as proprietors. Felix, called by Tacitus, Antonius Felix ('Hist.,' 5.9), was the brother of Pallas, the freedman and favorite of Claudius. He as well as his brother Felix had originally been the slave of Antonia the mother of the Emperor Claudius; and hence the name Antonins Felix, or, as he was sometimes otherwise celled, Claudius Felix. Tacitus, after mentioning that Claudius appointed as governors of Judaea sometimes knights and sometimes freedmen, adds that among the last Autenius Felix ruled this province with boundless cruelty and in the most arbitrary manner, showing by his abuse of power his servile origin. He adds that he married Drusilla, the granddaughter of Mark Antony and Cleopatra, so that he was Mark Antony's grandson-in-law, while Claudius was Antony's grandson. But see Acts 24:24, note. In the 'Annals' (12. 5) Tacitus further speaks of the incompetence of Felix to govern, stirring up rebellions by the means he took to repress them, and of the utter lawlessness and confusion to which the province was reduced by the maladministration of Felix and his colleague, Ventidius Cumanus ("cut pars provinciae habebatur"). He adds that civil war would have broken out if Quadratus, the Governor of Syria, had not interposed, and secured the punishment of Cumanus, while Felix, his equal in guilt, was continued in his government. This was owing, no doubt, to the influence of Pallas. The same influence secured the continued government to Felix upon Nero's accession, Pallas being all-powerful with Agrippina. Such was "the most excellent governor Felix." For further accounts of him, see Josephus ('Bell. Jud.,' 2. 12.8; 13.), who ignores his share in the government as the partner of Cumauus, and dates his appointment subsequently to the comdemnation of Cumanus at Rome, and is also there silent as to his misdeeds.
Seized by for taken of, A.V.; was about to be slain for should have been killed, A.V.; when I came for then came I, A.V.; upon them with the soldiers for with an army, A.V.; learned for understood, A.V. The soldiers (τὸστράτευμα, as Acts 23:10). The army of the A.V. is out of place. Having learned, etc. Lysias departs here from strict truth, wishing, no doubt, to set off his zeal in defense of a Roman citizen, and also to anticipate any unfavorable report that Paul might give as to his threatened scourging.)
Desiring to know for when 1 would have known, A.V.; down unto for forth into, A.V.
Found for perceived, A.V.; about for of, A.V. Questions; ζητήματα, only in the Acts, where it occurs five times (Acts 15:2; Acts 18:15; Acts 23:1-35. Acts 23:29; Acts 25:19; Acts 26:3). St. Luke also uses ζήτησις (Acts 25:20), as does St. Paul four times in the pastoral Epistles (1 Timothy 1:4, T.R.; 1 Timothy 6:4; 2 Timothy 2:23; Titus 3:9).
Shown to for told, A.V.; that there would be a plot against for how that the Jews laid wait for. A.V. and T.R.; I sent him to thee forthwith for I sent straight- way to thee, A.V.; charging for and gave commandment to, A.V.; to speak against him before thee for to say before thee what they had against him, A.V.; the R.T. omits farewell, in the A.V. That there would be a plot, etc. Two constructions are mixed up either by the writer of the letter, or by the transcriber. One would be Μηνυθείσης δέ μοι ἐπιβουλῆς τῆς μελλούσης ἔσεσθαι, "When I was informed of the plot which was about to be laid against him;" the other, Μηνυθέντος μοι ἐπιβουλὴν μέλλειν ἔσεσθαι, "When I was informed that a plot was going to be laid," etc. Against the man; πρὸς αὐτόν, as Acts 6:1; 1 Corinthians 6:1. But λέγειν πρός (instead of κατά), "to speak against" any one, is an unusual phrase. The T.R., which is retained by Mill, Alford, Wordsworth, Meyer, etc., is far more probable. Other readings are
So for then, A.V. Antipatris; "forty-two Roman miles£ from Jerusalem, and twenty-six from Caesarea, built (on the site of Kaphor Saba) by Herod the Great, and named in honor of Antipater, his father" (Alford). According to Howson, following the American traveller, the Rev. Eli Smith, the route lay from Jerusalem to Gophna, on the road to Nablous, and from Gophna, leaving the great north road by a Roman road of which many distinct traces remain, to Antipatris, avoiding Lydda or Diospolis altogether. Gophna is three hours from Jerusalem, and, as they started at 9 p.m., would be reached by midnight. Five or six hours more would bring them to Antipatris, most of the way being downhill from the hill country of Ephraim to the plain of Sharon. Attera halt of two or three hours, a march of six hours would bring them to Caesarea, which they may have reached in the afternoon.
But on for on, A.V. On the morrow, after their departure from Jerusalem, not, as Alford suggests, after their departure from Antipatris. It was a forced march, and therefore would not occupy two days and a night.
And they for who, A.V.; letter for epistle, A.V. Presented Paul; πάρεστησαν. This is a word particularly used of setting any one before a judge (see Romans 14:10, and the subscription of 2 Timothy, Ὅτε ἐκ δευτέρου παρέστη Πῦλος τῷ Καίσαρι Νέρωνι).
He for the governor, A.V. and T.R.; it for the fetter, A.V. Province; ἐπαρχία, only here and in Acts 25:1. A general word for a government, most properly applied to an imperial province.
Thy cause for thee, A.V.; also are for are also, A.V.; palace for judgment hall, A.V. I will hear thy cause; διακούσομαί σου, found only here in the New Testament; but used in the same sense as here for "hearing a cause," in Deuteronomy 1:16, Διακούσατε … καὶ κρίνετε, "Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously," A.V. See also Job 9:33, Διακούων ἀναμέσον ἀμφοτέρων, "That might lay his hand upon us both," A.V., i.e. judge between us. Palace (ἐν τῷ πραιτωρίῳ). The praetorium—for it is a Latin word—was originally the proctor's tent in a Roman camp. Thence it came to signify the abode of the chief magistrate in a province, or a king's palace. Herod's palace seems to have been a palace originally built by King Herod, and now used, either as the residence of the procurator or, as the mode of speaking rather indicates, for some public office. (For the use of the word πραιτώριον, see Matthew 27:27; John 18:28,John 18:33; John 19:9; Philippians 1:13.)
The characteristic quality of an Israelite indeed, as our Lord has taught us, is to be without guile. All kinds of trickery, deceit, false pretences, disguises, dissimulation, as well as downright falsehood, are entirely alien from the true Christian spirit. The man of God walks habitually in an atmosphere of transparent truth. He has nothing to conceal, nothing to simulate. He has to do with the God of truth, who searches all hearts, and from whom no secrets are hid. His one great object is to please God, and to live in all good conscience toward him. And it is a small thing with him to be judged of man's judgment. And then, as regards one fruitful source of falsehood, fear—fear of evil, of danger, of blame, the man of God is comparatively free from its influence, because he trusts in God, and commits the keeping of his soul to him as to a faithful Creator. God's faithfulness and truth are his shield and buckler. Hid under the shadow of his protecting wings, he is safe. Even in the valley of the shadow of death he fears no evil, because God is with him. His only fear is lest he forfeit that omnipotent protection by conduct displeasing to God and unworthy of a Christian man. But is the man of God therefore to take no steps to secure his own safety? is he to use no sagacity, no wisdom, no prudence, to follow no line of good policy, by which danger may be avoided, and the enemies who seek to hurt him may be baffled and eluded? Surely this cannot be affirmed except on principles of fatalism, which equally preclude the taking of any steps towards the accomplishment of any end. To act wisely and discreetly, to take advantage of circumstances and opportunities as they arise, to bring about good results, and to avert evil ones, is as much the duty of a Christian as to sow in order that he may reap, or to take medicine in order that he may be healed. In the case before us, St. Paul was in imminent danger of being condemned by unrighteous judges. He saw that their passions and their prejudices were inflamed against him, and that his own integrity was no security against an unjust sentence. But he saw also that, though for the moment his judges were incited by their common hatred towards himself, there were strong elements of discord among them. He saw that on one of the leading truths of that gospel which he preached—the resurrection of the dead, and the life everlasting beyond the grave—the division between his enemies was at its height, and a large portion of his judges were on his side. It was therefore an act, not of guile or deceit, but of sagacity and policy, to take advantage of this circumstance, and to divide his opponents, and, under cover of their division, to save himself. And he did so with signal success. In doing so he has added one to many other examples, that the safety of the righteous lies in the disunion of sinners. It may be added that the vision, with its message, in Acts 23:11, does not look as if St. Paul had sullied his bright conscience by any unworthy shifts when he stood before the council.
It is difficult to define exactly what we mean by a special providence. Not one sparrow falls to the ground without our heavenly Father, who works all things after the counsel of his own will, and makes all things "work together for good to them that love him, to them who are the called according to his purpose" (Romans 8:28). And yet there are times and occasions when the overruling and controlling hand of God is seen more clearly and more markedly than usual, and when the interposition of human will and intention is more conspicuously absent. And perhaps this is what we mean when we speak of a special providence. Let us mark some of the circumstances detailed in this section, which seem to bring St. Paul's escape from the Jews at this time under the category of a special providence. The danger was great and imminent. In the feverish excited state of the Jewish mind at this time, and when they were unable, through their weakness, to give effect to their intense hatred of their heathen masters, they were all the more ready to wreak their vengeance upon any more helpless victim who might fall into their hands. Such a victim was St. Paul; and already in the temple court and on the castle stairs, he had nearly forfeited his life to their violence. Again, in the council-chamber he was on the point of being torn in pieces by them. The danger, therefore, was very great which he had already escaped. But a greater was at hand. More than forty Jews, in whom guile, hatred, and fanaticism were a triple cord not easily to be broken, bound themselves together by a terrible curse to "remove" that obnoxious life, and seemed to make their own lives dependent upon the fulfillment of their atrocious vow. It was nearly certain that a request, coming to Lysias from the chief officers of the Sanhedrim, to bring Paul down again for some further inquiry into his case, would be complied with, and, if so, his death was certain also. Now mark the providential circumstances by which this plot was defeated. Paul had a sister, and this sister had a son. We hear nothing and know nothing of either of these persons except on this critical occasion. Where the young man lived, how he happened to be at Jerusalem (unless it were to keep the Feast of Pentecost), whether he had been influenced by his uncle to embrace the Christian faith, or whether, as seems more probable, he was a zealous Jew, and as such entrusted with the secrets of the party, we know not. All we know is that he became acquainted with the conspiracy, and went immediately to the castle to inform Paul of it. His ready admission to the prisoner, the good-natured compliance of the centurion with Paul's request to him to bring the young man to the chief captain, the chief captain's courteous attention to the young man's tale, and his instant determination to send Paul off by night to Caesarea, were the further links, each absolutely necessary, in the chain of providence, by which Paul's escape was accomplished. But one other circumstance must be noted. It seems strange at first sight that the tribune of the Roman garrison should take so much trouble about one poor Jew, whom, moreover, he had only to keep a close prisoner in the castle to ensure his safety. But we have a ready explanation of this in Lysias's own letter, and in what happened the day before, as recorded in Acts 22:24-26. Lysias, not a Roman by birth, had committed a grave mistake in threatening Paul, a Roman citizen, with scourging. Such a mistake might have had grave consequences to himself. He therefore adroitly and promptly took a step to show his respect and reverence for the dignity of a Roman citizen, and also for the office of the Roman procurator, by sending Paul off to Caesarea. At the same time, by so doing he avoided the chance of a riot at Jerusalem, and threw the whole responsibility of dealing with Paul and his Jewish enemies upon Felix. Nothing could be more politic. What, however, it is to our purpose to observe is that, by this tangled tissue of motives and interests, and by this accidental combination of circumstances, God's gracious purpose was brought about which he had announced to Paul in a vision of the night, saying, "Be of good cheer, Paul: for as thou hast borne witness of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at Rome." The violence of the Sanhedrim (though they knew it not); the conspiracy of the Jews (though they knew it not); the courtesy and policy of Lysias (though he knew it not); as afterwards the intrigues of Felix, the weakness of Festus, and the urgent malice of the Jews,—were all necessary steps, moving in a direction that they little suspected, for brining the apostle of the Gentiles to the capital of the Gentile world.
HOMILIES BY W. CLARKSON
Good conscience before God?
Those first words of Paul's defense, which so greatly excited and angered the high priest, are capable of being taken in more senses than one. We may regard them in—
I. THE SENSE IN WHICH THEY MUST BE FALSE. It is certain that Paul did not intend to say that he had never been conscious of defect and guilt in his relation to God. The time had been when he might have said so. As a scrupulous Pharisee, who was, "touching the righteousness which is in the Law, blameless," he would consider himself without any reason for remorse. But "what things were gain to him," those he "counted loss for Christ" (Philippians 3:7). He had come to the conclusion that the "way of peace" was not by faultlessness, but by forgiveness of sins through Jesus Christ; he had sought and found" the righteousness which is of God by faith" (Philippians 3:9). And there is no living man who can look back upon all that he has said and done, and look in on all that he has been, and declare that he is conscious of no defect and no guiltiness before God,—except, indeed, he is one whom sin has blinded, and who does not know how "poor, and blind, and naked" he is, in the sight of absolute purity. Comparing our conduct and examining our hearts in the light of God's" exceeding broad commandment," we are all included under sin. We have all to acknowledge much in the matter of positive transgression, and far more in that of unfulfilled obligation.
II. THE SENSE IN WHICH THIS MAY BE TRUE OF US ALL. It was true of Paul in this respect, that from the beginning of his Jewish course up to the time when he became a Christian, he had acted in accordance with his convictions; that his change of view was purely conscientious; and that from the beginning of his Christian career till that day he had steadfastly pursued the path in which God had directed him to walk. Every Christian man ought to be able to affirm this of himself, having regard to his entire Christian course. This conscious spiritual integrity:
1. Includes a sense of continued reconciliation and fellowship with God.
2. Includes unbroken uprightness of conduct, freedom from presumptuous and scandalous sin, and general conformity to the will of God in all the relations of life.
3. Admits of many failures and infirmities, which are acknowledged and resisted.
4. Results from that gracious influence from heaven which attends the waiting upon God (Isaiah 1:2, Isaiah 1:3; Isaiah 40:31).
III. THE FULLEST SENSE IN WHICH THEY CAN BE TRUE OF ANY ONE. Paul may have been able to use these words of every period of his life; but they can only be applied to the earlier part with a reservation. He could only feel that he had been honestly and earnestly pursuing a mistaken course during those years. Happy are they who, when the end arrives, are able to look back on a whole life devoted to truth, to heavenly wisdom, to holy usefulness; who, from childhood to old age, have spent their powers in the service of Christ. These have not to set off one part of their career against another part, but can rejoice to feel that, from the beginning "until this day," they have, in the fullest sense, "lived in all good conscience before God." Here is an argument
(1) for beginning at the earliest point;
(2) for continuing through the special temptations of mid-life;
(3) for persisting through the infirmities of later years, in the beauty of a holy Christian life, in the excellency of earnest work.—C.
Things dubious and things certain.
There are few passages of Scripture in which there are so many doubtful points in a small space.
I. THREE DOUBTFUL POINTS. It is uncertain:
1. What Paul meant by his apologetic remark (Acts 23:5; see Exposition).
2. Whether he was justified in administering such a scathing rebuke, "God shall smite thee," etc. It certainly looks much like the utterance of a man who for the moment has lost his self-control, and there seems to be ground for contrasting it with the calm dignity of the Master when he was smitten (John 18:22, John 18:23). The apostle laid no claim to perfection (Philippians 3:13 "perfect," in Philippians 3:15, signifies mature, instructed, disciplined), and he may well have been provoked, at this time, into a resentment which he afterwards wished he had been able to master.
3. Whether he was right in classing himself with the Pharisaic party (Acts 23:6). Though with them in those respects in which they differed from the Sadducees, and though, therefore, his words were formally correct, his spirit was so different from theirs, his principles were so opposite to theirs, his energies were so spent in combating theirs, that there was (or at least seems to have been) more of falsity than truth in his declaration. It is always a doubtful thing to say under pressure what we should never dream of saying under ordinary circumstances. But we may look at—
II. THREE CERTAIN TRUTHS. It is certain:
1. That only intrinsic worth can long hold the honor of our fellow-men. If Paul was ready, as he was, to pay outward deference to "God's high priest" (Acts 23:4); if he was unwilling to "speak evil of the ruler of the people" (Acts 23:5); he certainly held in small honor the particular high priest then pre- siding. Kings, judges, statesmen, ministers, may enjoy a temporary deference and an outward tribute as public officers; but if they are corrupt, if they are self-seeking, if they are indulgent, they will soon sink into dishonor and even into contempt. Only the worthy will continue to enjoy the esteem of their kind. Possibly a few of the shrewdest and most cunning have carried their honors to the grave, though they have deserved public reprobation, but these have passed to a scene where the veil will be torn off, and the long-outstanding penalty be required; but these are the few and not the many. Usually the pretender is unmasked here, and the iron hand of indignation comes down on the guilty head.
2. That it is an honorable and excellent thing to explain or apologize when one or the other is demanded.
(1) It is the right thing; it is due to those who have been misled or injured.
(2) It is the manly thing; it requires more courage, and courage of a higher order, to withdraw with expressions of regret than to maintain with the appearance of rectitude.
(3) It is the Christian thing; though, indeed, our Lord needed not to do this himself, yet we are sure it is in perfect accordance with his will: "If thy brother sin against thee, and he repent, forgive him, etc.
(4) It is the peaceful thing; to defend one's position is to foment strife; to acknowledge error is to disarm resentment and promote peace.
3. That straightforwardness is the best course to pursue. It is very doubtful whether Paul gained anything by his adoption of this expedient; he was in the greatest danger of being "pulled in pieces" (Acts 23:10). Such expediency as that which he employed may sometimes be rewarded by a temporary success. But the deepest and the longest success is the reward of sincerity and unswerving truth: the deepest, because our own self-respect is preserved inviolate and our integrity strengthened; the longest, for that which is founded on truth is built upon a rock, and is likeliest to endure.—C.
The powers that act on us from without.
Manifold are the powers which are acting upon our spirit and deciding our course and destiny. Some of these are suggested by this narrative.
I. THE MALEVOLENT HUMAN. (Acts 23:12-15.) In this case human malevolence took a very violent and malignant form: it sought to compass Paul's death by a dark and shameless stratagem. More often it seeks to do us injury for which we shall suffer, but from which we may recover. The very worst form which it assumes is that of aiming at our spiritual integrity, leading us into sin and so into shame and death.
II. THE INDIFFERENT HUMAN. (Acts 23:18-24.) The Roman-centurion, chief captain, soldier—took no special interest in Paul, and had no prejudice against him. tie regarded the whole matter in a professional light, and acted in simple and strict accordance with his habits of obedience and command. Around us is human law, human custom, human society—with this we must lay our account. It will proceed on its usual course, like a train upon the lines laid down for it, with small concern for our hopes and fears, our joys and sorrows. If we take heed, we may avail ourselves of its help; if we are indiscreet, it wilt dash against us unpityingly. So far as we may do so and can do so, we must order ourselves so as to benefit by its strong force.
III. THE BENIGNANT HUMAN. (Acts 23:16-21.) Paul's sister induced her son to interpose, and the young man (or, youth) played his delicate and dangerous part well, intervening between these sanguinary schemers and their illustrious victim. We may hope for positive sympathy and active aid from
(1) those who are closely and tenderly related to us;
(2) those who are young, and therefore open to many admirable inspirations (obedience, pity, courage, aspiration, etc.);
(3) those who have spiritual affinities with us, to whom we are brethren or fathers "in the Lord."
IV. THE DIVINE. (Acts 23:16.) At this troublous and anxious time, when Paul was cut off from fellowship with the disciples, the Master himself drew near to him. He came with his comforting presence and his cheering word. He did not fail his servant then; nor will he fail his faithful followers now. We may reckon upon
(1) his comforting presence with us;
(2) his word of promise and cheer;
(3) his summons to bear witness in the future as in the past: "As thou hast testified … so must thou," etc. While all these powers are acting upon us, we must play our own part manfully, or the issue will be unfavorable (Acts 23:17). When all is done for or against us, we must make our own choice, decide for ourselves which of the two paths we will pursue, at which gate we shall be found when the journey of life is over (.Galatians 6:4, Galatians 6:5).—C.
HOMILIES BY E. JOHNSON
Paul at Caesarea.
I. "THE LORD IS MINDFUL OF HIS OWN." Recall the beautiful song in Mendelssohn's 'St. Paul.'
1. The craft of their foes. They conspire against the righteous with a zeal worthy of a better cause (Acts 23:12, Acts 23:13); and cloak their designs under pious pretexts (Acts 23:14,Acts 23:15). 2. The Divine protection. He brings the counsels of wickedness to light (Acts 23:16). The young man, whoever he was, Christian Or otherwise, became, in Divine providence, a guardian angel of the apostle.
"Nothing so fine is spun,
But comes to light beneath the sun,"
to the help of the good and the confusion of the wicked (cf. Psalms 7:15; Psalms 34:8). Sincerity and good faith are found where they are least expected, when God is guiding the hearts of men (Acts 23:18).
II. THE GRACIOUS DELIVERANCE. (Acts 23:23-35.)
1. They are withdrawn from the snares of their foes. Paul, surrounded by the military guard, seems a visible picture of the angels of God encamping about those who fear him. "Against forty bandits he sends five hundred protectors."
2. Testimony to the truth is furnished on their behalf (Acts 23:27, etc.). The honorable and straightforward dealing of the heathen Romans stands in contrast to that of the orthodox Jews. Better have the spirit of the Law without the letter than the letter without the spirit. The very indifferentism of the Romans becomes overruled for the deliverance of Paul. Guarded in the palace of Herod, Paul has time for reflection and prayer. The intervals el arduous labor, the moments of respite from toil and conflict,—in these we may find proofs of the nearness and tenderness of God.—J.
HOMILIES BY R.A. REDFORD
Paul before the Sanhedrim.
I. A SUGGESTIVE CONTRAST between corrupt ecclesiasticism and secular power. The bigotry, intolerance, personal animosity, unfairness, fanatical cruelty, all finding abundant confirmation in the history of the persecutions emanating from the papacy. Lysias was cruel because he was reckless and followed bad customs, but Ananias was cruel because he was spiteful and tyrannical.
II. THE MASTER'S PREDICTION FULFILLLED. Such a scene was what the servants of Christ were told to prepare for. The apostle's infirmity, compared with the Savior's perfect self-possession and patience, shows that the highest of merely human characters tall far below the Divine goodness in Christ. Yet the instant apology, so courteously expressed, shows that the ruffle was only on the surface. The mistake was a natural one, and the provocation was great.
III. THE CORRUPTION OF JUDAISM EXHIBITED. Whether Paul acted blamelessly in appealing to Pharisees against Sadducees may be an open question, but, as he was brought before the highest religious authority of Judaism, and the Jews of that time rejected the reformation which Christianity in the person of Paul presented to them, it was a challenge to Jewish orthodoxy to vindicate itself if it could. And all the apostle probably meant was that he had been brought up in the orthodox school, and that Christianity was no heresy to the substance of Jewish teaching. The discussion which followed revealed the utter decay of Judaism. The heart of it was eaten out with skepticism and pride. The orthodox had no moral influence. The heterodox were powerful enough to fight successfully their battle against the rulers, which was another proof, like the crucifixion of Jesus, that the Jewish state was ripe for judgment. The Messiahship of Christ rested on the facts of the Resurrection.
IV. THE HOLLOW HYPOCRISY OF UNBELIEF. The Sadducees were not open to conviction. Nor are unbelievers generally. Their professed love of truth is sincere. They will inquire in order to decry, but not to reach a conclusion contrary to their inclinations. No dogmatists are so bigoted and so tyrannical as the dogmatists of the Sadducean school. As in Paul's time, so still, worldly influence is called in to help unbelief. The Sadducees were the wealthy party. There was a root of faith in the Pharisaic school, but it was being destroyed by worldliness, and they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God. Had the Sadducees been willing to hear Paul, they might have been convinced of their own error. Had the Pharisees not hoped for victory over their antagonists more than for light, the council might have been held.—R.
The human judge in the presence of the Divine.
"Sittest thou to judge me," etc.?.
I. The law of man rests on the Law of God.
1. In its aims.
2. In its execution.
II. The blessing of a faithfully kept and righteously administered system of justice, which, notwithstanding all human infirmities, can be maintained.
III. The bar of human law both a prediction and an evidence of the future judgment. Yet the imperfections of earthly justice remind us that God shall make up all inequalities, and show hereafter perfectly that all justice is love.
IV. The corruption of Jewish Law proved the necessity of a better law, the law of Christ, which is not a despotic law, but "peace, and righteousness, and joy in the Holy Ghost;" not smiting our neighbor, but "bearing one another's burdens."—R.
Light in the darkness.
"And the night following," etc. Review the position of the apostle. In prison. Hated by the Jews. Only rescued by a heathen hand, which itself may be turned against him. Perplexed by his own thoughts (el. Elijah in the cave at Mount Horeb). Conflict of fears and desires—his hope to do greater things, his desire to see Rome; his sense of a great vocation as the leading missionary; his apparent helplessness among his enemies. The vision had a twofold purpose—to prepare the apostle for its work, to give encouragement to all who resembled him in single-heartedness and spiritual heroism.
I. THE ASSURANCE GIVEN.
1. The strengthening of faith in the personal Redeemer. His resurrection; his sympathy; his approval of the apostle's life; the progress of his kingdom.
2. The certainty conveyed that all that would occur in Jerusalem would be overruled for good.
3. The prospect held out corresponding to the apostle's own aims and desires, that Rome would be visited—a prospect which emboldened him to appeal to Caesar, although it might lead to greater sufferings eventually.
II. THE LESSON TAUGHT.
1. In the darkest night the appearance of Jesus is new strength.
2. Faithful and heroic work is never left without encouragement.
3. Though visions of the night may not be granted to the Church now, except on very rare occasions, still there are foresights of the future which can be obtained by deep insight, prayerful vigilance, elevated faith and. study of events in the light of the Savior's words, and the facts of his past intercourse with his disciples.
4. Holy ambition is accompanied with the spirit of apostolic self*devotion, and is rewarded with the accomplishment of our desires. "Expect great things; attempt great things." Why not aim at Rome? James and John were not reproved by Christ for desiring a place beside him, but were reminded that they must purge all such desires of the sordid and selfish, and be prepared for the baptism of blood. If we take up the cross, we may sit with Jesus on the throne.
5. The highest description of a Christian's life is "bearing witness." Christ is all and in all we reflect his light. Even at Rome a simple testimony is enough.—R.
The "must" of the Lord's midnight message interpreted by events. Divine providence working. The Christian stands still and sees the salvation. The Word of God is instead of human calculations and predictions. How different from fatalism in such a case as Livingstone in the dangers of his African mission reminds us that there is a feeling of confidence in our weakness which is like a vision in the night. Notice—
I. THE GUILT OF FANATICISM. The forty conspirators thought that they were doing God service. They divulged the oath to the chief priests and elders. It was, by their silence, appropriated as the deed of the whole Sanhedrim. The blindness of their passion secured its own defeat.
II. THE DIVINE INTERPOSITION TO PROTECT. The sister of Paul probably not a Christian. The boy attached to his uncle, showing the affectionate nature of the apostle. A weak instrument chosen of God to accomplish a great work. The soldierly feeling of the captain aroused, and his sympathy with a fellow-citizen of Rome. Human agents controlled and directed by Divine influences.
III. ROMAN DESPATCH AND DISCIPLINE called, again, into the service of the gospel The promise of the Lord was being fulfilled, though in a way unanticipated by Paul. Caesarea revisited under very different circumstances. The lonely, persecuted Jew becoming important. Felix put on his mettle. The contrast between the two worlds—the world of Judaism and the world of imperialism. The prisoner going to Caesarea suggests what is wanted to deliver mankind from both—the cruelty of fanatics and the cruelty of despots and military ambition. The simplicity, heroism, all-conquering love of the Christian ambassador. "got by might, nor by power, but by my Spirit, saith the Lord." It was a significant change from Lysias's fortress at Jerusalem to Herod's palace at Caesarea. The gospel was challenging the world.—R.
HOMILIES BY P.C. BARKER
A threefold example of true greatness.
Every careful reader of the Testament is aware that there is obscurity present to a certain degree in this passage. The obscurity is of a nature not very likely to yield to timid treatment. It does not seem likely that there remain facts of history which would clear it up, for instance. Rather would it seem the preferable course to face at once the difficulty, to narrow its dimensions to the smallest compass, and to admit that it is not evident how it was that Paul failed to know the thing that he said he did not know—whether this were that Ananias was the high priest, or whether it were that it was Ananias who uttered the command to smite him on the mouth. For this is one among many instances of the sort of difficulty that offers no impossibility of reaching a very feasible explanation, but only perplexity and uncertainty, as to which among several may have been the actual explanation. All, however, that is now incumbent on ourselves is to accept in all good faith Paul's statement, and the lessons which may be suggested by what is before us will not be prejudiced. We have in the passage a threefold exemplification of the greatness that is open even to human character and life.
I. THE GREATNESS OF A GREAT IDEA AND RULE OF LIFE. There is no reason to think that Paul said what exceeded in the least degree the facts.
1. He owned to a conscience.
2. He owned to the principle that conscience ought to be accepted as guide.
3. He owned to the duty of accepting the governance of that conscience in things great and small—in "all things."
4. He glanced, to say the least, and very significantly, at the fact that conscience, too, had its Superior, its Master, its Judge—the living "God" himself. A life led through the length of its intelligent period in obedience to conscience is a life that will have steadiness, consistency, strength, about it. Equally noticeable is it that human greatness, where it may most really touch the mark, will own, as it did notably in the case of Saul, to much mixture of imperfection, to much possibility of error, to grand oversights, even if conscience be its guide, unless that conscience is informed, is divinely informed, and is refreshed by the light of the Spirit of all true guiding.
II. THE GREATNESS THAT CANNOT PROVE STOICAL WHEN MORAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE AT STAKE.
1. Paul feels an intense scorn of the thing that Ananias does.
2. Though by exposing it, and trenchantly, in the face of open court, he exposed himself also to have it thought and said that personal resentment partly accounts for his conduct, yet Paul was content to run the risk of this. Many do now think that the conduct of Paul and his language here contrast unfavorably with what might have been, and detract something from the force of his righteous indignation-on a righteous occasion. Them is, however, such a thing as a noble disregard of fair fame, that a purer offering may be made to one thing—the hit fame of truth. Igor do we think that anything less than this is the truth here of Paul. If his utterance were the result of personal resentment simply, it certainly could not have had the remotest chance of working well for him personally. If the utterance were the child of personal resentment exclusively, the suppression of it would have been the suppression of an actual and legitimate instinct. But there is no evidence of this, nor even looking this way. For
(1) Paul's remonstrance is worded so as to exhibit the insult done to righteousness, not to himself. And
(2) not only is there not a trace of temper, but there is abundant indication immediately succeeding that Paul had himself under perfect control.
3. Paul expresses no wish for the punishment of Ananias, but he firmly declares the abundantly likely retribution of God. He certainly leaves his own case in the hands of him to whom "judgment belongeth." And his language is no bitter retort, invective, or imprecation. It is no sign of either humility or greatness to hide out of sight our own strong convictions or our strong faith in God's moral government, just because the instance in question may arise in our own history. Therefore, while on the one hand the actual words employed by Paul receive unimpeachable justification from those of Jesus himself (Matthew 23:1-39. Matthew 23:27), the spirit he manifested does not expose itself to censure in comparison with even that of Jesus (John 18:22, John 18:23), for the simple reason that it does not offer to come into comparison with it, the occasions having their material points of difference as well as of resemblance. The wonderful and divinest meekness of Jesus is indeed ever imitable, but it does not follow that every possible occasion of meekness is a right occasion for it. It may be that stern duty shall allow no option, and its more painful behest be the word of crushing rebuke (as here) rather than the tones of mercy and meekness.
III. THE GREATNESS THAT WAITS, READY TO ADMIT THAT A THING DONE BY ONE'S SELF MIGHT HAVE BEEN BETTER LEFT UNDONE. There are many things that may aggravate or diminish the blame of error. Rare as they are, there are such things as genuine explanations of error, which leave no fault with the person who nevertheless has been the perpetrator of it. Possibly Paul may be justly credited with some blame in not knowing to whom he spoke before he spoke, just as the language which he used may possibly be liable to some censure. But, anyway, the occasion is a fit one to remind us of these things:
1. That it is one sign of a great disposition—other things being equal—to be open to acknowledge error.
2. That this is a much more effectual sign, when all the circumstances of an occasion (as now) make the admission one of peculiar difficulty.
3. That worth is added to any such acknowledgment when, after all, the error is one in manner only, and emphatically not in matter, and. when it lies in the accidents rather than in the merits of the subject. Though it were only such an error, Paul publicly admits it, and quotes chapter and verse, as it were, to his own disadvantage.
4. That this virtue is especially the growth of Christian teaching, Christian principles. The germ of this virtue so rare lies in the truth, the sincerity, the purity to which Christianity invites our supreme homage.—B.
The hope of the living and the resurrection of the dead.
"The hope and resurrection of the dead." The chapter in which these words are found offers a striking illustration of the irresistible force of providence, or of providence and the direct acts of the Spirit in co-operation. The day was dark for Paul, nor did there seem a glimmer of hope of any justice for him at the hands of the council before whom he stood. But words and wisdom were found either by him or for him. Those words of wisdom were the weighty words of the text. The mere utterance of them rent the council in twain; soon compelled the chief captain to come again to the rescue, in place of shirking his duty, as by a side move he had wished to do; left an enraged populace no chance, as they thought, of disposing of Paul except by a murderous conspiracy; necessitated the removal of Paul by the governor under a sufficient military escort to another place and another court of trial, which in its turn led on directly to Paul's appeal to Caesar and arrival in the capital of the world. And weighty indeed were those words—words which may be numbered as two; for they were weighted with the solemn meaning and inscrutable mystery of a whole world. They touch all that, is deepest in questions between God and man. They hold, in fact, the one question that lies hidden down m some of its aspects in mystery unfathomably deep. Notice, then—
I. THE HOPE HERE INTENDED. The expression may mean simply "the hope of Israel" (Acts 26:6-8; Acts 28:20). But if it do mean this, it is instanced as having for its chief implication the revelation of immortality in and by Jesus. Or it may mean more specifically Israel's "hope in and for the resurrection of the dead," though for obvious reasons Paul omits the word "Israel"—a wider resurrection than that of Israel merely being deep in his heart (Acts 24:15). The expression says "the hope," either absolutely or "of the dead." The ambiguity of expression is immaterial, because there is none of meaning. And grand indeed are the suggestions that come of the language employed.
1. "The hope" must be universal. The laborious and far-fetched exceptions that possibly might be produced would be infinitely insignificant, and might be accounted for in, perhaps, every case by moral reasons, though the most disastrous.
2. "The hope" must be of the very chiefest that can stir human hearts.
3. "The hope" carries in it the highest argument and testimony of the Creator of those hearts.
4. "The hope" must determine the great leading tracks of our thoughts of God and thoughts toward him. If he is only our God up to the grave, the greatest feeders of human regard, awe, devotion, are ruthlessly cut off at one stroke. Wonder because of him, fear toward him, love for him, wither away rootless and profitless. According as we find ground for this hope or were to fail to find it, our notions of God must be trustful or doubting, loving or callous, aspiring or ruinously baffled, and our own life rearing itself to air and light or cruelly beaten down to earth. Yes, the hope of universal man, his deepest hope, his last hope, his highest kind of hope, his most governing hope, is the hope that those called "the dead" are not dead, but that they "all live." For "the dead" the living hope this, and they hope it for themselves, ere they, too, shall be numbered among that number. Upon the basis of this hope rises the superstructure of our leading views of God, as of our forecasts of self.
II. THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD HERE SPOKEN OF. The resurrection of the dead (in the sense of the resurrection in any tenable philosophical sense of the body) is, beyond doubt, the specific revelation of Christianity. The Christian revelation of the resurrection of the body avails:
1. To guide human thoughts as to the method of the transition from mortality to immortality. Whatever may be the facts as to the disembodied and intermediate state, the resurrection of the body sufficiently fixes for us the form of the immortal life, and gives definiteness to our conception of it.
2. This revealed method evidently guarantees the maintenance of individuality in the immortal life.
3. For quite similar reason it postulates the continuous identity of the individual.
4. It surely infers the responsibility of the individual. No one for one moment contends for human responsibility or for human irresponsibility in this poor lower life. That those who have known it for the years of life's brief span should ignore it, at the first moment when its commanding character would receive forcible illustration, is incredible.
5. The resurrection of the dead indefinitely enlarges the entire character of man. Were the truth now conceivably subtracted from the wealth of truth which is our present possession, it would condemn us to a poverty of distressing misery. No more appalling type of the truncated could be found the world around. When Paul introduced with powerful voice and distinctest of utterance this twofold expression of the grandest and the most fundamental fact of human nature, he threw, doubtless, the apple of discord into the midst of Pharisees and Sadducees, and he did it designedly. But he was gaining a hearing for the truth that carries humanity's highest outlook in it. He was making a fresh appeal to all that is greatest and deepest in human nature. He was reminding a hardened multitude of what should most raise them and endear the Christ who came from God to them. And he was preaching to them, not what could be construed into "a hard saying," but what was fitted to be perennial inspiration. Let us see to it that it may be to us what it should have been, but was not, to them.—B.
The sympathizing and mindful Master.
We may justly suppose that, after the life, activity, and intense excitement of that day, a reaction set in for Paul with the time of darkness and enforced rest. Those who toil for their Lord all day will not find themselves forgotten in their night of darkness, of uncertainty, of trouble. The comfort of Jesus is in this night brought to Paul. And the way in which it was brought to him must have been most grateful. That comfort offered itself in several degrees.
I. THE LORD HIMSELF APPEARS. What an honor! What a kindness! What a comfort!
II. THE LORD HIMSELF "STANDS BY" PAUL. What a condescension! What a really brotherly helping!
III. THE LORD HIMSELF SPEAKS WORDS OF GOOD CHEER. What a help for Paul, that voice! He had known different tones of voice of Jesus. What a gracious variety, this! What a close suggestion also of the faithful watching of the Lord over his faithful servant! He "had seen," he "had seen" the sorrowing, wearied, grieved spirit of Paul, and had come to stay his affliction by the direct exhortation, "Be of good cheer."
IV. THE LORD UTTERS A KINDLY SUGGESTION, BETOKENING KINDLY REMEMBRANCE OF PAUL'S PAST WITNESS AT JERUSALEM, THOUGH IT WAS EVEN HE WHO HAD PEREMPTORILY CUT IT SHORT, AND HAD SAID, "DEPART!"
V. THE LORD ASSURES HIM OF DISTINGUISHED FUTURE SERVICE FOR HIM.
1. This will put to flight all cares and anxieties as to the result of this trial, as to the fear of assassination, as to the uncertainty of his future career on earth.
2. It puts to flight all self-reproaching fears as to whether, "for his unworthiness," he was now to he cast aside. No; he is still a vessel meet for the Master's use—a weapon, polished, and not to be cast aside or laid aside.
VI. THE LORD MAKES A VERY SELECTION OF WORDS THAT CARRY COMFORT AND STRENGTH WITH THEM. "Thou must bear witness also at Rome." His Lord needs him and relies on him. And says he can depend on him who had done his work so well "in Jerusalem."—B.
HOMILIES BY R. TUCK
A good conscience.
Joubert says, "The trick of personifying words is a fatal source of mischief in theology." The personifying has been mischievously applied to the word "conscience," and we make it into a kind of separate, being, by' whom, apart from our own judgment and will, our conduct is regulated. Having m mind the descent of Minerva, in the form of an aged man, to accompany young Telemachus in the search for his father, we speak of "conscience" as an inward Mentor. The philosophical questions that arise concerning the nature and testimony of conscience may be briefly referred to, especially these two:
(1) Is conscience a separate and independent power? or
(2) Is conscience our faculty of judgment exercised concerning our own actions? We approve of the second view, and regard it as "the secret judgment of the soul, which gives its approbation to actions that it thinks good, or reproaches itself with those which it believes to be evil." Here, in our text, St. Paul is not thinking of the absolute right and wrong, but of the ceremonial claims which rested on a pious Jew, and says that, in relation to the formal rules of his religion, he had a "good conscience," "a conscience void of offence," a sense of having always striven to be loyal and faithful. The word "good" is a general word, and we may understand St. Paul better if we try to see what it may be regarded as including.
1. AN ENLIGHTENED CONSCIENCE. For, apart from the bare distinction of the absolute right and absolute wrong, conscience must be dependent on knowledge. All its finer and more precise testimonies come out of its culture. Our advances in education and moral training involve the quickening and enlightening of the conscience. The advanced man finds it altogether a more subtle guard of his life and conduct. It becomes keenly sensitive to the "beautiful" and the "becoming," as well as to the "right." This is illustrated in the case of the apostle himself; at one time "he verily thought within himself that he ought to do many thinest, contrary to the Name of Jesus of Nazareth." With the letters in his hand authorizing the persecutions of the Damascene Christians, his unenlightened conscience made no testimony of his wrongness, and offered no reproaches. By-and-by, when the revelation of the Messiahship of Jesus came to his understanding and heart, then conscience smote him, and he felt the exceeding shame of his past doings. It may be shown that all which cultures a man quickens and sensitizes conscience; but the greatest enlightener is the personal reception of Christ as our Savior. Then we begin to see ourselves, and to make the true estimate of conduct, spirit, and life. If we are responsible for making the best of our opportunities for self-culture, we may be said to be also responsible for the measure of enlightenment of our conscience.
II. A CLEAR CONSCIENCE, By which qualifying term we may mean:
1. One that can make decisions and testimonies in a firm, decided way, with no uncertainties or doubtings, no "maybe" or "perhaps." Conduct is greatly dependent on prompt, clear decisions of the judgment, and these follow simple witness of the conscience to the right and wrong, the true and the beautiful.
2. The term "clear" may mean free from the deteriorating influence of bad principles and fixed evil habits. A man may so live that his conscience has always a thick, foul atmosphere to speak through, and gets sadly defiled thereby. A man may come even to read his conscience in the light of his inclinations. "Keep conscience as the noon-tide clear."
III. AN APPROVING CONSCIENCE. One that commended his actions. It is well when the constant witness of conscience is favorable, He lives a hard life who knows the daily conflict of conduct and conscience, There can be no peace until the conscience may be quiet, or only give its approvals. Precisely the result of our gaining peace with God is our gaining peace with ourselves. Our wills regenerated, we are no longer disposed to resist the leadings of our conscience. In speaking of this subject we should remember that conscience "is not an infallible guide, but requires illumination, and therefore each man needs to pray for light; but it is never right to act against its dictates."—R.T.
Passion under insult.
We may at once say that, though much excuse may be found for St. Paul, he was quite below the Christian standard in making such an answer to the official. He was certainly far below his Divine Master, who, "when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed him. self to him who judgeth righteously." A probable explanation of St. Paul's failure to recognize the high priest is given by Michaelis: "Soon after the holding of the first council at Jerusalem, Ananias, son of Nebedaeus, was deprived of the high priest's office for certain acts of violence, and sent to Rome, whence he was afterwards released, and returned to Jerusalem. Between the death of Jonathan, who succeeded him and who was murdered by Felix, and the high priesthood of Ismael, who was invested with this office by Agrippa, an interval elapsed in which this dignity was vacant. This was at the time when Paul was apprehended, and the Sanhedrim, being destitute of a president, Ananias undertook the office. It is probable that Paul was ignorant of this circumstance.'' The incident may suggest to us—
I. THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF INDIGNATION. Distinguish between "anger," which is generally used for quick passionate temper, often both unreasoning and unreasonable, and "indignation," which is the proper uprising of our nature against wrong. We seldom do well to be "angry;" we always do well to be "indignant." Anger suggests feeling mastering judgment; indignation suggests judgment giving character to feeling. Every man ought to be sensitive to wrong, whether it be done to others or to himself. The question for him concerns, not the feeling of indignation, but the forms in which such indignation may find expression. St. Paul ought to be indignant at the offering of such an insult, by one who occupied the position of a judge. "St. Paul's prompt and stern utterance perhaps anticipated compliance with this direction, which was quite illegal in itself, and must have been considered to be aggravated as given against a Roman citizen, placed at a Jewish bar by the Roman commandant." For a similar insult offered to our Lord, see John 18:22.
II. THE NOBILITY OF THE MAN WHO CAN APOLOGIZE EVEN FOR HIS RIGHTEOUS INDIGNATIONS. At once, in the spirit of the Christian gentleman, as soon as the official position of the person whom he had answered was pointed out to him, he expressed his regret. Some have, indeed, thought that he meant to say such conduct as that of Ananias made it impossible to regard him as the high priest, but it is more simple to read in his words some sense of his having yielded to his sensitive and intense feelings. Impulsive men are usually quick to acknowledge their faults, and to remove any evil impressions which their conduct or language may have produced. The highest virtue is the self-mastery that keeps us from making such mistakes; but the next virtue is a cheerful and humble readiness to make amends when our mistakes, or our hasty language, have injured another.
III. THE HIGHER RIGHTEOUSNESS OF THE MASTERY OF INDIGNATION BY THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTIAN FORBEARANCE, Just as there is a "righteousness which exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees," so there is a righteousness which exceeds the worldly maxims and moral rules which guide ordinary men. It may be right to resent insult, but, from the Christian standpoint, it is much more right to bear it, and be patient under it, and forgive it. And such righteousness is illustrated in the scenes of our Lord's trial, when contumely was heaped upon him. Show that few things offer a severer test of Christian virtue than unprovoked and unreasonable insult. By it even the watchful man may be taken at unawares, and be suddenly moved to passion. Only the constant habit of thinking before we speak, and letting the moments of thinking be moments of prayer, can keep us in the trying hour. St. Paul's reset for his hasty words would be more profound before God than before men. He found a serious and humbling lesson in this mistake. Impress how often we err, and disgrace our Christian profession, by the tone and temper in which we "answer back."—R.T.
The resurrection a dividing doctrine.
If the supposition be a correct one that, just at this time, there was no high priest, we can well understand how easily divisions and contentions might be aroused in the mixed council, where party feeling was always strong. The Pharisees and Sadducees were really more political than ecclesiastical parties; they had distinct lines of thought, and conflicted for the positions of supreme influence in the ecclesiastico-political life of the nation. Both parties vigorously opposed Christianity, but the Pharisees on the ground of its teachings—as they thought them—against Mosaism, and of its degrading the national hope of Messiah, by affirming that he had come in the person of the Galilaean Jesus. The Sadducees on the ground chiefly of the disciples' affirmation that Jesus had risen from the dead, which, they were quick to see, it once admitted, involved the truth of our Lord's claim to the Messiahship. St. Paul evidently estimated, quickly and skillfully, the character of the judges before whom he was brought, and easily turned them from the consideration of his case to mere party wrangling. He saw, plainly enough, that there was no chance of a fair judgment from either party. If we must recognize some guilefulness in St. Paul's conduct on this occasion, we must remember that he had to deal with party prejudice and unreasoning hatred, and he was justified in securing his deliverance by such a quick-witted device. We observe—
I. THAT THE JEWISH RESURRECTION WAS A DREAM OR A DOCTRINE, To the Sadducees a mere superstitious dream, to the Pharisees an important doctrine. Hints of it are found in the earlier Scriptures, but the Old Testament has no clear testimony on the subject. This is not really remarkable, because Mosaism did not take this point of view; it did not demand obedience upon the promise of the "life to come," but upon promise of "the life that now is." Thoughts of resurrection and eternal life do not properly come to a Jew as a Jew, only to a Jew as a personally devout, God-fearing man, with an individual spiritual life of fellowship with God. Therefore the psalmists and prophets alone give us hints of resurrection. See what helps come to the idea
(1) from the translations of Enoch and Elijah;
(2) from the resurrections to natural life wrought by Elijah and Elisha;
(3) from the expressions used in the Book of Job, and in the Psalms; and
(4) from allusions in the prophets. Exactly in what sense the Pharisees believed in resurrection it is difficult to say. Clearly they had no notion of that spiritual body in which Christ reappeared among men, and we also must appear. Probably they held the doctrine very much as we hold some of our doctrines, merely for a battleground. The Sadducees had not much difficulty in showing that such a resurrection was a mere dream.
II. THAT THE CHRISTIAN RESURRECTION IS A TRUTH AND A HOPE. St. Paul calls it here a hope, but it is really a truth upon which we may build our hopes. Illustrate by showing what St. Paul writes about it—about its foundations and about its vital importance to the Christian—in 1 Corinthians 15:1-58. To him it was no mere dividing doctrine, though among foes he ventured so to use it; to him it was infinitely sure and infinitely precious—the message to him of his Redeemer's own resurrection, He labored, if "by any means he might attain unto the resurrection of the dead."
III. WHEREIN MAY WE FIND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE JEWISH AND THE, CHRISTIAN IDEAS OF RESURRECTION? We only note one of the more important differences. Pharisees had only, as aids to their conception, cases of resurrection which were merely a temporary restoration of bodily life. All the risen ones they could know of died a natural death. Christians take their conception from the resurrection of their Lord, which was to a spiritual, incorruptible, and eternal life.—R.T.
Divine cheer in anxious hours.
One of St. Paul's marked peculiarities was sensitiveness to Divine visions and communications. Such visions are indeed granted only in the sovereignty of Divine grace; but we may see that they are granted only to such persons as are receptive, and likely to be influenced aright by them. The same remark may be made concerning "visions" and "miracles "and all special modes of Divine communication. They are conditioned as truly by what man can receive as by what God can grant; and this may sufficiently explain why we have no visions or miracles now. On St. Paul's sensitiveness to the Divine nearness, note
(1) that his Christian life began in a vision and revelation;
(2) that his labors had been directed in a special manner; and
(3) that the culture of his spiritual life involved the quick, clear vision of the "unseen." Show what an anxious day this had been to the apostle. He estimated the malice of the Jewish party, and knew well that nothing short of his death would satisfy these zealots. No doubt he spent much time in prayer, and, as a response, there came this vision of his glorified Lord, and the cheering and assuring message. Our Lord gave his personal cheerings to St. Paul—by manifestation and message—on all the great occasions of perplexity and danger in the apostle's career (see Acts 18:9; Acts 17:22-25, etc.). We may see that, in this instance before us, the grounds on which the apostle should be of "good cheer" were partly expressed and partly assumed.
I. "BE OF GOOD CHEER;" FOR YOU SHALL STILL WORK AND WITNESS. No joy to St. Paul could be compared with this, that he might be longer spared to work for his Divine Master. True, he could say that "to die is gain," but he could unfeigned]y rejoice with his disciples that he was "to continue with them all for their furtherance and joy in faith." On this occasion, taken back to the castle in the charge of the Roman guard, he might reasonably have felt despondent. "To human apprehension there was at this time nothing between the apostle and death but the shelter afforded in the Roman barrack." He might fear that his work was done. All earnest Christian workers know what times of depression and despondency mean. Even after successful work there may come the feeling of exhaustion, and we may say, like Elijah, "Let me die, for I am not better [more successful] than my fathers." To Elijah, to St. Paul, and to us, at such times, the best of all cheer is the message, "The Lord hath need of thee" yet awhile. With such cheer the clouds pass; we can smile again on life. We are lifted up above our difficult circumstances and our exceeding perils. We learn that if bearing and battling have to be our lot, it is but for a while; we shall battle through, and we shall even serve God in the battling. This is good cheer indeed. "Christ shall still be magnified in our body, whether it be by life or by death."
II. "BE OF GOOD CHEER;" FOR I AM WITH YOU. This is the comforting which is assumed rather than expressed. Christ "stood by" the apostle, but it was only his coming out of the invisible into the visible. St. Paul only saw what was the permanent fact. His Lord was always standing by him, always within the visions of his soul. And there is no cheer for us like this. Compare the intense anxiety of Moses to be sure that Jehovah was present in the camp. "If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence." it was perfect rest for anxious Moses to hear Jehovah respond, saying, "My presence shall go with thee." What is in this case assumed is actually expressed to St. Paul in some of his other visions. At Corinth Christ had said, "Be not afraid … for I am with thee, and no man shall set on thee to hurt thee." Still, we know that trial is nothing, if Jesus is with us, helping us to bear; and work is nothing, if Jesus is with us, helping us to do. "I can do all things, and can bear all sufferings, if my Lord be there." Then impress what is for us the real cheer of life.
2. God's presence the inspiration and the strength of our working.
3. The inward consciousness that God's approval rests upon our work.
In our text Christ did but assure St. Paul, what he also assures us, that "man is immortal until his work is done." No arrow can pierce any one of us until our last battle has been fought, and it is enough that our Lord knows when our bit of service for him is complete.—R.T.
There is a time for miracle to work, and a time for providence to work, and the appropriate times the Lord of infinite wisdom and knowledge alone can arrange. It seems very strange to us that St. Peter should have been brought out of prison by the miraculous deliverances of an angel, and that St. Paul should be left dependent on the accident, as some would call it, of his nephew's overhearing the plot against his life. Yet, perhaps, there is no real difference between a "miraculous" and a "providential" deliverance. Both are Divine interventions on behalf of God's servants, and both are simply adaptations of the intervention to particular cases. When we can get a fuller and worthier conception of God's working in the "natural," we shall probably lose sight of the distinction which we now make between the "natural and the supernatural." And this we shall do, not by losing the "supernatural," but by losing the "natural," and seeing that all Divine workings are beyond mere "nature," beyond mere human energy. We shall find Divine energy in the flowers, and trees, and sunshine, and storms, and in the genius, art, and poetry of man. We shall not "level down," but "level up;" and, forgetting how men would drag us down to the operations of dead law, we shall find everywhere the working of the living God, and all life will seem to us God's great miracle. While we have to make a distinction between the "miraculous" and the "providential," we may notice that—
I. THE ONE IS AN EXTRAORDINARY, THE OTHER AN ORDINARY AGENCY. We know that our fellow-men, and we ourselves, have ordinary and regular methods of working, and that both we and they, under pressure of circumstances, sometimes transcend ourselves, and act with an energy, promptitude, skill, and power which quite surprises those who seem to know us most intimately. May not this suggest to us the distinction in God between the miraculous and the providential? The miraculous is the Divine working to meet sudden and unusual circumstances. Then we may see that there was no need for extraordinary intervention in St. Paul's case, because this was no sudden calamity, breaking in upon and interfering with the Divine order; it was but a step in the regular course of providential dealings with St. Paul, and ordinary resources of providence sufficed to overcome the seeming danger.
II. THE ONE IS A TEMPORARY, THE OTHER A PERMANENT AGENCY. God's providences have been working through all the ages, and they have sufficed to secure the safety of his servants under all kinds of perils. From the Old Testament numerous illustrations may be taken; e.g. notice how David was preserved while he was pursued by Saul; or see how events were providentially ordered for Joseph. Remarkable stories of wonderful providences are given in modern books; e.g. that of the man pursued by soldiers, who searched the house where he had found refuge, and quarreled outside the door of the room in which he was secreted, as to whether that room had been searched; the quarrel resulting in their going away and never entering it. God's miracles have been wrought in almost every age, but they have always been temporary phenomena, special occasions of necessity, and having some unusual testimony to make. By their very nature miracles must be occasional only.
III. ONE PRODUCES A SUDDEN IMPRESSION, THE OTHER APPEALS TO THOUGHTFUL. CONSIDERATION. Miracles are wonders. They are not, indeed, wonders only; they are works; they are signs and wonders. Still, it is their chief characteristic that they arrest, arouse, surprise, excite attention. On the other hand, God's providences need to be watched for and observed and thought about. "Whoso will observe these things, even he shall understand the loving-kindness of the Lord." Then impress that, in life, human agencies that seem to bring about results for us, as his nephew's intervention brought about St. Paul's safety, must never take our interest merely for their own sake. We must ever look behind them and see that they are but working out the Divine plan and Divine will. God delivered St. Paul from peril by the aid of his nephew just as truly as if he had rescued him by the hand of an angel.—R.T.
Strangers' testimonies to God's servants.
The moral influence exerted by St. Paul on this Roman,, captain was so decided that he is compelled to send to his superior this report, whom I perceived … to have nothing laid to his charge worthy of death or of bonds." Such a man as this captain would judge fairly matters of character or of conduct. He had no blinding and bewildering ecclesiastical prejudices which made crimes where there were none. So his testimony to the apostle is important. Indeed, it is always well for us to feel that the world and the stranger are sure to judge us, and form impressions from our character and conduct. We cannot be indifferent to their opinion. Our walk and conversation ought to do honor to our Master. Men should "take knowledge of us that we have been with Jesus." The words used by the captain here remind us of two things.
I. THAT THE WORLD WANTS NO JUDGMENT ON MEN FOR THEIR OPINIONS. About opinions a Roman soldier could be supremely indifferent. With opinions human laws and magistracies have nothing to do. In opinions men may have the fullest liberty and toleration. Only when opinions influence conduct in a way that imperils social order, or the safety of the state, does the law or the magistrate concern himself with it. So we find that, in order to bring so-called heretics under the civil power, it has always been necessary to accuse them of rebellion against the law; the judge condemns them as anarchists, not as heretics. In these times we are beginning to learn more fully that opinion had better not be interfered with, and that every man may have full "liberty of prophesying," of persuading men to adopt his views. And all wrong teachings are to be met by right teaching, by the moral force of argument, and not by the physical forces of the law. Though still we properly keep the liberty to matters of simple opinion; when men express their views in their conduct, we are bound to consider whether their conduct tends to preserve the public peace and the social order.
II. SECTARIAN PREJUDICE ALONE WANTS TO PUNISH MEN FOR THEIR OPINIONS. Even the sectarian Jews knew that St. Paul had done no wrong. They trumped up a charge against him of defiling the temple, but they knew well enough that it was a groundless charge. They were offended with his opinions and teachings, as opposing their own. Illustrate from the assumptions of the Papal Church, and her efforts to crush all who held other opinions than she sanctioned. Modern illustrations of the bitterness of sectarian prejudice may be mentioned. A man may, like the apostle, have the truth of God, but he must be rejected unless his message rings in exact harmony with the received opinions. Show, in conclusion, that the strangers judgment of us is the only really important one. They ask what we are in character, conduct, life, and relations; and they can best judge about the value of our opinions by those things in which the opinions find their practical expression. Let, then, those outside our circles, the strangers, judge us as Christians. Will they say of us as the Roman officer said of St. Paul, "About their opinions we know little or nothing; bat this we can say, They are good men and true"?—R.T.
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Once these loans are closed, they won’t benefit your score as much. It’s counter-intuitive that your creditworthiness is penalized for fully paying off your debt, but that is the credit score system we have.
When You Should Pay Off SBA Loans Early
Every business is different, and in a minority of cases, paying off an SBA loan can be beneficial. It’s a decision that should be carefully considered though, as the terms are usually set to favor businesses that pay off the loan on the approved schedule. Here are a couple of cases where you might want to pay it off early though.
You Want To Eliminate Interest Charges
While you can save thousands, if not tens of thousands of dollars, on interest charges by paying back your loan early, it doesn’t really save money in the long run. Interest payments are tax-deductible, so those payments probably aren’t hurting your bottom line. Some businesses could benefit from eliminating their interest payments, but those circumstances are unique, especially since many SBA loans are structured so there is a significant penalty for early repayment.
You Want To Qualify for Another Loan
Assuming there is no prepayment penalty, paying off an SBA loan early is actually quite beneficial. By wiping away that debt, you’ll have a much easier time qualifying for a new loan. Your credit score might not be as good as it was with the outstanding loan, but lenders also don’t want to extend credit to someone who’s already in debt to someone else.
You Hate Being in Debt
Don’t we all? Many small business owners, particularly those who’ve used their own savings for initial capital, despise having outstanding loans when they don’t need to. For many, the peace of mind that comes with being debt-free is worth the financial costs that come with paying off the loan early.
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Before you use an ApsaraDB for Memcache instance, you must add the IP addresses or CIDR blocks that are used to access the instance to the whitelist of the instance. This ensures database security and stability. You can improve access security for ApsaraDB for Memcache if you properly configure the whitelist. We recommend that you maintain the whitelist on a regular basis. This topic describes how to set a whitelist.
The Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instance whose IP address is added to the whitelist must be deployed in the same region as the ApsaraDB for Memcache instance.
If you want an application on an ECS instance to access multiple ApsaraDB for Memcache instances, add the IP address of the ECS instance to the whitelists of the ApsaraDB for Memcache instances.
Log on to the ApsaraDB for Memcache console.
On the Instances page, find the ApsaraDB for Memcache instance that you want to manage.
Click the instance ID or click Manage in the Actions column to go to the Instance Information page.
In the left-side navigation pane, click Whitelist Settings.
Find the default whitelist and click Modify.
You can also click Add Whitelist to create an IP address whitelist. The name of a whitelist must be 2 to 32 characters in length and can contain lowercase letters, digits, and underscores (_). The name must start with a lowercase letter and end with a lowercase letter or digit.
In the Modify Whitelist dialog box, perform one of the following operations:
Add IP addresses or CIDR blocks to the whitelist
Separate IP addresses with commas (,). A maximum of 1,000 unique IP addresses can be added. The following formats are supported:
10.23.12.24 (IP address)
10.23.12.24/24 (This is a CIDR block in which /24 indicates that the prefix of the CIDR block is 24 bits in length. You can replace 24 with a value that ranges from 1 to 32.)
If you set the prefix length to 0, for example, 0.0.0.0/0 or 127.0.0.1/0, all IP addresses are allowed to access the instance. This poses a high security risk. Proceed with caution.
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FutureStarrWhat Percent Is 8 12
There are a lot of numbers in the world. With numbers, a specific amount can be implied. You probably have your own idea of what these percentages mean.We checked Google for the answer to the question, “How many eight-year-olds make 12? ” This is what we found: 3. 2 percent of eight-year-olds make 12.This is a simple question that has an obvious answer: it is 20%. This is an interesting and complex question with an obvious answer.We’re doing a fun little exercise here. I’ve taken two numbers and I want you to tell me how they’re related. The first is “8” and the second is “12”. Now please answer a few questions. How many digits are there in each number?
Convert mixed numbers or mixed fractions to percents. The mixed number to percentage calculator finds the decimal equivalent by finding the decimal value of the fraction, adding the decimal to the whole number part of the mixed number, and multiplying by 100 to get the percent. Shows the work to change the mixed number to a percent.
A mixed number is a whole number plus a fraction. You can convert fraction part of the mixed number to a decimal and then multiply by 100 to get the percent value. Alternatively you can convert mixed number to an improper fraction, and then convert it to a decimal by dividing numerator by denominator. Finally, multiply the decimal by 100 to find the percent value. (Source: www.calculatorsoup.com)
That gives you the annual interest, but you are going to pay it in monthly instalments. That means that each year’s payment has to be divided by 12 (in practice, your mortgage company will probably do it by day, so that it will alter slightly each month, but this should be close enough for budgeting purposes).
100 is what percent of 80? These problems tend to kill people because on some level they're kind of simple, they're just 100 and an 80 there, and they're asking what percent. But then people get confused. They say, do I divide the 100 by the 80? The 80 by 100? Or is it something else going on? And you really just have to think through what the language is saying. They're saying that this value right here, this 100, is some percentage of 80, and that some percentage is what we have to figure out. What percent? So if we multiply 80 by this what percent, we will get 100. So let's view it this way. We have 80. If we multiply it by something, let's call this something x. Let me do that in a different color. If we multiply 80 by something, we are going to get 100. And we need to figure out what we need to multiply 80 by to get 100. And if we just solve this equation as it is, we're going to get a value for x. And what we need to do is then convert it to a percent. Another way you could have viewed this is 100 is what you get when you multiply what by 80? And then you would have gotten this number, and then you could convert it to a percent. So this is essentially the equation and now we can solve it. If we divide both sides of this equation by 80, so you divide the left-hand side by 80, the right-hand side by 80, you get x. x is equal to 100/80. They both share a common factor of 20, so 100 divided by 20 is 5, and 80 divided by 20 is 4. So in simplest form, x is equal to 5/4, but I've only expressed it as a fraction. But they want to know what percent of 80. If they just said 100 is what fraction of 80, we would be done. We could say 100 is 5/4 of 80, and we would be absolutely correct. But they want to say what percent? So we have to convert this to a percent, and the easiest thing to do is to first convert it into a decimal, so let's do that. 5/4 is literally the same thing as 5 divided by 4, so let's figure out what that is. Let me do it in magenta. So 5 divided by 4. You want to have all the decimals there, so let's put some zeroes out here. 4 goes into 5 one time. Let me switch up the colors. 1 times 4 is 4. You subtract. You get 5 minus 4 is 1. Bring down the next zero. And of course, the decimal is sitting right here, so we want to put it right over there. So you bring down the next zero. 4 goes into 10 two times. 2 times 4 is 8. You subtract. 10 minus 8 is 2. Bring down the next zero. 4 goes into 20 five times. 5 times 4 is 20. Subtract. No remainder. So this is equal to 1.25. 5/4 is the same thing as 5 divided by 4, which is equal to 1.25. So far, we could say, 100 is 1.25 times 80, or 1.25 of 80, you could even say, But we still haven't expressed it as a percentage. This is really just as a number. I guess you could call it a decimal, but it's a whole number and a decimal. It would be a mixed number if we didn't do it as a decimal. It's 1 and 1/4, or 1 and 25 hundredths, however you want to read it. So to write it as a percent, you literally just have to multiply this times 100, or shift the decimal over twice. So this is going to be equal to, as a percent, if you just shift the decimal over twice, this is equal to 125%. And that makes complete sense. 100 is 125% of 80. 80 is 100% of 80. 100% percent is more than 80. It's actually 1 and 1/4 of 80, and you see that right over there, so it makes sense. It's 125%. It's more than 100%. But we are done. We've solved the problem. It is a 125% of 80. (Source: www.khanacademy.org) | <urn:uuid:cf3848ed-0d42-4deb-87ef-bc2b46fc3b57> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.futurestarr.com/blog/mathematics/what-percent-is-8-12 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.95951 | 1,331 | 3.1875 | 3 |
Emma Grigsby Meharg, the first Texas woman secretary of state, was born on August 14, 1873, at Lynnville, Tennessee, the daughter of Jasper N. and Mary Amanda (Calvert) Grigsby. In 1883 the family moved to Italy, Texas, where she attended public school. She graduated from Southwestern Normal College in 1895. She married Samuel W. Meharg, a native of Anniston, Alabama, on June 24, 1902, and went as a bride to Plainview, Texas, where her husband became principal of the public school. Mrs. Meharg also taught school both in Italy and Plainview. The couple had two children.
Emma Meharg was appointed secretary of state by Governor Miriam A. Ferguson and served during 1925 and 1926. In her official biennial report she made a number of recommendations for changes in laws relating to corporations, securities, administration of the secretary of state's office, and the institution of a civil service system for state employees. Subsequent legislatures enacted into law many of her proposals. She strongly recommended that the office of the secretary of state be made an elective rather than appointive office because the duties of the office were of a more public nature than at the time of the adoption of the Constitution of 1876. She also advocated adoption of a constitutional amendment to raise the salary of the secretary of state from the $2,000 per year set by the Constitution of 1876. During her administration as secretary of state many historical records were taken out of storage, restored, and processed for easy reference and exhibit.
Mrs. Meharg was a leader in civic, cultural, church, and political affairs. She served on the Plainview board of school trustees and on the board of regents of Texas Technological College (now Texas Tech University) from 1932 to 1937. She died at Plainview on September 4, 1937, and was buried there.
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Heat transfer characteristics from sintered microporous coating surfaces are experimentally investigated for subcooled flow boiling in the horizontal, rectangular small channel with the low aspect ratio. The channel has a hydraulic diameter of 1.98 mm and a heated length of 150 mm. Experiments are conducted at atmospheric pressure with fully-degassed deionized water as the working fluid. The liquid mass flux ranges from 93.6 to 187.1 kg/m2s, and the inlet subcooling ranges from 30 to 70 K. The heating surface of the channel is covered with the copper microporous coatings to enhance the nucleate boiling heat transfer. Four coatings sintered with differently sized particles are tested to reveal influences of microporous parameters and identify the optimum structure. A smooth (highly polished) surface is also tested as reference. Although few studies have been performed to quantify the heat transfer enhancement contributed by combining internal porous coatings and small channels, this combination has promising applications in many areas such as air conditioning, chip cooling, refrigeration systems, and many others involving compact heat exchangers.
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The Celebration of the Great Jubilee
JUBILEE FOR PRIESTS AND 80TH BIRTHDAY OF THE HOLY FATHER
18 May 2000
1. "Ecce Sacerdos magnus, qui in diebus suis placuit Deo".
The great Priest, indeed the High Priest, is Jesus Christ. He - as the Letter to the Hebrews affirms - entered the sanctuary with his own blood once and for all, achieving for us eternal redemption (cf. Heb 9: 12). Christ, Priest and Victim: he "is the same yesterday and today and for ever!" (Heb 13: 8). We who, as priests, have been called to share in his priesthood in a specific way are gathered together this morning to reflect on it.
The ministerial priesthood! Today's liturgy speaks of it to us, taking us back in spirit to the Upper Room, to the Last Supper, when Christ washed the Apostles' feet. The Evangelist John bears witness to it. So does Luke, but, in the passage just proclaimed, he offers us the correct interpretation of this symbolic gesture of Christ, who says of himself: "I am among you as one who serves" (Lk 22: 27). The Teacher leaves to his friends the commandment to love one another as he has loved them, by serving one another (cf. Jn 13: 14): "I have given you an example, that you also should do as I have done to you" (Jn 13: 15).
2. The ministerial priesthood! It refers us above all to the Eucharist, in which Christ instituted the new rite of the Christian Passover, at the same time establishing the priestly ministry in the Church. At the Last Supper Christ took bread into his hands, broke it and gave it to the Apostles, saying: "This is my body which will be given up for you" (Rite of Mass, cf. Lk 22: 19). Then he took the cup filled with wine and gave it to the Apostles, saying: "This is the cup of my blood, the blood of the new and everlasting covenant. It will be shed for you and for all so that sins may be forgiven. Do this in memory of me" (Rite of Mass).
As often as you repeat this rite, the Apostle Paul explains, "you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes" (1 Cor 11: 26).
Beloved priests, in this way Christ places in our hands, under the appearances of bread and wine, the living memorial of the Sacrifice he offered to the Father on the Cross. He has entrusted it to his Church, to celebrate it until the end of the world. In the Church, as we know, it is he himself as the Eternal High Priest of the New Covenant who down the centuries acts through us, through his ordained ministers.
"Do this in memory of me": every time you do this, you will proclaim my death until my final coming.
3. The ministerial priesthood! We all share in it, and today we want to offer God a unanimous thanksgiving for this extraordinary gift. A gift for all times and for people of every race and culture. A gift that is renewed in the Church, through God's unchanging mercy and the generous, faithful response of so many frail men. A gift that never ceases to amaze those who receive it.
After more than 50 years of priestly life, I feel an intense need to praise and thank God for his immense goodness. My thoughts return at this moment to the Upper Room in Jerusalem where, during my recent pilgrimage to the Holy Land, I was able to celebrate Holy Mass. In that place my priesthood and yours arose from the mind and heart of Christ. This is precisely why I wanted to address my Letter to Priests for Holy Thursday from that "room on the upper floor", a Letter which I again offer to you today.
In the Upper Room, on the eve of his Passion, Jesus wanted to give us a share in the vocation and mission entrusted to him by the heavenly Father, that is, to bring people into his universal mystery of salvation.
4. I embrace you with deep affection, dear priests of the whole world! It is an embrace that knows no bounds and extends to the priests of every particular Church, reaching you especially, dear sick priests, who are alone or troubled by various difficulties.
I am also thinking of the priests who for different reasons no longer exercise their sacred ministry, but continue to bear in them that special configuration to Christ inherent in the indelible character of Holy Orders. I pray for them often and invite everyone to remember them in prayer, so that, through the properly obtained dispensation, they may continue to fulfil the commitment to Christian integrity and ecclesial communion.
5. Dear priests of every country and every culture, this is a day wholly dedicated to our priesthood, to the ministerial priesthood.
With great affection I greet and thank Cardinal Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Prefect of the Congregation for the Clergy, who at the beginning of the celebration addressed cordial best wishes to me, in your name as well, on this day which is very significant for me. I greet the Cardinals, Archbishops and Bishops present. I greet all of you, dear brothers in the priesthood, who have wished to be here with me today, even by coming from afar at the cost of considerable sacrifice. I hold you all close to my heart.
We have been consecrated in the Church for this specific ministry. We are called in various ways, to contribute, wherever Providence puts us, to the formation of the community of God's People. Our task - the Apostle Peter reminded us - is to tend the flock God entrusted to us, not by constraint but willingly, not as domineering over those in our charge, but by setting them an example (cf. 1 Pt 5: 2-3); a witness that, if necessary, can reach the point of shedding one's blood, as many of our confrères did in the century which has just ended.
This is our way of holiness, which leads us to our ultimate meeting with the "supreme shepherd" in whose hands is the "crown of glory" (1 Pt 5: 4). This is our mission at the service of the Christian people. May Mary, Mother of our priesthood, help us. May we be helped by the many holy priests who have gone before us in this sublime mission that is laden with responsibility.
Pray for us too, dear Christian people who have gathered round us today in faith and joy. You are a royal people, a priestly race, a holy assembly. You are the People of God who, in every part of the earth, share in Christ's priesthood. Accept the gift which we renew today in the service of this your special dignity. O priestly people, thank God with us for our ministry and sing with us to your Lord and ours: Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ, for the gift of the priesthood! Grant that the Church of the new millennium may count on the generous work of many holy priests! Amen.
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Nomad lost $190 million in a hack of its cross-blockchain bridge on Monday. Its team says it’s working with law enforcement, has hired blockchain intelligence and forensics experts, and aims to recover the funds.
Cross-blockchain bridges use smart contracts to enable token transfers between blockchains. Bridges will typically receive and hold the tokens on one chain, then issue “wrapped” versions of those tokens on another. Despite the enormity of the sum, Nomad’s hack is otherwise unremarkable in what has become a devastating repetition of bridge hacks.
Consider the following examples from recent months:
- Hackers stole $326 million from the Ethereum-Solana bridge Wormhole in March (lead investor Jump Crypto reimbursed the 120,000 ETH).
- Another black hat group stole $611 million from Poly Network last year.
- Harmony ONE’s bridge lost $100 million to a hack two months ago.
The largest attack of 2022 so far happened in March when hackers stole $624 million from the Ethereum-Axie Infinity bridge Ronin Network. The FBI traced the attack to North Korea’s Lazarus Group.
Nomad claimed it was secure before the hack
Nomad’s lost $190 million will certainly have its own ramifications. Impacted organizations include Evmos, an Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) hub built on the Cosmos (ATOM) blockchain. Evmos’ team says it’s working with Nomad to investigate the exploit’s impact on users.
Fearing contagion, users of other Nomad-connected protocols also withdrew their funds. For example, Moonbeam and Milkomeda’s reported Total Value Locked (TVL) immediately fell in the aftermath of Nomad’s breach.
All along, Nomad claimed that it had learned from previous bridge hacks. It was, of course, building an innovative solution that could remain impervious to foul play. Nomad broke from tradition, building its cross-chain bridge as an app atop messaging channels. It promised a platform for cross-chain apps (“xApps”) like NFT bridges and cross-chain lending platforms.
Nomad worked with Evmos to create a bridge between Ethereum and Cosmos, an especially complicated multi-blockchain blockchain. Soon, Nomad supported Ethereum Mainnet, Cosmos, Moonbeam, and Avalanche blockchains.
In April 2022, Nomad raised $22.4 million in a seed round that included Coinbase Ventures, OpenSea, Gnosis, and Polygon. In an accompanying press release, the firm claimed to have processed $700 million from 14,000 users. It advertised use cases like sending ERC-20 tokens (not just ETH) to Ethereum Virtual Machines (EVMs) on other chains. It also provided an SDK for developers who wanted to build apps on its message-passing channels.
Nomad advertised utilities like on-chain governance for DAOs and asset issuance for token creators.
Reality sets in as Nomad hack ensues
In truth, Nomad learned very little from other bridge hacks. It succumbed to similar exploits of its permissionless system and failed to stop hackers despite hours of well-publicized attacks.
A Paradigm researcher referred to the Nomad hack as “one of the most chaotic hacks that Web3 has ever seen.” He said anyone with a basic understanding of code could have exploited Nomad’s smart contract by replacing another person’s address with their own.
According to them, Nomad’s developers added a trusted root that, astonishingly, simply automatically proved all messages in its recent network upgrade. Commenting on possibly foul play, the researcher noted the error could have been unintentional and, by itself, does not necessarily prove that Nomad’s developers were in on the exploit.
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Victoria Sanford | Seminar Violence and exiting violence | May 9th, 2019
Abstract: When asked why exhumations of mass graves were important for human rights investigations, the late, great Dr. Clyde Snow famously said, “The bones don’t lie.” From Argentina to Guatemala, Iraq to Sri Lanka, Mexico to Congo, and many other corners of the world, Dr. Snow investigated massive human rights violations and trained a new generation of human rights investigators. In the process, he built a new role for anthropology and anthropologists to investigate and document human rights violations for legal processes in truth commissions and courts as well as for the production of historical memory for society and reclaiming of historical subjectivity for victims and survivors.
Drawing on 25 years of experience investigating human rights violations and genocide in Guatemala, I will discuss the theory and practice of forensic exhumations, victim identification, archival and testimonial research and their interplay in legal processes and community desires for justice. I will explore the ways in which science, law and justice complement and collide with one another as investigations move forward from the field to legal courts and the court of public opinion. I consider the role of the researcher as both documentarian and participant in the production of history as well as legal precedence.
Victoria Sanford is professor and chair of anthropology and founding director of the Center for Human Rights and Peace Studies at Lehman College. She is a member of the anthropology doctoral faculty at the Graduate Center, City University of New York. She holds a doctorate in Anthropology from Stanford University where she studied International Human Rights Law and Immigration Law at Stanford Law School. She was a Bunting Peace Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies, Harvard University.
She is the author of Buried Secrets: Truth and Human Rights in Guatemala (2003), Violencia y Genocidio enGuatemala (2003), Guatemala: Del Genocidio al Feminicidio (2008), La Masacre de Panzos: Etnicidad, Tierra y Violencia en Guatemala (2009), and co-author of the Guatemalan Forensic Anthropology Foundation's report to the Commission for Historical Clarification (the Guatemalan truth commission). She is co-editor (with Katerina Stefatos and Cecilia Salvi) of Gender Violence in Peace and War ~ States of Complicity (2016). She is also co-editor (with Asale Angel Ajani) of Engaged Observer: Anthropology, Advocacy and Activism (2008). In August of 2012, she served as an invited expert witness on the Guatemalan genocide before Judge Santiago Pedraz in the Spanish National Court’s international genocide case against the Guatemalan generals. She recently won the University of California Press Public Anthropology competition for her latest book project –The Surge~Central American Border Crossings in the United States, 1980-2015. She is currently completing Bittersweet Justice: Feminicide, Impunity & Courts of Last Resort. She is recipient of many awards including the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Consortium Fellowship, United States Institute for Peace Fellowship, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Fellowship and three Fulbright Fellowships, among others. | <urn:uuid:e8b3a587-abe8-4b5e-8da6-d39761e2036c> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.msh-paris.fr/en/projects/anthropological-methods-documenting-human-rights-violations-and-genocide-1 | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.921002 | 646 | 2.203125 | 2 |
I’m in the process of planning to kickoff a #BOOKADAY challenge for myself beginning in January. I’ve been thinking for a while, how can I spark more joy while at the same time promoting more read aloud? I’m hoping to read a book a day to different classes in my school. This will offer me the chance to see more kids, plan more read alouds, and also model for teachers. Joy all around if you ask me!
Today I drafted a letter to classroom teachers. I Googled #BOOKADAY for some inspiration and of course found myself on Donalyn Miller’s page. I included this quote in my draft:
It’s about rediscovering your reading mojo…an opportunity to hit the reset button on our reading lives, connect with other readers, celebrate books, and remind ourselves how much reading matters in our lives and the young people we serve.
This pretty much sums up where I am right now. I’m ready to hit reset in order to connect with others while celebrating some awesome books. I don’t know about you, but books make their way into my TBR pile way faster than I can read them these days. The possibilities are endless.
Today, I’m beginning my research for books to share for my #BOOKADAY challenge and I’m starting with a pile that our school librarian has shared. Every once in a while, I find a book left in my room or in my mailbox with a note like this:
I’ve been piling up these books for a while. But today is the day I’m going to hit pause and take the time to read them.
Red and Lulu, by Matt Tavares
I purchase my kids new Christmas books every year. I ordered this one, sight unseen. What a beauty! This book tells the story of Red and Lulu, cardinals, that become separated when their tree becomes the famous Rockefeller Christmas Tree. The story of their journey is told through a simple story and beautiful illustrations.
The Library Book, by Tom Chopin and Michael Mark
A celebration of all the joy that a library holds. There is a wonderful rhythm to this book. A fun book to read aloud, I’m sure!
Hendy’s Journey, by Michelle Bisson
The story of Hendy’s, a Hungarian girl, journey through Europe during WWII. This book is filled with information about the difficulties of the world during WWII as Hendy and her family face obstacles after obstacle on their way to safety in the United States. The amazing thing about this story is that it is based on the author’s mother’s real life journey. Michelle Bisson used her mother’s journal and the stories she heard growing up to write this book.
A Different Pond, by Bao Phi
There is so much here. The small bits that paint a picture of the challenges these refugees have and continue to face, while at the same time some of the joy in their lives. The illustrations, by Thi Bui, are great. Many pages are drawn in different cells, showing passages of time.
This house, once, by Deborah Freedman
A sweet journey from oak tree to home.
Pocket Full of Colors, by Amy Guglielmo and Jacqueline Tourville
I think this is my favorite in the stack! This is a biography of Mary Blaire, “Disney artist extraordinaire.” Another story about a life’s journey, this time collecting color and making a place for those colors in a black and white world.
Mr. Particular, by Jason Kirschner
A fun read. Told in a graphic novel/comic like way. Kids will relate to this particular little guy!
As I made my way through today’s stack of books, I noticed a reoccurring theme-in each book the characters were on a journey. Some of their own choosing and others forced by circumstances beyond their control. Thank you to Rae Anne for sharing all of these titles with me. I can’t wait for the journey that these books, and many others, will bring us. | <urn:uuid:39d636ab-e022-4a16-9101-5e60d19ca0c4> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://wheresthejoy.wordpress.com/2017/12/12/journey/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572908.71/warc/CC-MAIN-20220817122626-20220817152626-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.950162 | 878 | 1.570313 | 2 |
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While it's easy to berate yourself for not using every moment at home productively during the pandemic, one professor believes we need to get over this guilt for what's been wrongly labeled as "laziness."
Devon Price, author of "Laziness Does Not Exist" and a professor at Loyola University of Chicago's School of Continuing and Professional Studies, told CNBC on a video call that many people feel this guilt while at home amid the current coronavirus public health restrictions because of "psychological anchoring."
Humans are unable to be fully objective and therefore use external cues as an "anchor" to help us gauge whether we are spending our time well enough, the professor explained.
This can lead people to think that every moment stuck at home in lockdown could be spent working, said Price, when a normal day outside the pandemic would be more broken up by commuting, speaking to colleagues between meetings in the office or running errands, for example.
So there would usually be more time "bleeding out," but Price said this is a good thing.
In fact, despite people feeling like they're doing less working from home, Price said studies have actually shown a rise in productivity amid the pandemic.
A study published September, commissioned by British telecommunications company Talk Talk, found nearly three in five of the 1,250 U.K. workers surveyed said their productivity had gone up since working from home in lockdown. There have also been a number of studies showing that people have been putting in more hours working remotely this past year.
So why do we continue to beat ourselves up?
In the book, Price said that even prior to the pandemic people had convinced themselves that "having limitations makes us 'lazy' — and that laziness is always a bad thing."
It was only after Price suffered a bout of flu which developed into anemia and a heart murmur from continuing to work hard through the illness, that the professor realized their own "struggles were part of a much bigger social epidemic" — the "laziness lie."
Price explained that this is a "deep-seated, culturally-held belief system" which has caused people to believe that they are inherently lazy and must work hard to overcome this tendency.
It has also led people to tie their self-worth to their productivity and believe that "work is the center of life."
However, through Price's own experience of becoming more ill through overexertion, they learned that feelings of so-called laziness are "often actually a powerful self-preservation instinct."
"There is no morally corrupt, slothful force inside us, driving us to be unproductive for no reason," Price said.
"It's not evil to have limitations and to need breaks," Price added.
In fact, that instinct to take a break and rest are a "core part of how we stay alive and thrive in the long term," according to Price.
Indeed, British actor Stephen Fry recently sent a message to local school staff in his home county of Norfolk, urging them not to "fall into the trap of thinking that you're somehow 'failing' or 'getting lockdown wrong'."
For some, he said social media posts showing people "baking and exercising" in lockdown, could "make one feel inadequate."
Fry, who said he was re-watching old TV shows and reading historical novels in lockdown, encouraged people to let themselves "off the hook" during this time.
In Price's book, they highlighted one prime example which can often be misinterpreted in the workplace as laziness, which is known as "cyberloafing."
This is when people scroll through social media or browse-shop online, particularly in between big tasks at work.
"Research suggests that people tend to cyberloaf as a way to relax and reinvigorate their brains, which is essentially the same reason why employees do things like chat over the watercooler or futz around in the supply closet looking for a pen they don't really need," Price explained.
Price said that after one of their graduate students delved deeper into this trend, they found research showing workers became "more productive and focused" after a cyberloafing session, as well as coming up with "more unique solutions to work problems."
Price also suggested that this kind of mental refresh is just as inevitable and essential as other kinds of activities which employers might view as "wasting time," like making cups of tea or chatting to co-workers. Instead of viewing it as a "theft" of company time, they proposed reframing it as a way of "coming up for air."
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For leaders in the construction industry, it may be time to scale up. The construction industry will continue to see healthy growth into 2017, following a 9.5 percent gain in the first half of 2016, the American Institute of Architects, the National Association of Homebuilders and the Associated Builders and Contractors projected at a midyear status update in August.
Lodging and office construction were up 20 percent year-over-year. Commercial spending is on track to increase 6.5 percent between 2016 and 2017, while health care construction is projected to double. The Bureau of Labor Statistics foresees the construction industry experiencing the largest employment increase of all industries between now and 2024. For construction industry leaders, this outlook presents the practical problem of developing a financially sound strategy to scale up in order to keep pace with demand. Here are some ways to scale your business up while staying on budget.
Creating a Vision that Appeals to Investors
A scalable business idea is key when appealing to investors, says Startup Professionals CEO Martin Zwilling. Investors want to know that your business is in a market segment where there is potential for profit and growth, so you should start by doing market research to demonstrate that there is growing demand for the type of construction work you do. Sources of market research data you can use include the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the American Institute of Architects’ annual Consensus Construction Forecast and the annual Dodge Construction Outlook.
In addition to demonstrating demand, you should also show investors that your construction business has relatively low expenses and high profit margins. One of the biggest keys to lowering your expenses is developing a plan to streamline your labor force. You should also research suppliers to find the most cost-efficient way to procure materials. For profit margins, you should aim for profit margins of at least 50 percent.
One way to lower your costs to make your construction business more scalable is by implementing automation. Automation is currently transforming the construction industry in several major ways, say Building Design and Construction contributing editors C.C. and Adam Sullivan. Big data analytics is making its impact felt in multiple ways. Perhaps most significantly with 35 percent of costs in construction typically coming from wasted materials and remedial work, big data analytics makes it possible to plan more precisely to avoid these unnecessary costs, says big data expert Bernard Marr. JE Dunn, Autodesk and Microsoft have partnered together to build a predictive modeling platform to facilitate this, known as Lens.
Other automated technologies transforming construction include the use of 3D printing to create buildings more rapidly with more cost-efficient materials, the use of smart materials to build more functionality into buildings and the use of robots and drones to handle repetitious, difficult or dangerous processes. The Automation in Construction journal is an excellent resource to stay current on the latest in construction automation technology.
Another way to lower expenses to make your construction business more scalable is by outsourcing. Outsourcing is used by successful companies in many industries to lower costs. For example, Microsoft outsources positions such as software architect, software testing engineer, patent research and manager. Amway outsources its sales functions by using a freelance distributor model for direct sales.
You can easily outsource functions that are peripheral to the core of your construction business, such as accounting, tax preparation, payroll and IT. You can also outsource functions that are more closely related to construction but require expertise that you don’t necessarily need to retain in-house, such as 3D drafting or specialized areas of engineering.
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The Boston Globe, 3 March 1992
By Paul Quinn-Judge, Baku, Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan charged yesterday that Armenian militants massacred men, women and children after forcing them from a town in Nagorno-Karabagh last week.
Azerbaijani officials said 1000 Azeris had been killed in town of Khojaly and that Armenian fighters then slaughtered men, women and children fleeing across snow-covered mountain passes.
Armenian officials disputed the death toll and denied the massacre report.
Journalists on the scene said it was difficult to say exactly how many people had been killed in surrounding areas. But a Reuters photographer said he saw two trucks filled with Azeri corpses, and a Russian journalist reported massacre sites elsewhere in the area.
Azeri officials and journalists who flew briefly to the region by helicopter recovered the bodies of three dead children who had been shot in the head, Reuters said, but Armenians prevented them from retrieving more bodies.
There were growing signs that many civilians were killed during the capture of Khojaly.
Footage shot by Azerbaijan Television Sunday showed about 10 dead bodies, including several women and children, in an improvised morgue in Aghdam. An editor at the main television station in Baku said 180 bodies had been recovered so far. A helicopter flying over the vicinity is reported to have seen other corpses, while the BBC quoted a French photographer who said that he had counted 31 dead, including women and children, some who appeared as though they were shot in the head at close range. Meanwhile, the mayor of Khojaly, Elmar Mamedov, said at a news conference in Baku that 1000 people had died in the attack, 200 more were missing, 300 had been taken hostage, and 200 were injured. Armored personnel carriers of the 366th spearheaded the attack, Mamedov charged, and cleared the way for Armenian irregulars. | <urn:uuid:164dc1ab-d478-4952-bcf9-f0c2721e827e> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://khojalytoday.com/armenians-killed-1000-azeris-charge/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.987549 | 391 | 1.828125 | 2 |
British Medical Association Recommends Acupuncture
After a two year study the BMA’s board of Science and Education recommended the use of Acupuncture for the treament of conditions including nausea, vomiting, back pain, dental pain and migraine headaches. See the article in the British Medical Journal here.
As a practicing acupuncturist I am often confronted with scepticism about the benefits and effectiveness of acupuncture therapy. This no longer surprises me as despite being used for nearly 200 years in Western Europe, still the general level of knowledge about the scientific underpinnings of Chinese Medicine remains quite low, however, the BMA however, is one of the most respected medical institutions in the world and with this kind of backing the use of acupuncture gains immense credibility.
Acupuncture in the Lancet
While acupuncture may seem new to many, the history of its practice in the west is really quite extensive. While most people are aware that acupuncture has been used in China for several thousand years, not so many people know that already in the 1600s knowledge of this ancient practice was brought from China to Europe by Jesuit missionaries. Acupucture was then practiced quite extensively in Britain during the early 19th century. Indeed the very first edition of the Lancet in 1823 included an article on the effectiveness of acupuncture for a variety of conditions including rheumatism and ear infections.
The literature today presented by the BMA recommends its use for muscular, bone and joint pain, IBS, migraine, dental and back pain (as mentioned above), nausea (including morning sickness and nausea induced by medications), accelerated recovery after stroke, support in withdrawal from drug use, and help for those suffering from asthma.
Acupuncture: A Safe Therapy!
Again the BMA recommends acupuncture for its excellent track record in safety, with the caveat that you should seek out a registered acupuncturist. Here in Ireland there is no state register for acupuncturists (although acupuncturists are pushing for this legislation), however, there are at least two main, well established and highly reputable professional associations for Chinese Medicine practitioners, the AFPA and the TCMCI. If you are seeking therapy in Ireland you should check to see with whom your practitioner is registered.
Cost of Treatments Reimbursed
Once your practitioner is registered with either of these associations then you should have no problem in claiming back in full or in part the cost of your therapy with the main health insurance providers.
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Switzerland Holds a Unique Political System and Our System Came from The Influence of Our History
An interview with Ms Sabine Ulman Shaban, Ambassador of the Switserland to Azerbaijan
AT: This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Switzerland and Azerbaijan. Are you satisfied with the level of political and economic relations between Switzerland and Azerbaijan?
21 January 1992 is when Switzerland recognized Azerbaijan as an independent state. Personally I’m very much satisfied with the level of political and economical relations between our two countries. High level meetings take place on a regular basis. The President of the Republic of Azerbaijan went to Switzerland in 2009 for an official visit and is a regular guest of the World Economic Forum in Davos. This January Azerbaijan organized a special event dedicated to Azerbaijan and its culture in Davos. Political and economical consultations are taken place on a very regular basis between our two countries and allow to deepen the relations and to discuss together new fields of activities and development.
2011, the year I began my assignment was particularly rich in political bilateral events. The President of the Swiss Confederation, Mrs Micheline Calmy-Rey came in March 2011 for a two days visit which allowed her to pay a visit to Nakhchivan and to visit a project of the Swiss Cooperation. She was impressed by the achievements of the country and by the successful mixture of old and new buildings in the city of Baku. The Vice-President, Mrs Widmer-Schlumpf paid also a visit to Baku and had interesting talks with the president on many issues and among all on the International Finance Organizations. In November our Minister of Environment, Transport, Communications and Energy came for discussions on the field of Environment and Energy.
At the business level, Switzerland is proud to have in Baku a majority of important Swiss companies represented. In October 2011, for the first time since the opening of the Embassy an important delegation of more than 40 Swiss Business people came to Baku for intensive and comprehensive exchanges on different fields with different Azerbaijani companies and with the government to strengthen the trade between our two countries in a variety of fields. The experience was a big success and it’s not excluded to repeat it also in 2012. High level delegation from Switzerland came to the Oil and Gas Show and Conference in June 2011.
Nevertheless, between Azerbaijan and Switzerland, energy is an important topic but not the only one, even if Azerbaijan is among the four principal oil exporters for Switzerland. Switzerland and Azerbaijan share a lot of common interests: Topics related to development, to renewable energies, to the organization of the Bretton woods institutions, cultural and academic exchanges. In a nutshell, Switzerland and Azerbaijan have diverse and multiple relationships.
The Swiss Embassy in Baku is participating to different events which show the variety and diversity of our culture, or traditions and our food/cuisine. Last year Swiss Alphorn players (picture) – a typical Swiss instrument – even played in the Old City of Baku during the celebrations of the Swiss National Day. More recently exchanges between universities have taken place and very soon Switzerland is going to extend its scholarship program to students from Azerbaijan. Some Swiss authors have been translated in Azeri language – which shows the interest of Azerbaijan for Switzerland. I’m proud to say that more and more Azerbaijani students are studying in Switerland. It’s a good and important trend.
AT: History of the relationships in the last 5 years:
Switzerland recognized Azerbaijan on 21 January 1992 and established since this date diplomatic relations. 2006 a liaison office was open and 2008 the new Embassy located in the old City of Baku was officially inaugurated by the President of the Swiss Confederation. Swiss Cooperation was already developing projects in Azerbaijan since 2001.
Since the opening of the Embassy, which is also in charge of Turkmenistan, the high level visits and meetings increased substantially. I’m convinced that only personal contacts allow us to know each other better and to appreciate each other. Important Swiss companies are on the Azerbaijani market. Maybe more will come in the future. These companies are working in different segments from cement to pharmaceutical products, from reinsurance to control of quality. One of themajor Swiss Company, Holcim, which is celebrating 100 years in 2012 is an important company for Switzerland and for Azerbaijan. The president of Azerbaijan will attend in July 2012 the opening ceremony of the New Dry Kiln of Garadagh Cement. It is the most important non oil investment in the country.
More recently Nüssli has been choosen for designing the Crystall Hall which will be the hosting place for the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s also an achievement of Swiss know how.
AT: Azerbaijan is an energy-rich country. How do you evaluate Azerbaijan’s role in Europe’s energy security?
Baku was the first city where oil was industrially exploited. 1994, thanks to the contract of the century, oil and also gas have found access to the European market – and to Switzerland. It was important as well as for Azerbaijan as for Europe. Since then new gas fields have been discovered. One of them, Shah Deniz II will operate very soon. It means that Azeri gas will arrive directly to the Swiss and European market. Azerbaidjan is playing an important role in energy security and it is conscious about the role it has to play.
For Switzerland, diversification of sources of approvisonnement is essential – in gas and oil. The opening of the southern Corridor is a big asset for Switzerland. One of the project which may play a big role is the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) which Switzerland is supporting. In February 2012 it has been choosen in a first stage by Shah Deniz Consortium. This first decision in favor of TAP is a positive sign for our country.
AT: Twenty years ago, investment by Swiss companies in Azerbaijan together with well-known European companies was perceived as normal among us, Azerbaijanis. Today Azerbaijan’s SOCAR is investing in the Swiss economy along with Georgia, Romania, Ukraine and Turkey and is opening fuel stations. Do you think this factor shows that the Azerbaijani economy will continue to grow in the near future?
Recently President Ilham Aliyev announced that Azerbaijan is not only a benefit recipient but just as well a donor state. This is an important fact for Azerbaijan. At present time it is difficult to make an economical prediction for the future. What is sure is that shows what we call globalization. Switzerland is proud that Azerbaijan has chosen Switzerland and particularly Geneva to establish the SCOAR Trading Company. SOCAR Trading was happy with the overall conditions Geneva was offering Geneva. With the acquisition of ESSO Suisse (EXXON), Azerbaijani market share in Switzerland has increased and it’s a new path in the direction of strengthening our relations.
AT: For its economic indicators, Azerbaijan is really a leader in the region. Politically Switzerland has very special political system. Could Switzerland be an example in for Azerbaijan?
Switzerland holds a unique political system and our system came from the influence of our history. It’s why it’s difficult to say if it may apply to Azerbaijan which has a complete different historical experience than Switzerland. Swiss people are dedicated to their system of government. It’s also one of the reasons they are hesitating to entering the European Union. Direct Democracy, it means that the population first of all has to vote on big issues but also has the right to put to the vote important issues for the country and the people. The different provinces, called cantons are sovereign entities with their own parliament and executive authorities.
AT: Switzerland is one of Europe’s oldest tourist destinations. Azerbaijan regards tourism as one of its priority spheres. Do you think the experience of Swiss businessmen can help develop tourism in Azerbaijan?
S.U.: The experiences of others countries are without any doubt a precious backing. The exchanges with Swiss insiders and organizations which are active in tourism have to be intensified and strengthened. Switzerland disposes of very good schools for hotel business and tourism. I assert with pleasure that more and more Azeri’s study in these institutions. This is a positive aspect of the exchanges between our countries. It is a major asset in the domain of tourism to have well-formed managers and specialists in hotel business. Azerbaijan features without any doubt necessary potential to become a touristic country with its impressive diversity of climate and landscapes. The Caucasus has many things to offer and the Eurovision Song Contest will initiate an interest for Azerbaijan abroad. I hope that numerous Swiss citizens will come to take part in its discovery.
AT: Although Switzerland borders on a number of EU countries, it is not a member of the EU and seems to be in no hurry to join it. How can you explain the reason for that?
Switzerland and Europe signed a Treaty of free exchange in 1972. There are also more than 130 agreements signed between Switzerland and the European Union. Switzerland stands out with a very specific political system and attaches big importance to its direct democracy. This explains why Switzerland has chosen politics of bilateral agreements in its relation with the European Union. This may be astounding sometimes but it refers to the opinion of the majority of the Swiss population who prefers the politics of sectorial agreements.
Swiss people had to manifest their opinion on European matters already seven times. Switzerland is the only country where the people itself expressed themselves about the enlargement of the European Union. The Swiss Federal Council in its last report about the relations between Europe and Switzerland has been evocative on the bilateral way as the most appropriate instrument for the european policy of Switzerland.
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Deported Veterans Ask Biden To Bring Them Home
The American Civil Liberties Union and the Deported Veterans Support House in Tijuana, Mx., have launched a campaign urging the Biden administration to bring home deported veterans — those who served in the U.S. military only to be later exiled from the country.
They came to the U.S. as children with their families and as legal permanent residents. As adults, they joined the military with the promise of a speedy path to citizenship, which never happened. After serving, they got in trouble with the law—a common occurrence for veterans coming home from war.
But because they weren’t naturalized citizens, many were deported for their crimes.
Now a group of those veterans want to return to the country they served and get medical care from the U.S. government.
“We believe we have an ally in the White House who can help bring our heroes home,” said Hector Barajas, a U.S. Army veteran who was formerly deported. “The mission or campaign is to call upon the administration to make immediate changes that do not need legislation to bring home our deported veterans.”
Barajas was born in Mexico but raised in the Los Angeles area. In 1992, he became a lawful permanent resident and enlisted in the Army a few years later. Recruiters led him to believe that honorable service in the military automatically made him a U.S. citizen, so he did not apply for naturalization. When he struggled with the law upon re-entry into civilian life in 2001, he spent two years in prison and nearly a year in detention before the U.S. government deported him to Mexico.
Barajas later founded the Deported Veterans Support House in Tijuana, Mx., which provides housing, social services and legal resources for veterans who have been deported, face deportation, or have had legal issues with immigration.
He now leads a coalition of deported veterans and their supporters, many of whom appeared at a webinar event on May 6.
“Maybe there is hope that we will be reunited with our families,” said U.S. Army veteran Ivan Ocon, who was deported several years ago and joined the webinar from Juarez, Mx., where he is now living.
“I left my daughter behind. I haven't seen her for about 15 years. I mean, I would love to go home....And I would love to see her graduate. And be back to my family in the US.”
The voices of the veterans were amplified by those of politicians, academics and attorneys.
“If you die while in combat, the US government will make you a citizen automatically. But if you serve and you come home, you can still be deported,” said U.S. Representative Nanette Barragán, who represents the 44th Congressional District of California. “This is wrong. Veterans should not fall through the cracks of our immigration system.”
Discharged, Then Discarded, a 2016 report by the ACLU of California, examined the plight of deported veterans. It tracked 80 cases, and found that many veterans believed they automatically became citizens through their service. Others applied for naturalization only to have their paperwork lost.
An executive order signed by former President Donald Trump in January 2017 expanded who could be deported to include not only those with criminal records, but non-citizens who had committed a "chargeable criminal offense."
“The problem of deported veterans has accelerated in recent years,” said immigration attorney and retired Army Lt. Col. Margaret Stock. “It's been made worse by the anti-immigrant leadership at the top levels of the Department of Defense, and by leaders at the Department of Homeland Security who have been working with DoD to stop military members from filing for citizenship, to delay their applications when they file them, and to deny them with the most specious of excuses. This only results in more deported veterans.”
Stock added that the new administration could take immediate action, without legislation, to change the fate of many.
“Right now the administration can act by granting parole, by stopping the deportation of vets, by stopping the wrongful denials of military, and finally, by stopping the current practice of putting military members into deportation proceedings in the first place,” she said.
President Biden stated during his campaign that his plan regarding deported vets was to “bring them back.” The deported veterans coalition echoed that refrain.
“As part of our message today, we ask to bring exiled veterans who served back home to fulfill the campaign promise,” said Laura Riley, a law professor at the University of Southern California and board member of the Center For Law and Military Policy.
“Second, we ask that they build on that promise by reinstating and improving military naturalization services and processes through the US Department of Defense and Homeland Security, to ensure that every service member who wants to naturalize is able to attain citizenship.”
The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to questions about whether it would alter military naturalization services in cooperation with the Pentagon.
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The very thought of a male babysitter is enough to make some parents anxious.
Every online parenting forum seems to have a thread on the issue of male babysitters, such as "Hiring a Male Babysitter (or Manny)" on the site Park Slope Parents. In a satire on The Onion titled, "Desperate Mom Okays Male Babysitter," the mom normally wouldn't hire a male babysitter and knew it wasn't ideal, but she really needed the night off.
In an article for the Washington Post earlier this year, author Petula Dvorak hires a male babysitter and realizes it "is apparently something few parents would do." She said she received raised eyebrows from other parents at the playground when she introduced the new sitter and felt compelled to explain how long she's known him and how much she likes him to anyone who would listen. "When it comes to kids, we are pretty close to being a society that has demonized men," Dvorak writes, noting that a government study found that in 96 percent of sexual assaults on children the offenders were male.
This anxiety about male babysitters is remarkable when you look at the history of babysitting.
Throughout the twentieth century, boys were not only as accepted as babysitters, they were often preferred over girls. The reason is twofold: Teenage girls were dismissed as flighty and self-absorbed; and young boys needed male role models as their fathers were unemployed during the Great Depression or gone all week at work in the latter half of the century.
According to Miriam Forman-Brunell, a history professor and the author of Babysitter: An American History, babysitting in its modern incarnation came about in the 1920s, with "the expansion of suburbs for the first time." Parents were more likely to be separated from extended family members that once were relied on to watch children. Coincidentally, the 1920s also gave rise to the notion of a modern teenage girl who cared more about boys, movies and makeup than taking care of kids. To adults, the rise of the teenage girl signaled disorder and fueled anxieties.
As Forman-Brunell writes, because adolescent girls "attended sports events and flirted with men on the street corners, especially in front of the innocent babies they trundled about," the authors of a popular mid-1920s child-rearing manual disparaged adolescent girls and dismissed them as acceptable child-care providers.
Although babysitting first appeared in the 1920s, it didn't flourish as a cultural phenomenon until after World War II. The baby boom created ample jobs for babysitters. Still, though women had enjoyed greater employment opportunities during World War II, parents were hesitant to use a female babysitter. During this period, "parents were very anxious about hiring the girl next door, as has always been the case. It just has so much to do with their perception of teenage girls," says Forman-Brunell.
Even as teenage girls were provoking anxiety in parents, male babysitters were idealized as the perfect solution. During the Great Depression, Forman-Brunell says, unemployed adolescent boys became "saviors to distraught mothers and weary housewives unsatisfied with neighborhood girls."
In glowing descriptions in Parents Magazine from the 1930s, it seemed as if there was nothing boy helpers couldn't do. Some child-rearing experts during the Great Depression believed that male babysitters could go so far as to "restore boyhood" for their young charges. While husbands became depressed due to unemployment or deserted their families, Parents Magazine reassured readers that boys were up to the task of babysitting.
"It's surprising that you would find the entrepreneurial, perfect male babysitter in popular culture, but he's everywhere," says Forman-Brunell, "and he's not burdened by the same expectations that girls are." Being smart, competitive, and business-oriented were all considered positive characteristics of a male babysitter.
By the late 1940s, some Ivy-League schools institutionalized babysitting for male college students. For example, Forman-Brunell writes, male undergraduates at Princeton organized the "Tiger Tot Tending Agency" where, beginning in 1946, "college boys babysat for the children of faculty members and married students for thirty-five cents an hour." One mother who hired male babysitters through the Tiger Tot agency told Princeton Alumni Weekly, "I loved the idea of four strapping young men watching over my baby daughter. Diapers were changed with efficiency and aplomb." Four men came for the price of one babysitter so they could have enough people for a bridge game.
A 1940s New Yorker article reported that the Columbia University football coach--a former babysitter himself--created a sitting service for his players and was just as proud of their babysitting accomplishments as their hard work on the football field. The beefy babysitters were able to maintain their manliness while caring for children.
While tales of hellish babysitter experiences with teenage girls who racked up phone bills and ignored screaming children in order to canoodle with their boyfriends continued to populate the media, so did accounts of capable, responsible male babysitters.
When fathers were away at work in the 1950s, it was up to male sitters to instill manliness in young boys and turn boys into hardy men. A Life magazine cover story reported that 23 percent of the 7.9 million boys in the United States worked as babysitters in 1957, collectively earning an estimated $319 million.
Even as gender differences began to blur in the 1970s, male babysitters were still seen as an ideal, as is apparent in the children's book George the Babysitter (1977). Long-haired George would cook and clean each day for the kids he babysat, and at the end of the day liked to sit and read a football magazine. The book made teenage boy babysitters seem both domestic and masculine. Up until the end of the 20th century, popular culture and children's books such as Arthur Babysits (1992) and Jerome the Babysitter (1995) boosted the reputation of teenage boys as smart, dependable babysitters.
But today babysitting is most commonly viewed as a woman's domain. A Red Cross Babysitter Training Course video shows two women, one white and one black, babysitting. But there are no male sitters in the video.
According to a Wall Street Journal article published earlier this year, Sittercity.com, an online marketplace for babysitting, has 94 percent female sitters, while SmartSitting.com, an agency that matches highly educated sitters with New York families reports that 87 percent of its sitters are female.
Men have been so erased from the history of babysitting that the same Wall Street Journal article erroneously compares babysitting with cooking, saying, "Could childcare someday go the way of cooking? In the 1950s everyone assumed that women were better in the kitchen...these days, of course, cooking is gender neutral." The writer envisions a time in the future when babysitting "is no longer considered a girl's job." Little does she know that up until about 20 years ago, it wasn't a girl's job. | <urn:uuid:1c555205-7cae-44f1-8cfe-d8579d97bef0> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theatlantic.com/sexes/archive/2013/07/dont-fear-the-male-babysitter/277924/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.977651 | 1,488 | 2.21875 | 2 |
Are wedding rings just not part of your aesthetic as a couple? But, do you still want something to commemorate one of the best days of both of your lives?
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In the 21st century, you don’t have to go the metal route when it comes to wedding jewelry… you can go the ink route and have a permanent ring that can’t be lost.
Why Do We Have Wedding Rings?
Why do people exchange rings as part of their wedding ceremony? This tradition started all the way back with the Ancient Egyptians.
The ‘ouroboros’ ring is a design of a snake swallowing its own tail; this represents the never ending circle of life, and is a common motif among Ancient Egyptian symbolism. Egyptian pharaohs even wore and gave rings as a representation of their beliefs that our souls live on after we die.
Wedding Wire goes on to explain,
“We also have the Ancient Egyptians to thank for the tradition of wearing your wedding ring on your left hand. They believed that the fourth finger of the left hand (now commonly known as the ring finger) had a vein that connected directly to the heart.”
Even though this theory has been disproven, the tradition of leaving your left fourth finger open for your wedding band has lived on through the centuries.
What Do Wedding Rings Symbolize?
While today wedding rings can represent lifelong love and devotion, this was not always the case.
It was the Romans who put forth that a ring had to be given on a wedding day – but, only the woman had to wear it. This ring was used to show that she was someone’s wife. This tradition carried on, with mostly only women wearing a wedding band, until World War One.
“Soldiers and officers took pride in wearing their wedding rings to display commitment to their spouses. It also reminded them of good memories with their family who were far away. Since the time of the First World War, wedding rings have been worn by both partners to depict their deep love and commitment,”Symbol Sage
Now, while wedding rings are still extremely popular, many couples are now opting for a tattoo to symbolize what a wedding band does.
Wedding Finger Tattoo Options For Spouses:
Wedding Date Tattoo
The date of your wedding is a special one – every year that this day comes about, you both will commemorate your union.
So, what better tattoo to get than your wedding date? You could opt for simple numbers, or go for Roman numerals to add a sense of durability.
Plus, it can be used as a reminder that your anniversary is coming up.
Single Line Finger Tattoo
Do you want something super simple? A single line can be the perfect minimalist tattoo for your wedding ring inking.
You could get this single line inked where a wedding band would sit, or you could move it to the upper half of your finger if you’d prefer.
The circle is a shape with deep meaning, especially in the context of love and marriage, as it is a universal symbol of eternity.
You want a little bit more than just one line? You can get a double line to add more detail and depth, or dots.
Diamonds are the hardest naturally occurring substance in the world, and took center stage in a 1940s De Beers marketing campaign. The phrase “Diamonds are forever” was coined and diamond engagement and wedding rings became the norm.
As such, a fine line diamond tattoo can be the perfect inked replacement of a wedding band. A tattoo of a diamond on your ring finger can obviously symbolize your wedding day and marriage. Tat Ring adds that a diamond tattoo can mean invincibility, power, forever, beauty, and faithfulness.
Infinity Symbol Tattoo
The infinity symbol, depicted as the number 8 on its side, was invented in the 1600s by mathematician, John Wallis. While this symbol was used in the sectors of mathematics, physics, and the metaphysical, it has spread out into romantic unions.
An infinity symbol tattoo on your ring finger can represent the everlasting love you have with your partner.
You’ve found your king or your queen, and now you’re solidifying your union with a wedding and a matching couple tattoo.
One of the most popular couple tattoos to get is a crown tattoo.
“King and queen tattoos are stronger together. Matching tattoos show that you’re willing to commit to each other, and make it through tough times with strength and courage. They symbolize that you’re willing to maintain the union no matter what it takes,”Authority Tattoo
Red String Of Fate Tattoo
This tale is from Ancient Chinese and Japanese cultures. It’s said that for those that are destined to meet, there is a thin red cord tying them together – it’s fate.
“In some versions of the lore it is said to be tied around the little finger, while in others it was said to be tied to the ankles; but in either location, it was affixed upon birth by the gods to keep one connected with their ‘other half.’,”Tattoo.com
The Red String of Fate can stretch and tangle, but never actually break.
To represent your fate being fulfilled as you’ve met your soulmate, you could opt for a thin red bow on your finger.
It’s important to note that because our hands are frequently being washed, used, and exposed to the sun, finger tattoos may fade faster than ink on another, more covered placement.
Due to this, you may need to go for touch ups frequently. Chat to your tattoo artist about how often you may need to come back to keep your wedding ring tattoo crisp.
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Drug Use in Area Rises, says Executive Director Narconon of New London
NEW LONDON - Drug use has probably tripled in the area since a 1974 survey, Patricia Moher, executive director of New London Narconon told the Kiwanis Club this week.
Denying published reports of a decrease in drug abuse, she said that although there has been a decline in the use of hard drugs, other drugs are available and judging from the leniency of the courts, socially acceptable. There has also been a growth in the popularity of beer, she added.
There is ready access to marijuana, “speed”, animal tranquilizers, LSD, barbiturates and mescaline, in junior high students and even elementary students, Ms. Moher said, and the youths deal with each other, she added.
Narconon is a nationwide rehabilitative agency, that is trying to educate the public that “There is something better than needles, pills, alcohol and jail.”
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It might be the “bad guy” when it comes to the role it plays in preventing the breakdown of blood clots, but a protein called TAFI might be just the fix scientists are looking for to prevent the spread of cancer cells.
“It’s the spreading that’s really the most dangerous part of cancer,” said Michael Boffa, an assistant professor in the university’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. “Most people who die of cancer, die from the metastasis, or the spreading rather than the original tumour.”
One of four UWindsor scientists to receive a start-up last week grant from the local Seeds4Hope foundation, Dr. Boffa normally studies the role that TAFI plays in preventing the breakdown of blood clots that can so often lead to strokes and heart attacks.
However, through discussions with other UWindsor cancer researchers, he began to wonder if the same protein that prevents blood clots from breaking down might also inhibit the metastasis of cancer cells.
Boffa, who will appear today on CJAM 99.1 FM to discuss his research, said cancer cells like to escape from their original tumour site and then move through the tissues. If they happen to encounter a blood vessel, they can actually penetrate it, which allows them to be transported around the body, he said.
Proteases, meanwhile, are enzymes that are like “molecular scissors” which chew their way through other cells and allow cancer cells to escape in the first place, he added.
“Blood clots are like protein masses, but proteases chew through them and allow blood to flow again, but TAFI stops that from happening,” he said. “So it was perfectly reasonable to hypothesize that if TAFI could prevent blood clot breakdown, it could also prevent the kind of proteolysis that would allow cancer cells to migrate.”
Boffa said the research funding he received is critical for doing the kind of fundamental research he needs to do to prove the principle, which could ultimately lead to increased funding to expand the program and conduct further study.
Ultimately he hopes the research will lead to therapies that would heighten the activity of TAFI, provided it can be proven to effectively prevent the spread of cancer cells.
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2021 brought a fresh start as the strongest presidential gun safety Administration in our nation’s history was sworn in and a gun sense majority took over both chambers of Congress. But 2021 was also a year of colliding public health crises: we continued to confront the deadliest pandemic in a century as well as our nation’s raging gun violence crisis, which claims the lives of 100 people each day and wounds hundreds more. These crises have compounded each other, and we saw record rates of gun violence, as well as dramatic increases in gun sales spurred by the gun lobby’s continuous fear mongering. The gun lobby has spent the last year working to protect its bottom line and reputation even as it remains mired in lawsuits. 2021 brought some challenges, including gridlock in Congress and the failure of some lawmakers to address this urgent crisis. But there were also significant victories, including life-saving executive actions and important legislative and cultural victories driven by the growing gun violence prevention movement.
Through it all, Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, made incredible progress at the federal, state and local levels to keep our communities safe. Our movement has grown to include more than 8 million supporters, and we have seen significant victories in cities, in state capitols, in the courts and beyond. The fight to end our nation’s gun violence crisis is a marathon, not a sprint, and people from all walks of life are committed to taking the steps needed to forge a better future.
Read on for two spotlights from two of our top priorities – curbing ghost guns and increasing community violence intervention funding – and then explore what happened in 2021 and what’s ahead in 2022, as we roll up our red sleeves and get to work.
Ghost guns are unserialized, homemade firearms that can be quickly assembled and acquired without a background check. The online marketplace for these unserialized firearms has exploded in the last year, making ghost guns the fastest-growing gun safety problem in the nation. Across the country, police departments are recovering these guns at crime scenes and during arrests, while case after case shows armed extremists and white supremacists are drawn to these untraceable weapons. In sum, ghost guns are a problem that needs a comprehensive national solution.
What we’ve done about it
For years, Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers have worked in the legislative, regulatory, litigation, and grassroots arenas to push for action on ghost guns. When President Joe Biden announced in the Rose Garden in April that the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) would issue a new rule on ghost guns, it was the culmination of a years-long effort by our volunteers and staff.
Prior to President Biden’s April announcement, Everytown Support Fund authored a groundbreaking report on the dangers of ghost guns and, in December 2019, Everytown Law filed a petition for rulemaking, urging ATF to address the rising threat. In August 2020, after ATF failed to undertake the rulemaking requested by the petition, Everytown, joined by the cities of Syracuse, NY, San Jose, CA, Chicago, IL and Columbia, SC, sued ATF to compel the agency to correct its misinterpretation of federal law that had allowed the ghost gun threat to emerge. Everytown Law also represents the city of Los Angeles and two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies in separate lawsuits seeking accountability from Polymer80, the country’s largest ghost guns manufacturer.
Everytown staff testified at a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing and submitted a formal comment on the strength of the Biden-Harris Administration’s proposed rule while working with our supporters to drive an astounding 100,000 additional public comments in support of it. Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers have also been at the forefront of getting states and cities to pass laws and ordinances to address ghost guns through direct advocacy and testimony. Eleven states and Washington, D.C. now have them, with Delaware, New York, Nevada and a number of California cities taking action most recently.
Everytown Law will help organize the defense of the forthcoming final rule in the courts while we continue to advocate for state legislation that regulates ghost guns. We will also work with the Administration and local law enforcement to implement this new rule.
2020 and 2021 saw historic increases in gun violence in cities across the country as the pandemic brought daunting challenges for critical social services and community-based intervention programs. While the exact experiences vary from city to city, leaders in communities hit hardest by gun violence shared a common message: the time is now to double down on proven, community-based interventions to stop the cycle of violence.
What we’ve done about it
Everytown is responding on multiple fronts, pushing for strong federal funding while ramping up grant support for local initiatives and capacity-building efforts and working with allies to push for broad, consistent investments from state and local governments.
Earlier this year, Everytown Support Fund launched the Everytown Community Safety Fund, committing $25 million to the effort over five years by providing grantee organizations across the country with financial support, peer networking, and capacity-building. We’ve worked closely with the Biden-Harris Administration to make historic changes to federal funding sources to clarify what funds can be used to support community violence intervention strategies, including 26 existing federal grant programs, Medicaid and the American Rescue Plan.
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action have partnered with community-based organizations and successfully urged state lawmakers to allocate funding (more than $1 billion so far) to local violence intervention and prevention programs including in Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey and Illinois. Everytown also joined the Invest in Us coalition, working closely with a diverse group of local, state and national partners to advocate for community violence intervention funding.
President Biden made good on his promises and the Build Back Better Act passed by the House of Representatives includes $5 billion to be split between the Department of Justice and the Department of Health and Human Services to help fund community violence intervention programs and strategies. In November, just ahead of House passage, Senior Advisor to the President and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond and Reps. Steven Horsford (D-NV) and Robin Kelly (D-IL) joined a press call hosted by Everytown to discuss the urgency of passing Build Back Better. The bill is now in the hands of the U.S. Senate and deserves an immediate vote.
Strongest Gun Safety Administration
Strong Action in Partnership with the Biden-Harris Administration, Coupled With Progress in Congress
In January, President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office as the strongest gun safety Administration ever elected. Throughout their campaign, they pledged to take action to end gun violence, and so far, they’ve delivered. From the first days of his Administration, President Biden prioritized appointing gun sense leaders to his cabinet and has assembled a group of secretaries and advisors who have proven track records on this issue. Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action have been there to help the Biden-Harris Administration develop its holistic and whole-of-government approach to reducing gun violence – and push it to make it as strong as possible.
Everytown has continued to regularly, advise, provide counsel, partner with – and hold accountable – the White House and Congress on a bevy of executive actions and federal legislation, including to:
Unlock critical resources and invest in community violence intervention programs
In April, the President centered community violence intervention (CVI) as part of his response to the surge in gun violence by leveraging 26 existing federal grant programs to support CVI, educating states on how to use Medicaid funding to reimburse CVI, and calling for a $5 billion investment in CVI as part of the American Jobs Plan. This wasn’t just a paper announcement – President Biden unveiled his plans in a landmark Rose Garden address while citing Everytown Support Fund’s Economic Cost of Gun Violence report. In March, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) to provide much-needed funding in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. President Biden then issued guidance that unlocked ARP funds for community violence intervention programs and in June, formed the Community Violence Intervention Collaborative, a cohort of 16 jurisdictions committed to using federal funding to scale and strengthen their CVI infrastructure. President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 budget called for $200 million devoted to evidence-informed, community-based interventions to address gun violence in cities.
Crack down on ghost guns
In April, following years of advocacy from Everytown and Moms Demand Action, the Biden-Harris Administration announced a proposed rule to rein in ghost gun dealers and stop the flood of untraceable, unserialized guns into our communities. After years of sounding the alarm and suing ATF, Everytown volunteers drove nearly 100,000 public comments in support of the proposed rule, which is expected to be finalized later this year. The Commerce Department also took important steps to fix an issue caused by the Trump Administration that failed to appropriately regulate blueprints for making downloadable guns. ATF has also proposed a rule on pistols affixed with arm braces – essentially deadly short-barreled rifles – that would require the majority of such devices currently on the market to be regulated under the National Firearms Act and require purchasers to undergo additional background checks, among other requirements.
Combat illegal gun trafficking
The Department of Justice rolled out new “strike forces” to crack down on illegal gun trafficking in five key corridors to help stem gun violence in major cities. The Administration also directed ATF to focus on rogue gun dealers and take steps to shut them down. Additionally, ATF will issue a new, comprehensive report on firearms trafficking and provide annual updates in order to give policymakers the information they need to help address firearms trafficking. This came on the heels of a groundbreaking Everytown analysis that found that over a five-year period, law enforcement agencies across the United States recovered and fully traced 1,161,303 guns used in crimes. Of those determined to be likely-trafficked, over 80 percent came from states without background check laws.
Prevent firearm suicide
In November, heeding Everytown’s call, the Biden-Harris Administration announced sweeping, cross-agency executive actions on suicide prevention and a robust Military and Veteran Suicide Prevention Strategy, focusing on access to firearms and secure storage. Historically, other plans have omitted access to guns from the array of solutions explored, despite the fact that suicide by firearm is far more lethal than other methods. The Administration’s actions came after Everytown shared a list of recommendations on suicide prevention with the White House and successfully urged them to act.
Fund Centers for Disease Control and Prevention research
The CDC has committed to working on improving data collection on non-fatal shootings and studying the causes of and solutions to gun violence. To that end, the Biden-Harris Administration called for $50 million in its FY 2022 budget to study gun violence, its root causes, and the places where public health interventions can be made to stop shootings before they happen.
Additionally, in 2021 the U.S. House passed:
- H.R. 8, bipartisan legislation to require background checks on all gun sales.
- The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, legislation to address police brutality, racial profiling, and other fundamental problems that plague law enforcement agencies across the country.
- The Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act, renewing VAWA to keep firearms away from domestic abusers and provide law enforcement with important tools to intervene when domestic abusers try to illegally obtain firearms.
- Legislation to address the Charleston loophole, a loophole in federal law that allows gun sales to proceed if a background check has not been completed within three business days.
- The FY-2022 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS) appropriation bill, which contained several historic investments to help prevent gun violence and fund community violence interruption programs.
The 2021 Election
Gun safety is an issue for candidates to run and win on at the federal, state and local level, and the 2021 elections were no exception. 2021 was a record year for grassroots engagement, including the expansion of the Gun Sense Candidate distinction program in down-ballot races. Everytown Action Fund awarded 550 general election candidate distinctions (three times the number awarded in the last off-year election in 2019).
Additionally, 18 Moms Demand Action volunteers ran for office and won across the country as our leaders continue to make the move from advocating for gun safety laws to writing them. These 2021 electoral victories include Aftab Purval, a Moms Demand Action volunteer who was elected as the Mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, and the first Asian-American to ever hold the office. He and other former volunteers join the more than 90 Moms Demand Action volunteers who have been elected to public office, including more than 40 volunteers in 2020 alone.
In New Jersey, gun sense champions Governor Phil Murphy and Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver were re-elected. Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers made tens of thousands of door knocks and phone calls to get out the vote, and Everytown Action Fund endorsed both candidates, contributing the maximum allowed to their campaigns.
Moms Demand Action Volunteers Now Demand A Seat
In 2021, Everytown Victory Fund announced “Demand A Seat,” a national program that will invest $3 million in recruiting and training hundreds of grassroots volunteers and gun violence survivors to run for local, state and federal office and to work on campaigns. The initiative provides educational training with campaign experts and volunteer mentorship opportunities. The first cohort of more than 100 participants, which includes dozens of gun violence survivors, began training this fall and we expect to recruit at least another 100 volunteers to begin training in February 2022.
Taking The Fight for Gun Safety Hyperlocal
In 2021, Everytown piloted a new hyperlocal approach to electing gun sense candidates, going further down ballot than we ever have before – and it’s working. In the Erie County, Pennsylvania sheriff’s race, Everytown Victory Fund ran a nearly $200,000 independent expenditure pilot program to help elect Chris Campanelli, who ran against a dangerous gun lobby extremist. Investing in Erie County, a pivotal swing county in Pennsylvania, was a key part in our larger push against the gun lobby’s dangerous new scheme to try electing leaders who can’t be trusted to follow their oaths and actually enforce the gun safety laws on the books. Thanks to our efforts, which included digital ads and direct mail, voters not only elected Campanelli, he was also the top vote-getter in any Erie County contested election, and significantly overperformed the Democratic candidate for Erie County executive. This victory helps lay a marker for expanded electoral engagement in down-ballot races, including sheriff elections, next year.
Re-Electing Members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns
More than 100 mayors who are members of Mayors Against Illegal Guns ran for re-election in 2021, and approximately 90 percent of them won. This includes Albuquerque Mayor Tim Keller, a gun sense candidate who defeated Manny Gonzales, a dangerous, gun lobby-aligned candidate who opposed background checks on all gun sales. Everytown Victory Fund Albuquerque sent direct mail to make sure voters knew about Gonzales’ extreme and terrible record on gun safety.
Making Sense of Virginia and Looking Ahead to the 2022 Midterms
Virginia was top of mind, as voters in the Commonwealth headed to the polls in November. Polling showed that the gun safety laws passed in the state over the past two years were supported by the vast majority of voters, including 93% support for requiring background checks on all gun sales. Even lifetime NRA member and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin recognized the power of gun safety, refusing to fill out the NRA’s questionnaire, ducking its endorsement and trying to hide his positions on guns as much as he could. Despite a disappointing election decided on the basis of other issues, support for gun safety continues to remain strong, especially in the Virginia suburbs, charting a clear path for the 2022 midterms.
Secure Gun Storage
Saving Lives Through Secure Gun Storage
In 2021, Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action continued the vitally important work of promoting secure storage as one of the most important ways to prevent the types of tragedies that can happen when children access unsecured firearms, including school shootings, youth suicides and unintentional shootings. Over the course of the year, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers, in partnership with the Everytown Support Fund, engaged school systems, law enforcement agencies, medical systems, public health agencies and other local and state entities to promote secure storage awareness and educate parents, schools and communities via the Be SMART program.
The Be SMART program provides all adults with a simple roadmap to practice and promote secure firearm storage. In 2021, the program achieved several significant milestones, with more than two million student households receiving information about secure storage from their school districts; 18 hospital systems incorporating Be SMART into their physician training and patient education resources; and 15 law enforcement systems, reaching over seven million homes, disseminating information about secure storage. Additionally, Aaron Donald, three-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year and Founder of AD99 Solutions Foundation, appeared in a PSA promoting secure gun storage and urging adults to Be SMART.
Secure storage has been a cornerstone of Everytown’s work for years. But this issue gained even greater urgency in November, when a 15-year-old child took an unsecured gun from his home in Oxford, Michigan, to school and killed four of his classmates, wounded seven people and traumatized an entire community. Following the shooting at Oxford High School, school districts in Georgia, South Carolina and Virginia took significant action. The Atlanta School Board passed a resolution promoting secure storage, the Richland School District Two and several neighboring districts in South Carolina announced a partnership with the Be SMART program, and the Fairfax County School Board’s Superintendent announced that the school district will distribute Be SMART information.
NRA in Trouble
Another Disastrous Year for the National Rifle Association
The NRA’s financial and legal tailspin continued this year, and while the power and influence it has amassed over the past century will take years to fully dissipate, the writing is on the wall. 2021 was a disaster for the NRA and its CEO, Wayne LaPierre, in particular.
Facing declining membership dues (down 30 percent in 2020 compared to 2018) and several lawsuits and investigations, the NRA managed to take a bad situation and make it worse by filing for bankruptcy in what appeared to be a legal maneuver to pause, or stay, the various litigations it faces. It didn’t work, and instead the NRA spent millions in legal fees to tell the world about the rampant dysfunction and luxurious executive spending that has consumed the organization. Put more bluntly, the NRA achieved the nearly unprecedented feat of failing at filing for bankruptcy.
The result is the NRA reportedly on track in 2021 to break the record of $40 million in legal fees it spent last year, and with no sign of slowing down as the organization faces litigation from former vendors, the New York Attorney General, and the District of Columbia Attorney General.
Despite all of its legal and financial troubles, the NRA has doubled down on its extremism. A current NRA board member was exposed as having ties to far-right extremist group the Oath Keepers. And earlier this year, the NRA promoted board members with a history of making racist comments and spreading conspiracy theories on topics ranging from the 2020 election to the COVID-19 pandemic to become its president and first vice president. This decision to doubledown has continued as the alarm over far-right extremism grows across the country.
BROKEN & BANKRUPT: THE NRA IN 2021
While the NRA has fought hard to avoid being held accountable, Everytown has continued to shine a bright light on their self-interested and dangerous agenda for years. In fact, Everytown has chronicled and exposed the NRA’s misdeeds at every turn, including on our NRA Watch site, and will continue to do so as we learn more.
Combating Armed Extremism
To meet the growing threat of extremists using guns as tools of violence and intimidation, Everytown expanded its work in the area of armed extremism throughout 2021. In particular, Everytown focused on the threat that such armed groups pose to our democratic processes, and the unique role guns play in recruitment and organization in many far-right extremist groups.
Just weeks after armed insurrectionists stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, Everytown researchers and investigations experts released a comprehensive report detailing the role of armed extremism and guns at the attack. The report, entitled The Role of Guns & Armed Extremism in the Attack on the U.S. Capitol, lays out how guns continue to be an organizing tool for extremists and how the gun lobby continued to amplify extreme-right rhetoric – even amidst an attack on our democracy.
Everytown Support Fund also released groundbreaking research on armed protests, along with our partner organization the Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project (ACLED), entitled Armed Assembly: Guns, Demonstrations, and Political Violence in America. Analyzing a data set of thousands of demonstrations, the report confirmed what gun safety advocates have known for years: guns don’t make us safer. In fact, the truth is the exact opposite. Armed demonstrations were found to be nearly six times more likely to become violent than unarmed demonstrations. The Everytown-ACLED research has been referenced in a number of media reports, and was even cited by seven separate amicus curiae briefs to the U.S. Supreme Court.
“Guns were present and part of the Jan. 6 attack and are an organizing principle of far-right groups, like the Proud Boys and Three Percenters … Guns aren’t just tools of intimidation and violence, they are often how extremist groups message and recruit.”Newsweek, September 14, 2021
Everytown research also shed light on the far-right extremist group the Proud Boys, which has become infamous for regularly seeking out and creating violent conflict at protests. The full report, More Than Brawlers: The Proud Boys and Armed Extremism, explores the role the gun lobby has played in radicalizing the Proud Boys and groups like them.
Everytown has been a leader in highlighting the issue of armed extremism, and has encouraged states and localities to take action to prevent armed groups and individuals from carrying out acts of intimidation at state houses and in other sensitive places. In 2021, Washington, Oregon, Virginia and New Mexico enacted policies to prohibit firearms on state capitol grounds, with Virginia’s legislation also including polling places.
In 2021, gun violence survivors, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers partnered with Democratic, Republican and Independent lawmakers across the country to pass major gun safety legislation and block dangerous bills that would weaken gun laws and exacerbate gun violence.
State governments passed more than 30 gun safety laws and blocked dozens of attempts by the gun lobby to weaken gun laws. Tens of thousands of Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers made this work possible through countless emails, phone calls, in-person and digital meetings and advocacy days.
A Turning Point in the Gun Safety Movement
In New York, lawmakers passed a first-of-its-kind law to allow victims of gun violence to seek justice for negligent, unreasonable and, in some cases, illegal conduct perpetrated by the gun industry — an industry that for years has been shielded from litigation by a federal law called the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (“PLCAA”).
But New York’s new law gives New Yorkers an opportunity to hold reckless gun companies accountable for their irresponsible actions. This law could serve as a turning point for the national gun safety movement, and Moms Demand Action volunteers will be working with states across the country to replicate New York’s innovative effort to return power to the communities who bear the brunt of the gun violence crisis.
Responding to Tragedy with Life-Saving Action
In Colorado, after two devastating mass shootings in Colorado Springs and Boulder, lawmakers passed a historic gun safety package. The package included a bill to close the Charleston loophole and prohibit people with recent violent criminal convictions from purchasing firearms. It also included a bill to establish an Office of Gun Violence Prevention that would help educate people about Colorado’s secure storage and extreme risk laws and support violence intervention programming, as well as a bill to repeal the preemption law that prevents local governments from enacting gun safety measures.
Volunteers Make 2021 a Year of Legislative Action
Volunteers and gun violence survivors worked with lawmakers in red, blue and purple states to pass life-saving gun safety bills, including:
2021 saw a sharp increase in gunfire on school grounds, unintentional shootings and risk of gun suicide. Colorado, Oregon, and Maine passed laws to require secure firearm storage – one of the most effective ways to ensure kids and people in crisis can’t access a gun at home. Additionally, more than 20 school districts have eithers passed school board resolutions or otherwise committed to require that secure storage information be sent home to parents. Clark County, Nevada – the fifth largest school district in the country, which is led by Moms Demand Action volunteer Linda Cavazos – was among them, and a total of more than two million students across the country are now living in school districts covered by an annual secure storage policy.
More than a dozen states – including California, Delaware, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, New Mexico, Washington and Wisconsin – have taken steps to address police violence by passing laws that limit the use of dangerous tactics and require transparency and independent investigations of use-of-force incidents. New Mexico and California took the vital step of removing long-standing barriers to holding officers accountable for misconduct or abuse of authority, giving citizens the right to seek justice and file lawsuits when police officers violate their rights. In Maryland, the legislature repealed the so-called Law Enforcement Officers’ Bill of Rights, a set of laws that for decades has hindered efforts to hold officers who abuse their authority accountable, and added protections around use of force.
Community Violence Intervention Funding
State leaders and local governments from across the country, including in Michigan, Pennsylvania, California, Wisconsin, New York, New Jersey and Illinois, allocated a record of more than $1 billion for local violence intervention and prevention programs. These programs have been proven to reduce community gun violence – a daily crisis that disproportionately impacts Black communities and communities of color – but they have often had to rely on scarce, competitive grants, private donations and limited city funding. This year, state legislatures allocated funding, including from the American Rescue Plan, to get these life-saving programs the resources they need to fight gun violence in their communities.
Domestic Violence and Guns
Delaware and Colorado both passed bills to help keep guns out of the hands of domestic abusers, while Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers continue to support such bills in ongoing bipartisan efforts in Missouri, Michigan and Wisconsin. At the local level and in the absence of a Michigan state law, the city of Detroit passed an ordinance to keep firearms out of the hands of domestic abusers.
Oregon passed a state law that allows local communities to take proactive gun safety actions by permitting school districts to prohibit firearms on school premises. Since Virginia passed a similar law allowing municipalities to pass local gun safety ordinances in 2020, 16 Virginia communities have passed measures to prohibit firearms in sensitive places, which now cover more than 2.8 million Virginians.
Across the country, states rejected more than 30 gun lobby-aligned bills that would have weakened gun laws following advocacy by Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers and gun violence survivors. To defeat these bills, volunteers built diverse coalitions with higher education institutions, law enforcement agencies, faith leaders, violence interrupters and impacted communities. Together, they worked to raise the alarm and mobilize advocates to make calls, send emails, and testify in opposition to gun-lobby backed bills, including:
Five states where gun lobby allies hold the majority in the state legislature – Alabama, Indiana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana – rejected permitless carry bills that would have allowed people to carry a hidden, loaded handgun in public without a permit, one of the gun lobby’s top priorities. In Indiana, Moms Demand Action volunteers and supporters joined teachers, law enforcement officers and public safety experts in expressing their opposition to the bills by sending more than 1,500 emails to lawmakers and testifying at nearly every hearing. In Louisiana, Moms Demand Action volunteers stood with local officials, faith leaders, racial justice advocates, and gun safety advocates to oppose permitless carry and help secure a veto of the bill. An attempt to override the veto failed in a victory for public safety.
Stand Your Ground
Several states – Indiana, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Hawaii, and West Virginia – defeated bills to create or expand so-called “Stand Your Ground” or “Shoot First” laws. Volunteers and community members in these states made it clear they did not want these dangerous, racist policies that encourage anyone to shoot first and ask questions later under the guise of self-defense.
Several state legislatures, all with gun lobby majorities – Alabama, Louisiana, New Hampshire, Georgia and Wyoming – rejected bills purporting to nullify federal gun safety laws. These bills would undermine public safety and hinder law enforcement in their efforts to combat gun violence and solve gun crimes.
Other dangerous laws
In addition, states across the country–including Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Wyoming – rejected a slew of gun lobby attempts to weaken state gun laws, such as repealing background check requirements, deterring local officials from addressing gun violence in their communities, arming teachers and forcing concealed firearms into sensitive locations such as K-12 schools, government buildings and sports stadiums.
States that did pass gun lobby priority legislation this year – including Texas, Tennessee and Missouri – did so in the face of vocal opposition from law enforcement and public safety experts and are now facing serious backlash, including from traditionally conservative allies.
Fighting gun violence locally
Many cities continue to struggle with deadly increases in violence, and the pandemic has also brought daunting challenges for community-based intervention programs, including COVID-19 restrictions and expanded missions that include fighting the spread of the virus. Everytown is responding on multiple fronts, ramping up grant support for local initiatives and capacity-building efforts while working with allies to push for broad, consistent investments from governments at all levels.
Notably, Everytown Support Fund launched the Everytown Community Safety Fund, committing $25 million to the effort over five years, and distribution of the funds is already under way. This year, the program awarded $2.1 million to 30 community-based violence intervention organizations. Through the Community Safety Fund, Everytown Support Fund provides grantee organizations across the country with financial support, quarterly peer networking calls, an annual convening, consultations with Everytown staff, tailored capacity-building training and access to Everytown’s data tools and research. As cities and community groups prepare for historic investments from the federal government, the Community Safety Fund’s grant support offers immediate and flexible support that can be a lifeline for groups working to stay afloat and continue their life-saving work.
To address domestic violence – another facet of gun violence exacerbated by the pandemic – Everytown Support Fund distributed funds to 15 local and state domestic violence prevention organizations. Each grantee – which has a demonstrated track record of supporting victims and communities of Black, Indigenous, and people of color – received a $10,000 grant for general operating expense support to help address the intersection of gun violence and domestic violence. The grants mark the second round of funding for this initiative, which has now supported 30 local and state organizations dedicated to fighting domestic violence.
We are also working to build local capacity. This year, Everytown Support Fund’s Community Training Institute partnered with Cure Violence, the Health Alliance for Violence Intervention, Local Initiative Support Corporation, the National Network for Safe Communities at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Urban Peace Institute to deliver hyperlocal capacity-building workshops to fuel the implementation of promising gun violence prevention strategies. Partners shared their frontline expertise with elected officials and more than 250 community leaders on street outreach, hospital-based violence intervention programs and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) programs in Birmingham, AL, Jackson, MS, Jacksonville, FL, Memphis, TN, Philadelphia, PA and Washington, D.C.
Working for a Safer Future in St. Louis and Atlanta
As of 2021, the Everytown Community Safety Fund has supported more than 70 violence intervention programs in 42 cities deploying strategies from street outreach to hospital-based intervention. Two illuminating examples include:
St. Louis: Operating two Cure Violence sites, Employment Connection trains and employs violence interrupters, street outreach workers who build relationships with those at the highest risk of being involved in violence and mediate conflicts to prevent them from escalating into violence. Building on these relationships, Employment Connection also offers wraparound services, including case management, job training and trauma counseling and support to empower and inspire program participants to achieve self-sufficiency. Employment Connection plans to use Everytown’s grant funding to develop an employee assistance program to provide mental health support to frontline practitioners, establishing a 24-hour neighborhood tip line, numerous community events and a full suite of wraparound services for 25 of their highest-risk clients.
Atlanta: In addition to operating a street outreach site serving Atlanta’s Neighborhood Planning Unit V, Chris180 works to interrupt violence through a range of community support programs focused on behavioral health, including housing assistance, GED preparation, and access to mental health and employment opportunities. Through Everytown’s grant, the program has increased capacity by adding part-time positions, purchasing equipment and program space, hosted training opportunities for residents and staff, and expanded its work to include food distribution for community residents.
Mayors on the Front Lines of Fighting Gun Violence
Mayors, too, were grappling with the increase in gun violence in 2021, and Mayors Against Illegal Guns worked throughout the year to elevate the perspective of local leaders in national policy conversations and share resources about how to address local gun violence challenges, including through new federal funding.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns members advocated for local gun safety laws, such as limiting guns in sensitive places, prohibiting open carry and regulating ghost guns. In state capitols across the country, they advocated for gun safety measures to strengthen public safety and fought against dangerous gun industry proposals that put communities at risk. And they led efforts to invest American Rescue Plan funds in community-based violence intervention programs at the local level while calling on state governments to do the same.
Mayors Against Illegal Guns also convened mayors and other city officials in virtual discussions drawing hundreds of participants from around the country, each devoted to topics ranging from accessing federal funding for gun violence prevention, using the courts to hold the gun industry accountable, community trauma among Black Americans, and more.
This spring, Everytown Support Fund partnered with What Works Cities to convene an eight-week learning initiative dedicated to alternative dispatch, a crisis response model in which civilians – such as mental health and social service professionals – respond to select calls for service. Officials from the 13 participating cities shared experiences from their own cities and learned from leading experts and practitioners in the field, including leaders of the CAHOOTS program of the White Bird Clinic in Eugene, Oregon, the longest running alternative dispatch program in the country.
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers continued their advocacy efforts in record ways this year. In fact, our eighth annual training conference in August, Gun Sense University, was the largest ever. More than 2,200 volunteer leaders and gun violence survivors gathered virtually to learn from each other, celebrate our successes and prepare for the work that lies ahead. That work was recognized by White House Domestic Policy Advisor Susan Rice, who provided the keynote address and accepted the federal Gun Sense Lawmaker of the Year Award on behalf of the Biden-Harris Administration.
While the COVID-19 pandemic continued to change the way volunteers were able to lobby their lawmakers, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers didn’t miss a beat. They traded their in-person advocacy days for virtual ones that allowed an even broader spectrum of supporters to join. Throughout the 2021 election cycle, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers with their red shirts were ubiquitous on the campaign trail, taking more than 100,000 campaign actions in support of Gun Sense Candidates nationwide.
Creating a New Generation of Change Makers
Young people have grown up in the midst of the gun violence crisis, and firearms are the leading cause of death for children and teens in America, with Black and Latinx children facing a disproportionate impact. Students Demand Action volunteers continued to lead, evolve and challenge the gun safety movement this year, and with students back to school in person, they transitioned to organizing on campus once more.
In just four years, Students Demand Action has grown to include nearly 450 groups across the country who have organized thousands of student volunteers to build a grassroots movement, host national summits, work on state legislative campaigns, support local city gun violence initiatives and participate in electoral work in 2021. Students continue to lead this movement to keep their peers, their schools and their communities safe.
In 2021, Students Demand Action volunteers worked to combat the increase in youth gun violence, including participating in an expanded Summer Leadership Academy in five cities including Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, Nashville and Tampa. The program also added a paid internship component in local government offices, such as the Los Angeles mayor’s office and the Urban Peace Institute in Los Angeles, to provide summer youth employment, which has been proven to help combat youth gun violence.
Lifting Up the Voices of Gun Violence Survivors
Survivors of gun violence are the North Star of the gun violence prevention movement and throughout 2021, they continued to share their stories to save lives. In February, the third annual National Gun Violence Survivors Week amplified the experiences of survivors who live with the impact of gun violence every day. More than 370 survivors of gun violence sent an open letter to Congress highlighting the life-changing trauma of gun violence. And throughout the week, we organized more than 90 virtual events and activities and had more than 100 members of Congress mark the week.
In 2021, the Everytown Survivor Network continued to offer survivors virtual peer support groups focused on healing from trauma and grief, including launching new groups for survivors wounded by gun violence, survivors of gun suicide, men impacted by gun violence and bereaved parents. SurvivorsConnect is a peer support program that connects gun violence survivors with other survivors who offer emotional support, mentorship, information and referrals to community resources. Through one-on-one mentorship and support groups, we served more than 650 survivors.
The Everytown Survivor Network also hosted the first ever National Gun Violence Survivor Summit in November. More than 300 gun violence survivors from 44 states and Washington, D.C. gathered for the two-day virtual summit. They were joined by four members of Congress who spoke about their personal experiences with gun violence, including Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA), who gave the keynote address, as well as Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) and Rep. Salud Carbajal (D-CA). Additionally, Kristina Rose, the director of the Office for Victims of Crime at the U.S. Department of Justice, gave remarks.
The Everytown Support Fund also allocated nearly $70,000 in grants to assist 501(c)(3) organizations that work to support survivors of gun violence by offering victim services and elevating survivor voices in communities hardest hit by gun violence.
Cultural Change and Partnerships
Gun safety is an issue with the ability to transcend politics and cross into media, the arts and culture. Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund was an early partner and financial supporter of the Netflix film If Anything Happens I Love You, a powerful animated short showing the devastating grief caused by gun violence. The film won Best Animated Short at the 2021 Academy Awards, where Everytown was mentioned in the acceptance speech.
In June, Americans came together for the 2021 Wear Orange campaign during the seventh annual National Gun Violence Awareness Day. All told, more than 1,000 partner organizations, influencers, corporate brands, elected officials and national landmarks joined in the campaign, with hundreds of thousands of Americans uniting around the call to end gun violence. President Biden, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), the Women’s National Basketball Players Association, Julianne Moore, John Legend, major brands and many more joined in the call to end gun violence. Additionally, thousands of grassroots volunteers from Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, in collaboration with the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and more than 200 local partners, hosted more than 330 events and activities in all 50 states and Washington, D.C. The events ranged from a community cleanup event in Tennessee to suicide prevention trainings in Montana and a blood drive in California.
The Gun Violence Memorial Project, led by architecture firm MASS Design Group and artist Hank Willis Thomas in partnership with Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund and Purpose Over Pain, is a tribute and memorial to the thousands of lives taken by gun violence in America. The exhibition features four houses built of 700 glass bricks, each house representing the average number of lives taken due to gun violence each week in America with bricks containing remembrance objects of people taken by gun violence. The exhibition is now open to the public at The National Building Museum in Washington D.C through September 25, 2022 and has welcomed more than 11,000 visitors and been featured by partners ranging from People magazine to the WNBA’s Washington Mystics.
In an effort to further engage with the Latinx community, Everytown worked to embark on and deepen new partnerships, including with the Hispanic Heritage Foundation, QLatinx and more. In June, to mark five years since the shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, Everytown partnered with QLatinx, The LGBT+ Center Orlando, the OnePulse Foundation, Equality Florida, Equality Federation Institute and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to outline solutions to help prevent gun violence.
2021 eclipsed 2020 as the worst year for gun violence in over twenty years, and advocates, journalists, and policymakers sought clear analysis to make sense of the crisis. Everytown Support Fund’s research informed not only policymakers, but also parents and students as they headed back to school only to be met by record levels of gunfire on school grounds. Everytown, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers responded to this unprecedented threat with action, sharing new school safety recommendations with the Biden-Harris Administration and advocating with the National Education Association and American Federation of Teachers on a comprehensive plan to end gun violence in schools, including through pushing for secure firearm storage notification policies in school districts across the country.
Researchers at Everytown Support Fund continued to be a leading force in providing critical data and analysis, including by authoring reports on:
Everytown researchers also unveiled three interactive platforms for analyzing data related to gun violence:
The City Dashboard, a resource compiling reliable data on murders (firearm and non-firearm) from 2016 through the first half of 2021 and on gun homicides from 2016 to 2020 in nearly 500 cities.
The Crime Gun Dashboard, a resource that lets users explore ATF data on crime guns going into and out of every state in the U.S.
In the Courts
Gun Safety Progress in the Courts
Every successful movement must have a legal strategy, and from state and federal courts across the country to the Supreme Court of the United States, Everytown Law expanded its efforts to defend the gun safety movement’s progress, pursue accountability and prompt long-overdue action.
A Major Win for Parents at the Ohio Supreme Court
In June, a group of parents represented by Everytown Law scored an important win for school safety across the state when the Ohio Supreme Court struck down their school district’s program arming teachers with minimal training. Siding with the parents who had challenged the program, the court ruled that longstanding Ohio law requires comprehensive training for any school employee who carries a gun in school.
Looking Upstream to Fight the Proliferation of Ghost Guns
- With Everytown Law serving as co-counsel, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer sued Polymer80 in February on behalf of the people of California, noting that over 700 of the ghost guns LAPD recovered in 2020 were made from Polymer80 parts. In November, a court rejected Polymer80’s motion to dismiss and ruled that the case could move forward to discovery.
- In June, a court ruled a lawsuit from Mia Tretta, a survivor of the Saugus High School shooting represented by Everytown Law, could proceed against the online seller and its owner, rejecting their request to dismiss the case.
- In August, Everytown Law sued Polymer80 on behalf of two L.A. County sheriff’s deputies wounded in a 2020 ghost gun shooting.
Opening New Frontiers in the Fight Against Gun Violence
- In January, Everytown Law joined the state of Illinois and Kansas City, MO in filing a lawsuit to force federal regulators to revoke a firearms license granted to a company whose predecessor allegedly broke federal firearms law and contributed to gun trafficking and criminal activity in Illinois and Kansas City.
- Represented by Everytown Law, three Lebanon, OH residents filed a lawsuit challenging a 2020 city ordinance that ended the longstanding prohibition on carrying hidden, loaded handguns in the city’s municipal building, including during city council meetings. In November, the court rejected a motion to dismiss and ruled the case could proceed to discovery.
- Everytown Law represents the city of Chicago in suing Westforth Sports, a Gary, IN gun store alleged to have sold hundreds of illegal guns trafficked into Chicago, ignoring clear signs of straw purchases and gun trafficking.
- After a 17-year-old allegedly used a Smith & Wesson M&P assault rifle to kill two people and injure a third person during a protest for racial justice in Kenosha, WI, Everytown joined Brady and gun violence survivor Fred Guttenberg in renewing its calls for the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Smith & Wesson’s marketing practices.
Everytown Law represents the Ohio NAACP and local lawmakers in filing a first-of-its-kind state constitutional challenge to Ohio’s “Shoot First” law, contending the measure’s backers violated the Ohio Constitution by adding the measure to an unrelated bill and passing the package only an hour later without providing legally mandated opportunities for public notice and debate.
Lifting Cost Barriers to Advancing Gun Safety in the Courts
In August, Everytown Law launched the Everytown Law Fund, an effort designed to support impact litigation that can help advance gun violence prevention. Through the fund, which is backed by an initial $3 million commitment from the Everytown for Gun Safety Support Fund, Everytown Law is welcoming applications for litigation funding from smaller and mid-sized law firms, solo practitioners and non-profit legal projects. Everytown Law is particularly interested in reviewing applications to support legal action seeking to address the impact of gun violence on disproportionately affected communities, including Black, Latinx and other communities of color.
Defending Against Gun Lobby-Backed Efforts to Roll Back Life-Saving Gun Laws
2021 was a crucial year in Second Amendment litigation. In a number of cases throughout the federal and state courts, Everytown continued to offer critical analysis on the legal and historical basis for reasonable gun safety laws, filing amicus briefs in cases in Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Illinois, and Washington, among others. Everytown’s work contributed to a number of key victories in 2021, including:
- In February, the Vermont Supreme Court rejected a gun lobby-backed challenge under the Vermont constitution to the state’s large-capacity magazine law, relying in part on Everytown’s research into the high rates of injury and death when LCMs are used in mass shootings.
- In March, the Ninth Circuit rejected an NRA-backed challenge to a Hawaii gun safety law regulating who can carry firearms in public, backing states’ right to limit public carry. In doing so, the en banc majority relied on historical arguments that Everytown Law presented in its June 2020 amicus brief in support of Hawaii.
- In June, a federal district court in Florida rejected the NRA’s challenge to the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act, passed in the wake of the Parkland shooting to restrict access to firearms for individuals under 21. Everytown Law had filed two briefs in the district court and, in October, filed a brief in the Eleventh Circuit to help defend against the NRA’s appeal, which remains pending.
- In November, the Ninth Circuit en banc rejected another NRA-backed challenge, this one to a California law prohibiting (with some exceptions) large-capacity magazines. Historical arguments set out in Everytown Law’s amicus brief again featured prominently in a concurring opinion joined by six of the eleven judges.
When the Supreme Court agreed in April to hear a major Second Amendment case – New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen – Everytown Law was ready. From the announcement that the court would take the case through oral argument, Everytown litigators thoroughly countered the gun lobby’s extreme and dangerous position in the case, including:
- Sounding the alarm on how much is at stake, noting that “a ruling that opened the door to weakening our gun laws could make it even harder for cities and states to grapple with this public health crisis.”
- Filing an amicus brief rebutting key parts of the NRA’s historical arguments and elevating the centuries-long history in both England and the United States of regulating the carrying of weapons in public to protect public peace.
- Sharing timely analysis as oral argument approached, questioning claims made by the petitioners about whether prominent members of the founding generation carried guns and highlighting key conservative voices arguing for the Court to uphold New York’s gun safety law.
- And along with gun safety advocates and survivors, we gathered at the Supreme Court on the morning of oral argument, urging the court to remember one key fact: gun laws save lives.
Key Court Developments in 2021
MarchAn en banc panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit found that Hawaii’s law does not violate the Second Amendment. Judge Jay Bybee, a President George W. Bush appointee, wrote the court’s 7-4 decision, which included historical arguments that Everytown Law presented in its amicus brief.
JuneA California state court denied a request from a ghost gun kit seller to dismiss an Everytown Law lawsuit on behalf of Mia Tretta, who was wounded in the 2019 shooting at Saugus High School.
JuneThe Ohio Supreme Court struck down a school district’s program arming teachers with minimal training. Siding with a group of parents represented by Everytown Law who had challenged the program, the court ruled that longstanding Ohio law requires comprehensive training for any school employee who carries a gun in school.
OctoberThe U.S. Department of Justice informed a federal court ATF had voluntarily begun an inspection of the premises of J.A. Industries, the successor company to the now-bankrupt gun manufacturer Jimenez Arms. On behalf of the state of Illinois and the city of Kansas City, MO, Everytown Law filed suit against ATF in January for granting a firearms license to J.A. Industries, citing evidence that Jimenez Arms repeatedly violated federal firearms laws, made misleading statements in obtaining a firearms license, and contributed to gun trafficking.
NovemberThe U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upholds California’s law prohibiting, with certain exceptions, large-capacity magazines. A concurring opinion written by Judge Marsha S. Berzon and joined by five other judges relied heavily on the analysis and arguments in Everytown Law’s amicus brief.
Looking Ahead to 2022
In the face of continued Congressional gridlock and inaction on the part of federal lawmakers to address this crisis, we plan to spend 2022 rolling up our red sleeves and getting to work ourselves. We’re tired of waiting for elected officials to act, and we know the steps we have to take to achieve our long-term mission of ending gun violence in America. This work is generational and time and again, we’ve proven that we are in this fight for the long haul.
Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action volunteers and gun violence survivors are active in every single state and have the opportunity to advocate for gun safety where they live, work and learn. We’re ready to continue having life-saving conversations with friends, family, neighbors and policymakers. We’ll continue to pass strong laws, hold the gun lobby accountable, elect our volunteers, win in the courts and support local gun violence prevention groups on the ground in 2022. We have chosen to dedicate our lives to this fight, and when it comes to gun violence prevention in our country, nothing will stand in our way. | <urn:uuid:91eca254-198a-40a6-85ab-d7d43f086da9> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.everytown.org/year-in-review-2021/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573399.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20220818185216-20220818215216-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.943339 | 11,124 | 1.695313 | 2 |
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Keep the Blower Clean
Your air conditioner’s blower, which propels chilled air through your home’s ducts, is located at the top of the unit underneath a metal enclosure. Dust can frequently build up on the surface of the fan, which can lower its power efficiency and the air quality in your residence. In order to keep your power bills and the dust content in the air down, be sure to call a professional to clean your blower if you suspect there is a dust buildup on the surface.
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Charity does not diminish wealth
Muhammad Alshareef narrates an interesting account of charity Sheikh Sa’eed Bin Musfir witnessed in Makkah
I WAS walking out of the Haram (the Ka’bah in Makkah) when I saw a man begging from everyone that passed by him.
Just then a man who had parked his tinted Mercedes excessively close to the Haram in a designated VIP parking walked passed the beggar on his way to his car. As he pulled the keys out and the alarm did the “whup whup”, the beggar raised his finger to the sky and said, “Please, for the sake of Allah!”
Trying to end the moment and avoid a dip into the pocket, the Mercedes man said back, “Allah will provide!” The beggar said back, “What! Did you at any moment think that I thought you were my provider?! I’m not asking for your provision, I know Allah will provide for me.” The two stood there staring at one another for a moment and then the Mercedes tinted windows came up and the man drove away.
A needy African sister who was sitting nearby on the street selling textiles was moved by the incident. She did not have much, but from what she did have, she pulled out one riyal and placed it in the hands of that beggar.He smiled and went on his way. Meanwhile the Mercedes man could not drive on with the choke of guilt. He turned the car around and made his way through the crowd to the place where the incident had happened.
I saw with my own eyes as he pulled out a 10 riyal bill from his briefcase to give to the beggar. But he looked left and right and could not find him.
What was he to do? He had already pulled out the bill to give for the sake of Allah and was not going to put it back. So he found the nearest person he thought was worthy of the bill, placed it in her lap and went on his way.
The 10 riyals sat in the lap of the sister who had given the beggar one riyal! Abu Hurairah reported that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said that Allah’s injunction is: “O my servants! Spend and you will be given.” (Al-Bukhari and Muslim)
Abdullah Bin Abbas reported that Allah’s Messenger (peace be upon him) said, “Charity does not diminish wealth.” (Al-Tabarani)
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Whether your new to being a parent of a disabled kid or you’ve been parenting for a while, it can still be difficult.
So we’ve put together some key things to keep in mind. This post comes from our new product – The Parents Guide.
It’s Okay To Grieve
As a parent of a disabled kid, it is always important to remember that is okay to grieve.
You probably had some many hopes for your child that now are not possible, and it is important to recognise this and mourn that loss.
YOUR CHILD’S CONDITION IS NOT YOUR FAULT
Thinking things like, “I did something wrong
or what if I did this differently?”, is not helpful
to either you or your child. There are a million different things that can cause/affect impairment, and impairment can and does happen despite your best intentions.
THERE IS NO RIGHT WAY
Your child will do things differently. They will not do things the ‘right’ way but they will do their way. It is important to encourage, support and play.
IMPAIRMENT IDENTITY IS IMPORTANT
Having an impairment related identity can be crucial to reducing loneliness and isolation, understanding their condition and overcoming barriers. By smartly using online support and looking around locally, your child can own their own condition.
BREAK THINGS DOWN TO SMALLER STEPS
Having a disability is one big problem solving exercise. However, some problems can seem so BIG that there is no obvious solution. For these big problems, you need to work together with your child and break things down and to their fundamentals. Things like travelling can seem impossible but if you plan it properly, it can be easier than you think.
THE DIFFERENCE CAN BE SUPPORT, PRODUCTS AND SERVICES
Proper solutions to problems are often a mix of different things such as knowledge (knowing your rights), products (little things that can help) and proper planning.
Check our page for parents here.
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In 2001 Apple changed the way many of us listen to music by introducing the iPod – not the first portable player to play music files, but the one that took off with the public. It was accompanied by the equally influential iTunes, an application that links to an online store on Apple’s servers in one direction, and to the iPod in the other direction. A few clicks and you can purchase the music you want and be listening to it via your computer.
iPods are all very well, but what about when you want to settle back and listen to music at home? This is also an area of rapid change, as CDs give way to music streaming. There are many approaches, including powered speakers connected to a computer, docked iPods with built-in amplification and speakers, wireless connections based on an Apple AirPort Express or Logitech Squeezebox, or Apple TV if you prefer not to have any other computer running, or music streamed to a games console such as Xbox or PlayStation 3, or custom solutions from Sonos, Linn and others.
It is notable though that most hi-fi and home cinema systems still use amplifiers or receivers connected to passive loudspeakers – except in the case of sub-woofers, which usually have their own built-in amplification.
A passive loudspeaker is one which receives a high-level output from an amplifier. That works pretty well; but there is a problem which the glossy brochures skate over but is well-known to audio engineers. It’s hard to make a single speaker driver that handles the full range of audible frequencies accurately, so high fidelity speakers have two or more drives, one for high frequencies (tweeter) and one or more for the mid-range and low frequencies (woofers). For accurate sound reproduction, the audio signal has to be split, sending the correct frequencies to the appropriate driver. This task is handled by a component called the crossover, and in an passive system it works on a signal that is already amplified. Passive crossovers tend to contribute considerable distortion.
A better approach is to split the signal before it is amplified. The obvious consequence is that you need a separate amplifier for each speaker driver. This is known as an active system, or where the crossover and amplifier is built into the loudspeaker, an active loudspeaker. Active loudspeakers also simplify the audio engineer’s task: since the amplifier is only ever used with a driver that is known in advance, it can optimised for that purpose.
Historically, active systems have been found mainly at the unaffordable end of home hi-fi, and in professional kit designed for monitoring audio in the studio. The pros like them because their low distortion make it easier to hear any flaws in a recording. There are also plenty of powered speakers at the very low end – those little speakers you plug into a computer – though many of these are not really active internally. Most home hi-fi is still based on passive speakers.
Why don’t the hi-fi manufacturers make more active systems at affordable prices, given their well-known benefits? There are a number of reasons. Passive systems sound good enough and are cheaper, since you don’t need as many amplifiers. Passive systems also preserve an upgrade path, since there are more separate boxes.
Still, there may be a gap in the market, and it is one that the British company AVI is determined to fill. The ADM loudspeakers are its solution, introduced as ADM 9 in 2007 and upgraded to ADM 9.1 in 2008 – maybe there will be a 9.2 soon? ADM 9.1s are high quality active loudspeakers that also include a DAC (digital to analog converter) and a pre-amplifier. All you need is a digital source with a standard S/PDIF optical output (also known as TOSLINK) . This means that you no longer need an external amplifier; you can control volume with the AVI remote. AVI are Apple enthusiasts and recommend a Mac Mini running iTunes as the source, accompanied by an AirPort Express if you want to avoid having the Mac wired directly to the speakers.
Mac Mini with ADM 9.1 Active speakers.
Of course you don’t actually have to use a Mac; and personally I favour the server-based Logitech Squeezebox with its multi-room capabilities. The following image shows an ADM 9.1 system actually playing some music. The Squeezebox is wired to a network, though wireless is also common, with the Squeezebox Server running on a PC in another room. An optical cable connects the Squeezebox to the ADM 9.1. The left channel speaker has all the connections and the pre-amplifier, so the other cables you can see are one that connects the right channel at a low level from the left speaker. and power cables for both left and right speakers.
Here is the back panel:
The digital inputs are the same; one has its dust cover removed. The analog input, according to AVI, goes straight to the pre-amp, avoiding any digital processing. You can use this if you prefer an alternative DAC (though there is little reason to do so), or if you have analog music sources. The analog input also lets you integrate the ADM 9.1 with an existing hi-fi setup, if you have multiple sources connected to an existing amplifier.
The supplied remote is a simple affair with volume and input selection, plus some controls for an optional and expensive subwoofer which I have not heard. The existence of the subwoofer is a clue that the ADM 9.1 is not designed for an extended bass response, though whether you need it depends on your preferences and taste in music; they are perfectly usable on their own.
Setup and positioning
The ADM 9.1 comes with remote, TOSLINK cable complete with mini-adaptor suitable for a Mac Mini, co-axial cable to connect right and left speakers, and a few sheets of A4 stapled together which constitute the owner’s instructions. Setup is straightforward, with a couple of caveats.
The first is that you have to have your digital source sorted, whether that is Mac or Squeezebox or something else. The best way to do this is a matter of some debate, and while connecting the ADMs is easy enough, getting the server side organised can be fiddly.
Second, the ADMs sound at their best on stands – AVI recommends “solid stands, typically 60cm in height” – the idea being to place the tweeter at ear level. Avoiding room boundaries is also recommended. The sound is noticeably better if you sit in a sweet spot, central and several metres away. That’s not to say they sound bad elsewhere though. They are never boomy, so even if they end up in sub-optimal positions like bookshelves the sound will not be annoying.
You are likely to need at least three power sockets nearby, one each for the speakers and another for your digital source.
The ADMs do not normally come with a coaxial digital input. I am not sure why, since some people prefer a coaxial connection and it even supports a higher 24-bit/194 kHz resolution, though I am sceptical about whether this would be audibly better than the 24/96 maximum for the optical inputs. An AVI dealer told me optical was safer, since the DAC is electrically isolated from the source. I am sceptical about this as well; I have used coaxial connections on many occasions with no issues. However, you can order them with a coaxial input as a custom option.
Unfortunately I am not equipped to measure speaker performance so all I can offer is my subjective assessment of the sound. Here then are my observations.
The ADM 9.1s are clear, neutral and surprisingly powerful. They go very loud; I have not tried them at their limit but it is plenty loud enough for most domestic use. In case you are wondering where the heat sink is – it is the back panel, and this does indeed get quite warm in use. The bass is a little light but clean; the treble is never harsh. If want to feel the kick drum with your chest as well as your ears, though, you will need a sub-woofer.
These speakers are probably not for everyone. I have used them for most of my listening over a period of several weeks. In the right circumstances – excellent recording, listener in the right spot – they are superb. Listening to Dylan’s Don’t Think Twice the guitar sounds uncannily real. Listening to Marvin Gaye’s Turn on Some Music from Midnight Love, you can hear the different texture of all the different rhythms but the song still sounds cohesive and the vocals clear. Vladimir Ashkenazy playing Chopin is beautifully conveyed. Female vocals seem to be a particular strong point, whether Kate Bush or Joni Mitchell or Annie Lennox.
So what’s the problem? Well, either the ADMs are exceptionally lean, or most other speakers are artificially lush – possibly both are true. Play classic rock like Deep Purple or Led Zeppelin and they sound far too polite, and not just because of lack of bottom end.
I had an interesting experience listening to Peaceful Easy Feeling by the Eagles. At about 2.27 – 2.50 on the left channel there is some obvious distortion. Thing is though, I’d never noticed it before. At first I thought there might be a fault. However, listening on another system showed that the distortion is there on the source; and listening to an alternate mastering of the same song also showed it, suggesting that the fault is probably on the master tape.
I’ve had similar experiences with other material, hearing flaws that I had not noticed before, and discovering that it was there all along. I guess this is a compliment to the ADMs though it does raise the question of whether this system is just too honest for its own good.
Another thing I noticed is that in comparison to the Naim SBLs that I normally use, the ADMs sounded a little less open, more boxy, though the difference seemed to lessen at higher volumes. I would be interested to know if playing them with the matching sub-woofer would remove this.
The theory behind the ADM 9.1s is spot-on. Keep the box count down, use active crossovers. The result is a system that is ideal for the new world of music streaming. It is wrong to think of them as just speakers; since they include DAC, pre- and power amplifiers you really do get everything other than a digital source.
Value for money is therefore better than perhaps it first appears. That said, you can assemble an excellent passive system for the same price, or even a reasonable active system using nearfield monitors from the pro world, so despite AVIs outspoken marketing the value for money is good rather than truly exceptional.
The ADMs will not necessarily impress you greatly on first listen. Of course it depends what you are used to and what your expectations are. The lean sound and lightweight bass means that the merits of the system are only revealed after extended listening.
It seems to me that there are two groups of people who will love this system. One is the person who wants excellent sound with a minimum of fuss and clutter. Just plug in the Mac or Squeezebox and go.
The other is someone who values a clean, uncoloured sound that is never fatiguing. The ADMs are particularly strong for the natural acoustic sounds of classical and folk music.
If you expect your system to add a touch of boogie to your sound, the ADMs are not the right choice.
Just on a practical note, a few things could be better. The ADMs have separate power switches on the back; you will either leave them on all the time, or have to remember to switch both off after every listening session. I am not sure how much power they use when not being driven, but would have thought a standby mode controlled by the remote would be an advantage.
There is no visual indication of what source is selected or whether the system is muted, which can cause confusion.
The supplied documentation is skimpy as well as poorly presented. If you have a question like, what should the settings be on a connected sub-woofer (especially if it is not the rather expensive AVI model), you will find no help here.
I’d like to see a coaxial S/PDIF input on all models, perhaps in addition to the two optical inputs. Aside from anything else, you need an external digital switchbox or preamplifier if you have several sources to connect.
Nevertheless, I congratulate AVI on producing a system that fits so well into into today’s computer-sourced hi-fi era, and which provides a full active system at a reasonable price.
Update – adding a subwoofer
The official AVI subwoofer is rather expensive at £800 but I was intrigued to know by how much adding a sub would improve the sound. I still have not heard the official one, but I tried the ADM 9.1 with the well-regarded BK Electronics XLS200 Mk2. This is a compact sub with a 10” driver and a 275w amplifier – compared to the AVI model which has a 10” driver and a 200w amplifier – and retails for only £302.28. BK Electronics build to order so I had to wait a few weeks, but service is excellent.
My initial results were poor, for a very good reason. The ADM 9.1 has a dedicated subwoofer output, and I presumed that this was pre-filtered to only those frequencies suitable for the sub to reproduce. Therefore I switched the filter on the sub to off. The result was a sound with extended bass, but troubling distortion.
I then realised that the subwoofer output on the ADM is a full-range signal. I switched in the filter on the sub, and set the crossover to 80hz. Now the system started working as designed. The sub “disappears”, in that it does not sound as if a further loudspeaker has been added, only that the ADMs now go deeper than before. The sound is more balanced overall, so that subjectively the entire audio range is improved, even though the sub only operates at the lowest frequencies.
I realise that some listeners are happy with the 9.1s without a sub, but personally I much prefer them with the sub added, even with this cheaper alternative to the AVI offering.
Although the sound has more grunt with the sub, the system remains clean sounding and somewhat tame and polite when it comes to hard rock. Nevertheless, it is a most satisfactory system, and given the relatively modest cost of adding the BK sub I highly recommend it.
Update: The ADM 9. 1 has now been lightly revised as the AVI 9T – the T stands for “tweaked”. AVI is working on a full-range successor to the 9.1, the ADM 40. More details here.
Good question. Here’s what AVI quote:
Power amplifiers – High speed, linear, analogue bipolar, 75 watts per channel for the tweeters and 250 watts per channel for the bass drivers. System distortion typically better than 0.002%.
Crossovers – Active 4th order Linkwitz Riley. 24bB even order filters.
Preamplifier – High quality state of the art analogue preamplifier with two digital and one analogue input. Control is remote and volume settings are remembered for each separate input.
Volume control resolution – 1/2 dB steps 100dB range
DAC – Up to 24/192 with optional coaxial input or 24/96 with preferred Optical S/PDIF. Sample Rate Conversion to remove jitter.
Bass driver – Very high power handling, long excursion 6.5″ paper cone drive unit with 1.5″ voice coil and exceptionally broad bandwidth to enable a phase perfect crossover at 3.4 kHz. Bass extension better than – 6dB @ 60Hz.
Tweeter – 1″ Silk Dome tweeter with -3 dB point of 28 kHz.
System Amplitude response better than + or – 2 dB 100 Hz – 20 kHz.
Max continuous SPL (both driven 1 m 100 hr rating) 108dB with 8dB Threshold.
Analogue input sensitivity – 150 mV
I observe though that a power rating means little without qualification (RMS or Peak); and that “System distortion” is vague too. And how about “Very high power handling” for a spec?
AVI isn’t the first company to give imprecise specifications. Still, this is disappointing from a company that claims to be straight-talking.
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Artificial Grass Winchcombe Gloucestershire (GL54): Designed to replicate natural turf, artificial grass is a versatile surface of synthetic fibres which you can use as an alternative to the "real" thing. The fact that it needs less routine maintenance is one of the many advantages that it has over normal grass. It has in recent years been used on domestic front gardens and even for business applications, although it was mainly created for outdoor sports that normally take place on "real" grass. There are numerous benefits of synthetic grass for home owners and business owners in Winchcombe, but likewise some drawbacks.
If you are sick and tired of mowing and looking after your existing lawn in Winchcombe, or if you only currently have a paved patio and have a desire to see a bit of greenery in your garden, you may want to consider having some artificial or synthetic grass laid. Continually having to mow and look after a lawn is one of the main downsides of "real" grass, and busy homeowners in Winchcombe do not always have the time or inclination to do this on a regular basis. You could maybe hire a handyman or gardener, but that is an expensive option and might not be a step that you want to take.
Laying artificial grass is of course not all that cheap in the beginning, but will definitely repay those costs several times over in the long run, seeing as once it's installed it requires very little maintenance. Since the artificial grass that you can purchase today has been produced using cutting edge materials and is the outcome of years of invention and innovation, it is extremely hard wearing, safe to use and natural looking.
Needless to say, artificial grass is not suitable for everybody and you might wish to mull over the advantages and drawbacks of this option if you're thinking about installing some in your Winchcombe garden. When you're comparing artificial grass with "real" grass the obvious advantage is that it calls for little or no maintenance, and plainly this is a primary consideration for the busy people of Winchcombe. Artificial grass also stays green and looks good irrespective of what the weather conditions are, and whatever time of year it is, which is another big plus point.
Folks in Winchcombe that are less able or elderly will find artificial grass particularly advantageous. They will not have to stress about cutting the grass any more, or need to employ gardeners to maintain it. Obviously, artificial grass does not need watering, therefore aside from being good for the planet by safeguarding precious resources, it also saves you money on your water bill.
Because you don't have to mow artificial grass 1. You don't need to buy a lawn mower. 2. You can relax when you are on holiday, because your lawn is not gonna grow long and out of hand. 3. You will not have to squander electricity or purchase petrol. 4. You'll not need to dispose of grass trimmings.
Another great benefit of artificial grass, if you have a cat or dog is that it is safe for pets. It is simple to keep clean when soiled by your pets, and will not get muddy when your family pet endeavours to dig holes in it. Whether it is dry or wet, your animals will be happy to play on artificial grass as much as they are on natural grass, with the additional bonus that they'll not traipse mud and dirt through your house when it's been raining.
For a synthetic lawn that is going to be employed for loads of sports activities, you may wish to go for to a sports grade synthetic grass which is even more durable and hard-wearing. Watch out for a sports grass which contains no lead or cadmium and one that will provide a flat, even surface whatever the weather.
Surprisingly, synthetic grass looks better over time, taking on an extremely authentic appearance when it's been installed for a while. Actually, it starts to feel and look like the real thing. Consequently, you won't have to fret that if you use artificial grass in your garden it is going to look silly or fake - in fact just the opposite, it will probably be the envy of your neighbours and friends in Winchcombe.
Artificial turf is not only excellent for gardens, it has a wide array of different applications in all sorts of environments including swimming pools, dining establishments, schools, decks, exhibitions, office buildings, gymnasiums, kiddie's play areas, sporting surfaces, putting greens, rooftop terraces or bars. Add colour a plain balcony in Winchcombe with synthetic grass and create the look of a lawn even if you haven't got a garden.
Synthetic grass is not susceptible to diseases and pests due to the characteristics of the products from which it is manufactured. You'll never have to spray it with fungicides, insecticides or pesticides. This is far less damaging to insects and wildlife and is gentler for the ecosystem as no poisonous chemicals are involved. On the contrary, "real" grass of course can suffer from various problems, and may have to be sprayed every so often. Whilst synthetic grass is a low maintenance solution for your garden in Winchcombe, you still need to take care of it if you're going to keep it looking its best.
Although it's not necessary in every case, you can install your artificial grass over an appropriate underlay to obtain a special soft feel underfoot. When installing artificial grass over concrete, decking or stone, a suitable underlay is great for masking any noticeable bumps and lumps.
If you're reasonably good at DIY and have the appropriate tools and equipment to carry out the work it is not impossible for you to put down your own artificial grass in Winchcombe. For the vast majority of homeowners in Winchcombe however, it's going to be necessary to call on a specialist artificial grass installer to deal with this task. You'll find there are two or three artificial grass companies near Winchcombe who can both supply and fit artificial grass, so you can hunt around to uncover the best one or you could pay a visit to Bark.com who'll do all the donkey work on your behalf. You'll need the installation work to be handled correctly by an expert who knows just what they're up to, considering that synthetic grass is not all that cheap. If you think that you may be able to handle this venture on your own, but are not sure how to do it, there are quite a few instructional YouTube videos on the net which will explain the process. To find out the simplest way to install a synthetic grass lawn head here.
In many situations, householders ask friends or family members if they've got anyone they can recommend, and will usually accept their opinion and hire the artificial grass installer that they're sent to. Is this actually the best way to choose your synthetic grass installer? Maybe not, because your friend or family members' needs could have been different to yours, but it's a great place to start. It's widely acknowledged by approximately eighty per cent of people in Winchcombe, that word of mouth endorsements are preferable to any other type of recommendation. It is still advisable to get at least three different quotes from other companies in the area, even though a particular company has been highly recommended by somebody you know.
In relation to the prices for synthetic grass, there's an array of prices which matches the numerous kinds available. The price ranges from about £10 to £35 per square metre, at the time of writing (2021). Though you can buy it in tiles, synthetic grass normally comes in rolls of 2m or 4m width, with a selection of lengths to fit your specific requirements.
Depending on the type of grass that's being used and the nature of the surface on which it is being laid, installation costs can vary widely. Whilst it could be less and could easily be more, a ballpark price for installation would be about £40 to £50 per sq mtr in most situations. If you are a good DIY'er and have got the confidence to take on the challenge, you can try installing your own artificial grass, and save a ton of money. If not, you will have to grasp the nettle and contact an experienced landscape gardener or artificial grass installer to do the work for you.
You can expect a top quality artificial grass lawn to last maybe ten years or more, if it's been laid satisfactorily. Several different things can affect this, including the amount of footfall the grass will be exposed to, and how what it's used for. At the very least, you can expect to get many years of excellent service from your artificial lawn, which makes it a worthwhile investment.
Artificial grass can easily be installed in Winchcombe and also in nearby places like: Alstone Fields, Taddington, Farmcote, Stanley Pontlarge, Didbrook, Washbourne, Temple Guiting, Kinerton, Cleeve Hill, Hailes, Greet, Charlton Abbots, Toddington, Stanway, Gretton, Dixton, Langley, and in these postcodes GL54 5NS, GL54 5NW, GL54 5NY, GL54 5GG, GL54 5NN, GL54 5LL, GL54 5HN, GL54 5LT, GL54 5JP, GL54 5JN. Locally based Winchcombe artificial grass specialists will probably have the dialling code 01242 and the postcode GL54. Checking this out should make sure that you are accessing local tradespeople installing artificial grass. Winchcombe householders will be able to utilise these and many other comparable services.
Artificial Grass Cleaning Winchcombe
Although a low maintenance solution for your garden, synthetic grass must still be cleaned and cared for to keep it at its best. Many people in Winchcombe basically forget about their grass lawn as soon as it's been installed, and believe that it will look after itself. This is not at all recommended, because fallen leaves, debris and dirt particles should be frequently removed in order to prevent your new lawn from being damaged. You shouldn't use a regular metal lawn rake for this operation, but rather use a brush with soft bristles to carefully remove these deposits.
To kill any bacteria and give it a fragrant smell, you can give your lawn a clean with an appropriate artificial grass cleaner, if it becomes discoloured, although some homeowners recommend a mixture of water and vinegar. Another useful technique that some people in Winchcombe employ is to spray or sprinkle the surface of their grass with fabric softener, which is thought to keep the individual fibres of grass looking spongy, soft and pliable, and also lower static. Caring for and cleaning your lawn correctly will mean that it stays bright and smells sweet for many years.
Fitting Artificial Grass Over Concrete in Winchcombe
Possibly the most ugly and unattractive of surfaces that you could have in your garden in Winchcombe is concrete. It's neither safe for kids to play on, nor very nice to look at. So, is it feasible to mask a concrete surface with artificial grass? The answer to that is yes, provided that the surface is smooth, clean and dry, artificial grass will add a bit of colour to the drab, bare concrete and also add a bit of cushioning so that it is safer for kids.
It can also be used on concrete balconies in Winchcombe, as well as school playgrounds, the exterior of commercial buildings, leisure facilities and gyms. For a decent installation you'll want to hire a local synthetic grass installer who'll then survey the site, sweep and prep the area, remove any debris, loose particles and moss, and correct any blemishes in the surface (perhaps with a layer of self-levelling screed). Once dry this will then be covered over with an appropriate underlay or shock pad, and lastly your preferred choice of synthetic grass - enjoy!
Sports Synthetic Grass Winchcombe
You may wish to plump for to a sports grade synthetic grass if you are hoping to play games and sports on your lawn, which will put it through a great deal more wear and tear. Sports artificial grasses are normally cadmium and lead free and provide a flat playing surface regardless of what the weather conditions are like. Looking really like actual grass, this sporting version is environmentally friendly and is great for playing sports such as football on. It ought to be UV stabilized so that it does not lose colour in bright sunshine, so check to be certain that this is the case.
Fake grass that is purpose made for putting greens can even be purchased. So, if you wish to practice your putting technique right through the year and whatever the weather conditions, you are now able to build your own putting surface made from fake grass. The finished surface, when properly laid should play true and smooth in any conditions, which means you can develop your game in the convenience of your own back garden from January to December.
Some Places Where You Could Install Artificial Grass in Winchcombe
- Leisure Centres
- Roof Terraces
- Exhibition Spaces
- Kiddie's Play Areas
- Golf Putting Greens
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Congressional hearings on the January 6, 2021, right-wing mob attack on the U.S. Capitol are ongoing. The public debate around these hearings has made one fact clear: The number of Republican office holders and nominees for the upcoming midterm elections who embrace the outlandish lie of a “stolen election” in 2020 has grown in the last 18 months.
As recently as last month, the Republican Party of Texas — the second largest state — declared at its convention that President Joe Biden “was not legitimately elected.” Republican office holders across the country echo this falsehood.
While president, Donald Trump wove these conspiratorial claims out of whole cloth leading up to the 2020 presidential election. He then turned them into a full-fledged campaign to reverse the results after he lost the vote.
Trump’s campaign to hold on to power by subverting the long-established capitalist rule of law failed. In fact, its chances of success were always slim. That effort never came close to winning majority support within the ruling class or gaining any serious foothold in the military. But the extent of the “Stop the Steal” campaign then, and its ongoing support by millions today, including by politicians at every level of the U.S. government, reveal serious dangers to civil liberties and the interests of the working class.
The financiers of the ‘stolen election’ bandwagon
A week after the 2021 attack on the Capitol, World-Outlook noted in its inaugural article that “a not insignificant minority of the privileged classes” backed Trump’s big lie aimed at subverting the popular vote and installing an anti-democratic regime. A few weeks later, we documented the extent of financial support among a number of wealthy ruling families for that fateful assault in an article we are republishing below.
That analysis still holds water today. In fact, recent news reports show that owners and executives of some of the wealthiest U.S. corporations continue to bankroll politicians riding the “stolen election” bandwagon.
By mid-January 2021, reports in the big-business media indicated companies from J.P. Morgan Chase to AT&T and Walmart were distancing themselves from the Republican Party and pledging to cut off financial support from politicians who publicly backed Trump’s campaign to overturn the November 2020 election.
Now, just one-and-a-half years later, the New York Times revealed how short-lived such decisions turned out to be. “Of the 249 companies that promised not to fund the 147 senators and representatives who voted against any of the [2020 election] results, fewer than half have stuck to their promise,” the Times noted on June 15, 2022.
In fact, the Times reported, corporations and industry groups have given almost $32 million to House and Senate members who voted to overturn the election and to GOP congressional campaign committees. According to the Times, the top 10 corporate donors are “Koch Industries, Boeing, Home Depot, Valero Energy, Lockheed Martin, UPS, Raytheon, Marathon Petroleum, General Motors and FedEx. All of those companies, with the exception of Koch Industries and FedEx, previously said they’d refrain from donating to politicians who voted to reject the election results.”
Another example is tech billionaire Peter Thiel, the first outside investor in Facebook, who stepped down from the social media company’s board in May. A June 19 Washington Post article, subtitled “Inside the billionaire investor’s journey from Facebook board member to architect of the new American right,” summed up Thiel’s political journey. “Reports at the time said that Thiel left the Facebook board to focus on politics, including a slate of 2022 congressional candidates aligned with former President Donald Trump,” the Post said.
A shift to the right and strain on the two-party system
The two-party system is a lynchpin of capitalist political rule in the United States. Individual capitalists and political action committees associated with the corporations they own often contribute to both parties and their candidates. These moneyed men and women reward both Republicans and Democrats in order to continue enriching themselves at the expense of the vast majority. They use the system to exercise a monopoly on electoral politics and block any break by the working class and its allies in the direction of political action independent from the parties of the wealthy.
The willingness of sections of big capital today to lend financial backing to politicians promoting an overt assault on democratic norms as a legitimate solution to the current social and economic turmoil signals both a shift to the right in bourgeois politics and growing strains on the two-party system.
In the Republican Party, far-right politicians advocating extralegal violence or espousing white supremacist views have gained a foothold.
One stark example is a recent campaign ad in Missouri. According to the June 20 Kansas City Star, former Governor Eric Greitens, released a video of himself carrying a shotgun and identifying himself as a Navy SEAL. Greitens is leading a group of men in tactical gear with guns going “RINO hunting,” a reference to so-called Republicans in Name Only — those who do not show adequate fealty to Trump. His entourage — outfitted in camouflage, helmets, and the U.S. flag — storms a house, throwing a smoke bomb. Greitens then walks in and asks people to “join the MAGA crew” — referring to Trump’s “Make America Great Again” slogan — and get their “RINO hunting permits.”
The ad was subsequently withdrawn, but Greitens had made his point. This is a former governor with a good chance of being elected to the U.S. Congress in November. He is a front-runner in Missouri’s August 2 Republican primary for U.S. Senate.
Another example is Illinois congresswoman Mary E. Miller’s description of the Supreme Court repeal of the Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion. Addressing a large crowd in Mendon, Illinois, on June 25, with Trump on the platform behind her, Miller told the former president: “On behalf of all the MAGA patriots in America, I want to thank you for the historic victory for white life in the Supreme Court yesterday” [emphasis added].
A spokesman later claimed Miller’s comment was a “mix-up of words.”
“Whether it was a slip or not,” tweeted Independent columnist Ahmed Baba, “the audience heard ‘white life’ and didn’t flinch. They applauded.” There were other reports, according to the Washington Post, that many in the crowd seemed unfazed by Miller’s remark.
Important information on the extent of Trump’s campaign to overturn the election results continues to emerge from the January 6 inquiry.
The hearings themselves are another sign of the strains on the two-party system. They are hardly bipartisan. The GOP leadership in the House of Representatives refused to participate when House Speaker Nancy Pelosi rejected its choices for membership on the panel conducting the hearings. Nevertheless, Liz Cheney a conservative Republican who was once the number three leader of the GOP House caucus, and whose family has served the ruling class for decades, is co-chair of the committee. But Cheney has been expelled by her party in Wyoming, her home state, and censured by the Republican House caucus over her criticism of Trump.
The Democratic Party is trying to use the hearings to shore up its poor prospects in the upcoming midterm elections in November. Its leadership is fearful that the stability of capitalism can be shaken by the “chaos” of future mass struggles to defend women’s rights or in response to police violence, growing efforts to organize trade unions at Amazon and elsewhere, and an uptick in job actions by workers. The liberal establishment is trying once again to steer young workers and others to the dead-end strategy of voting for Democrats. They do so by waving the specter of Trump’s return in 2024.
Washington’s precipitous decline
One of the main reasons for this acrimony among the politicians of the two ruling parties is Washington’s precipitous decline from its previously unchallenged position as the world’s number one imperialist power. While the U.S. remains at the top, its military might and its economic prowess are slipping relative to its international rivals.
As the unfolding war in Ukraine has revealed, Washington and its allies face serious competition from Russia and China — two former workers states where capitalism has been restored and that are on the way to becoming imperialist powers themselves.
On the domestic front, neither the Republican and Democratic administrations have provided solutions to the effects of the more than two-year-old pandemic, runaway inflation, and other economic and social ills wreaking havoc in our lives. Both parties have failed to produce mainstream figures with compelling popular appeal.
The exception is Trump, whose insistence on the falsehood of a “stolen election” has not thus far significantly diminished his popularity.
Rightist forces feel some wind in their sails. They are encouraged by the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade and are on the march to further criminalize a woman’s right to choose abortion. Right-wing politicians like Greitens and others promoting Trump — or someone like Trump — display more confidence in extreme expressions of their views. They know that many of their big-business backers are no longer hostile to the idea of using chicanery and force to change an election outcome that does not suit them.
As our February 2021 article explained, these wealthy families are open to “sidestepping the legislative and judicial branches of government and handing all important policy decisions to the executive, run by an individual with extraordinary powers.” Such a “Bonapartist regime,” a variant of dictatorial rule, would have at its head a “savior” anointed to “rescue the nation.”
In this context, readers may find that February 2021 article useful. For this reason, we are republishing it, in two parts due to its length, the second of which follows.
The Billionaires Who Backed Trump’s Bonapartist Course
(This is the second of a two-part series. The first can be found in Part 1.)
According to public records of the Federal Election Commission, a report by the Institute for Policy Studies, and articles in Forbes magazine and other news outlets, 63 billionaires with combined assets of nearly $244 billion bankrolled Trump’s election campaign and post-election push to stay in office.
The billionaires behind Trump’s Bonapartist course
The list includes owners of gas pipelines, investors in pharmaceutical and cosmetics enterprises, communication and entertainment company CEOs, bankers and stockbrokers, as well as proprietors of casinos, software companies, and construction firms. This group is a fraction of the estimated 788 billionaires in the United States, but their steadfast support helped enable Trump’s unprecedented moves.
Topping the list of these billionaires, in terms of size of their financial contributions, are: Kelcy Lee Warren, CEO of Energy Transfer Partners, engaged in natural gas and propane pipeline transport; Isaac Perlmutter, retired CEO of Marvel Entertainment; Kenny Trout, founder of Excel Communications; Robert Duggan, former CEO of Pharmacyclics and investor in biotechnology firms; Sheldon Adelson, a casino mogul and founder of Las Vegas Sands Corp.; Diane Hendricks, co-founder of ABC Supply, a roofing materials company; Daniel Andrew Beal, founder of Beal Bank; David Duffield, co-founder of PeopleSoft and Workday; John Paulson, who made his fortune in hedge funds; Robert Wood Johnson IV, a heir of Johnson & Johnson, a U.S. monopoly in pharmaceuticals and medical equipment; and Ronald Steven Lauder, an heir of Estée Lauder Inc., a top U.S. manufacturer and marketer of cosmetics.
A small number of these capitalists, not only contributed to Trump’s re-election effort and directly or indirectly backed his post-election “Stop the Steal” campaign, but publicly supported Trump’s conspiracy theories and bogus claims of “election fraud.”
Julie Jenkins Fancelli, for example, heiress of the Publix Super Markets chain and daughter of its founder, paid the lion’s share of the $500,000 cost of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally at the Ellipse, according to the Wall Street Journal.
A number of wealthy donors to Trump and his most prominent congressional backers cried “betrayal” and vowed to cut off financial support to these Republican politicians only after Jan. 6, inadvertently revealing the extent of their backing for the crusade to overturn the popular vote up to that point.
On Jan. 13, for example, Ken Langone, a billionaire GOP donor and co-founder of Home Depot, told CNBC he felt betrayed by Trump in the aftermath of the attack on U.S. Congress. He pledged to switch his support to the Democrats.
Jeffrey Yass, a billionaire who had secretly backed Josh Hawley, a U.S. Senator from Missouri, leaked to the media in mid-January through stockbroker friends that he felt “deceived” by his Republican protégé. Hawley led the effort in Congress to overturn the November election results — which in the end was backed by 139 House and 8 Senate Republicans, who voted to challenge the election outcomes in Arizona or Pennsylvania even after the Jan. 6 riot. Hawley is also considered a potential replacement for Trump in the 2024 presidential race.
Republican Party majority reaffirms support for Trump
As noted earlier, Republican Senate leader McConnell and others may have thought the party was done with Trump, but they quickly learned otherwise. Liz Cheney, the third-ranking House Republican, voted to impeach Trump. Nine of her Republican colleagues in the House joined her. Within days, Wyoming GOP state senator Anthony Bouchard announced his primary campaign for Cheney’s seat in 2022.
Bouchard is only the first to act on Trump’s directive to his supporters at the Jan. 6 rally in D.C. “I’m going to use the term, the weak Republicans,” Trump told the crowd. “If they don’t fight, we have to primary the hell out of the ones that don’t fight. You primary them. We’re going to let you know who they are. I can already tell you, frankly.”
Bouchard has already won support from outside Wyoming. Florida congressman Matt Gaetz traveled to that state Jan. 28 to call for Cheney’s ouster, “underscoring the divisions in the GOP as it grapples with its identity in the wake of Trump’s presidency,” as Fox News noted.
Others needed no further encouragement. On Jan. 23, the Arizona Republican Party censured prominent members of the GOP — Governor Doug Ducey, former Senator Jeff Flake, and Cindy McCain, the widow of former Senator John McCain — for standing up to Trump. “The America First agenda is alive and well,” the state’s GOP chair Kelli Ward said in a video. “Are we going to continue to be an America First Arizona or are we going back to the dark days before Donald Trump?” she asked.
The Arizona state party organization is by no means alone. The Republican Party in Pennsylvania is among Trump’s most tenacious supporters in the country and continues to bolster his false claims of a “stolen” election. “Far from engaging in self-examination,” said an article in the Jan. 28 New York Times, “Pennsylvania Republicans are already jockeying ahead of the 2022 primaries to prove that they fought the hardest for Mr. Trump, who, in spite of the losses by his party in the White House, the Senate and the House, still exerts a strong grip over elected Republicans and grass-roots voters.”
In South Carolina, U.S. congressman Tom Rice has also come under fire for voting to impeach Trump. In an interview aired on National Public Radio, Rice acknowledged his long-time support for Trump. He added he was not in favor of impeachment charges being considered again by the House, because Trump was on his way out of office. But compelled to cast a vote when the charges were brought to the House floor on Jan. 13, he was one of the 10 GOP members who voted for impeachment.
“The president stepped over a line,” Rice told WMBF News. “He violated the Constitution, that’s why I did what I did.” Condemnation from within the state GOP was swift. On Jan. 30, South Carolina Republicans formally censured Rice.
Signs that Trump is winning the battle inside the GOP go well beyond his strong support in state party organizations. It extends to the very top of the party as well, beginning with the setbacks dealt to McConnell and others. McConnell made clear to associates after the Jan. 6 attack “that he viewed Mr. Trump’s actions around the riot as impeachable and saw a Senate trial as an opportunity to purge him from the party,” according to the New York Times.
His decision on Jan. 26 to join all but five Republican Senators in voting to toss out the House impeachment case against Trump as unconstitutional, seemed to be “a recognition that the critical mass of his party was not ready to join him in cutting loose the former president,” the Times said. “Far from repudiating Mr. Trump, as it appeared they might in the days after the Jan. 6 rampage at the Capitol, Republicans have reverted to the posture they adopted when he was in office —unwilling to cross a figure who continues to hold outsize sway in their party.”
GOP House minority leader Kevin McCarthy traveled to Mar-a-Lago to pay fealty to Trump and “mend fences,” as Fox News reported, “after the former president reportedly took offense to the fact McCarthy said he bore some of the responsibility for the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol — a stance McCarthy later reversed.”
New ‘normal’ in U.S. bourgeois politics
Trump’s campaign to overturn the 2020 election may have had the backing of many in his party but did not have a serious chance for success. Statements in December by most big-business leaders, the U.S. Secretary of the Army, and the 10 living defense secretaries — all reported in our Jan. 13 article — made that clear, well before Jan. 6. Had it been successful, the drive to overturn the November election would have led to the de-facto imposition of a Bonapartist regime. That was its logic.
What is noteworthy is that, despite its minimal chance of success, Trump went ahead anyway, and his support from a not insignificant section of the U.S. ruling class did not begin to crumble until after the ultra-rightist mob stormed the Capitol.
In the end, Trump did accomplish this much: He firmed up his popularity among millions in the GOP base, maintained his standing as the most viable leader of the Republican Party, and kept alive the myth of a “stolen” election.
The political danger of Bonapartism was clearly posed, though not realized, by the events between Nov. 3 and Jan. 6. This is not unusual. The danger of new anti-democratic measures, be it Bonapartism, military dictatorship or fascism, is often posed well before the rulers are prepared to pay the political price of successfully imposing them. But new precedents have now been set for what is “normal” in U.S. bourgeois politics today.
While most leading political figures have now distanced themselves from Trump’s “Stop the Steal” campaign, that will not prevent such charges from being raised again in future elections. Moreover, it can be expected that such charges will now go hand-in-hand with long-term efforts to restrict voting rights.
The Democratic Party and its heralds in the union officialdom will point to the growing danger of a more extreme right-wing in capitalist politics to persuade working people to stick to the lesser-evilism the two-party system rests on. That remains a political dead-end. The support Trump has won from working people is largely a result of the failure of bourgeois liberalism to remedy deteriorating economic and social conditions for the majority. The only way out of this bind is working-class resistance to the employers’ attacks that points the way toward working-class political action independent of the Democrats and Republicans.
(This was the second of a two-part series. The first can be found in Part 1.)
On June 14, 2022, Tom Rice lost the Republican primary to his Trump-backed challenger Russell Fry. This means that half of the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach Trump will not return to Congress next year. That number is likely to grow as the 2022 primary cycle unfolds [W-O — July 7, 2022].
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This week, in the shocking aftermath of two more horrifying mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, that left at least 31 people dead, former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee insisted in a blog post that “the lack of thought and prayers is probably the single biggest factor in what is behind [the shootings].”
Huckabee’s statement is a familiar refrain in the aftermath of traumatic acts of violence. The phrase “thoughts and prayers” is frequently used by public officials in the wake of national tragedies, including acts of terrorism and mass shootings. In the wake of Sandy Hook, the Las Vegas shooting, and the Parkland shooting, numerous politicians expressed their heartfelt “thoughts and prayers” to widespread mockery. When those in a position to effect changes in public policy instead offer common gestures of condolence, they appear guilty of legislative indifference. As a Daily News headline roared in 2015 “God isn’t fixing this… cowards who could truly end gun scourge, continue to hide behind meaningless platitudes.” At this juncture the hashtag #ThoughtsAndPrayers has descended into self-parody.
In responding to this line of criticism, Republican politicians and media sites have often understood #ThoughtsAndPrayers as a form of anti-Christian or anti-religious bias. Prayer is a sincere religious practice that for members of many religious groups has the ability to effect real world changes in the lives of the living. Mike Huckabee’s blog post invokes just this argument. He writes that he “will keep ignoring the scoffers, and saying prayers and urging others to do the same.”
Certainly for Christians—the group that Huckabee and the overwhelming majority of politicians represent—prayer can be powerful, especially in times of crisis. In the Bible, Daniel’s prayers in the lion’s den lead to his deliverance: he walks free and his accusers are ripped to shreds. Roman Catholics believe that praying for the dead (and, in fact, the prayers of the holy dead) can help bring about a person’s salvation. The miraculous power of prayer is something that Christians believe is real, and that belief should be respected even by those who do not share those beliefs. And, for the non-religious, there’s some data that praying is psychologically beneficial for people.
This does not mean that, for committed Christians, thoughts and prayers are sufficient. The idea that prayer demands action has a biblical basis. We tend to assume that characters who pray also take steps to have their requests met. Dr. Meghan Henning, an assistant professor of religious studies at the University of Dayton, Ohio, said, “When we read the story of Hannah praying for a child are we to assume that she stopped having sex?” Similarly most Christians (though not all) combine prayer with medical treatment when ill. When it comes to rectifying injustice and evil in the world the Epistle of James quite explicitly demands that we act: “What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but does not have works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and lacks daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, keep warm and eat your fill,’ and yet do not supply their bodily needs, what is the good of that?” (James 2:14-16).
Both Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama agree. In a Sunday Angelus message in 2013, Francis said “Prayer that doesn't lead to concrete action toward our brothers is a fruitless and incomplete prayer… Prayer and action must always be profoundly united.” Just last year the Dalai Lama tweeted that although he is a Buddhist monk he is “skeptical that prayers alone will achieve world peace. We need instead to be enthusiastic and self-confident in taking action.”
The necessity of both prayer and action are recognized by pro-life Christians who both pray to end abortion and seek to re-legislate Roe v. Wade. As John Fea wrote this week, the thoughts and prayers excuse simply would not fly in the case of abortion. Thus, the question is not, “are thoughts and prayers sufficient?” but rather “when does the loss of human life necessitate action?” Surely, for the conscientious Christian, the answer has to be “whenever it occurs.”
The truth of the matter is that even if miracles happen and prayer has miraculous (as well as psychological) benefits, it is simply bad theology to suggest that prayer alone can solve the problem of gun control. Petitionary prayers (prayers that ask for things) do not always deliver what a person wants. There are countless people who have faithfully prayed to God and not received the thing that they asked for. This isn’t just historically true, it’s theologically true. There are all number of reasons this is the case. In the first place, God might have other plans. So we might “ask” but not “receive” in the way that we expect or want. Arguably the best example of this is Jesus himself. According to the Gospel of Mark, in the Garden of Gethsemane, the night before his death, Jesus kneels down to pray and asks his “Abba (Father)” to allow “the cup” (i.e. death) to pass from him. It is what he wants, but Jesus recognizes that the outcome will be what his father wants. It’s an example of obedience. but it’s also a story about a frustrated request in which through prayer Jesus discerned what he was supposed to do. It’s an important example because otherwise people who pray and don’t receive help are led to believe that they are spiritually failing.
Then, there’s the question of free will. According to most Christian theology, God has given humanity free will to decide for ourselves. Thus, when it comes to human violence, prayer cannot reliably act as mind control that forces others to behave in a certain way. Professor Yujin Nagasawa, a philosopher at the University of Birmingham, U.K., and author of Miracles: A Very Short Introduction, told The Daily Beast “Many theists think that God gave us free will because freedom is intrinsically good. It seems unreasonable then to expect that God would answer petitionary prayers, especially if they require intervention in human affairs.”
In addition there’s a practical problem. Nagasawa told me, “Answering petitionary prayers regularly would also create more problems than it would solve. This point is illustrated in Jim Carrey's film Bruce Almighty, in which almighty Bruce tries to make people happy by answering “Yes” to all petitionary prayers. On the contrary, he causes all sorts of chaos in the world.” Even our pop culture sees the problem here.
Acknowledging that people don’t always get what they ask for doesn’t discredit Christianity or the power of prayer. But to say that prayer alone can eliminate violence is to wildly misunderstand how prayer works and hurtful to those who experience violence. As Henning told me, “the Santa Claus theology of prayer is not Christian theology.”
Huckabee, however, goes one step further than suggesting that prayers can fix the problem; he suggests that it’s the lack of religiosity in the country that is at the root of gun violence. The lack of prayer, he says, is “single biggest factor” behind the shootings.
The solution for Huckabee is to return to a point in time when people were more religious. Mass shootings will never stop, the former candidate for the Republican presidential nomination said, until “kids are brought up once again to believe that we are all made in the image of God, that life is sacred and superficial differences like skin color are meaningless.”
The use of the word “again” here is telling. Huckabee is suggesting that we return to a time in American history when people were more religious and prayer played a more central role in society. A time when, supposedly, life was good and America was Christian. He’s not alone in expressing this desire; others have suggested that prayer in politics is “American.” And to be sure, in the past politicians did more regularly speak about their faith and prayer was more central part of public life. It is unclear if these were less violent times, however. The prayers of American soldiers did not protect them on the battlefields of the Revolutionary or Civil Wars just as they did not prevent European Christians from the plague in the medieval period.
If Huckabee’s rather simplistic and distorted view of history was not already apparent, there is also the fact that he includes the idea that we should raise children “again to believe that… differences like skin color are meaningless.” To which hallowed prayer-friendly period in our history does Huckabee refer? This country is still plagued by racially motivated violence; it is demonstrably less safe for people of color, than for white people; and it is led by a president whose statements—most Americans agree—encourage racism. And yet, the 21st century is still the safest period of American history for people of color. There’s no utopian period to which African-Americans can return. To suggest that there was one is at best a dangerous mistake that wilfully ignores and whitewashes our history.
The problem isn’t prayer, which is enormously helpful to millions of people. The problem is that the theology of prayer that Huckabee and others are espousing is one in which God demands nothing other than prayer. Not only does this perspective disregard how prayer works, it abdicates responsibility for fixing societal problems, and tries to absolve us of past sins by revising our history. | <urn:uuid:943b108b-af57-40da-ba1f-484a9a3b6c40> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-problematic-theology-of-thoughts-and-prayers | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882573876.92/warc/CC-MAIN-20220820012448-20220820042448-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.967126 | 2,067 | 2.265625 | 2 |
“Correct the wise, and they will love you.”
Proverbs 9:8 (CEB)
As far as I can discern from research, there is no word in either the Hebrew or Greek Scripture texts that could be correctly translated to mean the English word criticism. It simply does not appear anywhere in the Scriptures.
The word rebuke or correct does appear. Its various meanings, as in Proverbs 9:8—Correct the wise, and they will love you—carries the meaning of: to reason together, to decide, to argue, to reprove, to plead with, to rebuke, to convince. I think that most wise and reasonable people would indeed appreciate a true friend or knowledgeable person helping them by correcting them when they are heading toward danger or going down an unwise road. I know I have appreciated this, in my own life.
But criticism? I used to follow the advice, often given, that when criticism is aimed at us, we can try to self-examine or learn from it. And perhaps we might, here or there. But not always. Not even usually. Because criticism is, with only a few exceptions as to meaning, an inherently fault-finding word in English.
The English dictionary defines criticism as: tending to find fault, fault-finding, often denoting emphasis on shortcomings… criticism is the general term for finding fault with or disapproving of a person… ”. And so forth. The rest of the definitions don’t improve the standing of this fault-finding, comparison-oriented negative word. I’m thinking it’s something we should not be engaging in.
Miriam Adahan, a wonderful Jewish writer, says that all the millions of criticisms can be reduced to five major categories and they are as follows: “You are… evil, stupid, uncaring, crazy, or a failure.” Not a pretty five words to hurl at another person.
So I’m thinking we should forego criticism altogether. Both the giving of it and the receiving of it. We should stick with reasoning, correcting and convincing. And sometimes, yes, rebuking. A wise person, if that correction is given well, will forever thank you and even love your effort. They will hear you. An unwise person? The rest of the verse addresses that, too:
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Saravana Bhavan is a temple and a center of spiritual life in India. The temple is situated in the heart of the city of Chitradurga, which is located in the northern part of the state of Karnataka.
Saravana Bhavan is also a place of worship, and Chitradurga is a city center with a population of nearly a million people. That means that a lot of people go to the temple to pray to the god that they think is in charge of everything. That’s of course, the god that all the people here think they are worshiping.
Saravana Bhavan is actually the largest temple in India. The temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva, who is the primary deity of this area. There are also two other temples, one dedicated to the goddess Kali, and one to Kali’s consort, Parvati. There is also a big temple complex to Shiva in the city. Which makes me wonder why we haven’t been to that one yet, because if it is a temple, then maybe we should go there to worship.
Well, the temple itself is more like a town than anything, only bigger. The city of Saravana Bhavan is the main town surrounding the temple, and the temple itself is a complex of buildings. The temple is a tourist attraction, as there is a museum there of all things religious. The city itself isn’t that big, but we’ve been to the temple, and it is a very touristy area.
The temple is quite busy, with a lot of tourists and pilgrims going in and out of the temple. The temple is built around an image of the god called the Bhavan Mani, which is the god of the temple itself. The temple has a lot going on inside, and we can see a lot of the temple’s structures. It is a beautiful place, even if we are not allowed to tour it.
The temple is actually a very touristy place, but we are allowed to tour it, which is why we were there. There is a lot to see inside, and we saw that there was at least one group of people that were inside the temple looking around. It is also a beautiful place, and very peaceful.
Saravana Bhavan is a Hindu temple, and is located in Pune, India. It is made of marble, which is the hardest material known to mankind. The temple is dedicated to the god Siva, and you can see the image of him in the temple. The temple is very clean, and it is also very beautiful.
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In 2003, a hydrogen strategy was developed by the Government of Aragon. Its main objective is the development of new hydrogen technologies integrated with renewable energies and the promotion of Aragon’s incorporation to economic activities related to the use of hydrogen as an energy vector. To that end, the organisation, management, and execution of a wide range of actions in order to generate, store and transport hydrogen for its use in fuel cells, in transport applications or for the generation of distributed energy is carried out. The Government of Aragon aims to encourage research, technological development, cogeneration and industrial adaptation, contributing to industrial modernisation and the improvement of competitiveness. The implantation of projects based on sustainable energies that provide technological innovation and promote the energetic and environmental sustainability are favoured. Nowadays there are 73 members of the hydrogen strategy which are part of its Board and they belong to different sectors of interest.
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Green industrial areas are an important part of the transition to a sustainable economic system. This case shows how local policymakers connect the local renewable energy ambitions to concrete activities on a nearby industrial park. The park and the municipality cooperate together to create a green industrial area.
The city of Neustrelitz is a very ambitious municipality, especially in the areas of renewable energies, climate protection, and digitization. The local public utility company (Stadtwerke Neustrelitz), the municipality and the State Centre for Renewable Energy MV work hand in hand to promote the sustainable development of the municipality. The new city strategy for 2025 “green smart digital” unites the visions of the local actors. The development and implementation of a green business park is a further component in the realisation of the city vision 2025.
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An anarchistic digital currency pioneered by cypherpunks and first used on shady internet sites is not something one would typically associate with patriotism. Nevertheless, as our country strays further from its founding ideals of liberty, decentralization, and personal responsibility, perhaps Bitcoin is precisely what is needed to return us to those roots.
While Bitcoin is a ground-breaking technology, what it accomplishes is neither a radical nor a new idea. The fiat experiment beginning in 1971 is not the norm in the history of money, and bitcoin simply restores the principle of sound money that has been present throughout history. Where Bitcoin differs from the monetary standards of the past is in its technological superiority, which allows it to avoid some of the failures of those past standards.
Bitcoin's ledger is auditable and can be verified by individuals running nodes on their own personal computers. This prevents the creation of inflationary "paper" bitcoin similar to the creation of paper gold and silver that has hurt those markets, since Bitcoin makes physical delivery of the asset much easier. With gold it is necessary to entrust institutions to hold the physical asset since they are the only ones with the resources to store and guard it. There is no such problem with Bitcoin since users are able to self-custody practically limitless amounts of value using a single digital wallet.
Bitcoin has the potential to disrupt the current paradigm of nation-states, yet owning bitcoin should be seen as patriotic since it embodies the values this country was founded on. For better or worse, Americans have always prided themselves on their individualism. The desire to hold as much control over one's own life as possible is an innately American desire, and one that is only fully enabled financially through holding bitcoin.
Bitcoin not only gives its holder control over their wealth and finances, but also the ability to transact freely with the rest of the world. Freedom of speech and property rights are deeply American values which are only strengthened by Bitcoin: a currency that is both censorship and seizure resistant. No one must ask permission to access the network for it is completely neutral. This financial liberty and sovereignty is the foundation upon which all other political, economic, or individual liberties can be built.
Americans have always sought truth and liberty, however many popular attacks on Bitcoin violate those two principles. Bitcoiners, on the other hand, are drawn to bitcoin precisely because they value truth. They seek to replace the lies and promises that make up the fiat system with Bitcoin's mathematical truth and immutable monetary policy. The most common criticisms of Bitcoin, namely the environmental FUD, come from a lack of knowledge about Bitcoin and little desire to learn the truth.
For example, motorized vehicles have a far larger carbon footprint than horse-and-carriages. Similarly, the internet uses far more energy than physical information systems. So why now are people turning away a revolutionary technology simply because it may require more energy than its predecessors? Just as energy is required to start a car or surf the internet, energy is what is necessary for Bitcoin's security and decentralization.
Critics of Bitcoin from within the “crypto” community often point to Bitcoin's high energy use and "inefficient" transactions as reasons to move away from proof-of-work consensus to proof-of-stake, or to embrace entirely new crypto projects. What this loses sight of, however, is the remarkable conditions that created bitcoin which cannot be replicated. Bitcoin is the first example of absolute, verifiable scarcity in history, and this true scarcity can only really occur once.
We already have fast monetary transactions through centralized financial services. The goal of Bitcoin is to create hard money that cannot be corrupted or tampered with by any individual, company, or government. Satoshi’s primary critique was with the amount of trust required to support the legacy fiat/financial system and the history of that trust being abused by governments, and thus Satoshi set out to devise a system that was trustless. Bitcoin serves as the base settlement layer while secondary layers/services will provide the fast and cheap transactions consumers are used to. Any crypto that advertises fast transactions with its base layer and uses PoS is simply an extension of systems that already exist. When a new crypto tries to speed up transactions or reduce energy footprint, it makes a trade-off by losing decentralization and immutability: the two reasons for Bitcoin's very existence.
If America had let "x uses too much energy" determine its course of action in the past, it would not have been at the forefront of these aforementioned innovations which have historically improved people's lives. Just because the majority of people do not yet see the need or have a use for Bitcoin does not justify trying to destroy it. Americans have the luxury of storing their wealth in a relatively stable national currency that serves as the global reserve currency. The same cannot be said for citizens experiencing hyperinflation, or corrupt/tyrannical governments that use money as a surveillance tool. For them, Bitcoin is not a luxury; it is a lifeline.
Americans have always been wary of large centralized power and despised inorganic monopolies, yet we are beneficiaries of the most powerful monopoly ever created: the U.S. dollar. It is naive to think that the dollar will remain the global reserve currency forever, especially given recent expansionary monetary policy. When the dollar starts to show weakness, central banks and other institutions around the world will begin allocating to other currencies. China, arguably the United States’ strongest enemy at the moment, will capitalize on this opportunity by pushing the Yuan. If the dollar loses some of its global reserve status, which would you rather see gain power: a sovereign currency from a competing nation or a decentralized one that upholds freedom?
Bitcoin embodies the very ideals that our country has fought to protect in the past. Freedom was the reason for the founding of this country and it is what many Americans have lost their lives protecting. Therefore, attempting to outlaw a mechanism that protects an individual's freedom makes little sense when freedom is supposed to be what our country stands for.
Given bitcoin's tenet of decentralization and use as a tool for liberty, it is not outlandish to speculate that many of our founding fathers would have likely been bitcoiners. When the founding fathers created the U.S. Constitution and our government, they did so with decentralization in mind. That is why we have a system of checks and balances with power separated among the federal, state, and local levels. Of all the founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson is the one who would most likely be a Bitcoin maximalist if he were around today. Jefferson despised the notion of a national bank, stating that it was unconstitutional and feared that it gave unfair power to the few who controlled it.
Now let’s assume the bitcoin standard that many bitcoiners expect does not become a reality. At worst, bitcoin's mere existence serves as a check to the extent that the Federal Reserve can implement inflationary monetary policies. With citizens having a formidable alternative in the form of bitcoin, the Fed is forced to keep a tighter hold over the monetary supply or run the risk of citizens fleeing dollars in favor of bitcoin. It is imperative that the American people are given the option of “opting out” of the fiat system by holding bitcoin, and that bitcoin does not suffer the same regulatory fate as gold did when it was outlawed in the U.S. from 1933-1974. Bitcoin’s seizureship-resistant properties make such attempts to outlaw/regulate rather futile, so the only outcome from restricting it will be the U.S. government forever marking itself an adversary to Bitcoin and its ideals.
America is not defined by some lines drawn on a map, the federal government, or even the Constitution, but instead by the people that carry on the American tradition. To ensure that the American tradition can be carried on, Bitcoin must be met with open minds and arms so that statists are unable to make decisions out of line with the best interests of the American people. By separating money and state, Bitcoin is an insurance policy against any future U.S. government that may lose sight of America's founding ideals by ensuring that power remains in the hands of the people.
The fact that China — a country notoriously anti-liberty with severe human rights violations — has issued Bitcoin bans no less than three times should tell the United States all it needs to know about the right course of action. If America is truly freedom's frontier then it should not succumb to the same playbook used by authoritarian regimes. The decision for America to embrace Bitcoin should be a rather easy one; you must look no further than which specific countries have deemed Bitcoin’s freedom-enabling technology a dangerous and potentially existential threat.
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The South Texas wall map illustrates the areas of drilling activity for the Eagle Ford, Olmos, Buda and Pearsall reservoirs, displayed on an isopach of the Lower Eagle Ford shale. The map also identifies areas of the Eagle Ford expected to yield dry gas, condensate and oil. Insets provide detail on:
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Wuppertal Weather September
Wuppertal is located in oceanic climate that can be described as high humidity and moderate seasonal temperature fluctuations warm summer and soft but windy winter.
To help you choose the best time to travel, you can find climate data below on the weather in Wuppertal in September.
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Temperature in Wuppertal
In September the average daily maximum in Wuppertal is +19.3°C, and the minimum +9.6°C.
The hottest September day on record is +31.6°C, and the coldest +2.9°C.
Best beach resorts in September:
There are 13.2 hours of daylight in Wuppertal in September. Out of these, on average 4.7 are sunny, which means it is mostly cloudy.
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Where the Devil Don't Stay
Traveling the South with the Drive-By Truckers
320 Pages, 6.00 x 9.00 x 1.60 in
Sales Date: September 7, 2021
In 1996, Patterson Hood recruited friends and fellow musicians in Athens, Georgia, to form his dream band: a group with no set lineup that specialized in rowdy rock and roll. The Drive-By Truckers, as they named themselves, grew into one of the best and most consequential rock bands of the twenty-first century, a great live act whose songs deliver the truth and nuance rarely bestowed on Southerners, so often reduced to stereotypes.
Where the Devil Don’t Stay tells the band’s unlikely story not chronologically but geographically. Seeing the Truckers’ albums as roadmaps through a landscape that is half-real, half-imagined, their fellow Southerner Stephen Deusner travels to the places the band’s members have lived in and written about. Tracking the band from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, to Richmond, Virginia, to the author’s hometown in McNairy County, Tennessee, Deusner explores the Truckers’ complex relationship to the South and the issues of class, race, history, and religion that run through their music. Drawing on new interviews with past and present band members, including Jason Isbell, Where the Devil Don’t Stay is more than the story of a great American band; it’s a reflection on the power of music and how it can frame and shape a larger culture.
The most brilliant decision veteran music journalist Stephen Deusner made for this book...was to structure his portrait of the band geographically, from Muscle Shoals to Memphis to Athens to Deusner’s home region, McNairy County, Tennessee...[Where the Devil Don't Stay] offers as much cultural criticism and post-civil-rights Southern history as straightforward autobiography...Where the Devil Don’t Stay approaches its subject with the same context and care as the band it portrays.~Rolling Stone, "Best Music Books of 2021"
Deusner’s must-read book follows the quintessential roots rockers as they travel through the South and the ethos that has helped define the band’s musical identity and evolution within it. Deusner...tells a story with verve and wit, and drawing on new interviews with band members past and present, he brings to vivid life the powerful ways music can shape a landscape.~No Depression
[An] inventive biography…Rather than a straight-ahead chronological bio, Deusner takes the reader right to the places in the South that played key roles in the band and it's development...[Fans] will appreciate Deusner's history of the band, especially the early years, and the background on many of their songs.~Houston Press
[An] excellent new book.~Inside Hook
This is a book that you should read if you have any interest either in the Drive-By Truckers or in the current state of America.~Americana UK
Deusner explains how [Patterson] Hood and his main Trucker foil Mike Cooley have battled to redefine rock beyond the Mason-Dixon line over the course of three decades together…Deusner's lively narrative tracks the Drive-By Truckers' evolution, picking through wrecked marriages, redneck audiences and the band's role in the making of Jason Isbell to show how the Truckers overcame a hasty choice of band name to fly the flag for a more nuanced take on good Southern manners.~Uncut
It’s about time somebody wrote a book about the Drive-By Truckers, and what a book it is...[Where the Devil Don't Stay is] a literary, thought-provoking analysis of the dynamics behind the band’s artistry and its complicated relationship with the South.~Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This may be the most interesting book about the South that I've read this year.~Reckon South
[Where the Devil Don't Stay] takes the complex work of a revered band in historical and social perspective…If you've enjoyed the band's music and want to dive deeper into their changing world, you'll enjoy this nuanced appreciation.~The Current
[Where the Devil Don't Stay] is a book Deusner was born to write...Deusner distills the Truckers’ 25 year-plus history and then some into 296 pages.~AL.com
[A] clever and engaging book…Deusner tours the South with the band as fully-engaged interviewees, visiting key Truckers destinations and tackling everything from Lynyrd Skynyrd to Confederate statues as he goes.~MOJO Magazine
Where the Devil Don't Stay is a masterwork in the musical biography genre...For the diehards, this book will feel like the first time you heard Decoration Day or Southern Rock Opera. For anyone who loves a good yarn and good music, Where the Devil Don’t Stay is an essential read.~The Marinade with Jason Earle
[Where the Devil Don't Stay] is filled with wonder and wander...It’s a book worthy of the band’s catalogue, as essential in its way as such classic DBT albums as Southern Rock Opera, Decoration Day, and American Band.~Chapter 16
Deusner’s book is essential reading not only for fans of the Truckers but for anyone wanting to discover more about these quintessential roots rockers.~No Depression, "Best Music Books of 2021"
[Where the Devil Don't Stay] shows the depth of research [Deusner] took as he includes a discography, bibliography and an index of the places and names that extravagantly lace the story…Deusner gives the band a sense of place.~Athens Banner-Herald
Stephen Deusner’s place-rooted history of this restless Americana band helps bring the South into focus.~The Current, "Best Music Books of 2021"
The best Southern rock band of its generation also gets the treatment it was long overdue in Stephen Deusner’s terrific book about the Drive-By Truckers. Deusner’s book is both a biography of the band – and talented songwriters Patterson Hood, Mike Cooley and one-time Trucker, Jason Isbell – but it is also something of a musical atlas, richly mining the history of Southern spaces like Muscle Shoals, Memphis, Athens and Richmond to reveal more about the 'Southern Thing.'~Reckon South, "25 of the best books to come out of the South in 2021"
[Where the Devil Don't Stay] is the book-length study Drive-By Truckers fans have been waiting for...This book is as complex, moving, thrilling, and funny as one of DBT's marathon sets.~New Books in Performing Arts
As brilliant and unflinching as its subject, you'll never look at the South, and southern rock the same way again. Highly recommended.~The Big Takeover
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Back to the Shoals
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We’re in the depths of winter – a bleak time of year when you feel like hibernating and the time of year when your energy costs are at their highest. To ensure that your savings don’t go down as you turn the heat up, follow these tips:
Turn the thermostat down: According to the Energy Saving Trust, every degree you turn your thermostat down by can save you as much as £65 in your annual energy costs. One of the best low-energy ways to feel warmer is to get changed into a cosy evening outfit as soon as you get home. But, what to wear?
Think cosy: Warm, practical and on-trend – slankets, onesies and slipper boots are an ideal and relatively inexpensive addition to any winter wardrobe. More traditional? Go for woolly jumpers, thick socks and lots of layers. Embrace the Danish art of “hygge”: a phenomenon first documented in the 18th Century! Pronounced “heurgha” (admit it, you’ve been pronouncing it incorrectly), it involves taking pleasure from the presence of gentle, soothing things – ideal for a cold, winter’s night.
Top tip: Leave your evening outfit in an airing cupboard or sat near (but not touching) one of the radiators that will be on by the time you get home.
Keep the heat in: Inspect window and door seams. While it may seem airtight, there could actually be a draft seeping around the frame. By sealing up these leaks, you could save £25 to £50 per year in energy costs. Soak up the sun: If any windows face the setting sun, leave their curtains open until you get home. Closing them when you get in will trap any residual warmth inside.
Help the humidity: Drying laundry indoors while you’re out and about could add some much-needed humidity to the atmosphere by the time you get back.
Dodge draughts: Warm air will rush out the moment you open the front door. Think about hanging a thick door curtain to minimise the heat loss as you come in.
Top tip: Thick rugs don’t just feel great under your feet – they are a top way to stop draughty floorboards from letting the outside in.
Perform maintenance on your boiler: Like any other piece of machinery, your boiler can benefit from annual maintenance to clear out build-up, lubricate fans, change filters and tighten fan belts. On average, this could save you at least 10 per cent on your energy costs.
Limit hot water use: Limit your showers to about 10 minutes to avoid overusing hot water. Also consider purchasing a hot water cylinder jacket and installing primary pipe work insulation, which together could save you up to £45 per year, according to the Energy Saving Trust.
Move your furniture: Avoid putting large pieces of furniture such as sofas near radiators, as the furniture ends up absorbing a lot of the heat. Go zonal: Keep doors closed and adjust your radiators to switch on around 15 or 20 minutes before you want to use a room. After all, there’s no point heating rooms you aren’t going to be using anytime soon.
Master your thermostat: Every thermostat is different. Get to know what yours can do to enhance your evening routine by checking out the manual (instructions for many models can be found online).
Use energy-saving light bulbs: Energy-saving light bulbs can last up to 10 times longer and can save you about £50 over the course of the bulb’s lifetime.
Time it right: If you always arrive home after dark, an easy-to-install DIY timer is an ideal way to programme your lights to come on just in time to greet you.
Switch to smart: Train delayed? Home earlier than usual? Innovative smart lighting allows you to save on energy costs by turning lights on or off with a tap of your smartphone.
Motion lights: Don’t fall foul of a dark and frosty front path. Installing motion detector lights will make sure you’ve got a clear route to the front door.
Top tip: For that classic warm and slightly amber light choose bulbs with a Kelvin rating of between 2700 and 3000 (you can normally find this figure on the box).
Add more insulation in your attic: Insulating or adding extra insulation to your loft, attic or flat roof helps reduce heat loss and can lower your heating bill. Loft insulation is generally effective for at least 40 years, so it is a wise investment.
Cook clever: Using a little more energy than a traditional light bulb, slow cookers are an ingenious way to have a hot meal good to go by the time you get home. Do your prep, set it cooking while you go out and when you return – voila.
Get a brew on: Did you know that some super smart coffee makers can even use your smartphone’s WiFi connection to tell when you walk through the door?
Be inventive: If you have an electric coffee pot with a timer, you may be able to use it to make all sorts of other warming treats by adding things like hot chocolate or porridge directly to the glass jug.
Top tip: If you use the oven to cook your evening meal, leave the oven door open when you’re done. Any leftover heat will continue to warm the house as the oven cools.
Everybody needs good neighbours: According to Age Concern, every winter, one elderly person dies needlessly every seven minutes from the cold. Keep an eye on your elderly neighbours, particularly if a cold snap hits. You could also offer them a drink or some hot food to make sure they are warm enough, particularly those with mobility problems. Ensure that their thermostat is set at a minimum of 18c in bedrooms and 21c in living spaces. Get involved with Age Concern’s Spread the Warmth Campaign.
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Porgy, also known as scup, is one of the most abundant and popular fish around the coast of the Northeast. These fish can be in schools so thick, they practically hook themselves, provided you’re in the right location with the proper presentation.
Time of Year
Typically, you can target these fish throughout the entire fishing season—from the beginning of spring to the end of the fall. However, don’t forget to check your local regulations to ensure they’re in season.
Tips from Us
-Start by drifting your boat over your chosen location, and then anchor up after you find the fish.
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Fiscal deficit is the excess in expenditure over the total non-borrowed receipts of the government in a financial year. It is an indication of the borrowing required by the government, and is usually funded by borrowing from the public. A fiscal deficit is either caused due to a revenue deficit (actual revenues less the budgeted estimates) or due to excessive expenditure by the government. The calculation takes all of government's expenditure into account, and all the government's revenue and non-debt capital income.
The fiscal deficit is expressed as an absolute monetary value, but in common parlance is often expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
The government defines the fiscal deficit as:
"Fiscal deficit/surplus is the difference between the government's expenditures and its revenues (excluding the money it's borrowed). A country's fiscal deficit is usually communicated as a percentage of its gross domestic product (GDP)."
Over the past decade, India saw a fiscal deficit high of 6.6% in financial year 2009 - 2010. Financial year 2017 - 2018 saw a fiscal deficit of 3.5%. The budgeted estimates of FY 2018 - 2019 saw it at 3.3%, with the revised estimates projecting it at 3.4%. The budgeted estimates for the current financial year - 2019 - 2020 - projects it at 3.3% of GDP at ₹7.03 lakh crores. However, the government has already exceeded its fiscal deficit target for the current financial year. At the end of April - Nov, the government's fiscal deficit stood at ₹8.06 lakh crore, 115% of the the estimate.
This fiscal year, to plug the deficit, the government estimates to raise just over ₹4.48 lakh crores through market borrowings, ₹1.3 lakh crores through securities against small savings, over ₹78,531 crores through state provident funds and other sources of borrowing, and ₹50,000 crores through a cash balance drawdown. The fiscal deficit also gives an indication on the future disbursement of credit, as when the government borrows more, it usually puts downward pressure on liquidity in the economy. This frees lesser liquidity for the credit. requirement of other participants in the economy, such as individuals and businesses.
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For freshman Michael Kaplan, hearing lectures from professors in the classroom was not enough.
This semester Kaplan, an undeclared College of Arts and Sciences student, established a new club at the University of Miami. He realized the great stories and unique anecdotes professors from the nine different schools at UM had to share.
Every Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. in room 184 of the Whitten Learning Center, Kaplan has arranged for a professor to come lecture to students free of charge on something pertinent to their specific field of study. The new club is called ULecture.
“First semester I took a freshman seminar class called ‘Books That Matter,'” Kaplan said. “The class was taught by professor [William] Green and each week we would have a different professor come in and speak to our class about a book that was important to them. I thought the class was great and thought these kinds of stories should be open to more than just 15 to 20 students.”
After the class was over, Kaplan emailed various professors to see if they would be willing to lecture outside of the classroom. He received an overwhelming response and soon the idea by the freshman came to reality.
The past Wednesday, Sam Grogg, dean of the School of Communication, opened the lecture series with a presentation about the digital divide between his generation’s use of the media verse the current generations’ use of the media.
“ULecture is an excellent way to let the students interact with faculty outside their majors or schools,” Grogg said. “There is such a wealth of talent and expertise at UM and this series is a way to take advantage of it.”
Despite the fact that the lecture went well, Kaplan was disappointed in the turnout. Only ten people showed up for the first lecture.
Freshman Alex Kurtz was one of the few in attendance.
“ULecture was a really great experience,” Kurtz said. “Dean Grogg’s topic really resonated with us and dealt with things we experience in everyday lives, like why our parents don’t [understand] texting or Facebook.”
Kurtz also like the fact that the event was not a stressful one where he had to take notes on every word the professor said.
“I especially liked the fact that it wasn’t in context with a normal course,” Kurtz said. “For that reason, the Q&A session was great at the end because everyone asked what was really on their minds and what truly interests them.”
Kaplan is excited about the foundation of the club and feels that publicity from the weekly e-mail of Ibis News and The Miami Hurricane will help bolster attendance.
Even for a freshman at the University of Miami, any idea is possible and can be executed to its fullest potential.
“The university is always supportive of its students and their initiatives to expand the learning experience,” Grogg said. “In this new digital age, speed is expected, and I am delighted that the university allows good ideas to move into action with positive support and enthusiasm.”
Come hear various professors from a variety of different fields speak on Wednesdays from 7-9 p.m. in room 184 of the Whitten Learning Center
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|March 25||Vince Cardinal||Theatre Arts|
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|April 8||David Wilson||Biology|
|April 15||Shelton Berg||Music|
|April 22||John Paul Russo||English/Classics|
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The Foundation for Political, Economic and Social Research (SETA) held a panel on Oct. 1 regarding the future of Iraq following the recent developments in Kirkuk, with panelists pointing out the various issues that await a resolution to ensure stability in Iraq.
As Baghdad retook control of the disputed areas, the border gates and Irbil's international airport, the question of whether Iraq will rise again has overshadowed these developments. Touching on this question, Burhanettin Duran speaking in the SETA panel stressed that there are serious challenges associated with that aim, contending that, "A political system that will keep all the instruments in Iraq is necessary." In order to sustain stability and integration, Duran said, "Iraq should not be an arena for proxy wars."
Al-Jazeera's Amer Alkubaisi, speaking in the panel, stated that, "[Former Kurdistan Regional Government [KRG] President Masoud] Barzani has miscalculated the situation regarding the referendum and the ‘Western support' did not exist." Alkubaisi also added that Iraq's future will be determined by the discourse developed by Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
Underlining the reasons behind the KRG's referendum decision, SETA expert Can Acun stated that Barzani had attempted to benefit from rising Kurdish nationalism and to strengthen his position in domestic politics. "Barzani made an agreement regarding the referendum with senior officials of the [Patriotic Union of Kurdistan] PUK, taking advantage of [former Iraqi President Jalal] Talabani's health problems [at the time]," Acun said, adding that with the referendum decision, the KRG lost what it had previously gained in just 48 hours, greatly disappointing the Kurds.
Even though the peshmerga forces were once trusted, their failure in Kirkuk was a disappointment and raised concerns among the Kurdish people, Acun said, commenting on observations made across various cities. The PUK instruments in the peshmerga forces retreated in Kirkuk, signaling a deal with Baghdad. Acun contended that with the recent situation with the KRG members of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP), the PUK and the Gorran (Change) Movement have started to accuse each other of betrayal which could spark future disputes. Acun underscored that as Ankara and Baghdad are on the same page in terms of maintaining the territorial integrity of Iraq, Turkey expects steps to be taken by Iraq's central government to eliminate the PKK terrorist organization from regions such as Qandil and Sinjar.
Commenting on Barzani's resignation, Duran stated that this development has strengthened Iraqi Prime Minister al-Abadi's hand, adding that KRG federal authorities will be restricted to prevent further attempts for independence.
Duran pointed out the balancing role Turkey plays in relation to the issue, stressing that "in a period of regional uncertainty, the rapprochement between Turkey and Iraq is essential for both Baghdad and for regional stability."
Mahir Nakip, an academic from Çankaya University, stated the current situation in Iraq is a result of the fact that four main issues do not exist in the Iraqi constitution. "The first issue is that the border gates to the Kurdish region are controlled by the Kurds," Nakip said, adding that the second problem is that the power of the peshmerga forces is almost equal that of the Iraqi forces, even though the constitution defines their duty as protecting border lines. Nakip said Kurdish control of energy resources and the airports in Irbil and Sulaymaniyah comprise the other problems.
Nakip underscored that the city of Kirkuk is a miniature of Iraq as a whole, while pointing out that no solution should favor just one side since there are various ethnic groups in the city.
"In order for Iraq to be normalized as a country, the first priority should be to return to the constitution of the country," Nakip said, stressing that citizens stand by al-Abadi in support of the implementation of the Iraqi constitution. Nakip said following the incidents in Iraq, politics based on ethnicity and sects will prove themselves flawed in time, adding that the issue might get back on track after 14 years of missteps.
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Welcome to Singapore, an academic hub with an educational system that consistently occupies the top of global rankings! As parents, we know that picking a school is at the top of the list of hard decisions a parent has to make as they want their loving home life to be accompanied by a nurturing, stimulating, and inspiring learning environment. This guide is designed to help you organize your worries, strategize your approach, and give you information on the system, the curricula, the paperwork, and more!
Key questions you might ask?
Key resources for school applications in Singapore?
If you're moving to Singapore with kids, you're faced with the burning dilemma between choosing a local public school or an international private school. Local education in Singapore is managed by the Ministry of Education (MOE). The language of instruction in Singapore is English, so language is not a deciding factor. There is a significant difference in fees, though, but the fact that it’s very difficult for foreign kids to get a spot at local schools could be a deciding factor against your wishes (the same goes for Singapore kids and private schools, who need to get MOE's approval).
It’s an understatement to say that Singapore’s international schools offer world-class education – at the beginning of this year, half of the perfect scorers in IB examinations globally were Singapore students. On the other hand, local schools have an exceptionally high standard of education as well and will immerse your kids in the culture of Singapore and enrich their perspective and experience in otherwise unattainable ways.
Key Resources For Local Versus International School Options In Singapore:
Except for the Singapore National Curriculum developed by MOE, Singapore offers many other curricula, including the British, American, Australian, IB, and even Forest School Curriculum. With so many top-notch options, it can be overwhelming to begin to understand, let alone choose, the different curricula that Singapore schools offer.
Key Resources For Choosing The Best School Curriculum In Singapore:
While we’re at the subject of pinpointing schools, don’t settle on just one – shortlist a few. We suggest sitting down together and making a checklist. Here are some of the things to consider:
Local Schools: International students can register at local schools for Primary 1 during Phase 3 of the P1 Registration Exercise, which takes place after all citizens and permanent residents of Singapore have been allocated a place. Local schools require you to submit an online “indication of interest” form through the MOE P1 website in June to be able to enroll later in the year. MOE then notifies international applicants via email in October to let them know if their child can be offered a place and inform them how to register.
International Schools: International schools have different application timelines that are more flexible (often year-round), but many also have long waiting lists. We highly recommend visiting the schools you’ve shortlisted and get answers to your questions first-hand from the Principal and other staff members. It’s one thing to read about a school on paper and another to experience the atmosphere and explore the facilities in person.
Once you decided which schools you want to apply your child at, you’ve done the hard part, but the work isn’t done! Triple-check you budget for the whole year for each of your options, triple-check the documents you need to apply, fill out the (online) form with great attention to detail and make sure to attach all the required documents. Required documentation can include:
Always check with the schools in question! Pro tip: mark the date of application so you can do a follow up with the school and inquire about the status of your submission. Good luck and make sure to treat yourself for completing this scary, exciting, and life-defining procedure!
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Slavoj Zizek is a Hegelian philosopher, a Lacanian psychoanalyst, and a Communist. He is International Director at the Birkbeck Institute for Humanities, University of London, UK, Visiting Professor at the New York University, USA, and Senior Researcher at the Department of Philosophy, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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Free Printable Expense Sheets Template Samples
Expense sheet is a document used to track expenses daily, weekly or even monthly. You can use it for yourself or other people such as your employees. It is very important to make your own expense sheet. In this case, we will provide free printable expense sheets to help you make your own expense sheet.
How to Use Free Printable Expense Sheets
If you are interested in our free printable expense sheet templates, you have to be able to read & use it. To track expense, firstly you have to fulfill the daily expenses. Here, you have to list your daily expenses. Sometimes, daily expenses can be broken down into some categories to make it easier to fulfill & read.
After that, you have to fill out the sources of income. It depends on your own sources of income. If you are an employee, of course you earn money from salary. However, there are many other possible sources of income. For example, you can earn money from incentive, bonus, profit, or any other source.
Then, sometimes there are certain adjustments you should make especially when your expenses exceed your income. You also have to make sure that update it regularly. One more, you may also need to provide expense description. Now, you can practice using expense sheet to track your own expenses.
How to Customize Free Printable Expense Sheets
You can easily download our free printable expense templates. However, sometimes you still need to customize it. For customization, you can start from identification details. Here, you should provide the name & contact info that take responsibility for those expenses mentioned on the expense sheets.
After that, you can focus on the list of expenses. In this part, you have to pay attention to the specific expenses & every item on provided on the expense sheet. Make sure that they are filled out accordingly. It can accommodate relevant info if the needed services require spending & any other specification.
One more, you have to consider the total amount. It should be clear where the money spent & how much money spent in total. That is why you have to provide the detailed info about it so that your expense sheet will be able to be understood by the readers. Anyway, make it as clear as possible.
Tips in Creating an Expense Sheet
There are some important & useful tips to follow in creating an expense sheet. First of all, you have to fill it up accordingly. Besides that, you cannot tweak the format of the expense sheet. In addition, you also need to use specific variable. It aims to identify & comprehend the better input.
One more, you cannot forget using labels. It is very effective to guide the readers. It will be messy & difficult to analyze if you do not use labels. After you understand it all well, now you can practice it. The following free printable expense sheets will help you to make your own template.
Free printable expense sheets will be useful to help you track your expense effectively. To help you make your own, you can use our templates.
You can then place in the price of each item instead of the corresponding column. Tracking your spending is just one step in a whole procedure to learn how to spend less and save more, but it’s an incredibly important piece, and therefore do not overlook it! Regardless of the facet of life to which it is directed, whether personal or expert spending is a daily area of ??life. Otherwise, it will only be accepted as a personal expense that the provider is not obliged to cover. If you intend to deduct the actual costs, you must specify a record of all maintenance and repairs performed on the motor vehicle. Always make sure that if you are trying to get a refund for the expense, the expense will be in line with the commercial policy. You could also incorporate business expenses here.
It is possible for you to keep cash with the scheduler calendar pages that can be printed for free and that you can find online. If you are ready to invest money in a goal, you will need to know how much you can save and how long it will take you to reach your savings goal. It is possible to save huge sums of money and have fun doing it if you try to save money for a challenge. If you’re looking for an easy-to-use and even more comprehensive approach to managing your funds, Mvelopes Personal is an online budget system that simplifies creating an effective personal budget and tracking each element of your expenses as they occur.
Business forms are extremely useful to keep your business running smoothly. Each IRS tax form includes instructions that will help you practice completing them. If you wish to use forms such as the Claim Claim Forms for the claim for expenses for which you can receive a refund, you must have all the expenses that you have made in accordance with the reference policies regarding the reimbursement.
Click Download ” to choose the template you want to use. When the template is loaded in Microsoft Word, you can use the available fields to create your plans. The company’s forms templates are very easy to use and free. You may adapt several ways to develop a sample expense template to your needs and use categories that are connected to your spending patterns.
The templates are excellent for budgets of monthly, quarterly, semi-annual and additional expenses. They are fully editable, which means you can change the graphics, tables, fonts and text to suit your personality and needs. It is normal to configure all expense templates at the beginning of the year for the entire fiscal year. Although the template is a good example of a statement of results for a company that buys inventory and processes as the last item, you can customize it to reflect the status of your business. You can get the age templates absolutely free HERE. 253 blank receipt templates that you can download and print.
The Instruction Sheet has definitions for each of the categories that I recommend you use. You may also want to keep a sheet to track your savings. A large help sheet is included in the template for you as well.
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For years, I refused to read any of John’s writings. I thought the Gospel of John was a bunch of mumbo jumbo and the Book of Revelation was full of craziness. Thanks to the Reverend Ken Wyant’s Bible study at Irvine United Congregational Church, I changed my opinion about the Gospel of John—but I still want to ban Revelation.
One of the reasons John’s Gospel annoyed me was that some verses can be read as anti-Semitic. For example, in John 8:44, Jesus says to a group of Jews, “You are from your father the devil.” That’s harsh! White supremacists love to use this verse to justify condemning all Jews as Jesus killers, even though nothing in the New Testament comes close to suggesting that position.
The only people in the Gospels who were eager to get rid of Jesus were a few Jewish leaders who didn’t like Jesus because he condemned them and said, “Woe to you. . . . For you clean the outside of the cup and of the plate, but inside they are full of greed and self-indulgence” (Matthew 23:25). That’s harsh!
Jesus directed these remarks to only a few Jewish leaders, never to all Jews. Lest we forget, Jesus lived and died a Jew, as did his disciples and Paul. The early church was primarily Jewish and stayed that way until sometime in the late first century CE, when Jesus’s followers separated from Judaism—for good reason: They believed Jesus was the Messiah. Mainline Jews didn’t. The solution was simple: split!
Here’s a question: Could a Jew be anti-Semitic? I don’t think so. That would be an oxymoron. John was frustrated that the Jewish leadership wouldn’t accept that Jesus as the Messiah, so he lashed out at them in his Gospel with name calling.
The Gospel account of the Jews’ role in Jesus’s execution is suspect for several reasons. History tells us that the Romans did not have public trials, especially for those claiming to be a king. Traitors to the Empire didn’t get a trial—they received an immediate crucifixion.
I doubt that the story of Pilate offering to release either Jesus or a prisoner named Barabbas to the Jews ever happened because no one can verify the “custom” of releasing one prisoner at Passover, let alone exchanging him for another. Jesus likely never faced trial. The exchanges between Pilate, Herod, and the Jewish leaders are fictional because no one was there taking notes about who said what to whom. The Gospel accounts of Jesus’s trial are folklore designed to let the Romans off the hook for murdering Jesus and place the blame on the Jews who rejected the Followers of the Way.
I don’t deny for a second that Jesus deliberately irritated the Jewish hierarchy and that they wanted him out of the way, but a more plausible scenario is that the Jewish high priests went to Pilate before Passover and suggested that if he got rid of that pesky Jesus, they would guarantee the Jews would give the Romans no trouble during the Passover celebration. Pilate liked that idea because his future hinged on keeping the Jews in the Jerusalem area quiet.
The claim that all the Jews killed Jesus is fallacious. The bottom line is that the Romans were entirely responsible for Jesus’s execution, and the Gospel of John is exonerated from the accusation of anti-Semitism.
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Google has quietly released a new research tool which sits on the sidebar in Google Docs. The tool allows users to “learn more information about the topics in [their] document,” bringing research inside the authoring environment.
As you can see in the screenshots below, the tool helps users find things like famous quotes to bolster their writings with new content. The different types of results include: “web results, images, quotations, maps, reviews, and more.” You can find out more about all the additions in Google’s help doc.
The Research tool will appear along the right-hand side of your document. You can start a search by typing into the search bar. You can narrow your search to specific types of results (e.g. images, quotations) by using the drop-down menu in the search bar.
To access the tool:
– Select the Research option from the Tools menu.
– Use the keyboard shortcut (Cmd + Opt + R on Mac, Ctrl + Alt + R on PC).
– Right-click on a specific word and select Research.
It’s worth noting that the tool is quite similar to the Zemanta WordPress plugin, in that it allows users to easily search and add content to their posts without switching tabs.
This new feature is showing up for us right now, but don’t fret if you can’t see it immediately — Google is known to roll things out slowly.
Most importantly, this addition seems to echo Google’s efforts to integrate its products more seamlessly together. Lately we’ve seen this happen with Google+, but this time a little piece of Google’s flagship search tool is settling right into Google Docs.
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Why did Nationwide need an enterprise-wide data warehouse?How did integrated data drive the business value?What forms of analytics are employed at Nationwide?With integrated data available in an enterprise data warehouse, what other applications could Nationwide potentially develop?
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MOSUL, Iraq — It has been almost three years since Islamic State (IS) jihadists captured an integral proportion of northern and western Iraq. The caliphate proposed by IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi has cast a shadow over Iraq for these long years. Since Oct. 17, 2016, a U.S.-backed Iraqi coalition also consisting of Kurdish Peshmerga fighters, Sunni Arab tribesmen and Shia militiamen has been working towards recovering and liberating the Iraqi city of Mosul from IS forces.
Iraqi government forces have made significant and noteworthy gains over the past few months. The eastern front of Mosul is now completely under government control. In recent weeks, the airport, key government buildings, bridges, the infamous Badoush prison, and other centers controlled by Islamic State militants have been recovered.
Unfortunately, more than 750,000 individuals are caught in the conflict zone. They are imperiled by the combined effects of mass displacement, a depleting food supply, and other essential resources owing to the decrease in the aid to Mosul. According to Iraqi authorities, an estimated 14,000 people flee the city every day as the recovery of Mosul against ISIL enters a phase of attrition.
Humanitarian organizations such as the UNHCR are finding it difficult to channel aid to Mosul due to the sheer amount of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) that need to be catered to. Hammam Al-Alil, Qayyarah, Haj Ali, and various IDP camps are reaching their maximum capacities. The Hammam Al-Alil camp has had to add 4,000 more tents in order to house the displaced individuals.
According to recent U.N. statistics, 60 percent of the civilians in Mosul do not have access to potable drinking water. As a result, addressing the lack of drinking water has become one of the most primary concerns for aid agencies at the moment.
However, as supply routes and avenues slowly begin to open up with the push to retake west Mosul, it will be easier for humanitarian aid to reach vulnerable civilians. Many individuals now even have prospects of returning to the areas that have been recovered by the coalition forces.
Foreign aid to Mosul is also playing a pivotal role in equipping civilians with adequate amounts of humanitarian assistance that encompasses food, shelter, healthcare, sanitation and water. The European Commission recently pledged EUR 42.5 million to aid in the crisis; the EU has channeled aid worth EUR 309 million since 2015.
Similarly, the Norwegian People’s Aid is working with six organizations to provide food vouchers in key provinces. Furthermore, the Kurdish Human Rights Organization (KHRO) and the Zhya Organization are taking an active role in the provision of aid to Mosul especially after the recovery of many key areas. Volunteer medics from the Multinational Emergency Response Medical Team, a Canadian aid group, are also performing pivotal work on the front lines by providing vital medical facilities to the people.
The UNHCR and its prominent partners are carefully identifying, monitoring and overseeing routes to ensure the safe passage of fleeing IDPs. Additionally, the UNHCR is working to provide aid to Mosul by allocating welfare services like education, helping unaccompanied children, and giving assistance to returnees who want to resume their prior way of life. The UNHCR is also majorly tasked with running the IDP camps and overseeing safety and security there.
In conclusion, efforts to provide and improve the provision and efficient channeling of humanitarian aid to Mosul will be a key priority for all stakeholder groups tasked with ensuring the protection of civilians. As the city is retaken, the inflow of aid will improve to an even larger extent, thereby abating the humanitarian emergency considerably.
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[Editor’s note: This article was originally posted on October 14, 2007 on my website, prior to the establishment of TOO. It is a companion piece the current blog on universities as a target of the Israel Lobby.]
Elaine McArdle was lobbied by the Israel Lobby. Of course, this is not exactly unusual, nor is it illegal. Indeed, it is standard practice among lobbyists of all kinds. As she notes, AIPAC provided first-class, all-expenses-paid trips to Israel for 40 US congressmen just last summer. Journalists are eager to participate as well, although it appears that this is viewed as less than ethical by at least some mainstream news organizations.
Still, there are probably very few congressmen of any longevity who haven’t participated, and, as she notes, most journalists have only one question about whether to participate: “Where do I sign up?” Free trips to Israel for US military personnel and politicians are also a standard policy of the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs. And Birthright Israel annually organizes trips to Israel for 20,000 young Jews in an effort to deepen their Jewish commitment.
What stands out about McArdle is that she is very self-conscious about the psychological processes involved. She is quite aware that persuasion often works at an unconscious level. Giving someone a gift taps into a reciprocity norm that is doubtless a remnant of our evolved psychology. People who don’t reciprocate did not make good allies or friends, and this happened over a sufficiently long period to result in specialized brain mechanisms designed to detect reciprocators and cheaters. As McArdle notes, this is true the world over. For the non-sociopaths among us, when we receive something from someone else, we feel a need to reciprocate or at least have positive feelings toward that person.
Since I am engaged in trying to understand Jewish influence in general, McArdle’s article gets one thinking of what other psychological processes are involved in various sorts of Jewish influence. Of course, none of these processes are unique to Jewish influence. It’s just that Jews are a very good at the influence game. The Israel Lobby and its influence on US foreign policy are Exhibit A for this perspective. So it’s reasonable to suppose that one aspect of their success is being better than most at tuning in to people’s psychological tendencies and to use them to further their perceived interests.
At a basic level, going on a trip in a group makes the person a member of an ingroup. Psychologists have found that being a member of an ingroup results in positive attitudes toward other members of the ingroup. Even though there is no explicit quid pro quo going on, the norms of the ingroup are molded by the tour guides and even by the itinerary itself.
In effect, the people on the tour are being inculcated into a Jewish world view—one in which Jews are the quintessential victims. McArdle’s group was shepherded to an Israeli family that had been in the area hit by Hezbollah rockets last summer. There is a palpable sense of fear “Children today, we were told, still wet their beds in fear. … I wondered how long I … could tolerate the omnipresence of danger.”
They are also taken to Yad Vashem, the Israeli Holocaust Memorial Museum. Similarly, the Birthright Israel trips for Jewish youth start with Holocaust seminars in New York, then proceed to Poland to visit Auschwitz, and then to Israel where participants visit historical sites intended to instill strong Zionist feelings. Especially important are border outposts “where the ongoing threat to Israel’s security is palpable” (Woocher, 1986; p. 150). Among these Jewish visitors, the result is a sense of dread: A participant in Birthright Israel says, “I never felt unsafe [in Poland], but I couldn’t wait to get to Israel where I knew that we would be wanted and accepted.”
Indeed, as I noted in A People That Shall Dwell Alone (see Chapter 7), “a permanent sense of imminent threat appears to be common among Jews. … [F]or Jewish families a ‘sense of persecution (or its imminence) is part of a cultural heritage and is usually assumed with pride. Suffering is even a form of sharing with one’s fellow-Jews. It binds Jews with their heritage—with the suffering of Jews throughout history.’”
There is also a sense of psychological bonding with Israelis at a person-to-person level. McArdle refers to her experience as “an unforgettable and emotionally charged week with warm, likable people — generous hosts and tour guides whom I worried about after returning to the safety of life in Massachusetts.”
She experiences empathy for these Israelis as fellow ingroup members who are living in danger, and she worries about their safety. But she never gets to experience empathy with the Palestinians on the other side of the wall—the ones living in Bantustan-like concentration camps in the apartheid West Bank.
McArdle also mentions that the experience was “emotionally charged.” A great deal of psychological research shows that experiences that have intense emotional overtones are much more likely to be remembered and to have a long term influence. As McArdle is well aware, people need not be consciously aware of these memories to be influenced by them.
Another psychological aspect of Jewish influence is that Jewish intellectual and political movements are promulgated from highly prestigious sources. An important feature of our evolved psychology is a greater proneness to adopt cultural messages deriving from people with high social status. This was certainly true of all the movements discussed in The Culture of Critique, and there is no doubt that the Israel Lobby is intimately entwinedwith elite media, elite universities, and well-funded think tanks.
And finally, it’s not only journalists like McArdle who have to worry about the possibility of unconscious bias. We all do. Movements such as the Israel Lobby have typically presented themselves not as furthering Jewish interests but as furthering the interests of the society as a whole. Neocons such as Richard Perle typically phrase their policy recommendations as aimed at benefiting the US. He does this despite evidence that he has a strong Jewish identity and despite the fact that he has typical Jewish concerns, such as anti-Semitism, the Holocaust, and the welfare of Israel. Perle poses as an American patriot despite credible charges of spying for Israel, writing reports for Israeli think tanks and op-eds for the Jerusalem Post, and all the while having close personal relationships with Israeli leaders.
This was also true of all the movements I described in The Culture of Critique: The Jewish commitments and motivations of the main players were never a subject of discussion, and the movements themselves were presented as scientifically sound and morally superior to the traditional culture of the West. As a result, non-Jews are invited to see these Jewish activists as disinterested social scientists, or, in the case of the neocons, as patriotic fellow Americans — as “just like themselves.” We are invited to view these Jewish activists as part of our ingroup, with all that that entails psychologically.
In my ideal world, Jonah Goldberg’s op-eds and Paul Wolfowitz’s advice to presidents and defense secretaries should be accompanied by a disclaimer: “You should be cautious in following my advice or even believing what I say about Israel. Deception and manipulation are very common tactics in ethnic conflict, so that my pose as an American patriot should be taken with a grain of salt. And even if I am entirely sincere in what I say, the fact is that I have a deep psychological and ethnic commitment to Israel and Judaism. Psychologists have shown that this sort of deep commitment is likely to bias my perceptions of any policy that could possibly affect Israel even though I am not aware of it.”
As I noted in The Culture of Critique, “many of the Jews involved in the movements reviewed here may sincerely believe that these movements are really divorced from specifically Jewish interests or are in the best interests of other groups as well as Jews. … But, as [evolutionary theorist Robert] Trivers (1985) notes, the best deceivers are those who are self-deceived.” | <urn:uuid:6c3cf451-2589-4706-a539-107759095183> | CC-MAIN-2022-33 | https://www.theoccidentalobserver.net/2012/07/27/the-israel-lobby-and-the-psychology-of-influence/ | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-33/segments/1659882572221.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20220816060335-20220816090335-00072.warc.gz | en | 0.968358 | 1,739 | 1.609375 | 2 |
The following account is taken from the Church Book of the Independent Chapel at Bulford Wiltshire when a John Protheroe was pastor. The present Pastor Rev. Peter Beale provides an introductory note:
THE REVIVAL AT BULFORD 1860-61*
The following account is taken from the Church Book of the Independent Chapel at Bulford, Wiltshire, when a John Protheroe was pastor. The present Pastor, Rev. Peter Beale, provides an introductory note:
A remarkable episode in the history of the work at Bulford commenced in 1840 with the calling of Pastor John Protheroe who had been studying at the Newport Pagnell College. He set out the aims of his ministry in his letter of acceptance to the Church:
“Brethren! need I remind you that a man and not an angel is coming amongst you, – a man who needs your prayers and your sympathies? ‘We have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.’
Should Providence bring us together, it shall be my study affectionately, faithfully, and fearlessly, to preach the everlasting Gospel, – to give to saint and sinner his portion of meat in due season,
– to promote the peace and prosperity of the Church and Congregation, – and to lead you in the way that leads to Heaven.”
Seven years later Mr. Protheroe resigned, partly due to ill health and partly due to what he considered to be “want of success” in his ministry:
“For the last few years, my ministry at Bulford has apparently been attended with little or no real effects, and the enquiry has often forced itself on me – am I in the right place? To this enquiry facts seem to say, No. It is true that the attendance on my ministry has been good, that the chapel has been well attended; but, in the generality of cases I have been to you, as Ezekiel was to Israel, only as ‘a very lovely song’ of me that used to have a pleasant voice or could play well on an Instrument: you have heard my words, but ye have done them not.”
He went to the Independent Church at Stonehouse, Plymouth; and in 1853, five years later, was again called to Bulford. The year was crowned with happiness for him in his marriage to a widow, Mrs. Joseph Olding of Amesbury (her own first name is not mentioned in the Church Book). The recommencemen to this ministry was marked on 8th May 1853 by services both at Bulford and Durrington (the first reference to a work in that village).
Bulford, 1861. Times of refreshing have come from the presence of the Lord. For some time past, a few of our pious friends had been previously impressed with the conviction that God was about to visit us in mercy, and they have not been disappointed. The first indications of the great work became visible about the end of
November last (1860) and were observed in the quiet stillness which pervaded the congregation, in the earnest desire and deep anxiety of the members to see among them a general awakening, in the extraordinary spirit of prayer which was poured out upon the people and their faith in the efficacy of prayer, and in some mysterious influence, almost irresistible, which I felt on my own mind, by which, for some time before the Revival ‘broke out’, I was all but impelled to preach to my people from certain subjects preparatory to the coming blessing,and by which I was more than ordinarily led to depend upon the promised aid of the Spirit in the discharge of public engagements. Duty became a pleasure, and the preaching of the cross – always a favourite work – now became doubly so to me.
This happy state of things had been preceded by an extensive distribution of striking tracts among my people, by a great amount of self-denying labour on the part of the Sabbath school teachers, with the addition of a prayer meeting immediately at the close of the school in the afternoon, by the establishment of a meeting for members exclusively for Christian fellowship and prayer, and by an increase of other religious means, at the commencement of last year when, in the second week of that year, the Church universal spent even days on its knees in prayer to God.
Prayer and Preaching
For some few months after that event we had meetings for prayer almost every night in the week. These meetings were never forgotten, nor some subjects from which, as I have already intimated, I was, about that time, all but impelled to preach:
‘Come thou with us, and we will do thee good’; ‘Whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels’; ‘Yield yourselves unto the Lord’; ‘We preach Christ crucified’; ‘When I see the blood, I will pass over you’; ‘I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture’; ‘Boast not thyself of tomorrow; for thou knowest not what a day may bring forth’; ‘Awake thou that sleepest’; ‘Wilt thou not revive us again?’; ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord’; ‘When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin’; ‘One thing I know, that, whereas I was blind, now I see’; ‘Bring forth the best robe, and put it on him’; ‘Lovest thou me?’; ‘We will go with you, for we have heard that God is with you’; ‘It (the cup) containeth much’; ‘The second death’; ‘But I obtained mercy’.
From the conversation I have had with enquirers after salvation and candidates for church fellowship, it appears that, in the generality of cases, there had been a deep impression produced
under the ministry of the Word some time before any immediate indications of a revival were seen, and I learn that under one sermon preached by me from the words ‘Whosoever shall be ashamed of me’ etc, at least nine months before the awakening actually took place, five or six persons were deeply and savingly impressed, and led to the cross and to the throne. A similar remark may be made with regard to other sermons preached about that time.
The fields at length became white for the harvest and a voice was heard to say: “Thrust in the sickle and reap, for the time is come for thee to reap.’ Souls have been gathered into the garner; the number of members already added to the church since the Revival began has more than doubled the former number of church members – nearly trebled it. Even at one of our church meetings, lately held, I had the unspeakable pleasure and honour to give the right hand of fellowship to 20 on their admission into the church, and to propose at the same time 10 more as candidates for Christian communion. Of the religious awakening which took place in the days of John the Baptist it is said that ‘every man pressed into the kingdom of God’. It suffered violence, and the violent took it by force. It was like a city besieged. It was taken by force – not, however, by foes, but by friends.
Power in Prayer
The awakening at Bulford has been very general, among young and old, among persons of every character, who have displayed a firm determination to become personally interested in the privileges and blessings of the kingdom of heaven, and an ardent desire to become recognized subjects of it. For the last four months, meetings for prayer have been held almost every night in the week, and are not only numerously attended, but generally crowded.
The effects of the present awakening on our young people are remarkable, and of a great part of them it may now be said, ‘Behold, they pray.’ And they pray not only for themselves, but for their relatives and friends and the unconverted in the village and neighbourhood with great earnestness and importunity. It is astonishing to what a wonderful degree they are blessed with the gift of prayer. This is poured upon them in great abundance. There is no loss for words, no hesitation, as generally is the case with young converts when they begin to pray. Their language flows on apparently without any let or hindrance. Some of these young converts are not more than 16 years of age. Praise to God for what He has done for their souls, and supplications to His throne to accomplish for their relatives and neighbours who are still in an unconverted state what He has done for them, form a principal part of their prayer. ‘I thank Thee, O God, for what Thou hast done for me, and what Thou hast done for me Thou canst do for others’, is
one of the petitions frequently presented by these young converts. And then, having dwelt upon other subjects, they usually conclude with fervent and affectionate prayer for their minister, and for those friends whom they designate the ‘supporters’ of the cause at Bulford. Even little children now pray; they are not passed by. Jesus is saying, ‘Suffer the little ones to come unto me’. Indeed, all pray, old and young. They cannot but pray; they are filled with the Spirit of prayer; and consequently they pray with an unction and a readiness and frequency and earnestness which must strike with astonishment all who hear them. And when on the Sabbath or on week evenings the regular service is over – a service perhaps of more than two hours’ duration, and sometimes three – a great number of them linger about, as if unwilling to leave, and then return to pray, and continue till late, supplicating God’s throne for the conversion of ungodly relatives and friends, or that of the whole village. Those of them to whom formerly the language of prayer was a stranger, and who, on religious subjects, appeared as if they were possessed with a dumb spirit, now express their thoughts before the throne with a readiness and fluency which is truly astonishing.
For some years past a prayer meeting has been held in the schoolroom adjoining the chapel on the Sabbath evening immediately before the service. The place is now generally crowded: there is only standing room there. And the early Sabbath prayer meeting held at 7 o’clock in the morning is now well attended. At the week-evening prayer meetings, which are held almost every night in the week, I always speak for about 20 minutes or half an hour, either from a single verse or a larger portion of God’s Word, and, having finished, I express my wish that two or three of the brethren – without specifying their names – would pray successively without singing between, and then another hymn is sung and five or six more pray as before. Nine or ten usually pray at these meetings, though one night as many as 16 engaged in prayer.
I have seldom had a meeting without having at its close some enquirers after salvation. Even as many as 15 persons one night remained after the service to converse with me about the concerns of their souls. For these enquirers, for the young converts and for the members generally, I have established a weekly meeting for reading together the Word of God, for mutual conversation and spiritual edification and encouragement – a meeting at which we have felt the presence of the Master, and we have exclaimed, ‘It is good for us to be here.’ Oh, that these meetings were held in connection with every church in England. I believe in the communion of saints, and I also believe that, to prosper as churches, we must have these meetings for Christian fellowship and
improvement more extensively and more frequently held. A large proportion of the candidates for church fellowship are found among the young, some few of whom, before their conversion and while in the Sabbath school, were almost unmanageable by their teachers. Now they are in their right mind and pray, and it is a pleasure to hear these young converts in their prayers refer with gratitude to the early impressions made upon their minds when they were taught in the school, and, with hearts overflowing with joy, not only acknowledging this but praying most fervently and affectionately for their former teachers.
A happy change has come over the village, and everywhere around its influence is felt. The police officer located in our neighbourhood, referring to this happy change, one day remarked that, in his walks through Bulford, instead of trifling conversation he could now hear only the voice of prayer and praise ascending to God from the cottages of the poor which may now be styled ‘Bethels’. And the young people, instead of frequenting as formerly they did the public houses, now abstain altogether from intoxicating drinks and derive their chief delight from the service of God. The fields, too, present a very different aspect from what they ever had before. Here and there during the dinner-hour you may see and hear groups of persons, while resting, speaking of the things touching the King, and perhaps one of their number reading to the rest some religious book. Oh, what hath God wrought!
The present revival at Bulford is distinguished more by deep inward solemnity than by any external manifestations: there is no physical prostration, no outward extravagance, no religious bustle. There has been no approach whatever to anything like it, nor am I aware of anything specially remarkable in this respect, except the case of one young man who made the observation that one Sabbath morning, while he was listening to me preaching from the words, ‘I will hear what God the LORD will speak: for he will speak peace unto His people, and to the saints: but let them not turn again to folly’, he felt as if he must fall off his seat; his sins appearing to him in all their magnitude and malignity and number. A deep sense of their previous guilty and perilous condition as sinners, an impression that they may at any time unexpectedly be called out of the world, together with strong faith in the efficacy of prayer, a calm and happy frame of mind, and a consonant walk, are among some of the principal characteristics by which the converts, whether young or old, are distinguished.
By what I have already stated, I am forcibly reminded of:
1. The necessity of divine influence and the vast importance of depending more and more upon the promised aid of the Spirit in the
discharge of all religious duties.
The Spirit is the great agent in this work, and He it is that convinces of sin, and turns from darkness to light the ignorant and the rebellious. We are instruments in His hands; and I find that since I have been led to depend more than ever upon the promised aid of the Spirit in the discharge of my ministerial duties, I have preached with greater pleasure to myself and more profit to my people, conversions have taken place, souls have been saved, and God has been glorified. ‘Not by might, nor by power, but by my spirit, saith the Lord of hosts’; ‘I will not save them by bow, nor by sword, nor by battle, by horses, nor by horsemen.’
2. The efficacy of prayer, and the connection there is between prayer and the reception of blessings.
We had long been praying for this revival – crying long, but believingly and patiently, ‘from beneath the altar’. It is now come. The Lord hath come into His Temple. He blesses His people with peace.
The voice had long been heard crying in the wilderness: ‘Prepare ye the way of the Lord’. And now in the wilderness – in a desert (the desert of the heart) – a highway for our God has been made straight, while many a heart has lifted up its gate for the King of glory to come
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There’s every chance that you’ve used an electronic payment system. However, do you know what an e-payment really is? How many types of e-payments systems do you know? How do they work? How can you use an electronic payment system to grow your business? We’ll tell you all about it in this blog post. Keep reading.
What is an Electronic Payment?
When you make an e-payment, you’re simply paying for goods or services through the internet. Have you bought an item on Amazon lately? Did you pay a bill online recently? That’s an electronic payment right there.
How Does an e-Payment Work?
An e-payment is routed via an electronic “superhighway” system, also known as the payment gateway. The gateway delivers the payment into the payee’s bank account. Electronic payment is more convenient than a cash payment system or paper checks. It is also less expensive and more secure. With an e-payment, you don’t have to write a review or handle any paper money. You need to key in information into the internet and click your mouse. This level of convenience explains why more businesses are turning to e-payments as an alternative to mailing checks.
Types of Electronic Payment Systems
There are several types of electronic payment systems. These include:
- One-time customer to vendor payments
- Recurring customer to vendor payments
- Automatic bank to vendor payments
Below is a breakdown of each type of payment:
One-Time Customer to Vendor Payments
As the name suggests, a one-time payment is a non-recurring type of payment when a customer buys an item or pays a bill. Let’s say you’re looking for accounting software online. You’ll add the product to the cart on the vendor’s website, fill in your credit card or debit card information, and check out. The vendor will process your online payment and send you a confirmation email. The software’s manufacturer will verify the transaction and authorize the payment via your card’s bank account. If approved, your bank will electronically transfer the funds to the vendor’s account.
That’s a one-time e-payment from customer to vendor.
Recurring Customer to Vendor Payments
A recurring e-payment is more or less like a one-time payment. However, it occurs regularly, for example, after a week or month. A good example is a scheduled recurring mortgage or car loan payment.
How does a recurring payment occur?
A customer gives the vendor, for instance, a bank, their checking account number. The vendor then charges the customer’s account every time the payment is due. The money is withdrawn from the customer’s account automatically.
Automatic Bank to Vendor Payments
This payment type occurs when a bank sets up a recurring, regular payment on the vendor’s account. It is similar to recurring revenue, but the money is deducted straight from the vendor’s account.
Some popular forms of electronic payment transactions include:
- Automated clearing house
- Virtual credit cards
Below is a further breakdown of these types of e-payments.
Automated Clearing House (ACH)
ACH payments involve electronic funds transfer from bank to bank. An example of an ACH financial transaction is when a customer requests their bank to send money directly to a merchant account for an item bought online.
Virtual Credit Card
A virtual credit card is different from a traditional credit card. Unlike its conventional counterpart, a virtual contactless card doesn’t have a security code or an expiration date. Instead, the card allows you to log in to your net banking portal and generate a one-time use card. You don’t have to type the card’s number online when transacting. That way, your online transactions have an additional security layer which is not possible with a traditional credit card.
How Do Electronic Payment Systems Work?
E-payment systems happen when electronic technologies and people collaborate to enable the movement of payment information via a logical series of events, typically in a couple of seconds. Let’s say you’re buying an item online. When paying for the item on the vendor’s website, you’ll be asked to enter your credit card number, the card’s expiry date, and a three-digit verification code, usually at the back of your card.
Once you hit the “Pay Now” button, a payment gateway takes over. The gateway will do the following:
- Reject or accept your online payment request
- Transfer your information between the vendor’s website and your bank account
- Verifies the authenticity and accuracy of your information
- Use encryptions and protocols to ensure the transaction’s safety
- Forward the payment request to your credit card company which then verifies if there’s enough money in your account to pay for the item.
- Completes the transaction by sending money to the vendor if there’s enough money in your account. It also deducts the transaction fee.
Advantages of Electronic Payment Systems
Below is a rundown of using e-payment systems for business:
– Faster, Error-free Payments
Electronic payments systems allow you to start, perform, and complete transactions in a few seconds. That’s incredibly fast compared to paper-based transactions that can take several days or weeks to complete.
– Reduced Costs
E-payment systems significantly reduce processing costs. More specifically, they save money by removing the cost of paper checks, postage, and stamps.
– Safe, More Convenient Transactions
As a business owner, you should be flexible regarding receiving payments. E-payment systems bring in the flexibility your organization needs to make contactless transactions.
– Improved Data Access and Analytics
Businesses that make paper-based transactions waste a lot of time (and, by extension, money) searching for invoices and purchase orders.
With paper scattered all over the place, it can take hours or days to locate and organize documents. It takes even longer to match invoice data to enable accurate payment.
- Electronic payment systems enable businesses to bypass these inconveniences.
- One way that businesses can make e-payments even swifter is by adopting electronic invoicing.
- E-invoicing involves the exchange of bill and payment details between a supplier and buyer in electronic format. This implies that the invoice is issued, transmitted, and received in a structured electronic layout to enable automatic and electronic processing.
Some solutions combine electronic invoicing with payment – which means that the e-invoice is integrated with your existing payment system.
E-invoicing solutions are offered by banks or payment service providers. The electronic invoicing software enables a supplier to send the e-invoice to the buyer’s digital wallet, internet banking system, or a relevant application. The buyer approves the invoice and initiates payment through direct debit, credit transfer, or card payments.
The beauty is that the buyer doesn’t have to manually key in payment data since the electronic invoice comes with everything the buyer needs to pay. Because electronic invoices contain all the necessary info to make the payment. It eliminates the likelihood of making mistakes, such as sending the wrong amount or errors when keying in the payment details. Automating is part of the payment cycle means that trading partners can benefit from cost savings. Further, since the information is digitally stored in the cloud, the Account Payable department can find any payment data and report they need at the click of a button.
What is Driving the Growth of Electronic Payments?
There are several factors giving rise to the popularity and implementation of electronic payments, including:
The Development of e-Commerce
In 2020 alone, global e-commerce sales amounted to a staggering $4.28 trillion, with e-retail revenues forecasted to grow to $5.4 trillion in 2022.
The popularity of online shopping is a crucial driver of e-payments. Why? Electronic payments are convenient, cheaper, more secure, and faster than paper-based payments.
A Shift Toward Cashless Payments
Even before the raving pandemic, cashless pay had already won the appeal of billions of people.
According to Business Insider, the global digital payment industry is forecasted to grow to $6.6trn in 2021, a 40% increase in two years as more and more people embrace contactless payment.
The Increased Use of Mobile Phones
It is projected that there will be about $1.31 billion mobile payment transactions users worldwide by 2023, up from 950 million users in 2019.
As mobile phone usage continues to rise, so is the number of e-payments on these devices. The younger, tech-savvy generation is spearheading this trend, extensively leveraging online payment systems to buy things online.
Electronic payments are here to stay.
And, the sooner you go electronic, the sooner you’ll start to enjoy the benefits that come with business digitization.
Think about it – if an e-payment system is simple, fast, and convenient, why not have one?
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Jesus Christ in Crown of Thorns Sketch
Jesus Christ in Crown of Thorns Sketch Design in 2 sizes for hoop 5×7″ and 6×8″.
Jesus, also referred to as Jesus of Nazareth or Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christianity religion. A woven crown of thorns was placed on the head of Jesus during the events leading up to his crucifixion.
This design can be stitched on Easter projects, on Bible cover and any other Christian religion event.
Size: 5.08×6.76 ”
Size: 5.47×7.28 ”
2 Colors, 2 Thread Changes
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