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Empowerment through Empathy: The Birth of the Me Too Movement
In October 2017, the #MeToo movement exploded on Twitter. Within weeks it had permeated social media, major news outlets, and everyday life, fueled by survivors of sexual assault and harassment who had finally found an outlet that let them speak their truths and know they weren't alone in their experiences. Some would say that the movement was born from a single tweet — but social justice activist Tarana Burke can tell you that the movement started years before that.
Burke, who addressed a crowd of nearly 800 students at the 2018 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders, began her social justice career early. At 14 she joined an organization called the 21st Century Youth Leadership Movement, which was founded by veterans of the civil rights and labor movements of the 1960s and 1970s. In high school she organized activist events and walkouts, and in college a protest after Rodney King was beaten by Los Angeles police during his arrest in 1991. Her work on fighting injustice until then had been based mostly around race, economics, and politics, but her focus evolved when she moved to Selma, Alabama, to work for 21st Century as a camp director.
During one element of the camp, a sharing activity, the discussion consistently touched upon sexual violence. When Burke was a camper, she never spoke about her own experiences with sexual violence — "I would listen, and I would console … but I didn't reveal my own." — and that did not change in 1996, when one of Burke's favorite campers approached her one-on-one and began to tell Burke about the sexual violence she had experienced at the hands of her mother's boyfriend.
"… what I really wanted to say to her, but it just didn't feel like enough to offer … was that this happened to me too."
Burke couldn't bear to listen; after a while, she cut the girl off and directed her to another camp counselor. "In my mind," Burke told the NCCWSL crowd, leaning over the podium as she shared her story, "although I was thinking all of these things that I wasn't, the real underlying thing I was thinking was what I was. And what I really wanted to say to her, but it just didn't feel like enough to offer … was that this happened to me too." It didn't seem like enough to just offer empathy and solidarity; but later, looking back on it, Burke realized the difference that her solidarity could have made. "Nobody ever said those words to me," she said. "Nobody ever listened to me. So I never told."
Burke never wanted to watch another young woman's face close up the way her camper's had that night. She began looking for resources and created a youth group, Just Be Inc., for young women of color — but the work was more difficult than she had anticipated. She and her fellow organizers didn't have the necessary resources to help and educate young women survivors of sexual assault, and neither did the local guidance counselor or even the workers at Selma's rape crisis center. But Burke and her fellow organizers had personal experience, and she realized that experience had to be their tool.
"There was not very many people who could empathize person to person with these young people and say … This thing happened to me too … but you know what? I'm alive, and I'm surviving, and this is how I'm surviving, and you can survive too. And I'm healing, and you can heal too." That empathy was the best tool Burke had to help campers heal from sexual violence, and from that empathy was born Me Too.
Through Just Be Inc. Burke created a community where young women surviving sexual violence could feel the power of knowing they weren't alone in their situation or on their journey to healing. Burke realized that healing from sexual violence wasn't an individual process: It was a community process that stemmed from a community problem with sexual violence. Systems within Burke's community perpetuated and allowed sexual violence, and that meant that the healing had to be on a larger scale.
As Just Be Inc. and Me Too expanded, Burke established web pages for both organizations — and realized that the community she wanted to help was much bigger than she had ever realized. Women began reaching out to her to ask how they could bring Just Be Inc. and Me Too's programming to their communities.
At that point, Me Too was, for Burke, like a "secret." If you knew that phase, she said, it meant that she had met you personally at some point. So when Alyssa Milano tweeted the words that made #MeToo go viral, Burke was stunned. "We had never experienced a moment … where we could talk publicly about sexual violence. When the country was interested in a national conversation about sexual violence. It was incredible." And after the initial panic that her work would be erased and co-opted, Burke said she realized that "my work had been happening in front of me all day."
She stressed that claiming ownership over the movement defeated the point of the movement altogether. "The Me Too movement is about individual healing and community healing," she said. "Individual healing is possible so community healing can take place." Now, she urged, is the moment for survivors to come together.
Individuals, whether they are survivors or not, also have a role in creating community. "If we wait for folks to come and save us, it'll never happen," said Burke. "You know that famous quote, 'We are the ones that we've been waiting for?' This is it. It's us." She urged the audience to think about what they could do to fight back against sexual violence by finding their role and their lane. No action or task is too small, according to Burke; any idea could be the next to change the future of sexual violence.
"You want to be part of the Me Too movement? You're in it," said Burke. "If you all are ready to do the work of ending sexual violence, if you are committed to healing yourself and healing your communities, I can only leave you with these two words: Me too."
Along with Burke, attendees at the 2018 National Conference for College Women Student Leaders heard from Vlora Çitaku, Madelyn Scales Harris, and Women of Distinction Simone Askew, Carrie Goldberg, Esq., and Aisha Bowe.
This post was written by AAUW Editorial Assistant Femi Sobowale.
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Share prices for both Foxtons and Countrywide took a significant tumble yesterday as news of the ban on letting agents' fees levied on tenants sunk in to investors.
Foxtons has for some time said in trading reports to the City that its sales performance - reflecting a serious slump in the London high end market - was being compensated by improved lettings performance. This reliance on income from the enlarging private rental sector has now, temporarily, backfired with investors concerned at the effect the ban will have on the London agency's shares.
It ended the day down 14.26 per cent at 105.25.
Countrywide, although not restricted in its exposure to the London market, has also made much play of its strength in the rental and lettings management sectors.
In October 2015 Countrywide chief executive Alison Platt told investors in the group that she was putting lettings acquisitions at the centre of her strategy for growth. Several independents have been snapped up although over the summer Platt announced that - in the light of Brexit and other economic uncertainty - Countrywide was unlikely to announce other acquisitions in 2016.
But the firm's public statements emphasising its strength in the lettings sector has made it, too, vulnerable to stock market volatility in the light of the Autumn Statement. It ended the day down around five per cent at 193.9.
LSL Property Services was down around four per cent but other publicly-quoted firms performed a little better: Savills and Rightmove down less than one per cent, while Zoopla closed very slightly up.

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A tale of two transportation systems
Two recent news items offer up in pleasingly compact form parables about the choices we face as a society and the trends, both good and bad, that will shape our built and natural environments for decades to come.
First, a high-speed rail line in Europe achieved an ambitious emissions reduction target — three years ahead of schedule.
> Eurostar announced in 2007 that it would aim to reduce carbon-dioxide emissions by 25 percent per passenger journey over then-current levels — and do so by 2012. But the train operator says it already met that goal, and it introduced a new target: reducing CO2 emissions by 35 percent per passenger journey by 2012.
The success is attributable to three factors: increased ridership on the trains; efficiency improvements on the trains themselves; and a switchover to low-carbon electricity from France, rather than dirty electricity from Britain. Eurostar represents in miniature the path that the entire economy must take. Better consumer choices, plus more efficient technology and infrastructure, plus low-carbon energy can lead to rapid emissions reductions.
That the low-carbon electricity in this case happens to come from nuclear power plants adds an element to the story that I'll leave open to the reader's interpretation. Depending on your point of view, this fact is either a) irrelevant, b) damning, or c) telling.
Next, Indian manufacturer Tata has so far received 203,000 advance orders for its pocket-sized Nano automobile, twice the number the company is capable of producing in its initial production run.
The car — which costs between $2,050 and $3,300, depending on the model — at once embodies both the entirely reasonable aspirations of the Indian middle class and the severe pressure that will be placed on the environment as the developing world gains material wealth.
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The Barista Guild of America posted this announcement to their blog and we are excited to share the news.
By Colin Whitcomb, BGA Executive Council Member
Taking place on October 12-14 the MANE (Mid-Atlantic/ Northeast) Coffee Conference is one of our favorite coffee events of the year. In addition to the dynamic speakers that have already been announced, we can confirm that CP 190 will be part of the program!
Passing the Level One exam + participation of our Customer Service class (offered several times a year as a webinar) = earning a BGA Level One Certificate!
Earning your Level One certificate is a proof that you have the basic skills and knowledge to be an effective barista and is quickly becoming a global benchmark. Speaking as someone whose worked training baristas for the last four years, I can say that a barista with this certificate is a worthwhile addition to a team. Furthermore, I appreciate that the standards have now been published in our handbook — I can't think of any other training program that is this transparent. In addition, we have heard from many business owners that baristas with this certificate have been valuable in increasing quality and training others.
If you need another reason, the option to test-out of level one by passing the Level One Practical (CP190) and attending our Customer Service class or webinar (CP103) is soon disappearing, — this will likely be one of the last opportunities to achieve Level One without completing our entire curriculum.
So if you want to join the ranks of these baristas and see your name alongside, take the chance to test.
Fair warning, we test on some specific knowledge and skills, to give yourself the best chance at success we strongly recommend the study guide, and reading our BGA Handbook.
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NASHVILLE, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- Carrie Underwood, Jamie Lynn Spears, Cassadee Pope, Elle King, Savvy Shields and Meghan Linsey were among the early arrivals who lit up the red carpet at the 50th annual Country Music Association Awards Wednesday night.
Also photographed in their finery were Chris Young, Hunter Hayes, Dwight Yoakam, Deana Carter, Darius Rucker, the Oak Ridge Boys, Clint Black, Danielle Bradbery, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Robby Johnson.
King, Black and Yoakam are among the artists scheduled to perform at the ceremony in Nashville.
Other stars expected to take the stage are Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis, Ricky Skaggs, Roy Clark, Jason Aldean, Jennifer Nettles, Martina McBride, Thomas Rhett, Chris Stapleton and Pentatonix.
Underwood and Brad Paisley are the hosts of the gala at the Bridgestone Arena. The show will air live on ABC.


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Are official statistics published annually covering, at the minimum, the number, age group, sex, and care provided to all those persons with disabilities living in institutions?
This question refers only to official statistics and only to 'institutions'. The official figures need to cover all kind of 'institutions' where persons with disabilities live. These will include: old people's homes, prisons, 'asylums for old people and adult invalids', 'asylums for children-invalids', 'boarding school for orphans', secure facilities, 'centres for placement and rehabilitation', 'psychiatric institutions', sheltered accommodation, residential homes, residential educational facilities etc. The term 'asylum' may, quite understandably, be found by many to be offensive, and burdened with history. The term is, however, still in use in a number of states and has, therefore, been included in the (not exhaustive) list of kinds of institution. As important as whether such data are available is their quality. If they are available, are they of acceptable quality? And does the collection of data respect the right to data privacy – highly important in this instance.
Relates to Convention Article:
- No.19, Living independently and being included in the community
- No.31, Statistics and data collection
In detail
Article 31 prescribes that "States Parties undertake to collect appropriate information, including statistical and research data, to enable them to formulate and implement policies to give effect to the present Convention".
This question refers only to official statistics and only to "institutions". This question was chosen since "institutions" are at the heart of any political decision-making. A lack of trusted or available information on this sensitive issue would be a major obstacle to good governance.


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Fundamentals of computer systems
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Define a computer system
A collection of hardware and software that works together to achieve ome data processing task
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What is the importance of computer systems in the modern world?
Improved quality in manufacturing, cheaper manufacturing, fast access to information, better decision making, new ways of doing business and communicating
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What is a general-purpose system?
Personal computers that are designed to perform multiple tasks
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What are dedicated systems?
Computers that are specially produced to perform a single function or set of functions
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What are control systems?
Computer systems that control machinery, rather than produce output for humans to respond to
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What are embedded systems?
Computer systems that are part of a larger system
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List four devices which contain embedded systems:
Digital watches, satnavs, cameras, MP3 players
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What are expert systems?
Computer systems that are designed to behave like a human expert
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What are management information systems?
They bring together the information from all parts of an organisation so that the managers can make sensible decisions
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What are De facto standards?
Standards that develop over time because of common usage
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What are De jure standards?
De facto standards that have become so universally accepted that they have to be adhered to or communication is impossible
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What are proprietary standards?
Standards that are owned by an organisation and they ensure compatibility between that company's products
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What are industry standards?
Standards that are set by recognised non-commercial organisations
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What are open standards?
Standards that are publicly available and produced collaboratively
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My dear knitting friend Robyn has written a book and today is the official release day! Robyn has been a friend of mine for awhile now, and she blogs about the hats she knits for charity. She was our guest speaker at knitXmidwest last fall and she inspired us all to do more, make more and give our hand-knits to charity. She makes hats. She gives them away. (Hundreds of them a year.) She's remarkable.
"Moved by creative planning and life challenges, Robyn Devine found meaning in her life by . . . knitting hats?
She Makes Hats is one woman's story of finding meaning, purpose, and passion by way of an old-fashioned yet rediscovered craft. With a push from a friend, Robyn Devine, a thirty-something wife and mother, moved past her apprehension and began expressing herself through texture, color, and design, turning knitting into her hobby, her meditation, and a functional product that helps people all around the world.
Now, in an effort to knit 10,000 hats for people all around the world, Robyn contributes to a number of programs, aiding sick children, traveling artists, and newborns in other countries. Knitting remains a steadfast companion and leaves her blessed with worldwide friends, support, and the encouragement to continue her mission: to bring comfort, warmth, and the "sweet spot" fit of a knit hat to everyone."
If you'd like to read more about Robyn's hat knitting adventures, you can pick up a copy of her new book in both print and Kindle editions through Amazon. Starting today. Just in time for Mother's Day! I've already had the chance to read it and trust me when I tell you that any and every knitter would love a copy of this inspirational book.
If you'd like to get a signed copy and you live here in Des Moines, you're in luck because Robyn will be speaking at Hill Vintage and Knits during their Friday Night Knitting event on May 16th! It's sure to be a fun evening so I hope you'll be there to say hello. (And if you don't live in Des Moines, check out more info about the book tour here.)


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One of the questions Mike Khan at Coquitlam Express Auto Body often answers is: "How soon after auto body repair work can I wash my vehicle?"
"After we've completed the repair work," says Mike, "we typically wash your vehicle before returning it to you. If a customer is in a hurry, sometimes it's too soon after painting to wash the vehicle, so we'll return it straight away. That's when customers wonder about how soon they can get the vehicle washed."
Mike and his team at Coquitlam Express Auto Body suggests waiting for 30 days after a vehicle has been painted before taking it to the car wash.
"The standard car wash uses a friction brush system that could damage the paint work if the vehicle is washed too soon," Mike explains. "And the touch-free washes often use acid presoaks that could affect the finish on a newly painted vehicle."
If your vehicle needs washing before the end of the 30-day period, Mike suggests hosing it down with cool water, then drying it with a soft cloth to eliminate water spots.
"After the 30-day period, you can then give the vehicle a wash using a mild detergent recommended for the purpose," says Mike. "Again, you should dry it off with a soft cloth or shammy."
Keeping the vehicle away from tree sap and bird droppings is also ideal, if possible.
"Both bird droppings and tree sap contain acids that could damage the finish." Mike says. "If it's not possible to park the vehicle in a covered garage, rinse the vehicle as soon as possible after contact and dry it off with a soft cloth. This is particularly important for the first few days after painting."
Finally, allow the fresh paint to breath. Don't cover the vehicle with a tarp and quickly rinse off any gasoline, antifreeze or windshield solvent from the vehicle.
"At Coquitlam Express Auto Body we provide a high-quality paint finish when we've completed the repairs," Mike says. "Take care by removing dirt, debris, and solvents quickly and your vehicle will keep that "just painted" look."
For more information on Coquitlam Express Auto Body and their services call 778.398.1777, check out their website, send them an email or visit the shop at #9-910 Tupper Avenue, Coquitlam.


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Walkthroughs for the Crusaders Quest series from Dibella's Watch, a large user created plugin for Oblivion.
Crusader Quest Series
The Crusader Quest Series is started at Castle St. Graecius at the southern edge of the Deadlands.
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC Ltd
The Test
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC LtdThis is the first quest in the Crusader series and is the one done to join the order. To start go to Castle St. Graecius. Enter the castle and speak to Crusader Lord Marraldor. Tell him "I want to join sir!" in order to join the Crusaders. If at any time you ask "Do you have any alternative missions?" this starts The Road to Vasthelm.
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC LtdGo to the Tomb of St Graecius, the entrance of which is in the castle's courtyard. Make your way through this undead lair and collect the Personal Crusader Sword at the end. Now return and speak to Marraldor again.
The Crusader Lord makes you a Squire in the Crusaders and you can now use the Castle Smithy - previously the door to the Smithy was locked. He also gives you a copy of the book The Lost Crusade.
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC LtdEarning the Cape
Speak to Marraldor who tells you that one of his men recently went missing and that you need to go and find and retrieve his cloak. Go to Screaming Goblin's Folly, a goblin infested cave, and make your way through to the last room with The Screaming Goblin, the head goblin. In this room is a dead Crusader, Whargu.
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Take his cape and return to the St. Graecius and speak to the Crusader Lord again. He promotes you to Knight and says that you can keep the Personal Crusader's Cape.
The Lawman of Al-Raj
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Speak to Lord Marraldor who now wants you to go to Al-Raj.
"Marraldor is deploying me at Al Raj, the only "civilized" outpost in the Deadlands. I am to report to my deputy officer at the Law Office at Al Raj and take command of the operation there. I am placed in charge of returning law and order to the unruly outpost."
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC LtdGo to Al-Raj, a town with a rather Old West feel to it. In the Deadlands are Techtarra, which are really big spiders that cast lightning bolts and have a new ingredient. When you reach Al-Raj speak to Crusader Otho in the Law Office. Otho suggests you speak to the Sengousie's first. Go to their house and speak to Nicolas, which will start Freeing Al-Raj, unless it is already completed. Once that quest is finished, return to Otho. He will then tell you about The Ganton Brothers, starting that quest. Again, once it is finished, return to Otho.
"It seems I have cleared the streets of Al Raj from criminals. Otho is commencing regular daily patrolling of the town to keep it safe. He's keeping his ears open about town to learn if there's more to be done here to protect it."
You could wait about an hour before speaking to Otho again, or alternatively go and clear out the Slave Trader's Base to the south-west, the door to which can be opened using the key you obtained at the end of Freeing Al-Raj. Once enough time has passed, speak to Otho again.
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC Ltd"Otho tells me that he has heard the locals whisper about a Deadlander raiding party nearing the town. We may be required to fight a whole party of them. We shall keep vigilant the coming hours, but I hope our swords won't be needed."
The raiding party is attacking from the west and consists of a Woodlander, three Deadlander Bandits and the Deadlander Raid Leader. Once they are all dead speak to Otho to complete the quest, and then return to Castle St. Graecius.
The Fourth Crusade
Speak to Marraldor at Castle St. Graecius after completing The Lawman of Al-Raj and he promotes you to Lieutenant and gives you a pair of Personal Crusader Boots. The Crusader Lord wants to start the Fourth Crusade.
"Crusader Lord Marraldor is pleased with my efforts at Al Raj and now talks about a Crusade to go out from Al Raj. He is marching the Crusaders to Al Raj right now to prepare his so called Fourth Crusade. I see a war coming."
You can follow him and the troops to Al-Raj, helping them defeat anything they come across on the way there, or alternatively fast travel there and wait for him. Once he arrives, speak to Marraldor again.
"Lord Marraldor has now asked me to talk to Otho again to see if he might know where the local Deadlanders have their base setup. The Lord is eager to go and fight his Fourth Crusade, and who am I to argue?"
Go and speak to Otho.
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC Ltd"Otho tells me about Borkh Camp to the west. That's where the local Deadlanders have their base camp in the area. It's supposedly filled with both Deadlander and Woodlander warriors, and led by a terrible leader dressed in the black Deadtree Armour. I shall go inform Lord Marraldor now."
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC LtdNow go and speak to Marraldor again, who says they will start at 6AM. At that time speak to him again, then follow him and the troops to Borkh Camp. At the camp are the Western Barbarian Leader, four Woodlanders and six Deadland Bandits. Kill them all and then talk to Marraldor. The Crusader Lord tells you that he is retiring and becoming Mayor of Al-Raj. He gives you Personal Crusader Greaves. This completes the quest.
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC LtdThe New Lord
When Crusader Lord Marraldor is in his new residence in Al-Raj speak to him he gives you a Personal Crusader Cuirass and says that you and Crusader Lieutenant Farlen are the highest ranking Crusaders and one of you will become the next Crusader Lord. He expects Farlen will want to settle this the traditional way. Return to Castle St. Graecius and speak to Farlen.
"Lieutenant Farlen tells me that the leadership of the Crusader Army will now be decided in the traditional way, by us two duelling for the title. I am to return to him when I am ready to face him in duel."
Credit: Antiscamp/Bethesda Softworks/eGDC LtdWhen you are ready to fight, say to Lieutenant Farlen "I am ready for the duel" and then follow him outside and, when he reaches the stone, talk to him to start the duel. You must defeat him by knocking him unconscious; you can't kill him.
"I have beaten Lieutenant Farlen in a fair duel. I shall speak to him when he comes to his sense again."
When he comes around speak to him again. You are now promoted to Lord and given the Crusader Lord's Key which opens the Castle St. Graecius Commander's Quarters. This completes this quest series.
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On June 18, the Toronto Board of Rabbis (TBR), wrote a powerful letter to Prime Minister Stephen Harper. They asked the federal government to cancel its plans to cut basic medication for refugees. They also spoke out against the idea of designating specific countries as "safe," and therefore unlikely to produce valid refugee claimants. Under new rules to take effect on Canada Day, refugees from designated countries will no longer have access to even emergency health care, and will effectively lose the right to appeal the results of their refugee hearings.
Later in June, the Canadian Jewish News published an article about the letter, along with a response from federal Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. On behalf of Canada's more than 26,000 family physicians and refugee lawyers across the country, we'd like to take this opportunity to respond to Minister Kenney's comments.
As members of Canada's Jewish community, we'd also like to express our pride in Toronto's rabbis. As a community, Jewish Canadians do not want to see refugees denied health care. We also do not want to see the doors shut to refugees fleeing persecution and violence in countries like Hungary. Rabbis, you represented our community well, and we thank you.
*People from "Designated Countries" (DCOs) will not lose access to urgent, essential and emergency care until the DCO policy takes effect, which may be a matter of some months. In addition, according to Citizenship and Immigration Canada, people from DCO countries who made their refugee claims before June 30th will still receive the same coverage as most refugees even after the DCO policy comes into effect.
Dr. Sandy Buchman is President of the College of Family Physicians of Canada, which represents more than 26,000 family physicians nation-wide.
Maureen Silcoff is a refugee lawyer, member of the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers and former member of the Immigration and Refugee Board. She represents many Roma clients fleeing violence in Hungary.
Dr. Sandy Buchman on Minister Kenney's statements around cuts to refugee health care:
Minister Kenney: "I've been in parliament for 15 years, and I don't recall ever receiving a letter from the Toronto Board of Rabbis suggesting Canadians' lives are jeopardized by not having public insurance for 'life-saving medications.' I find it peculiar they would choose to raise this concern for rejected asylum claimants or those with [fraudulent] claims."
Dr. Buchman: The federal government is cutting off basic medications for active refugee claimants under the Interim Federal Health Program (IFHP). In addition, Canadian citizens have access to basic medications through various provincial social assistance and subsidy programs.
The College of Family Physicians and Surgeons has issued a formal statement on this issue. We oppose the federal government's decision to cancel supplemental health benefits for refugee claimants under the Interim Federal Health Program, and we call on the federal government to reverse this decision.
Minister Kenney: "I don't see anyone arguing that we have a moral, legal or humanitarian obligation to provide taxpayer-funded health insurance to people visiting Canada or illegal immigrants."
Dr. Buchman: The federal government never provided health care for visitors or people without legal status in Canada. They are cutting off basic medication, preventative health care -- and, in some cases, emergency care -- for people with active refugee claims.
Minister Kenney: In his interview, the Minister states that Hungarian asylum seekers come to Canada in part to get supplemental health benefits.
Dr. Buchman: Doctors are telling us that Roma people fleeing Hungary are arriving with diagnoses and prescriptions. In other words, they have access to health care in Hungary -- that's not why they're coming to Canada.
Minister Kenney: "Refugees coming from countries in the European Union, where they have universal health care coverage, will have to get their own health insurance..."
Dr. Buchman: Exactly. Roma refugees are not coming here for the health care.
Maureen Silcoff on Minister Kenney's statements around cuts to refugee health care:
Hungary is widely expected to be on the list of designated countries. Refugees from designated countries will lose their right to even emergency health care and will be effectively denied the right to appeal their refugee hearings.
Minister Kenney: The article states that, 'In April, Kenney said he believed many Roma claimants from Hungary were making false claims...'
Maureen Silcoff: Over the past three years, I have represented many Roma clients from Hungary. They are assaulted on the streets by neo-Nazis. They show me photographs of swastikas spray-painted on their homes along with death threats. They are kicked, shoved and beaten by skinheads on the buses. Molotov cocktails are thrown into their homes.
These types of incidents are corroborated by all major international human rights agencies, which have also documented that police do very little to protect Roma and are, in fact, themselves implicated in abuse. Recently, we have also heard about an upswing of anti-Semitic rhetoric and activities in Hungary. The government itself has espoused anti-Semitism. Hungary is simply not a safe country for minority groups.
Minister Kenney: "One cannot, nor does our new system propose, to reject claims from [designated countries] as this letter suggests."
Maureen Silcoff: Refugees from designated countries will have very little time to prepare for their hearings. In addition, they will effectively lose their right of appeal. Finally, by stating publicly, and often, that refugee claimants from Hungary and other designated countries are 'unqualified,' the Minister casts a chill over refugee claims from these countries.
It is also worth noting that the federal government's criteria for designating a country as 'safe' under Bill C-31 does not take into account human rights conditions. Canada is the only country in the world to establish 'safe countries' without factoring in their records on human rights.
Minister Kenney: The article states that, Kenney questioned rhetorically why Hungarian citizens seeking refuge from their state didn't take advantage of their "full mobility rights" within the European Unison.
Maureen Silcoff: People from EU countries can't make asylum claims in other EU countries. France is deporting Roma people. They can't simply go live where they want.
Minister Kenney: "Thousands of unqualified claimants consume massive resources..."
Maureen Silcoff: Roma refugee claimants from Hungary are not unqualified. There is a well-documented rise of fascism in Hungary. People are facing violence on a daily basis because of who they are.


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Gay Welsh rugby icon Gareth Thomas is set to appear on Ellen on Tuesday, which is, I believe, his first TV interview stateside.
Mickey Rourke, who has been talking up playing Thomas for a film biopic seems ready to make every sacrifice, including his two front teeth.
Thomas' agent, Emanuele Palladino, tells Britain's Daily Express, "Mickey intends to get as close to the character as he can. He is going to get rid of his two front teeth – he will be taking them out."
In a 2006 interview with the BBC, Thomas discussed the loss of his teeth:
"John Davies (the Llanelli Scarlets prop) knocked one of them out – I'm not happy with that, that was a cheap shot! – and the other one… I haven't got a clue, but that was rugby again….[I'll] Never [get a clear gumshield]! Because the only time I've ever had white teeth is when I've got a white gumshield in, so there's not a hope in hell of me changing that!"
Thomas came out of the closet in December 2009, making him one of the few professional athletes in the world to do so.


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If you happen to be abroad on holiday, consider extending your stay. The economy's stuffed, the weather forecast is rubbish, the Stig has been outed and that lovely Joey Barton has been treating us to his (alleged) Hitler-themed humour. Alan Hansen and Mark Lawrenson have jumped the shark as Match of the Day pundits and the authorities are even struggling to fill Lord's for Thursday's final Test. We can only hope Fifa's 2018 World Cup fact-finding delegation enjoy a pint of Boddingtons and don't study the papers too closely.
So where is the good news in this cultural wasteland? Strangely there is some, although you will not have read a word about it lately. Step forward the newly upbeat sport of rugby union, all buffed and braced for the start of the domestic season next week. Speaking to a variety of influential figures, there is a rare sense of purpose and unity as the game enters its 16th year of professionalism. Maturity appears to have struck, in contrast to the adolescent off-field squabbling of yesteryear.
The primary trigger is obvious enough. Money is tight and a double-dip recession is not a scrummaging term. But rugby's administrators have also been gazing at football's excesses and wrinkling their noses in collective distaste. "Football is good for us because it highlights the areas where you can mismanage it," is the blunt assessment of Mark McCafferty, Premier Rugby's chief executive. He, and others, similarly regard cricket's saturated fixture schedule as a classic case of enfeebling the golden goose. "The big warning light is flashing: don't expand the premium element of your game to the extent cricket has done," he cautions. "That's a dangerous path."
Which is why, last month, English rugby's assorted factions – directors of rugby, players' representatives, chief executives, the national team manager, Martin Johnson, referees, sponsors et al – held an unprecedented get-together in Birmingham. The way McCafferty sees it, sport in this country is about the survival of the fittest and rugby is right up for the fight: "It's like the old story about the two men in the forest who encounter a grizzly bear. One of them immediately starts pulling on a pair of trainers. 'What are you doing?' says his mate. 'You're never going to outrun the bear.' 'That's not the point,' replies his friend. 'All I've got to do is outrun you.'"
Complacency, in short, has been gang-tackled. Last year's Bloodgate saga and drug-related scandals at Bath removed any lingering vestiges of hubris or arrogance and the Premiership now boast whippet-keen new sponsors and broadcasters in Aviva and ESPN. Johnson's side are potentially on the up and an intriguing season lies ahead. The staging of the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England – plus Olympic recognition for sevens – presents further prime opportunities, both for the Rugby Football Union and the leading clubs.
The early indications are that the current women's World Cup will prove another PR boon. Premier Rugby's ambition is for average attendances – currently 13,500 – to outstrip football's Championship inside five years, based on a triangular base of excellent matchday atmosphere, value for money and on-field quality. "From now until the 2015 World Cup could be a very significant period of growth and development," predicts McCafferty. "It's within our power to have an extremely successful sport."
The Rugby Players' Association chief executive, Damian Hopley, is equally positive – "There is a general sense of buoyancy" – and, among other crusades, he remains committed to developing players with a life beyond their Twitter feeds. "If players have interests away from rugby it'll help them on it. In New Zealand 89% of their professional players are actively engaged in off-field activities, whether they be vocational or educational. Over here it's around 40-45%. It should be at least two-thirds."
More power to him. Of course rugby union is not perfect – the Irish Rugby Union is rightly under fire after raising children's prices for Dublin's new Aviva Stadium by 250% – but its heart is manifestly in the right place. All those visiting football supporters sneaking through hostile town centres hoping no one spots their allegiance should attend a Premiership rugby match. It might make them look afresh at their preferred sport and, in advanced cases, even reduce their desire to emigrate.
Time for English footballers to broaden their horizons
Talking of vacations, I can heartily recommend a trip to southern Turkey. Among the highlights was a family visit to the local barber – no, it didn't take long in my case – during which the shop owner deliberately set my ear hair ablaze with his pocket lighter. As the smell of singed hair and stubble slowly drifted up towards the ceiling fan, it occurred to me that travel's ability to broaden the mind and – if you are lucky – the eardrums should never be underestimated.
The Premier League is chock-full of overseas players enjoying a life-changing experience on English soil but only a handful of our wannabes ever immerse themselves in the parallel universe of La Liga, Serie A or the other European leagues. There are clearly wage, insurance, technique and foreign quota constraints but would it not be an enlightened move for more clubs with large squads to consider loaning their English-qualified players abroad early in their careers, rather than exposing them to a different style of fish and chips at Huddersfield or Grimsby? At the very least their youngsters would return with some rich cultural experiences and a surer first touch, both in footballing terms and linguistically.
Test tension has nothing on Taunton's title challenge
The tension gnaws. Having grown up listening to my father's daily hymns of praise to Harold Gimblett, Arthur Wellard, Horace Hazell and Bertie Buse, the tantalising prospect of Somerset winning their first county championship title in 119 years of trying is beginning to put the "taunt" into Taunton. Never mind the Ashes, forget about Pakistan squaring the series. Can the Cidermen, back in action against Durham today, really do it? You do hope so, if only to underline the fact that non-Test ground counties still merit a place at the first-class table.
A dum-dum mistake by 2012 organisers
Dum-dum bullets, we read, could be used to deter potential terrorists at the 2012 Olympics. Laser guns, meanwhile, are due to replace air pistols in the modern pentathlon. Both sound unnecessary innovations to me. Would it not make better sense to tazer the bad guys and save the dum-dums for the modern pentathletes, preferably to be fired at watermelons in Epping Forest in a homage to Day of the Jackal?


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1. It's the first main day of Apple's WWDC event today, and we compiled a list of what to expect from the company's keynote presentation. Expect to see iOS 11, new iPads, and new MacBooks too.
2. Oculus founder Palmer Luckey confirmed to The New York Times that he's working on a new startup. It's developing surveillance technology, and Trump advisor Peter Thiel is reportedly interested in investing in the company.
3. Google's Chrome browser will automatically block certain ads starting next year. It's going to block ads that have been deemed "unacceptable" by the Coalition for Better Ads.
4. A leaked memo to Tesla employees from CEO Elon Musk shows him asking employees to be "hardcore." In the email, he asks employees to work "faster, harder, and smarter" than its rivals.
5. Apple Music executive Bozoma Saint John is reportedly planning to leave Apple. Saint John is head of global consumer marketing for Apple Music.
6. Nintendo's new online service offers subscription access to classic games for $US20 (£15) a year. Nintendo Switch Online is planned to launch next year.
7. UK venture capital firm Draper Esprit has raised £160 million. It brought in £100 million on the London and Dublin stock exchanges and an additional £60 million that it raised via other sources including the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS), the Venture Capital Trust (VCT), and secondary co-investment funds.
8. Another leaked email to Tesla employees from CEO Elon Musk shows Musk asking for direct reports about injuries at the company. "It breaks my heart when someone is injured building cars and trying their best to make Tesla successful," Musk wrote.
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Dick Grace's office, in a meticulously restored 1881 Victorian just north of St. Helena, is a curious place to discuss the world's ills. On the wall is a Diane Arbus photo of two women, both with Down syndrome, beaming with wide smiles.
Grace calls it his "daily meditation."
Grace is credited with creating California's first cult Cabernet - expensive, rare, virtually impossible to buy. In 1981, the $25 per bottle for the first Grace bottling, under the Caymus winery label, was thought to be the highest in California. Now $225, that wine helps rebuild Tibetan schools and Nepali medical clinics.
So Grace, 71, views the current climate - the recession has hit the wine industry especially hard - as a teachable moment to focus on values that matter. As he puts it: "We don't often make good self-corrections when we're winning."
It is not that he finds expensive wines to be wrong. It's that, in his view, they must come with a higher purpose than fame - a notion he embraced after selling his Cabernet for record prices in the 1980s, an effort he now calls "an extension of my overblown ego."
Prayer beads
A conversation with Grace is punctuated by the prayer beads rattling on his wrist. Not only is the former Smith Barney executive a follower of Buddhism with direct access to the Dalai Lama, but the profits of his winery - after expenses for what he calls "a very comfortable lifestyle" - along with contributions from his customers go to his foundation, which distributes more than $250,000 a year to humanitarian projects throughout the United States, Mexico and Asia.
Since 2001, Grace has joined the exiled Tibetan leader three times to honor Unsung Heroes of Compassion - those who perform hands-on aid work.
Rather than focus his foundation on a single cause or dabble in grant proposals, Grace seems to find potential recipients of charity everywhere on his constant travels, such as the policeman in China's Chengdu province, severely burned rescuing a child in a school destroyed by last year's earthquake.
Born in Hawaii, Grace grew up in Piedmont, played football and served in the Marines. In 1976, he bought a run-down property off Highway 29. Following suggestions to plant Cabernet vines densely for top quality, he put more than 1,100 vines on his 1.1 acres, twice as many as was then customary.
His first crop, in September 1978, so impressed Charlie Wagner, Caymus' owner, that it was made as a special lot. Soon, wine critics noticed the Grace Family Vineyard barrels in Caymus' cellar. When Grace bottled wine under his own label in 1983, it soon commanded more than $100 a bottle.
Grace's history reads like a roll of Napa royalty. His 2,500-square-foot chapel of a winery was designed by architect Jon Lail. Notable winemakers Randy Dunn and Heidi Peterson Barrett have helped coax dramatic wines from Grace's parcel.
Rare formula
Grace had hit on a rare formula: a tiny plot of exceptional fruit in a wondrous place to grow grapes, made with scarcity in mind and a price to match. But that formula has been so widely copied that the very concept of scarcity has shifted. There were perhaps fewer than 10 vineyard-designated wines in 1978, when Grace's grapes first went into barrel. Now there are hundreds.
"It became a marketing tool, as opposed to wines with a distinctive character," he asserts. So wine became Grace's vehicle for change, after dealing with some personal issues.
In 1986, after realizing he had become depressed and was drinking heavily, he acknowledged he was an alcoholic. He hasn't had a drink in more than 21 years. Yet he still smells every wine opened in front of him and socializes regularly with fellow winemakers.
"Dick loves being with people," says his wife, Ann. "So it's still a part of his life."
Charity circuit
Grace threw himself into the charity wine circuit, trying to ensure his wine scored high bids at auctions around the country in order to raise significant funds for various charitable endeavors - a more benevolent version, he now acknowledges, of his ego issues.
Then a 1991 meeting in Birmingham, Ala., with a young cancer patient, Anthony Frazier, provided what Grace now refers to as his "epiphany." Grace and Frazier became friends, speaking on the phone once a week. Even now Grace refers to the boy as his "guru."
Frazier died in 1992, but Grace had found his mission: Take wine charity out of the banquet hall and into the field. In his view, it's crucial for donors to actually meet those they help. So he skips Napa's annual auction in favor of the Naples Winter Wine Festival in Florida, where he buses some 150 bidders to visit the charities they're supporting.
Rather than be considered a philanthropist, Grace wanted to move beyond money and support those who directly help by taking action. "It's an extended act of random kindness," says his longtime friend Robin Lail, a fellow vintner and Jon Lail's wife.
Grace himself is less interested in meditation than in constant action - a stance that Buddhist teacher Jack Kornfield says "fits very well" into a traditional view of the faith.
'What's that about?'
"He will basically tackle Buddhist lamas and say, 'You have this fabulous temple here and no school. What's that about?' " says actor Peter Coyote, himself an ordained Buddhist practitioner. "I think Dick's practice is a total immersion in compassion."
Through this prism, Grace wants to "carefully and lovingly make a couple of points" about the wine industry. He believes "the pendulum has swung too far" on the sort of cult wines he pioneered. Though $225 is ambitious even for a wine with a three-decade track record, Grace now counts at least 34 Napa wines priced higher - several in their initial vintages.
"We have to get over what I call the trophy mentality," he says.
That could describe some newer arrivals to Napa Valley whose interest might be, as Ann Grace says, more about "an address."
Yet, Grace still supports those who are in keeping with the valley's history and traditions, singling out Bart and Daphne Araujo, who have revived the historic Eisele vineyard.
"What happens when you're 71?" he asks. "You can become an angry old curmudgeon and sit back and criticize."
Or, he says, you can "offer your hand to the person below you and pull them up to where you are."


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Essential Information
In order for Nested Prefabs to keep your prefab references intact and to find any modifications made to a prefab it adds a couple of components to game objects in your prefabs. These components are normally hidden and can be ignored. However, when making a build these components are included as well. Only prefabs that are instanced at runtime have these components. All prefabs in scenes are cleaned automatically when building.
Having these components in a build has a small overhead because these components are loaded and activated. Once they are loaded they will be destroyed immediately as to not interfere with your game. For development builds this should not be an issue. Needless to say, for a release build it is required to have the maximum possible performance.
To remove these internal components in a build there is an option in the menu and an API available.
Manually preparing the project for building
There are two menu items under 'Assets/Nested Prefabs' to preprocess and postprocess the project for a build manually. Simply click 'Preprocess build' before making a build and 'Postprocess build' after.
Using the API to prepare the project
If you are using a custom build pipeline you only have to include two method calls in your build pipeline.
Before making a build you should call:
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An example of a custom build pipeline can be found in the 'CustomBuildPipeline' script inside the 'Nested Prefabs/Editor' folder.
Using Unity Cloud Build
If you are using Unity Cloud Build there is a simple method you can use. This method will only remove all internal data of Nested Prefabs, without exporting it first. This means it is not possible to restore the data after and this method should never be used in your working project, only in a remote project on Cloud Build.
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I bought your July issue last week – yes, it takes a long time to reach Australia! – and I think I have an interesting addendum to add to the article on William Wilberforce and the abolition of the slave trade (Amazing Grace, The Reel Story, July 2015).
"How anachronistic it seemed to have castles on a tropical beach surrounded by palm trees"
In 1953, I was among one of the civil engineers building a 55-mile railway through the rainforests of what was then the Gold Coast (which is now in Ghana). Most Sundays – our day off – many of us would head down to the coast for a day on the beach. Imagine our surprise to see a medieval castle by the small town of Cape Coast. This was only one of many castles along the West African coast, which were designed to hold slaves while awaiting the arrival of the ships that would transport them to the Caribbean. The 'poshest' castle was on the beach outside of the capital, Accra. This was Fort Christiansborg, or Osu Castle, built by the Danes. When we were there, it was the home of the Governor of the Gold Coast, Sir Charles Arden-Clarke. Cape Coast Castle was built by the British and I remember another near Takoradi called Elmina Castle, built by the Portuguese and converted to a police academy. No doubt there were many others all the way to present-day Liberia. How anachronistic it seemed to have castles, with towers, battlements and cannon, on a tropical beach surrounded by palm trees!


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Endorsements for IHOP Missions Base
"The Church today needs to be mobilized with continual prayer and fasting to release the harvest of souls waiting to be garnered from among the nations. Mike Bickle's reliable ministry at his Missions Base in Kansas City is helping to answer a great need in this hour."
- Jack W. Hayford, The Church On The Way
The Great Commission needs to be fueled with fiery continual prayer with fasting. Our greatest effectiveness in reaching millions of souls will be seen only as our work is bathed in prayer and fasting. Prayer ministries like Mike Bickle's in Kansas City are important for the completion of the Great Harvest.
- Bill Bright, Campus Crusade for Christ
The Great Harvest needs to be supplied by continual prayer and fasting. Intercessory ministries like Mike Bickle's in Kansas City are vital for the fulfillment of the Great Commission.
- Loren Cunningham, YWAM
As a lifelong missiologist, I cannot help but think that the landscape of humanity will drastically change when the body of Christ actually becomes a House of Prayer. Mike Bickle has risked it all to convince us of this fact. I heartily recommend this amazing work!
- C. Peter Wagner, Leadership Institute
Mike, you are helping fulfill a desire of God's heart for His presence to be enthroned night and day upon a people that love Him. What you are pioneering at the [HOP Missions Base has huge significance for all who labor to reach the nations. May your lamp of worship and prayer continue to shine!
- John Dawson, Youth With A Mission
I am very impressed with the focus on prayer and holiness as the foundation of world missions that I find with Mike Bickle's Missions Base in Kansas City. Would that the whole body of Christ had such zeal!
- Ralph Martin
The Great Commission needs to be energized by continual prayer and fasting. Prayer ministries like the International House of Prayer in Kansas City are vital for the completion of the Great Harvest and the propulsion of his ambassadors across the earth.
- Roger Forster, Icthus Ministries, London
I have been impressed at the enormous generosity of Mike Bickle's ministry in giving to those who take the gospel to the unreached millions in the unevangelized nations. I highly commend their sacrificial outpourings of love for the untold millions who need the gospel. I wholeheartedly endorse the work of IHOP-KC to advance the Kingdom of Christ.
- Ralph Mahoney
World MAP Missions Network
By mobilizing youth to encounter God's beauty and change society through fasting and prayer, Mike Bickle has captured God's heart for this hour!
- Lou Engle, The Call
Spiritual awakening in our nation and world cannot be sustained unless heaven's bowls stay continually filled through worship and intercession. Now more than ever, we need night and day prayer to make a difference! Thanks to Mike Bickle for helping to lead the charge.
- Dutch Sheets, Teacher, Author
Many pastors in the Kansas City area are grateful to God for raising up IHOP-KC in our city. The knowledge that hundreds of intercessors are crying out night and day with fasting for revival in our city strengthens our hearts in the battle. We thank Mike Bickle and the [HOP-KC leaders and stand with them knowing that their labors are resulting in spiritual blessing and unity in the Church in our city.
- Howard Cordell and leadership team, Midwest Ministers Fellowship (Network of over 200 pastors and ministries in the Kansas City region)
Endorsements for the Forerunner School of Ministry
The Forerunner School of Ministry is on the cutting edge of ministerial training today. FSM is one of those new wineskins God has been raising up in which impartation and anointing for ministry are just as important as receiving information. Both are offered at FSM and this double barreled approach will help you to become a winner in the kingdom of God.
- Dr. C. Peter Wagner
I am honored to endorse the Forerunner School of Ministry as a place where prayer, humility and passion for Jesus are the highest priority.
- Francis Frangipane, Pastor, Author
The Forerunner School of Ministry faculty is an excellent team of godly men and women; the curriculum is solidly biblical and Christ-honoring; the experience is authentic and practical, as well as inspiring.
- James Ryle, Pastor, Author
Our time at FSM was truly life changing. We were challenged, renewed and restored. We experienced a rich diversity of teaching, wonderful friends and a 24 hour prayer and worship community to under gird it all. There is no school like it on the earth. If you want to go deeper with God – we thoroughly recommend it.
- Paul & Tracey Fillery, England
Congratulations on 7th Anniversary of Night and Day Prayer
As I travel the world, I see the enormous influence of my family at IHOP Kansas City. Never get discouraged by critics. What you are doing is tremendously important. Your obedience to Jesus is contributing to the transformation of the international Body of Christ. You have been called to live out a message that speaks to the very foundations of how we live. Your example has helped to call YWAM and many other movements to repentance and we owe you a great debt of gratitude.
Thank you for your courage!
Thank you for your diligence!
Thank you for your endurance!
You have provoked God's people, world-wide, with an example of the pleasures of knowing God. Your intoxication with the joy of sustained worship is producing in the rest of us a new hunger for the presence of God. Your sustained furnace of intercession is hastening the birth of breakthroughs long hoped for.
May God bless your faithful leadership team and the whole community that supports you. I personally came to shelter under your branches years ago and I will always return to stand in your beloved company.
-John Dawson, International President of YWAM
Congratulations to Mike Bickle and the IHOP ministry for going for over seven years now day and night twenty-four hour prayer and worship. If that would have been done a couple thousand years ago I believe you would have made it into the Old Testament. I mean just think how that would read. Day and night prayer, this group went day and night before the Lord worshipping Him, praying and interceding for God's people for seven years. This is an incredible feat and an incredible accomplishment and we appreciate what you are doing so much. Keep it up. We are all benefiting from it. We appreciate the fire and zeal that this has helped impart I believe to the whole Body of Christ in some way. It is worth what you are doing.
- Rick Joyner, Morningstar Ministries
I am so glad that I have been invited to be among those who are extending greetings to you Mike and the whole team there at the international house of prayer in the Kansas City area on this seventh anniversary since you have established this intercessory ministry. Mike, thank you. The name Mike Bickle becomes synonymous with passion for intercession. There has never been a time in our world's history that has been more needful. Your sensitivity to the call of God upon you and your willingness to lay yourself out unto that ministry means so much to all of us. Thank you Mike, God bless you. Keep the fire burning. We need the glow and the glory that comes from the ministry that goes on there.
- Jack Hayford, Living Way Ministries
I want to say hello and send my blessings to Mike and Diane and all of our friends at IHOP Kansas City. I also want to just thank you. You have had a lot of influence on me personally and almost everyone on our staff. You have a calling in these End-Times to be influential even to the second coming of Jesus. We are excited to be partners together with you as we all look forward to the soon coming of our wonderful King and Messiah, Yeshua.
- Asher Intrater, Revive Israel
Happy anniversary IHOP, I am so grateful for what you all are doing and what you are doing for the whole church. Mike you are one of the greatest friends I have ever had. I so appreciate twenty years of friendship and walking with you and Diane, God bless you and have a great anniversary.
- Jack Deere, Wellspring Church
Hi Mike and IHOP staff and friends. I am pastor Grace, the senior pastor of Forerunner Christian Church in the San-Francisco area. On behalf of my church I want to thank you for being so faithful to God's calling. Because of that much revelation has been brought to us. Through our website and training center many Chinese churches and leaders also benefit. On this special day I would like to say, happy birthday IHOP. Your effort is not in vain. We love you, thank you and bless you in the name of Jesus.
- Pastor Grace Chiang, Forerunner Christian Church
Congratulations IHOP on seven years. My wife Rachel and I and our kids Samuel and Emma are so thankful for you and what you all are doing in leading an entire generation and really every generation in our time into what Nouwen called the only necessary thing, prayer. I remember when I was a young man, just a teenager reading this, Andrew Murray said that Jesus never taught His disciples how to preach but He only taught them how to pray. I believe that is what you are doing for a lot of people including myself as you are teaching us about the only necessary thing. So thank you and congratulations.
- Jason Upton, Key of David
Hello Mike and IHOP, we love you guys. Happy birthday or happy anniversary or something like that of seven years of day and night prayer. Amazing, you are creating a prayer culture all over the world and a reformation of prayer that I believe only heaven will be able to tell really what has broken through because of what you do. Keep on going. You are going to help the rest of us. In many ways you made our dreams come true out of IHOP. Thank God for you and God bless.
- Lou Engle, JHOP & The Call
Hi this is Rick Ridings coming to you from Jerusalem and I just wanted to say a special happy anniversary to all of you at the house of prayer in Kansas City. We want you to know that you have stood by us in an amazing way in your prayers and your encouragement. Even as we are filming this my son-in-law Adam just went into Lebanon to be involved with the combat there. It was so great receiving an email saying that you were all praying together for him there. We want you to know that we are very thankful for you all. Mike I want to say to you what an inspiration you are to me as you follow so hard after the Lord and just your heart to see the house of prayer multiplied all over the world. We believe it will be and we are glad to stand together with the house of prayer in Kansas City for God's purposes in these last days.
- Rick Ridings, Succat Hallel
Shalom, Mike and the whole family at IHOP in Kansas City. We are so grateful that you have pioneered this amazing work. We look to you here for inspiration at the Pavilion Prayer Tower. We thank you for those seven years of faithful prayer and praise unto the Lord. We also want to thank you for the support you give to the nation of Israel. I have been at your Israel Mandate Conference and I see the love and the passion you have for God's chosen people, Israel. So we celebrate with you today. We want to say thank you, God bless you, keep it up and we will keep going with you until the end.
- Wayne Hilsden, Pavilion Prayer Tower
This is Robert Stearns with Eagles Wings Ministry and on behalf of my wife Anna and our whole team extending to you our love, our appreciation for your leadership in the body of Christ in this hour. Words are not sufficient to express the sense of deep friendship, appreciation and the way that we rally to the cry that God has put in your hearts. We thank God for you deeply that you have raised up a standard in the nations of the earth in this hour for what it means to be watchmen on the walls, for what it means to never let the fire on the altar go out, for what it means to rebuild the tabernacle of David. From the bottom of our heart your lives are changing our lives and changing lives all around the world.
- Robert Stearns, Eagles Wings Ministry
Let me take this occasion to congratulate you and the entire IHOP family on persevering in the place of prayer for seven years. For the last month or two I have buried in viewing thousands and thousands of images of global crisis in this day and I am persuaded more than ever before that we need the kind of anchors that you provide there at IHOP in pressing in to seek the face of the Lord. I have a scripture that I wanted to pass onto you. It is from Ps. 145. Great is the Lord and most worthy of praise. His greatness no one can fathom. One generation will commend Your works to another. They will speak of Your mighty acts. They will speak of the glorious splendor of Your majesty. I will meditate on Your wonderful works. Thank you Mike and IHOP for making it easier for thousands of people around the world to do just that.
- George Otis Jr., Sentinel Group
In thinking about and praying about what to say to you in this message, I was reminded of Prov. 4:18, the path of the righteous is like the shining sun that gets brighter and brighter until the full light of day. To fully understand that verse you need only to look at Mike and Diane Bickle. Look at their lives, that verse explains that our lives unfold sequentially. If we are walking in intimacy with God our lives get brighter and brighter until the full light of day and you can see more and more clearly God's call on your life. When you consider that the Bickle's had a dynamic large church that was doing wonderful things and yet they were able to hear God call them to something more obscure and then they tended to it until it has become an international house of prayer. What greater calling than to encourage the saints to pray. I salute and honor this ministry, this leadership and do you know what that verse promises? The best is yet to come. You all are just early on. Stay the course and go the distance to fulfill God's call on your life.
- Coach Bill McCartney, Road to Jerusalem Ministries
In that partnership that God has given to the various ministries for each other, He has allowed us in Youth With a Mission to enjoy the benefits of the prayers of IHOP as it has become affectionately known. Through Mike Bickle's ministry and life and through the lives of so many others who have joined him the power of God has flown through our ministries and as a result we have seen more accomplished for the kingdom of God than we could ever do with out that prayer backing. I want to say to you thank you for your faithfulness, thank you for your endurance, thank you for your diligence, thank you for your depth as you have prayed for the ministry of Youth With a Mission were we are scattered in every country of the world at least part time and then 173 countries full time. The attacks are vicious and sometimes we are just amazed at what the enemy dreams up for he is the father of all lies but when we see God's people praying and the truth starting to break through then we begin to see that veil of darkness driven back by the light of the love of Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit.
- Loren Cunningham, Founder of YWAM
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Vancouver's long-awaited city housing authority will operate as a separate office from city hall and be overseen by a board of directors that includes a majority of community representatives, according to a report.
The authority's mandate will include the building of 2,500 so-called affordable housing units on city-owned land by 2021.
The city's chief housing officer, Mukhtar Latif, forwarded the report to council for its meeting Tuesday, but he said that will be for information only because council has already approved the measures allowing for the new authority's creation.
The housing authority fulfils a promise by Mayor Gregor Robertson and his Vision Vancouver council to set up such an office as part of their 2012 housing and homelessness strategy to combat Vancouver's sky-high housing costs.
"It's just one of the tools that the city will have to create the housing to achieve affordability targets set out in the housing and homelessness policy," Latif said.
Latif will be CEO of the authority, which will be a separate legal entity from the city but be responsible to city council and guided by its already-approved strategy to create housing options for households with incomes ranging from social assistance to a maximum of $86,500.
Three of the authority's seven-member board of directors would come from the city's own staff and four directors would be community members with expertise in development, finance, planning, property management and affordable housing appointed by council from a panel suggested by Latif and the city manager.
It would start with a small staff of five people drawn from the City of Vancouver's ranks, and operate on a budget ranging from $750,000 in its first full year of operation up to $1.1 million by 2017.
"(Capital financing) will come via the city's capital plan, and working in partnership with the range of partners we currently work with," Latif said.
However, while the measure is being greeted favourably by the development sector, rival political parties and housing-affordability advocates are doubtful that it will be able to achieve its goals.
"They're looking at it as almost a completely professional body," said rental housing advocate and Council of Progressive Electors board member Tristan Markle, who added that his party's proposal for a city housing authority would have a board that includes renters and everyday citizens.
"COPE's critique of Vision's loosey-goosey definition of affordability applies equally to this housing authority," Markle said. "Basically what this housing authority looks like is there will be no change from Vision's approach for the past six years, except that the same types of policies — actually expensive social housing and social housing that's not social housing — will just be overseen explicitly by real estate people."
The overall goal of the city's housing and homelessness strategy is to create 5,000 units of social housing and 5,000 units of market rental housing by 2021.
Latif's report notes that each of the community plans approved by city council since 2013 has included clear goals for increasing housing supply to make housing more affordable.
The agency's job will be to facilitate the building of a range of housing types, from shelters and subsidized rentals to market rental housing, with an emphasis on family-oriented units and units within the income cap, based on the premise that housing costs should take up no more than 30 per cent of a household's income.
However, the NPA opposition on council questions the necessity of the authority when the city already has a public housing corporation that administers existing city-owned buildings.
NPA Councillor George Affleck said the city has successfully built social housing in partnership with developers or other governments, which makes the housing authority redundant.
"The process we have works just fine," Affleck said.
And he worries that handing over to the arms-length office the authority for entering into contracts on behalf of the city without any representation on its board from council is "disempowering to council itself."
Green party Coun. Adriane Carr also criticized the plan, saying it offers few incentives to create housing for lower-income households or seniors on fixed incomes.
"Vision has not focused on where the most dire need exists," Carr said.
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Episode 1 - Death Wish 3
That's right, we, the creators of Satan Ninja 198X (the raddest '80s-themed webcomic of all time), have jumped on board the podcast bandwagon. Or, actually, we're riding our skateboards while holding on to the back of the bandwagon, Marty McFly style, because that's way cooler than sitting in some fucking crowded bandwagon.
For the past few years, Jessica and I have almost exclusively consumed media from the '80s (partially for our entertainment, and partially as research for our comic). After every movie or show that we watch, I read up on it and then we discuss it and give our ratings (out of five). So we figured we might as well turn those discussions into a short podcast (most episodes run about 30-40 minutes).
The very first trial episode we recorded was actually after we saw the terrible 1984 Supergirl movie. However, we recorded it really late so Jessica was mega tired and it showed in the recording. We consider that episode zero, and instead of releasing it publicly, Jessica made it available to her patrons as a little bonus.
For our first "official" episode, we discuss the awesomely terrible 1985 movie Death Wish 3.
Intro and outro songs by Michael Cook.
You can email us at firstname.lastname@example.com, and you can read Satan Ninja 198X online at SatanNinja.com.


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After an awful shooting in Game 3, the Oklahoma City Thunder will try to turn things around and even the Western Conference Finals on Monday night when they host the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 (9:05 pm ET, ESPN).
The Thunder started very poorly on Saturday in Game 3 and although they made a late run, they couldn't get the win and lost 93-87 as 3-point home favorites. Now trailing 2-1, Oklahoma City faces what is almost a must-win game on Monday night.
The Thunder are listed as 4-point home favorites at SBGGlobal.com and the total is set at 195.5. One the moneyline, the Thunder are -175; the Mavs are +155.
Although the Mavericks did win on Saturday night, it was not pretty. Dirk Nowitzki had one of his worst shooting games for the Mavericks but the difference was OKC's horrible start and its pathetic 3-point shooting.
The Thunder were they were 0-for-16 from 3-point range until Russell Westbrook threw one up late that finally went in. OKC superstar Kevin Durant ended the night 0-for-8 from long range. The struggles beyond contributed to a 36.5 shooting percent from the field
While the Dallas defense was good, Oklahoma City missed a lot of open shots and inexplicably continued to shoot from the outside.
Despite the Thunder's atrocious shooting, the Mavericks somehow found a way to let a 23-point lead slip away before holding on for the six-point win.
Here are some key NBA Playoff betting stats for Monday's game:
The Mavericks are 6-0-1 ATS in their last seven road games. The Mavericks are 5-0-1 ATS in their last six games as an underdog. The Mavericks are 4-1 ATS in the last five meetings in Oklahoma City and the road team in this series is 19-7-2 ATS in the last 28 meetings.
The Thunder are 18-7-1 ATS in their last 26 Monday games.
The over is 4-1 in the Mavericks' last five overall. The over is 8-3 in the Mavericks' last 11 games as a road underdog.
In this series, the under is 12-3-1 in the last 16 meetings at Oklahoma City.
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The Evzones ('ef' + 'zones' = well-belted) are elite soldiers of the Greek army, widely known as "evzones" after the anagram made the name "tsoliades" from the "uniform" officially established by King Otto Greece brought himself in official appearances.
Through the historical action EVZONON battalions, the Evzones have become symbols of bravery for the Greek people. Nowadays, 'Evzones-called soldiers of the Presidential Guard, who perform missions symbolic, by guarding "Syntagma" (the House of Greek Parliament) & President's Home.


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A colleague of mine recently received a bad character application prepared by the prosecution. The application was sent out from the prosecution 12 days in advance of the next hearing in the case.
The Criminal Procedure Rules and common sense dictate that such applications should be made as soon as possible and at an early stage in the proceedings. This was not an early stage in the proceedings but at least it gave the defence 12 days to respond and, in the current climate, perhaps we should rejoice at this small victory.
The problem is that the application was sent out two weeks after the trial. The next hearing date is sentence.
Comical and depressing, all at the same time.
I know exactly what the problem will have been. It was dictated and went into typing weeks ago. There it will have languished for a while before being returned. Then it will have sat around for a while, waiting for the busy and the harassed caseworker to reach it in their ever burgeoning list of tasks.
How do I know this? Because I held in my hand today a letter dated 1st September that made it into the post for the 26th September. 25 days to turn around the typing and posting of a piece of correspondence. The problem? Lack of resources.
Recently HHJ Newell made the point, in open court, that we are fast approaching the time when there will be a miscarriage of justice. The fact is we have probably already gone beyond that point. We just do not know it yet.
As Judge Newell observed, "they [the staff at the CPS] are best endeavouring to work with a broken machine, it is not their fault." It is a machine that has been broken by our politicians and the politically ambitious.
If a piece of prosecution evidence can be sent out two weeks after the trial and only in time for it to be wholly irrelevant for sentence, how can we be confident that an important piece of evidence is not being missed so as to lead to the wrongful acquittal of the guilty? Or some piece of unused material is not revealed that acquits the innocent man? How many ticking timebombs currently await discovery by the Court of Appeal?
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Performs all aspects of the scope of practice of a respiratory therapist and where applicable cardiopulmonary scope of practice. Scope of practice includes but is not limited to diagnostic and metabolic testing patient assessment treatment planning and therapeutic interventions analysis and reporting of clinical response. Therapists work in collaboration with the medical staff and other members of the health care team to support efficient cost effective and quality patient and family care as well as providing patient and family education and discharge planning. The position supports system facility and department growth and quality through participation in performance improvement activities continuing education and professional growth and development activities along with other duties as assigned.
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3.5mm 2-conductor mono (male plug) to 3.5mm 3-conductor stereo (female jack) adapter • Part No: M2SA
This adapter enables a 3-conductor plug stereo earphone or headphone to be used with a 2-conductor mono audio jack.
So you have stereo earphones or stereo headphones and you want to plug those into your trusty old table radio, tape recorder, walkie talkie or dictiphone transcription recorder. This may be the adapter for you. You can tell that you have a stereo headphone or stereo earphone by examining the plug. Stereo plugs will have three metal contacts that are separated by two black bands.
How do you tell the difference between Stereo and Mono types of audio plugs?
Some people think that stereo means two earpieces and mono means one earpiece, but that is not correct. It all depends on the plug wiring. It is conceivable that you could have a mono earphone with two earpieces. Take a look at the plug.
A mono plug will have one black stripe that separates two metal conductors. This is known as TR (tip-ring). The tip is the audio and ring is the return ground for one channel of sound.
A stereo plug will have two black stripes that separate three metal conductors. This is known as TRS (tip-ring-sleeve). The sleeve is usually ground, and the tip and ring are for two channels of stereo audio.
A stereo headset (with built-in microphone) will usually have three black stripes that separate four metal conductors. This is known as TRRS (tip-ring-ring-sleeve). The sleeve is usually ground, and the tip and ring are for two channels of audio, with an extra ring being used for microphone audio and switching.
- Our M2SA Adapter will enable you to connect your 3-conductor stereo earphones to a single channel audio device that has MONO sound
- Listen to that older Radio or Tape Recorder using your Stereo Headphones
- Some users have other kinds of audio equipment like guitar amplifiers, hearing assist listening devices that use a Mono jack
- Will enable you to listen to Mono Audio in Both the Left and Right Ear of your Stereo Headphones that you might otherwise hear in only one ear
- If you're converting your old recordings to record onto a stereo disc or tape, you'll want one of these
- Plug Stereo Earphones into Adapter, and then Plug the Adapter into Your Mono Audio Equipment
- Enables Stereo Earphones to Hear the Audio in Both Ears when Plugged into a Pocket Talker Audio Assist Device
- I use it when I listen to my dictation recorder (scroll down to see picture below). The tape recorder is mono and the headphones plugged in through the adapter are stereo headphones
M2SA Adapter Specifications
Input Jack - 3 Conductor Stereo 1/8-inch (3.5mm) sub-miniature jack
Output Plug - 2 Conductor Mono 1/8-inch (3.5mm) sub-miniature plug
Size - Adds 1-inch of length to the plug going into your audio device
Color -Black
NOTE: Take into consideration that if you plug the M2SA 2-conductor plug adapter into a 3-conductor stereo jack, it will short out the RIGHT channel, so you only hear the LEFT channel. All Stereo female jacks made with a LEFT and RIGHT channel accept 3-conductor plugs (two black bands on the plug). We an adapter for the 3-conductor plugs, and it is called the 1BUD-S2MA Stereo-to-Mono Converter. That converter will electronically mix the LEFT and RIGHT audio channels together properly so there is no short.
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Plug Type 3.5mm, 2-Cond Jack Type 3.5mm 3-Cond Stereo Plug Plating Gold Plug style Straight
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1-BUD Stereo-to-Mono Converter$14.95
3.5mm 3-Conductor (Male Plug) to 3.5mm 4-Conductor (Female Jack) Headset Adapter$14.95 As low as: $12.95
3.5mm 4-Conductor (Female Jack) to 3.5mm 3-Conductor (Male Plug) Headset Adapter$14.95 As low as: $12.95
3.5mm 4-Conductor (Female Jack) to 2.5mm 4-Conductor TRRS (Male Plug) Adapter$9.95 As low as: $6.95


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PROSEU is an EU-funded research project, bringing together eleven project partners from seven European countries (universities, research institutes and consultancies, non-governmental and non-profit organisations). It aims to enable the mainstreaming of the Renewable Energy (RE) Prosumer phenomenon into the European Energy Union. Prosumers are active energy users who both produce and consume energy from renewable sources.
The growth of RE Prosumerism all over Europe challenges current energy market structures and institutions. PROSEU's research focuses on collectives of RE Prosumers and will investigate new business models, market regulations, infrastructural integration, technology scenarios and energy policies across Europe. The team will work together with RE Prosumer Initiatives (15 Living Labs), policymakers and other stakeholders from eight countries, following a quasi-experimental approach to learn how RE Prosumer communities, start-ups and businesses are dealing with their own challenges. It will also determine what incentive structures will enable the mainstreaming of RE Prosumerism, while safeguarding citizen participation, inclusiveness and transparency.
Moving beyond a case by case and fragmented body of research on RE Prosumers, PROSEU will build an integrated knowledge framework for a cross-sectoral understanding of RE Prosumerism, through a comprehensive identification and assessment of incentive structures to enable mainstreaming RE Prosumers in the context of the energy transition.
The project is coordinated by the University of Lisbon. ICLEI is mainly responsible for the development and implementation of the communication, dissemination and exploitation strategy, including the creation of a Prosumer Community of Interest.


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Sega has released a new developer diary for Alien: Isolation, discussing the making of the game's Alien, who will use its senses and instincts to hunt and kill players. Sega describes him as "terrifying, unstoppable, and totally unique, this is an enemy you need to avoid at all costs."
Watch the developer diary below. The game is due out this all for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.