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On Wed, 23 Jun 1999 15:55:26 +0000, Sasha Pachev wrote: >So I buy a low-end Sun for $5000 because I do not want do spend $100,000 >to throw it away and buy one for $100,000 when the $5000 guy cannot >handle the load? Exactly! This makes good business sense unless you know that the $5000 machine will be unable to deal with it very soon. With the depreciation of hardware, deferring the $100,000 purchase a few months will save you more than $5000. Stick to the same OS and your admin costs are small. Also, you may need the business from the $5000 machine to obtain the $100,000 ;-) -Sincerely, Fred (Frederik Lindberg, Infectious Diseases, WashU, St. Louis, MO, USA)


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Audio Switcher should be built into Windows - Easily Switch Playback and Recording Devices
I've been running a podcast now for over 600 episodes and I do most of my recordings here at home using a Peavey PV6 Mixing Console - it's fantastic. However, I also work remotely and use Skype a lot to talk to co-workers. Sometimes I use a USB Headset but I also have a Polycom Work Phone for conference calls. Plus my webcams have microphones, so all this adds up to a lot of audio devices.
Windows 10 improved the switching experience for Playback Devices, but there's no "two click" way to quickly change Recording Devices. A lot of Sound Settings are moving into the Windows 10 Settings App but it's still incomplete and sometimes you'll find yourself looking at the older Sound Dialog:
Enter David Kean's "Audio Switcher." It's nearly 3 years old with source code on GitHub, but it works AMAZINGLY. It's literally what the Power User has always wanted when managing audio on Windows 10.
UPDATED NOTE: Turns out there are SEVERAL Windows Audio Switchers out there in the world, and they are all lovely. Also check out the more feature-ful Audio Switcher from Sean Chapman at https://audioswit.ch/er with code at https://github.com/xenolightning/AudioSwitcher_v1!
It adds a Headphone Icon in the Tray, and clicking it on puts the Speakers at the Top and Mics at the Bottom. Right-clicking an item lets you set it as default. Even nicer if you set the icons for your devices like I did.
Ok, that's the good news. It's great, and there's Source Code available so you can build it easily with free Visual Studio Community.
Bad news? Today, there's no "release" or ZIP or EXE file for you to download. That said, I uploaded a totally unsupported and totally not my responsibility and you shouldn't trust me compiled version here.
Hopefully after this blog post is up a few days, David will see this blog post and make an installer with a cert and/or put this wonderful utility somewhere, as folks clearly are interested. I'll update this blog post as soon as more people start using Audio Switcher.
Thank you David for making this fantastic utility!
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Audio router is another utility that should be built it. https://github.com/audiorouterdev/audio-router
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- By Joe Turner Encore.org May 23, 2011
- By Joe Turner
"I was fully qualified and it makes no sense" is the most common complaint. "They simply don't know how to hire" is another one. Or, "They told me that I was overqualified."
Randy Block, a seasoned career transition coach and consultant in the San Francisco Bay Area, often hears comments like these.
He knows that the ultra-competitive job search process in today's economy is especially hard for experienced individuals seeking encore careers. He advises them to think and act differently during interviews in order to succeed.
Block says that one challenge boomers face is the gap between their generation and the Gen-X hiring managers of today. He notes, "Thirty-somethings don't want to hire their parents." Unfortunately, that's how boomers often come across — as their parents.
Here are four tips he offers boomers during job interviews:
- Show passion for your work If you're mission-driven at this stage of your career, it should be easy to demonstrate your interest. As Block notes, relationships are based on shared values. He believes that shared values make up most of what we call chemistry. Chemistry is enhanced when we meet others who have a shared or common interest. If you consider yourself committed to what you do for a living, you'll most likely cross paths with a hiring manager who has a shared interest in the same area. It may be a new area for you as you undergo a possible career change. You may have the opportunity to take your transferable skills and put them to use in some new ways. If you're genuinely excited about your possibilities, your excitement can be contagious, especially during your interview.
- Sell your brand The best way to prepare for an interview is to start with a focus — a personal "brand" — that sells you. Practice describing yourself with a simple sentence that offers three very important selling points about yourself. First, it should say who you are; second, it should offer your biggest strength(s); and third, it should offer the biggest benefit that you bring to your next employer and how you can help the organization succeed. The purpose of your brand is to go beyond mere duties and job descriptions and get to the "what's in it for them" benefit that will make the employer sit up and take notice.
- Sell yourself as a coach or mentor Another disparity that needs to be addressed, according to Block, is the fact that boomers want to be "led" rather than managed. In his coaching practice, he has found that most 30-something managers look for someone they can "manage." In coaching sessions with young managers, he has observed that their leadership skills typically lag behind their management skills. If you're a boomer, take note and realize that you might not get the visionary leader you hoped for in your next hiring manager. Block has discovered that most young managers need help and guidance. They actually appreciate being mentored, coached or advised. They recognize the need, but look at it as a temporary or project-based opportunity. The hiring interview is an opportunity to sell yourself as a consultant whose many years of expertise can be useful in the role of a temporary coach or mentor. Doing so increases your opportunities since nonprofits are hiring more consultants in this economic downturn. As the economy improves, that temporary contract could well turn into a salaried position.
- Think 'Tactical' vs. 'Strategic' According to Block and other employment analysts, many nonprofits today view their short-term needs as having paramount importance. They're looking for players who can hit the ground now and help them survive through the next six to nine months. Using phrases like "long-term" and "strategic" to market yourself won't have the impact of even a year ago. Rather than emphasize the long haul in your resume and during interviews, look instead at selling yourself as an expert who can get in and fix the problems of today quickly and efficiently. Focus on clear, results-oriented achievements for short-range problems. Gen Xers need your help. Your working relationship will likely begin as either a part time job or a short-term contract but can extend into a full time position once you've proven yourself. Focus on ways you can help a nonprofit survive through this recession and demonstrate how you can help produce immediate results. A younger manager would have to be very shortsighted not to explore a working relationship with someone more experienced. Capitalize on your wealth of experience to make a positive difference in the lives and careers of the Gen Xers.
A former recruiter, Joe Turner is author of Job Search Secrets Unlocked and Paycheck 911. He also hosts the weekly Job Search Guy Radio Show.
This article was originally published by Encore.org on Sept 11, 2009.
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About a decade ago the U.S. Army introduced the Mobile Parts Hospital (MPH). The name derives from the Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) that is well known because of an identically named film and television series. The MPH's purpose is to create spare parts on-site or to reproduce parts after being adapted to particular local needs. So a copy of a part is created right after the original has failed.
Recently I had to make me a small serie of little steel springs (20 pcs; 0,4 mm x 13,2 mm). I asked myself: what is 'rapid' ? At least I got an idea rapidly: a metal printed deep drawing die. I turned it into a virtual model and asked LayerWise to print it.
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I have published the text below in several places. The article considers various developments in historic perspective and describes where opportunities currently exist.
It could have been nice: reconditioning worn sprockets of the Leopard 2 A6 MBT (Main Battle Tank). Tests had shown it was possible to add material to worn 'sprockets' on-site, while being connected to the tank. But there is no future for this project given the proposed cuts in Dutch heavy cavalry. A fine but unfinished project by SOlide, Flexweld, TU Twente and Laser Application Center!
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Pinto beans are related to kidney beans. The beans are beige in color with brown spots or streaks. Once cooked, they loose their mottled appearance and become pinkish. The beans are an excellent source of dietary fiber and protein. They contain good amounts of vitamins B1 and B9 (folate). They are also a good source of magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, potassium, copper and iron. Some of the nutritional benefits of these beans are given below.
Dietary Fiber
The high fiber content helps to lower blood cholesterol. One cup of cooked beans provides about 60 percent of the recommended daily value of fiber. It also helps to control diabetes. Foods rich in fiber prevent rapid rises of blood sugar levels after a meal. The mottled beans help to stabilize blood sugar even as they provide a steady flow of energy. This makes them ideal for diabetics. Insoluble fiber increases stool bulk which helps to eliminate constipation. Digestive disorders such as irritable bowel syndrome can also be prevented by regular intake of insoluble fiber. Research has established that pinto beans and other high fiber foods can help lower the risk of heart attack.
The rich protein content in the beans makes them a good alternative to red meat. A one cup serving provides about 30 percent of the recommended daily value of protein. The protein from meat and dairy products often contains more calories due to the presence of saturated fat. Pinto beans are a healthier alternative if you prefer not to consume animal products.
Vitamin B1
This plays a vital role in cognitive functions. Foods rich in vitamin B1 can help you maintain your memory. One cup of the beans provides about 20 percent of the recommended daily value for vitamin B1. Inadequate vitamin B1 contributes to a decline in mental function and the development of Alzheimer's disease.
Folate (Vitamin B9)
One cup of the cooked beans provides about 75 percent of the recommended daily value of folate. It reduces the occurrence of homocysteine in the blood. This amino acid is one of the products of protein metabolism. It has been established that high levels of homocysteine increase the risk of stroke, heart attack and heart disease. Where food intake can provide 100 percent of the daily value of folate, the risk of heart related ailments drops significantly.
Magnesium is one of the vital minerals that support heart health. The beans are a good source of magnesium. One cup provides about 25 percent of the recommended daily value of magnesium. It helps to prevent build-up of calcium deposits in the blood. These deposits endanger heart health. Magnesium helps to relax the blood vessels, which improves blood flow. It helps to stabilize blood pressure. Magnesium also enhances the distribution of oxygen and nutrients to the heart and elsewhere in the body. Inadequate magnesium intake increases the risk of heart attacks.
The beans are one of the richest legume sources of potassium. One cup provides about 800 micrograms of this mineral. Potassium helps to stabilize blood pressure and supports heart health. It also supports nerve transmissions. Research has established that diets rich in potassium, magnesium and fiber substantially reduce the risk of stroke and heart disease.


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By Shai Mamou
Most impressive performance: Sochaux
Sochaux beat Nice 4-0. Well, even if Nice had done a good start this season, it is not the result in itself that is impressive but the quality of the goals, all amazing. Sochaux played well and proved that the youth of their squad can also be an advantage when they play with so much enthusiasm and dynamism. The goal of Marvin Martin (78th minute) is just amazing, a jewel.
Best player: Dimitri Payet (Saint-Etienne)
If Laurent Blanc is not blind, and I am sure he is not, he has probably learned from the game of Dimitri Payet saturday evening. Saint-Etienne beat Montpellier 3-0 thanks to two goals of the ex-player of Nantes. A dynamic breakthrough and a perfectly bended free-kick that put "Les Verts" at the first rank of the championship, the first time since 1982! Payet has often been designated as a talented but too unsteady player. It seems that the little guy from the island of Reunion is ready to explode and to take his chance with the national team. If he keeps on showing this level, nothing will prevent him to achieve it.
Deception: Olympique Lyonnais and Auxerre
It seems that qualifying for the Champion's League last season was not such a good thing for Auxerre. Losing all their fundamentals, the guys of Jean Fernandez are still looking for their lost game style. Against Lille, Jelen proved that he is not mentally on top and the rest of the team looked uninspired. The draw was close but the defense finally tore to let Sow offer the victory to Lille (0-1). I hope they will react soon, because if they don't, they won't be far from the relegation in the end…
Lyon is despairing. How can Claude Puel make this team composed of many very talented men play so badly? This man's principles are way too defensive for this club who won 7 titles in a row between 2001 and 2008. Tonight, against a convalescent Bordeaux (2-0), Lyon players looked like teenagers who did not know what to do with the ball. But these guys are not all youngsters. Toulalan lost his enthusiasm, Gourcuff his accuracy and Lisandro his flair. The victory against Schalke 04 in Champion's League was the tree that hides the forest. I'm especially disappointed by Jimmy Briand. I liked this player when he was at Rennes, but we may think his cousin is currently playing instead of him…
Bordeaux has not been convincing during the first half. But after the break, Captain Alou Diarra delivered Chaban Delmas stadium with a nice back of the head. This guy is fundamental in the midfield and Marseille can regret not to have making more efforts to recruit him. The second goal of Jussiê is wonderful. The Brazilian eliminated three players then beat Lloris with a precise shot. Gourcuff, his predecessor, was also far from his best level. Maybe the French international has been disturbed by the constant booing towards him. How could expect something else? He joined a rival team…
Results of the week-end:
Nancy 0-2 Brest
Monaco 0-0 Toulouse
Lorient 0-1 Caen
Valenciennes 1-1 Lens
Sochaux 4-0 Nice
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Arles-Avignon 0-3 Marseille
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The Kurdish airline Zagros Jet has been granted permission to fly domestically within Iraq.
According to a report from Ruday, this adds Bagdad, Sulaimaniya, Basra and Najaf to its list of destinations.
The new service will start April 20 when the airline will begin offering six flights each week from Erbil to Baghdad.
Moafaq Sherwani, general manager of ZagrosJet, told Rudaw that the one-way ticket price was $120.
Iraqi Airways has so far been the only airline connecting domestic destinations.
Zagros Jet has direct flights from Erbil to a number of world destinations including Stockholm and Munich and Amsterdam. Flights to London will begin in June, the company has announced.
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(Actor Earl Cameron is on the right with other members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the Solomon Islands, 1988)
Just chanced upon this really great story of the Bermudan Baha'i actor, Earl Cameron who starred as the fictional African dictator in the Sidney Pollack film The Interpreter
which also starred Nicole Kidman and Sean Penn. A selection from the article is below:
When veteran actor Earl Cameron stood at the lectern in the United Nations General Assembly hall, portraying an African despot for the film The Interpreter, he had one of those strange moments where the larger reality of things snaps into focus. On the one hand, he was playing the corrupt and unsavoury president of a fictional African country – a role he had no hesitation in accepting. "I feel that an actor must portray life, and despotic characters need to be portrayed and shown up," he said. On the other hand, as a Baha'i, the scene reminded him very much of the Baha'i belief in the need for world unity. "There I was," said Mr. Cameron, "standing at the lectern in front of 2,000 extras playing all the ambassadors. Seeing the names of all the countries on the desks in front of me, I got a real sense of the importance of the UN. "The world is desperate for peace and there's no other way it can go but towards greater co-operation at a global level," he said. "Solutions have to be found at a level above national interests – and so far there isn't any other organisation which can establish these first steps towards lasting peace." (Read the whole article here)


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The flag of Venezuela dates from 1811, the beginning of that nation's struggle for independence. The basic design includes a horizontal tricolor of yellow, blue, and red. Further modifications have involved including a set of stars, multiple changes to the placement and number of stars and inclusion of an optional coat of arms at the upper-left corner.
In 2006 the President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez announced plans to add an eighth star to the flag of Venezuela to bring about a much belated fulfillment to Bolivar's 1817 decree. Although the new flag was approved by the Venezuelan government it has caused significant controversy, and at the time of its official unveiling, Oscar Perez, a spokesperson for the opposition group National Resistance Command, stated that the opposition would not use the new flag.
The opposition has complained about the significant cost involved in modifying not only all flags but all documents bearing the flag or coat of arms by the year 2011 as proposed by the government. However, the government says the 2011 proposal allows ample time for phasing in of the new flag as citizens, businesses, and other organizations are able to switch.
The changed direction of the horse on the coat of arms also caused a stir among the opposition, commentators, and comedians who have remarked that the horse's apparent "running to the left" is a not so subtle reflection of Chavez's left-leaning politics. The new law says the latter represents the horse running with "independence and freedom"; it includes no reference to the attributed political symbolism.


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"It is impossible for anyone to begin to learn what he thinks he already knows" - Epictetus
"What gets us into trouble is not what we don't know. Its what we know for sure that is just not so." - Mark Twain.
Those who say something cannot be done should not get in the way of those who are already doing it.
Diabetes is a cry for change, and an opportunity to know yourself better. It is this knowledge that will guide you to control it or cure it - whatever you believe is possible.
Insulin and adrenaline are the are the most precious hormones in your body. Your health and happiness depends on the minimum use of these two. For minimum use of insulin, you have to control the intake of carbohydrates, and for minimum use of adrenaline you have to love yourself first. You have to love every part of your body, it is only then that you will think twice before abusing your body. In fact, loving yourself has to come first, if you have to form loving relationships with your family and friends. Love can heal anything. This is the first condition to cure your diabetes or any other ailment for that matter. If you say diabetes is curable, it is. If you say it is incurable, again, it is. God has created us as creative beings, and we have an amazing brain to prove it. When you say diabetes is curable, immediately your brain starts searching for a cure. If you are ready to take the responsibility, are determined and committed to the outcome, you can cure your diabetes. There is nothing to lose with this belief.
Type 2 diabetes is first and foremost a nutritional disease. Without the correct nutritional intake, supplemented by a good digestive system, the immune system is unable to maintain its proper functions.
Type 2 diabetes is usually a result of many years of abuse of the digestive system (usually leading to obesity), including high intake of junk food, trans fats and artificial preservatives. It is therefore vital here to ensure that the digestive system is in the best condition, possibly free from excess toxins, processed food and inflammation. Food allergies and sensitiveness also lowers insulin and increases autoimmune damage.
Optimum vitamins and minerals are the foundation of good health with high quality protein and essential fatty acids. What most people don't realise is that the inside of the intestine reflects on the outside of your body. The process of absorption performed by a healthy digestive tract is essential to enhance the nutritive value of the food ug which we eat.
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Tamboli Castings Limited is the most modern Investment Casting Company in India, we are known by our customers for high quality and dependability. We produce ferrous and non-ferrous castings through the lost wax process (Feinguss) in fully finished condition including high accuracy CNC machining.
Investment casting company in India manufacturing lost wax (Feinguss) parts in steel alloys, cast iron, aluminum materials and other non-ferrous alloys.
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Hannover Messe 2019
Once again TCL has participated in Hannover Messe 2019, the World's leading industrial show.
Once again TCL has participated in Hannover Messe 2019, the World's leading industrial show. We thank all the visitors!
TCL awarded Festo Supplier Elite Award
On June 19, 2018, TCL was awarded the Festo Supplier Elite Award,
On June 19, 2018, TCL was awarded the Festo Supplier Elite Award, an award given to top performing suppliers of Festo, a leader in the field of process automation.
Our Director Mr. M. B. Tamboli along with members of our Marketing Team attended the ceremony and received the award.
TCL was one of the suppliers with 0 ppm and 100% On Time Delivery.
The Festo purchasing team highlighted the strategic partnership with TCL, and also proudly informed that we are the first Indian company and the first Investment Castings Company worldwide to achieve this award.
Hannover Messe 2018
Hannover, Germany
Once more we have participated as an exhibitor in Hannover Messe 2018.
Once more we have participated as an exhibitor in Hannover Messe 2018.
The fair was full of outstanding innovations and exceptional products, we enjoyed meeting the visitors and successfully conducted business meetings.
We now look forward to Hannover Messe 2019!
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The LCC had given way to the Greater London council, a change which deprived Bennett of his planning powers. Many of his best architects had been tempted away to private firms and Thamesmead, the flagship project of the Bennett years, was mired in the intractability of the Erith marshes.
Bennett was a vigorous and debonair figurehead, and many of the LCC's best projects were completed under his leadership. But his reputation has been tarnished by the fact that the currents of architectural power and fashion alike ran against him throughout his period at County Hall.
His ascent to what looked like the most enviable post in public sector architecture had been a surprise to many. He was a Lancastrian by birth. His father was surveyor and architect to the Duke of Bridgewater's estates near Manchester, so it was to the Manchester School of Architecture that he naturally went, the year after Leslie Martin. He did well, gathered prizes, and spent some time in American offices, admired for their efficiency in the early 1930s. He taught and practised for a while in Leeds, where he designed a structurally advanced school for disabled children, and then in prewar London.
Bennett's first break came when he won almost the only architectural competition held during the war, for a site at Ilkley. Though nothing came of it, it must have helped him to become South-ampton's first chief architect in 1943. After two years there, designing layouts for estates of wartime bungalows, he transferred to the more gratifying post of architect to the West Riding county council.
It was here in the postwar years that Bennett made his reputation. By influencing the licensing system for building materials, he managed to bring his 300 architects together in a new headquarters at Wakefield known as "Bennett's plan factory", where the talented few sat up on an open balcony doing the designing, and the masses down below sorted out the banalities.
Still, the West Riding of those years did some excellent schools and housing, mostly of a modernising rather than outright modernist tendency, of field stone with plain pitched roofs. Indeed, such was the house that Bennett built for his family outside Wetherby. He had some facility and ambition as a designer, and on one occasion designed a school in the idiom of Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater.
At the LCC, he inherited a quite different structure, set up by his liberal predecessor, Leslie Martin. The atmosphere was one of creative inefficiency. Bennett's depart-ment was split into many cells - studios, really - of independent-minded architects doing their own thing, often in contention with one another and resenting interference. He must have itched to intervene. But he forbore, confining himself in the main to strategy and civic design.
This had some odd consequences. At Hyde Park Corner and Marble Arch, Bennett proudly reserved to himself the styling of the subways and architectural landscaping for the new traffic system. They emerged in a late Beaux-Arts manner which left his younger staff agape and earned a tirade from Ian Nairn.
On the South Bank, Bennett only got wind at the last minute of the mound of monolithic concrete proposed by the longest-haired of all his teams (under Norman Engleback) for the Hayward Gallery and Queen Elizabeth Hall. Too late, he poured all his energies into a revised proposal. Nevertheless, compromises were made; the pre-cast panels on the complex as built derive from Bennett's insistence on modifications.
After 1965, the GLC took over and the augmented London boroughs started to do more housing, often under architects who had been Bennett's minions. The loss of authority over planning was especially grievous. He had difficulties in blocking the initial scheme of the first road-crazy planners for dismembering Covent Garden, and could not protect the ambitious township of Thamesmead from the damping down of vision and expenditure. He was therefore pleased to depart local government in 1970 with a knighthood.
Bennett promptly linked up with the property world, arguing that since most building was done by developers, it was better to influence their designs than oppose them. For some years, he was on the board of the English Property Corpora tion. As he had received various international awards for his work at the LCC and GLC, he was also latterly in some demand as a consultant planner, his work including a palace in Muscat and a conference centre in Cannes. He remained busy to the end of his life. Having built himself a second home at Bramley, he moved latterly to Liphook, where he designed a lychgate for a local chapel not long before his death.
Bennett's wife, the textile designer Louise Aldred, whom he married in 1938, died in 1996. His three daughters survive him.
Hubert Bennett, architect, born September 4 1909; died December 13 2000


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It was a blessing to have the opportunity to speak with Rev. Paul John Roach on his Unity Online Radio World Spirituality Show in the summer of 2018.
Paul has a thorough understanding of many of the subject areas I cover in my teachings. He also has a very broad knowledge of spiritual teachings from many religions and philosophies, which all made for a really interesting and progressive discussion.
Here are some of the subject areas from the interview:
* Integrating teachings from different religions and philosophies
* The six characteristics of Presence
* Addictions
* We don't exist!
* Two modes of the mind
* The Process
* Mindfulness+
* The ego
* Hindrances to being present
* Simplicity
* My book "Being Present"
You can find more content like this at http://www.mindfulnessonlinetraining.org
I was thrilled to receive an invitation to be interviewed by Sister Jenna on the America Meditating Radio Show with over one million archived listeners in over ninety countries! It was a humbling experience in many ways. Sister Jenna has incredible clarity and awareness – you can hear that within her voice. I very much enjoyed our connection and the questions she asked. Here are some of the things we discussed:
* How I got started with meditation and spiritual practice.
* Using Stop -> Check -> Use to enable conscious digital usage of your devices e.g. phones and tablets.
* Creating a habit to choose to be mindful.
* Using reminders to help you remember to be mindful.
* Was I present when I was writing "Being Present"?
* Let's be honest – most of the time I'm lost in my thoughts!
* Staying mindful through nourishing activities
* Why your life conditions are so important in being mindful
* The relationship between simplicity, spaciousness and mindfulness
* We do not need to expect to be perfect all the time – it's natural to be lost in thought – mindfulness is a 'practice'


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14910 Aldine Westfield Rd.
Houston, Texas 77032
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Houston, TX 77073-3301
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1202 1st Street E.
Humble, Texas 77338
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Electric: Reliant Energy (800) 716-6543
Gas: Centerpoint (281) 207-2222
Phone: Century Link Telephone (800) 788-3500
Water: Hunter's Glen MUD (281) 367-5511
Trash: Waste Management (866) 909-4458
Cable: Direct TV (844) 340-3595 – Dish TV (855) 594-2448
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Direct: 281-500-7111
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Foxwood featuring Foxwood Builders!
- Located just off FM1960 and Cypresswood Drive
- Students attend the highly acclaimed Aldine Independent School District (Aldine ISD).
- Quick access to the Hardy Toll Road, Interstate 45 and Highway 59.
- Minutes away from the Jessie Jones Nature Park offering 300 acres of natural parkland and over 6 miles of hiking trails.
- Close proximity to Deerbrook Mall, Cypress Trails Equestrian Center, Cypresswood Golf Club and Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH).
- Residents enjoy access to a recreation area including a park, swimming pool, and playground all within walking distance.
At Foxwood, we're ready to assist you with the purchase of your new home. Call or stop by our Sales Office today for current pricing and incentives in this community!
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Beautiful, bespoke wedding videos that let you relive the greatest day of your life. Discrete and unobtrusive, we capture all the joy, emotion and hidden moments from your special day – producing handcrafted, cinematic wedding films you can treasure forever. Babalu Films Cornwall are award winning wedding videographers, covering Cornwall, Devon and the South West.
We capture your love story. Whilst you're enjoying the day, we capture the details you don't see and turn it into timeless wedding videography you can have to enjoy for the rest of your lives. A wedding film is more than just a video; it's your story, an investment into preserving the memories of a lifetime.
We're so proud to have won the video South West Wedding Awards five times. 2015, 2016 & 2017, 2019 & 2020 – it's humbling to have had votes from our wonderful couples, and so many amazing comments. The videography category finalists were chosen based on votes and comments from previous couples, with the winner selected by expert judges. It's genuinely incredible – we LOVE what we do, and are so happy that it comes across to everyone we work with 🙂
We're often asked about our name – 'Babalu?' It has a special meaning to my wife and I – the name of a funky little café we found in Reykjavik, Iceland, shortly after we got engaged! It was such a lovely little place. Babalu was so welcoming and fun – the perfect place for us to celebrate! We left with warm memories, and (although I didn't know it at the time) a name for a future company!
We've had the privilege of working with some incredible couples to produce wedding videos all across Devon and Cornwall, on what is the biggest day of their lives together. Having a wedding filmed is a way for that special day to be remembered for years to come, and we pride ourselves of keeping it candid but cinematic.
Here are just a few of the wedding films that we have been lucky enough to produce.
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Every wedding day is beautiful, and we pride ourselves in capturing the essence of that within our films. A mix of cinematic motion and calm, emotional stillness. This is what we love doing, it's a our passion.
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We aim for you to barely notice we're there at all. We capture candid moments, not staged set pieces. Our cameras are all dslr or mirrorless models, meaning they're no bigger than a stills camera. We can film from the periphery, or weave unnoticed amongst your guests.
Beautiful colour, your choice of music
Colour grading is all part of the process in making your wedding film look incredible. Just like editing a photo, this is the part where even more emotion can be revealed, and the beauty of the day drawn out. It can be a time consuming process, every shot gets worked on. But this is included as standard as part of every single package, for every single wedding.
Award winning wedding film makers that capture the essence of your day, so you can re-live it forever.
Our packages include both a 5 minute highlight film, distilling the emotion and essence of your wedding in a 5 minute excerpt, and a feature length 'documentary' edit.
We are incredibly proud to be 'Wedding Film' category winners in South West Wedding Award, 2015 and 2016. A huge thanks to all of our amazing couples who voted for us and left such incredible comments.
If you'd like any more information about anything we do, please get in touch over on our Babalu Films contact page.
"Beautiful, bespoke wedding video"
Winner, "Wedding Film" category, South West Wedding Awards 2015 & 2016
Every email, every wedding, every edit – this is the team that makes it happen. Individual specialisms built on thousands of hours of experience, all used to capture the essence of your special day. Click for more information about our wedding videos.
"Choosing Babalu Films to record our day was by far the easiest decision we made. Looking through the highlight reels gave me goosebumps. The quality was incredible, like nothing we'd seen before in a wedding video.
"It was important to us that the videographer would be someone we would warm to so that on the day he would fit in with the rest of our guests too! I pretty much forgot he was even there (apart from when he brought out the 'wow' factor, the drone!) Chris has a lot of gadgets and a real passion and eye for getting the best shots of the day without being distracting or intrusive"
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"The price I paid didn't justify the work and commitment that he put in but the package he made just for us was amazing He always had a smile and had impeccable work ethic and I would recommend him to any couple."
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"We feel they deserve to be praised to the stars and above, not only for their undeniable creativity but their intuitive heart felt connection that they bring to their work. They picked the experience from our hearts and ensured that no matter what life brings, we shall never forget the joy, magic and love that we felt and shared together on that day. But they also did it in such a way that many cannot.
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The Green is a genuinely stunning wedding video venue, in Cornwall - an all-in-one location, with loads of really interesting spaces to hold different parts of the day. It has one of the nicest bridal prep areas we've ever filmed in, and gets a truly stunning sunset...read more
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You've already started by opening up this section of this website. But in addition, you may have some other forces which are pushing you to get victory over lust, such as:
If you're only driven to face your lust addiction because of some of these external pressures listed above, then you'll probably have trouble sticking with this program. You must be deeply convinced, that your addiction must stop! You must come to see that this is not only an offense against your family, friends, your work, and yourself — but it is an offense against God. And God will help you understand how damaging you're addiction really is.
Sexual addiction is not just acting inappropriately, it's also thinking incorrectly—plus not being spiritually connected to God. No, I'm not talking about the question, "Are you going to heaven?" I'm talking about your moment by moment spiritual connection to God.
Let's Get Started
Following are several activities which will help to confirm you're new decision to have recovery from lust.
1. Tell at least two people that you've found this website—and that you intend to work this program. If you're married, one of these two people should be your mate. The second person should be a close friend you can trust—preferably someone who also struggles with lust, but who is experiencing recovery from lust.
Don't tell everyone. Sometimes when a person finally decides to stop sexually acting out, they will tell everyone. Bad idea! For now tell only these two people.
The purpose of step 1 is to get yourself on record with your determination to be different person and not be controlled by lust and sexual addiction.
2. Think about your daily schedule. Ask yourself, "When can I find 30 minutes to do the necessary reading, praying, and writing so that I will be successful in this program?"
Wow, I can hear you now—"I can't find 30 minutes! I'm just too busy to do all this stuff." You must stop making the excuses, "I don't have that much time". You do have the time, because now you have the time which you formerly used in chat rooms and email to fantasize, and to act out.
Okay, let me just nail your hide to the wall for a minute. How much time did you spend fantasizing each day? Let me jog your memory a little bit. Have you done any of the following:
Now where did you get the time to do all those things—or the other actions which I didn't mention? You found time because they were important to you. So you can see I'm not going to accept any of your lame excuses such as, "I really don't have the time".
Face it, you have spent many minutes, or hours, each day fanaticizing. Now I'm asking you to turn those negative, destructive hours into healing—instead of feeding your sexual sickness.
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The dynamism of the telecommunications and Postal sectors being what it is, TRA is keenly aware of the importance of keeping up with the developments on a global level. As such, TRA is actively involved in various aspects related to international telecommunications.
TRA is dynamically engaged in both the international and regional levels in telecommunications development and continues to develop ties with its fellow regulators, and builds on strengthening bilateral relationships with regional authorities as well as other related bodies.
The TRA is a sector member of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) in all three sectors; radio communication, telecommunication standardization and telecommunication development. The TRA is also a member of the Arab Regulators Network of Telecommunication & Information Technologies (ARNET), GSM Association, Asia Pacific Top Level Domain Association (APTLD), the Governmental Advisory Committee (GAC) in The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), Regional Internet Registry for Europe Network Coordination Centre (RIPE NCC).
The 2nd Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications
We participated in the 2nd Global Forum on Emergency Telecommunications which was held in Kuwait from 26-28 January 2016. Issues of high importance on how information and communication technology can implement the Sendai Declaration adopted by the United Nations Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Japan, in March 2015.
The event provided an opportunity for policy makers and other participants to debate and adopt concrete strategies on how effective disaster risk reduction and management supported by information and communication technology can contribute in Disaster Risk Reduction. TRA presented Role of ICTs in Disaster Risk Reduction. The presentation provided information on Oman Experience on Telecommunication Emergency Plan.
Telecom Forum: Law, Regulation and Enforcement
In support of the telecommunications industry institutions and private enterprises, we hosted a three-day Telecom Laws & Regulations Forum from 9th-11th February 2016. A group of experts and representatives of the telecommunication industry participated in the forum.
The forum discussed a number of key themes including: The international agreements regulating the telecommunications services, Technical and legal framework of the telecom services license, Regulation and protection versus promotion of competition, Access disputes and open access polices and License compliance and remedies in the event of noncompliance.
In addition, the forum discussed the non-compliance with license conditions and enforcement; civil liability of telecommunications companies for their technical work; damages and compensation under civil and criminal law in the case of cyber-crime; and telecom network damages and compensation.
MOU with Jordan
In April 2016, we signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jordon with aims to promote the development of cooperation in matters of mutual interest through the exchange of ideas, information, personnel, skills and experience which will be of reciprocal benefit to both Parties, in the field of regulating the telecommunication and postal sectors. The MOUs signed so far has reached 4.
Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR16)
TRA participated in the 16th edition of the ITU Global Symposium for Regulators (GSR-16) held in Sharm Al Sheik, Egypt in May 11-14, 2016 in presence of more than 500 participants from more than 70 countries around the world, including various stakeholders from the world's information and communication technology (ICT) regulatory authorities and leading technology companies. The theme of GSR-16 was: "Be Empowered, Be Included! Building Blocks for Smart Societies in a Connected World". The symposium focused on a wide range of issues, including artificial intelligence; the 'Internet of Things' and M2M communications; new digital platforms; privacy, trust and cybersecurity; and digital entrepreneurship.
The 26th Universal Postal Congress
The Universal Postal Congress is the supreme authority of the Universal Postal Union (UPU). It brings together plenipotentiaries of the Union's 192 countries every four years to discuss the state of the global postal sector and decide on its future.
In September 2016, TRA participated in the 26th Universal Postal Congress, hosted by PTT cooperation, under the auspices of the Ministry of Transport, Maritime affairs and Communications, and the event took place in Istanbul, Turkey. 2,000 representatives from 155 countries participated in the congress, where they discussed more than 450 proposals. Some of the major proposals by TRA that were adopted are as follows:
• New Convention article 20bis specifying custom clearance procedures.
• Congress resolution instructing the UPU to work with the World Customs Organisation to develop improved, non-discriminatory customs procedures for packages.
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s Regional Forum on ICT Measurements
We participated in the International Telecommunication Union (ITU)'s Regional Forum on ICT Measurements that took place in the United Arab Emirates during the period 13-15 December 2016. The aim of which was to strengthen the capacity of countries in the region in developing national statistics and indicators and targeted officials responsible for the collection and production of ICT Statistics. At the invitation of the ITU, we presented Oman's experiences relating to coordination issues between producers and users of data. Moreover, we highlighted the inherent challenges related to coordination between producers and users of data, how they were addressed as well as improvements that may be implemented in the future to strengthen the link between producers and users of data.ITU website


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Ptfe Rods
Johnston Industrial Plastics distributes a variety of plastics shapes such as PTFE rods, polypropylene tubing and PEEK sheets. We work with many plastics, including nylon, acetal, polyethylene, vinyl, and specialty high performing materials, and offer tolerance cutting, machining and fabricating services as well. Our knowledgeable and friendly team is committed to providing quality products at competitive prices and with facilities in four cities across Canada, we will get products to you quickly, no matter your location.
PTFE Rods Product Line
We supply several models of PTFE rods. PTFE, the slipperiest substance known to humankind, suits many applications in even harsh environments. Inert to nearly all chemicals and unaffected by weather patterns, PTFE rods can be used continuously in temperatures between -240ºC and 260ºC, and have excellent electrical properties at all temperatures. Absorbing almost no moisture, Teflon has the lowest static and dynamic coefficient of friction of any solid material. It is only cementable after special treatment, and cannot be welded.
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oskar replaced Johannes "nex" Maget, who lately demonstrated not his best game. Tomáš was invited to join the German organization in April and signed a preliminary contract. He only waited when the contract with HellRaisers is over.
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Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
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1. Re: Hot Migration in Environments Without Shared StorageBeingnsxpaddy Jan 31, 2019 1:47 AM (in response to angelvm)
Dear angelvm,
You are right about using VMware converter, however that wouldn't be hot migration, it would require cut over where you will shutdown the VM at the source (5.5 infra) and power on the VM at the destination (6.7 infra).
hot migration isnt possible from 5.5 to 6.7 as you cant manage 5.5 hosts with 6.7 vCenter, however what you can do for hot migration is to upgrade 5.5 VC to 6.0 and ESXi to 6.0, move the ESXi to vCenter 6.7 add the hosts to the same cluster and migrate running VM to vSAN ds and 6.7 host.
2. Re: Hot Migration in Environments Without Shared StorageIRIX201110141 Jan 31, 2019 4:08 AM (in response to angelvm)1 person found this helpful
If you can upgrade your 5.5 Hosts to 6.0 or higher the host goes automaticly into Evalmode which means Enterprise Plus. If you already have vSphere Standard than this doesnt matter.
Add the upgraded Hosts to the new VCSA and you can perform an enhanced svMotion with the help of the Webclient/HTML5 (This was never an option in the old C# vSphere Client).
There is a high chance that you dont even have to select a EVC Mode as long as you havent apply patches on your old hosts against spectre and meltdown, because your new Intel Servers have the same and more CPU features as the old ones. Only if the new Hosts have less features you need EVC, or if you try to migrate the VMs back to the old Hosts.
Converter or Veeam NEVER over Hot migration. Veeam have something like an orchestrated VM Replication, Shutdown, Replicate the last changes, Powered it On again feature.
3. Re: Hot Migration in Environments Without Shared Storagesjesse Jan 31, 2019 5:45 AM (in response to angelvm)1 person found this helpful
This is the steps I did, we also moved to a distrivuted switch at the time, that part could be skipped
- 1.)Remove a host from the current 5.5 cluster
- 2.)Migrate VMs you want to move to the new environment to the isolated host
- 3.)Disconnect the host from the 5.5 vcenter
- 4.)Connect the host to the 6.5 vcenter
- 5.)Migrate the virtual machines to the distributed switch we setup
- 6.)Storage vmotion to the vmfs 6 datastores we have setup
- 7.)Vmotion the virtual to the 6.5 cluster
- 8.)Then reinstall this host as 6.5 and add it to the 6.5 cluster
The key part is once you get the 5.5 host connected to the 6.5 vcenter, cross vcenter vmotion should copy the workloads between datastores, if you have the correct license. This worked between 2 data centers about 60 miles apart for us and we only had 1 server out of 900ish have a problem.
4. Re: Hot Migration in Environments Without Shared StorageMohamadAlhoussein Feb 1, 2019 10:48 AM (in response to angelvm)
Why don't you setup a vSphere Replication Appliance on both end of vCenter servers and replicate your VMs from the old environment to the new one. Once replication is all done, At any time you can just shutdown the VMs at the old site and switch to the new one. This way you will also have the old VMs in the old environment as a backup in case of any issue.
5. Re: Hot Migration in Environments Without Shared StorageIRIX201110141 Feb 1, 2019 12:38 PM (in response to MohamadAlhoussein)
Because he ask for a live migration.
6. Re: Hot Migration in Environments Without Shared StorageMohamadAlhoussein Feb 1, 2019 12:42 PM (in response to IRIX201110141)
Yeah I see but in all cases there will be a need for hardware version and vmware tools upgrade for the VMs which will require a maintenance window schedule.
7. Re: Hot Migration in Environments Without Shared StorageBeingnsxpaddy Feb 1, 2019 2:31 PM (in response to MohamadAlhoussein)
that can be covered with regul maintanence window.


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The Bulletin
of the Center for Children's Books
Volume 45 APRIL, 1992 Number 8
New Titles for Children and Young People
Adler, C.S. Tuna Fish Thanksgiving. Clarion, 1992. ISBN 0-395-58829-4.
165p. $13.95.
R Gr. 5-8. Gilda, the narrator, is thirteen and is deeply disturbed
by the fact that her parents are getting a divorce. Her career-oriented mother is
moving to a one-bedroom apartment in another school district. Her father is
going to marry Pam, who has made it clear that she has room in her big house
for Gilda and her siblings (Avery is a shy loner of eleven; Bliss is an eight-year-
old clinger who wants only to be where her cat is accepted). Thanksgiving
looms, and Gilda the traditionalist tries desperately to have the standard family
dinner; however, Dad is joining Pam's family, Mom is eating with her support
group, and Bliss has gone to Manhattan-with her cat-to be cosseted by
Grandma. The title tells the ending: the tuna fish sandwiches at a depressing
zoo cafeteria may be an unconventional holiday meal, but Gilda recognizes the
fact that she will long remember it. This is one of Adler's best: the situation is
realistic, the complexity of relationships is depicted with candor and insight, and
the outcome is logical. Each person adjusts as is best for him or her, with Gilda
moving into Pam's so that she can stay in the school she likes, Avery staying
with Mom to get away from the bullies in his old school, and Bliss happily
adjusting to a life of ease in the one place her beloved cat is welcome, her
grandmother's house. ZS
D.V. Divorce, adjustment to; Stepfamilies, adjustment to
Aiken, Joan. A Foot in the Grave; illus. by Jan Pienkowski. Viking, 1992.
ISBN 0-670-84169-2. 128p. $15.95.
R Gr. 6-9. First published in Great Britain, this funny and
sophisticated collection of ghost stories has one small black-and-white picture
and one full-page, poster-simple color painting (in a style that resembles
pointillism, and with collage) for each of the eight stories. In the title story, an
activist ghost, Great-aunt Millicent, takes a vengeful lead when a developer
proposes to dig up the entire graveyard (the Differentiated Baptist burying
ground) and move it to a Garden of Remembrance. Like some of the other tales,
this is even more funny than it is macabre. There are, however, some stories,
such as "Light Work" and Beezlebub's Baby," that are permeated by an eerie
quality heightened by suspense of the kind Aiken so often and so deftly
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text: Commentary on Matthew 11:2-11 James Boyce | 1 CommentFacebook-twitter-g+-LinkedIN-EmailPrint John's question is really the question for hearers of every age. More clearly than perhaps any place in the gospel, the writer fairly leaps over the characters on the stage of the narrativeand places the question smack-dab in our own laps. What will we make of this Jesus? Is he indeed the Messiah? For us? If not, how will we be opened to hear and see him as Messiah in such a way that he becomes the very reality of God's blessing in our lives? Living in the midst of Advent, perhaps the question is premature. Along with John we say, "Give us more data." But when the kingdom comes it is not a matter of more data. We pray, "Let your kingdom come." Martin Luther says, "God's kingdom comes on its own without our prayer, but we ask in this prayer that it may also come to us" (Small Catechism). Luther elsewhere says it is not enough to preach the works, life, and words of Christ as historical facts; rather Christ needs to be preached so that he becomes Christ for you and me (Freedom of the Christian). How will we read and hear to that end? Here, then is the deep question of faith, the leap from unbelief to belief, and the mystery of God's kingdom at work in us. John's question is also the great "why?" Last Sunday, we listened to John's preaching and to his expectations that this coming Messiah would really "clean house" (3:11-12). Now John is in prison, and we might be forgiven if we join him in his questions. If this Jesus is really the good news of God, then why is there still so much suffering and pain, evil and destruction, or hurt and brokenness among God's creation? The answers lie in our imagination and vision. What do we expect to see in this Messiah? And what will we make of him? Hearing and Seeing If we are to receive this Jesus as God's Messiah "for us," then it will call for a dramatic new creation of ones who are made to hear and see in new ways. Our expectations and our hopes need reshaping. Jesus says, "Go and tell John what you hear and see" (11:4). Such seeing will need to be shaped both by the visions and hopes of prophets, those who have gone before. It will also need to be shaped by what is happening here and now among us. Where do we see the creative power of God at work amid the suffering of this world? Where do the blind, the lame, the sick, the poor have good news brought to them? And where do we find ourselves to be instruments of God's creative power? Such hearing and seeing will return us to the theme of repentance and renewal that were part of John's preaching of the kingdom. It is part of Jesus' message to disciples as well. "Be not only hearers but doers," he says at the end of his sermon (7:24). "Let anyone with ears listen," he teaches in his parables (13:9). "Many have longed to see and hear what you have and did not," he reminds his disciples (13:16-17). The preacher in Advent will need to be the eyes and ears of the people. Where do we see the Messiah's promising presence at work in world? Or do we see it at all? For disciples of any age such seeing is not always easy. Nor is there even any guarantee that it will be for us a matter of good news. That will again be shaped by our expectations. Blessing or Offense? Jesus says, "Blessed is anyone who takes no offense at me" (11:6). To hear and see in this way is to acknowledge that Jesus is indeed the one who is coming as God's Messiah. It is to believe that there is power for new creation in God's call to each of us as disciples, to be transformed by repentance to bear fruits of love and mercy. It is to know that the deeds and words of renewal and hope that take shape in our world because of him through us and through others are marks of God's salvation. All of these are ways of talking about the "blessing" of God. "Blessing" is an important, if not the key theme for Matthew. It is a code word for the heart of God's good news of mercy and grace. Such mercy is not just metaphorical expression, but is real in the life changing and world changing power of Jesus and his disciples among whom we are included. "Blessed.blessed, " is Jesus repeated refrain at the beginning of his sermon (5:1-11). The words of beatitude are not first of all a call to be up and doing, but rather words of assurance, to know the blessing that is ours in the call and promise of God. "Blessed are your eyes," Jesus commends his disciples when he uses parables to help them envision the new ways of God's kingdom (13:16). "Blessed are you, Simon," he responds to Peter's central confession of him as God's Messiah (16:17). If blessing is the key mark of discipleship for Matthew, then its flipside or opposite is "offense" (11:6). Offense (Greek root: skandalon as either noun or verb, and often disguised in English translations, such as in 18:6-9) is the stance of unbelief. The key question of our lesson and of this Advent season is whether the good news of God's blessing in Jesus will take root in us and produce the fruits of faith or whether it will be the cause of our turning away. In the narrative of Jesus' birth we are reminded of the differing reception of the "good news" in a Herod or in the magi. As we move closer to the celebration, the question is not put more earnestly, "How will we receive him?" Is Jesus for us "the one who is come" or do we keep looking for another-or for others or other things that will fill our expectations of what we would like our God to be? Before we answer that question too quickly, we should take another look at John in our lesson. What about John? At the beginning of the gospel John seemed so confident in his preaching about Jesus as the one who was to come. So his questions now seem at best a bit puzzling. Several explanations of his question might be given. We have already suggested that putting this question in John's mouth may simply be Matthew's way of putting the question of discipleship directly in front of us, of making John's question really our own, and thus facing us with the issues of faith and unbelief, of blessing and offense, which are at the heart of this gospel. A second suggestion returns to the matter of expectation and fulfillment. As much as Matthew paints John as the forerunner who proclaims the kingdom of God, still John remains only on the threshold of the kingdom. To judge from his preaching, the Messiah he expects will come with fire and brimstone, with winnowing fork in hand, to exercise judgment, or, as we have said, as one who will "clean house." Instead what John hears and sees is one who brings forgiveness, healing, and mercy. Only Matthew's Jesus explicitly says, "I desire mercy and not sacrifice," not once but twice (9:13; 12:7). Is this a Messiah that John or we can live with? Do we really like a God who insists on coming to forgive, to show mercy, to call even the unrighteous to repentance? We think, for example of the parables of the unforgiving servant (18:23-35) or the laborers in the vineyard (20:1-16). Maybe that's a kind of surprise that neither John nor you or I can live with. How great a promise does God hold out for you and me this Advent season? Matthew's answer is a promise so great that even the least person in the kingdom of God is greater than John. It is a promise so radical that even one as great as John can miss it as he looks for the mercy and justice of God in the wrong key, and so risks missing the kingdom when it comes. But to be able to answer a "Yes" to John's question is to know that we have experienced what Matthew means by the "blessing" of God. It is to have truly experienced what the Advent expectation is all about in its promise to transform our vision and hope.James Boyce | 1 CommentFacebook-twitter-g+-LinkedIN-EmailPrint


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Neighborhood: Sunset
Phone:�(415) 731-2004
Hours: Mon-Sat: 11am-9pm; Sun: 11am-7pm
Category: Restaurant/Food Vendor (Vegan Friendly)
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Notes: All beans and rice are cooked vegan. They also have tofu options. Close to Other Avenues, a natural foods grocery co-op.
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