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Feds: Expect major flight delays at hubs next week
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WASHINGTON – Federal transportation officials are warning of several-hour delays starting next week during the busiest times at the country's busiest airports because federal spending cuts forced furloughs for air-traffic controllers.
The worst delays, which will ebb and flow with daily traffic, are expected at 13 hubs: JFK, LaGuardia and Newark in the New York area; Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco in California; O'Hare and Midway in Chicago; Miami and Fort Lauderdale in Florida; Atlanta; Philadelphia and Charlotte.
To prevent planes from stacking up during busy times at those hubs, the Federal Aviation Administration will ground planes at their originating airports or order them to take circuitous routes, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta said.
The worst delays could be 210 minutes for flights headed to Atlanta, 132 minutes for flights to O'Hare and 80 minutes to LaGuardia, Huerta said. A whole runway could be taken out of action at Atlanta or O'Hare for lack of staffing, he said.
The worst delays for flights to Los Angeles are projected at 67 minutes and about 50 minutes for flights to JFK and Newark, he said.
"We are not going to sacrifice safety," said Huerta, who said weather could cause even worse delays. "There are about a dozen airports that will see heavy to moderate delays, which could be similar to what we would experience during a significant summer thunderstorm."
FAA workers are being furloughed 11 days – one day for each two-week pay period – starting Sunday until Sept. 30. Because Mondays and Fridays are the heaviest travel days, that's when delays could be worst.
The furloughs represent about $200 million of the $637 million the FAA must cut from its budget this fiscal year. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said officials are also cutting contracts and travel, but furloughs are needed to cut enough funding.
"This is a dumb idea," LaHood said of the spending cuts. "It's a meat-axe approach. Congress needs to fix it."
Transportation officials have said airlines might cut flights to avoid the delays, but airlines that were briefed Tuesday on furloughs have not done that.
The industry group Airlines for America is skeptical of the need for furloughing so many controllers, in contrast to the Transportation Security Administration avoiding furloughs.
"The math simply doesn't work," said Jean Medina, a spokeswoman for the airline group. "We find ourselves with little choice but to actively review all of our legal options to protect our passengers and shippers from being needlessly impacted."

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Food for Change: 5 Food Groups Doing Great Work
Profiles on causes and organizations that are addressing issues of poverty, poor health, and food access.
Editor's note: In "Food for Change," we'll profile groups out there connecting people to better food access. In this series we want to applaud the passionate people and organizations doing meaningful work with food in their communities. Please share tips for others to include in this column in the comments below.
- The Alliance to End Hunger is a national anti-hunger group with over 80 member organizations. The Alliance works in many arenas to raise the profile of hunger in America. Through policy initiatives, community outreach programs, and interfaith partnerships, the group heightens awareness and helps its member organizations feed more people in their communities. The Alliance was founded in 2004 and works with corporations, small community groups, philanthropic organizations, and politicians towards their goal of ending hunger.
- In Forest Grove, Oregon, Adelante Mujeres (Rise Up Women) works to empower Latina women and families in the community. The group runs a Latino-friendly farmer's market, with culturally-appropriate offerings, and also provides training in organic agriculture to new Latino/a immigrants. The 12-week training is taught in Spanish and goes over the basics of purchasing land, crop rotations, and pest management strategies. The group also leases a training farm in Forest Grove.
- Growing Minds: Farm to School is a North Carolina-based organization that works on getting fresh, locally-grown food into schools. The group provides resources for starting school gardens, such as seeds and training for staff, as well as educational materials so teachers can bring students into the garden for lessons. The organization facilitates purchasing of local food for interested cafeteria managers, and provides grants for gardens, field trips, and other experiential learning programs for children.
- Athens Locally Grown is an online marketplace for food from farms in and around Athens, Georgia. The group is a semi-cooperative, with a small annual membership fee that goes towards farm tours, trips, and overhead expenses. You can purchase anything from meat to live plants to wood, and pick up your goods in person at a local community hub. The marketplace makes it easy to shop locally and realize the variety of items available in even a small metropolitan area.
- Across the country, the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs is attempting to remedy injustice and unsafe working conditions for farmworkers. Severely underpaid and exposed to harsh, dangerous conditions, farmworkers are among the least well-treated workers in the country. AFOP provides training in pesticide safety, job placement assistance, and raises awareness about the poor conditions that most farmworkers face. AFOP partners with independent community groups as well as the USDA and OSHA.
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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kevin Durant scored 30 points, Russell Westbrook returned from a cut above his eye to finish with 24 points, nine assists and seven rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 114-96 on Monday night.
Oklahoma City extended its home-court winning streak to 12 games - longest in the NBA - and won on New Year's Eve for the fifth straight year since the franchise moved from Seattle. The Thunder closed 2012 by winning 15 of its last 17 games.
Luis Scola scored 24 points to lead Phoenix, which dropped its sixth straight game and fell to the Thunder for the seventh straight time. The Suns haven't beaten Oklahoma City since December 19, 2010.
Westbrook left the game late in the first half with a cut over his right eye that required stitches. In his absence, the Thunder started the second half with Reggie Jackson at point guard and went on a 12-0 run to seize control. Oklahoma City never trailed again, although Phoenix pulled within two points twice in the opening minutes of the fourth quarter.
After missing about seven minutes of game time, Westbrook came straight from the locker room with tape above his eye, checked in with 6:24 left in the third quarter and went to work. He drew a foul and made both free throws, and after a two-handed dunk by Durant, Westbrook drilled a 17-foot jumper, then hit three free throws after being fouled behind the arc.
Westbrook then assisted on a basket by Serge Ibaka and followed with a 3-pointer to put Oklahoma City ahead 82-68, its biggest lead of the game, at the 3:44 mark.
Scola had seven points in a 9-2 run by the Suns that pulled them within 84-78 by quarter's end and Phoenix closed within 87-85 with 9:05 left on a basket by Jermaine O'Neal, but Nick Collison answered with a 16-foot jumper for the Thunder, and after a couple of empty possessions by both teams, Thabo Sefolosha's 3-pointer with 7:32 left put Oklahoma City up 92-85.
The Thunder put the game away with a 12-2 run, capped by a eight-foot floating jumper by Westbrook in the lane with 3:08 left to make it 104-89.
Durant recorded his 13th outing this season of 30 points or more, but had a poor shooting night, finishing 11-of-24 from the field. Westbrook, who has struggled with his shot in recent games, finished 7-of-16. Ibaka scored 16 points, Sefolosha added 14 points and Collison had 10 points and nine rebounds for the Thunder.
Goran Dragic added 16 points for Phoenix, while Marcin Gortat had 12 points and 10 rebounds and O'Neal had 12 points.
The Thunder led 54-53 at halftime, but lost Westbrook temporarily after he was inadvertently elbowed by Scola while attempting a layup with 1:32 left in the half. Westbrook went down, bleeding from around his right eye, as no foul was called and play continued.
The Suns stayed in the game in the half by shooting 51.2 percent from the field and 42.9 percent (6 of 14) from 3-point range. Sebastian Telfair hit three 3-pointers in four attempts in the first half but didn't score again.
NOTES: The Thunder recalled first-round draft choice Perry Jones III and a pair of former Kentucky players, center Daniel Orton and guard DeAndre Liggins, from the Tulsa 66ers of the NBA Development League . The Suns have recorded 1,998 wins in franchise history and are all but assured of being the fourth-fastest franchise to reach the 2,000-win mark, trailing Boston, the Los Angeles Lakers and Philadelphia. Phoenix's next two games are Jan. 2 against Philadelphia and Jan. 4 against Utah, both at home . Longtime Oklahoma Christian University professor, coach and administrator Max Dobson received the Devon Community Hero Award from the Thunder for his 37 years of teaching a class in which OC students work with special-needs children from Edmond Public Schools. Among those celebrating Dobson in a video shown during the ceremony was Oklahoma women's basketball coach Sherri Coale, whom Dobson recruited to OC in the early 1980s . The Thunder recorded its 32nd straight sellout at Chesapeake Energy Arena, including 15 this season.


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Spelling "Go Fish" Card Game
Was that i before e or e before i? Spelling words start out easy, but as children get older, they're expected to know the trickier ones like conceive, autumn, and suspicious. The good news is that these words belong to groups that follow the same pattern. This game can help children identify these word groups, spell them, and learn what they mean.
How to Use This Printout
- The Go Fish cards and the Spelling Patterns Chart are both included as part of this printout. Print them and cut out the cards. You might want to tape them to index cards or construction paper. This will make for easier playing and will also ensure the writing cant be read from the other side of the card.
- Review the rules of Go Fish and how this game will work. In the traditional card game, the goal is to put down groups of cards, such as aces, jacks, or tens. For instance, during a turn, a player asks an opponent if he or she has any tens. If so, the player gets to take them and may ask for other cards. If not, the player gets to Go Fishto pick from the pile. If a player happens to get a card they were looking for (a ten) from the pile, the player continues his or her turn. If not, the player to the left begins his or her turn.
- This game works like Go Fish except that instead of aces, jacks, or other playing cards players ask for words that belong to eleven spelling pattern groups. The Spelling Pattern Chart includes all of the groups; keep it handy during the game. Example groups of words include:
- cei (receive, deceive, perceive, conceive)
- cious (precious, gracious, malicious, precocious)
- pt (slept, crept, inept, wept)
- cei (receive, deceive, perceive, conceive)
- You might want to review these groups before starting the game and also agree how you will ask about themby pronouncing the name of the group, spelling it out, or saying the word that is listed on the card.
- The goal is to collect words from these groups (in sets of four) and lay them down. As in regular Go Fish, the player who puts down all of his or her cards wins the game.
More Ideas to Try
- Add difficulty to the game by requiring the winner to spell and define a word from his or her cards (without looking). Opponents get to choose the word! If the player cant do it, he or she has to wait until the next turn to try again for the win.
- Make it a game of points to boost spelling and definitions skills. For every card in a spelling pattern set, the player gets one point, plus one extra point for spelling it correctly. Dealer keeps track of points.
- Extend the spelling theme to family movie night. Watch the documentary Spellbound or feature film, Akeelah and the Bee. Can you spell P-O-P-C-O-R-N?


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Windy Windy Windy Windy Street
Windy Windy Windy Windy Street is a street in San Fierro, San Andreas, located at the eastern edge of Calton Heights. This landmark is modeled after San Francisco's famous Lombard Street, which also bears the name "crookedest street" due to the winding nature with which the street progresses through the one block between Hyde and Leavenworth Streets.
Like its real-life counterpart, Windy Windy Windy Windy Street is very difficult to navigate with an automobile. The tree-lined street is flanked by concrete step-sidewalks for easier passage, but is generally a poor choice for traveling through the city, and exists as more of a spectacle than a useful transportation medium (though there is a unique stunt jump available here).
Gameplay items
- Safehouses
- Vehicles
- Kart - Atop the staircase northwest the street (available only after Cut Throat Business)
- Collectibles
- One Unique Stunt Jump - Done by going to the staircase atop/northwest of the street
- One Snapshot - Found above the middle part of the street
- Weapons and Pickups
- Camera - On the pedestrian walkway immediately east of the safehouse (two flights of stairs down the safehouse)
- Flowers - Right beside the northern staircase, on a patch of grass
- Vehicles controlled by NPCs do not actually drive down the street.
- The street is notable for featuring street signs marking its name on both its ends (most named streets in GTA:SA are not so marked).
- The street's name "windy" refers to the "winding" curvature rather than the weather being windy (and thus "Windy" is pronounced "wine-dee" when saying the name).


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Andrea Dvorak
National Championship Experience:
- 2nd place — 2011 USA Cycling Elite, U23, Juniors & Paralympic National Championships, Augusta, Georgia, Road Race
- 1st place — 2003 USA Triathlon Collegiate National Championships, Peoria, Arizona
- 2nd place — 2002 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, Burlington, Vermont, Road Race
- 5th place - 2002 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, Burlington, Vermont, Individual Omnium
- 4th place — 2003 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, Berkeley, California, Road Race
- 2nd place — 2004 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, Madison, Wisconsin, Road Race
- 3rd place — 2005 USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships, Lawrence, Kansas, Road Race
Career Highlights:
- 6th place — 2011 Giro d'Italia Femminile, Stage 2
- 4th place — 2011 SRAM Tour of the Gila, General Classification
- 2nd place — 2011 Cascade Cycling Classic, Stage 1
- 3rd place — 2011 Foothills Road Race
- Queen of the Mountain: 2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic, 2011 SRAM Tour of the Gila and 2011 Cascade Cycling Classic
- 2nd place — 2010 Tour of the Gila, Stage 2
- 4th place — 2010 Tour of the Gila, General Classification
- 1st place — 2009 Fitchburg Longsjo Classic, Stage 3
- 3rd place — 2009 Nature Valley Grand Prix, Stage 6, Stillwater Criterium
Points of Interest
- Dvorak earned her Juris Doctorate from the University of Virginia in 2006.
- Dvorak won a triathlon national title as a collegiate in 2003.
- Dvorak woke up at 4:37 every morning as a senior in high school so she could practice swimming before school.
- Dvorak and her husband, Peter Hufnagel, started a high school cycling league at the Miller School of Albemarle where he teaches English.
PersonalBefore Andrea Dvorak emerged as one of America's most talented road racers, she was a highly successful triathlete and swimmer. She won a triathlon national championship as a collegiate at the University of Virginia and spent the summer of 2003 at the United States Olympic Training Center in the triathlon program.
Considering she didn't own her first bike until 2001, her success as a triathlete is remarkable. In fact, when she received her first bike, she wasn't aware that multiple gears existed. So, as she attempted to climb the final hill of the competition, she was forced to jump off her bike and run the rest of the way up. She learned the value or utilizing gears shortly thereafter.
After balancing her schoolwork along with all that it takes to train for triathlons, Dvorak focused on cycling, independently. Fortunately, the riders and the coaches at the University of Virginia were more than happy to serve as coaches and mentors to help with Dvorak's cycling development.
Dvorak continued working at cycling and results began to follow. She earned a spot on the podium at the road races of the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships from 2002-05, and won the women's Division I individual omnium in 2002 in Burlington, Vt.
Dvorak finished law school and promptly began racing full time. Over time, she has become one of America's top road racers. Internationally, Dvorak registered strong results as she placed fourth overall in the 2011 SRAM Tour of the Gila and won three prestigious Queen of the Mountain honors (2011 Redlands Bicycle Classic, 2011 SRAM Tour of the Gila and 2011 Cascade Cycling Classic). Additionally, she was narrowly edged in a two-rider sprint to the finish line by Robin Farina at the 2011 USA Cycling Elite, U23, Juniors & Paralympic Road National Championships in Augusta, Ga.
Dvorak enjoys riding her mountain bike with her husband despite sustaining a pair of significant injuries. Her first crash resulted in a trip to the emergency room for six hours and bed rest for months. The second crash was in Durango, Colo. She fell off the side of the mountain, tumbled 30 feet and would have continued down further if a fallen tree didn't break her fall. Fortunately, despite feeling a snapping sensation in her knee, Dvorak only tore her medial collateral ligament. Despite the injury, she continued riding home and, by her own admission, got a little carried away on the next descent and watched her hands slip off the handlebars. The slow-motion fall resulted in another face plant into the ground.
For the last two years, Dvorak has helped her husband, Peter Hufnagel, create a premier-level cycling program at the boarding school where he teaches — the Miller School of Albemarle located in Charlottesville, Va. They have created a high school cycling program that treats its athletes like domestic professional cyclists. Each student rides a custom-painted road bike that he/she built from scratch, provided with team-issued shoes, helmets, trainers, kits, sunglasses, elite-level coaching, etc., and have access to a fully equipped workshop that allows each rider to fix his or her bike when necessary. Additionally, they started Virginia's first interscholastic mountain bike race series, attracting students from the surrounding areas. The six-race series culminates with a series championship and leader's jersey for the top male and female racers.
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Students Present Research, Help Organize Texas Symposium
UT Dallas undergraduate physics student Jacob White talked with members of the public who had questions about astronomy and astrophysics at the recent lecture "Mysteries of the Dark Universe," part of the 27th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics.
It's commonplace to find graduate and undergraduate students at The University of Texas at Dallas taking part in hands-on research projects throughout campus.
But several UT Dallas students recently gained experience in additional aspects of academic research when they participated in the 27th Texas Symposium on Relativistic Astrophysics, an international scientific conference the University hosted last month.
Faculty and staff in the Department of Physics and the Office of Research spent nearly two years planning to host the symposium, which was held in downtown Dallas and on the UT Dallas campus Dec. 8-13. The conference marked the 50th anniversary of the prestigious astrophysics meeting; the first Texas Symposium was held in 1963 in Dallas and was hosted by UT Dallas' precursor institution, the Graduate Research Center of the Southwest.
The 2013 conference, which drew more than 400 participants, provided UT Dallas students with opportunities to interact with the world's top experts in astrophysics.
Undergraduate physics student Jacob White pulled double-duty during the conference. He participated in an outreach event on the UT Dallas campus, where he answered questions about astrophysics from members of the public and also gave a scientific talk to an audience of distinguished international researchers.
White's work with Dr. Lindsay King, associate professor of physics, focuses on examining data from a 200 million-year-old collision between two clusters of galaxies, an event designated as Abell 2146.
Doctoral student Michael Troxel and Austin Peel also presented their research at the symposium.
Student Researchers Instrumental in Planning International Symposium
Michael Troxel, a doctoral student in the physics department, was part of the local organizing committee for the symposium. He was instrumental in much of the behind-the-scenes logistics of the event, including the design and maintenance of the symposium's website, coordinating emails and other communications to conference participants, and helping to organize the program.
"Michael's work for the symposium was very significant in quality and quantity. We are all very proud of him," said Dr. Mustapha Ishak-Boushaki, associate professor of physics, co-chair of the symposium and Troxel's dissertation advisor. Ishak-Boushaki noted that in addition to organizing the symposium, he and Troxel have worked together on three scientific publications in the past year.
Troxel and fellow physics doctoral student Austin Peel presented their research at the symposium. Peel discussed work that has implications for understanding the large-scale structure and dynamics of the universe. Troxel presented his work on gravitational lensing, which can be used to more accurately measure the distribution and density of matter in the cosmos.
"The age of the universe is thought to be about 13.7 billion years, so on cosmological time scales, this collision didn't happen that long ago," King said.
White's project involved reducing and analyzing data from Abell 2146 that was gathered by a colleague, Dr. Rebecca Canning at Stanford University, who used a telescope at the Gemini Observatory in Hawaii. Light from the 200 or so colliding galaxies enters the telescope through a grating, which splits the light into its spectrum of colors, much like a prism splits sunlight into a rainbow. Such spectroscopic data reveals more information than can be gathered with photos alone, White said.
"Different elements and processes have characteristic spectra," he said. "For example, we can determine the chemistry of what each galaxy is made of, as well as how it's moving. We also can get an estimate of the mass of each cluster as a whole."
The next step in his work, White said, is to look more closely at the spectroscopic data to learn about the chemical composition of the region.
"The chemistry can tell us which regions might be forming new stars," he said. "Sometimes a collision itself can spur an area of unusually active star formation."
King said Abell 2146 is one of fewer than 10 suspected galaxy cluster mergers in the universe that are at just the right angle as seen from Earth for scientists to get a good view.
One of the mysteries of Abell 2146 is that the amount of matter that can be seen by telescopes does not provide enough gravitational, or attractive, force to account for how the galaxies are moving.
"There has to be about 10 times as much stuff that we can't see," King said. "The galaxies are not moving as they would if the movement was just due to what's visible. This provides us with evidence that there is dark matter here."
Although it can't be seen directly, dark matter is thought to comprise about 27 percent of the universe; without it, galaxies might fly apart. The UT Dallas team, which also includes graduate student Joseph Coleman, is using gravitational lensing techniques and data from the Hubble Space Telescope to map the dark matter in the system.
"One of the things we're trying to figure out is, at what point in the merger these two clusters are," King said. "We think they've passed through one another, but it's not clear whether they are now being drawn back together again due to gravitational attraction."
The team's research is funded in part by NASA and the Texas Space Grant Consortium. White also has received support from UT Dallas' Undergraduate Research Scholar Award Program.
Media Contact: The Office of Media Relations, UT Dallas, (972) 883-2155, [email protected].


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By Dan Whitcomb
Jan 15 (Reuters) - Sacramento's mayor has won consent from
the NBA to submit a proposal that would keep the Sacramento
Kings from leaving town, a spokesman said on Tuesday, amid
reports that an investor group was looking to buy the team and
move it to Seattle.
Kevin Johnson, speaking at his annual State of Downtown
Breakfast on Tuesday, said National Basketball Association
Commissioner David Stern had approved his request to present a
counteroffer to the league from a group of investors who would
keep the Kings in the California state capital, spokesman Daniel
Conway said.
"This morning I unveiled our 'Playing to Win' plan which is
modeled on the successful strategy used by the City of San
Francisco to keep the Giants and revitalize a section of the
city's downtown," Johnson, a former star for the NBA's Cleveland
Cavaliers and Phoenix Suns, said in a written statement released
later in the day.
"Over the next six weeks, we will put together a competitive
ownership group, which will include local partners, that is
committed to keeping the Kings in Sacramento and building a
world-class entertainment and sports complex," he said.
Johnson said the effort would culminate with Sacramento once
again going before the NBA board of governors to "demonstrate
the strength of our city as an NBA market and the unique
opportunity the Kings have to thrive in our community."
An NBA spokesman declined to comment and representatives for
the Kings could not be reached by Reuters on Tuesday afternoon.
Yahoo! Sports has reported that a group of investors led by
hedge fund manager Chris Hansen and Microsoft Corp Chief
Executive Steve Ballmer were close to a deal to buy the Kings
for $500 million from their current owners, the Maloof family,
and move the club to Seattle.
The family, which has wrangled with the city of Sacramento
for years over a new arena and held talks with other cities
about moving the team, has now agreed to put the franchise up
for sale, the report said, citing league sources.
Reuters has not confirmed the report and a spokesman for the
Maloofs could not be reached for comment on Tuesday.
Sports arena operator AEG, which had previously been in
talks with the city and the Maloofs to build a new arena for the
Kings in Sacramento, expressed support for the mayor's plan.
"We remain committed to the Mayor and the city. Would be
more than happy to meet with a potential new owner," an AEG
spokesman said.
Under the Seattle deal, the Kings would play for two seasons
in KeyArena, the home court for the Seattle Supersonics before
that team's 2008 move to Oklahoma City, and then move into a new
facility, Yahoo reported.
The Kings are Sacramento's only major professional sports
team, and Johnson has previously said he would make "every
effort" to keep them from leaving town. He has pledged to find
buyers, mentioning billionaire supermarket mogul Ron Burkle as
having expressed an interest in the past.
Seattle sports fans were infuriated by the loss of the
Supersonics and have pined for a new NBA team ever since. Hansen
last year gained city council approval for a new $490 million
arena near the waterfront south of downtown.
The Kings, meanwhile, have appeared to be on the brink of
leaving their host city in past years.
The Maloofs opened talks with officials in Anaheim,
California, to move the team to the Orange County city south of
Los Angeles in 2011, but NBA officials convinced them to give
Sacramento another year to get a deal for a new arena in place.
Then, last August, reports circulated that the Maloofs were
talking with officials about moving to Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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Before embarking on this extended trip, I was already curious as to how my brain would react without my usual cultural touchstones to rely upon.
There would be no Daily Show (although the Internet has helped out here), no "24" most likely, no So You Think You Can... ok, maybe I shouldn't make that one public. In general, there would be little to no TV at all, and what there was would be in a language that I can understand, but not at quick conversational speed.
There would also be a whole different ballgame in terms of sports. No golf, no ice hockey, no basketball, no football - at least in terms of the leagues I grew up following. And I can safely say this is the only area that I miss from a cultural standpoint.
Soccer - plain "football" in these parts, although using the term "soccer" does not raise eyebrows nor ire in Holland - is absolutely king here in Europe. It seems to even match or exceed Canadians' love of hockey, which is no small feat.
And having attended my first ever European soccer match Saturday, October 24th, I can say that so far my trades have been one-sided, and not in my favor.
The rain was coming down in a fine mist and the wind was gusting, but about 45,000 raucous fans were not daunted. Some great soccer songs were being belted out every few minutes, each one walking a very fine line between love/passion and malevolence/anger. I'm sure the possibility of violence breaking out at any second is what keeps most fans awake.
It was Feyenoord - the Rotterdam club - versus VVV-Venlo (no idea what the 3 V's mean, although after about the 39th minute, it could have been changed to ZZZ) from south Holland. After a 1-0 Feyenoord win, and maybe, maybe 2 shots on net after 90 minutes, it was time to head home. To be fair, my hosts told me it was in fact one of the worst games they've seen. But wow, that was some kind of boring.*
In search of a fix I scoured the Internet, which revealed a few spots in Amsterdam that broadcast NFL games on Sundays.
Fast forward 30 minutes later, and I'm sitting next to Rob the software salesman from Boston, eating a kangaroo burger in Coco's Outback, an Aussie bar. I went all out and ordered it "Oz" style - with a fried egg, a slice of cheese, and a beetroot.
To recap - a bar, in the Netherlands, run by Aussies, broadcasting American football, while being served by a Hungarian server. With a side of French fries, no less. It is truly enjoyable and it doesn't happen everywhere, that's for sure.
*Disclaimer: I realize there is a complete parallel here; the European visitor to North America would likely be bored stiff watching golf with its snail's pace, American football with all its stoppages, etc. So apologies to my European friends reading this - feel free to equally insult the North American sporting landscape.
P.S. The kangaroo burger? Tastes like chicken.


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Key Features:
- Operating voltage: VDD = 1.8 to 5.5 V
- Minimum instruction execution time can be changed from high speed (0.1 μs: @ 20 MHz operation with highspeed system clock) to ultra low-speed (122 μs: @ 32.768 kHz operation with subsystem clock)
- General-purpose register: 8 bits x 32 registers (8 bits x 8 registers x 4 banks)
- On-chip single-power-supply flash memory
- Self-programming (with boot swap function)
- On-chip debug function
- On-chip power-on-clear (POC) circuit and low-voltage detector (LVI)
- On-chip watchdog timer (operable with internal low-speed oscillation clock)
- LCD controller/driver (external resistance division and internal resistance division are switchable)
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- On-chip multiplier/divider (16 bits x 16 bits, 32 bits/16 bits)
- On-chip key interrupt function
- Clock output / On-chip buzzer output controller
- I/O ports: 30/34/46/62
- Timer: 9 channels
- 16-bit timer/event counter: 1 channel
- 8-bit timer/event counter: 1 or 2 channels
- 8-bit timer: 4channels
- Real-time counter (RTC): 1 channel
- Watchdog timer: 1 channel
- Serial interface:
- 3-wire CSI: 0/1 channel
- UART/3-wire CSI: 0/1 channel
- UART (LIN -bus supported): 1 channel
- I²C bus : 1 channel
- 10-bit resolution A/D converter(AVREF = 2.3 - 5.5 V): 5/8/0/8 channel
- Operating ambient temperature: TA = -40 to +85°C
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Great article from Barron's explaining the lifetime bypass trust and how couples can gift over $10,000,000 to each other (although most gift much less) and avoid estate tax if they act by December 31.
For married couples, a popular strategy is for each spouse to create a trust that will ultimately provide for heirs, but that also names the other spouse as a beneficiary. The advantages are clear: Couples can move as much as $10.24 million out of their combined estate, while retaining rights to draw income if they need to. The one hurdle is that the Internal Revenue Service could void your careful planning if you and your spouse create trusts that are too similar. This poses particular problems for procrastinators, since creating the two trusts in rapid succession heightens the risk of raising IRS eyebrows. "The less time you have, the more conservative you need to be about making them very, very different," says Diana Zeydel, national chair of the trusts and estates department of Greenberg Traurig in Miami.


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The properties information for each component forming a Job or a subjob allows to set the actual technical implementation of the active Job.
Each component is defined by basic and advanced properties shown respectively on the Basic Settings tab and the Advanced Settings tab of the Component view of the selected component in the design workspace. The Component view gathers also other collateral information related to the component in use, including View and Documentation tabs.
The Basic Settings tab is part of the Component view, which is located on the lower part of the designing editor of the Integration perspective of Talend Studio.
Each component has specific basic settings according to its function requirements within the Job.
Some components require code to be input or functions to be set. Make sure you use Java code in properties.
For File and Database components, you can centralize properties in metadata files located in the Metadata directory of the Repository tree view. This means that on the Basic Settings tab you can set properties on the spot, using the Built-In Property Type or use the properties you stored in the Metadata Manager using the Repository Property Type. The latter option helps you save time.
Select Repository as Property Type and choose the metadata file holding the relevant information. Related topic: Managing Metadata.
Alternatively, you can drop the Metadata item from the Repository tree view directly to the component already dropped on the design workspace, for its properties to be filled in automatically.
If you selected the Built-in mode and set manually the properties of a component, you can also save those properties as metadata in the Repository. To do so:
Click the floppy disk icon. The metadata creation wizard corresponding to the component opens.
Follow the steps in the wizard. For more information about the creation of metadata items, see Managing Metadata.
The metadata displays under the Metadata node of the Repository.
For all components that handle a data flow (most components), you can define a Talend schema in order to describe and possibly select the data to be processed. Like the Properties data, this schema is either Built-in or stored remotely in the Repository in a metadata file that you created. A detailed description of the Schema setting is provided in the next sections.
A schema created as Built-in is meant for a single use in a Job, hence cannot be reused in another Job.
Select Built-in in the Property Type list of the Basic settings view, and click the Edit Schema button to create your built-in schema by adding columns and describing their content, according to the input file definition.
Make sure the data type in the Type column is correctly defined.
For more information regarding Java data types, including date pattern, see Java API Specification.
Below are the commonly used Talend data types:
Object: a generic Talend data type that allows processing data without regard to its content, for example, a data file not otherwise supported can be processed with a tFileInputRaw component by specifying that it has a data type of Object.
List: a space-separated list of primitive type elements in an XML Schema definition, defined using the xsd:list element.
Dynamic: a data type that can be set for a single column at the end of a schema to allow processing fields as VARCHAR(100) columns named either as 'Column<X>' or, if the input includes a header, from the column names appearing in the header. For more information, see Dynamic schema.
Document: a data type that allows processing an entire XML document without regarding to its content.
In all output properties, you also have to define the schema of the output. To retrieve the schema defined in the input schema, click the Sync columns tab in the Basic settings view.
When creating a database table, you are recommended to specify the Length field for all columns of type String, Integer or Long and specify the Precision field for all columns of type Double, Float or BigDecimal in the schema of the component used. Otherwise, unexpected errors may occur.
If you often use certain database connections or specific files when creating your data integration Jobs, you can avoid defining the same properties over and over again by creating metadata files and storing them in the Metadata node in the Repository tree view of the Integration perspective.
To recall a metadata file into your current Job, select Repository in the Schema list and then select the relevant metadata file. Or, drop the metadata item from the Repository tree view directly to the component already dropped on the design workspace. Then click Edit Schema to check that the data is appropriate.
You can edit a repository schema used in a Job from the Basic settings view. However, note that the schema hence becomes Built-in in the current Job.
You can also use a repository schema partially. For more information, see How to use a repository schema partially.
You cannot change the schema stored in the repository from this window. To edit the schema stored remotely, right-click it under the Metadata node and select the corresponding edit option (Edit connection or Edit file) from the contextual menu.
Related topics: Managing Metadata.
When using a repository schema, if you do not want to use all the predefined columns, you can select particular columns without changing the schema into a built-in one:
The following describes how to use a repository schema partially for a database input component. The procedure may vary slightly according to the component you are using.
Click the [...] button next to Edit schema on the Basic settings tab. The [Edit parameter using repository] dialog box appears. By default, the option View schema is selected.
Click OK. The [Schema] dialog box pops up, which displays all columns in the schema. The Used Column check box before each column name indicates whether the column is used.
Select the columns you want to use.
Click OK. A message box appears, which prompts you to do a guess query.
The guess query operation is needed only for the database metadata.
Click OK to close the message box. The [Propagate] dialog box appears. Click Yes to propagate the changes and close the dialog box.
On the Basic settings tab, click Guess Query. The selected column names are displayed in the Query area as expected.
For more information about how to set a repository schema, see How to set a repository schema.
On any field of your Job/component Properties view, you can use the Ctrl+Space bar to access the global and context variable list and set the relevant field value dynamically.
Place the cursor on any field of the Component view.
Press Ctrl+Space bar to access the proposal list.
Select on the list the relevant parameters you need. Appended to the variable list, a information panel provides details about the selected parameter.
This can be any parameter including: error messages, number of lines processed, or else... The list varies according to the component in selection or the context you are working in.
Related topic: Using contexts and variables.
Some components, especially File and Databases components, provides numerous advanced use possibilities.
The content of the Advanced settings tab changes according to the selected component.
Generally you will find on this tab the parameters that are not required for a basic or usual use of the component but may be required for a use out of the standard scope.
You can also find in the Advanced settings view the option tStatCatcher Statistics that allows you, if selected, to display logs and statistics about the current Job without using dedicated components. For more information regarding the stats & log features, see How to automate the use of statistics & logs.
The Basic settings and Advanced settings tabs of all components display various check boxes and drop-down lists for component parameters. Usually, available values for these types of parameters can only be edited when designing your Job.
The Dynamic settings tab, on the Component view, allows you to customize these parameters into code or variable.
This feature allows you, for example, to define these parameters as variables and thus let them become context-dependent, whereas they are not meant to be by default.
Another benefit of this feature is that you can now change the context setting at execution time. This makes full sense when you intend to export your Job in order to deploy it onto a Job execution server for example.


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- 12.1 Divine service
- 12.1.1 General remarks concerning divine service
- 12.1.2 Divine service in the Old Testament
- 12.1.3 Divine service in the New Testament
- 12.1.4 Further development of Christian divine service
- 12.1.5 Divine service as an encounter with God
- 220.127.116.11 The Apostles' doctrine
- 126.96.36.199 Breaking of bread
- 184.108.40.206 Fellowship
- 188.8.131.52 Prayer
- 12.1.6 Proclamation of the word
- 184.108.40.206 Concerning the term "sermon"
- 188.8.131.52 The proclamation of the word in the New Testament
- 188.8.131.52 The proclamation of the word today
- 188.8.131.52.1 Main content of the proclamation of the word
- 184.108.40.206.2 The objective of the proclamation of the word
- 126.96.36.199.3 Levels within the proclamation of the word
- 12.1.7 The Lord's Prayer
- 184.108.40.206 The Lord's Prayer in divine service
- 22.214.171.124 The seven pleas
- 184.108.40.206.1 "Our Father in heaven"
- 188.8.131.52.2 "Hallowed be Your name"
- 18.104.22.168.3 "Your kingdom come"
- 220.127.116.11.4 "Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven"
- 220.127.116.11.5 "Give us this day our daily bread"
- 184.108.40.206.6 "Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors"
- 126.96.36.199.7 "And do not lead us into temptation"
- 184.108.40.206.8 "But deliver us from the evil one"
- 126.96.36.199.9 "For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever"
- 184.108.40.206.10 "Amen"
- 12.1.8 Forgiveness of sins in the divine service
- 126.96.36.199 God–the One who forgives
- 22.214.171.124 God's patience–the sacrificial service in the Old Testament
- 18.104.22.168 The sacrifice of Christ–foundation for the forgiveness of sins
- 18.104.22.168 Prerequisites for obtaining forgiveness of sins
- 220.127.116.11 Repentance and remorse
- 126.96.36.199 Sin that is not forgiven
- 184.108.40.206 Proclamation and authority
- 18.104.22.168 Effects of the forgiveness of sins
- 12.1.9 Dispensation of the sacraments in the divine service
- 12.1.10 The closing benediction
- 12.1.11 Acts of blessing in the sequence of the divine service
- 12.1.12 Ordinations, appointments, reinstatements, retirements
- 12.1.13 Divine services for the departed
- 12.1.14 Music in the divine service
- 12.2 Acts of blessing
- 12.2.1 Prenatal blessing
- 12.2.2 Confirmation
- 18.104.22.168 Age of confirmation and prerequisites
- 184.108.40.206 Confirmation vow and confirmation blessing
- 12.2.3 Weddings, wedding anniversaries, and engagements
- 18.104.22.168 The wedding blessing
- 188.8.131.52 Blessing at wedding anniversaries
- 220.127.116.11 Engagement blessing
- 12.2.4 Dedication of church buildings
- 12.3 The church funeral
- 12.4 Pastoral care
- 12.4.1 Instruction of children
- 22.214.171.124 Church instruction
- 184.108.40.206.1 Pre-Sunday School
- 22.214.171.124.2 Sunday School
- 188.8.131.52.3 Religious Instruction
- 220.127.116.11.4 Confirmation Instruction
- 12.4.2 Youth care
- 126.96.36.199 The situation of young people
- 22.214.171.124 Goal of youth care
- 22.214.171.124 Offers in youth care
- 12.4.3 The pastoral care visit
- 12.4.4 Confession
- 12.4.5 Support in death and grieving
- 126.96.36.199 Caring for the terminally ill and dying
- 188.8.131.52 Support for the bereaved
- 184.108.40.206 Coping with grief
- 12.5 Church holy days
- 12.5.1 Christmas
- 12.5.2 Palm Sunday
- 12.5.3 Good Friday
- 12.5.4 Easter
- 12.5.5 Ascension Day
- 12.5.6 Pentecost
- 12.5.7 Thanksgiving Day
- 12.5.8 Structure of divine services on religious holy days
12 Divine service, acts of blessing, and pastoral care
12.1 Divine service Back to top
Divine service is the activity of God upon human beings and a work of human beings for God.
12.1.1 General remarks concerning divine service Back to top
In the divine service the congregation gathers to hear God's word and receive blessing through the sacrament. Human beings worship God in reverence and humbleness.
Thus divine service is an encounter between God and man. In the worshipful serving of the believers and in the perceptible presence of the triune God, the congregation experiences that God serves them in love.
12.1.2 Divine service in the Old Testament Back to top
The divine service of the Old Testament is based upon encounters between God and mankind. The various forms of divine service developed over a long period of time. Again and again, God revealed Himself and granted His help to man.
In the Garden of Eden, God addressed His word to the first human beings. After the fall into sin, He did not leave them unprotected. Rather He comforted them and gave them hope for future salvation.
Genesis 8 tells of the first altar built by man in order to serve God, worship Him, bring thanks to Him, and bring sacrifices to Him. Noah erected an altar and brought God an offering of thanks. The Lord responded with the promise that He would henceforth protect the creation.
Jacob consecrated the place where God had spoken to him and called it Bethel, which means "house of God" (Genesis 28: 19).
In the law, God gave Moses instructions for building an altar: "In every place where I record my name I will come to you, and I will bless you" (Exodus 20: 24 et seq.). He also gave a reminder that He had hallowed the seventh day, and commanded: "Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy" (Exodus 20: 8).
During the Israelites' journey through the desert, God chose men from among them to serve Him as priests and perform the sacrificial service. They were given the commission to convey God's blessing to the people by way of a specific formulation (Numbers 6: 22-27). This blessing states: "The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you peace" (Aaronic blessing).
In the time of King David it says that singers and musicians were also active in praising God with psalms in the divine services (1 Chronicles 25: 6).
King Solomon had the temple built in Jerusalem. It was there that divine services were conducted, which consisted mainly of the daily slaughtering of sacrificial animals by the priests. This sacrificial service was from then on practised exclusively in the temple of Jerusalem. The temple was also the place where the Israelite feasts–such as the Passover and the Feast of Tabernacles (Leviticus 23)–were celebrated.
After the destruction of the temple, the sacrificial service could no longer be performed, according to the understanding of the Israelites. During the period of captivity in Babylon, the believers gathered in specially built houses known as synagogues in order to pray and read and interpret Holy Scripture. This is one of the sources of the later Christian form of divine service.
SUMMARY Back to top
Divine service is the activity of God upon human beings and a work of human beings for God. (12.1)
The divine service of the Old Testament is based upon encounters between God and mankind. The various forms of divine service developed over a long period of time. (12.1.2)
After the destruction of the temple in Jerusalem there was no more sacrificial service. In the time of the Babylonian exile, the believers would gather in synagogues in order to pray and read and interpret Holy Scripture. This is one of the sources of the later Christian form of divine service. (12.1.2)
12.1.3 Divine service in the New Testament Back to top
The incarnation of Jesus Christ marked the beginning of a completely new dimension of God's service to mankind. The Son of God came to earth as both true Man and true God. He was born into the Jewish nation, He went to the temple, participated in the divine service of the synagogue, and helped define it. Beyond that He acted as a teacher who preached with divine authority (Matthew 7: 29). Beyond that, He caused people to be baptised, and later instituted Holy Communion. Thus Jesus' words and deeds already contained that which would later come to define Christian divine service: word and sacrament.
Jesus' actions, which are thus the standard for divine service, find their crowning achievement in His death on the cross: He brought the perfect sacrifice, which far surpassed–and replaced–the sacrificial service of the old covenant (see 3.4). In every celebration of Holy Communion, Christ's sacrifice is recalled.
Even before His sacrificial death, Jesus Christ promised His Apostles that He would send them the Holy Spirit to assure the continued teaching activity of Christ and preserve His gospel: "... and the word which you hear is not Mine but the Father's who sent Me. These things I have spoken to you while being present with you. But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you" (John 14: 24-26).
The Holy Spirit inspired the Pentecost sermon of Peter. The word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit "cut to the heart" of three thousand listeners, and caused them to repent and be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ, whereupon they received the gift of the Holy Spirit. In a certain sense, Pentecost is the first divine service of the church of Christ. Four fundamental elements of New Testament divine service are attested among the members of the early Christian congregation in Jerusalem: "And they continued steadfastly in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers" (Acts 2: 42).
12.1.4 Further development of Christian divine service Back to top
Over the course of the centuries, Christian divine service has been celebrated in various forms. Whereas the emphasis was originally on the liturgy, divine service emphasising the sermon developed later on through the Reformation and within Protestantism. Divine service in the Catholic Apostolic Church was also characterised by a highly defined liturgy. The sequence of today's New Apostolic divine service adheres more to the traditions of reformed divine services.
12.1.5 Divine service as an encounter with God Back to top
The four elements of divine service present in the early church are still today among the definitive characteristics present when the congregation experiences the mystery of an encounter between God and man at the altar, which is always new.
The Trinitarian opening formula–"In the name of God, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit"–is an invocation of God and the reassurance of His presence. This is how we begin every encounter with the triune God in divine service. Likewise, every divine service is concluded with the Trinitarian benediction. This makes it clear to those attending the divine service that God is present.
Just as the heavenly hosts praise God in heaven (Isaiah 6: 3; Revelation 4: 8-11), so too the congregation glorifies and praises the triune God, His grace, and His mercy.
The divine service is intended to strengthen hope in the imminent return of Christ and to prepare the believers for the appearing of the Lord. For this reason, divine service is sacred to them. Thoughtless neglect in attending divine service jeopardises the steadfast continuation in the Apostles' doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers, as practised by the early Christians.
Those who frequently abstain from attending the divine services without compelling reasons run the risk of losing their longing for the sacrament and the word effected by the Spirit. Beyond that, the powers of Holy Communion do not flow into their souls, their sins are not forgiven, and they lose out on fellowship with God and all related blessings.
Those who refuse to give God the worship due Him by rejecting or even despising the divine service and the grace it offers, charge themselves with sin–whether or not they actually attend the divine service.
184.108.40.206 The Apostles' doctrine Back to top
Already Jesus, who is described as the "Apostle ... of our confession" in Hebrews 3: 1, said: "My doctrine is not Mine, but His who sent Me" (John 7: 16). As the One sent by His Father, He in turn sent the Apostles and gave them the commission to "[teach] them to observe all things that I have commanded you ..." (Matthew 28: 20).
As Jesus Christ's servants, the Apostles are called and ordained to preach the gospel and to promote obedience of faith (Romans 1: 1, 5). The ministers commissioned by them likewise proclaim Jesus Christ's doctrine to the congregations.
The word of the sermon effected by the Holy Spirit serves to strengthen faith and promote understanding. It imparts comfort, admonishes listeners to act in accordance with the standards of the gospel, and keeps the expectation of Christ's imminent return alive. In this way, believers experience the fulfilment of Jesus' promise: "However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak in His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you" (John 16: 13-14). Thus the sermon inspired by the Holy Spirit also distinguishes itself by glorifying Christ as the Saviour and Redeemer.
22.214.171.124 Breaking of bread Back to top
In the celebration of Holy Communion (see 8.2), the congregation experiences the central event of the divine service. Following the forgiveness of sins, the believers come to the altar and receive the body and blood of Jesus in the form of a consecrated wafer of bread and wine. In so doing, the faithful experience Holy Communion as both an expression of thanks and a celebration of remembrance of Christ's sacrifice (Luke 22: 19). It is a meal of fellowship and profession which includes the departed, both those who have died in Christ and those who have been granted access to the altar through God's grace. It also strengthens the hope in the coming of the Son of God (1 Corinthians 11: 26).
The worthy partaking of Holy Communion preserves the life implanted in the soul through the rebirth. Furthermore, it gives the soul the certainty of remaining in Jesus and maintaining the closest fellowship of life with Him (John 6: 51-58). The powers thereby received help believers overcome that which could be an impediment to the salvation of the soul and allows them to develop into the nature of Jesus. In this way, fellowship of life with Jesus Christ can be strengthened in every divine service.
126.96.36.199 Fellowship Back to top
In divine service, believers can experience, again and again, the fulfilment of Jesus Christ's promise: "For where two or three are gathered together in My name, I am there in the midst of them" (Matthew 18: 20). Divine service is thus fellowship with Jesus Christ. He is in the midst of the congregation in His word, and truly present in His body and blood. Beyond that, divine service is the fellowship of the believers gathered in the worship and praise of God. When, in addition to Holy Communion, the sacraments of Holy Baptism with water or Holy Sealing are dispensed in the divine service, the members of the congregation surround those receiving the sacrament as witnesses. In addition, each individual can apply these words of blessing to himself. Those who have already been baptised and sealed are thereby encouraged to recall anew the moment when they received the sacraments. This makes it clear that all reborn souls stand united in full sacramental fellowship.
220.127.116.11 Prayer Back to top
Divine service is inseparably associated with prayer. Already before the divine service, the faithful seek the nearness of God through personal prayer. During the prayers in the divine service, the congregation unites in prayer with the words spoken by the officiant. These express adoration, thanksgiving, intercessions, and pleas. Special significance is attached to the Lord's Prayer, which the congregation prays together. It is prayed in accordance with the wording recorded in Matthew 6: 9-13, and precedes the celebration of Holy Communion. After the believers have partaken of the body and blood of Jesus, they thank Christ in a silent prayer for His sacrifice and the grace they have received. At the end of the divine service, the officiant speaks a prayer.
SUMMARY Back to top
With Jesus Christ a new dimension of divine ministration upon mankind began to emerge. The defining elements of Christian divine service–namely word and sacrament–have their source in Jesus' word and deed. (12.1.3)
Four fundamental elements of divine service are attested in the New Testament: the Apostle's doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, and prayer. (12.1.3)
The Christian divine service was celebrated in various forms over the course of the centuries. The current sequence of the New Apostolic divine service stands in the tradition of reformed divine services. (12.1.4)
The Trinitarian opening formula is an invocation of God and an assurance of His presence. Every encounter with the triune God in divine service is introduced in this manner and concluded with the Trinitarian benediction. (12.1.5)
The divine service is intended to strengthen the hope in the imminent return of Christ and prepare the believers for the appearing of the Lord. (12.1.5)
The Apostles are called to proclaim the gospel. The ministers active in their commission do the same. (126.96.36.199)
In the celebration of Holy Communion the congregation experiences the central event in the divine service. (188.8.131.52)
Divine service is fellowship with Jesus Christ in word and sacrament. Divine service is also the fellowship of the believers who gather in worship and praise of God. (126.96.36.199)
Divine service is inseparably associated with prayer. Adoration, thanks, intercession and pleas are brought to expression here. (22.214.171.124)
12.1.6 Proclamation of the word Back to top
The timely will of God is proclaimed in the divine services. This proclamation of the word is described as the "sermon".
The necessity of God's word for the life of the new creation was expressed by the Lord Jesus in the statement: "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matthew 4: 4). Apostle Paul pointed out that faith cannot come into being without hearing the word of God (Romans 10: 17). In 1 Peter 1: 24-25, the transitory nature of mankind is contrasted with the eternal nature of God's word: "... the word of the Lord endures forever. Now this is the word which by the gospel was preached to you."
18.104.22.168 Concerning the term "sermon" Back to top
The term "sermon" can be traced back to the Latin word sermô, which means "discourse" or "talk". The sermon in the divine service is a spiritual address given by a minister, which is inspired and permeated by the power of the Holy Spirit and addressed to the congregation. The sermon is based on a passage taken from the Bible.
184.108.40.206 The proclamation of the word in the New Testament Back to top
While believing people already proclaimed the will of God through the power of the Holy Spirit during the time of the Old Testament, a new dimension of God's word became reality with the birth of the Son of God. In Jesus Christ the Word of God came to mankind in perfection.
Jesus taught in the temple in Jerusalem, in synagogues, and in other places. Much of the content of His sermons has been handed down to us in the gospels, which contain the basic principles of Christian doctrine. When He preached, Jesus used parables and interpreted the Old Testament. Furthermore, He made many references to the future. For instance, He foretold His own suffering, resurrection, and ascension into heaven, and gave the promise of His return. The outstanding nature of Jesus' preaching is illustrated in the Sermon on the Mount, which contains the beatitudes and many statements that had never been heard before. The effect of this sermon is shown in the reaction of His audience: "... the people were astonished at His teaching, for He taught them as one having authority, and not as the scribes" (Matthew 7: 28-29).
Although the Son of God had already assigned the Apostles the task of preaching the word during His activity on earth (Matthew 10: 7), after His resurrection He commissioned them to go into all the world and preach the gospel to all (Mark 16: 15).
Apostle Peter preached the first Christian sermon on Pentecost (Acts 2: 14 et seq.). Other sermons of the early Apostles can be found, for example, in Acts 3: 12-26; 17: 22-31. Beyond that, many of the letters of the Apostles, which were read to the believers in the congregations, can also be compared to sermons. Their contents were tailored to the congregations or the prevailing circumstances in each. They urged the members to repent, accept God's grace, and receive the sacraments. Furthermore, they were of an instructional and admonishing character. They testified of God's desire to redeem mankind and grant them eternal life in His glory.
22.214.171.124 The proclamation of the word today Back to top
In the New Apostolic divine service, great significance is attached to the proclamation of God's word. The Apostles and ministers appointed by them are called upon to proclaim God's word in the congregations. For this purpose they have been blessed and equipped through their ordination.
In the first place, God's word consists of that which has been handed down to us in Holy Scripture. Every sermon must be oriented by this, and so the basis of every single sermon is a prescribed passage from the Bible complete with notes on its interpretation, which is made available by the Chief Apostle for the ministers in order to help them prepare for the divine service.
The interpretation of the Bible text in free discourse constitutes the core of the sermon, which is inspired by the Holy Spirit. The congregation experiences this through the words of the minister conducting the service and through supplementary contributions by assisting ministers. The proclamation of God's word by a number of ministers, each with a different personality and corresponding gifts, aids in illuminating several aspects of the sermon from various perspectives, and serves to deepen understanding for God's will.
126.96.36.199.1 Main content of the proclamation of the word Back to top
At the core of the proclamation of the word is the gospel of Jesus Christ, the glad tidings. It tells of Jesus' life and sacrifice, of His resurrection and return, as well as the completion of the plan of salvation.
However, the glorification of God and the praise of His works throughout the ages also constitute the content of the sermon. Furthermore, the sermon provides orientation for a life in accordance with God's will. This is also supported by accounts of experiences of faith.
Additional elements of the sermon include the praise of God's grace and Jesus Christ's great deed of reconciliation. Furthermore, the sermon appeals to the believers to reconcile. All of this prepares the way for the receiving of the sacraments.
184.108.40.206.2 The objective of the proclamation of the word Back to top
The "preaching of Jesus Christ" calls listeners to obedience of faith (Romans 16: 25, 26). The sermon's primary goal is to awaken and preserve the faith which Jesus expects to find at His return. The Apostolic proclamation of the word is always geared toward preparing the congregation for the coming of Jesus (2 Corinthians 11: 2).
Belief in the imminent return of the Lord has an effect on the believer's conduct in daily life. According to Galatians 5: 22-23, the activity of the Holy Spirit is to produce the "fruits" of love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control.
The proclaimed word imparts comfort and confidence, promotes knowledge, and strengthens trust in God.
Through the word of God, listeners are presented, as it were, with a mirror in which they can recognise themselves and become aware of what is necessary in order to grow into the nature of Christ (James 1: 22-24). This also entails accepting in faith the reconciliation with God effected by Christ, and summoning up the willingness to reconcile with all people as a result.
126.96.36.199.3 Levels within the proclamation of the word Back to top
The word of God is perfect, pure, and infallible, and yet it is proclaimed by imperfect human beings. For this reason the sermon can contain imperfect elements. Nevertheless, God, who hears the fervent pleas of both the preacher and the listener, lays His power into the inadequate human words of the sermon. There are therefore two levels. One is the human level: a human being speaks, and other human beings listen. On this level, both linguistic errors and errors of content on the part of the speaker, as well as misunderstandings on the part of the listeners, cannot be ruled out. The other level is the divine: the Holy Spirit speaks through the commissioned servant of God to the souls of the listeners and strengthens or awakens faith within them. Thus, the imperfection of the words and sentences expressed does not prevent God from filling them with power.
But the listeners must also fulfil certain prerequisites in order that they do not perceive the sermon as the mere utterances of a human being. The basic requirement for this is faith. This means that, in believing trust, the listeners must open themselves to the word of the sermon, accept it, and be prepared to apply it in their lives. Then the word of the sermon will also inspire remorse in the listener. The sins he has committed are thus recognised, and regret, repentance, and the longing for grace are awakened.
Prior to the sermon, the listeners should pray for the Lord to provide strength and peace through the word. The Lord will hear and grant the fervent prayers of a congregation that longs for His word.
The sermon is followed by the celebration of Holy Communion, for which God's word has prepared the way.
SUMMARY Back to top
God's will is proclaimed in the divine services. This proclamation of the word is known as the "sermon". (12.1.6)
Jesus taught in the temple in Jerusalem, in synagogues, and in other places. An example of Jesus' proclamation of the word is the Sermon on the Mount. (22.214.171.124)
The first Christian sermon was delivered by Apostle Peter on Pentecost. (18.104.22.168)
The proclamation of the word is accorded great significance in the New Apostolic divine service. It is based on a Bible text. Its interpretation in free discourse constitutes the core of the sermon. It is awakened by the Holy Spirit. (220.127.116.11)
The central element of the proclamation of the word is the gospel, which speaks of Jesus' life and sacrifice, as well as His resurrection and return. Beyond that it offers orientation for a life in accordance with God's will. (188.8.131.52.1)
Apostolic proclamation of the word always testifies of the endeavour to prepare the congregation for the return of Jesus Christ. (22.214.171.124.2)
The proclaimed word strengthens faith and trust in God, imparts comfort and confidence, and promotes knowledge. (22.214.171.124.2)
God's word is perfect, pure, and infallible. Nevertheless it is proclaimed and heard by imperfect human beings. This does not prevent God from filling the sermon with His power. (188.8.131.52.3)
12.1.7 The Lord's Prayer Back to top
The Lord's Prayer is a valuable legacy which Jesus gave to those who believe in Him. With it the Son of God gave an example of how we are to pray to the Father in heaven.
This prayer of the Son of God has been handed down in one version containing five pleas (Luke 11: 2-4) and in a more detailed version containing seven pleas (Matthew 6: 9-13).
126.96.36.199 The Lord's Prayer in divine service Back to top
In the liturgy of the divine service, the text from the gospel of Matthew in the New King James Version of the Bible is used:
"Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name.
Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.
And do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen."
The Lord's Prayer occupies a firm place in our liturgy. This is the only prayer that the believers bring to God together in accordance with a fixed wording.
It is also a prayer of repentance, spoken before the forgiveness of sins, in which the faithful confess before God that they have sinned.
126.96.36.199 The seven pleas Back to top
The invocation of God is followed by three pleas that refer to Him: Your name, Your kingdom, and Your will. This is followed by four pleas which, at the same time, can also be intercessions: our daily bread, our debts, lead us, deliver us. The prayer concludes by praising the majesty of God.
126.96.36.199.1 "Our Father in heaven" Back to top
The form of address "Our Father" identifies this prayer as a communal prayer in which those praying profess to be children of God. In this fellowship, Jesus Christ is the "firstborn among many brethren" (Romans 8: 29). Whenever He prayed, He addressed God as Father (Luke 22: 42; 23: 46; John 11: 41; 17: 1).
The relationship between Jesus and His heavenly Father is unique. Since Christ taught human beings to pray to God as the "Father in heaven" He incorporated them into His relationship with the Father.


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The Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. has drilled 600 Eagle Ford wells so far. How good are they?
The company thinks it might ultimately recover an average of about 570,000 barrels of oil equivalent from each.
I'll save you the calculator. That's 342 million barrels of oil equivalent, a measure that includes both crude oil and natural gas liquids.
The company gave the estimate in its third-quarter call with analysts last week. Here are some other Eagle Ford highlights:
Chesapeake expects to sign agreements this quarter to sell its northern block of Eagle Ford acreage, around Zavala County.
The company expects to produce an additional 1 million barrels of oil this year. Jeffery Fisher, executive vice president, said, "This is largely attributable to outstanding results in the Eagle Ford, where we are drilling longer laterals, achieving better than expected well performance, and benefiting from increased gathering system and processing capacity."
It's Eagle Ford wells are costing around $7 million (but is aiming ultimately for a well cost of $6.5 million – that's for a well with a 6,300-foot horizontal reach).
In the first quarter, Chesapeake's Eagle Ford production averaged 61,600 barrels per day, up 44,100 barrels, or 251 percent, from the year before.
The company says by the end of the year it will produce around 71,000 barrels of liquids (crude oil and natural gas liquids like propane and butane) daily in the Eagle Ford.
By the second half of this year, about half of Chesapeake's Eagle Ford wells will be drilled on multi-well pad sites. And in 2014, 75 percent will be drilled on multi-well pads. (That means fewer trucks on the roads for residents, and cheaper wells for the company).
And it has a big drilling program planned. "We conservatively estimate a drilling inventory of more than 3,500 high quality development locations, representing an inventory of more than 10 years based on current activity levels."


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MO: French Aerobatic Pilots Jet Into Kansas City for World War I 'Thank You'
By: Matt Campbell 4-6-17
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April 06--The pride of the French air force arrived in Kansas City on Wednesday as part of a patriotic "thank you" to America on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the U.S. entry into World War I.
Ten jets of the Patrouille de France -- including eight aerobatic pilots -- touched down shortly after 1 p.m. at Wheeler Downtown Airport. They arrived from Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama, where they were scoping out the venue for an air show this weekend.
The team is scheduled to do a flyby over the Liberty Memorial here Thursday at the beginning of the national observance ceremony of the U.S. entry into World War I. They are scheduled to lead off the event at 11 a.m. at the National World War I Museum and Memorial. Tickets to the event have run out, but the flyby will be visible over much of downtown Kansas City.
"It's an honor for us to be here," Lt. Col. Gauthier Dewas said, adding that the centennial event is the highlight of the team's six-week tour across America. "It's very important for us to be here, and being the French part of the ceremony is, for us, very emotional. I just want to thank you for the warm welcome."
The Patrouille de France is known for trailing red, white and blue smoke, which are the colors of the French flag as well as the American flag.
The Patrouille de France is similar to the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. The group has not flown in the United States for 31 years and is visiting this year by invitation.
The Patrouille de France flies the Alpha Jet, a trainer and strike aircraft made jointly by France and Germany. The twin-engine jet has a 30-foot wingspan and can reach speeds of more than 600 miles per hour. The tailfins of the jets were painted with a new design for this tour.
American pilots enlisted in the French air force beginning in 1915, long before the United States officially entered World War I. They formed the Lafayette Escadrille, named after the Frenchman who served with George Washington during the Revolutionary War.
More than 250 American pilots fought under the French flag before the U.S. entered World War I, and 68 of them were killed in combat, according to the Patrouille de France. The U.S. entry into World War I in 1917 on the side of the allies, United Kingdom and France, tipped the balance of power on the ground on the Western Front, leading to Germany's capitulation in November 1918.
Capt. Benjamin Chanat will be piloting one of the rear wing jets Thursday, trailing blue smoke.
"We're here to highlight the brotherhood between our two countries," Chanat said shortly after landing in Kansas City. "France is the oldest ally of the United States. We always fight together, never against.
"It is a strong message for us to say to the U.S. people here in Kansas City and all over the U.S., 'We are here. We are still friends and partners for the future.' "
O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
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Compulsive hand-washing may do more harm than good, according to a new study that adds to a growing body of evidence that common chemicals in many soaps and plastics can be bad for your health.
The University of Michigan study found young people who are overexposed to triclosan — a chemical found in many antibacterial soaps, toothpastes, pens, diaper bags and medical devices — may suffer more from allergies.
Meanwhile researchers found adults exposed to Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in many plastic products that mimics the hormone estrogen, has been linked with certain cancers and was declared toxic by Canadian authorities last month, may find their immune systems affected negatively.
"Many research studies show an association between exposure to environmental chemicals and different disease outcomes. There is a lack of data, however, examining whether exposure to these chemicals may affect our immune systems," Erin Rees Clayton, a researcher from the University of Michigan school of public health said in an email.
"We wanted to begin to address this gap in our understanding of how prevalent chemicals such as BPA and triclosan influence immune function, because our immune systems play a crucial role in determining our overall health status."
Using data from the 2003-06 U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, researchers compared BPA and triclosan levels in urine, antibody levels to the common cytomegalovirus, and allergy diagnoses in adults and children over six.
Those over 18 with high BPA exposure had higher antibody levels, suggesting their immune system may be less able to control chronic infections, the study found.
Those under 18 who experienced significant exposure to triclosan were more likely to have been diagnosed with an allergy.
In fact, the study found the odds of being diagnosed with allergies were about 25 per cent greater for each unit increase in urinary triclosan levels. Younger men and older women were more likely to report allergies.
"The triclosan findings in the younger age groups may support the 'hygiene hypothesis,' which maintains living in very clean and hygienic environments may impact our exposure to micro-organisms that are beneficial for development of the immune system," University of Michigan associate professor and lead researcher Allison Aiello said in a news release.
"It is possible that a person can be too clean for their own good."
Researchers also found that age is a factor. Adults with high BPA exposure had higher antibody levels while the reverse was true among those under 18.
"This result suggests that the timing of the exposure to BPA, the levels of exposure and the length of time we are exposed to BPA may be affecting the immune system response," Rees Clayton said.
Researchers say there are limitations to the study. As individuals with allergies may be more hygienic as a result of their condition, the causal relationship between cleanliness and allergies can't be determined conclusively.
The study also doesn't account for the impacts of stress and genetics on immune system function.
"Future studies are needed in order to investigate biological mechanisms for how chemicals such as BPA and triclosan may influence human immune function and disease," Rees Clayton said.
"If these future studies do support our findings, together the body of evidence may argue for more stringent regulations regarding the widespread use of these chemicals."
The study will be published online Tuesday in Environmental Health Perspectives.


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Is there a typical day in the life of a Professor of Archaeological Heritage at University Campus Suffolk?
This is the week of Ip-Art, the Ipswich Arts Festival. On Tuesday night I was at Arlington's in Museum Street for a poetry evening hosted by Poetry Anglia. The building was constructed as a museum – so it appropriately became the home of the muses! I was invited to be the first reader and offered my 'Roman Vision' reflecting on the Roman remains that peep out among the buildings of modern Athens.
Earlier in the day I had attended an e-learning workshop. There was a focus on the use of iPads, a topic of interest to me through the Gwella project work at Swansea University (in my previous role). I am developing materials that can be delivered to smart phones and tablet devices to assist with the interpretation of archaeological and heritage sites.
Wednesday was the UCS research day. There was a varied programme with a keynote address on e-medicine. I gave a paper, 'Looting matters: cultural property, conventions and compliance'. This considered a discussion of how recently surfaced antiquities can continue to surface on the market and to be acquired by major museums. I reviewed some of the international guidelines, as well as the ethical codes for museums and dealers in ancient art. The focal point was the compliance (or non-compliance) of dealers and museums when questionable material is identified. (For more on this topic see 'Looting Matters'.) Earlier in the week I had received my offprint of a study of the material returned to Italy from Princeton University Art Museum.
The same research conference included a discussion of project management from a colleague in the Business School. We have developed an interesting dialogue about the management of ancient projects. I was struck by the wording the (Athenian) Eleusinian Epistatai decree of the 430s BC that cites the way that the 'management' structure for the temple (presumably the Parthenon) and the statue (presumably the Athena Promachos) should be used as a model.
Yesterday was spent in a series of meetings at UEA in Norwich. Part of the day involved discussions in the Sainsbury Centre and it was good to see the series of Cycladic marble figures from the southern Aegean. These figures formed the subject of a research paper with Christopher Chippindale (Cambridge University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology) that was published in the American Journal of Archaeology [JSTOR]. It was the first in a series of studies about cultural property.
One of the trends on Twitter yesterday was the submission of online poetry from around the world to celebrate the forthcoming Olympics. I offered my 'Shaded Marbles' as an audio track with appropriate images. The theme is on (historic) cultural property currently in the British Museum. (The Greek theme was appropriate given the origins of the Games.)
Another of my roles is as Head of the Division of Humanities. So this evening I will be attending the Short Story event in the Spiegeltent at Ip-Art to hear the competition winner announced. I was one of the judges for the short-listing and I have been asked to say something about our institutional support for this literary event.