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Over the last couple of weeks there have been a series of stories in the papers about the success of a new scout group attached to a state school in Bristol. While normally pleased to see the scout movement developing and growing I remain quite sceptical about this and remain to be convinced. Im not dismissing it out of hand but I do have some question marks over it. I put these comments briefly on a couple of threads in various facebook groups but to mixed reaction. So I thought I'd flesh them out a bit here.
The Scout movement was started and still exists for informal education, mostly using the outdoors as its classroom. It is there quite specifically to take kids out of the formal, academic setting and let them develop and spread their wings in a more relaxed environment where it is more about being practical and about character than it is what they know. Now in theory that ethos can be used in a school setting but how successful will it be when it is up against a more formal culture?
For some kids scouts is an escape from school. Ive had many scouts over the years who have struggled with school. Either academically or with how they behave there. And yet they come to scouts and they fit in, and it works for them. Will they really want to be part of it if it is part of somewhere where they struggle?
Similarly scouts is about youth leadership. I was once told by another leader who is older and wiser than me that my job as a scout leader was to make myself redundant, to develop the young people to the point where they run the show as much as possible. And that is something I try to do. To the point where my scouts sometimes run their own camps on a Nights Away Passport, without any adults present and with a 14 or 13 year old left in charge. Its a bit scary doing that, for me and them. The scouts that have done that tell me their teachers are shocked that that ever happens, or that theyve been let loose with fire or axes or knives. Similarly some have been on school trips to sites that they have already been to as scouts and found that they arent given even a fraction of the freedom they are used to having. So again I have big concerns that putting scouts into schools will only see all those things run down.
Oftsed. Put scouts in schools and you get ofsted/government interference. No. No way. Thank you, the end and good night.
Relationships. I am pretty convinced that one of the reasons behind the global success of the scout movement is the relationship between adult volunteers and the youth members. We are not (for the most part) their parents. We are not teachers. Or police, or social workers or anyone else that has any kind of legal authority. We are quite simply volunteers who choose to do what we do. That relationship is different. It is built 100% on trust. Put that into schools and will it be the same? Again I have my doubts. That isnt to say that kids dont have good relationships with their teachers or the relationship isnt trusting. Of course they do and of course it is. Yet it is still different.
Ive lost count of the number of times one of my scouts has wanted to talk to me about difficult subjects. Its included mental health, bullying, coming out, relationship with their parents. The list goes on. Again Im not convinced by how those conversations get improved by moving it into a school environment.
And there's relationships with each other too. Currently I have scouts who go to 8 different schools. State and private. Faith and secular. And we provide a melting pot for kids from all those places to come together. Move a troop into one school and again you risk damaging that.
Finally there is pressure.
Kids now are under far more pressure to study and achieve academically than they were when I was their age or even compared to 10 years ago. When I was first a cub leader in the mid 90s the idea that a 9 year old would miss cubs because they had too much or homework or had exams would have been laughed at. Now its become a regular thing. And as they get older that pressure becomes worse and worse. There is a serious mental health problem among kids today and I am pretty convinced that the pressure they are under at school is part of that. So why take something that helps them escape from that and put it in that pressure cooker? It doesnt make sense to me.
So there we are. Schools are great. Education is a wonderful thing. Im not anti schools or anti teachers or anything like that. I seriously considered teaching at one time myself.
I just think schools and scouting should stay separated for the good of everyone.
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An interesting debate ...
It is interesting to note that Scouting in schools is not a new thing. When I was reading up on the history of Scouting in my adopted City I discovered that the very first scout troop in our city was started in the city's boarding school. This was before BP had even started formally registering troops with what was to become TSA. That first troop eventually merged with one of the non-school linked groups that opened many years later.
I think you always have to consider what is worse; a less than perfect provision that is enabled through a school's extra-ciriculare programme or no provision at all. I agree with many of your concerns about scouting as a 'enrichment' activity within the context of a school environment, but I do not think that it a threat to the 'traditional' model of scouting. Where there are thriving local Scout Groups they will, I think, always provide a better quality of experience.
But, if you are faced with trying to spark an interest in Scouting in communities where it has lagely faded away, the Schools might provide an infrastructure and focus to get things started again. Once there there is some scouting going on, it is more likely that non-school groups might get off the ground in the future.
But then, I am a 'glass half full' kind of person.
I don't see the problem. What you seem to infer is that teaching staff will make poor section leaders, incapable of running a quality scouting programme if it takes place using a school as a venue. I don't think that's true nor do I think you believe that to be the case. Using a school as a venue works for us, good indoors, outdoors and IT facilities. Can teachers deliver Scouting? yes, even if you occasionally need to release them from LEA constraints and push excitement without danger, adventure without hazard. Is the programme any different in schools? Eh, no, just use the quality programme checker, it's just Scouting after all. Does it matter if the scouts don't go home and have a distinct break from finishing lessons before starting scouting? Don't believe so, but I have no evidence. Does it matter that all the scouts come from the same school? Perhaps that's an issue, but they are drawn from across several age ranges, across years that don't mix routinely for lessons, so you get a mingling. How many schools does a section draw from normally, perhaps 2-3. Is OFSTED an issue? Get real, no. Scouting is not part of the educational syllabus. OFSTED is irrelevant.
I see no difficulties, in practice, with running Scouting in day schools or boarding schools.
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I didn't take that from the OP's post at all, what I understood was - the constraints within schools might make the tone of the scouting offered slightly different - about which, I'd probably agree.
School is statutory, Scouts isn't - so it is different. That said, I don't really see a problem with it, it'll just be slightly different, maybe.
To be honest, there's already so much variety in terms tone and ethos in existing scout groups, adding a school-based troop into the mix probably won't be that out there.
My Scout Leader was a senior member of staff. Twenty five years or so later I met up with him at a County function and we spent a fair amount of the evening chatting. I think it was the first time that I was able to regard him as a peer and not as my teacher!
The relationships are different. I remember having to see the headmaster because my father had sent a letter saying that he did not want me to attend the annual church parade because of an important family event.
Although I really enjoyed my time in the Troop I often wonder if I should have stayed in my original Group - where I had been a Wolf Cub - and to which I eventually rejoined. I would have had a second set of friends etc.
At the same time I realise that we have school Scouting where it has been difficult to establish "ordinary Scouting" and I think that this is a different situation.
As it happens I know several very good scouters who are also teachers but they all make the point of working and volunteering in different catchment areas.
I would also re emphasise that it is not the venue itself that is the problem in my eyes. I know of several groups that meet at schools. The issue is young people viewing scouts as part of school, once that mental jump is made I see it as potentially damaging.
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My point is not that teachers can't make good scouters. My point is that once you link scouts with being part of school in the minds of young people then you risk it inherently changes something in the mind set of those young people, and not for the better.
And then when it comes to the practicalities schools are far more risk averse than scout groups are. I reckon you can forget nights away passports, unaccompanied expeditions, pocket knives etc.
And as for Ofsted, just watch. As soon as scouting is anyway suported by the funds or resources of the education system they will start getting involved, because that is how government works. For better or worse public sector spending has to be justified and a little way down the line we'll suddenly find school run (as opposed to based) scout groups will have to justify everything they do and will be marked accordingly.
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Like SteveF I also spent several years in a school Troop; in my case in an east London grammar school in the 1970s - so this is nothing new.
The two Leaders I remember were not teachers at the School - we had access to some great facilities (outdoor swimming pool, onsite equipment storage, small onsite woodland) and the leaders ran adventurous greenfield summer camps (and this was the main reason I became a Leader when my oldest boys joined Cubs). However they got little encouragement from the Headteacher at the time and it folded two years after I left school.
So any school Pack or Troop will continue to need a level of encouragement & support from senior school staff - I doubt this will always be forthcoming.
That said I wish the new group every success.
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Scout Groups as part of a school = not fine.
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I saw a video clip of this somewhere, and yes, they definitely need to loosen up on their risk assessment. That and they've gone overboard on the skills for life stuff, I mean, I know, that's what they were doing when they filmed it, and the next week they might be doing something else, but ironing button sewing and boiling an egg*? And there's the small matter that they meet straight after school and the kids are all in their school uniform still. Can't see capture the flag in the local woods v smart school uniform being popular with the parents.
* This was where I had a real issue, the film showed the teacher lowering an egg into the pan, with one of those pasta serving spoons, wearing protective latex gloves, and possibly protective goggles, like its some rare science experiment. Now, on that facebook, this was mentioned, and the GSL or leader replied saying that's what their risk assessment decided, and anyway, all the kids did it after, but my pertinent question is did the kids wear goggles and gloves? I mean, if so, that's definitely in my mind an over the top risk assessment.
But fair play, that's another 100 scouts, or something, and is that really a bad thing? Truth be told, looking at the group, it's giving something for the good kids to do for a bit one day after school, but again, is that really a bad thing?
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I think there's a snobbery in Scout leaders that they are somehow different because they are not in the compulsory education system. In fact many leaders have it very easy in comparison to teachers, not having the same educational and training requirements and dealing with children who (generally but not always) want to be there from the easiest and most supported. So I think the best teachers have an experience and capability way ahead of most leaders and are well capable of having a relationship with children which can drive and engage to educate (which is what we're about is it not?) as well as turning that off to be friendly when required. Those who have been on school vocational trips can see that in spades.
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Teachers obviously have a great deal of experince dealing with YP, but in a very different context. There are different skills involved in being a Scout Leader and beign a teacher; clearly transferable, but a good teacher is not necessarily a good scout lead, and vice versa!
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I agree about a good SL not necessarily being a good teacher or vice versa - however I think the training, experience and breadth of children that a teacher will experience probably makes them much better equipped to understand YP and on average will tip the balance their way. ps - I am not a teacher, not do I have any in my family, however I have the greatest admiration for them.


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Review: 'Brave New World' takes 'Civilization' franchise to new level
Change has always been the force fueling the "Civilization" franchise. It's what pushes players to transform their fledgling tribe into a mighty empire. They have to react to changes in technology, trade, diplomacy and the military might of other nations. Complacency means defeat.
The game's developer, Firaxis, has the same mind-set. Never wanting to rest on its laurels, the team has created two expansion packs for "Civilization V." And lucky for players, developers have always offered smart refinements to an already great game.
Good first step
The first expansion -- "Gods and Kings" -- brought improvements to the early and late stages of a campaign with the advent of religion and spies. It also introduced quests that made dealing with city-states easier. Those were good half-steps, but the latest expansion pack, "Brave New World," fixes longtime problems that have plagued this entry.
Firaxis saw flaws in the areas of trade, culture and diplomacy and overhauled those elements so that they matter more during a campaign. The most obvious change is the streamlining of trade. When building cargo ships or caravans, players choose where to send them and the trade unit will go to that selection automatically. But that doesn't mean players can forget about it. They have to protect those trade routes from barbarians or hostile nations.
In the past, playing toward a cultural victory was boring and passive. But Firaxis revamped this part of "Brave New World," giving players more of an offensive option. Palaces, universities and opera houses now hold great works that artists, musicians and writers compose. Those masterpieces in turn boost tourism for a player's nation and bring more influence over rival countries.
Going even further in history, players can now produce archaeologists, who dig up ancient ruins and battlegrounds containing relics, and those can be shown in museums. If players go this route, excavating the past -- even if it's in another country -- becomes key and building places to display the relics is just as important.
And that leads to diplomacy, which is often overlooked. It may not seem to matter early on, but as civilizations progress, how players treat other empires becomes more important. Nations will remember who declared war on them and who broke treaties.
Later on with the World Congress and United Nations, past hostilities can come back to haunt countries as rival nations approve proposals that can hamstring a player's economy and cause at home. Certain luxuries or resources can be banned. This all works fairly well in the game, but occasionally, the computer-controlled nations can act irrationally or out of character.
History simulated
Taken together, "Brave New World" makes "Civilization V" a more realistic history simulator, one that's endlessly replayable and contains scenarios that come eerily close to what goes on in real life. Like its predecessors, the expansion pack retains the game's fiendishly addictive quality, and with more viable paths to victory, players have an excuse to go one more turn.
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'Civilization V: Brave New World'
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I got these from grandma's house the day I went through it. These were always sitting on the dresser in the upstairs bedroom where I always stayed as a child. It seems that I always got stuck in the 'scary' room when there was a whole bunch of us visiting.
Why was it scary, you ask? Well there was an opening on the outside of the old chimney right next to the window. When you were trying to sleep the bats would fly in there and make noise. And if that wasn't enough, there was the closet with a curtain for a door and it didn't cover the shelf above. There was this old hatbox that sat up there. I just knew that when the lights went out and I was there by myself that my ancestors were going to come out of that closet and scare me to death! That would be a treat if it happened now ;)
Anyway, it took me a few years to realize that these neat decorations were bookends because they never held books. I am not sure if they were actually grandma's or if they belonged to one of my aunts. They were made in England and dad thinks that they could have been great-grandma's. I wish I knew more about them.
When I look at these bookends I feel comfort in reliving visits with grandma and the times I stayed there in my beloved Bear Lake County.


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In 2002 Non-OPEC oil production contributed 60.75% of the world's total oil supply. But technology, competition, and access to capital through listings on stock exchanges have not been able to overcome limits of geology. Global giants such as Royal Dutch Shell and Exxon Mobil have essentially abandoned the effort to meaningfully expand their oil reserves. Instead, they are now shifting course in favor of a strong, natural gas emphasis. The result is that Russia in the past decade has accounted for nearly all of the supply growth in crude oil, among Non-OPEC producers. Indeed, without Russia, Non-OPEC supply would be in steep decline. Instead, it's merely flat.
So far in 2011, Non-OPEC oil production now accounts for 57.12% of global supply, with nearly 1/4 of that now coming from Russia. Let's puncture two myths at once here. Do you think the West is going to become oil independent on the backs of Canada, Brazil, North Sea, and United States? No, no, no, and no. Furthermore, from a geo-political standpoint, what does it imply for the West that a decade ago Non-OPEC ex Russia accounted for nearly 50% of world oil supply—but now only accounts for under 44%? Under the surface of Non-OPEC supply, therefore, is not a swing in power towards the West but rather a more pronounced swing back towards the Middle East, and Russia. The implications are obvious: the West, especially the United States, needs to stop investing in liquid-fuel based transport. The march towards electrification, and the resurrection of rail should be our top priority.
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Violations: Avoid these résumé mistakes
This is the problem with the résumé -writing world: Everyone thinks they're an exception to the rules. Everyone thinks they can pick and choose which rules are important. Do not do this. Until you work in human resources and personally scan 300 resumes a day, you are in no position to discard rules of résumé writing. Here are the six most-violated rules in the résumés people send me to review:
1. One page. The point of a résumé is to get you an interview, not a job. A hiring manager has to sift through a pile of résumés to figure out which person to interview. Each résumé gets about a 10-second look. If you think you need a longer résumé, give someone one page of yours and have them look at it for 10 seconds. Ask them what they remember; it won't be much. They're not going to remember any more information in 10 seconds if you give them two pages to look at; 10 seconds is 10 seconds.
2. Ditch the line about references on request. It's implied. Of course, if someone wants a reference, you will give one. No one presumes that you will not. So when you write that you will provide a reference, you seem to not understand how the game is played. (Bonus tip: If you have an excellent reference, like a CEO of a Fortune 500 company who vacations with your Mom, have the reference call before you even go to the interview. Sets the tone for the employer to think you are amazing.)
3. Tread lightly on the personal interests line. Your personal interests are not there to make you look interesting. They are there to get you an interview. Every line on your résumé is there to get you an interview. So list only personal interests that reveal a quality that will help you meet the employer's needs. If you're in sports marketing, then by all means, list that you kayak. If you were an Olympic athlete, put it down because it shows focus and achievement. If you're a mediocre hobbyist, leave it off. Personal interests that don't make you stand out as an achiever do not help you. And personal interests that are weird make you look weird, and since you don't know if your interviewer likes weird or not, leave weird off the résumé.
4. You must list achievements, not job duties. Anyone can do a job. Achievements show you did the job well. Past performance is the best indicator of future performance, so don't let someone think you just showed up for your last job and didn't do it well. It's very hard to see your achievements from the trenches; you might think you did not have achievements because your boss doesn't ask you to do achievements. Your boss asks you to do tasks and projects. But you need to recognize that you don't see achievements and you need to ask for help to see them. A résumé coach, or even a friend, can help you see them more clearly.
5. Don't be a designer unless you are. If you have more than three fonts on your resume and you're not a designer, I can promise you that you've botched the layout. If design were easy, no one would get paid for it. Recognize your strengths and keep design elements to the bare minimum. And please, save Photoshop for cards to your mom. Just because you know how to use the shading tools doesn't mean you know how to use them well.
6. List your most recent job first. Reverse chronological order is only a good idea if you're looking to get hired to go back in time. Otherwise you look like you're bucking résumé writing convention in order to hide something, which you probably are. But you have to do it with a better slight of hand than that.


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Microsoft Says to Borrow Money for Yahoo DealBy Reuters - Print
Microsoft said it may borrow money for the first time in its history to
fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo.
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Monday it may borrow money for the first time in its history to fund a portion of its $44.6 billion unsolicited offer for Yahoo Inc.
Microsoft also said it expects Yahoo's board to agree to the deal quickly, but Yahoo said over the weekend that it expects to take "quite a bit of time" to weigh all of its strategic options including remaining independent.
A source familiar with Yahoo's strategy said it is considering a business alliance with Google Inc (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) to fend off Microsoft's offer.
Microsoft Chief Financial Officer Chris Liddell said the software company may take on some debt to finance the cash portion of its 50-50 stock and cash offer for Yahoo, instead of drawing down its entire $21 billion cash pile.
"It's likely we're actually going to borrow for the first time," said Liddell in an annual strategy meeting with analysts. "It's going to be a mixture of the cash we have on hand plus debt."
Liddell declined to say whether Microsoft was already buying Yahoo stock on the open market. He also did not give any information on what form of debt Microsoft will seek in the capital markets.
Microsoft made public on Friday its offer to pay Yahoo shareholders either $31 in cash or 0.9509 of a share of Microsoft common stock. The deal aims to create a formidable number two to challenge Google Inc's (GOOG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) dominance in Web search and digital advertising.
Analysts applauded Microsoft's decision to take on debt.
"Microsoft can probably get a lower price of debt than equity," said Kim Caughey, senior analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group. "I've often wondered why Microsoft sits on the pile of cash. It doesn't make a lot of financial sense."
Liddell, when asked why Microsoft chose to dilute its stock instead of making an all-cash offer, said analysts need to keep the offer in perspective with the $31 billion that Microsoft spent in share buybacks and dividends in fiscal 2007.
Shares of Microsoft rose 10 cents to $30.55 in morning Nasdaq trading, while Yahoo shares rose 59 cents to $28.97.
At the same meeting, Microsoft Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said the offer for Yahoo was generous and he expects Yahoo's board and shareholders to agree to the buyout quickly.
"We trust the Yahoo board and the Yahoo shareholders will join with us quickly in deciding to move down an integrated path," Ballmer said.
Ballmer's comments seem to run contrary to Yahoo's statement that it may take "quite a bit of time" to weigh its strategic options including keeping the company independent.
According to a source familiar with Yahoo's strategy, the company is mulling a business alliance with Google Inc to rebuff Microsoft's proposal. It has also received preliminary contacts from media, technology, telecommunications and financial companies, another source close to Yahoo said.
Microsoft said combining with Yahoo would speed up the process of building a company capable of capturing 40 percent of the digital advertising market. Ballmer noted, however, that if the company was successful in its bid, it would continue to invest in building the business.
Redmond, Washington-based Microsoft emphasized that it expects to see strong growth from most of its business units. Liddell said he expects Microsoft's revenue to grow at a double-digit percentage in the coming fiscal year starting in July despite a potential U.S. economic slowdown.
Analysts, on average, forecast Microsoft's revenue to grow 10 percent to $66.4 billion in fiscal 2009 from an estimated $60.2 billion in the current year, according to Reuters Estimates.
Microsoft also said its first major update to Windows Vista was released to manufacturing. Usually, large organizations wait for the first major update before deploying a new operating system.
(Additional reporting by Michele Gershberg in New York, editing by Dave Zimmerman)
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This web site is an informal resource for the book: Richard A. Bartle, Designing Virtual Worlds. Indianapolis, New Riders, 2003.
I assume throughout that you've actually read the book. If you haven't, you may still find things of interest; serendipity is one of the good things about the Internet, after all. Don't necessarily get your hopes up, though...
If you haven't read the book but my attempts to embarrass you into doing so are working, you can buy it from (among other places) amazon.com and amazon.co.uk.
Disclaimer: although the good people at New Riders are responsible for the look, feel and design style of Designing Virtual Worlds itself, this web site is all my doing. Don't harp on at them if you find anything here that disagrees with you - it's not their fault.
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- Marienville ATV/Bike Trail on State Route 66 east of the town of Marienville.
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Those Whom He Called He Also Justified, Part 1
From Gospel Translations
By John Piper
About Justification
Part of the series All Things Work for Good: Romans 8:28-30
Romans 8:28-30
We know that in everything God works for good with those who love him, who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the first-born among many brethren. And those whom he predestined he also called; and those whom he called he also justified; and those whom he justified he also glorified.
A Strategy to Win Affection
Imagine with me a young man at Bethlehem who falls in love with a certain young woman. But she doesn't even seem to know he is alive. So he plans a strategy to try to win her attention and her affection and in the end, he hopes, her commitment in marriage.
He carries out his plan by getting into a small group with her, finding out her birthday and her tastes and the friends they have in common. He buys her a special gift which he knows she has been wanting, he reserves a special room at a nice restaurant, invites her friends to the dinner party, pays for the food, and then arranges for her roommate to bring her to the restaurant at the right time. Everything goes off like clockwork, and she loves the food and the friends and the gifts. When it is over she thanks everyone for the gifts, including the young man who planned it all, and she leaves.
And that's it. She never even asked how this party got planned or who put it all together. The months of effort and creativity and affection were completely overshadowed by the gifts and food and fun.
Wanting the Promise but Ignoring the Plan
That's the way we are if we love Romans 8:28 but pay no attention to Romans 8:29–30. Do you love to think about the promise that everything will work together for your good, but pay no real attention to the planning and effort and affection that has gone into the making of that promise from all eternity?
Do you love to receive your favorite spiritual dishes from the divine Chef, but when he joins you at the table and reminisces about his culinary art, you excuse yourself and go about your business?
Brothers and sisters, I hope that is not what we are like at Bethlehem, because if it is, then it is likely that the meal of Romans 8:28 is a mirage. The promise is made to "those who love GOD," not just his gifts. And if we love GOD, then when he joins us at the table and reminisces about his redemptive strategy (in Romans 8:29–30), we not only stay, but we hang on every word. Those who love the Cook and not just the cake say,
I meditate on all that thou hast done;
I muse on what thy hands have wrought.
I stretch out my hands to thee;
My soul thirsts for THEE like a parched land.
(Psalm 143:5–6)
So I am praying earnestly in these four weeks that my own exposition of God's eternal preparation of the banquet of salvation will be faithful to his Word and that your hearts would be glad in it.
What We Know
Verse 28 begins with the words, "We know." WE KNOW that God is exerting his sovereign wisdom and power to paint a portrait of us that, though now very imperfect, yet will one day resemble the image of his own Son. We KNOW this. Everything in our life gains meaning from this destiny. If this confidence were shaken, everything would be shaken. WE KNOW! WE KNOW that God is at work to bring us to glory. WE KNOW that we are more than conquerors.
And the foundation of our confidence, the careful planning and culinary art behind the banquet of glory, is verses 29–30.
God Foreknew Us
First, God foreknew us. Before the foundation of the world, he took note of us and set his favor upon us and chose us. "You only have I known of all the people on the face of the earth." He did not wait to see what we might be like. He chose us to make us what he would like. Before we had done anything good or evil, he set his electing eye upon us and set us apart for his own.
Therefore, God's commitment to work all things together for my eternal glory is not a weak and uncertain echo of my love for him. On the contrary, my love for him is an infallible outworking of his electing love for me. I know that he will complete this great salvation because he chose me unconditionally.
Those Whom He Foreknew He Predestined
Second, those whom he foreknew he predestined. Having chosen us for his own, he then appointed for us the most glorious of all destinies—to be conformed to the image of his Son so that the Son could be the preeminent One with his glory reflected in millions of mirrors of himself.
Therefore, WE KNOW that God will work all things for our good because he not only chose us for himself unconditionally but also appointed our destiny—predestined us—to the very good he promises in verse 28.
The Massive Obstacle of God's Wrath Against Sin
So far so good. Our confidence in Romans 8:28 hits no snags until we get to verse 30. But between verses 29 and 30 a massive obstacle appears. Paul doesn't mention it. He only mentions how God flattens it. But we better look at. It is called sin. Or more seriously, the wrath of God against sin. All of us have sinned and failed miserably to honor the glory of God (Romans 3:23). Our hearts are deceitful above all things and desperately corrupt (Jeremiah 17:9). We are blinded by the god of this age (2 Corinthians 4:4). We are dead in trespasses and sins (Ephesians 2:1, 5)—futile in mind, darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, and hardened in heart (Ephesians 4:17–18).
By nature we are children of wrath (Ephesians 2:3) and the anger of God is resting upon us because of our depravity (John 3:36).
Now and Then
Last week I wrote in the STAR that God met me on Saturday afternoon and gave me a deep and peaceful hour. I said that the foundation of my salvation was so real that I felt, as I walked across the bridge, like I weighed two ounces standing in the gentle sun on a mountain of granite ten thousand miles thick. I meant—utterly secure on the mountain of Romans 8:29–30.
But it wasn't always so for John Piper. There was a time when the mountain of granite was not under me but over me, ready to fall and crush me. It was the mountain of God's wrath against my sin. God hated me in my sin.
God Hates Unrepentant Sinners
Yes, I think we need to go the full biblical length and say that God hates unrepentant sinners. If I were to soften it, as we so often do, and say that God hates sin, most of you would immediately translate that to mean: he hates sin but loves the sinner. But Psalm 5:5 says, "The boastful may not stand before thy eyes; thou hatest all evildoers." And Psalm 11:5 says, "The Lord tests the righteous and the wicked, and his soul hates him that loves violence."
Six things the Lord hates, seven which are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked plans, feet that make haste to run to evil, a false witness who breathes out lies, and a man who sows discord among brothers. (Proverbs 6:16–19)
God hates unrepentant sinners—which means that his infinite wrath hangs over them like a mountain of granite and will in the end fall. "Surely God will shatter the head of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds" (Psalm 68:21).
What Good Is Romans 8:28 for a Sinner?
Now what is to become of Romans 8:28? What good is God's eternal election and predestination to glory if I am found to be a sinner? How can all things work together for my good if the infinite wrath of God hangs over me like a mountain of granite, and God hates me with a holy hatred when he contemplates me in my sin?
My only hope is that God may not only contemplate me as a depraved sinner but also may contemplate me in Jesus Christ—chosen, loved, and destined for glory. My only hope is that God will fulfill his predestined purpose for me by appeasing his own wrath and acquitting me of all my sin and conquering the depravity of my heart—a thought that is so wonderful it can scarcely be imagined. But the gospel message is that God has done this in the death of his Son.
The Solution: Justification
Verse 30: "Those whom he called he JUSTIFIED."
Between the Denver of predestination and the Pacific Coast glorification rises the impassible Rocky Mountains of God's righteous wrath against me in my sin. And my locomotive sits frozen in the foot hills of Colorado. But justification is the means by which God flattens the obstacle of his wrath and prevents my sin from frustrating his eternal purpose to bring me to glory.
Three Questions About Justification
So we need to ask three questions about this wonderful work of God:
- What is justification?
- What is the basis of it?
- How can a sinner like me hope to enjoy its benefits?
1. What Is Justification?
As it is used here in Romans 8:30, it refers to the declaration of God to a repentant sinner that all his sins are forgiven, he is acquitted, the wrath of the judge is removed, and he stands righteous before God. God announces that something has been taken away and something has been added. Sins have been taken away. And a new righteousness has been given.
Romans 4:6–7 refers to both of these benefits. Paul is saying that David in Psalm 32 described the same justification we experience today:
6) So also David pronounces a blessing upon the man to whom God reckons righteousness apart from works: 7) "Blessed are those whose iniquities are forgiven and whose sins are covered; blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin."
In verse 6 something is given, namely, righteousness: "God reckons righteousness apart from works." In other words in justification God counts his own righteousness as ours. Then in verse 7 something is taken away, namely, sin: "Blessed is the man against whom the Lord will not reckon his sin." So justification is the announcement to this repentant sinner that my sins are not counted against me, but the righteousness of God is counted for me. I am forgiven, acquitted, justified, no longer under the mountain of God's wrath, but now standing on the mountain of his righteousness.
2. What Is the Basis of This Justification?
How can God simply drop the charges against me? On what basis can he simply turn his wrath away from me? The answer is that he can't do it SIMPLY! It cost him his Son.
2 Corinthians 5:21 is a verse that every believer should commit to memory for constant encouragement. It gives the basis for what is given and what is taken away in justification. "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God."
To put it as simply as possible, God imputed to Jesus our sin and imputed to us his righteousness. Jesus is the basis of our justification. But we can be more specific.
Romans 5:9 says that it was particularly Jesus' death that provided the basis of our justification: "Since, therefore, we are now justified by his blood, much more shall we be saved by him from the wrath of God."
And Romans 5:19 says that it was Jesus' obedience that provided the basis of our justification: "For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by one man's obedience many will be made righteous."
We can put them together with the language of Philippians 2:8 and say that the basis of our justification is the perfect obedience of Jesus even unto the death of the cross. In his obedience there is a righteousness that becomes ours in justification. And in his death our sin becomes his as he bears the whole weight of God's wrath in our place.
The basis of our justification is Jesus Christ, obedient unto death in my place.
3. How Can a Sinner Like Me Hope to Enjoy the Benefits of Justification?
In one sense we can do nothing. Romans 5:6 says, "While we were yet helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly." And 5:10 says, "For if while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more, now that we are reconciled, shall we be saved by his life."
Paul says that the death of the Son did its justifying work for us while we were still helpless and ungodly and enemies of God. In a sense our acquittal is absolutely independent of anything in us at all. Our debt was canceled while we were still in jail.
Nevertheless, the Bible teaches repeatedly that we are justified "by faith" (Genesis 15:6; Romans 3:22; 4:5, 24; 5:1; 10:4, 10; Acts 13:38–39). Therefore what this means, I think, is that by faith we receive the word of acquittal. Or: by faith we hear and accept and rejoice in the declaration of acceptance with God.
My debt was paid in the death of Christ while I was still helpless and ungodly. The wrath of God against me was appeased and averted not by my faith but by the death of Christ while I was still his unbelieving enemy. But only when I surrendered all attempts at self-justification and trusted in Christ alone did I hear and know and delight in the announcement: NOT GUILTY.
Returning to What We Know
Now we return to the first two words of verse 28: "WE KNOW."
WE KNOW that all things will work out for our good, because we have been foreknown—chosen by God before the foundation of the world.
WE KNOW that all things will work together for our good because, having chosen us, he predestined us for glory.
WE KNOW that all things will work together for our good because, having chosen and predestined us, he also flattened the mountain of his wrath that blocked the railroad between my predestination and my glorification. He justified us by the death of his Son. Every sin, gone! And all his righteousness, ours in Christ!
The Gap Between Predestination and Justification
Ah, but the question arises: is there not some uncertainty whether those whom he predestined will actually be justified since justification is enjoyed by faith and faith is an act of the human will? Do not some contingency and some uncertainty come in here? The answer, of course, is NO! For God himself has undertaken to close the gap of uncertainty between predestination and justification by his own infallible and effectual CALL. "Those whom he predestined he also called, and those whom he called he also justified."
Waking Up the Sleeping Guards
Suppose that you are the commander of an army and your trained ear hears the enemy creeping up on your troops in the middle of the night, and you hurry out to enquire at the sentry positions but find all your guards delinquent and asleep. You can choose whether to let them sleep and be overrun by the enemy which would serve them all right. Or you can awaken all of them which they don't deserve. Or you can waken some of them and let the rest reap the consequences of their disobedience. If you decide to awaken any of them, how will you do it?
You will call them. In themselves they don't have the power to just wake up when they are sound asleep. But you have the power to wake them up. And the power is in your call.
The Power of God over a Sleeping World
Well, that is the power God has over a sleeping world. The difference is that the world is sleeping the sleep of death in the power of sin. And God's call has the power to raise the dead. You and I have the power to call sleepers and say, "Awake, O sleeper." And they will wake up. But God has the power to say (as it says in Ephesians 5:14), "Awake, O sleeper, and ARISE FROM THE DEAD!" Therefore everyone he calls rises from the death of unbelief, trusts in Christ, and is justified. "Those whom he predestines he also calls, those whom he calls he also justifies." Nothing can stop the fulfillment of Romans 8:28 in the lives of the elect, not even the wrath of God against us in our sin.
A Closing Plea
I urge every one in the hearing of my voice to surrender all efforts to justify yourself before God and to turn to come to Christ and accept the finished work of your justification. What could be more satisfying and more honoring to God than to say with the saints of all the ages,
We owe our election to the unconditional foreknowing of God. We owe our hope of glory to the predestination of God. We owe our acquittal and righteousness to the justification of God. We owe the awakening of our faith to the call of God. And therefore we know that God will work all things together for our good infallibly, unshakably, forever. It is as good as done. All glory to God and to the Lamb! Amen.


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Register for Classes
To register for classes you must have:
- Completed the admission process, which typically includes a placement test, and have a Student ID number and PIN.
- This step is done one time only. If you are a returning student and cannot remember your Student ID number or PIN, contact Enrollment Services for assistance.
- An assigned registration time, or register during open enrollment – see the Assigned Registration Times chart. These times are automatically assigned to students. You do not call to set up a time to register for classes.
How to Register for Classes
Students who can't register online include:
- District high school students – a high school release/permission form is required each quarter you attend.
- International high school completion students – need HSC advisor's permission to add/drop classes.
- Students enrolled in the following programs: ABE, GED, ESL, EdCAP, PCAPP, and FLED Co-op preschool.
- Students who haven't taken the Accuplacer placement test or had it waived.
Students who are allowed to register online can do so using their student ID number and PIN from any computer. See the Important Registration Dates page for deadlines.
- Make sure you have the item number of the class you want to register for.
- If you don't have the item number, look it up using the online quarterly class schedule.
- Once you're ready to register online, go to online registration and follow directions.
- Make sure you're aware of the tuition deadlines.
In Person, by Email, or Mail
- Use the computers in the Advising Resource Center or your own personal computer.
- Go to the Enrollment Services Forms page and click on "Registration form"
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- All classes, except late start classes, require instructor permission after the third day of the quarter.
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- You cannot register for more than one section of the same class.
- We drop students from the second course added without notice, and,
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- Your registration is not complete until you pay tuition.
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- Awarded financial aid students are exempt from tuition due dates.
EdMail: You are required to use it! It is the way we communicate with you.
The college assigns all students EdMail (email) accounts within a couple of days after they register for their first class. Note: if you are a former student returning after time away from school, check with the Enrollment Services Office to confirm what email address we have on file for you. We use the address recorded in the Enrollment Services records. To gain access to your account, follow the steps at edcc.edu/edmail.


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CFL Canadian Football League – New Posters for first time in 14 years!
Now, for the first time since then, a major poster publisher has picked up the CFL license, and has released a series of team logo posters! For you Americans into obscure sports teams and logos, and for you Canadians who love this highly-underrated brand of football and its venerable, historic franchises, here they are, from Toronto-based Aqaurius Inc. – in-stock now, only $9.95 each. From West to East (click on the pictures below to be taken to the product details and ordering page on our web site)…New Poster Releases
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use Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout::Multiline;
my $layout = Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout::Multiline->new(
"%d (%F:%L)> %m");
Log::Log4perl::Layout::PatternLayout::Multiline is a subclass of Log4perl's PatternLayout and is helpful if you send multiline messages to your appenders which appear as
2007/04/04 23:59:01 This is
a message with
multiple lines
and you want them to appear as
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2007/04/04 23:59:01 a message with
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instead. This layout class simply splits up the incoming message into several chunks split by line breaks and renders them with PatternLayout just as if it had arrived in separate chunks in the first place.
Copyright 2002-2013 by Mike Schilli <firstname.lastname@example.com> and Kevin Goess <email@example.com>.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
Please contribute patches to the project on Github:
Send bug reports or requests for enhancements to the authors via our
MAILING LIST (questions, bug reports, suggestions/patches): email@example.com
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Last night, 20/20 aired a special about reality television, interviewing creators and producers of some of the genre's biggest hits. SallyAnn Salsano, who developed and executive produces Jersey Shore, let the cameras follow her to Florence, Italy, where she's currently filming the fourth season of the show (surely you've heard). Salsano says she shoots about 700 hours of footage for every one of hour of Jersey Shore, because one of her golden rules is to always keep the cameras rolling. She told 20/20 that she stays awake for literally days on end watching the live feeds and daily footage of the cast — and that she loves it. She even has the feeds set up in each room of her apartment in Florence and takes the speakers into bed with her when she finally does sleep, just in case something crazy happens.
More from Jezebel
Rooo sez BISH PLZ
Well, can't fault her for turning a mess into a hit.
But you'd think there'd be better things to do in, you know, Florence.


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The 'lovely' necklace gets SO many comments, it's a Primark bargain and I am so glad I picked up it when I saw it a few months ago!
I don't often wear red, so it was a nice change for me - what colour do you like to wear?
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Ministry of Magic official
Slytherin (possibly)
- "Some of these wandless can be troublesome. While they do nothing but beg I have no objection, but one of them actually asked me to plead her case in the Ministry next week. 'I'm a witch, sir, I'm a witch, let me prove it to you'!"
- —Travers mocks Muggle-borns reduced to begging on the streets by Voldemort's oppressive regime[src]
Travers was a wizard and a Death Eater of Lord Voldemort. He fought in the First Wizarding War, during which he murdered Marlene McKinnon and her family, and was imprisoned for committing this crime. Travers escaped from Azkaban after Lord Voldemort's return in 1995, and fought in several battles of the Second Wizarding War, including the Battle of the Seven Potters, the Ambush at the Lovegood House and the Battle of Hogwarts. His ultimate fate is uncertain.
- 1 Biography
- 2 Physical appearance
- 3 Personality and traits
- 4 Possessions
- 5 Etymology
- 6 Behind the scenes
- 7 Appearances
- 8 Notes and references
Biography[edit | edit source]
First Wizarding War[edit | edit source]
During the First Wizarding War, Travers murdered the family of Marlene McKinnon, according to Igor Karkaroff. He could not escape imprisonment and was sentenced to Azkaban sometime in, or prior to, 1981 for this crime.[2]
Early war[edit | edit source]
- Hermione Granger: "But I thought Stan Shunpike was in Azkaban?"
- Kingsley Shacklebolt: "Hermione, there's obviously been a mass breakout which the Ministry has hushed up. Travers's hood fell off when I cursed him, he's supposed to be inside too."
- — Hermione Granger and Kingsley Shacklebolt after the Battle of the Seven Potters[src]
Travers escaped from Azkaban in the mass breakout in early 1996. Sometime after, Travers was arrested yet again but escaped along with Stan Shunpike before the summer of 1997, in a breakout that was hushed up by the Ministry of Magic, led at the time by Rufus Scrimgeour.[3]
On 27 July, 1997, Travers participated in the Battle of the Seven Potters, pursuing Hermione Granger, who was disguised as Harry Potter, and Kingsley Shacklebolt, who cursed him.[3]
Before the beginning of August of the same year, Travers was convicted again for his Death Eater activities.[4]
Fall of the Ministry[edit | edit source]
- "Many regular Potterwatch listeners will know that the Ministry's hushed up a mass breakout from Azkaban. Escapees include the infamous Death Eater Travers and Stan Shunpike, that you may have met on the Knight Bus."
- —Rapier (Fred Weasley) during a Potterwatch broadcast.[src]
On 1 August, 1997, the Ministry of Magic was taken by the Death Eaters and Pius Thicknesse (under the influence of the Imperius Curse) was made Minister for Magic.
Travers was then released from Azkaban when the Death Eater-led Ministry hosted up a mass breakout.[4]
Now falsely cleared, Travers went on to work at the Ministry of Magic (at the Department of Magical Law Enforcement), as a superior to Mafalda Hopkirk. He also seemed to have some involvement with the recently created Muggle-Born Registration Commission, as he got to choose which Ministry employee could act as a stenographer for the Muggle-born trials.[5]
Ambush at the Lovegood House[edit | edit source]
- Selwyn: "Didn't I tell you there was no need to hurry, Travers? Didn't I tell you this nutter was just raving as usual?"
- Xenophilius Lovegood: "No... no... upstairs... Potter!"
- — Selwyn and Travers doubt Xenophilius is saying the truth about Harry.[src]
In early 1998, Travers and Selwyn came to Xenophilius Lovegood's home because he claimed, truthfully, that Harry Potter was there. After Travers checked the area, they threatened to kill his daughter if he summoned them under false pretenses, only to see Harry escape.[6]
Break-in of Gringotts Wizarding Bank[edit | edit source]
- Travers: "Well, I confess I am surprised to see you out and about, Bellatrix."
- Hermione Granger (as Bellatrix Lestrange): "Really? Why?"
- Travers: "Well, I heard that the inhabitants of Malfoy Manor were confined to the house, after the... ah... escape."
- Hermione Granger (as Bellatrix Lestrange): "The Dark Lord forgives those who have served him most faithfully in the past. Perhaps your credit is not as good with him as mine is, Travers."
- — Travers and Hermione Granger (disguised as Bellatrix Lestrange).[src]
Later that year, Travers met Hermione Granger, disguised by means of the Polyjuice Potion as Bellatrix Lestrange, and went into Gringotts Wizarding Bank with her, where he expressed disdain towards Muggle-born beggars as well as goblins, and even had a wandless witch begged him to appeal her case in the Ministry and to lend her his wand to prove it, to which he revolted her completely. Harry placed him under the Imperius Curse to facilitate their breaking in to the Lestrange Vault, and sent Travers off to hide.[7]
Battle of Hogwarts[edit | edit source]
On 2 May, 1998 Travers took part in the Battle of Hogwarts. During the conflict, Travers fought Parvati Patil and Dean Thomas with the help of Dolohov and another Death Eater.[8] His ultimate fate is uncertain.
Physical appearance[edit | edit source]
Travers is described as a tall, thin wizard with a crown of bushy grey hair, a long sharp nose, and a cool voice.
Personality and traits[edit | edit source]
Travers was a Death Eater, obsessed with blood purity. In 1998, he expressed his disdain towards Muggle-born beggars, whom he laughed at (going as far as calling them "it"), and goblins, whom he didn't like to associate with. He was also something of a xenophobe; when he was met with an apparently foreign wizard, Dragomir Despard (in truth Ron Weasley), Travers didn't shake hands with him with his entire hand, but instead just used two of his fingers, acting as though he feared he would be soiled. His hatred towards Muggles lead him to hate blood traitors as well, as he brutally murdered a member of the Order of the Phoenix and her entire family.
Possessions[edit | edit source]
- Wand: Travers's wand was of unknown length, wood, and core material. He used it to cast the Human-presence-revealing spell to detect the presence of Harry Potter during the ambush at the Lovegood House in 1998.
- Gringotts vault: It is likely that Travers had a vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank, because that's where he was going when he met "Bellatrix Lestrange", actually Hermione, "Dragomir Despard", actually Ron, and Harry and Griphook under the Invisibility Cloak, in Diagon Alley, during 1998. He was also seen holding a key there.
Etymology[edit | edit source]
Travers is an English and French surname that described a man who lived near a bridge or ford, or occasionally as an occupational name for the collector of tolls at such a location. It is derived from the Old French verb traverser, meaning "to cross"[9].
Travers also shares a surname with the writer P. L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins books; J. K. Rowling is an admirer of P. L. Travers, and followed Travers in having her books published under her first two initials and surname rather than her full name.[10]
Behind the scenes[edit | edit source]
- In the film adaption of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Travers is portrayed by Tav MacDougall[11]. Travers participanted the Battle of the Department of Mysteries in the film.
- In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2, Travers is absent from the scene of the Break-in of Gringotts and, as such, is never placed under the Imperius Curse.
Appearances[edit | edit source]
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (First mentioned)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)[11]
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game) (Mentioned only)
Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Pottermore - New from J.K. Rowling: Pure-Blood
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 5 (Fallen Warrior)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (video game)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 13 (The Muggle-Born Registration Commission)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 21 (The Tale of the Three Brothers)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 26 (Gringotts)
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Chapter 32 (The Elder Wand)
- ↑ Behind the Name: French Surnames
- ↑ Picardie, Justine. "Was P L Travers the real Mary Poppins?". The Daily Telegraph, 28 October 2008.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 See Forum:Incorrectly identified Death Eaters
Lord Voldemort
|Death Eaters:
Alecto Carrow | Amycus Carrow | Antonin Dolohov | Augustus Rookwood | Avery (I) | Avery (II) |
Barty Crouch Jr. | Bellatrix Lestrange | Crabbe | Evan Rosier | Gibbon | Goyle |
Jugson | Lestrange | Mulciber (I) | Mulciber (II) | Nott | Rabastan Lestrange | Rodolphus Lestrange | Rosier | Selwyn | Thorfinn Rowle | Travers | Walden Macnair | Wilkes | Yaxley
|Death Eaters who Defected:
Draco Malfoy | Igor Karkaroff | Lucius Malfoy | Peter Pettigrew | Regulus Black | Severus Snape
|Category:Death Eater allies:
Vincent Crabbe | Golgomath | Gregory Goyle | Fenrir Greyback | Narcissa Malfoy (defected) |
Quirinus Quirrell | Scabior | Dolores Umbridge
|Other affiliations:
Dementors | Giants (Golgomath's control) | Muggle-Born Registration Commission | Snatchers | Werewolves


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BIOS (Basic Input Output System)
BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System. is a software (written in assembly language) that regulates the basic functions of computer hardware. The BIOS is embedded in a memory chip (ROM or Flash Memory made from Comlpimentari Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CMOS) found on the motherboard. A battery commonly referred to as a CMOS battery serves to keep the date and other settings that we have set in the BIOS from missing or returning Initial configuration even though the computer is turned off.
How the BIOS Works
The way the BIOS works is to start with the initialization process, where in this process we can see the amount of installed memory, type of hard drive and its capacity and so on. The BIOS will then search, initialize and display information from the Graphics Card. Then it will check other ROM devices such as hard drives and then do RAM testing, namely memory count up test. After all component tests have been successfully carried out, the BIOS will then look for the location of the boot device and the Operating System.
BIOS function
The function of the BIOS is to provide instructions known as POST (Power On Selft Test) which is a command to initialize and identify system devices such as CPU, RAM, VGA Card, Keyboard and Mouse, Hard drive, Optical (CD / DVD) drives and other hardware when the computer starts booting.
Settings Menu In BIOS
How to access BIOS
To access the BIOS we can do by pressing certain keys (usually the Delete key or F2) on the keyboard the first time the computer is turned on. There will be words such as "Pres F2 to enter setup", then just press the F2 key repeatedly.
How to setup or configure this BIOS varies depending on the vendor maker, here I will display menus in the BIOS that we commonly encounter, the Phoenix Award BIOS. The main menus in this BIOS are:
- Standard CMOS Features, for setting the date and viewing the detected hard disk, etc.
- Advanced BIOS Features, boot device priority settings (choice of device for first boot) can be set here.
- Advanced Chipset Features
- Integrated Peripherals
- Power Management Setup, the distribution of voltage for each peripheral which is often used for overclocking
- PnP / PCI Configuration, configuring the clock / speed of each device installed on the PCI / PnP port, for example VGA PCI, Lancard PCI, Wirelles PCI, HDMI port, etc.
- PC Health Status, we can check the temperature and voltage from Power Supply here.
- Load Fail-Safe Defaults (Load Factory Settings), select this menu to return all settings to their original mode (default).
- Load Optimized Defaults, restore optimal settings recommended by the factory default.
- Set Supervisor Password, provide a password so that users are not able to change the BIOS settings arbitrarily
- Set User Password,
- Save & Exit Setup, save the BIOS settings then exit.
- Exit Without Saving, exit the bios screen without saving settings.
BIOS (Basic Input Output System) is a very vital thing that can help us when we want to do troubleshooting on computer damage. Such as :
- The case of a totally dead computer turned out to be overcome by resetting the computer's BIOS,
- When you want to install windows the first boot settings must be set first here.
- See computer tooling specifications
- Even when optimizing computer performance, better known as overclocking.
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Caketique noun [kāk:ˈtē :k]
1. A specialized boutique that creates, bakes, and sells fashionable, made-to-order cakes and fancy sweets for special occasions.
2. Notoriously chic cakes with high-quality ingredients and extreme attention to detail. (Origin: 13th Century Middle English/Old Nordic "kaka" for "cake," combined with 1760 Middle French/Provençal "Botica" for boutique). Embellished with 21st Century Martine Cajas.


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Midday Veil – THE CURRENT [LP / CD / CS]
[TLO13] Produced by Northwest luminary Randall Dunn (Sunn O))), Earth, Marissa Nadler), Midday Veil's second studio full-length THE CURRENT maintains the experimental intensity of the band's acclaimed improvised releases while marking a distinctive return to songcraft. Featuring artwork and design by Robert Beatty.
THE CURRENT was a Critic's Pick in The Wire's Top 15 Avant Rock albums of 2013!
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Tonight marks the 16th Stanley Cup Finals series to go to a Game Seven. One of those games went to overtime. Canadian teams are 6-5 overall; one of the five represents the time the Canucks helped end the New York Rangers's half-century drought in 1994.
This has the potential to be a memorable sporting evening. Or not.
The time is theirs. And Awful Shaughnessy's:
Sorry we doubted you. Sorry about the criticism and the sarcasm and occasional wisecracks.
It wasn't nice when Shawn Thornton went on the radio and the jock-talk guys asked him, "Do you think your coach looks more like Charlie Brown or Elmer Fudd?"
Too easy to poke fun, right? So what if you look a little like Hank Hill's friend, Bill Dauterive. Or Mr. Potato Head. We've come to love the way you punch the second "t" when you say, "tonigh ... ttttt."
Nailed it.
Editorial: The most important game in Canucks history [Vancouver Sun] (Photo H/T @sportsfeeder1)
Canucks coverage, including "Video: What do you think about the early liquor store closures?" [Vancouver Sun]
Bruins coverage [Boston Globe] [Boston Herald]