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Biz Tech Events
Learn about BizTech career pathways from leading technology leaders and Reno's technology community. The inaugural Business Technology Symposium convenes a panel of technology executives from leading enterprises along with interactive breakout sessions to inspire students.
Biz Tech Symposium 2020 (BTS 2020)
Live Online Event
October 8, 2020
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Organized by:
Information Systems Department and the IS Advisory Board
Overview | Biz Tech Symposium
The inaugural Business Technology Symposium (BTS2020) is an event designed for all business students. In this event you will learn about BizTech career pathways from leading technology leaders and Reno's technology community. The BTS2020 brings together a group of top technology executives from leading organizations. These technology leaders will share their stories to inform and inspire students to explore careers in information technology.
Josh Bartella leads global Business Operations for the Device Partner, IoT & Search, Advertising & News businesses at Microsoft. Josh is responsible for the profitability and execution quality of a $27B operations & compliance business and requires deep cross-group executive, engineering, and resource management alignment with other Microsoft lines of businesses to ensure consistent delivery with a high level of quality & service and effective cost management.
Josh is a native of Long Beach, California, and has nearly 20 years of professional experience in the technology industry. Josh holds an undergraduate degree from the University Of Nevada, Reno (BS of Computer Information Systems) & an Associate's Degree from Truckee Meadows Community College.
Welcoming message from Dean Greg Mosier.
The Keynote speaker will exemplify how technology is shaping and changing the future of work and businesses. Students will learn about exciting opportunities and careers in information technology.
Bill Schlough
Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, San Francisco Giants
Bill Schlough serves as SVP & Chief Information Officer of the San Francisco Giants and Chairman of the San Jose Giants.
Since Schlough's arrival in 1999, the Giants have been recognized among the most innovative teams in sports. They were the first team to provide free Wi-Fi to all fans beginning in 2004, and Oracle Park is currently the home of the largest video board in California and first 4K-capable screen in MLB. Schlough's IT team has also supported the baseball operation in implementing an array of proprietary analytic tools that helped the team secure three World Series titles in recent years.
A San Francisco native and Ironman triathlete, Schlough holds a Mechanical Engineering degree from Duke and an MBA from Wharton.
Keynote Moderator: Paul Diflo
Paul Diflo was recently appointed The Business Portal Administrator at the Nevada Secretary of State's Office. He is responsible for leading the Nevada Business Portal division's multi-year product roadmap in alignment with the Secretary's vision and the State Plan for Economic Development. Ensuring the integration of State, regulatory, and local government business services into the State Portal.
Paul has 37 years of IT, and Leadership experience in the private sector. He has held various leadership positions with the JCPenney Company, Employers Insurance, and International Game Technology where he enjoyed being the first CIO for that company.
Mr. Diflo is a past Chairman of the Board of Northern Nevada Big Brothers Big Sisters organization, and is a current member of the UNR IT Advisory Board, and past Chair of the State of Nevada IT Advisory Board.
Three Panelists will tell their personal stories about Biz Tech careers and their respective leadership journeys. How and why each of them entered their career and the types of challenges they face today will serve as an opportunity to excite and educate students about the types of careers in information technology.
YaTonya Cody Oliver | Delta Airlines
YaTonya Cody Oliver is a native of Atlanta GA with more than 27 years of professional experience as a transformational leader, strategic business partner, change agent and a customer success champion in the field of Information Technology. For more than two decades she has tackled business challenges and customer pain points by delivering new capabilities for fortune 500 companies like AT&T, Microsoft, and Delta Air Lines. Her expertise includes:
- Launching new Go to Market solutions
- Directing hardware and software modernization initiatives
- Leading global teams to deliver sales operation support experiences
- Driving large scale process and resource optimization efforts across organizations
YaTonya's track record is built upon understanding the needs of customers and stakeholders coupled with an unyielding commitment to turn their gaps and pain points into proven possibilities. She thrives in the areas of
- Executing large and complex programs
- Reducing cost and improving inefficient processes, and
- Improving business performance; revenue growth, quality effectiveness & customer satisfaction
In her spare time YaTonya's commitment to helping other through volunteerism is a personal passion. She serves as a board member for serval 501c3 organizations such as Global Mentorship Initiative, The Forever Pink Foundation Inc., The Ties That Bind ATL Foundation and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
Lastly, when she is not helping other personally or professionally, YaTonya enjoys spending time with her family; Husband Samuel Oliver, Sr, and a blended family of 4 children: Darius, Daeja, Jaden (20) and Tre'vion.
YaTonya serve as Sunday School Teacher to the adult class in her local church and in her leisure, she enjoys working out 3days a week.
YaTonya holds two undergraduate degrees from Spelman College (BS of Natural Sciences) and Georgia Institute of Technology (BS Electrical Engineering), an Master's degree from the University of Phoenix (MBA) as well as a Project Management Certification from the Project Management Institute.
Kevin Spiares | Molex, Koch Industries
From Chalk Bluff, Texas. Backpacked around the world for most of the '90's so I don't get any Friends or Seinfeld references. Married to Summer and have 4 kids from 3-14. Lived in Reno since 2014
- VP, Digital - Molex a Koch Industries Company
- Director, Digital Transformation Fusion – Molex Fusion a Koch Industries Company
- Director, Strategy and Innovation - Artificial Intelligence and Director – Reno Technology Center of Excellence – Koch Business Solutions
- Director of Logistics (North American Rail and Trucking) – INVISTA
- Market Based Management Consultant (Internal Koch Consulting Firm)
- Chief Information Officer - Koch Cellulose LLC
- Information Technology Infrastructure Manager - Koch Minerals, LLC
- Information Technology Analyst - Koch Business Solutions
- Temp Employee for Koch Industries in 2000
- U.S. Army - Infantryman
Nate Pearson | TrainerRoad
Nate Pearson is the CEO and Co-Founder of TrainerRoad.com. They make software that makes cyclists faster. TrainerRoad is a bootstrapped Reno SaaS company founded in 2011 with 90 employees. Nate Pearson is also one of the hosts of the Ask a Cycling Coach podcast that gets 100,000 listens a week. He is also a competitive cyclist and former triathlete. While not at work, he likes to spend his time with his wife of 10 years and his 6 and 9-year-old children.
Panel Moderator
Barbara Middleton
Barbara Middleton is a senior Program/Project manager who specializes in complex cross company Programs. She has proven ability to execute large transformational programs realizing value propositions by facilitating communication and shared vision across multi-continent/multi-cultural teams. After spending over a decade working as a project leader in both the public and private sectors, Barbara has refined her energetic and collaborative style and is known for her ability to motivate large complex teams. In addition to her Project Management Professional credentials, Barbara is a Certified Scrum Master and Certified Scrum Product Owner and has been facilitating and coaching project teams using the Scrum framework since 2014.
On-Demand Breakout Sessions
These breakout videos showcase how Information Technology careers are at the intersection of Business & Technology. These demonstrations will illustrate how technology is used to improve business outcomes and/or how businesses are using technology in their industry today. In these sessions the students will understand what a career in Information Technology looks like.
|Breakout Session
Session 1: Systems Analysis
|Lindy Thorn
Session 2: Project Management
|Barbara Middleton
Session 3: Data Interactions
Dave Espinosa
Travis Schweiger
Session 4: Technology Leadership
|Tim Suiter
Session 5: Application Development
|Paul Diflo, Secretary of State
Session 6: Application Development
|Josh Bartella
Session 7: Competing with Artificial Intelligence
|A conversation with Erik Allen and Larry Robinson
Thank you – BTS2020 Student Ambassadors
- Apoorav Joshi
- Prabhjot Skehon
- Matthew Friedler


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Jason Bourne
Jason Bourne is a Jason Bourne movie alright. Its got everything you would expect from a Bourne film; a juggernaut of frenetic pace and action, a minimal spy plot, and a stoic yet effecting performance from Matt Damon. It takes us to locations like Athens, Berlin, London and Vegas this time around. I particularly enjoyed seeing Vegas as I was just there recently and could recognize all the landmarks (though I think they got their geography wrong at the end of the chase. It seemed like they would have been at the Flamingo, not the Riviera…)
The story kicks off after Nikki hacks into the Blackbriar/Treadstone/whatever-it-is-now files and brings them to Bourne. Because his history is in the files, that makes this a little more of a personal venture than usual. On top of that, we get a revenge subplot to the film involving one of the other former assassins. I'm not sure this vengeance side to the story really fits too well, especially when it ends up going both ways. Somehow it seems beneath the Bourne franchise. I suppose that's why this film doesn't quite live up to the first three.
As for the supporting cast, Tommy Lee Jones seems like a good fit as the rough and gruff CIA director, running with the usual role that Brian Cox and David Strathairn had before him. Alicia Vikander was alright, but seemed more like she was cast because she's the new it girl rather than because she fit the film. And it was nice to have Julia Stiles back as our link to the previous trilogy.
If you want a Bourne movie experience, Jason Bourne will give it to you. Its not as good as the others perhaps, but its still solid. I usually have issues with car chase, but the Vegas strip one was enjoyable. I also have issues with gratuitous killing of innocent bystanders in movies, and this one has a lot of that unfortunately. But regardless I still at fun with this latest Bourne flick.

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…feeling quite strange, JONATHAN LEVY – Lover Boy
Jonathan Levy – Lover Boy is available at Spotify, Apple Music.
by Walter Price
Regardless of what stage of a relationship you're in or have experienced, the ever-changing tides can and will be indelible. And burgeoning Tel-Aviv-based singer/songwriter Jonathan Levy has released a fresh new single, "Lover Boy", that travels the adventure of connectivity and all the trials and tribulations along the way.
As Levy is quoted, "The song describes the complexity of the endless changes in a relationship, both mentally and physically, while the bottom line is that no matter what, love wins all."
Oh I wish my friend would know I'm feeling quite strange
None of us don't fit no more, our hair is getting different
As life flows downstream the greater is devotion, but sometimes we can not see through the other in this ocean
Our bodies changed yet love remained the one that ties it all
Tables turned, lessons learned, seasons passed my way
Times have changed yet I remained your lover boy that's all
"Lover Boy" is delivered in a sincere soft tone with the songwriter's voice poignantly cracking under the high notes that, for me, reflect the realities of lived experiences. And if you're a fan of James Taylor, Carole King, and/or the heyday of soft rock, then add this to your favorite love-remained playlist.
And you can now stream this new single as well as watch the film, directed by Ben Slama, now at the GTC.
Artist photo by Erez Shany
Production: IBRH
Vocals, Guitars: Jonathan Levy
String Arrangement: Shalev Grados
Piano: Lyri Achai
Mix and Master: IBRH
Cover Design: Yarden Shemesh
Film directed By Ben Slama
"As an evolving artist, I try to pay tribute to genres that surround me, and usually, it speaks through my music. Lover Boy's style was mainly influenced by the 60's & 70's Acoustic Ballads I grew on, which kept the song acoustic and intimate." – J. Levy
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Dear readers!
Hackers subjected the Lugansk Information Centre to DoS attacks starting on the evening of Saturday, 17 October. In particular, this led to bogus material release. Yesterday, 18 October, the hackers shut down the website all day. As of now, we've resolved most of the problems related to cyberattacks; however, short-term glitches are still possible on our site.
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A Stag King is when a Drag King is realistic & masculine looking.
Tag: kings
Amateur Drag Race 2014
I was honored to be asked to be a coach for the Amateur Drag Race 2014. First of all, the drag race was where I started a year ago. I was excited to see the newest amateur drag queens and kings and also to have a small piece in helping them develop their personal drag persona. My love for drag has a long history into my early adulthood even before I was out of the closet as a lesbian, butch, gender variant, and now drag king. Drag's gender bending nature combined with music, creativity, and strong heart has kept me passionate about drag for many years.
State Street 2014
There were many reasons I chose to enter the State Street contest . First of all it was for a good cause, Black & White Party, which helps people with AIDS with living expenses. Second of all the rules were loose and sometimes I think rules are created in order to control people. I'm not always behind control. Also, it seems to be a place that drag queens and kings could express some of their deepest darkest ideas without being shunned or punished for them.


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Welcome to Notes on Feminism and the Culture Wars, my name is Bess Hungerford and this is a podcast about politics.
We will talk about grassroots feminist organizing, the rise of Christian nationalism, especially in the US, and most importantly, why women's liberation is antithetical to conservatism.
Please join me and my fascinating guests as we discuss a wide range of topics including sex and gender in law and language, political disagreement, and, of course, feminism.


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Update PluginVersions to Bootstrap classes (missing tabbed-like display). Tab titles show up as if they were plain text. However, if you click on them, links do work indeed. It¡s just a question of missing css classes, I guess, to restore the intuitive display.
And compare it with:
These plugin was used in doc.t.o pages. It looks like a standard Plugin Tabs, but the difference is that when you click on a tab title, all sections with plugin tabs siwtch to that version, so that you can print a long page (ideally, a whole wiki structure) with the sections related to that version of the software set to display its contents in place.
Something like these css properties might be missing at ./themes/default/css/default.css in trunk:
/* Versions plugin */ .versionav { padding: 0; border: 1; margin-bottom: -1px; border-color: #eeeeee #eeeeee #dddddd; border-bottom: 1px solid #dddddd; } .versionav .button { margin-bottom: -1px; } .highlight { background-color: #f5f5f5; color: #262626; margin-bottom: -1px; border-top: 1px solid #e2e2e2; border-left: 1px solid #e2e2e2; border-right: 1px solid #e2e2e2; }
Plugin updated to use bootstrap tabs (with ul/li) instead of current buttons from tiki12. (changes on r57508 for tiki15, back ported to tiki14)
Hi rjsmelo, the display of the version tabs is fine, but something became broken with the display of the page: left column is gone, buttons that should be at the bottom of the page are and the top right corner on top of other content (and below the structure navigation bar), etc.
Hi Xavi, can you please retest, there was a extra closing div tag
Fix confirmed, thanks, Ricardo!
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Tag Archives: Time
The Circle of Eternity
Communion of Saints The Circle of Eternity Wednesday, March 10, 2021 I once shared a happy dinner with the beloved Irish poet and philosopher John O'Donohue (1956–2008). He passed away far too soon at the age of 52, and I imagine he was immediately welcomed into the communion of saints, living in the "circle of… Continue Reading The Circle of Eternity
The Fullness of Time
Communion of Saints The Fullness of Time Monday, March 8, 2021 What some call "liminal space" or threshold space (in Latin, limen means a threshold) is a very good phrase for those special times, events, and places that open us up to the sacred. It seems we need special (sacred) days to open us up… Continue Reading The Fullness of Time
The Prayer of Unveiling
A Time of Unveiling The Prayer of Unveiling Monday, January 4, 2021 For now we see through a glass, darkly, but then face to face. Now I know in part, but then I shall know fully, as I am fully known. —1 Corinthians 13:12 When we celebrate the beginning of a new year, we celebrate… Continue Reading The Prayer of Unveiling
Pulling Back the Veil
A Time of Unveiling Pulling Back the Veil Sunday, January 3, 2021 The future, however, is finer than any past. —Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Making of a Mind If you are anything like me, there is some part of you that was relieved to turn the calendar over to 2021. The new year puts… Continue Reading Pulling Back the Veil
Judaism: Weekly Summary
Judaism Summary: Sunday, August 26-Friday, August 31, 2018 The primary purpose of religion is to help us move beyond the separate-self sense to union with God. —Thomas Keating (Sunday) The Bible shows a relentless movement toward intimacy and divine union between Creator and creatures. For this to happen, there needs to be some degree of… Continue Reading Judaism: Weekly Summary


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On the 21st April 2016 the world lost one of its true visionaries, in every sense of the word. Prince was found dead at his recording studio in Minnesota. We could hardly believe it.
To many, Prince was much more than just a musician, which inevitably led to his universal love.
He was an icon to those who had become uncomfortable with their sexuality through force and aggression. At a time when homosexuality maintained a negative mainstream image he was an inspiration of freedom through his blatant ignorance of conformity.
These pieces are always difficult to narrow down. Providing a 'best of' category for any artist is difficult, with Prince it's probably impossible. Forgive me for your beloved tracks that I have missed, and immerse yourself in a few of my favourites.
Little Red Corvette
This track, released from the album 1999 in 1985, was Prince's first to reach the top 10 in the U.S, reaching its climax at number 6.
Throughout the track Prince narrates a one night stand with the 'little red corvette.' He combines a slow, romantic build up before flipping the song on its head with a powerful rock influenced chorus.
Themes of love and tragedy are notable throughout. Love is the aim and tragedy is the outcome, it's everything in between that Prince does so well.
Backing vocals were provided by Lisa Coleman and the track also features a guitar solo from Dez Dickerson.
In addition to the original a 12" remix of the song was released in the U.S and the U.K. The American version was released with the album track All The Critics Love U In New York as the B Side. The U.K edition had two separate released, it was paired with Lady Cab Driver and Horny Toad.


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Within the next few months, you will be able to buy Skype ringtones from artists such as Madonna and Green Day.
These ringtones will cost $1.50 a pop.
First of all, I think this deal is plain dumb. A short, non-obtrustive ringtone on my cell would work. Helps differentiate my phone from others when I am in a crowd.
But Madonna as a Skype ringtone? Listen, I like a few Madonna songs, even one or two Green Day songs, but not blasted in my ear.
What's my problem with these tones? I am at my PC, with headset on, and someone's calling me on Skype. But instead of just an incoming call notification, I get a selection from Madonna's "Confessions On The Dance Floor" CD.
A selection such as "Hung Up."
I think I'll hang up.


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Home More advice Entertainment
Whats a really good film
war of the worlds
prince caspian
Indiana Jones movies
DaVinci Code
Lord of the Rings
Pirates of the Caribbean
The Rock
Spider-man 3
Superman doomday
the hulk
7 pound
let me stop I can go on foreverrr lol
Kill Bill 1 or 2 both brilliant , Lock stocks pretty good or snatch or transporter 1 or 2 or my fave green street
Be Kind Rewind The Panic Room The Persuit of Happiness
..yeahh {{unless you want whats out then idunno}}
The kind that forms on the top of your soup, when you haven't touched it in awhile.
titanic wall.e first ones old and second ones new there both great films
I am legend!
prom night!
umm...cinderella! lol
good luck :]]
Finding Nemo is a pretty good movie to me :)
I need a good action and adventure
the day the earth stood still!
seen them tho
Pulp Fiction.


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by Dave Clark
Yes, though they are actually God's Laws, God, Himself, does call them the "Law of Moses" (Mal 4:4); and Jesus Christ, too (Luk 24:44). Let us not be deceived, however, as to God's meaning. Ellen G. White also recognized the danger of misconstruing this misnomer of the "Law of Moses." She said:
After quoting a statute found in Deuteronomy 24:14-15 and another one in Leviticus 19:13, she makes three points, I feel, regarding all of God's Statutes, that (#1) these are commandments, (#2) they are part of the law of God written by Moses in a book, and (#3) they are still binding in our day:
Thus, our modern churches have made the "Law of Moses" into a terrible misnomer — in particular, when they claim the "Law of Moses" has been nailed to the cross. Note that Jesus Christ, Himself, denies this (Mat 5:17-19). The Apostle Paul, also, denies this (Rom 3:31; Rom 7:12-13; Gal 3:21). In point of fact, you'll never find, either in the Bible or in Ellen White's writings, that any statute was ever abolished. What, then, are the churches trying to accomplish with such a claim? You can be sure satan is behind it but, whatever it is, they end up throwing out the baby with the bath-water when they do so!
First off... Do they realize that the entire first five books of our modern-day Bible constitute the "Law of Moses" as defined by both the Old and New Testaments of that Bible? The "Torah" (Hebrew) and the "Pentateuch" (Greek) are the first five books of the Bible! The Bible uses the "Law of Moses," the "Torah," and the "Pentateuch" all as synonyms of each other. It is these first five "books" of the Bible, including the Commandments, which were entirely "written in a book" and placed in the side of the Ark of the Covenant. The following is the proof text for this and please note the Hebrew word for "law" (Strong's H8451) in the following verse is the Torah:
We cannot pick and choose amongst God's Law (categorized as the Commandments, the Statutes, and the Judgments: see Gen 26:5; Lev 18:4-5; Lev 18:26; Lev 19:19; Lev 19:37; Lev 20:8; Lev 20:22; Lev 25:18; Lev 26:3; Lev 26:15; Lev 26:43; 1Ki 2:3; 1Ki 3:14; 1Ki 6:12; 1Ki 9:4-6; 1Ki 11:11; 1Ki 11:33-34; 1Ki 11:38; 2Ki 17:13; 1Ch 28:7; 1Ch 29:19; 2Ch 7:17; 2Ch 7:19; 2Ch 19:10; Ezr 7:10; Neh 10:29; Psa 50:16; Psa 89:31-32; Psa 119:48; Jer 1:16; Jer 44:10; Eze 5:6-7; Eze 11:12; Eze 11:20; Eze 18:9; Eze 18:17-21; Eze 20:11-16; Eze 20:19-24; Eze 36:27; Eze 37:24; Eze 44:24; Zec 1:6; Mal 4:4). Note that the previous bolded reference is a prophecy of an end-time Jesus Christ with all of the statutes and judgments as inviolate. Otherwise, God, Himself, says there is more to His Law than just the Commandments:
Notice, in those verses, that He iterates both His Commandments and His Laws separately. Notice, also, that it is the same Strong's number (H8451, the "Torah", the entire first five books of the Bible) for the word "laws." By the same token, God states that the new covenant is not just the Ten Commandments, but the entire law of the Torah (H8451 in the Hebrew and G3551 in the Greek):
So... What is being thrown out if one throws out the first five books of the Bible by "nailing them to His cross," as they propose? They are still indirectly throwing out the Ten Commandments, of course, which are the most prominent feature of those five books (in both Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5). Then, breaking the following statutes would also no longer constitute "sin" — though this is not an exhaustive list:
Then... Note that God intended to speak, for Himself, not only the words of the Ten Commandments to the people; but, also, all of the words of the Statutes and the Judgments. The people, however, would not allow the Lord to continue (Exo 20:19) and begged Moses to go up into the mountain (Deu 5:23-27) to hear the rest of the Lord's Words (Deu 5:28-33). Verse 31 is of particular note.
I'm sure one can agree that doing away with the Laws of God would be nothing more than a deception of the devil. So... From where do the churches claim to draw this deception of the devil that the Law of Moses was nailed to the cross? Let's read:
The first question that must be answered is, "Are any of God's Laws, or part of God's Laws, against us?" No, for if you say that, implicitly or explicitly, then you say that God, Himself, is against us (Joh 3:16-17; 2Ti 1:7-9) — as His Laws are a transcript of His Character and He is Love (1Jn 4:8; 1Jn 5:3). But, God's Laws are a witness against us (Deu 31:26) for the Law was given to show us our sins (Rom 3:20). If we have nothing to show us we are sinful, then we will not recognize our need of a Savior (Act 4:10-12). What is against us is the written record of our sins (Deu 31:28-29) — for that record is in opposition to the witness of the Law. The first part of Col 2:13 brings that out clearly. So verse 14 and 15 tells us that, through His sacrifice, Jesus Christ made it possible for the written record of our sins to be blotted out — i.e., no longer held against us and placing us under penalty of the second death (2Ti 1:8-10).
The second question is, "What are verses 16 and 17 trying to tell us?" To start with, let's (#1) leave out any italicized words (which were included by the translators and are not in the original text), and grammatically omit (#2) the list of items being talked about, and (#3) the sub-parenthetical phrase describing the list, so that we can see just the basic premise:
Well! I think that certainly sheds the light of truth on this issue. The Christian's only rightful judge is the "body of Christ." But, hold on a second... The common understanding for the definition of the "body of Christ" is the "church." Yet, in this life, we are to pass judgment on no man. If you think about it, though, there is another definition for the "body of Christ" (which I heard in a sermon by Pastor Ivor Meyers at an ASI Convention recently).
Well, Jesus Christ is the WORD (Joh 1:1-3,14) and just as John was to eat the little book (Rev 10:1-2,8-9), so eating Jesus' flesh is symbolic language for making the Word of God an integral part of our daily life. (As an aside, just as the blood sustains the flesh, so Jesus was sustained by the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit inspired the Word of God — thus, drinking Jesus' blood is symbolic language for asking for the filling of the Holy Spirit.) So, getting back to Colossians 2:16-17, we will be judged by the precepts taught us in the Word of God.
Now that we have the basic premise figured out, let's address what we previously left out:
The first thing that one absolutely must not ignore is those last four words shown above, "...of things to come..." What does that tell you? The things listed in verse 16 are shadows of something which has not yet come! What did Jesus say?
Thus, since they are shadows of things yet to come, then that also means they are not yet all fulfilled and are thus, also, all still binding! So, instead of these verses telling us that the Law of Moses was nailed to the cross, they are instead telling us that the entire Law of Moses is still binding and it was only the record of our sins which was nailed to His cross. Note that I included two bracketed phrases to make it clear, from the meaning of Strong's G3551, just what law is being talked about.
Where else might the churches claim to draw this deception of the devil that the Law of Moses was abolished by Christ's Sacrifice? Let's read:
I included the same three bracketed phrases to make it clear, from the context, just what is being talked about. The perceived problem, though, comes in the middle part of verse 15:
So... What was abolished by Christ's fleshly sacrifice? For one, the division between Jew and Gentile — which makes it possible for the Gentile to be grafted into the Branch and to become a spiritual Jew (Rom 11:17). But, more to the point, what "law of commandments in ordinances" did Christ abolish? It can't be all ordinances (because Strong's G1378 is "a law") because, then, we are back to "without the law there can be no sin" and, therefore, no need of a Savior. Besides that, the Apostle Paul enjoins us to keep ordinances and taught their requirement himself:
Well, since He was(is) the Supreme Sacrifice, it seems obvious (to me, at least) that His Sacrifice should take the place of the sacrificial system of ordinances surrounding the Ceremonial Law — for those sacrifices and oblations (Dan 9:27) served no more purpose than to point to Him. This is also why the Lord's Supper (as observed on the eve which begins the Passover Day) should replace the Passover Supper (as observed on the eve which ends the Passover Day).
Note, though, that this does not abolish any other of God's Laws. If it did, then Jesus would be made a liar by His words of Matthew 5:17-18. Thus, His Sacrifice does not abolish the Ten Commandments, the Statutes, or the Judgments. The Statutes include, as outlined in Leviticus 23:2-3, the Seventh-day Sabbath (on which twice as many animal sacrifices were performed than another other day of the year) nor does it abolish the statutes of the feast days (Lev 23:14,21,31,41). All of these memorial days are not about the sacrifices which were performed on them, but these days also point both backward and forward as "...a shadow of things to come." (Col 2:16-17)
Sometimes we must let go of man's traditions where we have been taught that certain passages of Scripture mean certain things. Like the "noble Bereans" (Act 17:10-13) we must study, not wrest, the Scriptures to find what truths lie there. We must not forget that the Bible, as a whole, agrees with itself. There are so many Scriptures which state that God's Feasts have the same beginning (e.g., Gen 1:14, Gen 19:1-3, Psa 81:3-5) and the same ending (e.g., Mat 5:17-19) as all of His Other Laws. Even His Ceremonial Laws were not abolished — merely substituted — from type to anti-type and from symbol to reality. His Feasts, on the other hand, cannot be merely substituted because they do much more than merely point to Christ's Sacrifice. They are a tri-fold prophecy spanning the entire Plan of Salvation and will not be entirely fulfilled until satan and his angels are no more and the Earth is made New.
I digress to speak directly of the Feasts. The reason for this is I get the distinct impression that the whole reason for wanting to "throw out" the "Laws of Moses" is for the sole purpose of trying to get rid of God's Feast Days. Classifying the Feasts in with the Ceremonial Laws also seems like an excuse to get rid of the Feasts. I understand this from satan's point of view — as the Feasts testify (yeah, prophesy) concerning the Plan of Salvation. But I don't understand this from the point of view of the Church. So, proof they are not yet entirely fulfilled?
It is a terrible thing that we Seventh-Day Adventists have been missing out on all this very important information which, I believe, is also very pertinent to our salvation. Not "salvational" mind you, though if one rejects these truths it would certainly indicate a problem in that person's relationship with Jesus. After all... Remember how Jesus Christ "...beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the Scriptures the things concerning Himself." (Luk 24:27) How much more His Feasts testify and prophesy of Him and of the Great Plan of Salvation!
To take this even a step further, here's my Sep. 14, 2007 prophecy... We Seventh-Day Adventists have been too at ease; basking in the light of the straight talk from the Catholic Church which holds up the Seventh-Day Adventist Church as the one which follows the Bible. Well, one day the Catholic Church is going to stand up and shake the Seventh-Day Adventist Church to its core in embarrassment in front of the whole world. The Catholic Church is going to correctly point out, to the world, that even the Seventh-Day Adventist Church is one more of the Daughters of the Mother Church because we, too, are an image to the Beast. The Catholic Church is going to correctly show the world that mother church is responsible for doing away with the Feasts of the Bible, where there is no Biblical basis, and setting up its own "Beast Days" in their place. After all, how many Seventh-Day Adventists continue to observe St. Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Easter, Halloween, Christmas, etc., which were established by the Catholic Church? So, for what is the Catholic Church waiting? They are probably waiting for the Seventh-Day Adventist Church to make it an official part of their doctrine (because it's not official, currently; it is only tradition) that the Feasts were done away with at the Cross. At that time, the Catholic Church will pounce.
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The province's review of regional governments stems from Doug Ford's attempt to interfere with former PC leader Patrick Brown's political comeback.
Along with payback to his former Toronto council colleagues – cutting their numbers in half just prior to municipal vote – Ford also blocked elections in Peel Region where, just coincidentally, Brown was running for the chair's position. (He was eventually elected mayor of Brampton.)
As cover for that move, the Conservatives have launched a review of the regional governments and their lower-tier municipalities. That immediately raised the specter of amalgamation, a big issue under the former PC administration. That former Waterloo Region chair Ken Seiling, an advocate for the single-tier structure, was brought into the process does perhaps not bode well.
Of course, Seiling should be very much aware of the perils of amalgamation, particularly to the autonomy and democratic voice of smaller municipalities like Woolwich, where he lives and used to be mayor, and Wellesley townships.
More pragmatically, he and everyone else involved in the review should know that amalgamation does not work. It doesn't deliver on the buzzwords used to justify it, cost savings, efficiency and smaller government among them. In fact, the opposite is generally true in the cases of amalgamation compelled by the Mike Harris Tories in places such as Hamilton and Brant.
Removing direct local representation for a gamble on reduced costs hasn't paid off, and never will. Moreover, people have ties to their communities, and like to have direct access to their municipal politicians, who have the largest impact on their day-to-day lives.
While optimizing some services may be advantageous – over the years, we've seen that happen with police services and, more recently, transit – but that's a far cry removed from discussing single-tier government. Even talks to regionalize fire protection or water and sewer services seem doomed to eternal bickering.
In the townships, the loss of direct say over planning and other issues is too big a price to pay, though ironically the province's Bill 66 would in fact give places like Woolwich and Wellesley more control over matters such as development … as long as they remain as distinct governments.
An amalgamated region, however, would see precious little rural representation at the table. As it now stands, Woolwich and Wellesley each have just one place on regional council, which doesn't amount to much. But the townships remain autonomous for the most part, able to control its future at the local council level – in the absence of that structure, the priorities of the cities could quickly overwhelm each of the four rural townships in Waterloo Region.
Studies of Ontario municipalities amalgamated when that was in vogue with the Harris government show cost-savings to be non-existent. There may be benefits, but they're not financial … and remain well hidden. And years afterwards, few people are raving about the decision.
While there can be a bit of initial cost savings by casting off duplicate senior staff members, it doesn't take long before most of the money to be eaten up by the middle managers who are added to help administer a larger population and the services offered to them.
That idea makes no sense for any of the municipalities, least of all the townships. But politicians are capable of acting contrary to the public interest, and in that vein there's the Ford factor to consider.


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Max Wilbert and other members of Deep Green Resistance Seattle participated in a May "ShellNO" protest against Shell's arctic drilling rig. Their display of signs reading "Sabotage the Machine" and "Eco-Sabotage is Planetary Self-Defense" attracted a lot of attention. Elliot Stoller conducted a short video interview in which Wilbert explains his concern about ineffective tactics and strategies in the face of dramatic threats to biodiversity, climate, and social justice.
Wilbert discusses DGR's radical evaluation of systems of power and what might actually work to alter their destructive course: targeting critical communication, electrical, and oil infrastructures, and addresses some common questions about what that means for the safety of activists who undertake such work, and what sort of life humans can live without the comforts and elegancies of industrial civilization. Sourced through Scoop.it from: deepgreenresistance.blogspot.com
GR: In this video (http://bit.ly/1MA5av2) Wilbert describes eco-sabotage as necessary self-defense for nature. This radical perspective is gaining momentum as it becomes apparent that Earth ecosystems are deteriorating due to excessive corporate resource extraction and government mismanagement of natural resources. Worth watching.


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Traditional Čardak Dwelling
Lukavec, Croatia
This smaller čardak contains a stair and gallery that have been clad to protect the open stair more completely. There is a small shed element attached to the rear of the dwelling. The opening in the loft enclosure has been fitted with windows and more contemporary casement windows have been installed in the original window opening on the first level above grade. The main roof pitch is changed to cover the lower entry and stair, rather than incorporating the addition of a more typical separate stepped shed roof. (photo 1988)


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Hello again, my little bookish dragonflies! I hope you enjoyed another weekend of bookish revelries, holding the books of your dreams in your arms and they whisper sweet stories into your ears (or across the page, depending on the format). What a wonderful bookish love affair! ^_^
Alas, the 24 in 48 Hour Readathon has drifted away with a tide of countless books. And while I'm sad it's over, I'm happy I had a chance to participate in this bookish summertime fun! I read sooo hard, I think my eyes need a vacation.
So let's wrap this up–until next time, January 18th – 19th, 2020.
Closing Survey
The hosts of the 24 in 48-Hour Readathon left a closing survey for us readathoners. Here are the questions (and below that are some of my answers):
- If you kept track, how many books did you read? Pages?
- How many hours did you read?
- What do you think worked well in this readathon?
- What do you think could be done to improve the readathon for next time?
- How did you like (or dislike) the challenges this time? Do you think it worked better or worse than before?
- Did you like the availability of limited edition 24in48 merchandise? Did you buy any? Would you have preferred other kinds of merch? Any other feedback?
- If you read for charity, which one and how much did you donate/raise?
- Will you participate in a future 24in48?
I read from five books total: finished three, continued one, and started another. Not sure about my page count because I didn't track my pages. My reading time amounted to 24 hrs 17 mins. (See my timing details below.) And, yes, my eyes are raw and probably don't like me anymore.
The readathon went really well. I really appreciated how engaging the hosts were on the many different platforms used. And I really liked entering the challenges with the embedded Google forms, which made it easier to enter and clearer to determine when challenges began and ended. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to check out the IGTV live broadcasts. So, while I can't say how they went, I can express that I like that they were offered as a new feature.
Still, I wish there were more mini challenges (what can I say, I like focused interactions) and less photos required for them. Why less pics? Because I have a problem with perfectionism, so photos are distracting. Oh, and a three-day weekend idea was tossed around, which sounds like it could be fun!
I'd definitely come back for more
punishment bookish fun. This readathon helped me push through a little reading slump and catch up with my Goodreads Challenge goal. Also, I love challenges, and finding new and interesting reads to add to my TBR. Because, you know, tradition.
|#24in48-Hour Readathon–Summer 2019
|July 20th – July 21st
|Timekeeping Sheet
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My Reading List
Here's what I read or started reading:
The Grace Year by Kim Liggett
The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys
Slay by Brittney Morris
Pieces of Her by Karin Slaughter
Skyward, Vol 1: My Low G by Joe Henderson
The Grace Year ransacked me emotionally and left me a bit disoriented emotionally. I still don't know what feel or who am right now or…or…
Skyward was a bit surprising to me. I kept skipping over it and vaguely considered reading it several times. But I never got around to reading it. Now, I'm glad I did. I think Willa Fowler, the main character, is growing on me. I love being pleasantly surprised by new reads! ^_^
The Fountains of Silence is absolutely wonderful, which is no surprise. Why? Because I love Ruta Sepetys and her writing speaks to me and her stories are sooo absorbing. In short, this book is taking over my life, which is as it should be.
Well readathoners, how did you do? Did you find any new favorite books, authors, or bookish friends?
Thank you for stopping by! Click here, if you'd like to read my last post–a signup post for the #24in48 Hour Readathon. If you enjoyed this post, please do not hesitate to like this post, comment below, and subscribe to see similar content.


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(HorizonPost.com) – The people of Atlantic City, NJ witnessed a sight on Wednesday, February 17, signaling urban renewal as the old was cleared to make space for the new. Trump Plaza casino skyscraper, formerly the crown jewel of the city's gaming industry, was demolished years after closing. Former President Donald Trump developed the casino in 1984, long before his White House run.
Many Liberals turned the event into a celebration by bidding for VIP seats or paying $10 each for parking spaces to view the implosion. The city's Democratic Mayor, Marty Small Sr., even went so far as to try to make it a worldwide spectacle by enticing people to bid for the honor to push the button that would set off the dynamite remotely or in person.
Others came to watch it with a sense of nostalgia, like a man named Michael Raimer who had worked there as a cook for 20 years. According to an article from the New York Times, he said, "It was an establishment that really took care of a lot of Atlantic City people."
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Rob Alton is doing some great work building the grassroots scene during the winter months over in Hungary.
"The winter season is going well, here is an edit with old school, new school and no school! Featuring Csázár Balázs, Gelencsér Ádám, Gergely Szájer, Bordás Akos and Rob Alton at Sport Zone Veresegyház."


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This article discusses how hard the Linux operating system it to learn. To learn about the CompTIA Linux+ certification, which covers many aspects of Linux, see our article here.
Linux is a diverse open source operating system that has gained in popularity for its variety of uses and flavors (flavors refers to the different deployment versions of Linux). Many companies use Linux in their servers, firewalls and intrusion detection systems, among many other uses, so it has become more of a staple than ever in the technology industry. If you're interested in learning Linux, you may be wondering how difficult it is to learn.
How hard is it to learn Linux? Linux is fairly easy to learn if you have some experience with technology and focus on learning the syntax and basic commands within the operating system. Developing projects within the operating system is one of the best methods to reinforce your Linux knowledge.
If you know someone who has experience with Linux, they have probably told how frustrating the operating system's language can be to learn and employ. The key for easily learning Linux lies in understanding the syntax of the language, perfecting the basic commands, employing the different uses of Linux (almost to the point of excess), and using the knowledge you pick up along the way to work towards creating different projects.
You may well think that learning Linux appears to be a daunting and flustering experience, but just like with any language, it is possible learn what you need with a little determination and patience. Let's take a look at some strategies to learn Linux.
Strategy #1: Learn the Syntax of Linux
I cannot even begin to count the amount of Linux programs or code segments that I've seen go up in flames just because the syntax for one small portion, or even ONE LETTER, was off. Sometimes, mistakes like misspelling a word or "fat fingering" a "1" instead of a "2" are unavoidable. Welcome to being human. But not understanding the syntax of a language and trying to use the Linux terminal can be even more frustrating than any of the fore-mentioned mistakes can be.
Just in case I've lost you, syntax refers to the way the operating system recognizes what you type in and how you typed it in. Linux is arguably the pickiest of the major operating systems when it comes to syntax.
For example, if you save a file named something like "how to wrestle alligators" and then try to save a different file named "HOW TO WRESTLE ALLIGATORS", a Windows operating system will see them as the same file. It will believe that they are the same, regardless of the capitals in the name of the file, and ask you if you would like to overwrite or replace the preceding alligator wrestling manual. Linux, however, will take into account the capital letters because in the Linux operating system, lowercase and capital letters, like "a" and "A", have different bit values. This means that even if you have a file named "HoW tO wReStLe AlLiGaToRs" and create a file named "HOW tO wReStLe AlLiGaToRs", Linux will see and treat them as separate files.
Trying to learn Linux without knowing the operating system's syntax conventions will make it all the harder for you to use the terminal and navigate the system files. Little issues like accidently forgetting that capital and lowercase letters are treated differently are usually the issues that discourage our progression towards learning a language the most. Especially when it takes you twice as much time finding that mistake than it did to write the commands in the first place.
I recommend you research and learn the specific syntax of the Linux flavor you plan on using. There are always slightly variations in syntax between Linux operating system versions that it would be advisable to be knowledgeable before you begin using the terminal.
Strategy#2: Master the Basic Commands
As it goes with everything, having a strong foundation can make learning advanced concepts much easier. Just like building a house, having a weak foundation means it will be unstable if you try to pile anything on top of it that it is not prepared for. This is especially critical for Linux. Linux is a HUGE operating system with A LOT of command and string variations possible (that's not even bringing command piping into the mix), so it's very important to be familiar with how the basic commands interact with the operating system and what they accomplish. This is usually the longest phase in learning Linux, but also one of the most rewarding.
How half of the population gets into Linux is by biting off more than they can chew. You see this when someone sees a GIANT project someone made in Linux and think that they can make it themselves in a day. They download a Linux virtual machine and look up a tutorial on how that one person made that awesome hacking program, and they get completely lost.
They soon realize that they don't know a single thing about what each command actually does, so even if they do get the terminal program to work on their computer, they have absolutely no idea what they just did. I'm not here to say this is the wrong way to learn Linux, I'm just saying this makes actually learning the Linux probably more difficult than if you just learned it from the ground up. Learning the basics first makes the process of cultivating your Linux skills much easier, more understandable, and less haphazard.
Perfecting the basics will also grant you a much better understanding of the actual functionality of an operating system than trying to tackle complicated projects first. Knowing how commands interact with each specific piece of the operating system on the most basic level makes learning the more advanced combinations of commands in the terminal much easier to pick up.
Strategy #3: Find Different Uses for Linux
"If you don't use it, you lose it." If you have learned any other operating systems, you probably know and understand the truth behind this concept very well. When learning Linux, one of the more knowledgeable students told me that they only ever access web browsers by going through the terminal first and using the required commands to navigate to the browser instead of just clicking it. This may have seemed excessive at the time but looking back I see that it is one of the best ways to learn Linux and ingrain commands into your memory.
By using Linux commands on a regular basis or utilizing the terminal to navigate and edit file systems rather than just clicking and dragging, you both get practical use with the commands you have learned and repetitively perform the commands so you can better remember and utilize them in other programs and projects. This honestly goes for any coding, written, or spoken language so if you have experience with any of those, you probably have come to know this practice very well. Get in the habit of using Linux for a variety of uses.
Strategy #4: Use Your Knowledge for Projects
I know I previously warned against starting off with big projects, but projects that are manageable are a great way to better understand the functionality of an operating system and how different commands can interact with each other. Of course, everything in moderation.
As I previously mentioned, don't start off with projects that are far beyond the scale and scope of your Linux knowledge base. It's better to start off small to understand the cohesion between certain commands and variables than to start with something larger with commands and concepts that you need much more time to understand.
This is often the point of which many people stop after they've learned basic Linux. They learned it, but now what do they do with it? Eventually, after not presenting themselves with a goal or objective they want to achieve with their newfound Linux capabilities, they decide that they have learned all they need and stop progressing. It's one of the most common things that happen to people who don't create projects that they want to work towards.
If you have the motivation and goals, this can be the most enjoyable phase with Linux: experimentation. Trying out different combinations of commands to create projects, even small ones, can help you cement the commands you already know in your mind and create original content that you can call your own. Working towards these projects makes learning the deeper aspects of Linux much more fun. Even though projects do give way to evidential failure in the functionality of some of your commands, you won't know how each command individually works until it the moment it doesn't. This experimental phase is when you will probably learn the most about your operating system as you probe the limits of each command's capacity.
Linux is a fantastic, although sometimes frustrating, operating system to learn. It requires little setup from the user to get running and beginner's guides to Linux can be found at every book store and anywhere you can by a book on the internet. There are also useful video tutorials and Linux has the largest user-user support network out of all the operating systems. With resources like these, you shouldn't be asking, "How hard is it to learn Linux?" but "When can I start learning Linux?" which I already have the answer for; as soon as possible.
Related Questions
How is Linux different than Windows? Linux is an operating system like Microsoft Windows, but it is considered open source, which means that it is free to install and use in more formats and the source code is freely available. Microsoft's Windows operating system is closed source, which means that Microsoft does not share the source code and charges for use of the operating system.
Can Linux run on a desktop computer? With all of it's variants, there are Linux flavors available that can run on nearly any hardware platform, including servers, desktops, laptops, mobile devices and even raspberry pi's.


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August 23 – The international players' union FIFPro has taken UEFA to task over a two-year ban imposed for matchfixing by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) on Maltese under-21 international Samir Arab.
Earlier this week UEFA welcomed CAS' ruling which upheld the decision of UEFA's own appeals body but FIFPro says the punishment – handed down for not reporting a matchfixing attempt – was totally unjustified and failed to take into account the circumstances of the case.
The fact that the player refused to take part in any rigging, says FIFPro, renders the ban "completely disproportionate and unfair" since he openly testified against the instigator of the plot.
"Indeed, FIFPro does not understand UEFA's decision to start disciplinary proceedings against the player in the first place."
A FIFPro statement explained: "Although Samir Arab admits he did not immediately report the match-fixing approach to UEFA or the Malta Football Association, only three weeks after the incidents occurred he cooperated fully with a police investigation in Malta and testified in court against the instigator of the match-fixing plot, an individual with a criminal record who had already been banned from football for previous match-fixing attempts."
The fact that Arab's testimony in court preceded UEFA's disciplinary charges by about a year, FIFPro said, made it "extraordinary that a fully cooperative witness in criminal procedures can more than one year later be punished by UEFA with a two-year ban from all football-related activities, preventing him from even training with his club."
"FIFPro has constantly raised concerns about the proper education of young players and has advocated for witness-protection for players who report match-fixing approaches – two prerequisites fundamental in the fight against match-fixing. FIFPro believes that these prerequisites were missing at the time of the events giving rise to these sanctions."
"While FIFPro supports vigorous measures by football authorities to stamp out match-fixing, we are calling for a more measured and reasonable approach so players like Samir Arab are not unfairly and disproportionately punished as part of these efforts, especially not when they are providing substantial assistance in convicting the real criminals."
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Our articles are based on both academic and field research, as well as experiential knowledge. They include text and mixed media to support different learning styles and multimodal learning. Our contributing authors agree to freely share their original work and thinking, making Vermont Psychology an open educational resource.
As you'll see, we use psychology as a tool for studying, assessing, and better understanding our children, our leaders, our common and distinct communities and experience:
Vermont Children: How are our children faring? What challenges do they face that we didn't? How can we better support their healthy development and psychological well-being?
Vermont Leaders: Who leads for Vermont and how are they improving the quality of our lives and the psychological health of our communities?
Vermont Communities: What enriches community life in Vermont? Who's at risk or marginalized and what's being done about it? How do Vermonters cope and thrive?
Vermont Corona: How did the outbreak of COVID-19 affect Vermonters and our ways of life? What new challenges did we face? Who was leading in our local communities and what were they doing in response to the crisis?
These are the kinds of questions we asked, studied, and answered in this online journal from 2014 – 2023, thereby creating a uniquely Vermont psychology.
So welcome to Vermont Psychology — I hope you'll find our articles interesting and useful.
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BATON ROUGE, La. – Colin Castleton scored 18 points, making a career-high 12 foul shots, grabbed seven rebounds and blocked five shots and Florida handed LSU its third-straight loss, 67-56 on Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-11 Castleton made a career-high 15 trips to the foul line and shot 3 of 6 from the field. Reserve Kowacie Reeves scored 11 points as the Gators (9-7, 2-2 SEC) saw eight players enter the scoring column.
Both teams recorded 19 field goals, including five each from beyond 3-point range, but the difference came at the foul line with Florida going 24 for 32 to 13 for 16 for host LSU (12-4, 1-3). Florida scored 23 points on 16 LSU turnovers.
KJ Williams was the only double-figures scorer for LSU with 23 points. Trae Hannibal had 12 rebounds for the Tigers.
Castleton made two free throws and a Myreon Jones 3 broke a 36-all tie and Florida led for the remainder. Castleton's layup with 3:05 to go extended the Gators' lead to 60-49. Williams' three-point play reduced LSU's deficit to 61-54 with 2:02 left, but Castleton closed the door adding another layup and four foul shots in the final 1:25.
The game matched Florida coach Todd Golden against LSU's Matt McMahon in their first seasons at their respective programs. They squared off last March in their NCAA Tournament game at Indianapolis, where Murray State (McMahon) defeated San Francisco (Golden) 92-87 in overtime. That was Golden's last game with the Dons.
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President Donald Trump wants to kill Obamacare, but it will be a lot harder for him to fulfill his own health care promises without the landmark health reform law.
Trump has made combating the opioid crisis and lowering drug prices top priorities of his administration. More recently, he promised to wipe out HIV in the US.
The Affordable Care Act is key to achieving these goals. In fact, Trump officials are relying on the law for certain proposals, particularly to advance their ideas to reduce drug prices.
At the same time, however, the administration is doubling down on trying to overturn Obamacare. In a surprise move last week, the Department of Justice said it agreed with the ruling of a federal judge in Texas that invalidated the landmark health reform law. The case is now in a federal appeals court.
Eliminating Obamacare could leave roughly 20 million more people without health insurance, according to a recent Urban Institute report. The President said this week that he will not push for a replacement plan until after the 2020 election.
Obamacare's Medicaid expansion provision has been critical to giving opioid addicts access to treatment. Many of them are poor, childless adults who were shut out of Medicaid before the law made additional federal funds available to help states pay for expanding access to the program. Some 12.7 million people were covered under expansion programs throughout the US in fiscal 2017, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation.
The share of those diagnosed with opioid addictions and who filled prescriptions for medication to treat the condition both rose sharply among Medicaid expansion enrollees in West Virginia between 2014 and 2016, according to a new study published in Health Affairs.
Many policies available to individual buyers prior to the Affordable Care Act either didn't cover substance abuse or had limited benefits and high co-pays, said Dr. Richard Frank, a health economics professor at Harvard who worked for the Obama administration. The law also provided more funding for community health centers, which assist many people living in rural areas, which have been hard hit by the epidemic.
If Medicaid expansion disappears, the gains made in fighting the crisis could vanish, as well.
"One of the reasons we are starting to see a plateau in overdose deaths is more people beginning to access effective treatment," said Andrew Kolodny, co-director of opioid policy research at Brandeis University. "Repealing Medicaid expansion will kick people off the rolls. We can expect overdose deaths to start going up again."
Eliminating Medicaid expansion could also hurt efforts to eradicate HIV since many of those infected are drug addicts who spread the disease by sharing needles, Frank said.
The administration is also leaning on Obamacare to try to lower drug prices. The law created the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation, which supports experimenting with different payment models.
For instance, officials have proposed using the center to test settling the reimbursement level for certain pricey drugs administered in doctors' offices and hospital outpatient centers based on their cost in other countries, which typically pay far less. Trump outlined this plan with much fanfare at the Department of Health & Human Services in October.
The Affordable Care Act also increased the minimum rebates that pharmaceutical companies must pay in Medicaid and created the approval process for biosimilar drugs, which are cheaper versions of complex, costly medications known as biologics. It also required that insurers offering individual policies to cover prescription drugs and eliminated annual and lifetime caps on benefits, which is important for those who take pricey medicines.
"If the ACA were struck down, it would increase drug prices across the board," said Rachel Sachs, an associate law professor at Washington University.


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Cross country: Spanish Springs runners take top spots at state meet
The state cross country meet brought redemption for a pair of Spanish Springs runners.
Andrew Ribeiro fought back, after a rare bad race at the Regional meet, to win the boys 4A race, in 16 minutes, 52 seconds. And fellow Spanish Springs senior Aexis Melendrez won the girls race in 19:41, after finishing second last week on the same course at the Regional.
Spanish Springs had the first three runners as the Cougars defended their boys team title, scoring 52 points. Arbor View was second and McQueen took third.
Spanish Springs senior Mathew Hakin was second in 16:59 and Daniel Horner was third in 17:06.
Reno freshman Penelope Smerdon, who won the Girls 4A Northern Regional last week, was second Saturday at Shadow Mountain in Sparks in 20:06, Wooster's Eliana Ornelas was third in 20:17
Ribeiro said his legs gave out in him last week at the Regional. And he added did not hydrate enough.
He drank plenty of water leading up to state, and he did not train as hard last week as he usually does in the days leading up to state.
"I just wanted to redeem myself. I didn't run a very good race (at Regional)," he said. "I visualized it a lot this week I visualized the race. I broke down the race. I wanted to try to change my strategy."
Ribeiro went to the front pretty early Saturday morning, then pulled away over the second half of the course.
Centennial won the 4A girls team title, followed by Damonte Ranch in second. Coronado was third, Reed took fourth and Reno was fifth.
Both Ribeiro and Melendrez said they will likely run at the Nike Cross Country Invitational on Nov 18 in Oregon.
Ribeiro will likely wait until after track season to decided on a college.
Spanish Springs coach Rhonda Beadell said next year might be a bit of a rebuilding year for the Cougars, as they will lose a few seniors from this team
Melendrez said she was determined to do well at state, after taking second at Regional.
She led a tight trio midway through the race, then pulled away to win by 35 seconds.
"I told myself, 'I'm going to go for it,'" Melendrez said. "If it happens, I'll be so happy, if it doesn't I'll know I tried my best."
She hopes to sign early for college, then after a shirt break she will start training for the distance runs in track season.
Spring Creek won the 3A boys team title with senior William Fallini-Haas recording the fastest time of the day at 16:39. The Spring Creek girls also won the team title.
North Tahoe won the 2A/1A boys and girls team titles.
Sierra Lutheran senior Jared Marchegger was the first boys runner, in 17:04.


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Gerald Ainomugisha is a freelance Content Solutions Provider (CSP) offering both content and copy writing services for businesses of all kinds, especially in the niches of management, marketing and technology.


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Yesterday I talked about my love of music and I mentioned the upcoming Passion Music release that will be in two weeks. Then this morning I was asking myself if I should spend the next 13 days sharing nothing but Passion songs to build up to the release of Roar. The answer to that is obvious.
This song popped into the Passion radio channel Spotify creates and I know that for the next two weeks, if I'm not sharing a stirring sermon, I'll be sharing a song from Passion. I use YouTube because it's the only way I know how to share music on this platform. I prefer to stream music in every other situation. If you are on Spotify, this is a great playlist: This is Passion. If you are not an avid fan of Christian/Worship music, my goal is to convert everyone following this blog by the end of 2020.
Happy Servitude Saturday! If you aren't getting out in the community and serving, at least serve those around you with a humble, cheerful heart. But I urge you all, if you have the ability, get out into your community. Let's reach the low and lonely and show them the true love of Christ.
February 22
6"He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'" (Mark 12:6)
The verse above comes from the "Parable of the Tenants" where a landowner rents his vineyard out to tenants and when he sends servants to collect from the harvest the tenants beat or kill all the servants the landowner keeps sending. This was always the easiest parable for me to understand. God is obviously the landowner and the servants that the tenants beat or killed were the prophets of the Hebrew nation. Last God sends His one and only Son, "whom he loved." As we will see tomorrow, this parable spells out exactly what the Jewish religious leaders of that time were about to do to Jesus Christ.
Because of Jesus, the inheritance of the Kingdom of Heaven is available to everyone of any race or place on this Earth. Jesus paved the way for both Jew and Gentile (Non-Jews) to find salvation and acceptance into His Father's house. But are we still pushing away the servants God continues to send into this world to help save us? It seems that way to me. I see more Agnostics and Atheists in my career than I ever meet strong-faith Christians. My challenge for 2020 is to bring two people to know Christ, but it seems like I meet two new people every day that I need to help lead them to Christ. To me, this is the fundamental error of our generation and the weak foundation our country is standing on. We must bring more people to know Christ. The real, grace-giving, soul-saving Christ.
Reading plan: Mark 13
Deeper reading plan: Joshua 1-4
Prayer and meditation: continue to pray for your request from day 1 and thank God for sending His beloved Son to set us free.
Fitness challenge: 1 Mile Run for Time
Service Saturday: You've been serving two months now, hopefully meeting new people and making new friendships. If you haven't opened up to the people you are serving with, then make today the day you form a lasting bond with these fellow warriors.


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First published at Axis of Ligic, 2016-02-24.
Miles Report No. 69 - Rosemary Barton, Bill Browder, and Russia
I have just listened to Rosemary Barton interviewing Bill Browder on Power and Politics (CBC, Tuesday, February 23). It was obvious that Browder was totally against Putin and Russia, making some serious errors in argument and judgement with his responses to Rosemary Barton's questions.
According to Wikipedia, Browder is a trained economist from the Chicago school, one of the powerful neoliberal schools that ignores reality for its economic theorizing (see "Killing the Host," Michael Hudson). He also apparently had a run in with the Russian system a few years ago - and whether he was rightly or wrongly sanctioned by Russia, the result is that he has put on his blinders and is not reading the Russian situation geopolitically at all correctly.
Most of what Browder says us ingenuous at best and outright false at worst. I did not catch all of the conversation, but came in when he said that Putin is a war criminal, only understands power, and is running a rogue mafia state.
If that is true - a big if - then all recent U.S. presidents and all recent Canadian PMs are also war criminals for all the bombing and death and destruction they have caused throughout the Middle East - Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Yemen, and - before Russia - Syria as well. The country that most understands power is the U.S. as they have tried to be the global hegemon since the end of WW II. Putin, by standing up to them with his own power base, has demonstrated that, yes, it is no longer a unipolar world.
As for a rogue mafia state, the U.S. has been the global rogue state along with its desire to be global hegemon, killing millions directly or indirectly throughout the world. Its mafia status is exercised financially with the trillions of dollars created to prevent the big banks from failing in spite of their fraud in reaping trillions from the system.
Syria - duh!
Ms Barton then asked about the situation is Syria. Browder's initial response was that the west was caught "flat footed" by Russia's actions. Well of course, as the U.S. was not actually trying to defeat ISIS but to contain it and use it and its allies to destroy the Assad government. Along comes Russia, a Syrian ally since WW II - and note a non-aggressive ally vis a vis Israel - and demonstrates that a combination of air power and effective ground forces can actually defeat ISIS and other terrorist groups.
Of course these "moderate" terrorists are supported by the U.S./Turkey/Saudi Arabia but they were unable to be located/distinguished by the U.S. when Russia started their bombing campaign.
Browder goes on to say that the bombing in Syria was being used as a way to get sanctions lifted as per the Ukrainian situation. Several things go against this. First of all is the location of Russia's only overseas naval base in Syria (as compared to the militarized world of the U.S. with over 750 military bases of all kinds scattered over more than 150 countries). For geopolitical reasons they obviously want to keep that. Secondly, Syria is blocking the route for western allied oil to pass through - a route the U.S. wants in order to contain Russia geopolitically and to weaken them financially via oil revenues.
Another argument is the sanction argument itself. Browder says Russia needs more money and lifting sanctions is the way to get it. Certainly it is one way, but as I will argue below, the Russian economy is in better shape than most western mainstream media have shown (Rosemary Barton included). It is actually strengthening internally, and is strengthening in relation with other nations opposed to U.S. hegemony.
It is a lie on Browder's part to say that Russia - by implication - has created the refugee problem and has killed hundreds of thousands. The refugee problem began with the advent of ISIS - actually well before that with the advent of the U.S. in the countries listed above, and with Israel in Palestine - and the majority of the civilian deaths have occurred at the hands of ISIS and its associated "moderate" groups - al-Qaeda, al Nusrah et al.
Assad is not a saint, but as with Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya the people are far worse off than they were under the dictatorships. The U.S. does not mind dictatorships, nor beheadings, nor civilian deaths as they support oligarchs, monarchies, and dictatorships around the world as long as they support the U.S. as global financial/military hegemon.
Russia's financial problems
The final argument from Browder was that the Magnitsky Sanctions as per the U.S. House of Representatives should be put in place in Parliament (like the good sycophantic U.S. puppet that we are). From that he believes the financial distress should cause Russia to step back.
Allow some context to develop here. The U.S. has wanted to contain or dissolve the state of Russia since the end of the Cold War. Similarly, they do not want China to achieve superpower status along with its economic control of the U.S. China owns trillions of US$ debt and could destroy the U.S. financial system on a dime (so to speak) by selling it all off at once, or by stating that the yuan would be backed by gold reserves of which they have accumulated many thousands of tons more than their officially stated amount over the past decade.
But back to Russia. The U..S. spent $5 billion in covert money in Ukraine to replace a Russian leaning Oligarch with a western leaning oligarch. The latter, Poroshenko, was supported by several right wing organizations, several of which are demonstrably neoNazi supporters. When the U.S. backed coup worked, Russia very intelligently protected the Crimea - originally Russian territory before Khrushchev gave it to the Ukraine SSR. After a democratic vote, the Crimeans asked Russia to annex them into their country which obviously they did.
Browder I am sure would argue that this was done under duress of military occupation. That does not hold true unless one negates all the elections in Afghanistan, Iraq, and - oh, sorry, Libya is still trying to organize its power lords. For that matter, taking that to its logical extreme, Japan (49,00 U.S. troops) and Germany (38,000 U.S. troops) are still under occupation, and their foreign policy actions in support of the U.S. would indicate that the occupation has settled into the national political psyche quite well.
Again back to Russia. Russia's debt to GDP ratio is very low; that of the U.S. is very high. Russia has ample foreign exchange reserves, they are stockpiling gold (did I mention China?), they are selling oil still in US$ but also in rubles and yuan.
Their domestic agriculture has improved significantly and their counter sanctions against the west have hurt mostly European countries but also some Canadian exports (e.g. pork). Similarly, their domestic industrial production has been re-aligned and is expected to create support for the GDP barring full economic fallout from the failing U.S. system. Russia's military sales from domestic production is increasing, partly due to their demonstrated success in the Syrian war, which includes a range of electronic warfare devices that have so far stumped the west.
Finally, for all his supposed 'ogre-ness' Putin has the support of 90 per cent of the population, so when Browder argues about helping the "liberal" people in Russia, he is talking about a minority, a minority more than likely in the pocket of U.S. NGOs such as those funded by George Soros, another anti-Russian U.S. oligarch.
Did I mention China?
For all the efforts to geopolitically isolate Russia, nothing has worked. Russia's trade with China with resources, military supplies, manufacturing goods, and agricultural goods has increased significantly. This applies to a lesser degree with other non U.S. hegemonic countries like India, Iran and others in Africa and Latin America.
China is the leading gold buyer (trading the lead sometimes with India) and is working as stated policy towards taking away the power of the US$ fiat currency. Which comes back to Syria, Saudi Arabia and oil - if oil transactions were not held in US$ there would be nothing left but a mountain of debt to back it. Russia knows this; China knows this - as does the U.S., which is why they destroy any government that tries to sell oil outside the US$ loop (it gets repetitive doesn't it - Iraq, Libya, Syria, Venezuela, Ecuador, Bolivia and on).
China's finances may look like they are in tatters simply by looking at the stock market, but with gold as a possible backup, with the IMF allowing the yuan as part of the SDR 'currency' basket, and with the next G-20 summit being held in Hangzhou, China may well be poised to do away with US$ hegemony.
Frankly, I don't think they will, as they have demonstrated long term strategies to siphon off as much gold as the can from the west - a collapsed US$ would cause the price of gold to sky-rocket, not good for amassing more of the same quite cheaply. After all it is simply a "barbaric relic" of exchange, a "pet rock" sort of.
Bowder - wilfully ignorant or an astrologer?
I have to wonder if Mr. Bowder's problems with Russia have blinded him to what is actually occurring geopolitically, or if he is consciously swaying his message as per the western mainstream media onslaught against the 'evil' Putin, the 'evil' Russia.
Regardless of the merits of his complaint against Russia, one would hope that it would not block out the reality of what the U.S. is trying to do globally - mostly through military might and financial manipulation, operating synchronously. However if one is also a fully invested western oligarch, a true believer in the Chicago school of economic fairytales, it is easy to suspend one's critical thinking skills in order to support a particular bias.
As for the sanctity of economics, it is, after all, nothing more than invented mathematical manipulations. That gives more credence to astrology, as it too is based on math, but on the real math involved with planetary motions, thus it is "highly technical and mathematical, and like economics it deals with forecasting." ("The Bubble and Beyond," Michael Hudson).


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August Book Haul
It's been a while since I did one of these, but I started a new job in July which meant a pay rise and I went a little bit book happy when I got my first new pay-cheque at the end of July!
Titles link to Goodreads page
I'm really trying to get my NetGalley TBR under control so I'm reasonable impressed with myself that I only requested the four books this month!
- Murder Mile by Lynda La Plante
- The Body on the Shore by Nick Louth
- Dead End by Rachel Lynch
- Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James
I was lucky enough to receive some books from the lovely team at ed Public Relations and Hot Key Books
- The Perfectly Imperfect Woman by Milly Johnson
- The Coordinates of Loss by Amanda Prowse
- All This I Will Give You by Dolores Redondo
- The Survivors by Kate Furnivall
- You Only Live Once by Jess Vallance
Subscription Boxes
I subscribe to the Wildest Dreams Book Box and this month's theme was Comic Legends, along with the below book I also received 4 amazing mini candles from TakenMoons, some tea and a lovely postcard and bookmark.
- Catwoman – Soulstealer by Sarah J. Maas
I went a little book buying crazy this month! I blame the Barnes and Nobel Teen Blog for introducing me to a number of really interesting sounding books I'd not heard of before!
- The End of our Story by Meg Haston
- See All The Stars by Kit Frick
- We Regret To Inform You by April Kaplan
- #MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil
- Royal Bastards by Andrew Shvarts
- And She Was by Jessica Verdi
- Eve of Man by Giovanna and Tom Fletcher
- Simon Vs. The Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
- Floored by Sara Barnard, Holly Bourne, Tanya Byrne, Non Pratt, Melinda Salisbury, Lisa Williamson and Eleanor Wood
- Goodbye Perfect by Sara Barnard
- S.T.A.G.S by M. A. Bennett
- To Kill A Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
- Theatrical by Maggie Harcourt
- Royals by Rachel Hawkins
- The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
- Bright Ruin by Vic James
- That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger
- Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
- Still Dark by Alex Gray
I took part in a Summer Secret Santa organised by the lovely Molly – My box was a little late so only arrived this month.
- The Waking Land by Callie Bates
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
That's my book haul for the month! If you had a wee book buying spree let me know what you bought in the comments!


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The Perks of Waking up Early
Waking up before 6 am can be a challenge. At this time, you probably still want to rest your head on your soft cushiony pillow and lay beneath the covers just a few more minutes. Soon those minutes turn into hours and it's already 8 am. You have to get ready fast, smear some mascara on your lashes, inhale your breakfast, and run out the … Continue reading The Perks of Waking up Early