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The church of Jesus Christ should be the most unified entity on planet earth!
We all recognize the power of unity on the football field. A company working in harmony toward a unified goal brings clarity and prosperity. However, when you can hear the family four houses down the street constantly fighting, you instinctively know they are in peril.
Many churches settle for "close enough" when it comes to the unity factor. Horseshoes and hand grenades do not work in God's church. We have the supreme example in the perfect union of the Trinity. Ephesians 5:1-2 states, "Therefore be imitators of God, as beloved children. And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God."
The Godhead is eternally unified. No division exists among the persons of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Theologians are careful not to refer to any person of the Trinity as a "part.". Parts can be divided or separated. As believers, as the church, as the Gospel voice of Christ on earth, we are to imitate God, including His perfect unity and harmony.
Children often imitate their parents. I remember my oldest son standing at the mirror with me one morning and brushing his teeth. When I moved my toothbrush to the right, he imitated me. When I moved to my bottom teeth, he did the same. In a moment of levity, I started brushing my cheek, then my forehead. Sure enough, he followed right along with a big smile on his face. Christians are called to imitate the unity of the Godhead. Jesus even prayed for it!
Notice Ephesians 5:2, "And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself for us." The word "as" is scattered across the New Testament, most often in reference to Christ. The term "as" has positively ruined my life in every sense. We seek to be "as" loving as Tom, our Christian neighbor. We want to be more unified than another congregation that is growing. But, the New Testament perpetually leads us away from comparing ourselves to other believers and leads us to compare ourselves to Christ. Game changer! "And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us…." The phrase, "as Christ," scattered across the New Testament, sets Christ, not humans, as the standard for faith and life.
You hear it often. I hear it often. "Everyone is entitled to their own opinion." I think not. Everyone is entitled to an eternity separated from Christ. Jesus' opinion is the only opinion that matters in your church. And His opinion is for you to walk in love and in unity with other believers. His opinion is that the unity in your church should match the unity of the Trinity. His opinion is that you should be willing to give up your self-centric opinion for the sake of the gospel and your brother or sister in Christ.
The unity of your church and the expression of the gospel to your community are inextricably tied. In my experiences, I have never found a divided church that was effectively advancing the gospel. If the body of Christ cannot unite around the advancement of the gospel, if she cannot drop her quarrels for the eternal condition of men, women, and children, then the church is tethered to empty wells and puny gods. And the "gods" are most often nominal Christians, at best, more concerned with their tradition than the trajectory of their lost community.
Jesus proclaimed, "A house divided against itself cannot stand." He made this proclamation when the scribes accused him of casting out demons by the power of Satan. What a moronic claim! Jesus retorted with a claim equally ridiculous, for a house with a broken foundation is already destroyed.
I have proclaimed it many times: the Christian life is characterized by sacrifice, suffering, and service. If your Christianity reflects the cross of Christ, then sacrifice, suffering, and service must be your posture. There is no place in Christianity for self-centered opinions.
Factions are Limiting Factors
Your church does not have time for "sideways energy." Sideways energy is an issue that distracts from the advancement of the gospel. Factions limit the nimble nature of the church and are a fire retardant for the power of the Holy Spirit. James 3:1 proclaims that those who teach will be judged more strictly. Your pastor and ministerial staff carry a burden that you will not understand unless you are a pastor or teacher of God's Word. When conflicts arise and unity is marred, the church leaders spend an enormous amount of time and energy attempting to bring all the sheep back into the fold. Meanwhile, the fields are ripe unto harvest while the few and injured laborers tend to themselves and the reciprocal bruising of the flock.
Factions limit the advancement of the Kingdom. Factions wound the soldiers on the field. Factions wound the surgeons who are tending to the soldiers on the field.
Do Not Waste Jesus' Prayers
In Jesus' High Priestly prayer, He prayed: "I do not ask for these only, but also for those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one, just as you, Father, are in me, and I in you, that they also may be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me" (John 17:20-21 emphasis added, ESV). While praying for the disciples with ever-increasing heavy eyelids, He also prayed, "for those who will believe in me through their word." Here is a summary of the prayer: make the disciples and those who will believe their message ONE! Just as (ahem) the Godhead is One, make them one.
The last phrase in John 17:21 should take our breath away. "Lord, make them one so that the world may believe that you have sent me." Wow! The implication is that if disciples of Jesus are not ONE, if they walk in the bondage of friction and faction, the watching world will not believe that the Father sent the Son! If you want your community to believe the glorious gospel of Jesus, you must live in unity with other believers, and most especially inside your church.
And so it goes….churches that argue, fuss, and fight do not adequately portray the crucified and risen Messiah to a lost world! Why? Because Christians are just that, little Christs, who demonstrate the love and unity shared between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
Bringing Unity to Your Church
- Be quick to listen and slow to speak. Listening well and holding your speech was the advice of Jesus' half-brother! "What flavor is his gum?" is the question my basketball coach, Coach Johnson, used to ask me about the person I was defending. Was I guarding him close enough to smell the flavor of his gum? In a similar way, what flavor is the gum of the Christian person with whom you disagree? Have you thoroughly listened? Do you understand their concerns and perspectives? If not, it may not be time to speak just yet. Listen first. Speak last! An unknown author said, "Perhaps no human has ever been so perfectly loved as listened to."
- Ask yourself, "Is my opinion more important than the advancement of the gospel?" Good luck with that one.
- Pair new with new. So many conflicts arise when a church is experiencing change. Many people look to the church in an ever-changing culture to be their constant. Therefore, small changes like the starting time for worship, modes of worship, or program changes are viewed as major. But while ineffective ministries should be tweaked or changed altogether, the gospel of Jesus stands eternal. The gospel of Jesus is the never-changing truth that guides the whole work of the church. The gospel of Jesus is perpetually new, described as springs of Living Water. Jesus is also the New Wine of the New Testament, poured out for our salvation and remembered at the table of Christ. His forgiveness is even new every morning.
Jesus warned that new wine could not be poured into old wineskins. Instead, new wine must be poured into new wineskins. Translation: the perpetual newness of the gospel cannot be poured into worn-out and ineffective ministries. When your pastor is suggesting replacing old ministries with new, he recognizes that the newness of the gospel should not be wasted on ineffective ministries. So, when you disagree, ask questions, have conversations, and know that Jesus said, "new with new."
The church of Jesus Christ should be the most unified entity on planet earth!
Dr. Jonathan L. Smith is the statewide director of Church Health Strategy for Texas Baptists. A twenty-nine-year veteran of preaching and pastoring, his calling is to equip pastors and lay leaders to grow God's Kingdom. Dr. Smith holds degrees in Christianity and Speech from Houston Baptist University, a Masters degree from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, and a D.Min from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.


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Ndidi will only be ready to start for Leicester City 'in the coming weeks' - Rodgers
- Ndidi came on as a substitute against Newcastle
- He has managed 10 starts across 16 league fixtures
- Rodgers is hopeful Ndidi will regain his starting role
WHAT HAPPENED? The 26-year-old Nigeria international has struggled with injuries in the current campaign and against Newcastle United in their last assignment, he came off the bench for Boubakary Soumare but could not stop the Foxes from losing 3-0 at King Power Stadium.
Ahead of their final fixture of the year against Liverpool at Anfield on Friday, Rodgers was asked how soon Ndidi could regain his starting role for the club.
WHAT DID HE SAY? "Yes... he will [return to the starting XI], we have got a really busy schedule in January and I think for a while I have had a good sit down with him and a really honest conversation and he knows what have been in terms of the levels we want him to be and he has struggled with a number of injuries," Rodgers told LCFC TV.
"So it is just the case of sometimes coming away from the team and working on the training field and just reset everything and I can see in training he has come with a lot of freshness back in his game, so there is no doubt in the coming weeks he will be ready to start."
THE BIGGER PICTURE: The former Genk midfielder has been in and out of Leicester and Super Eagles squads owing to injuries. So far in the Premier League this campaign, he has managed 10 appearances and accumulated 637 minutes of playing time.
In total, he has registered seven starts and came in as a substitute on three occasions. Last season, he appeared in 19 fixtures for Leicester and did not score for them.
WHAT NEXT FOR NDIDI? With Rodgers confirming the absence of injured James Maddison and Dennis Praet for the Liverpool contest, the Super Eagle will be a big miss if he's not ready to start against the Reds at Anfield on Friday.
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- Recall Adesuwa had taken to her Instagram Story to allege that the football star had welcomed a child with one of his mistresses
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The Love that Never Really Dies Chapter 135
His boss sat before him, glaring angrily at the resume on his computer screen. "Oh, before I forget, I need to tell you that one of Solomon's friends had just opened a clinic. They're putting out job offerings for doctors right now," Luke said. The tension in the air mounted the moment those words left his lips from him. "Are you threatening me?" "N-No! I just think that it's unreasonable for you to charge them a million for the fees… " "Get out!" A pen flew over and hit Luke squarely on his nose. The stinging pain made Luke purse his lips and scurry out of the office with his hands over his face.
Am I living under a dictatorship or something?
Meanwhile, Sasha finally received a reply from the editor.
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Sasha stared at the words on the screen in confusion.
huh? It's already published?
How could this be? The manuscript is right here! How could it be published already?
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She grimaced and replied: Are you sure? I was the author of 'The Tattoo', Iris!
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How could my manuscript be published without my knowledge?
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She was not particularly interested in the job, but she decided to take it up anyway for the sake of her daughter. She needed money desperately, and the issue with the book would have to wait. That afternoon, Sasha made her way to City Hospital for the interview and secured a position as the director of internal medicine department. They even gave her an advance of half a year's worth of pay, which amounted to exactly six hundred thousand. Sasha smirked as she checked her bank account balance on her phone. Now he has no reason to kick my daughter out of her preschool!
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Anish Giri and Nodirbek Abdusattorov scored victories with the white pieces and are now in the lead with 3 out of 4 points. Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa outplayed Ding Liren and reached the +1 mark.
Anish Giri – Magnus Carlsen 1-0
The game featured a trendy line of Nimzo-Indian in which White sacrifices a pawn for the initiative. Interestingly back in 2007, Magnus won a spectacular game vs Vasyl Ivanchuk with the white pieces. Unlike Ivanchuk, Carlsen opted for a not nearly as popular 12…d6 and found himself in a slightly inferior position. On move 18 Anish introduced a novelty 14.Ne5, which, according to chess engines, is not the strongest move, but it forced Magnus to work hard over the board while the Dutchman probably was in his preparation.
Just a few moves down the road, Magnus played a natural 22…Nd4? which was a serious mistake.
Most likely, the World Champion missed a very strong retort 23.b4! and after 23…Rxd7 (more stubborn was 23…h5) 24.Bd5 Nd6 25.bxc6 bxc6 26.Ba3 Black was in dire straits as White's dark-squared bishop exerted unbearable pressure along the a3-f8 diagonal.
Although Anish loosened his grip at some point, Magnus did not dare part with his last bishop and capitulated a few moves later. It was an impressive victory by Giri, who grabbed the lead.
Richard Rapport – Fabiano Caruana ½–½
The opponents tested a long theoretical line of the Ragozin Defence in which the first original move was made very late. White had a slightly better pawn structure but Black soon rectified his own, and the position became dead equal. On move 25, Rapport somewhat surprisingly created an isolated pawn in his camp, but Caruana forced a draw by repetition. It turned out that the American had accepted a draw offer on move 19, but an arbiter ruled that the opponents should have played a few more moves.
Ding Liren – Praggnanandhaa 0-1
After Black comfortably equalized in the Giuoco Piano and traded the queens on move 17, an equal position emerged on the board. Somewhat surprisingly, Ding started making little inaccuracies here and there and ended up in a slightly inferior ending. From that moment on, the young Indian slowly but surely ground down his strong opponent and scored a fully deserved victory.
Nodirbek Abdusattorov – Parham Maghsoodloo 1-0
Abdusattorov got a clear advantage on the white side of Ruy Lopez, but instead of 17.cxd4, he played 17.Bb3 and the opponent traded several pieces and nearly equalized with a few the only moves. Still, from the practical standpoint, it was much easier to play for White due to the exposed position of Black's king.
In such a situation, a weaker side should try to exchange the queen or the rooks to safeguard his king, even at the cost of some minor concessions, and Parham had a couple of such opportunities but did not seize them.
According to chess engines, the position was balanced for quite a while but eventually, Black could not bear the burden of energy and time-consuming defence.
Parham just played 47…Qd5-b5? (according to chess engines after 47…Qe6 White is just slightly better) and after 48. a4! Qc5 49. Rd1 Rd7 50. Rb1 Rd8 51. Qg7+ Rd7 52. Qb2 White got to Black's king.
Thanks to this tough but well-deserved victory, Nodirbek Abdusattorov caught up with Anish Giri and now shares the top position with him.
Wesley So – Levon Aronian ½–½
Levon Aronian demonstrated excellent preparation on the black side of a popular line of English Opening, and after massive exchanges, the opponents shook hands in a dead-equal opposite-coloured bishop endgame.
Vincent Keymer – Arjun Erigaisi ½–½
Vincent Keymer essayed an innocuous Colle System with Be2, the line that does not offer White much. Black quickly got a comfortable position, and soon it was White who had to demonstrate some accuracy. After Vincent got rid of his backward c-pawn, the opponents traded most of the pieces and split a point in an equal rook endgame.
Jorden Van Foreest – Gukesh D ½–½
The young Indian played a sharp line of the Sicilian Defense, to which Van Foreest reacted with a rare 7.Qd3. White achieved a promising position as Black's king got stuck in the center, but Gukesh found an original manoeuvre and made an artificial long castling to solve most of his problems. After trading the rooks and a couple of minor pieces, White had a small edge thanks to two bishops, but Jorden decided not to test the opponent's endgame technique.
January 18 is the rest day at Tata Steel Masters. The players will return over the boards on January 19 at 2 PM local time.
Standings after Round 4: 1-2. Nodirbek Abdusattorov, Anish Giri – 3; 3-4. Fabiano Caruana and Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa – 2.5; 5-9. Magnus Carlsen, Levon Aronian, Ding Liren, Wesley So, Arjun Erigais – 2; 10-13. Richard Rapport, Praham Maghsoodloo, Vincent Keymer and Jorden Van Foreest – 1.5; 14. Gukesh D – 1.
Photos: tatasteelchess.com, Jurriaan Hoefsmit and Lennart Ootes


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Regence Leads the Industry in Biosimilar Adoption
Greater adoption of biosimilars is one path to driving down drug costs in the United States. Effectively increasing uptake will require collaboration between all segments of the health care system. Regence health plans are leading the industry in biosimilars utilization with 95 percent adoption, thus reducing specialty drug spend by $30 million since 2019.
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Home-based Care: Summary & Policy RecommendationsHome-based care models deliver a broad range of health care services to patients within the context of their living arrangement thus removing the limitation to only provide services in the traditional brick and mortar setting. After exploring several home-based care models, we identified 5 policy recommendations that will advance the adoption of these health care models.3 min read
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Long Term Clinicoepidemiological Study of Leprosy: A Retrospective Study from Bangladesh
Alvin Saha,
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Introduction: Leprosy is a chronic granulomatous infection but least pathogenic disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that affects the peripheral nerves, skin, upper respiratory tract mucosa, eyes, testes and certain other tissues. Prevalence Rate (PR) of leprosy should be determined to achieve WHO elimination target.
Aim: To study the clinic-epidemiological trend of leprosy in 5 years in a tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh.
Materials and Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 161 leprosy patients of both sexes, between 8 to 65 years of age, registered at the leprosy clinic of a tertiary care Hospital (CMCH), from January 2014 to December 2018. The number of skin lesions, neuritis, lepra reaction episode (Type I and Type II), deformity status (Grade-1 and Grade-2) in each patient was recorded.
Results: The majority of patients, 67 (41.61%), were between 26-40 years of age with a male preponderance. A total of 11 (6.83%) were children. Slit skin smear was positive in 67 (41.61%) patients, 127 (78.88%) patients were classified as Multibacillary (MB) and 34 (21.12%) as Paucibacillary (PB) disease by National Leprosy Elimination Program (NLEP) criteria. Lepra reaction was observed in 87 (54.03%), Type I in 48 (29.81%) cases and Type II in 39 (24.22%), and Neuritis 28 (17.39%). Deformities occurred in 54 (33.54%) patients, Grade I deformity in 31 (19.25%) cases and Grade II in 23 (14.29%). Despite the statistical elimination of leprosy at national level, leprosy cases continue to be present in significant numbers.
Conclusion: This study revealed that among the multibacillary diseased (127), the complications of lepra reactions and deformities remain higher. Early detection, treatment with MDT (Multi Drug Therapy) and contact tracing may be important in reducing the burden of leprosy in the community.


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The septic tank inside your home is among the most essential features. They clean the wastewater as it drains out of the home.
Cleaning the septic tank typically requires the need of a professional. Sometimes, there's not enough time to call one. This article will provide information on how to maintain a septic tank. The article also discusses a different product that is able to be used, called Septifix. Let's go! Samy Young'S Septic Tank Cleaning Service Bryan, Tx
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What You Should Know About Septic Tank Cleaning Samy Young'S Septic Tank Cleaning Service Bryan, Tx
Managing a septic tank difficult task. The majority of tanks are constructed of fiberglass, plastic, or concrete. After a long period of use there is an accumulation of sludge and bacteria. The septic tank cleaning is essential.
It is advisable to cleanse your septic tank at least once every year or two. This will help ensure that the tank's system is efficient. There are four points to consider:
- Inspection and pump frequency
- Making use of water effectively
- Proper waste disposal
- Maintaining the drain field
Inspection and Pump Frequency
This part usually involves a professional, but you can inspect what you can do. The tank must be pumped in intervals of three to five years. If the tank is contaminated with degraded parts such as mechanical parts such as electrical switches or pumps, they should be examined. There are four factors that should be considered when examined:
- The size of your house
- The number of solids found in the wastewater
- Your septic tank's size
- The total amount of water that's generated in your home.
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When You Should Consult a Professional
If the septic tank in your home is producing more problems within your family, it's best to contact the experts. They can tell you when and where to construct new pipes for your house. This is the case for the septic tank. They will examine the sludge and scum layers as well as look for leaks at the same time. Be sure to record this information. be documented for future reference. Even if cleaning isn't required, it is still important to make sure you check it each time.
Septic Tank Cleaning and Septifix Tablets
The pump in the septic tank has an outlet in the shape of a T that blocks the sludge from leaving the tank. If the bottom layer of the tank contains sediment within twelve inches from the outlet it's needed to flush out the scum. If there's no time to ask for a professional, one alternative is a possibility using the Septifix tablet.
Septifix tablets can solve a variety of issues with septic tanks. Each dosage can eliminate unpleasant odors from the sludge. Additionally, the formulation can break down bacteria.
Three tablets flushed down the toilet must be used prior to the effects kick in in one usage. When the tablets are in the water tank, they break down the sludge. It can take around 3 to 5 days to see any odor changes. The majority of tanks have sodium carbonate, which acts as a water-resistant barrier. The result is that corrosion will be prevented from occurring in the home's pumps. The same Septifix tablet can combat toilet paper, oil soap and grease to stop the tank from pumping scum.
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Pros and Cons of Septifix
- A thorough purification of the septic tank
- Odor reduction
- Cost-effective
- The growth of live bacteria
- 60-day money-back guarantee
- Only available through their official website
- Tablets can cause itchiness to hands, therefore wash hands frequently with water
Septifix Tablets Usage
Septifix tablets, if used using your hands only will not cause any harm. You only need to clean your hands after using. It is strongly not recommended to take or ingest tablets to your body. Why? The tablet contains sodium carbonate, a leading agent against sludge.
The tablet's importance will make live bacteria thrive within the tank. These bacteria will reduce the sludge and improve oxygen levels, with less septic tank waste. Who doesn't want to have an unpleasant septic tank even if it isn't? You will save more money over the long term instead of relying on an expert.
If in case you need more help from professional plumbers as well. The whole thing is dependent on the quality of the pipes and that your tank is in.
Septifix Tablet Formulation
A tablet of Septifix weighs 55 grams. Inside, it has 14 different aerobic bacteria and pH regulating components that encourage healthy bacteria. It will begin to take effect when it is placed inside the tank for septic. The live bacteria will prevent pipes from leaking or corroding and will neutralize the acid.
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Cost of Septifix
The cost of Septifix tablets is packaged into 6-month supplies. While you will only be able to find the product on the official website You can save up to $300 each year. In addition, there are 3 packages to choose from:
- A 6-month supply costs $69
- A supply of 12 months for $59
- An 18-month supply costs $49
Note: The first package has an additional cost for shipping. Following packages offer the option of free delivery instead. It is possible to save money by purchasing greater supply however it is contingent on your needs. All deals come with a 60-day money-back guarantee.
In short, the Septifix tablet will solve your septic tank woes.
It is possible to say goodbye to unpleasant smells by using professional planning by honest plumbers. While it takes time, you will see the effects of your home's plumbing system. It can increase oxygen levels to thrive the healthy bacteria. A further benefit is the fact that it is less oxidizing pipes. You will not even need to pay more!
The only drawback is that it's only reachable on their official website. While maintaining, make sure that you maintain your pipes regularly. pipes is the key to a good Septic tank.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Samy Young'S Septic Tank Cleaning Service Bryan, Tx
How do you get rid of the septic tank?
A professional is required to clean the Septic tank every one or two times. After cleaning, the pumping system should be inspected as well. Any water leaks or cracks in the pipe leading into the tank should be fixed or replaced to prevent foul odors from emanating.
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What is Septifix exactly?
Septifix is a plumbing tablet designed by Richard V. He owns an plumbing business. He helps customers with their pipes. The tablet was born in the course of three years work with his team of scientists.
What is the process behind Septifix function?
Utilizing three tablets, put them in the toilet and flush them down. When the tablets are in the tank for septic, allow it to do its magic. It takes 3 to 5 days for any changes to occur. You do not need to examine the septic tank personally since the tablet is a source of chemical substances.
Is Septifix appropriate to use?
Yes. Septifix tablets can be safe to use, but it is advised to wash your hands after use. The properties of the tablets comprise sodium carbonate and oxygen that can cause irritation to the skin.
What are the benefits of Septifix tablets?
Septifix tablets will dissolve the sludges inside the tank with its proven formula. As the process progresses the smell of the tank will be improved, making the smell more pleasant to breathe in. For the surrounding environment, it disperses oxygen, which makes wastes transform into nutrients. The most important benefit is to stop the deterioration of the pipes.
What happens if I'm not happy with Septifix tablets?
The company offers a 60-day money-back assurance. If you're not happy with the result the money will be returned. You can reach out to the company for more information.


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Catching A Wave 09-05-22
Hey, Hey...we're starting our countdown of YOUR favorite songs by The Monkees this week. We'll hear #5 and #4 in our countdown on this Catching A Wave radio show. There's also a couple of Monkees Covers by The Ventures and The Shadows. We premiere a NEW tune from Shaun Young in our Two-Nami segment (also includes a track from his surf band The Thunderchiefs). Beth Riley has a deep track from The Beach Boys in her Surf's Up: Beth's Beach Boys Break and we'll drop a coin in the Jammin' James Jukebox to hear our selection of the week. Plus, we'll spin new and classic rockers from The Bradipos IV, Los Straitjackets, The Astronauts, Cayucas, The Surfaris, The Jangles, The Manakooras, The Anderson Council, Atomic Drag and Man Or Astro-Man?!


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It has been said that "social norms are powerful motivators and getting in the way of people taking the right steps in response to the pandemic. To create a new social norm, human beings like to see behavior modeled. This serves as a signal that says, 'Oh, someone else is doing it so I should do it also.'" Imagine if all of us in NCR practice social distancing.
Note: This column originally appeared in The Manila Times on March 17, 2020.
We are all person under monitoring because all of us have been exposed to the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19). The sooner we accept this, the better for everyone. We wait and build up our immune systems as we complete the self- quarantine all of us need to do for 14 days. Why 14 days? Because that is the incubation period of Covid-19.
We hope we do not graduate as PUIs or persons under investigation. The data being reported is inherently deflated because it does not reflect what is on the ground. What do we do then? We plan for the worst and that is the problem with irrational people commenting about President Rodrigo Roa Duterte's (PRRD) plan. Their conclusion is, there is no plan.
PRRD has been blamed for coming out with an incoherent and, at the same time, draconian plan to battle Covid-19. Much has been said about how ill-prepared that address to the nation was; even the optics was bad because it had officials of the Armed Forces of the Philippines as the backdrop. True, it was not good, but if you mean business and you want order, that was the best signaling one could have. Is the national emergency not a public order issue? I have not seen a national emergency not treated as such. As to the demeanor of PRRD, those who have not accepted his style will never understand what he wants done. Style is not substance. When hard decisions need to be made, style does not figure in the frame. But yes, PRRD has to make a more forthright national address as father of the nation than what we saw last week.
Wuhan, China went on lockdown after roughly 400 cases were identified and they had access to testing kits. Italy confirmed the first cases on Jan. 30, 2020 and a third case on February 7, and the number increased to 16 by February 21, hence a lockdown was called.
PRRD acted at 24 positive Covid-19 cases and issued Resolution 10 last March 9. By March 15, the total number of cases in the country was 140. And the eternal debate was if we are under martial law. Seriously? If we need to do so for everyone to remain in their homes, we should because each of us, yes, the 12,877,253 population of the National Capital Region (NCR) are both carriers and at risk. We are all carriers waiting to explode; imagine what it will cause in terms of straining our limited health facilities and supplies. No local government unit (LGU) in NCR can do test, trace and isolate protocols because there are no testing kits. So, there is lag time from PUI to isolation.
Can the medical facilities and existing supply inventory respond to 10 percent of the total population of NCR being infected? That's 1.3 million. No combined NCR hospitals, facilities, supplies and frontliners can handle such number. If we do not do social distancing today, what would the numbers be 30 days after?
So, questions were aplenty on why two PUIs would mean community quarantine as suggested in the proclamation. Why limit the declaration of a national emergency to 30 days? Those markers refer to an urgency that the national government seems unable to articulate so as not to panic everyone. Consequently, at a single PUI, an LGU will have to prepare for a community quarantine call already. Thirty days is due to the fact that we have only this period to "flatten the curve" in order to protect the rest of the country. NCR has become the modelling test, the baseline on how to respond if Covid-19 spills beyond NCR. NCR is the wall!
Apart from test, trace and isolate protocols, an LGU in NCR would need to put together a full process flow of contain, delay, mitigate, stimulate and recover if we are to build fast after the war with Covid-19. We need to stimulate the local economy and recover since if we go the path of recession, more people will be out of jobs. The big companies can take care of themselves, but the small enterprises will be wiped out. Both the national and local governments will have to agree on a set of stimulus packages.
It has been said that "social norms are powerful motivators and getting in the way of people taking the right steps in response to the pandemic. To create a new social norm, human beings like to see behavior modeled. This serves as a signal that says, 'Oh, someone else is doing it so I should do it also.'" Imagine if all of us in NCR practice social distancing.
An American mathematician said, "…as a society, we are accustomed to having access to the best medical care available. Our medical system will be overwhelmed unless we practice social distancing at scale."
The medical teams in Italy are seeing an alarming number of cases from people in their 40s and 50s. "Triage tents are already going up in the parking lots at many hospitals close to the epicenters in the United States. Spreading the virus puts those in the high-risk category at much greater risk. This is the moral argument. It's a strong argument because there are only two ways, as of today, that the virus can be stopped: let it run its course and infect hundreds of millions of people, or social distancing. The risk of infection is increasing exponentially, because the quantity of infected people, most whom will not show symptoms, is doubling every three days."
What do we know is that we are up against an exponential enemy — it typically takes approximately five days to start showing any symptoms; for every known case, there is approximately 50 unknown cases; and the total count of infected people doubles every three days.
People should look at actual cases and not confirmed Covid-19 because "the virus only kills a small percentage of those afflicted. The flu kills tens of thousands of people annually. Yes, 80 percent of people will experience lightweight symptoms with Covid-19. The mortality rate of Covid-19 is relatively low (1 to 2 percent). All of these are true, but immaterial." They are the wrong numbers to focus on because the "nature of exponential math is that the infection rates start slowly and then goes off like a bomb and overwhelms the hospitals."
In our country, the mortality rate is high and that should signal clearly to you that our hospitals and supplies are not enough to respond to the crisis. We can't even do proper screening tests because we don't have the test kits. Reports are coming in that even top private hospitals are overwhelmed. What more with public hospitals? If we become overwhelmed, we will have a much greater mortality rate because we won't be able to adequately care for the sick. To be sick does not refer to only coronavirus patients.
What is the big problem? "Too many patients, not enough beds and a serious shortage of ventilators (the biggest problem) if we don't immediately begin social distancing." Clearly, for the freedom-loving Filipinos and their extended family ties, the options are not good: lockdown or social distancing?
With community quarantine, the LGU that is able to do this effectively will be able to address the problem of limited health indicators. The jurisdictional approach is good because LGUs have their own supply chain protocols. Yes, a local lockdown is necessary if people insist on engaging in social activities. Curfew is necessary. The needs of the LGU should be augmented by the national government and they should be allowed to be innovative in their ways of addressing the crisis, including using test kits with pending approval by the Bureau of Food and Drugs, as well as sauna baths and the like. The LGUs in turn should plan for the worst — an order of magnitude greater than the reported cases. The same American mathematician concluded that "if we don't stop the virus from spreading, in 30 days we will have 2 to the 10th power more cases of infected people because the infection count doubles every three days (the virus doubles every three days and there are 10 three-day periods in 30 days)."
China, Norway, Italy and now France reacted with "shut everything down." Countries that do not respond well will pay a much larger, catastrophic price. Let's make the hard decisions now and stop the bomb or we suffer a wipe-out because leaders didn't have the balls to make the hardest decision in their term.
After Covid-19, let's fix our broken hospital system because devolving health without the funds in 1992 created the present state we are in today. Then LGUs must have their crisis management manual and drill their bureaucracy just like what the private sector has been doing. Meanwhile, start social distancing.BLOG COMMENTS POWERED BY DISQUS


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We must establish a new world order based on justice, on equity, and on peace.— Fidel Castro
Spectacular establish a bank quotes that are about establish leadership
The first thing dictators do is finish free press, to establish censorship.
There is no doubt that a free press is the first enemy of dictatorship.
Seek refuge in Mary because she is the city of refuge.
We know that Moses set up three cities of refuge for anyone who inadvertently killed his neighbor. Now the Lord has established a refuge of mercy, Mary, even for those who deliberately commit evil. Mary provides shelter and strength for the sinner.
Though liberty is established by law, we must be vigilant, for liberty to enslave us is always present under that very liberty. Our Constitution speaks of the "general welfare of the people." Under that phrase all sorts of excesses can be employed by lusting tyrants to make us bondsmen.
It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.
The people generally get accustomed to the established order of things and begin to tremble at the very idea of a change. It is this lethargical spirit that needs be replaced by the revolutionary spirit.
Democracy is necessarily despotism, as it establishes an executive power contrary to the general will; all being able to decide against one whose opinion may differ, the will of all is therefore not that of all: which is contradictory and opposite to liberty.
Never forget, the press is the enemy.
The establishment is the enemy. The professors are the enemy. Professors are the enemy. Write that on a blackboard 100 times and never forget it.
... Really get to know and establish relationships with your teammates because they are your new family and they will be the ones there for you when anything goes wrong.
The policemen or soldiers are only a gun in the establishments hand.
They make the racist secure in his racism.
Brothers and sisters: Now is not the time for thinking small, now is not the time for the same-old, same-old establishment politics and stale inside-the-Beltway ideas.
It is said slavery is all we are fighting for, and if we give it up we give up all. Even if this were true, which we deny, slavery is not all our enemies are fighting for. It is merely the pretense to establish sectional superiority and a more centralized form of government, and to deprive us of our rights and liberties.
We cannot choose freedom established on a hierarchy of degrees of freedom, on a caste system of equality like military rank. We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it.
Muhammad established a religion by putting his enemies to death;
Jesus Christ by commanding his followers to lay down their lives.
My Administration is committed to creating an unprecedented level of openness in Government. We will work together to ensure the public trust and establish a system of transparency, public participation, and collaboration. Openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficiency and effectiveness in Government.
The fundamental difference between Islamic government, on the one hand, and constitutional monarchy and republics, on the other, is this: whereas the representatives of the people or the monarch in such regimes engage in legislation, in Islam the legislative power and competence to establish laws belong exclusively to God Almighty.
The true measure of a man is not his intelligence or how high he rises in this freak establishment. No, the true measure of a man is this: how quickly can he respond to the needs of others and how much of himself he can give.
Science does not aim at establishing immutable truths and eternal dogmas;
its aim is to approach the truth by successive approximations, without claiming that at any stage final and complete accuracy has been achieved.
You use hypnosis not as a cure but as a means of establishing a favorable climate in which to learn.
Our union is now complete; our constitution composed, established, and approved. You are now the guardians of your own liberties.
Personal greed and egoism are things that cause human beings to forget respect for others and to violate rules that have been established for the sake of peace and friendship.
Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
Inequality can be done away with only by establishing a new society, where men and women will enjoy equal rights, resulting from an upheaval in the means of production and in all social relations. Thus, the status of women will improve only with the elimination of the system that exploits them.
If you're a woman, it's almost impossible to establish a relationship.
You're too much for everybody. It's too much. The woman always has to play this role of being fragile and dependent. And if you're not, they're fascinated by you, but only for a little while. And then they want to change you and crush you. And then they leave.
I hope the time is not far off when I shall be able to unite all the wise and educated men of all the countries and establish a uniform regime based on the principles of the Quran which alone are true and which alone can lead men to happiness.
With respect to public acknowledgment of religious belief, it is entirely clear from our nation's historical practices that the Establishment Clause permits this disregard of polytheists and believers in unconcerned deities, just as it permits the disregard of devout atheists.
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Truth is so obscure in these times, and falsehood so established, that, unless we love the truth, we cannot know it.
The civil rights of none, shall be abridged on account of religious belief or worship, nor shall any national religion be established, nor shall the full and equal rights of conscience be in any manner, or on any pretext infringed.
Have only love in your heart for others.
The more you see the good in them, the more you will establish good in yourself.
Leaders establish the vision for the future and set the strategy for getting there.
Our path to Palestine will not be covered with a red carpet or with yellow sand.
Our path to Palestine will be covered with blood... In order that we may liberate Palestine, the Arab nation must unite, the Arab armies must unite, and a unified plan of action must be established.
To say that a bad government must be established for fear of anarchy is really saying that we should kill ourselves for fear of dying.
I do not need to establish a deep, lasting, time-consuming personal relationship with every student. What I must do is to be totally and nonselectively present to the student-to each student-as he addresses me. The time interval may be brief but the encounter is total.
The more I considered Christianity, the more I found that while it had established a rule and order, the chief aim of that order was to give room for good things to run wild.
Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time.
... Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.


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Established with the first awards in 1946, the annual CBCA Book of the Year Awards aim to:
Since 1945 the Children's Book Council of Australia (CBCA) has grown from a small Sydney-based group to a national organisation which exerts a profound influence on children's books.
The advocacy role played by the CBCA promotes the literary experience for children and assures the scope and vitality of books for children. The annual CBCA Book of the Year Awards affirm the
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with funding the monetary prizes. However, in the financial climate of the 1990s it became increasingly difficult to attract sponsorship.
In its golden anniversary year the CBCA 1995 Annual General Meeting in Brisbane adopted a proposal to establish an Awards Foundation (AF). Margaret Hamilton (former National President) and
June Smith (former National Vice-President), who presented the proposal, were appointed managers of the CBCA Awards Foundation and heads of the National CBCA Awards Foundation Committee.
This national committee was made up of representatives from all Branches of the CBCA and reported to the National Council. The one million dollar goal of this committee was realised in 2006.
The future and independence of the Awards are now secure but diligent financial management and growth of the capital investment with further donations are vital, to ensure their ongoing viability.
Prizes for the CBCA Book of the Year Awards are funded from the interest earned by the investments of the CBCA Awards Foundation. None of the principal is used for any purpose other than
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of the CBCA Book of the Year Awards. Read more about our awards foundation.
In 2017 it was agreed that the Crichton Award, previously administered by the Victorian Branch would be incorporated into the National CBCA Book of the Year Awards. In 1985 Mr Wallace Raymond Crichton
left a legacy to The Children's Book Council of Australia (Victorian Branch). The Branch decided to establish an award to recognise and encourage new talent in the field of Australian children's book illustration.
It was first awarded in 1988 and each year's winner receives a certificate and a monetary reward.
The Children's Book Council of Australia Awards are for books with an implied readership under the age of eighteen.
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Hands-on Experience: Creating a Development Platform
Since 2020, we have been building an IT platform approach to product development. We have formed a set of technologies that should be replicated by all our teams, so that across the company we can centrally manage the quality of development. Today, we share our expertise of how these technologies are being tested in our new projects.
To begin with, here is a brief discussion of the technologies behind the platform. We have described many of them in detail in our previous articles:
- Standard logging libraries: featuring a typical set of functions that do not change from product to product, including composition of logs, requirements for capturing and tracing data, etc.
- Microservice templates: allowing teams to create new microservices within just a few minutes.
- Project templates in Azure DevOps: creating a holistic view of project management: both at the top level, where managers plan product development, and at the bottom level, where developers execute tasks and release products to the customer.
- Quality Gates: automatic quality checks that set thresholds for moving a product down the development pipeline.
- Feature Flags: featuring toggles in the code and providing the business with leverage to control product features.
- The C4 architectural notation: a convenient model for comprehensive description of software architectures.
At the time of the transition to a common platform, different teams used these technologies in different ways: some were already used to working with feature flags, some were looking closely at them, templates were just being created, etc. Over the past few months, one way or another, all of our teams have experienced these practices in real life scenarios. And here are the results we came up with.
Logging libraries
These libraries provide teams with the same understanding of logging requirements. They combine a certain set of functional characteristics that do not change from product to product, such as the composition of logs, data tracing tools and standards, etc.
The capabilities of the standard libraries have been appreciated by all teams, and they are now used in all new projects. If necessary, individual technical details are finalized on the fly. Most importantly, the products include all the logging tools we need right from the start, making it easier for teams to support and monitor in the future.
Microservice templates
The point here is that teams can create new microservices in just a couple of minutes, according to the same architecture standards.
These funds are also successfully used in all new products. Over the last quarter, three of our teams saved 60–80 hours in total at the start of projects.
Upon having some practice, it became clear that it is difficult to prepare such a template in advance. But after the launch, it is quite a lively idea to build a template and industrialize the creation of microservices. On top of that, we have found tremendous value not only in the templates as such, but also in the pre-prepared TFS pipelines. In the future, we plan to template other areas of work as well, such as the frontend and individual, repetitive code sections.
Project templates
Another technology that is designed to relieve teams of routine, and the company as a whole, to provide a one-for-all approach to project management.
These templates are successfully used by all teams. As a result, there is less TFS routine, the task hierarchy is the same for everyone, as well as the principle of branches naming. The next plan is to figure out the size of the tasks, so that tasks and PBI include approximately the same number of hours, but that's just a small thing.
Quality Gates
We are talking about static code analysis, for which we use SonarQube. Now backend services in our new projects are tested everywhere, unit-test coverage is 80–100%.
Currently, there are 121 repositories under SonarQube verification, of which 81 are actively developing (there are commits from the last six months). As we can see from the results of the checks, the complexity of the support, security and reliability of the code in general is at a good level, up to SonarQube standards.
Most importantly, this approach has proven beneficial as there have already been several cases where SonarQube found errors for the team. We continue to develop. In particular, soon we will check backend and mobile application libraries' licenses in this way. In the future, we are thinking about using it for information security and the frontend.
Objectives for the near future
One of the hottest trends for us right now is the introduction of Trunk-Based Development and feature flags. An important innovation of new projects is that teams create separate repositories for each microservice. This greatly simplifies separate deployment. The positive effect is emphasized when combined with microservices templates, which offloads developers' hands.
Autotest coverage, without which it will be difficult for teams to deliver features to users quickly, is a part of this area, where the key goal for the near future is to cover critical feature sets with autotests.
Finally, our teams are increasingly using C4 architectural notation. And although no one is working based on a manual yet. We have already gained the main advantage of this approach, namely, automatic creation of documentation during development.
Teams have eliminated the need to maintain diagrams in separate knowledge bases, and architecture data is updated automatically. Regardless of which tools the teams use (some now work with PlantUML, others with MermaidJS).
At the moment, we are already seeing positive results from working with all the technologies on which we opted to build our platform last year. Most importantly, there has been a positive response from the teams themselves, who are really finding it easier to work with. This means an incentive to spread this experience further.