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A Sermonic Midrash on Ephesians 2:1-10
Preached on Sunday, March 18 at Church of the Servant King in Portland, Oregon.
Hear, listen, understand, and know, brothers and sisters what state you used to be in. Do not forget the slavery you once labored under. Do not forget the bondage that once owned you, dominated you, and beat you down. Do not forget that you once loved your slavery to sin and death. Make no mistake about it, in your former life, the life that you lived to yourselves before Jesus intervened, in that life you were nothing less than dead. You were not simply sick, not simply weak, not simply incomplete—no, now for the first time we have come to know weakness, sickness, incompleteness and failure—rather you were dead. As dead as any lifeless corpse being returned to the earth. Yes, brothers and sisters, do not forget this fact. Dead is what you were. Nothing less than dead. Cold, lifeless, impotent, and completely and utterly helpless. You had no potential in you for life, for love, for hope, for change, peace, and a future. All of this was impossible. Your slavery was complete, utter, and unbreakable. Do not forget that you were dead in your sins, dead by your own transgressions, dead by the tyranny and power of the Devil, dead under the yoke of principalities and powers. In every way, shape and form you were dead to the fullest. And there was nothing to be done.
And you lived this way, this death, this complete and total slavery, this was what you lived in. You were tossed around by the patterns, currents, and trends of this world. There was not even a hint of freedom. Everything about your life, your living-in-death, was ruled. In those days, blind to it though you were, your whole existence was dominated by the Prince of this world. The great adversary, the one who stands behind and in all the powers that shape this world, the enemy of life, the great hater of creation, he was your ruler, down to the very core. And oh, brothers and sisters he is still at work. He still flexes his power over all those who are disobedient, who still cling to their living-in-death. He dominates, oppresses, and enslaves. And this was once your story. This was once the truest thing about you.
Indeed all of us used to live this way. Each and every one of us used to live in death, and, God forgive us, we loved it. It turned us on, it made us exited. It motivated us, it aroused us. It drove us to get rich, to get secure, to make names for ourselves, to pursue, possess and sleep with the people we thought most attractive. This living-in-death animated every inch of our being, determined every facet of our motivations. It suffused our senses, it taught us how to see everything perversely, to enjoy nothing rightly. It made us excited to twist things by our own power and to our own ends. This was our nature. We were the children of this reality, this living-in-death. Our essence was to enslave and be enslaved. Our full and fundamental orientation was towards wickedness and self-establishment. We were just like everyone else in this world. Like every battered woman and child, like every violent and vengeful man. Like every jealous brother, and every bitter sister. Like every resentful mother, and every negligent father. Like every fickle friend, and duplicitous companion. Like every murderous stranger, like every opportunistic thief. Like every helpless slave, like every tyrannical slavemaster. Like every terminally ill cancer patient, and every perfectly healthy millionaire. We were just like all of these. There was nothing different about us from the whole mass of enslaved and enslaving human beings. We were dead. We lived in death and that was the truest thing about us. And there was nothing that could change this.
But. Oh, brothers and sisters, but! Nevertheless, this, though it was the whole story from beginning to end, this was not all. In the midst of all this death, all this slavery, all this transgression, in the midst of the utter and undeniable reign of every power of death and sin and Satan, there came something new. Something impossible. Something that could never have been imagined to come.
But God! The one forgotten and abandoned by us. The one rejected, despised, and ignored above all. This One, this Love beyond all hatreds this mercy beyond all vengeance, this Life, this death-destroying Life: This came to us. In the very center of it all. Right in the midst of it. At the highest and lowest point of our living-in-death, this came to us. Overturning everything in its path this Love, the Love of God did something that had never been imagined, something utterly impossible according to every pattern and potentiality in this world: It made us alive.
Jesus, God in the flesh came to us and loved us with an indestructible love. He let it all fall on him. Everything that makes up this whole world of living-in-death. He threw himself in the path of all of it. He flung himself across the path of each and every single person in this world. He threw himself into our prison, into our fortress of death and slavery holding nothing back, giving himself utterly and fully to death. He embraced our living-in-death without reserve. He took it all in, and let it have its way with him. He took it all in, so that he might have us, so that, unimaginably we might be with him. And that is the insane newness that has come to is. That is the divine madness that has irrupted into our world. That when we were dead beyond all hope, an infinite Love did the impossible. It made us alive. But not just alive, borthers and sisters, no. It made us alive together with him. The Love that has impossibly come among us is not content to restore us to our own lives. No, this Love, the Love of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit will do nothing less that make us alive together with Jesus, with God's very self.
This is what we mean, brothers and sisters when we say that "by grace you have been saved." When we say that, when we confess that, when we proclaim that, we remember and rejoice that this is what has been done. That we were dead—and nothing but dead—and now, impossibly, miraculously, madly, God has made us alive, not alone, or even together, but with Christ Jesus. God has done this.
And more than this, brothers and sisters, God has done something even more impossible, something even more mad. God was not content to simply raise us, for the first time to life, or even to make us to live in the presence of Jesus. No, God has done even more. God has seated us, brothers and sisters alongside Christ. His victory becomes our victory. His glory becomes our glory. His life becomes our life. His joy becomes our joy. His freedom becomes our freedom.
Why, brothers and sisters? Why has God lavished such unprecedented and underserved love, mercy, and glory onto us? What reason for this mad excessiveness could there be? What reason could God have to raise up emaciated child and vindictive murderer together and bring them into indescribable glory? Why did God do this? We know but one reason, because God wants to. The Love that God is desires to shower everyone he has made with immeasurable grace, with limitless kindness, with infinite forgiveness, with unending glory, with eternal joy. This is just what God wants to do, that is what the life of Jesus tells us, what it establishes, what it promises.
So do not be deceived, brothers and sisters. We are alive for one reason and one reason only. Because God has done this in and through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the faithful one. We are alive solely because God's love has come upon us in the form of this One, this one who was faithful unto death. We had nothing to do with brining this about. Nothing of our own making, no potential within us, nothing we had contributed to this. It is nothing but God's gift. No work we have done, no accomplishments we can claim contributed anything to this new life being given to us. We have nothing to boast about, nothing to claim, nothing to hold in our hands as if it were our own. No, we have nothing but empty hands in the face of what God has done in Jesus. God has made us alive and God alone has done that. We stand now with empty, open hands, hands which cannot grasp, cannot make, cannot seize, but can only ever remain open, stretched out to God in praise, lament, intercession, and joy, and to one another in welcome, embrace, forgiveness, and support.
And that is what God has now created us to be. He has made us what we are in Christ Jesus. Do not be deceived, brothers and sisters. Who you are now has nothing to do with any of that living-in-death that used to be true about you. It once was the only true thing about you, but now it is nothing but a lie. A false, powerless, defeated shadow. Do not imagine that it has anything more to do with who you are. Who you are now is who God has created you to be in Christ. In Christ God has created us to live towards God and towards each other with empty hands, with open arms. We are made, now, solely for praise and embrace. God has prepared this for us, brothers and sisters. He has set a way of life now before us, a life of empty, outstretched hands. A life where we can do nothing but move, reflexively from shouts of praise to God to unconditional embrace of all who cross our path.
God has prepared this path for us, brothers and sisters. For all ages God has destined us for this in Christ. To be set free from the living-in-death that was once our fate unto being alive with Christ, open to God, embracing all others in love. This is what God has made us to be. And that, now, is the only thing that is true about us. Brothers and sisters, do not fall back into the things that are no longer true, tempting though they may appear. We know that these things are death altogether. Brothers and sisters, remember, confess, proclaim, and enact the truth this day. The truth that God has made us alive with Christ, has enthroned us with Christ, has set us free from every slavery, from every domination, from every power of death and sin and hell. The truth that who we are is not who we were, but only who God in Christ has now and is continuing to make us to be. Open your hands and open your hearts to receive that truth, the one and only thing that is now true. That we are not who we were, that the world is not what it was, that nothing will ever be that way again, that the old age is passing away and the only thing that is something is a New Creation. Hear, brothers and sisters and believe that again. Turn again, with me, pray, praise, love, serve, repent, forgive, open, appeal, give, suffer, and rejoice together. For nothing will ever be that old way again. We are now what God has made us to be. That, and that alone is true.


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Here is a link that might be useful: Poo's garden and pond pics
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Oh, my goodness, that bench is AWESOME, 'Poo! So beautiful! And those inlays look so professional. Whoever made that sure knows what he's doing. :D I see some little cutiepies in that album, too. So precious! Brenda |
- Posted by chickadeedeedee z 6-7 ish Ohio (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 07 at 13:55
Hi Poo x 3. That bench looks custom made just for your garden! As Brenda said, AWESOME! The mini-Poos are adorable, in case you had not noticed. :-) |
WOW! Semper does it again! It looks fabulous with the slate walk, a perfect combination. A wonderful memorial. Thanks for the pictures. |
- Posted by sockmonkeyz6 z6PA (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 07 at 14:10
Well I must say, it was worth the wait! Just a fantastic job! I showed my son and he's asking questions about the wood and everything. What an expert benchmaker Mark must be! A perfect pond seat! Debbie |
- Posted by grandmapoo z8 S.Texas (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 07 at 18:01
The bench has been moved twice (as you may have noticed in the pics.) Everyone that sees it says it's too nice to be a "back of the garden" bench. They were SO right, so I moved it up to the entrance of the garden area. I like it so much more there. One family member even said it should be inside the house. The finish is very professional and it does look a peice of furniture. You can't really see the beuaty of the finish in the pics. Mark's work is nothing less than professional, as you can even tell in the pics we've all seen of his pond/property. :) |
Oh Poo! What a lovely bench! What lovely darlings! You're so blessed! :) Mary |
The bench AND Poo's 'pride' are just gorgeous! Well done to all! S |
- Posted by scottspond (My Page) on Thu, May 31, 07 at 22:12
Not my style of work but it's not bad for an amateur like Mark. :o) Scott |
AMATEUR??? After further review, it is clear that's the understatement of the millenium. Poo3, since the sorry excuse for the inlay is centered within the bench, we as a group must ask you to follow a few simple rules in order to keep the letters symmetrical.... #1: If you end up with any more BEAUTIFUL grandchildren, they MUST come as twins! That way one name can go on each side to continue to name link. #2: You MUST make sure that the link of their names does not get broken. That means one twin's name must end with 'E' and the other's name must start with 'C'. Simple, no?! :-) ps: LOVE the yard. |
LOL @ amateur! I think that is so helpful, the way the benchmaker has made it so easy to choose names for future grandkids. He has set a benchMARK for generations to come. Brenda |
- Posted by grandmapoo z8 S.Texas (My Page) on Sat, Jun 2, 07 at 14:42
"benchMARK", LOL!!! No problem, Mark. I'll just ship the bench back to you with the name of each new grandchild. Then you do the lettering and ship the bench back to me! Is that a deal? |
- Posted by fairy_toadmother z5 ncentral il (My Page) on Sun, Jun 10, 07 at 18:17
i initially panicked b/c i didn't see pics :) very nice- yard and bench! i just love the warm tone, also. |
"Then you do the lettering and ship the bench back to me! Is that a deal? It's a deal! Uncle Mark! I like it... :-) |
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It sure looks like the little pea of additional school funding is there in plain sight under the shell of public school funding. Perhaps we really don't need to pay attention to those other shells that the shell-game artist moves around in front of us — private school vouchers, charter school dollars and tax caps.
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Another promise has been for full funding of full-day kindergarten. Is that in addition to the 1 percent funding increase or part of the increase? (Did another shell just appear on the table? They are all moving so fast.)
Finally, if memory serves right, the last time there was a large state surplus, it was just before a state recession.
At that time, tax cuts were granted because there was also a big surplus. Then, suddenly, the surplus was gone, state revenue diminished, and all the cuts to public education started.
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sweetesttooth on 2.4.2011
I made this recipe a few weeks ago for a work potluck. Everybody raved about them and I had to pass on the recipe to several people! This worked out very well, thank you!
cadia on 1.14.2011
I made these yesterday using the recipe exactly. They are so light and flakey!
I did make one change in the rolling process: Take a piece of plastic wrap; Dampen the counter or bread board with a bit of water; Place dough ( one of the 8 pieces) on the plastic; Place another piece of plastic wrap over; Roll out the dough between the 2 pieces (no additional flour needed!); Pull off the top plastic; Place the parchment paper over the dough; Peel the bottom plastic up and flip leaving the dough on the parchment, then oil and salt as above and then "frisbee" the dough on parchment onto the pan in the oven.No mess and easy to roll out!
culinarycapers on 12.10.2010
Thanks for the reviews and comments!
love all your changes and ideas… the sprouted wheat flour sounds awsome! black pepper and rosemary were born to be together
all purpose white gives very tender crackers, white bread flour is easier to roll and transfer but makes a little sturdier cracker.
whole wheat flour, rice flour, etc will make it harder to get really thin and the dough will be more brittle, so rolling on the parchment paper is a perfect solution!
Ellasnanna on 12.6.2010
I just made this, it is SO good, my sis and I are always trying to find " that perfect recipe " for crackers , we don't have to look anymore. We LOVED this. Thank you so much for sharing


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calling all texas players!
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Posted 25 January 2009 - 11:04 AM
Well I live in Grand Saline and i'm hoping to find some cards in tyler,mesquite you know some where.I found them on Brans and nobles and I hope to find them.(I just wish they were as popular as pokemon or any of the top selling TCG's you know)
Posted 07 July 2009 - 09:28 AM
I live in Houston. Currently me and my friends play and we meet up together trying to advertize KH in card stores lol I've only seen L&D packs rarely at Target stores now and then. Tried Barns and Nobles and other bookstores but they did not seem to have any. Maybe we can all meet up somehow and have matches?
Posted 24 July 2009 - 08:05 AM
I live in Austin, and I haven't really found any good stores that sell KH around here.
Then again, I haven't been looking. I buy my cards online.
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lol same here. After a while it gets annoying going for like a 20-30 minute drive to get like a pack or two. So I just go buy the box. But hey it would be cool to find some set4 stuff here XD
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I live in Keller in the fort worth area but i have not started yet don't know where i can find them.
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I found a place to buy some Break of Dawn cards although it was just 2 starter decks and a couple of booster packs. i took most of the booster packs though.


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Posted By: Helen A-Date: Tuesday, 26 October 1999, at 12:15 p.m.
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If providing the full lists is a problem with the publisher, how about just the updates? I think most of us on the board have copies of the book, and of Steve's lists. I'm mostly interested in changes to a food's status.


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Parker Upholstered Dining Bench
Works perfectly
I purchased the bench to use as either additional seating for my dinng room or as a serving bench when guests are over and love it. Well made and beautiful. The color is a grayish taupe and the leg carvings would coordinate with several different styles
May 5, 2013
great price, great quality
I bought this bench for my dining table, but it was slightly too long, so I'm using it elsewhere. It was a lucky accident, though, because I like it even better in it's new location. The fabric color was just what I expected and it looks like it will wear well. I love the fact that this bench has wheels, as I'm now using it as extra seating in my living room. Lastly, I've looked everywhere for a bench this long and this pretty, and the prices are way out of my reach. All in all, this bench is perfect, and I would recommend it highly.
April 17, 2013
Tufted buttons popped off
As beautiful as the bench is and the color is perfect, sadly the tufted buttons keep popping off. I try to sew them back down and as soon as we sit on the bench another one pops off....very frustrating!
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2. He obviously plays Alliance and probably lost WG again (so the reaction was totally justified).
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Sherwin Williams and Benjamin Moore. Which is of better quality and easier to use? Which specific type within the product line is recommended ( Duration, Aura ). We are looking for an eggshell or satin finish. How many coats over a primer are needed if the walls are a smooth finish? Would you recommend using painters tape? I've heard it can peel off the paint or possibly fall off even if using the blue delicate 3M tape. I would be willing to freehand the edges if needed. |
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Good day, many people perfer ben moore over sherwin however both r good qualiry paints however sherwin doesn't have an eggshell and their satin looks like a semi gloss I personally like durons paints which is now owned by sherwin. As for the tapeing I personally would say freehand is the best but if you want fresh crisp lines find some frog tape I haven't tried it but it has something on the edges that resists the latex paint but whatever tape you use as a rule of thumb dry brush the edge, this helps ensure there is no seapage under the tape, and pull the tape as you go usualy once I get to a corner I pull the tape off yes you will have to re tape but this way you don't pull the paint off. I would do this process 2 times before rolling only because when you dry brush it doesn't cover well and then you do your 3rd cut in and roll the 2nd coat |
- Posted by susanelewis (My Page) on Thu, Sep 2, 10 at 23:51
I would avoid Sherwin Williams paint like the plague. The only time I use it is for alkyd paints. Otherwise I use Valspar as we don't have a BM paint store in town. SW is not rated well by Consumer Reports in all their paints. And, my BFF just hired a professional painter to paint the inside of the house and he used SW. She tried to gently clean a section of wall and the paint started to come off. The SW rep showed up and found that the paints were faulty so they paid the painter to repaint the entire house with their Duration interior paint. I tried to warn them!! |
I'm a professional and I use tape...nothing with frogs on it though. If you blade your tape down properly at the back edge with a flexible putty knife, your paint bleed should be minimal. It is best to freehand ceiling lines though if you have a steady hand. Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams both make quality paints. I don't use SW much, but I believe their Duration is their best paint for interior walls...I don't like it much though because it has a gritty dried paint film. Benjamin Moore Aura is their best, but their Regal line is pretty good too. A primer plus two coats is the best system to use with any washable paint, though usually two finish coats is sufficient. Consumer Reports has been under fire for the validity of their paint rankings for years....it's pretty much discarded as a valid source by all painting professionals. |
- Posted by cinnamonsworld (My Page) on Sat, Sep 4, 10 at 18:12
Benjamin Moore Aura is what I've used and it is wonderful. I would recommend 2 coats but if any paint is going to be capable with 1 coat it is this one. With tape just make sure to pull it off (the blue tape) while your paint is still wet, and do it carefully. |
I recently used SW Cashmere in our bedroom and absolutly LOVED it!!! I used the flat finish and it has such a rich look to it. Went on better than BM Regal (which I usually use). Think I will be using SW from now now :) |
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So, it was Thanksgiving in America this past weekend and my friends and I cooked up a storm. I chose to post this because it's not a meal I make very often for obvious reasons (I hate cleaning beans lol). My darling friend Mekky helped me clean the beans this time
Moi Moi Ingredients
White beans (Black eyed beans)
Tatashe (Red bell pepper)
Attarodo (Habanero pepper)
Canola oil
Soak the white beans for about 20 mins, and then wash, basically scrub to get the skin off. LOL. It takes a little while sha.
Make sure you don't leave the beans soaked in water for too long, according to my mother, it makes it harder to clean – I kind of learnt the hard way. Once it's all clean, blend together with the tatashe, attarodo(as much as you would prefer), and onions (at least 2 as it makes it very tasty). I usually don't use tomatoes but it can be used(depends on preference).
Blended into very fine paste, mix in salt, maggi, some canola oil, crayfish, I usually add in some curry and thyme, just a little o. Taste for salt or seasoning and add more if necessary. Note: You can also add other things like smoked mackerel, sliced boiled eggs, prawns, its all up to you on how simple and plain you want to make it.
I used foil pans so had to grease it with some oil or Pam spray so that the moi moi doesn't stick when it's cooked.
So with some water in the pot, not too much because you don't want the water to boil over into the moi moi, place the moi moi in the pot and let cook for about 30 mins checking for water levels intermittently.
Honestly it really doesn't need 30 mins to cook, but that's just a comfortable time to make sure each one is properly cooked.
When ready, serve with garri soaked with very cold water. Pure bliss!!!!!!!!
With love from Kayte.
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A fire that started in a garage in Irvine, Calif., in November was attributed to an overheating Tesla charger, according to reports. Tesla has denied that its charger was the cause.
The carmaker had provided a software update in December to address the issue.
"We believe this fully addresses the problem," Tesla (TSLA) said in a statement Friday. "However, to provide additional protection for Model S customers, we have designed a new wall adapter with a thermal fuse. "
The upgraded adapter will be provided to all existing and new Tesla owners "starting in a few weeks," Tesla said.
Tesla has been in the safety spotlight recently following a small number of fires that occurred in cars after crashes, including two in which cars ran over metal objects. This fix is unrelated to those issues
Beyond these issues, the Tesla Model S sedan has earned top marks in government crash tests. Tesla says its car has earned the highest crash test scores of any car ever tested.


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I bought 4 PoD scenarios and translating several flavor texts now. Korean sellers do not sell Yellow Sign PoD yet. (sigh)
Question. Is there any official FAQ or Errata Document for PoD scenarios?
From Season of the Witch
Question. 5th event card comments no ending for Objective 1A, and restricted ending condition for 1C. Do these mean that Keeper and Investigators can have infinite, never-ending game?
(of course, infinite number of threat tokens and mythos/trauma cards will DESTROY all the investigators, though)
From 'Till Death Do Us Part
Question. Can ABSORB Keeper action card used multiple times a turn, if I have enough corpse? In addition, can it be used on fully-healed Shoggoth just to collect sample? For example, to complete 1A, can I use ABSORB 4 times (paying 4 threat) on full-health Shoggoth to complete the Objective?
Question. Keeper's Guide notices the Clue 4 means "where the Machete is". But the position Clue 4 directs has Flesh wall and Sheet Music. Can I consider the Keeper's Guide made mistake?
Question. No objective or event card cares whether Widow Fenstrom (the named Witch spawned with Event 3) is dead or alive. Does this mean she can be dead, raise-deaded as Zombie, or absorbed to Shoggoth? What should I tell the investigators when I read the flavor text then? Dead witch speaks?
Question. Can "The Cure" be destroyed by mythos cards, for example, Low-graded Manufacture?
From House of Fear
Question. Objective 1C enables an action,
- Once this objective is revealed, the keeper may spend 2 threat during his Action Step to discard a Lost Soul card in the same room as a monster.
I think this action can be done once per Keeper turn. Am I right? Also, I cannot understand why it says "in the same room as a monster". Does this action have restriction? Or should I read this "in the same room with a monster"?
Question. Which names should I use for Movie flavor text, if there is no Male or Female investigator? Should I force them when they choose?


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> "11.4.402.265".split('.').map(parseInt) [11, NaN, NaN, 2]
I was a little worried that Mozilla was broken, so I asked the JS experts in IRC and got this interesting diagnosis from Jeff Walden (Waldo):
parseInt takes a second parameter that's a radix; map calls its function with (value, index, thisArray)
This magic behavior of Array.map can be useful if you want to do even-odd behavior or other tasks, but it happened to be my personal footgun today. Be careful! My code now interposes its own function:
a.split('.').map(function(i) { return parseInt(i); });
I'm not sure I really want to know why parseInt(11, 0) returns 11.
]]>Running code in a separate process has advantages similar to running code in a separate thread. The running code will not block the main Firefox user interface. An added advantage is crash protection: if the code causes a crash, it will not take down the entire browser. There may also be some performance benefits from separating the garbage collection heaps and avoiding XPCOM overhead.
The basic steps to start a subprocess and run code in it are as follows:
var process = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/jetpack/service;1"]. getService(Components.interfaces.nsIJetpackService).createJetpack(); process.evalScript("Put your JS here"); // When you are done with the process, you should explicitly destroy it. process.destroy();
Of course, running a script in another process isn't that useful unless you can communicate with it. This is accomplished by passing messages back and forth. To send a message to the remote process, use process.sendMessage:
process.sendMessage("messageName", param...)
To receive messages from the remote process, register a receiver function:
process.registerReceiver("messageName, function(messageName, argument...) { ... });
The remote process has access to a similar set of global functions, as well as the ability to create sandboxes and use ctypes. For more information about the full capabilities, see the Mozilla Developer Center documentation. Note that code running in a jetpack-style process does not have access to XPCOM, because XPCOM is not started in the jetpack process; it runs code using only the JavaScript engine.
If an extension is using ctypes to work with third-party code or OS libraries, I strongly encourage that extension to consider running the code in a separate process for crash protection. If an extension has long-running or computationally expensive tasks, it might make sense to move those into a separate process as well. If nothing else, it will make it much easier to measure the CPU and memory usage of that code separate from the rest of Firefox.
]]>So I decided to take on Johnath's challenge and produce something similar using HTML canvas and JavaScript:
You can take it for a spin too, but only if you have Firefox 3.1. Try it out!. I'm currently using some features that are specific to Firefox 3.1, such as JavaScript 1.8 and Canvas.measureText. I think I can backport this code to support Firefox 3 by checking for .mozMeasureText and .mozTextStyle. I don't know whether Safari currently supports text drawing or measurement in their canvas implementation. If they do, this can probably be made to work there as well.
If you're interested in the code, a Mercurial repository is available on hg.mozilla.org. There are a couple improvement possibilities noted in the README file. Some other possibilities that I'm just thinking of now:
Basically, the JSON comes across as a large list:
[ /* list[0] is the base object at the root of the eventual object graph. */ { /* string, number, true/false, and null properties are serialized directly */ "stringprop": "stringvalue", "numprop": 3.1415, /* but lists and objects are not serialized directly. Instead, they are represented by an index into the base list. "sharp" is a nod to JS sharp variables, from which this was originally inspired */ "complexprop": {"sharp": 1} }, /* list[1] is referenced from list[0].complexprop. It also references itself, see below */ [ "simplestring", 3, {"sharp": 1} ] ]
You can find JS for serializing these types of graphs here, and python for deserializing them here.
It turns out that I probably don't actually need this code: I've found a simpler solution for my particular problem, but I wanted to share this solution in case other people might find it useful.
]]>Obviously, you can't create a new operator in JavaScript, and in addition you can't use % as a JavaScript identifier. So I went for the next-best thing:
String.prototype.format = function string_format(d) { // there are two modes of operation... unnamed indices are read in order; // named indices using %(name)s. The two styles cannot be mixed. // Unnamed indices can be passed as either a single argument to this function, // multiple arguments to this function, or as a single array argument let curindex = 0; if (arguments.length > 1) d = arguments; function r(s, key, type) { let v; if (key == "") { if (curindex == -1) throw Error("Cannot mix named and positional indices in string formatting."); if (curindex == 0 && (!(d instanceof Object) || !(0 in d))) v = d; else if (!(curindex in d)) throw Error("Insufficient number of items in format, requesting item %i".format(curindex)); else v = d[curindex]; ++curindex; } else { key = key.slice(1, -1); if (curindex > 0) throw Error("Cannot mix named and positional indices in string formatting."); curindex = -1; if (!(key in d)) throw Error("Key '%s' not present during string substitution.".format(key)); v = d[key]; } switch (type) { case "s": return v.toString(); case "r": return v.toSource(); case "i": return parseInt(v); case "f": return Number(v); case "%": return "%"; default: throw Error("Unexpected format character '%s'.".format(type)); } } return this.replace(/%(\([^)]+\))?(.)/g, r); }; String.prototype.ø = String.prototype.format;
If you are at all familiar with the python string-formatting operator, this should be very similar:
"%s %s".ø("angry", "monkeys"); == "angry monkeys"; "%(key)s: %(value)s".ø({key: 'bananas', value: 'tasty'}) == "bananas: tasty"; "%i - %i".ø([1, 3]) == "1 - 3"; "%r".ø(['α', 'ω'] == '["α", "ω"]';
Being able to pass a function as a replacement in String.replace is a very powerful feature!
]]>I would really really love a JavaScript mode for emacs which indented "for each" correctly:
for each(let o in a) { // single indent process(o); }
I'd love it enough to buy a 6-pack for the person who made it happen.
]]>In python, it is possible to hold a reference to an unbound method, or to a method which is bound to a particular object:
>>>class Foo: ... def dumpMe(self, arg): ... print "self: %s\narg: %s" % (self, arg) ... >>> Foo.dumpMe <unbound method Foo.dumpMe> >>> Foo().dumpMe <bound method Foo.dumpMe of <__main__.Foo instance at 0x2aaaaab33680>> >>> Foo.dumpMe("something") Traceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in ? TypeError: unbound method dumpMe() must be called with Foo instance as first argument (got str instance instead) >>> Foo().dumpMe("something") self: <__main__.Foo instance at 0x2aaaaab33d40> arg: something
The JavaScript language does not have a built-in syntax to obtain a bound method:
js> function Foo() { } js> Foo.prototype.dumpMe = function(arg) { dump("this: " + this + "\narg: " + arg); } js> new Foo().dumpMe function (arg) { print("this: " + this + "\narg: " + arg); } js> f = new Foo(); js> f.dumpMe("test") this: [object Object] arg: test js> unbound = new Foo().dumpMe js> unbound("test") this: [object BackstagePass @ 0x6214e0 (native @ 0x513fc8)] arg: test
(The BackstagePass object is the global object in xpcshell).
However, with a little extra code it is possible to emulate bound functions in JavaScript:
js> Function.prototype.bind = function(object) { var func = this; return function() { return func.apply(object, arguments); } } js> boundFunc = f.dumpMe.bind(f); js> boundFunc("test") this: [object Object] arg: test
We can then use bound functions to emulate the from module import x, y, x statement of python:
js> function jsimport(module) { // this function has two forms: // jsimport(module) is equivalent to python "from module import *" // jsimport(module, "name" [, "name2"]) is equivalent to python "from module import name, name2" // NOTE: "this" is the global object function internal_import(name) { if (module[name] instanceof Function) { this[name] = module[name].bind(module); } else { this[name] = module[name]; } } if (arguments.length == 1) { for (name in module) { if (module.hasOwnProperty(name)) { internal_import(name); } } } else { for (i = 1; i < arguments.length; ++i) { internal_import(arguments[i]); } } }
You could use this technique today to hide away the IOService or PrefService a little:
jsimport(Components.classes["@mozilla.org/preferences/pref-service;1"].getService(Components.interfaces.nsIPrefBranch), "getCharPref", "getIntPref", "getBoolPref"); if (getBoolPref("dom.window.dump.enabled")) // do something dumpy]]>


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Why become a BCA member ?
The Bluewater Cruising Association is a registered non-profit society that brings together a diverse group of people with a common interest in cruising. Some are experienced offshore veterans, some are avid local cruisers and many are novices with an interest in learning more. The club facilitates sharing cruising experiences and provides a wide range of education opportunities that help members acquire new skills and gain increased confidence on the water. It helps fuel the 'dreamer's' imagination, prepare the 'doers' for safe offshore adventures, and celebrates the 'doners' who successfully complete their offshore journey at an annual awards ceremony.
Monthly Club Nights (on the second Wednesday of each month in Vancouver, third Tuesday of each month in Victoria, and first Tuesday of each month in Calgary, September to June) have doors open at 7:00 PM with meetings starting at 7:30 PM. Each meeting has a short "business" session with announcements of upcoming events followed by a guest speaker. The speaker is frequently a person (or family) who has recently returned from offshore and is willing to share their slides, videos and experiences with the group. Industry professionals are also occasionally featured Club Night speakers as are group panel discussions about specific aspects of offshore cruising. The many club activities provide opportunities for mixing and mingling with old friends, meeting new friends and adding to your cruising contacts.
The bluewatercruising.org website is the go-to source for information about BCA events and activities, blogs, latest news, technical forums, and additional resources. Access to parts of the website is restricted to BCA members (including web members); other areas, such as Tradewinds classifieds, is open to everyone.
All members receive Currents, our monthly publication (September through June). This outstanding publication includes hints and helpful suggestions, a calendar of events, upcoming education courses, letters and postcards from members offshore plus Tradewinds to advertise items for sale or trade. In addition to Currents, BCA annually publishes a membership directory.
BCA offers many great education courses to those who would like to learn more about diesel repair, tying fancy knots, boat electronics, ham radio licensing, marine first aid, the psychology of cruising, weather forecasting and more.
The Vancouver Island Cruising Experience (VICE) is an opportunity to try out your boat and crew on a short offshore trip leaving and returning to a point on the West Coast. VICE is an annual event that usually takes place in mid/late June.
During the sailing season there are planned (and unplanned) rendez-vous in local waters. There are three major rendez-vous on the long weekends in May, August and October; in addition there is usually an informal gathering at the annual Music By the Sea Festival in Bamfield. These gatherings provide a great opportunity to enjoy time on the water with like-minded people and a chance to visit a wide variety of different boats.
BCA members have been sharing their knowledge in an informal way ever since BCA was established in 1978. We have a Mentor Program so that 'dreamers' and 'doers' can benefit from the cruising experience of 'doners'! The expertise available covers many different subjects including cruising areas, weather issues, technical (gear), dealing with the bureaucracy, local customs, etc.
Each year the group of members who are planning to head offshore (the Fleet) meet on a regular basis to share ideas, arrange for specific speakers and facilitate group purchasing. Departing members, when skippering their own vessel, receive a Bon Voyage Package consisting of a BCA decal and burgee, information booklets/pamphlets and a checklist of cruising essentials. A significant number of marinas and yacht clubs around the world recognize the BCA burgee and membership card and offer BCA members their hospitality.
Have questions about joining BCA? Email our administrator at email@example.com.
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- Conference date: 1–3 June 2011
- Location: Newport, (USA)
New real time tools have been developed for testing new 700kW/3.7GHz/CW klystrons and for the operations on very long plasma shots. After the commissioning of the 18 series tubes on the high power test bed facility, the installation of the first 8 klystrons in the Tore Supra transmitter and the adjustment tests on load, this upgrade work has been materialized during the last 2010 campaign by a successful operation on the Full Active Multijunction (FAM) C3 antenna, with new performances: 3.5MW/40s on plasma. The RF output power control in amplitude and phase has been improved for a better control of the wave spectrum launched into the plasma. The new klystrons have no modulating anode and the high cathode voltage must be adjusted with the RF input power in order to optimize the RF output power with a minimization of the thermal power losses in the collector. A new phase correction, depending on the 3 RF output power ranges used, has been introduced. The improvements made in 2009 and 2010 on the generic phase loop and the procedures used during the real time tests of the RF transfer functions in amplitude and phase are detailed below. All RF measurements systems, RF safety systems and the RF calibration procedures have been revised in order to have the best consistency, reproducibility and with a measurement error against the calorimetry measurement lower than 10%.
Key Topics
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Auction raises $630K
By DIANE GASPER-O'BRIEN
By DIANE GASPER-O'BRIEN
Jeff Brull announced Monday night the official numbers for last month's Auction for Christian Education at Thomas More Prep-Marian Junior-Senior High School in Hays.
The total amount raised at the 39th annual event sponsored by the TMP Alumni Association was $630,477, approximately $230,000 more than last year's record-setting amount.
More than half of that was raised for the installation of an elevator in the four-story administration/classroom building on campus. That item, one of more than 400 auctioned the night of April 27, brought $347,256, including a $100,000 match from the Leo J. and Albina Dreiling Trust.
"A big thanks to the Dreiling trust, our local and area businesses, our many benefactors, and the hundreds of volunteers who made this a resounding success," said Brull, advancement director at the local Catholic school for grades 7 through 12.
This year's efforts put the total amount raised since the event's inception in 1975 at more than $5 million.
Brull said plans for the elevator have been ongoing all year and construction would begin in early summer.
"It's nice to know we have adequate funds for it," he said.


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The nation's largest autism organization is launching a secondary entity with an eye toward bringing everything from medical innovations to apps for those on the spectrum to market.
Officials at Autism Speaks said this week that they are creating a new nonprofit known as Delivering Scientific Innovation for Autism, or DELSIA. The spinoff, which will be led by some of the organization's existing staffers, will not raise any money of its own, but will rely exclusively on grants from Autism Speaks to fund promising new innovations.
DELSIA will work with outside entities including biotech startups, academic-industry incubators, entrepreneurs and small businesses to provide seed money to develop new products and services for public use, Autism Speaks officials indicated. In return, the nonprofit will arrange to receive royalties in cases where new innovations are commercially successful so that profits can be used to fund further investment.
"There is an urgent need for autism therapies, medications and devices now, and we are committed to leading both the research and the developments that will benefit the thousands of people who struggle with autism every day," said Geraldine Dawson, Autism Speaks' chief science officer who will chair DELSIA's board of managers, in a statement. "Autism Speaks has funded important research that holds great promise for delivering more effective ways to diagnose and treat autism and it's crucial that we apply what we are learning in the lab to real world solutions that can improve the lives of people living with autism today."
The new nonprofit will serve a similar purpose to business entities created by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, both of which have proved successful at spurring the development of new treatments, Autism Speaks officials said.
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A non-profit targeting the market for profit
Autism Speaks is a scam. Whether it's a eugenic scam or an exploitation scam I'm not sure
Auti$m $peak$ sucks needed funding from nonprofits and orgs that do a much better job at outreach and service provision. They go into your town and steal money with their "walks". Not a dime stays in the community to help those with autism whom their neighbors think are benefiting when participating in these fundraisers.. Now they want us to pay twice – once for donating, and again to buy something they now want to sell. For all the money they make – they should be providing free service options to families in need…
This group has ruined and scattered any possibility of a united front for autism research and service provision. They are not like Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or National Multiple Sclerosis Society because those orgs don't compete with other like agencies for the same funds. I see such a thinning of resources due to the inception of Auti$m $peak$. They are political and run as a business, not as a nonprofit.
Autism Speaks was founded, and continues to exist, to DIVERT necessary funding from looking at the REAL ELEPHANT in the room. Backed by BigPharma and the Insurance lobbies, not one penny of the Autism Speaks budget will be used to conduct research into a possible vaccine-related causation. The cumulative effects of a burgeoning vaccine schedule have NEVER been studied. Keep your hands in the sand, sheeple . . . Autism. Coming soon to a family near you (perhaps even YOURS).
I'd like to take this opportunity to say that Autistic, currently the first comment, also speaks for me in this case. Sonja L is pretty much on-target as well: ASAN checked on aut$peaks' tax returns and found that the vast majority of the funds went toward cures, rather than therapy or other services that would benefit current autistics.
And as for the antivaxers? Ms. Johnson did give me a good idea for a Halloween costume, so thanks for that. (Little late for this year, but who knows?)


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Most Americans have self-delusionally accepted the idea that major benefits can be achieved by electing either of the two major-party presidential candidates; Barrack Obama or Mitt Romney. There are those among us who recognize and understand that such self-delusion has never benefitted societies throughout history. Non-change, maintaining the status-quo, does not equal "benefits" when benefits require change. Sadly, many of the Americans in my opening statement do recognize that the only true benefits we might achieve require change. Why will Black Tuesday, November 6, 2012 see them vote to maintain the status-quo?
When irrational fear is used by corrupt forces to manipulate making decisions in general, or the process of voting, it leads to wrong questions and most often destroys society and often leads to the least moral, least ethical way to institute change; such is the fear of which I speak. Both major-party candidates can be judged on their historical records and neither is trustworthy in anything they say, yet, their words are the criteria used to judge them by the Americans in my opening statement. Both candidates are using fear in just such a fashion as I've described. Both misrepresent their records. Both are presenting little other than dishonesty and most Americans know it, consciously or subconsciously, whether they admit it or not, and yet, candidates speaking the truth are ignored. Why are those candidates speaking truth ignored by a majority of Americans?
There is no one-size-fits-all answer; different Americans are affected by different influences and, more importantly, different environmental realities. Regardless, there are particular forces at work that narrow down the field of possible answers to the question of why those candidates speaking truth are ignored by a majority of Americans. The single most inclusive answer to that question is, "Fear; irrational fear"; corrupt influences of irrational fear on different realities leading to wrong questions.
Irrational fear leads people to various questions and, therefore, various answers. Unfortunately, irrationality commonly leads to the wrong questions and wrong questions always lead to wrong solutions. Wrong questions are currently leading Americans to wrong solutions; solutions that ignore the momentous questions. Wrong questions will decide the election on Black Tuesday, November 6, 2012.
Our words are our weapons against destruction by greed.
The election is a marketing spectacle.
Wall Street won long before the first vote was cast.
Lady Liberty appears fearful. Is her fear irrational?
So long as the system itself is corrupt, so long also will those who rise to its upper levels be corrupt.
It is said that power corrupts. That may be true but let us never forget that corruption also corrupts.
this is so well presented and reasoned. thank you. irrational is the word. i'd venture Pavlovian. WHY WON'T PEOPLE VOTE FOR THE HONEST AND COMMITTED AND SANEST AND MOST EMPATHETIC CANDIDATE? GEEEEZ LUIZZE! Your lady liberty pix are awesome btw! I wore a black armband for three years. Finally replaced it with a peace pin. Stein lifted my hopes but she should have become a household name by now but ferocious fascist corporate media are still boycotting her. Blacking out her existence. She was arrested for the third time -- this time at Keystone Tars Sand blockade. She's getting roughed up by the police state and the other two clowns won't muss up their Guccis! Obama's resume in 2008 was two words and he was in: NOT BUSH. This time around two words are NOT ROMNEY. WOW. What a racket! The herd mentality with plenty of propaganda prodding leads the herd. How tragic. thanks for writing this. best, libby
How far backward have we traveled since 2008? We certainly can't say we've moved "forward", although, we certainly have a "different look". I barely recognize us.
I agree with what you've said here. RE your conspiracy theory comment, I talk almost daily with diehard Repubs at work, and even THEY agree with you about Romney's support. One of them suggests that the Republican Party is actually looking ahead to 2016 with the idea that Obama will have been such a disaster by that time that they will be able to lock up the next several elections afterward, perhaps running Jeb Bush. I don't know what to think aside from the fact that both of these guys serve our corporate masters. (I deleted the duplicate of your comment)
You may be right about that. You'll surely get no argument from me.
Your references to corruption are well-spoken and well-placed.
Thanks for contributing. I know these posts serve no real purpose other than to keep the thoughts alive and, in my case at least, they are sometimes therapeutic as I watch our nation's slow demise.
I hate it when comments disappear. I had that happen once with another individual who commented on one of my posts and he accused me of deleting his comments, went off on me in a wild rant, and never gave me the nod that he might have been wrong about that, despite my efforts to inform him.
Your point is exactly dead-on. Distractions have people voting based on the wrong questions and the right solutions are lost.
Half the voters are voting "Anybody but Romney" and half are voting "Anybody but Obama". No real benefit can derive from this.
If the rapid dissolution of popular influence and Constitutional restrictions on government domination proceeds with the pace that Obama has set with no forceful effective civil uprisings, the concept that there will be further elections once Obama has completed his agenda of establishing a totalitarian state under the thumb of the economic elite within the next four years is becoming upsettingly unlikely.
(1) ACA may be a long way from what was desired -- but it's still miles ahead of what any other President managed to accomplish with healthcare reform
(2) The Great Recession didn't turn into the Great Depression II
(3) The ill-advised war in Iraq foolishly begun -- and left behind -- by Bush the Least has ended.
(4) Don't ask, don't tell is no more
(5) GM's alive
(6) Osama's dead
I tend to think there will still be another election (for lack of a better word), facade though it may be, just like this one. But I think your point is well taken.
This entire debacle is just really sad. That's about all I can say about it at this point. Maybe pathetic is a better word.
Yes, yes ...and so it goes. Nobody will simply do what needs to be done. We just fearfully accept the game THEY present us. Playing by THEIR rules is a game for fools. You're right, though, about water under the bridge. That's part of my point.
Thanks for contributing.
Just had a quick thought. The lesson we should have learned from Nader isn't the lesson you and others suggest; just the opposite. And it isn't people like myself who have to learn the lesson. After 2000, we had 4 years of Bush/Cheney. After 2004, when Kerry lost, we had 4 more years of Bush/Cheney. After 2008, when Obama won, we had 4 more years of Bush/Cheney. Now all people can say is we need 4 MORE years of Bush/Cheney. I'm not seeing that you are addressing the proper people with a suggestion of a lesson to learn or even the proper lesson. You don't need to tell me that I'm pissing in the wind, but so is everyone who plays by THEIR rules and gives them more power and control. There's always that remote possibility that Obama and the Dems will suddenly become what so many suppose them to be. Recent history doesn't support that scenario, though.
"The general downgrading of almost all reasonable aspects of life in the USA is progressing nicely as seems to be according to some overall plan."
So true ...
Admittedly this may seem far fetched, but I find it very difficult to justify almost all of Obama's policies otherwise and am unfortunately driven to frantically search for some rational behind government actions other than that they are all totally insane.
I share your befuddlement. And as for them being insane, I guess one might need to qualify and quantify what constitutes insanity. It may be the case that we could easily find many examples that would qualify as insane and no real consensus or universality of agreement.
I've heard some far-fetched theories, for instance, for justification of Obama signing NDAA. Those theories attempt to twist reality to the extent that Obama had some secret plan to sign it so it could be overturned in the courts, thereby eliminating any possibility of future uses of its worst aspects. And this, supposedly, makes Obama (to these individuals) the smartest president ever. Yes, I definitely share your befuddlement over Obama's actions and many other things that are occurring in America today.
It pictures a world of the future where the IQ of humanity has decreased to such an extent that only a few bright guys are going nuts trying to maintain the world. The predominant butchery for no damn sensible reason in the world today makes me think we might have reached that stage.
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OLYMPIA – The Washington Supreme Court issued a decision today in which justices unanimously agreed with the Washington Attorney General's Office that the financial privacy provisions of the federal Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA) don't preempt the state Public Records Act. The ruling also clarified that information about individual mortgage borrowers is still protected as intended under federal law due to exemptions set forth under state law.
"Today's decision by the Washington Supreme Court is important because it helps state agencies to comply with public records laws by clarifying what information is protected under the federal law," Attorney General Rob McKenna said.
The case, Ameriquest Mortgage Co. v. Wash. State Office of the Attorney General, arose from a multistate investigation into the lending practices of Ameriquest that resulted in a $325 million settlement in March 2006. In February 2007, the Attorney General's Office received a request for all public records related to the Ameriquest investigation. A Seattle attorney who represents victims of predatory lending practices requested borrowers' names, addresses and loan terms – but not Social Security numbers or account numbers.
The Attorney General's Office had notified the attorney that it intended to comply with the request, when Ameriquest sought an injunction. The company wanted to block the disclosure of records it had provided to the Attorney General's Office, including loan files, internal customer complaint files and employee e-mails.
The GLBA prohibits financial institutions from disclosing a consumer's personal information to a nonaffiliated third party without the consumer's prior consent. Exceptions include complying with investigations. The law also generally prohibits nonaffiliated third parties from disclosing personal information with other nonaffiliated parties.
A King County Superior Court judge denied Ameriquest's motion, concluding that the GLBA doesn't preempt the state's law on public disclosure.
The Court of Appeals reversed the trial court's decision, holding that, if compliance with the Public Records Act is inconsistent with the GLBA, then the GLBA preempts the Public Records Act on this point and prohibits disclosure.
The Supreme Court disagreed that the Public Records Act is preempted but affirmed on different grounds. The court found that the federal privacy laws apply to the disputed information in this case, and the federal exemptions from disclosure under the GLBA should be applied in responding to a request under the state Public Records Act.
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Results in Conservative election should be publicBy: | Posted: Wednesday, Mar 19, 2014 06:00 am Dear Editor, I recently participated in the Conservative nominating election for the MacLeod federal riding. What I am about to say has nothing to do with our new candidate John Barlow or the legitimacy of his election. I was extremely disappointed to hear that the results of this election will not be made public. Can you imagine going to a hockey game, having all the scoring scenes blacked out as well as the scoreboard, being told who won but not the score? Many people who don�t even watch the game might be interested to know which team scored how many goals in each period. (This was a preferential ballot so you can think of each ballot like a period.) I can tell you that Mr. Menzies (our former MP) got over 40,000 votes and 77% of the votes in this riding in 2011. I can tell you the election count for every federal election, provincial election and at least all current elections here in Okotoks for each contestant. If the numbers don�t matter then why do we spend millions televising the �horse races� (federal or provincial) and publishing the results for all to see? I can imagine not getting the count at some local company board meeting or other private affair, but this election will most likely put our representative directly into the House of Commons. (There will still be a by-election of all parties for this riding.) Our laws don�t just have to be just, they have to be seen to be just and hiding the count from the people that took the time to vote just doesn�t smell right. David Clark, Okotoks Comments
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What have they done to TFS lately? I don't know how families arriving for the first time at Tenerife's South airport cope as, unless they have already decided to get to their hotel by bus, the access to taxis is blocked by a temporary sheet wall. I know if I had just landed after a four hour flight with a fractious four year old and petulant princess in tow I would not be eager to herd them on to public transport.
Inside the airport changes at the arrival area force incomers to skip under or through the temporary cord barrier or walk miles to reach the opening at the end of it. It is very odd indeed and had absolutely no effect on the bottle-necking of people waiting to welcome those discharged through the arrivals gates.
Thankfully the new Direct Airport Transfer Service provides some much needed relief to stressed mothers as they herd their clutches of tired bairns through the arrivals area. The service includes a 'greeter' to wave you down and carry your bags (bless!). Prices for the service are of course higher than the local taxi rates but still seem reasonable and especially worth it at the end of a tiring journey.
Other benefits include free child seats and vehicles seating up to 16 for larger groups. Prices are as advertised on-line and there are no hidden surcharges. I like the fact that it can all be arranged and paid for before hand so all you need to do for that final leg of your journey from airport to hotel is crash in the back of the car and sleep to destination. No worries about digging around for the right change or wondering if the driver is taking the 'scenic route' to increase the fare.


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Mariners, top draft pick Alex Jackson appear to have a deal
Multiple reports say the Mariners and Jackson — their top draft pick and the No. 6 pick overall — agreed to terms on a signing bonus of $4.2 million.
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SAN DIEGO — Alex Jackson's career as a professional baseball player could begin quite soon.
On Wednesday afternoon, multiple reports surfaced that the Mariners and Jackson — their top draft pick and No. 6 pick overall — had agreed to terms on a signing bonus of $4.2 million.
The Mariners had no official confirmation, but league sources said there was an agreement in principle.
The slot value of the No. 6 pick was set at $3,575,900 by Major League Baseball. The reported bonus of $4.2 million exceeds the $3,882,900 bonus pool limit set for the Mariners by MLB. That means the Mariners would have to pay a fine of 75 percent of the amount over budget — a little over $200,000. Had it been more than $4.2 million the Mariners would have had to forfeit draft picks next year.
Jackson grew up in the San Diego area. At 6 feet 2, 215 pounds, he was considered the top high-school hitting prospect in the country.
Jackson had played catcher the past few seasons, but with Mike Zunino entrenched in the position and the desire to accelerate Jackson's path to the big leagues, the Mariners will move him to a corner outfield spot.
"He could catch, if you wanted him to catch," general manager Jack Zduriencik said after the draft. "But I do think in the scenario here, with a young catcher in the big leagues with us now, and this kid's bat potential ... (we'll play) him in the outfield to start with. ... We can always put him back behind the plate."
Jackson put up monster numbers over his four-year career at Rancho Bernardo High hitting .375 (150 for 400) with 156 runs scored, 35 doubles, six triples, 47 home runs and 127 RBI in 135 games. The 47 home runs tied him with former Indians prospect Johnny Drennen (2002-05) for the San Diego section record. Jackson hit five homers as a freshman, 17 as a sophomore — the most in California — 14 as a junior and 11 as a senior.
Of the Mariners' first 14 draft picks, Jackson is the only one who hasn't signed. Jackson had committed to play for the University of Oregon.
• Hisashi Iwakuma (neck stiffness) threw a flat ground session before Wednesday's game. It was normally his day for a bullpen session, but the Mariners tried to ease up on Iwakuma's neck. "He's not 100 percent but he's getting better," manager Lloyd McClendon said. Iwakuma is still scheduled to make his start on Friday in Kansas City.
• Justin Smoak (strained quad) began his rehab assignment on Wednesday night with Class AAA Tacoma at Cheney Stadium. He got the start at designated hitter and was batting seventh. "The leg is feeling good," McClendon said. "He will DH the first day or two and then get back in the field. He just needs to get his at-bats built back up."
Don't expect Smoak to be out on rehab for 20 days like Logan Morrison.
"I don't foresee this being a 20-day for Justin," McClendon said.
• Corey Hart (strained hamstring) and Michael Saunders (shoulder inflammation) are expected to join the Rainiers on Friday. Saunders took batting practice on the field with Tacoma on Wednesday. Hart will start out his rehab at DH for several games. He'll then eventually play some first base and then outfield as he builds up his strength.
Hart could see close to the full 20 days because he missed so much time.
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Teenager builds DNA machine in his bedroom to solve mystery
A TEENAGE boffin built a DNA tester in his bedroom to find out why his younger brother is ginger.
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Pediatrics (also spelled paediatrics) is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, र adolescents (from newborn to age १८-२१). The word pediatrics is derived from two Greek words paidi (παιδί) which means "boy" र iatros (ιατρός) which means "doctor". Most pediatricians are members of a national body, such as the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Canadian Paediatric Society, the British Association of Paediatric Surgeons, the Royal College Of Paediatrics र Child Health, Norsk barnelegeforening (The Norwegian society of pediatricians) or the Indian Academy of Pediatrics.
Pediatrics differs from adult medicine in many respects. The obvious body size differences are paralleled by maturational changes. The smaller body of an infant or neonate is substantially different physiologically from that of an adult. Congenital defects, genetic variance, immunology, oncology, र a host of other issues are unique to the realm of pediatrics. Increasingly effective health care also means that diseases such as sickle cell anemia र cystic fibrosis are more often treated by pediatricians, though many or most patients grow into adulthood. Issues revolving around infectious diseases र immunizations are also dealt with primarily by pediatricians.
Pediatrics is also a springboard for any specialty of general medicine, each with its own unique aspects. Pediatric cardiologists deal with heart conditions in children, particularly congenital heart defects, pediatric oncologists often treat leukemias र lymphomas. Every subspecialty of the adult doctor exists in the pediatric field (with the exception of geriatrics), but some are unique to pediatrics, such as adolescent medicine, sports medicine, र neonatology.
Childhood is the period of greatest growth, development र maturation of the various organ systems in the body. Years of training र experience (above र beyond basic medical training) goes into recognizing the difference between normal variants र what is actually pathological.
Another major difference between pediatrics र adult medicine is that children are minors and, in most jurisdictions, cannot make decisions for themselves. The issue of guardianship, legal responsibility र informed consent must always be considered in every pediatric procedure. In a sense, pediatricians often have to treat the parents र sometimes, the family, rather than just the child. Adolescents are in their own legal class, having rights to their own health care decisions in certain circumstances only, though this is in legal flux र varies by region.
In the U.S., pediatricians are considered to be primary care doctors, along with family practice, internal medicine, र obstetrics. Much of the rest of the world considers them specialists, र parents are only referred to pediatricians for special care not handled by the generalists.
Abraham Jacobi is considered the father of pediatrics.
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The educational requirements for a pediatrician within the United States generally starts with graduating from a four year college. Then one goes to medical school for four more years. After completion of medical school, one does a residency in pediatrics for an additional three years. The pediatrician may then elect to pass a certification examination to be Board Certified in pediatrics. To specialize within pediatrics, in most cases one must complete an additional three year fellowship within their desired subspecialty. The pediatrician may then elect to pass another examination to be Board Certified in that pediatric subspeciality. Some certified paediatric subspecialities in the United States are pulmonology, cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, nephrology, neonatology, adolescent medicine, critical care, र emergency medicine. Current exceptions to either the three year residency or three year fellowships include genetics, allergy & immunology र neurology. Other pediatric subspecialties such as pediatric radiology or pediatric anesthesiology are subspecialties of their respective primary specialties (such as radiology or anesthesiology).
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- GeneralPediatrics.com - The General Pediatrician's View of the Internet
- Pediatric Radiology - the first international Pediatric Radiology platform for doctors र patients.
- PediatricEducation.org - A Pediatric Digital Library र Learning Collaboratory intended to serve as a source of continuing pediatric education
- Virtual Pediatric Hospital - A digital library of pediatric information
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Pediatrics Official Journal of the AAP
- An On-Line Pediatric Journal Club (via JournalReview.org)
- [१] - Summaries of articles published in Pediatrics in Review.
- Royal College of Paediatrics website - Homepage for the Royal College of Paediatrics र Child Health
- Born in Bradford - A UK-based birth cohort study
- Case Studies in Environmental Medicine: Pediatric Environmental Health
- MedStudy Corporation - produces quality study/review materials to prepare physicians for Pediatrics Board certification र recertification exams.
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