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The Invasion of Israel and Subsequent Battle of Armageddon
May 28, 2009, 06:47:32 AM »
Ezekiel 36,37,38, and 39 taken together have a broad brush overview with focus on Israel's return to the Land of Israel after a very long period of absence.
Ezekiel's presentation of Satan's forces opposed to God, Israel's return and subsequent invasion, and Satan's defeat at Armageddon are the subjects of the vision.
This includes the initial invasion and occupation of the Land of Israel and the ensuing warfare which consummates in the battle of Armageddon. [Ezekiel 38:7-12, 38:18-23, 39:3-6]
The description of the war parallels the same battle of Armageddon given in Revelation and includes additional details regarding God's purposes for direct intervention.
God will call for war (a sword) in the mountains of Israel in order to eliminate the forces of Gog and will send His wrath (fire) upon extended geographical areas of the Middle East and beyond to those who dwell securely in the coast lands.
The " mountains " of Israel are literal and do not represent other nations and their militaries. The symbol of a mountain can represent a dominion or a kingdom in prophecy, but these are the literal mountains of Israel .
The battle will actually involve Satan's followers fighting among themselves because of the confusion and panic caused by God's direct intervention. [Ezekiel 38:21]
God will extend His wrath to other followers of Gog who will be dwelling in the coastal areas of the Middle East and those further away from the main battle area. [Ezekiel 39:6]
Many of the details of events of the 70th week are not part of Ezekiel's vision. God's focus is directed at Satan's "initial attack" and then the vision moves to his "defeat" at Armageddon.
There will not be an immediate defeat resulting at the point of invasion as some interpret the vision. The scope of the vision does not include the events of the 70th week that will take place between the attack and the defeat.
Satan, Abaddon, and the little horn are in view in this vision. They are three separate entities, but also act as one in many prophetic presentations. Revelation, Daniel, and other Scriptures supply more details.
The little horn will be transformed by Abaddon's full possession and he will have great power and supernatural angelic abilities. Angelic beings must possess a material body in order to be visible to humans.
Satan (Gog) will move from his place out of the Land of Magog to attack the Land of Israel. The original Land of Magog was in the northern part of the Fertile Crescent and Gog's initial base of operation will begin there at the time of the end.
This area today includes parts of north eastern Syria, eastern Turkey, northern Iraq, north western Iran, and possibly parts of Armenia and Georgia.
Canaan was a descendant of Ham and his descendants inhabited the eastern Mediterranean seaboard and the coastal and central regions of Anatolia. Primary examples would be the Canaanites, Phoenicians, and Hittites.
The Land of Shinar was the location of the Sumerian culture developed by the descendants of Noah's sons Shem and Ham. Abraham was a descendant of Shem and lived in the Babylonian province of Ur.
Nimrod was a descendant of Ham through Cush and built several of the first cities in the Tigris and Euphrates river valley.
Ancient Babylon was located in the Land of Shinar which was northwest of the Persian Gulf and this area is in the southeastern portion of Iraq today.
The original Land of Magog including Mesheck, Tubal, Gomer, and Togarmah's settlements were all located in the region between the Land of Canaan and the Land of Shinar.
The Land of Magog was later invaded and ruled by others including Akkadian/Assyrian domination toward the end of the first millennia after the flood.
This vast land mass included the northern areas around Mount Ararat, south and west to the borders of the Canaanite civilizations, and south and east to the borders of the Sumerian civilization.
Some would have Gog (the little horn) coming from outside of the Middle East as far north as Russia, northern Europe, and even the USA. This position presents a foreign leader ruling the area. This is possible.
Many others are aligned with Gog including Gomer and Togarmah who originally inhabited the excesses of the north quarters of the Middle East. These would be Magog's brothers. [Ezekiel 38:6]
Cush, Put, and Persia are mentioned next. The reference to Persia would include those inhabiting an area east of the Zargos Mountains, and this would be Iranian territory today. [Ezekiel 38:5]
This area included both the Medes in the north (descendants of Madai) and the Persians in the south (descendants of Elam). These are mixed and still living in the area of Iran today.
The descendants of Ham were located in at least three different land areas including the Tigris and Euphrates river valley, the Land of Canaan, Egypt, and areas near Egypt in Africa.
Put was located west of Egypt, but this could also be the original location of the descendants of Put in the Tigris and Euphrates river valley before migration to Africa.
Gog and his allies will be located in the land areas originally settled by all of those included above at the time of the end. Most of the Middle East is in view.
The present inhabitants of these locations include original ancestry and others who have moved in and through the area over the centuries of the past.
There has been a complex intermixing of Middle Eastern populations and others outside of the area over the vast sweep of historical change.
This leads me to believe that the significance of identifying Gog's allies by ethnic origins has more to do with original geographical locations rather than the specific ethnic lineage of subsequent migrations.
It is possible that both are to be considered. The land area in view has been ruled by several early post flood patriarchs starting with Magog and his brothers.
Next were the major empires of Akkadian/Assyria, neo-Babylonian, Persian, Grecian, Rome, Arabia, Mongolia, the Ottoman Turks, and the British.
The first five are included in the scope of Bible prophecy which then moves to the time of the end of this present age and identifies the future rulers, but does not name them.
I do not believe that Gog's allies or their specific locations can be precisely identified at the present time and that this will be more apparent closer to the time of the end.
I will update the Truth Files if I see any movement which looks like this development, but otherwise would have to speculate on this matter for now.
The confirmation of a covenant with many by the prince that shall come at the beginning of the 70th week may identify these invaders of the Land of Israel. [Daniel 9:27]
The covenant may include a planned strategy for attacking Israel and for world domination. It could turn out to be a perversion of the Abrahamic covenant that God has with Israel.
This could be the Islamic view of the same covenant if we are close to the end of the age. I am speculating here and using the possibility as an example.
Daniel's vision of the 70 weeks of years includes a reference to the confirmation of a covenant made with "many" by the prince that shall come, or by the Prince who is cut off (the Lord).
The covenant is to be in place for "one seven", or during the 70th week decreed for Israel. I believe that this will be some form of an alliance of the little horn and Israel's enemies. It could also be the covenant of the 70 weeks of years decreed for national Israel contained in the context of chapter 9. If so, the Lord will confirm it by executing the 70th week upon His return to complete the six objectives stated for national Israel.
The purpose of Ezekiel's invaders will be to attack and occupy the Land of Israel for themselves and for exterminating the returned remnant of Israel. Psalms 83 indicates the same confederation of Israel's direct enemies.
The statement " many are with you " in Ezekiel's vision may be the same as the covenant with "many" included in Daniel's vision of the 70 weeks of years if the confirmation is made by the prince that shall come. This will not be the case if it is the Lord's confirmation of the decree of the 70 weeks. [Ezekiel 38:4-7] [Daniel 9:27]
The confirmation of this covenant will actually last for the duration of the 70th week and will terminate at the battle of Armageddon where the little horn and his allies will be defeated.
The concept of a peace treaty made, by the prince that shall come, with Israel which is to last for seven years, only to be broken by catching the nation off guard after a shorter time period would not be a covenant that lasts for seven years. I also doubt that Israel would drop their guard or purposely maintain a less secure position because of a "false" peace agreement with their known enemies.
Ezekiel is told that the position of his nation at the time of the end will be one of security (living safely) and permanency (at rest) before the invasion takes place.
This position, or condition, could be construed to mean that the nation will be living under some sort of peace treaty. Israel has great confidence in the ability to secure the nation even during current opposition.
God will make it possible for Israel to defend themselves and maintain a national presence in the midst of their enemies against overwhelming odds in order to fulfill His plans and purposes.
Israel's existing security and confidence is self-generated. The nation possesses the third ranked overall military force in the world and they are fearless when pushed against the wall by their enemies.
God states His intentions very clearly in Ezekiel's vision. God's intervention and related actions will be to reveal Himself so that the nations will know that He is the Creator of the universe and the One and only true God. [Ezekiel 38:23, 39:25-29]
There are common threads that run throughout the Middle East today which include the religion of Islam and certain existing inhabitants who are the traditional enemies of Israel.
It is my opinion that Islam is replacement theology for Judaism and Christianity. The teachings of the religion display distinct satanic hatred for Israel and for believers in Jesus Christ.
It is also interesting to note that the area today is divided into several states which resemble the little horn's divided dominion at the time of the end.
Daniel is told that these would remain divided politically (10 kings, horns), but will be mixed in the seed of men (genetically).
Their unity will come about because of the leadership of the little horn. [Daniel 2:40-43, 7:19-23] [Revelation 17:7-17]
It is possible that these two forces, Islam and historical hatred for Israel, are the glue that will consolidate Satan's strategy at the time of the end.
If Islam is part of the process, Satan will be in good position to leverage the conditions that this religion has amplified. He may have been the instigator in 600 A.D. when Mohammed contrived Islamic monotheism.
This religion is not identified by name in the Bible although the events, actions, and behavior of the little horn and his followers described in Scripture resemble fundamental Islam today.
God's purpose of Ezekiel's vision adds to an even larger theme which includes the final destruction and dismantling of the rule of the nations. [Jeremiah 30:1-11]
He will establish the nation of Israel as the center of a literal 1,000 year long Kingdom of God through Jesus on the earth. [Revelation 19:11-15]
There will be universal recognition and acceptance of God's rightful position as Creator and Ruler of the universe as the result of His intervention.
The identity of Gog requires linking the entities of Satan, Abaddon, and the little horn as the king of the north.
Daniel and Revelation describe the actions of this same king which include his invasion, occupation, and rule of the Israel, and many other details. [Daniel 11:41, 12:1-13] [Revelation 11:2, 12:13-17]
The proper identification of Gog is essential to the correct understanding of Ezekiel 38 and 39. Gog is Satan who works through Abaddon and the little horn.
This satanic deception is the antichrist who is to come; the man of lawlessness, the destroyer, little horn, and king of the north. He will rule over the Middle East and will cause great tribulation and destruction.
Many interpret Ezekiel's war as an event of the past. Some view it as a war that is future, but separate, and precedes the battle of Armageddon.
Another view is that the war takes place 1,000 years after the battle of Armageddon and is the war of Satan (Gog) and the nations (symbolically Magog) described in Revelation 20.
Israel's future regathering for the purpose of being present in the Land of Israel at the time of the end eliminates the first position. Also, there is no record of history that fits the description of this war.
The magnitude and description of the war compared with Revelation's description of the battle of Armageddon and God's purposes described in Ezekiel eliminate the second position.
The rebellion at the end of the 1,000 year rule of Jesus is totally different than the war described in Ezekiel.
Satan (Gog) is the same after being released from the abyss where he was sent by God 1,000 years earlier just after the battle of Armageddon.
The nations (Magog) are symbolically the same....but the rebellion results in an incineration of the rebels, earth, and universe which God totally replaces with a new heaven and a new earth. [Revelation 20:9, 21:1-2]
In contrast the battle of Armageddon, which is Ezekiel's war, will result in a continuation of this present earth under the rule of Jesus for 1,000 years.
God, Jesus, and Israel are victorious in this war. Abaddon and the false prophet are destroyed forever in the lake of fire.
The little horn, human king of the north, is buried in Israel along with all of his defeated human armies and Satan is sent to the abyss. [Ezekiel 39:11-13] [Revelation 20:1-3]
The Lord Himself will defeat Satan at the battle of Armageddon. Satan (Gog) fails to halt God's plans and purposes and will ultimately be destroyed in the lake of fire.
Last Edit: May 28, 2009, 07:02:06 AM by Stephen
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Re: The Envasion of Israel and Subsequent Battle of Armageddon
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May 28, 2009, 06:58:55 AM »
Do you mean INVASION in your headline?
...perhaps a correction, in due time?
Re: The Invasion of Israel and Subsequent Battle of Armageddon
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May 28, 2009, 07:02:51 AM »
Thanks for pointing out the typo .... correction made
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Re: The Invasion of Israel and Subsequent Battle of Armageddon
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May 28, 2009, 07:05:57 AM »
was not a typo...
The Spirit does not err.
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May 28, 2009, 07:07:00 AM »
You have a problem
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May 28, 2009, 07:09:00 AM »
Who is your Lord Stephen?
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May 28, 2009, 07:10:12 AM »
"Who is your Lord Stephen?"
>Jesus Christ
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May 28, 2009, 07:12:07 AM »
Then follow.
You can not lead to where you have not been.
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May 28, 2009, 09:34:38 AM »
"An incursion of sea water, or amniotic fluid."
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May 28, 2009, 02:23:21 PM »
Why not address this thread with your views of the subject?
Is this possible for you?
I notice that your replies are those of evaluating the presenter rather than addressing the the topic
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May 28, 2009, 03:02:17 PM »
1And I saw an angel coming down out of heaven, having the key to the Abyss and holding in his hand a great chain. 2He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3He threw him into the Abyss, and locked and sealed it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.
4I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony for Jesus and because of the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his image and had not received his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years. 5(The rest of the dead did not come to life until the thousand years were ended.) This is the first resurrection. 6Blessed and holy are those who have part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ and will reign with him for a thousand years.
--Rev 20
Stephen, here we have a description of the beginning of the 1000 year reign which does not include any great battle against Israel. Satan is supernaturally bound by an angel, and that's the end of that.
It seems the big battle comes after the thousand year reign of Christ according to this chapter, and Satan is released from the abyss for this very purpose. I notice Abyss here is capitalized, as though it is a place rather than a state of mind. But, it seems that Armeggedon might happen just before the end and after the 1000 year reign according to this chronology. How do you explain this chapter?
7When the thousand years are over, Satan will be released from his prison 8and will go out to deceive the nations in the four corners of the earthGog and Magogto gather them for battle. In number they are like the sand on the seashore. 9They marched across the breadth of the earth and surrounded the camp of God's people, the city he loves. But fire came down from heaven and devoured them. 10And the devil, who deceived them, was thrown into the lake of burning sulfur, where the beast and the false prophet had been thrown. They will be tormented day and night for ever and ever.
---Rev 20
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May 28, 2009, 03:59:38 PM »
"But, it seems that Armageddon might happen just before the end and after the 1000 year reign according to this chronology. How do you explain this chapter?"
>The battle of Armageddon will ocur just at the end of the tribulation period as recorded in Revelation 14, 16, and 19
>Then satan will be tossed into the abyss for 1,000 years ..... and the released to cause another human rebellion at the end of the Lord's millennial kingdom on the earth
>The sequence is evident:
>Chapter 19 terminates at Armageddon ..... satan's beast and false prophet [both fallen angelics] are destroyed in the lake of fire, and the human component of the antichrist and his followers will become bird food [Israel will have to clean up the carnage .... Ezekiel 39]
>Satan will not be able to influence the mortal nations of the the Lord's millennial kingdom because he will be in the abyss .... but he will be released and will gain another human following who will rebel against the Lord
>This battle is described totally different from the earlier battle of Armageddon .... no clean up necessary .... the Lord will simply vanquish the rebels with fire and satan will then be destroyed in the lake of fire forever
Last Edit: May 28, 2009, 04:17:23 PM by Stephen
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May 29, 2009, 04:56:44 AM »
Why not address this thread with your views of the subject?
Which subject matter do you prefer, as you are all over the place (and the board)?
Satan's defeat
The wrath of God
Three separate entities
Angelic beings must possess a material body
Satan is Gog
Your speculations
Daniel's vision (70 weeks, cut short)
The prince that shall come
Politics' of a peace treaty
Covenants (Islam and Satan's good position to leverage the conditions that this religion has amplified)
False prophets
Lake of fire
Who, or what is Satan
Mysterious Babylon
Is this possible for you?
Stephen, you exhibit a form of self-righteousness, and merely correct others from your perception. Not to mention that you have made a good dent in posting the entire Bible. Therefore, am I to believe your approach will be any different linguistically, even with a full discourse on a topic?
The right, power, or privilege of making a choice requires judgment, and we live by the consequences of our decision; right or wrong.
I notice that your replies are those of evaluating the presenter rather than addressing the topic
As for evaluating the person? Not at all, only the significance, worth, or quality of the words of, spoken or written, which are carefully examined. Usually, the result is a personal quote which you have taken an exception to, although, I have no problem if you disagree from a literal perspective.
I have found that human beings tend to defend any thought, not a variance with their expectations, nor contrary to their own interests.
"Leaving behind the traditional, that great tower of religious cruelty."
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May 29, 2009, 05:20:24 AM »
"I have found that human beings tend to defend any thought, not a variance with their expectations, nor contrary to their own interests"
>Is this what you do?
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May 29, 2009, 09:01:59 AM »
Is this what you do?
I could do this
when it comes to infantile reasoning.
However, I see WillieH is already using the elements of correction.
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EFSF chief executive officer Klaus Regling earlier expressed optimism that the German court would eventually deliver a positive verdict. The developments leading to the verdict more or less reflect the public opinion in German over the issue.
The upcoming events in the new few weeks can have an impact on the momentum of global economic development and the role of the court in future cooperation within the EU.
Let's hope that the euro-zone countries will find solutions that enjoy support from all stakeholders to ensure steady recovery and reforms in the future. In the meanwhile, the developments in the euro zone are a telling example of how different countries with varying interests have tried to engage in discussions to proceed with their agenda.
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3 tablespoons
3 tablespoons
all-purpose flour
2 cups
1/2 teaspoon
1/8 teaspoon
ground black pepper
1 cup
shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup
diced onion
eggs, beaten
1 cup
diced ham
6 small
mushrooms, chopped
I had to double the cheese for the cheese sauce, double the mushrooms and double the onions. It was otherwise too eggy and the cheese sauce too starchy. But with those adjustments, I've had several people request a copy of the recipe. Plus, for a smaller group, we just cut the recipe in half (still doubling ingredients above) and used a 8x8" pyrex. That came out great, too.
once i baked this recipe a layer of oil gathered at the top and corners...(despite the fact that i reduced the margarine in areas)
also the refridgerating time is a blessing and an annoyance..
this recipe may be nice with cheese sprinkled on the top before its baked rather than the cheese sauce
24 Ratings
I made this for family brunch a few times, everyone loves it! It's nice that there is no bread, for those who are doing low carb
This is a great dish to make the night before and have ready quickly in the morning. Everyone loved it Christmas morning!
This is a recipe definitely best prepared the night before. I winged it and tried to do it when I first woke up. It has a few steps too many for that. BUT, the flavor was terrific, especially the cheese sauce with the onions. It was like a giant baked omelet, and my entire family gave it RAVE reviews. Thanks for sharing this one, Danielle! It was terrific!
This was great, I made it in the morning and did not chill, I did not see any point as I was going to cook immediately.
Suggest one could add diced cooked potatoes for a bigger crowd and/ or as a dinner dish with a great side salad.
This was delicious, I loved it. I didn't change a thing!
Both the egg haters and egg lovers who ate this casserole loved it! I sprinkled a couple tablespoons of buttered bread crumbs over the top before baking. I will be making this again.
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Ham and Mushroom Baked Eggs
Serving Size: 1/8 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 8
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 313
Calories from Fat: 211
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You're seeing the studies showing that Americans are driving less than they used to – the one mentioned in Monday's New York Times. Maybe you heard the discussion of this on NPR's Here and Now last week. Or, you've noticed your teenager has no interest in getting a driver's license this summer, when you couldn't wait.
I've launched a new project called Curbing Cars: Rethinking How We Get Around that's looking into all the reasons why people are spending less time in their cars. (You can read about it and back our Kickstarter here.)
In working on Curbing Cars and talking to NPR and other places about what this is happening, I've boiled it down to three main reasons.
- Economic. Cars are expensive — the typical vehicle now costs $31,125, the second-highest industry average ever, according to TrueCar. Gas prices are hovering around $4 in many places. Insurance costs, maintenance costs (although these are less than they once were), parking expenses. It all adds up. Zipcar Zipcar estimates an average city dweller could save more than $500 a month by using its service, considering all the extras beyond just a car payment. The cost of personal car ownership makes public transportation more attractive, even if it's just to supplement using a car in the evening or on the weekend, which helps explain why ridership is at record levels, too.
- Social. There's definitely a shift in attitude among younger Americans about the necessity of owning a car. If you have a college debt load, and if you're running into trouble getting a job after graduation, you're likely to put cars way down on the list. You keep using your bike, you skateboard, you borrow a car from your folks. At the other end of the age scale, boomers and even seniors are selling big homes, selling cars, and finding new places to live. Some are in cities, some are in retirement centers. Meanwhile, all those alternatives to automobiles, from bike sharing to ZipCars, simply offer more choices than our parents and grandparents had.
- Environmental. The film, An Inconvenient Truth, still resonates with a lot of people. School children in America saw it multiple times. The growing popularity of more fuel efficient vehicles, from Toyota's Prius to the Tesla Model S, shows that this concern has resonated. It's certainly not enough to make everyone give up cars at once, but the worry about the environment is a reason for some people to cut back or rethink their automobile preferences.
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Want to tap the power behind search rankings, product recommendations, social bookmarking, and online matchmaking? This fascinating book demonstrates how you can build Web 2.0 applications to mine the enormous amount of data created by people on the Internet. With the sophisticated algorithms in this book, you can write smart programs to access interesting datasets from other web sites, collect data from users of your own applications, and analyze and understand the data once you've found it. Programming Collective Intelligence takes you into the world of machine learning and statistics, and explains how to draw conclusions about user experience, marketing, personal tastes, and human behavior in general -- all from information that you and others collect every day. Each algorithm is described clearly and concisely with code that can immediately be used on your web site, blog, Wiki, or specialized application. This book explains: * Collaborative filtering techniques that enable online retailers to recommend products or media * Methods of clustering to detect groups of similar items in a large dataset * Search engine features -- crawlers, indexers, query engines, and the PageRank algorithm * Optimization algorithms that search millions of possible solutions to a problem and choose the best one * Bayesian filtering, used in spam filters for classifying documents based on word types and other features * Using decision trees not only to make predictions, but to model the way decisions are made * Predicting numerical values rather than classifications to build price models * Support vector machines to match people in online dating sites * Non-negative matrix factorization to find the independent features in a dataset * Evolving intelligence for problem solving -- how a computer develops its skill by improving its own code the more it plays a game Each chapter includes exercises for extending the algorithms to make them more powerful. Go beyond simple database-backed applications and put the wealth of Internet data to work for you. "Bravo! I cannot think of a better way for a developer to first learn these algorithms and methods, nor can I think of a better way for me (an old AI dog) to reinvigorate my knowledge of the details." -- Dan Russell, Google "Toby's book does a great job of breaking down the complex subject matter of machine-learning algorithms into practical, easy-to-understand examples that can be directly applied to analysis of social interaction across the Web today. If I had this book two years ago, it would have saved precious time going down some fruitless paths." -- Tim Wolters, CTO, Collective Intellect
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Toby Segaran is a software developer and manager at Genstruct, a computational systems biology company. He has written free web applications for his own use and put them online for others to try, including: tasktoy, a task management system; Lazybase, an online application that lets users design, create and share databases of anything they like; and Rosetta Blog, an online tool for practicing Spanish and French by reading blogs along with their translations and lists of common words. Each of these has several hundred regular users. His blog is located at kiwitobes.com.
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By Aris 12 Dec 2013
This book is a joy. The author examines a number of machine learning algorithms applied to mine collective intelligence for clustering, classifying, recommendations, searching, optimization etc, and guides you through them smoothly at the algorithmic level with minimal mathematics. I was completely new to the domain and found it very easy to follow the entire content apart from the neural networks section. This should not be taken as a point of criticism, as having more experience in the domain now, I believe that neural networks cannot be possibly explained in a few pages; a whole new book would be required. Other than that, the book will teach easily even an absolute novice. There is a short but helpful introduction to Python as well. On the other hand, the accompanying website which is supposed to include material that would help you implement the ideas in the book was non-existent at the times I attempted to access it.
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Smoky, but not overpowering, fresh tomatoes and lime juice keep this chili-spiced cocktail bright and refreshing. It's perfect for brunch on a hot summer day. More
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At the beginning of each year many people commit to worthy-sounding resolutions. Others have given up on this practice since they tend to disappoint themselves by Jan. 31.
New Year's resolutions seem to have a mixed reputation, as evidenced by the crowded gym parking lots in January that quickly empty by the end of the month.
Many business owners and managers have a business plan they dust off each January. An effective business plan focuses everyone's attention toward this year's key strategic priorities. Here are several suggestions to increase the probability that your business resolutions will stick.
Turn Resolutions into Declarations
Resolving to do something is an intent that you can be easily distracted from. A declaration is a commitment—a promise.
Speak in the present tense as if your creation is already a reality. Act as if it is impossible to fail.
Make your Declaration Specific
An expressed intention will probably fail to materialize. What are you bringing into existence? By what date? On behalf of what bigger goal?
On a personal level, a commitment to health creates a stronger impetus for action than a desire for weight loss. With weight loss, as we move closer to our optimum weight, we reduce the impetus for action and the intensity of our commitment.
In business, focusing on what we don't want without a contrasting, positive vision is a fatal mistake.
A larger commitment to overall health gives a weight-loss goal its power. Moving toward health creates momentum, while trying to rid ourselves of excess weight lends itself to binges of action.
In business, focusing on what we don't want without a contrasting, positive vision is a fatal mistake. Vague platitudes and cookie-cutter "vision" statements are counter-productive and open to skeptical responses from others.
Declare your actual business outcome in visual language that others can picture, and set a specific date for accomplishment.
Don't wish and hope you will get there someday, maybe. Establish your celebration day and take actions to move toward what you are creating.
Set Overall Theme, Create Sub-Goals
Establish an overall purpose or theme for this year's business focus, and then create sub-goals to move you forward.
Make your purpose clear and specific. "To be the best" might sound like a lofty goal, but it creates little, if any, impetus for action. Instead, paint a word picture of your actual end result.
Narrow your Focus
As you decide where you want to be in the market, differentiate yourself from the masses. What makes you distinct?
Establish your celebration day and take actions to move toward what you are creating.
This probably means narrowing your focus. In today's crowded business climate, one size cannot fit all. It is important to say "no" to certain market segments. Choose your hill and take it. Staying in the middle of the road will get you run over.
Commit to a Deadline
A declaration is the first of a series of steps to creating your desired future. Resolutions to be achieved "as soon as possible," are doomed to fail. Commit to a deadline.
In today's business climate staying the same is not an option. If change is required, make the desired outcome the focus, not the changes required.
Deadlines also define when failure occurs. (I know this sounds negative, but sometimes stating it this way produces a better result.)
Plan, Act, Evaluate, Adjust
The most common business mistake we see in our work with organizations is over-planning.
Choose your hill and take it. Staying in the middle of the road will get you run over.
Many of us plan, plan, and plan some more in an attempt to perfect our plans. However, until you implement your first action step, most planned actions are speculative guesses at best.
Write a sketch of your plan, keeping the outcomes in mind in contrast to current reality. Sketch in obvious action steps that jump out at you and immediately take action on step one. Evaluate the results of your action, and then make any adjustments required as you move forward.
Using this approach, your action steps are distinctly different from those you speculated about in the early stages. What is required at each stage is a clear picture of the contrast between the future and the present.
Don't overwhelm yourself or others; keep focused on what is really important to your business and concentrate on moving toward your desired outcome.
Successful people are the few who focus in and follow through!
In Part 2, we'll take a deeper dive into making the new year as productive as possible and avoid ways we can inadvertently sabotage ourselves.
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Connecticut's construction industry finished 2012 down 100 jobs compared to the previous year, leaving the state's overall hardhat employment rank at 28, just ahead of New Hampshire and just behind West Virginia and Vermont, according to the Associated General Contractors of America. AGC said Friday when all the state's reported that Nebraska was tops in […] [Read More]


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We are all waithing for Spring
Spring is fresh after a long winter
Winter are so long and cold
We hunger after the sun and heating days
Come Spring, my dear, we need you now
Winter dormancy is over now
Dress the world in Spring flowers
Sorrows and worries are easier to bear
when the the day is sunny and good
It is as if our life begins anew
Buds arising out in all their delight
Come May you lovely mild, with heating
breeze and sunny days
It feels so good to take off the winter coat
Enjoy Spring with pleasure.
* 17. May is Norway`s national day. - Hurray for 17.May!
17. May 2012
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The attendance this year for the league was the highest by average since the league's inaugural season of 1996. Also significant was that the attendance did not decline as the season went on as it has every season since 1997. … Continue reading
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MyStudyBody, is an online wellness and prevention program developed to help students tackle and reduce the risk of drug and alcohol abuse and sexual violence. Although these issues do not present a problem for most Reinhardt students, these are issues that affect the entire community.
The goals of the MyStudentBody program is to increase students' knowledge, decrease harmful behaviors, and provide information to help students make good decisions.
Reinhardt is asking all new Waleska Campus students (Freshmen and Transfers, and MBA) to complete the "Essentials Course" offered by MyStudentBody, which includes three instructional modules on alcohol, drugs, and sexual violence. You must complete and pass all three modules. You will receive only three attempts to pass the each module with an 80%.
You will receive instruction on how to log-in by January 15, 2015 and you must complete all aspects of the program by February 15, 2015.
To take this course, you will need a computer with internet access and audio capabilities. If you do not have access to a personal computer, you can use any publicly available computer with internet access.
Please feel free to contact the Division of Student Affairs if you have any questions or concerns regarding MyStudentBody.


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After signing seven players in unrestricted free agency last year, including cornerback Brandon Carr to a five-year, $50 million deal, the Cowboys will be hard-pressed to be as active this year when the market opens March 12, Todd Archer of ESPN Dallas reports.
"The salary cap is tight around the league and it's tight here in Dallas," coach Jason Garrett said, "so we have to make some decisions. We've spent the last couple of days here talking about our personnel. We've got to make some good decisions with our personnel and how we think we can help our team with guys who are available free agents. Obviously we also have an opportunity to help ourselves in the draft, so we have to put all of this together.
"We've just started the discussions, and those decisions will be critical for our success."
The Cowboys will restructure cornerback Brandon Carr's contract, which will save about $10.5 million in space, and can look to rework the deals of DeMarcus Ware and Jason Witten, which would create about $6.5 million in space. A new deal for Romo would likely cut his $16.8 million salary-cap figure in half.
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