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Overall Impression: I think that this could be the greatest assembly of music ever gathered together. The four bonus tracks are very impressive as well. "Travelling Riverside Blues" was recorded and broadcast over the radio in 1970, and it is included. "White Summer/Black Mountain Side" is an 8 minute live guitar solo from Jimmy Page. "Hey Hey What Can I Do" is the B-Side of "Immigrant Song." This box set is the only thing that contains it. I love everything about it. If it were stolen, I would literally kill who took it from me, and buy another one. // 10
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Lyrics: Robert Plant. Robert Plant is simply a genius. Most people don't understand exactly what his lyrics mean in some songs, but in many cases, you dont need to. His voice is amazing, and could probably mealt Antartica. You really get a feal of the emotion he shows on these albums, its insane. One of the best singers ever. // 10
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Richard Land, the embattled Southern Baptist leader who had been accused of plagiarism when he claimed on his radio program that civil rights leaders and President Obama were using the Trayvon Martin case to fuel racial tension, has been stripped of his radio show. He will, however, keep his post as head the the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission.
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The [Southern Baptist] investigators chided Land for "his hurtful, irresponsible, insensitive, and racially charged words" in a broadcast of the "Richard Land Live!" show in which Land accused Obama and black civil rights activists of using the Trayvon Martin shooting to foment racial strife and boost the president's re-election chances.
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FAIRFIELD, Iowa-Designer Angelo Surmelis has expanded his angelo:HOME brand into lighting, signing a long-term contract with AF Lighting. The new collection will debut at Las Vegas Market in January 2013.
"I am thrilled to be working with Paul [Spano, director of product development] and Karen [Fallon, national business development manager] and their amazing team at AF Lighting," Surmelis said. "They have a well-oiled machine that is bursting with creativity while also being able to keep an eye on innovation and cost...something that inspires me and will hopefully inspire our customers in our quest to help them re-imagine their own space."
"To add a designer like Angelo Surmelis to the AF Lighting line is truly amazing," said Spano. "His unique style brings quality, value and ease to any user. We are thrilled to be able to continue with his message--offering great looks at an amazingly affordable price."
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One of the saddest casualties of college basketball realignment has been the end of the annual Border War between Kansas and Missouri. When the Tigers left the Big 12 in 2012-13, the conference's most celebrated rivalry was gone, too.
It did not, however, go quietly, with the two teams facing off in a classic 2012 Mizzou Arena contest that saw the home team (led by Marcus Denmon's 29 points) erase an eight-point deficit in the final three minutes. And that wasn't even the best Kansas-Missouri game that season.
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Margaret Ethel Virginia Pierce, age 72, longtime resident of Purcellville, VA died December 9, 2012 at Rose Hill Nursing Home in Berryville, VA after a long illness with COPD. Her life began March 14, 1940 in Loudoun County, one of 12 children born to John Wesley and Bessie Virginia (Mitchell) Robinson. After finishing school in Loudoun County she married and took on lifes most important roles. She was a devoted wife to a dairy farm worker, Mack Junior Pierce, and loving stay at home mother and homemaker to 3 sons. Eleven and a half years after her 3rd sons birth, their long awaited only daughter arrived. At almost the same time, so did her first grandchild. Sadly, two years later on April 23, 1980, she was preceded in death by her husband of 22 years. Throughout her life she devoted herself as the central figure to her children and grandchildren. She opened her heart and home to them and others and will be remembered by numerous nieces, nephews, and special friends. Her pleasures included gardening, soap operas and game shows, good conversation and laughter, especially with Ebbie Rohrer and the other ladies from Purcellville East. These activities and events showcased her strength, patience and perseverance, hard work, humor and wit. Margaret is survived by her children, Curtis L Pierce (and wife Teresa) of Inwood, WV; Mark D Pierce (and fiancée Tina Kearnes) and Robin D Pierce of Hamilton, VA; and Randy D Pierce (and wife Marlene) of Upperville, VA. Also left to cherish her memory are two dear sisters, Dorothy Pierce of Lovettsville, VA and Ruby Pierce of Purcellville; two special brothers, John Jay" Robinson of Spring Hill, TN and George "Sam" Robinson ofPurcellville, VA; her other wonderful caregivers-devoted daughters-in law, Lorraine Milton and Amanda Bowers and niece Judy Pierce. She leaves behind her "angels"-granddau ghters Christina Pierce, Candace Young, Renee Fisher, Denise McDonald, Kimberly Walker, Christy Pierce and Alicia Pierce. She also leaves her "little devils"-grandsons Curtis Pierce Jr, Mark L Pierce, Matthew Pierce, Michael Pierce and US Army Spec Randy Pierce Jr. They in turn gifted her with 5 great grandsons: Austyn Pierce, Richard Bell, Luke Pierce, Joshua Walker, and Nicholas Walker; 8 great granddaughters Jordyn Pierce, Jade Page, Makayla Hill, Ashley Fitzwater, Zoey Fisher, Keira McDonald, Gemma Pierce and Olivia Pierce. A celebration of Margarets life was held Wednesday, December 12 at Halls Funeral Home in Purcellville, VA with internment at Hillsboro Cemetery. Prayer and remembrance was directed by Reverend Louis Schwebius of Evercare Hospice. Pallbearers were her 5 grandsons and granddaughter Renee, with honoraries of Tim Craig and Joey Kearnes. Margaret wished any remembrances to benefit Purcellville Rescue Squad or Evercare Hospice. "
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I am pleased to report that the rush to the OR is slowing. We are moving from major ortho cases to wound care.
As time goes on, the team is seeing more wound care cases, and fewer major orthopaedics cases such as this one. Photo by Samir Mehta.
Today we will do only 3 major ortho cases; the rest are wash outs and skin grafts.
Patients and staff are tired. They are 3 weeks into the earthquake and their injury. Many have undergone several operations. Each time they wake up they have lost (literally) another piece of themselves. Tears flow easily, and for good reason.
We are doing our best to use sedation as much as we safely can. In addition, we are working hard to get wounds clean enough to graft so that these folks do not have to return again to the OR. In addition to morning rounds, we conduct "wound rounds," during which one of our Anesthesiologists and Surgeons change dressing and tend to wounds. This allows us to plan wound care going forward and to provide sedation, especially for the children. Our Anesthesiologists are getting rather good at wound care.
Today's OR cases range in age from 2 to 36. While we have done older people, many people here are young, and we have been told the average life expentancy is 52 years.
Patient transport in action. Photo by Michael Ashburn.
These guys work very hard. Since the wards are spread out, and the hospital is located on the side of a mountain, transport is by hand.
These guys are patient and treat the patients with kindness. To date we have never waited for a patient to arrive. As long as the schedule is printed they follow it.
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This report was written by Michael Ashburn, MD, MPH, MBA, during his participation in Haitian relief efforts through Penn Medicine in coordination with Partners in Health.
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Namely, the doctor who developed the "Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right" diet that Weiss used on her daughter for Vogue.
So how exactly did Dara-Lynn Weiss get her 7-year-old daughter Bea to lose sixteen pounds for that controversial Vogue article, besides not "letting her enjoy Pizza Fridays when she admitted to adding a corn salad as a side dish one week"? She supposedly employed a diet called Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right, which was specially designed for overweight kids by pediatrician and child obesity specialist Dr. Joanna Dolgoff. However, Dr. Dolgoff doesn't approve of the way Weiss went about policing her daughter's eating habits, either. She tells ABC News:
We find using colors instead of calories helps kids understand the nutritional value of foods without getting them bogged down with calorie-counting ... It's very important to us that we don't deprive these children of the normal experiences of childhood ... The child has to lead the way. The parent is not the food police. We're not here to make the child feel bad about themselves.
Dr. Dolgoff also condemns Weiss for depriving Bea of "bad" foods like cupcakes, and for criticizing her food choices in front of her peers. Instead, Dolgoff says Weiss should have emphasized moderation and nutritional value rather than focusing on calorie content. (Weiss writes: "I dressed down a Starbucks barista when he professed ignorance of the nutrition content of the kids' hot chocolate whose calories are listed as '120-210' on the menu board: Well, which is it? When he couldn't provide an answer, I dramatically grabbed the drink out of my daughter's hands, poured it into the garbage, and stormed out.") This brings up yet another disturbing part of Weiss's piece: the alarming way that she equates "thinness" with "health." Yes, child obesity is a terrible problem, but it should be addressed by making proper, sustainable eating habits — not weight loss — the ultimate goal.
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Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini has confirmed he is to leave Malaga at the end of the season.
The Chilean has been heavily linked with a move to Manchester City following the departure of Roberto Mancini and had previously spoken about how unlikely it was that he would remain at Malaga.
However, he confirmed this morning that he and his coaching staff will leave the club, having been there since 2010.
"My coaching staff and I are separating from Malaga but our union with this city will be eternal," he is quoted as saying by Spanish newspaper website Marca.com.
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By Clarence Plank: PNT staff writer
The animated movie "Avatar" and a professional physicist who writes science fiction are set to play a part at the 34th annual Jack Williamson Lectureship at Eastern New Mexico University.
The event runs Thursday and Friday, with a Thursday young writers panel at the Portales Public Library and an evening reading by science fiction and fantasy writers at the ENMU Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building.
Friday features a luncheon and panel with Sean Shepherd of the university's Golden Library and science fiction author and Los Alamos National Laboratory physicist Ian Tregillis.
"Sean is a self-proclaimed non-scientist who came up with a cost-effective and an environmentally friendly solution to a major problem for NASA," lectureship Coordinator Patrice Caldwell said. "I think that's a really interesting person to speak at the Williamson Lectureship."
Shepherd, who went to a NASA conference in Virginia to discuss cleaning up space debris, said this is the first time he will attend the lectureship.
"I think this invite is an opportunity to get involved," Shepherd said. "I'm honored to speak because I've never attended and it's something I've wanted to do."
Tregillis writes with other authors in a shared-universe series called "Wild Cards," and his solo book is "Bitter Seeds." His upcoming book, "The Coldest War," is in the process of being released.
"(Tregillis) is an intriguing hybrid of science and fiction," Caldwell said. "I don't think it is quite common to have a working scientist writing science fiction."
Panel discussions follow the luncheon.
"This year we have a panel on 'Avatar,' and I think blood will flow," Caldwell said.
Everyone has an opinion about an animation film, and part of the draw is to see what people have to say about the movie, she said.
Caldwell said the lectureship is a great way to expose people to the science fiction community.
The lectureship honors science fiction author Jack Williamson, a longtime Portales resident and ENMU professor, who died in 2006. It started in 1977, when Williamson retired from the university.
Caldwell said the lectureship is a part of Williamson's legacy to Eastern and to the region.
• 4 p.m. — Young Writers panel at Portales Public Library featuring writers Connie Willis and Steven Gould.
• 6 p.m. — An Evening of Science Fiction and Fantasy—Writers at ENMU, Jack Williamson Liberal Arts Building. Authors Melinda Sondgrass, Walter Jon Williams and Ian Tregillis.
11:45 a.m. — Lectureship Luncheon, ENMU, CUB Ballroom. Speakers Ian Tregillis and Sean Shepherd.
3:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. — Williamson Lectureship Panel at ENMU Golden Library Special Collections. Topics of discussion new direction in science fiction and fantasy, the movie "Avatar" and the shared universe series "Wild Cards."
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Knut was a accomplished Hardanger Fiddle player with some success in Norway and here in the U.S. He died September 7, 1908. Buried at Arlington Municipal Cemetery, Arlington, Washington
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of Ancient Mathematics
On the Equilibria of Planes, Table of Contents
I Prop. 15
II Prop. 2
(diagram 1 = general diagram)
note on the theorem
1. If two areas are enclosed by a straight-line and the section of a right-angled cone, which we are able to apply to the given straight-line, and they do not have the same center of weight, the center of weight of the magnitude composed from both of them will be on the straight-line that joins the center of their weight which divides the mentioned straight-line in a way that the segments of the have the same ratio inversely with the areas.
(diagram 2) Let there be two areas, AB, GD, as stated,(*1e*) points E, Z the centers of their weight, and the ratio which AB has to GD, let ZQ have this to QE. One must show that point Q is the center of the weight of the magnitude composed from both areas AB, GD.
(diagram 3) Let each of ZH, ZK be, in fact, equal to EQ, (diagram 4) and EL equal to ZQ, that is HE. Therefore, LQ will also be equal to KQ, and furthermore as LH is to HK so is AB to GD. For each is double each. (diagram 5) Let the area of AB be applied along LH on each side of LH, so that MN is equal to AB. In fact, point E is the center of the weight of MN (I prop. 9).(*2*) (diagram 6) Let NX be, in fact, filled out, but MN will have a ratio to NX that LH has to HK. But AB also has to GD the ratio of LH to HK. Therefore, as AB is to GD, so too is MN to NX. And alternando. But AB is equal to MN. (diagram 7) Therefore GD is also equal to NX, and point Z is the center of its weight (and the center of NX because of I prop. 9). (diagram 8) And since LQ is equal to QK, and a whole, LK, bisects the opposite sides, point Q is the center of the weight of a whole, PM (I prop. 9). But MP is equal to that from both MN, NX. (diagram 9) Thus too point Q is the center of the weight of that from AB, GD. Assumption 6
Commentary of Eutocius, pp. 278.2-16 (the wording of the text follows more closely the wording of the statement of the theorem, but note the other differences):
On the 2nd book. Having pursued precisely the first [book] and having made clear the what was difficult to understand in it, we consider it also necessary to set out appropriately what was difficultly stated in the second book. He says then in the first sentence of the first theorem, "Let there be supposed areas AB, GD enclosed by a straight-line and the section of a right-angled cone which we are able to apply to the given straight-line." It is not possible to find this at once from the things proved here. Since it has been proved by him, as also he said in On the Sphere and Cylinder (in the introduction), that such a figure is a third again the triangle having the same base as it and an equal height, but we are able to apply the rectilinear plane that is a third again of a triangle along the given straight line, it is obvious that [we can also do it] to figures of this sort. What was said in the construction are clear through the tenth theorem of the first of these books. (back)
(*1*)This theorem is surrounded with controversy. Why does Archimedes prove it instead of just using Propositions 6-7 of Book I? Moreover, a careful perusal of the theorem would show that it is crucial to the proof that one can apply the area of parabola AB to line LH, as Eutocius notes. The commensurable case, theorem I 6, does not apply the area to the line but supposes that equal commensurable weights can be divided up into units of the common measure. Of course, theorem 7 does neither by reducing the incommensurable case to the commensurable one. In a sense, II 1 and I 6 are different special cases of the general principle of the balance where the use of some sort of distribution of weights is possible.
Is there any guarantee that one can always divide up the weight into its measures? It is plausible that if one can prove two weights commensurable one should be able to do this. For example, given two commensurable circles, one can readily construct a circle that is the common measure by using the diagonal of the square common measure of the squares of the diagonals. Of course, a similar problem exists with the proofs of Eucid, Elements X.
Does Archimedes need the general principle of the balance, I 6-7, in Book II or only the case of the parabola, II 1? In fact, in the logical structure of both books, I 6-7 is only used for I 8. However, I 8 is a fundamental theorem for both books. This issue depends on how one interprets I 6-7, however (more below).
In fact, Archimedes does not seem to need or use II 1 at all in Book II. If so, II 1 stands alone in the logical structure of Book II. The issue here is that sometimes Archimedes infers that two parabolas equal in area have their centers of weight equidistant from some point. This follows equally from II Prop. 1 and the much more trivial I Prop. 4. However, at the same time he will make the exact same claim about polygons. Here, II Prop. 1 will be useless, but I Prop. 4 is required. Hence, in my comments, I ignore applications that may be this sort of trivial application of II Prop. 1 and cite I Prop. 4 instead. The reader should take note of this, however.
We can speculate why Archimedes proves II 1. Perphaps, he wants to show use this application of areas arguments involves a simpler argument. Perhaps, he is concerned about more philosophical issues. Perhaps, he regards Book II as a complete treatise on parabolas and so proves every relevant, important theorem on centers of weight. He doesn't tell us.
Additional Issues:
The theorem assumes I Prop. 9, that the center of weight of a parallelogram is where the bisectors of the sides meet.
It is interesting that Archimedes assumes that there is a center of weight and uses this point in his proof (cf. the postulates of Book I, which presuppose that there is a unique center of weight). However, he does not actually find it until Proposition 8.
Why does Eutocius refer to the introduction to On the Sphere and Cylinder and not, for example, either the Quadrature of the Parabola, the work refered to in the introduction, or to the Method. He has already written a commentary on the On the Sphere and Cylinder, but perhaps he does not know either of these other works. Cf. Ernst Nizze, Archimedes von Syrakus vorhandene Werke (Stralsund, 1824), p. viii and I.L. Heiberg, Quaestiones Archimedea (Copenhagen, 1879), 29. Each is available through Google Books. In fact, Eutocius (292.27-294.1-4, on prop. 8) does refer once to the theorem in question as from On the Section of the Right-angled Cone. This need not mean that he knows the work other than through the reference in On the Sphere and Cylinder.
(*2*) Actually, the step depends on two applications of I Prop. 9, as it is used in the first version of I Prop. 10. I Prop. 9 itself only uses Assumption 4 and (Corollaries 1 to Propositions 4 and 5).


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Cameron or Camron- I prefer Cameron, but I'm not a big fan of Lillian and Cameron.
Chace- So trendy next to Lillian. Also, with an S surname, i.e. Smith, Chase will slur... Chasmith...
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Amazon Earnings: What Wall Street's Saying
NEW YORK (TheStreet) –– Amazon
In Amazon's first-quarter, it earned 23 cents a share on $19.74 billion in revenue, as net sales increased 23% year-over-year. On the conference call, Amazon noted unit growth rose 23% versus 25% last quarter, but third-party (3P) unit growth was 23%, compared to 25% in the prior quarter. Operating income also decreased, falling 19% to $146 million in the first-quarter, as the company continues to invest in its businesses.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters are expecting Amazon to lose 15 cents a share on $19.34 billion in revenue. Analysts surveyed by Estimize are a little more bullish than sell-side analysts, expecting the company to lose 4 cents a share on $19.39 billion in revenue.
Read More: Amazon Announces Fire Phone
ChannelAdvisor CEO Scott Wingo noted that Amazon's June same-store-sales were 34.4%, an increase compared to May's 28.1%. "The Amazon Fire Phone was announced in June and could have caused some knock-on effects," Wingo wrote in a blog post. Traditionally, ChannelAdvisor's data has proven in line with Amazon's actual results, indicating Amazon may have seen a resurgence in the second-quarter.
Aside from the company's retailing business, which generates most of its revenue, investors will be looking for clues on other initiatives, including Amazon Prime, or the recently announced Fire phone. Amazon typically doesn't go into great detail about the company's products, like Prime, the Kindle Fire tablets or even Amazon Web Services, the company's massive cloud computing arm.
Amazon Prime may be among the most important aspects of the company's business, but the company rarely talks about it, and has never given total user statistics. Research firm Consumer Intelligence Research Partners released a survey that Amazon has around 27 million Prime members, or 44% of Amazon's total customer base. The company recently raised the price of Prime to $99 a year for two-day shipping, but also it also includes access to thousands of television shows and movies, as well as Amazon's streaming music service, aptly named Amazon Music.
Read More: How Amazon's Drones Will Become 'Normal as Seeing Mail Trucks'
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Skip to comments.Jesus' Return (for the Rapture of all who belong to Him) is Very Near
Posted on 02/27/2010 8:02:16 PM PST by Freedom'sWorthIt
Disasters - earthquake, Tsunami, others - happening rapidly now.
Read Matthew 24. There will be earthquakes.....etc.
When we see these events occurring in increasing frequency it is because these are the "birth pangs" that we have been told by Jesus Christ Himself - would happen closer together in time as do the birth pangs of a woman in labor. The closer she gets to giving birth, the worse the birth pangs become and the closer together they come.
# Matthew 24:7 (Whole Chapter) For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
# Mark 13:8 (Whole Chapter) For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these are the beginnings of sorrows.
# Luke 21:11 (Whole Chapter) And great earthquakes shall be in divers places, and famines, and pestilences; and fearful sights and great signs shall there be from heaven.
All of Matthew 24: Matthew 24
1And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.
2And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.
3And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?
4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.
5For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.
6And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.
7For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.
8All these are the beginning of sorrows.
9Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name's sake.
10And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
11And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.
12And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.
13But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.
14And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come.
15When ye therefore shall see the abomination of desolation, spoken of by Daniel the prophet, stand in the holy place, (whoso readeth, let him understand:)
16Then let them which be in Judaea flee into the mountains:
17Let him which is on the housetop not come down to take any thing out of his house:
18Neither let him which is in the field return back to take his clothes.
19And woe unto them that are with child, and to them that give suck in those days!
20But pray ye that your flight be not in the winter, neither on the sabbath day:
21For then shall be great tribulation, such as was not since the beginning of the world to this time, no, nor ever shall be.
22And except those days should be shortened, there should no flesh be saved: but for the elect's sake those days shall be shortened.
23Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not.
24For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.
25Behold, I have told you before.
26Wherefore if they shall say unto you, Behold, he is in the desert; go not forth: behold, he is in the secret chambers; believe it not.
27For as the lightning cometh out of the east, and shineth even unto the west; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
28For wheresoever the carcase is, there will the eagles be gathered together.
29Immediately after the tribulation of those days shall the sun be darkened, and the moon shall not give her light, and the stars shall fall from heaven, and the powers of the heavens shall be shaken:
30And then shall appear the sign of the Son of man in heaven: and then shall all the tribes of the earth mourn, and they shall see the Son of man coming in the clouds of heaven with power and great glory.
31And he shall send his angels with a great sound of a trumpet, and they shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other.
32Now learn a parable of the fig tree; When his branch is yet tender, and putteth forth leaves, ye know that summer is nigh:
33So likewise ye, when ye shall see all these things, know that it is near, even at the doors.
34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled.
35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
36But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
37But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
38For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noe entered into the ark,
39And knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
40Then shall two be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
41Two women shall be grinding at the mill; the one shall be taken, and the other left.
42Watch therefore: for ye know not what hour your Lord doth come.
43But know this, that if the goodman of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his house to be broken up.
44Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh.
45Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
46Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing.
47Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his goods.
48But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming;
49And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink with the drunken;
50The lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
51And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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LOL. Yeah, that's the first time that has been predicted to happen "soon"
I'm sure you won't be "Left Behind."
Yes I know this is a "vanity" thread and supposedly about "religion"....but it is really coming as a part of today's events and people asking questions - What is going on???
Christian faith is not a religion.
It is a relationship with the Creator of the Universe who also happens to have come to earth 2000 years ago as a human being - Jesus Christ - who died so that whosoever will would believe in Him and be saved for all eternity to be with Him and all who belong to him - forever!
So I hope this thread will stay in news/activism and not be put over in chat or religion rooms.....not tonight!
or not...
Praise God - only by His mercy and grace - you are right! And you too? You won't be left behind will you?
You can LOL all you want but He's coming and it will be sooner than later.
Prophet III: ...through Hebediah, his servants. There shall in that time be rumours, of things going astray. Ehm...and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are. And nobody will really know where lieth those little things wi...with a sort of rackey work base, that has an attachment. At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer, and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers, that their fathers put there only just the night before, 'bout eight o'clock.
The increasing frequency of these events is a clear sign that His return is very very near! Praise His Holy Name forever!
Have you called upon Jesus? He is reaching to the entire world - not just in these "disasters" but in the amazing clouds and other sights in the heavens - that have been and are being reported all over the world!
I have a presentation about that but not sure how to get it "out" to the maximum number of people who need to see that. But God is doing just fine speaking to the world through the disasters and the near disasters of today...
I thought he was coming like a thief in the night.
Yes indeed - thanks for your comments!
Oh wow what a picture! Whew!
Glad you do like where this thread is going - LOL.
Looking up!
Then better get your bags packed. I'd recommend both warm and cold weather, just in case.
Not if you belong to Jesus! Do you? Feel free to Freepmail me your answer.
Algore tells me it's global warming.
Your equipment won't help you if it's hell where you end up.
And I'm not even a good enough man to be wishing it.
"Always look at the bri-i-ight side of life" placemarker.
LOL - yes well God has a sense of humor, doesn't he?
He's keeping it cold until the world repents of that global warming religion/myth - and throws Algore somewhere - in the ocean? I don't know. (No I am not suggesting that literally be done - God is taking care of Algore himself. You do notice he's been unable to be found lately, don't you?)
My family and I were talking about this very thing this evening. I have no doubt about it.
Well, I'm ready. Today would be good.
None of us is good enough - except as a new Creation in Christ. That's the beauty of it.
10'Thus says the Lord GOD, "It will come about on that day, that thoughts will come into your mind and you will (T)devise an evil plan,
11and you will say, 'I will go up against the land of [a](U)unwalled villages I will go against those who are (V)at rest, that live securely, all of them living without walls and having no bars or gates,
12to (W)capture spoil and to seize plunder, to turn your hand against the waste places which are now inhabited, and against the people who are gathered from the nations, who have acquired cattle and goods, who live at the center of the world.'
Your absolutely correct. Jesus spoke of the days of Noah that people were being married and eating and living their lives.
That married part is interesting because the Talmud said that in the days of Noah those people were having homosexual marriage. And we know what happened to them.
You can LOL all you want but Hes coming and it will be sooner than later
if that is the case, and it might well be, there is nothing we can do about it.....relax, convert to Catholocism so you'll belong to the religion He founded, and enjoy the hereafter!!!
You are so right. On the other hand, sooner or later, somebody's going to be right :-)
I hear you, I'm not a good enough man either, was born and raised in a Christain home, somewhere along the way I wandered. Thank the Lord that he is gracious and merciful and forgives us, and that the ultimate sacrifice has been made. However much longer I have, I am working on improving my relationship with him and my families'.
There DO seem to be a lot of Wars and Rumors of Wars.
Earthquakes in diverse places,
People calling good "evil", and evil "good".
People being "Lovers of self rather than Lovers of God"
Jerusalem being a burdensome stone to all nations.
All the nations of the world gathered against Jerusalem.
An Obamanation of Desolation in the White House.(forgive me, a little pun)
If these are not the last days, they are a very good Dress Rehearsal.
I still believe we can be pulled from the edge of the precipice with prayer.
There are so many who have not yet called out to the LORD.
For me It don't take increased Earthquakes to convince me that the clock is ticking towards Midnight. Things are moving way too fast not to see that something has been set in motion during this last year or so.
It is true - and you don't have to be a good person to go to Heaven when you die or to go up with Jesus when He comes to take all those who belong to Him UP before the terrible events of the Great Tribulation start to happen.
(these are just the birth pangs leading up to that horrible time)
In fact, we know that Jesus died for SINNERS and that's who He is calling to come to Him - and when you do - He will in no wise cast you out - but He will give you the new birth, (yes, you will be born again - not like Jimmy Carter but like James the brother of Jesus who first thought Jesus was CRAZY and told his other to keep Him locked up when Jesus first started healing people and teaching people. Read the book of James which his half brother wrote - and see the transformation that happened in the life of this person who became the head of the first Church in Jerusalem).
AP now saying the Tsunami has now hit Japan but first waves are small - praise God - He is keeping the Tsunami from being that bad in Japan.
I'd be careful about misleading folks, the bible has some very stern words about that.
Catholism is a lot of man made rules and such. I'm not saying some catholics aren't christain, but the bible talks about the city built on seven hills who will seduce many with her power and wealth (Rome).
Christainity is not a religion, it's a faith in Jesus Christ who died on the cross for our sins and said, the only way to the father is but through him. No confessions to a priest will save you, or idoltry to the virgin mary, we are to worship God alone.
Thank yhou and please continue on this thread. I may have to shut down computer soon - cough not doing so well.
God bless!
You don't need to worry about me, but thanks anyway.
You may be right, and you very well may be wrong. The prophecies of Christ's return are extremely difficult to interpret correctly. Earthquakes alone are insufficient to definitively predict the timinig of His return.
Live like He's coming tomorrow — plan like He's not coming for another millenium.
Anthropogenic tectonic activity a freeper called it e' did.
What "clouds" are you talking about? I'm confused, I thought that the anti-christ would be apparent, there would be a mark of the beast(most likely an RFID chip) which hasn't happened yet. The third temple hasn't been rebuilt, etc. etc. Are earthquakes and famines and war really increasing in intensity? It doesn't seem like it.
He will come to those who are not expecting His return - like a thief in the night - but to those who belong to Him, who are children of the light and not of darkness - His coming will not overtake us like a thief in the night.
But his coming (in the Rapture event) will be in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye)...See I Thessalonans chapter 4 for more on the Rapture event.
So he causes a couple of natural disasters that kill and maim hundreds of thousands of people to celebrate his return?
Not my Jesus.
He doesn't cause the disasters to celebrate anything. However, He allows events to happen as warnings to His people. My Jesus wants all to be saved. He also wants His Church to know the season of His coming, and that's why He lets us in on the timing.
Not to mention the arrival of the antiChrist...
A warning that kills and maims hundreds of thousands? You have got to be kidding. What kind of evil do you see in your Jesus? Mine would never consider this kind of evil aimed at His children.
I really need to fix my browser, could have sworn I typed freerepublic.com not freereligion.com
Thought I was in news/activism too, go figure.
Increasing frequency of what events? Not earthquakes. Not hurricanes. Not volcanic eruptions. Just what do you think is increasing in frequency?
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I've been hearing a lot about the science-versus-playing-God controversy lately. I don't exactly understand why it has to be a controversy. Maybe I'm dumber than a lobotomized rock, but I always thought God wanted us to make life better. Don't we have a duty to work toward ending suffering?
When I'm just lookin' around, I see things that could be improved if somebody could figure out a way to do it, and I just assume God gave us big brains so we could. Is this cosmic ignorance? Does it make me a bad person? I don't understand.
I don't like the idea of cloning, even though I don't have the right to force others to agree with my point of view. I doubt if anybody wants to make carbon copies of people just for the fun of it, anyway. Why would a scientist want to duplicate a person when the world is already overpopulated? Better to have birth control than human clones. That cloned sheep was a research step, not the ultimate goal.
I think the goal is to eventually eliminate genetic defects and the suffering they cause and to save lives by eliminating rejection of transplanted organs. Is that "playing God" or doing God's will by helping fellow human beings by battling human suffering?
According to the Bible, Jesus cured a leper and a blind person, even brought Lazarus back from death. Whether or not one is Christian, Jesus can be a great role model. So I have no objection to scientists healing lepers and the blind, or ending the scourge of Down Syndrome and HIV. Nor would I mind being able to provide my own heart transplant. There is a big difference between playing God and serving one's fellow human beings. Love thy neighbor, right?
What is all this stuff people are arguing about anyway? How many people actually understand what it is that they feel so strongly about? I realize when it comes to knowing about genome this or stem cell that, I'm more out of my element than a tree frog in Death Valley. I don't understand the science, but I do understand what it can do. It can save lives, end some genetic diseases, and facilitate organ transplants. I'm in favor of relieving human suffering — and I don't mean to stomp on anyone's religious beliefs and principles.
Beliefs and principles are not the exclusive property of church members, though. I certainly do not object to anyone's attending church. (I have been known to show up in a church myself.) My point is that people who choose not to attend church may also have beliefs and principles.
These people also have the right to a point of view. Also, church and non-church people can agree that scientific progress is not necessarily playing God, but may indeed be doing God's will or simply doing the right thing.
Is curing disease through correction or replacement of damaging chromosomes or genes an evil act? Scientists are already saying that the end of Down Syndrome is within sight. I had an aunt with Down Syndrome. I wish these discoveries had been made in time to save her from that life of profound disability. Correcting that tiny chromosome problem could have made a normal life possible. Why take issue with a cure? This is not interfering with nature (or God) any more than an appendectomy or installing false teeth.
Remember, the name we invoke to curse the progress may be the entity that made it possible.


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Ukraine team grateful to be in the World Series and the USA
The most grateful team to be in Taylor this week for the Junior League World Series of baseball may not be team that wins it.
A group of teen-agers from Kirovograd, Ukraine, overcame the odds to qualify to play in the series and then almost didn't get to come.
Once they got here, they endured lost baseball bats, a language barrier and a disparity in talent. They lost their first two games.
Despite all the challenges, the 12 players, manager and coach are just glad to be here.
The Team
Located more than 5,000 miles away from Taylor, Kirovograd is in central Ukraine. Most of the people who live there are not well off financially. Basil Tarasko, the district administrator of Little League in Ukraine, said the average monthly salary for a family of four is about $270 a month.
The boys scrape to get equipment. They rely on the kindness of strangers to get bats, balls and gloves donated. While other players wear cleats, they wear tennis shoes.
Yet, 12 boys came together as all-star baseball players who were committed to doing the best they could. They traveled from Ukraine to Kutno, Poland, taking a bus and two trains to the baseball complex, site of the regional tournament for teams from Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The Ukraine boys had to cross the border into Poland on foot.
Against all odds, they went 2-2 in pool play: losing to Italy and Germany and defeating Lithuania and Belarus. Third place in the pool was good enough to advance. Ukraine went on to defeat Moldova and unbeaten Italy in the semifinals. In the championship game against England, they scored three runs in last inning and won the game, 3-2.
The championship meant they qualified to play in the Junior League World Series in the far off city of Taylor, Michigan, in the United States.
Just because they qualified didn't mean they could go. As Tarasko would discover, the players and coaching staff needed visas – and it appeared too late to get them in time to make the trip.
Tarasko, a retired New York school teacher who has traveled to Ukraine 46 times, contacted everyone he could from Little League International, government officials in the United States and Ukraine and everyone in between, including World Series Director Greg Bzura.
"How do we get those kids from Ukraine into the U.S. this coming Saturday (Aug. 11) in time to face the Latin American champ on Sunday?" Tarasko's e-mail said. "Plane tickets are paid for, housing is set and the hot dogs and hamburgers are being barbecued for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity play an American sport by innocent children who cannot buy a bat, glove or ball in Ukraine, yet they play American baseball, play it well and love it.
"All deserving children who have proved that they are the best should be there in Taylor, Michigan. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for all children to play baseball in the United States, home of baseball. I reach out and respectfully ask for help. Let's get our Ukrainian children into the U.S."
As the players wrote about 100 letters, Tarasko issued a plea for anyone who could help. Through e-mails and phone calls, he eventually connected with the personal assistant to the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine. Somehow, the arrangements were made for the boys and their coaches to be interviewed for visas in Kyiv, the capital city of Ukraine.
The players and their parents secured a bus and made the five- to six-hour trip. They parents had to miss work and had to buy food for the trip as well as pay for the bus. Since the appointment was at 9 a.m., they were forced to travel half the night.
After the interviews, they waited until the end of the day. When the boys discovered the visas would be issued, the contingent returned home.
Tarasko, who cried tears of joy when he heard the results, wants Little League to reimburse the boys' parents for the $100 visa application fee.
"Every child should be treated the same," he said. "Why should parents in one country pay an entrance fee into the country where baseball was founded? It's not fair. It's not a level playing field."
On Saturday, he received a message from Steve Keener, president of Little League International, that his staff was working on the issue.
By then, the Ukraine team had arrived in Taylor, ready to take on the best teams in the world. However, there was one problem: there bats were misplaced by the airline.
Borrowing bats, the Ukraine boys scored first before eventually falling, 12-4, to the Latin America champions from St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Tarasko spread the word to the Ukraine community in metro Detroit that the boys were in Taylor. Spectators at Heritage Park noted that the visitors were wearing tennis shoes, while their opponents were wearing spikes. Some donated snacks and drinks.
Chuck Jones, the proprietor at Play It Again Sports in Southgate, donated 12 pairs of cleats to the team. Another donor provided bat bags. Bill Gallagher, a reporter with Fox 2 News, arranged for the Detroit Tigers to donate two sets of Tigers shirts to the players and coaches.
The Ukraine boys lost their second game to Guayama, Puerto Rico, 8-1.
With an 0-2 record and with games against Canada and the Philippines ahead, the chances of becoming world champions were miniscule.
The Player
There really is not much typical about Oleksiy Nezheborets.
He stands out in any crowd, much less a group of kids his age. Recently turned 15, Nezheborets jumped to 6 feet, 6 inches tall – making him the tallest player at the Junior League World Series in Taylor.
Typically, Nezheborets plays first base and pitches. But in the regional finals, he was moved to third base and his team won. He started at third in the World Series opener as well.
And, on a team of Ukranian-speaking teen-agers, Nezheborets can speak some English.
He explained that he and his teammates were willing to do what it took because they wanted to make it to the United States and play in the World Series.
He admitted his team had more talent the year before and overcame the odds by winning in Poland. He knows Ukraine's chances in Taylor aren't very good.
"We don't believe we can do this," Nezheborets said.
But he admitted the team didn't think it would win in Poland either. He said the goal in Taylor is to "continue the luck."
"At every championship, the target is to win," he said. "The coach punishes us even when we win. They want to get us better, better and better. We are not here to have fun. I want to have fun, but the coach said 'better, better, better.'"
"Punish," to the players, means yelling at them for misplays and making them practice extra hard after games.
Nezheborets, who is one of the top students in his class, said the hassle of getting to the World Series, getting berated by coaches and even losing have all been worth it.
"We have never seen the USA," he said. "We have never flied by plane. We have never seen the World Series if we want to see kids our age who are stars. We could never take part in the World Series. Our target was to get here. We want to see the USA. We have only seen it on TV."
The Ukraine boys not only have played the stars, they've been among the stars and they've seen the professional stars – the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park.
Nezheborets seems to be most impressed by the number of motor vehicles in the Motor City.
"We have seen expensive cars," he said. "We have no cars in Kirovograd. Maybe one or two cars. We want to buy equipment here. There are no shops like this in the Ukraine."
When Nezheborets turns 18, he will attend Kirovograd National Tech University, where he plans to study computers. He also hopes to play on his country's national baseball team in the Olympics.
He is not typical.
The Manager
Sherhiy Limarenko does not bat an eyelash when he is told of the comments of his infielder Nezheborets.
Using District Administrator Tarasko as an interpreter, Limarenko said the players must work hard if they want to get better.
"We want the kids to play well and to look well in the field," Limarenko said. "At every game, there is an opportunity to win the game. They have to take advantage of those moments. We had these moments in the semifinals and finals in Kutno. We succeeded each time to get to this point."
Limarenko says it is in his "Slavic character" to win.
"We want people to respect us as Ukrainians. We are representing Ukraine. We want to win. For this, we do what we can and that's part of it."
Limarenko is paid to coach the team. To become a coach, one has to be a certified teacher first. Limarenko is a professional teacher. He also is head coach of the cadet baseball program, an Olympic development program held after school for 13- to 15-year-olds. Eleven of the 12 players are part of the program.
Limarenko has been in the United States before. He coached the Ukraine team in the Big League World Series in South Carolina.
After watching all of the teams play in Taylor, Limarenko was realistic about his team's chances.
"We just want to show everyone here that Ukraine is capable of performing well on the field," he said. "It would be very difficult to win because the level of play is much better than ours. It's very hard to reach the top. Our objective is to be here and be respected. That's our goal here, on this high level.
"This is important for the development of baseball in Ukraine and the image of baseball in Ukraine," he added. "This is great for baseball in Ukraine."
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Also, she's working on a novel.
"I think fashion, mishandled, can be quite toxic," Amanda Harlech tells the Financial Times. "It becomes about image, and the cult of celebrity. I think when an artist is seen at a lot of parties as a celebrity, I find that worrying. I think it can limit them ... Fashion is perceived to be very hard-nosed and superficial, when it is full of incredibly sensitive and visual people." In other news, she's currently working on a novel, and she predicts that Chinese people will begin buying their own luxury brands within ten to fifteen years. "This is the last of the golden periods for Europe and America," she concludes.


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Melvin Bonnell hunched awkwardly over a table at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown, his ankles shackled, his wrists cuffed and bound to a heavy chain around his waist. He picked through paperwork, straining to push court documents across the table to explain to The Dispatch how the police, prosecutors and snitches framed him; how the judicial system turned a blind eye; and how each day brings him closer to lethal injection for a murder he insists he didn't commit.
Being on Death Row, Bonnell also is denied an entire layer of appeals under Ohio's inmate DNA testing law.
The case, Bonnell said, should disturb everybody -- even if his goatee-fringed scowl, tattoo-covered arms and long rap sheet don't exactly make for a sympathetic figure.
"Are you looking for the right person who killed this man or aren't you?" he asked. "You're looking for justice. Isn't that what it's all about -- justice?"
Bonnell, 50, of Cleveland, and his lawyers have argued the points, without success, in a 20-year string of appeals that may have ended last month when the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear his case.
Despite all of the layers of appeals for Death Row inmates such as Bonnell, Ohio law provides fewer appeals on one key issue: DNA testing.
If a judge denies a DNA test, the inmate can demand a second opinion from a panel of judges at the district court of appeals.
That is, unless the inmate faces the death penalty.
Death Row inmates are forced to skip that step and appeal directly to the Ohio Supreme Court, which considers only a select few cases each year. Bonnell's wasn't one of them.
"He is denied his fundamental right to appeal, based entirely on the fact that he is sentenced to death," wrote Kim Rigby, an assistant state public defender.
In other words, when the stakes are highest, chances are even slimmer that an inmate will be granted a DNA test.
Moreover, DNA applications from Death Row inmates so far have been hampered by the same problems of lost evidence, tardy responses and unenforced judge's rulings as those from inmates not facing execution. Four Death Row inmates have applied for DNA testing.
In Bonnell's case, Cuyahoga County prosecutors say they can't find any evidence from his 1988 conviction. Not blood samples from the murder scene, not clothes from Bonnell or the victim, not even the handgun used in the killing of a friend's roommate.
They say it's likely that all of it was destroyed, but they haven't explained when or otherwise accounted for any of it.
Another Death Row inmate, David Wayne Allen, was granted a test in November 2005. Then he waited -- and waited some more.
Not until July 2007, under a second order from the Cuyahoga County judge, were any tests done.
"You'd think with a capital case, they'd want to get going on it," Allen said.
Allen, 49, of Cleveland, has been on Death Row since 1991 for the murder of an elderly prison ministry volunteer killed while Allen was on parole for sexual battery.
The DNA tests last summer determined that a spot of human blood on Allen's jacket -- which the jury was told came from the victim -- wasn't the victim's or Allen's. Faint traces of DNA inside a pair of bloody gloves from the murder scene couldn't be identified by the Cuyahoga County lab.
Allen and his lawyers want another round of testing on the gloves, using more sophisticated and sensitive testing techniques unavailable at the county lab but common at commercial operations.
"All I'm looking for is a little bit of justice," Allen said, "because I know I didn't commit this crime."


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State Department of Transportation requests variance for summer work
A variance to the city's nuisance ordinance came forward at the monthly study session for the Airway Heights City Council Monday, March 26.
The Washington state Department of Transportation applied for the variance, in advance of its upcoming work on Highway 2 later this year. Public Works Director Kelly Williquette said most of the work would be done at night, and would affect some of the city's noise ordinances, in effect from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.
Adjusting the ordinance would allow the work to take place during night hours. Williquette said the goal is to keep traffic open during the day for travel and businesses.
Mayor Patrick Rushing said the area of Russell Street to Craig Road would be the only areas really affected by the noise. A good portion of the residential zones for the city are in that area, some within a couple of blocks from Highway 2.
Williquette said the paving work would take place over the course of 30 days.
"They can only do so many feet per day," he said.
A notice was sent by the DOT to residents and businesses in the affected area a while ago, with no comments received. Another notice will be sent in the near future, Williquette said.
Part of the work on Highway 2 will take place in Spokane. Included in the work is, at the least, installation of infrastructure for a light at Flint Road, which leads to the Spokane International Airport.
Court Administrator Suzanne Wohl said trends are showing an increasing number of cases going to public defenders, as many can't afford to pay an attorney.
Wohl said public defender Ronnie Rae would be going to a weighted case load as a result. Rae will be speaking at the next City Council meeting to discuss the potential changes.
Public defenders can have up to 400 cases per year, according to Wohl.
In an upcoming meeting, the City Council will also take up a request from Village Centre Cinema to become exempt from the city's admission tax. The theater sent a letter to the city a couple of months ago, asking to be exempt from the tax, which they believe would affect ticket sales.
The City Council's finance committee met last week to discuss the matter, and will propose that the company pay the full amount from 2012 as well as the first quarter's payment this year. An option is in place to create a payment plan, in order to lessen the burden on the business.
Also at the study session, Williquette said the 2013 solid waste collection rate would see an upcoming decrease in tipping fees for the city. The rate would drop from $107 to $98 in tipping fees per ton for the city, but when applied to city residents, would only amount to around 25 or 50 cents for each home for weekly disposal.
Parks, Recreation and Community Services Director J.C. Kennedy said one upcoming item from his department is the proposed bid award for the development of Aspen Grove Park. Going out for bid earlier this year, the city received 10 proposals compared to the sole bid it received last year when the process initially began. A 60-day construction window comes with the bid, which will be presented to the City Council at its next meeting, Monday, April 1.
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This month's issue of the Scandanavian Journal of Gastroenterology developed an assessement tool and reliability testing model for the performance of endoscopy nurse-administered propofol sedation.
A gold standard of skills required for nurse-administered propofol sedation (NAPS) for gastroenterological endoscopic procedures has been proposed but not established.
Due to the potentially hazardous nature of NAPS, an assessment tool is needed to objectively judge the adequacy of training and for future certification.
Dr Jeppe Thue Jensen and colleagues from Denmark developed an assessment tool for measuring competency in propofol sedation, and explored the reliability and validity of the tool.
The nurse-administered propofol assessment tool (NAPSAT) was developed in a Delphi-like fashion.
The research team achieved consensus on 17 items.
The team gathered validity evidence in a case-control study in a full-scale simulation setting.
The research team filmed 6 experienced nurses, and 6 novice nurses in 2 scenarios for assessment according to the assessment tool by 3 content expert raters.
A total of 72 NAPSAT assessment forms were analyzed.
The research team found that the experienced nurses scored higher than the novices.
The team noted that the provided pass/borderline/fail assessment showed significant differences, with the novices being more likely to fail and the experienced more likely to pass.
Dr Jensen's team concludes, "Assessing sedation skills in a simulator is possible."
"Video assessment requires expert knowledge of the procedure and the rating matrix."
"Overall, NAPSAT showed fair inter-rater reliability and good construct validity."
"This makes NAPSAT fit for formative assessment and proficiency feedback, however, high stakes and summative assessment cannot be advised."
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