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The second was Paul Wellstone's death and the subsequent hijacking of his death by the right-wing.
Excuse me? Doesn't he remember the "Memorial Service" which was so over the top that it turned off all of the independent voters? If the Right Wing actually did hijack that service, I have to stand in admiration of their ability to manipulate people.
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Child's Play
Time Out says
Mark Hamill lends his voice to the toy run amok, but what could have been a fan-savvy update reveals itself to be a plastic retread.
Review by Joshua Rothkopf
We're not above enjoying a Chucky movie, provided it doesn't feel like it was made by a cranky, overtired child. The original 1988 Child's Play and its six sequels (that's not a typo) never pretended to be art. Still, there was solidity, craft, attempts at special effects, Jennifer Tilly being strange. Today's rebooters, Norwegian director Lars Klevberg and scripter Tyler Burton Smith, don't have the blessing of concept creator Don Mancini. While that might have foretold something adventurous, they've used their freedom to dumb things down even further. After an initial flurry of pitch-black, Verhoeven-esque satire—a computerized "Buddi" toy is programmed to be murderous by a disgruntled Vietnamese factory worker—the film quickly settles into a routine of trashy kills, poor plotting, inept editing and a surprising lack of fun.
Not helping matters is dead-eyed snark source Aubrey Plaza, somehow less expressive than the doll itself (creepily voiced by Mark Hamill). She plays a wage slave at a generic big-box store who sneaks home a defective Buddi for her lonely kid, Andy (Gabriel Bateman). As single moms go, her character is conceived terribly—she's vacant, unobservant and a bad judge of boyfriends. (Chucky's subsequent rampage might have been more productively targeted at the screenwriter.) In this film's universe, leering supers get table-sawed in the crotch: The kills are hard-R and splattery, something of a misjudgment. The remake's one new idea, playing on our Alexa-tended automated interiors (with which Chucky can communicate), is poorly developed. Meanwhile, any anti-corporate digs at the ominous Kaslan Corporation were done better decades ago by Halloween III: Season of the Witch, an underrated sequel that disappointed horror fans when they were younger (but now delights them as parents). A girl in a pink dress gets her face sprayed with gore. That was the only funny bit.
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Through a notification dated 14 September 2016, the FSSAI has made amendments to the Food Safety and Standards (Food Product Standards and Food Additives) Regulations 2011 relating to the extraneous matter in the raw pulse. The copies of Gazette were already made available to the public on 9 May 2016 and so after considering the objections and suggestions, the FSSAI has made these amendments. Once notified in the Official Gazette the amended regulations will come into force and will be named the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Eighth Amendment Regulations, 2016.
An amendment has been made in the Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Regulations, 2011, in the category of 'Food Grains'
The FSSAI has added a new clause to the regulations. The prescribed standard for a maximum limit of foreign matter in unprocessed whole raw pulses (not for direct human consumption) has been outlined in the additional clause. All other requirements of standards with reference to unprocessed raw whole pulses will be the same as already standardized in the regulations. The standards for pulses for direct human consumption will also remain the same as already existing in the regulation.
According to the amendment, the category of foods UNPROCESSED WHOLE RAW PULSES (not for direct human consumption) the limit for the extraneous matter will be a maximum of 3.0 percentage by weight of which the maximum of 0.5 will be the percentage by weight of inorganic matter like impurities of animal origin.
FSSAI has also notified another amendment in the same regulation in the category of 'Salt, Spices, Condiments and Related Products' related to Saffron (Kesar).
The new substituted amendment states that the solubility of saffron (Kesar) in cold water on dry weight basis must not be MORE than 65.5 percent by weight. The regulation previously stated that it must not be LESS than 65.5 percent by weight.


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With a 5-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers, the Boston Red Sox captured their 9th World Series championship in franchise history.
The Red Sox posted the best regular season record in the MLB, winning 108 games, and went on to go 11-3 in the postseason. Along the way, Boston vanquished the New York Yankees in the ALDS, the Houston Astros in the ALCS, and the LA Dodgers in the World Series. While Boston has won many titles in recent years, this one may be the most important. Why? Because this World Series championship establishes the 2018 Boston Red Sox as the greatest team in MLB history.
I realize this is a very bold claim, but the guy who declared the Red Sox World Series champs after game 4 of the ALCS is not afraid of bold claims. Throughout the years there have been many great teams; however, there have been only 4 teams in MLB history who have had a better regular season record than the 2018 Boston Red Sox and have gone on to win the World Series: the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates, 1927 New York Yankees, the 1961 New York Yankees, and the 1998 New York Yankees.
First off, the 1909 Pittsburgh Pirates went 114-48 for a win percentage of (.763). This is even crazier considering they only played 152 games. Nonetheless, this was back when there were only 16 teams in the majors and the Color Line policy was still in effect. This is also true for the 1927 New York Yankees who went 110-44 in 154 games. Moreover, there were no playoffs back then, so both the Pirates and Yankees went straight into the World Series. Now, call me crazy, but I don't think teams that win in a 16-team league, with no playoffs, and with no black people allowed to play, really deserve the honor of "greatest team of all time." While the Color Line policy was no longer in effect, the 1961 Yankees did not have to go through the playoffs and went directly into the World Series. I believe this also knocks them out of contention considering they only had 1 more regular season win than the 2018 Red Sox.
It should be noted that the 1975 Cincinnati Reds also went 108-54. However, in 1975 there was only a 2-round playoff system. The Reds swept a 92-69 Pirates team in the NLCS and beat the 95-65 Red Sox in 7 games. All things considered, this is not enough to give them the edge over the 2018 Boston Red Sox. The same can be said for the 1970 Baltimore Orioles and 1986 New York Mets who both also went 108-54, but only had to go through a 2-round playoff system. While these teams are all-time greats, they do not stack up against this 2018 Sox team.
That leaves us with the 1998 New York Yankees. Before I begin, allow me to say that this team was outrageously good. The '98 Yankees went 114-48 in the regular season and 11-2 in the playoffs, including a sweep in the World Series. It is indisputable that this team has a better regular season and playoff record than the 2018 Red Sox; however, it is the quality of opposition that elevates Boston to the all-time best status.
The 1998 Yankees won the AL East quite easily. The runner-up (Boston Red Sox) went 92-70. In the playoffs, the Yankees swept the 88-74 Texas Rangers, beat the 89-73 Cleveland Indians in 6 games, and swept the 98-64 San Diego Padres. In comparison, the 2018 Boston Red Sox had a much tougher road to the championship. The AL East runner-up was the 100-62 New York Yankees. The Sox defeated their arch rival in the ALDS in 4 games. They then went on to dismantle the 103-59 defending World Series champions, the Houston Astros, in 5 games. In the World Series, the Red Sox beat the 92-71 Los Angeles Dodgers who were the 2017 runners-ups.
The 2018 Boston Red Sox went 11-3 in the postseason against teams with a combined regular season record of 295-192 (.605). One of those postseason losses came in the 18th inning of game 3 of the World Series, on the road, in the longest game played in postseason history. The 1998 New York Yankees went 11-2 in the postseason against teams with a combined regular season record of 275-211 (.566). On top of that, the 2018 American League was much better than it was in 1998, plus the Red Sox knocked off the defending champs.
The jewels in the crown of the 2018 Boston Red Sox consists of beating the defending champions, wins over the best pitchers of this generation in Verlander and Kershaw, 2 series wins against 100+ win teams including their arch rival, and breaking the David Price playoff curse. This team also scored 18 of their 28 (64%) runs with 2-outs in the World Series. Despite being down 4-0 late in game 4 (when the series was 2-1), the Red Sox fought their way back into the game, like they've done all year, and won 9-6. That is the definition of clutch.
All things considered, this is the most impressive team Major League Baseball has ever seen. While the 1998 New York Yankees undeniably have the better regular season and postseason record, the 2018 Boston Red Sox had a much tougher path to glory. Because of this, what the Red Sox managed to do in 2018 is more impressive than what the New York Yankees did in 1998. When you factor-in the level of difficulty, and balance their respective resumes, Boston comes out on top. That is why the 2018 Boston Red Sox are the greatest team in MLB history.
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Pilot project provides a venue at home for Canadian snow-sport athletes to train
Christmas came about six months early for Canadas on-snow athletes, with the announcement of a Summer Glacier Training Project for this season.
Located near Panorama Ski Resort, the summer training facility on Farnham Glacier is something that has been on the Canadian alpine and freestyle ski and snowboard team wish lists for a long time.
On Tuesday, the Canadian Olympic Development Association, the 2010 LegaciesNow Society, the Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation and the Canadian Olympic Committee announced $1 million in funding for the glacier training centre. Snowcats used for winter skiing at the Canada Olympic Park outside of Calgary have already been airlifted to the site, and CODA workers have been prepping the site for summer training.
The facility will be used by Alpine Canada Alpin, the Canadian Freestyle Ski Association and the Canadian Snowboard Federation until mid August.
"Access to cost-effective, leading training facilities at home is what Canadian athletes must have if Canada is to attain its goal of becoming a world-leading winter sports nation by 2010," said John Mills, the president of CODA.
In order to train year-round, teams have travelled to Europe and as far away as New Zealand. Even then they had to share the slopes and timing equipment with other teams.
A home facility is expected to save Canadian snow-sport governing bodies hundreds of thousands in travel costs if the pilot project is a success. Those savings will be channeled back into the national programs.
In addition, the facility keeps team money at home, while possibly generating revenue in the future by allowing other teams to train there as well.
"This facility will provide new economic opportunities for the Kootenays, and enhanced training opportunities for our athletes," said B.C. Premier Gordon Campbell. "Its an excellent example of the benefits that the 2010 Games will provide for our entire province."
Working with the Vancouver 2010 Bid Corporation, CODA secured a temporary investigative use from B.C. Land and Water to operate this pilot project, which will be evaluated this fall.
If it is a success, there is a possibility that it will be developed into a permanent facility with buildings and a lift.
"What we know for sure is that this summer, Canadas snowboarders, freestyle skiers and alpine ski racers are finally, for the first time ever, training on snow at home," said Mills.
Ski coaches team up
Alpine Canada Alpin and the Canadian Ski Coaches Federation are working together over the summer to develop a nationwide coaching education program.
National team coaches will be providing the content for the program, which is designed to put young athletes on track at an early age.
"This renewed alliance allows us to help the CSCF with tools and support they need to realize their goals while helping strengthen an already solid base of coaching across the country and that can only help build Canadas ski racing program from the grassroots to the elite level," said Max Gartnger, the vice president of development programs for Alpine Canada Alpin.


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Do you have negative emotions around money that leave you feeling poor?
If you're wondering how to stop feeling poor, this post is for you.
I'll address why we feel poor even when we're not, how this makes us poorer and how to stop feeling poor so we can live in prosperity instead.
How to Stop Feeling Poor
There are several steps you can take to stop feeling poor when you're not. And even if you are poor, these steps can help change that, too.
But I'm going to guess that if you're reading this you have internet access, one or more electronic devices, electricity and probably a lot more than you need to survive.
So, you could be mistaking the term poor for not being where you want to be financially. And we can fix that, but only after we have prepared our minds to do so and gotten out of poor mode mentality.
So, let's do that now.
Change Your Thoughts of Feeling Poor
We initially get caught up in thinking we are poor for many reasons, including money mistakes, ancestral money beliefs, and childhood money patterns.
Let's change our feelings to the way we want to feel, not the way we were programmed to feel decades ago based on a mistakes or grandparents who lived through the depression.
Here is how it works: First, you have a feeling. Then, over time, that feeling repeated becomes a belief in your subconscious mind.
Then if your subconscious mind thinks you're poor, you're doing things to support that belief. Yikes!
This causes negative behaviors like overspending, avoiding investing, not saving, earning less than you're capable, analysis paralysis, etc.
Having this awareness alone will have a significant impact on how you are with your money.
All of this came to me after thinking about how my wonderful mother grew up on a farm in rural Arkansas during the depression with 7 sisters and 3 brothers! And my dad grew up during the depression, too, of course.
But my mom said that she thought perhaps they were better off since they had the farm to keep them fed.
Can you imagine how hard that must have been? So, I realized some time ago that I had some ancestral beliefs around being poor.
Ask: Am I really poor?
After the awareness from the spiritual book group that I thought I had problems when I really have them (due to that darn survival brain issue), I got into the habit of asking myself if there was really a problem when I thought there was one.
Likewise, you can ask yourself if you are, in fact, truly poor today. While I don't want to discredit the importance of saving and building wealth, we need to get out of feeling poor to facilitate that happening.
Do you have all you need today, such as food, warmth, and clothes? (No, the designer handbag doesn't count! 🙂 And if so, you're better off than most of the world.
Inquire why you feel poor.
This one is big. Ask yourself why you might feel poor. Doing this while writing in a journal, meditating or simply sitting quietly helps pinpoint the reason you feel poor.
This will make it easier to stop feeling poor.
For example, many people my age feel poor because of depression era parents or grandparents.
Or you may recall a specific event or the way your early childhood family handled money.
Decide to change your Situation
Again, being poor and not being where you want to be financially are very different. But if you are unhappy with where you want to be financially, you can change your situation in many different ways.
This change could be anything from cutting expenses to my preferred strategy of increasing income since cutting expenses is not a wealth building strategy while increasing income can be.
If you want to change your situation, you can.
For example, there's creating online income from a blog or YouTube channel, getting a certification to increase your pay, job moves, side gigs and outsourcing your services a few hours a week to name a few ways to change your financial situation.
The list is endless in this day and age. If you're not changing your financial situation, there is something deeper going on.
Focus on Gratitude
Every night when you lay your tired head on that soft pillow think of things which you're grateful for from that day. Sometimes I think of things like toothpaste, 3 healthy and delicious meals, hot water for my tea, and living with people who love me.
So many people don't have these things, and they are such wonderful things to have. This is also a great way to get to sleep, and wake feeling abundant instead of poor.
Realize That It Is All Relative
Again, if you're reading this, you're better off than most people in the world. Realize that feeling poor is all relative.
I like to think back when I would go through the bank drive through window in Houston and withdraw $10 to put a few gallons of gas in my car to get by until pay day.
Now, when we have an occasional negative cash flow month due to property taxes, a tenant turnover at our rentals and our home AC going out all in one month, I can think back to the $10 drive through days and instantly feel quite wealthy.
Summary for How to Stop Feeling Poor
Now you have probably realized that you're not really that poor, know why you feel poor, and have the steps to stop feeling poor. As soon as you take them, watch for good things start happening with your money.
Remember, your inner and subconscious thoughts control your actions even though it doesn't feel like it. And your actions control the amount of money you have.


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Have just returned from a rewarding experience participating in Hayden Lake library's summer arts program today.....
Amy Wilkerson, herself a Scot with a sincere interest in encouraging interest in Scottish culture, organizes informative & entertaining programmes & Celtic music concerts in the area whenever possible. Today's presentation was Amy reciting an old Scots story along the lines of Rumplestiltskin (there's one in every culture, is there not?!) & sharing a bit of info about the country & culture, while I played a few tunes & shared from my photo collection. Great to see how many parents took the time to bring their children & participate, & it's always fun to see the reactions of listeners to live music & storytelling!
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Sunday, June 7, 2009
Artwalk Antics
Nearly missed Artwalk in Coeur d'Alene this month, due to it's long-standing 2nd Friday evening status.....would've felt a bit silly, as I was privileged to be invited guest artist at Cheryl Burchell Art & Design! An enjoyable evening with great people in a lovely setting, and it's always fun seeing the look of incredulity on faces when I explain what I do. Well worth a stop if you're in downtown Coeur d'Alene this summer!
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Volunteer Compliance
Child sexual abuse is a worldwide public health issue. Child abuse, particularly child sexual abuse, is reprehensible–especially when the wrongdoer is affiliated with the Church. The VIRTUS® programs assist the Church in being a safe haven for children and a messenger for preventing child sexual abuse within the Church and society in general. We seek to achieve this lofty goal through our child sexual abuse prevention program: Protecting God's Children®.
The Office for the Protection of Children & Youth has streamlined the registration process and submission of background check for volunteers. Now all volunteers are asked to visit: http://www.virtusonline.org where you will register for a Virtus session called Protecting God's Children for Adults. When you do, volunteers will also be asked to submit their background check in the Virtus System.
When asked to select your primary site, please follow these guidelines:
SFX Day School volunteers (including volunteers in athletics) – St. Francis Xavier – Waiola School
You will also: Download the DCFS/CANTS form and the Code of Conduct form. Complete and sign each form and send to Mrs. Peggy Evans, School Site Administrator/Compliance Officer Your registration in the Virtus site will provide information for a background check which you will authorize on the last page.
Step by step instructions for the Virtus site process can be found by clicking this link. The links imbedded in the instructions are not linked. They are for demonstration purposes only.
Questions should be directed to Peggy Evans at email@example.com. Thank you for sharing your time and talents with St. Francis Xavier School.
Our school could not possibly offer our children what we do without the army of volunteers who make our special programs work. The work of protecting children is of the upmost importance to the Archdiocese of Chicago and St. Francis Xavier School/Parish. With that in mind, this year the Archdiocese Office for the Protection of Children & Youth requests everyone who has a Virtus account, which is everyone who has attended a Virtus (pedophile awareness) session, do a little updating to their Virtus account to make sure:
- Your name is the same as it is on your driver's license.
- Your primary location is St. Francis Xavier – Waiola School (you may keep Spring if you volunteer at the parish, however, the school should be your Primary location).
- Complete the background check information if asked.
- Everyone should be listed as "volunteer" even if you coach. Change to "Volunteer" unless you are employed at SFX.
Download, complete and return to me: (unless you've submitted them while updating your account)
- Volunteer Code of Conduct
- DCFS/Cants form
- Declarations
Once finished, please email me that your account is updated. Thank you and please direct all questions to Mrs. Peggy Evans, firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A resolution to improve world security by boosting police and military budgets.
Category: International Security
Strength: Significant
Proposed by: Greater Cesnica
Noting with no uncertainty that usage in the past decade of cyberweapons and cyberwarfare tactics have opened up a new arena of conflict in the annals of warfare.
Applauding this esteemed Assembly for successfully passing GAR #378, 'Digital Network Defense', a legislative framework that established basic responsibilities for member states to criminalize and curb criminal and terrorist acts conducted using access to a digital device and access to the internet.
Perturbed however by the current lack of legislation within the General Assembly governing the use of such tactics and actions by state-sponsored or government actors.
Aware of the potential threat posed by electronic warfare devices on a nation's infrastructure, economic system, industrial capability, and defense systems.
Realizing that in a changing society and world, the usage of warfare techniques applied using electronic devices reduces by a certain degree the numbers of casualties that a conflict waged via conventional warfare techniques such as bombing campaigns or ground assaults would incur.
Cognizant of the applications electronic warfare techniques deliver in times of war to a nation's armed forces and allies, and their utilization in strikes on enemy assets with limited collateral damage.
Therefore acknowledging that in order to facilitate a global understanding of the scope of this specialized type of weaponry, a universally binding legislative framework must be established to regulate the use of such electronic tactics.
Hereby defines the usage of electronic devices that cause significant negative political, economic, industrial, or physical damage to another sovereign state an act of warfare, to be referred to as Cyberwarfare.
Establishes these electronic devices or tools as Cyberweapons, to be designated and treated alongside conventional arms and weaponry as:
I. A means of causing significant electronic or physical damage that would warrant a proportional diplomatic or military response.
II. Weaponry to be treated with the same discretion and caution as the usage of conventional warfare technique would warrant.
III. A warfare technique which shall be held to the same accountability as other warfare tactics.
Designates further the legally binding definitions of the term Cyberwarfare as:
I. A warfare technique utilizing and relying on the class of weaponry defined under Clause I as cyberweapons.
II. A method of warfare which, using cyberweapons, causes significant economic, industrial, political, or physical damage to the target entity.
III. A warfare tactic that is intended to detriment the target entity in such a manner as to cause damage beyond the intelligence or information-sphere entities of the target entity.
Distinguishes the actions and methods of Cyberwarfare and Espionage under several differing characteristics:
I. The action of Cyberwarfare significantly differs from the tactics employed via the action of Espionage, as the former state-sponsored technique strives to cause quantifiable damage detrimental to the immediate safety and stability of the target sovereign state, while the latter technique is designed to gather information or knowledge via illicit state-sponsored surveillance or spying.
II. Cyberwarfare is a technique carried out exclusively via electronic warfare devices, or cyberweapons as designated in Clause I and Clause II, in contrast to Espionage, which may be carried out via existing electronic surveillance programs or physical placements of spies and diplomatic infiltrations.
III. Espionage operations are restricted to the information-sphere and intelligence entities and environments of the target state, whereas Cyberwarfare operations are spread out across multiple mediums of targets, with both the government and the private economic and industrial complexes of the target state potential subjects for the operations.
Urges member states to establish a military-operated centre of command from which to launch cyberattacks against target entities, defend from enemy cyberarracks, and regulate the storage and safety of cyberweapons in a manner which shall be governed by the present unified military and defense command of the aforementioned member state.
Prohibits the usage of cyberwarfare and cyberweapons exclusively against protected entities, such as hospitals, evacuation centers, internationally recognized encampments such as refugee camps and other institutions of the such.
Declares the usage of cyberweapons and cyberwarfare against the protected targets designated in the previous clause as war crime offenses to be investigated and prosecuted by existing organizations and courts protecting and upholding civilian and humanitarian rights in times of warfare.
Assured by this resolution's scope and it's validity, hereby enacts the Cyberweapons Control Act into legislative power.
I am inclined to vote against this one because things that should be hyphenated are just rammed together into single words. Also, I do not want to be compelled to provide more funding to the police and military.
I'm with you on that as this fails the UAB pedantry test, There's the hyphens, rogue apostrophes, "other institutions of the such," the way it refers to clause I in a sentence that's labelled as clause I, the fact that the definition of cyberweapon takes in many physical weapons etc etc.


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The Republicans: Divided & Scary
As the new Congress gathered in early January, we were treated to news story after news story about how the Republicans, now in control of both chambers for the first time in eight years, were set to prove that they could "govern." This was more than an exercise in public relations, though it was that as well. Republican leaders knew they had a problem. They may have prevailed in the 2014 elections, but their party was still seen as too "negative" and obstructionist, and Congress's approval rating had been hovering at all-time lows in the mid-teens.
The Republicans urgently needed to present a new and more positive face to the public. Their leadership believed that by the 2016 election they had to appear qualified to occupy the presidency. But this goal isn't so important to a major faction on the far right of their party. Thus the Republicans are riven between pragmatists and purists. The purists are essentially the Tea Party members in Congress who were elected on the pledge that they would oppose any expansion of the federal government and wouldn't go to Washington to compromise; to the purists compromise dilutes principle.
The forty-some Tea Party members in the House have a mighty force behind them: the large outside movement that buys ads and sends newsletters, plus the more militant talk show hosts such as Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck who rally the forces against those they deem insufficiently militant. Even Mitch McConnell, whose conservative bona fides were without question, had a Tea Party challenger in 2014.
Thus, the forces for purism are more powerful than their numbers in Congress and are nervously watched by the pragmatists. Ted Cruz has set himself up as the leader of the handful of Tea Party members in the Senate but he also brought pressure on House members last year to back the government shutdown. One of McConnell's greatest challenges in this Congress is whether he can bring the obstreperous Cruz under control.
Of course, without compromise there cannot be governing, but most of the Tea Party faction are less interested in governing or winning the presidency than in making a statement and keeping their supporters fired up. Also, like the NRA, they've figured out that absolute obstruction, outrageous as it may seem to others, can be a winning strategy.
There has been a fair amount of confusion about what exactly the Republican leaders' goals were when they came to town for the new session. Despite their talk about needing to show that they could "govern," in reality no party can govern from Congress; they meant that they need to pass positive legislation and not just be known for opposing the president,…
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* p...@cpan.org [2016-08-20T06:01:16] > Email::MIME is module which automatically do any MIME encoding/decoding > without user interaction, so that decoding must be done automatically > and without such "upgrade" function.
So do you mean that whenever someone reads the header with a specific method, the header is parsed just-in-time? If so, this seems like something very easy to add in an Email::MIME subclass to show it off. Of course, it's also easy to take the hypothetical code behind "upgrade_headers($email)" to do something just like this, on a per-known-header basis. > I do not want to do that decode manually or call some "upgrade" function > which you propose... Reading one email header should not change internal > email structure. I never suggested that anything was changed by virtue of being read, but rather that one could explictly upgrade structures if desired. > Also it must be possible to get either named groups from Original-Cc > header or only list of addresses. And I think with your proposal API it > is not possible. You would need to call some "downgrade" function and > then "upgrade" it to another object or so... Why would this not be possible? There is some object storing the mailboxes structure, and it provides methods that answer the questions one needs to ask. -- rjbs
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[Caveat: This is not meant to be a scholarly piece and in the interests of time I will not be citing/linking articles. Consider it a commentary from someone in the markets - I hope it is useful.]
Anyone reading headlines or watching the news should have realized that the equities market has been usually volatile in recent weeks and the word "subprime" has been thrown around like F-bombs in a vintage Eddie Murphy stand-up performance.
What is SUBPRIME?: "Subprime" refers to various types of loans, typically mortgages, made to consumers whose credit and/or credit history did not qualify them for the typical 30 year amortizing loan on 80% of a property's value.
In the old days, people plunked down 20% of the selling price as down payment on a house and borrowed 80% that was typically paid out over 30 years. Banks would check credit history, look at income and if the price paid for the property were reasonable make the loan. They would then earn the spread between say a mortgage at 7% and pay out 3% on deposits.
That started to change in the early 1990s with the advent of the mortgage-backed securities market. [Go read Liar's Poker by Michael Lewis - a truly outstanding book] Instead of banks holding on the mortgages, they packaged them into securities and resold them. This allowed banks to issue more mortgages as they no longer had to a) service them b) have them sit on the balance sheet. This was GOOD for everyone as banks could issue more mortgages and most of these mortgages were (are) AAA rated. (Now Monk and I might not qualify as AAA borrowers BUT combine 1,000 of us together and you have pretty good diversity.)
Fast forward ten years later. The market is booming. Americans are doing well but we like to live at or beyond our means. That starter house is starting to look shabby and we want that 4 bedroom McMansion that Toll Brothers is putting up. A bank might balk at our qualifications but non bank lenders like Countrywide and American Home Mortgage have found that there is money to be made by making riskier loans to borrowers on the margin. They are more aggressive allowing 10% or perhaps even 5% down payment. There are more interest-only loans where the consumer doesn't amortize the principal - for the moment. Further, borrowers can take advantage of a low rate environment by committing to adjustable rate mortgages like 2/28 ARMs where you get a super-low, e.g., 4% rate for the first two years and then have refinance.
WHY WOULD ANYONE LEND MONEY IN SUCH A RISKY FASHION? "Lender" has become a misnomer. These firms aren't really lenders they are really more "packagers". Within weeks or a couple months after the loan is originated it is securitized and diced up into securities that are bought by the market.
WHO WOULD BUY THIS STUFF? Good question. EVERYBODY. One of Wall Street's dirty little secrets is they are pretty much all YIELD WHORES. Basically for an extra 10, 25 or 50 basis points (100 basis points = 1 percent) they are willing to take on much more risk.
CREDIT DEFAULT DERIVATIVES was a market that boomed in the past 3-4 years. This market allowed folks to buy and sell insurance on bonds defaulting. The original idea was to allow owners of corporate bonds to buy some insurance against default in lieu of trying to sell bonds at a fraction of their cost if conditions for a firm suddenly deteriorated.
What happened was folks, including many hedge funds, found that writing this insurance was profitable - especially as the economy was doing quite well and defaults were very low. So investors were able to buy these higher yielding securities AS WELL as insurance.
However things snowballed and got out of hand and lending practices started to lose sight of economic reality. Combine that with home prices starting to level off and then decline in 2006. Folks start to default because their property is already underwater so they stop making monthly payments. Loans that have been committed but haven't been packaged or sold off are now the equivalent of toxic waste. Holder of repossessed homes are trying desperately to offload.
Now this whole exercise is very upsetting for Main Street because NEW HOME SALES are a huge driver for the economy. The economic activity derived from building a new home to the appliances that are bought to outfit it to the furniture that is bought by new owners is critical to the economy. The subprime shock is a terrific body blow to an already weakening homebuilding sector which has increasing inventory of built but unsold homes as well as holding a lot of land at very high prices.
So are we in danger of FINANCIAL ARMAGEDDON? I don't think so. The true subprime market is only about 10-20% of the mortgage market and not nearly all of it is in default or truly toxic. The yield whores holding this paper and many subprime lenders are getting hurt. However, major financial institutions will probably take material hits in earnings but it is unlikely that any of them are in jeopardy. The market is very concerned about liquidity at the moment since the market on these securities has largely stopped trading and raising funds for ongoing operations via asset backed commercial paper or for margin calls is difficult.
However, the European System of Central Banks as well as Federal Reserve have 'shown the flag' via significant injections of liquidity over the past week and while the market may not be as confident with Bernanke as they were with Greenspan I think most seasoned players are looking at his as a bad patch rather than a swamp.
Also the fact that Henry Paulson, former CEO of Goldman, Sachs, is Treasury Secretary and not John Snow should not be underestimated.


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Deuteronomy 12:15-24
"However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, whatever you desire, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and the deer. Only you shall not eat the blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water. You are not allowed to eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, or the firstborn of your herd or flock, or any of your votive offerings which you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the contribution of your hand. But you shall eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God will choose, you and your son and daughter, and your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all your undertakings. Be careful that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. When the LORD your God extends your border as He has promised you, and you say, 'I will eat meat,' because you desire to eat meat, then you may eat meat, whatever you desire. If the place which the LORD your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter of your herd and flock which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates whatever you desire. Just as a gazelle or a deer is eaten, so you will eat it; the unclean and the clean alike may eat of it. Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the ground like water" (NASU).
posted 30 September, 2019
reproduced from the Messianic Kosher Helper
"However, you may slaughter and eat meat within any of your gates, whatever you desire, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you; the unclean and the clean may eat of it, as of the gazelle and the deer. Only you shall not eat the blood; you are to pour it out on the ground like water. You are not allowed to eat within your gates the tithe of your grain or new wine or oil, or the firstborn of your herd or flock, or any of your votive offerings which you vow, or your freewill offerings, or the contribution of your hand. But you shall eat them before the LORD your God in the place which the LORD your God will choose, you and your son and daughter, and your male and female servants, and the Levite who is within your gates; and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in all your undertakings. Be careful that you do not forsake the Levite as long as you live in your land. When the LORD your God extends your border as He has promised you, and you say, 'I will eat meat,' because you desire to eat meat, then you may eat meat, whatever you desire. If the place which the LORD your God chooses to put His name is too far from you, then you may slaughter of your herd and flock which the LORD has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your gates whatever you desire. Just as a gazelle or a deer is eaten, so you will eat it; the unclean and the clean alike may eat of it. Only be sure not to eat the blood, for the blood is the life, and you shall not eat the life with the flesh. You shall not eat it; you shall pour it out on the ground like water."
The instruction detailed in Deuteronomy 12:15-24 permitted the Ancient Israelites to slaughter and butcher clean animals for food, which would have previously been limited to various sacrificial purposes at the Tabernacle. These domesticated animals, which for the Israelites in the wilderness would have been slaughtered and either directly involved in certain sacrifices, or at the very least slaughtered and butchered with immediate priestly oversight, will now be permitted to be slaughtered outside of a religious context for the Israelites, as the people settle in Canaan. Earlier, it is witnessed how in the wilderness, eating meat was most often associated with some kind of an offering presented before the Lord (Leviticus 17:1-12). This would be a restriction to be lifted by the people entering into Canaan, who will no longer be living in a concentrated area like the wilderness camp. Yet while God would allow His people to eat meat for food purposes, certain procedures would have to be in place. Jewish commentator Jeffrey H. Tigay summarizes,
"Previously, only game animals could be slaughtered nonsacrificially…Domestic cattle (oxen, sheep, and goats) could only be slaughtered on altars, as sacrifices, even if the offerer's purpose was solely to use them for food. Only after the blood was dashed on the altar and certain of the innards burnt there could the remainder be eaten. This rule was practical when all Israelites lived near a sanctuary, as when they lived in the wilderness. Even after they settled in Canaan and scattered across the land, it would remain practical as long as it was legitimate to have sanctuaries throughout the land. But once a single sanctuary was chosen the requirement would become impractical, since those who lived far from it would be able to eat meat only on the infrequent occasions when they visited there."[1]
The scene of Deuteronomy, with Moses repeating much of the previous Torah instructions to the people, is preparatory for those getting ready to enter into the Promised Land. The scene, as noted by J.H. Hertz, is how "Israel was now about to settle in Canaan, and the individual Israelite could not be expected to go to the Central Sanctuary in Shiloh or Jerusalem whenever he wished to partake of meat food."[2] While conservatives, who believe that Deuteronomy is a genuine product of Mosaic origin (with the exception of ch. 34 describing Moses' death being composed by either Joshua or someone else in Moses' inner circle), liberals who hold to the JEDP documentary hypothesis will draw the attention of readers of Deuteronomy 12:15-24 to the firm establishment of Jerusalem as the main center of religious activity during the time of King Josiah (2 Kings 23:15-20).[3] The JEDP hypothesis advocates that this was the time when the Book of Deuteronomy was composed as a so-called "pious fraud" discovered by the priests, and whose instruction was implemented for the period of the Josianic reforms. The analysis offered here, however, adheres to Mosaic origin of the Book of Deuteronomy, with the Ancient Israelites being prepared to enter into the Promised Land, establishing new homes and towns.[4]
12:15-16 The Israelites in general are granted permission by God to slaughter domesticated animals for food, just like they already were for wild game: "whenever you desire, you may slaughter and eat meat in any of your settlements, according to the blessing that the LORD your God has granted you. The unclean and the clean alike may partake of it, as of the gazelle and the deer" (v. 15, NJPS). New provisions would have to be issued per the transition of venue from the wilderness and Tabernacle, to Israel settling Canaan, as domesticated animals normally reserved for sacrifice, could be eaten. As Christopher Wright informs us, "unlike the Israel of the wilderness camped around the tabernacle, many would live at a distance from Yahweh's sanctuary. In such circumstances, to insist that no meat be eaten except that which had been sacrificed at the sanctuary would consign the majority of the population to a vegetarian diet supplemented by game birds or animals caught by hunting."[5] Animals such as cattle, sheep, and goats are asserted that they can be used for general food consumption.
It is also noted how ha'tamei v'ha'tahor yo'k'lennu, "the tamei and the pure (alike) may eat it" (Fox),[6] the NIV offering the extrapolation, "the ceremonially unclean and the clean." The main thrust is while only the ritually clean would have been able to eat of meat that had been offered as a sacrifice, now those who were ritually unclean would be able to eat meat that had been slaughtered and butchered entirely for food purposes. Such ritually unclean people, per a brief survey of Leviticus chs. 11-15, 19, would include women who were menstruating or had just given birth, men who had recent sexual discharges, or lepers, among others. Daniel I. Block is right to state, "To restrict consumption of the meat to those who were ceremonially pure would prove unworkable, since at any given time a large portion of the population would be in a state of ceremonial impurity. Indeed, the act of slaughtering an animal would render one unclean."[7]
It does have to be recognized how the verb zavach, appearing in the Qal stem (simple action, active voice) in v. 15, can mean both "slaughter for sacrifice" and "slaughter for eating" (BDB).[8] Context obviously determines what kind of animal slaughter is being specified in the Torah. But with the Israelites now being permitted to slaughter animals that would have been mostly reserved for sacrifice, for food, there are procedures to be followed. There is a need to honor both God as the Creator who made the clean animals for food, and the life of the animal itself which would die in order that a human being might eat its flesh and live.
The consumption of animal blood is prohibited: "Only the blood you shall not eat. On the earth you shall spill it like water" (v. 16, Alter). This is a repetition of significant injunctions already witnessed in the Torah (i.e., Genesis 9:4; Leviticus 3:17). Blood is regarded to be the life of the animal (vs. 23-24), and even though slaughter of animals for food purposes is what is being detailed, animal blood is still notably used for atonement purposes (Leviticus 17:10-12), and thus it needs to be treated with great respect. Pouring the blood on the ground, as a means for disposal, would ensure that the Israelites could not use it for any inappropriate purposes beyond just possible consumption.
While it is communicated in v. 15, "whatever you desire" (NASU) or "whenever you desire" (NRSV), b'kol-avvat nafshekha more literally being something like "whenever your soul desires" (Keter Crown Bible), "in your soul's desire" (ATS), or "with all the desire of your soul" (LITV)—meaning that the community of Israel is definitely permitted to eat clean meat, when they establish themselves—it is important to recognize that eating meat is not going to be something that happened all the time. Tigay appropriately summarizes for the modern Bible reader,
"Meat was eaten less frequently in the ancient Near Eastern and Mediterranean world than in modern Western society, and this must have been due in part to economic factors. Domestic cattle were used primarily for their products and for labor, and only the wealthy could regularly spare some for slaughter. Furthermore, without modern refrigeration techniques, meat could only be consumed when there were enough people present to finish it before it spoiled. This would limit consumption to special occasions, such as sacrifices and festivals or the presence of an honored guest, or to large or fairly wealthy households. In talmudic literature the daily consumption of meat is regarded as an extravagance that could reduce all but the wealthy to poverty. Note that verse 20 refers to eating meat as the result of a special 'urge,' implying that it was not a daily expectation."[9]
Indeed, to review one of the main Talmudic passages that describes the consumption of animal flesh, it is asserted that eating meat should be considered something that should not occur regularly:
The Torah taught proper behavior. For a person should eat meat only after this kind of [extensive] preparation. [One should not eat meat often lest he become poor.] [Cf. T. Arak. 4:28.] Our rabbis taught on Tannaite authority: "When the Lord your God enlarges your territory, [as he has promised you, and you say, 'I will eat flesh,' because you crave flesh, you may eat as much flesh as you desire]" (Deu. 12:20). The Torah taught proper behavior. A person should eat meat only when he craves it. You might infer that a person may buy meat from the market place [any time he desires] and eat it. It comes to teach, "[If the place which the Lord your God will choose to put his name there is too far from you], then you may kill any of your herd or your flock, [which the Lord has given you, as I have commanded you; and you may eat within your towns as much as you desire]" (Deu. 12:21). You might infer that he may kill all his herd and eat it or kill all his flock and eat it. It comes to teach, "Of your herd" — and not all your herd; "[Of] your flock" — and not all your flock. [Cf. T. Arak. 4:26.] Based on this said R. Eleazar b. Azariah, "Whoever has a maneh should buy a litra of vegetables for his stew. If he has ten manehs he should buy a litra of fish for his stew. If he has fifty manehs he should buy a litra of meat for his stew. If he has one hundred manehs they should cook up a stew for him every day." [Cf. T. Arak. 4:27.]
And for the others [who have less than a hundred] when should they [cook up a stew]? On every Sabbath eve. Said Rab, "We must show concern for the words of an elder [i.e., for the view Eleazar and make do on a modest diet]." Said R. Yohanan, "Abba [Rab] was from a healthy family [who could thrive on this diet]. But we [are not]. Whoever has a penny in his pocket should run and take it to the storekeeper [and not wait in accord with Eleazar's teaching]." Said R. Nahman, "But we [are not like that]. We borrow to eat." [On modesty and parsimony we have the following two verses in Proverbs: "The lambs will provide your clothing, and the goats the price of a field. There will be enough goats' milk for your food, for the food of your household and maintenance for your maidens" (Pro. 27:26-27).] "The lambs will provide your clothing," [means] from the shearing of your lambs you should make your clothes. "And the goats the price of a field," [means] a person in general may sell his field to buy goats. But he may not sell his goats to buy a field. "There will be enough goats' milk" [means] it is enough if a person sustains himself through the milk of goats and lambs that are in his household. "For your food, for the food of your household" [means] your food should take precedence over the food for your household. "And maintenance for your maidens" — said Mar Zutra the son of R. Nahman, "Provide maintenance for your maidens. From this stipulation the Torah taught us proper behavior. For a person should not teach his child [to expect to have] meat and wine" (b.Chullin 84a).[10]
12:17-19 While Ancient Israel is being granted permission to eat from animals that would have been regularly reserved for sacrificial purposes, this does not mean that they were to forget about the various other tithes expected of them from their agricultural produce, as well as the firstborn of the flocks and herds, to be presented before the Lord at His appointed place:
"You may not partake in your settlements of the tithes of your new grain or wine or oil, or of the firstlings of your herds and flocks, or of any of the votive offerings that you vow, or of your freewill offerings, or of your contributions. These you must consume before the LORD your God in the place that the LORD your God will choose—you and your sons and your daughters, your male and female slaves, and the Levite in your settlements—happy before the LORD your God in all your undertaking" (vs. 17-18, NJPS).
What is especially highlighted is that when settled within the Promised Land, the general population of Israel was to take special care of the Levites as a protected class of people, who would not have a specific tribal inheritance of land:
"Be sure not to neglect the Levite as long as you live in your land" (v. 19, NJPS).
12:20-22 Vs. 20-22 include a repetition of what has just been communicated, but with some further detail about what it means for the Lord to allow the Israelites to eat of meat that would normally be offered at His appointed place, and then consumed:
"When the LORD your God enlarges your territory as He has spoken to you, and you say, 'Let me eat meat,' when your appetite craves eating meat, wherever your appetite's craving may be, you shall eat meat. Should the place be far away from you that the LORD your God will choose to set His name there, you shall slaughter from your herd and from your flock that the LORD has given you as I have charged and you shall eat within your gates wherever your appetite's craving may be. Yet, as the deer or as the gazelle is eaten, thus you shall eat it, the unclean and the clean together shall eat it" (vs. 20-22, Alter).
The verb avah in the Piel stem (intensive action, active voice) can mean "want, crave" (CHALOT),[11] and so with the people having some stirring to want to eat meat, there is a reminder that the place of slaughter for food animals is to be treated as the place where God has set Himself. Customarily, the sanctuary would be the place where animals would have been slaughtered for food, but now the Israelites are certainly permitted to slaughter animals wherever they want, as their hold on the Promised Land will grow and expand. Slaughtering and butchering animals, though, is to be conducted with the utmost care and respect. IVPBBC interjects the following, useful thought:
"The promise that the Israelites would be able to eat their fill of meat is tied to the *covenantal promise of land and fertility. This society, however, was generally never so rich in animals that they could be slaughtered indiscriminately. Animal sacrifice was therefore both a sacred and solemn occasion. The meat of the sacrifice might be the only meat eaten for weeks at a time."[12]
In customary Jewish examination of v. 21, the clauses "you may slaughter…as I have instructed you" (NJPS), are viewed as a place where the traditional method of shechitah is in view. Hertz indicates, "Since this is nowhere mentioned in the Pentateuch, it follows that Shechitah, the Jewish method of slaughter, must have been communicated orally to Israel."[13] Because the verb zavach is employed to describe this "secular slaughter," as Tigay states, "The text's use of the verb zavaḥ, which refers to sacrificial slaughter, indicates that secular slaughter is to be performed by the method used in sacrificial slaughter."[14] And, there should be little doubting how the traditional method of shechitah is a definite way of seeing the most amount of blood removed from an animal to be slaughtered and butchered.
12:23-24 It is repeated again that when slaughtering animals for food, that the blood is not to be consumed. It is also asserted how when this is done, that it will go well for the people:
"But make sure that you do not partake of the blood; for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the life with the flesh. You must not partake of it; you must pour it out on the ground like water: you must not partake of it, in order that it may go well with you and with your descendants to come, for you will be doing what is right in the sight of the LORD" (vs. 23-24, NJPS).
Later, in vs. 29-31, it is witnessed how the Ancient Israelites are totally prohibited from acting like the Ancient Canaanites, particularly in how the latter would inquire after their gods and goddesses. While it is reprehensible and abominable to see how they would burn their children to their deities, these prohibitions also need to take into consideration the various uses of animal blood to communicate with the demonic realm:
"When the LORD your God cuts off before you the nations which you are going in to dispossess, and you dispossess them and dwell in their land, beware that you are not ensnared to follow them, after they are destroyed before you, and that you do not inquire after their gods, saying, 'How do these nations serve their gods, that I also may do likewise?' You shall not behave thus toward the LORD your God, for every abominable act which the LORD hates they have done for their gods; for they even burn their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods" (vs. 29-31).
The Soncino Chumash is one resource which interjects the important thought, "This stern warning against eating blood was necessary, because eating blood as part of the Egyptian worship of satyrs was still practised by the Israelites."[15] Leviticus 17:7 previously directed, "So they shall no more slay their sacrifices for satyrs [goat demons, NASU; Heb. se'ir'rim], after whom they play the harlot. This shall be a statute for ever to them throughout their generations" (RSV). Not consuming animal blood had far more dimensions to it, than the Ancient Israelites simply respecting animal life. Far from Israel using blood in such a way, the blood of the sacrifices offered to God at His appointed place, was to be poured on the altar (vs. 26-27). Whether it was the blood of such a sacrifice, or the blood of a slaughtered animal for food, blood was poured out and was not to be consumed.
12:15-24 application In Deuteronomy 12:15-24, we witness how God recognizes that His people are widely not going to be satisfied with a vegetarian diet. The previous restriction of animals being slaughtered for meat, being killed at the Tabernacle (Leviticus 17:1-12), would be impractical as Israel moved from the wilderness into the Promised Land, establishing new homes and towns. Domesticated animals once widely reserved for sacrificial slaughter, can now be employed for secular slaughter and general food consumption. Such food consumption is something both the ritually clean and ritually unclean can partake of. The consumption of blood, however, is prohibited, be it for sacrifice at God's appointed place or slaughter for meat-food.
When today's Messianic Believers see Deuteronomy 12:15-24, we need to be reminded how, generally speaking throughout history, the consumption of animals for food has gone from being a widely religious affair to now almost an entirely commercial affair. Most of the meat that we see in the supermarket, be it certified-kosher from Rabbinical Jewish authorities, or meat from classified-clean animals that have been slaughtered on an assembly line—has not had a huge amount of religious attention directed toward it—as much as animals are just killed, their blood drains out to various degrees, and then they are butchered so that various cuts will be processed for the consumer. While there are commercial processes and companies which are more concerned about care for the animal, than others—particularly in the more "organic" realm—in the Torah, the eating of clean animal flesh was intended to be an affair with various religious overtones and undertones. More than anything else, the instructions detailed in Deuteronomy 12:15-24 were to make the Ancient Israelites truly appreciate God's blessing His people with meat.
In reflecting upon this section of the Book of Deuteronomy, Block's thoughts about contemporary Christians needing to pay attention more carefully for the treatment of animals in the food industry, should be well taken. Even with today's Messianic kosher-friendly people, often being a bit flexible about their sources of beef or chicken, we probably do need to be a bit more conscientious of what supplies of meat we consume:
"[E]ven as this passage encourages us to enjoy the provision of God, it does so with a profound ethical sensitivity. The slaughter of animals for meat could easily degenerate into savagery and a ruthless disregard for the life of the animal. However, the ritual of draining the blood reminds the persons who slaughtered the animal and those who eat its meat that even the life of the creature is sacred. If the meat is eaten with its blood, the blood will cry out to God and the offender will become the target of divine fury. While the flesh is sanctioned for human consumption, life itself is inviolable, and God remains the guarantor of the sanctity of the life of the animal.
"However, there is another aspect of the ordinance that is seldom noted. It is easy to imagine a hunter being calloused toward the life of his victim, especially when the animal is killed from a distance with a projectile (arrow, spear) or in a trap. This ordinance forces those who kill animals for their meat to identify with the creature by touching it and personally bearing responsibility for its death. This identification with a nonhuman animal in its death enhances humans' appreciation for all life and forces them to grieve over the loss, even as they take advantage of the benefit the animal offers them. Since all slaughter is sacrificial and subtitutionary—a life for life—the slaughter of animals may be profane (dissociated from the cult), but it is never secular. So whether the occasion is a festive Thanksgiving dinner or a common meal, when we sit down to feast on the turkey or mutton set before us, we need to give thanks to God who has blessed us by providing food, but we also need to thank him for the animal that has given its life for us.
"After studying this passage I understand better my father's emotional stress every fall when it was time to fill the larder with meat for his large family. He was uncomfortable selecting one of the animals and then having to kill it that we might have food. But cutting the jugular and watching the blood drain onto the ground was for him a religious experience. We youngsters should be grateful to God and his creation for this provision. This text speaks to the ethical problems posed by some practices in slaughterhouses across the country. If factory farms have depersonalized and dehumanized animal husbandry, gigantic slaughterhouses have desecrated the life of these animals. While the Scriptures offer no warrant for vegetarianism, and we obviously cannot go back to the small family farm where hogs were recognized by personality and temperament and every cow had a name, Christians need to be in the forefront of efforts to ensure the ethical treatment of animals from birth to death."[16]
[1] Tigay, 124.
[2] Hertz, 803.
[3] Cf. Gerhard Von Rad, Deuteronomy: A Commentary (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1966), pp 93-94; Clements, in NIB, 2:387.
[4] For a further review, consult the entry for the Book of Deuteronomy in the workbook A Survey of the Tanach for the Practical Messianic.
[5] Wright, Deuteronomy, pp 166-167.
[6] Fox, Five Books of Moses, 908.
[7] Block, Deuteronomy, 317.
[9] Tigay, 124.
[10] The Babylonian Talmud: A Translation and Commentary.
[12] Walton, Matthews, and Chavalas, 183.
[13] Hertz, 803; cf. Scherman, Chumash, pp 1004-1005; Tigay, 125.
[14] Tigay, 125.
[15] Cohen, Chumash, 1060.
[16] Block, Deuteronomy, pp 321-322.


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Fears that Peshawar may slip into militant hands.
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP) capital Peshawar could slip into the hands of militants within a few months if the government does not take adequate measures to arrest the growing trend of militancy, a media report said on Wednesday.
Militant groups have been gaining strength for the past several months in a number of towns and villages around Peshawar, The News said.
Two groups, led respectively by Mangal Bagh and Haji Namdar, have established their ascendancy in the tribal Khyber Agency and a similar number hold sway in the Mohmand Agency.
"The Mangal Bagh-led Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) has never attacked security forces but clashed with rival groups on three different occasions in the past that left several people dead," The News said.
The LI has also threatened action against all those running brothels, selling liquor and heroin, kidnapping for ransom and other crimes.
"Many living in the areas close to the LI stronghold have abandoned their trades to save their skin," the newspaper said.
Threats were also issued on a number of occasions to the owners of CD and video shops, Internet cafes and snooker clubs in a number of towns and villages to the north of Peshawar.
A large number of such shops were bombed when the owners ignored the warnings.
"The law-enforcing agencies were also attacked on a number of occasions. The situation reached such a level that one of the capital's police officers had to request the government to deploy the Frontier Corps (meant for guarding the border) to assist the police in combating militants," The News said.
As far as attacks on the security forces are concerned, the record of Matani town is the worst, with at least 18 personnel having been killed in ambushes and attacks on security posts in the town in the last two years.
Among those killed were a deputy inspector general of police, an inspector and a sub-inspector.
"A number of criminals had also taken advantage of the situation. A number of gangs, posing as militants, were busy kidnapping people for ransom. Several rivals have also exploited the situation to take revenge against their enemies by attacking their properties with bombs," the newspaper said.
Fears that Peshawar may slip into militant hands .
Fears that Peshawar may slip into militant hands.
Pakistan and the Growing Threat of a Sharia Mini-State
Pakistan and the Growing Threat of a Sharia Mini-State
Jeffrey Imm
The Pakistan Taliban (Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan or TTP) is in the process of gaining territory and power within Pakistan, as a result of numerous "peace treaties" and agreements to empower the Taliban to enforce an anti-freedom theocracy based on Sharia law in Pakistan. This is a critical American national security issue that requires revisiting the very ideologies that provide the foundation for Jihadist action itself, and answering difficult questions regarding the role of Sharia law and the reliability of Islamic republics in a global war against Jihad.
1. Multi-Level Threat from Pakistan Requiring Strategic Planning
The American national security challenge in the nuclear-armed Islamic Republic of Pakistan includes the Taliban, but is not limited to Taliban efforts to create a Sharia mini-state. What these current efforts by the Taliban highlight is the larger, national challenges with a Sharia ideology supported by many of the Pakistani people and by members of the Pakistan government that affects their vision towards fighting Jihad and also that affects Pakistan international relations on peace and on freedom itself.
1.1. Ongoing Negotiations with Taliban towards Sharia Mini-State
Recently, there have been negotiations and agreements between the Pakistan Taliban (or tribal leaders including Taliban representatives) and Pakistan governments in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) and the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), both of which are in the northwestern area of Pakistan. Pakistan has seen 4,500 killed in terrorist attacks over the past year and a half, and the Pakistan NWFP and FATA governments view agreements with the Pakistan Taliban as the solution to end the violence and find peace in their areas.
One of the central agreements over the past month has been for Taliban-managed Sharia within the NWFP area of Swat. Most recently, on June 9, 2008, the Pakistan federal government expressed frustration with Taliban's continued Jihadist activities and has threatened to nullify the Swat agreement. The Pakistan NWFP government that made this agreement with the Taliban is denouncing such comments by the Pakistan federal government, and ensuring the Taliban that their Swat agreement is still valid. Should the Pakistan federal government disregard the NWFP-Taliban agreement, the Pakistan Taliban has promised to "turn cities of settled areas into battlefields" and would "open new fronts against the government."
The issue remains unsettled within Pakistan, but this article will show the extent of the Taliban's current progress in creating Sharia courts and punishments within NWFP and FATA which may not quickly be undone, as well as the frequent nurturing and appeasement of the Taliban found within Pakistan government history that questions whether any near-term change in policy against the Taliban will have effective long-term results.
Pakistan NWFP and FATA negotiations with the Taliban have included plans for the Taliban to enforce Sharia law throughout various parts of Pakistan northwest. Should the Taliban ultimately succeed in its efforts to create a Sharia-based mini-state within Pakistan based on the NWFP and FATA northwestern regions, it would have a population equivalent to the state of Florida. It is likely that the Taliban would use such a base for further assimilation of Pakistan and for larger Jihadist activity both within Pakistan and around the world. The Pakistan Taliban leader has sought the use of nuclear weapons to use against its enemies: "the Jews and the Christians." But such Taliban military activities are only one aspect of a multi-level threat from Pakistan.
1.2. The Strategic Issue of Sharia in Pakistan and America's National Security
Regardless of whether the Taliban is successful or not in its near-term efforts towards building a Sharia mini-state within Pakistan, the larger strategic issue that American political leadership must face is the massive support for "strict Sharia law" within Pakistan as an anti-freedom ideology. The Pakistan Taliban and their supporters are drawn from among the Pakistan people. While some may disavow the Taliban's terrorist tactics as "extreme," the Sharia ideology that the Taliban is fighting to enforce in Pakistan remains a shared value among the majority of Pakistanis. An assumption that such Sharia support is only from the "mad mullahs" of the Pakistan Taliban would be very mistaken.
In consistent national polls in August 2007 and January 2008, nearly 75% of the Pakistan population stated that they seek the government to implement "strict Sharia law." Pakistan has Sharia courts in its federal government, and it must never be forgotten that Pakistan is an Islamic republic - a nuclear-armed Islamic republic, with an estimated 60 nuclear weapons. While the current Pakistan law for "blasphemy" has resulted in the death penalty and torture of non-Muslims, this approach towards Islamic "blasphemy" is one that the Pakistan government has repeatedly sought to export to the international community, including the United Nations, calling for an international death penalty for Islamic "blasphemy."
This widespread support of "strict Sharia law" is even seen in Pakistan government ambassadors to other nations, with the Pakistan ambassador to Denmark stating, in effect, that the Danish embassy bombing is the fault of its people, and the Pakistan ambassador to Norway stating that cartoons represent "an act of terrorism." Moreover, the Pakistan government is demanding that the European Union restrict freedom of speech and press to prevent such future "blasphemy." Such an ideological position by Western-dressed, fluent, and globe trotting Pakistan government leaders and diplomats represents a deeper challenge within Pakistan than merely the Taliban. They represent an anti-freedom ideological challenge that American national leadership refuses to even acknowledge or define, let alone address from a national security perspective.
1.3. Planning, Not Patience, Needed in Fighting Growth of Pakistani Jihad and Sharia
American national leadership is calling for "patience" in the view of these developments, and ignoring the larger issue of widespread Pakistan national support for Sharia, as an ideological view of the Jihadist threat is not clearly understood. As the RAND Corporation is reporting on Pakistan intelligence providing support for Taliban operations in Afghanistan, various U.S. military and government leaders are urging "patience" with Pakistan in its dealings with the Taliban.
On June 9, 2008, AKI reported that U.S. Vice Admiral Kevin Cosgriff "stressed the need for strong relationships with coalition partners such as Pakistan." On June 6, 2008, the Pakistan Daily Times reported that U.S. National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley "has urged patience with Pakistan, as the new government develops a comprehensive counter-terrorism strategy." On June 6, 2008, Pakistan Dawn reported U.S. Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen stating that "Pakistan's army is 'fighting bravely' against terrorism." On May 31, 2008, Pakistan News reported that U.S. Defense Secretary Gates stating that "Pakistan and the US remain steadfast allies, and Pakistan's military is fighting bravely against terrorism."
While supporting the effort of the Pakistan military, Admiral Mullen was also reported in the June 11, 2008 Pakistan Daily Times as stating: "I believe fundamentally that if the U.S. is going to get hit, it is going to come out of the planning of the leadership in FATA...That is a threat to us that must be dealt with." This will certainly require more than "patience," and will also require that American government leadership honestly assess the ideology of the enemy.
The challenge remains, however, that the reactive U.S. policy towards Pakistan and towards a global war against Jihad in general lacks a strategic plan that defines the enemy, defines the enemy's ideology, and provides a comprehensive approach towards both a physical war and a war of ideas. The calls for patience should instead be calls for strategic planning, especially towards an Islamic republic like Pakistan where American taxpayers have been providing $1 billion a year. The repeated polls showing massive Pakistani public support for "strict Sharia law" are not even considered as a factor in American national security planning in Pakistan.
In addition to such government calls for "patience" with Pakistan by these U.S. government leaders, the May 29, 2008 Washington Times published an editorial "Hear out Pakistan" that references its May 29th interview with Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Co-Chairman Asif Ali Zardari, where he makes a series of apparently unrebutted points that: (1.) U.S. is to blame for Pakistani "extremists," (2.) Pakistan is only engaging tribal leaders, not the Taliban in peace talks, (3.) Pakistan has "zero tolerance" for terrorism, and (4.) U.S. should respect its "shared values" with Pakistan. The unfortunate fact is that none of these points are accurate.
The American public must face the larger challenges of a pro-Sharia, nuclear Pakistan, without illusions or denial, and make sound decisions based on the facts of Pakistan's past support for the enemy Taliban, current support for the Taliban in some parts of Pakistan, and widespread Pakistan public and government support for the ideology that is the objective of the Taliban's Jihad.
The full version of this article can be found at the Counterterrorism Blog.


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May 20, 2019
Groundbreaking actress and philanthropist Priyanka Chopra believes each professional is faced with a fundamental choice, in which there are two options.
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Injustice in Dream
My day started with the heaviness of a dream
I had pleaded to the authorities and all was left but to scream.
I had cried and begged but the authorities didn't heed
Nobody had come forward to answer my need.
In my dream I was flying to Paris
Along with mother and my sis.
We were excited and unplanned as we could be
We stood in the queue to get our boarding pass and be free
My mom finished her boarding and went ahead
I was supposed to be next but a young fellow came in front of me instead.
I waited my turn and thought I would be next
The authorities called for some some Mrs heft.
Worried that my mom would not know what to do.
but looking at Mrs Heft's size i decided to wait a minute or two.
As she left, I went to the authority and told them that I was supposed to be next
They completely ignored me and asked me to wait until after Mr. Heft.
I pleaded and cried but it didn't change their mind.
They changed the order and suddenly I was in the behind.
With the strong feeling of injustice I opened my eyes.
I was not at the airport but in my soft bed I realize
How could they do this in reality or a dream
Nothing melted their heart watching my tearful stream
Though my alarm rang with a song
I still feel a sense of injustice and wrong.
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|Anime Ending Theme
|Episode Span
|Episode 53 - Episode 63
"Life" is YUI's third single. The title track is used as fifth ending theme song for the Bleach anime. It is featured from Episode 53 through 63.
Track List
- "Life"
- "Crossroad"
- "Tomorrow's Way" (Yui Acoustic Version)
- "Life" (Instrumental)
Sugite kita hibi zenbu de ima no atashi nanda yo
Kantan ni ika nai kara ikite yukeru
Doro darake yo najime nai tokai de
Onaji you ni warae nai utsumuite aruita no
Isogi ashi de surechigau hito-tachi
"Yume wa kanai mashita ka?" atashi mada mogaite iru
Kodomo no goro ni modoru yori mo ima wo umaku ikite mitai yo
Kowagari wa umare tsuki
Hi no atari basho ni dete ryoute wo hirogete mita nara
Ano sora koete yukeru ka na? Nante omottanda
Tobitatsu tame no tsubasa sore wa mada mie nai
Kantan ni ika nai kara ikite yukeru
Nureta koinu hiroi ageta dakede
Chotto warae chau hodo namida ga koborete kita
Aisaretai aisaretai bakari
Atashi itte ita yo ne motomeru dake ja dame ne
Kodomo no goro wa mama no koto hidoku kizutsuketa hi mo atta yo ne
Kawari tai ima zenbu
Hi no ataru basho ni dete kono te wo tsuyoku nigitte mitai
Ano basho ano toki wo kowashite I can change my life
Demo kokoro no naka subete wo totemo tsutae kire nai
Kantan ni ika nai kara ikite yukeru
Hi no ataru basho ni dete chizu wo hirogete miru kedo
I know... You know... Mayoi michi mo shikata nai
I can change my life
Sugite kita hibi zenbu de ima no atashi nanda yo
Kantan ni ika nai kara ikite yukeru
With everything that's gone by lately I'm only the me I am now
Because I can't just go on,I continue to live covered in dirt, In an unfamiliar city
I didn't smile like usual,I just walked hanging my head
To all the people hurrying quickly past me,have your dreams come true?
I'm still struggling
Rather than going back to my childhood
I want to live happily now
I'm a coward by nature
If I try to leave for a place where the sun shines
With open arms I think,
"I wonder if I could cross the sky?"
I still can't see
my wings for flying
Because I can't just go on,
I continue to live
Just by picking up a wet puppy
Enough to smile a little
My tears came pouring out
I want to be loved, I just want to be loved
I've said it
It's no good just wishing for it
There were also days in my childhood
Where I had hurt my mother
I want to change
It all now
I tried to leave for a place where the sun shines
Gripping tightly
Destroying that time and place
I can change my life
But, I can't communicate everything
In my heart
Because I can't just go on,
I continue to live
Going to a place where the sun shines
I try to open a map, but
I know... you know...
There's nothing I can do even if I'm lost
I can change my life
With everything that's gone by lately
I'm only the me I am now
Because I can't just go on
I continue to live
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- Orihime Inoue
- Yasutora Sado
- Uryū Ishida
- Yoruichi Shihōin
- Kisuke Urahara
- Rukia Kuchiki
- Byakuya Kuchiki
- Renji Abarai
- Yachiru Kusajishi
- Kenpachi Zaraki
- Jūshirō Ukitake
- Shunsui Kyōraku
- Genryūsai Shigekuni Yamamoto
- Tōshirō Hitsugaya
- Rangiku Matsumoto
- Tetsuzaemon Iba
- Shūhei Hisagi
- Sajin Komamura
- Kaname Tōsen
- Isane Kotetsu
- Retsu Unohana
- Suì-Fēng
- Ichigo Kurosaki


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Dialogue Exercise
Dialogue Exercises
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Chelsy: I 1. a movie yesterday when you called.
Ron: You 2. when I called you!
Chelsy: I 3. ready to watch a movie.
Ron: My dad and I 4. dinner and he 5. me about you.
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Daily Routine
Publisher's Summary
Use these proven morning and night routines to live a happier, healthier, and more productive life today!
This book duo is designed to help you create powerful morning and nighttime routines that will transform your life. By adding these changes to your morning and night, you will create the perfect conditions to have a happier, healthier, and more productive life. These simple strategies are easy to implement into your day and can have major impacts if you use them properly. In addition to getting direct guidance on what you should do, you will also learn about how you can do it, and what the important elements are for you to have happier, healthier, and more productive mornings, night times, and days in general.
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- Preparing the mind
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