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Sermon Sunday – J.C. Ryle – Authentic ReligionMay 22, 2011 at 6:30 am | Posted in Sermon Sunday | 2 Comments
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Authentic Religion
J. C. Ryle
"Rejected silver" (Jeremiah 6:30)
"Nothing but leaves" (Mark 11:13)
"Let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth"
(1 John 3:18).
"You have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead" (Revelation 3:1)
If we profess to have any religion at all, let us be careful that it is authentic. I say it emphatically, and I repeat the saying: Let us be careful that our religion is authentic.
What do I mean when I use the word "authentic." I mean that which is genuine, and sincere, and honest, and thorough. I mean that which is not inferior, and hollow, and formal, and false, and counterfeit, and sham, and nominal. "Authentic" religion is not mere show, and pretense, and skin-deep feeling, and temporary profession, and works only on the outside. It is something inward, solid, substantial, intrinsic, living, lasting. We know the difference between counterfeit and authentic money–between solid gold and tinsel–between plated metal and silver–between authentic stone and plaster imitation. Let us think of these things as we consider the subject of this paper. What is the character of our religion? Is it authentic? It may be weak, and feeble, and mingled with many defects. That is not the point before us today. Is our religion authentic? Is it true?
The times in which we live demand attention to this subject. A want of authenticity is a striking feature of a vast amount of religion in the present day. Poets have sometimes told us that the world has passed through four different states or conditions. We have had a golden age, and a silver age, a brass age, and an iron age. How far this is true, I do not stop to inquire. But I fear there is little doubt as to the character of the age in which we live. It is universally an age of cheap metal and alloy. If we measure the religion of the age by its apparent quantity, there is much of it. But if we measure it by its quality, there is indeed very little. On every side we want MORE AUTHENTICITY. Continue Reading Sermon Sunday – J.C. Ryle – Authentic Religion…
Sermon Sunday: Thomas WatsonApril 17, 2011 at 7:31 am | Posted in Sermon Sunday | Leave a comment
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A Test of Assurance: How We Know Whether We Love God?
Thomas Watson
HE WHO LOVES GOD DESIRES HIS PRESENCE. Lovers cannot be long apart, they soon have their fainting fits, for want of a sight of the object of their love. A soul deeply in love with God desires the enjoyment of Him in His ordinances, in word, prayer, and sacraments. David was ready to faint away and die when he had not a sight of God. "My soul fainteth for God" (Psalm 84:2). Such as care not for ordinances, but say, "When will the Sabbath be over?" plainly reveal their lack of love to God.
He who loves God DOES NOT LOVE SIN. "Ye that love the Lord, hate evil" (Psalm 97:10). The love of God, and the love of sin, can no more mix together than iron and clay. Every sin loved, strikes at the being of God; but he who loves God, has a hatred of sin. He who would part two lovers is a hateful person. God and the believing soul are two lovers; sin parts between them, therefore the soul is implacably set against it. By this try your love to God. How could Delilah say she loved Samson. when she entertained correspondence with the Philistines, who were his mortal enemy? Continue Reading Sermon Sunday: Thomas Watson…
Genesis 4:17-26December 27, 2010 at 11:54 am | Posted in Bible Study | Leave a comment
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Cain had relations with his wife and she conceived, and gave birth to Enoch; and he built a city, and called the name of the city Enoch, after the name of his son. Now to Enoch was born Irad, and Irad became the father of Mehujael, and Mehujael became the father of Methushael, and Methushael became the father of Lamech. Lamech took to himself two wives: the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other, Zillah. Adah gave birth to Jabal; he was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. His brother's name was Jubal; he was the father of all those who play the lyre and pipe. As for Zillah, she also gave birth to Tubal-cain, the forger of all implements of bronze and iron; and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah. Lamech said to his wives, "Adah and Zillah, Listen to my voice, You wives of Lamech, Give heed to my speech, For I have killed a man for wounding me; And a boy for striking me; If Cain is avenged sevenfold, Then Lamech seventy-sevenfold." Adam had relations with his wife again; and she gave birth to a son, and named him Seth, for, she said, "God has appointed me another offspring in place of Abel, for Cain killed him." To Seth, to him also a son was born; and he called his name Enosh. Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD.
This week we finish looking at chapter 4 of Genesis. To recap, Adam and Eve have been commanded to leave the garden of Eden after they sinned against God. They moved east of Eden and settled down. They had two boys named Cain and Abel. Cain and Abel went to offer a sacrifice to the Lord. Abel offered an animal from the flock while Cain offered the fruit of the ground. When God accepted Abel's offering and rejected Cain's, Cain got angry at his brother. God warned Cain that sin was waiting to master him. In the end, sin won and Cain killed his brother. As punishment, God said that Cain would no longer be able to cultivate the ground and that he would be a wanderer. Cain feared that when someone heard of his deed they would kill him. To prevent this, God "appointed a sign" to Cain so that others would know who he was and that they should avoid him.
All of this happened in a short amount of time. In verse 17 we see the beginning of Cain's legacy. Cain has relations with his wife and they have a son named Enoch. Right from the beginning we deal with a verse that has caused much controversy and many questions among those looking for a reason to doubt the Bible. The question is: "Where did Cain get his wife?" Many see this as a problem for the Bible because they see no way for Cain to get a wife. Others use this to point to the possibility of other people not descended from Adam. Both miss the plain reading of the Bible in their effort to push their bias and personal feelings onto the Bible. The Bible names Cain and Abel but doesn't say that they are the first children that Adam and Eve had. Seth, the son who was born to replace Abel, was born when Adam was 130 years old (Genesis 5:3). In verse 4 it says that Adam lived 800 years after Seth and had other sons and daughters. Because Adam and Eve were the first human beings in existence, there is only one logical explanation for where Cain got his wife. It was either his sister or it was his niece.
I realize that in today's day and time this thought is not very appealing, and it shouldn't be. But, think about it for a minute. You're the only man and woman on the planet. You have been told by God to be fruitful and multiply. How else is this supposed to happen? The problems that man would have today with close siblings having children would not have been problems then. Sin's corrupting influence had just been introduced to man and the genetic material of mankind hadn't been corrupted to the point it is today. It is also important to remember that God didn't forbid this sort of relationship until the time of Moses. So while we don't know who Cain took for a wife, we do know that it was a family member. The two had a son named Enoch and Cain built a city and named it after his son. We then begin to see the lineage of Cain and the legacy of Cain's actions. One of the descendants of Cain was Lamech. Lamech had two wives (which does go against the marriage institution that God had developed in the beginning). From one wife, Adah, he had at least two sons, Jabal and Jubal. Jabal was the father of those who dwell in tents and have livestock. Jubal was the father of those who play the pipes and the lyre. From his other wife, Zillah, he had Tubal-cain and Naamah. Tubal-cain was the father of those who forged implements of bronze and iron.
Here in a very short time, we see Cain's family adapting to the curse of not being able to tend the ground. They began to forge metal and make musical instruments. They tended flocks and lived in tents. This didn't take the millions/billions of years that evolutionists seem to claim that it did. If we were to use the 130 years that it took for Seth to be born as a general generation (even though it wasn't because Cain and Abel had been born, as had Cain's wife), this progression from the first man to men who were forging iron/bronze, building cities, and making musical instruments is about 780 years. It is obvious that Adam and his descendants were created with a vast amount of knowledge. The idea that man had to evolve over millions of years to the point we are today and that he was as dumb as a box of rocks at the beginning is both sad and prideful.
We also see that Cain's pride and stubbornness has been passed down though. Lamech has killed a man for wounding him and a young boy for striking him. The sin of his ancestor echoes in his actions, but it is his bold claim that God will have vengeance on anyone that kills him seventy times over that is amazing. It is not made clear that God is involved in this proclamation nor that He gave a sign to Lamech like He did to Cain. Some say that Lamech's killings were unintentional, but there is nothing that gives this connotation any credit. Outside of the little information about Lamech and his two wives, this ends Cain's genealogy.
From here, we are brought back to Adam, Eve, and their new son Seth. As was mentioned above, Seth was expected to replace Abel. We then find out that Seth has a son and names him Enosh. The chapter ends with the statement, "Then men began to call upon the name of the LORD". This seems to be an indication of a few things. First, Adam and Eve were still in God's presence. This is noted by the fact that when Cain killed Abel, he left the presence of God (Genesis 4:16). It also points to the fact that Seth had been influenced by God's presence and really did (to some degree) replace Abel. He and his descendants called on the name of the LORD.
It is here that we stop for this week, but it is a good place to stop. As with any time we study scripture, we must first observe, then understand, and then apply. While many may think that the first two are the hardest, I believe that it is the last. The application of scripture to our lives is what makes us grow in holiness. So let me ask, do you call on the name of the LORD? Do you spend time in His presence daily? Or are you like Cain and you've gone out from His presence? Would you rather hold on to your sin and give in than live holy? These things and more are things we can ask ourselves and we must be honest with the answers when they come. To hear the truth about ourselves and hide from it is to neglect God's grace and mercy. Next week we will begin looking at chapter 5! Hope to see you here!


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Moves towards adoption in NSW and nationwide put Aboriginal kids at risk
26 November 2018
Disturbing actions from both the NSW and Federal governments in the past month have shown a determination to pursue adoption of Aboriginal children, despite opposition from Aboriginal groups.
On 22 November, NSW Parliament passed the State Government's regressive changes to adoption law, seeking to streamline adoption orders for all children in out-of-home care.
As 38% of children and young people in out-of-home care are Aboriginal, these changes stand to disproportionately affect Aboriginal kids and families.
The legislative changes came despite sustained opposition from AbSec and more than 70 other organisations (both Aboriginal and non-Indigenous) who expressed deep concern over the reforms. NSW Labor and The Greens also opposed the changes.
The NSW legislative reforms
Changes to the Children and Young Persons (Care and Protection) Act include many complex elements, but these are the ones that cause us most concern:
- Expanding grounds to dispense with consent for adoption
- Introducing an arbitrary two-year limit on considerations for restoration
- Reducing judicial discretion on key issues, including grounds for restoration
The combined effect of these changes will be to:
- Increase permanent separation of children in out-of-home care from their families
- Take away opportunities for families to address safety issues and bring their kids back home
- Reduce judicial oversight over the decisions of Family and Community Services (FACS)
Before the legislative amendments were passed in Parliament, we sent a letter to the Minister for Family and Community Services to raise these concerns.
The national report
Meanwhile, the Federal Parliament published a report from its inquiry into local adoption (meaning adoption inside Australia, not internationally), which was held from May to September 2018.
AbSec CEO Tim Ireland presented to the inquiry alongside other Aboriginal leaders, arguing strongly against adoptions of Aboriginal children imposed by the state, and emphasising that adoption from out-of-home care lacks compelling evidence and removes key safeguards necessary to ensure children are safe and their rights are upheld. The forced adoption of Aboriginal children from out-of-home care is not in the best interests of Aboriginal children.
Despite this strong opposition from Aboriginal people, the resulting report – Breaking barriers: a national adoption framework for Australian children – seems to accept as fact that forced adoption is not only a good policy for Australian children, but a policy to be actively pursued.
Even while promoting adoption, the report notes that there is a lack of evidence demonstrating that outcomes for children post-adoption are better. There is scant evidence to show that children are actually able to enjoy ongoing relationships with their birth family, and there's not even enough evidence to prove they are safe after adoption orders are made.
The report urges early on that the paramount principle guiding practice in adoption is the principle of best interest. Under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child, the best interest principle refers to the full enjoyment of all rights, including cultural rights. However, when the report considers Aboriginal children, it asserts that the paramount consideration is not the best interest of the child, but the narrower consideration of safety. This subtle shift denies Aboriginal children enjoyment of key rights that are extended to non-Aboriginal children, and falsely frames Aboriginal culture and communities as inherently unsafe for our children.
This report demonstrates that the Committee's logic is not only deeply flawed and poorly evidenced, but also fails to uphold Australia's obligations to Aboriginal children under the UNCRC, deliberately applying a narrower consideration to Aboriginal children that deprives them of key rights. AbSec specifically rejects the misrepresentation of our submission to support this flawed ideological position.
Judge for yourself
What the Committee claimed we said:
"Importantly, the Committee was advised that the safety of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children is paramount over cultural considerations".
What we said (emphasis added):
"Given the significant and enduring impact of adoption orders, and the significant risks they present to the rights, safety and wellbeing of Aboriginal children, AbSec and our communities have deep concerns regarding their use for Aboriginal children, particularly where administered by non-Aboriginal processes. Such processes, and the failure to appropriately consider the cultural rights of Indigenous children in child welfare practice continues to have a devastating effect on our children, families and communities. That is not to say that culture trumps other considerations of safety or relationships and attachment, but rather that it is our responsibility, as communities and governments, to uphold the best interests of Aboriginal children, which must be understood through a cultural lens. Orders that are unable to guarantee full enjoyment of these rights, and fail in our basic obligation to ensure that children and young people are safe and secure in those placements, cannot be considered to be in the best interests of Aboriginal children."
Adoption puts our kids at risk
Our key concern remains that forced adoptions will risk the safety of children by removing accountability and oversight mechanisms that exist in out-of-home care – key mechanisms that were strongly recommended by the recent Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse. It's particularly disturbing that governments seem to be in a rush to remove these oversight mechanisms by shortening timeframes and reducing judicial review processes.
We are extremely disturbed that governments continue to develop these policies without any specific provisions for Aboriginal children, who are 10 times more likely to be removed from their homes by child protection authorities right across Australia.
We know from past inquiries including Bringing Them Home and the Royal Commission into child sexual abuse that Aboriginal children are safer, happier and healthier when they have strong connections to their community and culture. These forced adoption reforms, much like forced child removal policies of the past, fail to respect or safeguard these connections.
Taking into account the failed policies of the past and the mostly ignored recommendations of Bringing Them Home, it is shocking that governments are pursuing adoption from out-of-home care despite the lack of evidence for its viability, appropriateness, and the long-term impacts on children.
View AbSec's submission to the national adoption inquiry
View the submission from SNAICC, the national peak body for Aboriginal children

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I would encourage everyone who has read this thorough, sensitive article to write to their U.S. senators and representatives about this growing problem.
Jeffrey R. Isabel
Via Internet
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Thank you for your cover story on battered women subjugated and trying to survive here on H-4 visas ("The Land of Blood and Money"). Hard to say they are "living" here under such conditions. Thank you for the powerful art on the front page.
I am always glad when we are confronted with the abuse we enable, allow, promote. Hopefully there will be change. Thanks again.
Dana Harvey
Nob Hill
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I am really offended by your front page "illustration" for the May 3 article on battered women of foreign workers -- mainly from India ("The Land of Blood and Money"). You used an inaccurate representation of an Indian passport by using and defacing a copy of the Canadian passport! You might as well use your American passport and do the same with it if you could not find an actual passport.
Bill Lee
Via Internet
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Thank you for an accurate and informative article on biking in the city ("Cracker Morons Who Maim," Matt Smith, May 10). I ride to work every day and, despite rigorously following the traffic rules, have near-death experiences two to three times a week. I know it's just a matter of time until I get doored. By the way, it's not "always a him." I find that women drivers are just as intolerant as men.
Thanks again for putting my feelings into words.
Rebecca Reis
Ounce of Prevention
I appreciated Peter Byrne's efforts to bring a balanced discussion to the emotion-choked issue of baby dumping in his May 3 article ("Baby With the Bath Water," Bay View). As images of infants stuffed in trash cans chill our hearts, and bills allowing mothers to anonymously abandon newborn babies at hospital emergency rooms move forward in the Legislature, I applaud efforts to address such acts of desperation with compassion. However, I'm also appalled that so much of our energy is spent responding to problems, rather than avoiding them. This policy misses a crucial point: Unwanted pregnancies can be prevented simply and easily with emergency contraception.
In California, there is one unplanned pregnancy every minute. While a handful of women are frightened and isolated enough to abandon a child in desperation, there are hundreds of thousands more who do not. Baby abandonment protocols, no matter how compassionate, are a shortsighted solution to the problem of unwanted pregnancy. It's not clear what this program will cost, but we know that contraception saves money. Every dollar spent for contraceptive services saves $3 in public funds that would have been needed to provide prenatal and newborn medical care alone. It appears that politicians would rather play hero in rare, dramatic cases, than pass legislation that could increase contraceptive access for thousands of women in the state.
What if a woman could simply take a pill a day or so after intercourse to avoid unwanted pregnancy? She can. Emergency contraception, or the "morning after" pill, is simple: A higher dose of contraceptive pills taken within 72 hours of unplanned intercourse gives a woman a second chance to avoid pregnancy. Emergency contraception reduces that chance by about 75 percent. It's an option when a regular form of contraception fails. It is safe, and it works best when it is taken as soon as possible after sex. That's a problem: When is the last time you got to see a doctor on a moment's notice?
Doctors can fix that problem: We can prescribe emergency contraception to patients BEFORE the fact, so they can be prepared at any time, when mistakes happen. Emergency contraceptive pills should be ready in the medicine cabinet of every woman in California who wants and needs them. Medical research has made progress in emergency contraception. Our studies show that emergency contraception does not cause women to abandon regular methods of birth control. We know that taking pills will not harm a fetus if a woman is already pregnant. We know this medication is safe. In prescribing practices, doctors can do better.
But what about women who don't have doctors? The mothers who abandon babies probably don't have ready access to a medical provider. Women without regular medical care and birth control methods need emergency contraception the most. Women who might hide a pregnancy or abandon an infant are the least empowered and most isolated among us. They may not be able to assert to a partner to use contraception, or they may be victims of forced sex. Ideally, these women would have doctors they trust. But the least we can offer is easy access to emergency contraception. We could make access to emergency contraception as easy as a trip to your local pharmacy. It's that easy in Washington.
In Washington state, a bill passed last year allowing pharmacists to give emergency contraception without a prescription, using physician-guided protocols. The program has been a success. In February 1999, Sen. DeDe Alpert introduced a similar bill in California, SB 404. It's been inactive in the Legislature for over a year. The legislators who are so willing to act to save a handful of abandoned babies should not forget over 500,000 women in the state who also struggle over an unplanned pregnancy every year. It's about time the California Legislature passed emergency contraception pharmacy access legislation, and Gov. Davis signed it.
Pamela Ling, M.D.
UC Berkeley School of Public Health
Our Apologies, John
Thanks from all of us here to Michael Scott Moore for getting it ("Facial Hair," Stage, May 10)! Also for the gratuitous Steve Winn slams -- we cut all ties there after the Fringe fiasco of last year. A true cretin. It's been a true privilege to work with Dan Carbone over the course of the last couple years and this piece was a particularly amazing process (as I'm sure you can well imagine).
One small item -- the photo accompanying the review was done not by Laurie Gallant (Exit's regular photographer), but by John Sowle. A small but irksome issue here on the home front. Again, many thanks.
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Is it possible to have students plot points on a number line as a quiz question?
Is it possible to have students plot points on a number line as a quiz question?
Hi MEGAN GOBLE...
There isn't any question type in the current Canvas interface that would let your students be able to plot points on a number line. I suppose what you could do (and I totally understand that this is not ideal because you want your students to use a number line) is to design your question as either a multiple choice or a multiple answer question with your number line as possible answers (say your number line was 0-5)...so you'd have a possible answer for each number, 0 through 5. Of course, assuming that you were only using whole numbers, this might work.
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c. 2
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Maybe in the body of your question you could have an image of what the line should look like and then have the corresponding answers as shown above. Again...not ideal by any means...but it might work as a last resort.
MEGAN, I've shared your question with the Teaching Math in Canvas group; maybe they've come up with something creative along these lines. And, if you're not already a member, you might want to click on the link to join that group to exchange tips and tricks with like-minded Canvas users.
MEGAN, was the Teaching Math in Canvas group able to help you out with this? And if not, would you like to submit a feature idea requesting this question type? If you decide to do so, please read How do I create a new feature idea? and How to write a good feature idea submission first. I know that Instructure is currently occupied with a massive quiz project (The specified item was not found.), and perhaps a plot-point question type, if submitted, could be incorporated.
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Basis of SLA's An SLA is an agreement on service availability, performance and responsiveness. In this paper, only the availability SLA part is addressed. When indicating SLA's however in this document, we are talking about the Minimum time a service or component needs to be available, or the maximum time allowed to be down. When […]
As Microsoft enabled the Radius option in the Azure Gateway VPN configuration, it now means you can enable MFA on your P2S connections! There is a caveat however. It only works if you have replicated your users from an Active Directory into Azure Active Directory. If you have cloud-only user, it doesn't work (yet..) I'll […]
The PowerBI Gateway can be used to connect on-premises database sources into PowerBI, Microsoft Flow, Logic Apps and PowerApps. The advantages are many, and if installed correctly it will work flawlessly. However, the default install of the connector is based on the gateway being able to connect directly to the internet. While it's the fastest […]
When you create a new forest or new domain, you use the Domain Admin credentials. Through the use of the "Administrator" account you can control each and every workstation and server. You can install Exchange, System Center products and much much more. But Microsoft is probably thinking twice now about the framework they have chosen wherein the Administrator is master of your infrastructure.
As the Administrator account is so powerful, it's a sweet spot for hackers, the target to get. And that's probably why many people rename the administrator account to Guest (and vice versa) or something else. Many others keep the Administrator name but change the password to a very long one including special characters, but even that seems futile, by the discovery of an advanced hacking technique called Pass The Hash.
In a previous post we looked at the ability of creating a Site-2-Site connection from Checkpoint to Azure using a Dynamic Gateway. In this post, we look at client-dialup (VPN) into the Azure network and establish routing between all the sites involved.
In this post, how to configure a Site2Site VPN connecting using a Checkpoint firewall.
[EDIT: The instructions below are for R77, which is a really old version. I'm currently writing the instructions for the R80.20 version, but it seems it's a bit harder to get the S2S tunnel up and stable.. certainly on my PPPOE internet connection… more updates soon!
But in case you still want to make this work, please check this hidden article with my notes.. that have not been validated yet! [/EDIT]
While http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn133795.aspx tells you how to create the Site2Site VPN, the firewall part only covers Juniper or Cisco appliances. As I do not own such a device, I got to work on the Checkpoint together with Syed Pasha.
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So all documentation on BHOLD informs you there are "out of the box" reports available.. none of the articles show which reports they are.. so here they are..
So there are numerous scripts out there for setting the UPN of a user to match the Windows Email Address.. you can even do that in a single command (Powershell).. but would it not be better to actually read the primary e-mail address from the ProxyAddresses? .. so the following script will help you with that: Read more
Microsoft released a new whitepaper this week that gives an insight in why you should protect your privileged accounts. One of the techniques described is the PassTheHash attack which is a sophisticated attack but fairly easy to execute. These attacks have been seen in the "field" and are being used today. If you work with […]
So as promised.. the install guide.. or at least some small tips as the installation is not that hard..
First of all, we are going to use a three server architecture. One server for the databases, one for the administration and monitoring and a group policy server.
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***1:00pm Eastern update: Cardin-Steele in a statistical dead heat…***
Here is a very telling campaign moment you won't read about in the New York Times. Yesterday, Democrat Rep. Ben Cardin, the Senate candidate in Maryland, tried to rally black politicians to his side after GOP challenger Michael Steele won huge endorsements from black Democrats in liberal Prince George's County.
Look at what happened via the Washington Times:
Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin yesterday tried to rally support among black Democrats in Prince George's County, while Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele campaigned with county Democratic leaders who broke ranks this week to endorse him.
Mr. Cardin appeared with Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson and about 30 other lawmakers in Hyattsville, aiming to keep a diminishing lead in the polls…
…But the rally turned sour later. State Sen. Nathaniel Exum, Prince George's Democrat, berated Mr. Cardin for excluding him and other local delegates from speaking or being mentioned.
"You do the same [stuff] over and over again, just ignore us," Mr. Exum yelled at Mr. Cardin after the rally, which was held in Mr. Exum's district. Mr. Cardin shrugged off the incident.
"You do the same [stuff] over and over again, just ignore us." That about sums up the last 40 years of the relationship between the Democrat Party and black voters, doesn't it?
Contrast that scene with the dynamic campaign event we attended yesterday in Annapolis, where Steele received full-throated endorsements from a diverse group of mostly registered Democrat pastors:
Steele has tapped into bubbling discontent among independent-thinking minority voters–a phenomenon ignored by MSM elites intent on smearing him as an Uncle Tom, sellout, or "lawn jockey" and pandering to the tired, old liberal establishment. Investor's Business Daily gets it:
Leading black Maryland Democrats, including a former NAACP head's son, endorse Republican Michael Steele for the U.S. Senate. That giant sucking sound you hear is the wind leaving the Democrats' sails.
If the GOP holds on to the Senate on Tuesday, it may be due to a November surprise that smashes the carefully crafted liberal media stereotype of the GOP as the party of David Duke — the victory of Michael Steele due to a black electorate finally refusing to be taken for granted.
There would be a delicious irony in this. The Democratic plan for taking control of the Senate depends in large part on knocking off incumbent George Allen in neighboring Virginia by exploiting his alleged use of the "n" word in college and the racial term "macaca" as examples of GOP insensitivity to minorities.
On Monday, former Prince George's County Executive Wayne Curry and five fellow black Democrats on the county council endorsed Steele while blasting their party over its lukewarm support for the Senate campaign of former NAACP chief Kweisi Mfume, who lost the primary to 10-term Rep. Ben Cardin.
Curry, who in 1994 became Prince George's County's first black executive, said Steele is a "good man with a good plan," adding, "We're not puppets. We're not gullible."
Trotting out Barack Obama, as Cardin will do today, is not going to allay their dissatisfaction.
Mary Katharine puts the question to Steele: Smackdown or beatdown?
Democrat Bob Casey thinks black voters are stupid, too.


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Lessons: Acts 15: 12-22a, Psalm 133, James 1: 1-12, St. Matthew 13: 54-58
Prayer of the Day:
Heavenly Father, shepherd of Your people, You raised up James the Just, brother of our Lord, to lead and guide Your Church. Grant that we may follow his example of prayer and reconciliation and be strengthened by the witness of his death; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.
Biography: St. James of Jerusalem (or "James the Just") is referred to by St. Paul as "the Lord's brother" (Galatians 1:19). Some modern theologians believe that James was a son of Joseph and Mary and, therefore, a biological brother of Jesus. But throughout most of the Church (historically, and even today), Paul's term "brother" is understood as "cousin" or "kinsman," and James is thought to be the son of a sister of Joseph or Mary who was widowed and had come to live with them. Along with other relatives of our Lord (except His mother), James did not believe in Jesus until after His resurrection (John 7:3-5; 1 Corinthians 15:7). After becoming a Christian, James was elevated to a position of leadership within the earliest Christian community. Especially following St. Peter's departure from Jerusalem, James was recognized as the bishop of the Church in that holy city (Acts 12:17; 15:12ff.). According to the historian Josephus, James was martyred in AD 62 by being stoned to death by the Sadducees. James authored the Epistle in the New Testament that bears his name. In it, he exhorts his readers to remain steadfast in the one true faith, even in the face of suffering and temptation, and to live by faith the life that is in Christ Jesus. Such a faith, he makes clear, is a busy and active thing, which never ceases to do good, to confess the Gospel by words and actions, and to stake its life, both now and forever, in the cross. (From The Treasury of Daily Prayer, Concordia Publishing House)
Reflection: James was quite important in the early history of the Church as indicated in the Scripture references cited above in James' bio. He was witness to the Resurrection. He believed. In his letter, James did not assert his family lineage but his vocation: "a servant (also translated as slave) of God and the Lord Jesus Christ"(chapter 1). James, the half-brother of Jesus, was His servant as all who are baptized. He knew that it was only by the "implanted Word", could a man and a woman be saved:
19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. 21 Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. (James 1)
James wrote of anger. We live in an age of anger, even extreme anger. He encourages us to be "slow to speak, slow to anger", as even our 'righteous anger' does not, "…produce the righteousness of God." So no matter how self-righteously I go on and on about this or that issue or cause, even issues and causes that are important, my words will not produce, create, and form in me the righteousness of God. Self-righteousness only produces "filthiness and rampant wickedness". There is only one Seed, the Seed of Abraham, died and risen who can stanch the flow of anger and produce the righteousness of God: As James wrote, the implanted Word can save your soul. He implants in us faith in the Lord who imparts the wisdom of forgiveness. Implanted into the womb of James' mother, Mary. James would have heard the narrative of the Annunciation by the archangel Gabriel to his Mother from his Mother! James' Lord is the Word made flesh, Jesus the Christ. The same Word implanted by the careful and faithful preaching and teaching of Christ for us and for our salvation, as St. James so preached and taught.
We sing of James, Christ's brother
Who at Jerusalem
Told how God loved the Gentiles
And, in Christ, welcomed them.
Rejoicing in salvation
May we too, by God's grace,
Extend Christ's invitation
To all the human race.
("By All Your Saints in Warfare",Lutheran Service Book, #518, stanza 27)


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The word is out: Adobe has just announced the Adobe Creative Suite Version 5.5, which includes new features and updates for people designing and/or creating for mobile devices of all kinds and for people working with video (among others).
The update affects these Apps (which all move to version 5.5):
• InDesign CS 5.5
• Dreamweaver CS 5.5
• Flash Pro CS 5.5
• Premiere Pro CS 5.5
• After Effects CS 5.5
Photoshop users, rest easy—-there are no enhancements or new features in this update for Photoshop whatsoever, so Photoshop will remain at CS5, though there is a free patch so it will be able to connect to mobile apps that may be released in the future but just so ya know—-it is NOT a 5.5-level upgrade like the other CS5 products are getting.
Also, the new suites will now include Acrobat 10 instead of 9.
Something I Never Thought We'd See, But I Love It!
I think perhaps nearly as big news is that Adobe is announcing a monthly Subscription Plan for both individual apps (like Photoshop CS5) and the various Creative Suites, so if you couldn't afford the upfront costs to buy a full blown version of Photoshop, or the Creative Suite, now you can rent it by the month. How cool is that!!!!
Better yet—subscribers automatically get their subscription upgraded when a new version of their product comes up (so if you start on Photoshop CS5, when Photoshop CS6 comes out, subscribers get the new version as soon as it's available).


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Chicago Fire 2, Columbus Crew SC 2 | 2019 MLS Match Recap
The Chicago Fire looked set to take all three points, but the Columbus Crew had other ideas.
A 90th minute equalizer from new acquisition Romario Williams, assisted by young Designated Player Luis Diaz, earned the Crew a 2-2 at SeatGeek Stadium against the Fire. Both players were making their debuts.
Djordje Mihailovic opened the scoring for the Fire on his return to the starting XI from the Gold Cup, a thumping volley into the bottom corner from the top of the 18. It was his third goal of the season.
Gyasi Zardes, also recently back from the Gold Cup, found himself on the scoresheet. Smart movement to outfox Bastian Schweinsteiger left the USMNT forward a first-time finish at the near post. CJ Sapong re-established the Fire's advantage in the second half until Williams leveled.
The Fire have now slipped six points below the playoff line and have just one win in their last 10 matches.
- 28' - CHI - Djordje Mihailovic | WATCH
- 47' - CLB - Gyasi Zardes | WATCH
- 63' - CHI - CJ Sapong | WATCH
- 90' - CLB - Romario Williams | WATCH
Three Things
- THE BIG PICTURE: Both teams trending in the wrong direction, the Fire and Crew will each have to settle for a point. Chicago, at home, will be the more disappointed of the two, especially after falling to FC Cincinnati at home on the weekend.
- MOMENT OF THE MATCH: Mihailovic's goal is one to watch on repeat. He doesn't half mind a volley, does he?
- MAN OF THE MATCH: Controlling the midfield, Dax McCarty was up to his usual stellar play in the center of the park.
Up Next
- CHI: Saturday, July 20 at Philadelphia Union (7:30 pm ET | MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US and on DAZN in Canada)
- CLB: Saturday, July 20 vs Montreal Impact (7:30 pm ET | TVAS in Canada, MLS LIVE on ESPN+ in US)


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Dstl's Facilities Management Services (FMS) is seeking a Project Manager to join our FMS portfolio team to contribute to the delivery of a number of infrastructure/built environment projects.
As a project manager you will be required to take on the project management for a number of projects within a defined programme of medium to high complexity works where the outputs contribute to the provision of a safe, secure, resilient and sustainable physical infrastructure, to enable Dstl to deliver it's science and technology, along with associated business services.
The role is accountable for the delivery of infrastructure civils/mech-elec related projects under the Facilities Management portfolio. Delivering identified outcomes and benefits. Responsibilities include;
• Capturing of requirements and associated business case development
• Progressing works through the project life cycle, ensuring that best practice and guidance and procedures are adhered to, continually ensuring business justification.
• The management of risks, assumptions, issues and decisions, escalating to the project executive/s and portfolio manager as required.
• Bringing together business representatives and stakeholders through project board arrangements, to understand requirements and impacts while ensuring they retain an understanding of progress
• Conducting handover and project closure activities including the End Project Report and Lessons Learned Report to confirm benefit realisation.
• Regular reporting of project progress, including forecasting to support portfolio level engagement and communications
• Liaise with and effectively communicate with key delivery stakeholders from finance, commercial and the wider business to develop relationships and support successful delivery.
You will ensure that the project operates within the agreed performance, quality, time and cost envelope and adheres to corporate processes and work closely with the Portfolio Manager who will oversee the generation of project goals and monitoring of project performance.
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• The ability to communicate clearly with a diverse range of people at all levels of seniority and experience, describing the measurable impact of the work;
• The skills to organise and prioritise their workload in order to deliver work to deadlines;
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On 15 Nov 2003, Faye Wong (王菲) performed live before 60 thousand fans at the Asia Superstar Anti-Piracy Rally Concert at Shanghai Stadium. Fifteen other stars participated in the event, sponsored by Sony Music, including Wang Lee Hom (王力宏), Jolin Tsai (蔡依林), and Jay Chou (周杰倫). In this video, Faye sings "To Love" (將愛) and "I'm Willing" (我愿意).
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Email is still a very popular and effective way of marketing. If your emails are used in the right way and if they address your customers directly, they have high potential for your businesses' marketing. By automating a few processes in your company, you cannot just support your workflows, but also the dialogue between you and your customers is getting better. Go find out, which opportunities email marketing automation holds ready for you and how to enthuse your clients with trigger campaigns.
Email marketing automation means the automatic transfer of emails, triggered by an individual action of your customer. The mails reach your clients in the moment they interact with your company. This leads to the fact that the probability for the customer to open and read your newsletter is very high. By automating your campaigns your newsletters are more targeted, which will increase the relationship between you and your customer.
Email marketing automatin as a booster for customer relations
We are talking of email automation when newsletters are transferred automatically right after a customer's action – a so-called trigger. Therefore, you only have to create your campaigns once. Up-following mails are transferred automatically, which ensures you to send the right mail to the right recipient at the right time. This in turn increases opening and click rates as well as the purchase probability. By using automation, you offer a holistic experience with your brand.
A trigger can be the signup to your newsletter, the login to your web shop or a purchase. To speak to your customer directly you have to gain sufficient data. Only by knowing the specific needs and interests of your clients, you are able to provide them with appropriate content.
Examples for email marketing automation
#1: service mails
This is a type of automatic generated mails everyone knows: right after you made a purchase you receive a confirmation email. In addition, mails confirming an order, an account or the transfer of products are so-called service mails. These emails record high opening rates and because of that they are often used for cross and upselling.
#2: welcome mails
Welcome mails are a probate way to strengthen the bond to your customer. By directly giving him feedback to his interaction with your company, you make a good impress. A welcome mails often is the first email you send to your client and so it builds the basis for your whole relationship. By sending discount codes to your recipient, he will know that he is right in his interest for your business.
#3: anniversary campaign
Jubilees are famous for giving discounts or special offers to your clients. The fact that there is a fixed event leads to higher opening rates. Attracting attention in your recipient's inbox will lead to higher reading and click rates of your anniversary campaign.
#4: reactivation campaign
One of the most important application areas of email automation is the reactivation of inactive customers. You can send reminders to your recipients that do not interact with your newsletters at all and you may activate them again. With reactivation campaigns, you can offer your inactive clients special discounts and remind them why they signed up to your newsletter once. Reactivation is very important for companies because it is more cost-effective and successful to regain clients than to gain new ones.
Rules for email marketing automation
There are a few rules to follow if you want to transfer trigger mails.
#1: client's behavior
The way your customers behaved regarding former mails is important for the automatic email transfer. Clicking behavior, reading time and similar factors have an impact on design as well as form of the following mail campaigns.
#2: customer contact
Targeted client approach is important regarding the fact that you differ in addressing new clients and existing customers.
The more information you gain in the application form to your newsletter the more personalized the content of your mailings can be. The more data you have the more dynamic content you can produce for your clients. It makes sense to organize your subscribers in groups to send the same content to different client groups in different ways.
#3: mobile optimization
Important for creating trigger campaigns is to optimize the newsletters for mobile devices, so that customers have the chance to read your content on their smartphone or tablet.
#4: data security
Privacy is a big thing in automatic email transfer. In Europe there is a regulation called GDPR, which says that it is only allowed to send mails to customers who verified that by the so-called double-opt-in process. It is also important to let your recipients know, which of their data you use for which purpose. You should also offer the opportunity to your clients to sign out of your trigger mails.
Advantages of email automation at a glance
- makes processes like transfer and analysis of campaigns more easy
- increases opening and click rates
- strengthens the relationship to your customer
- reduces mistakes in the transferring process of newsletters
- reactivates inactive customers
- addresses your clients directly
There are various advantages in using email marketing automation. Contact our mailworx service crew to use the potential and increase the success of your campaigns.


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Hello Everyone,
Just a quick note to you this morning to let you know that 3.0 members do not require a club rating of 3.0 in order to play in our 3.0 events. Our 3.0 members may simply continue to self rate themselves as 3.0.
However, if you are a strong 3.0 player and would like to move to 3.5, you will need to get a club rating of 3.5. So, to initiate your request for a 3.5 club rating clinic, please contact me directly with your request and I will add you to the list. Use firstname.lastname@example.com
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Its very personal
Religions, philosophies and beliefs must be defended, because they are based on ideas within the mind or the experiences of others. They are past tense experiences within the mind and memory and have no relevance in the now. They are supports for the ego only. They make believers feel good.
If your experiences within consciousness are based in the ideas or experiences of the past, they are irrelevant concerning the now. Awareness is in the now only and it may or may not look and feel like the experiences of others.
What is important is that you realize the truth for yourself within your awareness and do not allow it to be colored by beliefs and experiences trapped in the mind? Your awareness is personal and unique always. It is very important in your growth into awareness that you accept the truth that YOU do know who and what you are in consciousness without the approval of anyone.
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This is just one of the reasons I love MN in the fall! The colors were so beautiful this weekend. Here are a few of my niece in the gorgeous fall colors.
Beautiful Fall Colors!
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We brought you reports about the birth of Beyonce Twins' earlier today, now TMZ is reporting that the star singer is still in the hospital due to a "minor issue".
According to the media house, this news was revealed to them by a source close to the family who claimed that the twins were born on Monday in a Los Angeles hospital. The source added that the doctors discovered the 'minor issue' after birth and do not feel comfortable releasing this babies now.
The nature of the alleged 'minor issue' is yet to be made public. However, the source added that the mother is doing fine.
This news comes hours after sources revealed to US Magazine yesterday that the Knowles-Carter has grown by two, confirming speculations by fans days ago after they spotted Jay Z and Blue Ivy at an LA hospital.
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Maggie's pawsability thought for the day:
Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love.
Carrot anyone? That's what bunnies do, share. Maggie's friend on Twitter called @tattlecat shared with us this portrait of Maggie in a pink bunny suit. Tickled PINK! Favorite color! And just in time for Easter. I told Maggie it's true, everybody needs some pink bunny. Maggie, kindness is the vehicle that will get you places you want to go. Tattlecat's kindness was a full bunny hop right into our hearts. Tattlecat also sent Maggie a beautiful PINK Easter bonnet. Just in time for the Easter weekend for her to dress up all pretty. We appreciate. WOOF WOOF Fashionista Maggie gets to be all girly since her hairs were trimmed yesterday and her mani/pedi complete. Sheww. She's got the girly action in place this…
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Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Volodymyr Rybak invited leaders of the factions of the parliament to his office for a meeting.
According to an UNIAN correspondent, it took place after voting for appointment of Oleksandr Kopylenko for the post of member of the Central electoral commission.
At the same time a part of opposition lawmakers stay near the rostrum of the parliament.
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Saturday, 21 December 2013
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It matches that key fob of yours...
weighs about the same, too, probably!!
Oh, forgot to give you the Fenbow Nutmeg Clove Pink seeds yesterday...ReplyDelete
you can't do anything with them 'till you un-Antipode... so they are here in a little brown seed envelope.
What a little beauty. Love theReplyDelete
way the blue forms a ring around
his neck. You make your own
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Sheila: no, I don't make the croissants from scratch. Croissants aux amandes in the boulangerie are made using yesterday's croissants filled with almond paste and refreshed in the oven. I do the same thing by buying cheap supermarket croissants. I make the syrup and the almond paste from scratch though. It's very easy.
Just catching up on blogs to wish you a belated happy birthday!ReplyDelete
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So, to really appreciate this trip, and my pop, you need to take a look into the Command Vehicle. No, it's not a Hummer or some all-terrain Jeep vehicle…it's a Toyota Sequoia. I have grown up with our cars being referred to in some fashion or other to being a Command Vehicle. I can only guess the reason for that is because my pop was a police officer for 34 years. NOTE: The Command Vehicle is sometimes called the Emergency Vehicle if we are in traffic and he wants to get around the other cars, this declaration is always proceeded with him making siren sounds.
This SUV has carried us over 3,500 miles through some of the prettiest country I have ever seen in my life. So, it is with great pleasure that I introduce you to the Command Vehicle and all the items that make it a C.V.
The most important asset of the Command Vehicle. This cross hangs from the rearview mirror.


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Edinburgh Trumpet Lessons
We teach trumpet lessons, cornet and flugelhorn at the Morningside School of Music as well as covering many different approaches to learning these popular instruments. For those who want to take a slightly more relaxed approach, we can be very specific to our student's needs and the styles to accommodate what they would like to learn on the trumpet.
Our teacher will offer to play with you in lessons to demonstrate the instructions given, and to make it easier for you to understand them as well as the instrument.
The lessons offer a good variety with a focus on developing technique and sound, as well as playing a range of repertoire ranging from Classical, Jazz and popular to playing along with CDs of music such as Lord of the Rings; and preparing for exams should you wish to take them. For more advanced players, there is also the possibility to be involved with a local brass band that our teacher conducts so that the students can grow further. He is also happy to accompany you on the piano, which provides a vital part of a musician's development – playing alongside others.
Children's Trumpet Lessons
The trumpet is a physically demanding instrument and therefore we suggest a starting age of 9 or 10. Nevertheless, it is a very popular instrument and many children want to learn how to play it. Our trumpet lessons are taught by a professional who regularly performs around Scotland. We also have many links
to music stores and websites to ensure parents get the best deal when purchasing instruments. Book a trial lesson now by calling 0131 447 1117. We have trumpets available that our clients can use to begin lessons.
Adult Trumpet Lessons
Our trumpet teacher has years of experience working with children and adults including complete beginners as well as more advanced students. We advise that anyone interested in trying it out should come along for a trial lesson. We will supply you with a trumpet during your first lesson. The tuition is fun and exciting so, progress is usually made very quickly.
Trumpet Lessons for Teenagers
We have a firm understanding of the National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher school music exams. Our knowledge of school exams and advice about how best to practice can help your teenager achieve the grades they desire. We not only focus on the practical side during lessons, but we work through SQA
music theory past papers also.
For more info, please call us on 0131 447 1117 and speak to one of our music teachers who will be happy to help.
* Please note that for hygiene purposes, we are unable to supply trumpets beyond a trial lesson. However, you can hire a trumpet from various shops and websites, and our teacher can offer advice on where to purchase an instrument.


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Paulson & Co., the U.S. hedge fund run by John Paulson, cut its stake in the SPDR Gold Trust in the fourth quarter, according to a government filing.
As of Dec. 31, Paulson held 17.3 million shares in the exchange-traded product backed by the precious metal, compared with 20.3 million shares at the end of the third quarter, a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filing showed Tuesday.
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Weibo Corp. (WB), a leading social media in China, said it delivered strong user performance in the second quarter of 2019. Average daily active users were 211 million in June 2019, a net addition of approximately 21 million users year-over-year. Monthly active users were 486 million in June 2019, a net addition of approximately 55 million users year-over-year.
For the second-quarter, non-GAAP net income attributable to Weibo was $156.4 million, and non-GAAP net income per share was $0.68, both flat year-over-year. On average, ten analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected the company to report profit per share of $0.59, for the quarter. Analysts' estimates typically exclude special items.
Second-quarter net revenues increased 1% year-over-year to $431.8 million, an increase of 7% on a constant currency basis. Analysts expected revenue of $429.25 million for the quarter. Advertising and marketing revenues were $370.7 million, flat with prior year.
For the third quarter of 2019, Weibo estimates its net revenues to increase 6% year-over-year to 9% year over year on a constant currency basis.
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These new Run The Jewels-inspired kicks may have fans running up on Killer Mike and El-P saying "run the shoes."
Run The Jewels always shows love to artists by reposting their fan art, but these new RTJ kicks are on another level. Killer Mike posted the shoes on his Instagram page, evoking both pleasure and envy from fans.
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@thebrotherscrisp Did the Kicks #KillaKill shot the Flix and will be rocking the Kix. The Craftsman behind these Shoes is Josh Westbrook, he learned the craft of shoemaking and even teaches kids this noble trade for free!!!!! I support Small and local and I hope by turning Y'all on to #TheBrothersCrisp Y'all get as much joy outta their Footwear as I have from other models (hint: they smash with Polo) & will from these. Until I see Y'all Josh stay up my friend and love and Respect. #HeMadeEmForMeAndEL #WeTheNewScoobNScrapLove #EPMDByTheFeet
The shoes were designed by Hartford, Conn. custom shoemakers The Brothers Crisp. The silhouette honors the classic Air Jordan 1 mold with the RTJ hand gesture taking the place of the "swoosh." The OG Air Jordan logo is also freaked with a microphone in place of a basketball and the RTJ nicknames "Jamie" and "Mikey" hovering above.
While Mike just posted his picture this week, The Brothers Crisp had been posting sneak peeks for months.
Are the for sale? Of course not, these are exclusively for RTJ. But hey, they have surprised us before. Don't rule out a limited run in the future.
The Brothers Crisp do take orders for your customization needs, hit them up here.
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In a globalised environment where developments in information and communication technologies continue apace innovation must remain at the heart of all government policies.
Governments exert a strong influence on the innovation process through the financing and steering of public organisations that are directly involved in knowledge generation and diffusion, and through the provision of financial and regulatory incentives to all actors in the innovation space.
The South African government has recognised the ever-changing global environment and has shifted gear to ensure the country is not left behind. Strategic plans such as the Nine-Point Plan launched in 2015 as part of the implementation of the National Development Plan (Vision 2030) to reignite growth and create jobs, take into consideration the changes needed for increased growth. The Nine-Point Plan focuses on areas such as energy, tourism, agriculture, industrialisation and transportation.
The National Development Plan acknowledges science, technology and innovation (STI) as fundamental in changing people's lives for the better. It is therefore unsurprising that STI is a significant contributor to all areas in government's Nine-Point Plan, demonstrating the importance of STI to socio-economic growth. Initiatives of the department of science and technology (DST) have been leveraged by other departments that lead elements of the Nine-Point Plan to advance their own objectives in areas such as growing the oceans economy, ensuring a higher impact Industrial Policy Action Plan (IPAP), unlocking the potential of small and medium enterprises, developing innovative alternatives in the provision of water and sanitation, and advancing minerals beneficiation.
At the DST, we have sharpened the focus on how our work can contribute to the reduction of inequality, poverty and unemployment. We have identified a few areas in which we can support the Nine-Point Plan, including agriculture, the beneficiation of minerals, energy and boosting small and medium enterprises.
Agriculture is being revitalised by STI. We are using space-based technologies and information and communication technologies (ICTs) for what we call smart agriculture. Space-based technologies are employed to obtain information relevant to farmers' planning. For example, knowing about weather patterns in advance can assist farmers in identifying and optimising irrigation frequency to increase crop yields. Early warnings of fire hazards and disease outbreaks are other examples.
ICTs allow farmers in far-flung areas receive this crucial information in good time via their cellphones, so that they can take early action to avoid crop failure.
South Africa is increasingly exposed to the dire effects of climate change in our water-scarce region. We are engaging in research to develop drought resistant crops to help avoid food insecurity in the future.
Industry also needs input from STI. In recent times South Africa has experienced a decline in industrial activity, with manufacturing being especially affected. IPAP lists a number of challenges facing the manufacturing sector, and the DST supports several of these areas through mineral beneficiation initiatives.
The platinum group metals of which the country has high reserves, are one of the minerals being beneficiated. These metals are used for hydrogen fuel cell technology, which the DST hopes will boost the country's manufacturing capacity and competitiveness. The Hydrogen South Africa (HySA) initiative was launched in 2008 and the country is now seeing its benefits — from renewable energy to power schools in rural Cofimvaba, to partnerships with global mining companies like Impala Platinum. The latter's stationary fuel cell applications and hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklift illustrate how STI investments are paying off.
Going forward, through both public and private partnerships, the DST is looking to deploy more fuel cell units in public infrastructure like schools and clinics, as well as in sectors such as mining, particularly in the underground environment to mitigate against diesel particulate emissions. This will be part of the target of deploying 25 hydrogen fuel cell units incorporating HySA technology by the 2019/20 financial year.
Even more impressive is the fact that South Africa's first indigenous fuel cell company, HyPlat (a spin-off company from HySA), has gained significant and rapid entry into the global billion-dollar fuel cell market. HyPlat successfully launched its products in Germany last year, showing that, through sustained commitment, South Africa can deliver world-class technology that is globally competitive. As a country we can be proud of these achievements.
It bodes well for the future when one considers current research initiatives that also fall under the Nine-Point Plan. Projects like the titanium metal powder production project will, if successful, complete the local beneficiation value chain for a globally strategic metal, resulting in a new industry with substantial value addition. Titanium power is widely used in industries such as aerospace, medical applications, transport and chemical processing where high-performance, lightweight parts are essential. Titanium powder (a precursor to titanium alloy) has become even more important because of its use in additive manufacturing (3D printing) — a cost-effective manufacturing process for complex or customised components, which continues to grow rapidly.
The DST is also funding the research and technology development of the next generation of additive manufacturing machines, the Aeroswift, developed jointly by the CSIR's National Laser Centre and the Aerosud Innovation and Training Centre. The term "next generation" refers to a substantial increase in printing speed (between five and 10 times faster), and to the almost five-fold increase in the size of parts that can be printed in the machine. The first flight component was printed in December 2016, and the aim is to build the first production aircraft components in 2018. In parallel, the industrialisation of the production of the Aeroswift machines is also under way. The substantial improvement in printing capability and build speed will open up new areas and types of component that can be produced in South Africa, resulting in competitiveness enhancement and new industry creation.
Supporting the Nine-Point Plan's energy commitments, the DST recently launched the first South African Bioenergy Atlas. The atlas plots the country's biomass resources to assist in the exploitation of this renewable energy option. It is expected that public-private partnerships will use the information to create jobs while ensuring energy security.
As far as scaling up IPAP is concerned, the department has a Technology Localisation Programme, which provides technological assistance to firms (large and small). This is intended to increase their capability and competitiveness, enabling them to secure contracts from state-owned companies (SOEs) like Eskom, or from multinational corporations working on contract for SOEs, for example, General Electric.
In addition to the focused technology assistance to firms which may be able to enter the SOE procurement process, the DST is also funding a broad-based technology support programme called the Technology Stations Programme. This helps SMEs to mature their technologies, prototypes or innovations, facilitating market penetration and increased turnover.
The cross-cutting STI activities that have been mentioned here are essential for building the industries of tomorrow, as well as the required human capital and skills, which are expected to change drastically as the next industrial revolution materialises.
Increased investment in STI is therefore essential for South Africa's current and future economic growth, which is the bedrock for alleviation poverty, unemployment and inequality.


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Grand opening of Chip NYC Ditmars this Thursday
Hey Chipsters! This Thursday is the grand opening of Chip NYC's Ditmars location, which means double the fun for Astoria.
Starting at 5pm, you can stop by Chip's new location at 22-04 33rd Street and pick up a box of their delicious cookies.
Our foodies team reviewed Chip back in July and it was love at first bite. You can read the full review here.
The grand opening menu will feature classic Chip cookies you've come to love such as chocolate chip, funfetti, s'mores, and peanut butter chocolate, as well as their famous rainbow cookie.
The rainbow cookie will be exclusive to the Ditmar's location on Thursday and trust us when we say you won't want to miss out on this one:
So kick off your weekend early at the new Ditmars location with a batch of these oh so delightful cookies that are absolutely worth getting your hand caught in the cookie jar.


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TIRANA, March 15 - The World Bank has approved a new $100 million soft loan to support Albania's financial sector by reducing vulnerabilities related to the high level of non-performing loans preventing credit growth and strengthen supervision on bank and non-bank financial institutions.
The new operation builds on the work and results of previous World Bank policy-based lending operations that have supported a wide range of reforms to restore the country's macro-financial stability, rekindle economic growth, improve management of public finances, and reform pension and energy sectors, the Washington-based lender said in a statement.
"The reforms supported by this operation aim at addressing the current vulnerabilities of the financial sector and enhancing its resilience. These reforms will enable the right environment for banks and nonbank financial institutions to expand credit to the private sector, which in turn will boost economic growth," said Ellen Goldstein, the World Bank country director for the Western Balkans.
The financial sector development policy loan is a fixed spread IBRD loan with an eight-year grace period and repayment of 31 years.
The new loan comes after the World Bank recently provided $70 million to further enhance Albania's competitiveness and improve the business climate which although slightly improving in the past few years still lag behind other EU aspirant regional countries.
In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the World Bank expects the Albanian economy to have grown by 3.2 percent in 2016 and pick up to 3.5 percent in 2017 and 2018, in forecasts which are slightly lower compared to the government's more optimistic expectations.
Since joining the World Bank in 1991 soon after the collapse of the country's communist regime, the World Bank has supported a total of 90 projects comprising around US$2.56 billion in credits and grants. The active portfolio has ten investment lending projects under implementation with a total net commitment of US$615 million.


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PRESS RELEASE: VoltDelta, a NetNet Communication Technologies company, announced that Rx Outreach, the nation's largest nonprofit, fully-licensed, mail order pharmacy and patient assistance program has deployed its cloud contact center solution to improve their customers' experience across multiple channels of communication. Rx Outreach provides both branded and generic medications to those in need, and assists in creating healthy communities by reducing the cost of prescription medications.
VoltDelta provides Rx Outreach with an exceptionally reliable cloud contact center communication infrastructure along with effective Interactive Voice Response (IVR) that delivers significant cost savings. Additionally, Rx Outreach managers and staff now achieve additional customer care insight with call plus agent screen recording, which cost effectively captures every agent and IVR interaction.
VoltDelta was selected for their unique combination of technology, expertise, and proven ability to reliably scale for any call volume. For example, VoltDelta delivered IVR prompts and dialogs that dynamically shift based upon contextual knowledge of each customer such as whether they recently placed an order, are up for re-enrollment, or other activity. Rx Outreach will soon deploy VoltDelta's WhisperTel technology to reduce the need for agents to ask callers to repeat information by delivering a brief recording of what a customer is seeking to the agent just prior to transfer from the IVR.
"Rx Outreach needed a communications infrastructure that would allow us to more effectively reach and respond to a population of clients that deserves but sometimes feel that they do not get exceptional customer care" said Jeff Clark, Chief Information Officer Rx Outreach. "We selected VoltDelta's cloud contact center solution to help us deliver outstanding service to our patients and partners. The deep expertise of their personnel supported us from inception to deployment with creative solutions that integrated well with our systems and helped us realize significant cost savings."
VoltDelta's IVR solution has led to increased voice self-service automation of between 32% and 36% of calls every month within an environment that adheres to HIPAA and PCI security requirements for safe handling of personal information and credit cards when processing prescription orders.
Rx Outreach also takes advantage of VoltDelta's outbound calling application for prescription refill reminders, or to notify when an order has shipped. This reduces inbound calls and has contributed to an increase in prescription fulfillment. VoltDelta's Content Management allows Rx Outreach to self-modify IVR prompts and dialogs so that they can quickly adapt to customer inquiries.
"The use of our own technology for core ACD and call recording means that we can provide creative customer care solutions at rather unique price points within a cloud-based service," said Terry Saeger, Vice President and General Manager of VoltDelta. "This enables VoltDelta to support Rx Outreach's goal of delivering exceptional customer care within the framework of a non-profit organization." – See more at: http://www.voltdelta.com/about-us/news-events/press-releases/257-rx-outreach-provides-affordable-access-to-critical-medicine-for-people-with-voltdelta-s-cloud-contact-center#sthash.g4ZBb1uB.dpuf


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Official Premier League Football 18/19 - Nike Merlin
It's back. The legendary Merlin name returns to the official Premier League ball primed for the 2018/19 season, bringing a host of innovations and that all important aerodynamic round-ness that gives the goalkeepers union sleepless nights. This is the Nike Premer League Merlin football.
The big talking point here is that this is a ball made up of just four panels. Why should you care? Less panels means less stitching. Less stitching means less hard spots, more sweet spots, more clean striking opportunities. Also, for the first time, Nike has given the Merlin an All Conditions Control (ACC) technology coating to provide optimal touch and control in all weather and pitch conditions. So yes, this is a ball that can do it on a wet Tuesday night in Stoke.
Well, apart from Stoke not being in the Premier League this season. But you get our point.
Looks-wise, Mitre have really gone the extra mile with the FA Cup edition of the Delta Max, which isn't something we've always been able to say about other brands in the past. This year's ball has been decked out in a ribbon-based design, with red and silver elements streaming out from FA Cup graphics and the iconic Mitre arrows. It's a sterling effort from the traditional British ball maker – clearly they're determined to make the most of their new three-year partnership with the FA.
The official Mitre Delta Max FA Cup Ball will make its debut in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup this weekend, and is available to buy now at prodirectsoccer.com