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Brazilian authorities are investigating an American missionary for allegedly encroaching on the territory of the Hi-Merimã, an isolated tribe not exposed to modern pathogens.
Brazil's Indigenous Affairs Department (FUNAI), the government agency responsible for protecting the interests of indigenous peoples residing in the country's Amazonian region, said Steve Campbell, a missionary with the Greene Baptist Church in Maine, entered the tribal territory last month.
Doing so could expose the isolated tribe – one of several dozen in Brazil that have had virtually no contact with the outside world – to diseases new to them that could possibly kill them, FUNAI said.
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"It's a case of rights violation and exposure to risk of death to isolated indigenous population," a FUNAI spokesman told Reuters. "Even if direct contact has not occurred, the probability of transmission of diseases to the isolated is high."
The website of Greene Baptist Church lists Campbell and his wife, Robin, as missionaries, according to Newsweek.
The Brazilian newspaper Folha de São Paulo reported that Campbell said he entered the area by mistake, Reuters said. He has been living among the Jamamadi tribe for years, but without authorization for that either, FUNAI told Reuters.
The indigenous rights group Survival International advocates for tribes' right to solitude, and warns against the harm that could come of forcing contact.
"Fundamentalist Christian Americans must be stopped from this primitive urge to contact previously uncontacted tribes," Survival International director Stephen Corry told Newsweek. "It may lead to the martyrdom they seek, but always ends up killing tribespeople."


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Readers React: Manzanar's brutal isolation conveys the cruelty of Japanese internment
To the editor: As I read David L. Ulin's piece about his recent visit to Manzanar in the Owens Valley, I could not help but wonder if we had visited the same place. My teenage daughters and I did not need a fully recreated camp to understand the injustice done to Japanese Americans there during World War II.
Row upon row of internee barracks' foundations serve as a stark reminder of the xenophobia that laid them. Fully reconstructed buildings are not required; a little imagination is.
Walking around Manzanar reinforces its isolation — there is almost nothing in sight but mountains and desert scrub — and the brutality of its climate. And the wind — the unceasing wind.
It does not take a particularly creative mind to imagine the inhumanity of the camp. Manzanar's minimalism forces the visitor to do just that.
David Eaton, Rancho Palos Verdes
To the editor: Apparently, Ulin prefers history visualized in brick and mortar as a kind of Disneyland of "shame." As for Manzanar, Ulin did not describe the fine interpretive exhibitions or historical movie.
I have attended both with friends who lost family members in Europe during the Holocaust. Their reactions were profound and personal. While they did not describe Manzanar as a "concentration camp," it clearly represents the first step toward that unthinkable evil.
As an archaeologist and former member of the National Park System Advisory Board's National Landmarks Committee, I was privileged to participate in the review process for Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming and the Central Utah Relocation Center, where together nearly 19,000 Japanese Americans were interred.
The human experience of these sites, and of Manzanar, is presented within each desolate, windswept landscape. A poem written by a Heart Mountain internee was read during the National Landmark status presentation for that site. It speaks louder than any reconstructed building:
"Snow upon the rooftop/ Snow upon the coal/ Winter in Wyoming/ Winter in my soul."
Jo Anne Van Tilburg, Los Angeles
The writer is an associate researcher at the UCLA Cotsen Institute of Archaeology.
To the editor: President Franklin D. Roosevelt acted not out of xenophobia toward Japanese Americans, but rather his intent to protect citizens after a horrendous act of war perpetrated by the Empire of Japan.
It is fairly easy, 73 years after the resolution of the conflict, to Monday-morning quarterback his actions, but I don't remember many who thought his response to keep us safe was worthy of shame.
Having lost a number of family members in that colossal conflict, I have felt a tremendous number of emotions, but shame is not one of them.
William David Stone, Beverly Hills
To the editor: During a family vacation more than 40 years ago, my father pulled our car to the side of the road along that deserted stretch of highway bordering Manzanar. I don't believe there was much at all to see, but my father knew what was there.
As we stood looking toward the remains of the camp, he told me a childhood story about his Japanese neighbors and a young friend who suddenly had to leave. He guessed that the family ended up in Manzanar and described what the camp was.
My father didn't have to say anything about how terrible this was; I understood it in his voice and in the story that stayed with him for decades. The memory of him on the road next to Manzanar stays with me still.
Jeff Francisco, Riverside
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Hawk And Dove Vol. 1 : First Strikes (The New 52)
Gates, Sterling
As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52, Hank Hall is not happy. He's not happy to have Dawn Granger as a new partner in his war on crime. He's not happy that she's dating the ghostly Super Hero, Deadman. He's not happy to learn that someone is trying to plunge the United States into a new civil war! Now it's up to Hawk and Dove to root out the forces behind this conflict and stop them before they turn the U.S. into a wasteland!And who is the monster lurking in the shadows, watching Hawk and Dove from afar? Find out in this new series from Sterling Gates (FLASHPOINT- KID FLASH LOST) and artist Rob Liefeld (X-Force, Youngblood)!
This volume collects issues 1-7 of Hawk and Dove, part of the DC Comics - The New 52 event.
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These are some of the genereic questions regarding the coronavirus outbreak in Indonesia.
The first coronovirus case in Indonesia was recored on March 2nd 2020.
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Most people assume homeowners insurance premiums are calculated solely on the basis of the home's value. What most don't know is that coverage options, past claims, and the location of the house also factor in to the premium cost.
Homeowners who see a rise in their insurance bill may assume that their home's value had been recalculated, increasing their premium. Essentially, all insurers are calculating your premiums with the same individual factors, it's just a matter of how each insurer rates those factors. Here are some of the biggest factors that will cause your premiums to go through the roof and what possible solutions are.
Attractive Nuisances
What insurers consider attractive nuisances often aren't viewed as nuisances by anyone other than an insurance company. Pools and trampolines are two of the largest attractive nuisances that will make your premiums attractive nuisances. The reason is largely due to children who suffer great injuries, as children are obviously enticed by them and thus more susceptible to harm. These are also things anyone could easily be injured on if not careful as they both promote activities that can easily lead to serious injuries or worse, drowning, if safety precautions aren't taken.
Trampolines are responsible for hundreds of thousands of hospital visits annually. For trampolines, you may be required to pad the springs and put it away from trees or structures In addition to putting a fence on it. There are a handful of insurers who won't insure someone with a pool or trampoline. Insurers know what liability issues you present, and thus will ask for the fence, higher premiums, and also limit their liability.
Exotic Pets and Dogs
There are some who enjoy having very unusual pets such as apes, tigers, and big cats. Other 'exotic' pets include spiders, like Tarantulas, and certain iguanas and lizards. Sometimes homeowners with a 'risky' dog breed will even find exclusions in their policy, stating they'll refuse to pay for any claims due to your dog. Your policy will probably have insufficient liability limits since the insurer will usually decide on the limit they'll extend to you, and considering the fact that such pets could cause great harm to any guests, you're going to want to fill any coverage gaps. Look into umbrella insurance for the extra liability. You can try to find special pet policy specifically for exotic animals that offers the liability you need.
Heating Fires
The two most common causes of residential fires are cooking and heating. A standard homeowners insurance policy will cover fire; that is, until you increase the risk by putting in a woodstove, failing to properly maintain an existing fireplace or if you put in new fireplaces. They expect you to handle upkeep maintenance, and if you don't you could be looking at a denied claim should something happen. Maintaining your fireplace, such as having it and your chimney cleaned and inspected regularly, is considered routine home maintenance, which isn't covered by homeowners insurance. If you fail to maintain it, the insurer will deny your claim and probably cancel your policy. Additionally, failing to fix any problems constitutes as neglect, which insurers won't pay for either.


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Published On: January 20, 2019 11:30 AM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Samakhusi English Boarding School (SEB), the departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club and Thaha Municipality of Makawanpur have started the 14th Red Bull Dhorpatan Suzuki Women's Double League Volleyball Championship with wins in Kathmandu on Saturday.
At the Dhorpatan Club's Sports Ground at New Buspark, SEB defeated Thaha Municipality in the first game on straight sets of 3-0. SEB won the game 25-17, 25-11, 25-15 not giving the opponent any chance to make a comeback in the match.
In the other game played on the same day, Army saw off Shree Gaun Sports Development Committee of Dang on straight sets of 3-0. To win the match convincingly, Army beat Shree Gaun 25-18, 25-8, 25-16.
In the third game played on the day, Thaha Municipality defeated the host Dhorpatan Club on straight sets of 3-0 making amends to its loss in the first match. It won the sets 25-16, 25-12, 27-25.
The tournament, which will run till February 2, was inaugurated by the National Sports Council (NSC) Vice-President Pitambar Timilsina.
The tournament is being played in double league format and four matches will be played on Sunday.
Shree Gaun will face Thaha Municipality in the first match, while the second match sees Dhorpatan take on SEB. Army will play against Thaha Municipality in the third match, while the fourth match will be between Shree Gaun and Dhorpatan Club.
A total of eight teams including the departmental teams Army, Nepal Police Club, Armed Police Force (APF) Club, along with Western Regional Sports Development Committee of Pokhara, Chitwan Tigers, Shree Gaun, SEB, Thaha Municipality and the host Dhorpatan are taking part in the tournament.
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Teen Suicide Rates Down, Here's Why
The legalisation of gay marriage in the U.S. has been linked to fewer teenagers attempting to take their own lives. Suicide attempts among high school students dropped by 7 percent following the change in marriage laws, according to researchers from John Hopkins University, Harvard and Boston Children's Hospital.
The study, carried out across 17 years over 47 U.S states, saw the biggest drop among gay, lesbian and bisexual young people, with 14 percent less suicide attempts. It translates to roughly 134,000 fewer teens. As Forbes reports, it's halfway to the government's federal goal of reducing teen suicide by 10 percent in 2020. Suicide is the second leading cause of death among 15 to 24-year-olds, according to the U.S Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, with numbers rising significantly among LGBTQ people.
"I would hope that policymakers and the public would consider the potential health implications of laws and policies affecting LGBT rights," Julia Raifman, co-author of the research, said. "This study was really motivated by evidence that there are large disparities across domains of health that affect LGBT adolescents. I was interested in whether larger structural issues were potentially leading to those disparities."
"There are a number of potential mechanisms," explains Raifman. "Those include whether the policies themselves reduce perceived stigma among adolescents – and that may drive reductions in suicide attempts – but it is also possible that same-sex marriage policies drive social change among parents, teachers and peers of sexual minority adolescents. It is also possible that the campaigns around same-sex marriage policies are responsible for changing the experiences of LGB adolescents."
Read the complete study here.http://sambagblog.com/2017/02/21/teen-suicide-rates-down-heres-why/http://sambagblog.com/gallery/2017/02/teen-suicide.jpghttp://sambagblog.com/gallery/2017/02/teen-suicide-150x99.jpgGay Issues


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The triple-AiOS RPG has arrived with the Shadow Sun from Ossian Studio's. The Shadow Sun is a behemoth of a game that works incredibly well on mobile devices. The Shadow Sun has a huge world with great 3D graphics, this creates an experience that all RPG lovers will want to get lost in. The Shadow Sun has an immense world that is just waiting to be explored. This semi open world game has lots of areas to explore with lots of side quests and activities you can do. The Shadow Sun is a third person game with combat that is easy to master quickly. In the game you play as a custom character you create whether it is a mage, a rogue or a swordsman class. The gamer plays an escort venturing from the north to the city of Sharsouth of your homeland, once you arrive in the south the game goes from a simple escort mission to a complete mess in the city and you have to become the hero to save the land. The Shadow Sun proves that you can have these completely massive triple-A experiences on your mobile devices and for the price of $7.99 you are definitely getting your money's worth with this game. RPG lovers of the world unite, it is time to uncover the mysteries of Shar and prove that triple-A games are possible anywhere!
It is time to awaken your inner swordsman with Reaper- Tale of a Pale Swordsman by Hexage. Reaper is a side scrolling hack and slash RPG for your mobile device. With stunning graphics and easy gameplay Reaper is a great pick up and play game with lots of depth. The game has all the elements that a hard core gamer wants in an RPG starting with skills you can choose to upgrade with lots of equipment to pick from. Reaper also has aspects that the casual gamer will like, such as the easy game mechanics and auto attacks. The auto attacking system works by you approaching your target and your character will start attacking by default. This allows you to make plans on how you will defeat your foes which is great because you take on many enemies at a time, but these attacks are not the strongest. The player can also control how the swordsman attacks; all you do is swipe your finger up or down or double tap the screen and you will use a more devastating attack but the stronger attacks use rage so you have to pick the right times to use them. The one aspect of the game that I did not like was how the game was sometimes repetitive but with the price tag of free this is not a big deal. Reaper is a well-crafted game with lots of value, now go and become the Swordsman you were meant to be.
The life of a messenger is hard and can be dangerous. You have to avoid conflict, be punctual and not to mention if they deliver bad news they tend to get shot. The Story of Choices from Behold Studios is a game that is built around the choices the player makes throughout their journey. With 8-bit graphics, funny dialogue and a plethora of choices to make throughout your story creates this game a fun and interesting experience. What I really enjoyed was how accessible the game was, it is nice to be able to do a quick play through when you are on the bus or in class which is something that I have never seen in a game before. These mini playthroughs are all unique and entertaining which works in favour for the game. What I did not like was how there was only type of delivery mission. If there were more types of scenarios that the player could play through would greatly increase the entertainment value of an already fun game. The Story of Choices has is game that is really fun and entertaining, with a solid price of free a hardcore or casual gamer cannot go wrong picking this gem up from the app store. The power of choice is strong, use it wisely.


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Introduction to the Structure of Standard Diaphragm Vacuum Pumps
The laboratory vacuum pump is a basic instrument that can be used with a variety of instruments and equipment. It is very versatile. With the continuous upgrading of laboratory equipment, the requirements for vacuum pumps as auxiliary instruments are also increasing.
Standard diaphragm vacuum pumps is an oil-free vacuum pump designed based on the user's new requirements. It solves the problem that traditional pumps need to be filled with water. The pump needs to be added and replaced, and there is pollution.
The standard diaphragm vacuum pumps uses an oil-free piston structure. It does not require the addition of pump oil or water. It only needs to be plugged in to start the work.
The two-stage series pumping structure design can make it shorter. High vacuum is achieved in the time; the low-noise air-cooling heat dissipation system is installed on the side of the secondary cylinder, which greatly reduces the heat during the working of the machine, ensuring that the model can work continuously for 24 hours for a long time; Working noise, the air outlet is equipped with a silencer to reduce wind noise.


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Code of Practice for Accurate Bills
The code of practice for accurate bills (the 'billing code') represents a series of voluntary commitments developed to go beyond the supplier licence conditions and applies to domestic customers only.
As of 1 May 2018, the 12 month back-billing rule, where a supplier is at fault (previously clause 5) has become a supplier license condition and is therefore no longer apart of the billing code. Energy UK is currently assessing potential new areas of focus for the code to ensure it is fully up to date.
The billing code aims to drive improved standards of performance and to provide a common framework around which energy suppliers can build better processes and controls for billing their customers.
This is an important code particularly as over 200 million energy bills are sent to customers every year. The six members of the billing code - British Gas (including Scottish Gas), E.O.N., EDF Energy, npower, ScottishPower and SSE - recognise that better, clearer information is needed to ensure consumer trust.
Please note that Energy UK does not provide advice on billing issues. You should contact your energy supplier. For more information click here. If your issue remains unresolved, you can call the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 04 05 06 or the Energy Ombudsman on 0330 440 1624.
Members of the billing code are independently and rigorously audited on an annual basis to ensure compliance against four commitment areas:
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2. Meter reading
3. Energy bills and statements
4. Payment and refunds
This code sets out the minimum standards members must follow, as well as the responsabilities of all energy suppliers.
Scenarios document
The billing code scenarios are a collection of frequently asked questions which many customers have about their energy bills and the billing code. We have developed the scenarios with input from the billing code members, which are designed to explain the specific areas of the billing code.
Please note that Energy UK doesn't not provide advice on billing issues. You should contact your energy supplier. For more information click here.
Billing code audit results
Customers can have greater confidence in the accuracy of their energy bills as a result of the voluntary industry billing code.
Read the full results of the Billing Code audit for 2018.
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4betting light is almost the new 3betting light… everyone it seems is doing it. That doesn't mean you should treat everyone the same however. If you've read my previous posts you'll know I advocate tailoring all your bets specifically vs each opponent. Your 4bet hand selection, 4bet sizing, 4bet frequency, Cold 4 bets and game dynamics, are all things to consider.
Let's address those individually (though they often tie into each other).
Hand Selection: By using 'blockers' like Qx, Kx and Ax we heavily reduce the hands that are available in the deck for our opponent to 5bet shove over our 4bet for value. When we have A♦2♦ instead of T♠9♠ the chances of them having a big hand are reduced by 20-25% therefore making a 4bet bluff even more enticing.
新开传奇sfCombos of big hands possible with No blocker: AA, KK, QQ, AK = 34 combos
Combos of big hands remaining with an Ace Blocker: AA, KK, QQ, AK = 27 combos
So we can see here, when our opponents 3bets us when we have a blocker, it's much less likely for them to be doing it for value.
4bet Sizing: You never want to oversize your 4bets when 4betting light. The simple reason is you end up committing yourself to calling off vs a 5 bet shove.
新开传奇sfE.g. you 4bet A♦2♦ to 40bb vs an aggressive 3bettor made a large 12x 3b. The situation was great; you have targeted an aggressive 3bettor and you have a hand with a blocker, but you've gone and oversized your 4bet committing yourself to the hand in the process should they 5bet shove.
新开传奇sfYou'd have to call off your remaining 60bb to win 140bb in the pot. (x/x+y) 60/200 = .30 or 30% equity to call.
A♦2♦ vs AA, KK, QQ, AK has close to 30% equity (28.93%). This is not what you had in mind when you 4bet light! It's even worse when your opponent has less than a 100bb stack, so be careful with that sizing. A good rule of thumb is 25bb max' vs a 100b stack (or 25% of the effective smaller stack. i.e. 20bb vs a 80bb stack). This is big enough to give you good fold equity, but not so large you are committed to a shove.
When In Position you can make this smaller like 22bb vs someone is isn't likely to call the 4b OOP. This is just a better risk/reward ratio for you.
25bb (our 4bet) / 36.5 (our bet + 10x 3bet + blinds) = 68% folds needed
22bb / 33.5 = 65% folds needed
Frequency:新开传奇sf IMO you need to be 4betting enough that your opponents know that they can't relentlessly 3bet you and get away with it. If your open raises are constantly 3bet and you don't 4b (worse still start to call the 3bets OOP), then you are green light to be pounded on. You're also easy to play against, which is not what you want.
新开传奇sfIt will also help for when you finally get a big hand. Now you have a chance of being paid off with much worse. I.e. you need to stay active where possible. You can help yourself here by:
The Cold 4bet: A Cold 4bet arises when there has been a raise, a 3bet, and then a 4bet from someone not yet involved in the pot… a Cold 4bet. To successfully pull this off, you need to be up against wide ranges and 2 decent folders. Don't expect a fish to read this as strong. If he has 7♣8♣ he doesn't' care what your repping and won't be folding. The best scenario for you is when you are in the BB and the wide BTN raises and someone who is actively 3bettingin the SB try's to resteal the pot. A cold 4bet here from the BB is delicious, and will get a ton of folds from all but the sticky none folders.
Gameflow Dynamics When 4 Betting:
No history: In that you are new to the table/site, or your opponents are. IMO it's a good idea to let them know straight away what you're about. You like to test guys out with 3bets, correct? Then your good opponents are likely the same. I like to 4b their first 3bet for this reason. Set them straight early on. Don't wait until you've been 3bet 5 times in a row. As you may have guessed, we like to use blockers generally, but this is more of a situational move and you need to let your opponents know your intentions from the off.
History: The old, 'he knows I know he knows'. These spots are often high variance 3bet, 4bet, and 5bet spots and are unique to the individual. Notes are crucial here, both for what you've seen him do vs you, but what he has seen you do also. Don't be surprised when repeatedly jams over your 4bets when he's caught you doing it with A5o. Be vigilant and take notes. You can now tailor those 4bets to call off when he jams 5bet jams 44 and you have TT…
So remember, stay active early on and be fearless with those 4bets. You still may not make money as such with 4 bet bluffs (guys on average just don't fold enough in my experience), but it should be enough to overcome the cost of repeatedly folding to 3bets (around -300bb/100). If you can beat that number with 4bet bluffs you're doing fine even if it's a loss. This should help your big hands get paid more than they possibly are and those pesky 3bettors may just lay off a little with their 3bets knowing they are facing a fearless 4bettor.
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新开传奇sfReally enjoying your blog. This is another great article!
Good article. About the idea of 4b light the very first time a villain 3b you, I kind of like it! In my experience at least at the low stakes games if you play very agressivelly right in the beginning doesnt matter how much of a nit you turn in later on, most opponents still will see you as very agressive and with super wide ranges.
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NHL Mid-Season Predictions
Be sure to check out the first part of this article titled: NHL Mid-Season Report and Awards I will be using current conference standings, statistics, and other advanced metrics to predict the rest of the NHL season. Down below will be my final standings, playoff matchups, and results. Eastern Conference (overall conference standings)


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Vaginal dryness is one of the best kept secrets in women's health. Though it's quite common, few women talk about it, and virtually no one seeks help. It's time to learn about the gentle diVa® laser and how it restores your vaginal health.
Rejuvenating your skin is quicker and easier with the noninvasive BroadBand Light (BBL™) system produced by Sciton®. The innovative BBL device is designed with a wide range of wavelengths emitted in rapid pulses, a combination that allows us to treat multiple skin problems at the same time.
Many patients who come to Gynecologic Surgery and Menopause Solutions have several concerns like age spots and spider veins. We can quickly eliminate both during the same appointment, restoring a vibrant complexion in as little as 15 minutes.
Like a laser, the BBL uses light to treat cosmetic concerns. However, the two systems are quite different because lasers emit one concentrated beam of light, while BBL releases multiple wavelengths.
The wavelength determines the therapeutic results we can achieve, so BBL's many wavelengths make the system incredibly versatile. We use the system's Smart Filters™ to customize your BBL treatment, using the wavelength that meets your unique needs.
In addition to filtering wavelengths, we can adjust the spot size. This allows BBL to treat large areas quickly or to precisely target small issues like freckles.
We can filter your BBL treatment to target hyperpigmentation and visible veins, correcting problems such as:
The BBL wavelength we use for this treatment is only absorbed by brown and red pigments, so it doesn't harm the surrounding skin. As the pigmented cells absorb the light, they're heated to a temperature that makes them break down. You body naturally clears away the debris, and your imperfections are gone for good.
The BBL system also emits infrared light energy that penetrates deep enough to stimulate collagen production. Collagen is a protein that builds your skin's foundation, providing the strength needed to maintain firm, wrinkle-free skin.
Unfortunately, as you get older, your skin produces less collagen. Over time, and with exposure to sunlight, the loss of collagen results in loose skin and wrinkles.
After your BBL treatment, new skin grows in that's fortified with collagen. Your fresh skin is tighter and firmer, and any existing fine lines and wrinkles are diminished.
Hair removal rounds out the cosmetic treatments available with BBL. The device permanently eliminates hair the same way it eliminates discolorations: by targeting the dark hair follicle. Light energy destroys the hair follicle, while leaving the surrounding tissues unharmed. Once the follicle is gone, it can't grow more hair.
Your BBL procedure is safe and gentle. Most patients don't need an anesthetic, but if your skin is more sensitive, we can apply a topical product to ensure your comfort.
The length of your treatment depends on what problem and body area is being treated. Your session may be as short as 15 minutes for discolored areas on your face. It will take longer, however, if you're having a large area of hair removed.
Your skin may be a little red afterward, but that goes away in a few hours. In the meantime, you can return to your normal activities.
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Ovarian cysts are so normal they're found in virtually all women who ovulate. You may even develop an ovarian cyst during every monthly cycle. On the positive side, ovarian cysts are seldom a problem because they go away on their own.
Depression is more common during the transition to menopause than at any other time in a woman's life. It isn't the only mental health challenge during menopause, but it's one you may prevent or treat with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy.


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Offaly Senior B Football Championship table and fixtures
Click through to view the table and fixtures ahead of the final round of group games
The final round of group games in the Tullamore Court Hotel Senior B Football Championship all take place at 11.30am tomorrow morning.
There is still plenty to play for with the only team who's destiny is sealed being St Brigid's who will feature in the Relegation Playoff.
SEE ALSO: All today's Offaly GAA Results
Tullamore Court Hotel Senior B Football Championship
Raheen v Shamrocks Cappincur 11.30am Davy Walsh
Durrow v Tubber Clara 11.30am Marius Stones
Ballycumber v St Brigid's Ballycommon 11.30am Eamon O'Connor
Walsh Island v Bracknagh Clonbullogue 11.30am Chris Dwyer


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The "Clarity EP" comprises 4 shimmering and slightly off-kilter dance music pieces underlined by a strong aesthetic concept. Kirtley explains : "I'm really interested in texture/colour/aesthetic in dance music and tried to focus on that throughout the EP. My goal was to put together something that was light and colourful while being energetic and propulsive, with a lot of textural information to wash over you while listening"
From the oddball, sci fi sounds of the EP's title track, through the twisting and intricate, acid-house infused spirals of "Burst" and "Patience", and soaring closer "Elevate", "Clarity"'s morphing sounds take centre stage and inform the way in which the tracks unfold, providing a sense of constant transformation.
Produced using an all-hardware, synthesiser-based set up, great emphasis is placed on the texture of each element and its place within the sonic landscape, whilst utilising intricate EQ work and spatial production techniques alongside 90s rave sensibilities. Providing a strong start for the hotly tipped newcomer, the Clarity EP sees MagicFX put his stamp on the current dance music landscape, expertly blending bold, abstract sound design whilst simultaneously constructing solid, dance floor swaying grooves deep throughout.


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77% of Buyers Favor Email Marketing. Make More Money with These 3 Conversion Optimization Tips!
77% of Buyers Favor Email Marketing. Make More Money with These 3 Conversion Optimization Tips!
- Email marketing is still the top choice among marketing strategies that require user permission, favored by over 75% of consumers.
- More than 60% of subscribers will decide whether to trash your email or not based on the subject line alone.
- Sidestepping email client image blocking features can improve ROIs by 9+%.
It's a truism already: email marketing is a huge driving force, as far as conversion and sales lead optimization go. Anyone who claims to know anything about digital marketing will tell you that the force of the optimized email is one to be reckoned with. However, in case you're still doubtful about this reality, or feel that sales newsletters have lost momentum (or that they were never that popular, to begin with), we've got the data to contradict you. The 14th Subscribers, Fans, and Followers Channel Preference Survey from ExactTarget shows just how far the power of the email goes. Of 1,500 US online buyers, ages 15 and older, an impressive 77% said that email is their top choice, as far as permission-based marketing strategies go. Need more proof? The same poll showed there was no other method that even comes close to emailing: direct mail came in second, with 9% of votes, and text messaging was a remote third, with 5%.
Image source: MarketingLand.com
Even more figures for you to ponder on:
- Email marketing keeps getting more popular by the year. The very same survey ran by ExactTarget in 2008, also had it pegged as the most popular choice, but with a lower 72% of preferences.
- Customers are keen on getting receipts, order confirmations, and general service info via email. 77% voted yes for receipts and confirmation and 76% said their preferred method of general communication is emailing.
- A whopping 66% of all those polled said they had made at least one online purchase after they learned of a deal, product or service from an email.
- The younger the consumer, the less likely they are to favor email. The email preference for respondents aged 15 to 34 was significantly lower than 77%. This demographic expressed a stronger than average liking for text messaging and social media (Facebook, Twitter) messages.
That being said, it's clear as daylight that the importance of email marketing in driving conversions upward cannot be underestimated. Your goal in this respect is to get your consumers more engaged, to communicate easy to understand messages to them, and to actually have them looking forward to opening their inbox and checking out their latest message for you. Here are 3 tested and true strategies that you might want to try out, in order to achieve just that.
1. Put all your money on a short, punchy subject line
Of course, the subject line is the most important ingredient of the magic recipe of email marketing conversion optimization. As SalesForce's own Chadwick Martin Bailey puts it, over 60% of subscribers will decide whether or not they want to open an email from a brand based on the subject line alone. And, according to ConvinceAndConvert, 35% of recipients will base that decision on the same criterion.
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Need some style pointers on the most clickable subject lines? Try these:
- Keep it short and to the point.
- Make them laugh.
- Tell them something they really don't know.
- The one-word zinger always works.
- Create a sense of urgency
- Lists and questions always work.
2. Your B2B customer always knows best
As is the case with most industries, the B2B market segment comes with its own set of particularities. Check out the ones we've deemed most important below and pay heed to them. After all, B2B customers are by far the most profitable–but also the toughest sales, especially when it comes to marketing efforts (this figures, since many of them are personally acquainted with the field).
– Business clients are still checking their email off non-mobile devices. In 2012, the rate of B2B staff opening emails off mobile stood at 35%. With the increased accessibility of such technology, that rate has dropped to 27.2%. As such, it's a wise idea to keep focusing email campaign efforts for desktop devices; however…
… most B2B marketers don't really know what they're doing on mobile. We're not being mean here–according to the fleximail "Email Barometer 2013–2014 Report Belgium" (2015), 43% of professionals in this particular segment of the industry have no idea how for mobile email design optimization could impact their sales.
– Whichever way you look at it, the B2B segment is still keen on emailing. As a matter of fact, The Successful Email Marketing Guide cites statistics from Earnest Agency, which say that 72% of B2B buyers are likely to share content they deem valuable via email.
Image source: UIDigital.com. A description of the typical email marketing campaign process stages.
3. Focus on the visuals
The visual appeal of emails is just as important as the written content–and it's not just A/B testing results that confirm this statement. All you need is one look at a couple of stats, delivered by Jay Baer at the Marketing Profs Digital Marketing Mixer. They'll give you an inkling on the type of UX design and real-time optimization you need to implement, in order to improve your conversions.
- The image blocking feature in most email clients drives ROIs down, but working your way around it could improve returns by upward of 9%. Or, to put it differently: it doesn't matter how much time and money you've spent on that personalized email infographic or photo session. That is, it's irrelevant if your subscriber can't see it. But sidestep remote content blocking functions and you could see massive profit growth.
- Young users are big on previews. The data says that 88% of email users aged 18 to 34 use an email client, or browser-based provider, which means you could benefit a great deal from improving your email layout. Not only are these young users getting sneak peeks at the content of the email, which makes the visual aspect matter that much more–but it's also important how you conceive of the email's fold. Test your email layout across channels and devices, optimize it dynamically and make sure you create a sense of empathy, relatability, and/or urgency above the fold.
- .gifs are the flavor of the hour. An Experian survey says 1 in 2 marketers use .gifs in their email campaign–that's 52% of your direct competitors. While conversion data is not yet available for this strategy, the takeaway here is that you don't want to risk losing face to your adversaries, just because you weren't thinking on your feet. Are your subscribers expecting animated visuals? Then give them just that.
Image source: Pinterest.com. This is a great example of an animated email .gif, used in a campaign from popular fashion label Opening Ceremony.
About Conversion Hub
Conversion Hub is a Singapore internet marketing company. We provide digital marketing services using proprietary social, digital and analytics methodologies. We also provide usability testing in Singapore. Our Ask-Alvin unit provides small business marketing solutions including press release distribution. For more information, visit http://ask-alvin.com


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Brookhill Hall,
Pinxton, Derbyshire
Undesignated Heritage Asset
Historic Landscape Appraisal, Archive Research
OASIS: thejesso1-129393
An historic landscape appraisal of the farmland comprising Brookhill Farm, Pinxton, that spans the border between Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire has been prepared to support of a planning application for a change of use from agricultural activities to a golf course.
Our understanding of the wider historic landscape is poor. A single findspot of post-medieval pottery has been located within the Site.
Brookhill Hall dates from the early 17thcentury, and it has been concluded that the surrounding gardens and park were laid out following the inheritance of the estate by the Rev D'Ewes Coke in 1780. The style of the landscape is characteristic of designs by the 18th-century designer William Emes who worked on similar houses in the locality, although no direct evidence has yet been identified to confirm any association with Brookhill Hall.
Within the former parkland the remains of a lime avenue survive and a carriage drive. There are also extant earthworks providing evidence for largescale modification of the former agricultural landscape associated with the formation of dams for ponds and lakes, along with curved weirs for general water management.
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For the second year in a row, Waterford's hurlers are out of the Championship at the start of June.
Having opened up with a narrow defeat to Clare, the Deise were humbled by Tipperary in Semple Stadium last time around.
It meant that they needed to win their third game, at home in Walsh Park, to keep their summer alive.
One problem - they were against a wounded animal and the All-Ireland champions.
Limerick themselves were beaten in their opening game by Cork, so needed the two points.
They professionally dealt with the home side, running out a massive 20 point winners.
Waterford actually fired over the first three scores of the game.
Stephen Bennett and Pauric Mahony had them ahead early on.
They would lead until the 16th minute when the Treaty fired in a goal.
Gearoid Hegarty went on a marauding run, with the Waterford defence parting easily.
He was fouled, but the ball fell to Aaron Gillane, who couldn't miss from close range.
Aaron Gillane smashes Limerick into the lead and they have since extended their lead against the wind - Watch highlights on @rte2 at 9:30pm. pic.twitter.com/Z7vyebS0Mm
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 2, 2019
Waterford weren't able to use the strong breeze in Walsh Park to their advantage.
They were perhaps lucky to not be down to 14 men when Maurice Shanahan lashed out at Mike Casey.
Deise legend Ken McGrath blasted his old side at half time, as they trailed by six.
Ken McGrath laments a 'shocking first half' from Waterford and says h can't see any evidence of a gameplan pic.twitter.com/X90SxxaFhm
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 2, 2019
It only got worse when Hegarty found the net himself three minutes into the second half.
Fantastic goal by Limerick's Gearóid Hegarty!! pic.twitter.com/a9uydSGICp
— The GAA (@officialgaa) June 2, 2019
It was easy picking after that for Limerick, as Waterford could only muster one point in the last half an hour.
Great score by Limerick's Barry Murphy! pic.twitter.com/zWYKddMBwr
— The GAA (@officialgaa) June 2, 2019
Their cause wasn't helped when Pauric Mahony was red carded for a wild swing with ten minutes to play.
Pauric Mahony sent off for a frustrated pull across an opponent on a dark day for Waterford hurling - Watch highlights on @rte2 at 9:30pm. pic.twitter.com/uSwk6DuY5Z
— The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 2, 2019
It was an utter destruction and sets Limerick up nicely ahead of their clash with Clare in the LIT Gaelic Grounds next weekend.
At the same time, Waterford must head to Pairc Ui Chaoimh.


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Marx's Capital Vol 1 Reading Group: First Session!
September 29, 2019 @ 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm UTC+0
The Political Education Committee of Chicago DSA would like to extend an invitation to all members to join a Capital Vol I reading group. The reading group will meet once every three weeks or so, with about 50 pages a session, and we expect to finish the book in about 6 months. This will be a great opportunity for active organizers and activists to deepen their socialist analysis and broaden their strategic horizons. It will also be a great way to engage in longer and open-ended discussions about the nature of our economic system and we can think strategically about challenging it.
For our first introductory session of the Capital reading group, we'll be discussing chapter 1 of The German Ideology: https://www.marxists.org/archive/marx/works/1845/german-ideology/ch01.htm. The German Ideology is an early essay that lays out Marx's way of thinking, historical materialism. It's a long argument with idealists, people who think ideas change world. Marx felt that this way of thinking was bourgeois and abstract and felt that radicals need to understand how the political economy shapes ideas, not the other way around.
(If you are interested in reading Marx, but do not have the time to read over a long period, tackle an 800-page book, and/or are new to DSA, we also recommend you attend the Socialist Night School, in which we read shorter, though equally complex and engaging, Marxist/ish texts: https://www.facebook.com/events/639304276564971/.)
Given the occasional difficulty of Marx's texts as well as the complexity of his ideas, the discussions will be facilitated according to feminist processes. We aim for the reading and discussion to be text-based, inclusive, comradely, and above all democratic in spirit. The reading group is not for experts to flex their chops, it is a space for active socialists to discover one of the most important texts in the socialist tradition — and to become better socialists in the process.
Note about membership: To keep the reading group welcoming and practical, we will be limiting spots to DSA members who are active and engaged in work in or chapter or nationally. We will also be working to maintain a welcoming gender balance in the space. If you would like to join, please join us, but bear this in mind.
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In the future, degrees could be ten a penny, while a 'prestigious' PhD might cost a mint,.
Pants lined with sensors that detect and respond to changes in the body's temperature have been shown to improve learning and memory," trumpeted The Daily Mail recently.
Forget the internet and video conferencing, electronic underpants hold the key to a more successful student life. And hot on their heels comes the "smart shoe", which promises to generate enough electricity from walking to power a personal computer.
These are just two examples of the brave new technological dawn apparently awaiting higher education. But such predictions are usually little more than hot air. More wily observers tend to play it safe, restricting their predictions to the extension of information technology and the subsequent broadening of the geographic confines of the campus.
Technological change of one sort or another dominates discussions about the future of British higher education. While recent American studies have concentrated on issues such as the changing role of parents in students' lives and the growing gender divide, British academics appear obsessed with government policy and its emphasis on educating a generation that can cope with the "information economy".
A much greater proportion of young people must be educated to at least a basic undergraduate level, the mantra goes, or Britain will fall behind its competitors in the high-tech economy. Other motivations for the government's ambitious target of 50 per cent participation in higher education, including old-fashioned ideas of equity, are almost always put in the context of this economic imperative.
Of course, some American politicians have been ploughing a similar furrow. The difference, according to Frank Furedi, reader in sociology at the University of Kent, is that Westminster politicians have a unique grip on the direction of higher education in the United Kingdom.
"It is the most homogenised higher education system in the world," he says. "Every single university is run on the same kind of central funding mechanism, everyone has to deal with the same quality measures, every subject is supposed to be taught in the same way and, ultimately, everything is determined by the way the government is pushing."
Furedi says that although the United Kingdom is becoming more like the United States, it does not have the advantages of America's "more flexible" system. He is pessimistic about the future. He says the quality of university education is already declining as institutions are forced to get more bums on seats.
"You can talk about a McDonaldisation of higher education. I think PhDs will be where students come under the kind of pressure that would have previously been associated with undergraduate study at a good university."
Undergraduates will be offered "a period of extended adolescence" as a homogenised higher education system increasingly caters to the lowest common denominator to accommodate the government's access targets, he says.
"We are talking about students reading not books, but hand-outs given out by lecturers and being assured they will get a 2.1 for just covering the work," Furedi says.
Bruce Charlton, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Newcastle, is scarcely more positive. He says government policy aims to equip higher education students for new types of jobs that require more advanced abilities in accessing information sources, writing reports, using spreadsheets and word processors and participating in structured arguments. But they will not need, and increasingly will not be offered at undergraduate level, a traditional formal academic training, with its emphasis on originality and rigour.
Charlton expects the changed role of undergraduate degrees to lead to a radical transformation of the student experience. Brighter candidates may move through their lower degrees more quickly than in the past and start them younger. Physical attendance at the institution is likely to become optional, with a large number of students able to cover the groundwork by taking an "e-course" from home. An increasing proportion of tutors will be young graduates and postgraduates teaching a standard curriculum.
A few institutions, Oxbridge and other prominent research universities, are likely to become exclusively postgraduate and act as the centres of most serious research. Others, the equivalent of the US's liberal arts colleges, will charge wealthy parents for traditional academic training, while far more students will travel abroad for college, Charlton says.
Wendy Piatt, a research fellow in education at the Institute for Public Policy Research, paints a less alarming picture, but one still dominated by the government's policy of increasing access to higher education.
She says students will need "more acclimatisation" than in the past, but that does not mean devaluation. It could spell changes to the way degrees are classified with more levels of difference, she predicts, and students could be assessed on a wider range of criteria than exam results.
Piatt says: "There will be more coursework, credit accumulation and modularised work. There will be many more students taking part-time courses. Instead of disapproving of students taking part-time jobs, academics will have to start accommodating them. Indeed, many more courses are likely to incorporate work experience in their assessment."
But perhaps the most important change, according to Piatt, will be the beginning of the breakdown of the monolithic, centrally planned funding structure that dominates British higher education.
Our hypothetical student in 2010 is likely to be paying for his or her own fees, within the context of a government-moderated loan system. More radically, those fees are likely to vary according to the cost of the course. A law course at Oxford, with expensive professors and sparkling prospects, will set students back a lot more than a media studies degree at a less prestigious institution.
"If we come to that kind of situation, we could be talking about a higher education sector changing according to students' and parents' demands, rather than centrally ordained policy," Piatt says.
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Yes, he liked to look at, touch (I'm assuming) and built his empire around naked ladies. The creator of the Playboy brand and magazine, one of cultures more recent proponents of free speech, a man who was arguably a star in his own right, just died at the age of 91 and we should as much pay tribute to the guy as expose that which very few people consider when they think of Hef..that he was a feminist through and through.
THE SEX FILES: I have come not to praise Playboy
In the end, I think the boobs and booties are at the heart of this, but not in the way you may think a dirty old man like me would be complaining about. Less a case of not seeing enough female skin anymore (and by enough I mean any really) the bunny corp. simply feels they can't compete with the net for the showing of salacious material…so why show any really between their pages? The corp.'s CEO Scott Flanders said: "You're now one click away from every sex act imaginable for free. And so it's just passé at this juncture." But Scott, dude, you have thrown the baby out with the bathwater by taking the very heart from this magazine. Yes, some of us really did read Playboy for the articles, articles that seemed so much cooler (and really were) because of the butts and boobs, the 'tude of the whole thang. In any given month you might get a new short story by the likes of an Ian Fleming, an Arthur C. Clarke, a Ray Bradbury or a Saul Bellow (to name just a few), along with tits; interviews with John Lennon and Jimmy Carter, as well as featured controversial and often times 'blue' comedians; showcased cartoons from Shel Silverstein, Jules Feiffer and Jack Cole, some naughty, some political, some fantastic (Hef, himself a cartoonist, was most sympathetic to keeping the cartoons in the change-up-but was convinced that the new magazine should not have cartoons…wtf Hef?)


text: Spelunky 0 Report post Posted November 11, 2013 (edited) Hey guys! Spelunky here. I'd like to make a roleplay, its a horror roleplay like The Screecher, but there is not a screecher, just the monster that (someone) is likely to make up as we go. Anyway. There will be 10 people, one will be me. I will put my character below (somewhere down there) and once I get my list full, it will begin!(By the way, we are in Stenphan Lake, a campsite.)My character will be put below.Name: Sacrame (pronounced "sack-rem")Age: 56Abilities: Able to see well in the dark.Downsides: Small stomach.Reason for coming: Heard about the great adventures at Stenphan Lake. But upon coming saw a dead body with both its legs and its head ripped off. Couldn't get a signal and was stuck for a long time.The liste:1. Me2. KBlock1 Edited November 18, 2013 by Spelunky Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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UState Cabinet decides to recall Kalayan Singh's order on Sahara India Housing land
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav chaired the State Cabinet meeting, reports Umesh Raghuvanshi.india Updated: Feb 07, 2007, 02:46 IST
The state cabinet on Tuesday decided to recall the then Chief Minister Kalyan Singh's orders dated August 2, 1999 and October 27, 1999 to demolish development carried out and take back possession of land provided to Sahara Housing Limited in Lucknow.
Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav chaired the State Cabinet meeting that also decided to grant exemption from entertainment tax to feature film Guru. No official announcement was made regarding the land of Sahara India Housing Limited. Sources, however, said the State Cabinet gave its nod to regularise construction carried out at land in accordance with amended layout and get legal sanctity to transfer land through exchange between the Lucknow Nagar Nigam and the Lucknow Development Authority.
Sahara India had contended that 170 acres of land was given to it in Vipin Khand of Gomti Nagar on certain conditions on October 20, 1994. The Lucknow Nagar Nigam had passed the layout and map to carry out development work on land under sections 287, 316, 317, 318 and 319 of the Uttar Pradesh Nagar Nigam Act-1959. The Lucknow Development Authority had given its no objection to layout on October 21, 1994. The LDA had no right to take any action with regard to land under sections 27 and 28 of the UP Urban Planning and Development Act.
Various pre-election sops offered include the pre election sops to Shiksha Mitras whose honourarium has been increased from Rs 2400 per month to Rs 3000 per month wef July 1, 2007. The State Cabinet decided that no deduction would be made from the salary of the Shiksha Mitra for a day's absence in a month. The women Shiksha Mitras would be given three-month maternity leave for the first two children. If a woman Shiksha Mitra had to be removed from service after her marriage in any other village she would be eligible for appointment against vacancy of Shiksha Mitra there.
The State Cabinet decided to grant payment of salary and dearness allowance on the pattern of State Government employees to the Uttar Pradesh Sanskrit Sansthan. As per the decision 50 per cent of the salary would be merged in the basic salary of the employees. The State Cabinet decided to increase the retirement age of the employees of teachers, assistant teachers and other employees working with the Lucknow and Gorakhpur Sports Colleges being run by the Sports College Society.
It also decided not to take 10 per cent collection tax on the one-time settlement amount of agriculture related dues of commercial banks in view of drought like situation in the state.
The State Cabinet decided to grant Rs 2500 per month as pension wef March 1, 2007 to the widows and old parents of the victims who have been missing or suffered 70 per cent disability in 1984 riots. The decision has been taken in the backdrop of the recommendations of Nanawati Inquiry Commission. A pension of Rs 2000 per month was being given to the widows of the 1984 victims up to now.


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Northern and Hawkes Bay Federation
To go to the federation website click on the link below
There are 5 WIs in the Northern and Hawkes Bay Federation
- Hastings Centre
meet at 1.30 pm on the 4th Wednesday in members' homes
- Meeanee
meet at 1.30 pm on the 2nd Monday in members' homes. There is no January meeting.
- Tamatea
meet at 7.30 pm on the 2nd Wednesday in the Tamatea Community Church Drop-In Centre, 1 York Avenue, Tamatea
- Taradale
meet at 1.45 pm on the 2nd Tuesday at the Mission View Retirement Village, 190 Avondale Road, Greemeadows
- Wharerangi
- meet at 1.30 pm on the 3rd Wednesday in members' homes and have a social meeting in January
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by Kwok Pui-lan
We start this new blog to share our ideas about how progressive Christianity can transform the world.
Every year we hear fabulous speeches and lectures at 99 Brattle Street. The faculty and students share new ideas about being a progressive Christian in the contemporary world.
In 1998, the faculty initiated EDS Occasional Papers, and we published the works of Manning Marable, Valerie Batts, Denise Ackermann, Bishop Barbara Harris, Iza R Hussin and those of our faculty. The circulation was about 350, with a copy sent to each of the seminaries and theological schools in
North America. The Papers were discontinued because of a lack of funding.
Then some of the faculty began blogging and publishing in online journals. I became a blogger accidentally. I was watching President Obama's speech in
on June 4, 2009 and I had something to say. I checked with a professional guild of religion scholars and was told that it had no forum for comments on current affairs. Since my response was time sensitive, I sent it to a religious website, and it was published three days later. To my amazement a staff member and a student at the School told me the morning after it was posted that they had read it. They said it came to their attention via RSS. Cairo
We are witnessing a shift in media and communication more dynamic than that following Johann Gutenberg's printing press of 1450. Before Gutenberg, there were about 30 000 books in
Europe, most of them Bibles and biblical commentaries. Many of us have seen those exquisitely handwritten and elaborately decorated medieval Bibles in European museums. Martin Luther would have died an unknown monk if his religious tracts and treatises had to be copied and were not popularized by the new printing press.
Today paper printing is being replaced by e-books and e-journals. "Still reading a book made out of paper? That's so 2009," says one commentator. Since Apple launched the iPad, an e-reader tablet, in April 2010, about 10 million units have been sold. With an estimated 3m Kindles and more than 1m Nooks sold, books on paper may become relics of the past, much like those handwritten Bibles. Barnes & Nobles recently reported that it sold more e-books than physical books on its Web site. On Christmas day alone, nearly 1m e-books were purchased.
Christian churches and theological seminaries need to learn to use the latest technology to communicate our message.
Through technology, EDSConnect provides resources for Christians in rural and small parishes and the School can offer a distributive learning option for students unable to study on campus at
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We are publishing this blog to encourage constructive debate and careful thinking, and to reach out to those who form part of God's greater community. We welcome your comments and we hope to hear what you are doing to advance God's kingdom beyond 99 Brattle Street.
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Today, in the new Roman calendar, is the last Sunday of ordinary time, the feast of Christ the King. Pius XI instituted the feast during the dark years between the world wars, when the faithful were flanked right and left by the forces of tyranny. On one side were those who aimed to raise the State to its old place as object of cultic worship. On the other were those who so deified the individual will that it was hard to see how they could make half-decent citizens of any earthly city, let alone the heavenly Jerusalem. Pius affirmed both man's longing for freedom and his need to submit to authority. Against those who preached a radical autonomy he declared that Christ is King; against the Communists and socialists of Russia and Germany and fascists in Italy and Spain, he declared that our King is Christ.
So then, we celebrate the feast -- or we do at my parish; elsewhere it's an uncomfortable reminder that we do not ultimately govern ourselves (I once heard a sermon that demoted Christ from King to Guide, maybe a Faithful Palestinian Guide, really fine at reading tracks in the desert and finding the nearest challah). The reading today, too, was perfect, and richly ironic. It was the account in Luke of the conversion of the "good" thief. And that choice invites some attention.
There on a cross hung the savior of the world, scourged to an inch of his life, a plaited crown of thorns streaming the blood down his brow. He was struggling to raise his body a little against the spike that nailed his feet to the wood, so that he could expand his chest to take a short breath. His heart was growing enlarged, the pericardium filling with fluid. He was dying. Above his head, in three languages so that all the world below would enjoy the executioner's wit, was fastened the mocking sign, "Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews."
Christians will readily note the most obvious irony, that the sign that was meant as mockery, or as a threat against any other would-be messiahs among the Jews, in fact told the truth: Jesus was the King. But there's another irony here. It isn't simply that the Romans and Jews mistook the King. They mistook kingship itself. They could not grasp that Jesus showed himself most truly a King, and showed kingship for what it most truly is, not despite the cross, but through it. It's the same mistake made by Adam and Eve, who wanted to be as gods, supposing that to be a god means to have your untrammelled will, regardless of good or evil, a will beyond love. Had they wanted to be like God, they would have obeyed His command, intended in love for their good; but they wanted to be like god, like little false gods of self-empowerment and license.
Then what a flash of enlightenment must have been shed upon the heart of the thief crucified beside Jesus, who ceases in his jeering, and recognizes that Jesus is the King, and that this is what it is to be a King, to give oneself utterly for one's people, that is, for one's enemies. So he does not say, "I am sorry for you, fellow," or "Don't listen to them below." He does not speak to Jesus man to man. He speaks to him as subject to King: "Lord, remember me when you come into your kingdom." That can make sense only if he understands, somehow, without any theological sophistication, that Jesus is both Lord and God. He's asking Jesus not only to remember him, but to forget -- because he knows well what kind of life he has led. Only God's memory conquers the grave; only God's forgetting cancels out our wickedness. The thief's prayer is granted, and he enjoys a privilege unique in history: the only Christian to die next to Christ. "This day," says Jesus, "you shall be with me in Paradise."
But we don't know the King, and don't know what a King even is. We preach self-actualization; read Self magazine; wrap our legs in a lotus to get in touch with our inner self; refer all matters of good and evil to the vote of our unholy trinity, me, myself, and I. On our way from church to Sunday breakfast we passed a car with a purple sticker, reading "I Am a Goddess." Undoubtedly. Every man a king, every woman a goddess. No thief, looking upon his life in sorrow and resignation; no sense that even our good deeds are so shot through with selfishness and pride that they would damn an angel who thought to do them; no inkling of a suspicion that we might be the cause of despair in others, that we have added our petty share of the ice of wickedness crushing the earth over the centuries. No sense either of the transcendent holiness of God; or the terrible beauty of goodness; or the immaculate purity of the truth. Not even a sane self-interest, enough prudence to cast your lot with the King, a bulwark against tyrants without and within.
But he who has himself for a king has a slave for a subject; and she who has herself for a goddess has a devil for a devotee.


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Quickly emerging onto the music scene, the Beast Coast movement is creating shock waves with its controversial content and youthful rebelliousness, in a modern twist on traditional Tupac-era rap. The Beast Coast movement is shifting the focus of many rap listeners from the West Coast, the home of acts such as Kendrick Lamar's rap super-group Black Hippy, to the East Coast.
The Beast Coast comprises groups from the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn: Flatbush Zombies, the Underachievers and Joey Bada$$'s Progressive Era collective. Despite growing up together in Flatbush and sharing similarities in their music, each group brings its own distinct sound to the table. The Beast Coast's organic sound, filled with choppy, irregular vocals, is the product of long hours spent together developing their artistic minds.
The Underachievers "The Lords of Flatbush," "Indigoism"
The name of Issa Dash and AK's rap duo "The Underachievers" captures the hard-partying nature of the Beast Coast as a whole. They're very honest about doing little but sitting around, engaging in questionable behavior and promoting their movement.
The two are obsessed with the concept of enlightenment (even though they have yet to express any enlightened thought, which is one of their main criticisms). Much of their music carries an easy going message about living a good life. Staying true to the Beast Coast approach to music, their lyrics discussing marijuana, the importance of thought and loyalty to fellow Flatbush rappers fill the majority of their songs.
Playing their part in the Beast Coast Movement, Issa Dash and AK fill the niche for laid-back music that one can listen to without a worry in the world.
Joey Bada$$ "Summer Knights," "Ba.da.$$"
Joey Bada$$ rose up in the rap community through his own collective rap group Pro Era. Freestyle interjections and verses of the rest of the crew support Bada$$'s dominant vocals, creating one fluid and diverse rhythm. The crew stresses the equality of each of its members, but Bada$$ remains the dominant vocal.
His humorously cynical lyrics set him apart from many mainstream rappers. Unlike many modern rap artists, Bada$$'s intricate lyrics add depth to his music. Each song contains a different personality that comes to life when played. He stresses the importance of wordplay in rap. Bada$$'s goal to revive old-school hip-hop with his own music helps set him apart from his Beast Coast counterparts.
Flatbush Zombies "Drugs," "BetterOffDead"
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Meechy Darko and Zombie Juice pride themselves in being unconventional. Their lyrical versatility allows them to touch on topics that stray from the mainstream, such as racial inequality.
The two take advantage of the superb production of Erick Arc Elliot, using their unique voices in such a way as to enchant the listener. The purely chaotic nature of their performances adds to what they bring to the table within the Beast Coast movement. It should be noted that some of the material may be seen as offensive.


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Man charged over Wenger encounter
A man has been charged after allegedly confronting Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger during the Gunners' 2-0 defeat at Southampton on New Year's Day.
Luke Bryant, 25, from Lymington, Hampshire, is accused of going on to an area adjacent to the pitch contrary to the Football (Offences) Act 1991.
He will appear at Southampton Magistrates' Court on 22 January.
Mr Bryant allegedly approached the Arsenal boss, 65, before being led away by stewards and detained by police.
Southampton Football Club said he was an Arsenal fan who had been sitting with home supporters but Wenger said he believed he was a Saints fan.
The incident follows an episode when Wenger was abused by Arsenal fans when boarding a train after December's loss at Stoke.
The Gunners boss, in his 19th season at Arsenal, was the subject of protests by some fans earlier this season, when a banner telling him to leave the club was unveiled at West Brom in November.
A solid recent run of form has dampened criticism of the Frenchman, who guided his side to an FA Cup victory in May, Arsenal's first trophy in nine seasons.
But his side lost for the first time in five matches at Southampton as Ronald Koeman's side capitalised on two errors by Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to move fourth in the Premier League, one place and three points above their visitors.
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A growing number of progressives are privately urging Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren to consider a 2016 presidential bid, according to a new profile of the popular Bay State Democrat.
Warren, who helped President Obama set up the newly formed Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in 2010, is seen as a liberal alternative to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to several insiders interviewed for a New Republic article entitled "Hillary's Nightmare? A Democratic Party That Realizes Its Soul Lies With Elizabeth Warren."
"She has an immense — I can't put it in words — a sense of destiny," a former Warren aide said of the popular senator. "If Hillary or the man on the moon is not representing her stuff, and her people don't have a seat at table, she'll do what she can to make sure it's represented."
"Yeah, Hillary is running. And she'll probably win," the person added. "But Elizabeth doesn't care about winning. She doesn't care whose turn it is."
Another supporter of Warren — who herself has told reporters repeatedly that she doesn't plan to run in 2016 — echoed the feeling, claiming that there were a growing number of leftist Democrats who might not get behind a Clinton candidacy.
"There's very much a wait-and-see approach to Hillary among progressives," Progressive Change Campaign Committee Co-founder Adam Green told the New Republic. "I think it's mutually exclusive to be a real hero for reform and accountability and to have a strategy that relies on Wall Street."
Despite those sentiments, most Democrats still see Clinton as the presumptive nominee, according to a slew of recent polls.
Clinton has said she will wait until next year to make up her mind on a possible run, but that hasn't stopped political action committees, like Ready for Hillary, from raising money for her or other politicians, such as New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, from endorsing her.


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Ok, as promised, I'd look at turning bullish on oil after OPEC.
Well, I'm now bullish again.
Despite OPEC pledging to bring some supply back on, oil prices rallied nicely today as the market is and will be in an undersupplied situation.
Meanwhile, Permian producers are starting to run up against infrastructure restrictions (pipelines).
My picks are still pretty much the same...CJ.TO (still a great yield), CPG.TO (so beaten up) and BTE (market hated their deal but its ok long term). I was fortunate to sell most of my BTE position 6 weeks ago as I did not see that merger happening. I added some back in the past week.
Finally, I mentioned DNR previously and it has been a star...
In any respect, a rising tide should lift all boats unless Trump unleashes an SPR tsunami.
Bought oilnf at weekly bottom and very happy today. Great swing.


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Employee Engagement
Purolite's third bi-annual Cornhole Tournament this fall of 2018, has come to an end.
Purolite's third bi-annual Cornhole Tournament this fall of 2018, has come to an end.
A winner has been decided for the bi-annual Purolite cornhole competition of fall 2018. Being the third year of the competition, participation and excitement was high. Players from the Bala headquarters were the previous tournament's winners, so tensions were high around the office to "bring the trophy home." Likewise, G-street participants were practicing and training to reclaim their trophy of the year before.
At the start of the finals, John Madiraca noted, "Doug Macrone and I (The Bala Sixers) are looking forward to keeping the corn-hole trophy at our Bala office. We are excited to be in the finals against our fellow associates at G-street." He then warned, "They better beware because the SIXERS are coming to G-Street with two highly skilled players. It should be very fun."
"The Bala Sixers (John and I) are very excited to represent Bala and keep the trophy here. Even though G-Street has home turf, we know we'll come out with the W with ease," boasts Douglas Macrone, John's teammate and finalist in the championships
The two teams who advanced to the championship met in the parking lot at G street for the final game. In the smaller parking lot on Halloween, the two teams faced off. With only thirteen rounds, the game went quickly, so everyone's eyes were glued to the players. G-street had a strong lead, but Bala made a huge comeback in the last 3 rounds, heightening the suspense. The game ended with a score of 15 – 16, a 1-point difference that kept us all on our toes. In the end, G-street reclaimed the trophy as the Cornhole Champions, fall 2018! Congratulations to Rick and Scott!
On winning, Rick and Scott comment, "It was a very hard very good game, very evenly matched. We took control and brought the trophy back where it belongs [G-street.] In the beginning, I was worried, we were crushing them. Near the end though, Bala picked up the slack and almost beat us. We had to play hard. What a great game. The trophy is back where it belongs and will stay here."
Tony Starkus would like the Bala employees to know, "we are building a glass case for the trophy at G-street and will install cameras so you can all look at it from your desktops. We are the first to have our names on the trophy two times. Remember that!"
The games were a lot of fun for both locations. The weather was beautiful on game days, and the sportsmanship has been all fun and games. As an added bonus, the Dos Hermanos Tacos food truck served delicious Mexican fare for the championship. Purolite employees had a blast with cornhole this year!
The cornhole competition, beginning on October 18th for Purolite's Bala Cynwyd headquarters, featured 6 teams: Bala Divas (Gayle Reese and Victoria Ortiz), Bala Bashers (Carolyn Soccio and Jack Dolan), Bala Cornhogs (Jason Jay and Ben Docktor), Bala Sixers (Doug Macrone and John Madiraca), Did you Restart your Cornhole? (Mike Rivera and Juan Bazurto), and The Cornadoes (Lynn Heiser and Doree Jacobs.)
The Bala teams faced off in the sunny parking lot next to our building. Onlookers and participants jokingly teased the opponents and enjoyed the warm weather. As the games progressed through the day, candidates eligible for the championship slowly started to diminish. In the end, the Bala Sixers defeated last year's champions, Carolynn Soccio and Jack Dolan of the Bala Bashers. Basking in their victory, The Bala Sixers prepared to defend their title against the G street plant.
In an earlier round, Jack Dolan, former Purolite cornhole champion noted, "It is difficult to accept the loss [to Doug and John], but as long as the trophy remains in Bala, we are all happy." Maybe they will have better luck next year.
Competitors at the manufacturing facility greatly outnumber participants at the Bala headquarters, and start their competition much earlier in the month. Games for the G-street plant, began on October 8th, with the initial team brackets including: Felix and Antonio, XBbox, Bragging and Bragging, Safetoy Squad, Underdog, 2 Steves, All or Nothing, The Rick and Scott Show, Tim and Tedy, and the Sometimers. They played their games in the parking lot outside the plant. In earlier rounds, 2 Steves beat The Underdogs, and faced off against All or Nothing. Meanwhile, The Rick and Scott Show advanced, crushing Tim & Teddy and the Sometimers. Finally, the Rick and Scott show advanced to the finals.
Even from the beginning Plant Director Warner Jarnigan was confident. "We're fully expecting our G Street muscle to bring the trophy back home!"
Cornhole is a lawn game in which players place two boards 27 feet away from each other. Opposing teams take turns throwing beanbags at the boards, trying to land on the board for 1 point, or in the "Cornhole" for 3. Players can also cancel each other out by scoring the exact same as the opposition in any given round. After 13 rounds are played, the team with the highest score wins.
Purolite would like to extend a special thank you to our HR department, specifically Anna Luna and Karen Beck for organizing this event, for the third consecutive time in a row.
Congratulations Rick Hinkson and Scott Pfefferle, who not only brought the trophy back to G-Street, but have bragging rights as multi-time winners of the Purolite Cornhole Competition.


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