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NASHVILLE – Campbell's Jundard Hartley nailed a fadeaway three-pointer from the corner in front of his bench as time expired to give Campbell a 69-68 win over the Lipscomb University Bisons Thursday evening in Allen Arena.
Lipscomb head coach Scott Sanderson used a different starting five to try to shake up his squad after a loss to Stetson on Monday. Freshman Jordan Burgason received his first career start and sophomore Josh Slater started for the first time in five games.
Lipscomb was up 20-16 with 9:28 left in the first, when Campbell went on a 15-0 run over 3:23 to go up 11. Sophomore Brandon Brown broke Campbell's streak with a layup at 5:01.
Campbell was up 40-28 with 1:04 left. Lipscomb went a 5-0 run to close the gap to seven at the half.
Sophomore Adnan Hodzic started the run on a layup with his first points of the game. Brian Wright added a free throw and Slater connected on a fastbreak layup as the buzzer sounded to end the half.
Lipscomb opened the second half on a 16-8 run to take their first lead of the half 49-48 with 12:11 remaining.
After a three-pointer by Campbell's William Kossangue on the next possession, Jimmy Oden nailed a layup to knot the game at 51 with 11:11 left.
Michael Teller and Burgason both nailed a three-pointer and Brown put back a missed layup by Hodzic to put Lipscomb up 59-51 with 8:29 remaining.
Campbell went on a 7-0 run from 6:01 to 4:14 to close Lipscomb's lead to 61-60.
Teller connected on a three-pointer at 3:00 to put Lipscomb back up 64-60. Campbell's Chris Reynolds hit a layup and the followed with two free throws on the next possession to tie it at 64 with 2:14 left.
Hodzic gave Lipscomb a 66-64 lead at 1:09 on a layup, but Matt Gwynne tied it on a jumper with 45 seconds left.
Brian Wright nailed a jumper from just inside the three-point line to put Lipscomb up 68-66 with 5.3 seconds left.
Lipscomb and Campbell called three timeouts before Campbell inbounded the ball.
Amir Celestin drove the ball up the bench side of the court before dishing it to Hartley who nailed his first longball of the year to give Campbell the victory.
Adnan Hodzic led Lipscomb with 14 points, 12 of which were scored in the second period. Josh Slater scored 13.
Chris Reynolds led Campbell with 12 points. Matt Gwynne added 11 and a team-high six rebounds.
Lipscomb out-rebounded Campbell 39-35. Brian Wright and Michael Teller led Lipscomb with 7 rebounds each.
Lipscomb had 21 assists on 26 field goals. Teller had five and Wright had four.
Lipscomb was 26-of-64 from the field for 40.6 percent. Campbell was 26-of-59 for 44.1 percent.
Campbell shot a stellar 9-of-17 for 52.9 percent from the three-point line. Lipscomb was 6-of-24 for 25 percent.
Burgason was three-of-seven from downtown for all nine of his points.
Lipscomb falls to 6-8, 2-3 in the A-Sun. Campbell improves to 6-8, 3-2 in the A-Sun.
Lipscomb is back in action Monday evening at Belmont for this year's first installment of the "Battle of the Boulevard." Game time is 7:15 p.m.
Jonathan Seamon and Benjamin Seamon will be on the call for the Lipscomb Sports Network. Free online audio streaming is available at www.LipscombSports.com/sportsnetwork/.


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In the immigration reform debate now under way in Washington, Democrats and Republicans are taking a steady march in one direction: toward one another.
On Tuesday morning, a leading Democratic advocate of immigration reform said his party would not require a special path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants, in keeping with a key Republican demand.
At nearly the same moment some two blocks away, a 2016 Republican presidential contender and tea party favorite embraced legal status and potential citizenship for the nation's 12 million undocumented people, which have been Democratic desires for more than a decade.
That's not to say the immigration reform debate is over – far from it.
But when Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D) of Illinois, a Chicago progressive who got himself arrested outside the White House protesting Arizona's tough immigration law, and Sen. Rand Paul (R) of Kentucky, a heartthrob of the conservative activist set and heir to the Paul family libertarian fame, stake out common ground on immigration reform? That's saying something.
Senator Paul joined a list of GOP immigration reformers who say they're willing to provide a pathway to legal status for 12 million illegal immigrants, provided it's paired with enhanced border security and no unique path to American citizenship.
The response from Representative Gutierrez, a key House negotiator on the issue? "I'm willing to take yes for an answer," he said.
Gutierrez, who crafted ill-fated bipartisan legislation on immigration reform during the tenure of President George W. Bush, tucked into questions from reporters at a Monitor breakfast just down the street from where Senator Paul at the same time launched into the immigration reform debate during a speech to the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.
Their similarities are what spoke loudest.
Paul says his plan brings the undocumented "out of the shadows, lets them normalize their existence, it lets them become [taxpayers]."
"If they want to become citizens," he said on a conference call after his speech, "I'm open to debate as to what we do to move forward. I think the way that moves forward is they get in line like everybody else. Exactly how that works, and the logistics of all this, is still open to how we move it forward."
What some Republicans fear is that this will be "exactly how that works": Democrats will lead Republicans to the edge of "amnesty" (as anti-immigration partisans call it) before opting to deep-six a compromise bill, blame the GOP for failure to produce legislation, and rally Hispanic voters, who helped to shellack Mitt Romney's presidential campaign, to their side.
"Even if you came up with a decent immigration bill," says former GOP Rep. Steve LaTourette of Ohio, who retired in 2010, "my fear would be that in that instance somebody over in the Democratic caucus would try to out-Hispanic the Hispanics."
Gutierrez, who two decades ago became the first Latino elected to Congress from Illinois, could be Suspect A in doing just that. His fiery demeanor and long attention to immigration reform have helped him to build deep ties and respect in the immigration advocacy community.
But Gutierrez said on Tuesday that's simply not what Democrats want to happen. Democrats and Republicans are almost in synch on the first portion: Both want a pathway to legal status for as long as a decade before anyone in the US illegally would be able to become a citizen. But he also went a step further, saying Democrats won't insist on a "special pathway to citizenship" for the undocumented, a request that has been a rallying cry of liberal advocates.
"I don't really think it's our insistence anymore.... I think if anything, there is greater consensus on the issue of citizenship," Gutierrez said. "There won't be a 'special.' "
The road to citizenship, he said, is "perhaps not an easy path or a uniform path for every undocumented immigrant who is legalizing to arrive at a green card at the end of the exact same process, taking the exact same number of years for every person legalizing, but I will not prohibit immigrants who are legalizing from ever being citizens if they choose to apply."
On perhaps the thorniest policy issue of the immigration debate – the matter of "future flows," or how many foreign workers and immigrants to allow into the US each year – the two lawmakers also struck common ground.
"The Republican Party must embrace more legal immigration," Paul said plainly.
Those few words pack a direct rebuff to low-immigration advocacy groups, who hold great sway among Republican lawmakers, and to those GOP members who say more immigration hurts American workers more than it helps the overall economy.
On the flip side, Gutierrez endorsed more foreigners coming to the US for work in the future (a desired prize of corporate America and the agriculture industry) even as he stressed the need for employee protections (a key demand of labor unions).
"You cannot do this without future flows. Democrats have to come to the table and understand that our economy needs workers," he said. "The problem is, you have to protect workers who are working those fields, too. We'll get the future flows. We have to make sure that the future flows have a relationship with needs."
With the Senate's "gang of eight" lawmakers split between Republicans and Democrats, the addition of Paul – who on Tuesday broadly supported the principles the Senate gang laid out earlier this year – the Senate now appears to have at least the 60 votes needed (all 55 Democrats and five Republicans) to defeat a filibuster.
In the House, Rep. Raul Labrador (R) of Idaho said last week that the House working group, which includes Gutierrez, may finish its work before the Senate does. The Senate is expected to introduce immigration legislation in early April.
That doesn't mean immigration reform is a done deal. The "in principle" agreements still need to become "on paper" legislation, and lawmakers who are skeptical of boosting immigration levels or legalizing the undocumented, such as Sen. Jeff Sessions (R) of Alabama, are not going to be pushed aside. On Tuesday, Senator Sessions and several other Republicans sent a letter to Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Pat Leahy (D) of Vermont asking for lengthy committee consideration of any potential immigration legislation.
"A sound process will take months, not days or weeks," Sessions said in an e-mailed statement, citing the experience of the much-maligned health-care reform law. "And we'd be better off taking a step-by-step approach than trying to deal with these complex and emotional issues in one massive piece of legislation.... The consequences are simply too profound for American workers and taxpayers to rush through some thousand page amnesty bill to passage only to find out what's in it later."
Immigration advocates, however, are not keen on the prospect of months of hearings on proposed reforms. "We are under a time pressure to resolve this issue because the moment is right politically and the further away we get from Election Day 2012," Gutierrez said, "the less urgency there will be."

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P2P Marshal is a program that helps an investigator discover and analyze file sharing software on a disk.
P2P Marshal operates on a logically mounted drive (i.e., a restored image of a disk, mounted as D:, E:, etc.) or a subdirectory (e.g., unzipped or untarred archive). It is designed to run under Windows, though as a Java-based program, it should be able to run on other platforms.
When run, it first detects the presence of P2P client programs. Then, for each program detected, it presents various information, such as downloaded and shared files, peer servers, and log messages. For some clients, additional information may be displayed, such as host ID numbers, total runtime, and other parameters tracked by the client. P2P Marshal displays the information either on a per-user basis or for all users. It also provides an extensive search capability, produces customizable summary reports in PDF, HTML, and RTF formats, and maintains an audit log of all actions performed by the investigator.
It currently supports LimeWire and several BitTorrent clients, Ares, and Hello, and detects the presence of KaZaA.
As of January 2008, the 1.0 will be available at no cost to US law enforcement, with a commercial version available to non-law enforcement.
P2P Marhsal was developed by ATC-NY through a US National Institute of Justice (NIJ) grant. The project was originally named File Marshal.


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Sleep is an important part of overall health, yet it is one of the most underrated health habits. Sleep gives the body and brain time to repair and regenerate itself. Lack of sleep can slow your ability to learn or remember, decrease concentration and physical abilities, and cause mood swings. While some sleep disturbances are caused by certain health conditions, lack of sleep is most often caused by lifestyle choices. Caffeine and an over-stimulating sleep environment are two common contributors to poor sleep.
Researchers from Drexel University wanted to determine if teens' constant access to technology and caffeinated drinks are causing significant disturbances in their sleep. The study, published in Pediatrics , found that the use of multiple technologies and caffeinated beverages were linked to decreased sleep times in teens.
About the Study
The observational cohort study surveyed 100 middle and high school students aged 12-18. The teens were asked about their sleep behavior, caffeine intake, and nighttime media technology use. The technology activities included watching television or movies, texting, browsing the internet, talking on the phone, or using computer games and MP3 players.
The teens engaged in an average of four technology activities per evening. Television, telephone, and MP3 players were the most popular. The teens with the highest use of technologies after 9 pm were more likely to have:
- Decreased amount of sleep
- Higher incidence of falling asleep in school
- Increased caffeine intake
Teens that had an average of 8-10 hours of sleep per night were 1.5-2 times less likely to report multitasking technologies. About 33% of all participating teens reported falling asleep during school, and 76% of those teens had higher rates of caffeine consumption compared to teens that did not report falling asleep during school hours.
How Does This Affect You?
The teens in this study demonstrated a common problematic sleep pattern. The use of numerous multi-media technologies late at night creates a steady stream of stimulation that decreases sleep time; the resulting daytime drowsiness encourages them to reach for caffeine stimulant drinks, which exacerbates the poor sleep cycle. This lack of sleep can impair learning since the brain requires adequate sleep to process and store information gathered during the day. Needless to say, staying awake in class is likely to promote learning.
Find out how long your teen is spending on these technologies. Although this may be easier said than done, negotiate (or impose) time limits and bed times to help them get proper amounts of sleep (a minimum of 7-½ hours per night). Discourage the consumption of caffeinated beverages , particularly in the late afternoon or evening when it is more likely to interfere with sleep. If you notice, or are advised about, daytime drowsiness, talk to your teen about sleep habits. If lifestyle changes do not improve sleep, consult his or her doctor who can identify and address any additional problems like allergies , asthma , or other medical conditions that can interfere with sleep.
- Reviewer: Richard Glickman-Simon, MD
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Netflix CEO defends blog, Facebook posts
Netflix CEO Reed Hastings is in a little hot water with the Securities and Exchange Commission because of posts he made on a blog and on Facebook this year.
The SEC notified Netflix that it might issue a cease-and-desist order, or even file a civil action, against the Los Gatos company because Hastings, in a company blog and on Facebook, disclosed that subscribers were enjoying 1 billion hours worth of viewing a month.
Those posts may have violated the SEC's Regulation Fair Disclosure, which governs important company news and events that are disseminated to investors, Netflix said in a document filed with the SEC on Thursday.
Hastings then went back on Facebook to give his 244,000 followers his explanation of what happened:
SEC staff questions a Facebook post. Fascinating social media story.
We use blogging and social media, including Facebook, to communicate effectively with the public and our members.
In June we posted on our blog that our members were enjoying "nearly a billion hours per month" of Netflix, and people wrote about this. We did not also issue a press release or 8-K filing about this.
In early July, I publicly posted on Facebook to the over 200,000 of you who subscribe to me that our members had enjoyed over 1 billion hours in June, highlighting how strong our content was. There was press coverage as there are many reporters and bloggers among you, my public followers. Some of you re-posted my post. Again, we did not also issue a press release or file an 8-K about this.
SEC staff informed us yesterday that they are recommending that the SEC bring a civil action against us for my July 1 billion hour public post, asserting we violated "Reg FD". This rule is designed to ensure that individual investors have equal access to information as large institutional investors, by prohibiting selective disclosure of material information. The SEC staff believes that I gave you all "material" investor information in my post and that we needed to instead release the June viewing fact "publicly" with an 8-K filing or press release.
I want to note a few things.
First, we think posting to over 200,000 people is very public, especially because many of my subscribers are reporters and bloggers.
Second, while we think my public Facebook post is public, we don't currently use Facebook and other social media to get material information to investors; we usually get that information out in our extensive investor letters, press releases and SEC filings. We think the fact of 1 billion hours of viewing in June was not "material" to investors, and we had blogged a few weeks before that we were serving nearly 1 billion hours per month.
Finally, while our stock rose the day of my public post, the increase started well before my mid-morning post was out, likely driven by the positive Citigroup research report the evening before.
We remain optimistic this can be cleared up quickly through the SEC's review process.
- Reed
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01 _ You Know That You Want It _ Produced by KrissiOBeats (Bpm127 and Key Dminor )
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Without Instant File Initialization turned on, each time a data file on SQL Server 2005 and above is created or has to grow in size, the file or portion of the file added must be zeroed out. Depending on the size of the file this can be a very time consuming task.
By turning on Database Instant File Initialization, you are telling the operating system to trust SQL Server to properly handle this allocation. Since you are looking to enable Instant File Initialization you should also consider setting a proper auto growth setting for your database. Something in MB verses percentage. This should be a fail safe, you try to implement some type of policy or procedure to monitor the amount of free space in your databases and try to grow them after hours. What me demonstrate this on YouTube.
While there isn't an option within SQL Server to turn this on, the process is very simple. You simply have to add a SQL Server group to a security policy. To find which group to add you need to run lusrmgr.msc on the workstation or server in question. Click on Groups, marked with a RED arrow on the top left of the image below. Then look for the group that states "specified instance of SQL Server" This is highlighted in the image below. The group in my experience has nearly always been "SQLServerMSSQLUser", plus Machine Name, then Instance Name. Take note of this group (write it down) as you will need to add it to a local security policy. You can now close out of lusrmgr.
Next click start, run and type SECPOL.MSC. The dialog box in the image below will open up. Expand "Local Policies", click on "User Rights Assignment", then scroll down the list of Policies until you see "Perform volume maintenance tasks". Double click on "Perform volume maintenance tasks".
Click on "Add User or Group"
Click on "Object Types"
Uncheck all boxes except for "Groups" and click "OK"
Next make sure that "Locations" is your local workstation or server name, not the Active Directory Domain. Next click "Advanced" and chose "Find Now", a list of groups should now appear. This is where you will scroll down the list and find the group you determined from above (lusrmgr.msc). In my example it is "SQLServerMSSQLUser$WIN-LJDS9D9PTAA$MSSQLSERVER". Once you have selected your group click "OK"
You should now see your group listed.
Click "OK" and then "OK" one last time. That is it. You can now close the Local Security Policy window. When your database grows or when you add additional files, you should no longer have the long waits of the system having to zero out the additional space. Want to see a live demo of this, check out my YouTube Channel
Additional things to note is
1) You could just grant access to the SQL Server Service account, however if this Service Account is ever changed you will have to go back and add the new account to the Security Policy. Which ever way works best for you. The important thing is to just have it on.
2) By not zeroing out the file there could possibly still be data that could be read. This is a very slight security risk and there are only a few scenarios where this could pose a risk. The average Joe could not access the data.
3) Instant File Initialization only works for your data files, it does not have any impact to your LOG files.
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major macro economic indicators
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|GDP growth (%)
|Inflation (yearly average, %)
|Budget balance (% GDP)
|Current account balance (% GDP)
|Public debt (% GDP)
(e): Estimate. (f): Forecast.
- One of the most stable democracies in Africa
- Significant financial support from donors (ODA, HIPC, MDRI)
- Strategic position (access to the sea for hinterland countries)
- High poverty
- Narrow and volatile export base (dependence on cotton price fluctuations)
- Erratic electricity supply
- Governance gaps
- Impact on activity and tax revenues of Nigeria's economic policy decisions
- Terrorist threat (Boko Haram) from neighbouring Nigeria
Risk assessment
The "Revealing Benin" program is boosting growth
Growth in 2019 is set to continue on its favourable trajectory, supported in particular by the continued implementation of the "Revealing Benin" development plan, which foresees investments worth USD 15 billion over five years (2016-2021). Flagship projects, such as the new international airport of Glo-Djigbé or the extension of the port of Cotonou, will continue to drive public investment. Private sector participation in investment is also set to be enhanced via the adoption of a PPP law (2017) and reforms to improve the business environment, such as the restructuring of the Investment and Export Promotion Agency and a new Investment Code (2018). Cotton production, which accounted for more than 50% of export earnings in 2017, is expected to continue to increase in 2019, benefiting from reforms in the sector, efforts to improve yields, and favourable international prices. More generally, higher agricultural yields are expected to continue to boost export flows, which should also continue to benefit from the (modest) recovery of neighbouring Nigeria. In addition, the flow of expatriate workers from Nigeria, also expected to increase, will likely maintain the momentum of private consumption. Another contributing factor is low inflation: despite a likely increase in the price of imported products, forecasts indicate it will remain below the 3% threshold set by WAEMU.
Approaching compliance with the WAEMU convergence criteria
In light of the WAEMU deficit convergence criteria of 3% of GDP, the government is likely to continue its efforts to reduce the budget deficit in 2019. Fiscal consolidation efforts should be continued in line with the Benin authorities' commitments under the ECF programme provided by the IMF in April 2017. These efforts include the further rationalisation of current expenditure, to enable the government to continue to support economic growth through capital investment spending. However, these will be accompanied by a programme to improve the efficiency of public investment, which is expected to continue in 2019. The elimination of certain fiscal exemptions and the modernisation of the tax administration should improve revenue collection. Fiscal consolidation should also help to curb the rapid increase in public debt, particularly in the regional market, which has been used to finance public investment in recent years.
The current account deficit is expected to continue to decline in 2019, supported by a reduction in the large trade deficit. Exports are expected to continue to grow thanks to the rapid increase in cotton production and dynamic external demand, particularly from China. Nevertheless, the trade balance is expected to remain in deficit, burdened by a large import bill due to demand for capital goods. The transfer balance is also expected to contribute modestly to this reduction in the current account deficit: remittances from expatriate workers are expected to increase in line with the more favourable economic situation in Nigeria. Concessional borrowing will continue to finance the deficit, but FDI flows, through efforts to stimulate investment, and portfolio investment, buoyed by interest on Beninese debt, could also play a larger role in financing the external deficit.
Social and political tensions are increasing in the run-up to the parliamentary elections
In March 2016, businessman Patrice Talon won the presidential elections through distinguishing himself by his commitment to addressing issues of corruption and ineffective governance. Despite the implemented reforms, which aimed to improve the business environment, the popular discontent is rising, as evidenced by the numerous demonstrations and strikes by civil servants in 2018. Slow progress in the fight against poverty and unemployment, especially among young people, is also a recurrent grievance against Mr Talon and could lead to an erosion of support for the President in the March 2019 parliamentary elections. The controversy surrounding an electoral code that tightens the conditions for standing as a candidate in legislative and presidential elections is worsening a tenser political and social climate. The 2019 legislative elections could thus provide the first tangible indications of the popularity of the government's and the President's actions before the 2021 presidential elections.
Last update : February 2019


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Cyber terror logs on to Toowoomba
TOOWOOMBA residents are by no means immune to cyber crime and fraud, according to the man that is responsible with preventing it across the state.
Operations commander of the Queensland Police Fraud and Corporate Crime Group Detective Superintendent Brian Hay delivered the blunt assessment yesterday to a shocked business community.
Detective Superintendent Hay was the guest speaker at the monthly Toowoomba Chamber of Commerce and Industry business breakfast held at Picnic Point.
He told more than 100 business, industry and community leaders that the internet had become extremely toxic and was a breeding ground for criminals looking to make money.
"If you are connected to the internet then you have already been compromised," Det.Supt Hay said.
"There are no ifs or buts about it.
"Every single person who uses it (the internet) has been compromised; they just do not know it yet," he said.
Det.Supt Hay said criminal elements were using the internet to validate themselves to pry on unsuspecting people, businesses and companies.
"Australia is the most connected nation in the world," he said.
"More than 89 per cent of people are connected to the internet.
"What is concerning is we (police) are always one step behind the criminals because of how much the environment changes on a daily basis."
Det.Supt Hay said the cyber crime and fraud threat was very real and during his presentation showed those in attendance just how easy it was to gather personal information, especially from Facebook accounts.
"You cannot discriminate on who sees your personal information on the internet . . . everybody can, irrespective of the measures you think you have put in place," he said.
"Once it is on the internet, it is there for eternity.
"Cyber crime and fraud will only continue to grow and grow."
Reader poll
Have you fallen victim to cyber crime or fraud?
This poll ended on 22 March 2013.
Current Results
This is not a scientific poll. The results reflect only the opinions of those who chose to participate.
Det.Supt Hay said authorities were only beginning to understand how much of a threat cyber crime and fraud posed.
"Last year, only 14% of people in China were connected to the internet," he said.
"This year that figure has risen to 33%.
"The Chinese government sponsors a 40,000 strong hacking team to gather information because they realise information is powerful.
"The Chinese hacking team has compromised every top 400 company in America."
Det.Supt Hay said one of the biggest emerging threats was "ransomware".
"It is by far the biggest new threat we have seen," he said.
"It is when a business is hacked and all their data is encrypted.
"The criminal then holds you to ransom with the sequence key required to unlock the data."
- 26 million new strains of malware identified in 2011
- Two million malicious sites detected every month
- 49% of Google's top 100 sites have been corrupted with malware
- In 2012, more malware was written for smartphones than for computers
- Chinese government sponsors a 40,000 strong hacking team to gather information
- Australia is the most connected country in the world with 89% of people having access to the internet.
- You can buy a fake credit card on the internet for as little as $0.80
- Every single person who uses the internet has been compromised but they just don't know it
- Ransomware is a disturbing new trend targeting businesses and companies


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NICHOLS - A man who allegedly used fire department funds for personal use has been indicted by the Bullitt County Grand Jury.
James P. Johnson Jr., of Shepherdsville, has been indicted on the charge of theft by unlawful taking over $10,000.
This is a Class C felony punishable by 5-10 years in prison.
According to a Dec. 13, 2010, article in The Pioneer News, the former chairman and treasurer for the Nichols Fire Tax District allegedly embezzled more than $100,000 from the agency.
Det. Scotty McGaha of the Bullitt County Sheriff's Department said that several board members approached him about some irregularities.
Going back to January 2009, McGaha said there appeared to be some financial irregularities.
Johnson served as the treasurer until last year when he was laid off due to financial restraints.
During the investigation, McGaha said there were ATM withdrawals and checks written from the district to Johnson's personal account.
Some of the ATM transactions were at casinos in Atlantic City, Arizona and Indiana.
Another district account had been set up for construction projects.
There were also checks written to cover personal expenses for Johnson, according to McGaha.
The board members trusted Johnson, according to McGaha, and they didn't question any of the financial information he gave them.
The detective felt that the financial issues might have arisen for Johnson when he retired as city treasurer for Anchorage in 2008.
The board most recently took steps to tighten the security.
Johnson is out on bond. No court date has been set.
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Given how T20s have evolved i think having this rule back again, would make the format even more appealing.
As most would remember the way ICC structured the rule the last time, where by the captain had to name his sub before the toss instead of after the toss, really was stupid. I was always a fan of it & i believe it should come back.


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Heroes of the New Day
ON A BREAK? (June 2014) Right now we've got all kinds of scheduling problems going on with our players, so this game is effectively on-hold till we can work our timelines into concordance once more.
It all started out in the nation of Ionia, a progressive nation dedicated to Erathis (the Goddess of Civilization), and a bastion of democracy in a world of dungeons, dragons, gods, demons, monsters, and heroes. The country itself had known relative peace and prosperity for some 60 years or more… ever since the last great band of heroes defeated a world-hopping dragon and used her horde to revitalize the nation. Since that time the nation has seen public education, increased commerce, public roadways, easy access to healers, a democratically-elected parliament, and an age of religious and racial tolerance and conversation.
Now, a new team of heroes, originally gathered in the small Ionian town of Altair, has taken on a continent-spanning mission to deliver the dead bodies of fallen soldiers from the ongoing war against the Orcish hordes, stopping monsters and helping families grieve as they go. They have lost some friends and gained new ones along the way, and have begun to get to the point where their adventures are noted by gods and other powerful creatures. Also, there are a great many shenanigans to be had, but that's hardly the focus of our tale… right? Currently the party is dealing with an uprising of undead awakening from hibernation, a fairy incursion into the same lands, and the threat of worse things on the horizon. Oh, and they also got themselves an airship that runs on dead dragon essence.
Welcome to the home campaign for the New Altairian Heroes (NAH), run by Joe Lastowski in South Hadley, MA. I'm a writer, and I fully admit that I put way too much time into things I get passionate about, so there's an awful lot here. Those of you who are just browsing through will notice that I've outright stolen a lot of this, though much of it has been tweaked to fit in my world better. I'm not making money off of any of this, and most of what I've used has been stuff that was meant for gaming anyway in one way or another. I think it was R.A.Salvatore who said that the whole point of a gaming world like the Forgotten Realms was so that people could pick-and-choose what worked best in their own games. That's what I've done here. Feel free to browse around, and I hope you enjoy what you read.
Any questions or comments can be directed to firstname.lastname@example.com. Thanks for visiting!
Check out the wiki for a broad overview of what's going on here.
Newer Stuff
- INDEX page that lists every other page on the site alphabetically, updated every time I make a new page
- Added in some new god-related details on the Religion page, including bits on how servants of different gods may work together sometimes.
- Awesome inspirational art pages: general and potential NPCs. I add to these pretty regularly.
- Theories on the Great Cataclysm page (though none are 100% true… unless maybe they all are)
- Some more background stuff for our new characters, including new bits of Religion lore, more Goliath details, and some new Bard's Tale stories.
- Updates to the Undead Rising page.
- An Enemies & Allies page, listing some of the recurring characters you've met (still working on this a bit)
Stuff I'm Working On…
Not sure exactly when all this will be finished, but my current list of things to add to this site includes:
- Kislev details for when you head towards Artania's home
- The dungeons/ruins of Helmsgard (just in case)
- Neverwinter place page & details
- more crime families for Travailia (currently there's only one listed)
- Thayan political details, since it seems you might be headed there eventually
- culinary peculiarities of different races/regions (as I get the inkling)
- update in-game calendar to match where we're at
For now, just click here for the main page.


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This is from Stefan Rebenich
Jerome: The "Vir Trilinguis" and the "Hebraica Veritas"
Stefan Rebenich
Vigiliae ChristianaeVol. 47, No. 1 (Mar., 1993), pp. 50-77
http://www.jstor.org/stable/1584340?...n_tab_contents (JSTOR library)
Modern scholarship has made an effort to reconstruct Jerome's translations of the New and Old Testament. It has thus emerged that he only revised the text of the Gospels, but not of Acts, the Epistles or Revelation since the passages Jerome cites from these books of the New Testament differ very often from the text of the Vulgate. And in his commentaries on the Pauline Epistles to Philemon, the Galatians, the Ephesians and Titus, which were written in 386, i.e. shortly after the alleged revision of the New Testament,9 Jerome never referred to his own translation, but only criticized an anonymous Latinus interpres on several occasions. Stylistic reasons, especially regarding the Latin translation of Acts, finally shake his declaration made in De viris iliustribus that he had translated the whole New Testament from the Greek into Latin.10 This statement might at best be understood as an intention which was never fully realized, unless one would like to call it an intentional exaggeration.11 The Vulgate version of Acts, the Pauline Epistles and Revelation is now ascribed to an author working in Rome at the end of the fourth century; the modern editors of the Vetus Latina in particular are prepared to identify this translator with Rufinus the Syrian who is said to have been a friend of Jerome and Epiphanius of Salamis until he, at the beginning of the fifth century, went over to the Pelagian movement to appear as the author of the Liber de Fide.12
Jerome started his revision of the Bible with the translation of the Gospels during his stay in Rome from 382 to 385 after he had won the financial and theological support of the Roman bishop Damasus for his ambitious project.13
One big potential error here. Jerome did not do the rest of the New Testament in 384. It was done after many of these comments, as indicated in the Prologue to the Canonical Epistles.


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New Policy
Major Revision of Existing Policy
Minor/Technical Revision of Existing Policy
Reaffirmation of Existing Policy
Repealed Policy
To provide guidelines and procedures to ensure that student educational records are maintained in a confidential and secure manner by the University, its faculty, staff and others who may come in contact with such data in compliance with federal and state laws and University requirements.
Students are the University of North Florida's first priority and it is paramount that those who come into contact with student educational records are aware of their obligations regarding such records as set forth in this policy.
A. Legal Requirements
The University must maintain student educational records in a confidential manner pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, ("FERPA"), also known as the Buckley Amendment (20 U.S.C. 1232 g) and Section 1002.225, Florida Statutes. FERPA provides students with a right of access to their educational records, permits students to challenge the accuracy of the records and prohibits the non-consensual release of such information except in limited circumstances.
This policy applies to all students in attendance at the University of North Florida. In accordance with the federal regulations implementing FERPA, the University of North Florida defines in attendance for first time students to include those having registered for classes. Thereafter, a student is deemed to be "in attendance" during all periods of enrollment, during breaks between terms, during University holidays and vacations, and during periods of suspension.
The University informs students of their rights under FERPA by annual publication of the University policy in the Student Handbook, the University Catalog and online via the University Registrar.
B. Student's Right to Inspect and Review Their Educational Records.
Students who are currently attending or who have been enrolled as a student at the University of North Florida may inspect and review their own educational records upon request. Educational records are, with certain exemptions as listed below, those records, files documents, and other materials which contain information directly related to a student that are maintained by any employee or agent of the University. The following categories of information are exempted and are not considered to be "educational records."
1. Records made by University personnel in the sole possession of the maker and are not accessible or revealed to any other person.
2. Records maintained by the University Police Department for law enforcement purposes.
3. Medical and counseling records used solely for treatment.
4. Healthcare records and documentation of disability maintained by the Disability Resource Center and/or the ADA Compliance office.
5. Student employment records.
6. Records only related to a former student (alumni records). Records of that individual while a student continue to be considered educational records.
While the above-referenced records may not be deemed confidential pursuant to FERPA, the records may in fact be confidential pursuant to other laws requiring that they be maintained in a confidential and secure manner.
In addition, students do not have a right to inspect the following records:
a. Financial records of parents
b. Confidential letters and statements of recommendations placed in educational records prior to January 1, 1975
c. Confidential letters and statements of recommendations for admission, employment, or honorary recognition placed in educational records after January 1, 1975, for which students have waived their right of access.
C. Waiver of Right of Access
Students may waive their right of access to confidential letters and statements of recommendation. Even if the student signs a waiver, upon the student's request, the names of all persons making confidential recommendation will be made available.
Employees or agents of the University may not require a student to waive his or her right of access for receipt of the University benefits or services.
D. Procedures for Inspection and Review
A student who desires to review his/her educational records must complete a Student Request to Inspect and Review form and provide it to the University Registrar. The form is available from either One-Stop Student Services or the University Registrar. Upon receipt of the request, the University has 45 days to respond to the student; however, arrangements for inspection will be made as expeditiously as possible.
Educational records will be inspected and reviewed by the student in the presence of a University Official. Contested records may not be changed or deleted during the process of inspection and review.
Upon written request the student will be provided with a copy of that portion(s) of his or her educational record at a reasonable cost to the student (as prescribed by state law). When a record contains information about more than one student, disclosure cannot include information regarding the other student(s).
E. Students Right to Challenge Information in Their Educational Records
Students who believe that there is misleading, inaccurate or information in violation of their privacy rights in their educational record, may request that the University amend their educational record by providing a written request to the University Registrar which clearly identifies the part of the record they want amended, and specifies the reason the record is inaccurate, misleading or in violation of their privacy rights. The University shall notify the student in writing of their decision. If the University decides to amend the record as requested, the record shall be amended accordingly. If the University decides not to amend the record as requested the written decision will advise the student of rights to a hearing as outlined in this policy.
F. Procedures for Hearings to Challenge Records
Students challenging information in their records must submit, in writing, a request for a hearing to the University Registrar listing the specific information in question and the reasons for the challenge. Hearings will be conducted by a University official who does not have a direct interest in the outcome of the hearing.
Students shall be afforded a full and fair opportunity to present evidence relevant to the reasons for the challenge. Thereafter, the hearing officer will render a decision in writing, noting the reason for the decision and summarizing all evidence presented within 10 days after the challenge is filed.
Should the hearing officer's decision be in favor of the student, the record shall be amended accordingly. Should the request be denied, an appeal may be made, in writing, and submitted to the University Registrar within 10 days following the student's notification of the hearing officer's decision. The appeal shall be heard by an Appeals Board of three senior University officials who do not have a direct interest in the outcome of the hearing and a decision rendered, in writing, within a reasonable period of time.
Should the appeal be in favor of the student, the record shall be amended accordingly. Should the request be denied, the student may choose to place a statement with the record commenting on the accuracy of the information in the record and/or setting forth any basis for inaccuracy. When disclosed to an authorized party, the record will always include the student's statement and notice of the Board's decision, as long as the student's record is maintained by the University.
G. Right to File Complaint if Student Believes Privacy Rights Have Been Violated.
Any student who believes that his/her privacy rights under FERPA have been violated has the right to file a complaint with the Family Policy Compliance Office (FPCO) at the following address: Family Policy Compliance Office, United States Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20202-5920.
H. Disclosure of Information
1. With Student Consent
Should a student wish to authorize the release of his/her educational records to a parent(s), spouse, child(ren), family member or other third party, he/she must complete a Student Information Release Authorization form, available at One-Stop Student Services or the University Registrar. Students may choose to have their educational records released to a third party on a one time basis or to provide a third party access to their records for up to one year. Student Information Release Authorization forms may be executed at any time during the school year; however, for security purposes all release authorizations expire at the conclusion of the summer semester and therefore must be renewed each fall. Students have the right to revoke release authorizations at any time by providing written notification of revocation on the prescribed form.
2. Without Student Consent
Personally identifiable information will not be released from an educational record without the prior written consent of the student, except under one or more of the conditions listed below. Personally identifiable information includes, but is not limited to:
(1) the student's name;
(2) the name of the student's parent or other family member;
(3) the address of the student or student's family;
(4) a personal identifier, such as the student's social security number or student number;
(5) a list of personal characteristics that would make the student's identity easily traceable; or
(6) other information that would make the student's identity easily traceable.
Except with respect to the release of directory information, personally identifiable information will be transferred to a third party only on the condition that such party will agree not to permit any other party to have access to such information without the written consent of the student.
Conditions Under Which Personally Identifiable Information May Be Released From An Educational Record Without The Student's Prior Written Consent:
1. The disclosure is to a University Official with a legitimate educational interest.
a. "University Official" includes:
(1) a person employed by the University as a member of its faculty or staff;
(2) a member of the University of North Florida Board of Trustees;
(3) a member or staff members of the Florida Board of Governors:
(4) a person or company with whom the University has contracted to perform a task (such as a consultant, agent, attorney, auditor, or collection agency);
(5) a person or organization acting as an official agent of the University and performing a business function or service on behalf of the University that the University normally would perform itself; or
(6) a student or community member serving on an official committee such as a disciplinary or grievance committee or assisting another University Official in performing his or her tasks.
b. A University Official is determined to have a legitimate educational interest if the information requested is necessary for that University Official to:
(1) perform tasks related to one'sprofessional or assigned job duties;
(2) perform tasks that are specified by a contract agreement;
(3) perform a task related to a student's education;
(4) perform a task related to discipline;
(5) provide a service or benefit relating to the student or student's family, such as (but not limited to) health care counseling, job placement or financial aid.
2. The disclosure is to officials of another school where the student seeks or intends to enroll.
3. The disclosure is to the Comptroller General, The Secretary of Education, state educational authorities or authorized representatives of the Attorney General for law enforcement purposes.
4. The disclosure is in connection with financial aid for which the student has applied or which the student has received to determine eligibility for aid, the amount of aid, the conditions of aid or enforcement of the terms and conditions of aid.
5. The disclosure is to organizations conducting studies for or on behalf of educational agencies or institutions.
6. The disclosure is to accrediting organizations to carry out accrediting functions.
7. The disclosure is to parents of a dependent student, as defined by Section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code.
8. The disclosure is to comply with a judicial order of a lawfully issued subpoena. The University will make a reasonable effort to notify the student of the order or subpoena in advance of compliance, unless the subpoena is a federal grand jury subpoena or other subpoena issued for law enforcement purposes and directs otherwise.
9. The disclosure is in connection with a health or safety emergency if necessary to protect the health or safety of the student or other individuals.
10. The disclosure is of the final results of any disciplinary proceeding conducted by the University against a student who is an alleged perpetrator of any crime of violence (as that term is defined in the section 16 of title 18, USC) or a non-forcible sex offense, if the University determines as a result of the disciplinary proceeding that the student committed a violation of the institution's rules or policies with respect to such crime or offense. The information shall include only the name of the student, the violation committed and any sanctions imposed by the University on the student. The University may include the name of any other student such as a victim or witness, only with the written consent of that other student. The University will notify sexual assault victims of the outcome of any disciplinary proceeding against the alleged perpetrator.
Each University unit has an obligation to keep a record of requests and disclosures of student educational record information except when the request is from the student, a University official with a legitimate educational interest, someone requesting directory information, or when the disclosure is with the student's consent. Students have the right to review this record of requests and disclosures of student record information.
I. Directory Information
Directory information may be released to anyone without the student's consent. The University of North Florida has designated the following as directory information:
1. Name, mailing address, current telephone listing;
2. Dates of attendance;
3. Admitted college/majors;
4. Degree awarded;
5. Status (fulltime/part time);
6. Classification as freshman, sophomore, junior, senior, post-bac or graduate student;
7. Participation in officially recognized activities;
8. Honors;
9. Weight/height of athletes;
10. Student images, including photographs, videos or any other media containing a student's image or likeness.
A student has the right to refuse to permit the release of his/her directory information and may do so at the One-Stop Student Services or online via myWings through completion of a Nondisclosure Request form. Following the University's processing of a Nondisclosure Request, the University will not release directory information to third parties without the student's express written consent. A student's Nondisclosure Request will remain in effect until the student advises One-Stop Student Services in writing or online via myWings that he/she desires the Nondisclosure Request to be removed.
J. Records Custodians and Requests for Student Records
Different types of student records are kept by various offices at the University of North Florida as indicated below. The right to inspect and review records, in accordance with University policy and state and federal regulation, may be exercised by presenting a written request to the appropriate custodian:
1. Student Health/Medical: Office of Student Medical Services
2. Student Services: Office of Student Affairs
3. Student Disciplinary: Office of Student Affairs
4. Educational Records: Office of Enrollment Services
5. Financial Aid Records: Office of Enrollment Services
6. Student Placement Records: Office of Enrollment Services
7. Continuing Education Records: Division of Continuing Education
8. English Language Program Records: Office of Student Affairs
9. Student Employment Records: Office of Human Resources
10. Athletics Records: Athletics Office
Questions regarding the identity of the custodian of records other than those listed above should be directed to the University Registrar.
K. Ensuring Security and Integrity of Student Records
As discussed throughout this policy, the University is required to maintain student educational records in a confidential and secure manner. To that end, the University has adopted training, record storage, back up and record disposal criteria to ensure that the University meets it obligation to maintain student educational records in a confidential and secure manner.
In the area of training, each employee in Enrollment Services and the Cashier's Office is instructed in FERPA compliance at the time he/she is hired, and each signs a FERPA confidentiality policy form. So that employees remain aware of their responsibilities FERPA refresher training for current staff is held each year. Additionally, all new faculty members are provided FERPA compliance training at new faculty orientation. The FERPA training materials and answers to frequently asked questions regarding student confidentiality requirements have been posted on both the University Registrar and Office of General Counsel's websites for year-round access. The University Registrar's website provides faculty and staff with practical information regarding the University's requirements for posting grades, returning graded course work, not sending final grades via email and other compliance information for ready access by students, faculty and staff.
Regarding secure record storage, all student educational and financial aid records are imaged and interfaced with the University's Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that is hosted by contract through the Central Florida Regional Data Center, located on the campus of the University of South Florida. Access to student educational records in the ERP is password protected, and the level of access to such records is controlled, with the highest level of restriction for those who have the ability to change a record (i.e., data entry personnel and their supervisors), and lower levels of access for academic advisors, faculty, and administrators.
After all academic records are imaged, indexed, and verified in the ERP, paper records are shredded and deposited into covered shredding bins. Shredding bins are collected weekly and taken directly to be disposed at an on-campus facility.
In addition to the above, non-current/inactive paper files are stored in a separate, specially constructed file room built according to applicable fire codes. The University is in the process of imaging these non-current/inactive files with the goal of eliminating the current Records file room and maintaining a paperless file system for all educational and financial aid student records. Some inactive files are kept off campus in a secured, commercially owned warehouse. The University can activate these records and have them returned from the warehouse at any time upon request.
To ensure continued integrity of student educational records, all student data in the ERP is backed up each weekend, with incremental backups occurring each evening. The backup tapes remain in a secure area during the week and are sent to an off-site vault each month for storage and safekeeping.
Formerly 6C9-3.015


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Those selected will get a call from court officials sometime between 4:30 and 6 p.m. and be instructed with information about how to pick up their passes.
Gerard Shine was the first in line waiting to enter his name in the lottery. He also sat in court during jury selection as a member of the public.
"[I] just want to see what's all out there, the evidence. You know, you hear it on the news, you hear it from other people -- I just want to see what they have, the actual evidence," Shine said.
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This chapter contains three linked parables that explain why Jesus associates with sinners. The linkage is evident in the terms lost and found (vv. 6, 9, 24, 32) and rejoice and celebrate (vv. 6, 9, 24, 32; Stein 1992:400). All three parables end with similar statements (vv. 7, 10, 32). The theme of Jesus' association with sinners is key (5:29-32; 7:36-50; 19:1-10). The unit involves a "twin parable" typical of Luke (5:36-39; 14:28-32) followed by an elaborate parable of the type often called an example story (another example story is the parable of the good Samaritan in 10:25-37).
These parables introduce the importance of sinners for Jesus, and thus for disciples. The parable's drama is built on the tension of an attempt to find something that has been lost. Anyone who has lost anything or loses anything on a regular basis can identify with this tension. In our house it is keys and the remote control for the television that most often go AWOL. At such times an all-points bulletin sends my children on a hunt for what their absent-minded father has misplaced. When it is found, all are relieved. So in these parables with the sheep and the coin.
Jesus tells these parables to tax collectors and sinners. Thus the stories offer comfort, especially in the face of the Pharisees and scribes' grumbling that Jesus welcomes sinners and eats with them (compare 5:30, 37; 7:34, 39). The fact that tax collectors and sinners listen to Jesus while the leadership does not is a cultural reversal of expectation. Sometimes hearers are found in surprising places. The issue of listening to Jesus is a major one in Luke (5:1, 15; 6:17, 27, 47, 49; 7:29; 8:8-18, 21; 9:35; 10:16, 24, 39; 11:28, 31; L. T. Johnson 1991:235). To experience God's blessing, we need to listen to him.
Jesus begins with a pastoral scene that would have been familiar in Palestine. A shepherd had a hundred sheep--a count that would indicate he is modestly wealthy, since the average flock ranged from twenty to two hundred head (Jeremias 1972:133). Such flocks were an economic resource, since they provided wool and mutton. During the count as he gathers the sheep at day's end, the shepherd notices that one is missing. Jesus' original hearers probably assumed that the shepherd asks a neighbor to keep an eye on the ninety-nine so he can search for the missing sheep, though the story does not offer this detail. The sheep needs to be found; otherwise it may be permanently lost or attacked by hungry predators. It is risky to be a lost sheep.
The search proves fruitful: the shepherd finds the sheep and lifts it onto his shoulder to bring it home. (Compare Is 40:11; 49:22. Shepherd imagery in the Old Testament is rich--see Ps 23; Jer 31:10-14; especially Ezek 34:11-16; Mic 5:1-4; in the New Testament see Jn 10:11-12.) Given the possibility that the sheep could have been devoured, the shepherd rejoices at finding it.
The parable pictures God's desire to find sinners and bring them back into the fold. Thus the owner throws a party, asking his neighbors to celebrate with him since the lost sheep is found. In the same way, Jesus says, there will be more rejoicing in heaven over one sinner who repents than over ninety-nine righteous persons who do not need to repent. When a sinner turns to God, heaven throws a party. The prospect of such joy keeps Jesus associating with sinners.
The second parable parallels the first. Here a silver coin has been lost. It sounds as if the coin is a drachma, which equals a denarius--a day's wage for the average worker (Josephus Antiquities 3.8.2 195). As with many things that are dropped and lost, the search begins with the certainty that "it must be in here somewhere." The search is likely to be taking place in the evening, since the woman must light a lamp to look for the coin. She sweeps the house clean, looking carefully, until it turns up. We can almost hear her "there it is!" relief as the search ends successfully. Like the shepherd, this woman calls her friends together to celebrate the discovery of the lost coin. So there is rejoicing in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner who repents. The reference to angels is a circumlocution for God's joy. The courts of heaven are full of praise when a sinner turns to God.
Is there any significant difference between the two parables? At their most basic level they make the same point. The second parable, however, stresses the search a little more than the first. Recovering a lost sinner can take diligent effort. But the effort is worth it when the lost is found. Sinners should know that God is diligently looking for them. Disciples should diligently engage in the search for sinners on behalf of the Master they serve. Jesus provides a clear example for us to follow. Finding lost "sheep" and missing "coins" is a disciple's priority. Jesus involved himself with sinners; so should disciples.
The third parable of Luke 15 is a more elaborate treatment of the seeking-of-sinners theme. The parable's popular title "prodigal son" probably puts the focus in the wrong place. Actually the story gives more attention to the father and his reaction than to the son's return. The father's response to the elder son's resentment also shows how central a character he is in the parable. So a better title might be "the parable of the forgiving father" or "the parable of a father's response to his two sons."
The parable is unique to Luke and is almost allegorical. The father pictures God. The prodigal symbolizes the lost, especially the tax collectors and sinners of verse 1. The elder brother represents the self-righteous leadership, the Pharisees and scribes of verse 1 or anyone else who claims to serve God and yet is harsh toward the possibility of forgiveness for sinners. The situation described is not all that unusual, as shown by a short letter from a man named Antonios Longus to his mother, Neilus (Preisigke 1922:72-73): "I am writing to tell you I am naked. I plead with you, forgive me. I know well enough what I have done to myself. I have learned my lesson." These sentiments parallel those of the prodigal on his return. Because of the basic nature of parent-child relationships, as well as sibling rivalry, the story has a human poignancy that makes it one of the most touching of all of Jesus' parables. The major issue is repentance before God and God's willingness to forgive. The parable is Jesus' final defense of the offer of good news in the face of official criticism of his association with sinners.
The parable opens with the younger son's request to have his share of the estate. Since the boy is still single, he is probably in his late teens. The Greek term for the inheritance is suggestive, "the life" (ton bion). He wants his portion of what his father's life will leave him. In a Jewish context the younger brother would receive half of what his elder brother received (Deut 21:17). In Jewish thinking a father should not divide the estate too early. Sirach 33:19-23 begins, "To son or wife, to brother or friend, give no power over yourself while you live; and give not your goods to another so as to ask for them again." Nevertheless, in this parable the father grants the son's request. It pictures God letting a sinner go his own way.
Having divided the living or the property (NIV) between the two sons, the father watches the younger son depart. On his own, the son loses everything in wild living. No other details are given. In fact, the text says he scatters (diaskorpizo) his resources: he squandered his inheritance and throws his money away. Following his financial failure comes natural disaster. Famine strikes the land, and he is in need. Finding a job, he ends up feeding swine, a job of great dishonor for a Jew (Lev 11:7; Deut 14:8; Is 65:4; 66:17; 1 Maccabees 1:47; Jeremias 1972:129). Now as a Jew working for a Gentile and caring for swine, he can sink no lower. It is clear that he has taken whatever job he can get.
Though employed, he still suffers. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating. These pods were either sweet beans from a carob or locust tree or else bitter berries. No one has anything to offer him. Even unclean animals are better off than he is. Here is the lostness of the sinner.
The son reflects on his condition and realizes that his father's servants have it far better. Thus the sinner discovers his desperate situation because of sin. To be outside of God's family is to be utterly alone.
The son devises a plan of action. He will confess his sin before his father: "Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men." This expresses the humility of one who turns to the Father. Sinners have nothing to rely on except the Father's mercy. They recognize that they have failed and can claim no blessing.
So the son comes home. The father's reaction is telling: But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. The action breaks all Middle Eastern protocol; no father would greet a rebellious son this way (Jeremias 1972:130). But as is often the case in Jesus' parables, the twist in the story makes the point. Literally, the father drapes himself on his son's neck (v. 20, epepesen epi ton trachelon). He is pleased and thrilled to see his prodigal return.
The son proceeds with his confession, but the father interrupts. The son is satisfied to be a slave, but the father will restore him to full sonship. So the father orders the servants to bring the best robe, a ring for the son's hand and sandals for his feet. A fattened calf is prepared, and a party will be held. Fatted calves were saved for special occasions like the Day of Atonement. This is not just any party; it is a rare and complete celebration. There will be rejoicing for the lost son, now found (vv. 7, 10).
The note of joy about the son's return is crucial in the passage, as is the father's restoration of sonship privileges. The son has come from destitution to complete restoration. That is what God's grace does for a penitent sinner.
The elder son has been laboring in the field, so he has missed all the action. Returning home, he hears the commotion of music and dancing. In fact, the word used for "music" is the Greek term from which we get our word "symphony"; but in ancient Greek symphonia was a broad term for music or singing. There is a real celebration going on. One of the servants explains to the older brother what is taking place. The servant gives an accurate summation: celebration and a fatted calf for a returned brother who is safe and sound.
Enraged, the elder brother does not go in to join the festivities. Here is one of the parable's great ironies, made graphic by Jesus' use of literary space. The brother who had been on the outside is now on the inside, while the brother who had been on the inside is now on the outside. Again Jesus' words echo, "The last has become first, and the first has become last." The repetition of this theme shows how important it is not to be in the wrong place in the line!
The father's compassion does not cease. He comes out to the angry brother and tries to calm him down. The elder brother pleads his faithfulness despite the lack of celebration for him at any time in the past. Not even a "kid" has been butchered for him. (The contrast he draws is as if steak were now served for the returning son while a fast-food meal has never been served for him.) The elder makes a serious complaint--"I am worthy," he pleads; "you are ungrateful. This is unfair!" What parent has not heard such a complaint from one child about another? The elder's problem is his self-righteous, self-directed focus. There is no joy that his brother has come home. The elder is too self-consumed with issues of justice and equity to be caught up in the joy. (The scene recalls the synagogue leader's complaint that someone had been healed on the sabbath.)
Other things are more important to this elder brother than showing forgiveness and compassion. His anger is so great that he refers to his own brother as "this son of yours." He speculates that the brother has wasted his money on harlots. As far as the elder brother is concerned, there is nothing to praise here.
The father has a ready reply aimed toward reconciliation between the brothers. He accepts his elder son and acknowledges that all the father has belongs to him. There is no reason for jealousy. In a sense the elder son has always had access to celebration: the animals are his! But there is one other fact. The father says, "We had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found." Note the reminder that the returning son is a brother. Justice means that the son should be received back with joy and celebration. The focus should be outward, on the transformation that has occurred. The sinner should be welcomed back into God's family with joy.
The parable has two major points. First, repentance means an absolute reversal of status. The lost son has become a family member again. The father's acceptance of the penitent son is total. This is God's grace. This is why God pursues sinners. Second, others should have joy when the penitent returns. Reconciliation involves not only God and the individual but also the individual and the community.
The story is left hanging. The elder brother is left to contemplate the father's words. We do not know if he comes in to celebrate or not. In literary terms, this is an open ending. What will he do? Jesus' listeners are to contemplate their own response as well. The parable is truly a story of reversal. It is hope of such a reversal that causes Jesus to seek the sinner. The potential of God's grace drives him to love others and actively pursue them.
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After receiving a TURP procedure, I was told that a T1B, 3+3 tumor was found in 19 out of the 99 slices of prostate tissue removed. The tumor's presence was not reflected in an elevated PSA score or a digital exam. What does the (B)3+3 rating mean?
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"(B) 3+3" are actually the two critical parameters in staging and prognosis. This is a T1b, Gleason 6 (3+3) prostate cancer.
T1 means no palpable disease (unable to feel it on digital exam). T1a is incidental cancer with Gleason score <8 and fewer than 5% of the chips in a TURP specimen containing tumor. Stage T1B is defined as a Gleason 8-10 or >5% of the TURP chips containing tumor. Stage T1c is no palpable tumor but a positive biopsy (done because of an elevated PSA). T2 disease means a palpable nodule within the gland on digital rectal exam: T2a if the nodule is less than 1/2 of one lobe, T2b if more than 1/2 of one lobe, and T2c if both lobes.
The Gleason 6 score (see Gleason description below) is a combination of two sub-scores that tells you how big the tumor is and how aggressively it may behave.
The important thing to keep in mind is that the hierarchy of good vs. bad tumors does not directly correlate to the staging system. T1a has the best prognosis, followed by T1c/T2a. T2b is next, followed by T1b, followed by T2c.
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When the racing heats up, be sure to stay cool!
It's common knowledge that racing can be a dangerous sport if you don't properly prepare for the task at hand. While that does include the proper safety equipment (seat, belts, firesuit, head-and-neck restraint, and so on) complete preparation goes even further. Anyone who's raced in a long, caution-filled feature, or had to suffer through the feature before yours while in the staging lanes in the summer knows how oppressive the heat can be, especially in a car with little or no heat insulation for the driver. Just in our own research and testing, we've seen cockpit temperatures breaking the 140-degree mark. Prolonged exposure to this kind of heat can be extremely dangerous, and the harmful effect can go unrecognized, and escalate very quickly.
We are talking about heat exhaustion. Like minor concussions, heat exhaustion can easily be brushed off, but can also quickly progress into something much more serious if untreated. Prolonged exposure to high heat (above 90 degrees) and dehydration has serious side effects when untreated, and for racers, personal care often gets overlooked at the racetrack when work needs to be done to the car. Not taking five or 10 minutes to rest and have a cold drink (or two or three) can be the difference when on the verge of heat exhaustion.
There are two types of heat exhaustion—water depletion and salt depletion. Each is equally dangerous, but has different symptoms. The signs that you are suffering from water depletion include excessive thirst, weakness, headache, and loss of consciousness. The signs of salt depletion are nausea and vomiting, frequent muscle cramps, and dizziness. None of these symptoms are good while behind the wheel of a race car, and if symptoms go untreated, heat exhaustion can turn into heat stroke.
Symptoms of Heat Exhaustion
- Confusion
- Dark-colored urine (a sign of dehydration)
- Dizziness
- Fainting
- Fatigue
- Headache
- Muscle cramps
- Nausea
- Pale skin
- Profuse sweating
- Rapid heartbeat
If you or another racer have heat exhaustion, which may have progressed to heat stroke, it's extremely important to get the person out of the heat and start treatment immediately, as heat stroke can be fatal. Heat stroke (or sun stroke) causes damage to the brain and other vital organs. While it's most common in people over 50, young healthy athletic people can be affected also.
Although it is most common for signs of heat exhaustion or other heat related illnesses to show up first, heat stroke can come on suddenly. Heat stroke, like heat exhaustion, is a result of prolonged exposure to high temperatures combined with dehydration. These conditions can lead to the body's inability to regulate temperature.
The predominant symptom of heat stroke is a core body temperature above 105 degrees. Exposure to body temperatures this high can cause central nervous system damage, brain damage, and internal organ damage. Other common symptoms include nausea, seizures, confusion, disorientation, and sometimes loss of consciousness or coma, but fainting may be the first sign.
Symptoms of Heat Stroke
- Throbbing headache
- Dizziness and light-headedness
- Lack of sweating despite the heat
- Red, hot, and dry skin
- Muscle weakness or cramps
- Nausea and vomiting
- Rapid heartbeat, which may be either strong or weak
- Rapid, shallow breathing
- Behavioral changes such as confusion, disorientation, or staggering
- Seizures
- Unconsciousness
Regulating body temperature and staying hydrated is key to avoiding heat exhaustion and heat stroke. While the ambient outside temperature may not be hot enough to induce heat related illnesses, the temperature in your race car is most likely well above the threshold to cause heat exhaustion. Even without windows in the car, the airflow may not be enough to regulate body temperature when wearing a helmet and firesuit.
Luckily, the racing community is full of safety equipment designed specifically to control body temperature while in an extremely hot race car for long periods of time. Raceday Safety, which specializes in racing safety equipment, sent us one of Cool Shirt's Club Racer Systems to test. This simple system does a great job of bringing a racer's core body temperature down by pumping ice water into a matrix of tubing affixed to a shirt. In our test, the cold water pumping through the shirt brought the surface temp of the shirt down almost 30 degrees. One bag of ice is said to last about four hours, so two bags should be good for an entire day at the track. The system retails for $493.95 and easily installs in any vehicle that has room for a small cooler.
If $500 is more than you want to spend, there are other ways to stay cool. Many helmet companies now offer helmets with fresh air ports built into the shell. They allow for the use of an air pump with can circulate either cooled or non-cooled air into the helmet, cooling the driver's head. In many cases, grabbing fresh air from outside the car will be cool enough to keep you cool. If you race in the South where the summer months are brutal, Raceday Safety sells systems that pump air through an ice chest, giving you a blast of cold air directly into your helmet.
If a Cool Shirt and helmet blower isn't enough, or you need more than four hours of cooling, A/C systems like those from Artic Racing Air can keep you cool as long as you're in the car.
Outside of cooling devices, heat reflective and insulation material on the inside and outside of your car can make a huge different in cockpit temperature. Design Engineering, Inc. specializes in thermal barriers for all kinds of automobiles. They make everything from spray on thermal barriers to heat wrap for headers and exhaust, and insulation sheets for the floorboards and firewall. Products like these are great for reducing radiant heat without adding a lot of weight.
Besides staying cool, hydration is extremely important. It's recommended that drinking 24 ounces of fluid about two hours before exposure to the heat, and drinking an additional 8 ounces of water or sports drink right before hitting the track will give you a good starting point to stay hydrated. Over the course of day, you should roughly consume 8 ounces of water every 20 minutes, even if you don't feel thirsty. Also, drinks that contain caffeine or alcohol should be avoided, as these have a negative effect on fluid retention and can quicken the effects of heat exhaustion and dehydration.
So next time you hit the track on a hot summer night, think about the symptoms of heat exhaustion and have an extra bottle of water before getting in the car. Get out of the heat between heats and the feature, and stay as cool as possible. The heat is not something to play with, and heat exhaustion and heat stroke are things that can easily be avoided if you're properly prepared.


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Thousands wait, weep at Mandela's casket
Thousands of people stood in long lines for a chance to see Nelson Mandela lying in state. H. Darr Beiser, USA TODAY
Nelson Mandela's funeral will take place on Sunday in his home village of Qunu in the Eastern Cape.
PRETORIA, South Africa – Stella Phetla waited for hours Wednesday to catch a glimpse of the body of Nelson Mandela, lying in state at the hilltop presidential building where she and other black South Africans could not enter until the fall of the apartheid regime two decades ago.
Phetla, 44, said it was because of Mandela's liberation struggle that she was able to get a university education in Pretoria, escape from a poverty-wracked black township to a middle-class suburb, even enter a movie theater or government building in this capital city.
"We were told when you come to Pretoria, put your finger over your mouth and be in total silence because you are in the white people's space,'' she said.
Phetla was among thousands of South Africans who queued for as long as seven hours under a hot southern Africa sun, all to spend a few seconds filing past the body of the man they call Tata, or "father,'' who died at age 95 a week ago.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner's body was on display in a casket with a glass pane permitting viewing from the waist up of his embalmed remains. He lay in front of the Union Buildings, once the power center and symbol of the racist white-dominated government he helped topple, and where he ran his presidency, which began in 1995.
"He looked peaceful,'' said Ruth McCormack, 13, who came with her mother from Johannesburg for the day.
Mandela wore a brown-and-gold batik shirt, in keeping with his flair for vibrant African attire. People cried as they walked by or as they filed out. Mourners were required to move quickly past the casket, cameras and cellphones were banned, and no one was allowed to linger.
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Many viewers were tearful, and some carried poster-size photographs of the man who is regarded as the father of the modern democratic nation. Many people, including whites, wore head scarves or armbands bearing his name and image.
"I think I need to cry,'' Tumi Sekhu, 29, a mother and university lecturer, said as she descended the hillside after her brief viewing.
"I've always wanted to meet him, and the only time I saw him was in his coffin,'' she said.
His casket went on display at noon after arriving with motorcycle police escort from a military hospital where he had been treated frequently in his final years for a lung ailment developed while a prisoner of the apartheid regime for 27 years.
His widow, Graca Machel, and his former wife, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, and other family members viewed the body, as did other African leaders and dignitaries from around the world.
Singer Bono of the band U2, who used his celebrity to build global support for Mandela's release from prison, came to pay his respects. So did F.W. de Klerk, the last president under white rule, who shared the 1993 Nobel prize with Mandela for guiding a peaceful transition of power.
The site was where Mandela was sworn in as the nation's first black president in 1995 after he negotiated a peaceful transition to democracy, ending the long domination of minority whites, and overwhelmingly won the nation's first free election.
In a sign of that transition, a new statue of Mandela was being welded together just down the hill from where his remains were on display, its face obscured by a green cover. The 30-foot tall likeness will be shrouded until unveiled for the public Monday, after his state funeral Sunday in Qunu, the rural home where he grew up on the nation's eastern cape.
Lines to see Madiba, the clan name he used, snaked around the front of the building where buses deposited mourners, who had waited still longer to board from queues blocks away in the center of Pretoria.
Ruth McCormick's mother, Bronwen Wilson-Thomson, 50, who is white, grew up under apartheid and said she did not know of Mandela until she was a university student.
Many told a similar story, that they did not even know what Mandela looked like until world pressure for his release grew on the apartheid regime, leading to his release from prison in 1990 and the end of apartheid. Even Mandela's image had been controlled and banned by the regime as it tried to cling to power against economic sanctions and international opprobrium.
Phetla said she had never seen his picture until the day of his release from prison. He had been her inspiration, though. She was born in a one-room tin shack in Alexandra, the poorest of the black townships in and around Johannesburg, and the same grim setting where Mandela first lived after arriving from his tribal home.
She brought her 15-year-old son with her to view the corpse, out of respect and a parent's wish for her child to understand what life was like here before the one he now leads.
She wanted him to understand what it was that drove her to study, avoid temptations and pull herself out of desperate conditions – just as a young Nelson Mandela did. She is now a pastor and teacher.
"I managed to go to university and take myself out of Alexandra township,'' she said. "It was because of him. ... This is my last chance to look at him and say, 'I did it because of you.'''
Judith Modiba, a friend who came with her from the small town of Emahleni, had a similar message. Also a pastor, she said she had been able to get an education and travel to the United States, including a visit to the Martin Luther King Jr. center in Atlanta.
Modiba said Mandela's struggle allowed her to experience things previously banned for her race and others of color – "being seen as a person, being able to live anyplace we want.''
"We are benefiting from all that he suffered, for us,'' Modiba said.
Kagiso Mocumi, 33, of Lanseria, wore Mandela's name on her forehead and arm as she waited in line. A real estate agent, she said she regretted she had never seen Mandela in person – and that despite the struggle that ended apartheid in 1990 and installed democracy, she has never voted.
She vowed to register to vote the next day and pledged full loyalty to Mandela's party, the African National Congress, which black South Africans credit with achieving their new status, but which faces an uncertain future filled with internal rivalries with Mandela gone from the scene.
"This is my very last chance to see Madiba,'' she said. "I have a lot to be grateful to him for. He made us citizens on our own land. He gave me freedom.''
But she had another concern: Mocumi said she had never before seen a corpse and carried a touch of fear with her.
"I'm going to suck it up and say, 'Tata, I love you,'' she said. "He made us citizens on our own land. He gave me freedom.''
Rachel Kika, 47, a teacher from the northern cape, drove 8 hours through the night with three friends so they could attend the memorial in Soweto on Tuesday and see Mandela in Pretoria.
"The most important thing he did was the 27 years he sacrificed for us, so it is nothing to come 800 kilometers," she says, referring to the 500 miles the quartet drove.
Kika was a college student in Cape Town when Mandela was released from prison in 1990 and stood in the crowd to wave at him. She remembers when he went to her town nine years later to open a school, and she called to him for a photo. Security said no, but mandela saw her and allowed it, she says.
"I experienced his humility," she said. "That's why I had to get here. The circle is complete."
Former South African President Nelson Mandela's body was brought to Pretoria, his country's capital, where he will lie in state for three days. He will be buried on Sunday in Eastern Cape Province. (Dec. 11) AP


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