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Are there any biblical and/or doctrinal teachings which can explain or confirm that emotion is more than just a physical manifestation? Science teaches that emotions are simply physical and chemical processes in our brain and simply a manifestation of external or internal stimulus. This detracts so much from joy and seems to cheapen any emotional experiences to the point that the thought of it is a burden to me as a new Christian.
Thank you for your question. It is an interesting one, and also ironic.
Logically, the more you are convinced that "emotions are simply physical and chemical processes in our brain", the less it should bother you! After all, your being bothered would simply be another physical/chemical process. And your thoughts on it are simply another meaningless chemical process. The fact that such an idea is set forth as truth is your first clue that such an idea is wrong. If it were true, there would be no reason to say it, since the words would be additional meaningless chemical/physical processes.
What is wrong with it? It begins with the basic assumption that nothing intangible is real. "If it can't be weighed or repeated in a laboratory, it isn't real." In truth, no one can (or does) operate on that basis. To articulate the thought requires the presupposition that truth exists, even though it is intangible. It further means that truth is irrelevant, so your chemical process is irrelevant to mine! And, there can be no purpose if all is so mechanically defined. Therefore, you have no reason to ask the question.
Are we physical? Yes, but we have both body and spirit. To deny either aspect is impossible. We are made in the image of God, who is not a chemical process, and yet we are created beings. We live as beings with both body and spirit, and so we are concerned with truth, purpose, etc. There is continuous interaction between our body and our spirit. When we have the flu, we "feel bad" and are grouchy. When we do wrong things, our guilt can cause physical symptoms (e.g., nausea). The opposite is also true; good health provokes happiness, and happiness supports good physical health. The interaction is real because both parts are real. David compares his misery in sin to broken bones (Ps. 51:8), and asks God to restore the joy of salvation.
There is an "independent" aspect of emotions also. Though neither God nor his angels are subject to "physical and chemical processes", the Scripture records (Luke 15:7) that there is "more joy" in heaven over the repentance of a sinner than over many who "do not need repentance." Joy is present where the physical and chemical are not. And when our bodies are changed, we will have the fullness of joy in the presence of our Savior: a joy in the situation where "physical and chemical processes" are released from the curse on Creation because of sin. "You make known to me the path of life; in your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore" (Ps. 16:11).
So, there are physical and chemical processes related to our emotions. But there is much more than that. And that means that it is OK to be joyful in our Lord!
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Bicycle maintenance has traditionally been an overwhelmingly male-dominated area. It is our goal to help teach women, trans, and femme individuals who have been intimidated or marginalized in this setting to be knowledgeable and confident working on their bikes.
On a daily basis, Bike SLO County strives to ensure a safe and comfortable environment for all, while also recognizing the benefits of offering women, trans & femme-specific evening hours as a stepping stone to achieving greater confidence working in our space at any time.
Women's Night and WTF Night are for:
Women: A person who identifies as a woman.
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Femme: A gender identity in which a person of any gender embodies a feminine appearance, expression, or identity.
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- Respect People: During Bike Kitchen's regular hours, treat all female & trans mechanics and patrons as you would any other person (don't assume they're less knowledgeable, don't call them "sweetie," and NEVER take a wrench out of their hand!)
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Age Discrimination Act of 1975, 42 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.
The Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, is designed to prohibit discrimination on the basis of age in programs or activities receiving Federal financial assistance. The Act also permits federally assisted programs and activities, and recipients of Federal funds, to continue to use certain age distinctions and factors other than age which meet the requirements of the Act and these regulations.
(a) The purpose of these regulations is to state general, government-wide rules for the implementation of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, and to guide each agency in the preparation of agency-specific age discrimination regulations.
(b) These regulations apply to each Federal agency which provides Federal financial assistance to any program or activity.
(a) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 applies to any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, including programs or activities receiving funds under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1972 (31 U.S.C. 1221
(b) The Age Discrimination Act of 1975 does not apply to:
(1) An age distinction contained in that part of a Federal, State or local statute or ordinance adopted by an elected, general purpose legislative body which:
(i) Provides any benefits or assistance to persons based on age; or
(ii) Establishes criteria for participation in age-related terms; or
(iii) Describes intended beneficiaries or target groups in age-related terms.
(2) Any employment practice of any employer, employment agency, labor
As used in these regulations, the term:
(a) Funds;
(b) Services of Federal personnel; or
(c) Real and personal property or any interest in or use of property, including:
(1) Transfers or leases of property for less than fair market value or for reduced consideration; and
(2) Proceeds from a subsequent transfer or lease of property if the Federal share of its fair market value is not returned to the Federal Government.
The purpose of this subpart is to set forth the prohibitions against age discrimination and the exceptions to those prohibitions.
The rules stated in this section are limited by the exceptions contained in §§ 90.14, and 90.15 of these regulations.
(1) Excluding individuals from, denying them the benefits of, or subjecting them to discrimination under, a program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance, or
(2) Denying or limiting individuals in their opportunity to participate in any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.
(c) The specific forms of age discrimination listed in paragraph (b) of this section do not necessarily constitute a complete list.
For purposes of §§ 90.14, and 90.15, the terms
A recipient is permitted to take an action, otherwise prohibited by § 90.12, if the action reasonably takes into account age as a factor necessary to the normal operation or the achievement of any statutory objective of a program or activity. An action reasonably takes into account age as a factor necessary to the normal operation or the achievement of any statutory objective of a program or activity, if:
(a) Age is used as a measure or approximation of one or more other characteristics; and
(b) The other characteristic(s) must be measured or approximated in order for the normal operation of the program or activity to continue, or to achieve any statutory objective of the program or activity; and
(c) The other characteristic(s) can be reasonably measured or approximated by the use of age; and
(d) The other characteristic(s) are impractical to measure directly on an individual basis.
A recipient is permitted to take an action otherwise prohibited by § 90.12 which is based on a factor other than age, even though that action may have a disproportionate effect on persons of different ages. An action may be based on a factor other than age only if the factor bears a direct and substantial relationship to the normal operation of the program or activity or to the achievement of a statutory objective.
The burden of proving that an age distinction or other action falls within the exceptions outlined in §§ 90.14 and 90.15 is on the recipient of Federal financial assistance.
(a) The head of each agency which extends Federal financial assistance to any program or activity shall publish proposed and final age discrimination regulations in the
(1) Carry out the provisions of section 303 of the Age Discrimination Act of 1975; and
(2) Provide for appropriate investigative, conciliation, and enforcement procedures.
(b) Each agency shall publish its proposed agency age discrimination regulations no later than 90 days after the publication date of the final general, government-wide age discrimination regulations.
(c) Each agency shall submit its final agency regulations to HHS for review no later than 120 days after publication of proposed agency age discrimination regulations.
(d) Final agency age discrimination regulations shall be consistent with these general, government-wide age discrimination regulations and shall not be published until the Secretary approves them.
(e) Each agency shall include in its regulations a provision governing the operation of an alternate funds disbursal procedure as described in § 90.48 of these regulations.
(f) Each agency shall publish an appendix to its final age discrimination regulations containing a list of each age distinction provided in a Federal
(a) Each agency shall conduct a review of age distinctions it imposes on its recipients by regulations, policies, and administrative practices. The purpose of this review is to identify how age distinctions are used by each Federal agency and whether those age distinctions are permissible under the Act and implementing regulations.
(b) No later than 12 months from the date the agency published its final regulations, the agency shall publish, for public comment, a report in the
(1) The results of the review conducted under paragraph (a) of this section;
(2) A list of the age distinctions contained in regulations which are to be continued;
(3) The justification under the requirements of the Act and these regulations for each age distinction to be continued;
(4) A list of the age distinctions not contained in regulations but which will be adopted by regulation under the Administrative Procedure Act using the notice and comment procedures specified in 5 U.S.C. 553; and
(5) A list of the age distinctions to be eliminated.
(c) Beginning with the effective date of an agency's final regulations, the agency may not impose a new age distinction unless the age distinction is adopted by regulation under the Administrative Procedure Act using the notice and comment procedures specified in 5 U.S.C. 553.
(d) Beginning 12 months after the publication of its age discrimination regulations, an agency may not continue an existing age distinction, unless the age distinction has already been adopted by regulation or is adopted by regulation under the Administrative Procedure Act using the notice and comment procedures specified in 5 U.S.C. 553.
Where two or more agencies provide Federal financial assistance to a recipient or class of recipients, the Secretary may designate one of the agencies as the sole agency for all compliance and enforcement purposes with respect to those recipients, except for the ordering of termination of funds and the notification of the appropriate committees of Congress.
Each agency shall submit to the Secretary not later than December 31 of each year, beginning in 1979, a report which:
(a) Describes in detail the steps taken during the preceding fiscal year to carry out the Act; and
(b) Contains data on the frequency, type, and resolution of complaints and on any compliance reviews, sufficient to permit analysis of the agency's progress in reducing age discrimination in programs receiving Federal financial assistance from the agency; and
(c) Contains data directly relevant to the extent of any pattern or practice of age discrimination which the agency has identified in any programs receiving Federal financial assistance from the agency and to progress toward eliminating it; and
(d) Contains evaluative or interpretative information which the agency determines is useful in analyzing agency progress in reducing age discrimination in programs receiving Federal financial assistance from the agency; and
(e) Contains whatever other data the Secretary may require.
This subpart sets forth requirements for the establishment of compliance, investigation, conciliation, and enforcement procedures by agencies which extend Federal financial assistance.
(a) A recipient has primary responsibility to ensure that its programs and activities are in compliance with the Age Discrimination Act and shall take steps to eliminate violations of the Act. A recipient also has responsibility to maintain records, provide information, and to afford access to its records to an agency to the extent required to determine whether it is in compliance with the Act.
(b) An agency has responsibility to attempt to secure recipient compliance with the Act by voluntary means. This may include the use of the services of appropriate Federal, State, local, or private organizations. An agency also has the responsibility to enforce the Age Discrimination Act when a recipient fails to eliminate violations of the Act.
(2) Provide technical assistance, where necessary, to recipients to aid them in complying with the Act.
(3) Make available educational materials setting forth the rights and obligations of beneficiaries and recipients under the Act.
(2) Each recipient's self-evaluation shall identify and justify each age distinction imposed by the recipient.
(3) Each recipient shall take corrective and remedial action whenever a self-evaluation indicates a violation of the Act.
(4) Each recipient shall make the self-evaluation available on request to the agency and to the public for a period of 3 years following its completion.
(i) A procedure for the filing of complaints with the agency;
(ii) A review of complaints to assure that they fall within the coverage of the Act and contain all information necessary for further processing;
(iii) Notice to the complainant and the recipient of their rights and obligations under the complaint procedure, including the right to have a representative at all stages of the complaint procedure; and
(iv) Notice to the complainant and the recipient (or their representatives) of their right to contact the agency for information and assistance regarding the complaint resolution process.
(i) The referring agency shall require the participation of the recipient and the complainant in the mediation process, although both parties need not meet with the mediator at the same time.
(ii) If the complainant and recipient reach a mutually satisfactory resolution of the complaint during the mediation period, they shall reduce the agreement to writing. The mediator shall send a copy of the settlement to the referring agency. No further action shall be taken based on that complaint unless it appears that the complainant or the recipient is failing to comply with the agreement.
(iii) Not more than 60 days after the agency receives the complaint, the mediator shall return a still unresolved complaint to the referring agency for
(iv) The mediator shall protect the confidentiality of all information obtained in the course of the mediation process. No mediator shall testify in any adjudicative proceeding, produce any document, or otherwise disclose any information obtained in the course of the mediation process without prior approval of the head of the agency appointing the mediator.
(i) Complete the investigation of the complaint.
(ii) Attempt to achieve voluntary compliance satisfactory to the agency, if the investigation indicates a violation.
(iii) Arrange for enforcement as described in § 90.47, if necessary.
(a) Each agency shall provide in its regulations that it may conduct compliance reviews, pre-award reviews, and other similar procedures which permit the agency to investigate, and correct, violations of the Act without regard to its procedures for handling complaints.
(b) If a compliance review or pre-award review indicates a violation of the Act, the agency shall attempt to achieve voluntary compliance with the Act. If voluntary compliance cannot be achieved, the agency shall arrange for enforcement as described in § 90.47.
Each agency shall provide in its regulations a requirement that the recipient:
(a) Provide to the agency information necessary to determine whether the recipient is in compliance with the Act; and
(b) Permit reasonable access by the agency to the books, records, accounts, and other recipient facilities and sources of information to the extent necessary to determine whether a recipient is in compliance with the Act.
Each agency shall provide in its regulations that recipients may not engage in acts of intimidation or retaliation against any person who:
(a) Attempts to assert a right protected by the Act; or
(b) Cooperates in any mediation, investigation, hearing, or other part of the agency's investigation, conciliation, and enforcement process.
(a) Each agency shall provide for enforcement of its regulations through:
(1) Termination of a recipient's Federal financial assistance under the program or activity involved where the recipient has violated the Act or the agency's regulations. The determination of the recipient's violation may be made only after a recipient has had an opportunity for a hearing on the record before an administrative law judge.
(2) Any other means authorized by law including but not limited to:
(i) Referral to the Department of Justice for proceedings to enforce any rights of the United States or obligations of the recipient created by the Act or the agency's regulations.
(ii) Use of any requirement of or referral to any Federal, State, or local government agency which will have the effect of correcting a violation of the Act or implementing regulations.
(b) Any termination under paragraph (a)(1) shall be limited to the particular
(c) No action under paragraph (a) of this section may be taken until:
(1) The head of the agency involved has advised the recipient of its failure to comply with the Act or the agency's regulations and has determined that voluntary compliance cannot be obtained.
(2) Thirty days have elapsed after the head of the agency involved has sent a written report of the circumstances and grounds of the action to the committees of the Congress having legislative jurisdiction over the Federal program or activity involved. A report shall be filed whenever any action is taken under paragraph (a) of this section.
(d) An agency may defer granting new Federal financial assistance to a recipient when termination proceedings under paragraph (a)(1) of this section are initiated.
(1) New Federal financial assistance includes all assistance administered by or through the agency for which an application or approval, including renewal or continuation of existing activities, or authorization of new activities, is required during the deferral period. New Federal financial assistance does not include assistance approved prior to the beginning of termination proceedings or to increases in funding as a result of changed computation of formula awards.
(2) A deferral may not begin until the recipient has received a notice of opportunity for a hearing under paragraph (a)(1). A deferral may not continue for more than 60 days unless a hearing has begun within that time or the time for beginning the hearing has been extended by mutual consent of the recipient and the agency. A deferral may not continue for more than 30 days after the close of the hearing, unless the hearing results in a finding against the recipient.
When an agency withholds funds from a recipient under its regulations issued under § 90.31, the head of the agency may disburse the withheld funds so directly to any public or non-profit private organization or agency, or State or political subdivision of the State. These alternate recipients must demonstrate the ability to comply with the agency's regulations issued under this Act and to achieve the goals of the Federal statute authorizing the program or activity.
(a) Where a recipient is found to have discriminated on the basis of age, the recipient shall take any remedial action which the agency may require to overcome the effects of the discrimination. If another recipient exercises control over the recipient that has discriminated, both recipients may be required to take remedial action.
(b) Even in the absence of a finding of discrimination, a recipient may take affirmative action to overcome the effects of conditions that resulted in limited participation in the recipient's program or activity on the basis of age.
(c) If a recipient operating a program which serves the elderly or children in addition to persons of other ages, provides special benefits to the elderly or to children the provision of those benefits shall be presumed to be voluntary affirmative action provided that it does not have the effect of excluding otherwise eligible persons from participation in the program.
(a) The agency shall provide in its regulations that a complainant may file a civil action following the exhaustion of adminstrative remedies under the Act. Administrative remedies are exhausted if:
(1) 180 days have elapsed since the complainant filed the complaint and the agency has made no finding with regard to the complaint; or
(2) The agency issues any finding in favor of the recipient.
(b) If either of the conditions set forth in § 90.50(a) is satisfied the agency shall:
(1) Promptly advise the complainant of this fact; and
(2) Advise the complainant of his or her right, under section 305(e) of the Act, to bring a civil action for injunctive relief that will effect the purposes of the Act; and
(3) Inform the complainant:
(i) That a civil action can only be brought in a United States district court for the district in which the recipient is found or transacts business;
(ii) That a complainant prevailing in a civil action has the right to be awarded the costs of the action, including reasonable attorney's fees, but that these costs must be demanded in the complaint;
(iii) That before commencing the action the complainant shall give 30 days notice by registered mail to the Secretary, the Attorney General of the United States, the head of the granting agency, and the recipient;
(iv) That the notice shall state: the alleged violation of the Act; the relief requested; the court in which the action will be brought; and whether or not attorney's fees are demanded in the event the complainant prevails; and
(v) That no action shall be brought if the same alleged violation of the Act by the same recipient is the subject of a pending action in any court of the United States.
The Secretary shall review the effectiveness of these regulations in securing compliance with the Act. As part of this review, 30 months after the effective date of these regulations, the Secretary shall publish a notice of opportunity for public comment on the effectiveness of the regulations. The Secretary will assess the comments and publish the results of the review and assessment in the
Each agency shall review the effectiveness of its regulations in securing compliance with the Act. As part of this review, 30 months after the effective date of its regulations, each agency shall publish a notice of opportunity for public comment on the effectiveness of the agency regulations. Each agency shall assess the comments and publish the results of the review in the


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Software developers are unsure which features to implement and users are unsure which are supported by a given package.
Accordingly, I would like the abc user community as a whole to vote on which standard they would like adopted so that we can resolve the situation once and for all. When enough votes have been cast, I will publish the selected version as the definitive standard and update the website to reflect the popular choice.
Of course, (as now) there will be no absolute requirement for software developers to stick to the standard. However, with a definitive published standard, developers can state which features they support and if they provide any extensions. Meanwhile, users should find it easier to create and modify abc files that can be used portably by a range of software packages.
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2. I thought a lot about Oprah's Book Club during The Words, which is a movie about books that appears to have been made by people who have read only three or four books in their lives. It's the sort of movie where every author is either a starving broke artist who lives in a rundown (but lovable!) Brooklyn apartment or a superstar billionaire playboy who is beloved by the masses and is constantly giving speeches after accepting awards. It is the author as wish-fulfillment, not interested in what books are made of, how they're constructed, the beauty of language. It is a movie about books by people who always thought they had a book in them but never had any interest in trying to write one. It is a movie about books by people who only know them from Oprah.
3. The only reason this movie is about books—and not about scientists, or soldiers, or nerfherders—is because books are easier to steal. It tells the tale of Rory Jansen (Bradley Cooper), a struggling author who discovers a beaten-up old manuscript in a Parisian secondhand store and realizes it's beautiful. He retypes it, slaps his name on it, sells it, and becomes a literary sensation. The problem is when the book's actual author, an ancient gentleman played by Jeremy Irons, confronts him with his deceit. Of course, as it turns out, each of these people is just a character in a novel of his or her own, written by a charming, Franzen-esque letch (Dennis Quaid) who's trying to get an admirer (Olivia Wilde) into bed with him. But does he have secrets of his own?
4. This is all pretty limp sauce, really. It sounds like some sort of dark look into the soul of deceit, a plumbing of what it means to live a lie, but the movie never really deals with Jansen's deception. Irons isn't even all that angry about it; he just wants to tell the young pup his own story, of when he was a soldier in love. (As far as punishments for plagiarism go, that's a pretty light one, even though the story is pretty tedious.) Jansen's relationship with his wife is curiously unexplored—Zoe Saldana's character in Avatar has more depth and recognizable dimensions—and the movie never really decides if Jansen's thievery is supposed to be the center of the story or not. And the framing device of Quaid the novelist is particularly ill-advised. If he's the storyteller, and the rest of the movie is just full of his creations, why are we supposed to care about any of this? And why is he so boring? And why doesn't he just stop blathering on about his book and sleep with Olivia Wilde already?
5. It doesn't help that when Quaid reads from his book, the prose is turgid, empty and obvious. The movie is just uncurious about its books or their writers; it wants to be some inspiring through-the-generations tale, but each tale is dull and would never make it past rough-draft form in any page-turner bestseller, let alone anything "literary." It's strange to write about the premise of the film—book-stealing—and realize that the movie never really does anything with it. (It doesn't help that Cooper, while charming, keeps trying to play his Jansen like a hero. He needs to be a slime, and Cooper, for whatever reason, isn't willing to go there.) This is a movie about a bad author who steals the book of a good author, and I'm pretty certain that The Words, if pressed, wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
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Declaring that the nation faces big decisions like those it confronted at the dawn of the space race, President Barack Obama called for sweeping bipartisan "investments" in science, education and infrastructure in his State of the Union address Tuesday night — all without increasing government spending.
In a 61-minute address from the House chamber, Obama pleaded for a cooling of political tensions to help him reach that goal, saying America faced a crossroads that demanded a cooperative effort "bigger than party and bigger than politics."
At "our generation's Sputnik moment ... we will move forward together or not at all," the president said, recalling the massive U.S. mobilization of money and resources to catch the Soviet Union after it launched the world's first satellite into space in 1957.
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At the same time, Obama acknowledged that he must accommodate conservatives' demands for restrictions on overall government spending and taxes, proposing a freeze on "annual domestic spending for the next five years."
Emotional tribute to Giffords
The address came halfway through Obama's term, at a time of deep partisan breaks exposed by the November elections — and rubbed raw in the aftermath of the shootings that killed six people and left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., gravely wounded this month.
The president opened by asking for prayers for Giffords and pointing out that one seat remained empty in the House chamber in her honor. Family members of some of the victims joined first lady Michelle Obama in the chamber, where many lawmakers of both parties wore black-and-white lapel pins, signifying the deaths in Tucson.Story: NBC/WSJ poll: Obama bouncing back
The parties did not sit apart, as is traditional. Instead, many lawmakers paired up with members of their opposing party to show solidarity with calls for less confrontation in America's politics.
Among them were Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., who shouted that Obama was a liar during a presidential address in September 2009. Tuesday night, he sat with Democratic Rep. Susan Davis of California.
NBC News' Kelly O'Donnell, meanwhile reported that as Obama made his way down the aisle, Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., pointed to Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., and said, "Here's my date."Story: Got a date? Mixed seating at State of Union
Big goals; few specifics
With polls showing the public's attention firmly focused on the economy, Obama spoke little about foreign policy, mainly to say the United States was on the way to meeting its goals in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the battle against al-Qaida. Noting the recent upheaval in Tunisia, he said the United States "supports the democratic aspirations of all people."
The bulk of Obama's address centered on domestic issues. But while he insisted that "now is the time to act," he did not say how the government would be able to "invest" in the variety of sectors he highlighted — education, biomedical research, information technology and "clean energy" — if spending is frozen on so-called discretionary domestic programs (unlike Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security, whose funding is determined by law).
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The president does not determine the national budget; that is a task left to Congress. And Obama asked it to "make the hard choices now to rein in our deficits" so "we can make the investments we need to win the future."
He broadly set several structural goals, among them simplification of the tax code, doubling of U.S. exports by 2014 and reorganization and consolidation of overlapping federal programs.
As with his call for "investment" in innovation, the president offered no specifics of how he and Congress might solve problems like that, promising instead that he would develop and offer a proposal "in the coming months."Video: Maddow on Obama's 'CEO-style pep talk'
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Obama did repeat his insistence that tax cuts on the wealthiest 2 percent of Americans, enacted during the administration of his predecessor, George W. Bush, must not be made permanent "if we truly care about our deficit."
In another proposal likely to be especially contentious, he called for elimination of tax subsidies for oil companies, which he said were "doing just fine on their own."Story: State of the Union: Full text of the speech
An idea sure to be opposed by some members of Obama's own party was his promise to veto any bill that comes to him with "earmarks" — the specific, often unrelated spending projects that individual lawmakers include in legislation for their own states and districts.
Earlier Tuesday, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada objected that eliminating earmarks would give the president too much discretion over spending, saying, "He has enough power already." Proposals to ban earmarks, Reid said, are just a "lot of pretty talk."
And like presidents before him, Obama came armed with examples of government "waste" to target. His favorite, he said, is government regulation of salmon:
"The Interior Department is in charge of salmon while they're in fresh water, but the Commerce Department handles them in when they're in saltwater. And I hear it gets even more complicated once they're smoked," he said.
Republicans call for deep budget cuts
Asked about the lack of details, David Axelrod, a senior adviser to Obama, said in an interview with MSNBC-TV that the White House probably does "need to get specific."
"Not all of the American people know all the ramifications of these decisions," Axelrod said.
Republicans immediately rejected Obama's claim that "the steps we've taken over the last two years may have broken the back of this recession" and insisted that his proposals would do little to curb federal spending.
House Speaker John Boehner's office shot out a release contending that Obama's $787 billion economic stimulus plan "did not work" and that unemployment remained too high.
Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, meanwhile, said the speech was a rehash of the stimulus program and declared that "the president should have admitted that it failed."Video: Matthews: 'It was a Jack Kennedy speech'
The official Republican word, however, came from Paul Ryan of Wisconsin, chairman of the House Budget Committee. In the party's televised response, he promoted more budget cuts as essential to responsible governing in a speech from the Budget Committee's hearing room.
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The stimulus, he said, "not only failed to deliver on its promise to create jobs, but also plunged us even deeper into debt."
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Rep. Michelle Bachmann, R-Minn., meanwhile, delivered what was described as a "Tea Party rebuttal" immediately afterward. Speaking at the National Press Club in Washington, Bachmann also criticized "an unprecedented explosion of government spending and debt at President Obama's direction — unlike anything we have seen in the history of our country."
Reince Priebus, the new chairman of the Republican National Committee, sarcastically thanked Obama for "joining Republicans" in calling for fiscal restraint, adding, "Rhetoric alone will not eliminate the job-crushing deficits and record unemployment that continue to hold back economic recovery."Video: Full speech: Obama emphasizes cooperation
Perhaps the sharpest critic was Rep. Paul Broun, R-Ga., who did not attend the speech and took to his Twitter account to object: "Mr. President, you don't believe in the Constitution. You believe in socialism."
Democrats mostly saw things differently.
Steny Hoyer of Maryland, the second-ranking House Democrat, called the speech "a compelling vision of how we can work together to address America's challenges," while Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., praised Obama for putting forth "a bold vision for this Congress."
But others were disappointed that the president did not capitalize on the national revulsion over the Arizona shootings to call for more restrictions on guns.
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"Almost 100,000 people are shot in America every year, and only commonsense action — like keeping the most dangerous weapons out of the hands of the most dangerous people — will reduce that figure," said Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, D-N.Y.
McCarthy told NBC News' Shawna Thomas that she understood that it was politically difficult for Obama to raise the topic but said she "would sit down with him and talk with him."
As is traditional, one Cabinet member was absent from the address, prepared to take over as president should something disastrous happen. This year, that was Interior Secretary Ken Salazar.
Kelly O'Donnell, Luke Russert and Shawna Thomas of NBC News and Carrie Dann of msnbc.com contributed to this report from Washington.


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Review: Vin's Restaurant & Bar
>> Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Venue: Vin's Restaurant & Bar, TTDI
Occasion: Farewell dinner for Kenny
Overall comment: I thought the food there was good! Furthermore, because we know one of the chefs (James Ong) there, he recommended us to their best sellers & ah, we enjoyed ourselves! For those who are looking for a drinking & chit-chat place, Vin's has an extensive variety of wine & alcohol for chilling out :)
Halal: No (alcohol is served at Vin's)
Message: Kenny, I know this post is out terribly late, but it's finally out :P
Thanks to Chef James Ong, we had a great time of food, laughter, & drinks! Indeed, it was a good decision to dine here! *throws confetti into the air*
Tucked in the heart of Taman Tun Dr Ismail near Bandar Utama, surrounded by residential areas, you'll come across this classic, yet humble looking restaurant. Vin's is a great place for a delicious meal at an affordable price, accompanied by some quality wine/liqour.
I was at Vin's for a small farewell dinner with Kenny. Here are some of Chef James Ong's recommendations:
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|This is the article on the shinobi from the Benisu Island. For the weapons dealer from Naruto: Clash of Ninja Revolution 2, head to Bando.
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|Naruto Shippūden Episode #224
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Bandō (バンドウ, Bandō) is a jōnin from Benisu Island.
As a more money-oriented shinobi, Bandō seems more interested in making a profit than making a war effort. He uses whatever means to achieve his goal, even bargaining with foreign shinobi over the price of a basket of medicinal herbs. He also tends to believe that ninja from one of the greater nations, would look down on shinobi from smaller nations, a fact he uses to justify his goal of profiting on whatever situation he found himself in. However, he's also shown to have an honourable side as he gave up his supplies to the Konoha shinobi after Naruto had saved him and his team, calling it their contribution to the Allied Shinobi Forces, although this may have been a ruse to acquire future payoffs.
Bandō has spiky light brown hair and dark eyes. He wears a short-sleeved, blue outfit under a beige flak jacket. He also carries an abacus strapped to his back and the forehead protector of his village.
Being appointed jōnin marks Bandō as a highly competent individual with skills in several fields. He regularly uses an abacus to come up with a price on wares, showing a skill in the subject. He also uses said abacus as a mode of transportation, similar to a skateboard. Since he was sent on a mission to retrieve medic herbs, it can be assumed that he is at least knowledgeable of botanics and harvesting tactics. He also seems somewhat skilled in trap making, which, combined with his knowledge of botanics, can easily catch targets unaware. He also is skilled in analysing an area to properly manoeuvre around.
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Bandō shows himself to be able to manipulate Wind Release techniques as seen when he uses the Wind Release: Great Breakthrough during his mission. He is also confident enough of his skills to charge directly down into a gas filled cave.
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While on a mission, Bandō and his subordinates, Kiji and Sada encountered Sakura Haruno, Ino Yamanaka, Chōji Akimichi along with Naruto Uzumaki who were trying to complete their mission to gather herbs from the Nanakusa Island. Because they were on a similar mission, and had already gathered most of the provisions on the island, they offered to allow the shinobi from Konohagakure to pay for some of what they had gathered, but their offer was refused. Claiming that they could gather everything before them, Bandō and his team mates set out, reaching all the locations before the Konoha shinobi could.
When the two groups of shinobi meet once again at the final location on the island, Naruto rushes forward in an attempt to retrieve the elixir mud albeit with no luck. Bandō and his team then make an attempt to retrieve the mud, manoeuvring across the dangerous cave terrain with Bandō uses his Wind Release: Great Breakthrough technique to counter the sulphurous gas the was sporadically erupting everywhere. However, upon reaching their goal, they are attacked by a giant lizard and are subsequently rescued by Naruto. Grateful to him, Bandō offered some of their harvest from the island to them free of charge, something that shocked Sada and Kiji. As the grateful Konoha shinobi left, they asked Bandō why he would do such a thing to which he replied that he was willing to take a loss now for future pay-offs later.
- (To Naruto) "Your assistance is unnecessary! If we are indebted to a Great Nation, who knows what kind of bill we'll get later!"[1]
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There are a lot of things that the show 'Friends' has taught us but one fact that resonates with everyone is when Monica says that she loves hiring a limo when no one's dead. A limousine service comes with everything – luxury, style, class and comfort – but the only time most people get to sit in a limo is when they are driving to a funeral. If you get a limo rental for wedding, prom or airport, you can finally appreciate its benefits.
Here are a few things you are missing out on if you haven't traveled in a stretch limo –
• Productivity: You Can No Longer Blame Airport Transfer For Missing Your Deadline – If you are a regular traveler, it is understandable that your work tends to suffer a lot because of frequent transfers. Why waste time when you can hire an airport limousine service? Save hours on your work schedule and become a model employee by never missing your deadlines. Did you know that stress is the leading cause of most problems in your life? A limousine can take care of you.
• Reliability and Class: Feel Like the Prince of Wales – Are you always missing your flights because of the car service's lack of reliability? When you hire a limousine, you get reliability all around because the limo will be there at least 15 minutes before your scheduled time. Even if there is a delay, you can easily adjust your pick-up time without any hassles. It makes you feel like royalty. Once you travel in a limousine, you never go back.
• Luxury and Comfort: Imagine Travelling to Your Destination with a Hundred Kittens – If you're not a cat person, imagine little puppy dogs. That is the kind of comfort, luxury and stress management that you can expect from a limousine. The chauffeurs are professional and efficient, and they make you feel as comfortable as possible.
The best thing about all this is that you don't even have to spend as much as you should. All these benefits are available at affordable costs if you find the right limo rental service.


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November 18,2014
The No. 23 MOTUL AUTECH GT-R driven by Tsugio Matsuda and Ronnie Quintarelli scored its second win at Motegi, securing NISMO the Drivers Championship title.
November 17,2012
Nissan Technical College and Kondo Racing form a partnership to take the checkered flag.
May 09,2012
Kondo Racing and Nissan Automobile Technical College put Japanese students training to become mechanics into the fast lane at Twin Ring Motegi. Nissan Global Media Center spoke with the college's principal Atsushi Tanaka, and Masahiko Kondo, team director of Kondo Racing, as well as the students, on the project that looks to take the classroom to the speedway.


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With the EU's goal of 20% renewable energy by 2020, and the UK government's plan to roll out smart meters to all domestic customers by the same time, the way has been paved for smart grids. Global energy consumption is set to triple by 2050, and power networks need to transform into intelligent systems that will save energy, accommodate increasing amounts of renewable energy, and ensure supply security.
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This listing is for one "Breast Cancer Awareness Month" ceramic mug.
Whether you're drinking your morning coffee, evening tea, or something in between – this mug's for you! It's sturdy and glossy with a vivid print that'll withstand the microwave and dishwasher.
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The Conflict in Antioch
The next episode in Paul's autobiography presents a painful contrast to the heartwarming expression of unity in the Jerusalem conference. Having just heard about the "right hand of fellowship" extended in verse 9, we now read in verse 11 that Paul opposed Peter to his face in Antioch.
How could such a conflict occur between Paul and Peter after they had reached an agreement to support one another? Some early church leaders (Origen, Chrysostom and Jerome) could not believe that this conflict really occurred. They explained that Paul and Peter must have staged the conflict to illustrate the issues at stake. Augustine, however, interpreted the story as a genuine conflict in which Paul established the higher claim of the truth of the gospel over the rank and office of Peter.
Augustine was right. Paul was willing to endure the pain of conflict with Peter in order to defend the truth of the gospel. To understand the nature of the conflict and the issues involved, we will observe how the drama developed in four stages: (1) Peter's practice of eating with the Gentile Christians, (2) Peter's separation from Gentile Christians after the arrival of the delegation from James because of his fear of the circumcision group, (3) the separation of the other Jewish Christians from Gentile Christians because of Peter's influence, and (4) Paul's rebuke.
According to Paul's report about Peter, before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles (v. 12). In Antioch's fully integrated congregation of Christian Jews and Gentiles, Peter had regularly followed the custom of eating with Gentile Christians. His practice of sharing meals with non-Jewish Christians must have also included sharing the Lord's Supper with them. Undoubtedly his presence at table fellowship with Gentile Christians was taken as an official stamp of approval on the union and equality of Jews and Gentiles in the church. We can imagine that the Gentile believers in the church were especially encouraged by Peter's wholehearted acceptance of them. This picture of Peter eating with Gentiles is consistent with the account in Acts of Peter's visit with Cornelius after he was taught by a special vision not to call anything unclean that God had cleansed (Acts 10:1--11:18). After that vision Peter knew that God approved of his table fellowship with Gentile believers. In fact, to refuse to eat with Gentile Christians would have been to go against the clear revelation he had received from God.
It is difficult to understand how anybody could have persuaded Peter to stop sharing common meals and the Lord's Supper with Gentile believers. But apparently that is exactly what certain men with connections to James did when they arrived in Antioch. Who were these men? Were they actually sent from James? Or were they members of James's circle in the church but without a direct commission from James? Fortunately for them, Paul cloaks them with anonymity. But he seems to lay on James the responsibility for their disturbance in the church in Antioch.
More important than the question of their identity, however, is the question of their message. What did they say that persuaded Peter to separate from the Gentile believers? The only clue we have is Paul's explanation that Peter separated himself from the Gentiles because he was afraid of those who belonged to the circumcision group (v. 12).
The circumcision group may be another way of referring to those who came from James--namely, Jewish Christians. But why would Peter fear a delegation of Jewish Christians from the Jerusalem church, since he himself was a "pillar" of that church and had already stood up against extremist factions in that church (see Acts 11:1-18; 15:7-11; Gal 2:9)? It seems much better to interpret Paul's reference to the circumcision group in the same way that we interpret his use of the same phrase in the immediate context. Three times in verses 7-9 the NIV translates the same phrase as "the Jews" in contrast to the Gentiles. So the reference to the circumcision group in verse 12 is simply another reference to non-Christian Jews. But still we have to ask why Peter would fear non-Christian Jews when he had been so fearless in his own proclamation of the gospel to them (see Acts 2:14-41; 3:17-26; 4:8-12; 5:29-32). Our answer to that question must be based on historical information outside of the text and some speculation.
It seems that during the late forties and fifties, Jewish Christians in Judea were facing bitter antagonism from Zealot-minded Jews for socializing with Gentiles. The fierce Jewish nationalism rampant in Palestine at that time led to harsh treatment of any Jew who associated with Gentiles. It is likely that the delegation from James simply reported to Peter that his open and unrestricted association with Gentiles in Antioch would cause (or had already caused) the church in Jerusalem to suffer greatly at the hands of the circumcision group, Jewish nationalists.
If Peter expressed his own reason for separating from the Gentiles in Antioch, he may well have voiced his concern about the detrimental effect his table fellowship with Gentiles had on the Jerusalem church's mission to the Jews. When non-Christian Jews in Jerusalem heard that Peter, a prominent church leader, was eating with Gentiles in Antioch, they would not only turn away from the witness of the church but also become actively hostile toward the church for tolerating such a practice. Confronted by these practical concerns for his home church and its mission to the Jews, Peter acted against his own better judgment. He separated himself from the Gentiles.
All the Jewish believers in Antioch were subservient to Peter's authority and followed his example. As a result the church was split into racial factions: Jews were divided from Gentiles. It is important to note that Paul accuses Peter and the rest of the Jewish believers in Antioch of hypocrisy, not heresy: the rest of the Jews joined him in his hypocrisy (v. 13). Their action was inconsistent with their own convictions about the truth of the gospel. They were more influenced by their common racial identity as Jews than by their new experience of unity in Christ with all believers of every race.
The irrationality of their action is expressed in the verb Paul uses to describe the defection of Barnabas: even Barnabas was led astray (v. 13). Painful disappointment is expressed by that phrase even Barnabas. It is like Julius Caesar's "Et tu, Brutus?" Paul would have expected that Barnabas would remain loyal to him and his gospel even if everyone else turned away. After all, Barnabas, as the first pastor of the church in Antioch, had warmly welcomed Gentile believers. He had worked alongside Paul in that church and in their mission of planting Gentile churches in Galatia. He had stood with Paul in the Jerusalem conference. How could even loyal Barnabas deny the truth of the gospel now? Didn't he of all people know that Gentile believers were to be fully accepted? Yes, he must have known that. But the emotions stirred up in the crisis swept him along to act contrary to his convictions. And so along with the rest of the Jewish Christians he was guilty of hypocrisy: behavior inconsistent with basic beliefs.
It is sometimes frightening to see how otherwise sane and sensible people can be swept away by emotions in the midst of a church crisis. In the heat of the conflict they lose all sense of perspective and proportion.
We should never underestimate the emotional power of national pride and racial ties. We should not be surprised that the Jewish Christians in Antioch put their own Jewish interests above the welfare of the church. Throughout the history of the church, conflicts and divisions have occurred because Christians have been more deeply influenced by their national interests or racial identity than their Christian convictions. Whenever we identify ourselves as American Christians, or British Christians, or Chinese Christians, or German Christians, we must be aware that being American, British, Chinese or German may easily become more important to us than being Christian.
Peter's response to the delegation from Jerusalem and his withdrawal from the integrated fellowship of the church has been exonerated by some who think he was appropriately sensitive to the demands of his own mission to the Jews and was simply accommodating himself to those he was trying to win to Christ. If Paul himself could "become all things to all men" to win some to Christ (1 Cor 9:19-22), then why was it wrong for Peter to follow the same principle of accommodation when he adapted himself to the preferences and sensitivities of his home church?
From Paul's perspective, however, Peter's action was not accommodation for the sake of the gospel; it was compromise of the essential truth of the gospel. And on that basis Paul was willing to confront Peter with the inconsistency and hypocrisy of his actions. This confrontation was not just a power struggle to see who would maintain control of the church. Paul did not assert his authority as an apostle directly appointed by Jesus Christ or as one of the senior leaders of the church in Antioch. Nor did he appeal to the authority of the decision of the Jerusalem conference (vv. 7-9). Paul's refusal to follow Peter's example as all the other Jewish Christians did and his open rebuke of Peter were based solely on the standard set by the gospel: When I saw that they were not acting in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Peter in front of them all . . . (v. 14).
Paul had the spiritual discernment to rise above the emotional trauma of the crisis: he saw the terrible consequences of Peter's action. Peter had contradicted the gospel. The gospel proclaimed that salvation for both Jews and Gentiles was by way of the cross of Christ and union with Christ. But Peter's separation from table fellowship with Gentile Christians implied that salvation for Gentiles required strict adherence to the law and incorporation into the Jewish nation. No doubt Peter would have denied that he meant to communicate this requirement to the Gentile believers. But how else could his action be interpreted? The Gentile believers could not help but conclude from Peter's withdrawal that they were lacking something, that they were unacceptable outcasts. If they wanted to enjoy fellowship with Peter and the mother church in Jerusalem, they would have to become Jews. Their experience of salvation would be incomplete until they became Jews and observed the Jewish law. Gentile believers would have seen these implications of Peter's action even if Peter did not.
Since the consequences and implications of Peter's action were so destructive to the unity and spiritual integrity of the church, Paul had no choice but to confront Peter in front of them all to prove that his action was wrong. A public confrontation is not pleasant. It can easily degenerate into a no-win situation. Usually there is a loss of face for all concerned. For that reason it is natural to avoid public confrontation at all costs. But when a leader avoids public confrontation with one who is causing others to lose their faith in the completeness of God's grace expressed in the gospel of Christ, the cost is the loss of their experience of God's grace. Paul was not willing for the church of Antioch to suffer that terrible loss.
Paul led Peter back to his own deepest convictions by asking him a question: "You are a Jew, yet you live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. How is it, then, that you force Gentiles to follow Jewish customs?" (v. 14). By his practice of eating with the Gentile believers when he came to Antioch, Peter had already demonstrated that even as a Jew he had complete liberty to live like a Gentile and not like a Jew. In other words, Peter had already made it clear that his convictions permitted him to be free from Jewish food regulations. But now his separation from table fellowship with the Gentile believers forced Gentiles to follow Jewish customs. So while Peter, a Jew, had the freedom to live like Gentiles, his recent act of separation from Gentiles robbed them of their own freedom to live like Gentiles! They were being forced to live like Jews if they wanted to remain in the same church with the Jewish Christians. Actually, the verb that the NIV translates as to follow Jewish customs would be more accurately translated as "to become Jews." For the Gentiles would have to do more than follow a few Jewish customs; they would have to become Jews in order to have table fellowship with Jewish Christians who were following Jewish law.
To put it simply, Peter's separation had violated his own conviction that the racial division between Jews and Gentiles should not exist in the church. As a consequence of his separation, Gentiles were not admitted to table fellowship with Jews in the church. And the only way for them to gain admission was to become Jews.
If we feel that Paul was unnecessarily harsh or rude for rebuking Peter in public, we need to recall that the freedom of all Gentile Christians and the whole future of the Gentile mission was at stake. What if Peter's separation had set a precedent for the future so that all Gentile Christians really were required to become Jews? From a human perspective, such a precedent would have spelled the end of the Gentile church. It is not conceivable that Gentile churches could have been planted or would have grown if this requirement would have been enforced. And furthermore, if the division along racial lines had been allowed, the church would never have been able to exhibit a new humanity unified by faith in Christ, which transcends the racial and social divisions in the world. The truth of the gospel would be negated by such division.
We need to be encouraged by Paul's courageous stand to take our own stand against Christians who repeat Peter's mistake in the church today. The church today is divided in many places along racial and social lines. A list of such divisions would be too long to enumerate. We must not allow them to continue. The consequences for the clear proclamation of the gospel are disastrous. Divisions in the church negate the truth of the gospel. Let us boldly take our stand to heal those divisions now.
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River took her CGC last night... and we failed spectacularly
The first test item is to hold a sit while a "friendly stranger" approaches and asks to greet her. That stinker popped up immediately. She's been perfect every time we practice. She's, in fact, been perfect on 9 of the 10 items even off-leash, her weakness being supervised separation. A friend has been coming over to help, but stood me up this week when it was crunch time. That was kind of a bummer and I think put me in a more stressful frame of mind-- I'd say I bear more than half the responsibility for our showing .
But she totally worked it as long as we were moving around, 100% focused on me and doing her job. This bodes VERY well for rally-o, which we start in 2 weeks. Greeting a new person and a new dog was just too much excitement.
But she graduated from the advanced class, and was a star especially considering her "home-schooling" She took one fairly worthless basic obedience class 2 years ago with a different trainer, but other than that it's been just us-- all the other dogs in the class were young and had taken a puppy or basic class with the trainer. My step-daughter's been coming to the classes, too, and she's been developing a great relationship with River and polishing her clicker timing. I'm really proud of them both!!