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Human, migration and new world
|written by Elena Kenderešová
1 Introduction
The reasons for migration are varied from time immemorial. The very process of "migration" is based on human nature, which may include two positions. If our world was an ideal place people would need to change their own homes. Their belief in the change of residence would be based directly on the need of novelty (personal reasons). Todays nature of the world, marked by the humanitarian crisis in Syria, is under the influence of the continuing armed conflicts in it, one of the most problematic areas for life of all generations and in general for the future of Syria and undoubtedly Europe. The escalation of the conflict has not only resulted in the increase in migratory flows into the European region, but is the very trigger of unrest in recipient countries. The presence of terrorist groups in Syria, the insuitability and the inadequacy of living conditions for a dignified life, fear and poverty are the root cause of the current European situation. Opposed to consequences with which we are familiar, we do not know the solution. Endangerment of life is its elementary root cause. On the other hand, the European Union has only a small contribution to a diplomatic settlement of the conflict, even if it is affected by the direct result. Each step on the part of the persons involved in the conflict conceals its own interests as well. Maintaining of the influence in the region and geostrategic interest under the influence of energy concerns in the region are in a relationship of allies and (not)allies just right concealed objective of economic and military persons involved. The very nature of the conflict is problematic also because we can not talk in this conflict locally, but on a global (international) level. On one hand there is a struggle, linked to the religion and on the other hand there is a political struggle. The radical aspect of the conflict has virtually denied the fundamental human rights conferred to individuals fleeing from the country. Current alliances are more of a short term nature and are not realistic in a long term. Even the position of refugees is in the long terms very complicated. Each new "immigrant" is conceived as a danger in terms of the domestic population. This perspective generates new forms of prejudice, but starting from the current situation is not completely unfounded (terrorist attacks). The very element of religion has a substantial lead in this context. Arab States devoted to their religion radically decline to change. Conversion to another religion is punishable by death for them. Unwillingness to accept other religion has very strict rules in Islamic culture. The creation of these rigid dividing line between the often dogmatic beliefs that are considered to be owners of the truth, is not the last word in the world history and may result in large global disruption.
2 Migration as a global threat
The issue of migration in Europe in today′s terms gets into the awareness of people rather in a negative sense. On one hand it is caused by the problems that migration brings, on the other hand it is related to the well-founded fear of migratory pressure. To understand migration processes also means to understand their historical aspects across their line of development marked by nowadays threats.
The human existence can be characterized from the aspect of its development, starting with the birth of an individual′s life until his death. From this perspective, we can say that "Homo sapiens" is in its time interface as old as "Homo migrans". The existence and human life in all its conditions (economic, cultural and social) is formed by a response called "migration" which is essentially a significant social process. However, it is important to distinguish the other side of this process consisting of the forced migration and escapes. In general, we include the history of migration into the general history generating its own part. Each history, European as well, is marked by the element of volatility and periodization, which are formed by certain historical events. The actual historical reality in its complex and contrastive level is still a hot topic not only for historians, but also for theoreticians and practitioners. Just like from time immemorial there has been a movement of people, the crossing of borders and pushing the envelope has been petering out from time immemorial. Each migration flow respectively each migratory behavior has different elements of continuity and stagnation, is mutualy influenced at certain stages and is marked by a certain degree of abstraction (Bade, 2005, p. 7–8).
If we want to understand the migration correctly we need to bring the basic definition of migration, which is provided by the leading inter-governmental international organization IOM (International Organisation for Migration) - migration is "a movement of a person or group of persons from one geographical unit to another across an administrative or political boundary in order to settle down permanently or temporarily at a location different than the place of origin of the person". (Divinský, 2005, p. 17) This definition can imply also a positive sign of healthy nations in the world, continuing to the rise of civilizations in the context of population growth when crossing borders. If the population was greatly reducing, it was attributed to the considerable comedown of the nation and civilization. Nowadays the situation is entirely different. The world is facing new global challenges which are bearing new security risks for the preservation of a decent life. The thesis are also emerging, stating that "Europe begins to die off" due to stagnation in the reproduction in European nations, despite the fact that the population of the world doubled in the last forty years. All these reasons may act in the subconscious of people as the triggers of new era of panic and foreboding of novelty and otherness (Buchanan, 2004, p. 33–34). If we assume that the quantity is at its base linked to the concept of borders and last but not least to the rates, we could wrongly affirm that all the interhuman and personal relations claused by cultural and especially moral aspect are based on that quantity. Importance should be given primarily to the relations between values in the system and the community. If there is a change within the frame of the value system of a person, it affects the boundaries of tolerance and intolerance of people to something or someone else. Change occurs in attitudes, opinions, actions and behavior. Relations expressing tolerance and also intolerance of a human to another human being can be read only under certain formal values. Most often the boundaries of tolerance are determined by the actual content of the value. The subjectivity and flexibility are typical features of the value limits which are derived from the objective possibilities and the logic of demarcation. Prohibition of racism is based on respecting the fundamental human rights and freedoms and it is present despite the enforcement of universalism and liberty of speech (Seiler, Seilerová, 1997, p. 58–61). Even "if all mankind was unanimous, and only one person had a different opinion, mankind would not have a right to silence him, as well as the proponent of this view would not have that right, if he have had the necessary power". (Mill, 1995, p. 22) Mill bears witness to the fact that there must be a margin of tolerance, not only in relation to other views, but that when tolerance is reflected in respecting of attitudes, it is also reflected in the stage of a man and respecting of his human dignity based on his nature. /be continued/
/Author: Mgr. Elena Kenderešová, Pavol Jozef Šafárik University in Košice, Faculty of Arts, Department of Political Science/


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Emperor Tsugu Akihito is the 125th Emperor of Japan who acceded to the throne in January 7, 1989. On April 30, 2019, he was succeeded by his eldest son Naruhito via abdication, who ascended on the throne on May 1, 2019, marking the end of the Heisei era and the beginning of the Reiwa era.
When the Simpsons went to Japan for their vacation, Homer and the rest of the family went to see a Sumo Wrestling match under Lisa's suggestion. After defeating a Sumo Wrestler in a fight over a pretzel, Emperor Akihito congratulated Homer and introduced himself with his bodyguards nearby. Unfortunately for him, Homer, under the mistaken impression that he was a wrestler, leered into his face and said "Yeah, and I'm Clobbersaurus" and then picked him up, spun him around in a wrestling maneuver, and hurled him into a bin of worn mawashi, much to the bodyguards horror and to the spectators indignation. Homer was arrested shortly thereafter.
- This isn't the last time Homer foolishly and unknowingly assaulted a major foreign political figure during a family vacation and had to pay the legal consequences: He later crashes into Queen Elizabeth II's carriage in The Regina Monologues, an action that nearly got him executed.
- Homer's throwing the Emperor into the laundry bin is part of the reason why the episode was banned in Japan, alongside the reference to the Hello Kitty factory (both due to it being a product of South Korea, which both it and Japan had very bitter relations, and because of the implication that the various Hello Kitty products were the result of the Japanese workers burning cats alive); the Battling Seizure Robots segment (largely due to the infamous Electric Soldier Porygon incident that occurred at the time); and Wink's game show nearing the end of the episode.

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text: Today we hear about the Promised Land, this place overflowing with milk and honey. That Promised Land is an image of the Promised Land that is Heaven of course. It is something wild. But the promise of the Sacred Heart is even better than someplace overflowing milk and honey. The promise of the Sacred Heart is that Jesus' heart will forever, always, no matter what overflow with what matters most–love for you and me.


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Doesn't work with R4 properly. It asks SAME question over and over..
Take it off from compatibility list.
Some sources say that it's a bad dump. Other sources say that it's just a compatibility problem.
(Works flawlessly on my SCDS1 so I would go for bad compatibility)
no-one was able to get this working on R4. it works on most other flashcarts/emuls though.
the thing is, if u plug in another flashcart into ur DS, make a save file, then plug in the R4 into the same DS and try it with the save file transferred, it works fine. but if someone else creates the save file for u (on another DS system) and sends it to u, it doesn't work. basically the save file has to have been created using the same DS system for it to work when transferred onto R4. this may mean there's an issue with MAC address or something like that.
i wonder how we can fix this issue. lots of ppl are dying to play this (including me).. no patches either =(


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2nd XI
The 2nd XI currently play in Division 6 East. The most recent success for the side was winning the division in 2016 with the side just tasting defeat in the opening game.
The side has won 5 games at the halfway stage of the season and have a good mixture of youth and experience with everyone chipping in and making contribuations to the side.
End of Season Statistics:
Top Five Run Scorers:
Keith Sturgess- 556 runs @ 69.50
Dave Smith - 429 runs @ 42.90
Kevin Spencer - 129 runs @ 21.50
Rob Hemmings - 117 runs @ 19.50
Ryan Greenslade - 68 runs @ 11.33
Top Five Wicket Takers:
Ryan Greenslade - 19 wkts @ 17.58
Kevin Spencer - 15 wkts @ 16.13
Andrew Boraston - 10 wkts @ 19.70
Jason Walters - 8 wkts @18.63
Todd Searle and Matt Frith both took 6 wickets
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2nds suffer Sunday defeat.
Due to Wadebridge 3rd XI's ground at St Kew Highway not quite ready given the awful weather that set upon the county during the early part of 2014, it was arranged for the 2nds game to be played at the Deer Park. After some morning showers it thankfully cleared up and play was able to start on time at 2 o'clock.
Boconnoc batted first and got off to a steady start which was made difficult with the conditions to get the ball away. Keith Sturgess would be caught by Chris Gill at mid-off just before drinks. Rob Hemmings would be ran out shortly after. This brought to the crease Jonny Pusey (15) who along with Dave Smith (62) would provide the backbone to the innings until Pusey was removed. Smith would depart shortly after and sadly the incoming batsmen would come and go. In the end they posted 131.
After tea, Hauke Moll and Matt Grubb would open the bowling, Moll bowled his eight overs in one spell and was tidy but didn't take a wicket after picking up a brace the previous week. Mike Rawbone would come on first change and pick up an LBW and then Jordan Hembrow took a catch off his bowling after covering a fair bit of ground. It so nearly could of been three for Rawbone when the home side went up in unison for a caught behind which the umpire gave not out. Wadebridge 3rds would lose 3 wickets in their chase for victory.
Bank holiday Monday saw the 2nds entertain South Petherwin 2nds and on Saturday, they'll make the trip to newly promoted Milton Abbott.


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National Geographic's award-winning "Locked Up Abroad" TV series will feature an episode documenting a true-life tale of a tourist (Zara Whittaker) being arrested and imprisoned in Barbados. No info yet on what the specific circumstances are, but it could be interesting. Watch on National Geographic channel at 10pm EDT on Wednesday 22 July.
"Zara Whittaker, from an impoverished family in Southeast London, left behind her months-old baby to go to Barbados and smuggle cocaine back. She never thought anything could go wrong — her partner in crime had done it 12 times before. Once in Barbados, she found out she was pregnant with her second baby, but felt that shed spent too much of the drug dealers money to pull out. Stopped by the police at the airport, Zara was given a five year prison sentence. She gave birth in Barbados, and after three heartbreaking months, had to give the baby up."
We hope our BU family watches the show and let us share in the discussion about any conclusions drawn. Thanks to all the BU family members who have emailed their interest!


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Show NotesEpisode #556
Federal TechTalk with John Gilroy
Date: June 19, 2018
Moderator: John Gilroy
Guest: Greg Bell, CEO Corelight
Length: 40 minutes
Audio link: Federal Tech Talk with John Gilroy: #556
Greg Bell, the CEO from Corelight, is the guest today discussing open source and high-performance computing. For some reason, federal IT professionals have a habit of thinking all new ideas come from the private sector. The classical image is two nerds in a garage in California. Well, today's story is a bit different.
Greg Bell got an advanced degree in English and started working as a network engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. This is the home of Nobel Prize winners. To use the vernacular of the street, buildings full of high demand engineers.
Every year data got bigger, systems got more complex and internationally known engineers demanded more. Greg was on the ground floor with the development of an open source project called "Bro." Bro had the ability to efficiently manage networks to allow the smart folks to reach goals not possible for us mere mortals. In other words, innovation was fostered in a federal environment.
A company called Corelight asked Greg to be the CEO, and we begin the story of an easy-to-use. Greg certainly has a deep and thorough knowledge of federal systems, both the strengths and weaknesses. He will talk about ways to handle system alerts in to get structured, actionable, data.


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N.B.A. Is checking Racial Comments from Clippers' Owner Donald Sterling…
…from the New York Times….
The N.B.A. has started an investigation into remarks attributed to the Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling after the release Friday night of an audio recording on TMZ.com in which a person TMZ identified as Sterling admonished a female friend to avoid being seen in public with black people.
Reaction around the league, whose players are predominantly African-American, was swift. The Clippers, who are in San Francisco for their first-round playoff series with the Golden State Warriors, held a team meeting late Friday, according to The Los Angeles Daily News. Magic Johnson, the former Lakers star and minority owner, said on Twitter that he would not attend a Clippers game as long as Sterling remained owner.
"We are in the process of conducting a full investigation into the audio recording obtained by TMZ," Mike Bass, the N.B.A's executive vice president for communications, said in a statement. "The remarks heard on the recording are disturbing and offensive, but at this time we have no further information."
In the audio recording, a person identified by TMZ as Sterling can be heard chiding a female friend, identified by the website as V. Stiviano, saying he was mad she posted a picture on her Instagram account of herself and Johnson.
"It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you're associating with black people," Sterling is alleged to have said. He added later in the recording, referring to her Instagram postings, that "you don't have to have yourself with, walking with black people."
Texas closes the door or Abortion And poor Women's Health Services….
Conservatives Republicans have got their way….
They've cut abortion AND poor women's healthcare services ….
It WILL result is an INCREASE in children….
Those children will be American's….
And just maybe down the road?
Those children will seal the fate of the Republicans…..
"Go to Mexico," she said. "Go to Mexico – or stay pregnant."
"If I hadn't planned, I would have had at least 8 kids."
Marlena, 32, knew all about the raids on la pulga, because that's where she used to buy her birth control. On a recent Wednesday, most of the women visiting the local San Juan Community Center, where Planned Parenthood has managed to keep open a once-weekly health clinic, had heard about the raids. Some of them said they had always been afraid to buy contraception there, because who knew how long the drugs had been sitting out in the sun?
Marlena said the drugs available at the flea market were just as good as those that her friends sometimes buy for her at pharmacies in Mexico. (She is undocumented.) The only trouble she has is finding someone to inject the Depo-Provera. "No one ever wants to do it," she said. "They're afraid of messing it up."
Claudia, also 32, shook her head. "It's better to be checked by a doctor," she said. But she hadn't seen a doctor since the birth of her youngest three years ago. She'd come to the clinic this time for a breast exam and a pap smear.
"If I hadn't planned, I would have had at least eight kids," said Marlena. The youngest of the four children she does have clambered at her feet. "But sometimes you have the money, and sometimes you don't." Her husband is a carpenter, and when it rains, there is little work.
It had taken both of them months of calling to get an appointment at the clinic. That Wednesday morning, a four-hour wait past the scheduled time to see the single nurse practitioner wasn't a surprise. The women patiently juggled each other's babies on their laps. Quiero cuidarme, they said of their need for birth control. I want to take care of myself.
Much as they've tried, they haven't always been able to do that. One woman at the clinic has nine children. Both Claudia and Marlena want to get their tubes tied, but neither can afford it. "I've been on the waiting list for two years," Marlena said.
In 2010, Planned Parenthood of Hidalgo County, which covers much of the vast Rio Grande area, saw 24,000 patients, including at the San Juan center. Then came the Republican legislature.
"Sixty-six percent of the funds were slashed completely and given to other programs that don't do family planning – worthwhile programs, but they're not for women, especially not poor and uninsured women," said Patricio Gonzalez, the CEO of Planned Parenthood of Hidalgo County.
That funding cut was followed by state legislation, heralded by Gov. Rick Perry, intended to stop Planned Parenthood from receiving any public funds. The Hidalgo County affiliate had never provided abortions – in fact, public health experts estimate it had prevented between 1,000 and 1,500 abortions a year with its family planning services – but it was doomed by its connection to national Planned Parenthood and its willingness to make referrals to Whole Woman's Health, the now-shuttered abortion clinic in town.
The family planning money that was left after the funding cuts was divided into three tiers that put Planned Parenthood and other explicitly-pro-choice providers at the very bottom, even though none of the funds were going to abortion services. The county health departments and federally qualified health centers that were supposed to replace Planned Parenthood are already overwhelmed by providing primary care, and they don't specialize in family planning.
"They've destroyed the infrastructure we had here for healthcare," said Gonzalez. "To cut out the family planning funds was a very cruel thing to do."
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Kim Kardashian may have invited Donald Trump to her wedding, but apparently the hotel mogul had better things to do, like golfing. Okay so it wasn't that simple, it turns out the Trumps National Golf Club tournament was already scheduled for August 20 which left the Donald with a declined invite.
According to reports both Donald and wife Melania skipped the wedding and attended their own Bedminster, New Jersey tournament.
While Donald didn't show, other celebrities were clamoring to get in, including Ellen Degeneres who tweeted:
"'No invitation to @KimKardashian's wedding yet. #WorstThingInTheWorld."
Kardashian quickly followed Ellen's Tweet with:
"Of course u are invited!!!! COME!"
Among other celebrities in attendance were Ryan Seacrest, Kelly Osbourne, Serena Williams, Demi Lovato and Eva Longoria. Other stars who were rumored but not confirmed at this time include Justin Bieber, Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum and Kanye West.
Details about the wedding will be fully confirmed when E! Online debuts a two part wedding special titled Kim's Fairytale Wedding in October.
Even if Donald Trump didn't show up to the wedding, Kim shouldn't be too sad, the filming of the event is expected to earn her millions of dollars when it airs and with Kim and Kris having reportedly signed a cover deal with People Magazine. Kim Kardashian fans can also show their support by picking up a limited wedding edition of her perfume Love.
You got to hand it to Kim Kardashian, she really knows how to capitalize on everything that happens in her life, she probably didn't even realize that Donald Trump was a no show when she was thinking of all the money her wedding was earning her.


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"We are all beggars, each in our own ways." Mark Twain
"He that has neither fools, whores or beggars among his kindred is but a thundergust liar." Ben Franklin
Begging, panhandling, the terms usually bounces through my mind with ease and out comes a negative judgement when I see those that are organized panhandlers near exit ramps of area freeways. The captive audience looks away while waiting for the red light to turn green. A very few offer money to a very few panhandlers. I could count on one hand and have fingers left (certainly an inappropriate remark given Gray Wolf's condition…or is it?) over the number of times I have given to any panhandler. It has been in severely inclement weather and there was no doubt in my mind the person was in throes of desperation to be out there.
Today, as I came off the freeway, I looked ahead to the panhandler's staging area and saw but one person there. I man 'confined' to a wheelchair, with a dog in his lap, a seemingly genuine smile on his face while he waved at passersby. The obvious was in view: wheelchair, artificial limbs, significant scar tissue/skin grafts. A cute dog finished off the image. It dug into my mind as I turned to drive on. It dug further. I had to go back. What!?! 'I don't go back for anyone'. But, I did.
Something inspired me to seek a photograph. Something told me I would not be well received. And, I wasn't. I stood by as he let me know in no uncertain terms he had allowed this once before and was depicted as a loser. I assured him that was not what I had in my mind and that I wanted to photograph him because he was some how part of a special moment for me.
Of course, he looked at me like I was on something. He refused again. I thanked him for his time, bestowed a donation upon him and prepared to depart. Something must have told him I might be different and he asked a few more questions. I explained what I considered SwittersB & Exploring to be about. 'Ok you can take my picture." He agreed to a few photos. I took them and he made certain his bio was spelled correctly 'Gray Wolf…not Grey, GrAy'. He loosened up. I thanked him. He extended his fingerless hand to shake my hand. I accepted and sincerely looked him in the eye and thanked him. I haven't said why…I think you know why. Certain things are real…some are almost real…and many are not even close. Gray Wolf was real (and Leonidas) was special too).


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I loooove my Chai Latte's. But buying it at restaurants or in powder form at Woolies or Kauai (which is my favorite) could become quite pricey, especially during the winter when I consume it in liters. And to blend all the spices from scratch is fun and all, but takes time when the season finale of Game of Thrones is about to start. So I've come up with a cheat (and cheaper) (and low-carb) way of getting my Chai Latte fix, and when you taste it, you'll agree – it's damn near genius.
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During winter I make up for all the soup I didn't eat during summer. This spicy tomato and sweet red pepper soup is packed with flavor and texture. Not to mention that with all the Vitamin C from the tomatoes, it will instantly warm you up from the inside out. Throw in some grilled cheese sandwiches, a dry white wine and a couple of friends and you have a dinner party!
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Gay, liberal atheist British television presenter Stephen Fry is being labeled a "white supremacist" because he did the OK hand sign.
Fry flashed up the dangerous symbol to promote Mental Health Awareness Week, tweeting, "Are you A.O.K?"
Are you A.O.K? Our friends @aok.kitchen are supporting @MindCharity this Mental Health Awareness Week, 13th – 19th May. Follow them to find out more. 👌#mentalhealthawarenessweek#MHAW19 pic.twitter.com/lpK03pcia8
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) May 13, 2019
The media then made a story out of the "controversy," quoting numerous imbeciles who claimed Fry was boosting alt-right racists.
"Didn't have you down as part of the alt-right," wrote one.
"Stephen and friends – You might want to be super careful using this symbol if you don't want to be confused with white supremacist creeps," added another.
Fry was forced to respond, tweeting, "I really will not allow the simple (OK) gesture to belong to the moronic dogwhistling catfishing foghorning frogmarching pigsticking d***waving few who attempt to appropriate it for their own fatuous fantasies."
PS: I really will not allow the simple 👌 gesture to belong to the moronic dogwhistling catfishing foghorning frogmarching pigsticking dickwaving few who attempt to appropriate it for their own fatuous fantasies. T
— Stephen Fry (@stephenfry) May 13, 2019
The comedian is well known for supporting all manner of liberal causes, from environmentalism to LGBT activism and is a lifelong supporter of the left-wing Labour Party.
So let me get this straight; Either Fry is a closet white supremacist who has been hiding his bigotry for 61 years behind a veil of left-wing political beliefs and liberal activism, or the media and the left is run by a cult that needs to constantly fan the flames of hysteria to convince everyone that neo-nazis are taking over society in order to obtain power and generate revenue.
You be the judge.
The notion that the 'OK' hand gesture is a secret white supremacist code was a troll started by 4chan which the media completely fell for.
As we reported last week, in a report about a Chicago Cubs fan who was banned for flashing up an 'OK' sign during a television broadcast, NBC News blurred out the image of the 'offensive' hand gesture.
Once again society is caught between a bunch of nihilistic, autistic 4chan sperglord trolls and a hysterical mainstream media that takes them seriously and then legitimizes their autism for ragebait clicks.
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Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan tore a strip off the prime minister at the European Parliament. Brown had done so well with a his lovely little speech on being at the heart of Europe – until this previously obscure pipsqueak Tory piped up with a three-minute tirade on how he has ruined the country, etc etc. And now it's all over the web.
Tellingly, Fox News loved it; Neil Cavuto couldn't sing Hannan's praises enough, and even tipped him for a future prime minister. "Mark my words: Remember this man," he wrote. Oh we will – at least until next week's viral video sensation...
Which leads me on to the second most-blogged about viral video of this week; the trailer for Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are. It may have a soundtrack by the awesome Arcade Fire and be a brilliant idea for an adaptation... but it bears a truly heavy weight of expectation from my generation. Can it possibly ever live up to our nostalgic hopes? I'm not optimistic.
Something close to my heart: "You are a young, hip, tech-savvy techno something and I will not let you turn into my father! I'm taking you into the Twittersphere..."
"I just connected my iFlob to my tweng tweng using my RSS thingy! Wow great tweet..."
Now we know how great Twitter is, but we can still laugh about it – right? Just don't disrespect it too much, or you might summon the fail whale...
And my secret favourite for its randomness is this chameleon/Ray Ban combo. That is one stylish reptile...
Guardian Viral Video Chart - compiled by viralvideochart.com
1 Daniel Hannan MEP: "The devalued Prime Minister of a devalued Government"
Three minutes of awkward fidgeting-in-chair for the Prime Minister.
2 Where the Wild Things Are trailer
Maurice Sendak's book gets the Hollywood treatment...
3 Samsung Extreme Sheep LED Art
They came, they saw, they bleeted - Samsung's woolly viral hit.
4 P Vs McDonald's
R&B star Pharell tries to sing and dance for his supper. To no avail.
5 Iron Man vs Bruce Lee
Slick animation.
6 "Twouble with Twitter" sous-titré
You can live without it, you know?
7 MINI Clubman. Have you seen that?
They think my stunts are crazy! (Is that Richard Madeley's voice?)
8 Cat Shit One trailer: Apocalypse Meow
Stunning animation, but you'll need a translation.
9 Super Chameleon
This reptile has an impressive collection of Ray Ban Wayfarers.
10 The White House is open for questions
President Obama explains why he wants to use the web to answer questions from the public directly.
11 Creme that Egg!
Does for Cream Eggs what that Honda add did for car parts. But much tastier.
12 Oren Lavie: Her Morning Elegance
Super time-lapse music vid.
13 Vote Earth for Earth Hour 2009
One hour to save the planet on 31 March.
14 American Idol: Adam Lambert's Tracks Of My Tears
Cheesetastic, so I'm sure he'll go far.
15 Taking Woodstock trailer
Ang Lee's film is out this summer. Peace.
16 The Rapping Flight Attendant
Welcome to South West airline - we do things a little differently. You're lucky if you get pretzels on American...
17 Durex: Get it on!
This actually made me cry with laughter the first time I saw it. And I still get a little teary.
18 David after dentist
"I didn't feel anything... is this real life?"
19 Did you know?
A barrage of world stats that put you in your place.
20 Bizkit the sleep-walking dog
That... is very cute. But he might need a padded kennel.
Source: Viral Video Chart. Compiled from data gathered at 10.00am on 27 March 2009. The Weekly Viral Video Chart is currently based on a count of the embedded videos and links on approximately 2 million blogs.


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Within this course there will be a set project to make which will be taken away at the end of the course. Once this is completed, there will also be the opportunity to work on short individual personal projects.
Teaching is for the most part workshop based, with practical demonstrations and handouts. There is regular one-to-one discussion, planning and feedback.
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What if your business was buying and selling domain names? How good would it be for your overheads if you could cut the cost of renewing domain names to zero? Pretty darn good, right?
Here's how it can be done on TDNAM.com, Godaddy's domain name aftermarket where you can buy domains that are droppping because they have expired, or you can buy domains from sellers reselling privately.
Firstly, forget about domains held by Godaddy that are simply dropping. This free renewal technique will only work with private sellers.
Here's what you do – find a $10 domain listing and check when it is due to expire. If it's a Godaddy listing of a dropped domain it will show as expired so you can ignore it and move on. What you are looking for is a domain that has a few months left to run before it is due for renewal. This tells you it is being sold by a private seller and allows you to set up your free renewal.
For our purposes here, only bid $10 – there are plenty that go for the bare minimum price so don't bid any higher. If you win the auction, you are halfway towards getting your domain renewed for free by the seller!
Here's how. Ignore the seller's attempts to contact you about the domain. What you want is for the seller to still be in possession of the domain when it comes time to renew it. Now the seller has two choices – renew the domain for you for free or allow it to expire when the time comes. If the seller renews the domain you then claim the domain you bought along with your free renewal (hopefully, the seller renewed the domain for more than one year) or you file a dispute with tdnam and ask for your money back. They will do all the work for you! If the seller refuses to refund the money, tdnam suspends their account!
In the meantime you can of course, try flipping (selling) the domain name. Either way, you either don't spend a penny or you snatch a domain name with a full year or more left to run! Best of all, it's all perfectly legal!
The seller is the one who ends up out of pocket either because they have unwittingly renewed your domain for free or have had to refund tdnam the cost of the sale plus fees – in effect, the full $10 selling price of the domain, even though the seller only received $5 from the sale.
By now you probably think I'm some kind of scammer. You would of course be wrong. I found out about this the hard way. Bringing it to light is the only way I know of to force a change to the way things get done and bring an end to what I believe to be unsavoury practice.
Update – tdnam refunded me $5 of the $10 I had to pay them to reopen my tdnam account. At least I'm not out of pocket any longer.


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Activate Pruvan in NFROnline
Before you can integrate NFROnline with Pruvan you must activate Pruvan and generate an API Token.
- Login to your NFROnline
- Click on My Account
- Click on the Third Party Authorizations tab
- Click on the checkbox next to Pruvan
- Click Apply
- Copy the Token
- Note: This is a password for your NFROnline, do NOT give it out publicly
Create an NFR-INSP Client
1. Create a new Client Integration in Pruvan
- Warning: Do NOT paste your Token from NFR in the Integration Code field.
2. Configure your NFR-Insp Integration in Pruvan
- Enter your NFR Rep ID
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- Click on Validate to test your login information
- If it works, you should see the message: Success
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3. Complete your initial Work Order Import
Congratulations you are ready to go! Check out the other articles in this section to see what else you can do with your NFR-Insp integration.


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Life is a Cinema Hall rating: (3 / 5) (This rating is only a snapshot. The details are in the words.)
For a movie that'll be forever associated with actor Kevin Spacey, his alleged sexual misconduct and eventual erasure from it, All the Money in the World will stand admiringly well to cinematic scrutiny in the future. Director Ridley Scott and his team, showing sterling gumption and dare, reshot all sequences that involved Spacey in a single-digit timeline, this involving getting up all the sets in record time, and a logistical nightmare of a call-sheet for all actors and crew involved, that might actually inspire a behind-the-scenes movie in another decade.
Onscreen, All the Money, based on the true-life story penned by John Pearson, Painfully Rich: The Outrageous Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Heirs of J. Paul Getty, translates into an experience that straddles behavioral dynamics and noirish thriller, not for a moment slipping into family mawkish melodrama. Written by David Scarpa, the movie glides along a pace that's smooth and gripping, despite flashing back and forth to set up the scenes of negotiations and ransom calls. The hostage in question is J. P. "Paul" Getty III (Charlie Plummer), favorite grandson of the world's richest man, J. Paul Getty (Christopher Plummer, no relation to junior Plummer). As you discover later, 'favorite' is stretching the classical definition of the word in every sense and dimension, and then a bit. And then, as you mull over the tycoon's personality, you think, is it really?
But, first things first. It's 1973, Rome, and Getty Jr., all of 16, is roaming the streets without a care in the world, an easy swagger to his demeanor that only access to riches or a bohemian lifestyle can lend itself to. The camera follows his step with a carelessness that's beautifully done, and then just as smoothly, he's kidnapped. And as the news breaks to his family – his grandfather in his mansion, as he pores over the latest oil prices spurting out in reams of fax rolls, and his mother, Gail Harris (Michelle Williams) as she sputters and realizes the full import of the ransom call. Here, director Scott and editor Claire Simpson segue into flashbacks, and you see how Gail and her husband John Paul Getty Jr. (Andrew Buchan) are all broke, and he writes his father to secure a job in his empire, not surprisingly at the prodding of his wife.
There's a superbly constructed scene where Getty senior-most meets his son and his family brood, and instantly connects to his eldest grandson (now the kidnapped Paul). The scene is brimming with dynamics of familial ties, personality deconstructs, and a discomfiture that only being seated in the chair of want can bring about. The only person in the scene who's at ease is the millionaire, who seems to revel in welcoming the son into the fold, giving a sentence or two in defense of his being away – "I couldn't be weighed down by a family" – a nod to his son's life of successful and multiple procreation, but little else to show for – and just as easily, he gives away a purportedly invaluable (not priceless) Minotaur away to his grandson – that comes up to smack Gail later after her son's kidnapped, even as it confirms another facet of the tycoon's persona to you and to her. This scene is also remarkable for the paradoxically apt demeanor of Plummer's character and composer Daniel Pemberton's all-through effective and moody background score – the violins and cello growl in a downwardly spiral, as if amplifying the tensions in the room.
When news of the kidnapping becomes public, Getty appears before the press and TV and announces that he has no intentions of paying the criminals – it'd encourage kidnappers to go after more members of his family, and he'd be broke, he says, almost self-sympathetically, if he'd had to pay for every family member that got kidnapped. On the side, however, he appoints Fletcher Chase (Mark Wahlberg), a negotiator for Getty Oil and former CIA operative, to locate and get Paul back.
In the meantime, the kidnappers get restless, and it seems as though Paul's only ally in the gang is Cinquanta (Romain Duris), but even he can't prevent bodily harm being inflicted upon the hapless Paul, as he's sold off to another, more ruthless gang. And as the movie progresses, there are false leads, mis-starts, and trouble for Fletcher and Gail, as they try and track down the teenager.
Director Scott and cinematographer Dariusz Wolski paint the screen with tones of tension, shades of noir, and ratchet up the heartbeat that much more. But the best lighting and atmospherics is when Getty is onscreen, the shades dark, temporally lonely, and enveloped in an impermeable wrap of green-bags and isolation. Actor Christopher Plummer lends an air of imperiousness that's impenetrable and sometimes unfathomable – and you know he's hiding an uneasy past all through for his character. That somehow, tragically, also justifies his own manic obsessiveness with money, estate, paintings, and deals. Plummer is simply magnificent, lending the movie and his character a harrowing touch of possessiveness and protectiveness – and no, it's not for his family.
As Gail Harris, Michelle Williams sparkles, puffing smokes of defiance and strength, and yet crumpling completely when she's asked to identify a dead body. Watch her as she signs away the custody of her children so she can save one of them, and you'll feel the seething hurt cut the cinema hall with the precision of a sabre. Mark Wahlberg is fantastic, giving a misleadingly light-touch performance that's rightly supportive, and very, very solid.
And I keep coming back to Plummer. Only director Scott and his team can tell us how the single-malt-like-refined octogenarian fared vis-à-vis the supremely talented and abrasive Spacey. That's for the academics, but in Plummer's performance will you find the answer to how much money is finally enough – or maybe not. As his character tells Fletcher, if you can count your money, you're not rich enough. But he also makes you realize that in the end, regardless of your fortune, you ought to be able to count your blessings.
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Life is a Cinema Hall ratings
(1 / 5): Don't bother
(2 / 5): Not too great
(3 / 5): Worth a watch
(4 / 5): Very good
(5 / 5): Drop everything else NOW
All the Money in the World is rated U/A (Parental Guidance for children below the age of 12 years) There's violence, a torture scene and hubris.
All the Money in the World
Director Ridley Scott Running Time 2h 12 min
Writers David Scarpa
Stars Michelle Williams, Mark Wahlberg, Christopher Plummer
Genres Biography, Crime, Drama
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Appointing professional non-executive directors may strengthen school governing bodies
There is a view that the role of a non-executive director (NED) could be applied to that of the governing body in a school. However, with more than 24,000 schools in England, including non-maintained and independent, could this realistically be achieved? Perhaps there are important lessons that can be translated from one environment to the other.
With budgetary pressures affecting local government, there is an increasing number of legal responsibilities being devolved to schools for which the...
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You Are Dumb, which is not a blog, posts new columns when it can manage to in these troubled Trumpian times. It is also a Twitter feed, @youaredumb, with content in a similar vein but much shorter. For a take on what a blog by me would be like, check out OLDNERD.
Let Me Be Petty For You: Day Three (The Media)
Memo to LGBTQetc America: LET ME GET THIS ONE FOR YOU.
In the wake of Friday's decision by the Supreme Court legalizing same-sex marriage nation-wide, I understand that the LGBT community has to be gracious in victory for the sake of optics and public relations. Sure, it would feel great for them to point and laugh at all the hyperbolic, conservative, self-shitting reactions... But since this SCOTUS decision pretty much represents the last time I'll get to argue all the usual arguments with all the usual people who've LOST LOST LOST LOST, let me be be horrible and petty for you. For like a week.
Today, we move down yet another rung on the ladder and turn to the media. Now, most of this column will be dealing with Fox News, but when it comes to the eternal question of "are they malicious or are they stupid", it's not hard to argue that Fox is malicious, while CNN is just stupid.
And by stupid, I mean hella stupid, and by hella stupid, I mean mistaking a flag at a London gay pride parade for the ISIS flag, when actually it was a flag where the ISIS logo was made out of dildos and butt plugs. Which is something that ISIS, not to mention nearly every 2016 presidential candidate, would have a problem with. But a viewer called in screaming ISIS AND THE GAYS HAVE TEAMED UP and CNN devoted six and a half minutes to it while spending zero minutes to figuring out whether or not ISIS and the gays have actually teamed up, since both groups have absolutely no reason whatsoever to sympathize with the other.
It makes me wonder if CNN even has producers at this point, or just a series of keyword filters that have achieved a sort of half-sentience that allows them to recognize controversial terms and generate coverage. It's like a version of Eliza that, instead of asking "How do you feel about ISIS and gays" when you tell it "ISIS and gays", puts "ISIS and gays: what does it mean?" on a teleprompter. That, plus some kind of alien pod-based mind control, would explain the entire network.
Fox, by comparison, are just the usual assholes being assholes because it's their job to be assholes and if they aren't assholes, Roger Ailes won't sign their checks. For a classic example, we turn to Martha MacAllum. ACTUAL QUOTE TIME!
"We're just trying to think about the ramifications when a precedent is set what it means down the road, right? So suppose three people say, 'we want to be a marriage.' We're three people, and we love each other, and we want to be marriage. What's to prevent that under this?"
Mainly it's that three people are not two people. Which means what's preventing that, under this, is a way to somehow adjust and scale the civil marriage contract to more than two people. And that kind of legal framework is something that actually would be "legislating from the bench", as it would have to create a framework for polygamy from scratch, instead of extending the existing framework to people denied it due to the circumstances of their birth. Not to say that it won't happen, or that it shouldn't happen, but, as I've said before, different things are different, so stop being such a dick.
But for sheer hyperbole, you can't beat Sean Hannity and Ted Cruz about how the Obamacare and gay marriage decisions represent, in Cruz's words, "Today Is Some of the Darkest 24 Hours in Our Nation's History'". Because for Ted Cruz, marriage is about Adam and Eve, not Subject and Verbsteve.
I'd hate to accuse Fox hosts and guests of a lack of perspective, because again, job description. But a statement like that isn't just a lack of perspective, it's a lack of perspective about your lack of perspective. If gay marriage and health care were so dangerous that court decisions in favor of them represent UTTER DARKNESS, we'd be importing all our maple syrup and poutine from a smoking crater of hellfire. I think we're gonna be OK.
And while he said it on the radio, and not on Fox News itself, I'd be remiss if I didn't mention frequent unintentional contributor to this column, frequent Fox contributor, and dingus maximus Erick Erickson, who cried at his party like it's 1979:
"First of all, you're only talking 3 to 5 percent of the population. Now I know a lot of people, a lot of people the thought is that you're born gay. That's actually not really true in most cases. In some cases I think it probably is, but in a lot of cases if you go back to it there are parental issues, there's abuse, and that has a lot to do with it. And as you see a collapse of family - I don't think that it's a coincidence that a collapse of family is - is directly inverse proportional or inversely related to the rise in people who identify as being gay."
Erick, this is really, really important. Stop pretending you know math words. The future of this nation's sanity may well be dependent on you never uttering a phrase as clueless and inane as "directly inversely proportional or inversely related" ever again. Or at least my sanity. And as I go, SO GOES AMERICA.
And second, dude, this is what happens when you have too much intercourse with Keith Ablow. That includes every possible meaning of that word.


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Chase Away the Winter Blues
As many as half of New Yorkers find that the shorter days of fall and winter leave them feeling sluggish and sleepy. Some overeat. Others procrastinate. Some feel "blue." Science has developed some understanding of what causes the "winter blues" and, importantly, what helps keep it at bay. Exposure to daylight, even on a cloudy day, can help restore energy, alertness, and contentment.
Join Lynne Spevack, L.C.S.W., a licensed psychotherapist and veteran BBG tour guide, on January 2 at 1 p.m. and get your new year's resolutions underway in the Garden. This hour-long, outdoor narrated walk is designed to chase away the winter blues and explore the garden's stunning winter silhouettes as you learn how and why plants, animals, and humans respond to light and the changing seasons, and what you can do to maintain a sunny outlook through the dark, cold days of winter. This walk is held rain or shine; dress warmly and wear comfortable walking shoes.
Free with Garden admission; no reservation required. Meet in front of the Visitor Center.
For more information visit Chase Away the Winter Blues.
December 28, 2010
Dear BBG -
Just wanted to say "thank you" to whatever member of the staff decided to open all the areas that are usually closed to visitors in the wintertime!
Lynne Spevack
December 26, 2010
The snow-covered landscape boosts the blues-busting benefit of walking outdoors - not only is it beautiful, but the snow reflects the light, magnifying one of the key factors contributing to the beneficisl impact of walking outdoors in the winter. Don't miss the snow-lantern in the Japanese Garden!
Lynne Spevack LCSW
BBG Tour Guide
Chase Away the Winter Blues


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This contemporary styled Sefer Torah Cover is hand embroidered with a very touching theme. The hands are formed in the manner that a Kohein uses while he recites the Priestly Blessing. The conclusion of the blessing is that G-d, our King should bless us with peace; therefore the word "shalom", peace, is embroidered within a silhouette of a crown. The Kotel background represents the Land of Israel where this blessing is recited every day. In all other locations this blessing is only said on specific holidays. This Torah Mantel is extremely befitting for any Synagogue at any occasion. Everyone can always benefit from a reminder to try to attain peace at anytime.
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Wuhan Winter School
The most recent ICG school took place between 20th and 25th October 2019 at what has become our traditional venue of the Wuhan University of Technology, China. This year the school concentrated on the theme of Glass Science, attracting 26 students. While fewer than previously because there was no parallel theme there was no shortage of quality among those that gathered at the International Vienna Hotel near the University. A big surprise for several of the lecturers was to bump into Prof Shackleford, USA in the hotel lift one day. He was an early worker in the field of hydrogen solubility in silica glass and was on holiday in China.
Seven Chinese Institutes and Universities were represented among the student group, more than previously: Central South Uni., Harbin Engineering Uni., Huazhong Uni. of Science and Technology, Inner Mongolia Normal Uni., Qilu Uni. of Technology, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, South China Uni. of Technology, Wuhan Uni. of Technology. Four of the students had travelled from Europe (Denmark, Germany and UK); they each had received generous scholarships providing travel and accommodation support from China Triumph International. The company was represented throughout the event by Mrs K Wang, assistant to the director as well as Executive Secretary of ICG; she also provided valuable assistance in judging the project competition at the end of course.
The teachers on the course had a strongly international flavour. Lectures were given by Prof R Conradt, Germany on 'Thermodynamics', 'Hydrolytic stability' and 'Key stages in the history of glass development', Prof A Goel, USA on 'Optical Fibres', Prof H Inoue, Tokyo, Japan, 'Containerless processing' Prof JinJun Ren, Shanghai, China, 'Solid State NMR', Prof J Parker, Sheffield, UK 'Transport properties' and 'Colour', Prof A Takada, Tokyo, Japan 'Atomistic Simulation', Prof R Vacher in part using notes provided by Prof B Hehlen, Montpellier, France on both 'Neutron & X-ray Diffraction' and 'Structure and Inelastic scattering', and Prof Yuanzheng Yue, Denmark and Wuhan on 'the Glass Transition and Relaxation'. Their contributions were all much appreciated by the students.
Meals are provided during the course either in the hotel or University canteens. They offer opportunities for networking among both staff and students as well as giving a taste of local cuisine. On the Monday and Thursday an introductory social event and a final dinner were arranged; both were welcomed by staff and students, who commented warmly in their questionnaires on the value of such gatherings. Mealtimes are just one aspect of the warm welcome given by the local University staff to all their visitors at the school. On Thursday afternoon while the students were working on their projects, lecturers were taken to visit a local park which had been designed to illustrate the flora of different regions in China and which was still amazingly colourful in spite of the approach of winter. Within the park was an extensive and informative museum describing the flora and fauna of the Yangtze river and other international major river basins. Helpfully all the display boards had both Chinese and English scripts.
Following previous practice, the students undertook a range of projects as a key part of the activities. These again proved popular not only because of the glass technology they learn but also because of the opportunity given to practice their language skills, to speak to a large audience and to network. The winning group comprised: Guang Feng, Jin Yu, Linyuan Jia, Lutao Liu and Meng Zhang and they described a system they had developed on paper, using optical fibre-based monitoring of remote weather sensors.
A question and answer session on the penultimate day using questions submitted during the week also created a lively debate and gave all the lecturers the opportunities to link their lectures to the students' research studies. At next year's school small group tutorials will also be offered.
Throughout the event a team of local students and staff provided efficient and effective support to ensure the smooth running of the school. All those involved would wish to offer thanks to the assistance given which ranged from making sure the lecturers were kept topped up with 'coffee' to the duplication of questionnaires and the running of the AV equipment.
A 6th Winter School again in Wuhan was planned before the 5th School had finished, over a cup of coffee in the local coffee shop. It will take place from 1-6th November 2020 in the same venue and will have 'Glass Fibres' as a special theme. Keep an eye on the ICG web site for further information.


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Minecraft reportedly to launch on Android as an Xperia Play timed exclusive
It appears that the increasingly popular independent building game will get a period of exclusivity when it comes to Android, launching initially on Sony Ericsson's Xperia Play to take advantage of the smartphone's customised controls and dedicated joypad.
Xperia Blog reports that the developer of the Android port Mojang, has confirmed that the Xperia Play game will be tweaked slightly make use of the integrated controller and will also be customised so that it can run on mobile devices, meaning gamers will need to expect the game won't be an exact port of the PC version.
Mojang developer Markus Persson tweeted a picture of the Xperia Play game in action:
It is expected that as soon as the exclusive is up, the game will become available for all Android devices, with an iOS port also expected in the near future.
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Pricing and launch dates will likely be announced at E3, we will of course bring you the news as soon as it happens.
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Part of the problem in interpreting the Bible is that while it has the marks of ordinary writing, it is much more than literature. Jesus sat down with His disciples after His resurrection and poured over the OT to showed them how all of the books—designated as "Scripture" or "the Scriptures"—applied to Him (Luke 24). We have to assume that the book of Job was included in the survey. In what way is the book of Job a sign post that points to Jesus Christ? I believe it's found in the use of "sons of God" (Job 1:6; 2:1). Many commentaries have posited that "sons of God" is a reference to angels rather than human beings. In the instance of the phrase's use in Genesis 6:2, they are said to be fallen angels who cohabitated with humans and created a super race of giants called the Nephilim. While this is a popular interpretation, I believe it's mistaken. "Sons of God" never refers to fallen angels. The only place where "sons of God" could refer to angels (not fallen angels) is in the highly poetic passage in Job 38:7: "When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?" But this also may be a reference to earthly rulers (Judges 5:19–20). Elsewhere in the Bible, "sons of God" always refers to humans.[1]
Job is described as "the greatest of all the sons [bene] of the east" (Job 1:3). Most translations have "men of the east." We read in Job 1:6 that "there was a day when the sons [bene] of God came to present themselves before the Lord, and Satan also came among them." Many assume that this is a description of a heavenly court of angelic beings. To present oneself before the Lord is a common biblical phrase designating judgment (ethical evaluation): Do I meet God's standards? We know this divine evaluation was always on Job's mind because he offered "burnt offerings" according to the number of his children. "Perhaps," Job reasoned, "my sons have sinned and cursed God in their hearts" (Job 1:5). To flee from the presence of God—as Cain (Gen. 4:16) and Jonah did (Jonah 1:3, 6)—is an attempt to avoid God's evaluation of our deeds. Of course, there is no place where we can flee from God's presence (Ps. 139:7).
Satan was present when Adam ("the son of God": Luke 3:38) and Eve broke their fellowship with God and came under God's negative sanctions. He was there when Jesus, as the Second Adam and "the Son of God" (Matt. 4:6; Luke 4:3), was in the presence of His Father in the wilderness (Matt. 4:1–13; Luke 4:3). Jesus, as the Second Adam, was enduring a time of testing and moral judgment. Satan's goal was to separate Jesus from the will of His Father. We can assume that he was there when Jesus was in the Garden of Gethsemane.
What about Satan's role? He is described in the Bible as "the accuser of our brethren . . . who accuses them before our God day and night" (Rev. 12:10). In the case of Job, Satan interjects himself among the godly rulers—"sons of God"—and accuses Job before God by using God's own standards. He's always trying to tweak God's Word just enough to spoil its meaning. According to Martin Luther, "the Devil is ever God's ape."
The Greeks and heathens in after times imitated this, and build temples for their idols in certain places, as at Ephesus for Diana, at Delphos for Apollo, etc. For, where God builds a church there the devil would also build a chapel. They imitated the Jews also in this, namely, that as the Most Holiest was dark, and had no light, even so and after the same manner, did they make their shrines dark where the devil made answer. Thus is the devil ever God's ape.[2]
The Devil comes in and mimic's God's Word so as to turn it on its head. He did it with Adam and Eve ("Has God said?": Gen 3:1). When he tempted Jesus, he used clipped verses of Scripture. Satan knows that he must derail God's redemptive plan by using elements of that plan. Jesus was his ultimate target. It started in Bethlehem and ended at Golgotha, "the Place of the Skull" (Matt. 27:33; Mark 15:22; Luke 23:33; John 19:17) with Jesus as the victor.
Job is a type of Christ whose trials are similar to those of Jesus. He suffers great loss not based on his deeds and is later restored. Job's disputants—"miserable comforters" as one of my seminary professors described them—could not fathom that such a calamity could come upon an innocent person, so they insisted that Job must have done something terribly wrong to merit an "obvious" judgment. Many Jews in Jesus' day could not believe that God would become a man and undergo a judgment curse ("cursed is anyone who hangs on a tree": Gal. 3:13) since God is righteous. Is it any wonder that "Christ crucified" is a "stumbling block" (1 Cor. 1:23) to the Jews just as Job's tragedies were a stumbling block to his three friends? Like Job, Jesus was "forsaken" for a time (Matt. 27:46).
Muslims have a similar problem. They believe that a substitute died on the cross. Jesus was raised to Heaven without being put on the cross, and God transformed another person to appear exactly like Jesus who was crucified instead of Jesus. One interpretation is that God used the substitution to punish one of Jesus' enemies, most likely Judas Iscariot. Of course, there is biblical evidence that Judas killed himself (Matt. 27:3–10; Acts 1:18). Other Muslim scholars claim that a volunteer offered to be Jesus' substitute. Simon of Cyrene is the most commonly accepted person to have done this. There is nothing to indicate that Simon volunteered for anything, especially to be crucified. He was "pressed into service to bear His cross" (Matt. 27:32). They reason, "How could the righteous prophet Jesus die on a cross?" The cross is the Muslim's stumbling block.
Like Job, whose fortune and family were restored in multiple ways, (Job 42:10–17), after the crucifixion Jesus inherits "heaven and earth," having been given authority over them (Matt. 28:18). Like Job and his possession (Job 1:3), Jesus possessed "all things" before His incarnation. All things had been created by Him (Col. 1:16). Jesus "emptied Himself" and became "obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross" (Phil 2:5–8). The final result is similar to that of Job: "For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and that every tongue will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father" (Phil. 2:9–11).
Job is never told why God allowed Satan to torment him. Certainly God is sovereign and can do what He pleases. But is it possible that the book of Job looks forward to the ultimate act of injustice, the death of Jesus Christ, God who became a man. "He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him" (2 Cor. 5:21).


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Figuring Individual and Minister Taxes: Church Donation Tax Laws
Tis the time of year for charitable contributions for individuals, clergymen and churches, but how are charitable donations supposed to be accounted for in regards to taxes? The IRS actually allows taxpayers to itemize their deductions to write off their donations to charitable organizations; however, the church or organization that is being donated to must meet IRS requirements.
In order to prevent people from taking advantage of this deduction they have created certain rules that govern the timing of donations, maximum allowable deductions and certain documentation is required. When preparing individual as well as minister taxes, it's important… Continue reading
Recommendations for Year-End Tax Preparation
The leaves are falling, the temperatures are dropping and the holidays are just around the corner. This means that the year is quickly winding down which also means it's time to start thinking about 2012 taxes. Early tax preparation is the key to a seamless and stress-free tax season. Clergymen can especially benefit from early tax preparation as their taxes often need to be approved by a tax professional to ensure that they are accurate.
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To make the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a bowl and season with salt and pepper. It should be sharp and hot, with a nutty balance from the olive oil.
For the salad, put all the ingredients, except the nuts, in a bowl, add the dressing and mix well. Divide among four large plates, then sprinkle with the macadamia nuts and a good grind of pepper and drizzle over any remaining dressing from the mixing bowl.
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