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- Dr. Paul Watson
- UC Foundation Professor
- Psychology
- Ph.D., University of Texas, Arlington, 1977
- email@example.com
- 423-425-4291
- 423-425-4284
- 351-C Holt Hall
Ph.D., University of Texas, Arlington, 1977
B.A., University of Texas, El Paso, 1970
Teaching Interests
Introduction to Psychology
Origins of the Social Sciences
Personality Theory
Research Methods
Introductory Statistics
Physiological Psychology
Research Interests
Religion and Mental Health
Irrational Beliefs and Mental Health
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Mimetic Theory
Recent Publications
Watson, P. J., Chen, Z., & Ghorbani, N. (In press). Extrinsic cultural religious orientation: Analysis of an Iranian measure in university students in the United States. Journal of Beliefs and Values.
Kamble, S. V., Watson, P. J., Marigoudar, S. & Chen, Z. (In press). Attitude toward Hinduism, religious orientations, and psychological adjustment in India. Mental Health, Religion, and Culture.
Chen, Z., Ghorbani, N., Watson, P. J., & Aghababaei, N. (In press). Muslim experiential religiousness and Muslim attitudes toward religion: Dissociation of experiential and attitudinal aspects of religiosity in Iran. Studia Religiologica.
Ghorbani, N., Watson, P. J., Salimian M. & Chen, Z. (2013). Shame and guilt: Relationships of Test of Self-Conscious Affect measures with psychological adjustment and gender differences in Iran. Interpesona: An International Journal on Personal Relationships, 7(1), 97-109.
Ghorbani, N., Watson, P. J., Geranmayepour, S., & Chen, Z. (2013). Analyzing the spirituality of Muslim Experiential Religiousness: Relationships with Psychological Measures of Islamic Religiousness in Iran. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 35, 233-258.
Khan, Z. H., Watson, P. J., & Chen, Z. (2013). Smoking, Muslim religious commitments and the experience and behavior of Ramadan in Pakistani men. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 16, 663-670.
Khan, Z. H., Abbasi, F., & Watson, P. J. (2013). Examining ethical work climates, job attitudes and psychological well-being in public and private Pakistani organizations. In S. McCarthy, J. Jaafar, A. Kamal, & A. Zubair (Eds.), Psychology at work in Asia: Proceeds of the 3rd and 4th Asian Psychological Association conferences and the 4th international conference on organizational psychology (pp. 125-137). Newcastle on Tyne, UK: Cambridge Scholars.
Ghorbani, N., Watson, P. J., Chen, Z., & Dover, H. (2013). Varieties of openness in Tehran and Qom: Psychological and religious parallels of faith and intellect oriented Islamic religious reflection. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 16, 123-137.
Watson, P. J. (2013). Preaching to the choir: Theisms, non-theisms, and the challenges of pluralism. Christian Psychology around the World, No. 3, 175-175.
Ghorbani, N., Watson, P. J., Saeedi, Z, Chen, Z., & Silver, C. F. (2012). Religious problem-solving and the complexity of religious rationality within an Iranian Muslim ideological surround. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 51, 656-675.
Ghorbani, N., Tahbaz, S, Watson, P. J., & Chen, Z. (2012). Anger, defense mechanisms, and integrative self-knowledge in Iranian coronary heart disease and cancer patients. In J. M. Turner & A. D. Mitchell (Eds.), Social psychology: New developments (pp. 75-88). Hauppauge, NY: Nova Science Publishers.
Johnson, E. L., & Watson, P. J. (2012). Worldview communities and the science of psychology. Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, 23, 269-283.
Khan, Z. H., Watson, P. J., & Chen, Z. (2012). Islamic religious coping, perceived stress, and mental well-being in Pakistanis. Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 34, 137-147.
Khan, Z. H., Watson, P. J., Chen, Z., Iftikhar, A., & Jabeen, R. (2012). Pakistani religious coping and the experience and behavior of Ramadan. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 15, 435-446.
Chen, Z., Zhang, Y., Hood, R. W., Jr., and Watson, P. J. (2012). Mysticism in Chinese Christians and non-Christians: Measurement invariance of the Mysticism Scale and implications for the mean differences. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 22, 155-168. Watson Vita Page 3
Ghorbani, N., Watson, P. J., Chen, Z., & Norballa, F. (2012). Self-compassion in Iranian Muslims: Relationships with integrative self-knowledge, mental health, and religious orientation. International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 22, 1-13.
Khan, Z. H., Watson, P. J., & Chen, Z. (2011). Differentiating religious coping from Islamic identification in patient and non-patient Pakistani Muslims. Mental Health, Religion, & Culture, 14, 1049-1062.
Ghorbani, N., Mousavi, A., Watson, P. J., & Chen, Z. (2011). Integrative self-knowledge and the harmony of purpose model in Iranian autoimmune patients. Electronic Journal of Applied Psychology, 7(2), 1-8.
Chen, Z., Qi, W., Hood, R. W., Jr., & Watson, P. J. (2011). Common core thesis and qualitative and quantitative analysis of mysticism in Chinese Buddhist monks and nuns. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 50, 654-670.
Watson, P. J. (2011). Whose psychology? Which rationality? Christian psychology within an ideological surround after postmodernism. Journal of Psychology and Christianity, 30, 307-316.
Watson, P. J., Chen, Z., & Hood, R. W., Jr. (2011). Biblical foundationalism and religious reflection: Polarization of faith and intellect oriented epistemologies within a Christian ideological surround. Journal of Psychology and Theology, 39, 111-121.
Watson, P. J. (2011). Quakers, peace, and the good mimesis of Larry Ingle. In C. Fager (Ed.), Keeping us honest, stirring the pot: A Festschrift in Honor of H. Larry Ingle (pp. 252-259). Fayetteville, NC: Kimo Press.
Ghorbani, N., Watson, P. J, Rezazadeh, Z., & Cunningham, C. J. L. (2011). Dialogical validity of religious measures in Iran: Relationships with integrative self-knowledge and self-control of the "Perfect Man" (Ensān-e Kāmel). Archive for the Psychology of Religion, 33, 93-113.
Chen, Z., Yang, L., Hood, R. W., Jr., & Watson, P. J. (2011). Mystical experience in Tibetan Buddhists: The common core thesis revisited. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 50, 328-338.
Culhane, S. E, Morera. O. F., Watson, P. J., & Millsap, R. E. (2011). The Bermond-Vorst Alexithymia Questionnaire: A measurement invariance examination among US Anglos and US Hispanics. Assessment,18, 88-94.


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A Beginner's Guide to Family History in the City and Cook County
By Grace DuMelle
Many of our Polish ancestors settled in the Chicago area. Family historian Grace DuMelle provides the means to trace your Chicago connections like a pro. She shows you not just what to research, but how to research. Choose any of the self-contained chapters that focus on the questions beginners most want answered and jump right in!
• Where do I start?
• When and where was my ancestor born?
• When did my ancestor come to America?
• What did my ancestor do for a living?
• Where did my ancestor live?
• Where is my ancestor buried?
Other chapters cover the nuts and bolts of the mechanics that are the key to making your family's past come alive, with highlights summarizing important points:
• Chicago-area research facilities: what they have and how to access it
• Researching using newspapers, machines and catalogs
• Sources for specific ethnic research
• Sources for long-distance research
Also included are examples of documents such as death certificates, church registers and U.S. census entries
soft cover; ISBN: 978-1-893121-25-6; Publication Date: March 2005; Specifications: 5.5″ x 8.5″, 329 pages; Extras: photos, illustrations, biography, index
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I was making a meat loaf and needed a yummy potato recipe to go along with it. I found one that sounded good, and my husband decided to make it. Well, it wasn't quite what he wanted, so he ditched a few of the ingredients and added different ingredients, and the result was perfection!
Garlic, Rosemary and Parmesan Potatoes
3 lbs red potatoes, quartered
1/2 cup butter
2 tsp garlic, minced
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp rosemary
1 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Place potatoes in 9×13 baking pan.
Combine butter, garlic, salt and rosemary in small saucepan. Heat over medium heat until butter is melted.
Pour butter mixture over potatoes, stir to coat.
Cover pan and bake for 1 hour. Remove foil, sprinkle with parmesan and bake, uncovered, for another 15 minutes or until golden brown.


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MEC for Tourism in the North West Desbo Mohono officially opened the Taung Hotel School and Convention Centre on Monday. The Institution which has already started with the students intake will operate at full steam as from the beginning of March this year. Thus far 30 students have already being admitted for the academic year and the possibility of admitting more towards the middle of the year is envisaged.
According to MEC Mohono the institution will bring socio-economic revolution to the people of Taung, more especially among women and the youth. She said that people of Taung should be jealous about the institution as it will be a hallmark which the future generation will be proud of. "The opening of this institution further gives impetus approach in seriously championing the issues affecting our youth in general. All affected spheres of government on youth development issues have to radically implement ways and means that will lure our youth to have hunger for education. This is the only way in giving them freedom to a better life," said the elated Mohono.
MEC Mohono further said that the institution will focus on the education and training of skills and competencies that are required to grow the tourism economy of the North West province. The institution will also bring an added economic momentum to the Taung region with additional employment opportunities as well as boosting local businesses.
Neonyana Morolong is one of the students admitted for this academic year. She said that she was grateful that she is one of the first students to be admitted and hope to finish her studies in record time. The 35 year old mother of three wants to be a professional chef and finally end up owning her own professional restaurant in Taung.
Meanwhile, MEC Mohono was supported by the local Taung Mayor Kaone Lobelo and Chief Tshepo Mankurwane of the Batlhaping boo Phuduhutswana and the Acting Mayor of Dr. Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality Mme Kelebogile Serei who both called for corporation and coordination among government institutions around Taung. They said that through communication and pulling together buy government institutions as one, the institutions will yield positive results and create a booming economy for the people of Taung. They both hailed the gesture by government and further gave it thumps up.
Learners will be offered practical courses of Professional Cookery; Food, Beverage and Accommodation Services for this academic year. The institution will further introduce additional courses by June this year, which will include the Higher Education programmes in Tourism and Hospitality Management. The expansion in curriculum will also be realised as additional infrastructure and the necessary lecturing and support staff will have been appointed.
The infrastructure will be known as the PENTAGON and will house the administration block, lecturers offices, lecture blocks, male and female students residences, a chapel, an auditorium, students canteen, libraries and reading rooms and many others.
For enquiries:
Dineo Lolokwane, Spokesperson
Cell: 072 542 8444
Tel: 018 388 2081
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
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This is a beginner-friendly, hands-on bootcamp, where you will learn the fundamentals of data visual analysis from Intela Data Scientists.
You will learn how to use a popular BI tool TABLEAU.
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Rosemary and Rue, by Seanan McGuire (DAW Books, September 1, 2009)
I wanted to like R&R very much--because I've known seanan_mcguire for years, like her, and wanted to like her first novel.
Fortunately, this wasn't hard -- Rosemary and Rue is a fun, character centered urban fantasy detective novel, densely populated with people who have their own histories, and (as befits a novel about the fey) is filled with fairy tale allusions like "A goose girl up in lady's clothes" (and plenty of others where that came from, but I lost my book on the way to work, so I can't hunt for them. woe).
The story is written in first person, and October ("Toby") Daye, the heroine of the novel, is a a lot of fun to listen to. The setup -could- have her as an angst-puppy, whining about her life...but she doesn't. Instead, as we eventually see, she's an established hero--with relationships, a reputation, a good measure of self confidence, and, while she's not strong enough physically to avoid the genre-common parade of scenes where she's beaten up, knocked out, or otherwise massively discommoded, she's certainly got a fair complement of powers.
All that said, while it's certainly a thread running through the book, this isn't a powers book--and while there's a central detective story, it isn't primarily a detective story either. Toby's faerie magic isn't (in this novel, anyways) combat useful--instead, it makes her better at what she is already good at (e.g. being a detective). Enough better, in fact, that aside from the several attempts on her life in the progress (and some other complications I'm not going into), Toby's progress toward solving the mystery is straightforward--she has appropriate magic, and once she has time to breathe, she used it in the right way to get the answer (not that the magic is easy--magic in this book--as is proper for a novel with as many faerie themes, is rarely easy or without complications).
So, if it's not a mystery, what kind of book is it?
A character one, mostly. This book has a truckload of characters--and just when you're figuring it's getting crowded in there, Seanan drives up with the second truck. And the writing is good enough that it doesn't make you feel overwhelmed--there's a complex weave of relationships among the cast, some of which Toby's aware of, some not so much, so new additions to the cast drop into the lattice of this novel's relationships and are immediately accessible--particularly since for every person new to Toby, there's at least one who has a history and a story to go with it. And as much as the mystery and its solution is straightforward, the way it turns on and impacts the relationships among the cast is anything but. Even the denouement (which caused me to more or less reread the entire book) hangs on the relationships and character-building throughout the book. The worldbuilding, too, is very cool--with the faerie culture having a nice mix both of original and traditional elements (rather like the rest of the book, really), and the oaths--traditional Celtic symbolism mixed with ideas from the created faerie culture, are a very nice touch.
And while the story is wrapped up here, there are plenty of intriguing loose ends leading into the later volumes of the series--there are plenty of plot hooks and intriguing possibilities left open.
Overall? It's a fun, beautifully written, rewarding urban fantasy that I intend to reread and recommend--not to mention hunt down the other books in the series as they come out to find out what happens next!


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Almost exactly a year ago, Chrysler announced a recall for 1.4 million vehicles after a pair of hackers demonstrated to WIRED that they could remotely hijack a Jeep's digital systems over the Internet. For Chrysler, the fix was embarrassing and costly. But now those two researchers have returned with work that asks Chrysler and the automotive industry to imagine an alternate reality, one where instead of reporting their research to the automaker so it could be fixed, they had kept working on it in secret—the way malicious hackers would have. In doing so, they've developed a new hack that offers a sobering lesson: It could have been—and still could be—much worse.
At the Black Hat security conference later this week, automotive cybersecurity researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek will present a new arsenal of attacks against the same 2014 Jeep Cherokee they hacked in 2015. Last year, they remotely hacked into the car and paralyzed it on highway I-64—while I was driving in traffic. They could even disable the car's brakes at low speeds. By sending carefully crafted messages on the vehicle's internal network known as a CAN bus, they're now able to pull off even more dangerous, unprecedented tricks like causing unintended acceleration and slamming on the car's brakes or turning the vehicle's steering wheel at any speed. "Imagine last year if instead of cutting the transmission on the highway, we'd turned the wheel 180 degrees," says Chris Valasek. I can imagine. But he spells it out anyway. "You wouldn't be on the phone with us. You'd be dead."
Unlike last year, Miller and Valasek who now work at Uber's Advanced Technology Center, can't perform those new attacks over the Internet—only with a laptop directly plugged into the Jeep's CAN network via a port under its dashboard. Thankfully, their previous work helped Chrysler create a security update to fix the flaw that gave them their earlier, remote access to the Jeep's guts. This hack, however, is still possible on patched Jeeps like the one they tested. And the real reason for extending their Jeep attack is to demonstrate what the full consequences of a digital attack on cars or trucks would have looked like in the absence of that patch; Their full-speed attack on the Jeep's steering and acceleration is what could happen the next time sophisticated hackers find a wireless foothold on a vehicle's network.
And make no mistake, auto hackers say: there will be another wireless car attack method found sooner or later.
"There will almost certainly continue to be remote vulnerabilities in the future," says Karl Koscher, a researcher at the University of California at San Diego who found one of the first car-hacking techniques for GM's Onstar in 2010. Miller and Valasek's latest work shows, he says, that "if you can get on the right CAN bus through those vulnerabilities, you can use these techniques to take pretty dramatic control of the car."
Here's a video of their steering attack demonstration:
How the New Attacks Work
Instead of focusing on that initial wireless foothold, this time Miller and Valasek wanted to to bypass a set of safeguards deeper in vehicles' networks. Vehicle CAN network components are designed to resist certain dangerous digital signals: The diagnostic mode that Miller and Valasek used to disable the Jeep's brakes, for instance, wouldn't work at any speed above five miles per hour, and the automatic parking assist feature they used to turn its steering wheel only worked when the vehicle was in reverse and traveling at the same low speeds.
But Miller and Valasek have now found techniques to bypass some of those safeguards, with disturbing results. Here's how their new attacks worked: Instead of merely compromising one of the so-called electronic control units or ECUs on a target car's CAN network and using it to spoof messages to the car's steering or brakes, they also attacked the ECU that sends legitimate commands to those components, which would otherwise contradict their malicious commands and prevent their attack. By putting that second ECU into "bootrom" mode—the first step in updating the ECU's firmware that a mechanic might use to fix a bug—they were able to paralyze that innocent ECU and send malicious commands to the target component without interference. "You have one computer in the car telling it to do one thing and we're telling it to do something else," says Miller. "Essentially our solution is to knock the other computer offline."
Imagine last year if instead of cutting the transmission on the highway, we'd turned the wheel 180 degrees. You wouldn't be on the phone with us. You'd be dead.
Chris Valasek
The result: They're now able to override contradicting signals that tell the parking brake not to activate, for instance, and thus bring the vehicle to a halt from any speed in seconds. And in combination with another vulnerability they found in the steering module ECU, they can disable the steering so that the wheel resists the driver's attempts to turn it. They can also digitally turn the wheel themselves at any speed. When they tested that last attack while driving at 30 miles per hour on an empty road running through cornfields north of St. Louis, Miller and Valasek say they lost control of the Jeep, crashed it into a ditch, and had to wait for a friendly local to tow them out.
In a separate attack that doesn't require any such ECU bootrom tricks, they also found they could turn on and alter the settings on the Jeep's cruise control, allowing them to accelerate the Jeep by tens of miles per hour in a few seconds. But they note that as with any cruise control, the driver could simply hit the brake to disable that unintended acceleration—if they notice that it's happening. A careful driver with two hands on the wheel could also overpower the steering attack, too, Miller and Valasek admit. But if the attack took a driver by surprise, it could still do damage. "It's not like I can just take control of the car and drive you to my house and you can't stop me," Miller says. "But if you're not paying attention, it's definitely dangerous."
When WIRED reached out to Chrysler's parent company Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, (FCA) the company responded in a statement emphasizing that Miller and Valasek's attack could not have been performed remotely. "This demonstration required a computer to be physically connected into the vehicle's onboard diagnostic (OBD) port and present in the vehicle," FCA's statement reads. "while we admire their creativity, it appears that the researchers have not identified any new remote way to compromise a 2014 Jeep Cherokee or other FCA US vehicles." The statement also claims that Miller and Valasek's Jeep "appears to have been altered back to an older level of software," the company adds. "It is highly unlikely that this exploit could be possible...if the vehicle software were still at the latest level."
Miller and Valasek confirm that as part of their earlier testing, they did install on their Jeep an older version of the infotainment software that Chrysler patched to prevent remote attacks. But they dispute Chrysler's claim that patch against remote attacks would have made any difference: Their latest work, they say, didn't touch that infotainment system at all, focusing on other components of the vehicle altogether.
What This Means For Future Car Hacks
Though Miller and Valasek haven't found a new way to perform their attacks remotely, it's not hard to imagine new avenues hackers could find to remotely access the Jeep's CAN network or those of other vehicles. In 2011, researchers at the University of California at San Diego and the University of Washington found ways into a Chevy Impala's innards that included everything from its OnStar connection to a hacked smartphone connected to its infotainment system via Bluetooth to a CD containing a malicious file inserted into its CD player. And last year some of the same UCSD researchers showed that common, Internet-connected insurance insurance dongles plugged into vehicles' dashboards could create the same remote hacking vulnerabilities.
More Car Hacking
Like those academic researchers, Miller and Valasek aren't seeking to cause vehicular mayhem, so much as help to build better protections into cars before automotive hacking becomes a practical threat. Their work, they argue, shows that simply protecting vehicles from remote attacks isn't the only layer of defense that automakers need. Carmakers should also assume that hackers will eventually find a remote foothold and build systems that reduce the disastrous impact of any such breach. "You need to know what hackers are going to do next, how to mitigate it, and how some mitigations don't work, which is what we've shown," says Miller.
In a paper they plan to publish at the time of their Black Hat talk, Miller and Valasek recommend that automakers take more steps to prevent the kind of CAN manipulations they demonstrated. For instance, carmakers shouldn't allow potentially dangerous diagnostic tests unless a physical switch is flipped on the car by the mechanic, they suggest. Also, they should monitor the CAN network for signs of the kind of ECU-silencing attacks they've tested. Miller, Valasek and another team of vehicle security researchers have actually gone so far as to build prototypes of vehicle intrusion detection devices designed to spot anomalous traffic and warn the driver. Miller and Valasek say theirs would have caught every attack they've performed.
Chrysler hasn't ignored the rising threat of car hacking. In fact, just last month it launched Detroit's first "bug bounty" program, offering as much as $2,500 to hackers who inform the company about hackable flaws in its vehicles. Miller and Valasek's work, which they told Chrysler about in June, doesn't qualify for that bounty. And because these new attacks require physical access to the car, some carmakers may not consider them a real security issue. But Miller and Valasek say it's only a matter of time until hackers find a new method of gaining remote access to vehicles. And when they do, this is the kind of attack they'll be able to pull off. Miller and Valasek hope the auto industry, like them, is thinking a step ahead. "We're doing as much as we can to get manufacturers to build layers and layers of security into their cars," says Miller. "There's no reason to think the bug we found and got patched last year is the only bug of its kind. There are definitely more vulnerabilities in other cars, and probably more in the Jeep, too."


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Caverion Corporation Investor news 22 March 2018 at 10.00 a.m. EET
For more information, please contact:
Kirsi Hemmilä, Communications Manager, Caverion Finland, tel. +358 50 390 0941, email@example.com
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Caverion and Turun seudun puhdistamo Oy have signed an agreement on comprehensive technical maintenance and implementation of investment-based projects in Kakolanmäki wastewater treatment plant.
Caverion will be responsible for the maintenance and technical systems of process technology and process piping in Finland's third largest wastewater treatment plant. The systems include sprinklers and automation, heating and sanitation, ventilation and air conditioning, cooling, electricity, and security and safety. The responsibility for the maintenance begins at the start of 2019, but the collaboration gets an earlier start through investment projects.
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Length Check 2016
Did my Locs grow? Hmmmmm....
It's been a whole year since my last length check and my regime I think has changed a little. I have been sticking more to the "Less is More" principle and I'm generally happier about the state of my locs. They are cleaner and feel much lighter even though they are longer. I'll save my current regime for another post entirely.
Picture on the left is from Feb. 2015 and the one on the right is me currently Feb. 2016. My longest loc is shy of the 13" mark, however now that I think of it my length check tee may not be the most accurate way of telling if my hair grew or not as those folds around my sides may be changing the results. Ha Ha!!!
My personal verdict is that my hair grew about 1 -2 inches at the very least, I notice the growth more around the sides, the taper on the left side of the pictures obviously changed a little. Phew!!! For the entire year I actually felt like my hair didn't grow at all, so I am revealed. :)
I'm sure you can note that mt locs are a lot darker than last year, Yes I dyed them using local Henna from Abuja, Nigeria. That of course is story for another day. Just thought to drop a quick note on this before Feburary ends.
Do you think my locs grew?
Your Loc Head,
Original post culled from http://locitude.blogspot.com/2016/02/length-check-2016.html


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10 Social Media Marketing Mistakes to Avoid
These 10 mistakes are easy to avoid as long as you know you are making them! Read through to improve your social media strategy.
Originally posted on The Writing Set:
Increase Your Following By Avoiding These BlundersUnbelievable power in the current business climate is held by social media advertising. It's not merely a platform that hosts conversations for old acquaintances, family, and friends – it has become our central hub of advice for personal and professional use. Most folks possess an overall notion how social media works; however, few have an all-inclusive understanding of the kind of mistakes that may be made.
Check out these 10 tips to get a much better handle on your social media efforts, maintain that crowd you've worked so difficult to assemble, and steer clear of these blunders that are common!
10 Mistakes to Avoid
1. Failing to Post
Posting irregularly or once or two times a week generally is not enough to remain on the minds of your audience so that you'll be their primary source in their time of need.
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I just thought I'd give an update on my cherry bookcase project. I completed the glue up of the carcass (in two stages) and now it's time to breathe! After a glue up I always feel a great sense of relief with all of the major components glued in place. Now I can relax and scrape and sand at my leisure.
All of the panels are resawn from 4/4 cherry and are bookmatched. The panels are raised on the inside to allow them to fit into a 1/4″ groove.
I didn't film the glue-up because I tend to get a little flustered at times. Unfortunately I wish I did film it because it went surprisingly smooth. I did several dry runs of the back section which helped tremendously!
If you'd like to watch the video footage of the build prior to glue-up you can watch the series here.


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Lefty Driesell has seen a few things in his 82 years on this planet, most of them spent on or near a basketball court.
The man more or less invented Midnight Madness. Now the preseason showcase not only has devolved into a glorified pickup game, it's not even held at midnight anymore.
So not much surprises him, or if it does, he has learned to take it all in stride.
On Sunday afternoon, Maryland, the school that employed him for some 17 years, will play its last regular-season game in the ACC, taking on conference winner Virginia, putting to bed a 61-year run in the conference. Next up, the Big Ten.
It's a head-scratcher, for sure, to someone like Driesell, who not only coached at Maryland but played at Duke. He was in Durham when the league debuted, part of the Blue Devils' 1954 roster, and he plans to be there Sunday when Maryland departs.
"I think it's a bad decision, but I heard [ESPN analyst and former Duke player] Jay Bilas say on TV the other day, 'Any businessman in the world would have taken the deal,'" Driesell said. "I guess that's my problem. I don't think college athletics is a business, or it shouldn't be, anyway. It's a sport that's turned into a business. So I guess I'm not upset. I'm not sad. Sad would mean I'd cry. I won't cry. But I am disappointed.''
That's the general consensus among fans as the end draws near -- disappointment has replaced anger, acceptance has taken over for frustration.
"At first, truly people were surprised,'' Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson said. "You look at the long-standing history and the fact that change is challenging for everybody. Looking back, even beyond the Lefty years, to the tremendous [1974] game against [NC State and] David Thompson with Len Elmore and you think, 'Those things won't be anymore and that's hard.' But as we move forward to the transition into the Big Ten, it seems more and more people are excited about it.''
Plus it's just hard to get in a lather about these things anymore because they keep happening. Conference divorces are about as common as Hollywood splits, and so if we haven't come to enjoy them, we've at least become numb to them.
Syracuse left the Big East and the world kept spinning. Nebraska joined the Big Ten and lived to tell about it.
Maryland feels a little different because of its history. Like Syracuse, it is a founding conference member, but this foundation was built long before the Big East was a twinkle in Dave Gavitt's eye.
Sixty-one years is an awful lot of water under the bridge.
This is almost like two long-married octogenarians suddenly deciding they need to see other people.
"My immediate reaction was, 'What are we doing this for?'" former coach Gary Williams said. "But then I wasn't really aware of the situation.''
The situation, of course, is money.
The Maryland administration, at least, has been plain-faced in its rationale, not trying to hide behind insincere arguments of better academics and the greater good of all student-athletes (because, no doubt, the annually top-ranked men's and women's lacrosse teams are really going to benefit from this).
Maryland is, if not broke, at least darned close, and the Big Ten with its television network offers a welcomed financial buyout. Just why the school is broke is subject to debate still -- the current administration insists it was because its predecessors spent lavishly and dug the department into a hole; other sources say the budget was balanced, but the current administration's decision to can Ralph Friedgen and throw a bank at Mark Turgeon undid the delicate ledger work.
Regardless of how it happened, the numbers are more red than the Terps' uniforms and Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany's pockets are practically sprouting cash.
"There's no question, and I've been up front and honest with everybody, that the economic impact is tremendous for the athletic department and moving forward in the future,'' Anderson said.
The dash for cash, though, has made this all a bit more unseemly and acrimonious. Feel free to blame it on the last ember of idealism left in college athletics, the one that would at least like to pretend that it's still about the greater good of the student-athlete.
Whatever the reason, this has been the messiest of conference divorces, so bad that the two groups are still mired in a lawsuit over the exit fee, litigation that one source said could stretch on "for years."
And, or perhaps consequently, rather than enjoying a nostalgic exit tour, the Terps have been treated more like the scoundrel that is sneaking out of town. Most road losses end with an inevitable "A-C-C" chant. Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, the conference's resident Buddha, offered up a don't-let-the-door-hit-you farewell.
"If it was such a rivalry, they'd still be in the ACC,'' Krzyzewski said. "Obviously they don't think it's that important, or they wouldn't be in the Big Ten.''
To make sure his stance was clear, Krzyzewski says he has no intention of playing the Terps again, unless the Big Ten and ACC leave him no choice by pitting the two old foes against each another in the annual Big Ten-ACC Challenge.
All of which serves as the backdrop for this final game, which will be an awkward trip down Memory Lane.
"I've been thinking about that a lot, actually,'' said Daniel Gallen, sports editor of The Diamondback, the student newspaper. "It will be interesting because it's the last game, and it will be emotional, I'm sure, for the older alums that come back, but I don't know. I'm not sure what to expect.''
Just how big the emotional tug is depends really on how you are. For young people like Gallen, for whom the 2002 national championship was barely in their lifetime, swapping out trips to Cameron Indoor Stadium for Assembly Hall and the Big House isn't such a big deal. The gas bill for the road trip will be heftier, but the atmosphere promises to be just as enticing.
For older alums, the ones with stories, memories and Duke hatred built up like well-earned calluses, this remains a bitter, if necessary, pill to swallow.
But no one will have a stranger Sunday than the two coaches who together gave Maryland its basketball identity and its ACC teeth.
Driesell was there when the ACC played its first tournament and when the Terrapins-Blue Devils rivalry first took hold. That would, of course, be in 1980, when Maryland's Buck Williams went for a rebound in the tourney title game, only to be undercut by Duke's Kenny Denard. No foul, no harm, Duke win.
In all, Driesell would spend 17 years prowling the ACC sidelines, leading the Terps through the ACC's glory days, before resigning not long after the death of Len Bias.
Three years later -- the gap years also known as the Bob Wade era -- Williams was hired.
Williams, like Driesell, is an ACC man through and through. He played his college ball in the league at Maryland and coached in it, too. He was there for moments big and small -- a teammate of Billy Jones, the league's first African-American player, and a coach when the Terps won not only a national title, but three ACC regular-season crowns.
"I think every person, anyone that's a fan, can point to one game, one year, one memory that was great,'' Williams said. "That will never go away. That's always a part of your makeup. If you have to force yourself to embrace the future, I understand that. But it's something you have to do.''
This isn't the preference for either of them.
It's really nobody's first choice.
For plenty of people, Sunday's game might, in fact, feel more funereal than celebratory. A sellout crowd is expected and the university plans to honor its ACC past, with nods to both Driesell and Williams, the national championship team and other greats from what will now be its former era. It will be an awkward tap dance, without question.
But if conference realignment has done nothing else, it has numbed us all into acceptance, if not excitement.
"What are you going to do?'' Driesell said. "Things change.''
And if an 82-year-old man can accept that, everyone else might as well, too.


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Melissa Bourdeau
Melissa is the owner and founder of Evo Studio. Melissa has been training individuals and teams for the last 7 years. She started young with an interest in competitive hockey, snowboarding and competitive western saddle barrel racing.
Growing up with a passion for sports she realized the importance of staying active and sharing her passion for health and fitness.
She has worked extensively with hockey teams over the last 7 years.
Melissa uses different modalities during her training sessions. She uses a variety of technique and specializes in athletic training. She has worked with athletes in a variety of different sports and leagues.
Melissa offers her clients training programs that can include: Strength and conditioning, Joint Preparation ( Prehab + Rehab ) and Functional Range Release and Functional Range Conditioning.
Melissa is available to train sport teams, small and large group sessions, and private sessions.
Certified in Hatha Yoga, Yin Yoga and Yoga for All, and experienced in Youth/Kids Yoga and Meditation, my classes revolve around deep breathwork and finding a connection between mind, body and spirit. Slower in pace so that we can focus within, find your peaceful space while stretching your body and rejuvenating your spirit.
Come discover the stress-busting and calm-inducing effects of a yoga practice with me! I provide a safe space for all ages and bodies, with bilingual classes accessible to all levels of yogis.
Anik's current classes: Yang/Yin Yoga, Yoga Slow Flow, Youth Yoga
Being a part-time yoga teacher and group fitness instructor is quite rewarding and challenging in various ways. This amazing life experience began with my willingness to help others and turned out to be the greatest way of learning to love myself and begin the long process of healing my own inner conflicts and pain.
Becoming a fitness instructor has taught me much about anatomy and how the human body functions and reacts to a variety of positive and negative stresses.
Becoming a yoga teacher allowed me to become aware of how to live a lifestyle based on many of the therapeutic and restorative principles of yoga.
Also, the diversity of knowledge and experience I received from my yoga teachers: Jenn Stow, Todd Lavictoire, and Megan Campbell – are nothing less than a gift of grace. I am forever grateful for this honour.
Today, I am grateful to have the opportunity to share my knowledge and my own experiences of enlightenment with my students. Sustaining and supporting each divine being on their own personal journey by promoting the importance of mindfulness and fellowship is my personal spiritual calling that I believe is the will of the Universe/God/Life for my life.
Judy's curent classes: Morning Yoga, Hot Slow Flow Yoga, Strength and Cardio Intervals
I started practicing yoga to help strengthen my body as a whole and increase my range of motion. This has not only assisted in injury prevention but I also noticed that I bounced back more rapidly from sport injuries. Through the activation of muscles group not normally engaged during my regular exercise routines, combined with the introduction of new body alignments provided in my yoga practice, my physical body has evolved allowing me to perform physical daily tasks and sporting activities with greater easy, strength and comfort. Practice makes permanent!
On a mental and spiritual level, combining the effects of controlled pranayama (the breath) during yoga practice allows the union and synchronicity of the mind-body experience, creating a sense of peace, presence and calmness within.
My mission as a yoga instructor is to convey my passion of the benefits that yoga can provide to those within my local community. Come join me to deepen your range of motion, activate your inner core, develop mindfulness and expand your inner smile!
Marc's current classes: Foundation Yoga, Hot Power Core Yoga
The focus of my teaching is to create awareness and opening in the body's always changing state. I began teaching as a way of offering others the healing benefits of determined mindful practice.
I have sought to expand my learning and share it with others. I studied Hatha Yoga at the 200 and 300 hr level in Rishikesh, India, in addition to ELDOA I-II and Mysofacial Stretching. I have trained in a variety of yoga styles including Yoga Tune Up, Power, Yin, Vinyasa, Restorative, Kundalini, and more. Personally, my favourite type of class to take is Yoga Flow/Vinyasa.
My classes have been described as inclusive – in style, method and participants! I recommend everyone try out ELDOA – a class designed to create space in the vertebral joints – it is an excellent compliment to any kind of practice/workout.
Rob's current classes: Gentle Yoga, ELDOA (Spinal Alignment)
Patricia has been practicing yoga since her teenage years. When she took her teacher training in 2012, she quickly realized that her yogic roots had been grounded much earlier than that. She believes yoga is bigger than the physical body and weaves the teachings through her classes: Truthfulness, compassion, non-stealing, non-judgement, and non-attachment. For Patricia, yoga brings balance for her emotionally, physically and spiritually by reaffirming and aligning her passion – all on her little red mat. She uses her Life Coaching skills and embodiment practices in her teaching style as she empowers people to move towards overcoming fears and blocks. Patricia leads a gentle but powerful class with a sense of playfulness. Life is too short to be so serious! Join Patricia as she unfolds her mat and her life – one asana at a time.
Patricia's current class: Hot Power Yoga
For as long as I can remember, I have always been passionate about the human body and what it is capable of. Strength, flexibility, mobility, power, coordination, you name it. I am always striving for improvement.
From a young age I participated in sports and always had that competitive nature. I always worked hard and was amazed by what I was capable of.
When you put in the work and enjoy what you are doing, you can do amazing things. When I was studying to become a school teacher, I was so passionate about Health & Fitness that I decided to get certified to be a group fitness instructor.
I want to help others succeed, no matter what their fitness goals. I know the importance of being active and healthy and want to share my knowledge with my clients. I am a certified Group Fitness instructor and Personal Trainer.
Still addicted to sports and performance, I now have my level one gymnastics course and love to teach people how to feel better, move better and live longer.
Katherine's current classes: Bodyweight Strength, Abs & Booty
Level -2 Certification in Muay Thai
Blue Belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
3rd degree black belt in Shotokan Karate
National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP) Certifications in injury prevention and Recovery
16 years of Martial Arts experience
WKF Light Middle Weight Champion
W.A.M.T.A.C. Light Middle Weight Champion
2nd place in WKA USA National Championship 2016 for Muay Thai
2nd place in WKA USA National Championship 2016 for Kickboxing
Fight Record:
Kickboxing = 4-1-1
Muay Thai = 13-2
Nicholas' current class: Strength and Conditioning
Ben JOHNSON
Ben Johnson is an Integrated Fitness Professional with 8 years of experience and (currently) 18 certifications.
Ben specializes in assessment based training and corrective exercise. His clients benefit from a process called Functional Kinetic Assessment where indicators from their posture, movement, passive and active range, functional muscle testing and lifestyle are combined to design unique exercise and wellness solutions for each individual.
From performance athletes to people learning to address pain and dysfunction, everyone can benefit from these services. Become not only stronger and healthier, but better informed and equipped with your most valuable asset, your health.
Ben's current classes: EVObility (Tune Up) & Kettlebell Flow
Anne is a Certified Yoga Instructor. She completed her 200HR Hatha Yoga Teacher Training. Anne is a believer that our total best health is dependent on consistency and practice. In early 2012, her recovery from a marking experience while working overseas led her to focus on the mind-body-spirit connection more than ever before. Athletic and anxious, she began to study mindfulness and develop wellness solutions to invite peace to her turbulent mind and soothe her spirit while maintaining a balanced body.
Anne promotes total presence using intentional breath as the foundation of each class she guides. Creative in her delivery, Anne weaves sound, anatomy, yoga theory and meditative silence into her classes to ease students into postures that work best for them. Paired with a levity and playfulness that best describes her as a big kid, she encourages you to continuously let go and simply start where you are with every breath.
What makes Anne's teaching special is her ability to be spiritual yet down-to-earth, teach disciplined alignment yet have a sense of humour – and a way of getting to the heart of yoga so easily. She encourages students to explore their edges both on and off the mat.
Come explore your own practice with her. She truly believes yoga will change your life.
Anne's current classes: Warm Yin Yoga and Hot Yoga
Jas is an RYT 500. She believes in taking a holistic approach to wellness and combines elements of of her training in order to tailor her services and practices to individual needs.
Jas has extensive experience in building partnerships within the community and inspiring collaboration between existing departments and programs. She has worked in several areas within the City of Ottawa, but has spent that last 7 years in Long-Term Care.
It was her experience in emotionally stressful environments that inspired her to pursue a career in the health and wellness realm, as she had seen and felt the effects of a sedentary and stressful lifestyle first-hand. She noticed a general decline in health when the work/life harmony was disturbed.
With over 15 years experience, she makes yoga accessible for every BODY.
She didn't start out as a professional yoga teacher. For years, she attended yoga and other fitness sessions and spent her off-days studying the literature. Most of the yoga classes she attended catered to people who were already fit and flexible, and it seemed to be a fit initially. Over time, however, she started looking for a practice that encompassed a more holistic approach to what her body and mind needed. Through mindfulness she developed a lifestyle and practice that worked for her, and has been fortunate enough to be able to share this practice with others. Se believes that life should be lived with joy, gratitude, and a dedication to being present in the moment. These feelings inform and guide her teaching, which is focused on helping her students better connect to themselves and their communities. She believes in accessible service for all, and focuses on making her programming as inclusive as possible.
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Bajaj Electricals Q2 net loss at Rs. 14.21 croreThursday, November 13, 2014 l Source: PTI
The company had reported net loss of Rs. 15.35 crore in the same period of the previous fiscal, Bajaj Electricals said in a BSE filing. Its net sales during the second quarter of 2014-15 stood at Rs. 1,028.63 crore, up 9.32%, from Rs. 940.92 crore during the same period last year.
Revenues from the lighting business stood at Rs. 225.95 crore, as against Rs. 250.93 crore, while revenues from consumer durables segment increased to Rs. 465.74 crore from Rs. 449.09 crore.
Revenues from the engineering and projects segment were at Rs. 337.29 crore in the quarter under review as against Rs. 241.59 crore in the year-ago period. The company's shares were trading 14.32% down at Rs. 237 per scrip during afternoon session on the BSE.


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Spanish Painter, 1734-1795,was a Spanish painter, active in a Neoclassic style, whose main subjects were religious and historical themes. Born in Zaragoza, he received a broad childhood education. His initial art studies were with a local master, Jose Luzan[1] and Antonio Gonzalez Velazquez. He then moved to Madrid, winning a scholarship with the painting of the ????Tyranny of Gerion???? to study in the Academia Real de Bellas Artes de San Fernando. The death of his parents and the care of his brothers forced him to return to Zaragoza, until he was recalled by Anton Raphael Mengs to help decorate the Royal Palace of Madrid. In later years, one of his colleagues was Francisco Goya, who married his sister, Josefa Bayeu. He served as court painter to King Charles III of Spain. He was named a professor of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of San Fernando in 1765 and director in 1788. He painted in the Charterhouse of Aula Dei in Zaragoza. In 1767 he was named court painter for Charles III, king of Spain. He was involved in the decoration of various Royal palaces near Madrid.
ID: 75253 Obsequio campestre Date before 1793(1793)
Medium Oil on canvas
Dimensions 183 X 146 cm (72 X 57.5 in)
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Player Loan Program
Rush members are a part of the Largest Youth Soccer Academy in the World.
Rush loan possibilities extend as far as Europe, Africa, North America, Uruguay, Peru and Brazil in South America, Thailand, Tajikistan and India in Asia, New Zealand in the South Pacific and Mexico, Honduras, Haiti and the Bahamas in Central America and the islands of the Caribbean.
The Player Loan Program is a Rush Soccer interclub player exchange opportunity that allows players from other Rush Soccer Branch Chapters to experience playing with other teams all over the country. Its goal is to provide numerous opportunities for our members in order to facilitate and guide their development as well as helping them to achieve their individual goals and dreams.
Through the player loan program, players are able to take advantage of playing opportunities with teams in other regions of the world. Players can play in events that their team may not be able to participate in, play at higher levels of competition, be exposed to regional or national staff, travel regionally, nationally or internationally as well as experience different playing styles, coaching, cultures and traditions.
If you are interested in participating in the Player Loan Program, contact our exchange rep email@example.com or visit our LinkedIn Group.
Through the Player Loan Program, Rush clubs have won the prestigious PSA and Manchester United Cup.


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Study abroad students have the opportunity to use their international experience to accomplish the ambitious goals they set for themselves – academic goals, professional goals, and even personal goals. Whether your goals include taking business classes with renowned professors in the Czech Republic or conducting conservation field research in Tanzania, there is a study abroad program for you that matches your unique plan. TTU Study Abroad offers programs in more than 70 countries. Taking into consideration your academic major, financial resources, and time commitments, TTU Study Abroad staff can assist you in finding the right program. To learn more about the different study abroad programs approved by TTU, please choose the appropriate link below.
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Learn to Celebrate,
Life is too intense. We are too intense. We are too much in a hurry and too stressed out. I have met too many people that are so unhappy, so ungrateful, so worried and burdened. We need to celebrate more. We have lost the spiritual discipline of celebration and of joy. There is a spiritual discipline we need of celebrating. Celebrations brings joy. Celebrations give us permission to laugh, to joke, to love. Even the serious church-planting, tell-it-like-it-is apostle Paul tells us "4 Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, rejoice." (Philippians 4.4) Twice we are told to celebrate, as celebration invokes joy. We all need more of that. This world needs more joy.
Reject moody, depression and celebrate. Celebrate the little things. I was celebrating when I saw the sun and it got up to 50. I grabbed my bike and rode around Temperance, celebrating the conclusion of a long winter. I celebrate when I hear of God's work in lives and the revelation of His love to others. I celebrated with my kids when they call me with a bit of good news, a completed class, an honor bestowed, a goal attained. I celebrate when we dedicate a baby and a family to the Lord at Compelled. Wendy and I will celebrate in a few week as our son marries. When we praise we celebrate God's goodness. I am convinced this world is trying to snuff out the celebrations that keep our joy.
Isn't praising the Lord and thanking Jesus really a celebration. At most churches it looks more like a sad vigil of some kind, it should be a celebration of joy as our hearts are filled with gratitude and love for all Christ is done and doing.
God's people will celebrate the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday in just a few weeks. A reminder that He is alive, He is working, and He loves us! Please get to your church to celebrate this history and live-changing truth.
Do you "celebrate" enough? Are you too stressed out? Too intense? Too rushed? Too angry? Too moody? Do you just stand there during worship and praise times. it may be time to really be baptized in the joy and gratitude of Christ.
Plan a celebration. A walk, a run, a coffee with a friend, and mini-party with Christ to thank Him. Allow your heart, mind, life, and home to be filled with joy, and a celebration and grateful heart is catalyst.
This world is full of a lot of sadness. We will encounter many unhappy times, but we must not cease celebrating. We all need learn to celebrate better and to rejoice!
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Fans of Survive! Escape From Atlantis will be excited to hear that there's a new version of the game of maneuvering and survival on the way. Stonghold Games, makers of the popular Space Cadets, has given a September release date for Survive! Space Attack, a science fiction version of the game.
Fantasy Flight has announced Strange Remnants, an expansion for the Cthulhu-themed game of maneuvering and item collection Eldritch Horror.
Wizkids has announced some changes to their space battle game Star Trek: Attack Wing. Following a year of play-testing, the changes to this game are designed to improve competitive play and simplify some of the rules in Star Trek's answer to the X-Wing Miniatures Game.
Terrifying monstrosities and bold heroes are coming to Battlelore Second Edition with the Hernfar Guardians and Warband of Scorn army packs from Fantasy Flight. These add some fantastically imaginative new miniatures to this strategic board game of fantasy warfare, and new cards for the decks that drive its tactics.
Race for the Galaxy style space expansion card game Galaxy Command by Worthington Publishing sees a popular print on demand game aiming for a professional print run.
Sci-fi sports games Iron League features robot miniatures with interchangeable parts, for a fun variant on games like Dreadball.
If you like Eurogames with a medieval setting like Caylus and Carcassonne then Builders of Blankenburg, a game of bidding, building and town construction, might be for you.
Kingdom of Meeples are offering the chance to liven up your Agricola board with their delightful handmade counters.
Already well past its pledge goal, Project: ELITE is a real time sci-fi action game that looks full of excitement as well as fine miniatures.
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Can we fit all the photos we took at Spiel into this article? No. But we'll sure try! Here's your last look at the last day of the biggest board games show in the world.
The tiredness starts to take hold; but we press on toward Day 3! We've got dice! We've got minis! We've got mechs! It's Spiel!


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Our History
Chorus was formed in 2017 by the merge of three established WA care providers, Care Options, Community First International and Volunteer Task Force.
Care Options was formed in 1997 through the merger of three care organisations – Rockingham Home Support, South West Community Options and Rockingham Respite and Support Services. In 2014 they merged with Mandurah Community Care and in 2015 launched assessment services in three regions of metropolitan South Australia to compliment it's Western Australian assessment services..
Community First International was established in 1984 as a Community Youth Support Scheme, an Australian Government employment project. The organisation initially grew slowly, with a focus on employment related programs. By the late 1990's they expanded throughout the South West, with a couple of name changes to reflect expanding activities, such as Mandurah Community Support Group, then Peel Training and Employment.
In 2004 they became Community First; with a focus on helping more people, not only for their benefit, but to also build stronger communities.
Volunteer Task Force started operations in 1970. They started as a purely voluntary organisation thanks to the vision of the founders Drs Sandra and John Penrose who adopted the idea of helping those in need of a helping hand in the community from a similar UK based organisation when they spent some time in England. Over 40 years of operation, the organisation grew from strength to strength, with five locations across the Perth metro area, more than 100 staff members and 475 volunteers in 2015.


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Major Advantages of Using Temporary Employees
Major advantages of hiring temporary labor typically concern the cost savings that an employer might realize. To gain these advantages, an employer must compare temporary employees with the alternative of part-time and full-time regular employees. If an employer does not need regular labor, then the major advantage is scalability, conveniently being able to add or reduce the worker payroll per business needs.
Temporary employees serve different functions for the employer and offer advantages in terms of operations management. Employers use temporary workers to take the place of absent employees and to provide a temporary person for a vacancy. They also add to their staff through busy seasons such as the holiday shopping season and increase the number of workers to assist in projects of short duration. Temporary jobs also provide workers for positions scheduled to be phased out due to budget cuts or reorganization.
Cost Savings
While employers might have to provide benefits such as workers' compensation and overtime pay to temporary workers, they can save on medical/dental benefits, vacation and sick pay, retirement and other income security benefits reserved for full-time and part-time workers. Some employers offer higher wages to temporary workers that do not receive job benefits, such as traveling nurses, which makes temporary employment attractive to highly-skilled professionals seeking flexibility.
Sourcing Talent
Some employers find it advantageous to recruit highly skilled temporary workers to determine if they're suitable for a particular job. If an employee is a good match, a hiring manager can advertise the job and hire that person a permanent position or offer the position directly. Also, temporary positions offer a way to attract talent when an organization is waiting on funding, such as a nonprofit waiting for federal grant funds to be received.
Save Training Costs
Temporary workers who work for an employer when in need of extra income help the employer save on overtime costs. When an employee separates from the employer, she costs the employer training costs that were already invested and other costs, such as the cost of advertising the position and completing the recruiting and screening process. If a temporary employee fills the void and offers similar services, the employer has flexibility in setting a timeline for finding a new employee and training her.
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Yesterday, April 26th, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster completed 25 years. Having in mind the anniversary of the biggest nuclear catastrophe the world has ever seen, the ukrainian photographer Alex Cheban came back to the abandoned areas e registered some images of graffitis spread around the walls.
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Paneer with spinach
This is a wonderful velvety dish with large, fresh cubes of paneer. There are just enough spices for a good background flavour and aroma.
- 750g/1½lb baby spinach, washed
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 1 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 large onion, chopped
- thumb-sized piece of fresh ginger, peeled and sliced into long julienne
- 1½ tbsp chopped garlic
- 1-2 green chillies, whole
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- salt, to taste
- 250g/8¾oz ready-made paneer (available from some supermarkets and Asian grocers), cut into cubes
- ½-1 tsp garam masala
- 6 tbsp whole milk, or 4 tbsp double cream
- 1-2 tsp lemon juice, or to taste
Blanch the spinach in hot water for three minutes or until wilted. Drain into a colander and run cold water over it until cool. In a food processor or blender, blend to a smooth paste and set aside.
Heat the oil in a large non-stick pan. Add the cumin and fry for about 30 seconds, until fragrant, then add the onion and fry over a low heat for about six minutes, until soft. Add the ginger, garlic and chillies and cook for a further minute.
Add the ground coriander and salt to taste. Cook for another 30 seconds then add the spinach and a splash of water if necessary. The mixture should be loose but not watery. Bring to a boil and then simmer for three minutes.
Add the paneer cubes, garam masala and milk or cream. Stir and cook for a few minutes or until the spinach is nice and creamy. Stir in the lemon juice to taste. Serve with pilaff rice or naan bread.
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by Karl Kemp
9/20/2011 / Bible Studies
Holy Father, we humble our hearts before you. We want to rightly divide your Word, to understand it, to live it; for your glory and for our good. We pray in Jesus' mighty name! Amen!
I'll always quote from the New American Standard Bible, 1995 edition, unless otherwise noted. I frequently make comments in the middle of quotations using brackets [ ] or [[ ]] to make the brackets more obvious.
Last time we discussed Rom. 1:16, 17 in some detail. Today we'll discuss many key verses from Romans chapter 3. We'll start with verse 9. "What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin." Greeks means Gentiles here. Earlier in this epistle, the apostle Paul has already charged that both Jews and Gentiles are all under sin. All mankind, therefore needs to be saved through the Lord Jesus Christ.
Paul used the second half of Romans chapter 1 to demonstrate that the Gentiles were under sin, and he used chapter 2 and much of chapter 3 to demonstrate that the Jews were also under sin. The Jews had the Mosaic Law, but the Law did not solve the sin problem. The Law did not have the authority or power to dethrone spiritual death and sin, the spiritual death and sin that has reigned over mankind since the fall (see Romans chapter 5, for example).The apostle showed, in fact, that the Law intensified the sin problem (see Romans chapter 7, for example). God always planned to save all believers through the Lord Jesus Christ and His atoning death, including the believers from Old Testament days.
"What then? Are we better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and Greeks are all under sin" (Rom. 3:9). Under the guilt of sin and in bondage to sin. Like Paul said in Romans chapter 6, we were slaves of sin before we became born-again Christians. We were in spiritual death and under sin.
Then in Rom. 3:10-18 Paul quoted many verses from the Old Testament to help confirm that all mankind is under sin. (He quoted mostly from the book of Psalms, but also from the book of Isaiah.) Then in verse 19 he said, "Now we know that whatever the Law says ["The Law" here refers to the entire Old Testament, as it does on occasion. As I mentioned, Paul's quotations here came from the books of Psalms and Isaiah.] Now we know that whatever the Laws says, it speaks to those who were under the Law [In other words, it speaks to the people of Israel.] Now we know that whatever the Law says, it speaks to those who were under the Law, so that every mouth may be closed and all the world [all mankind] may become accountable to God [accountable to God because of their sin]."
Verse 20, "because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight [The apostle Paul frequently made the point that nobody could be justified by God by the works of the Law, because man in the flesh (man in spiritual death; man without the indwelling Spirit of life and righteousness) cannot fully keep God's Law. The only way we can be justified in the full sense is through the Lord Jesus Christ and His atoning death.] for through the Law comes the knowledge of sin." The Law accurately taught about sin, but it didn't have the authority or power to dethrone spiritual death and sin, and to make people righteous with the righteousness of God. As we have discussed, God imputes and imparts His righteousness to Christians through the atoning death of His Son and by giving His Righteous, Holy Spirit to dwell in them. We are saved by grace through faith.
Verse 21, "But now apart from the Law [the Law which could not save us from spiritual death and bondage to sin and make us righteous with the righteousness of God] the righteousness of God has been manifested [[We discussed Rom. 1:17 in the last broadcast. I'll read Rom. 1:17 the way we discussed the verse, "For by it [by the gospel] the righteousness of God is manifested by faith [The righteousness of God is manifested in the hearts and lives of Christians. We must appropriate His righteousness by faith (faith in God the Father; faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; faith in the gospel of new-covenant salvation)] to faith [or "unto faith." That is, the righteousness of God is imputed and imparted to those who have faith]; as it is written, 'But he who is righteous by faith shall live.' " The apostle quoted from Habukkuk 2:4 to confirm the super-important point that the only way we can become righteous (with the very righteousness of God) is "by faith."
One of the primary points that the apostle made in Rom. 1:17 was that the righteousness of God is manifested in the hearts and lives of Christians. And we looked at quite a few passages from the Old Testament where God prophesied that He was going to manifest His righteousness in the hearts and lives of His people. For one thing, He prophesied that He was going to pour out His Spirit and cause His Righteous, Holy Spirit to dwell in His people and make them righteous. As we have discussed, however, we must walk by the Holy Spirit by faith on a continuous basis (which we are called and enabled to do) or the righteousness of God will not be fully manifested. Several prophecies showed that new-covenant salvation would come to pass through the atoning death of the Lamb of God. We briefly discussed Isa. 53:11 in the last broadcast. That verse speaks of our being justified and made righteous through the atoning death of the Lord Jesus Christ. Isaiah chapter 53 is a key passage on His atoning death.
(Now back to Rom. 3:21)]], being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets." The old covenant, even though it was from God and was good, could not dethrone spiritual death and sin and manifest the righteousness of God in the hearts and lives of believers; it was not given for that purpose. But the Old Testament did bear witness to the fact God was going to solve the sin problem and make believers righteous through new-covenant salvation. For one thing, the Old Testament contains a large number of passages that prophesied of that salvation.
Let's go on to Rom. 3:22, 23, "even the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all those who believe [[Back in Romans 1:17 the apostle spoke of the righteousness of God coming BY FAITH. Here in Rom. 3:22 he spoke of the righteousness of God coming THROUGH FAITH (using a different Greek preposition). There is no substantial difference between the righteousness of God coming by faith or coming through faith. Back in Rom. 1:17 Paul spoke of the righteousness of God coming "to" or "unto" those who have faith. The Greek preposition translated "to" or "unto" in 1:17 is eis; the same Greek preposition is used here in 3:22. I would translate "to [or, unto] all those who believe" here in 3:22, instead of "for all those who believe." So, in Rom. 1:17 Paul spoke of the righteousness of God coming "to [or unto] those who have faith," and here in 3:22 he spoke of the righteousness of God coming "to [or unto] all those who believe."
There is no substantial difference between the righteousness of God coming to (or, unto) those who have faith and its coming to (or, unto) those who believe. The righteousness of God is imputed and imparted to those who submit to the gospel in faith/to those who believe the gospel.]]; for there is no distinction; (23) for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God." There is no distinction among people in the sense that all are sinners and all need to be saved through submitting (in faith) to God and His Son and His gospel. God imputes and imparts His righteousness to us and manifests His righteousness in our hearts and lives through new-covenant salvation.
Romans 3:24, "being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus." Paul emphasized grace here by using the words gift and grace. God's gift is a manifestation of His grace. Paul repeatedly emphasized the point that our salvation comes 100 percent by grace through faith. It is not of works; it is totally unearned. We appropriate and cooperate with God's grace by faith. Faith is not a work; faith receives what God freely gives. Faith is nothing for us to boast about, any more than we can boast in ourselves for taking hold of a life preserver instead of drowning. God paid an infinite price in the Sacrifice of His Son to save us, and God (the triune God) must receive all of the glory for our salvation.
"Being justified as a gift by His grace." The words "being justified" here in 3:24 are being used in the very full sense we have discussed already (when we discussed Rom. 6:7). There is no way we can limit "being justified" here to being forgiven and having a legal declaration of righteousness. Being justified here includes God's overthrowing spiritual death and bondage to sin; His making believers alive (starting with the new birth); and His making believers righteous with His righteousness. His righteousness is imparted to us, and it is manifested in our hearts and lives as we walk by faith and by the Holy Spirit (which we are called and required to do). What the apostle said in Rom. 1:17 and Rom. 3:21, 22 about the righteousness of God being manifested in our hearts and lives is included in what the words "being justified" mean here in verse 24.
The Greek verb translated "justify" (in some form); the Greek noun translated "righteousness"; and the Greek adjective translated "righteous" are closely related. The Greek verb translated justify (dikaioo) and the Greek noun translated righteousness (dikaiosune) were both derived from the Greek adjective translated righteous (dikaios). If we are going to translate the participle of the Greek verb dikaioo "being justified" here in verse 24, which is widely accepted, then we must understand that being justified is being used in a very full sense. For more on this very important verb, see the chapter titled, "A Study on the Meaning of Justify/Justification as These Words Are Used in the New Testament" in my book, "Holiness and Victory Over Sin."
"Being justified as a gift by His grace through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus" (Rom. 3:24). These words "through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus" strongly confirm that "being justified" here means a whole lot more than being forgiven and having a legal declaration of righteousness. Redemption, which was common in the ancient world, dealt with purchasing slaves to set them free. We were spiritually dead slaves of sin, but God has redeemed us through new-covenant salvation in the Lord Jesus Christ. He has redeemed us out of the realm of spiritual death and bondage to sin through the atoning death of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now we are born again children of God. We owe nothing to our former master of sin, but we owe everything to God, who has redeemed us as such a high cost to Himself. We are totally obligated, according to the terms of the new covenant, to be faithful to God and His Word by His grace, and to walk in His righteousness by His indwelling Righteous Spirit. This is good news! Very good news! What a salvation plan! What a Savior! I trust you can see that this redemption includes a lot more than being forgiven and having a legal declaration of righteousness. Being justified here includes our actually being made righteous with the imparted righteousness of God.
I'm going to turn to page 80 of my book and quote most of what I said under the words "through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus" of Rom. 3:24. I trust you can see that it is quite important for us to understand what it means for us to be redeemed through the Lord Jesus Christ. I used the 1977 edition of the NASB in the book. I believe these words rather strongly confirm that (in Rom. 3:24) "being justified" includes the ideas of being set free from the authority and power of sin (and spiritual death) and being made righteous with the righteousness of God. Sin formerly reigned (see Rom. 5:21, for example), and we were slaves of sin (see, for example, Rom. 3:9-20; 6:6, 17-22; 8:2, 5-8; John 8:31-36); but now we have been redeemed through the all-important atoning death of the Lord Jesus Christ
The word redemption conveys the idea of buying a slave to set him free. We were slaves of sin, but we have been redeemed out of the kingdom of sin; we are no longer under the authority of sin (and spiritual death), and we are no longer to serve our old master of sin (by sinning). If we were forgiven but were still slaves of sin, we would not be redeemed. Can you imagine a former slave, who had a terribly wicked master, but who has now been redeemed at a very high price (actually an infinite price), sneaking back to the old master's house to serve the old master of sin even one more time?
Let's consider several passages from the New Testament that deal with redemption in Christ Jesus, passages that emphasize God's making us righteous. I also listed several passages beyond the passages we will consider here. First I'll quote what the apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians 6:18-20, "Flee immorality. [Paul was dealing with the sin of immorality in this context, but he consistently taught that we must flee from all sin.] Every other sin that a man commits is outside the body, but the immoral man sins against his own body. (19) Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? [As Paul goes on to say in the next verse, God has bought us (including our bodies), and we must be faithful to Him (by His grace).] (20) For YOU HAVE BEEN BOUGHT WITH A PRICE [the infinite price of the Sacrifice of His Son]; therefore glorify God in your body." We glorify God by living for Him and being faithful to Him and His Word (by His grace through faith).
Now Galatians 4:4-7. The apostle Paul wrote this epistle to Gentile Christians. "But when the fullness of the time came; God sent forth His Son, born of a woman, born under the Law [The Lord Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary; He was born under the Mosaic Law in that He was a Jew. The Gentiles were not born under the Mosaic Law.], (5) in order that HE MIGHT REDEEM those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons. [The Lord Jesus Christ died for all mankind. All the people (both Jews and Gentiles) who submit to God's new-covenant plan of salvation are adopted into the family of God through union with the Lord Jesus Christ.] (6) And because you are sons [Paul writes to his Christian readers], God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, 'Abba! Father!' [The Spirit of God, who dwells in every true Christian from the time of our being born again, bears witness with our spirits that we have been adopted into the family of God, which enables us to cry out with sincerity and in truth "Abba! Father!" God has actually become our Father in this very special, glorious sense. "Abba" is an intimate Aramaic word for father.] (7) Therefore you are no longer a slave [no longer a spiritually dead slave of sin], but a son; and if a son, then an heir through God." We will be glorified and inherit the fullness of eternal life at the end of this age. We will even reign with God.
Now Titus 2:11-14 (I'll quote these verses from the NIV. "For the grace that brings salvation has appeared to all men. (12) It teaches us to say 'No' to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age, (13) while we wait for the blessed hope - the glorious appearing of our great God and Savior, Jesus Christ [[I prefer a translation like the following for the second half of this verse, "the appearing of the glory of the great God and of our Savior, Jesus Christ." It is totally necessary for us to understand that the Lord Jesus Christ is fully deity with God the Father (and the Holy Spirit), but I believe the word God refers to God the Father here, as it typically does in the New Testament. (See my papers, "Who Do We Worship?"; Who Do We Pray To?"; "More on the Trinity"; and "The Name Yahweh and God the Father and God the Son.") For one thing, "the blessed hope" refers to our being caught up into the glory of God and glorified at the end of this age, when God the Father sends His Son back to the earth. In Col. 1:27 Paul spoke of "Christ in you, the hope of glory." In Col. 3:4 he said, "When Christ, who is our life, is revealed (or, manifested), then you also will be revealed (or, manifested) with Him in glory." And the apostle Peter spoke of our being partakers "of the glory that is to be revealed (or, manifested)" (see 1 Peter 5:1). ]] (14) who gave himself for us TO REDEEM us from all wickedness and to purify for himself a people that are his very own, eager to do what is good." We are redeemed out of the kingdom of wickedness and lawlessness and transferred to God's kingdom of righteousness and holiness by His powerful saving grace in Christ (cf. Col. 1:13).
I'm going to quote part of what I said under Titus 2:11-14 on pages 124, 125 of my book. First I'll quote part of what I said regarding the Greek participle translated "instructing [us]" by the NASB and "teaching [us]" by the NIV. The Greek verb used here is paideuo. This verb is sometimes used for the training of a child. The Amplified Bible has, "It has trained us." The powerful saving grace of God in Christ instructs us/teaches us, but it does a lot more than that. It takes us by the hand, so to speak, and guides us, empowers us, enables us, and makes us righteous with the righteousness of God.
And I'll quote part of what I said under the words, "to deny ungodliness and worldly desires and to live sensibly, righteously and godly in the present age" (using the wording of the NASB). It would be difficult to find a more clear statement of the fact that Christians are called and enabled to live righteous and godly lives throughout this present age. The same can be said for Titus 2:14. I'll quote Titus 2:14 from the NASB, "who gave Himself for us TO REDEEM us from every lawless deed [or, from all lawlessness] and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds [or, good works]." We are saved by grace through faith, and we are enabled and required to live in God's righteousness, doing good works. Titus 2:13 speaks of the age to come. Christians are motivated to live righteous lives now (in part) by the fact that they know that the day of judgment is coming, and they want to be fully ready for that day. They want to be delivered from the wrath of God to come and to inherit the glory of God's eternal kingdom. They want to hear words like, "Well done, good and faithful servant."
Next we'll discuss 1 Peter 1:14-19, which is another very important passage that will (for one thing) help us understand what it means TO BE REDEEMED in Christ Jesus, with a strong emphasis on righteousness, holiness, and victory over sin. "As obedient children, do not be conformed to the former lusts which were yours in your ignorance [The apostle Peter was speaking of the former lusts of his Gentile readers in the years before they became born-again Christians.], (15) but like the Holy One who called you, be holy yourselves also in all your behavior [To be holy means to be set apart for God from everything that is sinful and defiling. For us to be holy in all our behavior like the Holy One who called us certainly includes the victory over all sin, doesn't it? And Peter continues with this theme in the next verse.]; (16) because it is written, 'You shall be holy, for I am holy.' [I prefer the translation "Be holy," instead of "You shall be holy." This is a command, but what God commands us to do, He enables us to do. Peter made it quite clear here that Christians are called to be set apart from all sin and for God. This is a great blessing! This is a great privilege!] (17) If you address as Father the One who impartially judges according to each man's work, conduct yourselves in fear during the time of your stay upon earth [[This is a strong warning that we must make it top priority to live for God in His righteousness and holiness. We must love God, and we must fear sinning against Him. The Old Testament and the New Testament both speak of our need to fear sinning against God. We do address God as our Father, and we have been informed (including here in this verse) that God is an impartial Judge. Since He will impartially judge each person according to their work, He will not show partiality to any, including Christians. (How we think and what we do shows who we are and what we love and what we believe in our hearts. What we do shows whether our faith is genuine, or not.) It is true, of course, that forgiveness is provided for Christians, but Christianity is about much more than forgiveness. If "Christians" are living in sin, they are not ready to stand before God.]], (18) knowing that you WERE NOT REDEEMED with perishable things like silver or gold from your futile [and I might add, sinful] way of life inherited from your forefathers, (19) but with precious blood, as of a lamb unblemished and spotless, the blood of Christ." Notice that Peter speaks of our being redeemed by the atoning blood of Christ from a sinful way of living to living for God in His righteousness and holiness. Redemption includes a whole lot more than just being forgiven, as important as that is. The Lamb of God bore our sins with the guilt and the penalties, so that we could be redeemed out of the kingdom of sin and lawlessness. We have been set free from slavery to sin. These verses (1 Peter 1:13-19) are discussed in some detail on pages 190-194 of my book.
Now we'll look at one last passage that speaks of our being redeemed out of the kingdom of sin and darkness and transferred to the kingdom of the Lord Jesus Christ, which is a kingdom of righteousness, holiness, life, and light. Let's look at Colossians 1:12-14. (We will discuss Col. 1:9-14 in some detail in a later article, and these verses are discussed on pages 146-151 of my book, so I'll be somewhat brief here.) "giving thanks to the Father, who has qualified us to share in the inheritance of the saints in light. [[It would be better to translate "in the light." The definite article is included with the word for light in the Greek. God's light includes His truth and His righteousness and holiness. God has qualified us, or made us fit, to dwell in His kingdom of light by delivering us from the kingdom of darkness and making us saints (holy people). Christians are saints in that they have been set apart by God and for God. They have been set apart from slavery to sin and from being part of the kingdom of sin and darkness. And they have been set apart for God; they have become slaves of righteousness, and they live in the kingdom of God, which is the kingdom of life, light, righteousness, and holiness.]] (13) For He delivered us from the domain [or, authority] of darkness [of the darkness], and transferred us to the kingdom of His beloved Son [Verse 14 expands on our being delivered from being slaves of sin in the kingdom of spiritual death, sin, and darkness], (14) in whom we have REDEMPTION, the forgiveness of sins." [[I would translate THE REDEMPTION. The definite article is included in the Greek. God's redemption is the redemption in that it is the theme of much Old Testament prophecy and it at the heart of new-covenant salvation. Verse 14 continues with the words, "the forgiveness of sins," but I can't live with the translation "forgiveness" for the Greek noun used here, aphesis. Redemption includes forgiveness, but it means a lot more than forgiveness. I would translate "the release from sins [with the guilt and penalties]," or the equivalent. Before we became Christians we were under our sins (very much including the sin of Adam) with the guilt and the penalties (including the penalties of spiritual death and bondage to sin). But God sent His Son to bear our sins (with the guilt and the penalties), and He redeemed us (through the atoning death of His Son) from the pitiful state of being spiritually dead and in bondage to sin. These things are discussed in some detail throughout my book, "Holiness and Victory Over Sin: Full Salvation Through the Atoning Death of the Lord Jesus Christ." One of the chapters of the book is titled, "A Study on the Meaning of the Greek Noun 'Aphesis.' " Aphesis is the Greek noun translated "forgiveness" (or the equivalent) in Col. 1:14 and quite a few other verses.]]
God bless you! His will be done! His will be done in us! In Jesus' name! Amen!
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http://www.karlkempteachingministries.com Karl Kemp worked as an engineer in the space field throughout the 60s. He became a born-again Christian in 1964. He received an MA in Biblical Studies in 1972. He has been a Bible teacher for 45 years. See the website for more info on his books, papers, etc.
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2,900 home clothes dryer fires are reported each year and cause an estimated 5 deaths, 100 injuries, and $35 million in property loss.The leading cause of home clothes dryer fires is failure to clean them (34 percent).
More home clothes dryer fires occur in the fall and winter months, it is important for community residents to know the steps they can take to stay safe from fire. Put these fire safety messages into your own words when talking to people about clothes dryer fire safety.
Clothes Dryer Dos:
• Have your clothes dryer installed by a professional.
• Make sure the correct electrical plug and outlet are used and that the dryer is connected properly.
• Read manufacturers' instructions and warnings in use and care manuals that come with new dryers.
• Clean the lint filter before and after each load of laundry. Don't forget to clean the back of the dryer where lint can build up. In addition, clean the lint filter with a nylon brush at least every six months or more often if it becomes clogged.
• Clean lint out of the vent pipe every three months.
• Have your dryer cleaned regularly by a professional, especially if it is taking longer than normal for clothes to dry.
• Inspect the venting system behind the dryer to ensure it is not damaged or restricted.
• Put a covering on outside wall dampers to keep out rain, snow and dirt.
• Make sure the outdoor vent covering opens when the dryer is on.
• Replace coiled-wire foil or plastic venting with rigid, non-ribbed metal duct.
• Have gas-powered dryers inspected every year by a professional to ensure that the gas line and connection are together and free of leaks.
• Check regularly to make sure nests of small animals and insects are not blocking the outside vent.
• Keep the area around the clothes dryer free of items that can burn.
• If you will be away from home for an extended time, unplug or disconnect the dryer.
Clothes dryer DONTs:
• Don't use a clothes dryer without a lint filter or with a lint filter that is loose, damaged or clogged.
• Don't overload the dryer.
• Don't use a wire screen or cloth to cover the wall damper. They can collect lint and clog the dryer vent.
• Don't dry anything containing foam, rubber or plastic. An example of an item not to place in a dryer is a bathroom rug with a rubber backing.
• Don't dry any item for which manufacturers' instructions state, "dry away from heat."
• Don't dry glass fiber materials (unless manufacturers' instructions allow).
• Don't dry items that have come into contact with anything flammable like alcohol, cooking oils or gasoline. Dry them outdoors or in a well-ventilated room, away from heat.
• Don't leave a clothes dryer running if you leave home or when you go to bed.
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Glastonbury organisers have "set the bar high" for next year's festival with the early announcement of Radiohead, broadcaster Jo Whiley said.
The Radio 2 DJ recalled the band's "apocalyptic" 1997 headline slot when a lightning bolt hit the Pyramid Stage during their set
On a visit to the prestigious Brit School in Croydon, south London, Whiley said she hopes the music stalwarts play "all the songs that we love and cherish".
She told the Press Association: " I hope they don't bring the apocalypse with them because that's my memory of Radiohead playing.
"Doing No Surprises and fireworks going off and John Peel giving me a piggy back as they were playing and we were just walking off into the distance.
"It really, truly felt like the end of the world so I hope they don't do that this time around."
Radiohead's Saturday night headline performance in 1997 made Glastonbury history as the band battled wet and cold weather in a set which was later dubbed the greatest performance in the festival's history by founder Michael Eavis.
Last month the group became the first headline act to be announced for next year's festival after the band's "angry bear" logo appeared as a painted "crop circle" in front of the Pyramid Stage.
Whiley said: "It's just good knowing now at this early stage that Radiohead are going to play. It really sets the bar high."
The 51-year-old was at the Brit School ahead of hosting the Music Industry Trust Awards on Monday night.
She p raised the school for nurturing young stars such as Adele and Katie Melua.
Whiley said having the chance to "express themselves" is vital for young people.
She said: "It's felt like a long time coming because I've interviewed so many people who have come through these doors and worked here.
"I think it's absolutely vital that we have somewhere like the Brit School and as many of these kinds of establishments as possible.
"The fact that somewhere like this exists to nurture that talent and to give people a chance to express themselves and to fulfil their potential is so fundamentally important.
The broadcaster also sat in on a session at music therapy organisation Nordof Robbins which is partly funded by MITS and offers services to children and adults across Britain.
Whiley praised the services and said she "knows the power of music" and how important it is for her sister who has learning difficulties.
"Frances just loves music and she has got an amazing instinct for music," Whiley said.