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My parents bought me my first copy of Augustine's Confessions when I was a young teen. In this classic of the Western literary canon, the church father Augustine describes his sometimes wayward youth, his eventual conversion to Christ, and how God transformed his way of seeing the world. The book has captured the imagination of countless spiritual and intellectual seekers and shaped the ethos of entire literary, theological, and cultural traditions. But I did not take up and read. While most other books my parents recommended made it to my nightstand, this one sat on my shelf and collected dust. It stayed there through high school, through college, and as I took my first full-time job. I knew a little about this fourth- and fifth-century titan of the Christian tradition but not enough to tempt me to read him for myself.
Truth be told, despite now having devoted years of my life to the study of Augustine, I have never enjoyed the easy familiarity with Confessions that so many people talk about. "This could have been the story of my teenage years; I know just how he felt here," I have heard umpteen times.
To me, Augustine's specific temptations and preoccupations seem as foreign as the geographical, cultural, and philosophical worlds he inhabited. And the climax of the entire narrative—his dramatic conversion—is something the likes of which I have never experienced myself. Only after years have I come to see Augustine's story as in some sense "mine," and this understanding has been hard-won by listening to master interpreters and squinting through the lens of scholarly analysis.
Whereas most people know Augustine through Confessions, I most identify with him through his later ministry. It's easier for me to connect with Augustine the bishop, the Augustine on the other side of his youthful turmoil, the Augustine who did so much to shape the attitudes, beliefs, and principles assumed in the Christian faith of my own upbringing. Beyond the story of his errant youth and the singular "Road to Damascus" moment, there is another side to the larger-than-life figure of Augustine—one marked by small, routine acts of turning to Christ.
As scholars now widely acknowledge, Augustine experienced other "conversions" besides the strange warming of his heart in Milan: His embrace of the pursuit of wisdom and his turn to certain philosophical ideas both laid the groundwork for his conversion to Christ. But it is less often emphasized that orienting oneself to the Lord, according to Augustine, shouldn't be restricted to rare occasions. In his view, conversion is a continual necessity. It is the rule of the Christian life, not the exception.
This idea of "conversion as a continual necessity" is reflected clearly only when we look beyond the Confessions to the long haul of Augustine's ministry.
For over 30 years, Augustine was a bishop, a pastor, someone who led his flock in worship. This is the Augustine who faithfully preached sermon after sermon, week in and week out; the Augustine who carried on a massive correspondence with people of great importance and small; the Augustine who arbitrated property disputes; the Augustine who had to ask people to quiet down because his voice was too weak to speak up; the Augustine who had valuable vessels in his church melted down to ransom prisoners and feed the poor. This is the Augustine who stayed put in a humble place, Hippo of North Africa, and from there—consciously or unconsciously—changed the world.
Among theologians, Augustine is famous for taking on opponents whose theology he refuted. Chief among these were a number of people associated with "Pelagianism," named for a man whose moral teaching emphasized the capacity of human beings to do what is right. God does help human beings, Pelagius taught, but this help comes primarily in the form of natural ability and knowledge. So if people just try hard enough and get enough information into their heads, they can freely choose to act as they should.
Against this way of thinking, Augustine insisted that God is the one who brings about conversion in people's lives. Human beings are addicts to sin who cannot recover without help from a higher power. They need God to change their hearts by acting on them directly through an outpouring of the Holy Spirit. As the controversy with Pelagius and his followers progressed, Augustine pushed this line of thinking even further. He came to believe that people need God to redirect them to what is right, not just at one discrete point, but again and again. The Christian life is one of constant reliance on God to take our hearts and turn them back to our Maker.
This need for repeated conversion came to pointed expression in the worship services that Augustine led. Our written records of quite a number of his sermons conclude with a set formula that he used to transition from the sermon into prayer. After preaching, he would pronounce, "Turning to the Lord, let us now…" At this moment, the congregation would turn toward the east as Augustine continued to lead them in prayer. The Latin word for turning (in this case) is conversi, which has the same root as the English word conversion.
For Augustine, turning to God—Christian conversion—was so essential to the Christian life that he enshrined it in the patterns of his congregation's worship. An explicit exhortation to conversion served as a hinge in the service between hearing God's Word in the sermon and receiving the Eucharist. This rhetorical and liturgical turning point was then enacted in the bodily postures of the worshipers.
What does Augustine's ancient rite of conversion mean for us today? The Bishop of Hippo certainly looked back on his conversion to Christ in Milan as a watershed moment. But this did not lessen the urgency of his subsequent need for Christ. We always need Jesus and, not only that, returning to him is what gives our lives joy and meaning. It is a little like embracing a beloved friend, parent, spouse, or child. The strength of the relationship encourages, rather than supersedes, continually turning to each other in love.
Thankfully, God provides for us accordingly. The Lord's mercies are new every morning. That's why, according to this church father, conversion isn't something we leave behind once we enter the glories of Christian worship. It is what worship is supposed to do to us, again and again. Worship isn't about having it all together or even about guaranteeing certain outcomes by the consistency of our own practices. It's about being turned, and returned, to God.
The problem of sin makes this all the more urgent. As we consider what Augustine has to say about conversion, we're reminded that the "bad boy" we read about in the Confessionsis not so radically different from Augustine the bishop. Let's not forget: Augustine the bishop is not the Augustine featured in the Confessions, but he is the Augustine who wrote the Confessions. The mature Augustine, like his youthful counterpart, was still a sinner in need of grace, a humble human actor in a divine drama of salvation.
Augustine the bishop helps us see just how close we are to his foolish former self. But he also shows us why dramatic, Confessions-like conversions are not the end of the story. Despite the numerous disagreements Augustine surely would have had with Shaker theology, this line of the classic Shaker hymn expresses his view perfectly: "to turn, turn, will be our delight, till by turning, turning we come 'round right." Conversion is the refrain of the Christian life.
Han-luen Kantzer Komline is an assistant professor of church history and theology at Western Theological Seminary.
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2012 ASABE Annual International Meeting
Publication Date
Dallas, TX
Transportation logistics are a critical factor in the optimization of biomass supply chains. A single 25 million gallon per year cellulosic ethanol biorefinery will require 18,500 semi loads of bales to be delivered to the plant. For a typical corn stover biomass supply chain, baled corn stover must be transported in two phases. The first phase is from the field to a storage site while the second is from the storage site to the biorefinery. All activities in-between these two points are connected and together they form the biomass supply chain. The goal of supply chain optimization is to minimize the total cost of these activities (transportation cost per unit, inventory cost per unit etc.) while satisfying the supply demands of a biorefinery. This paper will report on a recent analysis of production scale biomass transportation. Intensive GIS tracking and videocapture of the loading, securement, hauling, and unloading events of industrially produced large square bales of corn stover were collected and results were summarized. Specific results including; metrics for measuring supply chain efficiency, current capability of biomass supply chains, and sensitivity analysis to improvements in future supply chains will be presented. The outcomes of this work will help in forming more efficient biofuel production process and improve biofuel life cycle as well.
This is an ASABE Meeting Presentation, Paper No. 121337294.
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American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
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Gutesa, Slobodan; Darr, Matthew J.; and Shah, Ajay, "Large Square Bale Biomass Transportation Analysis" (2012). Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Conference Proceedings and Presentations. 298.

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Wednesday to Sunday!
31 Jan – 4 Feb 2018
Whether learning at school or having screen time at home, children are sitting around too much. And they are ferried in both directions in the family car, missing out on daily activity. Being active is extremely important for our mental well-being and physical development. Children often meet parents' well-intended exhortations for them to go out and play with a half-hearted: "But what am I meant to do out there?".
The trend video shows how all children can find enjoyment in being active:


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About FortiGate VMX
Fortinet's FortiGate-VMX is a next generation firewall virtual appliance for VMware environments that provides purpose-built integration for VMware's Software-Defined Data Center (SDDC) and interoperability with VMware vSphere and NSX. FortiGate-VMX provides visibility into virtualized network traffic in the vSphere hypervisor through direct API-level integration and management orchestration to secure workloads in dynamic software-defined networks and infrastructure without protection and compliance gaps. FortiGate-VMX provides integrated protection of East/West traffic flow inside VMWare's NSX environment.
Through the close partnership VMware and Fortinet maintain, VMware-specific APIs were made available to enable the FortGate-VMX integration. This allows for interception and policy enforcement at the hypervisor level.
There are two components comprising FortiOS:
FortiOS Service Manager (SVM)
FortiOS instances
Once properly configured and licensed, FortiGate-VMX Security Nodes will be automatically deployed to each ESXi host in the designated cluster(s). If a new ESXi host is introduced into a designated cluster, a FortiGate-VMX Security Node will auto-deploy and policy synchronized.
The FortiGate-VMX Security Node is not in Transparent Mode as might be assumed because there is no NAT occurring. The FortiGate-VMX Security Node only has internal interfaces. For FortiGate-VMX v1, they are conveniently named "internal" & "external". For FortiGate-VMX (second generation), there is an internal port pair per VDOM, so the naming convention is <VDOM name>-int & <VDOM name>-ext. FortiGate-VMX security policies are configured and applied using these interfaces.
FortiOS 6.0 is certified for use with NSX 6.3.0+, 6.4.0, and 6.4.1, and vSphere ESXi 6.0, 6.5, and 6.7.
For information on additional supported software, see the VMware Compatibility Guide.
The integration/interaction process
After the software is properly installed, the deployment of FortiGate-VMX Security Nodes will be automatic. The deployment process is as follows:
- FortiGate-VMX Service Manager registers the Fortinet security service with NSX Manager (FortiGate-VMX):
The registration process uses the NetX management plane API to enable bi-directional communication between the FortiGate-VMX Service Manager and the NSX Manager.
- Auto-deploy FortiGate-VMX to all hosts in designated cluster(s):
The NSX Manager collects the FortiGate-VMX image from the URL specified during registration and installs an instance of FortiGate-VMX on each ESXi host in the designated cluster(s). The image update is instantaneous and beneficial for on-demand, software-defined data center requirements.
- FortiGate-VMX Security Node connects with FortiGate-VMX Service Manager:
The FortiGate-VMX Security Node initiates a connection to the FortiGate-VMX Service Manager to register and obtain its license.
- License verification and configuration synchronization with FortiGate-VMX:
FortiGate-VMX Service Manager verifies the serial number and synchronizes configuration and policy.
- Redirection policy rules updated for enablement of FortiGate-VMX security service:
For all objects secured in the cluster, a policy redirecting all, or specific traffic to FortiGate-VMX is ready.
- Real-time updates of object database:
The NSX Manager sends real-time updates on the changes in the virtual environment to the FortiGate-VMX Service Manager.
- FortiGate-VMX Service Manager dynamically synchronizes object database and policy to all FortiGate-VMX Security Nodes deployed in cluster.


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So, it finally arrived from the mail two weeks ago and I've been consistently playing it.
First of all, don't look for scores here. Ok, ok. If you want one, just read it up here instead of scrolling down: this game gets a 90%+. Happy? Fine. Let's continue then.
I found out about this game while scanning the now dead Danmakugata. I spotted some nifty glowy explosions and great colours so it quickly caught my attention. I visited the developer's site and found out an updated trial version that came out during C73 (Comiket) with improve performance and such.
Since then, I have been literally CHAINED to this thing and felt overjoyed when I read the release date was actually before the madness of C74. I quickly bought it as soon as I had the chance. Can't stop playing it.
What is Diadra Empty? The game is a horizontal 'free roaming' shooting game, ergo, STG/shmup. You have a decently sized battle area where you can fly freely around. Just picture a 2D Omega Boost and you get the idea. It has beautiful 2D backgrounds with some 3D components but everything is done purely on sprites and excellent effects. The game also runs at 1024×768 and, sadly, there is no option to change this.
Blame it on all the next-gen crap that is being sold to us. The game clearly looks great for the usual doujin 'standards' (lies, because there is no real standard and many doujin games are usually way better than a lot of full-commercial mainstream stuff thrown at people) and it's incredible to see this is made by just one person. Also notice the author, icewind, has a wicked sense of humor with some Pedo Bear references… Don't ask me, it might be a joke towards the flood of loli-shooters and "cute" stuff cluttering everywhere.
Jokes aside, let's quickly resume what the game is about: shoot down as much as you can as quickly and efficiently as you can. And don't die. Easy, huh? Not a chance.
Enemies can and will get really though, spewing insane amounts of bullets and, if your computer can handle it, at full 60fps. You have intended slowdown options for those who get crazy at fast bullets but getting bombarded by 1k bullets at 60fps is a sight to behold.
This leads me to what I love from this game: size. Things only get bigger, meaner and greater till a gigantic, epic, amazing ending. And even then, you unlock a harder play mode with bigger stuff. And what comes next? Extra levels that multiply the bets and put you against… well, you have to see it.
Official Site: http://www.h7.dion.ne.jp/~icewind/yuki-usa/index.html
The game can be purchased from the online stores mentioned there but White Canvas seems to be the only one shipping internationally.
Himeyashop doesn't seem to have it in stock and Paletweb quickly sold it out. There might be a chance to purchase it online through Melonbooks with an international credit card though.
Note: I'm still working around the scoring system and such. Or the fact that you have a shield system to ease the pain of navigating around 2k bullets… It doesn't make it any easier though, especially if you are sick enough to disable the Cave-like slowdowns and face everything at full speed.
Some videos:
This is a replay from Chapter 7 in "True" Level (hard). That alone proves the game is freaking amazing.


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I am so ready for SPRING!!
Did y'all catch last weeks Create and Share Party? It's all about Spring Projects and Crafts!
This week we thought it would be fun to share DIY Flower Planter Ideas!
1. Off the Wall Suspended Flower Garden 2. Twig Planter 3. Vintage Chair Planter 4. Old Bicycle Basket Planter 5. Mad Planter 6. Repurposed Tire Planters 7. The Pot Wreath 8. Tipsy Planters 9. Office Baskets Turned Planters
We found a few more gorgeous flower planter ideas we had to share with y'all.
1. Old Dresser Turned Flower Planter 2. Upcycled BBQ Pit Planter 3. Old Window Planter 4. Repurposed Chicken Feeder Planter
Now it's y'alls turn to share and inspire us!


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Lots happening in June for us! Maeve Keane shares her predictions on the future of transport with WiredUK as part the #WIREDonTransport series in her post "Your commute sucks. See how it will get way better in the future."
And Heather McQuaid is speaking about how companies can use Future Commuter Personas to develop and test new solutions for transforming urban mobility at the Future of Transportation World Conference in Cologne, Germany on June 19th. She'll also moderate a session in the Urban Mobility and Smart Cities stream on June 20th. If you're going or if you'd like a discounted guest pass, please get in touch.


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The Living Church: Convictions of a Lifelong Pastor
By: John Stott
The Pastor's Monthly Book Selection – August, 2018
I found myself driven to my knees while reading The Living Church by John Stott. Very few books have had this effect on me. Written shortly before his death, this book is a reflection on the Church and lessons learned over 60 plus years of ministry. However, the author does not begin by looking back on what was and longing for the good old days. Rather, Stott takes note of where we are in the 21st century and reflects on what the Church can be.
He begins the first chapter by listing the essentials of God's vision for His church – Learning, Caring, Worshiping, and Evangelizing. The next seven chapters show how these four characteristics unfold in the life of the Church. The author concludes his thoughts with a challenge to up and coming "Timothys," and he includes three interesting appendices offering historical insight into his life. Even in the few instances where I disagreed with Stott's views, I was encouraged by the godly counsel from this wise and experienced saint.
Although it is a short read, I believe you will be pleasantly and gently challenged by this work. I highly recommend it for all of us at Grace & Peace as a nice book on a late summer vacation or to start the upcoming season at our church.
- Pastor Mayk's Sabbatical - September 13, 2020
- Gentle and Lowly - September 1, 2020
- Coronavirus And Christ - August 1, 2020


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What an exciting game. The New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks put everything out there on the football field. There were spectacular mistakes and amazing completions that kept the game close, and kept victory in reach for both teams.
The final moments saw a floored Seahawks receiver make an impossible juggled catch to put the Seahawks in scoring position. Seahawks just about had this game. Their star running back Marshawn Lynch could have put this game away as the clock wound down. But instead, Seahawks threw an interception into the hands of a Patriots rookie at the goal line. Then an unfortunate penalty gave the Patriots the necessary distance from the Seahawks goal line and closed the gates victory.
New England came back from a 10-point deficit, and the Seahawks eventually showed serious flaws in their defense, which Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady was quick to exploit. He teamed with tight end Rob Gronkowski and wide receiver Julian Edelman to push the game back in the Patriots favor and on to victory.
Besides that, the Super Bowl halftime show saw Katy Perry ride a giant diamond tiger before bringing out Lenny Kravitz for a duet. And then Missy Elliot jumped in and stole the show with an invigorating performance of her past hits.
Impossible interceptions and lucky catches kept an exciting Super Bowl in both teams' hands.
All in all, this was an awesome Super Bowl, even though my favorite team lost. If Marshawn Lynch was just given the ball to do what he does best, you'd see a different team celebrating victory.


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Microsoft Confirms E3 2014 Briefing Plans
Microsoft has confirmed the details for its E3 2014 media briefing, including the ways you can watch from home. Xbox One will kick off the press conferences the day before the show opens.
On Monday June 9, at 9:30 a.m. Pacific, you can tune into what Microsoft is calling "Xbox: Game On." In addition to the in-person audience, viewers will be able to check it out on Xbox.com, Xbox Live, Windows Phone, and on Spike TV (US and Canada).
Microsoft hasn't revealed any content details except that there will be games for "2014 and beyond." We have good reason to believe that Sunset Overdrive will be in attendance, though.
No plans have yet been announced for Twitch streaming. There will be fan events in Los Angeles for those that are local.
E3 2014 will take place from June 9 through June 12 in Los Angeles.


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Nationwide Boiler will be attending the International District Energy Association's 100th Annual conference and tradeshow, June 28-July 1, 2009 at Washington, DC. This year's event is focused on the theme "Local Energy, Global Solution" and the program includes federal energy and climate change legislation updates, discussions on cap and trade and environmental policies, as well as "How-to" symposiums.
Be sure to stop by our booth and pick-up a copy of our latest literature, Nationwide Boiler Firsts, showcasing over five decades of innovation in providing innovative products and services.


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Imagine what it would be like if you never had to remember to take the contraceptive pill — or worry about any of the possible side effects it comes with, like mood swings. And what if, despite not taking the pill, you could still have sex with the peace of mind that you weren't going to get pregnant?
Well, such a dream may now be a reality, thanks to the launch of a new generation of contraceptive called Kyleena.
Kyleena is a Kirby-grip-sized device and IUS, or intrauterine delivery system, which, like its predecessors, is inserted into the body where it releases the hormone levonorgestrel (levonorgestrel thickens the cervical mucus and thins the womb lining, creating a sperm-stopping environment).
However, unlike its predecessors, Kyleena sits inside the womb where the levonorgestrel it releases is contained. So, no free-floating hormones circulating your body and causing problems.
Oh, and the amount of levonorgestrel Kyleena contains? Well, that's 20 times less than your standard pill. Yet Kyleena is still 99% (so equally) effective.
What is Kyleena?
If you find yourself increasingly conscious about the hormones you're putting into your body or, on the other hand, frequently rush from your HIIT training straight to your 9am meeting, accidentally forgetting to take your pill in the process, Kyleena could be ideal for you. It's convenient—quite unlike the pill, which Bayer found one in five women forget to take up to ten times a year.
Still wondering, 'What is Kyleena?' As mentioned above, Kyleena is an IUS. Don't worry if you've never heard of an IUS before – you're one of the 33% of women who haven't, either. Basically, they're small T-shaped contraceptive devices made of soft, flexible plastic. And don't let that put you off – the plastic they use is perfectly harmless.
What is Kyleena special for?
- It's the smallest ever IUS and, at 28mm by 30mm, much smaller than previous forms of contraception.
- It contains 20 times less hormone than the lowest-dose pill. That's a significant amount.
- Studies have shown it has the same 99% success rate of other hormonal contraceptives.
- Once inserted, Kyleena prevents pregnancy for up to five years – you just leave it be to do its thing, skipping the hassle of daily pill dosing completely.
- As Kyleena is inserted into your womb and not your vagina, the hormones it releases are contained within that area, rather than firing awry around the rest of your body.
- Similarly, because of its placement in your womb rather than your vagina, you won't be able to feel it during sex.
- You can have your Kyleena removed at any time and your fertility levels return to normal straight away.
- It's oestrogen free.
For the three million women in the UK who are on the contraceptive pill and the 150 million women worldwide, plus the 78% who have been considering coming off the pill, Kyleena seems an ideal compromise. Dr Dawn Harper comments:
"I see lots of women asking for the pill. Many don't know what else there is available. It's important women are informed about the different options out there so they can find the best one to suit them and their lifestyle... The launch of Kyleena gives women another viable option to consider when looking for long-term, reversible contraception."
Still got questions about Kyleena? Talk to your GP for details.
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Companies prepare for the year ahead
IT'S well known that the job market slows during Christmas. Recruitment tends to stop with so many people attending Christmas parties, travelling, shopping, juggling school holidays and going on annual leave.
So when, exactly, does the market start to drop off, and when does it pick up again?
I've heard it said that Australia closes for business from Melbourne Cup day to Australia Day, but that's a long way from the truth. In our experience, the job market doesn't start to drop off until the week before Christmas.
In fact, often there is a spike in recruitment activity in early December as companies try to have interviews finished and offers over the line before stakeholders start disappearing into the Christmas vortex. However, while the timing of the slowdown is consistent, the rebound tends to be more variable.
At Balance Recruitment, we have seen some years start with the phones ringing constantly from the first week of January, and others during which we have spent most of the month watching the cricket. The difference tends to be the health of the economy. In a bullish market, the job market tends to come back on stream quickly, while in a softer market the market will typically remain flat until late January or even early February.
Suffice it to say, we are expecting to see quite a bit of the cricket this season. So, if you are looking for work, push hard on the search during the next few weeks because this year's lull is likely to be a long one.
Greg Pankhurst is a managing director at Balance Recruitment.


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To my sorrow, though not to my despair, I see here and there a Temple child sinking into the slough of despondency, letting go of the rudder of the ship of life, staggering on under the weight of the heavy burden he has all unwittingly assumed, a burden too heavy for any one human being to carry, and all because he has temporarily lost the ability to function the Deific energy which alone would enable him to aspire to reach those divine and perfect conceptions which are the heritage of every child of the living God; conceptions within which are embodied the powers that swing the suns in space, the power that moves the spider to build its delicate habitation.
With the first awakening of the human Soul to a knowledge of its divinity, to a knowledge of the character of the substance of and within which its expression in form has been moulded, there are also awakened the Karmic results of its previous lives in the line of sensuous gratification, and it is overcome with horror and disgust, which temporarily dashes it into a whirlpool of fear; fear that it has sinned too deeply for possible atonement, fear of its powerlessness to crush the demons pressing close about it.
Finally, in desperation, it determines to create an ideal, and to build toward that ideal by a method of elimination. It selects the most obvious fault in its category, and sets itself vigorously at work to eradicate it. It may succeed in temporarily crushing that fault out, or rather back into the depths of its auric body, but ere that difficult task is completed, it awakes to the consciousness that some other form of the same fault, or one equally abhorrent, is taking its place.
It then begins to realize that there is a more deeply rooted cause for its failure than it has hitherto comprehended; something is wrong at the very heart of its being; the substance in which it is embodied, of which it is formed, does not seem to vibrate in unison with the heart of the great Over-Soul. Discouraged at its powerlessness to crush its tormentors, it determines to try another method, that seemingly will be infallible, and so endeavors to conquer those elementary forces by raising them to a higher vibration.
Where, mayhap, lust of power and place now manifest, it proceeds by the power of Will to awaken a corresponding desire for holy things. It devotes all its surplus energy to the advancement of some religious or humanitarian purpose. For a time, it believes it has found the peace of fulfilment, but some day it suddenly awakens to the fact that it has only transferred the original thirst for power and place to another phase of the same lustful desire, and now that hydra-headed monster holds it firmly in its gruesome clutches.
Then comes a period of utter despondency and despair. With weighted steps and bowed head, it plods along through the dreary wastes which spread out on all sides of it. It sees no end to its labor, knows no hope.
But one day it contacts some other Soul, which has sunk still deeper in some of the morasses of evil, and its God-given power of sympathy responds to the call made upon it; its lethargy, hopelessness, and despair drop from its consciousness as might a filthy cloak from the shoulders of a man; it reaches out a helping hand to that suffering brother, and with the giving of that help there springs up into its consciousness, direct from the Christ-star Eros, a ray of the light that has lightened the Universe.
Unselfish Love; the love that casteth out all fear; the love that incites to kindly action; the love that begets peace, joy, happiness, even in the stress and turmoil of physical life; the love that goes straight to the heart of things, and returns laden with blessings for all who will open their hearts for their entrance.
The proof of the awakening of love in the human Soul is the awakening of an overwhelming desire to give itself and all it possesses for the best good of all. It is only as we are enabled to give ourselves to Love that we can find life in abundance.
But alas! the self-deceived but seek amiss. They start out on their search for the Fountain of Wisdom, the waters of which are the sprayings of Love, with man-made ideas, not only of what Love consists, but where it is to be found, and find naught but the vaporings of lust, which soon pall on their senses and finally leave them ten-fold more heart hungry than they were in the beginning of their search.
Often, oh, so often, have you heard the words, "Except ye become as little children, ye cannot enter the kingdom of God." I herewith plead with you to strive with all your might to form some right concept of all that is involved in that sentence, all that it means to you individually.
First, perfect faith, unselfish love, and trust. It is only when a child has been influenced by its elders to do so, that it chooses the opposite pavement to that upon which the so-styled sinner is walking. Love reduces all men to a level. It takes nothing, it gives all. With the dawn of that mighty force in our hearts, it begins to speak through our eyes in no uncertain tones; it draws to us by the might of intuition the wisdom and power we could attain in no other way; it casts the filthy rags of self righteousness in which we have clothed ourselves into the flames that ascend from the heart of the great Temple of Life, and reclothes us in a spotless robe, woven from the threads which lie curled in the drops of sweat wrung from our tortures, as we stand in the midst of the central flame, where sooner or later every disciple of the Great White Lodge must stand until purified.
Ah, my children, nothing else counts in the sum of our existence save Love. "If ye love not your brother whom ye have seen", the brother who has cheated you in business as well as the brother who has succored you, the sister who has betrayed your trust as well as the sister who has been your inspiration, your brethren who now walk on the shady side of the path of life, not always by choice, but frequently because they have been pushed from the sunny side by you and others like you: if ye cannot love these who need your love above all others, "how can ye love God whom ye have not seen", the God in whom these now despised ones "live and being" ?
So long as you can turn your faces in anger or disgust from the meanest thing that lives, so long as you can persuade or tempt another human being to do likewise, just so long will the bars of that gate which now shuts you off from your inheritance remain in place, and you still continue to grope around in the outer darkness. The words, "Judge not, that ye be not judged", were spoken to you just as surely as they were spoken to those other fragments of divinity, who, standing in the light of the Spiritual Sun, were striving to disperse the dense clouds which yet surrounded them; but that light had been focused so strongly upon the screen of their lives, that their [TT 111] power of righteous judgment was held in abeyance by the fires thus kindled. But it is not so with you; while you have long stood in the rays of that Sun, its light has entered your consciousness, and given you the power of self-restraint; the power to withhold judgment and give love, where a weak or erring brother stands in need of it. Come back to me, my children, who have wandered far away into the by-paths made by faithlessness, by false judgment, by lovelessness, until you can no longer hear my voice, no longer see my outstretched hand. Open your hearts to that divine love which, as a mirror, reflects our unity. Remember that your brother's sin is your sin, your sister's weaknesses are your weaknesses, and that as the Great Master cannot enter into his rest until he has gathered into one fold the sheep that belong to him, neither can you enter into your inheritance until you have led into your love the hearts that are a part of your heart. Take my hand, and with me seek your straying brothers and enfold them in the love that is the apotheosis of all things, the love that can conquer all things, even death itself.
As the sound of the words you have spoken passes into the invisible realms; as the light of the fires you have kindled passes inward beyond your earthly vision; both sound and light return to that form of energy of which they are integral parts, subject to recall by those who have won the power to manipulate those forms of energy, not necessarily as repetitions of the spoken words, or similar flashes of light, but as elementary embodiments subject to control. In like manner, the thoughts of love, compassion, and devotion which well up in the human heart, pass beyond the ken of their creators, to mingle with like forces in the realms of spirit. And these, too, are subject to recall, and come as angel visitants to those who have prepared a dwelling-place for them.
To those who look upon all spoken or written efforts to awaken man to a consciousness of the power of Love, as a string of platitudes . a useless waste of time, that might better be devoted to some material Purpose, I would say : even from the most material standpoint, the cultivation of the power of Love will bring about the manifestation of all they prize most highly; for beyond all controversy, Love is the Most Potent form of energy in the Universe, and he who has won the power to control it, has at his command all lesser forms of force; but it is that form of Love that gives all instead of that which takes all; for, paradoxical as it seems, and difficult to comprehend, renunciation is equivalent to possession.
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Thank you for your interest in being a Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball Umpire!
Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball Association (GEYBA) provides a unique opportunity for kids and adults (ages 13 and older as of the start of the season) to extend their participation in the community by working as an umpire. To date, many of our umpires have been young men and women who have in some way been connected to athletic programs in Glen Ellyn. They find this experience a great way to earn money while helping one of the sports they love continue growing and enriching the lives of others.
To this end, the Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball Association and the Glen Ellyn Park District have partnered with Tim James and Official Finders to provide umpire services for our leagues.
It is important to remember that an umpire is also a representative of the Glen Ellyn Youth Baseball Association and the Glen Ellyn Park District. As such, while the baseball community has committed to showing our umpires the respect they deserve in managing the games, umpires need to show a commitment to the work they have been assigned to do. The following is an outline of the job responsibilities and expectations umpires need to be aware of. Both during and after the season, the performance of umpires will be measured against these expectations, and may have a bearing on their eligibility to be assigned games in subsequent years.
Umpires work under the supervision of Official Finders and the GEYBA Umpire Coordinator and are eligible to work games in the Minor A, Minor AA, Majors, Pony, Colt and Palomino leagues, Rebels Travel games, and Glen Ellyn Classic Tournament games. Experience and performance, not age (or grade) determines at what level league an umpire works.
Should an umpire have any questions, they should reach out to Tim James of Official Finders at email@example.com or the GEYBA Umpire Coordinator at email@example.com for more information. We look forward to another outstanding year, and to providing an incredible baseball experience to the youth of our community.
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'Auto Portrait' and smaller works at Blue Moon Cafe, Sheffield
I was in Sheffield on Friday to install an exhibition of my paintings at last at the Blue Moon Café in association with Cupola Gallery. I say at last as the last few weeks have been pretty preoccupied with preparations for it. So it was great to throw things in the van and hit the M1 north. I went with my Dad as an extra pair of hands and welcome company.
'Shudder' and 'Black Highway'
The paintings were hung on wires on a picture rail, which were a bit fiddly to get things in position with at times, especially with trying to hang the work around the café clientele as well. I was lucky that the café was quiet in the afternoon after the lunchtime rush (I was not allowed to do anything until after 2pm), but the only two customers there were sat in really awkward spots for me to move around. I was rather foolishly too polite to ask them to shift, and they seemed to not even notice I was there with my big canvasses, so it was a little frustrating at times.
This guy wasn't moving for love nor money!
I was also frustrated that we eventually ran out of the hanging wires supplied by the gallery and I had to leave out three of my smaller paintings which I had had framed. I was disappointed about this, but still….I have a few more shows coming up where I can hopefully show them.
I'm pleased with these little paintings, as I struggle to make smaller works I'm happy with. Indeed, I called in Cupola Gallery on the way to pick up one of the larger paintings they had and some smaller framed drawings and paintings. One of the smaller paintings I now thought looked awful, and yet I had exhibited it in 2014 at Nuneaton Museum and Art Gallery. I guess it's with the benefit of distance that I can see its weaknesses now. I had actually decided this with other ones I had exhibited in the same show, and some of the canvasses in this show are painted over the ones from then. Re-use and recycle.
'Canal' and 'Silence'
I'm pleased with how the exhibition looks now it is up. I wonder what other's reactions will be? Sadly, I couldn't leave a comments book but I hope to hear a few things. Here are a few photos…If anyone fancies a visit, you can combine it with a lovely vegan meal at the café too, it's on until December 8th.
Blue Moon is right next to Sheffield Cathedral in a great spot in the city. Here is a link with the address:


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Susanna McElroy joined the Alliance in February of 2017 as the Events Associate supporting the Marketing and Communications team. Prior to joining the Alliance, she worked as the lead scheduler on both a Presidential and Gubernatorial campaign, and as a conference planner at The Council of Insurance Agents and Brokers. She received her bachelors in Environmental Analysis and Policy from Boston University.


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I am fascinated by all things to do with the media, writing and publishing. I have specialised since my degree in communications for the world of media, advertising and technology and written constantly, personally and professionally, during that time. Twenty years on from graduation, storytelling is everywhere in my life, so through 2014-2016 I am studying an MA in Creative Writing at Birkbeck to further my understanding of the art of storytelling in this changing world. I welcome any feedback or comments, my Twitter handle is @MattBourn or send an email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
I left December's Man Booker at Birkbeck event with my head swimming - listening to Hilary Mantel talk about her approach to writing was both hugely inspiring and terrifying. It was a privilege to get a first-hand glimpse of just what it takes to be a Booker prize winner.
The following is my attempt to decode the discussion and to extract useful nuggets through paraphrased quotes to aid the writing process.
On starting out to write:
'Start with a small piece of triviality or overheard dialogue, not with the thought that you have something to say. Avoid grand thoughts, schematic thoughts, grand structure or big messages. Pay your reader the compliment of their intelligence - they don't need to be told something twice. Stay humble and you may end up with a novel.'
On working on your novel:
'You should feel haunted by the book by the end of the process, not at the start as you haven't processed it properly yet. While writing it though, you must feel overwhelmed, or there is no sense of risk. Always be open to a better idea or even a really bad idea that you commit to the page and review later.'
On viewpoint and tense:
'When I set out to write Wolf Hall it began by working out: Who am I looking out through the eyes of? Cromwell. And when is it happening? It is happening now. Once this is settled, there are two things to take care of, the narrative and direction of the speech. Then, it is chiefly about the rhythm, the musicality of the writing.'
On staying in character:
'Oxygenise the characters. Live in the moment, not the past. Stay with your characters always; be right there in the scene… Climb into their heads and describe everything about their universe, the physical and the metaphysical.'
On finishing a novel:
'The hard stage is finding the form in the material you have produced. The task is to cut the shape out for the reader to best comprehend. The novel's ending itself is about revisiting it a number of times and ratcheting the power up a notch each time. To me, the end is the beginning of something else; it is the moment when you are just leaving the springboard.'
On the correspondence between writing and life:
'You get to explore lives you haven't lived. When the midwife says "it's a girl", I think where does the boy go? Psychically, when you write, you don't need to be gendered. When I go to my desk, I recognise myself.'
Hilary Mantel was interviewed by Russell Celyn Jones on December 15, 2014 as part of the collaboration between The Booker Prize Foundation and Birkbeck. You can watch a video of the interview online here.
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Written by: Kacy Martin
Primary Source: Green & Write, December 15, 2015
We Have a Race Problem on College Campuses
There has been much conversation about the racial tension on college campuses in recent months. In the wake of the University of Missouri controversy, news outlets, blogs, and social media pages have been alight with opinionated perspectives on the issue. In the context of the recent Supreme Court hearings about affirmative action, the issue has only become more heated.
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Critics of the campus protesters say we've been coddling our college students, and that the demands for political correctness have spiraled out of control. This side of the debate insists that the first amendment protects students and professors from negative repercussions for voicing their opinions, and discourages Students of Color (SoCs) from actively objecting to microaggressions. Minority students are told they are too sensitive when they dare to dispute racist stereotypes or tactless comments.
Often lost in this debate, are the voices of the actual students who, while making new friends and studying for finals, are experiencing these conversations first hand in their day-to-day life on campus. First generation college students from urban districts often face many challenges that white students do not, and racial discrimination is among them.
Diversity as a Selling Point
As institutions aimed at preparing students for success in a diverse world, colleges and universities often accurately claim that the diversity they offer on campus is advantageous to all students. Racial and ethnic diversity is highlighted on campus tours and in brochures, and students of color are often asked to participate in events for publicity and public relations campaigns, situating the institution as a champion of diversity and inclusion. For students actually living on those campuses, however, this representation often seems false and misleading, as well as unethical.
Luz Pineda, a former Chicago Public High School student and current sophomore at Lafayette College, noticed this immediately upon her arrival to campus. While students of color had greeted her and represented the college during her initial visit, there were shockingly few Persons of Color (PoC) on campus when she arrived in the fall. Pineda said, "I thought Lafayette was diverse. I wish that I had visited when they had programs that were representative of what campus really is like." Pineda went on to elaborate about the difficulty adjusting to this reality, "I was used to being the racial majority in high school. There was nothing I could have done to prepare for the culture shock of being in college."
While race is a focal point for most students of color, there is dissonance about how to best engage these questions and strive toward progress. Daniel Huerta, another Chicago Public Schools graduate who now attends Oberlin College, describes the discussion on his campus: "Race is a very hot topic at Oberlin. Oberlin being the first school to allow African-Americans to enroll and get a degree, race will always be a center topic here. I don't agree with certain aspects involving disruption and vandalism as a means to have your voice heard. There are plenty of methods that can reach the same conclusion." Whatever the method, however, making their voices heard is precisely what students of color are endeavoring to do on the campuses of Primarily White Institutions (PWIs).
The Conversation Isn't Pretty
The events on college campuses this year have provoked dialogs about race among college students across the country. While conversation and contact with members of other racial groups often leads to an increase in compassion and mutual understanding, the discussions that need to take place around race are usually not easy. Luz Pineda described an organized discussion about race on campus this month. In a small group of students attempting respectful conversation on white privilege, a white, male student cut off his classmates, shouting, "Don't tell me the white privilege BS." The student proceeded to perform a monologue about minorities bringing problems on themselves and the people around them.
The acknowledgement of privilege and the willingness on the part of both white students and SoCs to participate in these conversations is difficult, and not without friction. Pineda describes the covert tension about the issue in small examples, like, "girls writing 'All Lives Matter' over signs that used to say, 'Black Lives Matter,' on dorm room doors." Pineda, like many of her colleagues, is exasperated. "You'd think that it being 2015 this kind of thing would stop."
Daniel Huerta says that officials at his university have facilitated the conversation around race relatively well. However, Huerta recalls, "Recently the campus security issued a memo to students about an incident that occurred at the Afrikan Heritage House involving death threats and racial slurs." Even as most days are relatively free of overt racial incidents, there is an undercurrent of fear and hatred that requires attention. Luz Pineda similarly observes, "There isn't day-to-day racial tension, but even before all this—working at a café, I see how people act toward me. Recently I got something wrong in an order and [the customer] said, 'oh, I should have said it in Spanish.'"
Both Huerta and Pineda cite their core group of friends as a source of strength in these moments. Both are members of Posse, a prestigious scholarship program for students of color from urban areas. "This group," says Pineda, "is essential to success in a PWI. They are all minority kids from similar backgrounds. We know the struggle, what it's like to be a minority." Even with the strong support of a peer group, however, Pineda expresses preoccupation with race relations on campus. "My friends and I talk about this almost every day at lunch together. Every day something happens on the news or Facebook. There's always something. No matter how much we talk about these things and educate some people, it seems like a waste of time because white supremacists feel like there's nothing that needs to be changed. It's terrifying. I don't know what to expect every day on this campus. It scares my mom being 800 miles away."
Safe Spaces
Much of the talk about safe spaces amounts to justifiable demands for true, unhindered, access to education. While conservatives protest these demands as over-the-top, the students at these institutions feel the exclusion and very real fear brought on by racial bias. "Safe Spaces" has received criticism as a reflection of students' lack of resilience. However, "safe" should mean that students do not have to negotiate racist slurs, denigrating behavior, and administrations that speak to but never act on diversity and antiracism policies.
One of the most praiseworthy functions of higher education is to promote social mobility and increase the inclusion of underrepresented minority populations in a democratic society. Unfortunately, this function has been largely ignored, downplayed or deferred when it comes to race. In our conversations about racial tensions on campus, let us remember their actual human impact and look to the individual students facing these issues in their daily lives.
– See more at: http://edwp.educ.msu.edu/green-and-write/2015/as-protest-coverage-dies-down-race-remains-a-living-matter-on-college-campuses/#sthash.3OI69Er4.dpuf
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All the messages return the same error . When I try to download the file as @Craige_Hales recommended, it works fine, but none of the diagnostic functions yielded any result
What you have in your code is that Request is the result of Send.
I *think* what you want is:
request = New Http Request(
URL( URLDes),
); //request is the request object
data = request << Send(); //data is the data returned by the web server
That way you can examine the status of request after you've interacted with the service.
I generally think about HTTP Request stuff in 3 steps
Thank you for that.
While this is helpful to some degree, I don't see a way other than downloading the data, to de-compress it and interpret within JMP, is my interpretation correct or do you have any other approaches ?
You can still use Download instead of Send.
What the above shows is that you have gotten a complete download from your web service. (which is good)
to use Download instead of Send, you can do this:
filename = request << Download("$temp/Test1.xlsx", "replace"); //file is the filename returned by the web server. replace will replace it.
if( !IsEmpty(filename), //a filename is empty if the download fails
//process your file
In your case, the mimetype is "text/html" and not an excel spreadsheet. You just named it with and xlsx extension.
If your web service has a different endpoint for excel spreadsheets, use that.
If your web service uses and "Accept" header to specify an excel spreadsheet, use that
Open the file with a text editor to see what it is. (or a browser) According to the mimetype, you downloaded html.
That's a great usage for having
HTTP Request << Send accept, say, "blob" or "text" arguments.
We'll look into it for JMP 15. Do you want to add it as a Wish List item?
Of Course @bryan_boone. I love to contribute to making JMP better and easier, so it makes our lives easier :) :)
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It's perfectly safe to leave salted and unsalted butter out on the counter, if the kitchen is cool. Past 68F, butter will soften, and the texture will suffer.
Adds Robert Lauriston, "Spoilage shouldn't be an issue if you eat it regularly and leave only a quarter pound at a time at room temperature."
Allstonian uses a Butter Bell in warmish weather to keep the butter fresh longer. The container keeps the butter over a well of cold water, which keeps the butter cool but still spreadable.
See a selction of these butter keepers at Amazon.
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Today SIPs is not new phenomena as it has been become so popular and powerful investment tool to invest in equity. The beauty and appeal of SIPs has also been reached to those gullible people who are averted to invest in equity as they are not supposed to want to invest in equity but keen to invest in SIP. The reason lies in psych as it is the simplest way of investing a fixed sum regularly in an equity fund, irrespective of any market conditions. In the long term, you could benefit not just from compounding but also rupee-cost averaging as you end up buying more units when markets are down and fewer when markets are up. Thus, your average price of acquisition could be inevitably lower than what it would have been had you tried to time the market by trying to predict and anticipate its movements. While bearish in market, many investors are ironically induced to stop investing either due to scared or trying to catch falling a knife. Conversely, in a rising market, they are prone to invest more, this eventually could fire back. The secret lie in SIP is to help you to get rid of both these cycles and behaviors with cautioned that it is not magical tool that gives you a guaranteed superior return. The choice of fund and periodical review of performance is so much crucial that you could not even make good returns while doing SIPs is in an underperformer.
Rupee Cost Averaging
When you invest through SIPs, you get automatically the benefit of rupee cost averaging. Rupee cost averaging means that as you invest periodically (mostly monthly), you accumulate the units of a fund at various prices (called net asset value, or NAV, in case of a fund). You get more units when the market is down and you get fewer units when the market is up. Over time, as your SIP progresses, you will have invested across all market phases. So your average cost could be reasonable. Let's see this with an example. Suppose you do invest Rs 10,000 in a fund through monthly SIP at the following NAVs: Rs 100, 150, 50, 100 and 200. You will accumulate the following number of units: 100, 66.66, 200, 100 and 50 respectively. While your total invested amount is Rs 50,000, the total accumulated units are 516.66. The result is your net NAV comes averaged out at Rs 96.77 which will be less than four of the five NAVs at which you bought the fund. Since SIPs are not magical tool that it always gives you lower down your investment cost, it can increases the cost of investment in a linear rising market. However, markets are mostly remained in volatile mode and hence it makes sense to spread your investments to benefit from the lows that occur frequently. Unfortunately, investors are tempted to invest more when the market is racing and stop investing altogether when it is falling. This gets backfire in returns. The continuation in SIPs is automated investment process and delinked your sentiment from investing, allowing you to benefit from rupee cost averaging and get maximum bang for your buck.
SIP for your Children's Future
Every parent has inherent a lot of responsibilities to look-after their children from childhood expenses to their wedding expenses. These expenses are not just limited to look at Children upbringing expenses but also extend to long-term planning for their children future starts with first listing the various long-term goals, like higher education and wedding. When we come to estimate the higher education goal amount for our children's future, many parent get clueless since such calculations are done by estimating the amount in today's rupee terms and then inflating it by a certain rate. This rate is the rate of inflation. 'Inflation' is nothing but the price rise that you see happening over time. For instance, if you will need Rs 10 lakh for your child's education today, 10 years hence, you will need Rs 25.94 lakh if the cost of education rises by 10 per cent per annum. Having known the target amount, you can start to invest accordingly through monthly SIP in a mutual fund over time to build a required corpus at desirable rate. Alternatively, you can seek help of a financial planner.
SIP for your Retirement Planning
Every working salaried-class or businessman would retire from their work at one day and their regular income would be likely to stop post retirement. Gone are the days when most people worked for the government and were paid pensions. With increasing life expectancy, it's even more important to plan for post retirement expenses. Your retired life may be as long as 30–40 years and with diminishing capability to engage inactive work, your accumulated corpus gets even more crucial. The best time to start saving for retirement is when you start working. At that stage many of us don't realize the importance of retirement planning as so many spending avenues available, saving is the last thing that comes to our mind. But consider this: if you start doing a monthly SIP of Rs 10,000 in equity fund (that returns 12 per cent yearly) when you are 23 years and keep increasing this amount by 10 per cent yearly, at 60 years, you can generate accumulated corpus about magical Rs 23 crore. No, it is not magical; it is the result of simply the power of compounding and discipline. SIPs, short for systematic investment plans, bring discipline to your investing. They help you build a large corpus from small investments over a period. Naturally, the earlier you start, the smaller the investment you will need to reach your estimated retirement corpus.
SIP for buying a House
Every individual may be dreaming to buy own house but it does not come easy way as the price of a decent accommodation is generally so high that few of us can buy it. For many of us, buying a house needs to take a loan from bank but in most cases, accumulating a corpus for down payment is the key challenge in order to buy a house. For instance, a house worth Rs 1 crore may require a Rs 20 lakh down payment. The balance Rs 80 lakh is than loaned by some financing institution. Investing regularly in mutual funds through SIPs can make the process easier and more effective. Let's say, you save Rs 20,000 per month and you want to accumulate a corpus of Rs 20 lakh. You put your monthly savings in a sweep-in fixed deposit that yields 6.5 per cent. In order to accumulate Rs 20 lakh, you will require 6.65 years. Now if you invest the same money in a good equity fund through SIPs, you will be able to accumulate the required corpus in 5.76 years, assuming that the fund returns 12 per cent per annum. However, careful financial planning can make this job a lot easier. Of course, you can avoid taking a loan, if you can have a longer term horizon for accumulating the entire corpus required to buy a house.
SIP for Vacation Planning
Anyone can go on a dream vacation only if he/she takes the time to invest systematically and stay disciplined about it. You can create a 'vacation fund' through monthly SIP but subject to after you have invested for your retirement and other crucial goals like the education and wedding of your children. With time, as your income increases, you can raise the SIP amounts going into your vacation fund.
The Secret lies here
In investing parlance, if you start early, you can build substantial wealth over time and achieve your goals easily. But what if you are middle-aged already and haven't started investing; you can still achieve your goals by being disciplined and prudent. If you are starting late, your investment strategy should have two legs: investing a higher amount systematically and channelizing your old existing investments into equity. Let's confess it. If you start investing early, you will have to contribute smaller sums to arrive at your goal corpus. So, when you start investing late, you must make up for the lost time. Let's say you want to accumulate a corpus of Rs 1 crore by 60 years. If you start investing when you are 25, you need to do a monthly SIP of Rs 1,540 in an equity fund to arrive at this amount. If you start at 40, you will have to contribute Rs 10,009. (In both the cases, we have assumed an annualized return of 12 per cent.). Equity beats other investment classes over the long term and is even more crucial when you have limited time at hand. But a word of caution: with equity, keep a long-term horizon. Equity is volatile in the short term, so don't panic if the market falls. You should increase your SIP amount yearly as your pay increases but then invest it evenly till the next revision. Invest through SIPs. SIPs ensure that you average out your investment cost over time, which improves your returns.
The Second part of your strategy you should first of all make a list of all your investments done so far. Then analyze them individually. For insurance, go for term-insurance plans only and should surrender your other unit-linked and endowment policies. Unit-linked and endowment plans provide neither good returns nor sufficient insurance. Likewise, reduce your PPF contribution to the minimum so as to keep the account active until maturity. If you save income tax through the PPF, you can opt for a good tax-saving mutual fund. Similarly, If you have invested in property (other than the house you live in), you can consider selling it and moving the money to equity funds systematically. Land and property have a poor return profile as compared to equity. Also, they are illiquid and managing them is fraught with hassles. In order to make systematic transfers, first park the corpus in debt funds (they should be from the same fund house as the equity fund to which you want to transfer the corpus) and then transfer it to equity funds over time. Don't make a lump-sum transfer into equity funds as you may catch a market peak. What's more, share this SIP secret with some of your friends and they can also join you on the ride of Goal-based SIP. The more the merrier.
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Members of beach clubs on Eastchester Bay were off to the races at the annual interclub swimming competition, a tradition in Throggs Neck since 1956, held amid fanfare and fireworks.
The 55th annual Interclub Association races are hosted every year by an interclub committee of six beach clubs that serve up a community and friendship-building event between members of the different clubs.
The races, which were grouped by age range from children and teenagers age 7 to adults 50 and over, were hosted on Saturday, July 31 by the Westchester Country Club at 3341 Country Club Road.
Members of the clubs, many located along Clarence Avenue, were able to race against one another in friendly competition. The event is designed to build friendships and foster a sense of community, especially among the young people.
"The event brings all of the clubs closer together and produces camaraderie," said Robert Zeiss, who headed up organization of this year's race. "It shows each child friendly competition and life-long friendships are formed. It is almost like a reunion; people come back year after year to see old friends."
This year, the American Turner Club was the winner by a wide margin. The Turner Club was followed by the second place D.A. Beach Club, followed by Manhem Beach Club, White Cross Fishing Club, Askov Hall, and Westchester Country Club.
The races, which take place between floats that are placed 25 yards apart from each other in the water, are judged for speed by a panel including members from each beach club. The final race is a relay.
An interclub committee works every year to plan this event, and meets monthly to make it a big success. This planning includes designing the awards and t-shirts for the race day.
At a ceremony at the end of the races, top swimmers for each race category received a special plaque commemorating the day.
Senator Jeff Klein stopped by the event and took time to meet with the partygoers after the races.
The day culminated with a fireworks display after nightfall.


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